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Hi, all! Just to be clear up front, this recruitment thread is not part of the Beginner Box event that Paizo is organizing.
For this game, I'm going to use the full rules rather than the Beginner Box rules. I also think it'd be cool if everyone played an orc to go along with the ORC remaster. If people think that's a stupid idea, that's fine, too. :) This is my first time running PF2, my first time running something PbP, and my first time running something in about five years, so I'm restricting options to what's in Player Core 1. I am only recruiting four players so I don't have to rebalance combats while learning the game. I also have a player I met in another game who already has a spot, so I'm recruiting three people here. Recruitment will run for a week, longer if I don't get enough applications.
Standard PbP stuff applies: please use the discussion thread if something makes you uncomfortable. One person being uncomfortable is enough to stop the scene. Try for one post per day when possible. Sometimes it won't be, sometimes your turn in combat doesn't come up every day. If I don't hear from you in 24 hours in a combat, your character will delay or I will bot them given instructions.
For recruitment, please post your player name or how you'd like people to refer to you OOC, your character name, pronouns for both, and your character's ABCs: ancestry, background, and class. Create a profile alias for the character and set up the stats like the characters on my account. It doesn't have to be exactly like that, please just keep it organized and include everything you'd put on your character sheet. Yes, it's a lot, but it will make things move more quickly.
Now for what you can expect from me: as I said, I'm a first time GM. I also work full time and, if everything goes well, I'll be taking a university class in the fall. I'll do my best to keep up with the same one post per day pace that I expect from you, and hopefully more. But life has this annoying habit of getting in the way of hobbies, and I'll do my best to post about that.
I adore the play by post format for its focus on narrative, and if you can't already tell from this post, I'll be emphasizing that in the game. I'll be using Google Drawings and other Google Docs apps for tracking combat and other things. I'll be rolling initiative for players. When there's a group of players in initiative between enemies, you can post whenever you want and I'll resolve things in order.
I think I've covered everything. As always with recruitment threads, please post if you have any questions. Thank you for reading :)
Please feel free to submit whatever you like :) The all-orc party is just an idea I thought would be fun. If people want to do something else, that's great too!
Love orcs and an all orc party sounds great. I have played through this adventure if it is Menace in Otari, though I am able to keep player knowledge and character knowledge separate. Besides, it was months ago and I forget where I left my glasses on the hourly. Now that I wear glasses. I think. I can’t remember.
I go by Oceanshieldwolf, and OSW for short.
Submitting Athacir Athacira, Orc Witch - I have the cliff notes version of her stats from a Pathbuilder export in the spoiler below.
Athacira Orc Witch 1
N Medium Orc Hold-Scarred
Perception +4; Darkvision
Languages Common, Orcish, Goblinoid, Elvish, Necril
Skills Acrobatics +0, Arcana +7, Athletics +2, Crafting +7, Intimidation +3, Lore: Cult +7, Medicine +4, Nature +4, Occultism +7, Society +7, Stealth +3, Survival +4
Str +2, Dex +0, Con +2, Int +4, Wis +1, Cha +0
AC 13; Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +6
HP 20
Speed 25 feet
Occult Prepared Spells DC 17, attack +7; 1st ; Cantrips
Focus Spells (1 points) Phase Familiar,
Shroud of Night
Additional Feats Diehard, Hold-Scarred Orc, Orc Weapon Familiarity, Schooled in Secrets
Additional Specials Familiar, Familiar of Stalking Night, Hex Spells (Phase Familiar), Patron (Starless Shadow), Witch Spellcasting
I am playing another Female Orc witch in a PF2e Lost Lands campaign, you can see how I set up her profile HERE Hoping to make this one different by focusing on Occult rather than Primal patron, and going for a more civilised Cultist vibe rather than that witch’s forest/scout tribal healer trope.
Still yet to choose a familiar, purchase gear/items and choose spells.
(Please disregard this submission if your other player is playing a witch, unless you/they don’t mind playing with two witches. I certainly have no problem with it. Of course an all Orc, all Witch party could be even more fun, if…shortlived. ;))
I have whomped up an Orc Warpriest. Grolugh. He's a historian of warfare and orc warfare. History. Things!
Grolugh Cleric 1
NMediumOrcHold-Scarred OrcHumanoid
Perception +5; Darkvision
Languages None selected
Skills Acrobatics +1, Athletics +6, Intimidation +4, Lore: Orc +3, Lore: Warfare +3, Religion +5, Survival +5
Str +3, Dex +1, Con +2, Int +0, Wis +2, Cha +1
Items Chain Mail, Steel Shield (Hardness 5, HP 20, BT 10)
AC 18 (+20 with shield raised); Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +7
HP 22
Shield Block
Speed 25 feet
Melee Shield Boss +6 (Attached to Shield), Damage 1d6+3 B
Melee Spear +6 (Monk, Thrown 20 ft.), Damage 1d6+3 P
Divine Prepared Spells DC 15, attack +5; 1st Heal, Heal, Heal, Heal; Cantrips
Divine Prepared Spells DC 15, attack +5; 1st Heal, Bless; Cantrips Light, Prestidigitation, Forbidding Ward, Divine Lance, Vitality Lash
Additional Feats Additional Lore, Diehard, Hold-Scarred Orc, Intimidating Glare, Orc Lore
Additional Specials Anathema, Cleric Spellcasting, Deity, Divine Font (Healing Font), Doctrine (Warpriest), Sanctification
His deity is Mazludeh, so I gotta figure out a way he's gotten to Avistan from Holomog. Ship's cleric, I think.
Player name: Ira Kroll
OOC: k012957
Character name: Diggou
Pronouns: he/him
Ancestry: Hold-Scarred Orc
Background: Gladiator
Class: Barbarian
Perception +6; Darkvision
Languages None selected
Skills Acrobatics +4
Athletics +7
Intimidation +3
Lore: Gladiatorial +3
Lore: Orc +3
Nature +4
Performance +3
Stealth +4
Survival +4
Abilities
Str +4, Dex +1, Con +3, Int +0, Wis +1, Cha +0
Items Hide, Climbing Kit, Sling Bullets (10), Backpack, Crowbar
AC 17; Fort +8, Ref +4, Will +6
HP 27
Speed 25 feet
Melee
Raging Ape Strike +7 (Agile, Finesse, Unarmed), Damage 1d10+4 B
Melee Fist +7 (Agile, Finesse, Nonlethal, Unarmed), Damage 1d4+4 B
Ranged Sling +4 (Propulsive), Damage 1d6+2 B
Sudden Charge
Rage Animal fury: Ape
Sorry, I didn't include the other application info. :)
Player name/OOC: Axo or Axolotl
Pronouns: he/him
Character name: Grolugh
Pronouns: he/him
Ancestry: Orc
Background: Warrior
Class: Warpriest Cleric.
I have a zillion profiles, so if it's ok, I'll reserve making one if and when Grolugh is accepted. Thanks!
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Player name/OOC: Aeshuura
Pronouns: he/him
Character name: Tama
Pronouns: he/him
Ancestry: Human (Dromaar/Half-orc)
Background: Artisan (smith)
Class: Fighter
Perception +5; Low-light
Languages Human, Orc, Tian (Minkai)
Abilities
Str +3, Dex +2, [/i]Con[/i] +3, Int +1, Wis +0, Cha +0
Skills Acrobatics +5
Athletics +6
Craft +4 (+5 when smithing)
Diplomacy +3
Lore: Guild +4
Medicine +4
Performance +3
Items Studded Leather, steel shield, battle axe, sling, sling bullets (10), 2 daggers, healer's toolkit, repair toolkit, backpack, bedroll, 10 pcs chalk, flint & steel, 50 ft of rope, 2 wks' rations, soap, 5 torches, waterskin
AC 15 (17 w/ shield); Fort +8, Ref +7, Will +3
hp 21
Speed 25 feet
Melee
Battle axe +8 (Sweep), Damage 1d8+3 S
Fist +8 (Agile, Finesse, Nonlethal, Unarmed), Damage 1d4+3 B
Sling +7 (range 50 ft, Propulsive), Damage 1d6+1 B
Exacting Strike If miss, ignore multi attack penalty
Player name: ElbowtotheFace
OOC: Elbow
Pronouns: he/him
Character name: Xulgag
Ancestry: Grave Orc
Background: Bounty Hunter
Class: Ranger
Xulgag
Male Grave Orc Ranger
Perception +6; Darkvision
Languages Common, Orcish
Skills Acrobatics +5, Athletics +7, Crafting +3, Lore: Legal +3, Nature +4, Stealth +5, Survival +4, Thievery +5
Abilities Str +4, Dex +2, Con +2, Int +0, Wis +1, Cha +0
Items Hide, Bolts (10), Caltrops, Backpack, Bedroll, Chalk (10), Flint and Steel, Rope, Rations (2), Torch (5), Waterskin, Soap, Repair Kit, Wooden Shield (Hardness 3, HP 12, BT 6)
AC 18 (+20 with shield raised); Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +4
HP 22; Resistances void 1
Speed 25 feet
Melee Bastard Sword +7 (Two-Hand d12), Damage 1d8+4 S
Melee Dagger +7 (Agile, Finesse, Thrown 10 ft., Versatile S), Damage 1d4+4 P
Melee Dagger +7 (Agile, Finesse, Thrown 10 ft., Versatile S), Damage 1d4+4 P
Ranged Crossbow +5 (Crossbow), Damage 1d8 P
Feats Animal Companion, Experienced Tracker, Orc Superstition
Additional Specials Hunter's Edge (Precision 1d8), Hunt Prey
Considering I’ve played Menace, and am playing an Orc Witch already, AND you have a bunch of submissions… I’m gonna drop out.
Oceanshieldwolf, perhaps I could change your mind? The friend who was going to join me withdrew, so I'm now seeking a full party of four! Perhaps you would be interested in submitting something else?
I'll summarize what we have so far to guide future applications:
Divine
Grolugh - Warpriest Cleric
Martial
Diggou - Gladiator Barbarian
Tama - Fighter
Xulgag - Ranger
Arcane
{∅}
Skill
Risk Zil - Bard
Please let me know if I've missed anyone! Additionally, if someone wanted to build an arcane character, that would be quite welcome!
Please remove Diggou the Barbarian and replace him with Diggou the Necromancer.
Diggou Necromancer Wizard 1
N Medium Orc Grave Orc Humanoid
Perception +4; Darkvision
Languages None selected
Skills Acrobatics +5, Arcana +7, Athletics +2, Crafting +7, Lore: Necromancy +7, Nature +4, Occultism +7, Religion +4, Society +7, Thievery +5
Str +2, Dex +2, Con +0, Int +4, Wis +1, Cha +0
Items Unarmored, Backpack, Bedroll, Chalk (10), Flint and Steel, Rope, Rations (2), Torch (5), Waterskin, Soap, Material Component Pouch, Writing Set
AC 15; Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +6
HP 16; Resistances void 1
Orc Superstition Trigger You attempt a saving throw against a spell or magical effect, and have not yet rolled. You defend yourself against magic by relying on techniques derived from orc cultural superstitions. You gain a +1 circumstance bonus to your saving throw against the triggering spell or magical effect.
Speed 25 feet
Melee Dagger +5 (Agile, Finesse, Thrown 10 ft., Versatile S), Damage 1d4+2 P
Ranged Hand Crossbow +5 (Crossbow), Damage 1d6 P
Drain Bonded Item (Arcane, Wizard) Frequency once per day Requirements Your bonded item is on your person. You expend the magical power stored in your bonded item. During the current turn, you can cast one spell you prepared today and already cast, without spending a spell slot. You must still Cast the Spell and meet the spell’s other requirements.
Arcane Prepared Spells DC 17, attack +7; 1st Necromancer's Generosity, Phantasmal Minion, Summon Undead; Cantrips Electric Arc, Needle Darts, Protect Companion, Slashing Gust, Detect Magic, Void Warp
Focus Spells (1 points) Fortify Summoning
Additional Feats Familiar, Grave Orc, Quick Identification
Additional Specials Arcane Bond, Arcane School (School of the Boundary), Arcane Thesis (Improved Familiar Attunement), Spellbook, Wizard Spellcasting
+++++++++ Familiar ++++++++++++
Elemental Wisp (Air) (Troog) 1
N Tiny Minion Familiar
Perception +5; Low-Light Vision;
Languages None selected
Skills Acrobatics +5, Stealth +5, All other skills +1
Str +0, Dex +0, Con +0, Int +0, Wis +0, Cha +0
Items Unarmored
AC 15; Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +6
HP 5
Speed 25 feet
Elemental Mobility Your wisp gains a familiar ability depending on its element. Air wisps gain flier.
Innate Element An elemental wisp’s element is set. You choose the element when you gain the specific familiar and can’t change it each day.
Resonance (Aura) (aura) 30 feet. Your wisp vibrates at a frequency attuned to their element, resonating with and empowering all effects sharing that trait. Creatures in the area gain a +1 status bonus to damage rolls for alchemical and magical effects with the same elemental trait as your wisp.
Flier It gains a fly Speed of 25 feet.
Accompanist Your familiar helps you perform. Whenever you attempt a Performance check, if your familiar is nearby and can act, it accompanies you with chirps, claps, or its own miniature instrument. This grants you a +1 circumstance bonus, or +2 if you're a master in Performance.
Elemental Your familiar has the elemental trait instead of the animal trait. Choose *air*, earth, fire, metal, water, or wood. Your familiar gains that trait. The familiar is immune to bleed, paralyzed, poison, sleep, and the element matching its trait. Your familiar must have the resistance familiar ability to select this.
Speech Your familiar understands and speaks a language you know.
Looks like you have enough submissions GM Luna. Funnily enough I was going to play my first ever Wizard across any edition, and was going to be Occult for the summon undead angle, but then went with occult Witch as a “chicken out”. Looks like Diggou has you covered!
Welp, glad I didn’t make Grolugh a priest of Gorum!
Feel free to do whatever you like! If you want to replace a character with something else, please feel free, and also please feel free to submit even if there are multiple characters of the type you want to submit. I would also rather love backstories for the characters people are submitting so we have something to roleplay with :) And if you haven't specified pronouns for your characters, that's important too!
If you're asking about whether there will be a remastered version of the Beginner Box, yes, it was released in March, and that's what I'm recruiting for :) It takes place in Otari (there aren't any spoilers on that article, don't worry). Something that I find mildly surprising is that the player's guide for the adventure doesn't really provide much information on the setting.
There is some Greek influence, yes, particularly in the native fauna--minotaurs, centaurs, harpies.
Unfortunately the player's guide isn't publicly available :( There's more of an expectation for the Beginner Box that you'll be playing in person and the GM will provide you with the player's guide (or the Hero's Handbook as it's called). It has a single-player adventure, details on character creation and how to play, but not much about the setting as I mentioned above. There's some blurbs about the area in the World Guide, but that's really it.
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Jolinaxus grew up under the Whispering Tyrant, and learning to fight from a young age, came to talent training with strange weapons and odd techniques, making her somewhat unfit for simple conscription. Instead, she was sent to live with her uncle (on the human side) in Otari, her family unable to bear a certain shame for her heritage - he had, in fact, always doted upon her, and she him, making the arrangement beneficial. Working as a barback at the local pub, she has never consumed a drop of alcohol in her life, but practices her balancing skills daily taking care of the dishes...
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There is some Greek influence, yes, particularly in the native fauna--minotaurs, centaurs, harpies.
Unfortunately the player's guide isn't publicly available :( There's more of an expectation for the Beginner Box that you'll be playing in person and the GM will provide you with the player's guide (or the Hero's Handbook as it's called). It has a single-player adventure, details on character creation and how to play, but not much about the setting as I mentioned above. There's some blurbs about the area in the World Guide, but that's really it.
Okay. Are there any campaign backgrounds that may be available to us?
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Got some questions that came in while I was at work, let's get to those and summarize what we've got so far! :)
First, for Jolinaxus, the Beginner Box will see you to level 2 (which fits into Troubles in Otari). I'm going to be doing milestone XP to keep things easier.
Aeshuura, for the backgrounds, there aren't any that specifically tie to this area / adventure. There are a few listed in the Hero's Handbook, but I'm fine with opening it up to anything that's in Player Core. In the future I'll be happy putting something custom together for you, but for now, feel free to reskin something if you'd like. :)
Degnax, one character per person, please. If you'd like to withdraw a character and submit something else, that's fine, but please limit it to one. I understand the eagerness to want to get into a game, but creating six characters to try to guarantee yourself a spot isn't fair to everyone else.
Daniel Stewart, please do submit something!
I think that's everyone's queries addressed, please let me know if I've missed something!
Please don't hesitate to submit if someone submitted a character like yours! I will be evaluating choices based on uniqueness and character backstories, so please feel free to embellish there. I get that working up a backstory can be a lot of work--it takes me several days of dedicated thought! If you've created a character for another instance of the Beginner Box that didn't get chosen, or some other campaign that wasn't selected, I'm happy to look at them, too, so long as they meet the requirements.
With that housekeeping out of the way, let's summarize what we've got.
Divine
Grolugh - Warpriest Cleric
Martial
Tama - Fighter
Xulgag - Ranger
Jolinaxus - Monastic Weapons Monk
Arcane
Diggou - Necromancer Wizard
Skill
{∅}
Degnax, I've not included you in the above list because I don't know which single character you'll submit. Other than that, please let me know if I've missed anyone!
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OK...here is my submission. Hope he fits in with the rest of the group!!
Male orc aiuvarin sorcerer 1 (Advanced Player's Guide)
Medium, Aiuvarin, Elf, Humanoid, Orc
Heritage aiuvarin
Background root worker
Perception +4; darkvision, low-light vision
Languages Common, Orcish, Sakvroth
Skills Deception +7, Diplomacy +7, Herbalism Lore +4, Intimidation +7, Occultism +4, Society +4, Stealth +4
Str +2, Dex +1, Con +0, Int +1, Wis +1, Cha +4
Items explorer’s clothing, heavy crossbow, mace, backpack, bedroll, bolts (20), flint and steel, rations (1 week), waterskin, purse (9 gp, 8 cp)
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AC 14; Fort +3; Ref +4; Will +6
HP 16
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Speed 25 feet
Melee [1] mace +5 (shove), Damage 1d6+2 B
Ranged [1] heavy crossbow +4 (range increment 120 feet, reload 2), Damage 1d10 P
Arcane Otherworldly Magic Spell DC 17, attack +7; Cantrips (1st) message
Occult Sorcerer Spellcasting DC 17, attack +7; 1st (3 slots) grim tendrils, mage armor, magic missile Cantrips (1st) chill touch, detect magic, prestidigitation, shield, telekinetic projectile
Focus Spells 1 Focus Point, DC 17; 1st Dim the Light
Ancestry Feats Otherworldly Magic
Skill Feats Root Magic[APG]
Other Abilities blood magic (shadow), bloodline, component substitution
Background for Grolugh:
Driven south after the Quest for Sky, many orcs went as far as Garund, and some continued to make their way through the Mwangi Expanse, finally settling in the borderlands of Droon and Holomog as beast riders. The iruxi and humans found them to be companiable enough, and fierce fighters when a call to arms was needed.
Such was the family Grolugh was born into; riders and warriors, serving either Droon or Holomog depending on whose need was greatest. Grolugh learned the faith of Mazludeh and served as a protector on land caravans, navigating past the dangerous land of Geb and the fields of maidens that warned Holomans not to come closer. When Holomog called upon citizens and mercenaries alike to quest north and gather information on Arazni and other changes in the celestial hierarchy—anything that might give Holomog an advantage in future conflicts—Grolugh volunteered, dreaming of adventure.
Despite never having been on a spice ship, he found himself enjoying the view from the prow, immune to any sea sickness. As a follower of Mazludeh, he would work for community and balance, and savor the peace of tea at twilight…and as a warrior of Holomog and Droon, he would strike down enemies swiftly and surely.
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Player name/OOC: Aeshuura
Pronouns: he/him
Character name: Tama (adjusted for flavor)
Pronouns: he/him
Ancestry: Human (Dromaar/Half-orc)
Background: Artisan (smith)
Class: Fighter
Perception +5; Low-light
Languages Human, Orc, Tian (Minkai)
Abilities
Str +3, Dex +2, Con +3, Int +1, Wis +0, Cha +0
Skills
Acrobatics +5
Athletics +6
Craft +4 (+5 when smithing)
Diplomacy +3
Lore: Guild +4
Medicine +4
Performance +3
Items[/i] Studded Leather, steel shield, battle axe, sling, sling bullets (10), 2 daggers, healer's toolkit, repair toolkit, backpack, bedroll, 10 pcs chalk, flint & steel, 50 ft of rope, 2 wks' rations, soap, 5 torches, waterskin
[b]AC 15 (17 w/ shield); Fort +8, Ref +7, Will +3
hp 21
Speed 25 feet
Melee
Spear +8 (Thrown 20 ft.), Damage 1d6+3 P
Scimitar +8 (Forceful, Sweep), Damage 1d6+3 S
Fist +8 (Agile, Finesse, Nonlethal, Unarmed), Damage 1d4+3 B
Sling +7 (range 50 ft, Propulsive), Damage 1d6+1 B
Exacting Strike: If miss, ignore multi attack penalty
Tama was adopted by an older couple that could not have children of their own. They gave him a home that was as warm and caring as you could ask for. It had a profound effect on the young Dromaar, and he grew to be an upstanding young man. His interest in weapons led him to apprentice with the local smith, where he excelled. Despite no formal training, weapons felt natural in Tama’s hands. When called to help defend the town from monsters, he answered.
I tried to leave enough leeway for you to answer the questions of his parentage any way you want.
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Hello!
It's been a week, almost to the minute, and so the time of choosing is upon us. I know folks are eager to know, so I'll eschew the paragraphs I was going to type here. :P I would like to welcome Tama, Diggou, Grolugh, and Risk Zil to the game! Please make introductory posts for your characters (appearance, what brings you to Otari, anything else you find interesting about your character) in the gameplay thread.
Orcs orcs orcs!
