discuss!
thoughts on other applicants allowed
also please name you special item and give it a brief backstory…really nothing more than a sentence or two, but you are certainly allowed to do more.
Ok, so now my tattoo needs a name, and I'm moving it from hand to wrist, simply because there's more room to display a tattoo on the wrist slot (as I believe that includes the forearm)
I'm going to have her tattoo on the forearm, and the idea is that it will be a tattoo of a word, in either Tien or Minkai, a word that means something along the lines of deception, this will double as the name of the tattoo.
make sure you put that into your profile-currently lets go with once you use it it recharges after 2d4 days. Once you use it it fades out to almost nothing and slowly returns to full color as the time passes.
Also please put your saves AC's etc into your profile so it shows under your character name
Use this alias as an example
Done and done, the tattoo reads 偽者, which can be read as imposter or liar, additionally, written another way (but read the same) it can mean fake or forgery.
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That's what she thinks it says it actually says I don't speak Japanese !
Lol
My spear has a name in both Tian and Draconic since those are the two languages of Xa Hoi. In Tian it is Wu Long Yan () which means "awakened dragon spear" and in Draconic it is Thynaxiskos which means "power awakes".
Darinius knows the the Draconic name, but not the Tian name since he only ever saw it written down and he can't read Tian. He tried to reproduce the characters in his notebook which should be a good hook to get started talking about it.
He does not know the story of how it wound up in the collection that he stole it from and honestly I think it would be more fun if I as a player don't know the story either at first. I think Exiel has some ideas, but feel free to use that hook however you need to.
I think I got the stat line sorted out, is that everything that needs to be there?
So what I am doing for languages is to google translate into an appropriate representation and then give a spoiler of the meaning for anyone who can speak the language. That might be what everyone does but it has worked in all the PbP that I have DM'd.
ok folks so you will note above there is a link where combat maps will be, I will expect you to move yourself, if I do it it may or may not be optimal, also if you cast a buff try to put it to the right side of the map next to your name, and I made a spot to keep track of your current HP on the left. I will try to keep that up, but if you heal you need to make sure I get the change, I don't want my mistake to kill you.
there is also a loot page if you guys want to use it to keep track of party loot, in general that is not something that I will do for the party, but i do give you the tools.
Finally I have a spreadsheet for excel to keep track of the caravan, though I do not know how you guys will want to keep track of it for yourself. If you want me to post something I can do that just let me know.
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My special item is a halfling sling staff lovingly referred to as Lucille. Besides a book a fairy tales, it is all that remained of Tripp's parents after a devastating fire. His father was a halfling slinger of some renown, before a brutal bite from a goblin dog rendered his sling arm all but useless. Nonetheless, the sling staff was always meant to be passed down to Tripp father to son.
you might want to take the warslinger ability Tripp
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It does not affect the halfling sling staff. Only an actual sling. At least RAW.
From the FAQ:
"What kind of slings does the the Halfling Warslinger's reload ability work with?
The warslinger ability says, "Halflings with this racial trait can reload a sling as a free action." It doesn't say "any type of sling" or "all slings," just "a sling." The ability only affects standard slings, not halfling sling staffs or any other kind of sling."
oh nm then
bummer, loading as a free action would be nice.
note that I have put up a spreadsheet for you all to track your relationship scores
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I know, right? I looked long and hard trying to find some sort of authoritative ruling counter acting the FAQ... but no luck ;p. I plan on taking rapid reload and also sling flail in the future. Along with Precise shot. Still haven't decided how I'm going to prioritize them.
Also, DM, I was curious about whip sling. It makes it so you threaten with a sling or sling staff with an attack Attack that deals 1d4 nonlethal. I was wondering if this stacks with sling flail, or if sling flail by itself would allow me to threaten?
note that I have put up a spreadsheet for you all to track your relationship scores
The scores at this point are based on the campaign trait right? It seems a little odd to start at association with my own flesh and blood. I guess maybe it's because family can get under your skin a lot easier then others sometimes.
you get 1 pt for your cha modifier and then +4 for your trait
ok it took me a while to figure that out so whip sling lets you do the AOO's but not a regular melee attack and does non lethal , the other lets you do lethal damage as a melee attack
so yes if you take both then you could make lethal AOO's
Darinius, since you're already named your spear, does this mean you've worked out a tale for it of your own? Or will you still be waiting to hear the tale I've spun?
I only named it, since the name in both Tian and Draconic is the hook for why Darinius took the spear. I would still love to hear your story, I hope I didn't throw too big a wrench in the works with pinning down the name.
@everyone: any thoughts on other recruits? I like the gunslinger! Then we can call her Tom and go all 'last samurai'.
Having the other sorcerer around would be interesting, just to rub it in Darinius' face that he will only ever be a second-rate spellcaster.
Alternatively, having a cleric might be nice.
Ok guys please list 3 characters that you would bring in you can post here or pm
I will note that I got a pm from the cleric, he is around just is without internet for another day or so
The cleric, the gunslinger, and the barbarian.
In no particular order, Allysen, Kazumi, and Gorou.
I will note however, that Shiori would have been born the same year as Gorou, so not only would they be aware of each other, they would probably need to be twins unless one of us changed their age, unless of course one was born early in the year and the other late.
EDIT: Change one of my votes to Narissth, and yes I basically picked the people with the highest post counts, however they also had the more detailed and lengthy backgrounds.
I think Kazumi would be interesting for the moment when everyone realizes she is not human, which hopefully would not be right away.
Thribden because having a cleric would be great and Darinius could get some RP mileage out of talking about reincarnation.
Beyond that I don't really have any strong opinions.
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Preferences for who to bring in:
Thribden: RP topic with Darinius and focus on Koya, which our group seems to lack at the moment. Also a divine caster, which our group does not have at the moment.
Gorou: His backstory is very detailed (and complete with links), which seems to indicate alot of though went into his character background. Also, I like the thought of a guy willing to RP a "fat and nerdy", socially shy guy.
Will look through the submissions for a third suggestion after court. XD
Will also update my special item.
Exiel the feather token actually costs 450 GP, though that is alright, it will recharge every 3d6+1 days-make sure you put down your name for it and your basic details about how you got it
narissth and thibden make sure you name your items and put the couple of sentence story about it
Go ahead and everyone get to know each other in the gameplay thread and we will get moving
Hey guys, thanks for the pick MiniGM :)
I guess I need to read Shiori's backstory and integrate that, which I will do now. I'll repost with suggestions in a bit.
Okay, finished reading it.
Firstly, I went with the canon dates for the Kaijitsu family/adventure paths, so that would make both Shiori and I 18 (if she's also born in 4693). If the dates don't matter and MiniGM wants to move the start of Jade Regent from 4711 to 4714 (the current year, and concurrent with Wrath of the Righteous), then that makes Shiori three years older than Gorou and I'll just move all the dates in my story forward three years (he'd be born in 4696).
Otherwise if we use the canon dates, we either need to be twins or Irish twins (that's probably offensive, but I'm unaware of another term for two babies nine months apart). I'd prefer we aren't twins, because Gorou wouldn't have run away from Kaijitsu Manor if he had a twin there.
So either way, one of us needs to change the dates to make Gorou the baby brother (depending on what date MiniGM decides we're starting). Gorou should be 18 and Shirori should be 21.
Other than that, their personalities are actually pretty similar, so they probably get along well. Gorou looks up to Ameiko more, but he would have loved Shiori as a kid, and would be trying to rekindle that closeness now that he's back in Sandpoint. He failed her by not being there when Tsuto and Lonjiku did their thing, just as much as he failed Ameiko.
nah just use the canon, I just didn't have access to my books when we were talking about it
I'll just go back to the original plan where Shiori is a year older, since I was originally thinking 4692 for Shiori's birth year, I do agree that they need to not be twins, especially because that would require a certain intimacy between players that is harder to accomplish with people who just started playing together.
Shiori will be 19 and born in 4692.
Hey all, thanks for letting me in. I look forward to this and think being able to start with Prestige Classes really adds an interesting twist.
Thanks for bringing me in. I'm excited about this game!
So, things have gotten a little more normalized for me. I've got time for a little posting, though I will say it'll probably only be once a day today and tomorrow (though I will try for more). After that, I think I'll be up and running full time again.
I've added the Vitals etc. and named my item, so, here we go.
My computer is restoring so I won't be able to post a second time tonight. It should be done by tomorrow.
On a 5 min break sorry for the abbreviated post ex. You can fill it in if you like!
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On a 5 min break sorry for the abbreviated post ex. You can fill it in if you like!
Be happy to. =)
"The DC for this check is equal to your current Relationship Score with the NPC. If you succeed at the check, your Relationship Score with that NPC increases by 1 point. If you exceed the DC by 10 or more, your Relationship Score increases by 2 points instead."
Which was why I was aiming for an 18 on the diplomacy. Not sure if you've decided to slow down the relationship progression, but if you haven't, do let me know if Exiel gets to increase his relationship score with Shalelu by 2 instead. =)
And yeah, since I took the trait, Exiel is definitely aiming to court Shalelu. =)
Ah yes by 2 ex!
Sorry don't have that rule memorized yet!
Should we specify if our relationship with the first 4 NPCs is of a friendly nature or a competitive one? I ask because I want my relationship with Sandru to be competitive.
Ok, I was just wondering since in a competitive relationship you use intimidate instead of diplomacy and insult them instead of giving them gifts.
Yes but what I am saying is I am giving you the option to be friendly competitive or rival competitive