When you all Dot, can you just give me a brief sentence of the Crime that got your character locked away in Branderscar Prison as well?
Thank you!
Hello all, I am very excited to get moving again!
Nathanial assaulted soldiers as well as deserting the army, and Aurex murdered one.
Hi there! I worked for the church of Asmodeus, and slept with the child of a noble and converted her to Asmodeus's faith.
Pyotr was sentenced to death for "witchcraft." His psionic powers are misunderstood and loathed by the people of Talingarde, and he was caught using them on his patients in his back-alley medical practice.
Two more players to post then you will all be assembled. I will ave the thread up on Sunday night instead of Saturday night, forgot I had a 40th birthday party to attend and it will be a late night.
I will be away from Thursday to the Monday afterwards for vacation. just an FYI. I will bring my Tablet and Chromebook and hopefully will be able to post while I am there. If not, that next Tuesday night we will gear up again. The good news is that I will be able to read a bit more of the adventure during that time!
Nathaniel I see you switched this new character out for Damien who was already established. I will DMPC Damien and introduce you with the other two new characters as soon as is feasible based on the adventure.
Correct. Sounds like a plan.
Out of curiosity, what's the tech level for the campaign in regards to firearms? Depending on what it is, I might change Soren around a little bit to fit the setting. Right now she has a musket, but if you'd be running the game as Commonplace Guns/Guns Everywhere (Rules for that found here), then I'd rather grab a rifle or something.
Out of curiosity, what's the tech level for the campaign in regards to firearms? Depending on what it is, I might change Soren around a little bit to fit the setting. Right now she has a musket, but if you'd be running the game as Commonplace Guns/Guns Everywhere (Rules for that found here), then I'd rather grab a rifle or something.
I had not really thought about it until just now as I have little experience with the Gunslinger class.
Let's start with the Emerging Guns tech level. Perhaps as game develops, Firearms can evolve and may well make or break the future of the Campaign. It may be interesting for the Heroes and the Villains to get into a bit of an arms race depending on how effective they are and how they are used.
For now, you will be one of the few Gunslingers in the Kingdom. I will make sure that once your characters have arrived at your initial "destination" there will be a Gun available for you there. Obviously, the scenario as it starts out has the entire group lacking any equipment except that which you acquire here.
Alright. Game On.
Not a problem. Create a Profile so you ca post in the meantime and fill in the crunch as you are able.
We will not really be in full swing until after Labor Day anyway as if I do not have internet access I will be unable to post during that time.
Still playing this. Just buried under other responsibilities. Will have Shalewigg de-gestalted soon.
Shalewigg was charged with over a dozen counts of kidnapping and murder as she starved or strangled the folk imprisoned on her remote farm.
First level can and should remain Gestalt. It's the next series of levels where characters will revert back.
Right. As discussed earlier, will either craft a +1 LA race or take a level of monk. Should know today.
OK! :-)
Giving Flyn and Soren a chance to post before I move on.
Mmkay, I was wondering about that.
You will see why soon enough, well as soon as soon can be in a PbP :-)
Ok I promise to have a post with the new alias tonight, with crunch coming soonish. I am really struggling to find the time and understand if you need to proceed without me.
Things will not really get into full swing until next Tuesday as I will be away and likely will not have Internet access. If by then you cannot be ready I will need to reach into the old recruitment thread for a 6th. I think that is fair.
I do have WIFI but I agreed to give Flyn time so I will honor that commitment.
Tell me, are any of you interested in a 6th Player? There was one submission I really liked that would fit well. Let me know all of your thoughts on that. I know this is an AP suggested for 4 and 7 is nearly twice as many.
I agree with the above. Not entirely opposed to the idea as long as you can balance things.
If you're cool with a 7th player, I'm fine with it. Just as long as we don't end up with people stepping on each other's toes.
Not to be a spoilsport, but since you said you didn't really want to make huge sweeping changes to the encounters, I don't think an extra person is a good idea.
We're already going to barrel through the AP, I don't think there's any reason to make it even worse.
Not to be a spoilsport, but since you said you didn't really want to make huge sweeping changes to the encounters, I don't think an extra person is a good idea.
We're already going to barrel through the AP, I don't think there's any reason to make it even worse.
Thank you all for your thoughts.
This was the same notion I had as well Pyotr but the concept was solid and easily worked in. I will pass on that 7th Player based on the reservations you state as I had the same ones.
To balance the AP, from level 2 on, each Player will be rolling for HP and retaining whatever they roll, even if it is a 1. That will lead to less steamrolling, I think, as you will have to take less risks with less HP. If that does not work, I will find some other simple way to tweak things to make the AP more challenging.
Flyn, the character creation process which I will leave similar to what was done by Infernal GM with a few tweaks.
Level- Gestalt 1. Level 2-10 - Single Class. You may Multiclass freely unless there is a specific restriction in RAW against it (i.e. no Barbarian Monks).
Ability Scores: 24 point buy system, from a base of 10, with increases and decreases to scores occurring on a one-for-one basis. Remember that no ability score may be higher than 18+-modifiers or lower than 08+-modifiers.
HP- First level Maximum. Level 2-20 - Roll HD + Con bonus. You must retain whatever you roll, even if it is a 1.
Classes- Anything goes.
Alignment- LE or NE really required. CE will not work well and Good, well, look for a different AP.
Race- Anything goes.
Skill Points- 2 bonus Skill Points per level. (Per the AP).
Traits: 2, plus a Crime Trait, plus an additional Trait if you choose a Drawback.
Starting Equipment: Even though you will begin with no equipment, save for a ragged prisoner's garb, you will have 500 GP worth of belongings that have been confiscated by the prison in lockup.
Familiars: Does anyone besides Nathaniel have one?
I am leaving out the Patron idea, I want you all to masters of your own destinies. The mystery figure who did free you will grant each of you 1 magical item to start out with once you arrive.
If you have any questions, feel free to let me know!
Rolls and Combat.
When combat ensues I will roll initiative for all PC's and NPC's, then set the order.
DM INfernal had an interesting idea about block initiatives but I will not incorporate it as where you are on the battlefield does not necessarily mean your action will focus on that area.
To track rounds, let's do the following for each combat round ex.
Each round should have a follow up.
And so on.
This will allow me and the rest of you an easy way to track rounds, hit points and various modifiers that effect the characters as combat takes place.
Let me know if there are any objections or suggestions that may be better than what I have come up with.
How are you going to work the magic items we get?
I will pick them based on class and the needs of the adventure moving forward. I am open to suggestions but reserve the right to ignore them :-)
Ok I am getting there, but how do I link my myth weavers sheet like Vandour.
Ok I am getting there, but how do I link my myth weavers sheet like Vandour.
Not familiar with myth weaver so I will let Vandour field that question.
I will create an intro post for you to respond to tomorrow. Then you can post too tired to do so ATM.
Can someone give my char a look, and see if I am missing anything.
Base saving throws seem to be missing.
Skill points seem a bit low but it may be the class you chose: 2 granted by AP + 1 per level as human +1 int bonus should be 4 + whatever the class receives (choose better of the 2 due to level 1 Gestalt).
Nothing else jumping out at me.
Pick equipment before you retrieve it which will be some time.
I will be posting for you when I get back to the room in a few hours.
I realize the intro of the 4 new characters is not in synch with the adventure as written but it seemed the best way of introductions.
FYI, the time of day is very late afternoon early evening.
Everybody ok? We are getting close to the group coming together!