There be lootin' to do - Skulls & Shackles

Game Master Spazmodeus

I'll 2nd that sentiment. :P

Happy Holidays, everyone!!

Do you guys mean restart it from the beginning or from our current place? I'm a bit confused on the wording.

I was thinking from current point.

Also, happy holidays all!

I can throw out a line when Xmas is over.
At least 3 of us are still here, Jaina you still game? :)

Still here.

:D

I've tossed out a lure, now to see if the fish bite. ^^

I've found someone who's happy to take over the wheel.
I've looked on their page, and they're GM'ing several games.

I can give them the green light to pop in here if you like.

Also i seem to have gotten a PM from someone who would like to apply as a 5th. I dunno as what, though.

Ready and hopeful about picking back up.

Hi guys, Edward put an appeal for a new GM for your campaign, and I've volunteered!

A bit about me.... I've been rpg-ing since the early 80s, starting with AD&D. I've been both player and DM over the years.

As is common for us older folks, family, job and life prevented us from playing face-to-face, and so when I found these message boards some 5 years ago I leapt in with both feet.

I'm currently running another campaign where I volunteered to take over for a disappeared GM....and am playing in a few more.

I work mainly from home so I had the inclination to get involved with another game as GM.

Expectations:
I try to respond to posts the same day.
Majority rules in decisions, if at least 3 of you decide on an action/direction...
During combat, I'll give 24hrs (perhaps a bit longer on the weekend) before botting ( with an appropriate action. You won't just stand there like an idiot :) )

All of this is of course dependent on real-life situations, let us know if you'll be away, and I'll do the same.

It doesn't look like the previous GMs had much in the way of house rules ( correct me if I missed anything) besides the replacement of the ship combat rules.

As for bringing on new blood, these APs are designed for 4 characters at 15 point buy....right now, you're 4 with 25 point buy. I've skimmed and scanned the gameplay ( it's a long , long read ) and haven't noticed if you were having any particular difficulty with the challenges of the AP.

That's it for now.
I need to go some more reading of the AP and get my head around the new-to-me mechanics. I'll also submit a request to take over the campaign thread.

A

Hello Spazmodeus,

I will add a few minor details of developments in the AP.
Edward's a couple with Sandara, and Isaac's a couple with Rosie.

Oh, and Edward's scared the living daylights out of the Harrigan's 'recruiter', Caulky, while he was invisible, getting her to believe she's sinned enough to be damned to the clutches of one Elyzabel, lord of Deceit and Chaos.
This was at a moment where we could have killed her, she's currently convinced said lord has given her a break, by joining our crew instead, thereby serving a grander design.

Anything unusual i'm forgetting, the others can chime in.

On the note of new blood, GM, the original size was 6 people. We've been bobbing along on 5 mostly.

I initially replied to the other interested player that i'd be in touch.
Said 'in touch' will be based upon what the group, you included, would like to do from currently.

Jaina's a more recent addition to the crew--she used to serve on a ship called the Kraken's Maw. She parted ways with them after beating up their bosun and throwing him through a tavern window when he got too lecherous with one of her former crew members.

So that could come back to haunt Jaina in some fashion. :)

Also, welcome new GM. :)

Thanks for stepping up Spazmodeus. I believe we are of an age and I might have a few years on you.

Diana is by no means maximized as I wanted to try out a Waves oracle. But I have been having fun with the character and concept. We have had a couple of close fights recently, the boss Sahuagin was tough and a recent sorcerer lady also was trouble. That said, I am fine with 4 or 5. 6 seemed too many.

Diana is first mate but dreams of captaining her own ship. That said she is loyal to her captain. In game terms we decided it too complex to try to have multiple ships and crews but someday she will be a captain in our fleet! :)

Been 0.00 here, so happy new year everyone!
Best of wishes. :)

Hello, Spazmodeus. Thank you for taking up our game.

Captain Silvermane is the Captain of the Silver Shrike. His family lineage is full of pirates and captains, going back to his ancestor, Captain Sebastian Silvermane, who became the Hurricane King. He wants to live up to that lineage by becoming the Hurricane King and finding his ancestor's fabled treasure. There are more details about Isaac and his family within the main thread.

Also, I wouldn't say that Isaac and Rosie are a couple yet. Just more flirtation and waiting for Rosie to be comfortable. At least I think that's how it is. It's been a while.

Thanks guys.
Those little tidbits will help, hard to pick them up in a scan of the gameplay.

If you want some new blood, invite the new your PMer to join us here. I'm still doing some reading, prep work...

A

Also, I wouldn't say that Isaac and Rosie are a couple yet. Just more flirtation and waiting for Rosie to be comfortable. At least I think that's how it is. It's been a while.

You hadn't courted her often enough, perhaps?

@ GM, will do, as i haven't heard any objections.

Hey guys,

I was the one who PM’d Edward to lobby for the fifth spot in the party - I hope you guys don’t mind. Like I told him, I’d love to actually be able to join a more “advanced” S&S game (I was never able to get beyond the first book). It would also be a pleasure to finally be in one of Spaz’s games.

If you guys would have me, please just let me know the overall build rules and what roles could I help more within the group. I’m sure we could figure out a port for my character to be gangpress... I mean, recruited to work with you all.

Cheers

Our original GM (we had 3 before Spaz ^^) had these creation rules:

CHARACTER CREATION RULES

-1st level
-25 point buy
* -Average starting gold
-Core races only
-2 traits, 1 drawback maximum. ONE TRAIT MUST BE FROM THE S&S TRAITS LIST
-All Paizo published material allowed. (pre-occult, i think it was, 2014)

* We're not at WBL by now, some of us have a bit more than others, and still below it, as far as personal items are concerned. It's been a while since we last made an inventory check, i think.

go ninja'd by Edward :)

Yup , go with those rules.
Part of my prep is getting your profiles into HeroLab, that'll give me a good idea of where the WBL is party-wise.

Also...

It would also be a pleasure to finally be in one of Spaz’s games.

Sucking up to the GM is never a bad idea :D

A

Isaac wrote:

Also, I wouldn't say that Isaac and Rosie are a couple yet. Just more flirtation and waiting for Rosie to be comfortable. At least I think that's how it is. It's been a while.

You hadn't courted her often enough, perhaps?

Perhaps. Again, I’m not entirely sure. I’d need to look back in the game to find out the current relationship status between Isaac and Rosie.

I'm considering building a Dwarf Corsair. A fighter focusing on cleaving, using dwarven weapons plus the saltbeard racial trait.

Are background skills into play?

I will wait on other people (and the wealth) before creating anything. I'd rather keep it thematic and simple though.

Background skills were not in character creation.

Just waiting on the others to say something and will be ready to roll. ;)

Everything looks good to me, Archlich.

Yup go with that archlich....

Still prepping guys, thanks for your patience

Would it help if I sent you the .por file for Diana?

definitely..if you've got one , send it to Braidwood.ad@gmail.com

Now where will we be picking up a dwarf..

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Everyone: The local tavern, at a drinking contest.

^^

Hey guys! I’m moving this week from WA to FL and posting from my phone. I should be back at strength after the 16th once my internet etc. are connected. I’ll keep as eye here meanwhile and will post the character ASAP. I have a .por as well (on my notebook) and will send it once the computer gets back on the internet. I’ll complete it with gear once we know better the wealth.

Well that was fast.
Got control of the campaign threads already.

For continutity, I'll continue to use the previous GMs documents, I'll just move them over to my own Drive.

If you need to introduce my Dwarf before (and it's something more RP-y, that we don't need the sheet) I can create a simple profile for now. He's a Dwarf Fighter (Corsair) 7 with Dwarven weapons and clearly a seasoned face of someone who had been in the seas for most of his life.

definitely..if you've got one , send it to Braidwood.ad@gmail.com

Sent. Took longer because my herolab license is on my laptop that I seldom get out of its case. Let me know if you can read it ok.

I'm using WBL for level 7 (23500) for it - we can adjust later.

Can I make my weapon culling? It goes very well with my cleave-based build. It would basically mean most of the gold would sink into this weapon (over half of it) so it would need the GM approval.

I added a tentative sheet on Gareth's profile ;)

Hi guys,
sorry for the wait...some RL stuff delayed my efforts.

Here's the WBLs according to Herolab (:
Diana Seamist 13608
Issac 27632
Jaina 12151

Edward, your profile doesn't show any magic whatsoever....do you need to update?

Diana and Jaina are a bit low...I checked the loot tracker and saw that Jaina was listed as having Zul...but its not on your profile.

Archlich, I'm going to take the average of WBL of the current players and that'll be your starting point. Once I clarify Jaina's and Edward's equipment status :)

Thanks
Al

I've also copied the previous GMs campaign docs over to my Google Drive. Try them out , make sure you can use them.

A

Ah, i have a Besmara's Tricorne.

Thanks Spaz! I think you missed my previous question - can I make my weapon culling?

I have this character with WBL at the moment. Please feel free to take a look, and let me know if you want me to change anything. I can send you the por file as well if you have Hero Lab :)

Diana has Zul. Its in profile. I guess I did not realize it was something you could add to Helolab. I found it and added it. That thing is worth a lot.

Ah, i have a Besmara's Tricorne.

That's it? :)

Gareth, I'm fine with Culling, but after I adjust the WBL you might not be able to afford it right away.

Thanks, Diana....missed it.

So the average WBL changes to : 18596....21167 if Edward takes up Brine's Sting.

Edward Irmington wrote:

Ah, i have a Besmara's Tricorne.

That's it? :)

Pretty much. As a distance support, i've had little reason to claim loot thus far, i've been wearing my gear i had at lvl 1, aside from the tricorne.

Well, get the rapier too, so at least I can afford my culling weapon and some armor :) hehe

Hi team! We’re a little slow huh? ;) I’m busy too with my relocation, but thought I’d post to shake the bushes a little bit.

Hey hey

Busy finishing up my prep...hope to get this back track this weekend.

Edward...are u taking that rapier...so Gareth can finalize his gear

Ok.

Holy cow, you guys are still going strong! That's awesome. I wish I hadn't left, I had a lot of real life stuff come up and I ended up not gaming at all for a while. I'm just now getting back into it. Glad to see you all again. :)

Hey guys....sorry I lied!! :)

Basically I've picked up two side contracts, and have had to spend the last week or so sorting out my schedule.

Now that that's done, I'll be getting back in to the swing of things.

All geared up, Gareth? Same as before or any changes?

Incidentally, I'm still here.