Apologies for not posting last night. My wife and I are trying to adjust our sleeping schedule to better match our baby's schedule, and we both crashed early last night.
Unacceptable, we'll never forgive you, etc. etc.
S'all good, man.
Oh no...a horse that knows calculus! Mr. Ed goes to college and gets a B.S. in Mathematics. We're all doomed!
The house explodes and a flying black horse with hooves of fire and flaming eyes emerges. "Puny mortals, prepare to face Nightmarulus, the calculus-loving nightmare!"
Yeah, something like that. :)
Have we lost Oliar and Gunther? Haven't heard anything out of them in a week.
Oliar was heading to GenCon, so he should be back any time now.
Gunther let me know his internet has been down, but he is following the story and still wants to be involved.
More info as it becomes available.
Indeed.
Also, I am the worst party face ever.
I channel positive energy, thank you very much.
It is fun when we're all on at the same time.
And I had to laugh when I saw that diplomacy roll! It's situations like that that make the game fun and interesting!
If I'd had written "DO AS ALEXEI SAY OR ALEXEI SMASH" I'd have rolled a nat 20, I can assure you.
Observe.
...close enough
Capslock makes you better at diplomacy?
Have to admit, I laughed for a while about Alexei's results. :)
NO MORE MISTER NICE ORACLE
Wasn't at Gencon, just a festival coinciding with it. Had surgery last Tuesday and as a result my time near a computer is very limited. I'll get a post up asap.
Welcome back, Snowball.
It is important to spay/neuter your catperson.
No it isn't
Unfortunately, Gunther sent me a PM to let me know he will no longer be able to participate. Sorry to lose him, but that's how PbP rolls sometimes.
I think the group is pretty solid with the remaining five characters, but if you want a sixth character, I'll be happy to recruit another one.
I will be writing Gunther's disappearance into the story. For now, he is still with you.
Sorry to see Gunther go.
I'm good with carrying on with five PCs.
Indeed, quite a shame.
5 people sounds fine to me. The APs are designed for 5 people anyway, right?
We got this, then!
If all goes well, yes. Still can't sit in one place for too long as my knee swells as a result of the surgery
Sorry about my recent silence. My wife and I have been fighting a cold together, and we keep passing it back and forth. It was my turn this weekend so I spent most of it in bed. I hate chicken soup, for the record. I think steaks fight colds just fine.
Anyway, I'm feeling a bit better and should be back up to speed.
Glad to hear you're feeling better.
I've been busting my ass at work and trying to stay caught up in my coursework, so I've been trying my hardest to be able to post when I can.
Monk (martial artist) 2
+1 BAB
+1 Fortitude
+1 Reflex
+1 Will
+1 Acrobatics rank
+1 Escape Artist rank
+1 Perception rank
+1 Stealth rank
+Bonus Feat: Improved Grapple (+2 to CMB and CMD for grapples, initiating grapples no longer causes an AoO)
+Evasion
I'll take the half + 1 like Bjorn.
Oracle 2
+1 BAB
+1 Will
+1 Diplomacy rank
+1 Sense Motive rank
+1 Knowledge (Religion) rank
+1 Perception rank
+1 orison known (Stabilize)
+1 bonus spell known (Detect Undead)
+1 first level spell/day
+1 favored class bonus (HP)
I'd rather not roll for HP, my dice choose the absolute worst times to betray me. Beyond that, I don't mind how we decide. (Assuming we do half HD + 1, for 1d8, is that 4+1 or 5+1? Because that, plus my favored class bonus and Con modifier should put me at 22 HP for the former or 23 HP for the latter.)
Wizard (Conjurer) 2
+1 BAB
+1 Will
+1 Cantrip/day
+1 1st Level Spell/day
+2 Spells to add to spellbook (1 must be Conjuration)
+7 Skill Points (2 + Int + favored class)
-- +1 Linguistics - Celestial
-- +1 Know (arcana)
-- +1 Know (local)
-- +1 Know (nature)
-- +1 Know (planes)
-- +1 Perception
-- +1 Spellcraft
I will take half HD (d6) +1 as well, giving me +5 HP with Con bonus factored in.
Do we need to rest before we officially level-up? Or can we take advantage of the increases (minus the new spells) now?
The intent was for people to choose individually what they want to do for HP - I'm fine with any typical method. Some people love rolling, others like half+1, others like max-2, etc. Here's my standard - if I can figure out what you did without Excel, it's fine with me. :)
No need to rest for new HP, BAB, saves, etc. Rest as normal for new spells.
All, please give me 3 or 4 item suggestions for your character. Value must be 2,000 go or less (but +1 weapons are fine). I have some ideas, but I want your thoughts as well. Thanks in advance.
A Wand of Magic Missile is always handy when battling undead. As is a Wand of Protection from Evil. A Pearl of Power (1st level) would also be useful.
+1 Breastplate
Cloak of Resistance +1
Wand(s?) of Cure Light Wounds
I could think of other nifty toys, too, but I don't want to be all greedy!
Ugh, sorry for my absence, completely lost track
That said, as Haldhin knows I'm actually not really enjoying Oliar and I'd like to retire him one way or another and bring in fresh blood (not really enjoying the character probably was part of the reason I lost track)
Just for an overview, we have a Monk, a Fighter, an Oracle and a Wizard?
BTW, what were creation rules again? Can't seem to find them.
I'm sure we can wiggle our way around some of the things we'd normally need a Rogue for, so long as you're enjoying yourself, man.
I had a campaign once where I realized I absolutely detested the character I had created (he was just so out of place in the campaign, but I couldn't know this until we were well into it) and it sapped a lot of the fun out of it. So just make a character that you enjoy and you'll be much happier for it.
How do you feel about firearms GM? I have an idea for a Trophy Hunter/Trapper ranger who (if you're ok with it) eventually takes the Shieldmarshal PrC (he arrives as a shieldmarshal in training and I understand if you rule he can't get 10th level or at least the 10th level feature) The basic idea is that he indeed come from Alkenstar in the Mana Wastes, which also explains his late arrival, and he has met the professor in Absalom. The professor and he basically talked for hours about life in the Mana Wastes, a place that no doubt had a great draw in the professor for it's mutagenic properties.
EDIT: If anyone else is against firearms and considers them a severe problem/immersion breaker/something else, please say so as well.
At lower levels they indeed are strong, but that gets less the higher you go, especially when not playing an actual Gunslinger (especially the Musketmaster archetype) which I don't want.
What do know though is that on second thought I won't go ranger, as they don't actually get a battered gun (nor proficiency for that matter) and the cost of such a weapon is just ridiculous and I suspect availability in this AP would be almost nil unless I start with one or build one myself. So instead he'd either be a Cavalier using the Musketeer and Luring Cavalier archetypes or a Paladin with Holy Gun archetype.
As for race, I was thinking either a Human or Half-human, or a someone tainted by the mana wastes in the form of an Oread.
I really don't like firearms, but I'm pretty sure my dislike is hiding some unresolved issues I developed from running too many Living Arcanis tables. Those were some broken firearms.
But that aside, I'll go ahead and say "yes" for the Musketeer/Luring Cavalier build.
Human, half-, or oread are all fine.