Here, just deciding whether you need an arcane or divine caster more.
If the group decides on five, I'll step aside to let David take the fifth slot with no hard feelings. He's a great player, and he runs games on the boards. I tend to think that board members willing to go through the effort to actually run games should get a degree of preference.
If you do decide on six, I'll see what Tark and David decide on, and I will fill in the untaken arcane/divine/full bab blank.
I'm ok with going up to 6 if everyone else is. :)
Let's go with 6. One divine type, one arcane type one full bab type. You can also cross those over (ala warpriest) if you want.
You guys sort it out.
Six works for me, since it seems like all three of the new arrivals are eager to join in - always nice to have interested (and interesting) folks to keep the energy up in a PbP.
I'll defer the martial spot to markofbane at this time. When TarkXT picks his choice I'll fill in the other
Alrighty I guess I'll get on the divine casting then.
Any preferences?
Not an evangelist cleric, I think, as Corso does the whole inspire thing. :) I don't think I have too many preferences other then that. I think we'll have melee pretty well sorted out, so support/debuff/control/casting focus seems like the order of the day. If you haven't tried a shaman, they seem very capable of being ridiculously flexible. The witch hexes are also neat when combined with a controller full arcane caster.
For those building PC's a few quick notes:
- 20 pt buy
- 4th level
- Starting wealth will be 4500 gp which is near the average wealth of the remaining players.
- Core races only
- classes are more flexible, no occult and no vigilante material please
- no 3PP stuff; only Paizo material, but nearly all of that is okay.
Another note, my posting is a bit slower than I'd like, so if you are looking for a multiple times a day game, this probably isn't it.
If you have questions, post here or PM me.
So remaining players are an alchemist (vivisectionist), urban ranger, and bard (arcane duelist)?
So if TarkX does the divine, and markofbane veers away from caster to full BAB (unless he changes his mind), it looks like I'll check into the full arcane angle then.
I'm currently at the end of an on call week with Jury duty starting on Monday. I'll probably do a lot of thinking into my character then while sitting around.
It is no problem for me. I have something in mind for each role, an utterly civilized barbarian, a stranded cleric of Milani or a sorcerer with deep concerns about his immortal soul. So I'll let you and TarkX go where inspiration takes you and fill in around it. Even a sorcerer would be a break away for me from my wizardy ways. :)
Thinking shaman at this point. It's been suggested and I haven't had much chance to play one so I'll go for that.
Thinking shaman at this point. It's been suggested and I haven't had much chance to play one so I'll go for that.
That'll be interesting. I have heard a lot of talk about them, haven't really seen one in play.
I'm interested to see your take on the Shaman, Tark. They're a potent and flexible class, from what little I've seen. There's also quite a bit of thematic flavor all around. I'm curious where markofbane end up going. It looks like it will be either a sorcerer/barbarian for markofbane or some other undefined stuff for DJO.
I saw you had a witch before, did that work out ok for you as a party? If markofbane goes for a Barbarian and tark the shaman are we missing anything to help round out the party?
I didn't get the opportunity to look at much yesterday, but did avoid getting picked to be a juror on a week long trial!
I may be a bit selfish saying this, but I like wizards and arcanists. :) I can pick up spells from their books and copy them into mine. Sadly the reverse doesn't work.
Ariannna (our witch) worked well, generally speaking. I'd be a little wary of overlap with Tark's shaman and any new witch character. That depends how Tark builds his shaman, of course.
Good point about the Shaman and Witch similarities. I haven't really looked at the arcanist other than a glance at it.
MY shaman is nearing completion I'm simply working out their story and how they fit in.
I went nearly full support so unless a new witch is going a similar direction that shouldn't be any problem.
How shall we do hit points past first level?
Just an FYI, I will be travelling this weekend as well. My ability to post will be spotty and somewhat limited.
Edit:
Congrats on your level 4 progression. Please list your changes and upgrades here. Remember you can take HP in the PFS style (average +1) or roll. If you roll 1, you can re-roll subtracting 1 from the die. Please choose first.
I dug this up from an old post, so it looks like those are your options. :)
I'm looking closer at arcanist, trying to get a feel for it and what to aim for. The White Mage seemed intriguing, as did the School Savant, close to being a wizard with a twist.
Anybody have anything ready to submit yet?
I am working on the last part now, his background. I'll have the full profile for you later today.
Here's the barbarian for markofbane. Please take a look when you get a minute an let me know if there is anything you want changed before he starts in play. Thanks!
thank for submitting him. I am working through the build, but now have to step away. A few questions before I leave and continue the reveiw tomorrow:
1) When CON goes up, HP go up too, so I have you at 49 HP.
2) CON bump also increases Fort saves to +7
3) Rage Power - Renewed vitality requires renewed vigor first
I think that is all so far. Just getting to gear.
Besides the items noted above, Rommin is good to go. Once you fix them, I will introduce you into the story somehow.
Just have to ahve story figured out. Been slowed down because of issues here at home revolving around police, my four year old, and men far older than her.
That sounds disturbing. Hope it all turns out well. Get back to us when you can.
It does... Hope al falls back where it's supposed to Tark.
I think I am going to have to pass on this game. I thought I would have time, but this last week taught me that my work schedule combined with a couple sports my son is involved with combined with a crazy cold that it isn't in the cards for me right now.
Thanks for the opportunity and sorry I couldn't get some time to dedicate to this game. I was really looking forward to it.
Understood. Thanks for your interest.
I see David Olsen is out. Are you other guys getting a PC in?
I say play whatever you're inspired to play. If you're feeling flexible about it, more arcane would not be a bad thing.
I'm pretty much in agreement with Gyllan on that. Play what you want to play! We have 2 pseudo-arcane already (Corso + I) so it's not lot we're completely helpless.
I'll throw together a fast background adn get things to you by wendesday.
I think we're ready to move towards this next scene. Do you want to introduce the new characters or did you have something else in mind? I think Iozif also had some IC questions for the Field marshall.
I do think adding the new characters at this point makes sense. We will have Rommin join and Ulgrim depart as we cut scenes. Still haven't seen a submission from TarkXT. Will give till the weekend, and then move the story forward with or without.
HAven't forgotten. Just a lot going on. Gotta do a touch of reading and I'll whip something up. Sorry to have ekpt you waiting.
Will get the story and other stuff for you tommorrow. Reading up on Korvosa and figuring her palce into it. Tentative story is a varisian shaman worshiping Desna drawn around by whimsical ideals and visions in her dreams.
A half-Varisian soothsayer might work well for what you're trying to do, Tark. Gets some of the hedge witch/natural healer vibes and they're beloved of Desna's. She also has some fate related stuff in her domain, so there's some interesting stuff to be done with that angle too. It also gives you a good reason to want to join us (healing the sick). Either way, a worshipper of Desna (like Iozif) will probably feel out of place in the law and order rigidity of Korvosa.
Yet despite what has always been a happy life Seila has always felt something was missing from her life. Unable to remove this restlessness from her heart Seila recently left her clan behind to seek the meaning behind fitful dreams and portents in the city of Korvosa.
Sorry about the short and disappointing backstory. But, somehow I feel like she's not going to come out anywhere but in-game. Been struggling with her for a while now.
Will post ingame pending approval of the above.
Just checking in to say I'm here and eagerly watching the next set of developments. :)
Seila - some questions about the crunch so far.
1) how do you get your HP at 29? with a +2 con and a d8 HD, you should be at 31 if you don't use any favored class and 35 if you do.
2) Initiative is show is +9 not the +11 on your sheet. (+2 dex, +1 trait, +5 feat, +1 ioun stone).
3)As a half-elf you get a skill focus Feat. What did you take? Unless you took some racial trait which I also don't see.
4) If you started with 4500 gp, I show you with about 430gp left.
5) your encumbrance is way over. You are at 115/100 lbs without the coins on you. The armor itself is 30#. The cleric kit is 34# without the torches. That alone nearly puts you over medium load of 66lbs.
6) i can't find that Moment of Greatness is on the Shaman spell list.
Can you fix these items?
As far as backstory, I need you to be involved with the Korvosan Guard as an irregular, spy psychic something that would cause Kroft to tap you for working with the rest of the group.
Yes, the game is soon to be back on. Thanks for your patience. I did end 3-4 different other game threads so my focus will be back on my long-term games in the reduced time I have to play these days.
Where did you get 34 pounds for a cleric's kit? Even with the torches it's only 32. Should only be twenty without.
The initiative is +2 Dex +2 Trait +4 Feat +1 Ioun Stone and I forgot to stat the familiar which I already decided to be a greensting scorpion so +4. So I actually forgot to add a couple of things in making it +14.
Moment of greatness comes from the human FCB which let's me grab cleric spells to add to my list.
HP is just a miscalculation I only have 1 hp added from FCB I believe.
I'll get the rest fixed adn the compy actually statted as soon as I'm able.