Ustalav introduction campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Browman

You know, I do too, in the hours when I can get to a wifi network to do it.

:)

It must suck to not have internet at home. Where do you go for wifi?

I use the fast food restaurants. They don't mind if you buy a drink. But the wifi doesn't always work, which is part of why I edit posts so often.

Ah okay. Smart. By the way, I like your character. She is entertaining. Don't take the in-game opposition to her the wrong way.

One thing that Voryn brought up that I don't think I mentioned. It is better to roll when you aren't sure. If your roll wasn't need no harm is done, but waiting for one guy to roll something can be painful.

Also when you roll, give me a breakdown of pluses and minuses you have on the roll. It will reduce confusion which may prevent a delay while clarifying things. If your doing something fairly routine and the info breakdown is in your profile then simply say so.

Same thing for actions, if you are doing something that is fairly clear, like 5ft step then attack you don't need to break down that you are taking a 5ft step then a standard action, but if your turn includes a standard action, a move action, a swift action, an immediate action and 2 free actions, break it down; once again to reduce confusion.

The party that stealths together is only as quiet as their loudest member. :) It might be in the future we might want to designate one or two scouts, have them go ahead, then return to us? :)

I will wait for a little long for Hailey and hopefully swift palm to post.

I thought my stealth was going to rock with a +7 skill modifier. Of course I rolled a 1 and forgot about a -4 armor check penalty.

AndI agree about the scouts. That's the reason why Voryn motioned for the others to wait. Too bad I failed so miserably on the roll.

Sorry for being away guys. My father passed away yesterday from a 2 year battle with cancer. I wasn't in a right state of mind to post anything. I will be resuming my posts, although I can't promise any regularity, but I will commit to at least once or twice a day for the next little while.

Sorry for being away guys. My father passed away yesterday from a 2 year battle with cancer. I wasn't in a right state of mind to post anything. I will be resuming my posts, although I can't promise any regularity, but I will commit to at least once or twice a day for the next little while.

I'm so sorry to hear that. My best thoughts for you and your family.

Sorry for being away guys. My father passed away yesterday from a 2 year battle with cancer. I wasn't in a right state of mind to post anything. I will be resuming my posts, although I can't promise any regularity, but I will commit to at least once or twice a day for the next little while.

I too am sorry to hear that. Real life should always take priority. Thanks for taking the time to let us know that you won't be as available over the next few days.

Sorry for your loss Orodhen and my condolences to you and your family.

My deepest condolences, man. Take what time you need.. I think we all agree that real life comes first, and something like that takes even more precedence. My thoughts and good wishes to you and your family.

So sorry for your loss. Ya, don't worry about regular posting. Do what you need to do with/for your family.

You have my sympathies, too.

Are you doing anything while everyone else is perceptive and stealthy Hailey?

Lmao browman

Can anyone give me a quick rundown of combat in a pbp?

Can anyone give me a quick rundown of combat in a pbp?

Normally you post your entire turn. Include what damage will be caused if your attacks succeed. So it could look something like.

Kal'Tos charges the troll.

attack 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 for 1d1 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 dmg

if you might critical do the roll and damage for that as well. Be as clear as you can about what your character is doing. If that requires you to specifically say what type of action each thing you are doing is, do that.

As for posting order, everyone who acts before the next group of bad guys/ NPCs can post in any order they want. This helps reduce time waiting for people to post as we don't have to wait for guy 3 in initiative to post before guy 4.

So if we're moving ourselves, is each square five feet?

And no, DM, Hailey isn't doing anything else until it's her turn in battle.

So if we're moving ourselves, is each square five feet?

And no, DM, Hailey isn't doing anything else until it's her turn in battle.

yes, each square is 5 feet.

Thank you.

I'm so sorry for your loss Orodhen.

For some reason my spreadsheet doesn't work well on mobile, which is weird as I haven't had issues with other Google spreadsheets on mobile. I will look into it when I get home.

For XP you each get 100. Also we will be using the fast XP track so it doesn't take forever for you to progress your characters.

I was having issues with the spreadsheet last night on my laptop. Sometimes it would load all the cells, sometimes they would be blank.

The.cells would sometimes become stretched wildly on my phone.

Do we get a bonus on stealth if we have time to hide ourselves properly?

Do we get a bonus on stealth if we have time to hide ourselves properly?

Yes, you can take 10, and gain a +4 for having time.

btw, My posts are kind of disjointed and poorly spelled because during the day, I am on my mobile for the most part... and my mobile doesn't always like posting or showing whats been posted in a timely manner.
Also, by large, I just meant large in size, not classification. I was trying to state that I have absolutely NO chance of being stealthy... and was kinda rping a reason for it.

On my phone I try to prewrite posts on my note app bc it's much more forgiving, then paste it into the site. I preview it and edit it if it needs to based on the prevalence of new posts.

I edit my posts a lot though lol

nice.. Thats actually a good idea.. thanks

No probbbb

Recap time?

The Stormborn Company Chronicles

Chapter 1: Stormborn
Brought together by the first winter storm in the month of Neth to a tavern in the village of Silvam in north eastern Caliphas, a county in Ustalav, the adventurers get acquainted, while the travelling priestess of Desna, Calistria the Courier helps deliver a baby in the tavern's backroom. Not only the baby is born of that night's storm. So is the company, as the day after, the adventurers decide to form a party, when Calistria suggests the others help her check out a cemetery near an old mill for Bayan the Dour, the local priest of Pharasma. The party includes Sir Rois Grave, a knight from Lastwall who has come to Ustalav to search for clues as to why recruitment rates from the area has dwindled, Garekk, a half-orc barbarian on a spirit quest to find out the nature of good and evil, Vorelloex Vaecaesin Ledir, a half-elf kellid mammoth hunter who has just lost his brother, Swift-Palm, a wise monk with a mysterious past, Hailey Besh, a gnome priestess of Nethys who is very interested in Ustalav's undead, Calistria the Courier, a priestess of Desna and member of the Order of Sacred Couriers, and Voryn Chaldov, a local huntsman with a badly scarred face.
Chapter 2: The Old Mill
Before they set out on the long walk east, they decide to stop by the Gelu House, the manor of Silvam's baron, to enquire about work and deliver a letter. Josep, the baron's representative, asks them to deal with some bandits that have supposedly taken up residence somewhere out by the old mill, coincidentally the same place that Bayan wanted them to go to. The party travels east for many hours, making a short stop on the way by Voryn Chaldov's hut, before they take a shortcut through the forest to the old mill. As the party attempts to sneak closer to the mill, Voryn manages to step on a dead piece of wood that snaps with a very loud crack and the three bandits holed up in the old mill notices them. Sir Rois manages to talk the bandits into surrender and upon interrogation, the leader of the bandits claim that there are more bandits who are currently out hunting, so the party sets up an ambush and waits...

The Stormborn Company Chronicles

Chapter 1: Stormborn
Brought together by the first winter storm in the month of Neth to a tavern in the village of Silvam in north eastern Caliphas, a county in Ustalav, the adventurers get acquainted, while the travelling priestess of Desna, Calistria the Courier helps deliver a baby in the tavern's backroom. Not only the baby is born of that night's storm. So is the company, as the day after, the adventurers decide to form a party, when Calistria suggests the others help her check out a cemetery near an old mill for Bayan the Dour, the local priest of Pharasma. The party includes Sir Rois Grave, a knight from Lastwall who has come to Ustalav to search for clues as to why recruitment rates from the area has dwindled, Garekk, a half-orc barbarian on a spirit quest to find out the nature of good and evil, Vorelloex Vaecaesin Ledir, a half-elf kellid mammoth hunter who has just lost his brother, Swift-Palm, a wise monk with a mysterious past, Hailey Besh, a gnome priestess of Nethys who is very interested in Ustalav's undead, Calistria the Courier, a priestess of Desna and member of the Order of Sacred Couriers, and Voryn Chaldov, a local huntsman with a badly scarred face.
Chapter 2: The Old Mill
Before they set out on the long walk east, they decide to stop by the Gelu House, the manor of Silvam's baron, to enquire about work and deliver a letter. Josep, the baron's representative, asks them to deal with some bandits that have supposedly taken up residence somewhere out by the old mill, coincidentally the same place that Bayan wanted them to go to. The party travels east for many hours, making a short stop on the way by Voryn Chaldov's hut, before they take a shortcut through the forest to the old mill. As the party attempts to sneak closer to the mill, Voryn manages to step on a dead piece of wood that snaps with a very loud crack and the three bandits holed up in the old mill notices them. Sir...

I'd upvote you if I could.

Heheh thanks :)

Should we update the spreadsheet with our ambush positions?

Updated my position. I wanted to hide close to the entrance to the mill, but I don't know where that is though, so i just picked a random "bush" near it.

THATS LEGIT

That Other Guy, just out of curiosity, are you chinese yourself, or do you just happen to live in China? I'm danish myself. The time is 5 AM here in Denmark, I can't sleep and I have to get up in two hours. :(

Sorry guys I was busy GMing a non-play by post Black Crusade game.

Welcome back Browman

I am not Chinese, I am American. Denmark is awesome. I was up at like 4 AM over during the same day you posted that lollololol I was sick as a dog, BUT NOT TOO MUCH FOR PBPPPPP

It's been one week and we are already almost to 8 pages of posts in the gameplay thread. This game is fantastic! I have never seen a pbp game go so quickly.

I know that many of you are new to the format (or PF in general), but, honestly, I wouldn't be able to tell if I had not know beforehand. Congratulations to all the new players for creating such an excellent adventure.

It's been one week and we are already almost to 8 pages of posts in the gameplay thread. This game is fantastic! I have never seen a pbp game go so quickly.

I know that many of you are new to the format (or PF in general), but, honestly, I wouldn't be able to tell if I had not know beforehand. Congratulations to all the new players for creating such an excellent adventure.

Very kind of you. Thank you. :) I'm quite thrilled myself.

Thank you, Rois, and same to you as for creating an excellent adventure. I really enjoy this game and everyone's rp.

Yes, this whole experience has been wonderful. And I loved that recap, now that I've seen it.

Indeed. You are all rocking out.

Just to catch up on the compliments.. I really like the recap, and yes, I believe that we are all meshing very well.. both in RP and in here. This is promising to be one hell of an adventure, and I am liking this more and more!!!