Opening the Discussion thread.
Dot. Yay..
huzzah!
Have my Intro guy's alias done.
Reporting for duty :)
Reporting in.
Will get an alias for the intro character done as well as the rest of his equipment today.
THis will be my first PBP here on the Paizo boards, what info do we need in the alias and any hints on doing the alias? I have not set one up before. (BTW while I have not done PBP here, have done some D&D as well as Shadowrun games on other sites.)
Really looking forward to the campaign.
JDragon
Gameplay is open for dotting here.
JDragon, generally you'll need to post a stat block for the character, as well as any background information you have (usually below the statblock). I'll have some other specific details but nothing critical at the moment.
For everyone, if you haven't already done so, please go ahead and purchase equipment for the Intro character. Feel free to use any Paizo source for purchases.
I am in Atlanta and work 8-5, so I'm on a typical EST work schedule. I can post from work on occasion, but most of my updates happen after 9pm or so. If anybody needs me or has a question, feel free to post or PM, I usually check the boards a few times a day even if I don't have time to make any updates.
Many more details tonight. Very excited to get this campaign started! :)
Yea or nay on crafting, specifically metamagic rods? Also, do our characters know each other at all, or is this more of a flung together by circumstances sort of thing?
Sure on crafting, just don't go too crazy. :)
Up to you guys if you want to know one another as more than passing acquaintances. At the least, everyone knows about the others by name and reputation. For example, everyone knows that Mool the Brilliant is a goblin "paladin" who is known to perform good deeds.
The intro to the adventure is going to be the tried-and-true "you are hereby summoned!" type of situation.
I'm in the Atlanta area as well. Will be able to post some during the day depending on whats going on for work and evenings will be easy.
JD
Sure on crafting, just don't go too crazy. :)
You got it. Thanks!
Well this is embarrassing, but it looks like I will need to make a small change to the plans for my actual AP character.
I had planned on doing Two Weapon fighting using the Earth Breaker (2 handed) and armor spikes, but apparently that will not work as I planned per a FAQ released on Friday last week.
The only change I plan to make is to do the Two Handed path for Ranger instead of Two Weapon. It should not have any other impact on the character.
JDragon
Thanks for the suggestion, looks like it might be promising.
JDragon
Stated as average HP in the character creation rules. 5,6,5,6 etc. for you.
Sorry no update last night, baby stayed up late then had trouble with the site. Should have time this afternoon.
Yes, please use average HP.
@Alex, what Dwarven stronghold / Sky Citadel is Lothar from?
I'm wondering if Delgras and he might know each other or have crossed paths in the past?
Working fleshing out details on Delgras and final equipment list.
@DM Haldhin, for my AP character would you be ok with him having spent some time with the Shoanti after being exiled from his homeland to have learned about the Klar and Thunder & Fang style? I'm going to do some research to figure out which tribe would be most likely to have taught him.
JD
JDragon, not a problem if you want your character to go down the Thunder and Fang path.
I've just submitted the first Gameplay post, so we're officially under way.
Don't worry if gear isn't complete yet, we're going to be talking IC for a day or two at least, so having all your equipment selected isn't critical.
Cool, I should be done with Merten's gear by the weekend.
Hey JD, just a heads up, pretty standard format on the boards is italics for thoughts, bold for speech and I like to use bold italics for telepathy, but that's just me. It helps break up posts, and makes things easier for readers to pick out. Just thought you might like to know.
Thanks for the heads up, I kinda realized that when I went back to look at my post compared to the others. Ah well, live and learn.
Completed character is up, including recently purchased hammers.
Working on getting a description and personality detailed and posted.
JD
Alright, Merten has all his fancy gear. I still need to buy mundane stuff, and I'll try to get that done.
@Alex, what Dwarven stronghold / Sky Citadel is Lothar from?
I'm wondering if Delgras and he might know each other or have crossed paths in the past?
Lothar is from Highhelm.
Hi all, I am just getting over whatever I caught from my wife (and son?). We had a big family full of failed Fort saves this past week, and believe me, I'm over it. I always hate being the last one to get sick. :/
Anyway, I'm actively writing the next Gameplay post, but it's long so I'm doing it offsite first. I'll have it up tonight, I just wanted to let everyone know I'm back up and around.
Just letting everyone know that I'm still here, just having trouble accessing the site the past few days.
Its been pretty awful. They had an ISP change recently that was meant to fix these problems but there is always something...
Yeah the site was down for like 5 hours yesterday, ick!
I'm writing up the next post and should have it up tomorrow. Thanks for everyone's patience. Hopefully we can get some momentum going now that the site seems to be stable again. :)
All,
I will be away from the 14th - 18th as I will be attending GenCon to support my companies published games as well as play some Pathfinder Society. As such, with my experience from last year, I very likely won't get to post during that time, it's gaming/demoing from 8AM-Midnight everyday.
Just wanted to give you all a heads up.
Sounds like a good reason to be gone for a few days. One of these days I'll make it to GenCon.
This year however I will be doing a cross country move.
JD
Great news on the Player's Guide, thanks for the link.
Everyone will get a chance to rebuild their main AP character before we begin the first adventure, so no rush to download and read it.
Also, I've posted the next Gameplay update.
The campaign traits are pretty lacklustre to be honest.
Movers are here, internet is shutdown looking like long day.
Will post when I can, but could be a day or so.
JD
Hi all- off to a wedding tomorrow morning, will be out of action until monday most likely. Bot as necessary!
I have created a Shared folder and placed a map of the current tactical situation there. The link for the folder is at the top of the page, and on the Campaign Summary tab.
Here is another link.
The lightning bolts are warriors, and the triangles are the casters. The red triangle is the one writhing around on the ground. The brown circle is the platform that rises to the top of the rock tower.
I have also included dashed lines every 50 feet for ease of reference.
I placed people as well as I could, but let me know if you need to start somewhere else. I'll give everyone another day to post actions or questions, then I'll move combat forward.
For reference, the rock tower is to the bottom right of the map.
The map is after our respective movements in round 1?
Back from Gen Con will work on catching up.
OK, Sorry for the extended absence, but its been a crazy week. Cross Country moves are a bit draining.
Things are starting to mellow out so I should be back to posting daily.
JD
All, just letting people know that I indulged in some bad food a few days ago and I'm finally getting over it. Will be back up and running asap.
Hey all, back to limited Internet for the week till cable gets installed Friday. Will try to post from work.
Also, not a big deal but did the warrior fighting Mool draw another weapon before attacking? I thought Delgras had successfully disarmed him.
JD
No, the warrior fighting Mool had another power - DM Amnesia. I was just trying to get it done after being AWOL, and I just plain forgot. Sorry about that!
Not a big deal since he missed anyways, more just seeing if I was paying attention.
JD