Here's the discussion thread for Snows of Summer
Hah, new celebrity avatar! Kezia has got to be Rachel from Glee! Looking forward to the game! Dotted and deleted so I have the campaign in my campaigns tab.
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That's what it looks like. But going in different directions (Str/debuff vs Dex/damage?). Btw, random, but I don't think the darkvision elven racial is allowed in PFS. I remember feeling a bit sad about that, as I <3 darkvision!
Aw, really? Well... I'll double-check.
Man! What the heck is that about? All alternate racial traits except darkvision. Laaaaaaame. Kinda have to reconsider her whole backstory now...
If it's a good backstory, then who cares if you actually don't have the trait right now? Might've worn off over time. Grown over it ;-) Never let crunch get in the way of good fluff.
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Well, her backstory was that she was treated as an outsider by her community and extended family because of her darkvision which led her to choose a different faith than the popular one and eventually into becoming a traveler's guide in deep, dark places.
Maybe I can still salvage that, but it seems really odd if her most personality-defining trait just "wore off" one day.
Still toying with concepts, I am currently leaning towards a female dwarven cleric of Bolka with the healing and love domains. But I'm seriously considering taking the Evangelist archetype which limits me to one domain, for which I would select healing.
Evangelist gives up some channeling, and I would not have any until 3rd, but I get Inspire Courage. It also gives up spontaneous cures, but the healing domain would mitigate that a little.
Any thoughts? I am always tempted by options that offer Animal Companions, but it does not seem necessary given the group composition.
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Still toying with concepts, I am currently leaning towards a female dwarven cleric of Bolka with the healing and love domains. But I'm seriously considering taking the Evangelist archetype which limits me to one domain, for which I would select healing.
Evangelist gives up some channeling, and I would not have any until 3rd, but I get Inspire Courage. It also gives up spontaneous cures, but the healing domain would mitigate that a little.
Any thoughts? I am always tempted by options that offer Animal Companions, but it does not seem necessary given the group composition.
I will second what have being already said. In the end it will be your character for the next 12 lvls of society play...
Having said that I really like the evangelist archetype. I have one in PFS (who also took the healing domain lol) and it is always great fun. I did dip one lvl with it for some melee goodness, I considered monk but ended up going fighter for full plate and earthbreaker.
About the companion. I went with a domain for my druid to avoid the extra bookkeeping and I am considering reworking him into a Mystic Theurge build to also avoid the extra wildshape bookkeeping too. So I guess my advice would be to build your character for what you want to do with him in the longhaul.
Ooooh, extra healing, that's a relief! I've gone gnome pyromaniac evangelist with the fire domain, still messing around with gear and what not but basically done. My plan is to prepare all cures until we have enough wands to cover and make use of burning hands domain spell, produce flame, and command via evangelist spontaneous casting after I do the bard thing.
I've gone Sarenrae, which I'm a little sad about but there appear to be no nice or neutral fire gods.
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Okay, here we go! Took me a while, but I'm pretty happy with Nelwin, he's a hundred and four year old former Molochian torturer who was rehabilitated by a Paladin of Sarenrae and now espouses the goddesses virtues. I see him as a semi-reformed pyromaniac, and he still believes that torture is both useful and fascinating - though he is now all about the oxymoronic humane torture.
I tool breadth of experience so he can at least roll on every knowledge check, he's also a half decent face. He has been travelling spreading the word of Sarenrae before breaking his leg when his donkey, Butley, stepped on him during the night and has been recovering in Heldren for some weeks.
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You could always join me in being a former naughty personage out for redemption, and Sarenrae is the goddess of scimitars - which are famously awesome for Magus's - even opens access to the trait that lets you do fire damage when you crit with a scimitar.
Might provide us with a nice group link if we were all reformed villains seeking atonement. The starting village, Heldren, is a small 170ish people, place in southern Taldor and none of our characters really seem to fit as locals - though the guide says there are a variety of races there.
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Kettil is a wanderer and has recently ( a few weeks ago) arrived in Heldren. He can mostly be found at the temple where he assists the local priest. The last few days he has been helping local farmers with any issues they might have with their herds. The tiger Snebold can mostly be found in a sunny spot, relaxing. The local kids know that they should not approach the tiger without Kettil nearby, although the animal would not harm them in any way without an explicit order.
Kettil likes to stay in a place for a few months, helping the locals and thereby earning enough for food and lodging and a few beers in the evening. After he has been somewhere for a time wanderlust grabs its hold on him and Snebold and they move on.
It was suggested I briefly recap the following:
The pacing/tempo of the PbP game the GM wishes to set.
I’m accustomed to driving at a good pace, and I think lingering too long on a minor choice (i.e. spending two days to open a door) is a waste, so I’ll try and move forward whenever possible. Let me know when I’m going too fast. I typically run a single scenario in 3-6 weeks (typically 4).
How frequently you will post as the GM.
At minimum once per day, but my target rate is higher. I’m on GMT+2 at the moment, and I tend to post mornings and evenings. Especially in my evenings, I will post as much as I can.
How frequently the players are expected to post. (Including how long they will be given before being put in “Delay”.)
During combat, the target rate is resolves at least one round per day. Out of combat, I don’t have hard expectations, just keep the game moving. I’m using a delay system of 36 hours during combat: if you haven’t posted within 36 hrs of your turn coming up, I’ll ask any other player to come up with a move for you (within reason), and keep doing so until you check back.
What the player inactivity level (in days) will be before the player is dropped/replaced. (As well as what level of credit a player will get should they quit/get dropped.)
I usually send a gentle PM whenever I suspect inactivity. I’ll use the guiding principle of ‘three encounters’ as per the rules, but I generally treat every case by itself.
What process combat will follow. Including how initiative will work, posting expectation, how the GM prefers die rolls to work in combat, et cetera.
I use block initiative, but I keep track of original initiative order. During combat, I’ll put up a block of bolded names to indicate whose turns are up.
Where maps are hosted, and the expectations the GM has for their use.
I’ve put links up top. Let me know if you can’t see the map, or if you think I didn’t update it right. I’ll move all token, so please be clear where you want your token to go - the more precision, the better. At the start of combat, there’s usually a point where I just have to put everyone in some kind of position, so it helps to get some guidance on who is in front, who is in the back.
Any other expectations and processes the GM wishes the players to follow.
I shed tears of joy when people put up good roleplaying posts, that is really the best that can happen here. Other than that, I cannot possibly know all the rules. Feel free to correct me if I get something wrong, or if you suspect I did something wrong. If it gets lengthy, please discuss in the discussion thread.
@Ketill: Sorry for that. Yes, control Snebold as you see fit, as long as the actions are reasonable.
@Kezia: I approve and encourage the use of conditional posts in spoilers. You should realise that any rolls in spoilers may be invalidated by conditions not being fulfilled - which is a pity sometimes when you roll a nice crit. It is a nice way to keep things moving, though!
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I loved the second Captain America movie. The trailer for Guardians was designed to capitalize on what worked in past Marvel movies. A bunch of action scenes with people no one has ever heard of doesn't attract the attention they were looking for. Its the first movie they're making without a single popular/recognizable character. Heck, even as an avid reader of the X-comics, I had no idea who they were. If the Guardians movie does well it proves that Marvel/Disney doesn't need to rely on their chief heroes and can instead draw on the wider marvel-verse for character/story ideas; fueling many movies for the far future. The trailer did an excellent job playing up the comedy aspects that worked in past marvel movies, threw in a few quick action blurbs, but focused on simply introducing the characters over the storyline. They need to sell the characters over the story itself in this, since in a way, they're selling the wider, non-famous, marvel heroes with it.
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The trailer did an excellent job playing up the comedy aspects that worked in past marvel movies, threw in a few quick action blurbs, but focused on simply introducing the characters over the storyline. They need to sell the characters over the story itself in this, since in a way, they're selling the wider, non-famous, marvel heroes with it.
Well, for me, the characters in the trailer were, unfortunately, the worst part of it by far. Star Lord seems like a douche bag. Not someone I'm interested in as a main character or a leader.
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Alright, got my backstory all worked out.I'm glad you do. Me? Not so much. :)
Same here, although I have the rough outline ready, I mostly make my backstory while playing.
Kettil is currently at the temple, so will join everyone in the inn later.
Also, are you all ok with him not being a member of the society yet? He will join, but I like to portray him as someone without ties to anyone at the moment.