
Reinnwulf Storvagson |

"All sorcerers and their demon-spawned magics are to be suspected and reviled. "
Feel free to read my background if you are interested. I am sure we will have plenty of time to RP this conversation

Vaelor Drajuun |

Okay, now I get it. I was just wondering, because his mother was a Tiefling of Infernal blood. And didn't recall that coming up in the 'Night before RP event.'

Vaelor Drajuun |

If you're referring to my first post in the gameplay, that technically wasn't internal. Think of it like the diary in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. When Harry wrote a question in it, his writing disappeared and the reply appeared.

Kayla - Black scorpion |

Curiosity, Kayla. How +17 Stealth? I get most of it, but what's the outfit bonus from?
outfit bonus from the Shinobi shozoku. clothing item that gives +2 stealth cost 50 gp.
originally from the Jade Regent AP

Enshi Gibil |

Note to self: Cleric will leave Diplomacy to the Cha-based half of the party. Cleric will also stick to healing and fire, and refrain from referring to himself in the third person. The Cleric also congratulates the Paladin on an epic Diplomacy roll.
Out of curiosity, since I was thinking about shifting my build away from the Prestige Class I was looking at, do you get Trapfinding, Kayla? Since I'm probably not going to take my Prestige Class, I was looking at alternative ways to get Perception as a class skill, and one-level dip was looking like one of the ways to go. Looking at either Rogue, Bard, or Inquisitor for a dip.

Kayla - Black scorpion |

Cool. Do y'all mind if I advertise, then? Easier said than done, perhaps, but it's better to try!
sounds great, I was going to post later today if nobody else was...

Barundar Hammerfist |

Thread advertising for a new DM is here if y'all wanna go and put your two cents in. Thanks!

Enshi Gibil |

I could also GM under the same conditions as Reinnwulf. I may be able to get a friend of mine to do it with myself assisting. He's learning GM-craft, and he's never done PBP before. I'll ask if he's interested. Oh, and did anybody's build include Trapfinding, or might it be worthwhile to dip for it in mine?

DM Grey |

Greetings all. Kayla and Barundar seem to have approved me, and so, if the rest of you are amenable, I'll be taking the GM spot for this game. Let the smiting begin!
Few things about me. I am a full-time, light load, student with an almost full-time internship. So I may disappear during the second week of December for finals. Fortunately, my train ride to work should let me post reliably in the mornings and evenings. Usually 7:30-8:30am and 5-6pm MST.
I intend to play true to the AP, but there will probably be some minor tweaks. Nothing comes to mind at the moment, but I don't want anyone who has read ahead getting worried when NPC X is in location B instead of A.
A few questions for you guys.
Google docs work for everyone? Some of the more tactile encounters might be easier if we have an interactive map everyone can move around on. If not, that's okay too, just don't want anyone left out.
Mature content fine with everyone? May seem like a silly question, but I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable, and you are facing cultists, evil, and demons, evil incarnate. If anything does make you uncomfortable, or just bothers you, PM me.

Barundar Hammerfist |

Thanks for coming in and taking over for us, GM Grey! I can't speak for everyone, but I really appreciate it. I haven't read ahead, even as an AP subscriber, so there'll be no worries if you've shuffled things around.
Mature content is alright with me. Should be interesting to see how that plays in, seeing as how all the APs I've played in to this point have been pretty G/PG, depending on how visceral players get with combat descriptions.

Enshi Gibil |

Hey. Thanks for taking over. Google Docs is awesome, since I currently have no Internet at home. As nice as Roll20 is, I can't look at it on my phone at all. Mature content is also perfectly acceptable at any level. :)

DM Grey |

Sorry about no morning, or evening, post gents. Forgot my laptop this morning. Just in case it didn't make sense.
Character Name Means that the following pertains to a particular character, such as a conversation with an NPC, but is something those nearby could notice.
Things that pertain to a group/everyone will usually, if I remember, be called out by location or activity. Such as, 'everyone in the ante-chamber'
About Initiative, this can be a pain during PbP. Sometimes I'll just lump things together into Party/Non-party. Other times it will be more separated out, such as when the rogue, gnomish ninja in our party, is trying to ambush something. In this case initiative is very important because it could mean the difference between 1, 2, or 0 sneak attacks. When several characters a have the same initiative, such as with those inside the ante-chamber, I'll resolve possible conflicts, such as two characters attacking the same thing, but the attacks of one being capable of killing it alone, based on who posted first, the default, or which seems most appropriate.
For example, I will probably resolve Weylands actions first of those in the ante-chamber because he is not occupied with anything else.
Hope this sounds alright to everyone.
In all things use common sense.

DM Grey |

Don't worry guys, didn't disappear again, just letting the party take point, since most of this is inter-party and really up to you how it proceeds. As for cleansing, you have two paladins and a cleric. Think about it. Also, Bestiary 4 has a nasty whose breath weapon makes you count as having violated your code for 24 hours. I cannot wait to unleash its horror upon you!

DM Grey |

Certainly, and I will do so tonight/tomorrow morning. For my own information, when should I move things along, and when should I wait? I'd like everyone's opinion on this, as it can be very frustrating if things aren't moving and you aren't interested in what is happening, and it can be equally frustrating having found the perfect moment for some serious RPing, only to have the DM gloss over it.

Kayla - Black scorpion |

I personally don't mind the hand wave (after I get some of that water)
might as well use the waterskin (of course I may end up drinking some of that water)

Reinnwulf Storvagson |

I usually suggest that my players use "flex time" in a spoiler if I have moved on and they want to RP some. It lets you step back in time a bit and get some RP in, and if it starts in heavy between players, I just stop the forward motion and let them RP to their hearts content before moving on. Like this...
Before moving on, Reinwulf remarked to Wayland on how the man had handled that huecuva. "Mayhaps I spoke too soon earlier. You may look like a girl, but you certainly handle a sword better than most"

Phillip0614 |

The flex time thing sounds like a neat idea. Never seen it used before. I would say a good rule of thumb would be if we spend more than a couple or three days on an aspect of the AP that isn't expounded on in the print material, it's probably a good idea to try and nudge us on forward. The flex time thing would still fit into that.