In 4718 Ar—later this year—a rare planetary conjunction, in combination with the power of ancient artifacts erected in the desert kingdom of Osirion thousands of years ago, will create a massive portal between Golarion and the hostile planet of Aucturn, at the far edge of the solar system. If this portal appears, it will allow the ravenous aliens of the Dominion of the Black to harvest brains from the peoples of the Inner Sea region on a devastating scale and provide an opportunity for a nascent entity of great power awakening from eons-long gestation to feast upon the world of Golarion. Fortunately, hints of this imminent apocalypse have emerged from the sands of time over the past decade, affording a desperate chance to avert this doom. These hints and clues have become known as the Aucturn Enigma, and unless multiple groups of heroes rise to the challenge of opposing this catastrophe, it could destroy one world forever while simultaneously creating another.
Welcome everyone,
I will be running a PBP of the new P2E Doomsday Dawn. I have two players committed, and will be running a PC myself. I’ll be looking for 3 more players. I’ll be starting with the Lost Star and moving through as many of the modules as possible.
Because the playtest has just been issued, I will not be requiring full character submissions. . Instead, please submit the below:
-Up to 3 posts or even former PBP characters as examples of your play style. These can be as a PC or GM.
And / or
-describe your usual playstyle, I know it can vary based on character but I find myself and others reverting back to a similar style. (ie, you talk to everyone to find out everything, or you just focus on combat and let others handle dialogue, etc)
That’s it! I will try to base selections on those criteria. If you want to submit more, that is fine, and I will read through anything you submit (within reason).
Character notes: anything official P2E is fine, possibly including optional rules like roll for stats. I would like to start out discussion with character ideas and concepts from everybody so the party can form a good set of characters. And since I’m playing a PC you can play whatever you want and I’ll fill in a need if there is one.
I saw this guide posted in another recruitment post, and I am a big fan.
Doomed Hero’s Guide to PBP
-I’m in the EST. I work 8-5, but can post before that, at lunch or at night.
-I’ll be posting every day on week days, and I expect you to follow the same pattern.
-I usually bot for trivial RP situations, as well as rolling initiative and saves for players. I’ll be more specific when the game starts.
I will keep recruitment open until at least Tuesday, August 14th at 8 PM EST.
Good luck everyone!
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Looks to be fun. Below are some sample posts...I took them from different games (Pathfinder, Shadowrun and D&D 5e). I have been on this site for many years and played in lots of games, so feel free to browse through my profiles :-)
Coming into Town
As the group gets closer and closer to the town, a niggling worm of doubt begins to metamorphosis into a full-blown stomach full of butterflies. The fear and uncertainty of entering a place full of people begin to settle onto the small gnomes shoulders, and unconsciously her steps begin to slow, until, as they finally come in sight of the town, Venssa has stopped moving.
"It's so big.," she whispers to no one in particular. The others, intent on getting indoor to a good meal and warm hearth, do not notice this hesitation. Seeing the others getting farther and farther ahead of her, Venssa shakes herself and quickly catches up. She keeps in Fin's shadow as they pass into the town, then into a huge building that stinks of unwashed bodies, food and strong spirits. Eyes wide and trying to breathe only through her mouth, Venssa is greeting by a human woman and given a bowl of berries. She nibbles a few, as she stares wide-eyed at everything in the room. So much is strange, but some of it seems...familiar...like a mostly forgotten dream. The great hearth, with its large iron pot of pottage suspended over it, seemed to belong to that dream, but the heat and stuffiness of the room had sent her head into a spin.
She was finally shown a room where she was to bed, and the large woman even opened the window to allow a cool breeze in. Bedding down on the floor, the blankets making a small burrow for her, Venssa dropped into an exhausted, and fitful sleep.
HepCat spends a good part of the day getting ready for the meet later that night with "The Johnson". This being his first real action (not counting running shotgun a month or so ago with Wraith's friends), he wants to make a good impression.
After washing and cleaning up Lucille (The GMC Bulldog), he locks himself away in the bathroom to "Glam up!"
Using almost half a tube of pomade, HepCat has his hair in a beautiful pompadour, his mustache waxed and curled and his sideburns long and trimmed. He dresses in his best, tightest black jeans, a crisp white tee shirt (with his pipe and tobacco rolled in the left sleeve) and a black, synth-leather jacket in a style not normally seen outside a 1950's greaser flick. His old tanker's boots are shined up, with buckles polished and pants are rolled-up to just over the tops of his boots. A silver chain hangs down from the studded leather belt to attach to his wallet in his back pocket. He checks himself out in the mirror. His chrome arm is all slick and shiny, while his other arm is a full sleeve of 50's style tats. When all is ready, he heads out to give Wraith and Roy a ride into town.
"Come on Babies! We are off the line in 5. This is gonna be Boss!"
Once at the restaurant, he lets Roy (and Wraith, if she wants) off at the door while he goes and parks the van. He sets the security and heads into the building. He walks into the bar and waves a greeting at all who are there already.
"What's buzzin, cuzzin? Is the Man here yet? This place is, like, far out!"
"Assalamu alaikum! May the peace of Sarenrae be upon us all!!" booms the voice of Bahram. "May we take a moment to offer a few words of praise to the Dawnflower, to bless us, her children, on this undertaking, and that if any should fall, that she gather them up in her glowing arms and keep them forevermore in her warm embrace."
With this dedication complete, he eyes the evil-looking beast he is to ride. "Peace of the goddess with you beast. I only ask that you respect a follower of the Dawnflower and not make this journey any worse than it must be!" With that, he inexpertly attempts to mount the camel, failing the first time, and almost falling out of the saddle the second. As the beast rises to join the others, Bahram sways dangerously forward and back, gripping the pommel as if his life depended on it.
My style of play is usually dictated by the character, but I usually try to keep things moving. I usually like to play support for the other players, going off what they say and do, but I am not above voicing my characters wants and needs when the time comes.
I have just recently looked at the new Pathfinder and was pleasantly surprised that I like what I am reading. While I have not gone through everything, what I have read is very promising. I look forward to getting the chance to play and experience it first hand.
Welcome Daniel. Consider yourself submitted.
Well, I'm up for pf2, since I can't get anyone interested in my area.
As for posts, how about a Thread, a
post and a
character. (I especially liked the background on that one, though mechanically my characters are not usually so complex).
I usually post at least 1/day but have been known to post more often when the action is thick. I don't like role-playing just for the sake of it, preferring to move the story on rather than get bogged down (conversely, I'm not all about the mechanics; the story (both mine, other players and the group's as a whole) is important to me).
Good afternoon!
I'd be willing to give this a go if you'll have me. Like Daniel above, how characters manifest in their posts varies on the personality and forces surrounding them. It's entirely possible for one to be dark and moody while others are convivial and gaudy. One thing I tend not to go for is the mysterious stranger route though - I find that doesn't usually mesh well with PBP.
It will be interesting to see how the new ruleset plays-out. Currently, I'm not seeing it as a clear improvement over Pathfinder in its current incarnation, but playing through those rules is the best way to find out!
I would love to join you on this adventure!
I am very new to play by post and just started playing Ironfang Invasion a couple weeks ago. I wasn't really sure what to expect from PbP but I fell in love with this medium almost instantly.
During in person play I find myself preferring combat as the improv needed for good role playing can be difficult and awkward. In the PbP medium I quickly found myself drawn very much to the RP element as there is time to think things through. I'm able to really get inside my characters head and make decisions that are much more thought out and in line with what I envision him to be like.
If you select me I'll probably make a clone of Rolar, the Dwarf Fighter I'm currently playing in Ironfang Invasion. You can read all about him here: Rolar Lonebeard.
I don't have many posts yet but here are a few samples of what I do have.
You probably already have more than enough candidates, but I am eager to playtest P2E.
I'll try to scare up a few example posts:
Sample 2: Davak (the Living Dark)
I don't always play weird 3rd-party classes: Sample 3: Vardlon the old-school elf
I prefer to go along with the story, rather than try to force it in a different direction. I know that play-by-post can be a slow process, and I don't want to do anything that will slow things down further.
Right now, as a character, I'm thinking of a dwarven alchemist/cleric multiclass. Or a punch-happy barbarian. Or an occult sorcerer. Or ...
Well, I'm up for pf2, since I can't get anyone interested in my area.
As for posts, how about a Thread, a
post and a
character. (I especially liked the background on that one, though mechanically my characters are not usually so complex).
That completes the submission. Thanks.
As a note of curiosity, now that the playtest is out, how do you feel about the multi-class options?
In and of themselves, they look very good (and I shall be trying them out at some point), however I don't like the way they clash with archetypes as given. I'm told we will be getting more traditional archetypes in the CRB, which shouldn't clash, so that will make me happier.
I prefer to go along with the story, rather than try to force it in a different direction. I know that play-by-post can be a slow process, and I don't want to do anything that will slow things down further..
That Keerik post is a great example of this. Submission received.
Combat is fun as well, especially if we are using battlemaps/tokens for tactical combat.
Submission received. I do use maps/ tokens, usually google drive spreadsheets, but also roll20 if it gets more complicated.
Hiya, I'm looking to join. I'm the Venthrax foretold by Sorn.
Submission received. Great opening line.
Submitted
Daniel Stewart
Gavmania
Denenor
Smiley Bastard
Galymyr
Distant Scholar
Sorn +
Venthrax
Quite a few submissions so far but i will continue to leave recruitment open until the designated time (8/14, 8 PM), even if it’s only so i have time to read through the rule book and quest basics.
If you’ve submitted already thanks, and feel free to continue any discussion you want on this thread (like the this thread ain’t big enough for the two of us dwarves) that Distant Scholar and Venthrax have started.
Bumping for interest, til I get home and paste sample play posts.
I'm a longtime board member, contributor to Wayfinder, and interested in playtesting the PF2 rules, but my group doesn't meet often enough to fit it between their current sessions.
Looking forward to the submission.
I have so many ideas I want to try out... Alchemist, Ranger/Wizard, Sorcerer/Fighter, Paladin...
But to begin with, I'd like to try a sorcerer. Assuming it makes for a balanced party.
I have so many ideas I want to try out... Alchemist, Ranger/Wizard, Sorcerer/Fighter, Paladin...
But to begin with, I'd like to try a sorcerer. Assuming it makes for a balanced party.
I really like the idea of scaling spells, I’ve seen it in other systems and it works well. As a prepared caster though i think it might really limit your available spells.
I'm looking forward to trying out spontaneous heightening. I think it may be subtly powerful, effectively granting 2 spells known/level for free if used wisely.
I'm not adamant on anything, but I was considering a battle cleric sort, and of course the healing will also be welcome.
I've avoided looking at the adventure so as not to spoil things, but am I correct in thinking there is no character advancement in each chapter? We begin at level 1 and end at level 1?
No need to read through the Doomsday Dawn scenario, I will handle that and divulge necessary information.
As far as I can tell each chapter is a single level. BUT, they jump you around like crazy, including multiple sets of characters and adventures for levels 1 - 17.
Welcome hustonj. I’ll read through the posts after work.
Incidentally, i thought i recognized the name and looked it up. You applied for one of my games back in 2013.
I felt about it because you didn’t quite get everything submitted before the deadline.
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Okay, so I realised I have a large gap between my earliest Pbps and the ones I played recently.
The recent ones are odd, in that I'm playing pregens, to gain xp for a PFS Core PC, so the posts don't reflect the intended final PC.
I do have the following, from a while back.
Half-Orc Oracle avoiding a fight with a group of dockworkers.
My Inquistor in a RotR game, setting the scene to question a captured NPC, trying to avoid unnecessary violence, by fooling him the cave monster guarding Thistletop is still alive.
This was a game which lost its GM, so I took over, and ran till the fight with Nualia, before retiring it.
My Archivist negotiating the party leadership.
This was a highly narrative campaign, where we were allowed to describe events, with die rolling and mechanics kept to a minimum.
For playing style, I prefer to post in-character, first-person, with any out of character asides kept separate.
I prefer frequent, small posts, to walls of text, unless I am in a solo side-mission, or have been designated sole party spokesman.
Smaller posts give others the chance to jump in or riff off what's being said or done.
I'm familiar with Golarion, being here on the boards since the D&D days, and have written in-setting classes, prestige classes, archetypes, songs, and fiction, for the Wayfinder fanzine (links in profile).
I'd like to get some PF2 practice, as most of my group have gone out of town for the school holidays, and I won't get to contribute otherwise.
I would like to try this out.
Several examples, showing range. Some characters are more talkative or less, as a result of their character. I try to RP the character proper, so I do what they would do.
For playing style, I prefer to post in-character, first-person, with any out of character asides kept separate.
I prefer frequent, small posts, to walls of text, unless I am in a solo side-mission, or have been designated sole party spokesman.
Smaller posts give others the chance to jump in or riff off what's being said or done.
Same
Introductions post. Gage and Mamise were especially fun and silly teammates xD
In fact, excepting a few weeks where I got busy IRL, I'm pretty happy with most of Gage's posts (and having Mamise around to riff off of certainly helped)
Thanks everyone who has submitted recently. Full list of submissions is below.
Submitted
Daniel Stewart
Gavmania
Denenor
Smiley Bastard
Galymyr
Distant Scholar
Sorn +
Venthrax
Hustonj
snorter
scorched one
ScegfOd
SShadowtail24,
Are you envisioning this game making enough progress quick enough to participate in the official feedback of the playtest?
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I would like to humbly throw my hat into the ring as an applicant for your game, Showtail24.
Sample 1. This was a pre-game roleplay scene.
Sample 2 part 1; & part 2 Occurring the day after another character's secret was revealed to the rest of the party, my character decided to see how they were doing, comforting them to the best of their ability to do so.
Character Sample. Here is one of my more recent characters, I am still actively playing them. If you wish to read through any of his posts, I would recommend either the earlier or later posts, as during the middle ones I was dealing with some life issues and the posts suffered as a result.
As for my (typical) playstyle, I tend to build a character towards one of two general roles. I either tend to make support characters, who help the entire party succeed (instead of just themselves), or combat heavy characters. I typically try to converse with others, but I do not typically talk to every single NPC I physically am able to.
Many good applicants out there. I don't envy having to winnow them down to three!
SShadowtail24,
Are you envisioning this game making enough progress quick enough to participate in the official feedback of the playtest?
I do not think we will manage to finish all of the parts on a PBP. I do think we can get through enough to provide some tracki sheet information and do some of the surveys.
I would like to humbly throw my hat into the ring as an applicant for your game, Showtail24.
Submission received. Incidentally, starfinder looks interesting.
Many good applicants out there. I don't envy having to winnow them down to three!
I thought there would be more Doomsday Dawn recruiting threads...
What errata? Do you have a link? :D
Thanks ^^
The promised updates.
Thanks.
Recruitment submissions have slowed down but i will keep it open to 8 PM tonight and then post selections.
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Thank's everyone for the submissions. Selections are below. Selected players, please move over to the discussion thread.
Sorn
Venthrax
Snorter
Congrats guys, have fun