Welcome! Feel free to Dot in the Gameplay so that it gets added to your campaigns section. You can then delete the dot to keep the thread clean until we start up.
Please work on finalizing your character and setting up an alias. For the alias be sure to include relevant important character information in the Race section. This is a good example of relevant info:
HP 36/36 | AC 12 | T 12 | FF 10 | CMD 13 | Fort +3 | Ref +3 | Will +4 | Init +4 | Perc +11
Please make sure you include your background, motivations etc in your alias.
We will be getting started by the 13th, possibly the 12th if everyone is ready by then. Use this to discuss among yourselves and ask me any questions you may have.
Hello All! Thanks Dak. You are much braver (and patient) person than I will ever be.
So alchemist or bard? Anyone have a suggestion? Bard is what I'm leaning toward with our party composition. Oh, hello again Tazo!
Hi all! Very excited about this, and the party looks like a fantastic group. Can't wait!
Also, apologies for the dot in the gameplay thread that I can't delete :/ try as I might, I couldn't get it to show up for me to actually delete. Now, of course, it's too late...
No worries on the dot, there was some wonkyness with the thread and they just recently fixed it.
Hey all!
Thanks, Dak, for the invite!
Hello again to Tazo! I don't think I've played with anyone else in this game before, and am looking forward to making some new friends on the boards.
Tazo knows everyone! Just like a gnome :)
Good to meet you Capricia and Marcus.
I like the idea of a political reformer with the talent of insulting people... don't know if I'll do her justice but I'll try. Plus inspire courage is always nice. So if no one has an objection to bard (or if Dak didn't pick Sara specifically for the alchemist part) I'll go with that.
Now I'll clean up my profile.
Hello everyone and thanks for the invite! I'm excited to play with you all.
Rossana is pretty much ready to go. As put in the recruitment post, Rossana is a young minor noble with an undesired arranged marriage coming. Her aasimar traits are seen in her tail and ears, and she has lived a bit of a spoiled life so far. She is a prankster even on the battlefield, and I'm guessing our resident healer as well.
A few reference pictures for people to see: Traveling clothes
and more formal clothing.
Hi Rossana. Very happy to have you as our healer. Sara can help a little but won't be anywhere close.
@Sara As you suggested, I agree that Bard is probably best for the party composition so no issues at all with you going with the bard concept.
As Rossana is not a Life Oracle, I may take Craft Wand and Signature Skill (Heal) later on to supplement the healing depending on how much it is needed. Will those be alright to use?
Ah, yeah the oracle that can channel. If possible early on we all can contribute for a wand of clw. Also the signature skill on heal is very nice, I've never looked at it before.
The Signature Skill for Heal and the Battlefield Surgeon Trait can save quite a lot of charges on wands and supplies.
No issues with Signature Skill or the Craft, though I will throw out the usual "mileage may vary" on Craft feats depending on the pacing we set.
Hey all! Thanks for the invite, GM Dak! Looking forward to this. I will have build and alias up soon.
Unless anyone has any thoughts or suggestions to the contrary, I will build him as a fairly standard Hospitaler paladin.
As it stands, I've built him with a longsword and shield, but I haven't taken any focus feats yet.
Male Aasimar, Angel Blooded Paladin 1
LG medium humanoid
Init +3
Senses Darkvision (60) Perception +1
DEFENSE
AC 19, touch 11, flat-footed 18
hp 12
Fort 4 Reflex 1 Will 3
OFFENSE
Speed 20 ft
Melee
Masterwork Longsword +5 (1d8+3 19-20/x2)
or Iron, Cold Mace, Heavy +4 (1d8+3 x2)
or Dagger +4 (1d4+3 19-20/x2)
STATISTICS
STR 16 DEX 13 CON 14 INT 10 WIS 12 CHA 16
BAB 1 CMB 4 CMD 15
Feats: Noble Scion (Scion of War), Armor Proficiency, Heavy, Armor Proficiency, Medium, Armor Proficiency, Light, Shield Proficiency
Skills: Acrobatics -5, Appraise 1, Bluff 3, Climb -3, Diplomacy 7, Disguise 3, Escape Artist -5, Fly -5, Heal 7, Intimidate 3, Knowledge (nobility) 7, Knowledge (religion) 4, Perception 1, Profession (Healer) 5, Ride -5, Sense Motive 1, Stealth -5, Survival 1, Swim -3
Languages Celestial, Common
Gear Masterwork Longsword, Iron - Cold Mace - Heavy, Dagger, Kit - Paladin's, Horse - light war, Breastplate, Shield, Heavy Wooden
Thoughts are welcome.
Hello Oniwaban. Nice to met you.
Looks like everyone is here so unless there are any big questions or anything I will probably be kicking things off here soon.
Hello Oniwaban. Nice to met you.
Nice to meet you, as well! Looking forward to playing together.
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Went ahead and kicked things off. Excited to get started :D.
As a side note, I know Thanksgiving is coming up and I'm aware that posting may be limited for some next week. If you can maintain 1/day posts great! If not, I understand and enjoy your holiday (if you celebrate it). Just be ready to jump back into 1/day posting after next week.
So for some reason, it keeps bugging out when I try to edit the campaign to add the link for the maps. As such, I will add it here in the meantime.
We won't need it for awhile, but if you want to join the game there I can get portraits and access setup correctly. If you don't have an account, it is completely free to sign up. Let me know once you've joined and your name that you joined with I will add your character portrait and give you access to move them around.
Joined the maps as Silverstream.
Joined as well!
I do not believe Rossana would have any real connections with the others beforehand. Her connections were mainly other nobility, tutors, and the family's servants.
Marcus is low-born but works as a chef of some renown in Oppara, so it's possible that anyone who has worked at or attended a dinner among the nobles has run into him (or his cooking). His craft keeps him from doing much else though (which he's trying to rectify), so he likely doesn't know anyone from anything else.
Sara's father is a famous baker that serves the rich and nobility in his shop. He is also famous for siring bastards, which Sara is. So it is possible you'd recognize the name.
Based on being in the same profession she'd probably heard of Marcus, though doubtful they would have met.
Link for Pics
Influence checks are found in the Player's Guide. It's a more complex social system than just rolling diplomacy checks over and over. This system is also used for social combat, which involves rounds in which you can take actions and is probably what the Gala will be.
I do not believe anyone is trained in SoH. It may end up as the player with the highest Dex, though it probably also carries the heaviest penalties for failure.
Yes, so to clarify how this will work. Essentially, we will go into "initiative", then the evening plays out over a certain number of rounds. In addition to your tasks various events will also occur during the evening and it's up to you to decide how you approach things.
If you want you could all go together and work on one task, split up into groups and work on a few tasks at the same time or everyone go do their own thing. You can respond to events or completely ignore them if you choose.
One thing to keep in mind, certain NPCs, in order to actually have an effect on them, you will need to influence them. You can learn their strengths and weakness so that you know the best approach to take when trying to influence them. It may help to refresh yourselves on the details of social combat on page 14/15 of the players guide.
Also, remember my note in the Tasks description. What I listed were the most likely skills to be used. If you come up with other creative solutions you are more than welcome to attempt them.
These were the rules I was reading
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/other-rules/intrigue/
Scroll or search down to "Jockeying for position and favor is natural part of human social dynamics"
Celad has a good diplomacy so if he doesn't want to be stuck as the aid he could work on influencing people or aiding another in doing so.
Those rules are the original from Ultimate Intrigue, while the ones in the Player's Guide are the simplified version of them. Same rules, but more options and details are presented there.
Yup, the Social Combat section of the players guide is basically a slightly simpler version of that.
If we decide to split up, how difficult will it be to find each other? I'm wondering if it makes sense to go our separate ways, but then come find help when needed. Otherwise, maybe groups of two who have a good balance of skills? Thoughts?
Groups of two might work. With seven tasks, we might finish three tasks in two to three rounds at a time if the dice are with us. Too many on one task will be too inefficient, though, since it's all time sensitive.
Well you do have the badges that you can can use to telepathically communicate with Martella, however the way they function is somewhat limiting.
You will be able to find Lady Lotheed pretty easily for the most part during the night so you could take advantage of that to find one another. Otherwise, it will definitely be a crowded gathering between nobles, senators, aids, staff, guards, etc.
For initial tasks, how about:
Aide - Celad - Highest CMB/Escape Artist of group. Task is warned for taking longer, though.
Fraud - Bimble, Caprica - Best Sense Motive and Forgery pair.
Politicking - Rossana - Good Knowledge and Diplomacy for discovery and influencing.
Sabotage - Marcus, Sara - Nobility, Disable Device, and can blend with kitchen staff.
A rough draft of course. Opinions?
I have no issue with that. :)
Teaming up sounds good. I think failing a task would be worse than not getting to it. So if nothing else aid another would be great.
At first I was channeling Sara and about to say, the commoners are sent to the kitchen to blend!!! But came to my senses when I remember Marcus is a chef and Sara a baker so yep makes perfect sense. Maybe our profession skills can be an aid there. Plus the way it was described it sounds like our benifactor REALLY wants that one done.
I wonder how the ban on magic is going to be enforced. Hopefully it is only visible magic or obvious casting in front of people.
@Rossana could do that. While not trained in Bluff yet, she does have a +4 still, though Sara is much higher at a +9.
A vague plan for the stealing case might be to have one disguised or ranged thief take the three while as many as we can spare run interference in the room to distract other people, thereby aiding their rolls. Both SoH and Bluff were 2nd level skill choices for Rossana unfortunately.
I'm good with what's been suggested. If/when we level, I'll be taking a few more social skills like Bluff.
Rossana's already got a nobleowoman's dress ready to go, and can make noble outfits for anyone for only 22 gp and 5 sp apiece. We might also want something to help with the thievery, too.
I was worried about wearing a noble outfit when you were not one. Maybe potions, especially a potion of vanish? To swipe an item or two? Isn't there a rule stating the courtier outfit was ineffective unless there was enough jewelry being worn wife it. Yep at least 50gp worth or you look like an out of place commoner. Not that Bimble or Sara will know this though.