GM Crunch and the Return of the Arclord's Envy (Inactive)

Game Master Saving Cap'n Crunch

Hello, all! Thanks for the interest. Take however much time you need, I should have all the pertinent information already.

Mordack ready for duty.

I need to read over the play test rules one more time but I think I'd like to try a cleric or maybe some kind of martial character for right now!

I removed myself from the signup sheet as I think I've got enough games going on right now to keep track of. I also don't want to confuse playtest rules with the real rules when I already don't remember many of them.

Can you mark me inactive? Thanks and sorry!

Good to have you here, Sedoriku! Looks like either would do nicely, so as always, do what you like. (Preferably with a minimal body count.)

No worries, Zero, it happens. See you around!

Muriel here. I'm planning to build a level 5 sword and board fighter. However, I'm at a conference this week. Hopefully I'll be done building it by the end of the weekend and we can start on Monday? Muriel is moving on to the level 10 module that DoubleGold is running.

Well, now we're one short of a legal table. Does anyone know a person who might want to join in? I don't think I can run a GMPC in playtest.

My character is built. Could one of us run the GMPC? Or a second character for no credit?

Should we ask again in the lodge? Tjrren was my go-to.

Looking through a few forums, it looks like GMPCs and other NPCs are actually possible. If anyone really wants to make another character or use a pregen, go for it. Otherwise, I'll run one. That is, if people are okay with 3 players.

Sedoriku, how's your character coming along?

I can roll up and run a second character. Sounds fun. But first can you post in the lodge one more time?

Sorry I didn't get back to the Lodge, I was at a friend's graduation and related activities. I'll likely be out most of tomorrow for similar stuff, but not too much should be going on.

So with sorcerer, melee fighter, and cleric/martial covered, looks like I should do some casting or ranged attacks for the GMPC?

Sedoriku, did you settle on anything?

I'm thinking about using the chance to see about juxtaposing a few things and making a redeemer goblin paladin of Sarenrae. I can get a character sheet together later today, I had less time than I thought over the weekend.

Check out the Pathbuilder 2e app. I know it's on Android for sure; not sure about other stores. Huge time saver when you know more or less what you want to build.

I built an elf monk that's an archer. But I could build a Cleric instead if we're worried about healing.

Looks as if the only healing there'll be should you go monk would be from the paladin. There are, of course, fights, but each has a fair bit of space between them. Healing would still be useful there and elsewhere, but in the end it's your call.

Thinking about taking some of the more heal focused feats (Domain for Sarenrae's healing and the one that gives heal the spell) plus maybe taking proficiency in the heal skill.

Also dang there's an app for that? Ohhh yeeesssss! That would be a time saver and a half!

Some of us could take the Battle Medic skill feat. Can Paladins use a wand of heal? Is anyone capable of doing Trick Magic Device on a lesser staff of healing?

I'm really tempted to see what it's like to not have a cleric in the party. On the other hand, I rolled up an Elven cleric of Erastil that should be fun to play.

Any other players have input on the monk vs. the cleric?

Well I gave him a staff of healing, and I think he can use it. Also he can heal for 5d8+4 (as the heal spell) or lay on hands for 5d6+4 and a +1 AC bonus up to 6 times a day. If he has a hand free he can add another +1 to any of those rolls or a +10 if he spends another spell point. He has taken battle medic and picked up some healer's tools to top it all off. I think we might be okay for healing, so let's go for the monk!

Alright I have my goblin's profile put together! I need to get the exact wording added in for some abilities (Glimpse of redemption and Weight of guilt in particular) but otherwise he's ready! Sorry f everyone was waiting on me.

All good! I'm not sure, but I posted quite the block of text either way. I also added a picture of the Venture-Captain to the slides.

I wasn't sure either. I will try to create aliases and dot in with my character and the "GMPC" later today.

Here is the elf monk. I will have to do the dwarf tomorrow or next day. Sorry for the delay!

Only took me 6 days to build the profile, haha! Here is my main. I am ready to go. Will post with each alias in the next 24 hours or so.

Looks like we're just waiting on Mordack now.

I don't think he's been checking this thread on a regular basis and he never dotted into the gameplay thread so you might need to message him first.

Yeah, I just noticed that thanks to you. I'll send a PM. Come to think of it, he hasn't said anything to me about the Frozen Oath game he was planning. Have you heard anything there, Caps? He's already in quite a lot of games, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was cancelled, but I'd like to hear.

Oh, that's DoubleGold. I imagine they are still on for Frozen Oath, but it would be nice to hear something about it. I leveled Muriel up to 10 for it.

Apparently, he's dropped both games. Now, here's where I'm at an impasse. Do we continue this one? For starters, I'm not sure if we're allowed to. I could run a pregen as well, but it's just GMing for two people. Thoughts?

Hmm, that's up to you. I still want to play, even if we can't get playtest credits. We could try a recruiting thread in the recruiting forum since the 2e Lodge didn't turn anything up.

I'm okay with continuing with two even if we can't get credit for it. I was wondering if DoubleGold might be over applying himself, he joined like 5 or 6 games in a row there.

Starting a recrutment page for people might work, but I can take a shot at trying the lodge one last time as well. Especially if we have a recruitment page. If not I'd love to take a shot at making a second 'GM'PC

Well it seems we should have tried that sooner, ha ha. I'm looking forward to playing the dwarf and the elf both, but if you prefer I play just one if there are more players I can do that, GM.

Well, we had you (two) and Ogren. Now Mordack is back for 3, and we have up to 3 more possibly joining from Recruitment. How about if we hit 5 individual players, you'll just play one character, otherwise keep 'em both.

Hi Guys, this is Djack... I'm be using Samael as the wizard in this playtest.

I need to copy all of his particulars over to the alias from the app.

I might change the Avatar...

He's an Evoker Level 5, with a Monk Dedication. He's rather kick-azz if you all me. Bare Fisted, spells, cantrips and powers for days.

He's got Expert Lore Nobility, Secret Society & Underworld. Expert Arcana, of course as the resident wizard.

Sweet, that makes 4. Is SodiumTelluride going to make 5 or do I get to keep the monk? Let's figure out soon and get going.

Cleaning up the character sheet, check it and let me know.

I PM'd SodiumTelluride, but am starting up the pre-combat. Apologies again for the delay.

Phew, you made it through okay! It was pretty quick and you were lucky enough overall to avoid being swung at. It only deals nonlethal damage, but the attack bonus is high enough to score a lot of crits. Again, had this been F2F, I would have been able to better clarify the rules and organize who went when. It's a bit clunky in PbP. But that's all right!

I think it made a whole circuit around the city before we succeeded at GenCon :-p

Realized Sam had no gear... Suggestions?

Well, in case you didn't know, you start with 50 GP, a 4th-level item, two 3rd-levels, a 2nd-level, and two 1st-levels. I'm going to sleep now, so I haven't looked up exact levels on this stuff. But an Amulet of Mighty Fists to help punching, Bracers of Armor seem like good picks. Most staves are probably too high-level, so consumables like potions or wands are also good.

Well, in case you didn't know, you start with 50 GP, a 4th-level item, two 3rd-levels, a 2nd-level, and two 1st-levels. I'm going to sleep now, so I haven't looked up exact levels on this stuff. But an Amulet of Mighty Fists to help punching, Bracers of Armor seem like good picks. Most staves are probably too high-level, so consumables like potions or wands are also good.

Awesome, thanks!

Realize those item levels are permanent items, so using them to get a potion isn't good (though they're a free item so a consumable would be a bad use of it in the first place) Also mundane items with out levels can be used as a '1st level' item.

Realize those item levels are permanent items, so using them to get a potion isn't good (though they're a free item so a consumable would be a bad use of it in the first place) Also mundane items with out levels can be used as a '1st level' item.

Understood, thanks... Now I just need to understand RPs, ... and charges for Wands/Staffs.

These seem reasonable:

Yup cause you've got another 50 gp to use after that! (Think of it as about 5000 gp in PF1 terms so you can go a bit crazy!)

I (Halgir and Elgolion) am on vacation this week. I will be keeping up with my games off and on via RSS, but please do not hold anything up waiting for me. There probably are not botting instructions for these characters but hopefully they are straightforward. They will attempt or aid whatever checks that they can. In combat Elgolion will stick to archery at close to maximum range by default, but can engage in melee if forced or advantageous. Halgir will typically raise his shield and do TWF. He has a number of ways to intimidate or move foes as well.

Could everyone give me their PFS numbers when they're next able? I just remembered this post and figured I should try to report this game now.

108507-1501 is mine!

137974-1501 is mine

95621-1501