Most certainly. I'm on here a lil' more then I probably should be anyway... Going to be starting a discusion thread soon?
I have no problems either.
This is perfect! My weekends are usually difficult to post but the weekdays are easy.
I think I'm good to go and whenever you are able to create the Gameplay thread, just of dotting, it will help to keep track when the game starts.
yes I can post that regularly
Should be fine posting wise. Main character creation question I have remaining is pure crunch. I picked armor smith as my background skill. What armor and barding can Mystery and Radin have to start.
Thank you very much for making your choices and even answering those further questions, GraveScratches; they certainly help in making your world come more alive for all of us. :)
Admittedly, there is some part of me that would've been interested in seeing what other folks would come up with for their unstated characters or even seeing further refinement of what had been proposed as further prospective fellow riverbank survivors but I've got the feeling that it might've made the choice of choosing the final selections that much more difficult.
Definite to everybody who applied and inquired, whether they got in or not. :)
I probably should've noted earlier in my entry that I do tend towards the more casual end of personal posting frequency (2 or even 3 days average between the span of posts that I make) so I do understand and will accept it if you wish to choose another more frequent posting character entrant from the pool of applicants. ;)
That being said, I will try to shorten those times between posts (if you and everyone else still has need for a Luthander woman that "wolfs-out" at times but isn't really contagious... she's had all her shots, honest). It's part of the reason why I've gone and applied to some more pbp games on the Paizo messageboards, including this very campaign. ;)
Was looking at the backstories of the selected and it seems to exist some confronting stories...
Radin and Lambri assume Mistcrest were prepared for the attack, while Mihai and Shiruba assume they were caught by surprise... I'm good with any of the two.
Aside from that, I see a couple ways for ours PCs to know each other before the beginning of the campaign:
Mila could be fighting alongside Radin in the bridge;
The caravan that brought Mila two years ago could be Mihai's;
Mila could have met Shiruba, since both of them spent at least a couple years in Mistcrest.
Was looking at the backstories of the selected and it seems to exist some confronting stories... Radin and Lambri assume Mistcrest were prepared for the attack, while Mihai and Shiruba assume they were caught by surprise... I'm good with any of the two. Aside from that, I see a couple ways for ours PCs to know each other before the beginning of the campaign: Mila could be fighting alongside Radin in the bridge; The caravan that brought Mila two years ago could be Mihai's; Mila could have met Shiruba, since both of them spent at least a couple years in Mistcrest.
From Lambri's standpoint (given the initial chosen choices of characters present, plus having tracked and followed Dead-Hand's army all along when they arrived at Mistcrest), she would've pragmatically and cold-bloodedly waited until much of the fighting was finally over and then went on in to pick off the injured stragglers of the invading army...much less of a chance being caught in the "crossfire" that way.
At the as of "undefined" point when Lambri notices Radin, Mila, and Radin's Metara, Mystery, fighting over by the bridge... that's when the Wolf-Shifter would've felt obligated to openly join in the fight instead of skulking about doing opportune attacks upon Dead-Hand's forces; she'd generally leave the Mistcrest defenders alone, if it could be helped otherwise. Presumably this aid would still prove too little, too late in the grand scheme of things...
For Mihai's and Shiruba's standpoint in the battle, it may be possible that the surprise was more from the general townsfolk or even back-up/off-dury members of the militia/constabulatory?
At least, that's how I'd reconcile those separate events in my head. ;)
My back story most definitely has room for another person or two on the bridge. As for being prepared that's more of a relative term. I more assumed the village knew these guys were pillaging in the general geography but only had a few hours notice that they were attacking and no idea the scale of the forces.
It takes days to really organize an evacuation and defense of a city of any size so what you see in my story was just the desperate attempt of people with no choice.
It may even be possible that Lambri might've encountered Mihai, Shiruba, and anyone else during her skulking mode along the way and they followed her to Radin's and Mila's position towards an eventual, futile(?) last stand...
In terms of weaponry, Lambri will go with the MW Falchion and MW Composite Longbow (with 2 str), plus a dagger, maybe other minor stuff like ammunition.
In terms of Armor/Shield, will go with MW Scale-Mail or MW Lamellar (Horn); both are very similar in terms of stats; also am debating foregoing a buckler shield for an Armored Coat (MW). In such an event, would it be possible to have the enhanced shield bonus go to the 2nd set of armor instead?
I noticed the discrepancy between the two assumptions as well but realistically it is easily fixed. Most of the backstories are from BEFORE Mistcrest anyway so not much of a change. :) I was just considering that the attack may not have been a surprise but the timing may have been, and Mihai's caravan was a last ditch attempt by the civilians to have some enjoyment.
Btw Shiruba I was looking at your background when I noticed small mistake on your sheet. Did you forget you get full BAB when FOB?
You forgot to include the increase in Base Attack Bonus, from +3 for monk lvl to +5 for Flurry of Blows.
When you FOB your base attack increases to your monk lvl and you fight as if 2-weapon fighting. But only when using a full-round action to FOB, so single attacks and charges are at normal BAB.
Starting at 1st level, a monk can make a flurry of blows as a full-attack action.
When doing so, he may make one additional attack, taking a –2 penalty on all of his attack rolls, as if using the Two-Weapon Fighting feat. These attacks can be any combination of unarmed strikes and attacks with a monk special weapon (he does not need to use two weapons to utilize this ability).
For the purpose of these attacks, the monk's base attack bonus from his monk class levels is equal to his monk level. For all other purposes, such as qualifying for a feat or a prestige class, the monk uses his normal base attack bonus.
At 8th level, the monk can make two additional attacks when he uses flurry of blows, as if using Improved Two-Weapon Fighting (even if the monk does not meet the prerequisites for the feat).
At 15th level, the monk can make three additional attacks using flurry of blows, as if using Greater Two-Weapon Fighting (even if the monk does not meet the prerequisites for the feat).
A monk applies his full Strength bonus to his damage rolls for all successful attacks made with flurry of blows, whether the attacks are made with an off-hand or with a weapon wielded in both hands. A monk may substitute disarm, sunder, and trip combat maneuvers for unarmed attacks as part of a flurry of blows. A monk cannot use any weapon other than an unarmed strike or a special monk weapon as part of a flurry of blows. A monk with natural weapons cannot use such weapons as part of a flurry of blows, nor can he make natural attacks in addition to his flurry of blows attacks.
Yeah it's cool, monk has always been a personal favorite of mine so I read up on it.
I have posted a discussion thread so we can continue things. To clear things up: The attack on the village was sudden but not completely unexpected. The villagers were able to begin evacuation and mount a feeble defense.
Radin: Armor is any masterwork mundane armor made from common materials.
Lambri: I'm not going to be super strict about posting. I think you have some great ideas and would like to keep you in the game.
It's been a crazy week for me, so I haven't had the chance to really comb over the characters to make sure everything is in order. I'm still planning on starting things up tomorrow, if everyone is comfortable with that?
Yeah, I'm cool with it.