Volcano's Land - Unknown Depths (Inactive)

Game Master Miner Cotren

Darkness surrounds the land where the peoples of Volcano, River, and Forest live under a Fallen Sky.

Vị Thanh writeup
Vi Thahn map (basic)
Vi Thanh map (pretty)

Battle Map


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Aquatic Elf Female |HP: 12/15 | AC: 16 (T: 13, FF: 13) +2dodge vs Chaotic | Perc: +9 | Init: +5 | Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +3 | CMB: +12, CMD: 20 | Spd: 30ft |

Wonderful. I don't think I personally have any more questions or things to discuss before we start. I'm ready to go.


Male Elf Investigator 1/Monk 1 | AC 19 T 14 FF 15 | HP 10/12 | F +4 R +6 W +5 | Init +4| Perc +9

I don't see any special connection to the others.


Female Ifrit Paladin 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20 (FF: 17, T: 13) | F: +6, R: +7, W: +5| BAB: +3, CMB: +3, CMD: 16, | Init: +3 | Perc: -1 | Speed 30ft (20ft) | Smite (1/1), LoH (3/4)

I think smoking is probably common amongst ifrit and oread societies, especially since I doubt ifrit care much about smoke inhalation. Oread probably are the ones growing the product too.


Yep, agreed that its common enough in both, but especially with city ifrits. Maybe a bad habit you picked up in Hearth :)


Aquatic Elf Female |HP: 12/15 | AC: 16 (T: 13, FF: 13) +2dodge vs Chaotic | Perc: +9 | Init: +5 | Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +3 | CMB: +12, CMD: 20 | Spd: 30ft |
Iryani Kalyeer wrote:
I don't see any special connection to the others.

I have offered my discord and pm to those who want to plan out a connection of some kind to my character


more great questions from Nempura regarding etiquette and culture, and thought I would share the answers:

Greetings/Bowing/Social Rank

I like the Vietnamese crossing arms with a slight bow for "common" interactions, just basic politeness. There are slight variations: social lessers will bow first and slightly deeper (elders are superiors, and the nobles/Swem are considered superiors above that, and Chord and Mother of village above that, and finally Mother and Chord of Icefall are the highest rank in Undine society). With extreme differences in rank (commoner meeting the Chord of Icefall), then bowing to the ground, knees folded, is called for.

Basic Greeting:

Mang Sông (River carry you)
reply: Còn bạn (and you)

Greeting between Swem

Trái tim Sông (River's heart)
reply: Máu Sông (River's blood)

Is there corruption and bribery?

A very interesting question, and overall it is the Traders that are known for corruption and taking bribes (so their presence is greater in mid-sized and larger cities).

The Swem see themselves as much more noble than the venal Traders, but in reality they are simply prone to other vices like nepotism and arrogance :)

This info will also be put in the appropriate documents in Campaign Info.


And my apologies I never replied about the discord one way or another, but the reason I do PbP is because I essentially have no time for realtime chat etc. I have absolutely no problem with any or all of you using it on the side, of course :)


alrighty, feast your eyes on:

Vi Thahn map (basic)

Vi Thanh map (pretty)

(The map that actually looks good was graciously provided by Nempura, though I could not for the life of me figure out how to use it AND still make labels legible. Graphic design is pretty much at the bottom of my DMing skills, so we have one nice map and one basic map)


Last order of business (at least on my end) is to comb through the ol' character sheets, which I'm planning on doing tonight. I know sebecloki's isn't finished, but 4 sheets for now is still plenty of info to process :)

Assuming there aren't any major changes that need to be made to anyone's characters, I think we're looking at less than a week before we start Gameplay. I'll keep you all posted!


Aquatic Elf Female |HP: 12/15 | AC: 16 (T: 13, FF: 13) +2dodge vs Chaotic | Perc: +9 | Init: +5 | Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +3 | CMB: +12, CMD: 20 | Spd: 30ft |

Wonderful. Sounds great. I hope my character is up to snuff. XD


And speaking of the crisis (in recruitment), I'm at home with my two kiddos right now (schools are closed!) so instead of getting a few hours every morning to do PbP stuff, I'm teaching reading, writing, and 'rithmetic while making sure we don't go stir-crazy...so I'm attempting to find time here and there to go through character sheets and takes notes on backgrounds etc for creating plots, but it will take a little longer than I thought.

My estimate is to have notes/feedback on characters by Friday.


Aquatic Elf Female |HP: 12/15 | AC: 16 (T: 13, FF: 13) +2dodge vs Chaotic | Perc: +9 | Init: +5 | Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +3 | CMB: +12, CMD: 20 | Spd: 30ft |

If they are not young, you should go through the character sheets with them. Kids love roleplaying stuff.


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Haha, they are 7 and 5. I actually played D&D with them last night - my daughter was a unicorn and my son played a fighting fox. They managed to find the goblins who had stolen their raccoon friend's magical diamond, defeat the hordes of goblins in the caves, and disrupt the ritual before the goblin wizard had a chance to fully summon a monster of purple flames from the depths of an abyss.

Bit too young to walk them through the mathematical wonderscape that is Pathfinder however :)


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LG Female Undone Warpriest (Sacred Fist) 2
Vitals:
HP: 19/19, AC: 14 T: 14 FF: 12 Resist Cold 5 Perception +7 (Darkvision 60 ft.) Initiative: +3 Fort +5 Ref +2 Will +5 (+2 vs. charm and compulsion) CMB: +4, CMD: 18, Speed: 30 Swim 30 (amp)
Skills:
Perception +7, Profession (Soldier) +6, Sense Motive +7, Spellcraft +4, Swim +11,, Knowledge (Reigion) +4, Knowledge (History) +4

I always loved the "three Rs" with " writing, 'rithmetic" being two of them - they taught reading but not spelling :D


Aquatic Elf Female |HP: 12/15 | AC: 16 (T: 13, FF: 13) +2dodge vs Chaotic | Perc: +9 | Init: +5 | Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +3 | CMB: +12, CMD: 20 | Spd: 30ft |

Sounds like it was a fun time.

Pathfinder is difficult even for some adults to mathematically handle (I know a few).


Iryani, what kind of metamagic feats were you planning on using in conjunction with Snowball?


Novalie, could you change your tagline to read "Sacred Fist"? It says Scaled Fist right now.


Novalie and Iryani, could you make your taglines look like Freya and Nempura? I find it very useful.


Male Elf Investigator 1/Monk 1 | AC 19 T 14 FF 15 | HP 10/12 | F +4 R +6 W +5 | Init +4| Perc +9
Dispassionate Monitor wrote:
Iryani, what kind of metamagic feats were you planning on using in conjunction with Snowball?

Intensify, of course. A Magus staple.

Dispassionate Monitor wrote:
Novalie and Iryani, could you make your taglines look like Freya and Nempura? I find it very useful.

Will do


What is Novalie's last name? Sorry if I'm just not seeing it!


Iryani Kalyeer wrote:
Dispassionate Monitor wrote:
Iryani, what kind of metamagic feats were you planning on using in conjunction with Snowball?

Intensify, of course. A Magus staple.

Dispassionate Monitor wrote:
Novalie and Iryani, could you make your taglines look like Freya and Nempura? I find it very useful.
Will do

Sounds good on both accounts.

Does Iryani worship any of the gods or their aspects?


LG Female Undone Warpriest (Sacred Fist) 2
Vitals:
HP: 19/19, AC: 14 T: 14 FF: 12 Resist Cold 5 Perception +7 (Darkvision 60 ft.) Initiative: +3 Fort +5 Ref +2 Will +5 (+2 vs. charm and compulsion) CMB: +4, CMD: 18, Speed: 30 Swim 30 (amp)
Skills:
Perception +7, Profession (Soldier) +6, Sense Motive +7, Spellcraft +4, Swim +11,, Knowledge (Reigion) +4, Knowledge (History) +4
Dispassionate Monitor wrote:
What is Novalie's last name? Sorry if I'm just not seeing it!

I haven't given her one yet, I've added it now, Novalie (new happiness or new lion) Nystrom (new stream).

I updated the class, and I'll do the tagline this evening when I'm home and can do it on my text editor.


Sounds good, thanks!


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Male Elf Investigator 1/Monk 1 | AC 19 T 14 FF 15 | HP 10/12 | F +4 R +6 W +5 | Init +4| Perc +9
Dispassionate Monitor wrote:
Does Iryani worship any of the gods or their aspects?

added a relevant paragraph to her backstory. I also adapted traits and skills to reflect this new part of her backstory.


Alright, I am finished going through the character sheets, and everything looks good! Thanks again for everyone's hard work, especially making your sheets organized and easy to read.

A couple of quick notes:

1) Iryani, die to your hunter background you can have survival as a "bonus" skill (basically I'm giving you +1 skill points/level that can only go into survival)

2) Novalie, you can have Sense Motive as a bonus skill -- I guarantee anyone who trains as a priest learns something about seeing through lies :)

3) Freya, since you grew up in an undine village, you can add Undine to your list of languages known, and you can have Swim as a "bonus" skill.

4) Nempura, as we talked about through PM, your starting bonus is the noble outfit that you will be picking up in the village.


Aquatic Elf Female |HP: 12/15 | AC: 16 (T: 13, FF: 13) +2dodge vs Chaotic | Perc: +9 | Init: +5 | Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +3 | CMB: +12, CMD: 20 | Spd: 30ft |

Sounds great. Cool bonuses.


Female Ifrit Paladin 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20 (FF: 17, T: 13) | F: +6, R: +7, W: +5| BAB: +3, CMB: +3, CMD: 16, | Init: +3 | Perc: -1 | Speed 30ft (20ft) | Smite (1/1), LoH (3/4)

Sounds good! looking forward to see what's in the pot for this adventure.


LG Female Undone Warpriest (Sacred Fist) 2
Vitals:
HP: 19/19, AC: 14 T: 14 FF: 12 Resist Cold 5 Perception +7 (Darkvision 60 ft.) Initiative: +3 Fort +5 Ref +2 Will +5 (+2 vs. charm and compulsion) CMB: +4, CMD: 18, Speed: 30 Swim 30 (amp)
Skills:
Perception +7, Profession (Soldier) +6, Sense Motive +7, Spellcraft +4, Swim +11,, Knowledge (Reigion) +4, Knowledge (History) +4

Thank you!


Male Elf Investigator 1/Monk 1 | AC 19 T 14 FF 15 | HP 10/12 | F +4 R +6 W +5 | Init +4| Perc +9

Thanks.
So, there are only four of thus then. Somehow my memory tricked my in believing, we were five.


Sebecloki dropped out (mentioned it in Recruitment), as they work in the healthcare system and felt like they could not devote to the time to a new character/game.


Planning on putting up the first Gameplay post on Monday. Enjoy the weekend!


Gameplay is open. Let's have some fun :)


In the southlands, especially in an undine village, it makes sense to me that everyone is speaking undine, but I'm not going to write that phrase every time :)

Instead, for now I'm planning on only calling out when someone speaks in Common or another language, and having Undine be the assumed language.

(yes I like overthinking my word use a great deal)


Novalie, I've had posts eaten by the forums before, so I always refresh a few times (only mildly obsessive!) after I post to make sure they actually "stick".

Sorry your post got eaten, but I'm very happy you are around!


LG Female Undone Warpriest (Sacred Fist) 2
Vitals:
HP: 19/19, AC: 14 T: 14 FF: 12 Resist Cold 5 Perception +7 (Darkvision 60 ft.) Initiative: +3 Fort +5 Ref +2 Will +5 (+2 vs. charm and compulsion) CMB: +4, CMD: 18, Speed: 30 Swim 30 (amp)
Skills:
Perception +7, Profession (Soldier) +6, Sense Motive +7, Spellcraft +4, Swim +11,, Knowledge (Reigion) +4, Knowledge (History) +4

lol, oh well, I could swear I saw it show up - but I am here, sorry to worry you.


no worries :)


Truly enjoying everyone's posts. Great characters! :)


Female Ifrit Paladin 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20 (FF: 17, T: 13) | F: +6, R: +7, W: +5| BAB: +3, CMB: +3, CMD: 16, | Init: +3 | Perc: -1 | Speed 30ft (20ft) | Smite (1/1), LoH (3/4)

Up to Novalie. Freya offered to come with, but she's also eager to see her own family.


Good time to ask, since we are all still getting used to our group "schedule":

I know some posters are unable to post on the weekends, or prefer to take weekends "off" from the boards - is that the case for anyone here? It's better for me to know now so I don't inadvertently shut anyone out.


Female Ifrit Paladin 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20 (FF: 17, T: 13) | F: +6, R: +7, W: +5| BAB: +3, CMB: +3, CMD: 16, | Init: +3 | Perc: -1 | Speed 30ft (20ft) | Smite (1/1), LoH (3/4)

I'm available everyday, especially with the current events.


Aquatic Elf Female |HP: 12/15 | AC: 16 (T: 13, FF: 13) +2dodge vs Chaotic | Perc: +9 | Init: +5 | Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +3 | CMB: +12, CMD: 20 | Spd: 30ft |

I am available most all afternoons nights and late nights


For narrative convenience, let's assume Freya and Novalie are both heading to Novalie's house currently.


Hmm, ok, I don't want Freya to be left in the cold, and I have not heard back from Novalie either here or through PM, so please see Gameplay for an update that brings us together for more group interaction.


Male Elf Investigator 1/Monk 1 | AC 19 T 14 FF 15 | HP 10/12 | F +4 R +6 W +5 | Init +4| Perc +9
Dispassionate Monitor wrote:


I know some posters are unable to post on the weekends, or prefer to take weekends "off" from the boards - is that the case for anyone here? It's better for me to know now so I don't inadvertently shut anyone out.

that is the case for me sometimes. Depends on weekend activities.


Good to know, thanks!


Still no response from Novalie, so I will be botting her for the time being. I think I have a decent idea of her character from the dialogue in her profile.

Novalie - hope very sincerely all is well with you, and hope to hear from you soon.


LG Female Undone Warpriest (Sacred Fist) 2
Vitals:
HP: 19/19, AC: 14 T: 14 FF: 12 Resist Cold 5 Perception +7 (Darkvision 60 ft.) Initiative: +3 Fort +5 Ref +2 Will +5 (+2 vs. charm and compulsion) CMB: +4, CMD: 18, Speed: 30 Swim 30 (amp)
Skills:
Perception +7, Profession (Soldier) +6, Sense Motive +7, Spellcraft +4, Swim +11,, Knowledge (Reigion) +4, Knowledge (History) +4

Sorry to not post over the weekend, I was derailed by my partner's mother being hospitalized for pneumonia. I will catch up tonight.


As mentioned in PM, I'm very sorry to hear that, and I truly appreciate that you let us know as soon as you were able to reasonably do so. Hope all is as well as it can be.


LG Female Undone Warpriest (Sacred Fist) 2
Vitals:
HP: 19/19, AC: 14 T: 14 FF: 12 Resist Cold 5 Perception +7 (Darkvision 60 ft.) Initiative: +3 Fort +5 Ref +2 Will +5 (+2 vs. charm and compulsion) CMB: +4, CMD: 18, Speed: 30 Swim 30 (amp)
Skills:
Perception +7, Profession (Soldier) +6, Sense Motive +7, Spellcraft +4, Swim +11,, Knowledge (Reigion) +4, Knowledge (History) +4

She's stable right now. I'll keep you up to date better if something changes.

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