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Hi everyone! I'm working on getting myself situated. More information (botting policies, etc.) coming soon.
Fair warning to you all: this (in concert with another PFS1 play-by-post I'm running) will be my first PbP GM experience! I've played some here, and I've got some experience in other mediums, so I won't be completely lost, but I'm sure I'll screw up at least a few things. Please have at least a little patience. I promise I will try not to suck. :)
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Welcome to SFS1 1-01 The Commencement, an Outpost III adventure!
I am going to steal the PbP rules from a friend of mine who is more experienced in the ways of Playing and Posting than I am:
Please post at least once per weekday and once per weekend. Real life has a way of intruding (especially nowadays!) but if you know in advance that you'll be indisposed, a warning would be appreciated.
I will generally be rolling initiative, saves, and group Perception checks as necessary to keep things moving. It'd be nice to get through a round of combat every 24 hours.
If a single skill check has been called for, I will accept the PC with the highest skill bonus as the "primary" and all other attempts by PCs for the same check as aiding another.
When in combat, if you don't post for 24 hours (48 over a weekend), I'll put you on delay.
If you don't post for 48 hours (72 over a weekend), I will bot you to the best of my ability. I don't like botting PCs in a way that expends resources (except for ammunition) or spells of the highest level a PC can cast. I will use expendable resources in "high leverage" moments, for example I would have a botted PC use a potion of cure light wounds to prevent a fellow PC for dying, but not to restore HP to a PC not in mortal danger.
If you set a botting policy or make other arrangements, then in situations where I would delay or bot your character, I will do my best to follow your policy instead.
I'm a sucker for a little bit of OOC in the Gameplay thread, I'm almost embarrassed to admit, but if it's more than a line or two let's move it to Discussion, eh?
If you could keep the basics in the Gender (etc.) fields that would be helpful! I don't otherwise have a strong preference as to what character sheet(s) you use.
Please provide the following for your PC:
Name (You'd like on your chronicle sheet)
Character Name
Organized Play ID and character number
Faction
Day job Roll
I'm looking forward to playing with you all.
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Not sure what I will be bringing this table, but looking forward to this run.
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Name Gamer Gabro
Character Name Osho
Organized Play ID and character number 2383073-702
Faction Exo Guardian
Day job Roll I have not picked one.
I have never played this character and I am pretty new to Starfinder. Excited to get started. I will work on my character sheet inputted tomorrow. I did not know that’s how it’s done lol.
Name: Jeff
Character Name: Winston T. Walrus
Organized Play ID and character number: 343238-709
Faction: Second Seekers Jadnura
Day job Roll: 14 x 2 =28
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Welcome to the madness, Osho! I think everyone here will be happy to help you with any questions you might have, so if you're not sure what to do, just ask!
I appreciate that. I have found everyone I run into helpful and friendly. I am using the pregen witchwarper level 1. Been busy day hope tomorrow for some free time lol.
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Sounds like the last of our number didn't have the character ready that he thought he'd have, so he's ducking out. We'll roll with five!
If you could all fill out your initiatives and perception here on the slides, I'd appreciate it!
Edit: how do you all feel about bringing in a replacement player 6? Sounds like a lurker has taken an interest.
The more the merrier!
My apologies Kargarama, but when I wrote the above I was unaware that another player had already inquired about taking the sixth seat at this table.
As a Venture Agent for organized play via PbP, I can assure you that, for the cons and nearly all PbP games on these forums, the table limit is 6 players. Seats at the tables are assigned strictly on a first-requested, first-seated basis. The limit is in place for a number of reasons, which include game balance, GM work-load, and player responsiveness, all of which are impacted by exceeding the 6th player limit.
Another reason for enforcing the limit for online organized play games is that, given the nature of long-term play and its accessibility form players around the world, scenarios are offered on a much more frequent basis than they would be at your local brick-and-mortar store.
Looking at the sign-up sheet for Outpost available at this link, there appear to be a number of Starfinder scenarios with open seats still available that a 1st level PC could fill. For higher level scenarios, playing a pregen is always an option. Finally, if you have your heart set on playing the Commencement as the next scenario for this PC, I am certain that this popular, replayable scenario will be offered again via PbP in the very near future. If you cannot find an offering of it on these boards sometime within the next three weeks, please PM me and I will offer a table shortly after that time, with a reserved spot for Kargarama, as I suspect my bandwith will allow me then to do.
Should you have any other questions or need help finding a con game to join, please feel free to PM me. Stay safe and happy gaming!
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Hey Kargarama! Thanks for stopping by. We did have someone else express interest first--let me check in with them before we take you on.
Sure, just let me know & I'll bow out. Thanks.
My apologies Kargarama, but when I wrote the above I was unaware that another player had already inquired about taking the sixth seat at this table.
No problem. I didn't see any post on here or on the Flaxseed Station recruiting forum so I posted my interest. Thanks!
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Hey folks,
I reached out to GM Alex yesterday and was told earlier this afternoon that there was a spot open, so I believe I'm the other player.
Name: AFlashInTime
Character Name: Kaixik
Organized Play ID and character number: 8601-709
Faction: SE(LE)
Day job Roll:
I'll await final GM confirmation here before posting in Gameplay.
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Hey everyone,
Sorry for the additional confusion, but now it looks like this PbP already has six people (not including Kargarama)? I was re-reading the Gameplay thread to post, and it seems like we have:
-Dr. Apati (biohacker)
-Sir Feighnswelle (vanguard)
-Osho (witchwarper)
-Bivarius (solarian)
-Winston T. Walrus (vanguard)
-Gaborg (vanguard)
I recognize I'm supposed to be posting, but I think the table is currently full. Please advise!
Thanks.
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Paizo is in the process of slowing updating their website (for quite a while now) and the old code and new code doesn't always play nicely. The PMs should work, but sometimes the site gets grumpy and errors. It should decide to work for you eventually. Our GM's discord ID is Terminalmancer#2987 if you'd rather DM him using Discord.
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Paizo is in the process of slowing updating their website (for quite a while now) and the old code and new code doesn't always play nicely. The PMs should work, but sometimes the site gets grumpy and errors. It should decide to work for you eventually. Our GM's discord ID is Terminalmancer#2987 if you'd rather DM him using Discord.
I figured everything is messed up lol. Well I am getting used to writing out my action in a google doc then copy and paste into forums.
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If you haven't filled out the Perception and Initiative macros on the first page of the slide deck yet, could you please? I'd appreciate it.
Thank you all!
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Sorry for my tardiness yesterday, I had a rough day. Today is better. These are trying times. Alex, feel free to "bot"me, however, I hope to make efforts to get on every day.
Also, I am uncertain how to post that I am using magic. My latest post does that work?
One last thing, I think I do not have any special senses and no light source. I think second skin has no illumination? Just checking. Thanks.
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It's fine--I have also been behind! Apologies, by the way.
All armor of level 1 or higher has a built-in planetary comm unit (Core Rulebook, p430) and comm units include basic flashlights--so even your second skin will have some sort of light source in it.
I'm fine with that particular use of magic! If there's more to a spell, particularly a more uncommon spell, a little more detail wouldn't be amiss--but for detect magic? That's great.
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It's fine--I have also been behind! Apologies, by the way.
All armor of level 1 or higher has a built-in planetary comm unit (Core Rulebook, p430) and comm units include basic flashlights--so even your second skin will have some sort of light source in it.
I'm fine with that particular use of magic! If there's more to a spell, particularly a more uncommon spell, a little more detail wouldn't be amiss--but for detect magic? That's great.
Life is strange these days. We are all in this together. OK thanks for the info. I have a light! Cool I will add more info next time I cast a magic spell.
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Hey Winston! You look to be a bit far away, but I'll let you move up to the thing from where you were. In the future, if you could keep track of your location on the Google Slides it would be helpful!
Also, do you have a character sheet somewhere I could look at? I'm not particularly nosy, but I don't see any information about poor Winston anywhere. He's gone off the grid for sure.
