Kesperex: King's Land Scoundrels

Game Master Nathanael Love

Discussion thread for this game; can move the rest of character creation chat here, or complete it in recruitment.

So in working up the background, you said each of us 'has' a venture or business in town? Or just that we have jobs? working on backstory and want to fall in line with what others are doing, and the vibe of the game :D

I intended for you to own either a house or a business, yes, so if you decide you only have a job not a shop of your own then you'd own a piece of land or a small house, but if you're the innkeeper or own the local mill you'd have the business and live in it.

I've added the archetype: Ringleader to Malik, thinking that there will be elements of espionage and sneaky stuff. Loses versatile performance and the knowledge skill thing, but I'm willing to make that trade.

He'll be the owner and proprietor of the Burning Thirst Tavern (and Tea House). With the idea that the "tea House" is a plan which never came into fruition, so he just has a pot of tea on the bar...

I love prepared so much

I've written up a background for Malik, GM, any thoughts or feedback are appreciated! :D

I love prepared so much

Feels like a table top campaign at home, don't it? :D

Doing a custom height roll for Viatrix, halfway between the default human and halfling rolls
3'6"+(2d7 ⇒ (7, 3) = 10")=4'4"

And another for her younger brother
3'10"+(2d7 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9")=4'7"

Malik Al-Nefrim, I just realized we're in a society game together right now, I'm Atticus in first steps!

Oh wow! Andrelis and Malik may have some similarities! Good to see you again :D

To bounce off Joker's question, what's the name of the town again? I can't find it.

Burrowdar is the village/town.

Update: I closed out one campaign, and my Fangwood Keep is stubbornly not wrapping, but I think I can be ready to kick off here shortly if everyone is ready- give an up/down on your character status quick and I'll try to get an initial gameplay post up by midweek.

I'll have the final touches done on Khalaros tomorrow.

Augustus is finished fully. The backstory may need slight altering if you don’t like the tone. His phantom siren is finished but I haven’t converted her into a fully done up profile yet. I can manage that by Monday at the latest.

Progress is slow, but will be done soon-ish; I'm in Utah providing hospice care for my dying grandparents, but I know everything I need to about the character and her mechanics, and I should be able to catch up quick quick if it comes down to it

Sorry to hear that, condolences.

Aw, sorry, Viatrix. We had a similar situation a couple of months ago with my Father-in-Law who passed away. Never easy.

* friendly hug *

Also, Khalaros is ready.

Augustus and Sǐrén are finished.

I'm feeling pretty good about my no-knowledge bard... :D Which is mildly on-point, as I was looking more on the social side of bard, and less on the know-it-all side of bard. Thanks to Oxnard, I was able to get DD and trapfinding through a trait, which makes a world of a difference, so we've got that covered, although with this being a homebrew campaign may have less need than in a pathfinder published adventure.

Viatrix is ready enough crunch wise and I know her backstory but haven't written it down. Sorry for the delay, y'all, my grandfather suffered a series of nasty falls this week and we've been dealing with it as best as we could

I can’t speak for everyone obviously but as far as I’m concerned you are good to take as long as you need without fault.

I can’t speak for everyone obviously but as far as I’m concerned you are good to take as long as you need without fault.

Agreed. We aren't even an active game at this point. Real Life First and all that. Be there for your grandfather. We'll be here when you can be here.

Yeah for sure, take your time and family comes first!

So, we're live now?

Guessing the prompt in Gameplay is only for Malik, since you said it was too early for guests, but let me know if any of the rest of us are there for some reason. :)

If there's a reason you'd be going to see him in the early morning under the present circumstances of an army quartered on your town, by all means.

Is bringing in firewood for the hearth a good reason? I figure that being a barbaric, ranger-type, Khal gets up early on most days.

Oh sure- anything is fine! Not trying to limit the scene, just trying to get a quick start into some plot.

Understood. Just didn't want to stomp on any toes...'cept maybe the soldierss' toes. lol

Do any of us actually know what happened to the scouts? Any rumors around town about that?

For that, I'd say Knowledge Local checks or Diplomacy to Gather Information.

Okay... wasn't sure what the situation was (like if any of us were in on it), but I'll jump into the fray.

I'll wait till yall are outside of town!

So, not sure if the character is active yet, but where might Khalaros find Viatrix? :D

We're getting there Augustus! :D

So, not sure if the character is active yet, but where might Khalaros find Viatrix? :D

I couldn't see anything in the profile, but this is from recruitment:

... orphaned at 13 or 15 during a housefire, she inherited her parents' barn, which was the only untouched possession (that, a horse and a barncat). Today, years later, she rents out space in the barn and pasture for local cattle and gets hired out to drive the steer when they get brought to market. She never rebuilt her childhood home, its burnt out shell just sitting on her property as a monument and tomb to her family. She sleeps in the hay loft and isn't a loner but also isn't fond of anyone.

I figure she's maybe 20, and she might take care of a younger sibling? Haven't decided. Similarly, depending on group comfort level, she might be an active drug user (because she's a disaffected youth and there's not much else to do in town). This could just be a lot of smoking* and drinking, could be more involved, haven't decided.

So maybe a barn towards the edge of town?

I sent Viatrix a private message to say that we've started. :D

Hi sorry my grandfather died yesterday so today js all last minute funeral arrangements. Viatrix is probably atop her horse or killing a cow for the soldiers, I'll post when I can

I'm sorry for your loss. Take your time for real.

Yeah, no worries!

Whenever you are ready just jump in- you can conveniently stumble into the party wherever they happen to be.

Sorry for your loss. Sincerely.

And we have arrived at the first combat!

Slides are Here!

Ok...I'm dumb, apparently. How do I create a character token for this?

Right click on the image then click copy image then just control+v on the slides page.

I added you Khalaros.

Thanks Auggie. And thanks, Ox.
:)

So Victor's Survival roll should have been +2 (which I think would have still passed?), I didn't realize that animal companions don't have Survival as a class skill unless they have the Tracker archetype

So I leave it up to the party, should I give him Tracker, Racer, Bully or Charger?

Tracker or Charger look the best to me, but it depends on how you want to play... we can't decide that for you. :)

So, just to clarify-

I know stuff comes up and I don't like skipping people's actions or putting them into a delay that effectively skips their action, but to keep things moving I will often do like I did there and roll forward while letting a player whose "missed" posting an action in a round post last round + this round simultaneously- this is the type of thing that tries to keep it rolling without being too harsh.

But don't feel like you NEED to take a double move- if you were in position to attack and get skipped like this, by all means take both sets of attack actions at once.

(I know in this case there was a big span of distance so double move was the most likely action anyways)