Wounds (44) HP (200) AC (31/21/27, +4 Shield,) DR/5 (Adamantine/Chaos) Saves (32*/23/26, +3 Hardy, +2 vs Enchantment, +3 vs life sphere) Spell Points (22/42) MF (0/9) EW (0/2) IW (1/1) ToD (2/2) CMD (47, 51 vs trip/repo ) Init (+8) Percp (+21, +2 vs stone) Glove (2/4) Current Buffs (Agile, Acetic Control, Armored Aegis, Energy Enchanement, Lifesense) Movement Speed (30ft)
This has been such a ride. It is such a bittersweet feeling when a campaign wraps up. It feels great knowing that we made this together but it ending means that something so enjoyable has come to a close. Robert Henry, as always, it has been a pleasure gaming with you. I’m glad that you enjoyed Torsten as a character, and I assure you the feeling is mutual. If you don’t mind, would you post your epilogue first? I have a general idea for Torsten, but Usawoti’s ending will likely play into the final direction.
And YBD, thank you for running this. This game was amazing. I used to avoid spheres because I didn’t want to learn it. I am so glad that I did, because this game has been amazing. If it wasn’t for Mummy’s Mask I’d be really sad right now. :)
Wounds (44) HP (200) AC (31/21/27, +4 Shield,) DR/5 (Adamantine/Chaos) Saves (32*/23/26, +3 Hardy, +2 vs Enchantment, +3 vs life sphere) Spell Points (22/42) MF (0/9) EW (0/2) IW (1/1) ToD (2/2) CMD (47, 51 vs trip/repo ) Init (+8) Percp (+21, +2 vs stone) Glove (2/4) Current Buffs (Agile, Acetic Control, Armored Aegis, Energy Enchanement, Lifesense) Movement Speed (30ft)
I…will draw 3 cards. Because damn it if I don’t I’m not going to be able to stop thinking about it. Given that “game ending” cards have been removed, at least now I won’t have to worry about him dying from something stupid in the epilogue.
wow, some very interesting cards....do you want his answers before your post Torstens cards?
Probably going to ask on the third card, if he resurrected his family, if he would still have been sent and been able to help Torsten rescue Korvosa.
If he wants to, Can he give the second card away?
I know he's not going to resurrect his family. I think, as a soul weaver, hed feel it wrong and he wouldn't be able to finish his new quest then. But he might give the card to Torsten to patch up stuff with dad.
The answers (or nonanswers) are up to you. I'm waiting to post Torsten's cards so you can react and so Torsten can make your tattoo. :-)
All of the card effects are tied to you, so there's no way to give the second card away. However, you can choose not to use its power.
Your question - if you decide to ask it - is an interesting one, as my understanding is that Usawoti eventually became a Soul Weaver under Thousand Bones's tutelage because his family died.
Wounds (44) HP (200) AC (31/21/27, +4 Shield,) DR/5 (Adamantine/Chaos) Saves (32*/23/26, +3 Hardy, +2 vs Enchantment, +3 vs life sphere) Spell Points (22/42) MF (0/9) EW (0/2) IW (1/1) ToD (2/2) CMD (47, 51 vs trip/repo ) Init (+8) Percp (+21, +2 vs stone) Glove (2/4) Current Buffs (Agile, Acetic Control, Armored Aegis, Energy Enchanement, Lifesense) Movement Speed (30ft)
Interesting cards! Thanks for the thought on giving it to Torsten…but wow, with it being tied to Usawoti he has some difficult choices. It almost becomes like the Aeon ending in WotR, with the potential to just not have anything bad happen and thus undo it all.
Your question - if you decide to ask it - is an interesting one, as my understanding is that Usawoti eventually became a Soul Weaver under Thousand Bones's tutelage because his family died.
Wounds (44) HP (200) AC (31/21/27, +4 Shield,) DR/5 (Adamantine/Chaos) Saves (32*/23/26, +3 Hardy, +2 vs Enchantment, +3 vs life sphere) Spell Points (22/42) MF (0/9) EW (0/2) IW (1/1) ToD (2/2) CMD (47, 51 vs trip/repo ) Init (+8) Percp (+21, +2 vs stone) Glove (2/4) Current Buffs (Agile, Acetic Control, Armored Aegis, Energy Enchanement, Lifesense) Movement Speed (30ft)
Very interesting rolls. I’ll get a post up as soon as I can.
That post feels very much like an ending. Looking back to the very start of Gameplay, Torsten was the first person to post after my introduction. It feels appropriate that he also makes the final post of the campaign.
I'll keep the thread open for a bit so we can continue chatting.
The last four years have been incredible, and the story that's been created has truly been one for the ages. Thank you for sharing it with me.
Your right YBD, Torsten's post does wrap it up and really doesn't need a response.
Great game you two, Thanks for inviting me YBD. Though I've not been with you since the start if feels like a good finish for Usawoti. I mean unless you want to put together a dozen mythic levels or so :)
In regards to future plans, I just had a gaming slot open up. ;-) If the two of you were interested, I'd love to start up a new campaign. I'm not planning on doing an open recruitment this time; my partners have been following this game for a while and wanted to throw their hats into the ring. If you're game, that makes a four-person party.
I haven't settled on which one yet and was hoping the two of you could help me pick.
Carrion Crown
Curse of the Crimson Throne
Kingmaker
Legacy of Fire
Mummy's Mask
Reign of Winter
Rise of the Runelords Skull and Shackles Strange Aeons
These are the campaigns I'm already somewhat prepped to run. I'm open to other APs but would need extra time to read through them - which isn't a problem as PbP's slowness means I can do that pretty easily. Not all APs are a good fit, of course. Shattered Star is mostly dungeon-crawling, for example, whereas Zeitgeist takes way too much time between level-ups, and Way of the Wicked is exclusively an Evil campaign. I also have Savage Tide (3.5) and several PF2e APs that I'm in the process of converting, but if you were interested in one of those, you'd essentially be playtesting, so I can't promise things will be perfectly balanced from a mechanical standpoint. I'd be up for the challenge if you were, though.
The point is: I want to run something that you'll enjoy. Paizo tells excellent stories, so I'll have a great time regardless of the AP. :-) The only thing I'll veto is Strength of Thousands due to a partner's insect phobia.
In regards to my partners, they're new to this forum, but we've been gaming together in-person for years. Several of the people Elek met in S&S were based on their characters, in fact. ;-)
In regards to my partners, they're new to this forum, but we've been gaming together in-person for years. Several of the people Elek met in S&S were based on their characters, in fact. ;-)
Nice, I'm looking forwards to seeing their build style. Happy to help them work through the forum.
So, I've finished Reign of Winter and I'm in Book four of Legacy of Fire. I've started 'Kingmaker' several times, not got more than a mile or so from the 'trading post.' Started Carrion Crown a couple of times. I would be happy to play either, though I like the idea of Kingmaker slightly more. Obviously, the style of character selected for whichever would vary greatly.
Do your partners have an opinion? Grumbaki, any thoughts? I'll be honest, I'd play any of them, even 'Strange Aeons' (which I boycotted last time) if everyone else really wanted to...
One prefers support casters who double as a "face;" the other likes Strength-based shapeshifters. Both have an affinity for the more exotic races, so that should lead to some nice inter-party roleplay.
Kingmaker and Carrion Crown are both fine, but I mean it when I said that I'm flexible. If there's a particular campaign that either you or Grumbaki's been dying to get through, I can see what I can do. :-)
Wounds (44) HP (200) AC (31/21/27, +4 Shield,) DR/5 (Adamantine/Chaos) Saves (32*/23/26, +3 Hardy, +2 vs Enchantment, +3 vs life sphere) Spell Points (22/42) MF (0/9) EW (0/2) IW (1/1) ToD (2/2) CMD (47, 51 vs trip/repo ) Init (+8) Percp (+21, +2 vs stone) Glove (2/4) Current Buffs (Agile, Acetic Control, Armored Aegis, Energy Enchanement, Lifesense) Movement Speed (30ft)
Wow…all 4 Id love to do. Started kingmaker and it died almost immediately (though I have played the video game). Same for Carrion Crown in that it started and died. Never did Reign of Fire, nor Reign of Winter. So I’d be as happy as a clam for any of them.
If I had to pick…it would be tough. So yeah, while it’s a cop out I’d gladly join any. :D
I’m also up for any build rules. Vanilla, spheres, gestalt, themed parties, whatever.
If we do kingmaker, though, I’d likely make an aldori swordlord. Unless the setting was changed.
Past the plains in the forest south of Silverhall on the western bank of the East Sellen River near the border of the River Kingdoms stands an ancient elven tower. The tower appears to be carved out of one gray marble stone, called 'Elphinstone' by the humans who came into the land. Eventually an ancestor to House Lebeda claimed it as his own. Not finding it comfortable to his needs, the lord built a hunting lodge and several outbuildings nearby. It is there that Angus' story begins.
Angus remembers many snippets of his early childhood, from before coming to Elfinston. His beautiful mother, red haired and green-eyed, her affinity for the forest. The few other fey he met called her 'willow.' He remembers dark storms, sunshine flickering through the canopy, the hollowed out holes in great trees, snow falling from branches in great glumps and he remembers the unearthly appearance of other fey creatures. But like all childhood memories, they are flashes like the sun shining off a bright piece of metal.
He remembers the first day at Elphinstone when he met Eldlen and Gunnar. Later he learned their full names, Eldlen Meirdrerel and Gunnar Huntsman. Later he learned that Eldlen was a scholarly Elven wizard, living on the top floor of the tower studying its history while doing magical experiments. While Gunnar was a man at arms who cared for the horses, dogs and hawks kept there at the lodge for the lord's entertainment. But that first day, he just knew them as Gunnar and Eldlen.
That first day at Elphinstone was a beautiful late spring day, he and his mother had been walking towards it for days. When they arrived, he was carrying all of his worldly possessions in his birchbark bag and wearing his father's sword tied to his back. His mother, seeing Gunnar outside, stopped and asked him in a sing-song voice if the lord was at home. Angus' mother smiled, and asked again, "Yes is lord Charlie, I guess it would be lord Charles, he told me this was where he was staying." Poor Gunnar shook his head. "I’ve served Lord Lebeda here for three years this coming summer and I know of no one called Charlie."
Angus' mother looked perplexed, shaking her head. "He was here, Five years ago this fall. He and I... spent some time together, almost a month. That next spring, on this very day. I bore his son." Resting her hand on Angus' head, "I bore the child and have cared for him until he has been weaned. Where I go, deeper into the forest and further, he will not be safe. I need his father to look after him for a time."
When Gunnar gave her a look as confused as his own, she pointed to the sword. "Find the nobleman who owned that sword. It's cold iron, poison to the fey, I asked him to take it off when we first met." She blushes slightly. "When he left many days later, he had forgotten about it."
Bending over she kissed Angus on the cheek. "When I can, I will come check on you, now behave and remember to use your human words, they probably don't speak fey." Having kissed her son, Willow turned and began walking towards the forest. Gunnar, still perplexed, called after her. "What do you call him?" The fey woman turned and gave a sad smile. "I call him son."
Gunnar, not really sure what to do, took Angus by the hand and dragged him to the tower calling "Eldlen! Eldlen!" when the silver haired elf came down the steps, he raised an eyebrow looking from Gunnar to the boy. As Gunnar explained the story, Eldlen sighed, telling his companion that he should not have let her leave without taking the boy. Eldlen, heading into the wood, attempted to follow her, but to no avail. When he returned Gunnar announced that they would name the boy Angus after his uncle. Eldlen rolled his eyes and that was the end of it.
Eldlen quickly wrote a letter to Lord Lebeda, explaining the situation and describing the blade. The reply was not positive. There was no record of all the young men who had visited the hunting lodge but there were several who carried the nickname of Chuck or Charlie, though few were actually named that. As for the blade, it was a common cold iron blade that the family had many o which made expressly for the possibility of dealing with dangerous fey. So, though the blade was made for them, there was no proof who it belonged to. Lord Lebeda promised to send a letter to each family household, describing the situation and asking for the father to do the right thing and step forward. That was fifteen years ago.
Overtime Eldlen and Gunnar raised Angus as their own. Gunnar taught him the care of animals, riding and the forest. Eldlen, hoping someday Angus’ birth father would claim him, wanted him to have the liberal education a nobleman needed. So engineering, geography, history and nobility were the main classes. Both of his father's taught him weapons and armor. Gunnar the heavy armor and weapons of a human soldier and Eldlen the weapons of an elvish ranger.
Over the years, there were many Lebeda nobles that came to hunt at Elphinstone. Though Gunnar and Edlen both asked, none of them admitted to meeting or knowing of a beautiful red haired, green eyed fey maiden named Willow. Eventually they stopped asking. Angus fell into a comfortable routine at the hunting lodge, he felt more comfortable with Gunnars life as a man-at-arms instead of Eldlen's mysticism. He would help with the horses, hawks and dogs living in the quarters in the barn. Very little changed even when members of the Lebeda household visited. They would stay in the large lodge's accommodations bringing their own servants to attend their needs.
For around a year Angus had a desire to see the wider world. When Angus heard of the expeditions into the Stolen Lands he thought it the perfect opportunity. He went to his fathers and told them of his desire. He compared it to the times he had helped capture poachers. Or the time he killed a rabid bear with a boar spear. Or the time he rescued the village girl from wolves.
Convincing Eldlen and Gunnar he was ready; they helped provide him with the provisions he would need. His colt, Harbinger, who Gunnar had given him to raise, was now two, well trained and able to carry his responsibility. His second-hand armor cobbled together from one of Gunnar's altered scale armor with an added war kilt. The ancient bronze elven helmet Eldlen had worn when he was younger. He still possessed the cold iron sword that had belonged to his father. The other gear he had purchased through the years, dreaming of being a man-at- arms. Armed to the teeth, ready for any danger, Angus hugged his fathers, promising he would write, which caused Eldlen to roll his eyes and Gunnar to laugh. After a tearful goodby, Angus headed to join an expedition into the stolen lands.
Appearance:
He is six foot tall, wide shouldered and narrow waisted, with a barrel chest, thick arms and wrists and long fingers. He has the ruddy complexion, high forehead and light brown hair (which he wears short) common in his fathers family and the prominent cheekbones and bright green cat-like eyes of his fey mother. His skin is tan and leathered from a lifetime of being outdoors. His Traveling clothes, layered for diverse weather, are simple made and durable. His armor, cobbled together from pieces parts: a second hand mirror armor and kilt, a bronze elvish style helmet. a newish wooden kite shield. His weapons varied, cold iron sword and spiked wooden morningstar, he's prepared for a myriad of monsters. Adding Lance, bardiche, and dagger he's trained for any style of combat. All his gear, though none new, is all clean and well kept.
Personality:
Due to his upbringing Angus’ soft spoken and polite manner often opens doors for him; while his acumen and savvy make headway when his raw charisma is lacking. While relaxed and friendly, when pushed, he will quickly respond with appropriate measures.
On the Myers-Briggs scale Angus is "The Doer" - ESTP
Friendly, adaptable, action-oriented. "Doers" who are focused on immediate results. Living in the here-and-now, they're risk-takers who live fast-paced lifestyles. Impatient with long explanations. Extremely loyal to their peers, but not usually respectful of laws and rules if they get in the way of getting things done. Great people skills.
Edit: LOL, Grumbaki added to his post, I probably wouldn't have revealed Angus if I'd noticed :)
So how many swordsmen are too many for a company. They could still be very different. Angus wasn't a 'duelist' but more of a use the best toolf for the job fighter (cavalier). But, mounted on Harbinger swinging a bardiche, he was death on a horse.
Not saying I have to play Angus, I just like his backstory, so I share it with whoever I can.
I keep adding to this post, YBD talk to your folks, if they have a preference between Kingmaker or Carrion crown, let's go with their preference.
After talking to my people, I think Carrion Crown will be a better fit. It's less prep work on my end, and my wife was wanting to play a duskwalker soul weaver even before I presented the various campaign options. Plus, since there's no video game adaptation, Grumbaki (hopefully) won't be as spoiled. ;-)
Let's move over HERE to get everything sorted out. My partners should chime in a little later.
