First off, thank you all for being willing to come on an adventure with me! Now, to business.
- I will post every day. This is especially important during a multi-table special such as this game due to the fact that we are on a timer, and our successes here impact the success of the entire expedition. I hope everyone can post every weekday and at least once over the weekend, but stuff happens - which leads me to:
- I will bot you if we haven't heard from you in 24 hours. Please include botting instructions in your character profile, or I will have to get creative in the most entertaining (for me) way possible. Please also let me know if you are expecting an extended period of absence so I can PM you and preemptively hash out major decision points to keep the story moving. On a related note:
- I will make "reactive" rolls to keep the story moving along. If you want to make a roll as part of an action/decision/etc, please do so. I might modify the skill used or add circumstantial bonuses/penalties based on circumstances. Which brings me to my final point:
- I will happily add circumstantial bonuses (or penalties) for roleplaying. I hope, for example, that you will accompany your diplomacy check with what your character is actually saying. It makes it so much easier for me to respond if you give me material, and we make such a more fulfilling and exciting story together.
If you're worried or concerned about any of these expectations, or about anything related to this game, post it here or PM me. We can figure something out so you have a good time.
In addition to making “reactive” rolls for characters, I also like to roll Knowledge checks for players so we don't have to wait for a back-and-forth between player and GM. To that end, I tailor what a character might remember about a creature. (For example, a fighter will probably care more about a golem’s DR while a wizard would remember that it’s immune to spells and an alchemist is super excited that it blows up when it dies.) Let me know what your character is most concerned about with an opponent - otherwise, I'll use my best judgement. If this will be a problem for you, let me know (either here or via PM) and we’ll work something out.
We’ll be using block initiative during encounters. Actions will be resolved in the order that they were posted in. While this can do some weird things with a single character acting "twice" before another, it is easier for both players and GM to track the sequence of events this way. I highly encourage tactics such as:
McSwordFace waits until her friend Blessings Galore has a chance to cast a buff before she attacks the horrible people kicking puppies.
I will happily calculate the final result in these cases. This helps us work effectively as a team even if posting schedules don’t line up in a beneficial way.
If your post is entirely out of character , let’s put it here instead of in the Gameplay thread.
About Me: I’ve done a bit of PFS and PbP GMing, but I am certainly not perfect. If you have ideas for how I could do something better, a disagreement with a decision, or confusion over what I’m saying, please let me know via the Discussion thread or PM.
For your first post here, please use the Reply option on the following post, delete the [quote'] tags, and fill in the provided fields. And be sure to pop over to the Gameplay thread and introduce your character!
Player Name:
Character Name:
PFS Number:
Faction:
Downtime (please roll now):
Special Notes/Abilities:
Discord or Google Hangouts:
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Player Name: James Martin
Character Name: Phineas Hatt
PFS Number: 1904-2003
Faction: Grand Archive
Downtime (please roll now):
Special Notes/Abilities: Phineas is an air elementalist sorcerer, so he's basically druidic. He is self-conscious about the way he smells when he shifts into animal form.
Discord or Google Hangouts: I can do either.
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Player Name: Marjim Marc Arafiles
Character Name: Erevan Dalanthan
PFS Number: 259680-2001
Faction: Horizon Hunters
Downtime (please roll now): Crafting 1 batch of antidote (lesser) Spending 8.8 gold total for the batch.
Special Notes/Abilities: Erevan likes to use his cognative mutagen during briefings to get the most of his recall checks. He also prepares elixirs of life and distributes them to his companions to hold on to in case of emergencies. He tends to Search around during exploration mode, detecting hidden objects, doors, or even creatures. In combat, he is very interested in creatures' special attacks when recalling info about them.
Discord or Google Hangouts: Google Hangouts
My apologies for the delay in posting - work slammed today and I didn't get a chance to write anything up until now. I'll try to have artwork of our lovely venture-captains and faction leaders up tomorrow.
I've also reached out to our 5th player, but I've not heard any response yet. We've still got a bit of time for them to join (and folks are fighting with power outages in parts of the US), so there's still a chance they'll make it.
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Player Name : Quen Pah
Character Name :Avonathalanthalasa Caldon
PFS Character Number:43330-2006:
Faction Vigilant Seal
Character Ancestry / Background / Class / Level : Elf/Seer/Artisan,Wizard 3
Downtime Crafting Scrolls
Special Notes She is a elven wizard proud of her tradition but also learning about the Magabayaan traditions so she has lots of knowledges and is blending arcane and nature magic right now.
Discord/Google Neither
So this is the template I use for 2nd edition character profiles. At the top are three sections - just fill out each section with your details and copy them into the part of your character profile on the Paizo site that has the same name.
Let me know if that isn't clear and I'll see if I can add some screenshots.
Indeed!
A silver-haired gnome appears on the horizon, beaming with delight "Greetings!" he says in a most jovial tone of voice. "I am Gregol Silverbeard, thespian and wizard extraordinaire! I knew that there was something odd about that steed!"
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**AID TOKEN: Timely Inspiration**
**Passing From**: GM Valen
**Passing To**: GM Hawthwile
**Aid Character Name**: Gregol Silverbeard (Male Gnome Illusionist 5)
Effect: A fellow Pathfinder grants the benefits of a bard’s inspire courage focus cantrip to all PCs for 1 round (a +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects).
**Boosted?** Yes
**Boost Effect**: Increase duration by 2 rounds.
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A redhead teenage human wearing goggles runs in with an alchemical bomb in their hand. "Where should I lob this?"
**AID TOKEN: Allied Offensive**
**Passing From**: GM Grimsnik
**Passing To**: GM Hawthwile
**Aid Character Name**: Ash Breuer (non-binary human Field Medic Alchemist 8)
Effect: Other Pathfinders assist your attack, increasing the damage you deal by the listed amount: 2d6
**Boosted?** Yes
**Boost Effect**: Increase the damage dealt by 1d6
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**AID TOKEN: Allied Offensive**
**Passing From**: GM Sedoriku
**Passing To**: GM Hawthwile
**Aid Character Name**: Zabu "Daggertooth" Creed
Effect: Other Pathfinders assist your attack, increasing the damage you deal by the listed amount: 2d6
**Boosted?** No
**Boost Effect**: Increase the damage dealt by 1d6
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The text behind the link the GM gently gave us:
Frightened
Source Core Rulebook pg. 620 2.0
You’re gripped by fear and struggle to control your nerves. The frightened condition always includes a value. You take a status penalty equal to this value to all your checks and DCs. Unless specified otherwise, at the end of each of your turns, the value of your frightened condition decreases by 1.
So no need to flee for you!
Indeed - one of many things that changed between PF1 and PF2. It's always a bit tricky when trying to remake a rule system, but still use lots of the same terms. XD
Apologies, I'm not able to move us along until the morning (about 7-8 hours from now).
It's the [polymorph] tag - you can only have one effect with that trait active on a target at one time, and Phineas already has animal form active. You can read more about it here.
I thought you already rolled that I coukd see where it was
Hidden is a weird new status in 2nd edition. It means you know what square your opponent is in, but not where exactly within that square they are. In 1st edition terms, this is like when someone has displacement or total concealment. You can read more about the condition here.
Correct.
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And that's a wrap folks! Well done!
Chronicle sheets can be downloaded here - let me know when you've gotten yours so I can make sure everyone has theirs before marking this thread inactive next week. Hopefully we'll see each other around the forums again!
How would it work for my crafting of scrolls? Do I complete a few 1st lvl?
You'd have to meet some prerequisites:
- Trained in Crafting (Yes)- The Magical Crafting feat (Yes)
- Formula for the scroll to be created (??)
- Ability to cast the spell to be stored within the scroll (??)
- Raw materials worth half the item's price (??)
Once you meet all those prerequisites, you'd then spend time (8 days) working. If you are crafting in a batch, you finish all the scrolls at the same time. You can read more about the Crafting rules here and crafting scrolls in particular here.