[PACG] 2018 Open - The Ruins of Bonekeep [MorkXII] (1) (Inactive)

Game Master MorkXII

I am looking for 4 mighty heroes to explore the ruins of Bonekeep. This 3 scenario adventure was originally the 2018 PACG Open, and it will be more difficult than your average adventure. Each hero will pick one of these 4 character options:

If there is more player interest than seats, I will randomly choose players, and then those players can discuss who will play which character.

I'll leave this recruitment thread open for a few days, and then we'll have a few days to discuss character builds, with a (flexible) target start date of June 14.

Possibly Interested.
Is this PbP or TTS?

Do we need to own the class decks to play? I believe those are the some of the only ones I don't own.

Possibly Interested.

Is this PbP or TTS?

PbP at this time. Thanks!

You listed 5 character options. Does that mean we are leaving 1 off or will it be a 5 player table?
Will this be timed similar to the irl version?

If it isn't timed I would like to play.

Edit: And if there are multiple versions of a character can we pick the version we use?

Edit 2.0: If we have to own what we play I'm limited to Lini. I don't own most of the old class decks.

Cool!
Raises hand!

Actually, Kyra with UM would be much better for the party then Lini with UW imho. Hopefully we don't have to own the old decks but if we do I could probably get a cleric CD for cheap.

Thought on Lini vs Kyra.

Non spell Combat
Lini: Reveals an animal ally to use Survival + 1d6. Then must recharge the animal on success or bury it on failure. This isn't a melee check so isn't aided by say Blessing of the Samurai. But 1d10 +6 +1d6 averages to 15. Not bad for a caster. Fire Gecko can be revealed for an extra 1d4.

Kyra: Wants to use swords so Flaming Scimitar +1 or Longsword. She may want to use Icy Hooked Hammer +1 over the Longsword since it is magic. Valeros might also loan her a sword. 1d10 +4 +1d8 +1 averages to 15. She gets an extra 1d8 vs undead and it's called Bonekeep so Kyra probably wins out on this one by a bit.

Spell Combat
Lini: Cauterize is versatile and does decent damage. Divine Blaze at 3 is fantastic. Ice Strike is decent. She is probably better off using her animal reveal power with Bloodscent or Wintervine for an extra d10.

Kyra: Holy Light, Volcanic Storm, and Holy Javelin. Marionette if pressed for a 4th option. I think Kyra wins out here as well.

Healing
Lini: Cure and Angelstep. Probably Cauterize.

Kyra: Built in cure effect but also Major Cure, Restorative Touch, and up to 3 Cures. The cleric is a better healer obv.

Non Combat checks.
Lini: Lini has bad physical skills but unlike other versions the class deck Lini has no way to negate this beyond possibly including Pearl of Wisdom. She has decent int with Knowledge and decent charisma. D10 Wisdom with decent Divine and better Survival. With Bloodscent and Wintervine she can be very good with the skills she has but is otherwise lacking.

Kyra: Good Strength with Melee and good Wisdom with Divine and oddly some Survival. The rest of her skills are bad. But she has access to Fire Snake and Binder's Tome. Possibly Create Mindscape. I think this is closer.

Local support.
Lini: Renewal is a fantastic spell if the party is traveling together.
Ultimate Wilderness has tons of local support items but Lini starts with 1 item. Her animals usually only help her.

Kyra: Kyra also only gets 1 item but she has access to Binder's Tome, Fly, Coordinated Blast, and Create Mindscape. Also the built in Cure.

Non local support.
Lini: Blessing of the Green Faith is fantastic. Not much else of note at this tier.

Kyra: Find Traps. Blessing of the Spellbound isn't quite as good. Lini probably wins this one.

There is one big advantage Lini has over Kyra however. A hand size of 7 vs 5 and both Mastiff and Renewal for card draw.

Kyra gets a maximum of 5 spells and will struggle to cut good options. Lini gets a maximum of 6 spells but might be fine with less.

Both good options but I do think Kyra wins out. I could see an argument for both, cutting Merisiel, and sticking together as a group.

Do we need to own the class decks to play? I believe those are the some of the only ones I don't own.

At this time, no. Thanks!

You listed 5 character options. Does that mean we are leaving 1 off or will it be a 5 player table?

Will this be timed similar to the irl version?

If it isn't timed I would like to play.

Edit: And if there are multiple versions of a character can we pick the version we use?

Edit 2.0: If we have to own what we play I'm limited to Lini. I don't own most of the old class decks.

Sorry, typo in my initial post. There are 5 characters, of which the party will choose 4. We will be using the class deck versions of the characters, and only cards from the listed character/ultimate decks will be allowed (no promo cards, or Core swap ins).

There is no time limit.

Thanks!

Great! Definitely keen.
Would like to play merisiel or valeros

@BigGuy
I like your analysis and agree that Kyra would be a better divine caster to take.
I do think we should keep Merisiel in for the auto evade (particularly summons) and for dex to close

Since we don't have to own the cards I'm fine with playing any of them. Though I do tend to play casters more often.

Just a reminder: I am leaving sign ups open for a few days, and I will be randomly drawing for seats. It might be worth saving some of the heavier strategy discussion until we know who's playing. ;)

I'm interested, flexible on who I play.

Are you plan to do prebuilt location decks or random cards?

Are you plan to do prebuilt location decks or random cards?

I know that for some opens, they have used prebuilt locations, but the adventure does not specify prebuilt locations. Locations will be random.

Thanks!

It's been a few days now, and we have exactly 4 people interested, so I'm going to close sign-ups and let's get started! Our four heroes are:

Bigguyinblack
Nathan Davis
Matsu Kurisu
MauveAvengr

We can move any character discussion to the Discussion tab now, until I can get a group chat started.