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Player's Name supervillan
Character's Name Sleeping Sword
Faction Silver Crusade
PFS # 75577-8
XP TRACK normal
Day Job roll none
Sleeping Sword is partly inspired by a character from an old Wu Xia film; though I can't find that particular film online, here is a similar swordsman in action.
Alrighty folks, we're just under a week until our official start date of September 1st so it's time to get a few things rolling. First, if you've not already done so, I'll need the following information from each of you:
Player Name:
Character Name:
PFS ID#:
Faction:
Progression Track:
What do you do as a character that's cool or complex?
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Other Notes
Please make a note of any purchases that you wish to do prior to scenario start; you'll also have a chance to make additional purchases before the meat of the action kicks off as well.
You may make your Day Job checks now or at the conclusion of the scenario, whichever works best for you.
We will resolve any questions to do with Faction Journal cards at the conclusion of the scenario.
The link to the slide deck we'll be using is now posted at the top of the campaign page as well as on my GM header. Please add your details to Slide #2 and your tokens, in preferred marching order, to Slide #3. If you're unable or unsure of how to do this, please let me know and we'll get it sorted.
Please try to check the game at least once or twice a day during the week and at least once during weekends. If your character has nothing to say or contribute to the action in Gameplay, just toss a note here in Discussion to let me know that you're still around and following the game.
If you have any particular 'botting' instructions for your character during combat encounters, please post them on your character profile. Characters that do not have botting information will be put on Delay in the event that the player is unable to post in a timely manner (~24 hours) during a combat round.
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Introduction
I believe that I've GMed for most of you at least once before but for those unfamiliar with me, I'm Lady Ladile and I'll be your GM for this adventure. I enjoy the fun and creativity that being a GM allows and I love having players willing to get into the story and interact with it and with each other. So have fun! Be creative!
While I do try my best to run my games in accordance with the rules of Pathfinder and Organized Play, I will occasionally make mistakes. Please don't be afraid to point them out but also please do not assume malicious intent, especially if I get something wrong to the 'detriment' of a character. I'm not that kind of GM. If mistakes are made, we'll get them sorted.
As far as posting rate goes, I generally do my best to adhere to at least 1 or 2 GM posts a day. That said, I work a night shift job in healthcare. My sleep schedule is a hot mess. So...while you're more likely to see posts from me in the evening/late hours CST, you might also see some at high noon or other random times.
And now that basic introductions are out of the way, I want to say that I'm happy to have you all join me and I'm very much looking forward to being your GM for the next several weeks! If you've got any questions about something I've covered in this post (or something I didn't), then please don't hesitate to ask :)
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What do you do as a character that's cool or complex? Sleeping Sword's shtick is flurrying a katana (via the Crusader Flurry feat). He also has a touch attack that staggers, or staggers an undead for 3 rounds (Repose Domain power Gentle Rest).
Plus, he sleeps a lot and spouts Zen / Confucian / Sun Tzu aphorisms ;)
Oh, and he's a dhampir.
^Awesome! (To you both).
Also, please feel free to go ahead and start making introductions and RPing over in Gameplay as it suits you :)
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Only a couple of new purchases for me, GM:
Cloak of Elvenkind - 2,500 gp
Restock of Arrows - 2 gp
What do you do as a character that's cool or complex?
Nothing really cool or complex for Wymarc, GM (which you probably already know from recently running him through Treason's Chains). For those who haven't played with him before though, he scouts as needed, can pick locks and disarm traps, and he provides ranged support but will switch to his curved Elven blade (he has weapon finesse for this weapon only) for melee if needed, especially if he can get a flank. Just recently took a multi-class dip into Ranger (Infiltrator) and his favored enemy is Undead. He also has the Deadeye Bowman trait which helps him against soft cover...
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Oh, I guess there is one complexity I didn't explain.
As you probably saw from the Mongrel Mage link, the tradeoff for choosing a bloodline every day, is that the provided powers are weaker.
Each day when she refreshes her spell slots, the mongrel mage selects one sorcerer bloodline. She must select an ordinary bloodline with this ability, not one altered by the wildblooded archetype or any other archetype. She gains this bloodline’s 1st-level bloodline power for that day, using it as if she were only a 1st-level sorcerer.
Separately, he can expend points from his mongrel pool to temporarily use said power at his current caster level.
As a swift action, she can expend 1 point from her mongrel reservoir to activate that bloodline, allowing her to use its 1st-level bloodline powers as well as its bloodline arcana at her full sorcerer level, including using a bonded item from an arcane bond. This lasts for a number of rounds equal to her Charisma modifier (minimum 1).
So what's so complex here? Well, Avi also has the Ascendant Recollection trait:
Your first bloodline power is particularly strong. Your sorcerer level is considered to be 1 level higher when determining the effects of your 1st-level bloodline power.
I interpret this as kicking in when he uses the swift action and spends 1 mongrel point. So the 1st-level bloodline power activates at level 5 during these times, but remains strictly at level 1 otherwise.
Quick question, can I also play with a level 2 character?
^If you're okay with playing up a little bit in the 3-4 subtier, sure.
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Player Name: Helikon
Character Name: Cassiopia
PFS ID#:50731-23
Faction: Souvereign court
Progression Track: fast
What do you do as a character that's cool or complex?
Although level two psychic, she counts as level 5 for divination spells, as long as she uses her tarot deck as focus.
She is working very activly on the rising star boon, and is pretty close to become a viscount. To do so, she rolls on knowledge Nobility against DC 17. If she succeeds she fills one box. If she succeeds by 10 she instead ticks two boxes.
Her knowledge Nobility is +16 at level 2 which is pretty cool I think.
:-)
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Wymarc, Avi knows a spell you might be interested in: Gravity Bow
Usually he casts it on his own crossbow, but he's happy to direct it at a primary archer in the party.
So we have two sorcerers, two psychics, an archer and a monk.
I hope we're not too squishy :o
I suppose we're going to have some interesting options with *four* primary casters in the party.
Avi will be chasing foes around the battlefield with flaming spheres, getting grease under their feet (greasefire trap?), or adding additional oomph to party members' weapons:
Thunderstaff (Sp): At 1st level, you can touch a weapon as a standard action, giving it the shock property for a number of rounds equal to 1/2 your sorcerer level (minimum 1).
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Sorry, just realized that I never posted this info:
Player Name: Abraham Z.
Character Name: Birseko Naam
PFS ID#: 100198-30
Faction: Dark Archive
Progression Track: Normal
Day Job:
What do you do as a character that's cool or complex? - Birseko's main weird thing is that he has the amnesiac archetype, which means that occasionally he'll try to remember he spell that he doesn't already know. He also sometimes tries to make use of Occult Skill Unlocks.
Avi withers away from the VC in shame.
Heh sorry, I couldn't resist ;)
On a slightly more serious note, I don't particularly like to just shatter the 4th wall about things when I GM but I sometimes find that if I don't that characters/players tend to think that they've just not tripped the magic 'keywords' or 'action' that'll get them a definite answer to their queries.
So...in light of that, I will say now that this is a Season 0 scenario and many of these early scenarios don't offer as many details about places, names, and what NPCs/creatures may or may not know as the later season scenarios do.
Not that this is a bad scenario - I played it during a Gameday past and had a lot of fun with it! But, uh, some details may be a little vaguer than usual :)
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Avi withers away from the VC in shame.Heh sorry, I couldn't resist ;)
lol, no worries. I probably could have phrased it better.
Good to know about the actual vagueness here though, to adjust expectations. It's definitely not fun constantly thinking you *must* be missing something, or having just missed it. Now we'll know. :)
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Okay, a bit later on that post than I anticipated but I enjoyed the little exchange among the group in the meantime! :)
Hey guys, I worked last night and was pretty busy for most of it so I'm a bit pooped this morning. Update to happen later this evening after I've had some sleep!
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Okay, more like the next morning, but sometimes you just gotta take a day off to catch up on your sleep >.>
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Hey everyone. I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be away next weekend, the morning of Saturday, the 19th through sometime in the evening on the 20th (US/Pacific time). As per my typical practice I catch up and make posts the night of my return.
Hopefully it's barely or not at all noticeable since that is the weekend and I do like to catch up on the day I return.
Hey guys, I've been feeling a bit run-down lately and have spent a fair bit of my free time sleeping and catching up on sleep. This is my weekend to work though and so I'll aim to get an update done either before I head to work tonight or perhaps later in the evening if my shift isn't too busy. Thanks for your patience!
And there we go! Thanks again for your understanding. I blame the change in the weather :V
(This scenario is rather fast-paced on the action that actually happens.)
Guys, I won a pitch and the next two weeks will be crazy because of work.
I am very sorry but I will need you to bot me if I do not react within 24 hours for the next 11 days. :-(
Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Hey, congrats on the pitch! And no worries; will bot Aatish if/when necessary :)
Thanks! Will be more present rpg wise on Friday.
@Everyone - This week/weekend has been pretty busy with stuff needing to be done around the house + social obligations. I'm too pooped to update tonight but I *will* get us moving again tomorrow.
Okay folks, we're very nearly done and that means...it's time to roll for boons! I'll give everyone the chance to roll for their own boon, as I think it's more fun that way. A 19 or 20 wins a boon. If you win, please roll a d3 to determine which boon you'll receive; I'll also need an email address so management can send you your boon.
So close!
^Noted!
Alrighty folks, we're officially done! The game's already been reported so all that remains are your chronicles. If you haven't already, please make your Day Job rolls now. If you have any Faction Journal business you wish to conduct, please post any actions/questions/comments here as well.
I'll hopefully be able to get your chronicles to you within the next day or two :)