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Please visit the Google slides and drop a token on the cover page, post here with the below info, and then jet on over to the Gameplay thread and dot in.
Player Name:
Character Name:
Character Level:
SFS Number:
Faction:
Discord name (if you have one):
Have you Played and/or GMed this repeatable scenario before?
Anything weird or tricksy about your character that I should know, especially always-on abilities that give you rolls (like Trap Spotter, etc.)
I'm only asking for a Discord name as an alternate method of communication in case we have extended or frequent issues with the Paizo forums as happened during a PBP con a couple years ago or recently with the whole Cookie Fiasco. If you don't Discord, that's okay; as I said, it's just a backup.
I don’ use them-thar new-fangled Chronicle gener-tators. I’ll fill out chronicles myself and send then to you. Let me know how you want it sent: Discord, email, fax, teleporter, carrier pigeon, cargo jet, or something else.
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While we wait to start, please allow me to lay out the ground rules, which are designed for fairness and consistency, while keeping the game moving at a pace to ensure we finish on time.
⚔ Please make it obvious what buffs you have active and what your AC is.
⚔ Miss is always low if a miss chance applies. For example, if there is a 50% miss chance on a melee attack, a result of 1-50 on d100 is a miss.
⚔ I roll group initiative and track character actions. Unless you state you are waiting for another to act, I will adjudicate those actions in the order they were posted to the extent that it makes sense, as those posting later have the benefit of acting based on what’s come before in the thread.
⚔ You may delay to a later position in the initiative sequence as usual.
⚔ If I make a mistake, please let me know, and I will try to make it right. If it’s too far back, too complex to correct, or too minor to matter, we may have to accept it and move on, with the understanding that I will be fair and equitable.
⚔ I generally prefer PCs to roll their own saving throws, miss chances, and Attacks of Opportunity (AoO). It keeps the game moving, and by reducing my workload it means I may be able to make a quick post when I otherwise wouldn’t have had time.
⚔ I like a relatively fast-paced scenario. However, do be aware that my posting can be irregular.
⚔ As such, if you do not post an action within 24 hours from when I invite you to post, I reserve the right to take actions for your character (botting). However, because of my highly unpredictable and erratic work and sleep schedule, that 24 hours is not a hard limit by any means. I encourage, but do not insist, that you have some botting instructions and/or dice macros in your character’s profile especially if you have specific things that they always or never do in combat or have very complex dice rolls for combat.
⚔ If at all possible, please let me know if something comes up that prevents you from posting. Likewise, I will do my best to update you all if I will be much more than 24 hours before my next post.
Starship Combat:
Full Disclosure: This is my first time running Starship Combat in PbP, so please bear with me. The process below was stolen graciously borrowed from a GM that I respect, so I’d like to try it. If you have any suggestions or comments, please speak up. I'm very open to suggestions.
> I'll ask for the scan roll as the group enters the ship.
> I’ll roll the initiative at the start for all ships using their respective piloting checks.
> Once it reaches your ship’s turn, everyone will post* but I will resolve the actions in the Engineering – Helm – Gunnery phase order. As such, while you can declare your actions in the open, please have your dice rolls in spoilers. The Pilot can make any Stunt rolls themselves in their post.
*There is one possible exception to this. The Gunnery phase might need to wait for all the ship movement to finalize to determine which weapons are available for firing. So Gunners might want to hold your posting until then or set up a series of contingency actions depending on the final facing and positioning.
As a reminder, PaizoCon 2022 has a hard deadline of 12 July for us to finish and report this session.
The name says it all. I’m a long-haul international cargo airline pilot. Many of my work days are spent sleeping as much as I can right up to the wake-up call before a flight, flying one or more 8 to 16 hour legs, then falling into bed at the next hotel. My employer’s jets do not have wifi because the boxes we carry don’t need to check their email or watch movies in flight. So it’s not unusual for me to not be able to post for 30+ hours on occasion. However, when I’m not sleeping or flying, I’m off duty in a hotel somewhere in the world with no responsibilities, and that’s when I can post as much as I need to and keep the game moving along.
Questions? Just let me know. Let's have fun!