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Welcome to those chosen! Feel free to introduce yourselves to the rest of the party, ask any questions, and finalize your characters. I know the party is lacking arcane support, so I am open to any ideas.
The plot hook I have for this game is that you've all been recruited by the Kenabres government to form a "holy squad" to aid in the battle against the forces of the Worldwound and root out evil. Hope that works with your character concept.
Thank you for the selection, GM! Excited for this game. Hello all, look forward to gaming with you. Going to bed so will look over my character tomorrow.
Ayaal signing in! Delighted to be selected and happy to play you folks!
I will add the Holy Squad appointment to her backstory. Keeping true to Aya’s irreverence, she will be referring to it as the ‘God Squad’. :D
I may need to snip my backstory a little. I have her in a particular courtyard when the attack commences. Can you tell us if we are starting before the attack or after?
On the arcane caster situation… We have a couple options. We could go without one. At low levels, that may be totally fine. Our front line are clearly going to wreck sh!t. :) When we get to medium and higher levels, particularly when we start facing more powerful demons, the lack of a dedicated caster and counterspeller has me a little worried.
Which brings me to the other option… one of us has to take on the caster role. The obvious choices are Evelyn or Ayaal. Evelyn has the INT and CHA to do that job. BUT having your trap-springer as your arcanist is a bit dangerous. And it would make her squishy because she can no longer wear armor. She’s also our key skills person and casting classes don’t get a load of skill points which would blunt her as well. If Evelyn wants to go arcane, that’s great.
But I think it makes slightly more sense to have Ayaal take on the role. I think I can do it in a way that is of minimal impact to my build and the team dynamics… meaning, I’m not ‘gimping’ her as much as Evelyn might if she were to take the job.
The nut of my idea is that I switch from going ‘full monk’ to making her monk side a 3 to 4 level ‘dip’ and then, on that side of the gestalt, all the rest of her levels go to Sorcerer. It isn’t what I intended for her but I think it could be a good solution.
I’d start taking Sorcerer at Level 2 and her progress might look something like this:
L1 : Monk 1 / Cleric 1
L2: Sorc 1 / Cleric 2
L3: Monk 2 / Cleric 3
L4 Sorc 2 / Cleric 4
L5 Monk 3 / Cleric 5
L6 Sorc 3 / Cleric 6
L7 Sorc 4 / Cleric 7
Let me know what you think. If that idea sounds good to you guys, and Evelyn doesn’t want to become a caster, then we can jump into the HOW I need to do it. There are a couple ways… one is minimally invasive and the other will require me doing a pretty serious respec of Ayaal which I’d rather avoid but I’d like the team’s brainpower in case I’m missing an easier solution.
Howdy team! Thanks for the invite, GM! Very happy to be here.
About arcane caster: I wouldn’t recommend you doing it, Ayaal, unless you want it for your character. You wouldn’t become a full caster anyway with half levels of sorcerer, and Evelyn is already bard and investigator (both 6th level casters, none divine). She will be able to counterspell and do some control when needed to, although my plan for her spells was to go in a direction of buffing you all and doing some crowd control :)
Long story short… Lets embrace fully not having a 9th level arcane caster and do the best with our other skills. We have a Paladin, a cleric… we will be fine! Famous last words lol :D but what I mean is, we compensate in other aspects. And the challenge will be refreshing.
Ayaal signing in! Delighted to be selected and happy to play you folks!
I will add the Holy Squad appointment to her backstory. Keeping true to Aya’s irreverence, she will be referring to it as the ‘God Squad’. :D
I may need to snip my backstory a little. I have her in a particular courtyard when the attack commences. Can you tell us if we are starting before the attack or after?
I like the name. LOL. The game will start before the attack.
Thanks Evelyn! I'm actually OK with taking Sorcerer. I love the class and I play it a lot. It wasn't what I intended but this could be a happy accident. If I dip 3 or even 4 monk levels, I still max out by firing off 8th level spells, which is quite solid. And if I do end up going with Sorcerer, we can share the load on utility, buff, defense, control, and offensive spells. That wouldn't be horrible.
I'm curious to hear what the rest of the team and the GM think.
I can also go sorcerer instead of ranger. I have the charisma for it and paladin/sorcerer is a good combo! Except for the ASF of course. Evelyn, I wouldn't want for you to change your concept radically.
Alessandro, please don't. You are a friggin' BRICK and the combo of overland Ranger skills plus Pally is just great.
I can take Sorcerer without sacrificing a class. And a monk 'dip' is very efficient. For you, it would likely have to be an either/or.
Thanks, I tried to make this combo mesh well.
Agreed. Stick with the monk/cleric, Ayaal! It's a great combo. You'll end up great in combat, and even pack heals and buffs from a very strong 9th level divine caster. Let's all play what we originally planned and put on our profiles when the GM made his judgments :) I'm sure we will manage.
I don't plan to change Evelyn at all! Yes, you guys will have to carry me in combat :) But I swear I'll do my best to buff and support you, between performances and spells, and in some levels she will be a beast on skills rolling. To each its own :D
Shadow Fox? You know the AP and what we're up against. Without revealing any spoilers, what do you think?
Ayaal, I appreciate the attitude of helping for the betterment of the team, but stick to your current combo. As you said, you have a great front line and with your flurrying from the back line and Evelyn buffing you all, I think you can overcome most obstacles I throw your way. Then again, we can revisit this issue after you clear the first encounter area. :) Besides if Evelyn invests in UMD, she can be a pseudo-wizard with scrolls and wands.
I heard from Ayaal. Everyone else ok with the demon-hunting squad premise?
Righto. In that case, Ayaal's profile is done... aside from the Alternate Aasimar Abilities (or whatever they are called).
How do you want to run that? Are you rolling or are we?
Righto. In that case, Ayaal's profile is done... aside from the Alternate Aasimar Abilities (or whatever they are called).
How do you want to run that? Are you rolling or are we?
If you elect to give up your SLA, you can each roll 2x and choose the best one.
Daaaamn... that's a tough choice. I've got See Invisibility which is clutch sometimes. I'll have to think about that.
I heard from Ayaal. Everyone else ok with the demon-hunting squad premise?
Demon-hunting and God Squad are music to my ears! I will keep my SLA (+2 size bonus to Str with no penalties...yes please!).
My vote, hustonj, would be to pick spear of purity. That will look cool!
Spear of Purity! Anyone can make water. The Spear is cool (as Alessandro pointed out) and it does escalating damage as you level up. You know you wanna hit some demon with 10d6 DAM and Blindness. You are God Squad after all!
OK, I'm gonna roll, too. I might get stuck with something silly like "Ripen fruit on touch" but maybe I'll get lucky... NOT 51, not 51...
= You gain an additional +2 racial bonus to your Wisdom score.
= You gain a +2 racial bonus to your CMD.
O.O You wanna offer WISDOM to a Monk/Cleric?!? SOLD.
Spear of Purity! Anyone can make water. The Spear is cool (as Alessandro pointed out) and it does escalating damage as you level up. You know you wanna hit some demon with 10d6 DAM and Blindness. You are God Squad after all!
OK, I'm gonna roll, too. I might get stuck with something silly like "Ripen fruit on touch" but maybe I'll get lucky... NOT 51, not 51...
1d100 = You gain an additional +2 racial bonus to your Wisdom score.
1d100 = You gain a +2 racial bonus to your CMD.O.O You wanna offer WISDOM to a Monk/Cleric?!? SOLD.
And you wanted to go sorcerer?!!!! LOL..nice roll.
I still could... Empyreal Sorcerer. :)
But it seems the Gods have other plans for Ayaal.
Ayaal is totally done and ready to play with some demons... the smaller and wussier ones.
Gameplay thread is linked above in case you wish to dot. However, don't post any reactions yet to the intro post.
I believe in sustainability. So instead of ‘catch and release’ I did a ‘dot and delete’.
What are these rolls people are doing? I thought we were going to do the physical features table thing, and all I see in my book are things like catlike eyes, metallic hair, etc... Plus, I thought we were going to choose these physical features (I chose simply the "unusual temperature" as I wrote in my profile, just because I thought it was a cool RP effect if she would walk in a room and it gets warm). I also didn't know this feature was replacing my SLA... Am I looking at the wrong place? Am I confused? :O lol sorry! I don't usually play aasimars!
Also, already dotted and deleted from gameplay - and needless to say, I have to fix my sheet now, just holding on making any changes until I hear from the GM (my apologies for the misunderstanding, I really thought we were choosing from the table with things like metallic skin etc.)
Evelyn, check out this site and scroll down.
There are two tables. On the Alternative Physical Features table, pick what you want for your look... or don't.
On the Variant Aasimar Abilities table, if you want to risk your SLA, you can roll twice on the table and take the result you like better. So, for your Emberkin you'd lose Pyrotechnics for a mystery bonus.
The table has some real gems (like stat bonuses) and some real stinkers (like #51 - ripen fruit). You just never know what the dice will stick you with.
Well, I'd rather keep my once per day pyrotechnics instead of warming up the environment as I walk in, as much as I like the latter for RP reasons.
You do you, Boo. I used to play Aasimar a bit some years ago and never used that table. In those games, the GM said you got one roll and you were stuck with the result. That always seemed like a losing game to me based on the odds of rolling something decent. Shadow Fox's roll twice and take the best... really made to odds appealing.
Pyrotechnics, mate! I'd rather not risk losing it and end up stuck with something terrible. I know exactly what happens every time I try to trust the god of dice!
Would I be able to at least keep my "room temperature" thing if I don't roll? Would I keep it if I went bananas and decided to roll?
Fair enough! I'm not trying to convince you to go for it. It's all a personal risk/reward calculation.
Would I be able to at least keep my "room temperature" thing if I don't roll? Would I keep it if I went bananas and decided to roll?
Those are questions for our illustrious GM. :)
The humanoid feline stretches out, feeling better for being released into the wild . . ..
Everyone please format your profiles as Ayaal has done under the Class/Race tabs, with all the key stats visible to me. As you have double the abilities, since this is a gestalt game, please try to make my life easier by posting links to spells or abilities or any complex stuff, so I do not have to click on your profiles.
My wife convinced me to roll, so... What the hell right? There goes my pyrotechnics...
Not sure if doing it right, but it I was to roll twice...
Am I messing it all up? Can I still choose my "unusual temperature" one?
You are on the wrong table I think.
From the correct table:
99: You have a natural fly speed of 20 feet (poor).
61: You gain a +1 racial bonus on attack and damage rolls against evil outsiders.
Both are pretty nice options, really. Flight can be huge.
Yeah, and given all the demons #61 isn't bad either. But flight is pretty awesome. There are some feats related to flight too, I think. And you could say you sprout flaming wings.
Oh that’s nice! I mean, they’d both be way nicer if my character was actually more combat oriented than out of combat and RP, but I guess even the slow flying is already cool. Would Evelyn be like floating? Or maybe some poorly functioning wings? What about the “temperature” thing from the other table, would I be able to still have it?
Anything on the other table you can use. The two tables aren’t linked. As for how you fly… I think that is your decision.
While you finalize your characters, you can post now in the GT, if you wish, your thoughts, reactions, etc. to the summoning.
Evelyn, yes, you can keep the temperature thing.
Well, now, since you all rolled, I can't be the only who didn't. Guess I will bow to the peer pressure and give up the Alter Self. It is after all only a minute/level a day. Here goes:
Oh nice! I will take the racial bonus to Dex all day every day! I will format my character and finalize him.
Good rolls all around. :) Thank you everyone for the formatting.
Following Evelyn’s theme as a flame dancer emberkin, I thought it would be cool if when flying she’d sprout wings like that of a peri, but only for the visual effect; the fire wings wouldn’t actually burn anything. This way I think everything aligns pretty nicely! Let me know if there’s a problem with it, GM.
I’ll update her sheet in the next four hours and post her first reactions in gameplay.
Cheers!
In case anyone missed it, there's not any real signs of deference toward Prelate Hulrun.
I think it is fair to say that no one missed that detail. :)