Oh, I may get to show a new side of Talienda that I haven't explored! What does a grumpy, sleepy Talienda look like? Is adorable death glare an oxymoron? Would she be miffed enough to cast Prestidigitation to give Bryndis a funky do for an hour?
That was an entertaining combat to read. Glad that both Gravi and Govrina are almost home safe. Looking forward to getting to meet Govrina, and finally getting around to replying to Bryndis waking Talienda up. :P
Okay, now I'm confused about what Bryndis is doing. This is what I thought the timeline was.
Timeline:
- Govrina and Gravi show up at the White Deer, clearing out the taproom.
- Disturbance wakes Wayilant, Alina, and Talienda up.
- Wayilant says something's wrong and gets ready to head downstairs.
- Talienda starts changing and asks Bryndis to help Alina.
- Wayilant heads downstairs and meets Govrina.
- Alina is at least decent and starts helping Alina get changed.
- GM posts saying that Talienda and Alina have finished changing.
- Talienda worries about Wayilant and how long it seems to be taking to see what is going on.
- Alina says she'll go down and see what is going on.
- Alina warns Muziel there may be a potential problem.
- Alina and Muziel head downstairs and meet Govrina.
- Meanwhile Talienda is pacing back and forth and fretting, amusing Echo and probably annoying Bryndis.
- Alina finishes up her conversation and heads back upstairs to let Bryndis and Talienda know what's going on. (I just haven't done the in character bit.)
So is this latest post supposed to happen before or after Alina comes back up? I know I haven't really described Alina, but other than being close to Talienda in size and build, I hadn't really intended on her looking like Talienda. For one, I keep picturing her as a straight-haired burnette.
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The Alina tab in Talienda's Character profile does a good job describing the handmaiden. I've been tempted to take the description to ChatGPT and see what the image generator makes!
Despite some initial hiccups, I'm really enjoying this campaign. Everyone's a damn good RPer! And Nightfiend is doing a great job making Golarion feel real! I find myself thinking about the campaign throughout the day!
Did I get something wrong or reversed? I thought Tali went down, but used the name Alina, while Alina stayed upstairs? But, I had to read through the backlog of posts really fast. This time of the month I'm really busy at work so there was a very small window for me to get the post in.
Well, I think that settles whether not I need to make Alina her own profile. :P
No, Alina went downstairs. Talienda is the one fretting in the room with Bryndis. I've badly sprained my ankle before. You can walk on it afterwards, but it hurts like crazy. I wasn't picturing Alina's being that bad. My mom actually thought I broke my foot when she came to pick me up.
The way it looks to me, I would say Bryndis posting up outside the rooms door, regardless of who stayed behind, is valid. This is simply one of those quarks that come with PBP. People have different posting rates and sometimes it can be a little confusing keeping track of the order in which things occur.
As I understood it, your rendition of the timeline is accurate. As Bryndis stated, I think the only confusion revolved around which one of you went downstairs. Doesn't break anything.
- Alina is at least decent and starts helping Alina get changed.
Whoops, just noticed this. Should read Talienda is at least decent and starts heling Alina get changed.
GM's right, though. Everything still works out, so Bryndis should see Alina, possibly with Muziel helping her, coming up the stairs and relaying what happened.
My apologies on the confusion, Bryndis. I wasn't trying to make life hard for you, honest.
The way it looks to me, I would say Bryndis posting up outside the rooms door, regardless of who stayed behind, is valid. This is simply one of those quarks that come with PBP. People have different posting rates and sometimes it can be a little confusing keeping track of the order in which things occur.
As I understood it, your rendition of the timeline is accurate. As Bryndis stated, I think the only confusion revolved around which one of you went downstairs.
*pops popcorn*
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That was a fun scenario. Thanks for the entertaining read, and glad to have you join in the fun, Govrina!
So, it sounds like we can either follow up on the missing people or go explore the map. I think I'd like to follow up on the missing people.
1. We probably have a time limit.
2. The map is old, and if the stuff's in danger of being looted, it probably already has.
3. We already know where to start asking questions on missing people.
I know we've talked about it and decided it was the sheriff's problem and getting involved might get us in trouble, but he only has Jubrayl as far as suspects go, and one of the Pixie's Kitten's girls went missing after he made his deal with Kaye. We are also kinda involved already since Gravi's mission seems to also point towards looking into the disappearances as well. That and if whatever is taking people is after young pretty girls in general and not just those working at the Pixie's Kitten, then we have four potential targets in our party between Bryndis, Govrina, Alina, and Talienda.
So here's some questions I'd start with.
1. Who all has gone missing? Where did they work? What do they have in common?
2. Is there a pattern in how often they have gone missing, a certain time of month, a phase of the moon, some other interval?
3. Was there anything strange going on at the time of the disappearances?
4. Were there any ships that could have been slavers sailing around?
5. Where did the people go missing? Who was the last person to see them?
6. Did anyone arrive in town just before the disappearances started? Has anyone changed behaviors in that same time frame?
7. Did any of the missing have any fallings out or disagreements with anyone?
Just my two cents. I want to see what the map holds, but this is twice we've heard about the disappearances, and my gamer senses are saying time-limited hook. Like I said, if there's something to get from the old map, it'll likely be there when we get to it if we decide to do this first.
Now that the blister has been lanced, I agree. The idea before was to get Talianda and Alina out of town for awhile rather than staying and being in a potential stage of siege, and also to avoid a street war in a situation where we didn't know whether the sheriff could be counted on.
I think both of those concerns have expired.
So that's two for CSI: Sandpoint.
Wayilant may be a bit slow responding. Real Life has him busy.
What about the rest of us? Muziel? Gravi? Govrina?
Wayilant still want to investigate the map: there might be something of value.
Not saying there isn't. I just figured that we could do that after we find out what's going on with the disappearances. So I guess this is less what do we want to do and more what do we want to do first. :)
Okay. As a player, I'm not interested in the missing girls case. As Wayilant, who is a caydenite who values Freedom, he would be VERY interested in the missing girls case; and so, would like to play Wayilant accordingly. As a player, I am worried Wayilant is taking too much attention lately. I worry about making Wayilant 'too cool' in that might cause resentment among players and characters alike. That being said, if the other party members wish to do or go somewhere else. I'll make it so Wayilant can be persuaded.
Don't worry, Bryndís doesn't think Wayilant is cool at all. :p
She does pity him a little bit because of all the gum flapping he seems to need to do, and because he isn't Varisian.
As a player, I am worried Wayilant is taking too much attention lately. I worry about making Wayilant 'too cool' in that might cause resentment among players and characters alike.
I'm going to weigh in on this one. I personally don't think that you are taking too much spotlight, as that can be a problem at some tables. So fare, Wayilant has been consistent in the way you play him, so I would say he is completely within the realm of his own personality.
Ultimately, this game is about the PC's journey, their story, and the way you wish it to unfold. No boarders or preset narrative. I will toss in a hook from time to time to allow for player options, but there are zero expectations on which way you should go. I intend for things to develop as the PC's interact with situations and make choices. This means a little more on the fly prep, but I feel it's worth it seeing the narrative breathes new life into the game. This last narrative was simply me weaving the new players introduction into an already existing story plot.
I believe you have been doing a good job with Wayilant and if at any point I think the spotlight is benching someone for two long, I will try and speed things along. I wouldn't want anyone petting the kitty to the point that their board. )
Bryndís likes the kitty but she's not going to admit it.
Thanks for the kind words, Nightfiend. I hope Wayilant will win over the bloodrager eventually.
Can Wayilant become Varisian? Bryndís does have a type. If not it's fine. She doesn't dislike Wayilant; she just doesn't think he's cool.
Snark aside, you're fine Wayilant. Don't worry about it.
Honestly, I have the same worries with Talienda. It's one of the reasons that I didn't stick my oar in with Govrina besides trying to make her feel welcome and offering a place of safety. I think you're fine. and I wouldn't worry about it. I've had fun reading what's going on and starting up a little side story with Wayilant.
We're good. Keep playing Wayilant the way you see him. That's why we as players like him, even if Bryndis thinks you're not cool. ;)
Oh, and Echo knows Bryndis likes her, even if our resident rage-o-holic would die before admitting as much. :P
I really love the RP from this group so far, its been a TON of fun! I'm either way, IC Gravi feels like he's figured out the missing people part of things, so he'd be fine with the treasure map; plus its totally in his Varisian bravado to consider the issue closed, run off to the next thing, and then come back to discover he wasn't right.. LOL
Im having fun so far. Im up for whatever happens next, whatever that is.
We should totally investigate the missing people!
Just a heads up, there is a chance that I may get hit with overtime tonight. If so, a GM post may be delayed for a day or so. If not, I should have something posted tonight or tomorrow morning.
Thanks for the heads up! Hope they pay you well. :)
I'm unsure what Alina and Wayilant are doing right now in the story.
Hopefully this will help. Here's the timeline as far as I can figure it.
Timeline:
- Gravi wakes up, gets ready, and heads downstairs
- Wayilant, Talienda, and Alina wake up and get ready
- Talienda heads downstairs and starts talking to Gravi
- Wayilant is busy treating Alina's ankle
- Govrina heads downstairs and joins Gravi and Talienda
- Muziel joins Gravi, Talienda, and Govrina
- Talienda makes her case for Govrina sticking around with the party.
--> This is where the conversation with Gravi, Muziel, Govrina, and Talienda is at right now.
- Bryndis joins the downstairs group, mentions getting some pastries. Talienda joins her.
- Bryndis and Talienda walk outside and spot trouble heading their way.
--> This is where Bryndis and Talienda are at right now.
- Wayilant and Alina make their way downstairs with Echo. (Because honestly, this would be the easiest way to get them involved and makes this a lot neater.)
--> This is where Wayilant and Alina are at right now.
Like I said, hopefully this helps.
It does. Thank you.
I'm going to give it another day to allow Bryndis a chance to chime in before moving things forward. I would hate for an altercation to take place and have your big gun side-lined.
Unlike the bonded object, a familiar generally grant a static bonus which is in effect as long as the familiar is within one mile of its master. Simply put, over a mile away = no bonus. It shouldn't affect your spell casting at all. In the case of a bonded object, if it were further than one mile away, say something like it was stolen, it would stop granting the extra spell until you were once again nearby.
Thanks for the clarification. :)
Oh, my. That got Alina's attention.
Hey, just a heads up that I won't be posting tonight. Feeling drained. I'll try to get something up tomorrow.
Hey, just a heads up that I won't be posting tonight. Feeling drained. I'll try to get something up tomorrow.
All is good. I've been delaying a bit in order to pad time for Bryndis. I haven't seen a recent post from her so I'm assuming she's busy with work.
I went ahead and sent Bryndis a PM to see if all is ok. Her last post was on the 7th, and I know she mentioned something about work being heavy for the moment, so I'm hoping it's simply a delayed response due to a work distraction. I'll work on a GM post today.
She has not responded in any of the games we are in together for about a week now either.
She isn't from Israel, is she?
Nope, Portland Oregon. I've just been bulldozed by work, various emergencies there over the last couple of weeks, plus extra things that have been coming up so very little free time.
Sorry to hold things up. I'll read through the backlog and get a post up.
I presume it's work. She mentioned something about being overrun with work.
Same, but given the timeline and what's been going on over the past week or so... Anyway, looks like she ninja'd you there, GM. :P
Glad to hear you're okay and it's just work. Here's hoping it'll let up soon.
Glad to see you're ok, aside from a work distraction. I definitely know the feeling.
I'm tempted to just have Echo follow them to wherever they go. Could Talienda use her link with Echo to find her familiar?
I'm tempted to just have Echo follow them to wherever they go. Could Talienda use her link with Echo to find her familiar?
I am going to say no to being able to track Echo. Your connection, at this point, is empathy. You are able to send and receive emotional feelings. Kind of how the sword communicates with Bryndis. At fifth level you can communicate with Echo directly. You would be able to feel if the cat is in danger or scared for up to one mile away.
Empathic Link (Su): The master has an empathic link
with his familiar to a 1 mile distance. The master can
communicate emphatically with the familiar, but cannot
see through its eyes. Because of the link’s limited nature,
only general emotions can be shared. The master has the
same connection to an item or place that his familiar does.
I'm not quite sure what the bold segment above means. This statement might mean you are aware of the cat's surroundings, but I'm unsure. I will have to do a little research on it. I will say that the cat could follow them and then return and lead you to them. How you would communicate this with empathy would require a little creativity.
She is intelligent, but it appears that she doesn't understand common.
We could rule it as Talienda can look through Echo's eyes, but she's effectively helpless. Maybe she needs to make a check of some sort?
The explanation of empathic link specifically calls out that you cannot see through the familiar's eyes, so that's not a thing. At fifth level you will be able to communicate directly with the familiar. Others can't understand your personal language, but you both understand each other. That communication is speech. So, from first to fourth level, you can feel each other's empathic feelings. You can relay those feeling to each other up to one mile away. At fifth level you can speak to each other using a language only you two understand. At seventh level, the familiar can speak with other animals that are similar to itself. The familiar is considered smarter than other species of its kind so I would say that it can roughly figure out and translate your feelings with a fair amount of accuracy based on the fact that you have known each other for a long time. As fare as you being familiar with items and locations that Echo is, I would translate that as you feel a connection to those items and locations. Example would be, Echo regards a specific toy as something it loves. You would also feel that connection to the toy. Same thing about a location. The cat feels afraid of a specific location, you also feel afraid of that location, but can separate the feeling as being Echo's and not yours.
Here are the passages from the Players handbook.
Empathic Link (Su): The master has an empathic link
with his familiar to a 1 mile distance. The master can
communicate emphatically with the familiar, but cannot
see through its eyes. Because of the link’s limited nature,
only general emotions can be shared. The master has the
same connection to an item or place that his familiar does.
Deliver Touch Spells (Su): If the master is 3rd level or
higher, a familiar can deliver touch spells for him. If the
master and the familiar are in contact at the time the
master casts a touch spell, he can designate his familiar
as the “toucher.” The familiar can then deliver the touch
spell just as the master would. As usual, if the master
casts another spell before the touch is delivered, the
touch spell dissipates.
Speak with Master (Ex): If the master is 5th level or
higher, a familiar and the master can communicate
verbally as if they were using a common language.
Other creatures do not understand the communication
without magical help.
Speak with Animals of Its Kind (Ex): If the master is 7th
level or higher, a familiar can communicate with animals
of approximately the same kind as itself (including dire
varieties): bats with bats, cats with felines, hawks and owls
and ravens with birds, lizards and snakes with reptiles,
monkeys with other simians, rats with rodents, toads
with amphibians, and weasels with ermines and minks.
Such communication is limited by the Intelligence of the
conversing creatures.
I hope this helps to clarify things a bit. I know sometimes things can get a little irritating when trying to interpret what the dev's intend when they put stuff into text. We all digest this stuff a little different sometimes.
Okay. It seems like I'm getting PF1e and 5e rules mixed up. That's annoying.
It's fine. I decided to try something else. Hopefully it's not about to backfire.
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My apologies for the delay. Found out today that work has placed Paizo on the no-fly list for being flagged as a game, so no more posting from work. (
Tomorrow, I have an early morning training scheduled, so won't be able to work on a post until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. I will have something up by tomorrow night. Again, apologies for the delay.
Understood. My company does the same if we use the employee wifi.