Hey, can Muziel say what he knows about the enemy before his initiative turn?
Ionatan looks at Way with obvious disdain. "It is a defensive position. They aren't coming after us, they are simply trying to keep us out." Nate moves to avoid a direct line of sight between himself and the defenders.
I'm sorry, but this had me laughing.
Hey, can Muziel say what he knows about the enemy before his initiative turn?
Yes, in fact I normally assume once a DC is hit that the information is shared with the group automatically. In pbp I feel it speeds the process along slightly. So, feel free to share at will.
I sent Bryndis a PM. If I don't hear from her soon, I'll push things forward.
I'm going to give Muziel until tomorrow. Then I will move things forward.
I'll give it till later tonight. If I don't hear from Ionatan by then, I'll move things forward.
Nightfiend, the level of professionalism and preparedness is astounding. Clear, easy-to-use maps. Constant updates on actions. If you plan on running any more games, please let me know. This has been a real pleasure to game with you! I truly hope this game continues, because it has been a delight!
I appreciate the input. I don't intend to call off the game unless everyone is wanting to do that. I wanted to give everyone a chance to participate, so I though a brief pause might be an option.
I’m around. My hope is that when Ionatan checks in, we’ll have the folks we need.
I've been more pressed for spare time lately than I'd anticipated, but the game has been great and I'm good to go.
OK, I just wanted to take a head count and make sure everyone was still good to go. That leaves Ionatan, who is likely out with the grand kids having some fun. I'll send him a PM and as soon as I hear back from him, we will continue. I'm a little concerned about Dario. He seemed to be enjoying the game a lot, so for him to go MIA this long, leads me to think something VERY BAD happened. That said, I'm going to post this just in case he gets a chance to read it.
Dario is welcome to jump back into the game, as long as it is running, at any time and at any point. There is a permanent spot for him. I will bot him until the group exits the dungeon then I will sideline until he wishes to jump back in.
Still here. Still want to Adventure and Drink!
I would say our only holdup at this point is Ionatan. I'm getting a bit concerned, thinking something bad might have happened. His last post, that I can see, was April 12th. That's almost two weeks without posting anything.
Hopefully not anything too bad, but people do get busy and such.
At some point we may need to decide if we want to continue with only three players. Granted cleric, blood ragger, and caster does cover a lot of the areas of concern. But it is only three just the same. I will leave it up to you guys.
I like playing Wayilant. And I like how he interacts with the other players. And Nightfiend has so much cool game to play for us! I don't want to lose that! Either we find a replacement or we go on as three adventurers with Ionathan being a NPC until we get back to civilzation.
I think new blood would be welcome. Definitely want to continue!
OK we can go as slow as you guys are comfortable with. I will shadow Ionatan and then adjust the encounters accordingly.
Sounds good to me. Maybe we can pick up a player or two as needed in the future.
Another possibility if we want to stick with 3 players would be to go gestalt. :) Bryndís could probably find a class that's compatible to cover basic Rogue stuff if nobody else could make it fit.
If we decide to go gestalt, Muziel could probably go Empiricist Investigator for trap disabling. I'm lacking in creative ideas for gestalt that fit Muziel other than boosting his skills, since he's supposed to be just old and smart dwarf.
I lean toward new players when we get the chance, rather than gestalt.
If we did go gestalt, Investigator or Alchemist pairs very well with a wizard. Extracts can be handed out beforehand, which cuts casting times down. A wizard can buff that way and go straight to offensive or control spells when combat starts.
At low level it also prolongs a wizard's adventuring day by offsetting the small number of spells per day. At higher level a wizard can transfer a lot of buff, support, and utility casting into alchemy, keeping spell slots open for the best spells.
Gestalt doesn't fix the action economy disadvantage that small parties incur, fewer actions per round compared to adversaries. An extract and spell combo goes toward helping by cutting the actions needed to accomplish things.
If we decided to bring in a couple more people, I could probably rustle up at least one from somewhere.
My mind is thinking one more player after we clear this adventure. Keeping the group at 4 would allow room for both Dario and Ionatan to rejoin if wanted to. Obviously, if a lot more time passes, and we don't hear from them, then we could consider adding another player or two.
Apologies for the delayed response. I have been going back and forth with the flue. I think I'm at the end of it now and should be a bit more consistent.
OK, now I have a simi-bizarre question. Seeing we are hitting on modules that date back, that brings about a question about items found within. Some of those items don't have pathfinder versions and may not have an option within hero labs to select and apply them. That said, some of the older stuff, especially in much older modules, have some fairly cool things.
So, the question is, would you guys prefer that I leave the items within the module as written? Or would you prefer that I reassign them to the most viable pathfinder option?
I'm excited for original items! It helps that I don't use HeroLab or anything like that.
Hope you're feeling better from the flu, that can be rough.
Yeah, I hope you're well on the mend.
I also don't use HeroLab so some cool old stuff sounds good to me.
I agree with Bryndis on both counts!
Hooray for Level 2! Should we just do so instantly before moving to the next room? Do we get to fill any new spell slots or do we save that for the next rest?
You may level before moving forward. Any new spell slots or new abilities may be filled. Any already used spells or abilities will remain used until the group rests.
Level 2
BAB +1, Fort +1, Will +1
+1 Diplomacy
+1 Heal
+1 Perception
+1 Knowledge (religion)
+1 Profession (bartender)
+1 Knowledge (history)
+1 0-level Cleric Spell
+1 1st-level Cleric Spell
Bloodrager 2
BAB +1
FORT: +1
+2 Rounds Bloodrage
Uncanny Dodge
Skills: +1 Acrobatics, Climb, K Local, Perception, Spellcraft, Stealth
Background: +1 K Geography, Prof (Guard, Merc)
Sorry, I will level up this weekend.
Sounds good.
Wizard 2
+1 BAB
+1 Will
Skills: Linguistics, K. Arcana, K. Dungeoneering, K. History, K. Local, K. Religion, Perception, Spellcraft,
Languages: Abyssal
Spells: Comprehend Languages, Identify
OK, looks good. Grat's everyone on reaching level 2.
I'm traveling to Asia for the next couple of weeks, so my posts might be delayed. Will try to check in when I can. Feel free to bot me.
Tis ok, not a rush....Those goblins are patient.
Sorry you keep everyone waiting. I didn't realize it was my turn and decided to use the long weekend to go camping before the weather turns so hot.
All is good. I resolved to move the game as fast or slow as is convenient for everyone. If you require a couple of days for R & R, we simply slow it down a little and pick it up when things clear up. I will send a PM after a day or so, just in case the Paizo's boards fail to flag or update posts, which has happened from time to time. Aside from that, this is a long game of convenience. Post when you can without worry.
I hope you enjoyed your weekend...)
Dayum! Bryndis just laid the smackdown.
OK all, I would prefer not to drag this out any longer than it needs to be. Seeing we haven't heard from Wayilant since the 7th, I'm going to assume something has come up and he is unavailable.
Setting up and running a game takes a lot of prep. Because of that, and the fact that I'm currently botting Dario in order to have someone along who can deal with traps, I really don't have the bandwidth to bot any other characters. Nore, do I wish to have one-week intervals between each post. Because of that, and the fact that we had so many sudden dropouts, I'm of the mind to conclude the game and bring it to a close.
I can say that I have enjoyed playing with everyone and I think the game had potential even though the current dungeon seems a bit slow. Anyway, my best wishes to everyone and I hope to see you out there on the boards.
Huh, that's too bad. I was liking the campaign. Maybe someday Bryndís will find a campaign that endures.
I took a look to see what's up with Wayilant's posting in other places and it was hard to figure out. He has new posts in a couple of games, but he hasn't posted in most of them very recently, dropping off from late May to a week or so ago.
Anyway, thanks for running this Nightfiend. You did a great job, pity it didn't make it farther.
Likely, just life causing a distraction. And like you, I thought the game was coming along fine, in general. The issues we have had, seem more in line with people having problems outside the game taking them away from the Paizo boards. Both Ionathan and Dario have not posted in any of their other games, which leads me to think they had something massively distracting come up. Instantly, stop posting all together, generally means something very bad. Wayilant, on the other hand, is likely distracted or doesn't realize he is up. I have seen Paizo fail to update or flag player's campaigns. That said, I would expect that people check in from time to time due to that, which leans more towards distracted.
Guys, I'm so sorry. I got Covid last week, and forgot I had an action! It's entirely my fault, and I'm sorry.
Understandable Wayilant. I have had it twice. My thoughts where that you also had to step away for an extended period and I'm simply not up to botting any more than I currently am. Kind of feels like you're running a game for yourself when you're botting everyone.
Assuming you are back and wish to continue, we can proceed. Once we clear this dungeon, which looks like it's not to fare away, I will see about adding a couple more players. It doesn't feel like Dario or Ionatan are going to be coming back anytime soon.
I might even cut to the chase and shrink up some of the hoopla in order to move things along faster. That is, if everyone is on board with it.
I do wish to continue! So far, Nightfiend has show us he's organized, and optimized for max fun! I couldn't forgive myself if I was the cause of this campaign to expire!!!
I’m certainly game to continue! As you suggest, I think we should consider tying this one up in a bow soon so we can re-recruit. That should inject some energy back into the game.
OK, so two moving forward one wanting to return. I'm going to assume the group is pushing forward. I should have a post up either tonight or tomorrow morning.
I created a new map to enhance the upcoming encounter. Hopefully the new map is a lot clearer than the module's map. Apologies for the original map. It's an old module and the maps back then had a lot to be desired. Going forward, I will try and use fantasy maps online to recreate a more detailed map. It should enhance the experience a bit more. I'll have a post up shortly.
Nice, love the map!
I drag and dropped our crew to the door, given that we were checking the door in gameplay.
I went ahead and updated / opened up the map. I should have a post up sometime tonight.