Welcome!
I always do my best to run a friendly game. I want people to have fun and everyone to be able to laugh when something crazy happens.
I like it if everyone can post at least once a day. If you are going to be away from the game for a short period (such as attending a convention, on a short vacation, or needing to do some business travel), I would ask that you please post that here so everyone involved knows.
Character Profiles
Please have a profile header displaying a brief overview of your character's current status. At the least it should include current/maximum hit points, AC (including flat footed and touch), saving throws, and any pools of expendable resources such as panache, grit, arcane pool, rounds of rage, rounds of bardic performance or other things that get expended as you use powers.
In the character profile, please include a complete stat block. You may put it under a spoiler if you wish, but if you do so please put it under a single spoiler. I do not want it split across multiple spoilers.
If you have your character sheet on a different site, please have a link to it in your character’s headers. This allows me to pull it up from any post by the character, rather than having to go to the profile and from there to the external sheet.
If you want examples, the PbP GM Kit has the pregenerated characters done in BB Code. Use those as a general guideline.
Botting
Botting is when someone else makes a roll or otherwise does something on behalf of your character. Bot is short for robot.
Please include botting instructions in your profile and a general tactics in case someone else needs to bot your character. It is alright if you put this in a separate spoiler from the stat block, but once again please don't split it over multiple spoilers.
If there are resources you don’t mind being used up by botting, please say so. If there are resources you never want a person botting using, it is alright to say that as well.
If it makes you more comfortable, you could specify who you want to run your character when you can’t post.
If your character has any abilities that interrupt play such as Swashbuckler Parry and Repost, Dual Cursed Oracle’s Misfortune Revelation, the Bard Spell Saving Finale or anything else that would interfere with resolving a check, I ask that you have something at the start of your Botting instructions about when you want this used. The reason is that it can really slow down a PbP if every action is serialized.
In my experience, creating a bot structure can help with your own posts as well. Assuming you put complete dice expressions in the botting directions, it makes it easy to cut and paste.
Initiative in PbP
I will roll all Initiative checks for PCs and NPCs, sort them, and organize them into blocks. I will bold the names of characters that should act. I will take the NPC actions in order and reserve the right to delay an NPC in order to make them act with a group of other NPCs.
When it is your turn to act, please post. Do not wait for someone else to post just because they had a higher Initiative. If you know what you want to do but want to wait for someone else’s action to go off first, just say that.
Here is an example of how you could post before another player but have it go off after another player:
Sir Cumference waits for the elven archer Mister Oakleaf to get done firing his arrow before charging the Wily Snark.
I (and many other PbP GMs) do grouped Initiative in order to keep the adventure moving. In PbP people will have different posting schedules and often live in different time zones. Waiting for everyone to post in exact initiative order could make a single round of combat take days to resolve.
Within the rules, it is as if everyone within the same Initiative block delayed until they could post.
Chronicle information
I will be using RPGChronicles for the sign in and chronicle generation. If someone would rather not put their contact information in there, send me a private message and we can work something out.
Other character information:
I would like to know if you have a wayfinder, holy symbol, banner or other identifying iconography visible.
Rules Questions
If there are rules questions, please post them in the discussion thread rather than interrupting the gameplay thread with rules debates.
In Closing
Come join me for a fun game!
I ran the first part of this module (A Foul Breed) as part of Outpost VI.
I am starting the second portion with the characters who went through the first part and are interested in playing the other two parts.
At this point, I think I would prefer to privately recruit any additional players we want in order to fill the group out.
This will be run in campaign mode. As such, I am deviating from the normal PFS rules in that I am allowing people to create a 2nd level Orc character if they wish. I am not adding any Orc feats that are not already available in PFS.
The other option is to play a clone of one of your own valid PFS characters.
As it is in campaign mode, resources used or conditions gained will not affect the character you register to receive credit.
If you have questions, feel free to ask here.
So we have three of the people who expressed interest in the other parts of the adventure.
We will see if Lil’Eschie brings a character in or not.
We probably want to recruit one or two more people for the next part. Does anyone have someone who they think might be interested?
Hi! I'm Mallycorn's player.
He's now level 4, so I guess he won't appear in the game.
I do have other characters I can play in the 1-3 range, most are Martial.
Brawler 1
Swashbuckler 2
Skald 1/ Bloodrager 1
Bloodrager 3
and two characters that need to be finished
Druid 1
Warpriest 1
So let's see what the party need..
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In case we needed someone I contacted a player I know on here and he's ready to join. He has a L2 cleric but he could also make something else if needed/wanted. Here's the cleric he's thinking about but he hasn't leveled her up yet:
Cara Baldaros
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Hi! I'm Mallycorn's player.
He's now level 4, so I guess he won't appear in the game.
I do have other characters I can play in the 1-3 range, most are Martial.
Brawler 1
Swashbuckler 2
Skald 1/ Bloodrager 1
Bloodrager 3and two characters that need to be finished
Druid 1
Warpriest 1So let's see what the party need..
Hello! :)
At lower levels the martials tend to be needed and dominate the action. Gaius is a decent archer and will be L3 for the next part. Since the PCs are supposed to be L2 for the 2nd part I don't know about bring L1s. The Bloodrager 3, Skald 1/Bloodrager 1, or the Swashbuckler 2 might be the better choices.
Who else has express interest? If Azalmak and John want to continue then we'd have a martial overload hehe.
If grimdog73 brings his L2 cleric we'd have a divine caster covered.
Sorry, I was sick some of yesterday and all of today. Slept most of the day. I will try to get something done with this tomorrow.
A cleric sounds like a good addition. If the other players are good with Cara I have no objections. I do not think I have played with them or GMed for them in the past, so it is an opportunity to meet a new player.
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Sorry, I was sick some of yesterday and all of today. Slept most of the day. I will try to get something done with this tomorrow.
A cleric sounds like a good addition. If the other players are good with Cara I have no objections. I do not think I have played with them or GMed for them in the past, so it is an opportunity to meet a new player.
Sorry to hear that you're feeling ill; get better soon! Don't rush back especially since work tends to get crazy with the short week and it's the beginning of the month. This can wait another couple days. :)
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Hi! I'm Mallycorn's player.
He's now level 4, so I guess he won't appear in the game.
I do have other characters I can play in the 1-3 range, most are Martial.
Brawler 1
Swashbuckler 2
Skald 1/ Bloodrager 1
Bloodrager 3and two characters that need to be finished
Druid 1
Warpriest 1So let's see what the party need..
Hello! :)
At lower levels the martials tend to be needed and dominate the action. Gaius is a decent archer and will be L3 for the next part. Since the PCs are supposed to be L2 for the 2nd part I don't know about bring L1s. The Bloodrager 3, Skald 1/Bloodrager 1, or the Swashbuckler 2 might be the better choices.
Who else has express interest? If Azalmak and John want to continue then we'd have a martial overload hehe.
If grimdog73 brings his L2 cleric we'd have a divine caster covered.
Azalmak is back for more, and it looks like John is listed in the characters tab, so lots of martial.
I should mention that the way I am doing things, if Azalmak and Cracking John spent the prestige for a wand of CLWs, the clones running through this would also have those. Same for any equipment upgrades they want.
I can’t think of any problems with just spending the money for better equipment on the clone either. Prestige expenditures should be on the base character.
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I should mention that the way I am doing things, if Azalmak and Cracking John spent the prestige for a wand of CLWs, the clones running through this would also have those. Same for any equipment upgrades they want.
I can’t think of any problems with just spending the money for better equipment on the clone either. Prestige expenditures should be on the base character.
Gaius is a bit short of that +1 on his bow.
I will blame it on the cold that I missed that Grimdog.
I GMed for you in Core Faithkess and Forgotten and my run of Mask of the Living God. Probably played with you as well for some that I don’t recall at the moment.
Could you please list which god(dess) Cara follows in her profile? I don’t see it there.
Sarenrae is a fine goddess. She does have a minor problem with a heretical cult, but I think that will work itself out. :)
I think my favorite is still Shelyn.
I might stand with my Swashbuckler 2 cause she has Disable device...
which can be helpful if we have no rogue/ alchemist/ investigator
Cara, could you please put your avatar on the slides?
Lil’Eschie, please pick your character and put it on the slides.
We will be picking up a day or two after the previous adventure ended.
Once everyone has their profile up to date and the slides are updated we will be able to begin.
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I should mention that the way I am doing things, if Azalmak and Cracking John spent the prestige for a wand of CLWs, the clones running through this would also have those. Same for any equipment upgrades they want.
I can’t think of any problems with just spending the money for better equipment on the clone either. Prestige expenditures should be on the base character.
Azalmak will do just that.
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Hello,
I'm posting this to all of my active games that I have been in a car accident and injured my right arm – unfortunately I'm right-handed. The hospital had difficulty processing the X-rays so they couldn't "see" a fracture and they think it's a sprain. By the way something is popping/grinding in my shoulder, they're full of BS. For any games just starting if the GM wishes to remove me I won't object. I hope to be able to type (like I am now) but I don't know how my arm will feel going forward.
My goal is to still read and post but probably much shorter and any investigative posts, questions, etc. will have to be handled by other players. If the GM wishes to keep my PC in the game feel free to post my combat and skill checks with the appropriate modifiers. The archer will shoot from range, the cleric heals, etc.
I hope to post again soon. :)
Shadow Dragon
Gaius / Shadow Dragon,
So sorry to hear of your accident. I wish you a speedy and complete recovery.
I am still awaiting Lil”Eschie getting their character prepared. They haven’t dotted & deleted with a character yet.
I imagine you will have a much better understanding of how well you can manage to type if we give it a couple of days. I think given the situation that is reasonable. If after a couple of days adjusting to doing things one armed you still want to play in this game, I would be glad to have you.
Regardless, take care of yourself!
Bret
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that sucks man. worry about yourself.
as for the popping/grinding...you might have a dislocated/separated shoulder and tore the rotator cuff. I have a similar issue with mine to a lesser extent...old football injury. an MRI would see that....
It's what I'm thinking as well. Right now there are times it's better and there are times it's worse.
Since everyone is ready I'll leave it up to you guys how you want to proceed. As I wrote yesterday if you want to replace me with someone who can type more and more often, I understand.(FYI I'm supposed to wear a sling but I can't type with it on.)
Right now there are times it's better and there are times it's worse.
Since everyone is ready I'll leave it up to you guys how you want to proceed. As I wrote yesterday if you want to replace me with someone who can type more and more often, I understand.
(FYI I'm supposed to wear a sling but I can't type with it on.)
I’m not liking that you can’t type with the sling on. I don’t want to be a temptation towards behavior that impedes your recovery.
What do the rest of the players think? I can see three ways to proceed:
1. Go with four players
2. Go with Gaius and depend on the player to indicate when they need more or less botting.
3. Recruit one or more additional players and Gaius drops.
If I’ve missed an option you think should be considered, mention it.
I can start as soon as the group is ready to go.
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Please do take care of yourself Gaius / Shadow Dragon. Take the time you need to recover as I look forward to more games with you in the future.
I’m not liking that you can’t type with the sling on. I don’t want to be a temptation towards behavior that impedes your recovery.
What do the rest of the players think?
I, too, don't want to contribute to a potentially impeded recovery and, to that end, would favor proceeding. If Gaius / Shadow Dragon sits this one out, I would be happy to run the adventure via PbP in a number of months from now or at such time when he has recovered enough to participate in a more comfortable capacity.
As for the number of players, as I am presently unfamiliar with the adventure, I don't know how hard the adventure is to adjust for the present number of players. I am not opposed to seeking more if it makes the run easier or more balanced.
Finally, to add another "wrinkle" to the question of when to begin/resume, I will be on vacation between June 16 and June 25 and expect only to have limited ability to post at that time (if any). I am happy with someone botting John, but realize that does not make for an ideal "start".
Given how slow this part has been to start, I am fine if we start once John is back on the 25th. We don’t have a deadline like we did for the first part.
I do want a decision on how to proceed before that, especially if it involves recruiting people.
The module is built for four players. Having five gives a little bit of extra wiggle room. It is much less likely that things will go sideways because of dice luck with five players. This is not an adventure that requires over-optimized characters to survive it. I generally prefer five players because it creates more opportunities for interactions between them.
Although the adventure will start in town, the next part takes place mostly outside the town! There is a lot less investigation and also less social encounters. There is more combat, but room for creativity and some planning before you drop into some of the encounters. There is also somewhat less time pressure.
I do not think it will be necessary for me to change the encounters between four and five players. I will spend some time reading it over again just to be sure.
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The biggest problem with a sling is that, when I'm sitting, I have gorilla-length arms so the sling doesn't 'do' anything - it only works when I'm standing or walking.
I can't tell you how my recovery will go but overall it's better today than it was yesterday which was better than the first day, etc. So at least things are trending in the right direction. And don't worry about typing being an impediment; I unfortunately can't afford a butler, maid, cook, etc. so I have all the everyday tasks to do and I'm just having to just with an arm and a half. I use my right hand to hold things like it's a T-Rex arm. :P
If you plan on starting after John's vacation I should be better by then.
The biggest thing I'd have difficulty doing is those lengthy 'conversation' posts; as far as combat rolls I'll double check but I'm sure after I leveled Gaius that I updated his preset rolls so those should all be good to go.
Alright, seems we have reached a consensus.
We start on Jun 25th, with five players including Gaius/Shadow Dragon.
Shadow Dragon will tell us if they have problems keeping up.
Works for me!
Note that I have added a link for RPGChronicle sign up. Hopefully by the time this finishes they will support this set of adventures.
Yes, Rep is Presitige.
The Rep, Fame and Gold fields are not required. Filling them in does allow the starting and ending values to be filled in.
Saringallow's Sundries (which you never visited) is a general store. Though it is a general store, a variety of simple weapons are available for sale in addition to items to fight and ward off evil creatures, including silver and cold iron weapons.
Alchemical items can be got from Pricknettle’s Potions,
Other than that, I don’t think they have much.
What was it you wanted to buy?
I forgot about the temple.
Divine potions, yes.
I suppose there could be divine scrolls.
We start on Jun 25th, with five players including Gaius/Shadow Dragon.
Is everyone ready to get started?
Alright, I’ve given you a short intro to the situation. Since one player has not played part one I am trying to avoid spoilers while still giving useful information.
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My father-in-law unexpectedly passed away last week the day after we left for vacation. He had been in the hospital for the week prior for tests, but we understood his condition to be "stable" before we had left.
He was a remarkable man and is deeply missed. His passing is hitting my family quite hard, especially having happened so soon after the loss of my mother just a few months ago.
Please, feel free to start up part 2. I very much intend to participate, but my posting may be sparse for another week or so. Feel free to bot John whenever necessary.