To avoid this campaign stalling and ending before it begins, I think the rate of posting has to be higher for it to be viable (Darius and Lawrence are great at this, though). If Veera isn't responding and has been away for a month or so now, i would look for a replacement. It's much more important to maintain some sort of momentum than it is to endlessly wait for a player eho has apparently dropped out.
I agree with Mia's sentiment.
I'm hesitant to weigh in since I've been the cause of some considerable delay myself, so glass houses and all that. But, I agree it's best to keep going rather than waiting.
It’s been about 2 weeks since Veera last posted. I’m hesitant to call for a replacement so soon but since they haven’t responded I’m honestly wondering if I should go for a replacement. All in favor of a replacement let me know.
Also, I think maybe this is a good time to say that, should something come up that’ll keep
you ASAP for a bit, it would be recommended to say something, either here or through DMs.
I agree
Either tonight or tomorrow I’ll open back recruitment. Thinking of allowing 3 or 4 applications, and a group vote. Is that alright?
Anything to get this campaign back-on-the-road!
Sure. Or ask if any of the previous applicants want to be considered?
Hi all GM KoolKobold has invited me to come and fill the shoes of the missing Arcane Spell Caster and I think I will maintain the lost class and go with Arcanist as well -- I have collected all the character creation guidelines that I could find within the Recruitment thread and this Discussion thread. However, if I missed any please let me know.
Races: All core, plus aasimar, dhampir, tengu and tiefling. Alternate racial abilities are allowed, but no variant heritages for aasimar, dhampir and tiefling Note: aasimars, dhampir and tiefling PCs have their appearance based on the other races, using the races age and height/weight modifiers, and allowing for Small aasimars, dhampir and tieflings.
Classes: All except the following: gunslinger, summoner (both versions), ninja/samurai, occult classes. cavaliers can be selected but only for Small races (due to RotRL being largely a dungeon crawling that limits the use of a large mount). If selecting monk or rogue, you must select unchained. Note: For racial class archtypes, they can be selected for aasimar, dhampir and tiefling but ONLY if your character’s parentage race is the same race as the required race for the archtype (for example, the stonelord paladin archtype can be selected by aasimars, dhampirs and tieflings but only if their parentage race is dwarf)
Gold: Max for class at 1st level
Skills: Any class that has 2 Ranks + Int per level instead have 4 Ranks + Int per level. We will also be using Background Skills and Fractional Base Bonuses
Feats, Spells, Items: Cannot select any from Occult Adventures, or utilize psychic magic.
Traits: 3, with one being campaign. must be different types of Traits. No Drawbacks
Alignment: Any good preferred, but lawful neutral and true neutral can be allowed. No chaotic neutral or evil alignment
Using Elephant in the Room rules
No 3pp content for anything
You can be related to any NPC in Sandpoint outside of the following: the Kaijitsus, the Scarnettis, Brodert Quink, or Father Zantus. Even then I would like your character backgrounds to include a new NPC. Adding on for clarification, your character can be a friend or employer (or in Zantus’s case, acoltye; in Quink’s case, apprentice or fellow Thassilon researcher), just not a relative. Any other Sandpoint NPC is fair game to be a relative.
That aside would anyone be interested in maybe having me make my Elf have a tie in with their PC in some way, shape, or form?
I have played just about everything and enjoy playing just about everything that is basically heroic in nature. So I can be a good friend, a sibling, or just about anything and will adjust my character and concept to better dovetail into your character concept. Otherwise if nothing then I can make something stand alone as well. Just figured it might be a bit more fun with a compadre by one's side.
Welcome!
Larry is friendly with elves.... and just about anybody else. He sees Darius as something of a rival, but knows Darius is much better than he is at anything social. He pretends to be less than smart but actually his intelligence is 13. Imagine a smart puppy that just wants to be friends with everybody, even the cat that hates him. He's curious about magic but not interested in learning any. Feel free to read his history and see if you can use anything?
Okay taking a gander
Welcome DeJoker!
Wyssal isn't a longtime resident of Sandpoint. She's there on more of an extended stay with friends. She's quite outgoing though, as well as curious, so she's getting to know people there at a fast clip. Wyssal isn't bookish, but she remembers what she hears and what she's told, so she tends to know more about things than most would probably give her credit for.
Okay Wyssal well this character is very book oriented but works with their cousin Hannah Velerin, and they are a sort of avid historian. I have not fully solidified everything as of yet but I think they will also be working with Nisk Tander the Aiuvarian (aka half-elf) the proprieter of Bottled Solutions and at least be friendly with Ilsoari Gandethus the human ex-adventurer that runs the Turandarok Academy and has an arcane museum that he shows some folks who show interest but promise to keep quiet about it.
So what is the local common language is it Teldane or Varisian as both are quite likely and the online material is a bit vague on which is most prominent. It basically states that either could be the local common. To me it seems more likely that maybe due to the location and the population of Sandpoint it would lean towards Varisian but I am wondering if this has been actually established or if everyone is just using the generic common which in Golarion is rather meaningless as common greatly depends on where one was raised.
As stated the predominant human languages of Sandpoint are Varisian and Teldane as the latter is simply fairly predominant throughout the entirety of most of Avistan. Although Shoanti would be pretty close option as well for this particular region of Avistan.
Wyssal works very part-time for Ilsoari Gandethus doing cleaning and laundry for Turandarok Academy, sort of a come in once a week type job.
As for languages. By default Taldane is Common. That could be adjusted according to setting of course. But, south and southwestern Varisia, especially the coastal areas up as far as Riddleport would most probably be Taldane. Lots of Chelaxian settlers have arrived starting a couple hundred years back or so, and the cities tend to be Chelaxian majority. Varisian isn't rare by any means though, and it's perfectly reasonable for lots of people to be bilingual.
The Shoanti tribes are concentrated to the far east and northeast, especially on the Storval Plateau. Of the 3 major human languages in Varisia, Shoanti would be the rarest in our area. There may be a few Shoanti around here and there, but they'd likely pick up Taldane or at least Varisian for easier communication with local populations.
If you want to think about it in map terms, think of Varisia's coastal south and west as primarily Taldane speakers. As you move north and east toward central Varisia the lingua franca would grade to Varisian. Then, in the mountainous east, the Cinderlands, and the Storval Plateau in the northeast, most everyone outside of the city of Kaer Maga speaks Shoanti as their first language.
Also keep in mind that Varisia is mostly wild and thinly populated outside the coastal areas and their hinterlands. To make up some numbers, it's probably fair to say 75 to 80 percent of Variasia's human population lives within say 200 miles of the coast, with the remaining 20 to 25 percent spread across the rest.
So does this group have anyone that acts like a tank like fighter or are all the fighters quick and nimble? Basically trying to figure out if taking Enlarge Person would be fairly useful or not.
Quick and nimble. It's just how it happened.
Tank. Tank. Tank... Will be increasing strength any chance I get!
Great okay then Enlarge Person it is ;)
Hello, Dejonker and welcome!
Mia has a fairly extensive background from her profile. If you see something that could mesh with your character concept, let me know and we can figure something out concerning a shared background?
Thanks Mia sent you a DM look forward to hearing back from you.
As soon as Tomodai gets their character sheet done we can continue
Responded to your PM, Tomodai!
Ball lobbed back into your court Mia ;-) hopefully have things finished today busy week.
Okay GM KoolKobold I believe the character sheet is complete. Let me know if you have any questions or if I made any mistakes.
@Tomodal i'll respond later today.
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Today’s been rough, tomorrow we will resume. I’m sorry for the whole delay, hopefully that won’t happen again.
Woo!!
Kanpai!
I apologize, I had a very rough week with work this week which caused my absense. I'll try and continue tomorrow.
Since Tomodai has a longbow, I was thinking of introducing that character with one of the games involving a longbow, if that works with everyone
I’m doing my best to post every day but this weekend has been particularly rough on me.
I've got a longbow too. But I'm not sure anybody else has a bow. ??
Sorry for not posting today, been sick since this weekend and today it was kicking me badly. I’ll make a new post tomorrow
"Get well soon!"
Darius casts Lay on Hands of GM KoolKobold.
We’ll get the ball rolling again tomorrow. I thought I would get better enough to make a post but that wasn’t possible today. Sorry for this sudden halt.
No issues here, take care of your health that is far more important. Just let me know when to post as so far I am not sure if I have been officially been introduced or not.
Tomodai, feel free to start posting whenever you can. You can introduce your character with this game after Larry’s done.
Hey those of you who have listed Common as a language that really does not exist in Golarion as a language.
For Sandpoint though the local common is considered Teldane as it is for most of the Inner Sea region. Get outside this region and the local common changes. Heck even Teldane is not always the actual local common even within all the areas witin the Inner Sea region.
Note in Sandpoint Varisian runs a very strong second with Shoanti a solid third.
I was thinking on whether to do a couple more games, or to go to the ceremony, what do you all think?
I'm feeling a push to the ceremony would be a good thing.
Ceremony!
Ceremony please!
Very well! I’ll get the map ready this weekend.
In the meantime you’re all free to RP as you all take your spots in the festival (I promise the map shall be up tomorrow)
I got the map ready, I need to figure out how to add everyone's icons to the map. I'll figure that out myself, I apologize for how long it's been taking.
Also, a head's up for everyone, I will be going out of state to visit family for the holidays starting the 15th (so less than 2 weeks) and won't be back til December 8th. I will make as many maps as I can to make sure we don't have to grind it to a halt, and I will be on mobile to post and update when I can.
If you are using Roll20 the players add them ? And Roll20 is free in case your not using -- and fairly simply to use its basic format
I’m using Google Slides. I tried Roll20 and it was buggy for me.
Okay, managed to get your icons on the map, which is right here. Position yourselves however you please and feel free to RP a little more.
I moved Wyssal to be right beside what I presume to be the stage.
Unless Darius moves I am good where Tomo is located as he is interested in what is going to be said.
No word from Mia, sent a PM a couple days ago. Either she arrives and we start or we find yet another replacement.
I’m genuinely sorry for how slow it’s been to get the ball rolling.