Sounds good! Thanks for the consideration, and good luck all!
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Wait, does it say Vigilante?
Whoops. Guess I left that in there by accident (Darivan was formerly a Gestalt character, and I thought I successfully pulled out all traces of that from his sheet, which I did except for at the class line). But yeah, I'm just a pure Paladin. Thanks for the list!
Awesome! Good to know, and thank you for addressing my concerns! As you may be able to tell from the number of reused characters, Kingmaker has a lot of dead games.
Hello! Dotting in with my submission, a Human Paladin of Apsu. While I'm certainly eager to try and play, I have to just ask a few questions as you're so new to the boards (sorry, I hate to have to do this, but this would have been my third attempt at Kingmaker with Darivan, as both previous times the GM vanished). 1- How long have you been GMing? Is this one of your first games, or have you been GMing since the dawn of Pathfinder itself? 2- Have you ever GMed a PBP before? It is a very different beast to real-life games (having run games in both formats). 3- What would you say is your GM style? Are you very RP-heavy? Do you jump from one encounter to the next? 4- What are your posting expectations? 1/day? Multiple times per day? Once every few days? 5- Is there any way that we could be sure that you won't vanish three days into the game? I hate to have to ask, but given the new profile, and the fact I have literally had that happen to me before, I have to check. Overall, I certainly do hope that all my worrying is for naught. In any case, thank you for your consideration!
Well, message me if this ever comes back, I guess, GM. -Daedalus/Darivan
Yeah. This is, after all, my second game using Darivan. Ah well. It happens. Pity, though, this one looked interesting.
So... I guess this died? Pity, it seemed fun.
Darivan adjusts his collar where the metal of the breastplate touched his neck. Outside of the smithy, and aboveground especially, the day felt especially chilly, and he adjusts his cloak to cover more of him. He looks around, blinking to adjust to the new light, and turns to identify where the food he's smelling is coming from. Noticing what appears to be a pub down the street a little way, he pauses for a minute to look at the sign- The Golden Bow, the sign declares, with a stylized longbow serving as the "B," and pushes the door open, letting a draft of cold air in as he enters and serving to draw the attention of the half-dozen patrons getting lunch.
"Is that venison on the spit?" he asks in return, and when she nods, "I'll have a serving of that, and do you have any spiced teas? Thank you, miss." he hands her a couple of copper, and leans back while waiting for his food, grinning in amusement at the turnspit running in its wheel.
Doritan nods in thanks, moving in his armor to get a feel for it, "I'll take the regular one, thanks. I'm afraid I can't afford much more." he runs his hand over his sword, "You think you can restore it? That would be amazing. My mentor gave it to me about a decade ago, and it's saved my life many times. I've had it taken to my local smiths- I'm from up north- but they said it wasn't feasible without magic. If you could bring it back to new, I would be most appreciative. I was going to hold onto it as a keepsake, but I would love to keep using it." he muses, then pulls out his money pouch, "So, first thing in the morning, then? You can have it ready that fast? How much will the restoration cost?"
Darivan unbuckles his sword from his belt and hands it to the dwarf while inspecting the armor, "While I would love full Mithral armor, I am unfortunately not made of money, and I believe the regular breastplate is all I can afford, after getting a new sword at least." he laments, and prepares to remove his current armor, "May I try it on?" he asks.
Darivan nods in greeting, "Good day, sir. I'm looking for both blade and armor, actually. My current sword is a bit worn at this point, do you have any folded steel longswords?" he looks around the room, "Also, I wouldn't mind getting a breastplate, do you buy used armor? It's in pretty good condition, I've only had it for a few years." he asks, indicating his scaled mail shirt. He frowns, and uses a corner of his sleeve to rub a dirt spot from his shoulder, then nods.
I usually try to post really in-depth posts, but the busier I am, the shorter they get, it seems. These days, if I get out a few paragraphs of description, I consider that a victory. Once the semester is over, though, I can probably go back to my overly descriptive posts.
Darivan nods in thanks, and heads off to Lowtown, figuring he may as well get something good, and not minding the walk.
"Yes, I have a bit of shopping to attend to, my old sword is getting a bit worn-down and I could really use some better armor. I shall meet you back at the inn tonight." he bows a farewell to the half-elf and sets off to find the local blacksmith. Once there, he greets the smith, "Hello. Do you happen to have any breastplates in my size?"
That's quite fair- maybe not super common, but it does sound fun. I'll have a gameplay post up shortly with luck.
Darivan greets the ranger with a firm handshake, "Darivan Orlovsky, Herald of Dragons. What sort of man will I be fighting alongside? Are you a mage or swordsman?"
"Thank you for your support, Lord Mayor. I won't let you down. I suppose we'll leave first thing in the morning." Following introductions to his co-conscript, Darivan takes the chance to upgrade a bit of his gear before departing.
Darivan, a tall, blond-haired human, listens in one of the chairs, twirling a small silver medallion in his left hand. He's not wearing any armor, but his position is easily recognizable as one that would be comfortable in fairly heavy armor, and a sword hangs at his waist. "I do indeed accept. The Stolen Lands have for too long been the haven for banditry, and I gladly take this chance to purge evil from the lands." he agrees, skimming over the (mercifully short) charter once more.
That would mean that each level, you can choose whether you get bonuses from Sorcerer or Ranger, instead of being stuck with just one (like I am with Paladin). GM, might we be able to get Gameplay open, so we can dot in?
Okay, finished. I took Armor Master as my second trait, and am ready to start the game. Yes, I would definitely say that Sir Waincroft would be his primary inspiration for his motivations- while I didn't make it super explicit, his time away from home would have been his only chance to really come up with his own mindset away from his family's non-combative nature.
Okay, barring figuring out my last trait, Darivan is done. I ended up taking Sword Scion as my trait, as I don't see him really valuing much of his family's values (conflict-avoidance is kind of the opposite of what he wants), but does much more value the art of the sword, even if the duelists are all a bunch of overly confident, arrogant, snobby dancers.
Best of luck, all!
Oh yeah, I totally get the combo. It's quite nice, from both a thematic and mechanic standpoint, and they compliment each other nicely. It is interesting how we took kind of opposite approaches of the dual identity feature, though. You're going for an actual 'hidden class,' hiding your allegiances, whereas Darivan is sick of all that nonsense and wants to be open about what he does.
*sees another paladin/vigilante*
What's interesting is that I saw a notification for a new post in this thread, but the post itself never seemed to appear itself. *shrug*
GM, I don't suppose you might be able to mark the campaigns as inactive in the next couple of days?
Ah well, it happens. Thanks for letting us know, and I hope your network problems sort themselves out eventually.
Darivan's hand lights up, and blue lightning crackles down his arm, seeming to blur the edges of his form and splitting his image into pieces. He then takes a deep breath and steps forward, engaging the devourer with a pair of supernaturally fast blows. OOC: Full round action: Casting Mirror Image on myself. 5-foot step up Swift action: Arcane pool to enhance blade +2
So are the leaders up in the Devourer fight?
Rolls:
Guess who else didn't roll at all? Soulbiters: Devourers:
Darivan, momentarily distracted by the area they found themselves in, alights gently on the ground by the king.
Darivan flies along at lightning speed, holding his rear-guard position. When they enter the tunnels, he lowers his height until he's only just skimming the ground. When they enter the cavern, he looks around in confusion. What on Golarion... he thinks
"The First World? How did we get here? And why is there an interplanar passage in the castle?" Darivan wonders aloud, keeping his sword at the ready while the others deliberate. Rolls:
Okay, finally got around to fixing Darivan and Sylvia (curse you midterms).
So, I'm slightly confused. Are the people with the King fighting, or is that just the people who stayed behind?
Ah, right. For some reason it slipped my mind that they would be double moving as well. I remembered the Haste (current speed is 90 thanks to Fly), but didn’t include itwo moves when figuring out my speed. Once the Haste wears off, though, it should only take me a single Move to keep up.
Darivan returns to the skies, easily keeping pace with the king, flying alongside him, sword held at the read and prepared to deflect any attacks that might come at him. Round 4: Moving (hasted, so a 90 foot speed) from O13 to K5 (50 feet) to keep up with the king. He should be able to keep up with everyone using only a single move action each round, so he'll also take the Total Defense action to improve his AC by +4 (to a total of 17), which also applies to touch AC. Nobody ever died from being too careful, right?
Darivan moves to the front line of interference, sword held at the ready,
Round 3: Moved 25 feet from M17 to O13, and holding on second action- if the king moves out of the way this round, Darivan will make a cautious follow, while still holding the line.
GM: Okay.... *dusts off stat blocks* Let's see what me-from-over-a-year-ago got himself into, yes? Re: spells- okay, I'll update them once I get a spare minute. Not entirely sure how I did that, but okay. For Sylvia...
Items: Sorry about that. I suppose I'll have to redo the list. As I mentioned, I haven't touched these stat blocks in something like a year. In that time... I've gotten a bit better at PF (this was my first campaign, after all). Stuff like item convention is something I've learned since then.
talismans - like I said, allowed for now because they're one-shot defensive auto-trigger items. *I can't track down the exact post, but I know you said something along the lines of "potions aren't made by paladins, but I'll allow them this once"* I'm pretty sure it was in recruitment, but I can't track it down for some reason. If you're changing your ruling, okay. I'll remove them, no problem. I'm not trying to 'sneak things past you'- at least, not anymore. Like I keep saying, when I started this campaign, I had no prior experience. Since then, I've gotten a bit more, and should hopefully be a bit better in that regard. Again, I do apologize, and know that I have no intent of trying to sneak stuff past you. I'm completely fine with working with you and crafting a story. I just needed to get over the player v. GM mindset I had starting off. Finally, yeah. Lessah has the right of it. Sylvia has 10 of the material component needed to cast Full Pouch. I'll change as requested, even the reversals, as soon as I get a bit of free time. All told... sorry for what 'new player' me put you through. I'm a bit better now (I think).
I sort of feel like I should jump in just to say that neither Darivan nor Sylvia are affected by the feat tax rules at all, so I'm ready to go.
Ah, sorry, I guess I didn't quite explain fully what I wanted to switch. I was only hoping to switch it from "monastery that seeks self-perfection through physical discipline and the exploration of self" to "academy that seeks self-perfection through the careful study and practice of magic" basically, it would just change the composition of the organization from mostly martial characters to mostly magical ones, but if you don't want that, no problem.
I’d be willing to help sub-GM (GM THREE?) for you. It’d be good practice for me should I ever GM, and give me something to think about when I’m bored in class. Ironically, I’m in a bit of an inverse position to some people- I’m way better in terms of playing the game and strategizing, but I no longer have hours and hours of time to do nothing but compose RP posts. That said, GM, would you mind if I redid the Auram Chain to be a group of arcane spellcasters? It just seems to fit so much better than a monastery (seriously, I have no idea what I was thinking)
Oh, so yes. I’d be quite happy to jump back in. This was my first PBP, and it’s been intriguing me ever since it ended how it would go. Of course, I made more than a few cringey new player mistakes, but hopefully I can do better going forward. That said, with the campaign long-since inactive, it was only luck that I even saw this, so there may be people interested in continuing that just don’t get notified.
Well, I suppose that's it. It was nice playing with you all.
I thought it only counted for gameplay posts?
Sigh....
(Hi Shadow!) Really, though. If he were responding, it would be a huge relief, as then we could have a benchmark of some sort, or (if RL has simply gotten too crazy) he could pass on his campaign plans/notes to a new GM.
Really, though. So much of this was changed from the base, I don't think there's anybody that might be able to fill in. All we really "know" is that we'll be facing a devourer soon and going mythic.
GM! Glad you're... alright? Infections are nasty, just glad you're still around!
I'm hoping it hasn't died. I'm interested to see how this game will go.
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