Posting Expectations:
I expect players who can post once per day on average.
I care a lot more about moving the game forward with those who are posting and interacting with the story and each other than waiting for everyone to have their say; expect me to follow the two votes rule, especially for non character driven choices (e.g. Left or Right?).
I will try to make at least one substantive post/weekday or weekend, as well as reactive posts as appropriate.
If I am going to have a protracted absence for some reason, I will post to let you know that if at all possible.
If you disappear during combat or other decision points and hold things up I will temporarily skip you (or bot you if sufficient botting instructions are in your profile) and move on. If you make a habit of this I may take further steps, and will certainly be less likely to pick you for future sessions.
I run combats via block initiative, resolving actions in the order in which they were posted. If you have an action that requires more specific timing, just indicate that in your post and I'll make it work.
On concealment/other percentage chances, the low roll is the miss. (e.g. If you're invisible and I roll a 34, I missed.)
If I need to know whether or not your character has passed or failed a save in order to continue with one of my baddies' turns, I will roll for you, but otherwise I'll leave it to you to take care of.
I condense Starship combat a little to get it running more smoothly. The goal is to be able to finish at least one starship combat round every 24 hours.
To facilitate that, I'll roll the piloting checks for 'initiative' each round for both parties. Once those are done, each player should declare their crew action (order doesn't matter: helm, engineering and gunnery phases can be done simultaneously) and I'll try to decode them in a way that makes sense. After 24 hours are up, I'll resolve the actions that both sides have taken + provide 'initiative' piloting rolls for the next round. As in normal combat, I'll skip anyone who doesn't post within 24 hours of the round starting, unless they've specifically given me botting instructions.
Drafts:
Countless Pathfinders stand ready in a large stone room
deep beneath the Grand Lodge. A ragged tapestry covered in
clashing colors and abstract symbols rests on an inclined slab
in the center of the room, surrounded by scaffolds and ladders.
Scholars frantically rush along the scaffolds, studying a flurry of
rips appearing on the tapestry.
A harried oread woman approaches. “I am Master of Spells
Sorrina Westyr. I won’t mince words—the situation is dire.
This cloth is the famous Hao Jin Tapestry, an ancient relic the
Pathfinder Society acquired in the Ruby Phoenix Tournament six
years ago. It contains a vast wealth of locations, treasures, and
peoples torn from Golarion by the sorceress Hao Jin. We have
explored many regions of the tapestry, struggled to keep the Aspis
Consortium from turning its populace against us, and devised a
means to use the tapestry for fast travel across all of Golarion.
But now, it has begun to unravel. We must act quickly to repair
the tapestry—and that means sending agents into the demiplane
itself. Our former Master of Spells, Aram Zey, knows more about
the tapestry than anyone here. He is preparing a formal briefing.
In the meantime, familiarize yourself with your team, discuss any
previous experience you may have with the Hao Jin Tapestry, and
gather what information and resources you can.
"One more thing, and this is important: you will be able to retreat
safely from the tapestry to Absalom. However, we cannot risk
damaging the tapestry further by sending groups back and forth.
Be sure that you gather everything you need before entering the
tapestry, because once you return to Absalom, you will no longer
be a part of this mission."
There are a number of important tasks that must be accomplished before everyone plunges into the tapestry, but the first thing is to Assess the Damage!
Each of you will be able to do so using Appraise, Disable Device, Perception, or Use Magic Device. You may aid instead, but can only aid someone else using the same skill
In a swirl of bright light a tall thin man in a robe of midnight blue and wearing a mask of platinum appears as if from nowhere. The mask is polished smooth and lacks any decoration, adornment or apparent eye or mouth holes. Behind him stands a massive, muscular angel with sweeping wings of pure white bearing a flaming greatsword.
Venture Captain Antonius Gallonica, Viscount of Lionsguard, Master of the Order of the Gate and High Priest of Razmir the Living God casts his perfectly smooth face around the assembled Pathfinders and the ruined dungeon.
"You called me here for this Sorrina? The concerns of the Living God go beyond that of one small part of a relatively minor planet of a single plane of existence. Still, I can afford you a little time from my other duties..."Antonius casts Break Enchantment at CL 19
Fang Face (Vrolikai):
Vrolikai demons often serve as assassins or ambassadors to demon lords or those they treat with. They have the standard demonic traits (immunity to poison and electricity, resistance to acid, cold, fire, spells in general, and weapons that aren't holy and forged of cold iron), and they are also immune to death effects. They can manifest daggers of crystallized black flame that will drain the life from their foes with each hit. 1 negative level/hit. Those who get too close to it might lose their life merely to meeting its eyes as well.
[dice=Flyby]d20+9[/dice]
[dice=Evasion]d20+9[/dice]
[dice=Power to the guns!]d20+4;d20+4[/dice]
[dice=The Guns!]d20+3;d20+3[/dice]
[dice=Damage (Powered Up)]3d4[/dice] So 8
[dice=Damage]3d4[/dice]
Rally is Up!
Drone Blue
Drone Yellow
Pegasus 52/55 F 0/10, A 0/10
who'd you meet, how'd you embarrass yourself, how'd you shwo off your stuff, what'd you learn about Abaslom, what'd you teach about your home.
