Recruitment closed. The game is starting!
Qyntessential, Grumbaki, Joy Driver, Silver Rose, Dawson, and Hicho please report to the discord.
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Completed: JoyDriver: Kitsune spherecaster, face, and charmer. Would most prefer a Paizo/Discord hybrid but it sounds like they would play on either platform. Grumbaki: Tiefling armorist frontliner with some casting. Will only play on Paizo. Silver Rose: Dhampir rogue. Strongly prefers Discord. Dawson: Aasimar unchained monk. I'm not clear on their preference but they certainly seem ok with Discord. Hicho: Human spheres paladin. Not clear yet on Paizo/Discord preference. Getting close: Simeon and Qyntessential. There is a small chance I will extend the recruitment but I would strongly recommend that anyone who wants to play maximize their chances by getting crunch and backstory to me by tomorrow morning at 9 am Pittsburgh time.
Anticipated start date is right after recruitment closes.
Grumbaki: Tiefling armorist frontliner with some casting. Will only play on Paizo Silver Rose: Dhampir rogue. Would prefer to play on Discord but sounds like they would also play on Paizo? Please clarify. Interest:
Recruitment is originally scheduled to close on Saturday, May 14th, at 9 am. I will likely extend this to allow more submissions since this was a pretty short recruitment period.
Grumbaki: Just to be clear, knowing your history, that you mean you would play on Paizo but not on Discord, right? The alternative is that you mean you would play on either but prefer Paizo, but I know you really, really hate Discord.
Still plenty of spots and time to get your sheets together, folks!
I've run and still run successful PBP games on both platforms. They have their pros and cons. For example, Discord tends to favor rapid posting but people write somewhat shorter posts with less RP.
Thanks, Grumbaki! Always nice to see you around. To those new to PBP, if we keep the posting consistent, the game will take like 5-7months (rough estimate based on similar PBP games I've run in the past). That's just how it works since a minimum posting rate of one post per weekday and one per weekend isn't super fast. I wanted people to know that so they are OK with signing up for how slow PBP can be. That's the cost of extreme schedule flexibility. On the bright side, you also have time to write a nice post with good flavor, think strategically for your turn, etc. And you get to play a tiny bit of Pathfinder pretty much every day.
Cool! Everyone: It looks (from this and my discord messages) like we'll have more interest than players I can take so I'll have to pick. So please link me to a character sheet and a short backstory of about 6 medium length sentences or more. Also, let me know your vote of playing on Discord vs Paizo. I'll take these preferences into account to pick a party that all plays on the same platform.
Hello! I definitely mean a rotating GM thing where I run this game then I would appreciate someone running a game for me.
There's interest from some people who like to play on Discord instead of Paizo (roll20 for maps regardless). So when you apply, post here if you are fine with either platform with no preference, fine with either with a preference, or only fine with one platform. I don't care either way and will make a consensus decision when I pick the party.
Sounds like a fun concept!
Far to the north in the Stormspear Hills, near the Crown of the World, the humble village of Hame has suffered strange attacks this winter. White creatures have walked right out of the snowstorms and slammed villagers to the ground, breaking their bones and chilling them with frostbite before the rallying villagers have been able to smash them into many shards. The desperate villagers send a rider begging for aid, spreading the news. A small group of experts answers the call, ready to investigate and put an end to the threat.
Far to the north in the Stormspear Hills, near the Crown of the World, the humble village of Hame has suffered strange attacks this winter. White creatures have walked right out of the snowstorms and slammed villagers to the ground, breaking their bones and chilling them with frostbite before the rallying villagers have been able to smash them into many shards. The desperate villagers send a rider begging for aid, spreading the news. A small group of experts answers the call, ready to investigate and put an end to the threat. This will be a homebrew oneshot. There will be some investigation and a moderate-length dungeon crawl taking place over the course of one adventuring day. Different degrees of success are possible ranging from TPK, partial success and retreat, to total success. Be ready for traps, stuck doors, wandering monsters, a time limit, puzzles, etc. Build rules:
5th level Any Paizo class. Spheres of Power and Might also allowed Any Paizo races <= 20 race points 25 pt buy 2 traits (campaign traits may be allowed upon request) Background skills are in effect Max HP at level 1 then average rounded up at each level thereafter. Animal companion etc., hp works as normal (average at each level, rounding down the total). 10,500 gp worth of equipment. Pre-crafting allowed but without any further wealth generation hacks (e.g., no blood money, no hedge magician, etc.). Pre-crafting for party members allowed if you have shared backstory. Backstory requirements:
Give me a sense of who your character is, why they have the skills represented by 5 adventuring levels, what their motivation is, and why they are in the Stormspear Hills. You might be a local or a traveler. Also, make it clear why you would answer a small village's call for help. Bonus points for shared backstory with one or more other applicants. Game format:
Everyone will be expected to post once per weekday and once per weekend. I will bot/skip PCs that don't act in a timely fashion since PBP momentum is monarch. Maps will be hosted on roll20. Mostly, they will be minimalistic maps but I might throw in one or two pretty ones.
Here's the non-traditional element: I have an itch to play with Spheres. So I am hoping to recruit a capable GM to play in my game and then run a similar, second oneshot for me and whomever else they wish to recruit after this. Spheres of Power and Might, regular posting, and some sort of visual battle map (roll20, google slides, whatever) are my requests. Anything else would be totally up to the second GM. If you are interested in this, let me know and tell me something about your GMing and what you would like to run. If I pick you to be my second GM, you would be guaranteed a party spot in this first game. Recruitment closes at 9 am EST on Saturday, May 14th. |