Most traits in the ARG are from already existing races. We need more offensive, defensive, etc traits that aren't from an existing race.
An option to sell attributes.
And, yes, more support for the non-core races in the ARG…
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Enora! "driven by an unlikely pairing of curiosity and luck" "hunger for knowledge that was rivaled only by her optimism and determination" "natural understanding of the mystical inner workings of magic, and combining this with her fastidious research skills and intuition, she quickly rose to the top of her class" "chose the pursuit of knowledge over the security of the life she’d known" She'd probably drive me crazy and get me killed but it would be worth the ride.
Protect the sanctity of marriage, ban celebrity weddings!
Evil is culturally relative. Not all agree on which acts are "evil", which culture is right?the culture in which the campaign is predominantly set. If it's a psuedo-European game, the "Europeans" would be right. In an "Aztec" game, the Aztecs would be right. Wünderbar. Now, in this hypothetical psuedo-european game, do all the kingdoms agree about what is or isn't moral? Do the dwarves, elves, halflings, etc have the same list of what's evil? Any moral dissonance between the Azatas and Archons? Which group gets to decide what's evil?
Even then, however, gain a stat loss, and do not lie, what's the problem? The problem comes down to the phrasing of your posts, intentional or not it sounded like you were saying that the torture was just fluff and not worth caring about because it has no permanent mechanical effect. Whether a character breaks or not torture shouldn't be something the character just shrugs off. If this is a misunderstanding then it's a misunderstanding.
Also the south pacific is neglected by RPG products. The Aboriginal culture is the oldest living culture in the world and yet I've never seen it or an influence of it in a RPG product. Didn't Palladium do two Australia books?
The point is other than possibly dying, your character isn't going to be permanently affected by torture. So why should it force you to break your code? Or why should it even be a problem? Forget the "forced to break your code" bit, the thing I take issue with is the "if there's no permanent effect then torture is just story and not a problem". If it takes permanent loss of some stat for players to care that their character is being tortured then bring on the permanent stat loss!
It's not meta-gamey at all.Eh, this: sounds pretty meta-gamey to me… In no game session I've ever played was torture something of any lasting nature - your character does not carry mechanical scars for being tortured. Why even worry about it? It's just story at the time. Besides the player isn't being tortured.
Evil is culturally relative. Not all agree on which acts are "evil", which culture is right?
A baby ate my dingo!
To put it in a more mudane circumstance, "Hy lord, does this dress make me look fat?" No, your fat makes you look fat?
It's truly a sad day when no one chooses Chaotic Awesome.
Ok, let's agree to disagree. Where's the fun in that?
Does his code say betraying his comrades in arms is honorable?
And to go at it from a different angle: The rules say that the spell blood transcription is evil. I would say it is because you have to drink the blood of a dead person for selfish reasons. It does not say why it has the evil tag, your reason for it's evil tag is your own. Drinking the blood of a dead person to heal your own wounds is selfish as well and thus should be evil, too. Selfish and evil are not the same thing.
All of you are wrong! Clearly everyone should switch to the "snacks and drinks for xp" system!
Ok, let's say that the other players haven't seen the loot yet. Sooner or later the robbers will want to spend and / or use their loot. Unless they're very careful those characters will expose that they have more loot that they should. Even just trying to conceal goods from people you are traveling with is a problem, especially if you travel as often as an adventurer. So, yes, there's a good chance they could get out of local law enforcement range if the other characters haven't seen the loot yet and bounty hunters, the local guards, etc don't show up first. But the odds of the robbers keeping their ill gotten gains hidden from the rest of the party isn't as good as people seem to think. *: Not just talking about this thread, I've seen the notion that "if you didn't catch me red handed then there's no way your character can ever figure out mine did X" pop up way too often. It's actually gotten under my skin a bit…
I don't get it. A couple of characters acquire a bunch of loot overnight and the merchant the party was waiting for shows up robbed, doesn't show up at all, etc… Sounds like cause for ingame suspicion to me. Enough to immediately turn them over to the authorities? Not yet, but enough to have them tell the authorities "hey, these guys may have been involved. Please look into it and if they are guilty we had nothing to do with it."
The classic "It's not wrong when we do it!" argument. Well, things aren't wrong when I do them…
I say forget the merchant guild enforcers. Bringing bandits to justice is something Abadar's followers can really get behind, it's even part of the code for their paladins. Send his faithful after them.
I'm sorry if my blasphemy insults anyone... Sounded like the start of a good parody to me.
Yes, I believe that atheists are attempting to slowly transform American society. Thats not crazy its a fact. Its what atheist organization strive to do. Which organizations? Are their agendas really so bad? Do they really represent all atheists or are they just the ones that are loud? There are religious organizations trying to force their views on the country, how are they better? People want to change their corner of the world in a way that they think will make it better… That's nothing new.
Sorry to hear that, Macabre, because it means you have no soul…
Can you please act a little bit more mature. Maturity, on the internet? Isn't that like asking Michael Bay to do a good remake of a Hitchcock movie?
Nicos, how many Christians do you know that believe eating Hamburger Helper is a sin? YMMV, but in my experience most Christians only know the parts of Leviticus that pop up on signs at protests.
It was never about me proving why I'm correct. It was supposed to be about the definition of statesman / politician. Most definitions are shorter than the amount of text you just quoted. How does providing definitions for two words turn into writing a thesis paper?
Just a second… How does "without any real explanation or evidence of why you are correct" turn into "because I did not expand on my post by writing a thesis paper"?
Had more to say, but it's better to get out before this thread is locked…
The statement about the 48 years ago was not made by me, I was responding to it from another member who posted that. Ah, I see it now… Ok, moving on. Regarding the disparity in the quality of schools. I would have to ask my teachers union rep. I'm just throwing this out there but maybe some Black kids grow up in disfunctional households? Lacking Black parental role models they grasp on to unsavory role models and peers. Asking your teacher's union rep is a good idea. Maybe it's because more blacks, latinos, and whites than our country likes to admit are poor and their parents are working a ridiculous amount of hours trying to keep a roof over their family's head? Dysfunctional families aren't limited to poor neighborhoods but people living in those neighborhoods are routinely denied chances to improve their life. Schools the county turned it's back on, loans are harder to get, poor housing, poor choices in available jobs…
Just to be clear Aretas, are you giving up on your statement about the last black man lynched was 48 years ago? What about that comment that "everyone has an equal opportunity for advancement"? You never got back to me about how that's possible with the horrible disparity in the quality of schools.Wow that was awesome, nice! So… No answer?
Use a fighter archetype that isn't proficient with heavy armor?
Just to be clear Aretas, are you giving up on your statement about the last black man lynched was 48 years ago? What about that comment that "everyone has an equal opportunity for advancement"? You never got back to me about how that's possible with the horrible disparity in the quality of schools.
Everyone has an equal opportunity for advancement. I live in southern california, some of the schools here are getting IPads for the students to use while other schools are falling apart because they can't get enough funding for basic maintenance. 
Spanky is banned for Leprechaun in the Hood. Not smurfy man, not smurfy…
… Maybe.
Bad touch! Bad touch!
Why must we be subjected to a religion's idea of what is and isn't a "flaw"? Why condemn someone as a sinner for their biology? Why would a loving god create gay people if being gay is an abomination?The Religion doesn't condemn gays, some religious people do. What the religion provides is a common body of knowledge - a domain language as it were - whereby we can reach these bigots and attempt to show them the error of their ways. Yeah… I should've logged out hours ago…
And if you recall, seeing just the aftermath of God's power unleashed on Sodom turned someone into a pillar of salt (I'd call it divine fallout, and now I want to make some kind of campaign out of demigod PCs who have to curtail their powers lest chaos reign). Who's to say the same wouldn't happen here if the clouds formed into letters? Logic. If god really wanted people to see, understand, and spread a message it would be absurd for him to choose a method that would kill those that see it.
Why must we be subjected to a religion's idea of what is and isn't a "flaw"? Why condemn someone as a sinner for their biology? Why would a loving god create gay people if being gay is an abomination?
Please, get past the hate in your own heart. … Granted I only skimmed Apple's posts, please show me where the hate is? TBH I believe it is genetic, but I don't know. If there is an actual "gay gene" then what's the difference? We all sin sometime. Whether you believe in sin or not is another matter. What's the difference? Imagine if the bible said that people with your combination of hair and eye color were abominations.
the declaration of homosexuality being an abomination in the sight of the Lord (Lev. 18:22) is that of a moral declaration which continues today. So… Why is that part of Leviticus more important than the parts that are commonly ignored or forgotten?
Santa is a faerie dragon in the middle of playing some type of grand joke on the people of Golarion.
I take some offense to that (only some). We at least TRY not to take a piss on a public wall, or on another person/primate. While I admit (most) humans may not engage in the same act I do ask, is the human analog that much better?
I would love to play a halfing Falconer that rides around on a axe beak i think it would be funny. But as the faq is i can only take a Eagle/Hawk/Owl.
Have a civil union but don't attempt to destroy the sacrement of marriage by calling it marriage. Or is the destruction of marriage what the radical left/gay/lesbian/bisexual/tranny community aspire to do? I'm sorry, it's hard to take this seriously. If marriage is truly a sacred institution then why aren't you defending it against Hollywood and the wonderful short term marriages that are making a mockery of it? OMG you compared Human beings with our advanced social behavior to animals and plants! Define "advanced". How is our social behavior better than other primates?
Sorry to hear that… But what sane people may see as chaotic behavior isn't necessarily chaotic from the point of view of the person with schizophrenia. They are reacting to a different "reality" and actions that you see as irrational and/or bizarre often make sense to them at the time. In a poor attempt to put it in pathfinder terms, it's like hitting a character with an alignment penalty because they didn't realize a wizard was using illusions to mess with their head. Obsessive-compulsive disorder or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder? Neither one makes people that have it become trustworthy, honorable, reliable, or obedient to authority.
Insanity is a chaotic trait. Please explain the logic behind this.
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I love Solstice Scar and am very interested in what will happen when you have all 4 done on the same character. It pushed me to build a character JUST for it. That being said, I would love to see a similar story in Tien Xia or going through the Elemental Planes (maybe in a few years after we get removed from season 8 a bit more).
I believe that last year, it was implied that we might see the return of First Steps 2 & 3. With an (the?) Evergreen this year being a 3-7, is there any chance we could see one of those two return? Perhaps 2. I think it would be very, very easy to rewrite the little bits of 2 to make it pertinent to the current factions and tweak a few words on the cert (I'm game to doing it if you need someone)
Alrighty folks, here is the discussion thread. As you finalize your characters, feel free to post who and what you are playing along with their intro. It will help us expedite jumping right into the scenario. Also post your PFS number for your character and their faction. Thanks, and welcome aboard!
Getting back into the swing of PBP and hoping to start with the gameday...so here goes: If you are interested, post here. I'll take the first 6 PFS legal characters and we can go from there. Description of the campaign gives my plan. Happy gaming!
Here we go, we can discuss or I can answer questions here before our game gets going!
Game Day 4 is upon us. I am looking for recruits to join me for Siege of Serpents. I have no worries on what sub-tier I run, so once we have 6 people who can play the same subtier, I am willing to lock you in! My Sweet Spot is probably 3-9...so keep that in mind.
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Just putting this here to open it up for dotting.
This is the beginning...the beginning...the beginning of our story!
Here is the discussion thread for the game, please do character introductions and we will start between 4/5 and 4/7.
Discussion thread is open if you wish to do some character intro/discussion here you go, but the game itself won't start until 4/5!
This game is part of the Official Pathfinder Society PbP Game Day. For more information please visit:The PBP Gameday Website Everyone in the fishing town of Ilsurian is excited when the legendary Umbra Carnival rolls into town—even if the show is run by members of the much-maligned Varisian ethnic group. With strange and exotic beasts, scandalous performances, games of chance, and all the other fun of a traveling fair, who could resist such an opportunity for entertainment? Unfortunately for both the town and the circus, however, entertainment isn’t the only opportunity the carnival presents. Hidden within Ilsurian, a guild of thieves and scoundrels has been waiting for just such an occasion to launch a campaign of theft and murder—leaving the strangers from the circus to take the blame. With tensions mounting between locals and performers, and the body count rising on both sides, it’s up to the PCs to uncover what’s really going on and clear the circus’s name before the entire town erupts in a firestorm of ethnic violence. Murder’s Mark is an adventure of mystery, illusion, and mob justice for 1st-level characters (You may replay this module with Level 1 characters as many times as you like, and may play it once on a level 2 character). This game will be fast paced, I will need people to post daily or I will move forward, as we have 3 months to complete a module. At the end your PFS character will have gained a full level! If there is time after we finish, I may be persuaded to run a second game (More than a month remaining, in which case, I will run a standard scenario). By playing you will be eligible to win gameday boons just like going to an in-person con. Five Spots are available. The game will start on April 7th!
This game is part of the Official Pathfinder Society PbP Game Day. For more information please visit: The PBP Gameday Website The Confirmation is a great starter scenario that is written so that it has variables so it isn't the same each time you play it. It is replayable at level 1, but you may only play it once at level 2. I am looking for people who wish to play, the game will start on April 5th, with the start of the PBP Game Day. Participants will be eligible for con rewards just like you had gone to a con in person. We will have 3 months to complete it, but it will likely be done in 1 month and if we finish early, I will run another scenario or two (if time permits).
So my daughter has been asking to play "the dice game" for about six months now and I was considering it's almost time to do so. She is almost reading fluidly, has a basic grasp of math, and loves to tell stories, so I feel like if I can tune the rules down to something she can easily understand, she will really, really enjoy it. I've decided that creating a half-dozen characters that are based off of her favorite Disney movies would be a good way to start, so I came up with a list: Flynn Rider: Human Rogue (he was easy, honestly)
Help or suggestions or other ideas would be a great boon!
Horatio and Olivius had both been traveling for a good bit with a caravan, run by one Silas Gribb and he had promised the two of them a nice payment once they arrived and he unloaded his merchandise. Silas had been paid by a church of Sarenrae to take Feora with him so that she might see the world and begin to light darkness beyond the walls of their church. Trig only just happened upon the caravan a days ride before and they had not had the pleasure of meeting Frigg as of yet, but Trig had thought it might be a tad faster to ride with a group and that she might find some entertainment among the larger folk. With the ride, she promised help with the horses...who seemed to love her almost immediately.
By all means, introduce yourselves here, OOC stuff, and such!
I'm looking to start a new game. I have decided to run Dragon's Demand and I will be including PFS certs to those who want it. Now, onto a little about me: Pros: I have a ton of experience in writing, I hit the computer several times a day, and I have been roleplaying for over 20 years. Cons: I have only GM'd one other PbP game, which is about halfway through the first book of an AP at this point. I have found that I am as active of a GM as I have players. If you post a lot, I will as well, but if you flounder, I will be sad and slow to post. If this happens, I will try and breath life into the group and hopefully it will stick (It worked the first time, which we lulled hard during the holidays). Also, I have a new baby on the way, but that will probably increase my time to play. The Fine Print Oh, I bet you want to know about Character Creation, don't you? Yeah, it's going to be pretty simple: Stats: We are going to go with PFS stats here. 20 pt buy and nothing lower than a 7 before racials. Traits: You get two. I am not a fan of disadvantages. Races: Speaking of Races...I'm going to go with let's be rational. If you want to play one of the more rare ARG races, I'll consider it, but you had better have a story for it. If there is a cert to play it in PFS, I will almost certainly allow it, but make me buy into it. Classes: See the race section. The only class/archetype I'm not a big fan of is Vivasectionist because I think it belittles the rogue and ninja. Beyond that, I'll look at anything. ACG is allowed. Note: Not doing hero points or mythic anything. Backstory: This is where you will wow me. Anyone can crunch a character, but it takes something special to transform an idea into something other people care about. Make me want you to be one of my heroes in this group. I am prone to giving away odd bonuses for people who give me good backgrounds (I gave away a trait to each player in one game and in my other PbP game, I gave away unique items or traits or feats depending on their background). I am not a huge fan of powergamers, especially in a situation like this. Let your characters grow into their strengths and it is more enjoyable, in my mind. If that is not the case for you, maybe not a good place to apply. Not keen on character interactions? Probably not the best place to apply. Looking for a GM that wants to have fun and ensure his group is having fun? Ok, maybe the place to apply. This adventure is designed to take you from 1-7 and it is very heavy on the loot, though not the downtime, so know that in advance. Also, it has a bit of a sandbox feel, in that there are lots of side quests that you can do as you want (though when you choose to do them will make or break how hard some of it all is). I would like to get 1 post per day, and if we are in combat, I will bot you to keep things flowing. I do have one player already locked in, though no idea what they are playing.
It shouldn't be much of a surprise that a tavern is full in a port city, especially a tavern so close to the docks, as Formidably Maid was. For various and sundry reasons, each of your have found yourselves here, this evening, and busy isn't even the right word for it. A barkeep stands behind the bar, pouring ales and rums for all of his barmaids as they come up and ask. Occasionally, the rotund man will roll his eyes and pull out a bottle of wine from beneath the bar and pour a goblet of wine for someone. Each time a customer walks in, the bearded, bald Mwangwi man gives a nod, then goes back to the customer in front of him, a dark-haired knave with a long beard, set apart in braids. A women with fiery red hair sits near the fire, warming her hands, while sipping one of the aforementioned goblets of wine. A beautiful elven-looking woman stands on a table, singing a upbeat jig that has most of the crowd throwing coins into a cup at her feet, or clapping along. Her performance keeping the group in good spirits.
As it appears the other Skull & Shackles game is about to be done with recruiting, I'm going to post my attempt at one. Pros: I have a ton of experience in writing, I hit the computer several times a day, and I have been roleplaying for over 20 years. Cons: This is the first time I have GM'ed play by post, but you can check, I've been consistently playing in two for several months now, posting daily, and hungry for more. The Fine Print Skull & Shackles is not for the faint of heart or the pure of heart for that matter. If being a pirate is going to not work for a character...probably shouldn't submit it. There is plenty of info in the player's guide that you can snag. Oh, I bet you want to know about Character Creation, don't you? Yeah, it's going to be pretty simple: Stats: We are going to go with PFS stats here. 20 pt buy and nothing lower than a 7 before racials. Races: Speaking of Races...I'm going to go with let's be rational. If you want to play one of the more rare ARG races, I'll consider it, but you had better have a story for it. If there is a cert to play it in PFS, I will almost certainly allow it, but make me buy into it. Classes: See the race section. The only class/archetype I'm not a big fan of is Vivasectionist because I think it belittles the rogue and ninja. Beyond that, I'll look at anything. Backstory: This is where you will wow me. Anyone can crunch a character, but it takes something special to transform an idea into something other people care about. Make me want to have your character on the Wormwood. I am prone to giving away odd bonuses for people who give me good backgrounds (I gave away a trait to each player in one game based off their backgrounds, who knows). I am not a huge fan of powergamers, especially in a situation like this. Let your characters grow into their strengths and it is more enjoyable, in my mind. If that is not the case for you, maybe not a good place to apply. Not keen on character interactions? Probably not the best place to apply. Looking for a GM that wants to have fun and ensure his group is having fun? Ok, maybe the place to apply. I will say, I am looking for 3-4 players, as I have two. Neither of the two have made characters, but one is almost certainly going to fill an "other" roll with their character and the other will build whatever is left with a hole in the needs category. As of right now, I'm planning to end recruiting on October 4th and hopefully start by the 7th.
So my current character in PFS is a Natural Weapons Shapeshifter/Skirmisher Tiefling Ranger Level 2 and White-Haired Witch Level 1. I am in the process of leveling up to level 5 (I hit 4 and had an Adventure Path cert hit, so I get two levels right now). As of now, I have Hair/Claw/Claw/Bite and I'm looking to maximize my damage as best I can. I am looking at a couple of possibilities, but am tossing out ideas for how best to maximize my effectiveness. Right now, I'm looking at going Ranger for the next 4 levels, getting Weapons Focus (Claws) at 5th, then getting Improved Natural Weapons (Claws) and Piranha Strike at 7, then taking two levels of Unarmed fighter to get Feral Combat Training and the first two Boar Style feats. Someone else brought up the idea of me starting to take Rogue levels instead for tricks and more damage (something to be said for the sneak on four attacks, but hurts to lose the bab, despite that he will NEVER get any more attacks). What do others think? |
