I'm somewhat new to 2e, as I'm only running 2 games in it (and haven't run any prior), but I'm in the early stages of plotting another game in that system instead of PF1 (which is what the majority of my games are); I have a lot of other players interested, so there would be no need to double up on characters. The catch is that it's pbem, rather than Foundry or Roll20, but it is similar in the sense of that I upload a map that gets revealed as you go, and tokens (though I ask for your planned movements and move your tokens for you; this is because I'm using PS for map movements/reveals. I re-upload the map each new round).
No worries if you're only interested in Foundry/Roll 20, just thought I'd check if that was a hard line to cross or not. PM me if you're interested!
If you are, I'd like to know more about you both! I'll introduce myself as well, of course.
(I'm also in Europe, but in pbem it doesn't really matter, haha.)
Well, there are two finished submissions and two slots open, so you're in, Arcane Clockwork and Daniel Stewart! I'll PM you our Discord invitation, a link to our email group, and a link to our support site, which has the actual character generation rules and house rules, as well as a cast page where you can see the other characters.
K3D, your proposal was interesting and you did show continued interest in joining, so if you'd like to join our Discord server and wait in case someone drops out or we start a new game, you're welcome to do that (we also sometimes need new people in our PF1 games, which are the bulk of what I run, and a handful of other games run by other GMs). Let me know, and I can drop you the invitation as well.
Would tiefling be acceptable? My current story idea is a former Numerian slave who climbed relatively high in the Technic League, becoming personal assistant to a League captain for a number of years until having to flee as the guilt of becoming an active participant in the system that exploited him and so many others.
Definitely OK with the tiefling ancestry!
Current character concepts in the pot:
Finished:
- Arcane Clockwork - Valhorn Brambleshadow/Marwan Forrestep, male halfling thaumaturge, amnesiac or nomad background
- Daniel Stewart - Dagna Ironforge, dwarf paladin, possibly noble background
OK, here is a beginning background for my submission...hope it is ok!
Looks great! My only note is that the party hasn't actually received their quest in the Stolen Lands yet, so Dagna might have to adjust her motivation slightly. Can you tell me what mechanical background you're thinking of taking?
K3D: As an update, some of my current players aren't comfortable with an android in the party, so I'll say no to that after all. Sorry!
Current character concepts in the pot:
Finished:
- Arcane Clockwork - Valhorn Brambleshadow/Marwan Forrestep, male halfling thaumaturge, amnesiac or nomad background
I have not played in a pbem game for a very long time! I have tried to get involved with several games, but they mostly die somewhere in the first book.
Ah, the curse of the online game. We have a solid group though, and have been playing games online for years - good core, less dropout.
Daniel Stewart wrote:
I was thinking of a dwarf. She would be either a cleric or paladin. She will have left her home after her husband died and she was going to be forced to marry his brother (a common thing among her tribe), but she felt the calling to serve her god more strongly. She was forced to sneak out of her home, leaving her people behind to do "the greater good" for all people.
Added to the list!
Current character concepts in the pot:
Finished:
- Arcane Clockwork - Valhorn Brambleshadow/Marwan Forrestep, male halfling thaumaturge, amnesiac or nomad background
To assuage my own curiosity, is the Human Barbarian going the 'lost son of the lost king' route? It's a classic for a reason, after all.
No, though she is a scion of House Surtova. However, if you want to go that route, even if someone else also does, no reason not to! That could be quite interesting!
Arcane Clockwork wrote:
***backstory***
Interesting!
K3D wrote:
Given Brevoy's proximity to Numeria, would Android be an acceptable ancestry?
That would be fine.
Current characters in the pot:
Finished:
- Arcane Clockwork - Valhorn Brambleshadow/Marwan Forrestep, male halfling thaumaturge, amnesiac or nomad background
Hello! I’m planning to run Kingmaker 2e in a pbem (play by email) format, and I’m going to need one new player, but with a possible need for one or two more, depending on my existing players’ availability. I’m looking for friendly, well-adjusted, and creative writers-who-are-gamers who haven’t played Kingmaker in any shape or form before (though I’ll make an exception if your character really wows me).
Here are the major points to consider:
- The game is NOT on the forums, it is pbem (play by email) based out of groups.io (where we also handle things like combat maps – we don’t use Roll20). You will need to sign up with your chosen gaming email; it is free. They will not spam you or sell your address. (Link sent on selection)
- We roll dice on a Discord server. You will need a Discord account; it is free. (Link sent on selection)
- Like any online game, you need to be prepared to play this game for years. Because of this, it’s also important that you fit into our gaming group well. We’ll judge this based on your written description and background, so make it count!
- Posting rate is relaxed – we all have jobs and are busy people. But if you can’t post at least once or twice a week, please don’t apply.
- We use a Word doc for a character sheet. It’s standardized and detailed copypasta, but a huge help to me (the GM); I make notes and look up rules for easy access on it. Please do not apply if you’re just going to throw a Pathbuilder or Herolab pdf at me. (If you want one of those for your own use, go nuts, but please send me the filled-out Word doc if you’re selected.)
Here’s what I’m looking for:
- You haven’t played Kingmaker 1e, 2e or the Owlcat game before. (Preference)
- You enjoy writing descriptive stories (avoiding the dreaded one-line reply), and are not opposed to using punctuation. (Mandatory)
- You won't ghost us.
Here’s the most basic breakdown for creating your character application:
- Don’t make a whole sheet – all we need is a concept (including intended class/ancestry), a description, and a background – not just a mechanical background (though that’s also cool), but an actual descriptive background of your character’s life. Basically, mostly fluff, very little crunch.
- PF2 Level 1
- World: Golarion. Nation: Brevoy (to begin with)
- Some 3pp may be possible, judged on a case-by-case basis.
- No evil characters (yes, I’m using alignments), heroes only
- You must have a reason to be in Brevoy at the start of the game, and you must have a reason to join and stay with the party. We’re talking internal motivation, here. I recommend looking at the Kingmaker’s Player’s Guide – the more connected to the story, the better. (There’s of course leeway to make connections with the existing characters if your character is selected.)
The full character generation rules are on the support site I built for the game, which I’ll send you the link to if you’re selected.
The current party makeup consists of:
- Human barbarian (Brevic Outcast)
- Human ranger (scout)
- (ancestry unknown) (celestial) sorceror
Possibly also (depending on availability):
- Half-elf witch (fervor patron, Borderlands Pioneer)
- Half-orc swashbuckler (bard)
About me:
I’ve been gaming since the late 80s (Chiefly DnD 2e/3.5e/Pathfinder 1e, some CoC, V:tM, GURPS), and running pbems since 2003. I’m a longtime PF1 GM, but PF2 is new to me (and most of my current players), so be kind! I live in Europe, so my time zone probably won’t sync with yours – if I don’t reply to a PM quickly, that’s why.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
I hope to make a selection within a week, or two at the most.
Hey! I'm running a PF1e game as a pbem, and I'm looking for 2-4 players new to pbem. Would that be of any interest? If so, PM me and we can chat (or on Discord) about our respective playstyles, and what we each expect from our side of the screen.
I've settled on the aforementioned investigator, but I'm seriously considering going Unchained rogue for the rest of his coming levels. :D I should have a build up soon.
I'm currently thinking of an empiricist investigator, just waffling a bit over whether he can be human, or if his background (and planned progression) precludes it.
Just peeking in! :D I'll defer to any new players, of course, but I wouldn't mind joining... I feel those character generation juices cookin'! Considering a martial or perhaps a spontaneous caster of some sort. Or an investigator? :O
Because Weapon Finesse has been removed with the Elephant in the Room rules, and in the spirit of those rules, would it be possible to rule that the unchained rogue's class ability Finesse Training can apply to all finesse weapons? And/or that another feat might be substituted for the one negated by the house rule (such as Dodge?)
I'm really glad to hear about the alignment restriction. I've been in too many parties where half of us wanted to be heroes, and half wanted to roleplay getting away with varying levels of atrocities. I think it's important to have the same expectations for the kind of game you're playing. If you don't know who you're playing with, knowing who considers what to be out of bounds is difficult. Alignment is a good gauge of how a person intends to play their character, in my opinion, though obviously it isn't always 100% effective and can be loopholed to some extent by unpleasant players.
Basically, if I get chosen for the game, I'll be happy to play with heroes!
Eeeee, checking compulsively for the recruitment thread! :D
Instead of stopping the Wormwood Prophecies, stop the Greenwood Prophecies? XD
I'd play the 9 Hells out of that!
I'd... like a chance to avoid the diceroller making it impossible to play without having 3 scores under 9, though (unless the rest of the party rolls the same). The diceroller is Not My Friend. And sucking at doing things when the rest of the party is good at them (especially in a High Fantasy setting) isn't really fun, either.
I'm interested! The Forgotten Realms inspire incredible nostalgia in me, to the point where I've set several Pathfinder games there (though I usually set my games pre-ToT).
All of which is to say, I'd be interested to play, though I've had my fill of diseases and zombies for a while, haha. All the others sound great, though!
I like starting at level one to break in a character, but starting at a higher level could be a nice change of pace!
- a sylph wandslinger (a houseruled swashbuckler archetype)
- a human (d'Cannith) artificer
- an aasimar "halfling" sorceror
- a warforged brawler
- possibly a goblin bard
- possibly a goblin rogue
Proposed characters:
Litejedi - half-orc druid (green scourge into a gatekeeper mystagogue)
Litejedi - half-orc hunter (beastkeeper)
Litejedi - warforged investigator
mittean - Bexellock Ryc'thwyrn - wyrmforged swashbuckler
mittean - Demon - psiforged mystic
mittean - Asher - human Master of Many Styles Hungry Ghost Unchained Monk
mittean - Ceilidh - human Cross-blooded/ Wild-blooded Arcane/ Sage Amnesiac Sorcerer (seems to be from Golarion towards the end?)
- a sylph wandslinger (a houseruled swashbuckler archetype)
- a human (d'Cannith) artificer
- an aasimar "halfling" sorceror
- a warforged brawler
- possibly a goblin bard
Proposed characters:
mittean - Bexellock Ryc'thwyrn - wyrmforged swashbuckler
mittean - Demon - psiforged mystic
mittean - Asher - human Master of Many Styles Hungry Ghost Unchained Monk
mittean - Ceilidh - human Cross-blooded/ Wild-blooded Arcane/ Sage Amnesiac Sorcerer (seems to be from Golarion towards the end?)
I'm planning to run a pbem in Eberron, using the PF1e rules, some of these conversions, and some house rules. I have a character generation rules page I can link you to in a PM if you're interested, as well as a Discord chat about it, if you're chosen. The game will be run out of groups.io, and an account there is free. You can add your character picture to your handle there. I'll also post your chosen character picture on the cast page of our support site, along with a few details of who they are for the other players.
I'm looking for 2-3 more players. The other players currently include:
- a sylph wandslinger (a houseruled swashbuckler archetype)
- a human (d'Cannith) artificer
- an aasimar "halfling" sorceror
- possibly a warforged brawler (might not join)
We'll be starting in Sharn. So far, everyone in the party has been a member of the Keen Company, under Garson Keen, who died on the Day of Mourning, getting his company out of Cyre. They escaped with the fog right on their heels.
Now, two years after the war has ended, they've received a letter... from Garson Keen. He has invited them to Sharn to help solve the mystery of what really happened on the Day of Mourning?
I'm looking for people who enjoy writing more than one-line replies. If you have a cool concept, a great backstory, a love of writing, and team spirit, this game is for you!
I'm not posting the character generation rules here, because at this point I'd mainly like to get a feel for your writing style and concepts. If you absolutely need a framework to start with, start with a 15-point ability buy (this has the potential to be altered later, according to my house rules), no evil alignments, and know that 3pp isn't out of the question if it's in my library or on d20pfsrd.
I'll let this recruitment run on several forums until I get the desired number of players - it's definitely NOT "first come, first served," but the sooner you reply, the better. I'll try to answer any questions you may have quickly, but I do work days and can usually only reply on my lunch break or in the evenings.
I'm at GMT+1, and expect you to post at least once during the week (and you're very welcome to post more often!); I make wrapup posts as quickly as possible, but usually once a week on weekends, to allow those of us who are busy a chance to respond.
Thanks for the help, caps. I'm still finding the format a bit unwieldy, though, especially on my phone. At this point, I have 3-4 players interested in the pbem format, which I'm comfortable with (and two of those players actively hate pbp on Paizo's boards), so I don't think I'll do pbp this time.
karlprosek, you're in, of course. Kayne Rhal, I've sent you a PM if you're still interested.
I'll leave this thread open in case anyone else is open to the idea of pbem - I'm always looking for players interested in writing- and RP-heavy games.
I'm trying out Aggregator. Is there no way to just click the RSS feed button and gain the feed? I'm stuck having to type the entire address for each feed.
I'm a bit wary about doing a pbp, as I find the formatting to be a huge PITA (and due to my work I can only post evenings and weekends anyway), but... I'll think about it.
Dreamscarred psionics are fine. I'll consider 3pp that is publicly available (such as on d20pfsrd), or already in my library (ask if you're interested in something, naming the source).
I won't allow classes that clash with any of my previously stated rules (like the antipaladin - no evil alignments), and summoners would have to be unchained, but other than that I'm open to most concepts, if you can flavor them as something Eberron-ish.
I would just ask for a character concept, maybe a background, mostly to see if our writing styles gelled. I wouldn't expect anyone to draw up a whole character for a game they might not be in.
I'm thinking of running an Eberron campaign, beginning with The Forgotten Forge. I would use PF 1e rules, and the conversions found here.
What I'm thinking of doing:
I'm not looking for applications yet, but I know I find it easier to come up with concepts if I know what rules are in use, so here you go:
I would tentatively allow 3pp, subject to review. Monster building as well, assuming an appropriate background for it, also subject to review, and restricted to a maximum of 14 RP.
I wouldn't use all the races available at the linked conversion site, just the standard Eberron core: all the core races + goblins (including hobgoblins and bugbears, I have already built those races for use), changelings, Kalashtar, shifters, and warforged.
We would use Hero Points and background skills (but without Artistry and Lore), and two traits, no drawbacks. I would accept any non-evil alignment (though as a warning, I use some definitions of the alignments that draw a clear line between "chaotic" and "evil"). I expect to play with heroes, not thugs.
We would probably start with average gold to buy equipment with, assuming most of the players chose a 20 or 25 point buy.
The game would begin in Sharn, and I would expect the party to already have links to each other in their backgrounds, and a reason to be together as the game began. I'm thinking of running it as a pbem rather than a pbp, just because I like the format better, and also I've never run a game on the boards before (though I've run plenty of pbems). I would put up a campaign site with things like house rules, setting details, a cast page with pictures of the party members, and a collected archive of posts so that you could read them like a book, instead of trawling through hundreds of posts to follow the game.
Would anyone be interested in such a game? If so, what would your character concept (not crunch) be?
Haha, yep, Joriannika smiles brightly, full of the belief that if you smile the world smiles back, and Hanzo smiles in a way that suggests that he's planning on lifting someone's purse strings right now.
1. Avatar selection is a mess. The boxes that used to pop out when hovering over an avatar are now on the page by default and I see no way to go to a second page.
TOTALLY agree. It's an absolute disaster.
I'm having the same issue with avatar selection: popout boxes showing on all the avatars by default, and no way to see the next page. Windows 10, Chrome, 68.0.3440.84.
Here is Joriannika, my promised grenadier alchemist who can also disable traps. She's here to export freedom and eat Grandma's apple pie, and Grandma's all out of pie.
