I'm going to hide this campaign. If it awakens, please PM me.
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Folks, what's the story? Are we getting the band back together? If yes, when? thanks
Hurry. Let's get this thing started!
In the Tide district, Orsal stumbles downstairs of the Mad Clam needing his first coffee of the day. He stands a bit over six feet tall with broad-shoulders and large, strong hands. Typical of half-orcs, he has green skin, beady eyes, and a mouth of over-sized teeth that jut from his bottom lip when clenching his jaw. A bandana covering a shaved head, long coat, and clothes virtually scream his preferred occupation as a pirate with a darkwood buckler in the shape of a skull on his left forearm. On a weapon’s belt, he wears a long sword, shortsword, and scorpion whip. A few links of a chain shirt can be seen beneath his tunic. Despite stereotypes, he is very well-groomed and hygienic with clothes that lack stains or rips. Tanner was almost done swabbing the deck that was illuminated by streaks of sunlight passing through the planks of the windows and some of the walls. The young boy had probably been cleaning since dawn having been forced to bed before the revelries got too crazy last night. The floor was clean except for the four sleeping bodies that he had mopped around. Orsal traded nods with Maud who placed a cup of coffee on the bar. After his detour to roll over the bodies, so Tanner could clean the "beds," Orsal sat on a stool to enjoy his coffee. After two swigs, "how did we do last night?" Maud shrugged, "better than usual. No rain today to wash the floors, so I put Tanner to work early." Orsal nodded, "good job, boy. That pool of blood over there must have taken you awhile. You going to make him holystone the deck?" he asked Maud. She shrugged again continuing to organize the bar. Orsal stared out the window to the ships docked and moored. One day closer, he thought to himself about getting back to sea. After he drained his cup, he pushed it closer to Maud and turned back toward the unconscious boarders. He walked over to each of the sleepers in turn and not so gently woke them with a boot to a shoulder. "Get up, and tip well for being alive this morning."
Ruul PMed me, so I just heard about the car accident. I'm so sorry! If you're willing to run, I'll help with your recovery if you need players. cheers
ok folks. I'm out early. Just got selected for 3 more games, so I'm flushing this one. Wish you all the best. cheers
If this game doesn't start by next Saturday, one week from the last post, I unfortunately must conclude that this game is dead on arrival.
I'm starting to suspect that this recruitment was an April Fools' prank. I hope that I'm wrong.
Tide district at the Mad Clam where he bounces and drinks for free.
Let's Go! Please inform of us of absences beforehand if possible. Thanks
Is this game dead already?
I'm still tinkering with Orsal:
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Woot. Thanks for the selection.
I've tinkered with his equipment and feats. He's ready for review. The Razor Coast player's guide is fairly quiet about the origin of the colonists. Therefore, I'd like to leave his background as is which refers to places in Ptolus, for lack of anything better to replace it. Sal'Hara and I have a connection that can link us if we are both selected. cheers
FWIW. I also considered an airforce build before building my bard. The ranger archetype can get hippogryph but can't ride it while flying until 6th level. The archetype allows the character to take the monstrous mount feat and mastery feat instead of their combat style equally bypassing prereqs. The "best" airforce character at 5th level seems to be a small character with a roc familiar. And there are numerous ways to build that one. Cheers
Here's my half-orc buccaneer bard pirate. The background alludes to things from a Ptolus campaign. Need to find and read the Player's Guide and update. Did you specify amount of starting wealth?
Orsal's background needs tinkering and his equipment needs finalizing. But he's mostly done. cheers
Elberion I'm out. Thanks for the effort. Please select Orsal Hort as inactive. thanks
Elberion, I understand "that this is not 'your story'." However, story is very important for me. Maybe this game won't be for me. Let me think about it. cheers
Elberion With all due respect, let's please take the time to integrate the characters. Some of the PCs are Ptolus specific. We need to unwind those and rewrite for your story. cheers
Elberion Would you please give us some description of where and what in the River Kingdoms are we doing? Why are we together? thanks
I've got to rebuild Orsal to 4th level... Do you want to repost the original character gen rules and the setting, so we can customize to the reboot? thanks
I would like to play, but can we get a reboot? Just label a new recruiting thread as closed and reset the game. Let's review our character creation, so we can retweak for the new setting. Find out how many players of the two Ptolus games are around to join.
@Scarletrose Orsal's background and equipment are ready for review. cheers
@Scarletrose Thanks! Never saw that title at Bloodcove, even after halfway through Skulls and Shackles. Will have the background and equipment finalized by Monday. cheers
@Scarletrose "The Grand Admiralty of the Fever Sea" is obviously the transformation of the Sea Princes from Greyhawk. In your mind, is the Grand Admiralty a precursor to the single fleet (Pirate Council) of Free Captains of the Shackles, which happens in 4674 AR, about 20 years before arriving in Sasserine? I've found scant mention of piracy in the Player's Guide but lots of black markets. Black markets occur to avoid taxes and regulations. So can I assume that Sasserine is highly taxed and regulated? It wouldn't seem so, but the presence of black markets kind of assures it. Back to piracy, I guess there would be some who operate in the Arcadian Ocean and Inner & Fever Seas, then return to home port in Sasserine, right? Also, there is some mention of Sea Barons, would these be Free Captains of pirates and merchants? Does the city license privateers making the act of piracy on non-Sasserine legal? Also are the Witchwardens unchanged except replacing the priest-mage of Wee Jas with Nethys? They are charged with the defense of the city. Do they do this obviously with uniforms? Do they do it covertly, or both? Would it make sense for my bard (buccaneer) to be an obvious witchwarden for the Shadowshore? I'm thinking of a background, like a local boy makes good. I imagine him wearing parade armor identifying him as a witchwarden living in Shadowshore. Is Taldan Common or Polyglot in Sasserine? What other languages are popular? cheers
The campaign in which Orsal Hort was playing just died, do I'll be submitting him: whip using half-orc bard (buccaneer). I need to reduce his level from 4 to 1. Redo background and equipment. cheers
I'm already running two games, so I wouldn't be up to run a third.
Maybe just put both campaigns on inactive status in the Campaign Info tab. Then, if RL lets you return, just re-activate it and see if we are around. It's not like you're following and Adventure Path. Hope you return soon. cheers
dot it.
Lord T Can you inactivate this game on the campaign info tab? thanks
Hey guys. Thanks for having us. Captain Orsal Hort, here. The kind of captain that Jack Sparrow was. cheers
Totally in!
Is this game now inactive? Don't get me wrong. I love my character and the game. But I want to be realistic. cheers
You have my sympathies
I'm traveling today out of the country and returning Monday. My Internet will be intermittent at best. Bot me as necessary. cheers
"Let's start scouring everywhere for secret doors, right? Orsal frames his order as a suggestion.
"Do we need anymore incentive to find a way out soon?"
"That is a cursed magical tome. Hope I trade it for some restorative magics to remove this constant buzz in my head." Orsal replies matter-of-factly. "If no one knows anything about the jar or can find another way out of here, let's turn around and follow our noses. I don't want to be in the haunted house forever." Orsal stows the jar if no one else wants to examine it.
Orsal finds himself staring at the wall bent over the table with his hands supporting his weight. His head spins, and blood drips from his nose down his cheek. He takes another 30 seconds of labored breaths and stands up casually brushing the blood from his face. He closes the book and puts it into his backpack with slightly trembling hands. After another 30 seconds or so, Orsal says a magic word causing his blood to disappear from the table, his face, his clothes, and everywhere. Can't leave my blood behind. He looks for anyone else to examine the jar before he puts it away, too.
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