Well, the director who has contacted us might try that, but my character won't accept it. I'll probably be backstage helping with the special effects.
and truth be told, I am going to ask GM if he would at least entertain the submission of a Sprite ... who, as a shapechanger, could be any mascot we wanted ;)
Basically he's a little guy who wants to be BIG
Like a big bathing sponge?
I was going to type something innappropriate, but we haven't had the session zero boundaries discussion yet ...
Well, the director who has contacted us might try that, but my character won't accept it. I'll probably be backstage helping with the special effects.
and truth be told, I am going to ask GM if he would at least entertain the submission of a Sprite ... who, as a shapechanger, could be any mascot we wanted ;)
DM, are you allowing Legacy races or only what has been remastered?
Also, will you consider Rare Ancestry/Background, or do we have a quota of Rare & Uncommon selections?
Thank you all very much, as of midnight, submissions closed.
@Lucendar/Kazul the Bear: I am sorry, but this thread clarified a few times Magus was not an available class. I will therefore not be considering your submission.
@Zephyr Amir: I received your message that you were (re)building the character, but the character sheet on your alias is still not complete and I cannot find a link to it. Unless I've simply missed something (please let me know), we have now passed the submission deadline, so I am going to have to consider the application incomplete. I'm very sorry.
EVERYONE: Thank you, all of you, for showing up, engaging with discussing concepts and setting, and working very hard on submissions. I know building a 17th level character is no small task and I'm honestly, pleasantly surprised at how many submitted characters or even showed interest.
I know most GMs say this during PBP recruitments, but submissions are high quality and narrowing down will be very difficult. Thank you for making it hard for me in the best way possible. :) Please rest assured that even if I do not select you, I appreciate your hard work in preparing your application.
Here is the list of submissions as I have them. Please let me know if you spot an error or omission:
Full Submissions
JohnGs -- Clarisa Blackwater, LN human fighter 17
Interest/Concepts
Djack Nymbal -- Brawler/unRogue
Andostre -- Gnome Barbarian (possibly very tall)
Lucian C. -- Rae Lighttouch, Druid/Wizard/Mystic Theurge
Monkeygod -- not sure yet
Violant -- Aphorite Pact Witch of Axis
Lucendar -- Some type of Melee Build
Ouachitonian -- Something gishy, like Sorcerer/Dragon Disciple, Vivisectionist/Master Chymist, or Warpriest
SuperTumbler -- ??/Mammoth Rider
Zephyr Amir -- "Sky Druid," possibly Druid/Storm Kindler (and because I forgot to answer: Mind Sword is not from an available source)
Did I miss anyone?
Sky Druid is the most solid of the 2: the sylph progression allows him to access a native ability to Plane Shift which seems themeatically appropriate.
Wow, maybe it's time to actually play my Sky Druid concept.
Storm Kindler is from an advanced guide, would that be allowed?
(It is tied directly to Gozreh so I'm not sure)
The book floated gently to the floor as the Zhyen flew over to rouse his master; they had gotten home not all that long ago, but he knew that Jyn was tired from flying around Katapesh all night.
He shoved Jyn's shoulder while very quietly whispering, "Master! Master! Wake!! There is something on the roof!"
A burst of aether blew the bedding off the bed as Jyn awoke with quite a start; something was very wrong. "Lead, I will fly after you. Out the window, they won't expect us from the outside of the manor."
They quietly flew out the open window, and up above the roofline to see what was causing the noise Zeph had heard.
Salim had entered the party in relatively simple clothes, a flowing robe of brown with a green head wrap to keep sweat and dirt away from his face. A slight shimmer of his cloak gives away its magic and on his head barely visible is a headband, with tunic symbols. Not enough to be readable but enough to tell it’s no mere ornament. However despite all this all he carries with him is a small dagger on his hip and a small stick sheathed as well, almost out of place compared to others that are more armored and armed.
He quietly follows the large Goliath into the library, wondering to himself what exactly he is getting into with this. As he slips in he can’t but help to mutter as the doors are magically sealed. “Oh all of us locked in here, that’s slightly concerning. Why all the precautions?” Just before Alexandria appears at the mantle, “What an ostentatious arrival.. he says backing up slightly.
Zephyr floats over to where Salim is, smiling, "I really think that has something to do with the plane-touched here ... but do let me know if my master upstages Lady Alex? Jyn can be very very competative."
The mysteriously handsome suli notices the blond warrior entering the library, appearing to have some familiarity with the host. She appears to be a conundrum, wearing different holy artifacts from different religions.
[dice=Linguistics]1d20 + 7
And she's wearing Infernal runes? Who in the Nine hells is this woman?
Abyssal not Infernal. Just splitting hairs there.
As everyone that enters the library finds a seat you can see the doors start to become sealed as magic washes over them. The guard outside calls out loud, "Last call for the meeting of Fame and Wealth." Another minute passes then he closes the door. The last door is then sealed.
The fireplace's fire roars with a blast of heat into the room. Flames licking up past the mantle. Then almost as sudden the flames retreat leaving behind a cloud of black smoke. The smoke quickly dissipates revealing a tall female figure. Before the smoke mostly dissipates Alexandria steps forward.
The little genie slipped past the guard like a wisp of cloud. He backs away from the fireplace as it roars ... it was important that an Air Zhyen not get caught off guard while on a service mission.
An advanced form of alchemical silver, sunsilver is the pride of the Padishah Empire’s war smiths. A weapon made of sunsilver counts as alchemical silver for all purposes. Items not primarily made of metal are not meaningfully affected by being partially made of sunsilver. (For example, a scimitar or breastplate can be made of sunsilver, while a quarterstaff or hide armor cannot.) In addition, items made of sunsilver are immune to rust effects (such as rusting grasp). While in an area of bright light, a shield or suit of armor made of sunsilver shines brightly, allowing the wearer to reflect light at nearby foes as a move action. When she does so, creatures adjacent to the wearer must succeed at a DC 12 Fortitude save or be dazzled for 1 round.
Armor and weapons made of sunsilver are always masterwork. To determine the price of a sunsilver item, add 25 gp per pound to the price of a masterwork version of that item. Sunsilver has 10 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness 8.
Obviously the Golarion-focused lore elements are subject to overhaul, and the abilities could also be changed, but I just wanted to offer an initial precedented option. (It's also very silly to mention that silver doesn't rust since it isn't ferrous, but eh.) This could have been a material (or process) that he was working on due to a potential flaw in the silver golems that Light was sending to the warfront, something unrelated to the eventual corruption.
(Maybe there was something going on with tarnishing, or a weakness discovered while they were in the heat of battle. Silver has a melting point of 1,763°F/961.8°C, so it's probably not at major risk of melting outside of insanely extreme...
He's also about to go on a diet ...
"Doesn't seem like too much of an athlete either"
"Hi, my name is Zephyr. How many gold pieces will it cost me to have my mouth wired shut so that I don't eat anymore and no one (else) will call me fat!?"
An advanced form of alchemical silver, sunsilver is the pride of the Padishah Empire’s war smiths. A weapon made of sunsilver counts as alchemical silver for all purposes. Items not primarily made of metal are not meaningfully affected by being partially made of sunsilver. (For example, a scimitar or breastplate can be made of sunsilver, while a quarterstaff or hide armor cannot.) In addition, items made of sunsilver are immune to rust effects (such as rusting grasp). While in an area of bright light, a shield or suit of armor made of sunsilver shines brightly, allowing the wearer to reflect light at nearby foes as a move action. When she does so, creatures adjacent to the wearer must succeed at a DC 12 Fortitude save or be dazzled for 1 round.
Armor and weapons made of sunsilver are always masterwork. To determine the price of a sunsilver item, add 25 gp per pound to the price of a masterwork version of that item. Sunsilver has 10 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness 8.
Huzzah for sylph goodness!
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I'll work with Fluid and Zephyr on some potential backstory linkages as well! Fluid and I could have worked together on the armor, working hard to build trust despite their divergent backgrounds and beliefs. If Zephyr is from Light, he might not be an intellectual with the Int of 12. Doesn't seem like too much of an athlete either with the highest physical stat at 12. What is Zephyr's story?[/ooc]...
Zephyr's story could best be titled, The Passion of the Sky and while it's unlikely to be produced by Mel Gibson, it's a good story.
Zeph doesn't believe Fallen Sky is dead.
He believes the god of sylphs is disappointed, and withdrew himself until such a time as his children come through their identity crisis and own their power.
The power to connect everything.
Sky is the only element that can touch everything else. Sky sits above each element, and where the other 3 all consume each other, sky does not.
Zephyr is passionate, and while maybe not a zealot per se, he sees the ability of his people to be above everything, and understands that Fallen Sky might be ashamed of their laziness. Zephyr worked HARD to kindle his SkySoul and maintain a constant connection to the Plane of Air. He knows that if all of his people did the same, Fallen Sky would return to them, proud that they had freed themselves to once again soar above the Island.
Zephyr profoundly believes the answer is joy. Even with the backdrop of war looming over everything, he knows that those who fly will always be free. He hopes he can remind as many of his people as possible to reach for the Sky.
zephyr amir, since I'm allowing a fair amount of craziness with the other potential PCs here, I wanted to reconsider your previous suggestion.
Druids bug me a bit because there are so many moving pieces. How about a compromise?
Modifying the "Sky Druid" archetype:
--->Let's make your animal companion awesome (like a hunter's)
---->Let's making your flying wild shape awesome (like a shifter?)
And let's lose spellcasting, just to simplify things. I think you would also gain some lightning-themed druid spells 1/day as you level, just not full spellcasting.
Thoughts?
This is some serious goodness. Let's call a thing a thing, Zeph wants a 2X Fly Speed (LVL13). He will pay the feat progression for Wings of Air, AND we could also just trade the spellcasting for the additional 6 hours he would need to always be Wild Shaped (and we could count up the levels lost and replace those with additional Breeze-Kissed & Wind Blast usage). If he can have the Small Elemental as his familiar, he's basically perfect ...
Zephyr:
Zephyr amir
Sylph druid (sky druid) 9 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Race Guide 158, Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 2 258)
NG Medium outsider (native)
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +5
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Defense
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AC 11, touch 11, flat-footed 10 (+1 Dex)
hp 57 (9d8+9)
Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +13; +4 vs. [air] or [electricity] spells or effects that control or modify the weather, +4 vs. [air] or [electricity] spells, or electricity damage
Resist electricity 10
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Offense
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Speed 50 ft., fly 50 ft. (good)
Special Attacks wild shape 2/day
Druid (Sky Druid) Spells Prepared (CL 9th; concentration +14)
. . D Domain spell; Domain Air (Wind domain[APG] subdomain)
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Statistics
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Str 8, Dex 12, Con 11, Int 12, Wis 20, Cha 12
Base Atk +6; CMB +5; CMD 16
Feats Airy Step[ARG], Familiar Bond, Fleet, Fleet, Fleet, Improved Familiar, Iron Will, Wings Of Air[ARG]
Traits natural flier, wind-carried voices
Skills Acrobatics +1 (+9 to jump, +2 while flying), Fly +6, Sense Motive +5 (+6 to discern lies), Survival +7
Languages Auran, Common, Druidic, Sylvan
SQ breeze-kissed[ARG], nature bond (Wind domain[APG]), nature sense, resist storm, sky's embrace, skymaster, soaring form, weather savvy[ARG], wild empathy +10, wind blast
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Special Abilities
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Airy Step +2 bonus vs. effects with air or electricity descriptor. Ignore first 30 feet of any fall.
Breeze-Kissed (1/day) +2 AC versus nonmagical ranged attacks. Bull rush/trip with air 1/day within 30 ft.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Druid (Sky Druid) Domain (Wind) Energy Resistance, Electricity (10) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Electricity attacks.
Fly (50 feet, Good) You can fly!
Nature Sense (Ex) A druid gains a +2 bonus on Knowledge (nature) and Survival checks.
Resist Storm (Ex) +4 save vs. air or electricity effects, and effects that modify the weather.
Sky's Embrace (Su) You do not take falling damage, and may use your Fly skill for jump checks.
Skymaster (9 minutes/day) (Su) You can use the fly spell on yourself for a number of minutes equal to your druid level.
Soaring Form (Ex) You are no longer affected by altitude sickness or natural or magical wind.
Weather Savvy You can predict the weather for the next 24 hours.
Wild Empathy +10 (Ex) Improve the attitude of an animal, as if using Diplomacy.
Wild Shape (9 hours, 2/day) (Su) Shapeshift into a different creature one or more times per day.
Wind Blast (8/day) (Su) Create a blast of air that can bull rush targets.
Wings of Air +4 bonus vs. effects with air or elctricity descriptor.
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FURY CR –
Small air elemental (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 120)
N Small outsider (air, elemental, extraplanar)
Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +5
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Defense
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AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 19 (+3 Dex, +8 natural, +1 size)
hp 28 (2d10+2)
Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +6
Defensive Abilities air mastery, improved evasion; Immune elemental traits
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Offense
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Speed fly 100 ft. (perfect)
Melee slam +10 (1d4+1)
Special Attacks deliver touch spells, whirlwind (10-20 ft. high, 1d4+1 damage, DC 15)
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Statistics
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Str 12, Dex 17, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 11
Base Atk +6; CMB +6; CMD 19
Feats Flyby Attack, Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse
[b]Skills Acrobatics +8, Escape Artist +7, Fly +18, Knowledge (planes) +4, Perception +5, Sense Motive +5, Stealth +12
Languages Auran; speak with animal (same kind only), speak with master
SQ empathic link
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Special Abilities
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Air Mastery (Ex) Airborne creatures take a -1 penalty on attack and damage rolls against this creature.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Deliver Touch Spells (Su) Deliever master's touch spells.
Elemental Traits Elementals have many immunities.
Empathic Link (Su) You have an empathic link with your master.
Fly (100 feet, Perfect) You can fly!
Flyby Attack You can take a standard action during your move action while flying.
Immunity to Bleed You are immune to bleed.
Immunity to Critical Hits You are immune to Critical Hits
Immunity to Flanking You are immune to flanking.
Immunity to Paralysis You are immune to paralysis.
Immunity to Poison You are immune to poison.
Immunity to Precision Damage You are immune to Precision Damage
Immunity to Sleep You are immune to sleep effects.
Immunity to Stunning You are immune to being stunned.
Improved Evasion (Ex) No damage on successful reflex save; half on failed save.
Share Spells Spells with a target of "You" can be delivered by a familiar with a range of touch.
Speak with Animals of its Kind (Ex) You can communicate verbally with animals similar to yourself.
Speak with Master (Ex) You can communicate verbally with your master.
Whirlwind (10-20 ft. high, 1d4+1 damage, DC 15) (Su) Become a whirlwind which damages foe in same square and may trap them within (Ref part).
Obviously, he would only use Elemental Wild Shape to become an Air Elemental.
Would really love to come in either as a Sky Druid (racial archtype for sylphs) or an aerokineticist, the concept being a character who loves the principle of the air & sky, even though their god is long-dead.
Would really love to come in either as a Sky Druid (racial archtype for sylphs) or an aerokineticist, the concept being a character who loves the principle of the air & sky, even though their god is long-dead.
Would really love to come in either as a Sky Druid (racial archtype for sylphs) or an aerokineticist, the concept being a character who loves the principle of the air & sky, even though their god is long-dead.
Well I think the 4 of you should all chat.
Essri & Ryu, thank you for coming to the server, I appreciate it.
As a player, I am content to play here, and let's remember, that's how this started. I wanted to PLAY this AP. As a GM though, I never wanted to GM here, and I want to GM here far far far far less now than I did before.
I had to beg for customer service to give me the game. I had to remind them. Even so, I still cannot do anything I want here. I still cannot have the quality I want. So yeah, I get it, Discord is different, but it's a good different, with me especially. I just don't think that I should have to jump through all the hoops this takes, which do not make it more fun, only to find that at 2am when I want to connect, oh wait Paizo isn't working ... again.
Guys, it's just Fists. There is a Fists campaign starting every 3-4 weeks. Some of you have done it, some of you are in them, and tbh, that has been part of my issue too; how to make this unique and special when the are no less than 5 of them happening right now right here.
I will not be butt hurt or feel maligned if anyone cannot handle an off-Paizo campaign. Let me know what you decide.
I haven't tried doing a PbP over Discord, but I could live with it. I do worry it might be harder to keep things organized/legible (since dice rolling bots tend to clutter up the channel they're in).
LOL I tend to be pretty organized ;)
I have a #dice chanell for rolls, and then ask players to cite their rolls in #gameplay (because yeah, I don't want to see command lines and dice posts either)
Here is what my Dead Sun's server looks like:
DEAD SUNS
The only total NO to Dicord was Brainiac, correct?
The Dead Suns campaign I run is there, the new Wrath Capaign I am starting will be there, and I would really like this group to be there too. But I will defer in this case ...
GM, is there anything additional you might need help with? I think it's probably okay to just put folks on the board if that's what you're still waiting on.
There is not, but I really appreciate ypu asking.
I saw Dorian's post, laughed my butt off, decided it was also totally relevant & forshadowing of the future ... and promptly felt kinda under the weather and fell asleep. I will add the token for Brainiac, adjust Tino's team, and then everyone can kick ass.
First thing I'd do is put this into your GM alias's info under Race/Gender/Etc so it shows up on all your posts (just remove the % sign): [url%=https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZvXotzTN8oVcXZnMnbCei5ejIffOW6yZKwiDU_qN_vk/edit?usp=sharing]Tactical Map[/url]
For making the map the background: I actually just went ahead and did it for you here, but here's the process:
1) Click Slide
2) Edit Theme
3) A theme and a bunch of different layouts will appear; scroll all the way to the bottom for the Tactical Map layout
4) Paste any map you want in here
5) Once you have the map you want, go to the slide where we'll actually be playing.
6) Click Slide Again
7) Click Apply Layout
8) Select the Tactical Map Layout
Voila, you have a map that people can move their tokens around on without accidentally moving the map.
THANK YOU!
(this is why this is the best group in roleplaying)
Ugh - you can imagine I spent quite a while yesterday playing around with that. There will for sure be a map: the club has recreated one of the fight zone from Bonmu. I just need to make it ...
an obscure part of the Tournament Rules allow for teams to have an alternate. They do not allow for more than 4 opponents to enter a match, but the alternate can solicit, the alternate can heal, the alternate can "combat" the environment on Bonmu, and in many ways allows a team to continue even if someone were to be incapacitated or killed in the course of the competition. It is not a concession or special case, other teams could have one as well. One team does ...
Initiative:
The team was given an enormous time to strategize: you will use that.
(I hope)
The rolls will be presented as follows:
STRONG JAW
ESSRI
TINO 1
TINO 2
RYU
TINO 3
TINO 4
AARYN
This is so that you will make decisions based on strategy, not on preventable meta-awareness due to gaming mechanics. If you're going for the strongest, go for it, because they're strongest, not because they're first. If you want to eliminate the casters, do it when YOU want, not when you think the dice have allowed for it.
if you'll allow me to use Diplomacy for initiative then that would become a 43 :)
For THIS fight, I think we should stick with the 38; for the upcoming fights, if you want to define an diplo-based opening (kinda like StrongJaw): proclainations & prayers & greetings and stuff, I would probably go with it. Could even be as distracting as the goblin ...
In that case ...
Please roll your own Init rolls!
(as soon as you have a chance)
I will take care of Tino's rolls and post cbt order.
I will also post the Rules of Bonmu for you.
(yes, that means I will steal them from another campaign)
I too am a touch tired of failed campaigns.
We will not be failing ;)
Can't actually do anything that specific, unfortunately. We'd have to operate the spoilers on the honor system.
The primary way that the subclass uses Stealth is to become Hidden or Undetected to enemies. Usually, this just means they're flat-footed to my first attack from hiding, but it also has interactions with the Vital Shot and Ghost Shot abilities.
I won't have Ghost Shot until later, but I do have Vital Shot now. If I hit a flat-footed target with it, the attack deals an extra weapon damage die and they take 2d6 persistent bleed (3d6 at level 15).
There's other ways to inflict the flat-footed condition on someone, but Stealth is the easiest one for me. I can still use the ability even if they're not actually flat-footed, so knowing whether they're flat-footed to me or not mostly just tells me if I should roll the extra damage separately or include it in the total.
I seriously appreciate you bringing it up though, and I have just done a massive amount of reading about it. Yeah, it matters, especially given the progression in this AP: you will be 15th by the end of the frist module, and that 3d6 is a big deal. You need to be able to create the FF as often as you can.
LOL I guess we should have the hide-in-plain-sight discussion ...
GM, question: my gunslinger subclass is very, very reliant on Stealth checks. Do you want me to roll them in the open, roll them in a spoiler (that only you can open), or do you want to roll them after I tell you the modifier?
I would love to know how to create user-limited spoilers for sure.
Let's do them that way for now, and I will also committ to reading about the class some more.
Okay ... please set your buffs and discuss tactics, either in or out of character. I will have a Rules of the Island post for you today, I will have notes on Ryushi's ring today, and I will explain how Zephyr will work as an APC later today as well.
and yes, I think I either invented or at least branded this concept: we have player characters, we have non-player characters, and I finally came up with what Zephyr is - an All-Player Character.
I thought to myself, "who would it be funniest for Essri to assume is the leader?" And the choice was obvious.
I think it's brilliant really; like of course a little person would be in charge, it isn't like some longshank could be the leader ...
OH
Did you pick a trait that connected you to the Tournament Essri?
I can go take a look in a bit, but I didn't recall.
I just want to make sure that comes to light as we move forward.
I think it's brilliant that in all this time we have NEVER had a discussion of who "the leader" is ... and the little kobald shows up and decides it's the goblin. You can't make this stuff up. (I mean, we are, but yeah)
