No problem man. Its your game ... we're just playing in it!
I'm up to 3 out of 4 hit points, up from half dead. Wow it's amazing what a hit point means when your a wimpy little sorcerer. Heh.
As for the "out of bounds" thing, I'd hate to think that characters aren't able to do stuff that's in character for them. Personally I wouldn't even mind PK if it was done tastefully and for reasons that make sense in character. I guess I've just never been a fan of the "you just can't do it" school. Nonetheless, so long as I know where the lines are drawn I'm pretty agreeable.
I know, its been a loooong time since I played a first level wizard (or sorcerer) - hence the Toughness feat, I was a bit worried about being downed in one hit in the first (and every) fight. Figured it kind of made sense for a Necromancer too (IIRC they had a high Con score as a requisite in 2nd edition).
I think that character v character conflict can be a very exciting part of the game. But there's a fine line, in almost all cases I find character v character COMBAT (particularly if killing is the intention) to be farily distateful. It usually ruins the game for me a little, unless there is a VERY good in character reason for it, and everyone is mature and respectful about it.
Perhaps I should clarify; I'm not against minor conflict between characters. I'm not even against major conflicts between characters I merely don't want to have to replace characters killed by other characters. It can really slow down the game. I also am fine with being in character. There are just certain things I would prefer not to have in my game.
Definately.
I think we're all on the same page now...
So I'm trying to wake up this kobold...
Yes, lets make some progress on this adventure. What is everyone doing?
Anarath, Greis and Dohrlok are trying to wake / question the kobold.
Gawlak has just cast a healing spell on Greis, and was presumably going to do so on some of the other wounded cast members too - then help wake up the kobold if needs be.
Corvin was ruminating on the bad thing he did.
Test test of the new alias system
I have decided to allow things from other D&D source books. If you want to use something from another D&D source just run it by me first.
Decipher Script I don't think that I will allow you to use untrained in the future. I am going to rule that Knowledge checks (except for arcana and the planes) can be used untrained at a -2 penalty becuas even a common person might pick up stray bits of pertinent information.
More world information: The Xrath Empire: The Xrath Empire Inhabits the Northern part of the main continent. They are an ancient and powerful empire about which little is known. No one has ever gone into their lands and come out alive again. Wild tails about massive armies and powerful spellcasters are often heard when discussing the Xrath. They never involve themselves in the affairs of the rest of their world and engage in no trade with other nations.
Decipher Script I don't think that I will allow you to use untrained in the future. I am going to rule that Knowledge checks (except for arcana and the planes) can be used untrained at a -2 penalty becuas even a common person might pick up stray bits of pertinent information.
I think that certainly makes sense. With Decipher Script I agree also, though I would say that in that case there should be a deliniation between reading small worn print in a language that's known (which seems closer to a search check and which most people should be able to do) and trying to peice together an unknown language from familiar elements from other languages--which yeah, you'd need the skill to be able to do or you just wouldn't have a prayer.
WTF!? We've been smurfed!
Seriously, why have some of the avatars changed to smurfs and why (and who?) has someone changed what our posts say. I don't write like that and nor do I pepper my speech with phrases like "hoist the maisail!". A shiny copper to whoever can answer this particular question.
If this is a practical joke from the Paizo department in charge of maitanence of the message boards, very entertaining, now please return it to normal.
Re stuff from other sources ... I was considering taking a flaw from Dragon magazine where you give up your familiar ... or a feat where you kill your familiar and raise it as an undead abomination. But I think Anarath has grown strangely attached to his bird, so I don't think I'll retcon that now.
Are you likely to allow feats or spells from Dragon magazine to be taken at level up time?
Yes, I'll allow anything that fits in the campaign world and isn't overpwoered to be introduced at level-up time.
I AM GETTING REALLY SICK OF HAVING TO DECIPHER PEOPLE'S POSTS! I WANT THE NORMAL LANGUAGE BACK!
I AM GETTING REALLY TIRED OF THIS! STOP IT, Paizo STAFF! CURSE YOU ALL! WHY HASN'T IT GONE BACK TO NORMAL YET?!
Ahh... back to normal! Now if only the smurf avatars would go away.
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hmmm, the link doesn't seem to work for me ... takes me to a blank page.
EDIT: oops, my bad - it works now.
Hey, that's awesome Shiny. Very cool. Man, I ain't messing with Corvin no more!
You've inspired me. I did a quick sketch for Anarath when I ws designing the character, I might need to re-visit it and get it posted up now....
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hmmm, the link doesn't seem to work for me ... takes me to a blank page.
EDIT: oops, my bad - it works now.
Hey, that's awesome Shiny. Very cool. Man, I ain't messing with Corvin no more!
You've inspired me. I did a quick sketch for Anarath when I ws designing the character, I might need to re-visit it and get it posted up now....
Thanks
Very cool Corvin, the torso is a little longer than amkes sense but still, its a cool drawing. If anyone has character portraits please post a link, I would very much like to see how you visualize your characters.
Corvin Kilgannon wrote:
What else would you expect from a guy with an 8 wisdom...
As Vaarsuvius would say; you have a Wisdom score generally reserved for lemmings.
How do you highlight quotes?
Gents, I am going to be away over Easter, and will have limited (if any) internet access during the next four days or so. Just letting you know.
If things progress and my not posting is holding up the action, Arctaris can NPC me for a while.
Gents, I am going to be away over Easter, and will have limited (if any) internet access during the next four days or so. Just letting you know.
If things progress and my not posting is holding up the action, Arctaris can NPC me for a while.
Yeah, I'm going to be gone Sunday through Friday, so if Corvin could be an NPC for those days, that would be awesome.
Thanks Mothman.
Sounds like we won't have many people around for a little while, I myself will be away from regular internet access for most of next week. Lets just put the game on hold from Saturday night (this week) to Saturday night (next week). How does that sound?
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the torso is a little longer than makes senseI tend to have that problem: everything I draw tends to get kind of streeeeeeeetched out. I still haven't figured out why I do that.
The new Corvin.
It seems that my internet accesse won't be quite as limited as I thought so the campaign is no longer on hold. I don't think I will be able to post very much until Saturday though
hello? Where is everyone? What's going on?
The DM is without access for a bit and has put the game on hold for a bit. He'll be back though, so we're just lurking around waiting for things to start up again. It's at a place where we really can't go anywhere else on our own power--so it's pretty much just a wait.
The game is now officially back online.
A quick recap: After fighting off the kobolds that ambushed you in the night you continued on in your search for Segwin, the architect of Grimmbold Manor so as to get the floor plans for the manor. You have come to a small clearing filled with grave stones and behind the waterfall at one end of the clearing you have discovered a place where some creature obviously lives.
Ok, so you'd think being a wizard, Anarath would be more careful about picking up strange books without worrying about magical traps ... ah well...
AAAAGH! I'm so confused! ;]
Why? What? Who? When?
What's confusing you Corv?
-best Chris Farley impression-
STOP IT! Do you want my head to EXPLODE?!
Creepy lookin', above-average Cha, average Int, and low Wis make for some interesting PC interactions...
ack, now I'm confused
So, if its the game situation thats confusing you, here's the layout as I see it.
Corvin's standing in the stream next to the waterfall, kicking at kobold remains in the water and screaming out challenges to who ever might be in the cave ... which Greis and Anarath have just gone into, found it empty, and are presently searching it. Dohrlok and Gawlak are standing on the bank nearby, prepared for trouble...
Sorry if my descriptions have been a little unclear, I will try to be more accurate and clear in the future.
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ack, now I'm confused
So, if its the game situation thats confusing you, here's the layout as I see it.
Corvin's standing in the stream next to the waterfall, kicking at kobold remains in the water and screaming out challenges to who ever might be in the cave ... which Greis and Anarath have just gone into, found it empty, and are presently searching it. Dohrlok and Gawlak are standing on the bank nearby, prepared for trouble...
I was joking about the character being confused. I actually knew what was going on.