Ditto that. I spent ages on Eltariel's skills and then Wellard explained it was changed and I freaked! Got them sorted in the end though ...
So Larcifer and Chris, want to already be friends?
That sounds so nice. Ya sure it would cut back on the interparty strife...I am cool with it.
That sounds so nice. Ya sure it would cut back on the interparty strife...I am cool with it.
OK, tell me how this sounds:
Avinar and Eltariel were friends (another source of friction between Eltariel and her parents); she found him interesting as the only peer in their village who could match her wits, and she didn't care about the regard of others (in fact she thought it rather shameful), while he found a friend who took him at face value as he was. While they had little else in common, they both had someone who would listen without judging them. When Eltariel was forced to leave she went to Avinar to say farewell, only to find him offering to join her ...
What do you think?
Sounds great, I am in!
So Chris, we now await your Duskblade ... who can of course join us - perhaps he was Avinar's sparing partner a the Starsteel school?
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OK gutys just some more background while we await the final changes from Ray
Myths tell that the Valley of the Ancients is the ancestral
home of all dragons, the first creatures to walk the face of the
earth, and the site of the attack by the mysterious Markrabs
in the wars of prehistory. Often shrouded in fog, the Valley
seems to exude a feeling of foreboding to more sensitive
souls. Tales tell that around the steep walls of this valley are
numerous caverns which contain the ancient ruins of thousands
of dragon weirs and many dragon cities of connected
caverns. Only rangers and long hunters venture here as
much of the land is reputed to be poisoned. The vast Glow
Worm Steppes have gained their name from the rumors of
enormous worms that glow with a strange phosphorescence
and can be seen winding their way across the flat plain at
night.
Many different races inhabit this region; the dominant
being mixed blood humans of no particular strain. The
strange men of Tarsh, the very rare and ancient humans
known as the Tenifell Lords and the Rangers of Tarsh,
seem to have a mysterious past and perhaps hold ancient
power. Many Common Avalonians and true Avalonians
can be found here. While they are not a warlike race
overall, they have led some incursions into this region
Now for the boring bit, map details...theres a river running from 1214 to 1014 where it joins a second watercourse which runs from 0913 thru 1013 to form the River of Grief..said river flows through 0915, 0916, loops through 1016 and 0917 then flows fairly straight to 0718
hexes 1117,1215 thru 1217 and 1315 thru 1317 are forest the source of the villages wood,
The rest of the terrain in the area within your patrol zone is fairly standard mixed temperate with farmland close to the village..assume the majority of hex 1115 is cleared land..fields and pasture with some small coppices for firewood etc.
Ummm ... there aren't any hexes on the map, Wellard. I'm using Acrobat Reader 8.0 to view it, and nope ... no hexes and no hidden stuff I can see ...
Scratch that, had the wrong map ... D'oh! Serves me right for choosing a blonde character ...
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So the cast of characters is this
Dabbler: Eltariel Elessand, Elven Druid/wizard
Chris Mortika: Gashelle Smith, 1/2 elf Duskblade
Rusty Ironpants:Tristan of Redbough, Human Bard
Captain Cuddles: Ray Domma-Du-Domma-Da, Human rogue(to be restatted)
Larcifer : Avinar, Elven Swashbuckler
Black Tom: Alexander "Sasha" Svanteson, Human Sorcerer
Sorry for the delay people I will get started as soon as Cuddles refigures Ray.
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I have in fact made the first post of the game thread which is basically a compilation of the background info I have already posted here.
We'll start with you setting on your patrol.. the intent being to patrol for a day..spend the night outdoors and return the next day.
This will give you a chance to do your IC intros and some interaction before we get into hitting things with sharp objects and taking their stuff.
Have fun
the link is here
So guys, as bit of advance tactical planning, I see us dividing the labour as follows:
Gashelle: Heavy hitter, magic-enhanced 'Front Rank' fighter.
Avinar: Agile attacker, 'Front Rank' fighter, good physical skills.
Ray: Scout & stealth, support fighter (flanker).
Tristan: Healing & buffing, archer, party face.
Alexander: Blasting & battlefield control magic, party face.
Eltariel: General magic, healer, wilderness expert.
So we are good on fighting, good on magic, and have sufficient wilderness skills to get by, plus we have a good stash of scouting skills. We don't have much to hit at range with, yet, but once more of us can actually afford bows we should be fine. Interestingly both our fighters are relying more on agility than on armour than normal.
Hey All,
Yay! I am excited to get started.
I just now posted Tristan's backstory. Sorry for the lateness.
Given his backstory I am not sure Tristan would hire on as an adventurer himself, but he would diffenately be interested in following them around for a good story. Not that he would be wanting to wander off on his own all the time. It would be just more of a mindset thing, he is not an adventurer, he is a storyteller. He just follows adventurers around (and helps out when things get dicey) in order to get good stories.
I guess this is good for the wizard since Tristan is not on the payroll to begin with.
So guys, as bit of advance tactical planning, I see us dividing the labour as follows:
Tristan: Healing & buffing, archer, party face.
Tristan can provide a bit of healing but at only 2 first level spells per day, that is not much.
That's as many as I can churn out ...
That's as many as I can churn out ...So guys, as bit of advance tactical planning, I see us dividing the labour as follows:
Tristan: Healing & buffing, archer, party face.
Tristan can provide a bit of healing but at only 2 first level spells per day, that is not much.
Please note that Sasha can heal good characters 1d6/day, so I'd like to join the healing/buffing crowd.
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Please note that Sasha can heal good characters 1d6/day, so I'd like to join the healing/buffing crowd.
Okay so it looks like we have a decent amount of healing which is good because I would rather not save every spell for healing.
Wellard, which of the Pathfinder experience charts are we going to use? Fast, medium or slow?
So Chris, we now await your Duskblade ... who can of course join us - perhaps he was Avinar's sparing partner a the Starsteel school?
Gashelle is female.
I've dropped her Charisma and raised her Wisdom a little bit, to reflect that she's got a moderate stutter, which gets worse under stress.
As the daughter of an elven mother, she was entitled to be trained as a Duskblade, and found, to her surprise, that she never stuttered when casting spells*. She progressed rapidly through the apprentice ranks until she had mastered all the basics of the Duskblade form. Her "graduation" gift would have been a masterwork Elven Courtblade, but the High Marshal in charge of the ocaission asked her a ceremonial test question, and her speech impediment caught her.
She couldn't reply. The High Marshal was affronted, and she was "dismissed in disgrace", expelled from the elven community to live among the engebi (A word for non-elf, it's conjugated in high elven like the terms for companion animals or trained pets).
She travelled for a full year, eventually making her way to Lepas fifteen years ago, and since then she has made a living as a brass- and silver-smith, making decorations for the furniture the town sells. She rarely speaks about her past, does good work, and earns a reasonable income.
Her human stock contributes a dark shading to her complexion, and exotic features as compared to the local Mannish folk. She wears a okepa, a headscarf-and-sash traditional among her father's people, but otherwise her day-to-day wear is simple workclothes. when on patrol with the party, and out of armor, she wears an embroidered tunic, rugged black (denim-like) pants, and her okepa.
She has had dealings with both Avinar and Eltariel, crossing blades with the Swashbuckler (ah, he wields an Elven blade, although not so well made as the ones she's known; perhaps it is a koirepudo, a training sword...) and corresponding with the Druid about the magical properties of metals such as silver, cold iron, and adamantine.
She hasn't revealed her background, or her disgrace, but they can tell that she's ashamed of something, and that she was initially uncomfortable around each of them.
*Much the same as how Mel Tillis' stutter doesn't affect his singing voice.
Or she could just RP it, as it is primarily an RP thing.
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I'd say it is mainly a flavour thing and shoulnt hamper you in combat...after all you have specified she doesn't stutter when casting. As long as it doesnt come to dominate your posts i have no problem with just letting it ride
Glad to see your finished her background Chris now lets get her into the action
And Clive if you are still reading I need a character from you. Cuddles has to be accounted a no show.
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I'd say it is mainly a flavour thing and shouldn't hamper you in combat...after all you have specified she doesn't stutter when casting. As long as it doesn't come to dominate your posts I have no problem with just letting it ride.
No problem. I just wanted to have a rule in place to turn to when things get tense.
Out of combat, Gashelle can just Take-20 and speak slowly and deliberately. In an emergency, though, if she had to let somebody know something, she'd have troubles.
(Anybody remember the scene in the Doctor Who episode "Forest of the Dead"? Lee spots Donna just as she's leaving, and he can't call out because of his stutter.)
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I would reccomend the players guide as a good overview of the Wilderlands..it comes with a poster map of the setting(with more detail than the large scale map I pointed you to and a mass of information that would be considered commmon knowledge.
It doesn't give anything away as it deal in generalities rather than specifics.
Wellard, could I just add a bedroll to Sasha's equipment to keep things moving? I suppose he would get one by now. I figure that he's been sleeping in haystacks and such up to now (or simply cadging for lodgings), since he wouldn't stray outside of inhabited areas.
This would also be a good time to apologize for being new to PBP and not a native English speaker. I'll try to keep up.
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This would also be a good time to apologize for being new to PBP and not a native English speaker. I'll try to keep up.
No need to apologize, Black Tom. We all started at some point (this is only my third Play-by-post, so I figure I'm still learning the ropes, too.)
Are there a lot of Swedish-language role-playing products? Is there a lot of over-the-table translating? Or do most Swedes just play in English?
Are there a lot of Swedish-language role-playing products? Is there a lot of over-the-table translating? Or do most Swedes just play in English?
Yes, actually there are a lot, but mainly other (Swedish) game systems. There is no official d20 translation.
And yes, there is a lot of over-the-table translating (and a fair amount of "Swenglish" and game jargon) - although there are actually people who insist in playing in Swedish, translating all key game terms). That was never an option for me, though.
I've played in English a few times, but only because not all player spoke Swedish. I don't think many Swedes play in English. As I recently noted, it's difficult to role-play in a foreign language (nuances and spontaneity suffer) if you're not exceptionally good at it.
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Hey Chris Iowa..like, James T. Kirk.(yeh I know Shatner's a Canuck)
As a matter of fact, the little town of Riverside, just 20 minutes south of here, has modelled their summer community celebration as "Trek-Fest", and insists they're the future birthplace of James Kirk.
(There's even a nice little "On this spot, James T. Kirk will be conceived..." brass plaque on the bottom of the pool table in the local bar.)
They've had this schtick for many years. The "Iowa" comment in Star Trek IV was something like official recognition.
Edmonton Alberta Canada
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Or just about any skill monkey (excepting the Oriental-themed classes).
Part of the experiement is to see how Pathfinder rules interface with none-base classes. I'm running a Duskblade, for example.
Spell thief. Scout. Factotem! Or the Savant from the DRAGON Compendium. Hey, you could multiclass around them.
Excuse me now. Wellard is about to strike me in the head, and I must lie down unconscious for a while.
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Critically hits Chris in the head...
Hi Dreamweaver...thats right we need a skill monkey to see that this party doesnt die through trap overkill...I'll accept any vaugly rougish class as long as you can find and disable traps. Please get your character put together ASAP and I'll shoehorn them into the plot
Critically hits Chris in the head...
Hi Dreamweaver...thats right we need a skill monkey to see that this party doesnt die through trap overkill...I'll accept any vaugly rougish class as long as you can find and disable traps. Please get your character put together ASAP and I'll shoehorn them into the plot
Hey man have you checked out Tristans skills? He's got mad skillz!
What he doesn't have is trapfinding or sneak attack.
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Nor has he got Disable device(which now covers open locks as well)so he might be able to sopt the traps but in many cases the party would not be able to defeat them..and off course the lack of trapfinding in the party was what I was referring to in my earlier post
Tristan is a good back up to any rogue..but as always a bard is the jack of all trades.
dont worry I can waffle (and Dabbler will tell you I'm good at waffling) till Weaver has his character ready.
BTW I'm already in contact with Dabbler on YIM (and have been for nearly two years) anyone else want to hook up?
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(The party is packed with humans and elves. This would be a good time to be a dwarf.)
Hey, Wellard. One of the announced changes from Alpha # to Beta rules is taht Favored Class now allows either an extra hit point or skill point per level. It would have made more sense for Gashelle to take the skill point. Can I make that change?
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(The party is packed with humans and elves. This would be a good time to be a dwarf.)
Hey, Wellard. One of the announced changes from Alpha # to Beta rules is taht Favored Class now allows either an extra hit point or skill point per level. It would have made more sense for Gashelle to take the skill point. Can I make that change?
Chris, is there a thread that contains the annouced changes in the Beta version that you are taking about?
ok we will be shifting to beta eventually so yes we'll institute the rule now.
Good. I'll take the skill point too. Would it be OK for Sasha to learn Goblin?
My MSN and e mail is Larcifer (at) Hotmail (dot) com
If anyone wants to MSN Avinar or me LOL
A bonus skill point when I hit Wizard next level? Woot!