GM Tanner's Carrion Crown OOC Thread

[GM Tanner]

It DID remind me of Sandor Clegane, but you aren't a scurvy ne'er-do-well... :)

[Quiddling Cane]

Quiddling is now finished (except for the campain trait is not included in the stat block) and updated with a short description as well.

Edit: I have scratch the "campain trait is not in the stat block"-bit. It's is now in there.

With teacher's pet [nature] my Knowledge (Nature) is now +8 (Int (2) + 1 skill rank + Class skill bonus (3) + trait bonus (2)), that's correct right?

[GM Tanner]

Looks correct to me.

All we need now is for Stannislav to pick an avatar and Joana to finish up her conjuror.

I will be posting Harrow card rules in the OOC thread tomorrow morning, as well as a link to the IC thread.

[Sarrah Kayden]

So I would like to get a vote from the team on 1 of my first level spells since I can't decide.
Would you rather I take Bless for offense or shield of faith for defense? Both are useful.
The most votes gets the spell...

[Joana]

Gosh darn it, I started her in HeroLab last night and thought I'd saved the file but apparently I didn't. *grumble grumble* Now I have to go remember what I did.

[Joana]

All right, stats are up. I have to write up her backstory. AK, is the Ustalav Arcanamirium canon, or did you just make it up? I'm looking for a likely place for her to be scholaring at. Without putting much effort into it, I couldn't find any references to specific universities or the like.

[GM Tanner]

GM Tanner wrote:

@Everyone: I know I kept reminding people about choosing a faction and listing it in your background, yada yada, but I'm starting to look at the adventure and since we have six players it doesn't seem that we will need any extra boosts to party resources or power. So, with a heavy heart, I'm nixing the factions from this AP. Don't worry about changing your backgrounds, we can just roll with the punches and keep it as flavor-text for your characters. I really wanted to take the faction rules for a spin, but it seems it will need to wait for another game.

You might have missed it, but we're not going with factions. They were intended as a bump in power, but it looks like with six players it might get overly complicated. The Ustalav Arcanamirium was one of the choices available.

[Joana]

Ah, okay. I was just looking for some kind of school or research facility for her to be associated with, backstory-wise, to explain where she was coming from to go to the funeral.

Sarrah Kayden wrote:

So I would like to get a vote from the team on 1 of my first level spells since I can't decide.

Would you rather I take Bless for offense or shield of faith for defense? Both are useful.
The most votes gets the spell...

I'll vote for bless just because it's a burst that can affect a bunch of us, rather than a single target.

[GM Tanner]

@Everyone I need everyone to roll a 1d6 and a 1d9 for their first Harrow card. The nature and purpose of these cards is explained on page 13 of the Carrion Crown Player's Guide. I know I said I would post them, but that is because I was thinking the rules were printed in the AP instead of the Player's Guide.

Please list the card you receive (Ability/Alignment) in your equipment for easy reference. (Even though it isn't actually a physical object)

Here is the LINK to the game thread. Hop on in!

[Morven Greigor]

Will have a look at the rules for harrow later and post up what I get.

[Morven Greigor]

Joana, the arcanamirium is in the faction guide book and was one of Tanners original faction suggestions. I believe they would have a presence in Ustalav,its always been known for great wizards.

Harrow Rolls:

1d6 ⇒ 3
Shields (Con): You can spend a shields card on your turn
to gain an additional standard or move action this turn.

1d9 ⇒ 2
Neutral Good: You channel positive energy
that cures a creature touched of an amount of
damage equal to 1d6 ? your character level. This
effect damages undead creatures as spells like cure
light wounds.

[Stannislav 'Stannis' Grimski]

1d6 ⇒ 31d9 ⇒ 3

My name is very close to serbian client tbh. Its been so long I'd completely forgotten about song of ice and fire maybe I will go with the longer version. I see him following a philosophy rather than a god assuming that's ok.

Sorry but unlikely to be anything but short posts from me until next week

[stardust]

Thanks for the little preview of the game, but I've decided not to lurk, in hopes that I can participate as a player from the beginning when another DM takes up the reigns and be pleasantly entertained by the storyline in the process.

[Jeremiziah]

Well I'm certainly going to lurk. This is like an all-star team.

[Joana]

Jeremiziah wrote:

Well I'm certainly going to lurk. This is like an all-star team.

The same cast is in Legacy of Fire, too. We're in a bit of a hiatus right now, but hopefully our DM will be back in his normal place in the world in a few days and get us going again. :)

[Jeremiziah]

Ooo, cool! Now I have back reading to do.

[DM Dan E]

The LOF game has re-commenced.

[Stannislav 'Stannis' Grimski]

Just a note that I need to re-do my equipment. Forgot that heirloom weapon requires you to still pay the cost of the weapon. Accordingly, I can't afford banded mail and will need to downgrade to chainmail and an armoured kilt.

[Joana]

Kicking us out of the archives.

1d3 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

[Theodric Mikalos]

2nd Level Inquisitor

+1 BAB (+1 CMB, CMD)
+1 Fort
+1 Will

HP:1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 + 2 CON = 10 HP for Level 2, 20 HP total

Skills = 6 + 1 INT + 1 Human + 1 Favored Class = 9 ranks

+1 Intimidate
+1 Perception
+1 Sense Motive
+1 Stealth
+1 Survival
+1 Knowledge (Arcane)
+1 Knowledge (Dungeoneering)
+1 Knowledge (Religion)
+1 Knowledge (Planes)

1 0-Level Spell: Brand
1 1st Level Spell: Magic Weapon

Cunning initiative (New Total +8), detect alignment, track

[Joana]

Tanner, what are your thoughts on Linguistics? I was considering putting a skill point in it and learning Necril, the language out of the Inner Sea World Guide used by the Whispering Way, on the grounds that it might come in handy, but it seems really weird to just put a skill point in it and *pop* suddenly know a language out of the blue. I was thinking she might find a book on Necril in the Professor's library and could "study" it for a while and maybe achieve fluency by the time we hit 3rd level.

[GM Tanner]

That makes sense. As long as Corinne spends... 2 hours a day for the rest of your month-long stay in Ravengro studying, she can pick up Necril without difficulty. Or something reasonably close to that amount of time.

[Joana]

2nd level wizard

Per roll above, 4 + 1 Con + 1 favored class bonus = 6 HP : 14 HP total

+1 BAB
+1 Will

Added comprehend languages and shield to spellbook
+1 0-level spell & +1 1-level spell per day

7 skill points: Acrobatics, Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (history), Knowledge (religion), Knowledge (the planes), Linguistics (Necril), Spellcraft

[Morven Greigor]

1d3 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

+1 BAB

+1 Will

Added shield and magic missile to spellbook.

Skillpoints went into same places as last time. New language learnt is Halfling.

[Quiddling Cane]

I'll be taking one more level of rogue.

Hit point roll: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Rogue talent: Canny observer (+4 to overhear conversations and detect secret objects)
Favored class bonus: +1 skill point
Skills: +1 Acrobatics, +1 Diplomacy, +1 Disable device, +1 Escape Artist, +1 Heal, +1 Knowledge (local), +1 Perception, +1 Profession: Cook, +1 Profession: Investigator, +1 Sleight of hand, +1 Stealth

[Stannislav 'Stannis' Grimski]

1d5 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 13 hp

Same skills

[Sarrah Kayden]

Oracle - Life lvl 2
+1 bab
+1 will save
hit points 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
+1 diplomacy
+1 heal
+1 knowledge nature
+1 knowledge religion
+1 sense motive
+1 spellcraft

new 0 lvl spell
Read Magic
Bonus Spell: Detect Undead

[Stannislav 'Stannis' Grimski]

Stannislav 'Stannis' Grimski wrote:

1d5 + 5 + 2 + 1 hp

Same skills

Actually if I may I will turn my fc bonus to a point of cold resistance. It would be cool to have Stannis immune to regular cold for rp purposes.

[GM Tanner]

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[GM Tanner]

Your updates to 2nd level will take effect when you rest again, btw.

[Dan E]

Its really annoying but I discovered today that the paizo server is not letting me log into my account or post from my blackberry. So I can't see my dots nor post unless I'm doing it from the computer. If this continues it means while I'm travelling (like I am in this week) I won't be able to post except in the morning and the evening.

[Sarrah Kayden]

Tanner, I will be on vacation all next week at the Grand Canyon from Sat-Sat. My posting will be sporadic, as I will probably only post from my phone, which is not good at that type of thing...and possibly be out of cell range for a day or two.
Don't let me hold anything up in case we get into anything major.

[Dan E]

Just wanted to say that if people thought Stannis' charge into the room was reckless then yeah I'd agree. Marcus, my character in Alex's SS game, with the same wisdom would have stayed where he was by the door and readied.

Basically I see Stannis as having very little tactical sense. Hes a peasant who suddenly can fight really well without attaining the discipline of years of training. Hell have a tendenancy to get in over his head and pull the rest of the party after him.

He'll learn and presumably improve over time but none too quickly as hes pretty thick. He'll take direction though especially as he gets to know the other characters.

[Patrik Ström]

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