So, I've got some spare Pathfinder Society scenarios I purchased to help my run in the RPG Superstar. Rather than just collecting dust is anyone interested in playing one out? One of them is Osirion based for 5th or 9th level characters.
Wouldn't take too long to play out, maybe a month or two. Characters, as always in PFS, would be existing members of the Pathfinders tasked with a specific mission. It is a tough scenario so bring your A game.
Anyone who's interested feel free to offer up a brief character idea. No need for full builds. Soon as I see four people I think will work well I'll open up a thread for character creation. Probably do the 9th level version since so many PBP games on here start at 1st level, might be fun for people to stretch their legs a little.
They don 't have to be pre-existing Pathfinder society characters. I'm just using the scenario. If you want to use one you already have that's perfectly fine, but this won't be an official game. Character creation rules will be pretty close to PFS rules, and whatever is different you can tweak for your alias.
I should say the scenario I'm looking at is The Rebel's Ransom from season 2. A nice little dungeon crawl in the desert.
I'd be down for this...been wanting to write up an alchemist, and would love a shot at a little higher level. Couple questions though, the character in my head is a mix between Blixt from the movie Legend (the goblin with the blowgun that poisons the unicorn) and Jareth from Labyrinth (David Bowe's character). Wouldn't have to be evil exactly, though if you're ok with people who say they can play evil without disrupting the party, I'd like to say I can play evil without disrupting the party...
If nogo on the goblin than I would make him a forlorn elf. Very mad bomber either way. Should be able to get an alias/character stats up within a day or two.
I would certainly be interested in this.
The concept that I would like to run with is a Human Fighter 2 / Rogue 4 / Student of War 3 (from Seekers of Secrets).
In terms of how I view him:
Charles Beecroft is a tall, muscled human who dresses impeccably in well-tailored clothing wherever he goes. He is remarkably quick on his feet, able to move with a grace surprising for such a tall man. He has a deep, booming laugh, and loves to tell stories of his past exploits. In fact, he can be overly theatrical at times, and is fond of wearing a copper mask molded into the likeness of a snarling devil to terrorize anyone who annoys him.
He never travels anywhere without Theodric, his favorite hunting hawk, even going so far as to incorporate a falconer's glove into his high-quality full-plate.
Charles was born the second son of a minor noble family in Corentyn. Whilst his brother was groomed to take over the family's estate and mercantile holdings, Charles was essentially left to his own devices, provided that he did not draw too heavily on the family coffers or create too much in the way of social difficulty for House Beecroft.
Nonetheless, he received an excellent education, and when he developed a taste for adventure, even going so far as to join the local Chapter of the Pathfinder Society (more to listen to the stories, and for the exclusive drinking rights than anything else), the family Patriarch gave him his tacit approval, even funding his second son to mount a few 'exploratory' missions to expand the family's web of mercantile contacts in the Mwangi Expanse.
However, his cosy life fell apart when his brother became involved in one of the city's many power-plays, and lost - whilst the family was not tried for treason, they lost a certain amount of prestige, and Charles decided that he needed to leave town for a while, at least until tempers had cooled. Consequently, he signed-on to the next reputable ship out of port...
...eventually ending-up in Absalom, where he devoted himself full-time to the Pathfinder Society; the thrill of adventure and discovery, coming back 'home' with almost unbelievable tales of far-off ruins and exciting treasures, appealed to him more than he would care to admit... and was almost enough to make him forget the 'unpleasantness' back in Corentyn.
Thoughts?
I'd be down for this...been wanting to write up an alchemist, and would love a shot at a little higher level. Couple questions though, the character in my head is a mix between Blixt from the movie Legend (the goblin with the blowgun that poisons the unicorn) and Jareth from Labyrinth (David Bowe's character). Wouldn't have to be evil exactly, though if you're ok with people who say they can play evil without disrupting the party, I'd like to say I can play evil without disrupting the party...
If nogo on the goblin than I would make him a forlorn elf. Very mad bomber either way. Should be able to get an alias/character stats up within a day or two.
I think an elf would work better. Right now goblins don't fit with the Pathfinders very well. That might change after the Goblins book, but that's a few months off still.
I would certainly be interested in this.
The concept that I would like to run with is a Human Fighter 2 / Rogue 4 / Student of War 3 (from Seekers of Secrets).
In terms of how I view him:
** spoiler omitted **
** spoiler omitted **...
That could be fun. Student of War is a unique prestige. I am a fan of that book.
Any interest in a gunfighter/cleric or inquisitor? If so, what level of gun tech is good for you?
I would like to express interest in this. However, I am unfamiliar with how PbP OR PFS works. I will look into PFS character creation rules since I'm sure I can find them somewhere. However, I would appreciate some guidelines on how to Play-by-Post
I would like to play either an Inquisitor or Magus. I have looked into these classes and their UM archetypes quite a bit, but have yet to play either. I'm thinking Half-Orc or Half-Elf. If Inquisitor, I will likely place some focus on being the party "face," with either ranged or melee combat, depending on the eventual group makeup, and for Magus, I'll try to be versatile (secondary frontliner loaded up on utility spells)
Gunslinger 4/ Rogue (Sniper) 5
Musket for firearm and halfling for race. Real happy go lucky type that watches over the main liner's and targets casters and such.
RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16
|
Scipion, I understand I don't need to play aleveled PFS character, but I do want to play a PC with which I've had some experience, so I have a practiced sense about what he can and cannot do.
Qalaus began his career as a decorative "lucky halfling" (hey there, Bilbo) in the court of the mushir of Sedeq, but once his gift, for strategic use of arcane items in combat, became known, his star began to rise. Had his life gone according to plan, he would have come to serve the commanders of Qadira's army. But Fate intervened.
One dark day, there was an uprising of enslaved genies throughout Sedeq, and during the chaos, a gang of invading Xill manifested and assaulted a halfling lass named Marra, whom Qalaus loved. Marra did not live to see the next nightfall. Qalaus arrived by her side in time to see her die in agony and terror, a half-dozen Xill spawn eating their way out of her chest and neck and leg.... His sorrow and repugnance were too much to bear, and the up-and-coming halfling fell into madness.
His arcane studies had focused on the occult planes, and there his mind met a vast and unknowable entity, which felt pity for Qalaus' grief but lacked understanding of his loss. It spun an eidolon for him, with a form twisted and somethat Xill-like, and told him it was his beloved Marra, reincarnated. When Qalaus is at his most lucid, he understands that the eidolon looks nothing like Marra's 'original' body. During his darker days, Qalaus doesn't seem to notice the difference.
The mushir was sympathetic as well, but could not tolerate the mad halfling and his 'wife' in Sedeq. He transfered Qalaus first to Gurat, the city of philosophy, and then farther away still, to Absalom, where a 10-foot-tall half-insect with lobster pincers, blue scales, and gossamer wings might not be the strangest sight on the streets. Qalaus is officially there as a Qadiran "donation' to the Pathfinder Society, but he undertakes other missions here and there as well.
I'll offer a Magus 9, an advanced version of a character I just started playing in a Council of Thieves PBP:
"Perhaps you've heard mah story. Mah father was in line to take over House Tas'Vere when I was deposited on his doorstep by a Calistrian priestess, who said he was mah daddy. That made Grandmother real angry, said it shamed our house, him consorting with some temple whore. He claimed Ah wasn't his, but she didn't believe him, and insisted Ah become part of the family if he wanted any chance to rule the House. 'Blood doesn't turn on blood,' she said.
"Well, he raised me and gave me every advantage House Tas'Vere had to offer; everything but real parents that is. Not hard to tell your daddy don't much like you when you're named Calumny.
"When Grandmother died and daddy didn't get the title, well, no surprise, Ah was to blame. Ah escaped, just ahead of the man he sent for mah head, and decided it was time to leave Egorian. Ah eventually made mah way to the Pathfinders, where Ah've managed to find mahself a home."
She's a half-elf LN Magus. The link's to the first-level writeup but I'd obviously advance her up in a different alias if she's accepted.
I'll offer a Magus 9, an advanced version of a character I just started playing in a Council of Thieves PBP:
"Perhaps you've heard mah story. Mah father was in line to take over House Tas'Vere when I was deposited on his doorstep by a Calistrian priestess, who said he was mah daddy. That made Grandmother real angry, said it shamed our house, him consorting with some temple whore. He claimed Ah wasn't his, but she didn't believe him, and insisted Ah become part of the family if he wanted any chance to rule the House. 'Blood doesn't turn on blood,' she said.
"Well, he raised me and gave me every advantage House Tas'Vere had to offer; everything but real parents that is. Not hard to tell your daddy don't much like you when you're named Calumny.
"When Grandmother died and daddy didn't get the title, well, no surprise, Ah was to blame. Ah escaped, just ahead of the man he sent for mah head, and decided it was time to leave Egorian. Ah eventually made mah way to the Pathfinders, where Ah've managed to find mahself a home."
She's a half-elf LN Magus. The link's to the first-level writeup but I'd obviously advance her up in a different alias if she's accepted.
Ah! Well, if you go with a Magus, then I guess I'm on Face duty. Inquisitor 9 it is. Now to look into that stuff more.
Also submitting an inquisitor, as seen in the profile. Not so much a face inquisitor as a slice you into sixteen pieces inquisitor, rooting out evil and cowardice (the two are kind of equal to Augrim) everywhere. He was made for a failed Second Darkness game; I may multiclass him with a bit of barbarian in putting him to ninth level.
Chris - Halfling Summoner 9
Bilbo - Halfling Sniper
Calumny - half-elf magus 9
Ugulanoth - Fighterguy
Fraust - Elf Alchemist 9
Charles - Student of War
Irulesmost - Inquisitor 9
Gravefiller - Arcane Duelist 9
Augrim - Inquisitor 9
That's good for now. Give me a moment to mull things over.
Just looking at the heavy versitility in our party. I love if. Yeah we have similar classes, but I like how we can really cover each other.
I'm not going to have a 9+ person party, but I'm thinking about splitting it into two groups and running them parallel. I've done it before with Master of the Fallen Fortress. One group finished, the other stopped posting. These small scenarios are not nearly as taxing as an adventure path.
I'll definitely retool Augrim to start with one level of barbarian to represent his violent temper, then eight levels of inquisitor to represent his "taming".
I'll definitely retool Augrim to start with one level of barbarian to represent his violent temper, then eight levels of inquisitor to represent his "taming".
Or you could lose your domain and gain the Anger Inquisition from Ultimate Magic.
Hateful Retort (Ex): Once per day, as an immediate action after you have been hit with a melee attack, you can make a melee attack against the creature that hit you. This melee attack is at your highest attack bonus, even if you’ve already attacked in the round.
Divine Anger (Ex): At 6th level, you gain the ability to rage like a barbarian. Your effective barbarian level for this ability is your inquisitor level – 3. If you have levels in barbarian, these levels stack when determining the effect of your rage. You do not gain any rage powers from this granted power, though if you have rage powers from another class, you may use them with these rages. You can rage a number of rounds per day equal to your Wisdom bonus, plus 1 round for every inquisitor level above 4th.
Ok, two teams it is.
Bilbo - Halfling Sniper
Irulesmost - Inquisitor 9
Ugulanoth - Fighterguy
Please see your OOC thread for more details.
Charles - Student of War
Calumny - half-elf magus 9
Gravefiller - arcane duelist 9
Augrim - Inquisitor 9
Please see your OOC thread for more details.
Yay! We get to be team Aboleth!
Well. I guess I gotta focus on heals, huh?
Inquisitors are not that great at healing. A wand of cure light wounds works as well for them as for a bard. Though the Sin Eater archtype (from UM) is great for self=healing and speak with dead abilities.
Pathfinder does not really require a dedicated healer. Most of the time it is better to kill the threat and heal up outside of combat.
Eat Sin (Sp): At 1st level, as a free action, when the sin eater inquisitor kills an enemy, she may eat the sins of that enemy by spending 1 minute adjacent to its corpse. This provokes attacks of opportunity. The inquisitor can rush this ritual, performing it as a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity, but she only gains half the normal benefit (see below).
Eating the enemy’s sins heals the inquisitor of a number of hit points of damage equal to 1d8 + her inquisitor level (maximum +5). The enemy must have been killed by the sin eater within the last hour, and it must have had at least as many Hit Dice as half the inquisitor’s level. The inquisitor can use this ability once for each enemy she kills. This ability has no effect on mindless creatures or those with Intelligence 2 or less.
At 5th level, the healing increases to 2d8 plus her inquisitor level (maximum +10); it increases to 3d8 + her inquisitor level (maximum +15) at 9th level and to 4d8 + her inquisitor level (maximum +20) at 13th level.
In some faiths, this “eating” is a purely symbolic act, while in others, the inquisitor must eat a small amount of food and water as part of the ritual. A few extreme faiths actually require the inquisitor to eat some of the body of the slain enemy.
At 8th level, when a sin eater eats the sins of a creature that would rise as an undead (such as someone slain by a shadow, spectre, or vampire), the sin eater may choose to accept 1 temporary negative level to absorb the taint in the corpse, preventing it from rising as an undead. This negative level can be removed with the appropriate magic, though it automatically expires after 24 hours, and never becomes a permanent negative level. At the 4 GM’s discretion, this ability may prevent a ghost from using its rejuvenation ability.
This ability replaces an inquisitor’s domain.
Speak with Dead (Sp): At 6th level, when the inquisitor eats an enemy’s sins, within 10 minutes of doing so, she can ask the remnants of the enemy’s soul questions as if using speak with dead, with a caster level equal to her inquisitor level. She does not need the enemy’s corpse to use this ability (she can eat sin, move away from the corpse, then use speak with dead), though the soul gets a saving throw just as a corpse would. This ability replaces the bonus teamwork feat gained at 6th level.
Burden of Sin (Sp): At 14th level, a sin eater may spend a full-round action to transfer one harmful affliction, condition, or spell effect from another creature to herself (this includes curses, possessions, and permanent effects such as petrification, or any condition that break enchantment can end or reverse). The effect to be transferred is chosen by the sin eater and affects her as if she were the original target, continuing its duration (if any) and preventing any further effect on the original bearer. For example, the inquisitor could transfer a lethal disease to herself, or petrify herself to restore a petrified comrade. The sin eater can use this ability as often as desired, even using it multiple times on the same creature. This ability replaces exploit weakness.
I'm familiar enough with Inquisitor. That is, I know what you CAN do with it, archetypes, and so on, just not what I want to do. And yeah, they're not particularly good healers, but they are literally the only class in the party who can cast cure spells without UMD checks. I'll probably nab a wand. And I guess the party I played in a year ago was doing it wrong, then, because we needed a dedicated healer all day, every day.
|
RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16
|
I'm familiar enough with Inquisitor. That is, I know what you CAN do with it, archetypes, and so on, just not what I want to do. And yeah, they're not particularly good healers, but they are literally the only class in the party who can cast cure spells without UMD checks. I'll probably nab a wand. And I guess the party I played in a year ago was doing it wrong, then, because we needed a dedicated healer all day, every day.
Qalaus needs to make a skill check to use his wand of cure light wounds, but his UMD skill is at +18.
I'd be interested if you still have a slot available. I've been waiting for you to run something ever since MotFF and SS. If you don't have room that's fine I'm sure I would enjoy lurking. Don't know what I would make if accepted but I'm flexible. Perhaps just advance my existing PFS character Learnur Longwind, you can check him out in my profile.
I think we could fit you into Team Aboleth. You did help finish off MotFF after all! A bard might help, or a full caster of some sort.
Yeah, bard would be useful if you wanted to cover some knowledge bases and buffs... Last I checked, we don't have anyone with full casting progression, so the door's wide open for that.
Frakkin' Awesome! Gimme a day or so to tweak my PFS bard and I'll meet you all in the OOC thread.
Thanx again SDF,
Keenword out
We might start without you, but the first part is a long ride. Good time for someone to catch up.