Thanks for the opportunity, Mathpro. Looking forward to it quite a bit.
I'm thinking I'll change out my Misfortune hex for the Healing hex as we don't have a healer type in the group. Not sure how combat heavy this AP is though.
I'm glad to have made the cut. Other than a couple of PFS scenarios, I haven't really done much PbP, so I'm really looking forward to this.
As for the healing, Eisen is certainly up to the role of healer - at least as much as he can be with this class. It's why he has the cure light wounds formulae and a healthy Heal skill (pun intended). Unfortunately, at the moment, that extraction only works for me. I'll need a level before I can share. I don't know how hot and heavy the combats will get, but I won't discourage a little extra healing in the party.
i'm fairly confident in my rolls. the main finishing touches i need to make are cosmetic. but really, not too much mechanical.
here are a few proposals. these were intended to roll off the tongue much more easily
Tigers of Shigure
Fangs of the Princess
the Kaijitsu Rebellion Unit
Adamantine Angels of Makai
Okay here is Tanimoto. Everybody who works at the Rusty Dragon will know of him as one of the "barmaids" All the details are in his profile.
Sorry for the delay. Had to do a lot of work. Also, I don't have a completed statblock as Herolab is freakin slow at getting updates.
even though i am fine with the other group names i proposed, i am especially fond of "Tigers of Shigure".
I'm cool with Tigers as well.
@Tanimoto How did I not realize you were a woman? :)
Maybe we should be Charlie's Angels (and Bosley, of course) lol
Edit: Ah, I see now. (Read your profile.) So would I know you're actually a man?
Also, Mathpro, not to jump ahead, but will we be supplied with any gear or do we need to outfit ourselves?
i'm sure Shalelu and the caravan could provide basic essentials such as food, water, torches, shelter, blankets and stuff like that.
Hehe we all work at the tavern. Yes my avatar looks like a girl and so does Tanimoto, he's one of those crossdressing pretty boys. It's part of his trade, disguising himself as a girl.
well, i merely adapted an existing campaign trait to suit my basic concept. it's also a concept i repeated tried to apply with that got continually rejected.
It will be fun when I use my disguise to talk to men. I get really into the role.
heheh That should be entertaining.
Mags character sheet is updated now. Traded Misfortune for Healing and switched out a spell for CLW, just in case. Forgot to add my favored class skill point, so I did that as well. Added some gear. I still have a lot of cash left, so I may buy a bit more before we start.
Otherwise, ready to roll. Or role...
assuming the caravan will be providing the food, torches and other basic essential stuff, i should be ready.
i read that each of the player characters can take the role of Caravan 'Hero' and still take another key role in the process.
i played it back when it first came out with weekly william. though i beleive he may have made a few modifications to make it more lethal.
Not me.
Nope tried to once but didnt get in
i know that programs like herolab have a lot of issues. that is why i prefer the more manual 'fill it in yourself' templates. the spoiler system here on paizo really helps.
I will manually build my character later this evening. By the way, I like that nickname, Tigers of Shigure is a cool name for the barmaids of the Rusty Dragon.
i beleive that eschewing a map allows us to potentially make combat more dynamic.
the 2 dimensional grid actually restricts the visual. and it adds that board game feel.
by removing that grid
we can have a more artistic control over distances, facing, and narrative. and it can also provide a more freeform and chaotic feel appropriate to a simulation rather and a simple game of chess.
imagine the potential of 3 Dimensional combat. something that no grid can simulate.
I am shuriken's current character for this campaign. the profile is self explanatory. essentially a human fighter with a bit of bad shonen jump anime flavor
Eisen (i think that's his name) is a human alchemist
Tanimoto is an aasimaar ninja, a petite male who appears feminine and disguises himself as a female
Magdelia is a female half elf witch.
I suppose that means I'm Bosley!
Tigers sounds good to me, too.
Perfect, we have our group name.
The Tigers of Shigure.
i admit that this is one of my less commonly used aliases. i have several obscure gems to dig through.
i beleive that eschewing a map allows us to potentially make combat more dynamic.
the 2 dimensional grid actually restricts the visual. and it adds that board game feel.
by removing that grid
we can have a more artistic control over distances, facing, and narrative. and it can also provide a more freeform and chaotic feel appropriate to a simulation rather and a simple game of chess.
imagine the potential of 3 Dimensional combat. something that no grid can simulate.
Though I totally see your point, I have to say that I do occasionally enjoy the tactical side of combat that the grid provides. But, I'll work with it whichever way Mathpro decides to do it.
my initial ROtRL party
the initial party to leave sandpoint had the following PCs.
this is a smaller repost that has been somewhat trimmed.
Luminiere Argence Solaras Dawnbringer II, female Aasimaar cleric of sarenrae. she prepared mostly healing and restorative spells and utilized the dervish dance line of feats. she appeared to be a child and acted as the conscience of the party.
Hans, male dwarven fighter, he originally worked as a bouncer for the rusty dragon and his weapons of choice were a dwarven waraxe and a heavy steel shield. he was a sword and board TWF guy.
Himo, male elven monk, essentially mcguyver, he improvised creative yet simple solutions to everything. he was raised as a monk of the blue stone.
Gorth, male half orc (orcish half being dominant) cleric of gorum, self buffing greatsword guy. gorth was a masochist driven into ecstasy whenever he got sufficiently wounded. he was one of the cathedral guards.
Daevon, gender ambiguous male human (varisian) wizard who eventually went druid then mystic thuerge. his familiar was a falcon and his 'animal companion' was a glowing cactus. Daevon may as well have been varsuvius. he worked as a fortune teller and failed heavily at womanizing.
Okay, Statblock is complete, this kid's gonna be completely useless in a fight until level 2. I try to make up for it with my awesome tactical skills and hopefully I'll make it there. Fortunately he has many other uses. Tanimoto of The Tigers of Shigure is ready for action.
Also, I took the charming trait because this character can apply the bonus to both men and women. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
For Mags, I think I'd say Friendly toward Ameiko, Koya and Shalelu. And Competitive against Sandru.
Tani is definately friendly towards Ameiko and Shalelu. One being his rescuer and the other his boss. Tani will be competitive against Koya (The mom he doesn't want or a cranky old bat who is always pestering him and vice versa.) and Sandru (Similar skill set means opposition) Yes I know he is going to fetch Koya, this could be amusing. It is also likely that Sandru my have flirted with Tani not realizing he likes to cross dress and got embarrassed when Tani played him for a fool in front of the bar
I suppose it's rather unexciting, but I don't see a reason for Eisen being anything other than friendly towards all 4 NPCs. He is definitely friendly towawrds Koya, as she's the only form of parental guidence he's known, and Ameiko since, being Tian, he sees her as some sort of connection or kindred with his Tian half.
I'm kind of indifferent towards Sandu and Shalelu, so give me a bit to decide on that. For the moment, my score is pretty minimal either way. I'll get back to you later on tonight.
Koya is the woman who raised and educated him, so Eisen's definitely freindly towards her. He's taken a liking to Ameiko as she represents a link to his more mysterious Tian half. He's has always projected his distrust of the Vhiski family's ties with the Sczarni upon, Sandru, and has a general distrust of his foster brother. Even if he seeks to distance himself from the Sczarni, Eisen still believes Sandru to be a con man and criminal.
I'm still debating his relationship with Shalelu. On one hand, Eisen's greatful for the aid and protection she gives Sandpoint and has had little direct contact with her to warrant anything other than friendly relations. Yet, I could see him viewing her tendency to disappear for lengths of time and willingness to put herself in dangerous situations alone as being reckless. Although he wouldn't refuse giving her aid, he would see Shalelu as unneccissary putting burden on healers and those from whom she ends up requiring assistance from. Thoughts?
Eisen. So we've known each other for a week. How much do I know about you at this point? I assumed I would know your relationship with Koya in the IC thread. Hope that was OK.
For my part, Mags probably would have talked mostly only about the last 4 years in Sandpoint so far. She's very secretive (fearful, embarrassed) about being a witch at this point, so she wouldn't have mentioned that at all. Ameiko is probably the only one in town who would actually know.
Eisen. So we've known each other for a week. How much do I know about you at this point? I assumed I would know your relationship with Koya in the IC thread. Hope that was OK.
For my part, Mags probably would have talked mostly only about the last 4 years in Sandpoint so far. She's very secretive (fearful, embarrassed) about being a witch at this point, so she wouldn't have mentioned that at all. Ameiko is probably the only one in town who would actually know.
That sounds fine. Eisen wouldn't have pressed too hard on any sensitive areas, if at all. General small talk and getting to know you sort of deal. He's pretty open about why he's returned to Sandpoint and his relationship with Koya, so that was fine. There's not too many dark secrets he's got other than perhaps his origins, which he avoids discussing (mostly out shame of not knowing anything himself).
Here's something the other pbp I'm in is considering giving a try. Take a look and see what you think. It seems well suited for the slower pace of a pbp.
from somewhere around next tuesday to around the following tuesday. i will be out of state to attend hot august nights. may i request that my character be DMPCed during that time? i will try to find time to catch up but it may not be guaranteed.
That's an interesting article about step advancement. I may try that the next time I run a game. I'll leave it up to you, Mathpro, if you want to implement it here or not. I'm happy with traditional XP advancement, but will certainly support the step advancement. Done carefully, we could probably switch back if we find it's not working. Only issue I might see with using it in a PbP is that when to implement the steps. We don't exactly have X-number of hours of game time to go by.
And, since you bring it up, I'll just let you know now that I'll be out town August 14-17. I should have Internet access when I'm going, but I can't commit to being able to post regularly during that time. I'll send you another reminder when the dates gets closer too.