I know everyone is very busy running current campaigns or participating in them, but I was just wondering if anyone would be able to start running a "Legacy of Fire" PbP. It is a campaign I would love to play, I have also seen a couple of others show a bit of interest in this particular campaign.
I hope someone will be able to start one soon, but I understand if anyone is too busy to start it.
Me too! I started on one and it ran through the first 2-3 encounters, then real life got in the DM's way. Still a lot of fond memories of Erizi the Landless....
I would like to play it as well.
Hmmm...
Hmmm...
Oh please please please please please? :P
Lemme think on it.
Btw, first look at my two other games to see you would even enjoy the style.
I'd be updating to PRG. The 3.5 difficulty level was ok for 3.5 PCs.
GM Weynolt, you seem to be a really good GM who really helps the players connect to the NPC's. I would love it if you did decide to run this campaign for us, but I wouldn't want to stretch you too thin. I mean you are currently running another 2 campaigns and don't want to make life too hard for you.
There is no lack of interest. I know that I would be interested in playing as well. Thank you to any DM that considers taking the time to run one. In fact thank you to all the DMs out there who run campaigns.
I'll have a decision/determination by Sunday pm or Minday am. I'm aware of my schedule, and won't intentionally stretch too thin.
if gm weynolt bows out, i will volunteer to gm.
however, i would with one condition: i want to start with a one-off pathfinder out-of-the box adventure first. the reason being: i have not done pbp in-depth, although i've gm vt and tt a lot. i want to save the better, more involved adventures (i.e. legacy of fire, or other ap) for after i've experience with a "test run" campaign.
also, i think i'd want to manage a smaller group, say 4 pcs tops, as my first pbp. i will choose 4 to round out the party. if there's interest, i will create a separate recruitment post.
so, if there are no reservations, i'm game and can begin in a week or so after i've picked an adventure and get things prepared.
let me know. thx
if gm weynolt bows out, i will volunteer to gm.
however, i would with one condition: i want to start with a one-off pathfinder out-of-the box adventure first. the reason being: i have not done pbp in-depth, although i've gm vt and tt a lot. i want to save the better, more involved adventures (i.e. legacy of fire, or other ap) for after i've experience with a "test run" campaign.
also, i think i'd want to manage a smaller group, say 4 pcs tops, as my first pbp. i will choose 4 to round out the party. if there's interest, i will create a separate recruitment post.
so, if there are no reservations, i'm game and can begin in a week or so after i've picked an adventure and get things prepared.
let me know. thx
I doubt that anyone has any reservations. We look forward to the call for players.
It's all yours, dm-cee.
Maybe someday I'll give it a go, but I think it prudent to not do so right now.
Enjoy!
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if gm weynolt bows out, i will volunteer to gm.
however, i would with one condition: i want to start with a one-off pathfinder out-of-the box adventure first. the reason being: i have not done pbp in-depth, although i've gm vt and tt a lot. i want to save the better, more involved adventures (i.e. legacy of fire, or other ap) for after i've experience with a "test run" campaign.
also, i think i'd want to manage a smaller group, say 4 pcs tops, as my first pbp. i will choose 4 to round out the party. if there's interest, i will create a separate recruitment post.
so, if there are no reservations, i'm game and can begin in a week or so after i've picked an adventure and get things prepared.
let me know. thx
Well I am still interested in playing, so count me in!! lol Cleric of Sarenrae all ready and raring to go!!
DM-CEE: I don't mind playing a smaller game first , so you can get used to the PbP style and we can all get to know each other. I have 1 question though, would you like us to submit 1 character, which we would use in both campaigns, or 2 separate characters (1 for each)?
I have a character already designed and in mind for L-o-F, which is an Elven Bard, with the Battle Dancer Archetype. If you do want separate characters for the first game, I do have an Evil Monk floating around in my head that would be fun to play.
I am up for a campaign. Have a human fighter focusing on archery which I like. Created for another campaign which is either not going to get off the ground or will not be a Piazo pbp - and I would like to keep all the Pathfinder games on one site for simplicity. I can also play any other character depending on the background and requirements of the campaign which I know nothing about at this point.
Rowena here, looking for a pbp spot. She was created for a Varisian campaign, but all the locations in her backstory are easily portable to new vistas, or perhaps she just had to run really far when her mission failed miserably.
She's a maneuver master, specializing in moving people around (tripping, throwing, bull-rushing) who would love to get hands on some gnolls.
great. glad to see flexibility and openness to my own reservations :-)
let me peruse the lof material. if it proves to be manageable, i may just dive in that head first (lol). i feel confident though as a seasoned gm that i can...
in the meantime, optimistically formulate a long-term pc for lof, and a back-up for a one-shot campaign. in terms of rounding out a party: although we will use the pathfinder ruleset (and related material), i want to loosely focus on the 4e roles model when choosing pcs: one each of defender, striker, leader, and controller.
that said, a generic, however pertinent, background story wouldn't hurt -- actually may increase your chance, as i'd like to gauge creativity and commitment (why else would gms read so much fluff by a bunch of random strangers! ;-D). this fiction may help me to string the party together, plot-wise, for the first session. more pc creation details to come...
don't post your candidates here -- not yet, anyway. curb your enthusiasm and keep an eye out: i will post a new recruitment thread within 48 hours.
important: there is no easy way to tell, but if we do jump into lof, i only want candidates who know nothing about the ap material except the lof player's guide (which you will use to generate your background fluff).
thx for your patience, and looking forward.
Legacy of Fire? Colour me interested. Would gladly go with Bard or Ranger.
Dang I guess that leaves me and Erizi out. Since we've adventured together in this AP to make second level. (I'm really good at pretending that I don't know what's going on however, and remaking him as Level one with all the new options would be easy).
If you change your mind about the players having no experience I'll still through something in. If not keep Erizi in mind if someone drops out, about the time or shortly after he has already made it to.
I too have done the very first section of the book. I think I played for about 15-20 minutes before GM got bored with it. I hope that still qualifies as no experience as there was no actual combat or role-playing.
So you want to use Pathfinder rules, but use the 4 categories from 4th edition? So where would you place a combat Bard in those 4 roles?
like i said, good, honest folks, "there is no easy way to tell..." whether you've experienced this ap.
if you love the game, and your motives are to enjoy yourself and the company of others rp'ing, then i won't tell the gm if you don't.
maybe you should take a few ranks in bluff, is all i will say ;-)
in the meantime... i wonder if you'd care to share some feedback regarding pbp forum hosts...
i think the pbp forum here could use some interface redesign; i feel the formatting and styling a bit on the sloppy side. i prefer penny arcade's pbp forum -- check it out and let me know what you think:
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/categories/critical-failures
(peruse at the threads that have "(ic)" or "(occ)" or both in the title)
also, expose us to any other pbp forum hosts that you feel look good and has well-thought-out usability (most importantly colors-on-color as how they affect legibility).
I must admit, I do like the PbP forums here. But these are the first I have actually seen and I had a look at the penny-arcade one and I just got confused. Although saying that, I would use any PbP forum that the GM felt comfortable using, but it may take me a while to get used to a new one.
So you want to use Pathfinder rules, but use the 4 categories from 4th edition? So where would you place a combat Bard in those 4 roles?
which do *you* think your combat bard may be roled? it depends on the nuances of your build and your intentions, no?
i supposed it would be a good start for the player when submitting a candidate pc to state the intention of its role. that would be one sure way of my *not* mis-assigning the role due to ambiguity. sounds fair?
speaking of 4e, is there any interest out there to play this ap converted to 4e?
I must admit, I do like the PbP forums here. But these are the first I have actually seen and I had a look at the penny-arcade one and I just got confused. Although saying that, I would use any PbP forum that the GM felt comfortable using, but it may take me a while to get used to a new one.
i don't *hate* it :-1
just wanted see if there are other choices that may be better...
i do appreciate your feedback.
Well, Faelar (just got to make changes to the current Faelar) will be focused on fighting, he will even be going into a Duelist as soon as possible. He will know a few spells, but they will be role-playing spells only. Nothing to really help in combat. Things like Tongues, Comprehend languages, etc.
As for 4th edition, there is only 1 thing I am not keen on that idea about, I don't recall a Bard being one of the playable classes. But if you decide you do want to play it in 4th Edition, I will probably go with a WarLord. So I am open for either play, but I do prefer Pathfinder.
My opinions:
I like playing PbP here.
I have no interest in 4e.
I'd prefer to get right into LoF, even if it means starting slow.
I want to play a wizard, but haven't decided the details yet.
all right-y... some good news:
- i started reading the material and am very excited about this ap. let's jump in head first, shall we?
- i have decided to limit the number of participants up to 6, a conventional full party. i still want to loosely use the 4e roles model (see posts prior).
- i concur to stay with pathfinder ruleset and related materials. (too much work to convert to 4e and doesn't seem the interest is there too even make it worthwhile).
- i'm continuing to research pbp forum hosts, but it seems there's a familiarity/comfort already among you to use this forum, so i may just make the best of it. in regards to dice-roller/stats management, i like invisible castle and myth weaver, respectively. agreements/thoughts?
so, let me get my ducks in a row, set up some logistics, and will post recruitment call with more info.
any other feedback on anything else is welcomed. thx
I am glad to hear we shall be starting straight into L-o-F. Also that we shall be using the Pathfinder rules.
I must admit I am a little confused about the Myth Weaver and Invisible Castle die rollers, would we roll on there and just copy the scores over? I do prefer the dice rolling on here, even if it doesn't like me much. It is easy to do and is displayed for the GM and other players easily.
hmmm... i'm not aware of a dice-roller available here. plz post link so i can give it a spin.
in regards to myth weaver to manage pc stats, it's cleaner, which i prefer over the haphazard stats-in-post here -- one of the "sloppy" aspects i mentioned in prior post. unless, also, there is a stats manager here that i am not aware. post that link as well, if exists.
thx
To do a dice roll here, you have to type the following:
[ d i c e ] 1 d 2 0 + 2 [ / d i c e ]
Obviously with no spaces. It is always the same formula, except you change the number of dice, the type of dice and the bonus as required.
As for the stats, it is usually easier to give everyone the chance of a point buy system. The amount is usually either 15, 20 or 25. With 20 being the usual. But if you want people to have more diversity you could offer the following options:
3d6
2d6+6
That means someone could be terrible while someone is amazing, but using the rolling options you usually have 2 chances to roll them. So you roll each one 6 times, then another 6 for the second stat block. I have applied for a few games, but not been accepted by many, so I feel I understand the stat system now.
There is no lack of interest. I know that I would be interested in playing as well. Thank you to any DM that considers taking the time to run one. In fact thank you to all the DMs out there who run campaigns.
ZetaG- Good to see you back! any chance of resurrecting A Tale of the River Kingdoms? A certain gnome and halfling want to know.
There is no lack of interest. I know that I would be interested in playing as well. Thank you to any DM that considers taking the time to run one. In fact thank you to all the DMs out there who run campaigns.ZetaG- Good to see you back! any chance of resurrecting A Tale of the River Kingdoms? A certain gnome and halfling want to know.
There is a strong possibility I can continue. I have the MCAT in two weeks so I won't be able to do any heavy lifting until a bit after.
I do WANT to continue the campaign. I think the break has been good to get some plot ideas settled out. So in answer: I will have a better idea in a few weeks. Until then playing a bit on the side will get the juices flowing.
swortsword:
so there is no way to fudge this? i tried to, but it seems to keep track of the username/rolls, so no matter how many times i rolled and then deleted the results, except for the roll i want to keep, it always shows me the first d20 result -- i can still adjust the modifier value. as a matter of fact, as an educated guess from my tests, if i were to roll 100 times, those rolls would be recorded and assigned to my username. so in essence, my pc would be predestined for the next 100 d20 checks (lol).
i even cleared my cache, history, etc... and the results are constant. the data is logged on the server, it seems. interesting.
idk. it may be ok.
in regards to the stats management, i use the point-buy system to keep a leveled playing field. i prefer stats not listed on forums, maybe it's the norm for pbp. idk.
i'll figure it all out how i'll want to manage all this... :-P
As you see, you can't cheat with this system and point buy makes everything a lot more fair for all the players.
So even if you prefer the Invisible Castle and Myth Weaver, this forum has it all and all of the PC's are comfortable with this and it would make things go a lot more smoothly. Also if you get confused during play, you can always ask the PC's for out of character help. Most of us are willing to help anyone.
The forum dicebot works great. Most APs seem to use a 20 point point-buy method, but it varies according to taste.
I've found it useful to have the players post stats on their alias page in case I need to look something up on the run. It is fine to request that players follow a certain format if it makes your life easier.
I also use my GM alias page to post xp and important campaign or NPC information. Probably the hardest part of running a game is figuring out if or how you're handling maps and positioning.
there's also a thread for PbP questions in the PBP Discussion area. here. (linked to 2nd page which really starts the recommendations)
I too would be interested in playing in this Adventure Path. Would probably apply with a wizard of some sort. Can't wait to see a recruitment thread up.
waitaminute! i *do* know that there is a stats manager here! i created two aliases (lol). i will trust your judgment that the dicebot here is reliable. with these two things in place, the technical aspect is seamless then.
in regards to cheating, i give people the benefit of the doubt that they won't. i am one who likes to put the "law" out there so that there's no ambiguity, as a set of standards from which to adhere, then let the players self-regulate.
yes, the mapping and positioning may be the challenge yet, but i'm sure there is an efficient and favorable process out there. it's not as though pbp was invented yesterday :-P
i already have some ideas...
all right, then, expect a recruitment post sooner than later. maybe i can get this off the ground in a week's time depending on quality/quantity of candidates :-)
thx for the collective wisdom.
Tiefling kisses from Coppers the Warlord! Sign me (well, not Coppers..) up, bossman!
Oh lordy. This thread exploded. I will keep an eye out and hope I can find the time. I'd love to play in this, but I've already spoiled some of the plot. My players dont seem as enthusiastic as I am so I may never get to run it, and even if I do I'd like to play it first to help my GMing.
Bugg'rit, I have to stop spoiling all these APs for myself. :P
Hope the game goes well, etc.
okay, folks, i am still gm'ing a pbp lof game, but it won't be here unfortunately. i am jumping ship -- and have prepared sail -- to myth weavers. the forum allows formatting and tools that is more aligned with my personal preferences/taste.
yes, i do realize i may lose interests from hard-core paizo pbp forum fans, but such is the way. sorry to those folks whom i may have led on.
now, without further ado, plz review the game profile carefully (you may find we aren't a good fit anyway, or my gm style is exactly what you're looking for :-D)
legacy of fire, book 1, pbp game recruitment (ends 07 sept 2011, 19:59 edt)
good luck, and let's see some good creativity and fiction!
Well, looks like we'll still need someone to start one here... My brother and I also want to play in a Carrion Crown game if anyone wants to run that one. Have an Elven Wizard and Dwarf Monk that want to make it through that adventure
Is there anyone else willing to GM Legacy of Fire, but on here instead?
If there is no-one else willing to do, I will have to suffer with Myth Weaver and hopefully get used to it. I just hope that there is another GM out there who is willing to give this campaign a go.
I'm a big fan of these boards. I'll step up if you like. Katapesh is my favorite region and I've run the first book in real life. One thing though, it won't be exactly as written- we'll start in Katapesh City and make the trek to the Outlands.
If folks are in let me know. 20 point buy, 2 traits, average starting wealth, Core and APG are fine. Give me a reason you are in Katapesh.
Anyone up?
I submit the opposite of Dingus...Erizi. He just barely made 2nd level in this AP when it died. I'll re-do him as first level, and re-present.
I'm a big fan of these boards. I'll step up if you like. Katapesh is my favorite region and I've run the first book in real life. One thing though, it won't be exactly as written- we'll start in Katapesh City and make the trek to the Outlands.
If folks are in let me know. 20 point buy, 2 traits, average starting wealth, Core and APG are fine. Give me a reason you are in Katapesh.
Anyone up?
I present Nall... a wizard all about Fire :). Reason for being in Katapesh is in her history in the profile.
let's just stick with Core and Advanced Player's Guide for now.
I will consider crunch from the Ultimate guides on a case-by-case basis, but would prefer to start out with the tried and true.
Also I won't allow starting ability scores above 18. If 18 was good enough for Gygax it's good enough for you ; ).
@Faelar- so you're asking for Legacy of Fire, but your alias seems pretty Council of Thieves. What exactly are you asking for?