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Welcome to my PbP game for The Confirmation (#5-08), tier 1-2, as part of PbP Gameday 6. Hope you would have a blast!
Before we start, I would to share some of my ground rules. (In spoiler tags to not take up space.)
PbP Matters
1. This discussion thread is open for all OOC matters, so no ooc tag needed. For OOC matters in the gameplay thread, please use the [ ooc ] tag.
2. Please post at least once a day, including on weekends. If you would be away, please let me know in advance where possible, and we can work something out. Otherwise, if you go missing, where necessary, I will bot your characters for the sake of the rest of everyone else. Thus, a good idea is to leave botting instructions for combat (with dice rolls) and non-combat in your profile page beforehand.
3. If you have any disagreements over some of my GM calls or interpretation of the scenario, please take it to the discussion thread or, even better, pm me.
4. If you have played and/or GMed this scenario before, or are currently GMing this for another table, please do not metagame or spoil the plot. And please let me know.
5. I would have thought this would go without mentioning until I encountered this, so… It is the responsibility of the player to keep track of the game, including referencing the map on google slides. I understand that there are times where it is inconvenient to do so. In that case, please be as specific as you can as to where you wish your character to move, what actions to take, etc. If you regularly have issues with accessing the google slides, you might want to reconsider playing via PbP, especially for PFS as there is always combat, and thus map dependent.
Combat
6. Once surprise (if any) and initiative is determined, for the group of characters who can take actions, I would resolve actions in posting order, NOT initiative order. I used to do the latter but it doesn’t work that well in PbP, so am going with the former instead.
Rolls and Skill Checks
7. I would do your initiative rolls, as well as perception rolls for the purpose of determining surprise (if any).
8. On knowledge checks for general information, I would usually put them in spoilers with the necessary DCs. Just go ahead to roll, and I'll trust that you would resist reading them if the roll fails (or least not to metagame). (Don’t forget that you can make knowledge checks untrained for DC10.) There might be exceptions for plot-critical information though, where I would explicitly ask for knowledge checks. As for knowledge checks for monster lore, I would put the most basic information in spoiler as well, i.e. identity and one important info. If your roll would reveal more, I’ll provide in the next post. If you wish, you can ask for what information you want, e.g. DR, resistances, special attacks, etc.
9. On skill checks where there could be team effort involved, e.g. finding a hidden trail with survival, influencing attitude of NPCs with diplomacy, please be explicit when making the rolls whether you are attempting the check on your own, or whether you are assisting. (And take note of the pros and cons of either.) There might be situations where only one character is allowed to attempt the check (and the rest to assist) – I’ll state so explicitly if that’s the case.
10. On skill checks in general, if I feel you have roleplayed well, e.g. gave a good description of what your character does to search for a trail, came up with creative ways to befriend a hostile NPC, gave a very rousing speech, I would give bonuses, or even waive the DC altogether. :)
Roleplaying Matters
11. The maps and handouts link (at the top of the page) would display all the maps, handouts, pictures, etc as the scenario progresses. The most current page would be right on top, while previous ones would be left there for your reference. (Incidentally, Android and IOS has the Google Slides app in case you work off mobile devices.)
12. Please have your full character information up on your character's profile page for my vetting. Also, please have your stat block updated with the key information. Minimally please have your current hp vs max hp, AC (normal, touch and flat-footed), all three saves and movement. Feel free to include others.
13. Finally, playing by pbp provides many advantages compared to face-to-face games, the chief one being having the time and space to flesh out your thoughts and actions. So please make use of this and have posts that are more than simply dice rolls. :)
Getting Started
Ok with that out of the way, a few tasks before we kick off.
A. Go to the Gameplay page and dot.
B. Go to the maps and handouts page and fill out the table there. (Don’t worry about the 3 boxes below the table, i.e. token, initiative and perception. I’ll take care of that.)
C. In this Discussion thread, do your day job rolls (if any), and share whatever OOC information you would like the rest of the party to know about your character e.g. class, level, special abilities. We’ll leave character descriptions and introductions to the gameplay thread later when we are about to start.
This is scheduled to start on 25 Aug 2017, so mark it on your calendar!
Fantastic!
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Just a heads up, the link for maps and handouts is labeled for your solstice scar game, not the confirmation run.
I am debating to make him grippli archetype prior to beginning. Possibly a fiend keeper. It sounds fun, but not sure how I feel playin an occult class.
But right now, he is a standard grippli ranger. Archery build. Likes to climb trees and get the high ground.
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Welcome to my PbP game for The Confirmation (#5-08), tier 1-2, as part of PbP Gameday 6. Hope you would have a blast!
Before we start, I would to share some of my ground rules. (In spoiler tags to not take up space.)
** spoiler omitted **...
Thanks! Sigh...
Please ignore the link in the first post, and use this one instead. The one at the top of the page is correct.
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Just a heads up, the link for maps and handouts is labeled for your solstice scar game, not the confirmation run.
I am debating to make him grippli archetype prior to beginning. Possibly a fiend keeper. It sounds fun, but not sure how I feel playin an occult class.
But right now, he is a standard grippli ranger. Archery build. Likes to climb trees and get the high ground.
Hmm, I've got a few occult classes (kineticist, occultist) but not tried a medium yet so not quite familiar with it.
But really, play what you want. I feel that level 1 is the best time to experiment with different builds, with the free rebuild. And The Confirmation is mostly quite forgiving. (Although my first character death was from the Confirmation... :P )
I'll wait before posting with my character, as she is currently in another game. Her name is Kalak Chei and she is a level 1 unchained monk with the Grand Lodge as her faction. Our GM in the other game says we will be done by the start of the gameday. If somehow we are not, I have a Druid with the arctic domain just waiting to be created on here. She has never been played.
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Dear all, Gameday 6 would be starting in slightly more than a week's time. If you have not done so, kindly check-in with your character's information at this link. Just fill in the table. The 3 boxes below I'll take of myself. Thanks! Seeya soon!
I'm so sorry! I think we're in the middle of our last encounter. A few days ago, our gm in my other game said we should be done by gameday. Do you want me to fill in the details as if I was going to play the monk I intended to play, or just wait? Or should I somehow create a new character? I'm so sorry for the trouble.
Sure! I'll do this right away.
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Before we begin in a few days time, I would also like to get a consensus on the typical marching order. Assuming single-file, where would you be in the party order?
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Where space permits, I'll then do double file, i.e.
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Grey, would you be creating an alternate profile for Lucy, or would her info be in your profile page and stat line as well? I'm fine either way so long as I can easily access her key stats, i.e. hp, AC, saves, etc. Separately, I'll have her act on your initiative order to speed up play.
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Lol! I think we don't have anyone in the group that can deal with traps. Or rather, we only have people who can deal with traps the brute force way - by triggering them. :)
Tenatively, this is what I can piece together. Let me know if it's ok.
1. Stone
2. Lucy (forgot about her!)
3. Kalak
4. Natalia
5. Cazithiel
6. Nerias
7. Kuukuruu
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Nope, that at all! From your profile page, seems you are quite new to PFS? Welcome! So I take it that you have not played The Confirmation before?
Anyway, go ahead and jump into the gameplay thread, and fill in all the info requested in the first post here in the discussion. Took a quick glance at your character sheet and I'll pm you separately about it.
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I am very new to PFS, but I have played in some home games before, so I am familiar with character generation and the other rules of the game.
I have not played the Confirmation before. This is my second game (with the first being a game I'm in now with DM DoctorEvil.
Another GM helped me set up my profile, so I think its good for PbP! (Thanks GM Upaynao!)
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Player name: Alex
Character name: The First Rìguāng of the Sunlight Sect
PFS #: 269224-2
Day job:
Thanks to GM kuey's help, I've bumped up Strength at the expense of Intelligence. :( Now, The First Rìguāng will carry wear her chain shirt and carry a sunrod in her belt for exactly 26 lbs! The rest will be in the backpack which she will drop as a free action at the start of combat! I guess this means she is encumbered at the start of combat, too, but since she is flat-footed either way, I don't think it matters.
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Thanks to GM kuey's help, I've bumped up Strength at the expense of Intelligence. :( Now, The First Rìguāng will carry wear her chain shirt and carry a sunrod in her belt for exactly 26 lbs! The rest will be in the backpack which she will drop as a free action at the start of combat! I guess this means she is encumbered at the start of combat, too, but since she is flat-footed either way, I don't think it matters.
I understand the pain! I have an aerokineticist myself (interestingly also from Tian), and he suffered from the same problem early on. But thankfully, he can now afford mithral armor which really helps with encumbrance. :)
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Re: Vanish Potion. I've always understood that it lasts until the end of your next turn. Otherwise, it's pretty useless and it would be unlikely that they would have placed it in this scenario. That being said, I'm fine if you want to adjudicate it the other way since I can understand why you see it that way.
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Natalia, forgot to reply to this. RAW, "Effects that last a certain number of rounds end just before the same initiative count that they began on", so technically when you drink a potion that last for 1 round, the effect ends before your next turn. For my table though, I'm just going to leave it as it ends at the end of your next turn, because you're right that it is practically useless otherwise.
And I just realise none in this party has social skills!!! The highest diplomacy skill is a +1!!! Alright, in case everyone is waiting for someone else to make the diplo checks, thought you should know that. Then just go ahead and diplo and roll away. Someone might get lucky. Aiding is also good!
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Hmm, ok I'm going to do some things by GM fiat here. For the benefit of the new players, I should have also highlighted that there can be potentially negative consequences to bad diplomacy rolls, but not if you are aiding. Also, since Kuukuruu spoke first and also offered the cloak, I'll take his diplomacy roll as the base, and Kalak Chei and Natalia's rolls as aid, i.e. failed in aiding. That being said, some more aid would be good. *hint hint*
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Dear all, we're reaching the end of the scenario. Boon time! For the benefit of those playing in a pbp gameday event for the first time, at the end of each game you play, you stand a chance to win a special boon! Roll a d20 and if you get a 19 or 20, you win! If so, roll a d4 to determine which boon you get.
1 - Scholar of the Sages / Model Pathfinder
2 - Mounted Tradition
3 - Hang in There
4 - Freedom's Champion / Argent's Knight
Me, first1