(PFS) GM Alice's #3-00: First Steps Series [Group 2] Discussion

[Grymlind Grindstone]

Happy Halloween, fellow adventurers!

Here's to getting more treats than tricks!

/cheers!

[Yarg Nairrod]

semi back

[Garret]

GM, can you share how you make your maps? I have been thinking about GM'ing a pbp, but am a bit daunted by the maps. Yours look really nice.

[GM Alice]

Sorry for the slowdown lately peeps. This is my last week of semester (exams coming up and my final assignment for the year due tonight) so I've been pretty busy lately! Should be better once I get this C++ assignment done :) But there might be occasional days of slowdown during my exams as well.

Garret, I use Photoshop to do my maps, which is probably not what you'll need! There are lots more user-friendly options though.

Firstly you need to extract the map from the PDF, there are various tools that will let you do that (search for extracting images from PDF), or in the worst case you can just screencap it directly from the PDF (although this means it'll have labels etc on it). I think some versions of Adobe let you copy+paste the map into Paint or some such.

After that, there's a lot of options. A lot of people use Google Docs, where you create a drawing and put various icons on it for people to move around on. (I am considering doing this in future myself, actually.) There's also Roll20 which, while it requires you to sign in, is incredibly user-friendly and easy to use. You can also use something like MapTool and do the same sort of uploading-static-images thing that I do.

The only extra thing that I really do is 1) add a border with grid references (easily done in something like Photoshop or GIMP before you use the map wherever) and 2) add coloured borders to tokens (not 100% sure but it shouldn't be hard to do in other mediums as well, or at least some kind of similar thing)

Ask me any more particulars if you need it!

[Gilthanis]

good luck on exams...no worries ace those evil things, we are near the end anyways :)

[Balak Stone]

All the PDFs I have used have allowed me to select and copy the maps into Paint. The labels come off when I do so too. I save them as jpegs and import them into a Google Docs drawing. I create jpeg icons for the NPCs and PCs and set permissions to open and editable so everyone can move their own icons and even add their own for summoning or add lines to the map for area effects.

[Garret]

Thanks for the info guys, I thought that this would be the available methods, but wanted to be sure I did not miss a method that is even easier.

[Yarg Nairrod]

I am happy for the slow down... gives me a chance to try to re-connect.

[Balak Stone]

At a Con this weekend where I will be running some games, so may not be posting much.

[Garret]

I will be out of country until Friday night on a business trip. I might very well be unable to post. Feel free to GMPC me in the meantime

[GM Alice]

Anyway, that's all folks! It's been a long slog (especially for those of you who have been here since the beginning) and I thank you for sticking with me all through it!

As usual, go ahead and roll your Day Job checks and make sure you have your details updated on your character profile for me. Thanks for playing and I hope you enjoyed the games!

[Helaman]

Its been great. Thanks all... Not sure what I am gonna do with Yarg but I MAY remake him as a warpriest.

[GM Alice]

I'm considering remaking one of my characters into a swashbuckler... very cool class. I love the brawler too, and shaman.

Also, I'll try and get the Chronicles done ASAP, but my last exam (WOO!!) is on Wednesday so depending on how my cramming sessions go it may come after that.

[Grymlind Grindstone]

Thanks, GM A! Its been a great ride.

[Balak Stone]

I'm a little underwhelmed by the ACG classes as a whole. Seems most of that could be achieved by multiclassing or Class Archetypes that already exist.

Anyway, no day job here.

[Chasik"Bash"]

No day job, but what about filth fever? Do we need to roll again or just use the PP to get remove curse to get rid of it?

I will try and roll... Need two consecutive saves

fort DC 11: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
fort DC 11: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Thank you very much for the game, let me know if you start up any other games and good luck on the exams.

[GM Alice]

Balak, I think the real good thing about them comes from not having to sacrifice BAB/Spellcasting or having to wait a few levels for your character concept to be realised. I think a whole lot of the classes are rather underwhelming, to be fair. I'm also sad there's no base class mystic theurge...

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Oh, haha! I TOTALLY forgot about the disease. That means Balak has to roll as well I believe, or pay for a remove disease. The only reason I don't handwave it is because it has a potential for Con damage.

[Balak Stone]

Fort saves...

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

[Garret]

Day Job Cook: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Thanks for running this GM A!

[Balak Stone]

When might we expect Chronicle sheets?

[Garret]

GM Alice wrote:

Also, I'll try and get the Chronicles done ASAP, but my last exam (WOO!!) is on Wednesday so depending on how my cramming sessions go it may come after that.

[GM Alice]

This afternoon after I get home after my exam, I'll do them. Sorry for the wait :)

[Clacent]

Thanks GM!

[Garret]

Good luck on your exams!

[GM Alice]

I think I did pretty well today :) And now I'm free! WOO! *dance*

Just mailed off everyone's Chronicles, let me know if I goofed up somewhere. :D

[Garret]

So now you have plenty of time for an another adventure? ;-)

Congratulations and thanks for running this.

[Chasik"Bash"]

Hope you did well on the exams

[GM Alice]

Haha, Garret! Maybe after Christmas and all that I'll consider it. Probably not much point now when everyone's going to start having Christmas parties and going off work and doing stuff with their families.

Thanks Chasik, I feel pretty confident :D

[Helaman]

Thanks again all but esp to GM Alice.

[Balak Stone]

Thanks for the games, Alice! I've had lots of fun!