Sorry I haven't got it running yet but I had to go to work. The time change is wreaking havoc with me. I don't mind kibitzing on this thread but I would prefer not to have any out of game chatter on the game thread. Anything out of game that needs to be said can be said on this thread so feel free to comment on this thread.
Quick mechanics issue--did you want to roll for our actions, or did you want us to cite our own rolls in parentheses after the actions. I'm comfortable either way, though frankly the less mechanics-speak on the page leaves more room for story so I'm all for letting you do the rolling personally.
Lol I guess I will never get answers to my questions so guess I will stop reading as I have seen several peeps ask the same questions and they too are ignored.
Did I miss a question or two? I apologize. What were they?
As for the rolling thing; have you looked at Grimcleaver's play by post campaign in the campaign journals thread? That is probably the best format. They post a description of their actions and then below that they post the results of their rolls and of their actions. I will post the actions of you foes when it is their turn in initiative. At the end of a round I wrap all of your actions, the monster's actions, and anything else that happen into one description. It is also my intention to post a breif description of what has happened every day on this thread.
hehe I get all mixed a bit as there seems to be several play by post threads now and no section for all them to be grouped, but I was idley curious why 28 points between skills was selected rather then 26 or 30 or any other number; but, mostly I am wondering how rolls for actions like skills, attacks and whatnot are going to occur. I would have liked to play, but I still dont really understand how people make up a character that is approved and will fit in the campaign. What is the 28 points for; seems that is only 6 stats of 4.6 to me that means very little. I just dont understand the process of making a character in PBP. Seems you need characteristic score you need to generate some how; I have seen some posts where people use a generator online somewhere, but I have my misgivings about that. Though your game is now closed as i understand it; could you explain the character creation process step by step and how it differs from the pen and paper game I already know?
thanks.
seems to me all your players who posted already know whats going on.
seems to me all your players who posted already know whats going on.
It's nonstandard point buy from pg.20 of the DMG. You spend one point for a 9, then one per up to 14, then two per to 16, then three per for a 17 or 18.
So for example it costs 17 points to get an 18 in say Wisdom (1 to get to 9, then 5 more to get to 14, then 4 more to get to 16, then 6 more to get to 18, 1+5+4+6 = 17.) Because the cost is so steep, few people will sacrifice to get a 17 because they'd have to take low numbers in almost everything else. But if the DM starts with higher point builds, characters can spend more to have more high stats rather than all lower ones.
28 points constitutes a "tougher campaign", 25 is "standard", 15 is "low powered" etc.
CHARACTER SUBMISSION:
Usually a DM (like Arcturis) will announce a game, and will ask interested players to e-mail him characters. Usually there's some max player limit (I believe he set it at six or seven) and at that point the game is considered full. When this happens the game is actually run on the Campaign Journals section. It'll be much nicer when there's a Play by Post section--but for now that's what we've got. It's there that the game goes on. So far there are three games going on that I know of. One is run by Saern and is set in his campaign world of Saern. One is run by me and is set in the Paizo shared setting created by Lilith called The World, specifically my setting is set in a region called Shandura. The third is this one, which has just gotten underway.
The way rols are done is that the players roll the dice for whatever they are doing and then they post a description of their actions and below that a list of the techinical stuff about their turns (i.e. roll results, damage, movement and such).
I enjoyed reading everyone's character backgrounds and descriptions - and it's good to get started! I was worried that I'd miss a lot over the weekend ...
Arctaris, I found the character sheet for Anarath at www.dndadventures.com
ok; I understand a bit more; thanks for the answers; was really stumped by that 28 pts; hehe or I would have made up a toon weeks ago.
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Valegrim, I'd never created a character by point-buy system before this game either - but fortunately I'd been following some ongoing discussions about point buy on some other threads on these boards, so I'd recently re-read the description in the DMG!
It seems like a failry fair way to do things ... avoids those "yeah, I rolled my character at home with my lucky dice and got three 18s!" situations.
hehe with stats going up to like a bazillion now; 18s are nothing; I guess I probably wouldnt care if a person just made up their numbers and played what they want, but that is just me.
Am kind of curious now how exps will be awarded; I am hoping that a break down of exps is given either at the end of session or of a story chapter or such as I am very interested in one day running a game of PBP, but of course would like to play in one first.
Also, how does one whisper to other players without everyone gaining that knowledge and how do you have private conversations with the gm; these thing happen in my game with whisper paper (notes) and am curious how it translates.
hehe with stats going up to like a bazillion now; 18s are nothing; I guess I probably wouldnt care if a person just made up their numbers and played what they want, but that is just me.
Yeah, it's all really up to the indivual DM. I was personally fine with people rolling their own numbers and whoever runs the game is free to be as openhanded as far as character race and class as they want. I could see games with Troll Warlock PC's and other games where races and classes have to be straight from the main book. Just DM preferences.
Am kind of curious now how exps will be awarded; I am hoping that a break down of exps is given either at the end of session or of a story chapter or such as I am very interested in one day running a game of PBP, but of course would like to play in one first.
Yeah...me too. I think I'll do the variant XP awards from the DMG, basing XP off standard encounter amounts modified for good roleplaying and outstanding accomplishments. Thinking about it I really should dole out XP for that last encounter while I'm online today.
Also, how does one whisper to other players without everyone gaining that knowledge and how do you have private conversations with the gm; these thing happen in my game with whisper paper (notes) and am curious how it translates.
I guess you could e-mail each other. I've always considered the DM more of an aid to good roleplay though rather than an adversary, so I would probably tend to just have my character whisper whatever to whoever and assume people can keep their out-of-character knowledge where it belongs.
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Oh guys, I think I made a mistake with Anarath's character. I have always assumed that a wizard or sorcerer can get their familiar for "free" at first level at character creation, but pay the 100gp materials cost if aquiring a familiar at a later stage.
Re-reading the familiar section over the weekend it appears that may not be the case - I think I was supposed to pay the 100gp cost - 100gp that my character doesnt have!
So, Arctaris if this is the way you play it, we'll assume that Anarath's raven, Midnight, is not a familiar as such ... yet. Which means Anarath will not gain the benefit of the Alertness feat, or +3 bonus to appraise checks at this time.
Let me know.
I think that paying for your familiar is ridiculus, you don't just walk into a shop and say "I want that raven". I also don't think that you summon your familar. In my campaigns when you take your first level in sorcerer or wizrd you familar finds you so you can keep the raven and all of its benefits.
I think that paying for your familiar is ridiculus, you don't just walk into a shop and say "I want that raven". I also don't think that you summon your familar. In my campaigns when you take your first level in sorcerer or wizard your familar finds you...
Oh...well then make mine an owl named Alabaster. Grants a +2 to Move Silently and low-light vision.
Oh...well then make mine an owl named Alabaster. Grants a +2 to Move Silently and low-light vision.
Hmmm, I was fairly sure an owl granted +3 to spot checks in low lighting conditions or some such. Unless perhaps there's a change I'm not aware of!
Alabaster and Midnight, I like it.
The way that I am doing XP is that I'll let you know how when you have enough to level up. If you are casting a spell with an XP component I will subtract it from your total. If anyone has a problem with this system and has another idea just let me know and I will consider it.
Hmmm, I was fairly sure an owl granted +3 to spot checks in low lighting conditions or some such. Unless perhaps there's a change I'm not aware of!
Turns out the low light vision is for the actual familiar. The master gets a +2 to spot checks. This is out of the 3.0 book, so it might have changed.
Yep, its changed to +3 to spot, in low light or shadowy conditions.
Huh. I actually like that better. Cool.
Hey, Arctaris I do have a question. People in game have been asking what I know from stories, etc. I have been able to glean from the locals. Considering how open and ready with stories the locals here seem to be I figure I might know something. I don't have Gather Info as a skill per se, but I got 20 unskilled (17 +3 for Charisma) on a roll. My guy's been staying in town for probably three days prior to the game, just listening to local stories and paying local guides to take him out as close as they were willing to get.
So do I get any interesting stuff to share with the group? Any juicy bits too delicious to share? Just wondering. If you need to communicate with me more privately feel free to shoot me an e-mail at crypttales@yahoo.com
heh, so I can stop asking you questions you don't know the answers to!
So, where's everyone else been all day? (Or is it all night for everyone else?)
Out of interest, where in the world is everyone posting from? I'm in Sydney Australia, its about 6pm for me at the moment.
1:06 in the a.m. here in sunny Pocatello, Idaho in the USA. Yeah, I have a weird schedual.
And yeah. I think it's safe to say my guy has told your guy whatever he is going to say--whatever THAT is. *grins*
It's about 7.30am in the UK.
Indeed!
Well I'm going offline shortly. In the interest of moving things along when the rest of you guys get a chance to post, if we're buying goods Anarath will purchase a pint of lamp oil and two days trail rations - shouldn't have any problems with affording that.
He'll generally leave the question asking to others, but if its not covered by anyne else (or the answers not supplied by Greis), he would like an inquiry made about possible survivers as mentioned in the other thread, and also what is known (if anything) about creatures inhabiting the manor or the region in general.
Oh Arctaris, should we send you daily list of prepared spells via email, or just post that info here?
Never having done anything like this, he'll likely buy things as advised by his adventurer cohort Corvin. He probably wouldn't have an inkling of the usefulness of any of the stuff sold there. The idea of a sturdy pack and a lantern make sense to him, but chalk? a long pole? a mirror? Until the reasons for them are explained to him he's likely to poke around looking at them quizzically and leaving.
Granted Corvin is in charge at this point in the expedition. Greis will chip in a fair share toward the expenses, but certainly less than 10 gold. He's not looking to exhaust his coin buying a ton of obscure junk until there's real signs that his investments will be returned.
[This is not to say however that -I- don't think we should gear up with lots of adventurey stuff. Light sources are good, but there's also the issue of pitons to nail doors shut with, crowbars to wrench doors open with, rope and grapples to climb up into areas that we might need to, a spade for digging up--whatever, and possibly a torch or two--less for the light and more for the fire+club benefits of dispelling swarms and hurting nasty trolls and critters that fear fire.]
What technology level is this adventure; does plate exist, do xbows, would you compare it to 12 century or 16th; am kind of curious, in my game various cultures are at various technology levels which adds some interesting aspects.
is the monetary system and costs straight out of the book? how big is the city they are starting in and availability of items hehe I love that line in "oh brother, where art though...This place is a geographical oddity, it is two weeks from everywhere" hehe when talking about the availablility of Dapper Dan hair oil.
I guess I dont really have the feel of this starting city yet, am only asking, so if it is somewhere and I missed it; just give me a pointer pls; if I do this sometime I want to do a good job.
Please send me a spells prepared list every game day. I am running a standard D&D world although the tech level is a little higher than normal.
I did post something meant for another thread in the Grimmbold Mnaor thread for a second but fortunatley I realized my mistake while there was still time to delete the post.
Please send me a spells prepared list every game day. I am running a standard D&D world although the tech level is a little higher than normal.
You guys should post all your prep stuff and daily spells to this thread, so those of us following along at home, watching, and eating popcorn get to know what is going on !
:-)
Thats not a bad idea. Ok everyone post spell prepared lists on this thread instead of emailing them to me. This way, in addition to making it more enjoyable for the spectators, we can know what the other players are capable of.
Gawlak has prepared at 0 level Detect Magic, detect Poison, and Resistance. At 1st level Protection from Evil (is his domain spell) Bless, Magic Stone, and Divine Favor. Oh yeah Gawlak's domains are Good and Strength.
Heh-heh. Sorcerer! No spell prep! *does little dance*
Greis, I'm pretty sure that you spell 'cretin' with an 'i' not an 'o'.
Greis, I'm pretty sure that you spell 'cretin' with an 'i' not an 'o'.
Really? Ek! Sorry. Oh well. I didn't even think to look it up. It just looked right. Ah darnit...
Anarath has prepared:
0 level: Disrupt Undead
Read Magic
Detect Magic
Acid Splash
1st level: Cause Fear
Mage Armour
Grease
Note he gets an extra bonus necromancy spell at each level due to his specialty.
I'm interested in playing. Time may be an issue As I'm in my own little timezone (Hawaii time) out here in the middle of the Pacific. If you are interested in having me I could use some info on character creation a pela.
Sorry I'm out.
Sorry, Mothman...
I just realized that I've been spelling your character's name wrong for the entire thread. I feel like such a creton...
heh
It's cool Eldritch Shiny man ;-)
I just thought it was Corvin being snarky!
My fault for spelling it wrong myself in an earlier post anyway.
So, we gonna get this show on the road? Start making tracks?
Whaah! Where is everyone. Corvin went to the tavern. The rest of us went to the smithy. Now the necromancer is apparently in both places...or are they the same building. I'm so confused. I'm just gonna' go sit down over here.
Just lemme' know if anyone needs me...*heh*
Sorry Grimcleaver, we're out of sync. I didn't mean to get to the tavern ahead of you!
or give a synopsis of my earlier speech while you were leaving again!
While you're sitting down, Im going to post again while we're all together (I think) in the tavern...
Ok, Im done now.
Sorry I got out of synch...
That's okay. I think what happened was we were at the smithy, Corvin was at the tavern. I went to get Corvin, Corvin said your character showed up, you showed up in the tavern, then you talked with Dohrlok (so now Dohrlok's at the tavern?), so then I showed up at the tavern, I left, then you talked to me...yeah it's a mess. Heh.