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You could always do a quick something before hand. I do believe that the free Risen from the Sands is very fast and short, and it looks like it would accomidate everyone's levels, (2nd - 4th).
Just saying, you could if you wanted to. . .
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I'm good either way. I've never run or played it. My understanding is that it's a low rp dungeon crawl.
That is definitely true.
Also, playing it without (or at least without only) the included pregens will certainly help (they were all new classes and fairly dreadful, and it wasn't clarified until like the day before that you could play anything else)
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If play. But id only apply the xp after this game. Since i only need 1 game to level :)
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If play. But id only apply the xp after this game. Since i only need 1 game to level :)
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Actually, Sutekh might not be able to play at all. He's level 5. :(
Between Oloch's reduced availability and Sutekh not being able to do this one, I'm thinking that maybe I shouldn't run the extra adventure? Thoughts?
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1 or 2 level 2s...
Once you have the thread up i'll dot in with a character =^^=
Edit:
My other level 2 has not been updated yet to level 2 and im stuck out of town... soooo my magus will have to be my level 2
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Also, please let me know if you need any help with prepping Chronicle Sheets, Maps, "mini's", or the like. Every DM has their own preferences and styles. I don't mind at all helping or doing another step by step walk through, but I also do not want to make you feel like I'm pushing if you don't need it.
Something to consider though, if you do decide to do another game, there really isn't any need to make another thread. In a lot of ways it would actually work better here. You could, for example, use the exact same Google Slides location and simply add the maps there. For each new map area, you can simply delete the old one and upload the new. That way the link never changes, and you do not constantly need to copy over all of the character mini's. If you like, you can also just rename it to fit the given game.
Also, if you where to run another game here, that means you already have everyone that would be involved in one location which is easy to find and we are all already tracking it. A new thread is fine, it just means a lot more work for you for no real benefit. It will not affect the Game Day game at all, (we do not track the individual threads and leave it up to the honor system). So, it's up to you. You could if you want to, but there isn't really any need. :P
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Sutekh, having now read the Risen Sands adventure, may I make a suggestion? Instead of playing your level 2 Magus, would you be willing to play the Level 4 Quinn pregen? Quinn's skill set has a lot to offer this adventure.
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Archon, I actually have a couple of reasons to start a new game play. The first is that as a new GM, I read through other sessions of Overflow Archives. I would have been frustrated if I got to one of those threads and had to wade through hundreds of posts of some other module before seeing the one I came for.
The second is that I think it might make it easier for GM chronicle sheet reviews if the credits for a character were each distinct gameplay threads.
Plus, I'm a tiny bit OCD. Having separate boxes is something that works well with my head... This doesn't have to make sense.
I may call on your assistance later Archon! Thanks for all the offers and advice!
Hmm
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If i do play a pregen i wont be able to make a profile for it till this weekend though
Otherwise. Sure
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Oloch --
If I run this, I would want this as fast as we can decently make it. Since there are a lot of doors (oh, the enemy of PBP!) I may keep automoving you guys through the chambers unless you give me an alternate plan of action.
Sutekh ---
Would it help if I provide the stat blocks and headers for you to just copy and paste into an alias? Since this is a pregen, it can be a regular alias rather than a Pathfinder one.
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Sure. If u can just mail it to me. Ill just put stats into my normal profile. That way i dont have to have another profile in my list :P
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Oloch --
If I run this, I would want this as fast as we can decently make it. Since there are a lot of doors (oh, the enemy of PBP!) I may keep automoving you guys through the chambers unless you give me an alternate plan of action.
Hmm
This sounds cool to me, I don't know if it works for PbP but one of the things we do often locally to speed up play is determine a marching order at the beginning (and sometimes even pre-buffs if it's like a wand of SoF before every door or something), that way we know who's where and can more quickly move through things. There may be some way of doing something similar to make it faster for the door clearing part.
Something like 10 ft from door we make perception checks and detect magic on said door... assuming no traps stack up in order xyz, x bops himself with wand puts it away, open door and breach.
Just a thought - again no idea if that could help.
(also, I'm perfectly content to always (if possible) take 10 on perception and sense motive checks or stuff like that)
If you want to jump in, Risen Sands is open!
Either dot & delete, or write up a gameplay intro for yourself in earnest!
With multiple handouts, I decided to create a separate GM identity. I will switch the avatar back to aquatic for Overflow, but for now I'll be your own Mummy dearest.
I'm also using the same discussion thread for both campaigns since Paizo gave that to me as an option. Muahahaha!
Hmm
Quinn
Will edit alias appropriately today or tomorrow evening.
Thanks for the mail GM
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Plus, I'm a tiny bit OCD. Having separate boxes is something that works well with my head... This doesn't have to make sense.
By my understanding of the Librarian Feat <link>, OCD is listed as both a Fluff and a Crunch Prereq, so no worries. I actually like the way it works with your build, too. As you wish. :P
I may call on your assistance later Archon! Thanks for all the offers and advice!
Hmm
You are most welcome. Just let me know and otherwise I'll shut up.
I might actually like some map help, Archon, if you're willing. And yes, most librarians are OCD!
Guys, not everyone has checked in to Risen from the Sands yet. Please go ahead and dot and delete, or ask a question of the Venture Captain. I intend to move gameplay forward tomorrow. You can always ask questions in flex-time, but I intend to be pretty aggressive in moving us forward from room to room in the Pyramid so that we can start Overflow Archives on time.
If you guys want to come up with a SOP for door opening and a marching order, I would love that.
Hmm
Sutekh, you have no idea how much I wish you could do Risen Sands! Other than being out of tier, this is the perfect scenario for your character. If this weren't PFS, I'd totally let Sutekh play.
On the other hand, you'll have a lot you can do as Quinn. I promise!
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Hello everyone,
wow I missed everything because it didn't appear on my campaign page!
So as I told GM Hmm, I can't play Risen from the Sands with because I already played it with Dioneo.
One piece of advice for Seth86: don't play it with Quinn. I love the investigator but this adventure is not fit for him. I'd suggest Crowe, the bloodrager.
As for information about me and my character, I live in a GMT+1 country and can post many times a day if need be, but slower on weekends, though.
Here's information about Dioneo:
Name: Dioneo II Starnon
PFS #: 93583-12
Faction: Sovereign Court
Dayjob: he owns a Caravan (vanity from the Field Guide) and make either a diplomacy or an intimidate check.
Dioneo --
I was wondering if you weren't seeing discussion for some reason! Thanks for the day job check. I love that Caravan vanity and have it on two of my PFS characters. I'll add it to my google document that I'm keeping to track you all.
Why not Quinn? I don't think I'm spoiling anything by saying that this adventure is full of traps and skill checks. I almost think that this adventure was built to showcase the investigator's out of combat utility.
I agree though that it needs some heavy hitters, but there are a couple in the party.
Hmm
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I didn't play with a pregen, there was just a guy with Crowe that actually smashed everything in his path.
I discussed about that scenario in a convention two weeks ago with some guys and they told me that Quinn was useless in their party.
But make no mistake, I really like this class. I just think that it is not the most appropriate, at this level in a dungeon crawl.
Quinn might have been useless in a party that already had skill monkeys and a good trap person. This party is distinctly lacking in both with Sutekh out of the picture.
That said, smash is also very useful in this adventure. If Sutekh would rather play Crowe, I can try and see if I can recruit someone else to play Quinn or another traps & skills specialist. I strongly recommend one for this adventure.
Hmm
Dioneo, want to come in as Crowe? Just for fun?
Everyone, I'm at my live PFS game tonight. I'll catch up with you late tonight.
Hmm
Terrific!
Fellow Play-by-Post GMs, what is your botting policy? Do you wait 24 hours?
Also, do you know if I'll have to apply for my own event code for reporting Risen Sands?
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I try to give a day or two, but with so many players from all over the place, Im generally pretty lenient. It also depends on the speed of the game. Being that this one is a time crunch, I would try to push it a bit.
Generally, I say up front that I will bot people after ___, and ask for people to give me some basic ideas on how they want to be botted. Basic Attack, Aid Another for AC, etc. . .
I also do not use any resources UNLESS it will save another characters life or be or is pretty obvious thats what its there for, say Remove Poison. So no spells, wands, 1/Day Feats, etc. .
Alternatively, you can have them auto-Delay, or even go Full Defense if its reasonable. I also tend to look at the Class/Build, so I might have a Cleric or Bard type "Ready to Cure if someone getshit hard" while a Wizard "Readies a Cantrip in case someone starts to come close".
For me in particular, feel free to do whatever. I trust you.
Just so you all know, I emailed Quinn for permission to bot. He graciously granted it.
Maps are eluding me right now. Bah!
I have an overview map slide and a closeup map slide now, but I'm not certain they're really workable.
It's a big map. I can't figure out how to crop it so all the various parts are visible. Right now what I'm doing is an overview map and a section with whatever room has combat going on Slide 3. I'm hoping that will work well enough.
If you have a better suggestion for me, let me know!
So here is the situation... The fight takes place in a ten foot wide corridor that is 750 feet long. Even Paizo did not bother to show the whole length of this on the map they made. The pyramid is right smack in the middle of the section they did not show.
The squares are 10x10. You guys can potentially have four people in a single square. How do I give you any sense of scale and still have markers that you can see? I'm thinking I may have to do this first fight largely mapless, or redo the map you're on entirely.
Can you guys give me a two abreast marching order for now and tell me who is hanging slightly back? I may have to see if I can make us a different map for this section.
Please forgive this newbie GM who is trying to figure all this out.
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Having seen the map (a long time ago) I think showing 1 room or a room and a hallway should work, especially if we have an overview (mini-map) type object.
Just to check my understanding and everyone else's. It looks like we are moving down a 750 ft long 10 ft wide hallway. At the point (wherever it is) that we saw the pyramid-thing Oloch and I moved forward 20 ft and readied attacks. Does this sound right?
Well, I suppose that's enough information for me to script the pyramid's first attack.