Welcome to my Kingmaker PbP game! If you haven’t done so already, please familiarize yourself with the Kingmaker Player’s Guide.
Here are several notes on character creation, gameplay, etc.:
In general I would like to resist the temptation to power creep. The APs are designed for four players using the standard point buy. Increasing the player power beyond this point then requires that the AP encounters be modified. I would prefer to keep the AP as written with minimal modification. This will ensure balanced gameplay that is both challenging and fair.
I would like to place more emphasis on roleplaying and storytelling versus the mechanics of gameplay. This requires well thought out characters with established backgrounds, personalities, motivations, etc. The better you flesh out your character, the more fun the roleplaying will be. Also, I will try to connect the story to hooks in your background for deeper story immersion.
Guidelines:
- Standard 15 point buy
- Please no stats below 7
- All races and classes
- In general, any Paizo reference material is fair game
- I would prefer not to use third party material
- Average starting wealth
- Two traits (one should be a campaign trait)
- Please include a stat block, background, description and personality in your character’s profile
- Please connect your background to your trait and provide a rationale for why you've been trusted by Restov with the charter
We will use Roll20 for the battle maps.
I will roll initiative for the group, but in general I will ask you to make most other rolls. To facilitate combat, I will have everyone post your actions for each round. I will then sort and arbitrate actions during the end-of-round narration. If there is a possibility that someone else’s actions may affect your move, please try to include contingencies.
For each post in battle, please try to post the round number and any effects that may be present for your character (e.g. bless, haste, etc.). Please try to include common information in the “class line” of your profile such that it is displayed for all your posts. This allows easy reference of your key information. Here is an example of what I typically include for my PCs:
Paladin (Oath Against Fiends) 10; AC 21, HP116/116, Fort +17, Ref +11, Will +14, Perception+10, Init +1, Greatsword +16/+1(2d6+7/19-20x2) [ spoiler=Tracked Resources]Spells 2/3 1/3 1/2; 1/4 smite evils (+7/+8/+7); 12/18 LoH(5d6), 1/2 DB (+2)[ /spoiler]
To be as fair as possible, I will attempt to strictly follow the rules as written. I don’t plan to use any house rules, but I reserve the right to do so if the need arises. I will admit that I am not as strong on the rules as I could be. When I make mistakes (there will be plenty), let me know, and I will try to correct things as necessary.
I will make every effort to post at least once per day - please try to do likewise. As we’ve all experienced, slow posting kills PbP games. In general I will wait for a majority of the characters to weigh in on a decision before moving the game along.
In general, try to follow the usual PbP conventions (bold text for dialogue, italics for thought, etc.). Please try to move the story along with every post. Please consider using dialogue, versus exposition, where possible. Please avoid meta-game comments in the game play thread (please keep those to the discussion tab where possible).
A unique aspect of the Kingmaker AP is the kingdom building portion of the game. Per recommendations in the forums, I will likely set up a separate campaign page for the kingdom game play, versus the normal adventuring game play. We will use the Ultimate Campaign rules, since they are more recent than the AP rules.
Please go ahead and begin the discussion on what characters you plan to create, party roles, etc. Once your profile is ready, go ahead and post in game play. You will find the wilderness map on the Roll20 site.
Thanks again for joining the game. I'm excited to run one of the best APs created to date. I'm looking forward to playing this AP to completion.