Roll20: Replacements For ThePuppyTurtle's Shattered Star Livestream Extravaganza

[ThePuppyTurtle]

Hello everyone! I’m currently looking for a few new players to join my Shattered Star Livestream extravaganza! We’ve had two players (out of five) drop out of the game. So, to supplement them, I’m looking for 1-3 new players to join. We’re currently just starting to explore the first (major) dungeon, so don’t worry about missing too much.

The party is currently Level 2. (You’ll start with 2620 XP to match everyone else.) It consists of a Damphir Fighter, a Kobald Rogue, and an Aasimir Cleric/Arcanist.

Character Crunch:

Starting level: 2.
20 point buy.
Starting wealth 1000GP.
Any (Paizo) class.
Any (Paizo) race with fewer than 20 RP or of which I approve. (Ask and I will probably say yes if it’s not ridiculous.)
Max HP first level, half+1 thereafter.
2 Traits.
No Evil Characters.
No Chaotic Neutral Characters.

Character Advice:

As of now, our biggest weak spot is lack of DPS. The fighter is okay in this regard, but not exemplary. (She’s built to be a tank.) Given that, a damage-dealing arcane spell-caster would be especially useful. We have also been rolling badly, so something capable of some buff would be nice, though you’d want to be careful not to conflict with the Cleric’s build. Any bard should do nicely, as might a witch. We also don’t have any kind of nature caster, so a Druid would likely be helpful, or maybe a ranger for some ranged DPS.

None of that is to say for definite that that’s what you need to make. I’m willing to accept all kinds of characters.

Character Fluff & Backstory:

While this is not a PFS organized play game, your character will be assumed to be a member of the Pathfinder Society. The Venture Captain, Sheila Heidmarch, has sent you to supplement the forces exploring the Crow, an ancient Thassalonian Dungeon. In fact, she likely says something like this when you reach her mansion:

“Thank you very much for coming, and in the dead of night no less! I apologize for putting this upon you on such short notice, but some unexpected events have left my team’s expedition into the Crow undermanned. No one died, don’t worry. However, they are no longer able to perform their assigned duties, so I have elected to summon you.

“The force left about half an hour ago, under cover of night. I doubt you will have a difficult time catching up with them. They’re searching for an artifact, the Shard of Greed. We know for certain it is in the Crow, or else very near it. Your task is to explore the crow thoroughly until it can be found.

“Oh, one last thing, a Sczarni gang, the Tower Girls, has taken up residence in the Crow. It’s unlikely that they know of the shard, but it is equally unlikely that they will allow the dungeon’s exploration while they reside there. They’re cat burglars for the most part, but their leader and some of her closest associates are known to be wererats, so pack accordingly!”

With that information, you will set out for the crow.

As for your character’s other fluff, the better it is, the better. I value personality over backstory. This is a livestream after all. Other than that, there’s not much to say. If you are a stickler for avatars, you might want to link me an image along with your application. Otherwise, I’ll pick several from roll20’s library and allow you to pick among them.

Scheduling:

Currently, the game is scheduled to be held every Friday at 9:00 PM CST, and last for about four hours. That is subject to sudden announcement to the contrary, as I have not heard anything from our rouge about it, (or indeed, heard from him whatsoever for about a week in a half, which is why I am posting this now rather than waiting for him).

Showing the Hell Up:

I have a short fuse when it comes to the chronically late. If you cannot consistently show up on time to the game, do not apply. I’m serious. If you’re regularly late by a matter of more than 15-20 minutes, especially without notice, it will become a problem. The odd late arrival or absence is fine, especially for your first few weeks. I understand that life happens. However, I also understand that the game cannot exist unless someone is here to play it, and life can only happen to you so often before you become the boy who cried wolf.

While the scheduled starting time is the golden standard and the thing I’ll be mad at you about if you miss, I will also say that it is not essential, but prudent, to arrive early in case of mic problems. It is even more prudent to do so to the first session you arrive to, as it might take a few minutes to get your character set up.

Playing and Broadcasting Method:

Every week, half an hour to an hour before we are scheduled to start, I disseminate links to the roll20 board on which the game is played, and the google hangout I use to broadcast it. You’re expected to join both, but mute yourself (or fail to broadcast yourself in the first place) on roll20. Verbal communication will therefore be held over the google+ hangout.

As for technical requirements, so long as you have a microphone, you should be good. My mic is s+*&ty, so I am in no position to require yours be any different.

With all of that established, send a skype request to ThePuppyTurtle once I approve your character. You’ll be added to a skype group which will allow you to receive links to the Hangouts and the Roll20 board. Arrive, and you’ll be an official PC in the game! The game is already underway, so the next session will be on the 15th, but if you can’t get a character together until the 22ed, that’s not a big deal.