What builds are truly formidable for clearing a dungeon? How can you function with a small party? Let's find out!
I call for teams of two level 6 PCs to race against other teams to see who make it through dungeons the fastest. I will randomly generate a dungeon and pick a start point and end point within the dungeon. Then you will see how quickly you can make it through the dungeon, counting everything in terms of number of rounds, whether or not you are in combat. Then you will get a 24 hr rest/heal/shop/craft period that doesn't count against your time then run a second dungeon. Whichever team has the best time for getting one team member to the end of the second dungeon wins.
I will be looking for at least two teams with three probably being my preferred number. Teams ready to go first will be given preference, as will people that I know are reliable play-by-posters or seem to have a good track record. You can make a team of two characters by yourself, both controlled by you, if you want but preference goes to teams of two players.
After builds have been made, I will tell you the dungeon motif (Aberrant, Giant, Undead, Vermin, Desert, Underdark, Arcane, Fire, Cold, Abyssal, or Infernal) after which you will have 24 hrs IC and OOC to make final preparations of crafting, shopping, prepping spells, or casting buffs of duration 1 hr or more.
20 pt buy
Paizo races of 20 RP or less
Two traits, one of which may be a campaign trait
One bonus teamwork feat
Pre-crafting is allowed if one member of your party is able to perform the crafting
Blood money is banned
Each PC may bring one pet/minion/undead, etc into the maze and then summon more thereafter if you like
Each team will play with me on its own Discord server.
Maps will be on google slides.
Each team has 24 hrs real time from whenever I update to take their next set of actions. Whatever actions (e.g. standard, move, etc) are remaining after the 24 hr mark are lost when I next update the round.
One player may control both PCs in their team, if they like, but preference will be given to teams of two characters and two players.
Unless otherwise stated, ceilings are 30 ft high.
Dungeon level 4.
Dungeon Motif will be set by rolling 1d11 to choose from Aberrant, Giant, Undead, Vermin, Desert, Underdark, Arcane, Fire, Cold, Abyssal, and Infernal.
Map Style: Standard
Grid: Square
Dungeon layout: Rectangle
Dungeon size: Small
Peripheral egress: No
Stairs: No
Room layout: Scattered
Room size: Medium
Doors: Standard
Corridors: Errant
Remove deadends?: Some
I recommend generating a couple of dungeons before hand to get a feel for what the site will throw at you.
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Wish it was a pbp/forum thing. Have fun, guys!
Wish it was a pbp/forum thing. Have fun, guys!
Unfortunately, this kind of thing wouldn't work as well on the forums because players could very easily find another team's gameplay thread and learn something about what's in the next room, etc.
I would like to start by two weeks from today, 25 May. In addition, note that the generator adds a LOT of traps to the map. Traps are my least favorite part of the game so I'll probably eliminate about half of them. Lastly, the easiest way for me to make things even is to try to play them pretty close to RAW and make the monsters act as they actually would given their IC considerations. So a goblin who can run away won't fight to the death but a ghoul will happily chew on a downed PC.
I'm putting my hat in as a Monk.
Build questions sent via PM
Looking for a team up.
First thoughts are either a Herald Caller Cleric with the Animal Domain or a Trap Breaker Alchemist.
Each team will definitely want some way to deal with traps.
Some clarifications:
PFS style HP
Normal WBL for level 6: 16,000 gp.
No purchasing spellcasting right before the dungeon. You can, however, purchase permanent spellcasting.
Monsters are not taking the environmental damage/debuff if a dungeon has one. This is way too much book-keeping for me, wouldn't make narrative sense since this is their home court, and is still a level playing field among teams.
Should we post full character builds here or wait until there are set teams?
Far-Strike/Four Winds Suli Monk w/ Firehand.
Definitely interested. I'll start sketching out some character concepts.
Well the end goal is to come up with a finished team of two by 25 May. So if posting a build here helps inspire people to be your teammate, great! But it might be most reliable to lock in who your partner player is first and then work with them.
Important info: I'm going to add new questions and answers to the Rules and FAQ doc in my status line so those new to the thread should check that. Now my status line isn't visible here but just click on my profile.
Additionally, know that you can try to sneak past bunches of monsters but monsters that you don't kill will often chase you if they become aware of your presence. Additionally, monsters will move toward interesting noises if there aren't closed doors in their way.
Here's a link to a general discord thread for finding partners, discussing, etc. The purpose of this Paizo page is just because it's likely to get a bunch of people interested. We can keep discussing here as well. I'll keep the important info in the FAQ doc and accessible here and on discord.
I am considering that I will run this a second time with more objectives than "get through the dungeon" but I am starting with a very clear objective to start.
Someone already asked in a PM and no the exit to the dungeon is not prominent or well-known enough for you to use find the path. If you are closer to it than the entrance of the dungeon, then you can cast find the path with a target of "outside the dungeon" and it will lead you to the exit. But if you cast the spell too early it will be wasted since it will just choose the path back to the entrance and keep trying to lead you that way.
The maps are 5'x5' squares.
Desired character sheet format now at the end of the google doc.
Ok I'm tentatively considering adding two more objectives for a total of three:
1. Find the MacGuffin (you will know once you have obtained it)
2. Kill the boss monster (you will know him/her/it/them when you see him/her/it/them)
3. Exit the dungeon door, which will obviously be an exit once opened.
@pad300: The exit will not necessarily be peripheral
@andreww: Once you and your partner have a team, you should each PM me the builds here or on discord. Keep your builds private, unless you want to give other people ideas.
I see. Thanks!
Ok I'm officially changing to the three objectives version.
1. Kill the boss (you'll know it when you see it)
2. Get the MacGuffin (you'll know it when you see it)
3. Exit the dungeon (you'll know it when you open the door)
In addition, I'm removing the wandering monsters. Too much book-keeping for me to track their positions and movements every round for multiple teams. But monsters that can move toward a ruckus will still do so.
Google doc updated to reflect these points.
You guys getting your teams together? Unsure what to think of the silence. Plenty of time still. Lots of people are getting their teams together on Discord so the slots will probably fill pretty full.
Heading back home from the office. I will take a look at the discord. Do you have any teams yet?
I can make two characters. This seems fun.
Yes I have one team that's already started racing since they got finished early. Not an advantage for them, though, as their clock is ticking just like everyone else's will.
I have two other teams that have formed but haven't finished character creation yet.