Marooned on a barren isle...
The island of the mighty Sea King, Viledel, was sacked by a pirate army 60 years ago.
Its destruction was so complete that even the location of the island was lost and
forgotten. Despite the stories and rumors of immense treasures still hidden in the ruined stronghold, no one ever found the Sea King's island again.
Until now.
Through a cruel twist of fate, a small band of unwilling adventurers is kidnapped and then washed ashore on a small, barren island, where they discover what remains of Viledel's settlement. But they aren't alone; marauding orcs and vile goblins have found their way to the island, too, and are frantically searching for the lost hoard.
It's a race against time and monsters in this desperate treasure hunt, where the real reward, the greatest treasure, may simply be to survive!
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Treasure Hunt is going to be different from other adventures in a number of ways, the most important being that it was originally written for 0-Level AD&D.
If there's enough interest, I am planning on running this with NPC character classes (Adept, Aristocrat, Commoner, and Expert) with the goal of ending the adventure with everyone earning their first level in one of the CORE classes.
What the players choose to have their characters do and how successful they are at those tasks will help decide what classes they will be eligible to become when they've earned enough experience...regardless of which NPC class they start with.
If you already have an idea of where your character's headed, stick with what they know. However, if you want to end up as a spellcaster, and you're not an adept, then you'll have to attempt to use magic items and (possibly) even try to cast spells. Warrior type? Better get some melee or ranged combat in. Sneaking or picking locks? You scoundrel, you. You get the idea. Every character will have the chance to at least try ANY skill they wish...and we'll see how well it works out for you.
Some technical stuff:
15 pt build
Characters will keep any skills or abilities they have as NPCs when they reach 1st level as bonuses, even if they choose classes different than what they started out with.
Each NPC character will start with 1 Trait and 1 Background skill that will need to be representative of their backstory.
So, anybody interested in starting out at the bottom of the barrel? Less than first level...a lowly NPC?
Just an interest check for now...
This sounds interesting.
You say it was written for AD&D, but will this be run in pathfinder?
Out of curiosity, would there be a follow up game afterwards, when the PCs have achieved greatness, that is class levels? :)
Sounds fun! Will it still take place in Golarion, with the Pathfinder lore ?
Another question as I look up NPCs classes online: doesn't Commoner seem really underpowered compared to the others? Wouldn't that be a problem?
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The game would be run in Pathfinder 1st edition, set in Golarian with all that entails, though the isle could technically work in most settings.
My hope, if there's interest, is to continue into more adventures with the characters who begin their journey here.
As for the "classes", remember that the original module has NO classes. I'm offering the NPC classes more for roleplaying value and fun than necessity. Everyone who survives will end up in an actual CORE class by the time this adventure is done. This is definitely not a min/max setting.
Love it. I did something similar for the first PBP game I ran where players started with NPC classes then leveled up to heroic classes.
I see you didn't mention warrior in the list of NPC classes. Is that intentional or was it simply not an exhaustive list? I admit warrior is by far the most martial of the NPC classes.
Just missed it. ;)
Sweet! With what equipment would we start?
Ok cool! I have plenty of interest and detail questions (like Ythiel's equipment question) but I can wait until you decide it's time for a legit recruitment. I don't want to barrage you with Qs for just an interest check XD.
Ok cool! I have plenty of interest and detail questions (like Ythiel's equipment question) but I can wait until you decide it's time for a legit recruitment. I don't want to barrage you with Qs for just an interest check XD.
Oops! Sorry if I ask too many questions. The hype is real :')
Forget about the equipment thing if you haven't got all the details figured out yet, GM! Just consider me interested in the game.
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Heh. No problem.
...and no equipment. ;)
I am intrigued
Call me interested and ready to put forth a concept if you decide to move forward with this.
Ok cool! I have plenty of interest and detail questions (like Ythiel's equipment question) but I can wait until you decide it's time for a legit recruitment. I don't want to barrage you with Qs for just an interest check XD.Oops! Sorry if I ask too many questions. The hype is real :')
Forget about the equipment thing if you haven't got all the details figured out yet, GM! Just consider me interested in the game.
Wasn't trying to obliquely call you out! Just saying that I was interested and had a bunch of questions I'm holding in reserve. Probably too many questions, really. XD
Wasn't trying to obliquely call you out! Just saying that I was interested and had a bunch of questions I'm holding in reserve. Probably too many questions, really. XDOk cool! I have plenty of interest and detail questions (like Ythiel's equipment question) but I can wait until you decide it's time for a legit recruitment. I don't want to barrage you with Qs for just an interest check XD.Oops! Sorry if I ask too many questions. The hype is real :')
Forget about the equipment thing if you haven't got all the details figured out yet, GM! Just consider me interested in the game.
I know, don't worry! :)
Awesome. I remember starting with a d4 hd—earning a second d4 then getting a third and progressing to level 1.
With the importance of hp at low level in ad&d it made the characters more survivable. I think we then did the Hommlett modules. Good times!!
You had me at none minmax, because I have a sorta idea I wanna play, and it can totally work here, since it is not at all a min max design. I'm for sure interested
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Likely some time in the next week. Have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised at the response.
Great to hear but curious are you going to accept the folks that have shown interest or do you plan to run a contest to see who you accept?
Currently there is interest for this game from 11 people.
1. I would pick characters from those who have already posted in this thread first before looking elsewhere. To that end, recruiting will be done in this thread. I won't be starting a new one.
2. I plan on taking 5 or 6 characters. Would love to take everyone, but 11 would be insane. LOL. And I dont have the bandwidth to run two tables.
Sorry.
Hmm I went back to the top of the thread and I only find 10 players
1) friendly sauce
2) Chyrone
3) Ythiel
4) caster4life
5) Ridge
6) DeJoker
7) Cuchulainn
8) Taldo the Tanner
9) Beltin Benedict
10) fatmanspencer
Who did I miss? Also do let me know if I am accepted and I will get to work on the character.
Sounds fun, Imaginary Crayons. Should we start firing away with the questions?
Hmm I went back to the top of the thread and I only find 10 players
1) friendly sauce
2) Chyrone
3) Ythiel
4) caster4life
5) Ridge
6) DeJoker
7) Cuchulainn
8) Taldo the Tanner
9) Beltin Benedict
10) fatmanspencerWho did I miss? Also do let me know if I am accepted and I will get to work on the character.
I think I counted myself. LOL
Sounds fun, Imaginary Crayons. Should we start firing away with the questions?
Sure. Fire away, though I probably won't have time to post official recruiting details until Monday at the earliest. Sunday is Mother's day.
Ok fun. Here is an enthusiastically (or gratuitously) long list of questions that you can answer whenever:
1. What posting rate would you like for the game to proceed at?
2. How do you plan to handle maps? Theater of the mind, google slides, roll20, etc?
3. Are you ok with all Paizo materials for races, feats, spells, etc? Alternatively, maybe you want races to fall within a certain limits of power (say less than 15 race points) or theme (say Core races+orcs or whatever)? Or maybe you hate feats from certain sourcebooks or have specific ban lists?
4. Max of the hit die at level 1 is normal but idk for a low power, NPC game.
5. Do you have a specific formatting you want for a character sheet or other aspects of a submission?
6. What do you want in terms of backstory? Length? Some kind of tie-ins to being an NPC on a merchant vessel or something? Are there some specific backstory questions you want us to answer?
7. When will recruitment close?
Interested
Ok, Gonna close out the interest (you're included, Squeeze), and only have time for a quick answer to one item that I answered previously: Taldo, Warrior IS included. I simply forgot to list it.
My next post should include answers for the rest of what's listed here.
I think everyone has already asked any questions I'd have thought of :)
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Sorry squeezemnenow did not mean to miss your post numerous times -- sometimes I cannot see the back of my own hand. Here is a rectified list.
1) friendly sauce
2) Chyrone
3) Ythiel
4) caster4life
5) Ridge
6) DeJoker
7) Cuchulainn
8) Taldo the Tanner
9) Beltin Benedict
10) squeezemenow
11) fatmanspencer
Will this take off? :)
Eventually, yes. Absolutely can't wait to run it.
However, there's going to be a delay in launching it, as some stuff has come up in real life that is currently taking priority.
But I will get to it. Might be a month or so, but it will run.
Eventually, yes. Absolutely can't wait to run it.
However, there's going to be a delay in launching it, as some stuff has come up in real life that is currently taking priority.But I will get to it. Might be a month or so, but it will run.
All I care is that you take care of yourself. Come to us afterwards
Imaginary Crayons wrote:Eventually, yes. Absolutely can't wait to run it.
However, there's going to be a delay in launching it, as some stuff has come up in real life that is currently taking priority.But I will get to it. Might be a month or so, but it will run.
All I care is that you take care of yourself. Come to us afterwards
This. Your own takes priority.
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Eventually, yes. Absolutely can't wait to run it.
However, there's going to be a delay in launching it, as some stuff has come up in real life that is currently taking priority.But I will get to it. Might be a month or so, but it will run.
Been there, know how it is! RL comes first as the others have already said. So good luck and on your own time.
As for what to play, I'm actually thinking of playing a wastrel Aristocrat forced to do things on his or her own for the first time. The idea of zero equipment, and zero wealth for one used to a very privileged life amuses me.
But if someone else is hoping for the aristocrat, I could easily come up with another
I am considering a librarian or university professor. Expert into wizard or sorcerer.
Take care GM!
I honestly don't know yet what character I'm going to create. I have an idea, but the setting will determine whether or not it's doable.
Are you still looking for players?