I do a lot of Org Play gaming and I know they were pretty permissive about ability score generation. I couldn’t remember off the top of my head if replacing standard ancestry ability mods with two bumps was the standard rules or a variant.
Quickly checking my PDF of 4th printing, I can’t find where they hid the rule.
In any case, since I knew it wasn’t the default method I asked before proceeding.
@NotEspi Thanks for the reply. Sorry if it increased your stress level, I wasn’t trying to be a problem.
The shrieking and howling about this change from a small handful of people on the PF2 forums went on for several weeks and was bad enough that more than a couple of threads had to be locked.
But it definitely isn't a variant rule. The FAQ that makes the change states that directly. (first entry in the 4th printing errata)
I do a lot of Org Play gaming and I know they were pretty permissive about ability score generation. I couldn’t remember off the top of my head if replacing standard ancestry ability mods with two bumps was the standard rules or a variant.
Quickly checking my PDF of 4th printing, I can’t find where they hid the rule.
In any case, since I knew it wasn’t the default method I asked before proceeding.
No worries.
@NotEspi Thanks for the reply. Sorry if it increased your stress level, I wasn’t trying to be a problem.
It caught me off guard and my brain went to sarcastic joke mode. Conveying such tone over text is... Well, you probably know. Otherwise, I think you will find me being a very mellow individual.
Alright, I have most of the character in here.
Still to do:
Pick skills for skill increases
Pick which of Rogue or Ranger to take as Free Archetype and then apply that. 4th level feat is already chosen, Quick Draw.
Pick General Feat, either Shield Block or Fleet.
Finish outfitting with equipment.
So far I have only given them a spear with the Returning rune on it and some daggers. Figured AC assuming leather armor.
Comments welcome.
Think I have it done now. I may have missed something, but it should be good enough to start.
Waiting for Chuck8's input here. I will carry on later today if nothing is happening in a few hrs.
Yeah, I still have a copy of Lanni's 1e Medium profile data saved on my computer in a text file. Not that I ever intend to play 1e again other than perhaps as a favor to a friend who needs another player to keep a game going. But I still have the character data for sentimental reasons.
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I intended to start with a much more intense scene, but seeing that characters are still not ready, we can do some briefing scenes instead.
In any case, I plan on doing a few encounters ranging from easy to extreme to see how the playtest classes fare. Hopefully, we will manage to do so on time.
I wasn't calling out anyone specific. Just a general observation attributed to the killer deadlines I have set. Again, there is a reason for it, but I am not blaming anyone here. We all have lives.
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Damnit, Tipper! I just woke my dog up. Looking for senses in the profile and saw "Patron Deity: Himself".
Well done. Had a laugh.
One more thing. How do you all feel about secret rolls?
I'll be honest with you, I am not a fan. Especially in PbP - slows the thing down. But I am open to a debate. Do you want me to roll for you?
I'm the type that will put the DC for information as the spoiler header and just post the information directly.
Yes, it can be metagamed. But also yes, it absolutely speeds up the gameplay - as well as giving us hints of what is available to be interacted with. We're big kids. We can handle playing nicely.
I generally trust the players to play what their characters know.
I do not object to the GM rolling the secret rolls, but I tend to decide when I am going to use them. When there are mystery components, keeping the rolls secret can add to the mood. When it is just a monster identification in the middle of combat, I’m less concerned.
Working on mumble-mumble-nda part 3?
Okay, folks. This is moving slower than I anticipated. For various reasons.
After some thought and deliberation today, I have a plan.
We will do out-of-context combats. In a separate thread. While that is happening, we will parallelly continue with this thread for the story/mystery AND actual story-related encounters.
This is to allow all of us to participate in the survey on time, and have an actual narrative here.
Thoughts? I know this is not everyone's cup of tea, so let me know - Who's in, who's not?
Chronomancy.
*nods wisely*
Maybe a prequel encounter with something that we ran into on the way to the village?
Yeah, that sounds like a good plan
We're obviously not meeting the deadline in this game, but I am willing to go on if the players are. If this is not a good time, we can postpone until you fine folk have more free time?
Let me know.
With no time rush on this, the story was going well.
Though I would request being allowed to rebuild details when the finalized class drops.
I think that's a few months away, at least. I was hoping for a oneshot, initially.
With the current pace, I do not see this game as a long campaign.
I am actually down to run a long sandbox, but the pace we have here and now just won't do. I am confident that we can all agree on that.
I had thought you moved the game to Discord, I lost interest at that point.
We moved the playtest part of it there. Running through a handful of encounters with no context. Just to test out the mechanics.
Are you interested in keeping this story going here though?
I had thought you moved the game to Discord, I lost interest at that point.
Not at all. We are doing pure encounters via discord, just to have data for the survey.
This thread is still on, as far as I am concerned. With an actual plot and roleplay and the things we, presumably, like in RPGs.
We'll be sad to see you go. But it is understandable.
And congratulations. Assuming that congratulations are in order rather than condolences.
Understandable. And yes - congratulations, if it applies.