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Pathfinder - Rise of the Runelords - OOC Thread
« on: April 01, 2014, 04:00:00 am »

Game Thread - http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=138041.0

Confirmed Players -
Bluerobin - Halfling Druid Sumac the Unsure and his Companion, Storm Roc, Robin
GiglameshDespair - Half-Drow Witch Ketarii Nightchild
mainiac - Human Ranger Kodda
Yoink - Dwarven Fighter Shorast
Remuthra - Elven Cleric Jak the Wanderer
Carrion - Elven Ranger Ohathel Ursael

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So hey folks. As a few might know I have been doing some DnD with some friends elsewhere and have been getting into it well, of late I have been returned the reins of DM for our group and we have been doing the First Adventure Path, Rise of the Runelords. Now our group isn't one for theatrics, in fact only two seem to be but at times they like to push past anything that could help in the way of story so I have been left with a sudden lack of doing the Roleplay of the world around them as such. Its annoying but dealable. BUT thats not what I am here for...

We have just finished the first book and I had been thinking about how they handled each situation and how I presented it to them, how things could have been and where they could have failed or been better, so I thought I would take this knowledge and throw it at you guys in another side campaign running of the Adventure Path...

If anything, I am looking for at LEAST 4 people who have NEVER heard of or at least played a great deal of the Path, as I don't really want to be facing past experiances of a DM that did it better then me, AND I am hoping to improve or at least clean up my Roleplaying ability for both them and you guys by running it again with more knowledge then what I had first go through...

My plan is to only play it via the Thread, using RTD styled dice rolls, being that I would roll them and present the results to you fairly and such, giving a more fluid and less time restrained deadline for both responses and actions from the player as it will become more Roleplay then anything else. This also means that things take a less of a backfoot on the battle strategy that Pathfinder uses but I think I could work around that and even bring maps into play when needed...

So, anyone interested? If so please let me know. Please remember that this will not be a game through Roll20 or Maptools or any other virtural tabletop program/site and will be purely done here in text and threads. Its all RP...

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Basic Request/Rules

1: Try and think about making your character from the local area, Each Player can Choose one of these Traits and ONE other from here...
Spoiler: Blacksheep (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Favoured Son/Daughter (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Outsider (click to show/hide)

2: Any Class/Archtype is welcome BUT please try and limit yourself to the Core Races, these early Paizo Adventure Paths have a lot of things that can make it interesting for certain player races.

3: If you use something that isn't located in the core set, as in from sites such as Paizo PRD or d20pfsrd, please try and link a reference to it.

4: Look into this Player Guide for that of the Adventure Path, it will give some insight to the area and stuff. And YES the Bonus Traits are available to use for those that make characters attached to the local area...


« Last Edit: April 22, 2014, 09:38:35 am by Neyvn »
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Re: Pathfinder - Interest Check/OOC Thread - Rise of the Runelords.
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2014, 04:01:51 am »

I might be interested!
I can only really do PbP at the moment anyway.
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Re: Pathfinder - Interest Check/OOC Thread - Rise of the Runelords.
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2014, 05:25:32 am »

Interested.

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« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2014, 07:22:08 am »

Sweet. Nice to hear that, I will be 'puushing' the player guide now...

http://puu.sh/7oB9C

Please have a look through this and use this to help get an idea on your character...

I fully encourage anyone that wants to have their character be a Citizen of Sandpoint itself and such so don't be afraid to ask. I also have a preference of having only the Common races as the race choices. Mainly cause this being the first Adventure Path has a few things that reflect on player races where having uncommon and such races makes it hard to adjust or react to...
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Re: Pathfinder - Interest Check/OOC Thread - Rise of the Runelords.
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2014, 04:57:29 pm »

Play by post is just about a speed I can guarantee that I can manage. Plus it gives me time to get my RP together (and to practice RP, which is my huge weakness when it comes to DMing). Count me in, I'll read the player guide.

Edit: Alright, I have a character concept worked out. How much of a character sheet should I be putting together?
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« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2014, 08:41:12 pm »

For your character sheets, perhaps using Mythweavers would be wise as this can help in most parts if you haven't used it before...
Other then that its gonna be a 25 point buy gen, with base starting at 10...

Link included for anyone that isn't 100% sure...
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/basics-ability-scores/ability-scores
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« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2014, 09:32:34 pm »

I think the standard name for what you decribe is play ny post, or pbp for short.

I'm interested, just let me look at the pathfinder stuff. Never played it before.
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« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2014, 10:24:23 pm »

Welp, here's Sumac the Unsure so far: Myth-Weavers Char Sheet

I still need to buy non-armor/weapon equipment, pick out spells, and make a sheet for his storm roc companion (name TBD), but he's mostly done I think. The player guide mentions the possibility of a free bonus feat at level one from the small selection of Varisian feats at the GM's approval. Are we doing that?

So far he's shaping up to be a Varisian halfling-turned druid who, now that he has his druid training, is being dragged back out in to civilization by his nomad wandering feet. He's curious, knowledgeable, and unsure of the prejudices he grew up with and those taught by the druids. Mostly he just wants to try and figure out how he can help bring true balance to Varisia. Not just to the land, but also to its people, both old and new.
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« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2014, 10:40:34 pm »

Yeah the bonus feat is allowed. Also that sheet is coming out blank to me...
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« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2014, 10:41:01 pm »

Oh goddammit. I think I didn't save. Oh well it'll be quick to redo now that I have the choices made.

Edit: OK. I think that's back to how it was. Nothing should be wrong, but I feel like something's missing. Oh well, I'll check it again when I finish things up.
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« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2014, 10:58:59 am »

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« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2014, 07:15:09 pm »

Alrighty, so Sumac is done except for items and spells (link) and his storm roc companion, Robin, is also done (link).
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« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2014, 08:30:43 pm »

We have traits? Apparently standard is two, three with a drawback.

EDIT: With the Magical Knack trait, that gives me two levels of caster up to my hD. If I had a different class to witch, such as, I dunno, fighter, would I still otherwise count as being a level 1 witch for spells?
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« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2014, 09:59:49 pm »

Thinking of making a half-elf witch.

http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=847513
Ok... One moment...

1: I will allow the Half Drow thing but the background might be hard to include into the story. Considering that this is an Adventure Path, introducing characters as part of a characters background is something that higher experianced DMs could do, something which I am not able to as of yet. I ask if you could try rethinking this character plotpoint...

2: Taking the bonus feat found from that of the Player's Guide listed means that your character hails from that of the local area.

3: Where did you find these Sundark Goggles??? Search as I do, I can not find any Pathfinder attached information...

4: Your Familiar? Is that its name or are you talking about the Dinosaur??? If its the Dino, No not allowing that as a Familiar. Just no. There are No Dinos this adventure path. The location that this path takes place in is too far north if not on a different Continent where the creatures are found...

5: Currently flipping on Traits. Certain Traits are useful but most just make some characters a lot more stronger then they should be. I'll get back to you later on that...

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« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2014, 10:02:26 pm »

I'll have access to my rulebook this weekend, I guess I'll make my character then.
Most likely I'll play a fighter, rogue or ranger.
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