I really like the evocative introduction and the dialogue between Elyra and Tac. It feels like there's some genuine familial affection there. All in all a great start. Kudos.
CB, I imagine that the Pathfinder module includes some spiffy artwork of NPCs and notable locations. Might it be possible for you to share it with us when appropriate, perhaps by scanning and posting images to the game thread? Pretty please?
I'll do my best. My Web-fu seems to be a bit lacking these days--several key features that ENWorld used to boast (notably, thread downloads) seem to be lacking in the new php platform that ENWorld now uses. I also had to get a new computer back in September--our old computer had its motherboard eaten by the combination of Hawaiian sea air and months stuffed in a shipping crate when we moved. I lost quite a bit of material and software when the old computer's motherboard rusted.
What I may do is "cheat" and scour the Web to see if somebody else has already scanned and cut down to the size some of the portraiture in the module. If I'm going to post art, I don't want to post hog-sized pictures in the threads. I'll aim for compact.
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I'd been waiting for you or one of the others to definitely state that you had traveled together, but no one seems to have spoken up in point-blank fashion. Probably the best thing to do would be to just go ahead and post in a singular fashion in the IC thread, and then later if you've worked it out with someone (the cleric and/or the paladin come to mind) to have traveled together, you can write it into the IC that you "meet back up after having been separated for the day."
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Yay! Almost ready to play! Here are my questions regarding Sivan. Thanks for waiting for me to get to you.
1. Even accounting for the +2 to Strength that you selected as your ability score boost for being human, I calculate that you've spent 18 points building Sivan's ability scores. Let me know if you feel I've got this wrong, but if I'm right, then you're over your allotment by 3 points and will need to get creative about a fix.
2. Let me know why you list Sivan's CMB as +4/+8. I get the +4. I'm not sure why you also have the +8.
3. Just confirming...between the extra skill point or extra hit point for taking a favored class, you went with the extra hit point, right?
4. Sivan's character sheet lists a +1 Misc modifier on his Will save. Why?
5. The background you wrote for Sivan supports the idea that he'd know Varisian. Since I declared a few posts up that Varisian is a freebie for humans who are of the Varisian sub-race, you get Varisian for free. Let me know how you allocate his third language.
6. How'd you get three feats? I count one for being first level and one for human. Not sure where the third feat is coming from. Let me know.
7. Diplomacy looks like it should be +6, not the +5 you have listed on Sivan's sheet.
8. You also get more money. Paladins in PF beta use 5d6 x 10 for their starting gold. Since we're going with max gold, that's 300 gp. I calculate that you've spent 219 gp, which means you should have 81 gp left, not 21 gp.
9. Since renau1g elected to forego this game, we no longer have Chaine as a character. You'll need to amend your background for Sivan. I'd also like you to include a tidbit explaining how Sivan fits in with the group (if he doesn't know anyone yet, that's okay, but you need to clarify), and why he's in Sandpoint. Let me know.
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1. I listed the point cost behind the abilities: Str: 16 +3 (5p.)
Dex: 13 +1 (3p.)
Con: 14 +2 (5p.)
Int: 12 +1 (2p.)
Wis: 10 +0 (0p.)
Cha: 14 +2 (5p.)
5 in Str are 14 +2 racial
2. +8 defensive from the 'Defensive Combat Training' feat.
3. Yes, I took the extra HP.
4. County Born Trait. Will be deleted as you are not giving a free trait.
5. Would like to take celestial.
6. County Born Trait. Will be deleted as you are not giving a free trait.
7. You are right, should be +6
8. Oh... will pehaps upgrade the equipment a bit. Thanks.
9. Would like to stay with my background. Chaine would become a very minor NPC and (an excuse for) Sivan's my connection to Shayuri's character.
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1. I listed the point cost behind the abilities: Str: 16 +3 (5p.)
Dex: 13 +1 (3p.)
Con: 14 +2 (5p.)
Int: 12 +1 (2p.)
Wis: 10 +0 (0p.)
Cha: 14 +2 (5p.)
5 in Str are 14 +2 racial
It still adds up to more than the allotted 15 points that I gave everyone. You spent 5 points to get a 14 Strength, to which you then added +2 (no problems there, you can do that because you're playing a human), you spent 3 points to get a 13 Dex, 5 points to get a 14 Con, 2 points to get a 12 Int, no points on Wis, and then spent 5 points to get a 14 Cha. 5 + 3 + 5 + 2 + 0 + 5 = 20 points. Again, aside from the +2 to Strength, you still seem to be over the limit. Let me know what, specifically other than Str, I might be missing.
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9. Would like to stay with my background. Chaine would become a very minor NPC and (an excuse for) Sivan's my connection to Shayuri's character.
I can do that, sure. If you have any ideas about Chaine, let me know so that I can include your ideas in my work-up of Chaine as an NPC.
I just noticed that you used the term "sable" in your first post in the IC. I'd had it stuck in my head ever since character conception that the collie is a tawny lion-colored beige, and posted the word "tawny" in my reply to Taran's quest for food.
I see that you played off my use of tawny, which was kind of you, but if you'd rather the collie be sable, let me know.
I was using the term sable in the dog breeder's sense. In regards to rough collies, "sable" includes those that are tawny.
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Three coat colors are recognized for Rough Collies: sable and white, where the "sable" ranges from pale tan to a mahogany; tricolour, which is primarily black edged in tan; and blue merle, which is mottled gray.
I'll admit that it could lead to some confusion; sable meaning tan, blue meaning gray, etc. That's in part why I adopted your use of tawny to describe Kell's color. Maybe I should just change my character description to simplify the matter.
It still adds up to more than the allotted 15 points that I gave everyone. You spent 5 points to get a 14 Strength, to which you then added +2 (no problems there, you can do that because you're playing a human), you spent 3 points to get a 13 Dex, 5 points to get a 14 Con, 2 points to get a 12 Int, no points on Wis, and then spent 5 points to get a 14 Cha. 5 + 3 + 5 + 2 + 0 + 5 = 20 points. Again, aside from the +2 to Strength, you still seem to be over the limit. Let me know what, specifically other than Str, I might be missing.
I can do that, sure. If you have any ideas about Chaine, let me know so that I can include your ideas in my work-up of Chaine as an NPC.
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Excuse my moment of blindness Str: 16 +3 (5p.)
Dex: 12 +1 (2p.)
Con: 14 +2 (5p.)
Int: 12 +1 (2p.)
Wis: 10 +0 (0p.)
Cha: 11 +1 (1p.)
So, looks better. And I don't need to change the diplomacy total
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Everything looks good now, Walking Dad. Thanks for replying so quickly.
ALL--Shayuri is looking for a connection to some of the others in the party. Anyone interested in working something out with Talashia the sorceress? It's not too late to forge a bond. As I suggested to Shayuri, perhaps you traveled together to Sandpoint but separated for the day during the festivities. Ya'll have a couple of days to work this out before we settle into roles.
Maybe I should just change my character description to simplify the matter.
As long as you're content with things, I don't think you need to change the description. I simply wanted to make sure I hadn't encroached upon your idea of what your character looks like. Black has a much different connotation than does fawn. If you're okay with tawny and are using the term sable to refer to tan/fawn/tawny, then it's all good.
ALL--Shayuri is looking for a connection to some of the others in the party. Anyone interested in working something out with Talashia the sorceress?
Seeing as how she hasn't been in Sandpoint since my character first arrived, I don't see that there's any possible connection there; unless it's with the family she left behind.
It's my impression that everyone else is new to Sandpoint, except for Tac whose been living here at least as long as my PC. Having been curious about the temple being constructed, we could say that Tac is familiar with the collie who's been lurking around the construction site on and off for the past few years. I'll even let Jkason pick a name that the guildsmen know him by if interested.
Ambrus posted this (directed at Shayuri) in the IC:
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Kell catches sight of an unfamiliar young woman with strikingly white hair who seems to have some interest in him. Might she be gracious enough to supply him with his next piece? The collie furrows its brow as it looks up at her imploringly.
OOC: Puppy dog eyes™, Diplomacy +4.
Shayuri, this wasn't a Diplomacy roll directed at the DM, so feel free to roll it on your end and react how you want. Or don't bother to roll at all and just go ahead and react accordingly. Just wanted to make it clear that if a player directs a formal attempt at something toward another player, you guys are free to resolve the attempt how you deem best.
ALL--Shayuri is looking for a connection to some of the others in the party. Anyone interested in working something out with Talashia the sorceress? It's not too late to forge a bond. As I suggested to Shayuri, perhaps you traveled together to Sandpoint but separated for the day during the festivities. Ya'll have a couple of days to work this out before we settle into roles.
I can think of a couple of ways that Talashia might have at least a nominal connection to Tac:
1) Given the number of people that were likely working on the cathedral, it's possible the guild and town arranged for 'fostering,' so that local families supplied housing to guildmembers. Maybe Tac had a room with Talashia's family? So they've been talking her up / anticipating her return? Tac's certainly agreeable enough that he'd be more than willing to find another room while she's back (his cousin's in town, after all, so maybe they're sharing accomodations).
2) And / or: is Tal's mission to do with the standing stones at the cathedral? If so, perhaps the engineers made their junior member (Tac) Talashia's 'liaison' to help guide her / make sure she stayed out of trouble as the work was completed?
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It's my impression that everyone else is new to Sandpoint, except for Tac whose been living here at least as long as my PC. Having been curious about the temple being constructed, we could say that Tac is familiar with the collie who's been lurking around the construction site on and off for the past few years. I'll even let Jkason pick a name that the guildsmen know him by if interested.
Heh. Sounds good to me. Well, given his construction bent, maybe 'Sandstone'? If we want to stick with one name to avoid confusion, though, I'm fine if everyone just knows you as 'Kell,' too.
I didn't mean to include my Diplomacy score as a serious challenge to Talashia, merely as a reminder of how mathematically adorable my collie is. Save vs puppy dog eyes Shayuri!
CB, I think you inadvertently changed Ameiko's name to Amelie halfway through your last post.
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Well, given his construction bent, maybe 'Sandstone'? If we want to stick with one name to avoid confusion, though, I'm fine if everyone just knows you as 'Kell,' too.
Sandstone is fine by me. I rather like the idea that people in town have many different names for my PC.
Sandstone, or Sandy for short, is probably known for making himself useful when hanging around the construction site; fetching misplaced tools, carrying buckets of water to thirsty laborers or barking thunderously to warn of something dangerous he's spotted such as a piece of scaffolding about to collapse.
Ambrus, no worries. I took that as just a guide for RP, not an attempt to mind control my character.
Jkason, that scenario is possible! It might be best if we use an either/or though...either Tac stayed with Tal's parents who were excited about her homecoming, or he's her liason to make sure she doesn't blow up the Cathedral with magic while checking on the stones. Both at once stretches plausibility a little.
CB, do you have anything to add regarding Tal's parents or her 'mission' in Sandpoint? Or are we free to determine those things ourselves?
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