(O)bligatory (O)ut (O)f (C)haracter (T)hread.

We're at the 24 hour mark! At this time tomorrow is the cutoff for applications. I already have a ton of amazing character submissions, and absolutely love some that I'm seeing. Anyone who isn't selected will remain on on the backlist, in case we ever need a replacement. I definitely want to thank everyone in advance for the amazing ideas you've come up with!

Anyone reading who hasn't submitted a concept yet, you have until tomorrow!

And that's the deadline for entries. Over the next couple of hours I should have the selected characters added, and I'll try to get a response out to everyone who submitted an entry today. Congratulations to:

Chayamaya Dasa
Jak Longstepper
Rabbit
Eris Merewind
and Azregh

You'll be joining Sienna on this adventure!

Hi all, excited to play with you all! Fey-themed druid/bloodrager here.

Chayamaya is a vital strike built monk, slime girl themed.

Hello new friends!   Sienna is a healing fairy, sorcerer/oracle build.

Hello all, I will be Rabbit, your resident slayer/hunter. Expect some...tensions with the fey. Rabbit has feelings. And a cold iron sword.

Hello everyone, Eris is an Autumn Gingerbread Witch/Spirit Whisperer Wizard/Feysworn Changeling lass.

You know, the camp cook. :)

EDIT: Whoa, I managed to roll up stats like I was playing Traveller Black Books. I think I might be having a Strength of 5, guys. I'm glad I went through hoops to do SAD!
This message was last edited by the player at 19:36, Thu 17 Dec 2020.

Sounds like some interesting characters!

Just rolled up my own stats. GM, have you heard of the variant where everyone rolls stats, and then anyone can choose any of the sets of rolls? You still get the luck of rolling, but it balances things out a bit more. And looking at the existing rolls, you could imagine some people choosing Chayamaya's balanced rolls and some choosing Sienna's to get that second 18, so you still have some diversity in stats.

Just a thought!

Yeouch! I'll let Eris reroll, there's an old rule from 3.5 that allowed rerolls if none of the attributes are above 13, anyway.

Would people be interested in Jak's suggestion?

I certainly would be! Jak uses almost every stat for something another. I can certainly make do with what I rolled, but a more even distribution would certainly be nice. I also like that it evens out the balance better.

In reply to Voice of the Void (msg # 10):

Sounds good to me.   Getting that 18 was enormously helpful, as it went into Intelligence to help with getting enough skills.  Just don't ask her to open any pickle jars.   ;)

I expect that Sienna will end up the group healer, and she'll also end up with all the Item Creation Feats (in the core book).  So...that's her.

I'm a big fan of standard sets, point-buys, etc. So anything that levels the playing field is awesome.

I'll allow it, then. Everyone who hasn't rolled yet, still roll your set, you you can all choose anyone else's rolls instead of your own. As a player who's prone to horrible rolls myself, it's a great idea, Jak. :)

Cool!

Also, do you have a preferred character sheet template?

And if you do, do you mind if I still just use Hero Lab output?

No particular preference, and everyone should have an open and edible sheet up now (well, a blank box to fill in anyway). You can use whatever format or template you like.

What method do you want for getting extra prepared spells before the game starts?

Ink cost only, ink cost + rented book, or ink cost + purchased scroll?

I see I've missed some chatter. Hello everyone, I'll be playing Azregh, a half orc fighter/magus out on a quest to undo whatever has happened to the First World, or the Bleaching at least. I look forward to gaming with you all.

Scribing costs are fine, you've probably looted a few spellbooks and made a few friends willing to share their knowledge.

Cool cool, since I have Eris mostly all done except for whatever madness happens with input stats and yea old shopping trip I'll just wait around for the final stat arrays to make themselves known.

EDIT: Are we all supposed to know each other already?
This message was last edited by the player at 00:49, Fri 18 Dec 2020.

I'm mostly done.

Standard 2 Traits?
Background Skills?

And I'd like to see the manager there's unacceptably few cute magic items for sale. Also what do you even buy for a girl who can live off of air, thinks a bathtub is a bed, and a barrel is a tent.

I'm...taking that offer of someone else's stats. Anyone's. Please.

A raincoat?

We're gonna be so awesome in this game, I can feel it. The random number gods are surely smiling at us. :)

I got her transforming cloths. Thought about an umbrella/parasol but she doesn't have eyes and her complexion isn't getting any darker so it seemed weird to want shade from the sun.

Rabbit, you can reroll if you like since none of those were above 13. :P

Yes, 2 traits and you can take a drawback for a 3rd. Avoid campaign traits, please. We are using background skills, but not the lore or artistry skills.

And if any of you want to know each other ahead of time, that's perfectly fine. You can even be a pre-assembled adventuring group if you like, whatever suits your fancy!

Sienna tends to move around a lot when not part of a group, just fyi.   Being either an existing group or working with some of the group already, is perfectly fine.

Edit: Now that I think on it, it would probably make more sense if we were all in the same group.  Or at least in the same place, not that I want to limit anyone's backstory.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:04, Fri 18 Dec 2020.

Ok, pending someone rolling better stats, I should be good.

In terms of the group, Jak's backstory is that he often acts as a sort of guide between the material world and the First World. He is human, but has several connections with the fey world. I could easily know those who are more fey in the party (Sienna and Eris) via that.

Rabbit, you not liking fey is definitely going to make things interesting though...

Chayamaya used to live on a mountain with her mom, but then her mom was killed by an orc. Then she lived in a temple with some monks and learned how to punch things. She's like REALLY good at punching things. She changed teachers because her teacher was emulating the guy the orcs who killed her mom worship. She found the object of her revenge the orc who killed her mom was dead and while he was a murderer and a thief, he was still a person. So when she was presented with the chance to kill everyone he ever loved she passed. And that's when she founds out she does have a dad he's alive, and a monkey.

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So she was going to punch some demons really hard, but she's taking a rain-check on generic demon destroying because the world could be in danger and that's important to her because she lives in the world.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:31, Sat 19 Dec 2020.

Let's see, in terms of group.  Sienna falls easily into the role of healer, having both the magical abilities of a life oracle as well as being virtually unmatched in terms of more "ordinary" (i.e. skill use) as a healer.  She also provides support during combat, sometimes in the form of fireballs and others in buff style spells.

She's also competent crafter of magic items, and often uses Keep Watch to allow the group more time to get things done.  She's very much the type to give aid without expecting repayment, which sometimes leads her to wander off into the poor part of town to provide assistance to those who can't pay.

I gave Azregh a pretty open ended backstory for meeting with other PCs, in the form of traveling up and down Golarion more or less at random with his gnome friend. Something could easily be done with that to tie in with someone else.

Mechanics wise I just have to pick out a last couple of bonus feats, burn some wbl, by which I mean all of it, and I'm good to go.

Sienna should be able to craft any consumables that we find we need along the way.  I did set aside a bit of gold for that contingency.

Ok, I'm pretty much done with Jak's character sheet. GM, any thoughts on when we'll start?

I planned to start around the 1st or 2nd, to give people time to make their characters and still enjoy the holidays without feeling rushed. We can start sooner if everyone wants to, though a couple people haven't put a sheet up yet and I don't want them to feel rushed either.

Also, Happy Holidays everyone!

In reply to Voice of the Void (msg # 35):

I did have a question, so I'll toss it out before we get started.

While under the effects of a Keep Watch spell, can a person do a half-day or full-day of work?

You can't really work under Keep Watch. It only specifies fighting as vigorous activity, but trying to accomplish any real work -- mental or physical -- can also be strenuous enough to interrupt the spell. You can keep watch, read, have conversations, and do light duty chores (cooking, tending equipment, etc.).

In reply to Voice of the Void (msg # 37):

I wanted to double check.  Mostly because the spell description is a bit vague and because opinions are divided over at the Paizo forums (as to what it covers).

Edit: And I figured better to ask now, as I'm planning on using it whenever we're not spending the night in a town or other safe zone.

Thanks much.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:53, Fri 25 Dec 2020.

Hope everyone had a happy holiday, and will soon have a happy new year! I'm planning on getting the first post up Friday the 1st. Eris is the only one who hasn't submitted a final sheet, and I don't have a sheet for Rabbit's animal companion yet. On that note, Rabit, would you like me to open a second character up for you for your wolf? And if so, what name would you like? Otherwise I've received and looked over everyone's sheet and everything looks fine.

P.S., you do not want to get hit by Chayamaya. Her vital strike numbers scare me. :P

Excited to start, and happy new year everyone!

I was just looking over my sheet and realized I never put in my bloodrager class abilities. Just put those in.
I also realized there's a rule ambiguity that I should get clarified in advance of game-play. My wildshape grants me a poison, but it's unclear what the DC should be. The poison DC is 10+1/2 HD + con modifier. If it's based on the spell, it would be 10 + spell level + casting modifier, but what is the spell level and casting modifier of wild shape? Neither are super clear. Could I get a ruling on that?

Yeah, mythic vital strike is quite nasty. Jak's strategy is going natural attacks and pounce which is also pretty nasty, but each attack is definitely lighter.

Wildshape is treated as the spell, and the polymorph subschool specifies any DC's of abilities the new form grants use the spell save DC. Since your Fey Form 3 is a 6th level spell, use the DC for your 6th level Druid spells. :)

In reply to Jak Longstepper (msg # 40):

Sienna ended up with Faith's Reach, so that she doesn't need to be in your square to heal you; I anticipate that she'll spend most combats out of melee range.  She also ended dual pathing with both Wild Arcana and Inspired Spell, so she's capable of being quite diverse.  At least as long as she has mythic points, anyways.

Please. Let's go with Wolf for the name, Rabbit is a minimalist that way.

Sounds good, thanks!

Sienna: Jak has solid offense, and a ton of HP (especially when wildshaped and raging), but pretty weak AC for this level, so I'll probably need plenty of that healing!

All set, Rabbit & Wolf!

Wolf's sheet should be finished, barring any errors. I did retrain two feats, I can pay for it if you want - I left a fair bit of gold over for things like this. Basically what I needed was just to take two feats that aren't on the animal companion base list before I got intelligence up to 3 and unlocked other feats. They're both pretty straightforward things, just more skill ranks and better maneuvers while flanking.

Basically, Wolf is really phenomenal at biting people and pulling their legs out from under them. He's pretty scary in that niche.

I really should ask for clarification as to whether we're an already existing adventurer group; because if no then we seem to be traveling together.

So...asking.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:02, Sat 02 Jan 2021.

If it wasn't clear, you've all met up within the last few days while trying to find Mossholm.

Hmm wondering who makes the best party face and realizing only half of the characters who've posted so far have an actual face. I don't feel like out running her and then speaking inside her head is our best option here...

I have an above average charisma and pretty solid wild empathy check vs animals and fey, but I did not particularly invest in charisma based skills so I wouldn't make a great party face.

In reply to Chayamaya Dasa (msg # 49):

A similar thought had occurred, but I already know that it's not going to be Sienna.   Sometimes getting people to take you seriously when you're only a foot tall can be a challenge.

Azregh has a penalty on Charisma, but I did invest in sense motive and diplomacy. He's not great at it, mind, but it's enough to semi-reliably gather information from locals and maybe defuse situations should the need arise. Not every problem can be solved with violence after all.

I have a charisma penalty, but max ranks in Diplomacy and Intimidate - Intimidate in particular is really decent.

You have a slime girl who likes pretty dresses who's got a solid chance of outright killing a young adult white dragon in a single punch who never "speaks". (The trick is doing 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats and running 10km every day.) She's bad at being intimidating but if yo want doors open being able to punch holes through vault doors and open them from the inside is a solid option.

So...I vote Azregh should serve as the party mediator/diplomat.

In reply to Sienna Frost (msg # 55):

It seems like that's what might have to happen going forward, I'm sure it'll go absolutely swimmingly.

Is fairy different than Sylvan? Because I thought Sylvan was the language of the Fey.

In reply to Jak Longstepper (msg # 57):

Think more Tinker Bell and less Seelie Court.  Or that's my perception, anyways.

Sorry guys, I think I have to put gaming on the back burner for a couple of weeks. I have a ton of paperwork to fill out before mid Feb. Normally this time of year is just making appointments for these things, but everything's by mail this year.

In reply to Voice of the Void (msg # 59):

No problem.

It happens. I'll be here when you return.