Rules and Expectations:

1: Have fun!  If something is impeding your ability to have fun, let me know in a PM and hopefully we can work it out.

2: I'm looking for a relatively fast paced game, so only apply if you can commit to a rate of about 4 posts per week.  If something comes up and you won't be able to post for a while, let me know.

3: Pick a color to represent your character's speech, and use it when they talk.  OOC comments should be in orange.

4: When taking actions with mechanical effects (I.E. spellcasting, skill use,) clearly state your actions, rolls, intended results, etc in orange below your main post.  This is especially important during combat




5: To keep things flowing smoothly in PbP, Initiative will be handled in groups.  All enemies and NPCs will share the same intiative, and all players who act before the next enemy turn can post in whatever order they want.  Player turns will be resolved in the order they are posted, unless you specify otherwise in your post.

Example: Alice, Bob and Carol are fighting a pack of ghouls.  Their rolls are 5, 11, and 19 respectively, while the ghouls initiative is 8.  Bob and Carol each take a turn in whatever order they want, then the ghouls take a turn, then Alice, Bob and Carol take their turns in any order.

6: To speed things along, I will roll most passive checks for skills like Perception, Appraise, Sense Motive, Knowledge, Linguistics, Profession, and Spellcraft.  In situations where you can take 10, I will both take ten AND roll on your behalf, and give you the better result.  You may also actively roll, either to retry certain checks (like searching a room) or to make a check I might have overlooked.  If I've already made a non-repeatable skill check on your behalf, you can only re-roll if you're using a limited-use ability to affect the roll, such as a bard using Well-Versed to take 20 on a knowledge check.

7: During combat rounds, players have 72 hours to post after the GM does.  After that point, the character will be on "autopilot" for the round, usually consisting of taking the total defense action or attacking an appropriate target.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:51, Sat 02 Oct 2021.

Character Creation:

Level 4:
20 pt buy (plus stat increase from level 4)
No restrictions on race, class, or alignment (but see below)
Starting wealth of 6000 GP
Max HP at first level, then half+1 for future levels.  So for a d8 hit die, you would get 5 hp before any bonuses.
Two traits, no drawbacks.
Clerics may choose what type of energy they channel at creation, regardless of alignment.
The "Create Pit" family of spells is not allowed.  I reserve the right to ban other content as needed.
All Paizo content allowed.  3rd party content by GM permission only.

We will be using hero points and background skills.  You start the game with two hero points.
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamem...er-rules/hero-points
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/skills/background-skills/

Here is a link to the Player's Guide for the Carrion Crown AP: https://paizo.com/products/btp...-Crown-Players-Guide

It's free, and I recommend giving it a look. However, a lot of it is focused on the first book of the adventure, which we won't be playing.  In particular we won't be using the listed campaign traits, and characters specialized in dealing with undead will find those skills less useful than they would be in book one (though there is still a fair share of undead in this part of the adventure, as well.)

While there are no hard restrictions on character creation, this is a campaign centered around seeking out and defeating terrible evils.  A character with no interest in this sort of work, or one incapable of working in a group, would not be a good fit for this game.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:02, Wed 20 Oct 2021.

I will be judging applications primarily on two criteria:  Does your character have an interesting story to tell?  And can you tell that story well, as a player?

While I'm not demanding any specific length for your RTJ, it should be long enough to convince me you've got both of the things I'm looking for.  Which means that if you're giving me one-sentence answers, they had better be REALLY good sentences.

Applications will stay open until noon Thursday, October 7th.

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RTJ:
Name:

Race:

Class:

Character Concept: A one sentence description of your prospective character.

Description: How does your character look, act, dress?

Biography: Tell me about your character's past.  Suggested topics include their family, what brings them to Lepidstadt, and how they caught Judge Daramid's attention as a potential investigator.

Connections: Give me two people that your character knows, one ally and one enemy.

Secrets: Give me one secret that your character is keeping from the world, and one secret that they aren't aware of.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:58, Sat 02 Oct 2021.

After your RTJ is accepted, you're ready to start work on your character sheet.  This is my favorite format of character sheet, but you're free to use whatever format you prefer, so long as it's easy to understand.

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Name  : xxxxx               | Race  : xxxxx            | Height: x'x"
Player: xxx                 | Gender: xxxx             | Weight: xxxlbs
Update:                     | Age   : xx               | Eyes  : xxx
Align : xxxxx               | Size  : xxxxx            | Hair  : xxx
Deity : xxxxx               | Speed : xxft             | Hand  : xxx
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       Ability    |   Temporary   | Class                 Level
     Score   Mod  |  Score   Mod  |  xxxxx                  x
STR   xx      +x  |               |  xxxxx                  x
DEX   xx      +x  |               |
CON   xx      +x  |               |
INT   xx      +x  |               |
WIS   xx      +x  |               |Total Level: x         Extra Feats: 0
CHA   xx      +x  |               |Hero Points: 2/3
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        Total   Current   Subdual |         Total   Dex   Misc
HP    :   xx       xx             | Init  :   +x  =  x  +
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          Total        Armr  Shld   Dex  Misc
Full    :   10  =  10 +     +     +     +
AC      :   10  =  10 +     +     +     +
Touch   :   10  =  10 + xxx + xxx +     +
FlatFoot:   10  =  10 +     +     + xxx +
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SAVES                          Ability
            Bonus    Base   Mod  Magic
Fort (Con):   +x    =     +     +     +
Ref  (Dex):   +x    =     +     +     +
Will (Wis):   +x    =     +     +     +
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Base    Total   Base   Str   Misc | Base    Total   Base   Dex   Misc
Melee :   +x  =      +     +      | Range :   +x  =      +     +
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Combat  Total  Base  Str  Misc    | Mnvr   Total  Base   Str   Dex  Misc
Mnvr   : +x  =  0  +  0  +  0     | Defense: +x  =  0  +  0  +  0  +  0
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Weapon: xxxxxx         Weight: x lbs
Move Name    Type    Atk   Damage    Crit      Range   Type    Special
Attack      |Melee | +xx | xdx+x  | xx-20/x2 |   -   |   x   |
Charge      |Melee | +xx | xdx+x  | xx-20/x2 |   -   |   x   |

Weapon: xxxxxx         Weight: x lbs
Move Name    Type    Atk   Damage    Crit      Range   Type    Special
Attack      |Range | +xx | xdx+x  | xx-20/x2 |   -   |   x   |

Armor: xxxxxx           Weight: xx lbs
 AC  MaxDex Pen. SplFail Speed  Special
 +x |  +x  | -x |  xx%  | xxft | None

Armor: xxxxxx           Weight: xx lbs
 AC  MaxDex Pen. SplFail Speed  Special
 +x |  --  | -x |  xx%  | xxft | None

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ABILITIES/FEATS

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SPELLBOOK:

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SPELLS KNOWN/PREPARED:
0:
1:
2:
x:

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SPELLS PER DAY / SAVE DC (Spell Level + Ability Mod + 10)
1:  / DC xx
2:  / DC xx
x:  / DC xx

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SKILLS (Max Rank = Level, Class Skills get +3 bonus with at least 1 Rank)

                 Key     Total Ability     Class  Misc
                 Ability  Mod   Mod  Ranks Skill  Mod
Acrobatics         (Dex) +    =    +    +    +
Bluff              (Cha) +    =    +    +    +
Climb              (Str) +    =    +    +    +
Diplomacy          (Cha) +    =    +    +    +
Disable Device^    (Dex) +    =    +    +    +
Disguise           (Cha) +    =    +    +    +
Escape Artist      (Dex) +    =    +    +    +
Fly                (Dex) +    =    +    +    +
Heal               (Wis) +    =    +    +    +
Intimidate         (Cha) +    =    +    +    +
Knowledge:_____^   (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Knowledge:_____^   (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Perception         (Wis) +    =    +    +    +
Ride               (Dex) +    =    +    +    +
Sense Motive       (Wis) +    =    +    +    +
Spellcraft^        (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Stealth            (Dex) +    =    +    +    +
Survival           (Wis) +    =    +    +    +
Swim               (Str) +    =    +    +    +
Use Magic Device^  (Cha) +    =    +    +    +

Appraise           (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Artistry:_____     (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Craft:_____        (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Handle Animal^     (Cha) +    =    +    +    +
Knowledge: Geo  ^  (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Knowledge: Engi^   (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Knowledge: His^    (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Knowledge: Nobi^   (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Linguistics        (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Lore               (Int) +    =    +    +    +
Perform:_____      (Cha) +    =    +    +    +
Profession:_____^  (Wis) +    =    +    +    +
Sleight of Hand^   (Dex) +    =    +    +    +


^Trained only
Languages:

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