New Pbp game , after the TouD!

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:26 pm

The date of the game is May 1st, 785 Barovian Calendar, btw.

I actually need help from anyone who is good at maps LOL!

I can tell you this:

Forlorn is gone, Hazlan is under Nova Vaasa. The Shadow Rift has shrunk.
Barovia has a Port in Immol and Hoessla!

Lord Skybolt · Post by **Lord Skybolt** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:19 am

I'm all most done with my character I need a name for him . He is not native to any particular region as is noted in his back ground . The back ground is on the character sheet . And Rob do you want a PDF fillable character sheet for Pathfinder character . I can send you one if you want one . Will your Cleric be of the Pathfinder type also .

To Tarlyn . Do you mean the Medium Exp Chart ?

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:55 am

Yes Lord Skybolt, the Medium exp chart it is

A G Thing · Post by **A G Thing** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:12 pm

Going for a Gnome Evo Specialist Wizard by the name of Josem Synablathept Ogmonosphere... Though you can call him Jo... Will get the background to you ASAHP...

I am assuming we don't have to have pathfinder characters but if so just let me know okay!!!

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:32 pm

You can make your pc whatever you want it to be from anything 3.5, or Pathfinder. Anyone not using Pathfinder, however I will make some special exceptions concerning the skill points and such. I just have to read it again.

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:59 pm

K, just as an enlightener, what is this Pathfinder everybody's talking about?

JMaytr · Post by **JMaytr** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:09 pm

just the game that may save Dungeons and Dragons for us fans. Its a 3.5 (sorta 3.75) d20 fantasy setting made by Paizo. the cats that used to publish Dragon and Dungeon. worth every penny!

steveflam · Post by **steveflam** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:11 pm

I have a link from ewan here, Ail.

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/gettingStarted.html

Have a look. Like Jmatyr says, its pretty good.

Lord Skybolt · Post by **Lord Skybolt** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:19 am

It is just not a whole new setting but an up grade for 3.5 in my opinion and actually has more flavor from just the main core Book . It is both the Players and the DMG in one book . Better organized and the skill system is simpler and more streamlined . And all the Base Classes are more playable through up to 20 level with a capstone ability at 20th for almost every class .

JMaytr · Post by **JMaytr** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:09 am

My Dwarven cleric is named Duncan Ironbelly. As a child he found that he didn't like physical labor and so became a cleric of Moradin. Duncan was a voracious reader and gobbled up every text on every knowledgeable subject he could find. Soon senior clerics were coming to him for his expert skills.

On a journey to the kron hills in his homeland, Duncan and his small band got lost in a heavy rainstorm for several days. When the rain finally cleared Duncan found he was lost and separated from his comrades.

Duncan's other passion is brewing and drinking. When he isn't nose deep in a book, he is hard at work brewing amber and dark dwarven ales. He has been known to go on drinking binges for several days at a time, ironicly it is during these drinking periods that Duncan is the most agreeable to physical labor or combat.

Duncan is very rigid in his beliefs of religion and society. He dislikes liars and thieves and is very slow to forgive a grudge. Non dwarves often consider Duncan taciturn and rude, but it comes from his long hours away from crowds alone with his books. Duncan has a large heart and would lay his life down in an instant to save another. His courage can seem foolhardy at times as it is often fueled by strong alcohol.

ewancummins · Post by **ewancummins** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:19 am

From what I've seen, PF is a somewhat powered up, but slowed down [slower advancement, but more kick-ass races and classes] revision of D20 D&D. It streamlines a few of the cliunker rules and has several other mechanical changes, but the guts of the game remain 3E.

It is paired with, but need not be used with, the new setting of Golarion. I've often heard Golarion compared with Greyhawk and Forgotten Realms in terms of quality of design, variety, scope, etc.

JMaytr · Post by **JMaytr** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:25 am

Yes, Golarion is a rockin setting. The cultures are very distinct and rich with history. I'd say its as developed as GH and FR. I think the deities rock and have a nice cosmic story, plus their goblins kick ass! They fear dogs as their natural enemies and will attack a canine instead of humanoid when given an option.

GOBLIN! GOBLIN!

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:37 pm

Hey, nice to know about Pathfinder. Anyway, I gave a quick read to the 4E PHB this last week in order to make a PC for a game that will be the weekend after the next one, the Weekend in Realms (2 weeks later, here)

I didn't find 4E that bad, I mean, mechanically I liked it. What really gets me is that all the flavour seems to be lost, and it feels a bit like a board game.

The most heavily hit, in my opinion, were the arcane classes, where the whole fun of spells was lost. But as someone else said on the board, if you consider it a different game and not a replacement, then it's ok: less skills and with more ample uses, weapon groups with weapon specific powers, rituals and implements aftecting powers are nice things to me, but as I said before, they're all on the mechanic side.

I don't have the DMG, so I don't know if the game improves with it, but anywya, for a tactical game it seems nice. As roleplay it lacks a bit, I agree, but may work.

'Not that bad' is not exactly 'good'

Ail · Post by **Ail** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:32 pm

Well, I'm still fine-tuning my ideas, but let me try to get this straight in class terms.

We have

BBQD: Ranger
AG: Specialist wizard
JMaytr: Cleric
Varrus: Ranger (Monster Hunter)
Lord Sky Bolt: Cleric
Path of Dreams: <will he play?>
Ewan: <will he play?>

I may have put some people off with my early declaration I would go for Rogue/Bard. In truth, the basic idea is swashbuckler, and now that I found two fighter-type classes that blend in with the concept (one of them a PrC), I'm having second doubts.
Thing is: we don't quite have tanks nor rogues as of yet...

But I'm thinking that Rogue/Swashbuckler (Complete xxx book) may not work very well and I may not go for Rogue after all.

I'm also toying with the idea of playing a descendant of the previous campaign, after all, and that would turn to be some kind of Paladinesque character. But that's only a possibility at the moment, depending on what the rest of the group thinks we'll need in the 'roles covered' department.

So, bottomline, what do you think would work best for a swashbuckler type with high charisma? Shortlist of classes: Rogue, Bard, Swashbuckler, Duelist (PrC), Highway Rider (PrC)

Lord Skybolt · Post by **Lord Skybolt** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:33 pm

I did not read it but some actually described it as miniatures the RPG . And as they were "redesigning" it the changes were not for me just because why of they changed it . For instance they changed things to just to change them .

I'm Actually playing A Sorcerer(Air Blood Lined ) from Pathfinder .

Café de Nuit

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New Pbp game , after the TouD!