I'm craving Adventure Paths! [Pathfinder, seeking GM / Group]

[Chulanowa]

Howdy howdy howdy! I'm putting my hopes out there that some intrepid, daring, and magnanimous person can help me - and hopefully some other players - out. I've been having a massive craving for some of the Pathfinder Adventure paths. But not just any old Adventure paths, two in particular!

Specifically, I really, really want to play in a game for the Mummy's Mask or Iron Gods adventure paths. I know they're not to everyone's tastes (especially the latter, it seems) but I adore them.

What I'm looking for, in terms of particulars are as follows.
• Group game: I don't find playing in solos terribly engaging, and much prefer having a handful of players to bounce around with. 4-6 players is ideal.
• Smut: I know, I'm the weirdo on E, but having smut in my system games isn't that important to me. It's fun when it's there sure, but I'm more interested in the other parts of the game, and find coitus interruptions to be more of a drag.
• Game stuff: I strongly favor restricting sources to Paizo-only, using 20/25-point buys, and having a fair bit of flexibility on races (hey, you never know when someone is going to come up with an awesome idea for a Ghoran, right?)

[Bibliophilia]

I'm also interested in this.  -nodnod.-

[Silver Phoenix]

Seconding the desire for Iron Gods!  Mummy's Mask would not be out of line as well.  But mostly Iron Gods - I love me tech and fantasy!

[Chulanowa]

Still looking for this; will also happily take Giantslayer AP 

[Vergil Tanner]

I'm craving a good Pathfinder game as well! I'm not sure about Iron Gods - not sure it would be to my tastes - but Mummy's Mask and Giantslayer would be awesome. ^_^

Alas, I don't know enough about Pathfinder to be an effective GM, but I'm an eager player

[who149]

I'd be super into DMing something like this. I'm not familiar with  too many settings but I can learn about whichever one people seem most intrested in!

[Chulanowa]

Well, if you're familiar with the pathfinder system, you're most of the way there. Just need the Adventure Path material past that. Maybe setting books if you wanna get really fancy-fancy

[who149]

I'm reading up on Iron Gods right now. I think i'm gonna go with that. I'm gonna read up on the setting for a bit. The game will not be sex focused. However lewdity is fine. Characters can be as vulgar as they want, be naked, have sex if they want. However the plot will not revolve around it.

[Bibliophilia]

-big sparkle eyes.-  You're awesome!

[Chulanowa]

Neato! Numeria, Land of Fallen Stars, and hte Technology Guide will be most helpful 

[Vergil Tanner]

Eeeeh....I don't really like Iron Gods, so if that's the one you're going with, I'm gonna bow out. It's just really not to my tastes. Something about Tech and Fantasy in a system game turns me off, though I'm not sure why. One of those things, I guess. Have fun, though!

[who149]

This is a lot of information to take in. I might get a few things wrong so try to be patient ^^;

I don't actually usually use source books so this is very new. I've wanted to try it though. I'm reading it up on a pdf. Is there anything anybody really wants though? Like gameplay wise or character wise?

[Chulanowa]

Well, they're not mandatory, but do give a few ideas and options for the setting and such.

I am not especially picky; Character-wise... man, I have a mess of ideas for Iron Gods, so the biggest hassle is picking one of them.

[Vergil Tanner]

Oh, fuck it, I'll give it a shot. I need to get past my Tech and Fantasy hang up, and I have a real craving for Pathfinder games anyway, so whatever! I'll toss my hat into the ring!

So, how does Iron Gods differ from standard Pathfinder? Is it just a group of Fantasy Adventurers fighting robots and whatnot?

If so, I have a Slayer Character who specialises in Empty Quiver Style that I could use...if that's ok?
Also, what level would we be starting at? 1st? 2nd? 3rd? Which EXP tracker? I don't want to be doing the slow tracker, since that takes aaaaaaages to level up.

Also, how do people want to determine stats? Rolling, or Point Buy? Or House Rules? One campaign I'm in where I am, the GM told us to make our stats 14 + 1d4, since he likes his players being Gods In A Box, but he ups the difficulty to punish us harshly if we make a mistake. That in particular is a lot of fun.


Anyway! I'm tentatively in, if a Slayer character is ok?

[Chulanowa]

So, how does Iron Gods differ from standard Pathfinder? Is it just a group of Fantasy Adventurers fighting robots and whatnot?

Well, it takes place in Numeria, which is a country in Golarion, so technically it's not different from "standard pathfinder."  I guess in a basic sense, yeah. "adventurers beat up robots" is a way to look at it, but being a six-part adventure path of course there's more to it. I kind of see it as a mix of Mad max, Conan, and Shannara, though.. .take it as you will.

Also, what level would we be starting at? 1st? 2nd? 3rd? Which EXP tracker? I don't want to be doing the slow tracker, since that takes aaaaaaages to level up.

Adventure Paths start at level 1, and either use the medium track or story-based progression.

Also, how do people want to determine stats? Rolling, or Point Buy? Or House Rules?

All good questions and we wait with bated breath 

[Vergil Tanner]

Well, I tend to prefer either rolling or house rule...my funnest campaign so far is one where the GM let us have some pretty awesome stats (14+1d4) but scaled up the difficulty to match xD

Would people be ok with a longbow Slayer, BTW?

[Chulanowa]

I hate rolling for stats. S'why I ask for point buy in the OP 

[Vergil Tanner]

That's why 14+1d4 is a good compromise, since I kinda dislike Point Buy!
That way you're at least guaranteed to get decent stats, since your lowest possible Stat is 15



Seriously though, I don't mind either way...though I DO love those 14+1d4 games...it lets the GM throw tougher challenges at us earlier without breaking us

[Chulanowa]

Not a real big on characters with no weak spots, personally.

[Vergil Tanner]

Tell that to my Anti Paladin. Lowest Stat was a 16, and in the first combat, some random sailor twatted him one for about 12 damage, and he only had 13 health to start with. He got healed up to eight health, then the captain shot him for 8 damage. >.>
I mean. To be fair, he DID preface that by Critting somebody and dealing 22 damage - an instant kill - with a fucking fork of all things, but still!
In any case, I get that...but I always dislike the headache of balancing the Point Buy System with "Oh, I need high this, but that means he has to have a -5 on this other stat," and I dunno, I just find it...iffy. I mean, if that's what people want to do, I'm cool with it and I'll deal with it...I just prefer rolling the dice, since then I can at least blame the dice if I get my ass kicked.

I dunno. If we do the Point Buy System, is it possible to Opt In to roll the dice instead? Like, you get to roll some dice for your stats, but you HAVE to take them once you've rolled them? Best of both worlds!

[Chulanowa]

some random sailor twatted him one for about 12 damage, and he only had 13 health to start with.

That sounds like one hell of a night 

[Vergil Tanner]

Haha, oh shush you yankee scum. You know full well what that's slang for in England
The fucking came later; he's got a Cha bonus of +5, so if he goes out wenching, he's almost guaranteed to get laid. I mean. Because of some obscenely good rolls on my part, he has, like...19 strength, 17 dexterity, 18 Con and 20 Charisma. In my GM's words (this is a proper, all around the table, rolling real dice game), "He has the body of an Olympian God."

Seriously though If we do do the point buy system, is it ok if I roll for my stats instead and take those results? I just prefer rolling because I'm not good with maths or points balancing shit.

[Chulanowa]

They make calculators for it!

http://www.jody-white.com/pathfinder-ability-score-calculator.php

[Vergil Tanner]

But it's still so much woooooooooork.

Fiiiiiine, I guess I'll have to make 25 points work for my character soooomehoooowwwww. *grumblegrumble*Notlettingmeroll*grumblegrumble*

[Silver Phoenix]

Ooooo!  Did I correctly read that Iron Gods is up?  I'd love to apply!