The Plain of Solairen (Pathfinder interest check)

[ravinwulf]

Hello, thank you for your interest.
I Am looking for up to six players for an adventure set in a custom universe using the Pathfinder system. Details will be listed so players can brainstorm their various ideas. I simply ask all players try to communicate with each other as I tend to like cohesive parties.

What i am seeking: two to four players with creative minds.

What you can expect: I will happily work with anyone to make their concepts come to life, but I will put my foot down if I sense you are trying to break something. I run my world with the logic that if you think you can win even in the worst odds, but running in blindly will get you killed almost every time. Combat will not be my only focus, so if you want to be something less punchy then i will be sure to include something more your speed.

The story thus far: This is the plane or solairen. A vast expanse of a world where many kingdoms govern all four corners of the land. Players will be simple adventures drawn into a central plot, and should they choose to follow the intrigue many more ventures will rise in their path.

Character creation: All players will start at Level two. Attributes will be made from a single stat line i will roll when character creation begins. Any class or race long as you run it by me first. Also note i am open to homebrew content, but will have to work with players to make sure its not going to ruin the game. And 3rd party material will require extra time as I may need to find the source unless its provided. I will also have a number of custom races in the world so players are welcome to use them if they see fit.

HP and vitality will be determined using the rules found in the pathfinder core book, if there is confusion on that please ask.

Equipment: All players will start with a pool of 1k gold. Buy any gear and equipment you see fit. Be creative here, cause i will be sure to award people for it. example soap can be used to make a sick lather on the floor, making a makeshift grease spell, Flower and matches making a low level fireball, this sort of thing.

Adult content: My last game was derailed pretty fast as i didn't think i needed to say this. I am writing a story not a porno. If you want to do an overly sexual character then tell me up front, but I will not play out every sex scene, and will in fact move past most of those scenes as i feel they are not necessary to the plot. I also am not a huge fan of implied situations that would be counted as rape. Other than that I am open to many adult situations, and content, please just be sure to let me know what you are asking about before trying to include it.

[Hobbes1266]

Is this going to use first or second edition pathfinder?

[ravinwulf]

This sounds like fun! I'm always up for a good Pathfinder game.

What's the general tone of your setting? High adventure? Dark and gritty? How silly or serious? What sort of backgrounds would you expect PCs to have, and what sort of alignments?

Thank you for asking. I have  over arching narrative to run, but if i gave it a description its going to be a high adventure with interactions based on players. Some silliness encouraged, but please dont take it too far. as for alignments i will not stop you from playing a evil character, but i will warn you that there will be NPC heroes through out the land ad if they catch wind of you or your infamy spread far enough you may ind up with a bounty. as for backgrounds, if yu have somehtig in mind just run it by me, and i will see if we cna work it in.

Is this going to use first or second edition pathfinder?

first ed. I am not the biggest fan of second ed.

[Arcanist]

I am definately interested. Are you looking at an urban or wilderness style adventure?

[ravinwulf]

I am definately interested. Are you looking at an urban or wilderness style adventure?

This game will run a large variety if environments. I want to jeep a few suprises, but will disclose that there my  e water hazards in some points of the quest, so be prepared.

[ravinwulf]

The stat line for the game is as such. 18, 16, 15, 15, 13, 12.

Also, i forget to mention this at times. All players get two starting traits.

[ravinwulf]

I have 3 people already lined up and can g as high as 8 under good circumstances, any one who is legitimately into this idea please contact me to begin the character creation process. I would love to get this game rolling by next Friday Oct. 11th if possible.

[Stendarr]

I'm interested in joining.

Should we just send you a character sheet?

What sort of situation is the story going to open with? Should we have any particular motivations right off the get-go?

[Roman100]

I'm interested but I'd like to know the themes we're likely to spend a lot of time in. If politics and intrigue I might go Bard, if adventuring then something more physical.

[ravinwulf]

I'm interested but I'd like to know the themes we're likely to spend a lot of time in. If politics and intrigue I might go Bard, if adventuring then something more physical.

I am going to strive a balance of things. Political, intrigue, adventuring. You are going to meet many strange people and see many new sights in this story, if i had to choose one though i would say be prepared for a quest that will challeneg you brain as well as physical body.

If i need to be more specific i tend to put plot over mechanique, so as long as people are having fun then i am having fun.

[Roman100]

Any particular restrictions on alignment? Had a concept for Lawful Evil. Loyal and logical just also a jerk.

[ravinwulf]

Any particular restrictions on alignment? Had a concept for Lawful Evil. Loyal and logical just also a jerk.

If its what you want to do then fine, but i request you bear in mind that if other players take issue i will ask you to tone it back. I dont want to ruin anyones fun, but i expect the a
Same of my players.

[Stendarr]

The rules for HP in the core book are full HD at level 1 and roll thereafter, right?

Also note i am open to homebrew content

When I GM Pathfinder I usually let composite longbows be "one size fits all". Where you just get Str to damage to avoid having to get your bow refitted every time your Str goes up or down. It would be nice if I could use that.

In a similar vein, how are we handling coins? Usually, I let making change be magical. Players carry around PP and magically always find exact change. Similarly, since 50 coins are supposed to be 1lbs, I let 500GP (50 PP), be 1lbs. Of course, if you want to do it your way that's cool too.

Also:

I simply ask all players try to communicate with each other as I tend to like cohesive parties.

With that in mind, here's an idea I had for a character: Mythweavers

I still have to buy adventuring gear, but I'm gonna wait until I know what I'm going to need.

Mechanically, I'm going for a build focused largely around intimidation. That means I'm going to be much less proficient vs undead and other things that can't be scared. If the campaign is gonna be full of those things I might be inclined to change my character up a bit mechanically.

Regardless, my character is going to be a gentle giant. With a kind disposition to friends, but taking advantage of a hulking frame to intimidate and bully foes. Maybe they'll have a bit of a justice boner. I'll figure out more of a backstory once we get things more organized, but I'd love for my character to have shared previous experiences with one or more of the other characters.

I'm not sure if I want to play a male or female, but I'm leaning toward a female.

As for sexy stuff, they'd definitely be a switch. They would take advantage of their almost-alter-ego in bed just as well as with other things. Probably with rather vanilla likings, but accompanied by sudden and powerful outbursts of some particular kinks. My personal O/Os as a player are pretty darn open though, and I've sorta got a thing for my characters being violated.

[ravinwulf]

A few very good points here. I like the concept presented. This character should be fine for this as there is not a focus on undead. As for the bow thing, i am sorry its not that simple, but a bowyer can easily fix up a bow to the specifics required, it will only be a gold or two, so you won't have to buy a new bow constantly.
Exact chang will not be a magic thing, but most main cities have exchange centers as they have currencies based on their national currency. Most of it is one to one of course.

[GreenFlame]

I do love PF, and got few ideas for a character to play. One 3pp source I love, perhaps even morethe base game are spheres, any chance it would be acceptable to use?

[ravinwulf]

I do love PF, and got few ideas for a character to play. One 3pp source I love, perhaps even morethe base game are spheres, any chance it would be acceptable to use?

Sorry, but i have to say no to this. I have not seen this on the core site fore pathfinder, and while it looks interesting i don't really want to add a s
ystem of magic that was not confirmed by paizo itself.

[Roman100]

If its what you want to do then fine, but i request you bear in mind that if other players take issue i will ask you to tone it back. I dont want to ruin anyones fun, but i expect the a
Same of my players.

I don't think you'll have to worry. He's really more like a ambitious courtier and not at all interested in most 'evil' things like murder and definitely not in raising undead or anything. Just a jerk who follows the rules. I will be going with a multi-classed oracle/sorcerer if that's alright.

[ravinwulf]

I don't think you'll have to worry. He's really more like a ambitious courtier and not at all interested in most 'evil' things like murder and definitely not in raising undead or anything. Just a jerk who follows the rules. I will be going with a multi-classed oracle/sorcerer if that's alright.

Go right ahead.

[Stendarr]

As for the bow thing, i am sorry its not that simple, but a bowyer can easily fix up a bow to the specifics required, it will only be a gold or two, so you won't have to buy a new bow constantly.

Each +1 on a composite bow is actually 100GP (rules as written), but as long as we can just pay the difference to get it changed it's not really a big deal.

I don't think you'll have to worry. He's really more like a ambitious courtier and not at all interested in most 'evil' things like murder and definitely not in raising undead or anything. Just a jerk who follows the rules. I will be going with a multi-classed oracle/sorcerer if that's alright.

I mean, how alignment affects character personality and motivations is vague at best. To me, he kinda sounds neutral instead of evil, but just a jerk. Also, I think you can do a jerk without bothering other people as long as he can take as much as he can dish out. Kinda like friends that you make fun of in good spirit.

[ravinwulf]

Okay, glad to see people taking interest int he game like this. So i want to clarify a few things. I am open to custom races and have at least 5 already prepared should there be any interest, as far as classes and magic i can convert most 3.5 classes rather easily into pathfinder ones, but as far as new schools of magic, I cant do much with the ones that are overly complicated. To give an example; I have been working on converting incarnum magic into a pathfinder things, but its a slow process. Out side 3rd party systems will be very hard to do, and while i want people to feel free to make what they want A magic system found in a wiki is not something i want to try and introduce int the world.

Now i have 3 people already lined up for the game. A mage, a rogue, and a warrior. I can run u to eight slots in total, which means i have 5 open spaces for people. If you are in for this game please make use of a shareable source like mythweavers, and message me the end result of your character. i will be linking a thread for posting cast characters tomorrow.

[Roman100]

I will do human, myself. And honestly I think he'll be fine. He's not selfish or greedy or anything but if he had to choose between saving the lives of the useful party or a bunch of useless orphans he would pick the party because no one wanted the orphans anyways.

He'll contribute and help out, he'll just be willing to take the shortest line to victory. That kind of blurs the neutral/evil line for me but he could really be played either way without changing the character.  He's redeemed by being utterly honest, loyal and dependable.

[Stendarr]

So who else is getting in on this thing? Should we have a separate thread to set up inter-character relationships?

[Athem]

Cathran the Foundling, a half-elf monk
Myth-weavers

Cathran is an... unorthodox monk. She was abandoned at the monastery as a small child; she barely remembers her mother and doesn't remember her father at all. She assumes she was illegitimate, and an embarrassment, but this doesn't bother her. The monastery was her family.

She can often seem carefree, even flighty. She does not see this as being at odds with the disciplined life of a monk. Her motto is:

"To dance with complete freedom, you must first master the steps."

Similarly, she believes true freedom requires an instinctive discipline to set itself against. The freedom offered by chaos can easily slide into selfishness, "like a bad dancer who stumbles and claims it's a new dance". Cathran is full of aphorisms like that.

She always loved to dance, and her fluid fighting style incorporates dance elements. She eschews traditional monk robes for plain clothes or flamboyant dancer's outfits that still do not hinder her movement. Sometimes, opponents don't realize they're facing a monk until her foot is in their face.

Oh, and bar-brawls are a guilty pleasure 

[GreenFlame]

Sorry, but i have to say no to this. I have not seen this on the core site fore pathfinder, and while it looks interesting i don't really want to add a s
ystem of magic that was not confirmed by paizo itself.

Of course, you won't see and 3pp material on Archives of Nethys! They only host Paizo material. An unofficial, but commonly used side, d20pfsrd, has them at two separate things: Spheres Of Power and Spheres of Might. You can buy them on paizo.com (or for SoP) and that's not many 3pp books get any recognition beyond that, so I'm not sure what you mean. It's not found of a wiki, an SoP Wikidot is official hosting for the system similar Archives of Nethys but for DDS material. Just like with base PF you can buy and use books, but it would be madness to expect you to buy them just for this game.  Also, it's not just a magic system. There are also SoM that focuses on Martial characters. Itąs alright if you don't want to include the system, but I wanted to get facts straight.

Okay, glad to see people taking interest int he game like this. So i want to clarify a few things. I am open to custom races and have at least 5 already prepared should there be any interest, as far as classes and magic i can convert most 3.5 classes rather easily into pathfinder ones, but as far as new schools of magic, I cant do much with the ones that are overly complicated. To give an example; I have been working on converting incarnum magic into a pathfinder things, but its a slow process. Out side 3rd party systems will be very hard to do, and while i want people to feel free to make what they want A magic system found in a wiki is not something i want to try and introduce int the world.

Now i have 3 people already lined up for the game. A mage, a rogue, and a warrior. I can run u to eight slots in total, which means i have 5 open spaces for people. If you are in for this game please make use of a shareable source like mythweavers, and message me the end result of your character. i will be linking a thread for posting cast characters tomorrow.

I all for new races. What kind of races did you come up with?

[Arcanist]

I am creating a cleric of some description. Either a gypsy cleric of desna or a shadowy cleric of some generic god/goddess of rogues.