Board 8 > ~1b8~ Board 8 D&D One-Shots - All Welcome, Low Commitment! ~1b8~

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And occult.

And yes.

Nothing third party obviously.
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Eddv posted...

In fact what the hell, I will commit to running at least one out the gate.

EDDVs first ONE SHOT session

FRIDAY 4/21 10PM EST

PATHFINDER SOCIETY SCENARIO 6-10 The Wounded Wisp

The Synopsis -

As junior/aspiring members of the world-famous (or perhaps infamous) Pathfinder Society, you basically spend a lot of time hanging around the Grand Lodge looking for something to cut your teeth on. The Society is something akin to like the Royal Geographic Society -
a group of loosely associated ideologues, explorers, architects, profiteers, and academics gathered in the biggest city in the world to share their findings and pool their resources. One of the Venture-Captains who run the society, an old doddering man by the name of Drandle Dreng, offers just such a job for newer members that involves meeting him and running around town doing his errands - but surely it won't be that simple?

System: Pathfinder

Legal races: Core races plus Wayangs, Kitsune, Nagaji, Tengu and the 4 elemental races(Ifrit, Sylph, Undine, Oread)

Legal Classes: All classes are legal save for anti-paladin and the summoner (though unchained summoner is still legal)

Alignment: Any non-evil

Archetypes: Optional. this is much more complex so just ask me before you pick one.

Point buy20 points. Base stats must be between 7 and 18 before racial adjustments. Calculator found here:
http://webpages.charter.net/tedsarah/Pathfinder/utilities/pointBuyCalc.htm

Starting Gold: 150

Traits Any 2, only one of each type

If anyone wants help with chargen hit me up via PM either here or on discord.

I am in for this
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Ok lrt me construct a list:

1. Wickle (maybe)
2. Maria
3. Prof
4. SZ (maybe)
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I'll need to wait until after the weekend to see how up for it I feel

tag for interest
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here is what I have pitched to ed for his game

The mysterious agent known only as "Delta" is a half-orc from [Insert City Here]. He is a contract worker who is known as a problem solver. The reality is that he doesn't have much competence in combat or much else, but he is an excellent bullshitter. Not only does his ability to lie, intimidate, and coerce others help him succeed at tasks -- but it also helps him keep up a good reputation even when he fails at completing said tasks.

This guy is basically "your reputation precedes you" incarnate, to the point where his reputation in fact precedes his true capabilities.

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Also han, when do you think you'll run it?
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Potentially interested in following along, at least, depending on when these are running. Also, I'll go ahead and throw out a plug for my friend's game, since it was pretty much made for one shots:

www.talesofarcana.com
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even with the low commitment I doubt I'll be able to play much/ever but this is a cool idea and I support it
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Anagram posted...

Also han, when do you think you'll run it?

It's hard to nail down an exact time at this moment. Maybe as soon as the 22 or 25, or 30. I've got my girlfriend's graduation in there along with continued preparation for a concert.

@Anagram @JeffreyRaze @SovietOmega @Lolo_Guru and anyone else interested, give me availability for those dates.
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I can do Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, but no other day.
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Those are generally good days for me, although my Saturdays are a little harder to schedule.

Tuesdays I'll actually be game to run by like, 4-4:30 EDT into the evening. Fridays as well.
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I should be good for whenever in the near future.
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I'm fairly sure I can make any of those days work if I know in advance when it is.
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MariaTaylor posted...

I might be interested in joining as a player at some point in time

Maybe this way I will actually be able to do it.
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This is cool and I am interested, except that D&D and one-shot feel like almost contradictory terms to me. At least in the editions I am used to, character creation is too onerous for a character I only plan to use once. What thoughts do people have on that?
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Sceptilesolar posted...

This is cool and I am interested, except that D&D and one-shot feel like almost contradictory terms to me. At least in the editions I am used to, character creation is too onerous for a character I only plan to use once. What thoughts do people have on that?

Have you played 5e?
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Just cause they are one shots doesn't mean you can't reuse characters.

You can just try your character in different settings with different parties.

Of course I have like 10 characters I created in 4e that I wanted and never got the chance to use so maybe I'm not the person who should be responding to you.
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I think 5e did a really good job of streamlining things. It doesn't have the detail that PF and 3.5 have with all the little tidbits including feats and skills and such, and it doesn't have the detail that 4e has with combat.

It's simple, easy to pick up, and honestly runs really smoothly. Character creation in it is pretty easy, especially if you just roll personality traits/ideals/flaws according to the tables in the handbook, and just put together a little character without trying to give too much thought.


I'm a person who has made a campaign restart 3 times over 5 years because I like the character I made for it, but I also value the options that a one-shot provides. They're not necessarily for everyone, but I'd encourage people to give it a try. After all, you would only have to commit for one session to try it out ;)
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Sceptilesolar posted...

This is cool and I am interested, except that D&D and one-shot feel like almost contradictory terms to me. At least in the editions I am used to, character creation is too onerous for a character I only plan to use once. What thoughts do people have on that?

I did just spend like 2-3 hours last night making a character for eds game

so yeah <__<
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HanOfTheNekos posted...

Sceptilesolar posted...

This is cool and I am interested, except that D&D and one-shot feel like almost contradictory terms to me. At least in the editions I am used to, character creation is too onerous for a character I only plan to use once. What thoughts do people have on that?

Have you played 5e?

No, my experience is solely with 3.5 and 4th. It's good that 5e sounds different in that respect.
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muddersmilk posted...

Just cause they are one shots doesn't mean you can't reuse characters.

You can just try your character in different settings with different parties.

Of course I have like 10 characters I created in 4e that I wanted and never got the chance to use so maybe I'm not the person who should be responding to you.

Yeah, I used to have a bunch of builds in 4e while I was playing in Anagram's 4e campaign, but I badly burnt myself out on the system and really on character creation in general.
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I will note that if people literally just want to play but find the idea of character generation a but onerous, I have a stack of pre-generated characters available that you can sort of dip your toes in the water with.
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I have made one character in 5e and found it pretty easy.
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Sceptilesolar posted...

This is cool and I am interested, except that D&D and one-shot feel like almost contradictory terms to me. At least in the editions I am used to, character creation is too onerous for a character I only plan to use once. What thoughts do people have on that?

I have pregens and also the way im doing it is more a series of related one shots so you can reuse.

5e chargen is swifter but for PF I sort of agree with you which us why im doing it the way i am.
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I threw together a sheet for Han's deal using an idea I had for a 5e campaign that was not to be.

https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1176563

Been doing a bit of tweaking here and there, but even if one considers all the variables one needs to, it is almost comically easy to spit out something in 5e compared to 4e. Especially since this is geared towards being a one-shot, so as long as the core stats and items are there, you don't have to fiddle much with a lot of the minor fluff that some of the races and classes give.
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https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1177072

I think everything in there is good? Give me a heads up if anything in there is wrong.
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I love the idea of one-shots and would be interested. I'm tied up with some other games, though, so I might not be available for some of these, though.
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So han, we start with 18 charisma and otherwise have 25 points to spend? Am I getting that right?
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Anagram posted...

So han, we start with 18 charisma and otherwise have 25 points to spend? Am I getting that right?

Yes
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And we can just take any mundane weapon, armor, and shield that we have the proficiencies for?
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Oh right, I should have made sure. We get the stats from level 4 and 8 too, right?
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I just assumed average starting gold, paying mind to what the maximums would be. Although I suppose level 8 characters could be assumed some wealth such that higher cost stuff might be attainable. That would definitely cause me to rethink a thing or two.

How should we view money, Han, with regard to the purchase of weapons/armor/items, han?
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Don't worry about items. You will have any mundane weapons/armor/shields, as well as any holy symbols you need.
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https://warhorn.net/events/eddvs-online-games/schedule/2017/04/21/sessions/173181

For people who were interested in my game just go ahead and sign up to reserve your spot and maybe give thr group an idea of what you want to play on here.

@MariaTaylor @WickIebee @profDEADPOOL

Since you three seemed to indicate you were definitely in.
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Where can I find the 5e rulebook that everyone is using? I am mildly interested but have no idea what the different editions even are.
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Rules in general

Pathfinder: http://www.d20pfsrd.com

5e: http://www.5esrd.com
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I don't really know anything about pathfinder. Tips for a first character? Preferably not a caster, since I'm playing one in the other game.
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My session has a 3-page intro written. Get hype!
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Hype!
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Its a lot like 3.5 if you have experience with that - the melee classes have been given more stuff to make them more competitive.

If you want to be just effortlessly good and avoid most casting, Paladin and Cavalier are both basically idiot proof as is Slayer though its a bit different.

Power Attack is basically all you need to be a good melee fighter type. Everything else youre either building towards specific kinds of combat tricks - like cleave or Sunder or Tripping or else towards being good in specific situations with stuff like Blind Fight or else generally useful feats for your survival like Improved Initiative, Iron Will or Toughness.
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I've only ever played 5e and 1e. I'll make a paladin I think.
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I'm in for Han's one shot maybe
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Han, how do you determine the point buy above 15? It's not in the PHB.
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Anagram posted...

Han, how do you determine the point buy above 15? It's not in the PHB.

Follow the pattern. Point cost is what the status bonus is. 16 gives you +3 to checks, so it costs 3
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Thanks. Also, how do you determine HP? It says to roll it, but I've never seen a DM want you to roll HP.
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Anagram posted...

Han, how do you determine the point buy above 15? It's not in the PHB.

notice that the cost per point mirrors the mod (minimum cost 1). thus, a 16 should logically cost 3 more points from the 9 it takes for 15.
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*looking at things*

Hey Eddv, Primalist Archetype is banned by PFS, does that go for here?
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I'd be down for Eddv's if it was earlier potentially but I have work at 6am the next day
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Anagram posted...

Thanks. Also, how do you determine HP? It says to roll it, but I've never seen a DM want you to roll HP.

Your hit die plus con mod for level one, then the average roll (rounded up) for the hit die plus con for each level past that is how I've always done it. So 5 for a d8, 6 for a d10, etc.
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