thornkeep and carrion hill multi-week sessions (take 2)

[tahl_liadon]

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this is an off-shoot of another thread (https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?20233-Pathfinder-Online-Thornkeep). i'm starting a new one, feeling that one has been cursed :-P

due to a few no-shows, on top of a technical difficulty, this did not get off the ground. the schedule has been pushed back to next week. all previous registrations have been cleared.

i am giving the no-shows the benefit of the doubt that they've never used fantasy grounds and did not know what to do or where to go to participate. well, i've created a fantasy ground quikstart tutorial for newbs (https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?20454-get-started-in-fg-%28-quot-for-newbs-quot-edition%29) if you want to try again.

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weekly games (tuesdays, 19h00 est) to progress pcs from 1 - 7 level (yes, one level per module!).

pcs engage in 5 separate mini-modules within the thornkeep module. since thornkeep has a "hole" in level advancement, a separate (but integrative) module, carrion hill, will be added to make the role playing experience seamless.

all session around 4-hours each, except carrion hill which would take up 2 sessions, around 5 hours each.

go to the thornkeep sign up (https://warhorn.net/events/wyld-pfs-on-fg-vtt) to register. (pm me if you have any trouble with the process).
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* important: since i (the gm) do not have an ultimate license to fantasy ground -- which would allows me to host unlimited players -- each player would be required to have at least the lite license (https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/) in order to login and join the game. fantasy ground is an beautiful, intuitive, feature-rich and, in general, an awesome vtt. it's a completely different beast compared to roll 20. also the fg community is friendly and very helpful. (i'm not associated with the company, but it'd be worth your money :-D)

(image: pathfinder-inspired modded skin)

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[Nickademus]

Actually, you only get one level from both Carrion Hill sessions, but who's counting. :P

Don't know where Trueshots is since this was by his request, but I'm signed up for another go.

[Malkavian_Andi]

I signed up as well. Checked my personal schedule and it looks like I have time for this.
I'll upload my character later, I have to create him first ^^

[Malkavian_Andi]

All right, here he is, fresh from the Acadamae, and eager to put knowledge to use that he was never meant to gain.

The attached chronicle from one of my other characters serves as proof that I'm allowed to play a Thassilonian Specialist Wizard.

[tahl_liadon]

great! thx @m_andi. looking forward to have ya join.

[lacker]

Looking forward to playing.:)

[Dr Jones]

Here is my character and the pic for his portrait/token. Thanks!

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[tahl_liadon]

thx @dr_jones.

[Nickademus]

Good game. Glad we could get four players.

To those that wanted to play but had difficulty, I hope wyld can get whatever issues resolved so you can join us next week.

[lacker]

tahl_liadon and nick: thank you both so much for your patience in helping me get up and running last night. I really appreciate it. I have contacted FG via email (right after we signed off). I got a response right away requesting some screen shots. I have forwarded them and am awaiting a response. Really hope they can help clean me up by next next session. Thanks again... I would have given up way too early were it not for your help.

[Malkavian_Andi]

Yep, it was a really cool game. Looking forward to playing again next week.

[tahl_liadon]

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still looking for 1-2 more players for the long haul.

next game 25 feb, 19h00 est.

[tahl_liadon]

sorry for late notice: those who signed up, please confirm attendance by entering pfs info in g-doc. thx

[Nickademus]

Hmm. I thought those of us from the start of the session would still be in the doc. Apparently not.

[tahl_liadon]

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i need to have peeps "register" every game session to confirm attendance.

there are only 4 players currently, so never know if something may come up for someone, who then cannot make it. session would then be postponed.

[Nickademus]

Okay. I thought this was just an extension of the first session and the original four were assumed to be there.

[tahl_liadon]

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from gm experience, i no longer make assumptions :-)

[tahl_liadon]

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plz confirm attendance on g-doc (your info is in grey -- set it to black if planning to attend).

thx

[Nickademus]

The new section isn't in the doc to confirm attendance.

[tahl_liadon]

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updated for the forgotten laboratory

[Malkavian_Andi]

Here's my character at level 2.

[tahl_liadon]

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danke.

[tahl_liadon]

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current players, please update attendance status on g-doc.

looking for players (2 slots open). we are just progressing and starting next part of thornkeep: forgotten laboratory. you may still join; small window to sign up: deadline end-of-day 17 mar.

[Myzzix]

i'd love to join if i can, is 1900, 7pm est? would it be at all possible to start at 7:30? i'm in pst and dont get off work till 3:30

[tahl_liadon]

i'd love to join if i can, is 1900, 7pm est? would it be at all possible to start at 7:30? i'm in pst and dont get off work till 3:30

it is 7pm, however, edt, not est, as we are on daylight saving time. we can try if you can make 19h30 promptly and ready to go.

please send pc stats and portrait. thanks.

[Myzzix]

it is 7pm, however, edt, not est, as we are on daylight saving time. we can try if you can make 19h30 promptly and ready to go.

please send pc stats and portrait. thanks.


Awesome. Thanks! What's the point buy for stats and I'll get it over to you.

FYI. I'm brand new. Will I need to have my port fwd before the game to connect!

[Nickademus]

This is a Pathfinder Organized Play game so everything you need to know and follow is in the Guidebook (https://paizo.com/products/btpy84k4). I recommend a good read-through of it. You will also have to register on the website to get a PFS number that tahl will need before the game and to register your first character to get a character number. Info on both should be in the guide.

[Myzzix]

oh thats awesome, i can use my level 2 pfs grenadier then.

here's the portait
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33899795/maceo.png

token
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33899795/PFS%20Token.png

and file
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vgu14mrkkd5n7h0/Tossenflask.xml

[Nickademus]

Nice hybrid portrait. XD

Oh, and port forwarding is for the GM only. You will need to respond to the emials from tahl, input your PFS data into the Google doc and sign up on the Warhorn site.

[Myzzix]

Nice hybrid portrait. XD

Oh, and port forwarding is for the GM only. You will need to respond to the emials from tahl, input your PFS data into the Google doc and sign up on the Warhorn site.

Right on. I think I signed up for the Warhorn and I'll updTe the google doc with my info. This would push me to lv 3, is that ok?

Oh and thanks, I sliced a few things together on that portrait. Lol

[Malkavian_Andi]

This would push me to lv 3, is that ok?What do you mean by "this"? You mean playing this part of the module will push you to 3? Well, that's what's intended (if you didn't know, being a sanctioned module, each level of Thornkeep is worth 3 XP, so it will always grant exactly one character level).

[tahl_liadon]

This would push me to lv 3, is that ok?


(...being a sanctioned module, each level of Thornkeep is worth 3 XP, so it will always grant exactly one character level).

@myzzix, to clarify: you must begin play of forgotten laboratory with a 2nd level pc to gain 3rd level at its completion. whatever level pc (of appropriate subtier to the module being played) you bring, you would advance only 1 level and no more per module.

to reiterate, if you brought a level 1 to play and finished forgotten laboratory, you would advance to level 2; it would not "push" your pc to level 3 (if that's what you were wondering).

[Myzzix]

@myzzix, to clarify: you must begin play of forgotten laboratory with a 2nd level pc to gain 3rd level at its completion. whatever level pc (of appropriate subtier to the module being played) you bring, you would advance only 1 level and no more per module.

to reiterate, if you brought a level 1 to play and finished forgotten laboratory, you would advance to level 2; it would not "push" your pc to level 3 (if that's what you were wondering).


Ok I understand. I was referring to the number of PFS games I had played up to know which was one session away from leveling to three. I understand now that the mod as a whole acts as 3xp would that mean the next PFS game I play I would be 1 xp away from level 4?

[Nickademus]

Kinda. At the end of the Forgotten Laboratory you will be 1 XP away from level 4.

[Myzzix]

Kinda. At the end of the Forgotten Laboratory you will be 1 XP away from level 4.

This is just getting better and better for me. Finally get to see FG2 in action and level up my guy near the best alchy level.

Beyond excited. I promise not to slow things down too much with my newness

[Nickademus]

Don't worry about that too much. If you need anything in game and don't want to bother the GM, just whisper me. I'll be playing Dimitri.

[Myzzix]

Don't worry about that too much. If you need anything in game and don't want to bother the GM, just whisper me. I'll be playing Dimitri.

Maceo Tossenflask, Grenadier extraordinaire at your service Dimitri. And by service I mean no potions or cures, just explode-y things.

[Nickademus]

No worries. Dimitri is a healer. Just blow things up.

[Malkavian_Andi]

Indeed. The more stuff you blow up, the less I need to feed to summoned creatures ^^

[Myzzix]

deal! precise shot and bombs, so no worries for party members too!

do i need to purchase teamspeak to use it? i created an account, but i dont see a download section

[Nickademus]

It's free. (https://teamspeak.com/?page=downloads)

[Myzzix]

cool, is there a particular one that i need?

[Nickademus]

Um, the one that matches your OS.

[Myzzix]

d'oh!

that makes a lot of sense.

[Myzzix]

have you given the server info and TS info out yet?

(game's today right? or have i botched the times?)

[tahl_liadon]

it's on the g-doc.

all login info. we are here now waitin' for ya.

[Myzzix]

<16:26:07> Trying to resolve hostname teamspeak.fg-con.com
<16:26:09> Trying to connect to server on teamspeak.fg-con.com
<16:26:17> Failed to connect to server

[tahl_liadon]

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go on fg first... then we'll work out ts

[Myzzix]

ok, itsloading up now

[tahl_liadon]

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see ya there...

[tahl_liadon]

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please confirm attendance.

[Malkavian_Andi]

On the spreadsheet, I see the Mar 18 session and the Apr 1 session, which says it's for Thornkeep 3.
Did I miss something important, like next week's game being canceled, or Thornkeep 2 being completed?

If the group completed Thornkeep 2 last week and you don't want to give me a chronicle, I totally respect that, since it's my fault I missed part of the session. But in that case, I'd have to leave the party as Viorec is still only level 2.

[Nickademus]

We didn't finish.

[tahl_liadon]

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hoping to finish part 2 of thornkeep this tues. viorec's still good to go.

[Myzzix]

I'm in for Tuesday. Do I need to do that thru Warhorn?

[tahl_liadon]

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go to g-doc: your info is in grey now until you confirm attendance by setting it to black.

[Malkavian_Andi]

Looking forward to playing on Tuesday. So good I'll have access to level 2 spells after that ^^ Those summons aren't as fragile as the eagle :D

[Myzzix]

How do I do that exactly. I signed on and submitted but don't see a color option

[tahl_liadon]

How do I do that exactly. I signed on and submitted but don't see a color option

i got it.

to do so: select all your info boxes; go up to g-doc menu and select color for text (cap letter "a" with heavy bar below it), then choose black to turn the info from grey text to black.

[tahl_liadon]

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looking for player.

thornkeep: the enigma vault
3rd level
tuesday, 01 apr, 19h00 edt (would take up 2-3 tuesdays to complete)

[Malkavian_Andi]

one quick question: Have you already done the chronicles for part 2? I'm still waiting for that so I can level up my character.

[tahl_liadon]

one quick question: Have you already done the chronicles for part 2? I'm still waiting for that so I can level up my character.

i sent out notices for sharing g-doc on-line. check email. i'll send again.

[Malkavian_Andi]

yep, I got the mail and requested access. Thanks :)

[tahl_liadon]

we are down to 3 pcs: lee is also out. what would rest of you ike to do?

[Nickademus]

Get a healer.

[tahl_liadon]

Get a healer.
we won't find a player by tue, say alone a healer...

[tahl_liadon]

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attendance confirmation, please, and xml file. thanks.

i am bringing in kyra if we don't get at least a 4th player.

[Malkavian_Andi]

Here's Viorec's new XML. He's already level 4, because I added GM credit for Rise of the Runelords after Thornkeep part 2. But what would a Thassilonian specialist be without a Sihedron Medallion ;P

[tahl_liadon]

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07 apr game postponed until next week. work is piling up. apologies for last-minute notice.

[Nickademus]

You mean April 8th I assume. Thanks for the notice; see you next week.

[Malkavian_Andi]

yep, see you next week :)

[Myzzix]

i missed these notes, hope work gets manageable for you! see you all next week!

[tahl_liadon]

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who's in this week? plz confirm on g-doc. thx

[Myzzix]

I'm in. I'll try and remember to change color on the doc

[Myzzix]

Is this still going to be a weekly game?

[Nickademus]

Not sure if the GM plans to continue this every week or not, but I will not be able to play in this game anymore.

[tahl_liadon]

i am calling this off then. we don't have enough players to start anyway.

(nick, i want to return the credit for the module, if you would accept. your gifting was with the understanding that i would run it to the end...)