Skies of Arcadia Recruiting and OOC

[Ubernoob]

So, in a month or less I get my laptop.  Any way I could get back in on this?

[Sinfire Titan]

Ixa'taka is officially at three players, as we lost DaveTheMagicWeasel. We have a couple of contenders for Option C, but mine's a bit of a landlubber.

Mid-Ocean does give you a lot of options...

We'll see if this discussion goes anywhere before I start jumping ships. I just really want to play in this.

Jumping ships in this game could very easily get you killed. 

So, in a month or less I get my laptop.  Any way I could get back in on this?

Have I ever said no to another player? Well, except Midge.

[AlisAtAn]

Midge?

Also, I`m curios how many games youre currently DM`ing\maintaining? If every setting counts as one... Just these or do you have more balls in the air?

[Ubernoob]

Midge?

Also, I`m curios how many games youre currently DM`ing\maintaining? If every setting counts as one... Just these or do you have more balls in the air?

SF's lil bro.

[Sinfire Titan]

Midge?

Also, I`m curios how many games youre currently DM`ing\maintaining? If every setting counts as one... Just these or do you have more balls in the air?

My little brother. For a good example, look at my profile on Faelmax and find my Totemist CO Diary. Or, to quote myself:

IRL. I nearly lost my nuts that day.

Story goes simply. He gets pissed off over me making fun of his vision problems (1/2 blind), goes outside to get away from me, some back inside with shears. I lead him into the pool room, keeping my distance the entire time, and grab my dad's custom pool cue. Broke the damn thing over his shoulder, which made him collapse into tears on the ground. I get my hands on the shears, and lock myself into my bedroom until my parents get him. The see him on the ground crying still, the cue next to him in two pieces and know it was me who did it. I walk out of my room with the shears held by the blades, and try to explain my half of the story because Midge isn't willing to talk.

I still owe him a $700 pool cue, but he doesn't nag me about it considering it kept Midge out of Juvenile and me out of the hospital (which would have cost considerably more). If Midge had been successful with that attempt, my family would have ended with him (as there's no way in hell the little bastard is getting some from a willing woman).

As to the number of games I am running, I currently only have the Skies games here and a failing 4E Game IRL (failing because I dislike the system due to how similar each of the classes are). I am also in the Tides of Blood campaign as a LN Warforged Incarnate. Other than that, nothing else. Although I am capable of running as many as 15, I try not to meet that capacity to prevent the risk of me burning out.

Top it off with the fact that I'll be taking both Physics and ENC 1101 in a few weeks, and the (slowly progressing) TC/RPG that is being designed by myself and several Gameologists, and I'm really trying not to add anything else to that plate.

[Ubernoob]

What region would I get back in?  Would I be able to pick up my warblade, or create a new PC?

[Sinfire Titan]

What region would I get back in?  Would I be able to pick up my warblade, or create a new PC?

I think we an get him back in, unless you would want to play in another region. You still want to play in the Ixa'taka campaign? I can also get him into the Mid-Ocean game, if you would like to play him there.

[Ubernoob]

I think we an get him back in, unless you would want to play in another region. You still want to play in the Ixa'taka campaign? I can also get him into the Mid-Ocean game, if you would like to play him there.

Whichever is easier to work in.  I'll PM you once I get my laptop.

[dman11235]

I'm still here for Lands of Ice with my waterbender of fun.  And best part is we're going to start up an edit of the avatar d20 project, since the GitP people are thick headed.  For the most part.  Meph is pretty cool.  Anyways, this way the changes that need to be made to those classes will be here.

[Sinfire Titan]

Have you let Jaron know?

[Rufei]

Huh. So for a head count, who's interested in hanging out with us at Mid-Ocean?

[Nox_Noctis]

Okay, so Agita pointed me to this and it looks interesting, but I have to point out a huge issue with the Red Moon Magus:

Level 8: 3+Int times per day:
Red: You may immediately perform a Desert Wind strike after you cast a spell with the Fire descriptor.

Level 20:
Red: Recumen’s Eye. Whenever the Moon Magi initiates any Desert Wind strike, they may cast any spell they know in addition to the strike’s effects. [...]

The problem is this: You cast a fire spell; this allows a desert wind strike; this allows you to cast a spell, so you cast a fire spell... This goes on and on until you've used 3+Int desert wind strikes or until you realize your enemy is already stuck to the bottom of your shoe as a puddle of blood and burnt flesh.

I think you should put the per encounter limit back on or find another way to break this loop.

Oh, and because I realize you only have 6 readied maneuvers (and this could be seen as another limitation on the 3+Int that's currently in place), I have to point out that making the other side of the pseudo-gestalt a Swordsage enables exactly what I originally said is possible (and then some, really).

[Agita]

Speaking of Agita, I am interested too. Thinking of statting out Vita from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and playing her in Ixa'taka or so, with a few fluff changes of course.

[Sinfire Titan]

Okay, so Agita pointed me to this and it looks interesting, but I have to point out a huge issue with the Red Moon Magus:

Level 8: 3+Int times per day:
Red: You may immediately perform a Desert Wind strike after you cast a spell with the Fire descriptor.

Level 20:
Red: Recumen’s Eye. Whenever the Moon Magi initiates any Desert Wind strike, they may cast any spell they know in addition to the strike’s effects. [...]

The problem is this: You cast a fire spell; this allows a desert wind strike; this allows you to cast a spell, so you cast a fire spell... This goes on and on until you've used 3+Int desert wind strikes or until you realize your enemy is already stuck to the bottom of your shoe as a puddle of blood and burnt flesh.

I think you should put the per encounter limit back on or find another way to break this loop.

Oh, and because I realize you only have 6 readied maneuvers (and this could be seen as another limitation on the 3+Int that's currently in place), I have to point out that making the other side of the pseudo-gestalt a Swordsage enables exactly what I originally said is possible (and then some, really).

I hadn't noticed the combo before, but it is limited to Fire spells only, which really hinders its power. That, and I have a tendency to make Novas cry when they hit the 3rd encounter for the day. If you can only use it a total of 6/encounter, and only 13/14 uses a day, then it really isn't much of a problem for me to deal with. Playing a Red Moon Magus like that will be a bad decision on the player's part though.

Eratta'ing it would be worth my time though, as I am transferring the class here anyway. And most of my other players have opinions about the Blue and Green Magus options being considerable more useful at the lower levels. You can't get that trick to work before 20th, as you need Recumen's Eye just to pull it off.

And you will be using up spell slots like crazy if the enemies are Fire immune/resistant. Its more of a death-sentence to try a nova in one of my games, as I have established with a number of my RL players (namely my little brother).

Speaking of Agita, I am interested too. Thinking of statting out Vita from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and playing her in Ixa'taka or so, with a few fluff changes of course.

Welcome to the team.



Ixa'taka crew, sheet links on the SoA thread, please (not here, the Reference Thread).

[Agita]

Welcome to the team.



Ixa'taka crew, sheet links on the SoA thread, please (not here, the Reference Thread).

Reporting for duty, sir. All that's left is pretty much the rest of my equpiment (that is, non-weapon and armor stuff), and Vita will be ready to go. I'll try and finish it before the caffeine wears off, and my brain remembers I've slept three hours out of the last 30.

[Nox_Noctis]

Not to be rude, but you really shouldn't (in most cases, and in my opinion) design a class solely for your own campaigns. And not every DM will run games in the same way. Though, to be fair, it's more limited in regular games arguably since most games don't use gestalt (thus disabling Swordsage as an option).

Anyway, I'm looking into playing a Factotum//Something (not decided yet), from either Mid-Ocean, Ixa'taka, or the Lands of Ice, but I'm leaning toward Mid-Ocean (and the other two would depend on whatever I decide fits the other half of the character).

[Callix]

Ixa'taka crew, sheet links on the SoA thread, please (not here, the Reference Thread).

Already there.

@Agita: Gargel likes the frontline support. A lot. Especially the frontline healing and Iron Guard's Glare.

But you need better skills. None of your bonuses are in double digits.

[Agita]

Ixa'taka crew, sheet links on the SoA thread, please (not here, the Reference Thread).

But you need better skills. None of your bonuses are in double digits.

That'd be because I'm a damage dealer/tank, not a skill monkey. Also, I wanted good armor. if it weren't for the check penalty, my jump skill would be in the double digits.

[Callix]

Have you checked Gargel's jump modifier? And that's to enable his damage-dealing. The fact that he can jump five feet straight up from standing without trying is just a bonus. The Hide, MS, Open Lock and Disable Device are just for skillmonkeying.

[Agita]

Have you checked Gargel's jump modifier? And that's to enable his damage-dealing. The fact that he can jump five feet straight up from standing without trying is just a bonus. The Hide, MS, Open Lock and Disable Device are just for skillmonkeying.

Well excuse me for only needing to jump 10 feet horizontally in order to enable Leap Attack later. You reminded me, though, that I forgot about the human extra skill points.