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I thought I would pass this along, since one of the dual-GMs who's running a Pathfinder campaign for my friends and I put it up. It's written from his POV, but I found some of the details to be hilarious, and figured I'd share since we have some other tabletop gamers here 
Names changed to protect the not-present.
The campaign really has been one of the most enjoyable that I've been involved with in years. He's serious about that whole "beacon of light" thing too...my Pally found a glowing, magic axe in a dungeon and really liked it. Upon returning to town, he enchanted his warhammer, armor, and shield to all glow the same way, which means he's a walking ball of light. The character has, apparently, not dwelt on how that affects his stealthiness, but this character also once offered to attack an entire evil stronghold on his own if the party didn't want to come along.
Edit: I forgot to mention, the Pally is also currently wearing a Hat of Disguise out of necessity so we don't all get murdered by the evil army nearby. The running joke the last session was how often it would get knocked off, filling the area with a sudden, blinding light without warning. Somehow, it only was a bad thing once...the rest of the time, we got an attack bonus since the things that saw us hated bright lights.
The best part? My own hubby constantly gets annoyed with how much of a troll I am. Playing this character, he literally can't say "be good" to me, or "behave", since for once doing the RIGHT thing is the perfect way to troll the party
I'm amazed I haven't gotten us all killed yet...but I did kill 30 skeletons in 1 turn with an energy burst. That was fun...
Names changed to protect the not-present.
Apologies to any non-gamers reading this - it's all Orcs and Saurons and Mithrils from here on.
So, my delightful husband has been running a Pathfinder (alternative Dungeons and Dragons) role-playing game for several sessions now. I haven't had this much fun gaming in ages.
The name of the campaign is "The Greater Good." The stipulation for character creation is that all characters have be be good-aligned - a lot of our previous campaigns had no alignment restriction, or were evil campaigns (which can be fun, but after a while, we just felt like we needed to get a breath of fresh air and be decent people again).
C and I (C2) will be switching out as DM - he's running the current story arc, and I'll pick up later.
The party includes:
-- A good witch - but still a scary witch - played by AP. She's a very pretty half-orc, with magic powers, animated hair that can grab things, and an adorable familiar - a compsognathus, named "Tickle Monster," or "Mr. Tickles" for short. Think Helena Bonham Carter's character in Pirates of the Caribbean. Her hobbies include helping people in need, ending slavery, and making people really uncomfortable.
-- A gun-totin elven priest, played by AB. In between healing the party, and providing distinguished commentary, his hobbies include using his massive firearm to distribute explodey-ness at a distance, dispensing frontier justice, and rolling his eyes at the uncouth behavior of some of the party.
-- A humanoid gorilla ninja (Um.... I mean, "traveling merchant") played by Yours Truly, whose hobbies include "doing the dirty work necessary to make sure decent folks can sleep safely at night," assassinating evil slavers, and flirting shamelessley with the witch. And the dwarf. But not the paladin. He felt guilty after he tried that on the paladin.
-- A surly gay dwarf, played by my husband, who is currently employed by the same folks as the ninjarilla, to investigate a brutal wage-slaver. He keeps meticulous notes, and shoots people in the face with arrows. Yes. A gay dwarf archer, with a sideline as an accountant.
-- The best paladin I have ever, ever, seen played by anyone - played by KhirasHY. He'd almost be a caricature of a Dudley Do-Right character except he's for real, he's dead serious, and he's literally a beacon of light to us all.
There's a lot of humor in this game - we're all pretty hysterical people - but not to the point of it being goofy. Our characters are each driven by their own senses of right and wrong, and even engage in ethical and moral discussions with one another - all while rescuing children, fighting werewolves, combating slavery, investigating corporate abuse, and preparing towns for major land-wars.
It's fun to be one of the good guys again.
So, my delightful husband has been running a Pathfinder (alternative Dungeons and Dragons) role-playing game for several sessions now. I haven't had this much fun gaming in ages.
The name of the campaign is "The Greater Good." The stipulation for character creation is that all characters have be be good-aligned - a lot of our previous campaigns had no alignment restriction, or were evil campaigns (which can be fun, but after a while, we just felt like we needed to get a breath of fresh air and be decent people again).
C and I (C2) will be switching out as DM - he's running the current story arc, and I'll pick up later.
The party includes:
-- A good witch - but still a scary witch - played by AP. She's a very pretty half-orc, with magic powers, animated hair that can grab things, and an adorable familiar - a compsognathus, named "Tickle Monster," or "Mr. Tickles" for short. Think Helena Bonham Carter's character in Pirates of the Caribbean. Her hobbies include helping people in need, ending slavery, and making people really uncomfortable.
-- A gun-totin elven priest, played by AB. In between healing the party, and providing distinguished commentary, his hobbies include using his massive firearm to distribute explodey-ness at a distance, dispensing frontier justice, and rolling his eyes at the uncouth behavior of some of the party.
-- A humanoid gorilla ninja (Um.... I mean, "traveling merchant") played by Yours Truly, whose hobbies include "doing the dirty work necessary to make sure decent folks can sleep safely at night," assassinating evil slavers, and flirting shamelessley with the witch. And the dwarf. But not the paladin. He felt guilty after he tried that on the paladin.
-- A surly gay dwarf, played by my husband, who is currently employed by the same folks as the ninjarilla, to investigate a brutal wage-slaver. He keeps meticulous notes, and shoots people in the face with arrows. Yes. A gay dwarf archer, with a sideline as an accountant.
-- The best paladin I have ever, ever, seen played by anyone - played by KhirasHY. He'd almost be a caricature of a Dudley Do-Right character except he's for real, he's dead serious, and he's literally a beacon of light to us all.
There's a lot of humor in this game - we're all pretty hysterical people - but not to the point of it being goofy. Our characters are each driven by their own senses of right and wrong, and even engage in ethical and moral discussions with one another - all while rescuing children, fighting werewolves, combating slavery, investigating corporate abuse, and preparing towns for major land-wars.
It's fun to be one of the good guys again.
Edit: I forgot to mention, the Pally is also currently wearing a Hat of Disguise out of necessity so we don't all get murdered by the evil army nearby. The running joke the last session was how often it would get knocked off, filling the area with a sudden, blinding light without warning. Somehow, it only was a bad thing once...the rest of the time, we got an attack bonus since the things that saw us hated bright lights.
The best part? My own hubby constantly gets annoyed with how much of a troll I am. Playing this character, he literally can't say "be good" to me, or "behave", since for once doing the RIGHT thing is the perfect way to troll the party
I'm amazed I haven't gotten us all killed yet...but I did kill 30 skeletons in 1 turn with an energy burst. That was fun...
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