OOC Chatter

[SteveRogers]

I'll have to fiddle with this some later and maybe make some changes to the actual character but keep the story and stuff pretty much the same.  I haven't had an opportunity to look at the archetypes stuff yet, but that sounds like a more convenient way to build a character.

[Lotofsnow]

Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of the archetypes. Essentially, you are sacrificing core class abilities for something more flavorful. In the dozen or so Pathfinder characters I've made, I've never found that to be terribly useful.

[TheTick]

There's no harm is staying with the straight class, but the archetypes are useful for people that think, "Well, I'd like to play X, but be focused on Y".  There are sometimes some big trade-offs (why do 75% of Rogue 'types take away the trapfinding stuff?) but they can be fun.

[TheTick]

By the way, in case the Player's Guide link wasn't a clue, I'm planning on running you guys through the Serpent's Skull AP.  Don't build characters for life aboard ship though, as the adventure is more Indiana Jones than Cutthroat Island.