Welcome to Tower of the Last Baron,
You've chosen or been chosen for this game.
Character rules are
Alignment: Non-Evil, good preferred
Level: 5
Classes: All, but no Summoner, Gunslinger, and Magus).
Usable ACG playtest classes: Bloodrager, Brawler, Warpriest.
Races: Core + Aasimar, Tiefling, Dhampir, Changeling*, Suli, Skinwalkers,
And Pathfinder Bestiary Levels.
Books: CRB, APG, UM, UC, ARG, Blood of series, Bastards of Golarion.
3PP: Abandon Arts: Amazing Races (Races on the list)
Point-Buy: 20(no stat below 10 after racials)
Traits: 2
Starting gold: 10,500 GP
HP: Full hp for first HD, and half+1 for the rest.
I'll be looking at backgrounds and Descriptions.
And note that I'll be taking those that are creative, even does not fill every party roles and even has overlap.
I don't have any requirement for a common story arc,
but you all more than welcome to go an make one.
Adventure Intro
After three decades of civil war, in which the diabolists of House Thrune consolidated their
hold on the mighty empire of Cheliax, the tide of revolution swept through Andoran.
Frustrated with centuries of foreign rule and appalled by Cheliax’s new masters, the people
of Andoran banded together to throw off the shackles of empire and embrace republican
rule. During those days, the Andoren nobility faced a difficult choice: side with the people
of Andoran and forfeit their titles, or join with the evil Chelish empire and face the wrath of the
people. In the end, those who openly sided with Cheliax were killed or driven into exile, while
those who embraced the revolution retained much of their wealth and influence. A brave few
nobles chose neither side, unable to relinquish their cherished nobility and unwilling to side with
the foreign empire. The most famous of these is Baron Vendikon, once master of a large barony,
who now controls little more than the few miles around his keep in Piren’s Bluff. While his remote
holdings were small enough to avoid the wrath of the mob during the revolution, Piren’s Bluff
is key in defending the new nation of Andoran from its enemies in Cheliax. Of late, the People’s
Council in Almas has been leery of leaving such a strategically important position in the hands of
a neutral party, but as of yet, they have been unable to take direct action.
Adventure Background
When Andoran cut ties with Cheliax and became a free
nation, the two countries took vastly different paths.
Under the rule of the Thrice-Damned House of Thrune,
Cheliax grew ever more decadent and debased, and
its nobility began binding and bargaining with devils.
Although the diabolists succeeded in restoring order
to the empire, they failed to maintain a grip on the
outlying nations.
Andoran became a nation of free people under
the leadership of men who labored to promote the
liberty and welfare of themselves and their people. Its
aristocracy is barely one generation removed from the
power and comforts of divine right, and some former
nobles long for a return to the old days. One such
lord is Baron Vendikon of Piren’s Bluff. Situated at the
furthest reaches of what is still technically considered
Darkmoon Vale, Piren’s Bluff sits on the border between
Cheliax and Andoran, overlooking a pass across the
Aspodell Mountains that is key to Andoran’s defensive
strategy. The pass—to say nothing of the keep—makes a
tempting target for Chelaxians obsessed with regaining
their old empire.
In the last few years, Chelish emissaries have visited
numerous border towns in a subtle scheme to gain the
sympathy, and eventually the fealty, of their leaders.
Their plan is to take back Andoran one town at a time
by instigating civil unrest, and hopefully even civil
war. One of their first targets was Baron Vendikon of
Piren’s Bluff. Emissaries came to Baron Vendikon and
whispered promises of arcane power and political might
beyond his dreams. At first, the baron, still very much the
political player he had been at the height of his power,
entertained his visitors and politely rebuffed their offers.
Yet the trickle of Chelish visitors coming to Piren’s Bluff
bearing small gifts—magical scrolls and baubles or rare
texts—continued to swell, and the seeds of rebellion
they planted in the baron’s corrupt heart began to
flower. Eventually, Baron Vendikon’s passion for arcane
knowledge and the secrets of the planes overcame his
good sense, and he began accepting the more diabolical
Chelish gifts—everything from hell hounds to a fiendish
magical assistant. Finally, 2 weeks ago, the baron recanted
his neutrality and vowed to hold Piren’s Bluff for his allies
in Cheliax.
Now, Cheliax is moving swiftly to consolidate its
position. Sinister agents of the House of Thrune and
its allies have already arrived in town, and soldiers from
the Chelish army are not far behind. Although Baron
Vendikon made every effort to keep the Council from
learning of his treachery (at least, before it was too late),
the townsfolk of Piren’s Bluff guessed the truth and
managed to get word to the Andoren forces in Darkmoon
Vale. The military is already mobilizing to take back the
town and oust the corrupt baron before a Chelish army
pours across the border.
While the Andoren army marches to Piren’s Bluff, its
spies have learned that some members of the town still
oppose the baron’s plans. General Dakovya and his soldiers
have no desire to kill loyal Andorens, and he has instead
decided to infiltrate Piren’s Bluff with a small group of
adventurers disguised as merchant guards. While the
army surrounds the town and gives all appearances of a
prolonged siege, this small group will sneak into the keep
and put an end to the baron and his Chelish compatriots
once and for all.
HEY DM_AZ!
I'm surprised you invited me -- what with the way the Kingmaker game has taken off since I left.
I'll offer Nathon here as my PC. He's the randomly generated one that I started when you were promoting random character generation. I've always wanted to finish him. Any hints for favored enemies?
There are lots of humans.
And it's nice to see one of the random results from the Expanded Horizon games being completed and being brought to life for another game.
Hm. Interesting.
Let me think about this.
::Checks out Nathan::
Well, I was considering a Ranger myself, possibly a Suli. Maybe a Witch (Hedge Witch) instead? Or a Sorc?
No Psionics, I assume?
No Psionics
Nods. Not a problem. I know you don't like Psionics.
Even eliminating that...too many options!!!
Thanks for invite.
Planning on a feather domain aasimar inquisitor that is focused on combat.
Thinking of bringing Pharysene back as a changeling cleric of Irori.
So Far 8 posted entrants
Roidrage -> ??
therealthom -> Nathon Hummel -> Male Aasimar Ranger (Skirmisher) 1
Spiral_Ninja -> ??
Skorn -> ?Rogue/Ninja?
Chainmail -> JonhildaSkaldir -> Aasimar inquisitor
Camris -> Pharysene Ssethan -> Changeling Cleric
Malkovitch -> ?Human Druid?
Aebliss -> Simon Sigeh -> Human Ninja
Hey, DM Azure. Belka / Hoi Polloi from Kingmaker here, wearing my brand-new Simon hat. ^^
Great now I'm thinking of Gurenn Lagann
Crunch and background completed. I just need to get started on equipment...
Annnd done! I got some rather nice stuff in, especially the blue whinnis. ^^
As I posted above
...
And note that I'll be taking those that are creative, even does not fill every party roles and even has overlap.
Thinking about making either a Human Fighter/monk that's a bounty hunter or ....
That sounds more like a Brawler
Hey, DM Azure. Belka / Hoi Polloi from Kingmaker here, wearing my brand-new Simon hat. ^^Wait. Did you just ninja my ninja?
I have a guy mostly built as well. Shall I post him or come up with something else? Sigh.
I doubt we need to worry about preservation of ninjutsu. ^^ Why not see if we can work together as a team?
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Sounds good to me. I had a good revision of a story knocked out yesterday and submitted it to his alias but the server was down. So I get to do the creative writing over again. Crunch is 99% complete.
You will see we are very different kinds of builds as well. I hope to have it up today, as I am pretty busy tomorrow and the weekend with a wedding.
OK, Spiral here.
Here's my character (so far): Human Witch (Hedge witch, healing patron).
Obviously, she's not complete. I'll get her done by (I hope) tomorrow.
Quick question: do we get the level-up stat adds?
Yes, you get the 4th level stat point
Cool. Thanks.
DM_AZ, he's almost there. Need to pick a trait, and do some more shopping. My folks are staying with me. I probably won't be posting til Mon night.
DM_AZ, he's almost there. Need to pick a trait, and do some more shopping. My folks are staying with me. I probably won't be posting til Mon night.
Thank you for the heads up.
@Roidrage
No problem.
I'll be grouping the 8 players Monday
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Updated List
Roidrage -> ?Brawler/Fighter/Monk?
therealthom -> Nathon Hummel -> Male Aasimar Ranger (Skirmisher) 1
Skorn -> Ezekial Dune -> Male Half-elf Ninja
Aebliss -> Simon Sigeh -> Male Human Ninja
Chainmail -> JonhildaSkaldir ->Female Aasimar inquisitor
Spiral_Ninja -> Tarasi Pynos -> Female Human Witch
Camris -> Pharysene Ssethan ->Female Changeling Cleric
Malkovitch -> ?Druid?
With any luck my character will be on here.
Watching soccer this weekend, world cup comes every four years, so I gotta watch it when I can.
Wait japan is playing!!!
AZ -- should have a melee focused inquisitor up soon.
Updated List
Roidrage -> ?Brawler/Fighter/Monk?
therealthom -> Nathon Hummel -> Male Aasimar Ranger (Skirmisher) 1
Skorn -> Ezekial Dune -> Male Half-elf Ninja
Aebliss -> Simon Sigeh -> Male Human Ninja
Chainmail -> JonhildaSkaldir ->Female Aasimar inquisitor
Spiral_Ninja -> Tarasi Pynos -> Female Human Witch
Camris -> Pharysene Ssethan ->Female Changeling Cleric
Malkovitch -> Darian Furkin -> Druid
@ Roidrage
It's understandable, had a busy weekend myself.
Still waiting on:
Roidrage
Jonhilda Skaldir
Pharysene Ssethan
I still have a little over 1247.5 gp to spend. Otherwise, all set.
I'm good to go.
Roidrage
Jonhilda Skaldir
Pharysene Ssethan
Have til Friday for complete character submission
This is Roidrage, sorry about delay. Got most of my character done, just need description and gear. Will have him fully completed by Friday.
Jonhilda Skaldir (Chainmail)
Pharysene Ssethan (Camris)
Have til Friday 23:59 EST for complete character submission
Don't worry fans, the Dashing Devil is ready!
Backstory up, most of the Crunch done.
Working on equipment.
3 hours, 30 minutes til character submissions close.
OK, I think she's done.
Let me know if there are any issues.
This is my small aasimar inquisitor--mostly done
Animal companion still to do--large ape BoBO
Quick question: are you using your standard healing rule?
Quick question: are you using your standard healing rule?
Yep, Cure and Inflict spells are a static Number
Going over entries
(I'll be taking 5 or 6 players)