Well, here we are. For any questions/feedback/character discussion before we actually start.
I usually do dice for character creation, but as long as the stats look reasonable either dice or point buy is fine.
For a playtest, I would be apt to go the point buy route. Takes the randomness of dice out of the picture when trying to determine class balance.
Either way works for me. What dice method? straight 3d6, 4d6 drop lowest? If you were to do point buy, how many points?
I usually do 4d6 drop lowest. If you want to do point buy, 20 points should do it. What I normally do is have players roll scores, and before they assign the numbers to actual ability scores they tell me what they are and if it seems a bit unbalanced or uninteresting I'll have them change one or two. That's kind of a tedious route if I'm not right in the room, though. I don't really stress the specifics of the ability scores to much, because the classes should be more-or-less playable even if you have terrible (or ridiculously good) scores.
Ok. Dice rolls it is. Let's see what we get.
=> 16
=> 14
=> 13
=> 13
=> 15
=> 14
Based on point-buy that would be 33 pts. Pretty darn good rolls.
Going with the Ahli Wayfinder; adding the +2 to Wisdom (Using the 15 there). Will end up as an archer type for combat, but otherwise I plan on re-working a character from a failed play-by-post (LINK) in terms of backstory and personality. Obviously I will have to change a fair amount to fit into your campaign setting, but that's the baseline anyway.
STR: 13 (+1)
DEX: 16 (+3)
CON: 14 (+2)
INT: 14 (+2)
WIS: 17 (+3)
CHA: 13 (+1)
Spell Points = (0 Class + 1 Stat + 1 Race) = 2
Skill Points = (6 Class + 2 Stat) = 8
<- Character stats are done. Now for the description, personality, and background
Looks good so far.
Talomyr here, slowly but surely putting the character together. Please note that this profile is not anywhere close to being done/ready.
Still here. Haven't seen any sign of Celestial Healer or Tordek Rumnaheim since the recruitment thread.
Is everyone doing OK? I got an email from Celestial Healer, but other than that, not so much.
Still here. Working on the character offline and then will place the rest of the information into the "Caleb Thane" profile. Do you have a specific start date in mind?
Background and description are done. Ready to go.
That's OK. I guess the start date is this weekend then. Saturday is going to be a busy day for me, but I'll probably have time to set things up at the very least. Sunday we'll actually get the ball rolling.
Caleb is pretty much done. Being at the northern end of the Vlasc Empire and near a desert, I'm curious as to which kind of desert it is (cold, temperate, or hot)
Also how do you feel about holding onto feats to spend at a later date. I would like to do the Animal Companion feat, but needing 2 rank of Handle Animal puts a damper on that until level 2.
This is Tordek's character. He is still a work in progress. I am using the name of a character from a previous PBP that ended just after I started.
Questions:
The Mystic progression references bonus feats. What list is that drawn from?
For a Talven, can I assume that Talven and Common are automatic languages, regardless of Int bonus?
What is the starting gold?
I need to do equipment and give the character another lookover, but I think the main parts are down.
Almost done with my character, but I some questions.
Weapons Finesse
Your document says you are using 3.5 feats. I am considering choosing weapons finesse. In 3.5 that feat requires a BAB of +1. However, in Pathfinder, there is no prerequisite. In your rules, do I need to meet the +1 BAB requirement in order to use that feat?
Starting Gold
For now, I am using the average starting wealth for a rogue per Pathfinder rules (140 gp). Is this correct?
Traits
Will you be using Pathfinder Traits? For now, I assume no.
Thoroar is 90% done including his background. As soon as you let me know how you are handling the weapon finesse prerequisite, I can finish him up.
OK, I'm back. All moved in to new apartment, regular schedule and all. Let's do this.
Sorry for being absent, I was a little busier than I expected and I burnt out a bit.
Caleb: it is a hot desert, and if you feel like holding a feat in reserve until level 2 I won't stop you.
Venark: there is no real Mystic bonus feat list, because the class is so versatile, so it's really any feat you meet the requirements for. And yes, you gain Talven as an automatic language, as well as any other languages you can justify speaking.
Thoroar: You do need the BAB requirement for weapon finesse, and we are using Pathfinder starting gold (for mystic and wayfinder use cleric and ranger starting gold, respectively).
Thanks - then my second feat is dodge. I will make that adjustment and Thoroar will ready.
Edit: Changes complete. Thoroar is ready.
OK, there is now a PBP thread up with some establishing information. link
The remainder of the bit that I posted up just now will be finished later this evening, hopefully the delay will not be inconvenient, but it should give you opportunity to talk amongst yourselves.
I really need to get a new avatar. It's the closest I could find to the actual character description, but...
... he kinda looks sorta familiar.
Also, already falling into this trope.
Hope Dirk gets everything in his RL back in order and is OK.
That being said, with the original DM out for sometime longer, and this was designed to be a playtest of his homebrew, I think I'm going to bow out.