I'm considering a setup like that to give out to my players as a way of managing their inventory, marking certain pages as equipment slots. Each binder would basically be everything anyone needs to know about that one character.
well, oozes multiply by division (one ooze; idiot damages ooze; two oozes), not sexually. And they're mindless. I'm not entirely sure how that would work......... and I don't think I want to know
Magic Experimentation seems to be a very common reason. Why couldn't a magic user have said one day "You know, I'd like a henchman with all the benefits of my trusted lieutenant and a black pudding."?
ooc: still deciding what to do with Mayvar. Should he retire to a quiet life here on Phloeron, or should he stay on as an NPC pilot? I'm not fond of GMPCs, so if he sticks around, it would be on a complementary basis.
Maybe his Doctor friend needs his help for a while, so he could be the crew's planetside contact?
Wade pauses in front of the man-sized door to the hangar bay. He is certain that he was not followed, and a look at the door tells him that the lock has not been tampered with in a visible manner.
Wade thought for a moment at the door, before stepping close to the keypad so that his body blocked line of sight to all but him. He hoped he was just being paranoid, but he felt it better to be ready.
As the door slid open he cleared the code from the keypad and stepped in.
I happen to think if you're dealing with Darth Vader, the ships weaponry isn't going to help you at all. He'd probably just tear the guns off the ship, rip the ship out of the sky, and slam it into a mountain.
I think its mainly listed as having one Ion and one Laser so that it actually has one damaging weapon on board other than the missile launcher. Some players out there hate the concept of "nonlethal" damage.
Anyway, if you like, I have a rough idea of penalties for using Starship-scale weapons on character-scale targets that I've been working on as a "just in case" for a SW game I'll be running soon. My players have been known for doing some crazy things, I've learned to anticipate many of them.
For vehicles of size Huge and Gargantuan apply a penalty somewhere from -5 to -10 on attacks against character-scale targets. For Colossal sized vehicles, apply a penalty somewhere from -10 to -15. Exception- Vehicles that are logically used to attack character scale targets(i.e. an AT-ST) are exempt to these penalties.
Addendum: It may make sense for the penalties to bee -5 for Huge, -10 for Gargantuan, and -15 for Colossal; leaving the -20 for Colossal(Frigate) and up.
Attacks made by these vehicles is targeted at a single character, but is considered an area attack, with the character being at the center of the attack. Damage is not multiplied, instead, the damage multipliers determine the size of the damage radius. A multiplier of x2 means that the damage covers the square in which the targeted character stands, plus a radius of one square; a multiplier of x3 would mean the occupied squares with a radius of two squares; and so forth. This keeps most such attacks from being instant-kills at low levels, while remaining dangerous.
I guess the designers decided to trade out one of the Ion Cannons for a Laser Cannon. That's what its stats list in SotG. I'll check the errata real quick.
Edit: Nope, no errata. The official resource lists one Laser and one Ion.
As to the matter of the anti-ship guns on the cruiser, I'd have to look at my books when I get home. Anti-personnel weapons are a separate modification, likely of questionable legality. Off the top of my head & not knowing the rule, while you can fire a turret-mounted gun on things that are people-sized, it may incur some penalty for shooting at smaller-than-Colossal-sized targets. I will check on it, although I am sure it would be an impressive light show :)
The best info I found was a small mention in the Saga book on page 183 when it lists a Star Destroyer's stats. "Apply a -20 penalty when firing against targets smaller than Colossal-size." Neither the Citadel-Class Cruiser nor the R-41 Starchaser entries have such a mention. However, the designers obviously didn't consider the possibility of using such large, powerful weapons against single characters, so it might be fair to include a -5 to -10 penalty to such attacks, in addition to making them area attacks without the damage muliplier(due to relative power, as a good blast could drop some mid-level character's quickly).
As for anti-personnel weapons, the only one I can think of is the "Docking Gun" modification in Starships of the Galaxy, page 47. Its basically a mount which allows you to load a character scale weapon on it creating a turret. They have a rating of Licensed, can fire as long as the ship has power, cost is 1000 plus the cost of the weapon used, and the damage based on the weapon mounted. What it doesn't say is whether or not manually controlled or automated.
I was thinking, it might be a good idea if we all work together and figure out how much each of us knows about each other, so we don't get into any confusing situations. Just list basically what your character has told the others, not necessarily the truth about the character.
The story Wade has told the crew(who each may know it whole or in parts as each of you choose).
Wade was born a spacer and became a war orphan from around the middle to the end of the Clone Wars, to be raised in a state orphanage on Corellia.
At the age of 19, to try and make something of his life, he applied for and was accepted to the Imperial Academy as a pilot. About a year and a half into things, he got involved in an incident which resulted in an expulsion and discharge of a number of cadets.
He'd set off to make the most of what he'd learned as a pilot-for-hire/mercenary/bodyguard/what-have-you, until he'd managed to save up over the past two or three years to get his own craft and manage himself somewhat.
The crew found him drifting in space because he'd had to leave a port of call after a job due to a disagreement with a local sabaac card shark, who turned out to be the son of a minor ranking member in a crime syndicate. The card shark told his father's goons to work Wade over, but he distracted them by kicking the table up into their way and running.
He'd managed to make his way to his ship and left as he found out maintenance had been completed, but overlooked that they hadn't refueled it yet.
He'd slipped out of the immediate threat only to run out of gas with a limited number of consumables. That was eight months ago.
Maybe someone's taken her under their wing with a sort of guardian / ward relationship - a nearly skeletally skinny nervous albino sixteen year old might pull on the heartstrings of any scoundrel that uses a gruff exterior to hide a good heart. :)
I can take that role, if you like. Assuming the R-41 is okayed, it has two seats, and would make sense that Wade would want someone to take on the Mechanical and Use Computer roles before joining up with the rest of the crew.
@Wade: So was the target planet from your last assignment in this sector then? I'm just thinking beyond the whole star-fighter issue/ hired fighter escort thing, which may or may not work but really seems like a limited role... If the planet WAS in sector, besides essentially being sheltered by at least some faction of it, would you have had familiarity with other systems in-sector, and/or with Imperial Military/Intelligence operations? You might want to work up some contacts, like former commanders or other operatives also working in the sector, Imperial Intelligence front businesses you know of, some corrupt back-dealings former associates of yours were running on their own without knowledge of their superiors, conflicting operations/ feuds, etc... (with an eye to underworld dealings) - Actually, some underworld contacts who didn't know you were Imperial Intelligence, but recognize you from a past assumed role would be interesting...
Your player seemed sort of 'goody goody', i.e. sabotaging your operation and quitting over moral qualms, so would you be aiming to follow thru by exploiting this knowledge against the Empire? Besides fighter-pilot-for-hire, what might be your focus/ or goals? All that stuff seems important for group dynamics, both short and long term, more so than what is essentially a gear choice/ combat role (starfighter).
Yeah, the Wade character does seem a little too "good" for the Empire, but I'm working him more along the lines of the type who believes in what the Empire could be, if it weren't for many of the corrupt officials in its ranks. He detests the idea of needless sacrifice of innocents, but is also willing to gun down an unarmed and helpless enemy if the opponent in question tells Wade that if allowed to live, he'll devote that life to ending Wade's.
He's basically a man of contradictions, with his main reason for hiding out in the fringes being that "someone" within the Empire has betrayed him, and he's spending his time trying to figure out who it was, but he's still to naïve to realize that the "someone" is effectively the Empire as it currently stands.
This is also partially why he hasn't gone and joined the Rebellion, he sees it as a purely criminal act. Even if/when he discovers what the Empire truly is, it'll probably such a shock to him that this time he's spent as a refugee of sorts simply seeking who cut him loose will turn into an actual lifestyle choice as he will likely loose faith in the system.
The kind of Empire he believes exists won't really exist until much later in the Star Wars time-line, when the Remnant and the New Republic sign a treaty.
Also, what I'm trying to do with this character is take an upstanding person and have life crap on him until he becomes less so, concerned more with survival. Someone who believes in something, and then shown that which he believes isn't what he thought it was. This way my character isn't fully developed at the outset, and has room to grow over the course of the game, based on how the story progresses.
Think of this character as a fusion between Firefly's Malcom Reynolds, Wing Commander's Maverick, and Burn Notice's Michael Westin... in Star Wars.
Alternatively, I am willing to alter this character, as I don't feel the character is set yet, since we haven't started the game yet. I can certainly change things up so that he didn't discover anything unsettling about the Empire, and the whole thing simply be due to him being set up and not wanting to die.
As for whether or not the sector that planet he was in being Juiblex, my suggestion is "whatever is better for the story".
I understand that a second ship may not fit, and can do without it. I actually thought of some kind of small shuttle, but the downside to those is they tend to be larger than fighters, about as big as average transports, and normally aren't very armed, usually relying on fighters as their defense.
As a side note, regularly unarmed craft with hidden weapons just feels too much like a Bond-mobile ripoff. And not the cool James Bond, but Roger Moore's James Bond.
Additionally, an intelligence operative understands the need to blend in with his environment, therefore, a character in the kind of place where everyone is armed will be armed himself.
While I admit I like the idea of a fighter along with whatever transport the group has, I can go without it. And I still like the idea that while he's a pilot, he's only slightly more than useless when it comes to actual larger ships, so he will not step on the toes of the pilot.
I have no problem with letting the fighter be destroyed if things end up imbalanced, I'll post the stats in a spoiler box at the bottom. My main reasoning behind it was that most shows set up on a ship also had smaller craft along with them(Firefly's Serenity had its two shuttles; Farscape's Moya had the transports, as well as John's pod, Aeryn's prowler, and eventually Dargo's difficult to define ship)
As for the deep space meeting, if you don't want to play it out, that's fine, perhaps its part of the group backstory of how they all came together(like how Mal & Zöe met Wash, Jayne, and Kaylee in Firefly). Or not.
Wade Macton
Human Male
Age: 28
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 69 kg
Build: Slim but athletic
-Stats-
Spoiler:
Scoundrel 1
11 STR 0
17 DEX 3
13 CON 1
16 INT 3
16 WIS 3
13 CHA 1
Hitpoints: 19
Skillls: 7(Pilot, Deception, Stealth, Know: Social Sciences, Know: Tactics, Initiative, Gather Information)
Feats: Martial Arts 1, Melee Defense or Vehicular Combat
Talent: Sneak Attack 1
(I'm holding off on making a new alias until I'm certain everything is okayed.)
-History-
Spoiler:
A capable pilot, but prefers the yoke of a fighter to larger craft. Graduated from the Imperial Academy eighth in his class, but his scores in certain tests caused him to be shuffled into Intelligence rather than a fighter squadron. Jumping at the chance for the rapid advancement this promise, he quickly accepted. From here he was trained in infiltration & exfiltration, escapology, security circumvention, and mixed martial arts. His instructors found him an eager and fast learner, but naïve, as he believed that the good of the Empire was the same as the good of the people.
Much of his naïveté was shed in his early missions as he learned of the greater grey areas, until on one such mission he came across a data transmission which implicated the Empire in some horrible deeds. Double-checking his mission, he discovered his true purpose was to be the empire's scapegoat.
Imperial Intelligence couldn't take back the time and training they'd invested in him, but they could sever all ties and revoke all clearance. He was being unceremoniously cut loose because of his beliefs and simultaneously used as a political tool in an attempt to trick a distant region into greater Imperial control through requested aid.
With his resources minimal and enemies on either side, he collaborated with his intended target in order to disappear. The Empire considers him MIA, presumed dead; but a few of his superiors and trainers remain suspicious. Officially, his mission was a success, due to the Empire only needed a showy attempt on the target's life, whether or not he lived or died didn't matter, unfortunately for the Empire, the plan was unsuccessful since the target managed to keep his region from requesting political aide, thus denying Imperial roots to set.
Wade's new contact supplied him with a small fighter and new identification in exchange for his life; on the agreement that if he received a call for help, he would do all he could.
-Ideas/Requests-
Spoiler:
One idea I think might be interesting is that if Wade doesn't start off with the group, that he's in his fighter, just floating in space, out of fuel with his distress beacon on, and has been there for two or three days. Afterwards, he just stays with the crew out of a need of something to do to earn money.
I'd like to have him start with an R-42 Starchaser(page 115, Force Unleashed), as its old and dependable. This wouldn't mean he wouldn't stay with the rest of the crew, just that he does things a little differently.
I thought of a way to show him being better with fighters than larger craft, if its okay. Would it be okay to grant him a +5 bonus to Pilot checks with fighters/bombers along with a -5 penalty to Pilot checks with larger ships? Sorta like a Trait in d20 Modern, maybe call it "Fighter Savant" or "Flight Jockey"?
If that's the route you're taking, you may want to consider having the ship be a Citadel-Class Cruiser(page 70, SotG) with the Junker template(page 104, SotG) applied. This gives the may-break-down-if-you-sneeze-hard property, while the ship itself comes with 3 unused emplacement points and docking space for two fighters(or similarly sized craft). Plus its an out-of-date ship which is rarely made any more, if at all.
This seems to have piqued my interest, and I have a basic idea for a character.
Wade Macton
Human Male
Age: 25
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 69 kg
Build: Slim but athletic
History:
Spoiler:
A capable pilot, but prefers the yoke of a fighter to larger craft. Graduated from the Imperial Academy eighth in his class, but his scores in certain tests caused him to be shuffled into Intelligence rather than a fighter squadron. Jumping at the chance for the rapid advancement this promise, he quickly accepted. From here he was trained in infiltration & exfiltration, escapology, security circumvention, and mixed martial arts. His instructors found him an eager and fast learner, but naïve.
Much of his naïveté was shed in his early missions as he learned of the greater grey areas, until on one such mission he came across a data transmission which implicated the Empire in some horrible deeds. His last act was to complete the mission, then disappear, making it seem as if he'd been caught after a success, tipping the odds in his favor for his chance at disappearing.
Kinda going with the sneaky yet combat capable type, probably looking at a Scoundrel/Scout type character.
What's the starting level for this campaign? Also, if you think this is acceptable, send me an email at CatoNovus -at- gmail *dot* com, 'cause I have a few minor ideas for this character that might be fun, but wanna run them by you first.
This far into things and I'm still wanting to run the system with six elements. I like the idea of the pentacle of five elements, but something just doesn't feel quite right. So, once again, I come to you helpful people and see what ideas we can brainstorm.
Currently, I can see three methods for setting up six elements with energy types.
I remember a friend of mine telling me about one of his favorite characters some time ago.
He played a perpetually pissed off halfling thief, who in the process of escaping a badguy decided to drop down the side of a building from ledge to ledge as a quick way down, and the DM decided that one of the ledges would have glass on the edging to stop thieves, so he ended up falling three stories into an ally in which a Mage's Duel was being conducted. He startled the spellcasters so much that they accidentally cast their spells on him, one of them casting Permanancy and the other casting Enlarge Person.
Later on, he ends up being cursed with a voice that should he speak, anyone who hears him dies. He seeks out a method to communicate through telepathy so that he doesn't kill his teammates.
Finally, his party was holed up in a castle with a full army of orcs attacking, and the vast majority of the castle's forces out fighting elsewhere, so they all get an idea. The medium-sized halfling climbs up to the uppermost spire, the rest of the party closes all the windows/doors, then cast silence spells across the entire castle.
The thief then pulls out a Horn of Blasting and shouts into it "HEY YOU GUYS!" at the orcs. The DM just looks at him dumbfounded and the player asks "So, how much experience do I get?"
He went up 10 levels that night.
So, if you guys ever come across a five foot four inch tall halfling with an attitude and a cloak, don't annoy him.
Make the elves from your ascended land...elven samurai are cool!! Imagine how much time would be spent learning ikebana and the tea ceremony...DECADES!\
I like this idea...
Xaaon of Xen'Drik wrote:
Once you get everything finalized you could actually do a PDF publishing of your world...
Interesting, but should I try, I might get in trouble, as I'm drawing very heavily from Pathfinder's magic wielding classes.
I recently managed to get hold of the Expanded Psionic book, and have mixed feelings about it.
I like the idea of using the inner powers(psionics) as opposed to outer powers(prayers & spells).
Part of what I'm trying to do is set up a game world in which science and magic coexist. A "two sides of the same coin" kind of thing, where one uses natural law(science) and the other warps it(magic).
This is why I find the psionics as presented in the book a little disappointing, it feels more like magic, just dressed up to look like powers of the mind. This seems like a cop-out, and I don't know where to push it from here.
I like the information listed which describes how to run campaigns where Psionics and Magic work in vastly different ways, so that an Antimagic Field does nothing against Psionics, and vice-versa.
I may end up retooling many of the powers so that they don't feel so much like spells.
This is why a ring of sustenance is essential equipment. No intake of fluid and food = no need for the inevitable result of 'biological filtering'. The shorter sleep cycle is simply an added bonus.
Ok, somebody should come up with an essay explaining the influence of ring of sustenance to human biology...like where do all those dead cells which are now filtered out by metabolism go?
And does it also mean that the people with ring of sustenance don't sweat? How does it affect the body cooling mechanisms?
Also, considering the effect of fasting to stomach, would it mean that if someone who has been wearing ring of sustenance for quite a while would decide to eat something, he would get violently ill unless very very careful?
The danger of gaming with scientists: every now and then you will spend a session discussing scenarios like this.
This all depends on the kind of setting you're in. In a setting where science doesn't exist, meaning gravity works the way it does because the gods said so, then there is no way to scientifically explain a Ring of Sustenance.
This may also be true in a setting where both science and magic exist.
However, in a setting where magic and science not only coexist, but are equals, then things get more interesting.
If you have such a place where science and magic are merely two sides of the same coin, simply being different methods to reach the same goal, then I would rule the following: The Ring of Sustenance magically converts mana(pure arcane energy) into usable energy for your body, much like solar plates collecting and converting the ambient solar radiation into electricity.
I do like me some science, but I do my best to divorce the idea of applying real world science to game worlds which simply do not follow the laws of physics, thermodynamics, and so forth.
I'd like to know why PCs never go to the bathroom.
They're smart enough to do so when you're not paying attention. Just like in video games.
DoveArrow wrote:
What you should have said is that indoor bathrooms weren't common during the medieval period. Sure, you had the occasional indoor/outdoor number, with a bucket on the first floor to catch what was coming from the second. However, most people used chamber pots and/or outhouses to do their business.
Quite true, but even keeping chamberpots in mind, you can still try your DM's patience. Like asking him to include every chamber pot on the map. :)
I know what you mean, I have similar peculiarities for Tegara(for instance, the governing Attribute for Spellcraft isn't always INT, it could be CHA or WIS, based on which class you use). If you like, I have an example of what I'm putting together for Tegara. It doesn't quite fit what you need, but it can altered to fit your needs.
There are a bunch of different versions of character sheets that people have designed.
I'm starting a new campaign, and my players have asked for character sheets. Are there any that you'd recommend?
"Best" in this case is a very relative term, because certain character sheets may be great, but not useful for your group.
For instance, there could be a set that look great, but upon further inspection, are designed towards very-low magic when you're in a high magic setting, or vice-versa.
It would help to know what you need on the character sheet before we start suggesting which one to use.
I just wanted to remind you that it's not appropriate to advocate illegal activities or discuss them with intent to commit them on our boards. Not even if you do it in coded messages. Let's put a stop to that now.
Uhm, is that in responce to my statement or someone elses? If it was mine, I just wish to say I wasn't aware of the illegality.
I've been working on a flaw/trait for a pregen character in Tegara.
Kleptomaniac: Your character has a nigh uncontrolable urge to steal. 3 random times per day(or session), you must make a Will save. Should you fail, you must steal a random object from your surroundings or from someone near you. You do not always realize you have stolen anything.
That's how the flaws in 7th sea work, except instead of 3/day, it can be activated by the GM or another player.
Activation by the GM is the intent, I'm sorry if it wasn't clear. I thought it was by stating 3 random times per day.
The only kind of flaw I can think of which can be activated by another player however is a phobia of some sort(PC tosses a snake at another PC who is afraid of snakes).
There are lots of ways to learn the basics. When I was 15 I saved copies of lots of different pages and opened them in a text/visual editor, then saw what happened when I made slight alterations. I basically tore duplicates of websites apart and put them back together to see how they worked.
In the current game I'm running the following has happened. I have a party where one character is good (neutral good to be exact), and the rest are either evil or nutty in the case of the gnome warlock. I'll mention the party is composed of a Mystic Thergue (I've likely spelled that wrong), Lawful Evil Fighter, Lawful Evil Cleric, Chaotic Evil Assassin and a Gnome Warlock who while not evil is always causing trouble.
However the MT is played by the best player I've played with and he's the party leader. They all follow him as he's saving the party's bacon all the time and he's quite smart (the player) and he knows how to lead. So the fighter (who is very powerful himself) follows and the cleric who is tied to fighter through worship of the same god follows the fighter. The assassin is new to the party and he'll do what the fighter says. The players are all very good, but the MT's player is another level above...so I'm left having to balance things hoping each session goes well without too much chaos.
The problems are minor, but any input would be great.
As has been said, if the players don't mind inter-party conflict, then its okay.
Aside from that, the best way I could reconcile this gap between alignments is that while the characters may not see eye-to-eye, several may seem to have a grudging respect for each other.
Fighter and Cleric for the MT and vice-versa. They may disagree upon beliefs and methodology, but they find that they work well together, and recognize each others effectiveness.
The assassin could be explained as seeing the group as his best chance for survival, so while helping them out isn't necessarily an evil act, its not a good one since he's protecting them to help protect himself.
The Warlock, he probably is either crazy enough to not know this isn't the best group for him, or he sees the group as a means to get him out of the trouble he seems to love to get himself into.
Does anyone know of a good newbie-friendly, preferably solo adventure? I'm trying to introduce someone to roleplaying, and I'm not sure where to start from.
I'd suggest the Blood-drenched Cavern of Horrible Death. Word of warning, its not as easy as it sounds.
I've been working on a flaw/trait for a pregen character in Tegara.
Kleptomaniac: Your character has a nigh uncontrolable urge to steal. 3 random times per day(or session), you must make a Will save. Should you fail, you must steal a random object from your surroundings or from someone near you. You do not always realize you have stolen anything.
First and foremost, I recently lost a friend. He had an interest in my campaign world and was going to be involved with the game. I have made a decision to both honor him and allow him to be Tegara. I'm going to be naming one of the deities after him. I think he'd appreciate it. So, here's the listing.
Garrett (CG)
Son to Oceaa and the Greenman, Twin of Typhian, Garrett is one who watches over sailors and others who make their lives at sea. Garrett is usually pictured as a jolly, if somewhat portly, sea captain; and is considered on of the Council of Nine's finest swordsmen.
Favored Weapon: Cutlass
Domains: Ocean, Travel, Water, Weather, Chaos, Good
Here's to you, my friend. May you always roll 20s.
Onto other business, I have a more detailed writeup at home, but I've pretty much finished work on the Berserker. Most of the abilities and features are the same as the Core Barbarian, but as I may have mentioned already, the Rage ability and all features dependant upon the Rage are Supernatural instead of Extraordindary. This has nothing to do with the Frenzied Berserker Prestige Class, which I have informed my players is banned outright. I do admit, one or two ideas from that have inspired this variant of the Barbarian.
The Berserker is a character possessed by a Spirit of Fury, which is the source of the Rage feature. Rage activates when the Fury takes control. Furies(not to be confused with furries :P) are true Chaotic beings, with no Moral outlook(the possessing spirits are always CN), and only attack that which the possessed being feels is a threat, or hates uncontrollably. Manifestation of the Fury(activating Rage) is a taxing process, and thusly the Tireless Rage ability is removed.
Similar to the Barbarian, a Berserker must maintain a non-Lawful alignment, or lose the ability to Rage. Such characters have too much control over themselves for a Fury to properly maintain a hold on them. I am considering changing this, however, as it might be interesting to allow for a Lawful character to just flip out and lose control once in a while. However, the idea of relying on the Rage in my main reason for not allowing it.
One thing I didn't like about the Pathfinder Barbarian was all the Rage Powers, as they just didn't feel right when Rage was Ex(correct me if they made it Su). I may use the Rage points and powers they devised with the Berserker, however, as it does make a little more sense when you have a Su source for everything.
That's all I have on hand for the Berserker. I've already put together a Character Sheet for the class, so when I get home, I'll post that for perusal.
Finally, I've got a basic list of the pre-generated(attributes will be the Elite Array) NPCs I'll give the players to use for the prologue. Mostly just class/name/alignment/race, but some are a little more fleshed out than others(to provide a reason to travel together, as well as why they're all together at once). I'm trying to provide three options for each class; allowing for characters on the positive, negative, and middleground of the Moral spectrum.
Clerics
LG- Cedric Poole; Metrioch; Lightning & Courage; Human Male
An envoy from the Church of Metrioch in Scaredgate.
CN- Giria; Draco; Magic & Travel; Human Female
Traveling Priestess of Draco
Fighters
LG- Takedo of the Red Castle; Human Male
Foreign Vassal from Eastern Ankura, searching for the abducted twins of his Lord.
LN- Dwarf with No Name; Male
Wandering Dwarf trying to regain his lost honor
LE- Trina; Errant Female
Knighted warrior from a nearby Barony
Rangers
CG- Terrid; Firearms Expert Track; Gnome Male
LN- Simon "The Hound" O'Brien; Bounty Hunter Track; Human Male
Ex-Farmer working as a Bounty Hunter to track the murderer of his family
NE- Kebble; Archery Track; Hauflan Male
Known as the consumate hunter, caught poaching on the sherriff's land.
Berserkers
CG- Mirta; Dwarf Female, Member of Clan Rhin
Sent as bodygard and insurance for Laro, since she has less disgust for his methods than most other Dwarves, caught defending herself(and Laro) in the midst of a barfight they didn't start
N- Reed; Elf Male
Wandering Mercenary, refused the Sherriff's offer to join his soldiers.
CE- Anna Grimsdottir; Human Female
Locked up for killing 3 and wounding many more in a barfight
Sorcerers
CG- Edward Brown; Fey Heritage; Elf Male
LN- Hexen; Infernal Heritage; Human Male
Wandering Sorcerer who resists the dark urges within himself simply trying to get by
Rogues
LG- Libby Lightfoot; Hauflan Female
Incarcerated for Espionage(I wanted to throw them a curveball and see if anyone wanted to try playing a LG rogue, as well as a reason to justify the alignment.)
CN- Laro; Dwarf Male; Member of Clan Rhin
On a mission to keep his honor by retrieving stolen clan property. Traveling with Mirta for protection, and to keep him out of trouble. Kleptomaniac.
NE- Benny; Human Male
Thug-for-hire. Loyal for the most part, but people who break their deals with him get broken themselves.
That's mostly what I've got. Please tell me what you think.
....WOW...just reading all this and I say...WOW. This is one of those posts that I am going to have to print out and go over it with a hi-liter. This is a setting I wouldn't mind playing in.
Why thank you, both I and my Ego find your kind words greatly appreciated.
The title popped into my head, and I suddenly had a vision of a campaign where a ragtag band of humanoid rebels, fleeing the Twelve Clockwork Cities, offered the only resistance to the Golemarch overlords, led by the son of a prophetess who foresaw the oncoming conquest, waiting for the culmination of the prophesy, an escaped Golemarch bioslave who would be born with the anomalous ability to control the constructs, to end the war and lead the rebels to the long-lost Thirteenth City. On ponies.
Sounds like a fantasy take of The Terminator crossed with The Matrix, seasoned with Battlestar Galactica.
