Well, here it is. Discussion thread now open.
Rogar, don't forget to proofread when you flesh out your background, okay?
Statwise, you look good, but I'd like you to write down your encumbrance eventually.
@ Arasmes - I agree its entirely possible that we've worked together before. Its also as likely that they have both tried to seduce the same woman before(Petrova or otherwise).
I could see Talon stopping by the Dry Wind. And why not? They serve alcohol. Eventually he was going to stop by there.
Petrova likes to flirt but she's not interested in actually being seduced. She does enjoin the game of stringing men along, however.
Where do you players want to start? In Katapesh, or in the plane itself?
@ Petrova - Clearly have just not met the right man yet.
@ Trout - I'm thinking Katapesh so our PCs who don't know each other can do some RP to introduce themselves at least.
Yes, and I'd like to be able to actually choose to go to Abaddon instead of just being thrust there. :)
Who is the person we're going to rescue. Perhaps we know him already and have a personal reason for wanting to rescue him or her.
Hanethes will perform songs (usually of the drinking variety) at The Dry Wind (hope I got that right), as he helps coordinate with the freedom fighters.
Before that, I think he worked in Absalom's Cayden Hall. :) So some writing is coming up, yay.
Father Bahjat;
He was a former-adventurer-turned temple head and a devout follower of the Dawnflower. The man was a beacon of light to the church (and quite a potent cleric, as you might've guessed).i His past before joining the church was an enigma, but was largely disregarded by those who were taken in by his bright green eyes and massive charisma.
It was by his sponsorship that the orphanage in the Twilight District had been repaired after a massive fire eight years ago.
An affable man, Bahjat saw to the well-being of every temple acolyte within the capital's city limits, and was known to go after missing members of his flock if they'd been on an adventure too long; a practice that has saved many of them from death or the post-mortem clutches of necromancers.
This aforementioned practice was the death of him when the youngest trainee in the temple was kidnapped by gnoll bandits on her way to administer healing to a rural community. Through using slaves as hostages, the tribe was able to strike the man down, but the young woman managed to escape.
Bajhat's successor took over his duties almost immediately, but was greeted by a flaming herald in a dream four nights later. The goddess herself was distraught, and though much of the message was forgotten upon waking, High Priestess Tikahde knew his soul was in jeopardy, and that only mortals could retrieve it from Abaddon without causing a catastrophic event (the nature of which was rather vague).
Even though the tenets of Saranrae disturb her a bit with their focus on light and banishing shadows (really makes it hard to be the Shadow Dancer after all if there are no shadows), she would definitely be up for helping somebody who helped so many others.
Basic terms, though, he was a human with burning red hair, dark skin, and though he was sixty-eight years old, he hardly appeared to be over forty.
If a character did know him, they also knew he had a quirk that involved his complete disdain of shoes.
Even though the tenets of Saranrae disturb her a bit with their focus on light and banishing shadows (really makes it hard to be the Shadow Dancer after all if there are no shadows), she would definitely be up for helping somebody who helped so many others.
Sarenrae is also one of the most tolerant deities of the wide range of individuals with good alignments. I'm sure she certainly wouldn't grudge a shadow-dancing fetchling's help.
Yar, I was half asleep when I wrote that down, I'll beef it out soon. Dwarfs and encumberance aren't so bad, but I will be keeping a track of it anyway. I still need to kit myself out with some non-magical equipment. I'm happy to start in Katapesh.
I think I'll work into the Backstory that Rogar found his way to serving with the temple of Torag in Katapesh, and got to be acquainted with Father Bahjet through instances such as helping rebuild the orphanage etc.
Yar, I was half asleep when I wrote that down, I'll beef it out soon. Dwarfs and encumberance aren't so bad, but I will be keeping a track of it anyway. I still need to kit myself out with some non-magical equipment. I'm happy to start in Katapesh.
I think I'll work into the Backstory that Rogar found his way to serving with the temple of Torag in Katapesh, and got to be acquainted with Father Bahjet through instances such as helping rebuild the orphanage etc.
Makes sense to me.
Hanethes would also help rebuild the orphanage. (Orphanages are kind of considered an interest of Cayden Cailean anyway).
I'm not quite sure our resident sorcerer found out he was accepted into this rp.
Arasmes, as a priest of the Dawnflower, would obviously have helped out with such things, and known Father Bahjat fairly well.
@Talon: Yeah, that sounds right-ish. Arasmes would have treated it as an amusing competition...like darts or arm-wrestling.
Oh, and I think (unless I'm doing math wrong) that Talon should only have 49 HP, not 59 (10+15+24).
@Petrova: Well then Arasmes has likely flirted shamelessly with her on more than one occasion.
Do you think they'd have worked together? Or does he just know her as an entertainer?
@Rogar, Drovya, and Kanthuun: In case you missed it, I suggested everyone chip in on a couple of wands of Cure Light Wounds. It's 215 GP per person, and we can get two of them. You guys in?
Also, everyone gets a free kaftan to start out with.
(extra clothing never hurts)
I suppose they could have worked together before, although the Shadow Dancer does prefer a style of operations typical clunky clerics can't usually manage. I can't see her going out to work with Arasmes, but I can imagine that they may have bumped into each other on a mission once or twice.
She'd be quite nervous if he found out her secret identity, though if he did and didn't betray it after a good amount of time, that would convince her to trust the priest much more than she otherwise would.
I'll let that be your call, Petrova. Most likely, though, he'd have met you by healing you after a particularly rough night without charging for his services.
I suppose they could have worked together before, although the Shadow Dancer does prefer a style of operations typical clunky clerics can't usually manage. I can't see her going out to work with Arasmes, but I can imagine that they may have bumped into each other on a mission once or twice.
Yeah, Arasmes isn't precisely a typical Cleric, but physical sneakiness is not his area. Still, they could've been after the same guy (since, as an Inquisitor, he mostly hunts down evildoers of one sort or another), and run into each other on the hunt.
She'd be quite nervous if he found out her secret identity, though if he did and didn't betray it after a good amount of time, that would convince her to trust the priest much more than she otherwise would.
That's entirely up to you, since it's your secret identity, but I think it might be fun.
I'll let that be your call, Petrova. Most likely, though, he'd have met you by healing you after a particularly rough night without charging for his services.
I think that Petrova's actually referring to my character there (who is, after all, a priest), but could be wrong.
You're probably right, Arasmes.
@ Arasmes - You are right again. Fixed.
@ Trout - It may be possible that Bahjat may have hired Talon to help go after missing members of his flock. So going to help rescue the man wouldn't be out of character for him.
I too still need to buy mundane stuff, but otherwise I'm done.
Sorry, I saw Arasmes call himself a priest in an earlier post and assumed cleric. Now I see inquisitor. Yes, I was referring to Arasmes and Petrova bumping heads on a mission.
I have no problem with Arasmes knowing her secret identity. As I said, it helps give a reason for my naturally suspicious character to willingly go along with these other folks if she already knows and trusts one of them. She'd probably even go along on the mission on Arasmes' urgings even without the Temple of Saranrae requesting her.
I am definitely in on the cure wands. Back story and main gear is done. I will pick out some appropriate non-magical gear and be ready to game tomorrow.
If you guys don't mind giving the character sheet a once over I would appreciate it.
Also, I'll take average (5 per hit die I think) hit points which gives me 47 total using 3 favored class bonuses for hp.
That puts skill points at 22 by my count.
Any other constructive criticism is appreciated.
In terms of story, Drovya's research had lead him to Bahjat as someone who might have information on Black Ivan's planar connection. He is unaware that the priest is dead, but has heard of his kindness and generosity.
@ Petrova: Cool. That definitely works for me. :-)
@Drovya: You're right. I was thinking he was Human for some reason, and thus imagining more skill points than that.
I count 8+18+20=46 for what his HP should be, and it leaps out at me that he'd probably be better served by having a non-magical (but still Masterwork) bow, and a Ring of Protection +1. The bow should also cost about 775 GP not counting magic. I don't know if you quite have the money for that.
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On an entirely different subject: I've just been looking over the group and noticed something: We have no Knowledge (Local) in the group at all. Since that's the Knowledge skill for Monster Knowledge checks involving humanoids that's a notable lack in the party's capabilities. On the other hand, we've got lots of Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (Dungeoneering), and Knowledge (Planes). Anyone who's got it as a class skill up for putting at least a rank or two in it, maybe from the other skills mentioned? I doubt it'll be as commonly used as in some games, due to the setting, but I'd be shocked if it never came up.
Well I picked my knowledges based on the fact that they're all monster knowledges. I can switch maybe knowledge(Arcana)or something for knowledge(Local).
Edit: Skill points shuffled around. No longer threatening, but I've got maxed knowledge(Local) now.
Well I picked my knowledges based on the fact that they're all monster knowledges. I can switch maybe knowledge(Arcana)or something for knowledge(Local).
That'd be cool, and helpful to the group. :)
Drovya, your character seems ready, with the exception of the one hp that Arasmes noticed.
My Background is completed.
Also, Remaining Mechanical Stuff I Noticed:
Drovya: By my calculations you have spent 10,015 Gold, meaning that if you spend the 215 on a pair of Wands with the rest of us, you will have 270 GP remaining, not 610.
Rogar: Several little things:
- You have no Favored Class points distributed. I'd go 3 HP and a rank each of Diplomacy and Knowledge (Religion) for flavor, but that's me.
- You've also got enough GP For a Headband of Charisma +2, which would jack up your Saves and Healing.
- Your initiative should (I think) be +1, not +4
- And finally, are you in on the wands?
Hanethes: You have 10 GP left. You might want to replace a bullet or two with Alchemical Cartridges (which aren't much more expensive), so you can reload your gun during combat (since they reduce reloading to a Move Action). Your HP (27, I think) are also not listed.
Petrova: You have a Chain Shirt, not Studded Leather, and should thus have 1 more AC. Also, you haven't deducted Gold for the Wands yet, though I think you said you were in.
Talon: Looks perfect.
Kanthuun: Appears to have abandoned us. Or not realized he got into the game in the first place. Anyone tried PMing him or anything? If he's not in, people who still have money might need to throw some more in to make the wands idea work...
HP listed, finally. I didn't get any alchemical cartridges though. But I did pick up a powderhorn. The pistol is more of a curiosity, fairly effective short range ranged weapon than something Hanethes relies on too much. In other words, its not the main weapon, just a novelty, a distraction, something fun to play with, and to employ against charging enemies before swinging a sword and starting to deal some real damage.
Oh, I got that, I'm just saying that it's only 12 GP per cartridge (so 1 GP more than a normal shot) and if you ever needed to reload in combat it might be handy...
Not a huge deal either way, though.
Reporting for duty. Sorry, I thought I hadn't made it in! :)
Let me re-do my background, and go shopping for CLW wands, among other things. Are there items we need to purchase for protection on the plane of Abbadon?
Reporting for duty. Sorry, I thought I hadn't made it in! :)
Yay! We have an arcane caster! :)
Things of note, that you might've missed:
- You have 10,500 GP to spend (Assumed, but it's easy to miss the actual reference).
- By my calculations your point-buy is slightly off: If you applied your 4th level point (and human bonus) to Chr to achieve an 18, you should have one more point to spend.
- Most of the rest of us have put up 215 GP a piece to buy a pair of Wands of Cure Light Wounds for party health and longevity. You in?
EDIT: I'm assuming the above mention of Wands means you're in on that.
And Abbadon is unpleasant, but not on fire or anything, so aside from things like food, no I don't think we have any explicit gear needs.
I scrolled through and found the GP reference. I'll go back and check the point buy. Ah, so that's why it's 215 a piece--I thought we were going to buy more than one. (Hate for it to get broken.) And yes, I am in for the Wand(s).
I'm a-shoppin'!
Background and equipment are all done, as is encumbrance. It turns out that silver weapon blanch is a heck of a lot cheaper than silversheen, and lasts until the weapon hits something. Perfect for arrows. I have just enough wealth left to contribute to the wands.
I've also picked up a couple of utility scrolls (unseen servant and expeditious retreat). I'll roll my spellcraft to copy them to my spellbook in this thread. DC on each is 16.
So, they both are learnt. Trout, if it's ok with you, I'll take the scrolls off my equipment list put the spell names in my spellbook. I'll also deduct my share for the wands. Aside from that, I am ready to game.
I scrolled through and found the GP reference. I'll go back and check the point buy. Ah, so that's why it's 215 a piece--I thought we were going to buy more than one. (Hate for it to get broken.) And yes, I am in for the Wand(s).
Cool. It's two wands total, so that we have plenty of charges, and so that both Rogar and I (those of us with Cure Light Wounds on our spell list) can carry one...though I suppose Petrova could also use one in an emergency, being a Bard and all.
Hmmm, maybe she should carry one instead of Rogar considering his existing (very impresive) healing abilities...
Thoughts on that?
Rogar can Lay on Hands quite often. I would agree that putting a 2nd wand with someone else is a good idea. Here's a thought: does anyone have the ability to remove disease? Abbadon is a pestilent place, no? If not, we might want to get at least a potion or scroll. Or help Rogar get to 6th Level quickly. :)
I'm for it. God forbid the healer goes down, I'd rather not spend a lot of actions searching for a wand.
Rogar can Lay on Hands quite often. I would agree that putting a 2nd wand with someone else is a good idea. Here's a thought: does anyone have the ability to remove disease? Abbadon is a pestilent place, no? If not, we might want to get at least a potion or scroll. Or help Rogar get to 6th Level quickly. :)
Well, I'm pretty much broke, but if someone can get the money together for a scroll, I can use it (and, bought as an Inquisitor spell, it'll 'only' cost 525 gp). But that seems really expensive for something that's one use, and will be freely available in a level. I vote for hoping it doesn't come up this level. :)
Now might also be the time to mention that I'm tailoring my spell selection somewhat to back Rogar up on the whole condition removal thing. I'm planning on grabbing Remove Curse as a 3rd level spell for instance. Heck, that's why I have Remove Paralysis (and, to a lesser extent, Lesser Restoration) now.
I have yet to shop in earnest and don't mind cashing in on a few restorative items (or just one) if I have the scratch.
Heh, we're all thinking like clerics now. The "what's your class?" said I was a Battlemage!
Oh, and I applied a point at 4th Level to Int, I believe, don't recall why. Some silly reason like increasing my Kn (Planes) or something. Although--that could come in handy.
I have yet to shop in earnest and don't mind cashing in on a few restorative items (or just one) if I have the scratch.
Heh, we're all thinking like clerics now. The "what's your class?" said I was a Battlemage!
Perils of lacking a Cleric. The rest of us need to compensate! :)
And I think that a Scroll of Remove Disease is probably the only restorative we're likely to need before we have the spells to deal with that sort of thing. Well, and maybe something to deal with poison, though Lesser Restoration and Heal should be workable on that.
Oh, and I applied a point at 4th Level to Int, I believe, don't recall why. Some silly reason like increasing my Kn (Planes) or something. Although--that could come in handy.
The points still don't quite work out, then (7+2+2+10=21).
They technically work out if you increased Dex...but doing so makes no sense, since you don't need a 15 Dex for anything, and Intelligence is right there at an odd score...
I have yet to shop in earnest and don't mind cashing in on a few restorative items (or just one) if I have the scratch.
Heh, we're all thinking like clerics now. The "what's your class?" said I was a Battlemage!
Perils of lacking a Cleric. The rest of us need to compensate! :)
And I think that a Scroll of Remove Disease is probably the only restorative we're likely to need before we have the spells to deal with that sort of thing. Well, and maybe something to deal with poison, though Lesser Restoration and Heal should be workable on that.
Vials of antiplague and antitoxin give +5 to saves against disease and poison respectively, can be taken after the disease or poison effects the character, and at 50 gp each are relatively inexpensive.
They technically work out if you increased Dex...but doing so makes no sense, since you don't need a 15 Dex for anything, and Intelligence is right there at an odd score...
Hrm, let me fiddle with them some more. I had the Dex up for making myself harder to hit, combined with Agile Maneuvers to increase my CMB. I'll probably be casting a spell, but you never know.
Drovya--I looked up the same Antiplague info over lunch. Excellent idea!
It's nice to see your guys brainstorming like this.
Also, I need to look over what I missed while at the university.
So, they both are learnt. Trout, if it's ok with you, I'll take the scrolls off my equipment list put the spell names in my spellbook. I'll also deduct my share for the wands. Aside from that, I am ready to game.
Very well. Welcome to the ready check.
Also, I've just picked some Legacy of Fire materials.
So if there's too much deviation, I am prepared.
(Deviation usually being evolutions of natural consequences, or things to do if you find your way back from Abaddon every now and again and need a breather.)
I am equipped, but I still have to apply modifiers from equipment to stats. I did have funds for a second CLW Wand, which I can hand to Petrova. Who gets the first one? Arasmes, I assume it would be you, as you are classed for it.
I'll list my spells as well, since I am stuck with one set as Sorcerer. It seemed like a good idea to have Rope Trick and Protection From Evil whilst on an evil plane. :)
I also nominate Arasmes for party leader; damn fine job of looking over everyone's sheets.
Give me a little more time to adjust Background and make sure I've accounted for my stats. I will be afk most of the day tomorrow but will be able to check in in the morning and evening, Pacific Coast Time.