I have been wanting to run a Pathfinder game with a flavor for old modules. For example White Plume Mountain is in the country of Varisa or the Giants are in Brinwall. You get the idea... I want to find 5 Heroes willing to brave this style of play.
Full Disclosure
Let me be upfront, I maybe only posting 4 times a week for the next 6 weeks after I close out the recruitment. Here is the good news I will let you play whatever race paizo has put out in the Pathfinder books, the only class I will not let someone play is AntiPaladin. You cannot be LE or CE.
Crunch
starting level will be 2
25 Point buy in
Max Gold x 2 for your class
Any Class see above for the restriction
Any Race (drow can be good if you want them to be) Must have a good story.
Any 2 Traits
3rd Trait if you take a flaw
House Rules
I will use Advantage/Disadvantage when -/+ go above 5 on top of your regular bonuses
I will award Inspiration which will grant you advantage if you play out flaw
Cut off is on Thursday @ 1800 CST
Fluff
You must have a backstory...use UC if you need to.
You can be from anywhere etc
We will starting in Magnimar
Dot dash dot
Are we talking mainly dungeon crawl?
any race and class? Okay I can just see a player submitting an ogre barbarian as ogre is in the advance race guide as a race builder example. some dms encourage players to right a good backstory if they play some really unique races or say you can submit anything but core preferred or submit anything but if it looks too much powergamish then no. In other words, I do want to get a feel as to how you handle stuff like and your expectations, so that I know what other types of players I might end up with, whether that be roleplayers that powergame, roleplayers that don't powergame, powerplayers that optimize but don't powergame, etc.
The game will be dungeon/exploration/role playing
@double gold good Points.
I want someone who wants to play say Oread can play it with a good story. Power Gamers need not apply!
I am currently thinking either investigator or rogue. I am unsure of the race, either half elf or something more exotic.
dot
I'm thinking of trying something a little different. Anyone want to work together on a pair of characters to utilize Teamwork Feats?
Me'Mori I might be open to that idea but what do you have in mind?
EDIT looking at doublegold's post, reminds me of Balrock, my Thor worshiping, Ogre Paladin. I wonder if I still have his back story somewhere?
Well, looking over them, it really depends on what types of classes you have a penchant for.
With two days to go, we're looking at four individuals, of which a rogue is the only solid mention of a class. You mentioned a Paladin, there could be the Cleric/Paladin pair, or Barbarian/Ranger.. Cleric/Inquisitor also works, Though Druid/Ranger is also viable.. most of the feats seem geared towards melee.
That's not to be said that some things could not be done with a Magus/Arcane class..
Siblings? Graduates of a school that used pairs? Any of those catch your interest?
Well, looking over them, it really depends on what types of classes you have a penchant for.
With two days to go, we're looking at four individuals, of which a rogue is the only solid mention of a class. You mentioned a Paladin, there could be the Cleric/Paladin pair, or Barbarian/Ranger.. Cleric/Inquisitor also works, Though Druid/Ranger is also viable.. most of the feats seem geared towards melee.
That's not to be said that some things could not be done with a Magus/Arcane class..
Siblings? Graduates of a school that used pairs? Any of those catch your interest?
with the short time frame I may go with something already created.
@Ed I like the idea of Siblings that's cool.
I kind of like choice #1 above, i used the race creation from the race guide to make a whisper gnome from 3.5 races of stone book
Presenting this char for consideration.
(will be downgraded to level two and will take out the campaign trait / replace with an other)
Edward, if you're inclined to go with a gnome, that's fine. Since there's already been a mention of a rogue up-thread, I don't want to swamp the thread with rogue-like submissions forcing an all-or-none situation.
Jonahkan, things are possible with a bow-based cleric, or battle cleric. For the bow Enfilading Fire, and Target of Opportunity work if you want to work with ranged attacks. They just require that the attacker be within 30feet.
I can get behind an twin Aasimar Warpriest with the Halo race trait.. it could cover both our caster and combat openings (not that I'm looking for a standard party) Let me know what you two think, and I can put something up by tonight.
*waves* Hello again, Algar!
Me'Mori I might be open to that idea but what do you have in mind?
EDIT looking at doublegold's post, reminds me of Balrock, my Thor worshiping, Ogre Paladin. I wonder if I still have his back story somewhere?
I for one would love to see this. A race that is normally CE has to now be LG, would like to see this characters and his backstory.
Me'mori.. one aspect I was thinking.. instead of siblings but instead as a sort of lord/servant relationship.
kayla is a ninja, somewhere along the line your character saved kayla's life and she in indebted to you. she has vowed to serve as your personal ninja/assassin to repay her debt to you.
but the lord servent relationship has (or will) evolve into a close friendship as well. and Kayla will stick with your character even after the debt is repaid.
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All of those options are viable, and can still work.. *grin*
So, shall we try for a trio?
I for one would love to see this. A race that is normally CE has to now be LG, would like to see this characters and his backstory.Me'Mori I might be open to that idea but what do you have in mind?
EDIT looking at doublegold's post, reminds me of Balrock, my Thor worshiping, Ogre Paladin. I wonder if I still have his back story somewhere?
the orginal character was 3.0 and used the half-ogre race, but half-ogre is now the ogrekin template and no longer works for the concept.
but again I need to find the backstory, it was an old text file probably 6-10 years ago. I might have it on a back up hard drive somewhere.
Dotting in, I'll have to kit him out, but I believe I have a charming swashbuckler that can take down anything from a giant to a gallon of rum.
All of those options are viable, and can still work.. *grin*
So, shall we try for a trio?
sounds good to me
Alright. I'll work up a rough. Jonahkan, what gender will your character be?
Incidentally, I've found these questions remarkably helpful in feeling out the character. Take and use at your leisure.
How did you acquire your "job"?
How did you assemble your starting equipment?
What's the worst event of your life so far?
What's the best thing that ever happened to you?
How do others perceive you in social interactions?
How assertive are you in making a decision?
How do you feel when faced with setbacks?
Do you stay in contact with your family? What do they think of you?
Do you have any secrets or conflicts in your past that may come back to haunt you?
How long have you lived in this city, and what part?
What's your opinion on the current state of affairs in this country?
Me'Mori you still gmae to my idea as well?
Jonahkan: you interested in this trio as well?
GM: are you open to the custom race or do you prefer I change to a more traditional race? ( I will loose some cool features but it can still work out). I will put together the race build and how many points as soon as possible, (I don't have my notes handy)
here are the orginal racial traits from the Races of Stone book
I'm game. Just waiting for a response from Jonahkan before I toss it together. I do have some questions for you, though:
Your background indicates Kenabres. I was looking through it to try and piece something together for a potential intervention somewhere between lvls one and two. Where would you prefer that to be?
I need to update that i last used this character in a WotR game that died. much will be similar but I will tie it into this group toward the end.
Type: Humanoid - 0 RP
Size: small - 0 RP
Speed: Normal - 0 RP
Stats: Standard (+2 dex, -2 Str, +2 Cha) - 0 RP
Lang: standard - 0 RP
Skill Bonus (+2 Perception) - 2 RP
Sneaky (+4 stealth) - 5 RP
SLA Silence - 2 RP
SLA Mage Hand, Message, Ghost Sound - 3 RP
Darkvision - 2 RP
Light sensitivity - -1 RP
Hatred (goblinoids, Kobolds) - 1 RP
Defensive Training, Lesser (giants) - 1 RP
Weapon Familiarity (gnome) - 1 RP
total = 16 RP
EXTRA SILENCE [RACIAL]
You can generate a field of silence more often than other whisper gnomes can.
Prerequisite: Whisper gnome.
Benefit: You can use your racial silence spell-like ability a
number of times per day equal to 3 + your Charisma bonus.
Normal: A whisper gnome can normally use his silence spell-like ability once per day.
Special: You can take this feat more than once. Each time you take it after the first, you gain three additional uses of your silence ability per day.
SILENCING STRIKE [RACIAL]
You can infuse your sneak attacks with the magical essence of silence.
Prerequisites: Whisper gnome, sneak attack ability.
Benefit: You can use one of the daily uses of your silence spell-like ability to turn a sneak attack into a silencing strike. You must declare the use of this feat before you make your attack roll. If you hit your target with a melee attack and successfully deal sneak attack damage, a field of supernatural silence also surrounds the target. The effect of this field of silence is identical to that of the spell of the same name, except that there is no saving throw to resist this effect. The silence lasts for a number of rounds equal to your character level.
You can dismiss the field as a standard action
I can get rid of the feats if needed they are not crucial to anything.
Definitely going Investor then.
PS, Kayla, are worrying more about skills or damage?
I prefer a race that is not custom. I wanted folks to be able cat folk or one of non core races. My concern is that a custom race will end be a power gaming thing that's what I am trying to avoid. I like most of the ideas I am seeing here.
not a problem there GM I will revert Kayla back to her original stats...Dread gnome (well gnome with alternate racial traits)
@nohwear not really worried about either, as a small size damage will be dependent on sneak attack. skills...my main skill i am using is stealth. the only thing I hate is the evil alignment requirement for assassin.
here is the revised kayla: (first draft) I may re-do some equipment
Kayla
Female dread gnome ninja 2
LG Small humanoid (gnome)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +6
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Defense
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AC 15, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+1 armor, +3 dexterity, +1 size)
hp 15 (2d8+2)
Fort +1 (+2 vs. poison (+4 vs. accidently poisoning yourself)), Ref +6, Will +1
Defensive Abilities defensive training
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee cestus +3 (1d3+1/19-20) or
. . katana +3 (1d6+1/18-20) or
. . unarmed strike +3 (1d2+1 nonlethal) or
. . wakizashi +3 (1d4+1/18-20)
Ranged shuriken +5 (1+1)
Special Attacks hatred, sneak attack +1d6
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 2nd; concentration +4)
. . 1/day—bleed (DC 12), chill touch (DC 13), detect poison, touch of fatigue (DC 12)
Ninja Spell-Like Abilities (CL 0th; concentration +0)
. . 3/day—Detect magic
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Statistics
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Str 12, Dex 17, Con 12, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 14
Base Atk +1; CMB +1; CMD 14
Feats Stealthy
Traits acrobat, bandit (river kingdoms), Magical Talent (Daze)
Skills Acrobatics +9, Climb +5 (3 instead of -5 penalty when using the Climb skill to attempt an accelerated climb), Craft (alchemy) +6, Disable Device +10, Escape Artist +10, Knowledge (local) +5, Linguistics +5, Perception +6, Sense Motive +6, Sleight of Hand +8, Stealth +17, Use Magic Device +6; Racial Modifiers ki jump (running start)
Languages Common, Elven, Gnome, Shadowtongue, Sylvan
SQ ki pool (3 points,), knack with poison, nervous, ninja trick (minor magic), poison use
Combat Gear potion of cure light wounds, caltrops, cold iron (2), drow poison (3), weapon blanch (silver) (3); Other Gear haramaki, cestus, katana, shuriken (10), wakizashi, adventurer's sash, backpack, masterwork, bedroll, belt pouch, mess kit, reinforced scarf, shinobi shozoku, thieves' tools, masterwork, tindertwig (6), 17 gp, 7 sp
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Tracked Resources
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Bleed (1/day) - 0/1
Chill Touch (1/day) - 0/1
Detect Poison (1/day) - 0/1
Drow poison - 0/3
Ki Pool (3/day) (Su) - 0/3
Magical Talent (Daze, 1/day) (Sp) - 0/1
Minor Magic (Detect Magic, 3/day) (Sp) - 0/3
Potion of cure light wounds - 0/1
Shuriken - 0/10
Tindertwig - 0/6
Touch of Fatigue (1/day) - 0/1
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Special Abilities
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Acrobat When doing an accelerated climb, penalty is reduced to -2.
Bandit (River Kingdoms, Stealth) +1 to Stealth checks, Stealth is always a class skill for you.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Defensive Training +4 Gain a dodge bonus to AC vs monsters of the Giant subtype.
Hatred +1 Gain a bonus to attack vs goblinoid/reptilian humanoids.
Ki Jump (Running Start) (Su) Jumping is always counted as being at a running start.
Ki Pool (3/day) (Su) You have a ki pool equal to 1/2 your monk level + your Charisma modifier.
Knack with Poison (Ex) +2 Craft (alchemy) to make poison, +2 save vs poison (+4 if accidentally expose yourself).
Magical Talent (Daze, 1/day) (Sp) Choose one 0-level spell - it becomes a 1/day spell-like ability for you.
Minor Magic (Detect Magic, 3/day) (Sp) Gain the chosen cantrip as a spell-like ability.
Nervous When you take 10 on a skill or ability check with a penalty besides wasted time, treat it as an 8.
Poison Use You do not risk poisoning yourself accidentally while poisoning a weapon.
Sneak Attack +1d6 Attacks deal extra dam if flank foe or if foe is flat-footed.
here is the revised kayla: (first draft) I may re-do some equipment
Kayla
Female dread gnome ninja 2
LG Small humanoid (gnome)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +6
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Defense
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AC 15, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+1 armor, +3 dexterity, +1 size)
hp 15 (2d8+2)
Fort +1 (+2 vs. poison (+4 vs. accidently poisoning yourself)), Ref +6, Will +1
Defensive Abilities defensive training
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee cestus +3 (1d3+1/19-20) or
. . katana +3 (1d6+1/18-20) or
. . unarmed strike +3 (1d2+1 nonlethal) or
. . wakizashi +3 (1d4+1/18-20)
Ranged shuriken +5 (1+1)
Special Attacks hatred, sneak attack +1d6
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 2nd; concentration +4)
. . 1/day—bleed (DC 12), chill touch (DC 13), detect poison, touch of fatigue (DC 12)
Ninja Spell-Like Abilities (CL 0th; concentration +0)
. . 3/day—Detect magic
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Statistics
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Str 12, Dex 17, Con 12, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 14
Base Atk +1; CMB +1; CMD 14
Feats Stealthy
Traits acrobat, bandit (river kingdoms), Magical Talent (Daze)
Skills Acrobatics +9, Climb +5 (3 instead of -5 penalty when using the Climb skill to attempt an accelerated climb), Craft (alchemy) +6, Disable Device +10, Escape Artist +10, Knowledge (local) +5, Linguistics +5, Perception +6, Sense Motive +6, Sleight of Hand +8, Stealth +17, Use Magic Device +6; Racial Modifiers ki jump (running start)
Languages Common, Elven, Gnome, Shadowtongue, Sylvan
SQ ki pool (3 points,), knack with poison, nervous, ninja trick (minor magic), poison use
Combat Gear potion of cure light wounds, caltrops, cold iron (2), drow poison (3), weapon blanch (silver) (3); Other Gear haramaki,...
Looks good what is the backstory?
Still working the details with jon and me'mori but most is already in the profile, just re-did the crunch quickly while irlt was all still fresh in my head.
Dot
The thing with the Eastern sort of approach is that it is kinda taboo, in my experience. It's the trappings of the approach that make them so desirable. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just that the same thing can be accomplished without the trappings.
Of course, all this does hinge on whether or not the GM has any particular leanings toward Tian Xa or not.
So, without depending on the Tian Xa angle:
• Kayla is saved by the relatives, and willingly serves them. If she is serving a particular character, that can he chosen.
• The relatives can be built, coordination is only needed on a shared history, and accounting for the addition of Kayla.
• I'm really feeling the Aasimar Bloodrager (Celestial Bloodline), and she could have just followed after her uncle to avoid the arranged marriage aspect of being female in this type of era.
Ninja can be worked with, they just say "Rogue" when asked. Part of the deception. ;)
Aasimar Bloodrager (Celestial), and I'm looking at the Blood and Flesh line of feats to complement the teamwork feats. If you're going to advance him to middle age, then that would make her a Niece, I suspect, if any tie at all, save that she followed him when she was younger, due to limited choices. Easier to raise someone and call them family, than worry about heritage that may or may not be able to be tracked. She'll call him "Uncle", since it'll be easier.
After all, Teamwork feats are kind of a given, if he taught her how to fight. :D Kayla, is this enough to work with?
My stats are looking like 14,14,15,11,12,17
(edit)I'll get to work on the sheet as well.
I am open to the Tian Xia just have a good back story and the deadline is now moved to Friday at 1200PM CST.
as far as the ninja thing.. I chose Ninja, not because of any asian cultural influence. it merely was the best fit for the type of character I wanted to create.
This character was originally a whisper gnome swordsage (from the Tome of Battle book) (eventually becomeing a shadow sun ninja) I wanted to re-create the character in pathfinder and the ninja seemed the closest fit for what I was looking for.
If you read the backstory, I stole elements from numerous sources. and it is not entirely a Tian Xia focused back story. (I never even made mention of Tian Xia.
Once I see Jon and Me'mori's first cut of stories I'll tie Kayla into it as best I can.
I figure thise two would have known each other longer and Kayla is more of a new arrivial (so-to-speak)
@Desidera what events drive to look for adventure?
Here is my submission for Wes Roberts. This character was originally someone else entirely, but while creating his backstory I had an idea and went with it. Hopefully someone gets the movie reference :).
Wes Roberts
Male Human Swashbuckler-2
CG Medium Humanoid
Init +4
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Defense:
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HP:26
AC:20 (FF:15 TCH:15)
Fort/Ref/Will:0/6/0
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Offense:
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Melee:Bastard Sword +6(1d10+4, 19-20)
Dagger +6(1d4, 19-20)
Ranged:Daggers(5) +6(1d4,19-20)
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Statistics:
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Str:10 Dex:18 Con:14 Wis:10 Int:10 Cha:16
BAB:+2
EQ:Bastard Sword, (2)Dagger, Chain Shirt, Buckler, Bedroll, Blanket, 2 lb. Rum, 98.4 gp.
Feats: Exotic Weapon Proficiency(Bastard Sword), Slashing Grace.
Skills: Acrobatics +8| Bluff +8| Diplomacy +8| Intimidate +8|Profession (Sailing) +5.
Special Abilities:Deeds(Derring-Do,Dodging Panache,Opportune Parry and Riposte), panache, swashbuckler finesse.
Traits: Anatomist, Region's Finest, Swordsman's Page.
Drawback: Power Hungry
Languages:Common
[spoiler=Description] Having grown up around a good bit of wealthy pirates, Wes Roberts is the epitome of class. He has his priorities in order without a doubt in his mind: Power, Rum, Women, and Gold in that order. His is quick witted and loves a good conversation. Don’t let his laid back personality fool you though, he knows his way around a fight and rarely comes up on the losing end.
@Wivy nice story
Here is who I have so far ....
Kayla - Ninja
Wes - Swashbuckler
Arwen -Paladin
Desidera-bloodrager
Aodhiel- Cleric
Did I miss anyone ?