I recently got a Tiefling boon from GMing at a con. I'm now trying to figure out what kind of adventurer to make him.
His story is: His aristocratic family found itself on the wrong side in the closing days of the Chelaxian civil war. Ever the opportunists, they made a pact of their own to switch sides. This was successful and my character (still working on a name) was a result. Although raised as part of the family to honor their diabolical pact, he was always treated as a lesser being.
Upon reaching adulthood, he set out on his own determined to prove his worth and avenge himself for the slights against him. He feels that his treatment by his family means that they were not honoring their pact faithfully.
He now wants to hunt down the faithless and oathbreakers. He cares not if you are good or evil but only that you abide both in the letter and spirit to your commitments.
I envision him as lawful neutral and a worshipper of an archdevil, probably Asmodeus. I currently have his stated as a slayer but feel there might be a better fit.
Any suggestions?
BTW: this is for PFS.
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Abadar might be an option as well, since he's very big on fair adherence to contracts - arguably more so than Asmodeus, who'll twist the letter and break the spirit. (Not as infernal, though. Maybe Dispater or Mephistopheles?)
As for class, slayer seems all right. Have you considered inquisitor, or is that too religious for you?
Abadar might be an option as well, since he's very big on fair adherence to contracts - arguably more so than Asmodeus, who'll twist the letter and break the spirit. (Not as infernal, though. Maybe Dispater or Mephistopheles?)
As for class, slayer seems all right. Have you considered inquisitor, or is that too religious for you?
I'll have a look at inquisitor. I've never run one so don't know yet.
I haven't nailed down a diety yet. Reading the book on Cheliax, it appears Asmodeus is very opposed to worshipping other Devils (along with demons and chaotic gods).Morag
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As for class, there's a lot of inquisitor archetypes out there, including a lot that give it some of another class's flavor. I'd check them out and consider it. The sanctified slayer, in particular, is closer to slayer or rogue.
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Funny, I've got a similar background with my wizard, Angelo...
But, from what you say, Slayer would be really good. Inquisitor as well, but Asmodean inquisitors are more about upholding the law and the church, less about vengeance. In fact, to me, the avenging part seems more chaotic than lawful... unless he abides by the letter of the law, puts the wrongdoing before a court of law, etc... taking the law into his own hands would be very non-Asmodean, I should think.
Make him sort of a bounty hunter-esque character, who always brings in his man alive, then I sort of see it. That would actually be a pretty cool character idea.
I could see you going with a bludgeoning weapon, and the bludgeoner feat. Push up his intimidate, and take enforcer with that, and it'll look pretty cool (free intimidate check when you deal non-lethal damage).
Not at all what people would expect out of a Chelaxian tiefling slayer.
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Here's a crazy idea. Infiltrator archetype of inquisitor. Uses their class feature to hide his alignment to make himself appear LN. He's actually CN and worships Calistria, goddess of vengeance.
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Iomedae is the LG goddess of justice and honor, so a LN servant of her dedicated to punishing oathbreakers could be an interesting take. Likewise with Ragatheil, the LG empyreal lord of vengeance.
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Just remember that the Chelaxian civil war ended in 4640. The current year is 4715, which would make your character about 75 years old.I don't think he was born during/right after the Chel-Civil War, just that the Devil blood got into the family as a result of the pact (or Pacts) they made at that time.
Reading the backstory I assumed that he was born in the year following the end of the civil war.
Should be more... 1st generation is a half fiend, second probably knows grandpa the half devil... 3rd or 4th is best IMO
Thanks everyone for their suggestions.
I'm assuming his birth is several generations later so he is the correct age to start adventuring in the current time.I've elected to go with Slayer (Stygian slayer) at least for now.
I'm going to have to study the inquisitor for a while to get a feel for it. Won't have 3 chronicles on this character until at least mid January so I have some time.
Morag
Cheliax, Empire of Devils is very old, so the information about worship of archdevils might not be reliable. There's a new book - Cheliax, the Infernal Empire - coming out next month. If you PM me, I can let you know if anything's changed, as I should have a subscriber copy coming.
Thanks for the offer but what's "PM"?
Morag
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Cheliax, Empire of Devils is very old, so the information about worship of archdevils might not be reliable. There's a new book - Cheliax, the Infernal Empire - coming out next month. If you PM me, I can let you know if anything's changed, as I should have a subscriber copy coming.Thanks for the offer but what's "PM"?
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Private message. If you click on my name, you'll see "Send Private Message". The process should be fairly self-explanatory from there.
Or, look at the top of the page. ^_^