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You are not a hero.
You are not a legend.
You're just another lost soul, desperate for a roof over your head and money to pay for your meals.
Maybe you're the last of your clan.
Maybe you've been banned from home for some misdeed, imagined or real, and no one will hire you.
Maybe you've got a bounty on your head, or you're just neck-deep in debt for some reason.
Maybe you really did do something awful.
Maybe you are just desperate to give your life some meaning.
Maybe you just couldn't stand to follow the path that destiny seemed to have laid out for you.
And then you heard the town crier, or you saw the fliers nailed to the town gate.
Some enterprising noble wants to found a new town, down the course of the river, near the sea-shore. A harbour-town, built near the shadows of forest and mountain range, to accommodate trade and make fresh fortunes.
It's bad land, they say. Monsters and bandits haunt the area, they say. There is dark magic lingering in half-buried ruins from forgotten ages in the area, they say. They are wonders and horrors aplenty ready to come from across the rolling ocean, they say.
The settlers are going to need guarding, they say, as will the barges containing the building materials and the noble's squires, who are coming to oversee the clearing of the chosen site and construction.
It's a job. Apparently the nobleman isn't picky about the background of his caravan guards. And once the town is set up, there will be plenty of opportunities to found your own little business, or find a cushy position as town guards.
You can have a home. You can have money.
All you need to do, is see the town founded successfully, against all the odds stacked against you... and survive long enough to pluck the fruits of your labour.
It'll be hard work all the way, but isn't that just always the way of it?
Do you dare roll down the river to the Frontier, and help found a town?
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Pathfinder rules.
You start at character level 1.
Point-buy: 15 points.
All alignments allowed, but don't play them stupidly.
If you try using a CE alignment as an excuse for blindly attacking everyone around you, you're out. If you use a LG alignment as an excuse for attacking every non-human creature you see even if it hasn't done anything, you're out.
Maximum HP for first level; all following levels are half maximum +1.
Two traits. One drawback is allowed for one additional trait.
Hero points and feats related to them are in effect.
Background skills are in effect.
Variant multiclassing is NOT allowed.
Books allowed for character creation and -building during levelling () are:
Core rulebook
Advanced player's guide
Ultimate magic
Ultimate combat
Advanced race guide (core, featured and uncommon races only, no self-made)
Advanced class guide
Occult adventures
Inner sea magic
Gods and magic
Faiths of balance
Faiths of corruption
Faiths of purity
The great beyond
Distant worlds
Dragon empires gazetteer
Technology guide
Paths of prestige
You start with average gold for your character class.
Those who want to set up a business in the founded town should invest in skills that reflect their plans.
Recruitment ends on the final day of February.
Pacing will occasionally be slow as RL takes precedence.
I've always liked pioneer/settler games.
Dot.
Definitely interested toying with the idea of a Dwarf Cleric Runemaster wanting to set up a smithy. Is there any sort of set mechanic for running a business, or will I basically be alright if I pump a few craft skills and profession smith?
The other idea I am contemplating would be a rogue trying to set himself up as a fence and eventually establish a thieves guild. Perhaps starting off as a blade for hire. Does that seem practical within the confines of the game?
Dotting!!! Me likey.
Going with Alchemist, wanting to start her own shop, background skills will be cooking as her means of support while she builds her business.
I have a charter for this let me get him adjusted and tweak his background.
I think I will go with a ratfolk investigator (steel hound?)
Nickodemus will probably be a steelhound archetype. He woke up fairly recently and doesn't remember anything except his name. He will have some technological capabilities. I don't know if he will start with the technologist feat or remember it later.
The site said I had backtracked too much and I lost everything I typed into his profile. :(
Anyway, for your amusement
skills
1. perception
2. disable device
3. acrobatics
4. diplomacy
5. knowledge engineering
6. craft alchemy
7. craft mechanical
8. craft clockwork
9. craft linear angular precision measuring devices
10. craft lathe
background skills
1. craft milling machine
2. profession metrologist
Dotting
I have a few ideas for this. I'll be back, dotting for now.
Hmmm, interesting. I'll see if an idea strikes me.
EDIT: Is this set on Golarion? If not, what are attitudes about Strix like here?
My impression is that we will be the first arriving. Is this true? Or have others gone ahead to establish a foundation for the town?
Will there be much time for our characters to follow their own ambitions, such as clearing some land to build a home and farm?
Well, if we're set in Golarion, a Cleric of Abadar would be appropriate, since we'll need a banker for all the money the successful town will be making. Consider me interested with a human cleric of Abadar.
I wanted to submit this character, Ethan Sower, for consideration.
Ethan is a cleric of Erastil who travels as both a missionary seeking converts and as a healer-midwife for the communities that he visits.
He is motivated to help found this new community and inculcate a spirit of mutual support, trust, and compassion among its populace.
I'm interested in submitting a human hunter of Eratil who is looking for a place to call his own. Somewhere where he might raise his dogs and do a bit of farming to help supplement his own hunting. He currently has two dogs with him. The first is his animal companion, while the second is a guard dog that he is training.
I'll make some mods to this Unchained Monk and post updates tonight.
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cleric of Erastil
hunter of Eratil
I was thinking of making a paladin of Erastil. Bahaha! If we all had bows maybe I'd actually use the paladin's divine hunter archetype to grant you archery feats and you could spend your feats elsewhere....but you'd probably still want the feats for yourselves. No archetype then, I could just use the base class and still be an archer.
cleric of Erastilhunter of EratilI was thinking of making a paladin of Erastil. Bahaha! If we all had bows maybe I'd actually use the paladin's divine hunter archetype to grant you archery feats and you could spend your feats elsewhere....but you'd probably still want the feats for yourselves. No archetype then, I could just use the base class and still be an archer.
Suddenly the town's main faith is Erastil. Although, it's not a bad one for a new community.
I'll make some mods to this Unchained Monk and post updates tonight.
Just noticed that Pathfinder Unchained isn't on the list of available resources. I guess I'll have to but the chains back on.
Edit: Except that Backround Skills are in.... Weird...
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Suddenly the town's main faith is Erastil. Although, it's not a bad one for a new community.
Yeah, I was looking at Erastil because he seems perfect for a fledgling community.
The rub is that I feel like my Erastil-worshipper should absolutely be archery focused, but it feels weird doing that with a paladin. Maybe I should consider inquisitor as an alternative.
Archer paladins can be pretty scary, actually.
I've been thinking of a Strix Witch. Who would not worship Erastil. So I could supply variety. :D
Dotting. I'll need to revise the character sheet, but I'm thinking of keeping it simple with a Human Fighter, a failed caravan guard taking a second chance.
Dotting. I like the sound of this, open-ended with a nice boilerplate set-up. Lots of possibilities.
Feeling two ideas pretty strongly: Human Urban Druid with a goal of maintaining balance between the burgeoning new township and the surrounding wilderness.
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Halfling Emissary Cavalier (probably Order of The Dragon) looking for a community to dedicate her services to.
Not asking for permission, but more for clarifications: what about the rest of Pathfinder Unchained?
Here is Marcian a hideous tiefling alchemist with a penchant for pettiness to those who wrong him. He thinks of himself as an evil genius, but is not really evil just a cowardly much bullied fellow who is more easily hurt than he would admit even to himself. Playstyle wise, because he thinks he is smarter than everyone else, he would be polite and reasonable, but I would entertain myself with scheming inner monologues. So practically he should get along with Paladins, etc., so long as their players do not mind some mild exasperation and being called dogooding fools inside Marciano's head, etc.
He tells himself he wants to ensconce himself at the heart of the growing community like a spider in its web manipulating every thing from the shadows: But in reality he would be aiming to set up an alchemical workshop, operate as a fence, and become a respected member of the community, ideally giving advice to the local authorities to sate his ego - Mind Chemist gives him double INT bonus to knowledge skills at 2nd level so he would have very high knowledges.
I definitely need to do some polishing, but he is mostly complete.
Done with the conversions to match the approved resource list. This Monk of the Four Winds is available for your consideration.
Oh, this sounds cool. Want to roll someone up that would want to found a business or guild...hmmm, or school...
Think I'm going to go with an Archivist Bard. Never respected at his previous teaching positions, he wants to found a school the "right way" (his way).
Okay, Ridge here. I think we're missing that most essential of classes, a bard! Yes nothing better for taming frontiers than someone singing while others do the work!
Okay okay, long story short Alvaro's the bastard son of a well to do fellow who died recently. While the man was alive, Alvaro was quite spoiled ...now that he's passed, not only does Alvaro get nothing- the widow and cheated upon wife wants him very dead. Fortunately, her reach only extends so far out of the city and...
hey, you know what's healthy? The fresh air of the great outdoors in frontier country! Ahhhh
He may try to eventually set up an inn or tavern to run, and ironically may find he listened more to how his father's lessons on business than he realized.
Working on skill selection and fleshing more out.
EDIT ha! Two minutes off someone else mentioning a bard. Oh well. They're definitely different enough where they shouldn't clash.
Dotting for interest.
I notice you say this:
All alignments allowed, but don't play them stupidly.
Would this be an appropriate game for a necromancer character? Even in games where evil alignments are allowed, this can be a sticky issue. If there are paladins in the party then a character who creates undead creates friction that would normally get the character type banned. But I read about them a while back and always wanted to try one.
It sounds like this is a homebrew world so I am not sure what deities are on the table. I played a Necromancer cleric dedicated to Anubis for a while. I also made Pallan Dromus for a homebrew world and he worshipped a god that was kind of like Groetus.
It does seem that a necromancer might fit with your notion of a character that got kicked out of the original town.
Also, How do you feel about a character that started at Middle Age?
Definitely interested toying with the idea of a Dwarf Cleric Runemaster wanting to set up a smithy. Is there any sort of set mechanic for running a business, or will I basically be alright if I pump a few craft skills and profession smith?
The first thing you need is the money to buy a site and set up shop. After that, you need to make enough money to buy stock and pay your taxes. So making sure you keep your Craft (smith) skill maxed out is not a bad idea...
The other idea I am contemplating would be a rogue trying to set himself up as a fence and eventually establish a thieves guild. Perhaps starting off as a blade for hire. Does that seem practical within the confines of the game?
Certainly; a frontier town provides all sorts of opportunities. You just need to make sure you're not caught or betrayed by your underlings.
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Nickodemus will probably be a steelhound archetype. He woke up fairly recently and doesn't remember anything except his name. He will have some technological capabilities. I don't know if he will start with the technologist feat or remember it later.
The site said I had backtracked too much and I lost everything I typed into his profile. :(Anyway, for your amusement
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Keep in mind that several of those skills can probably be folded into Craft (mechanism). As for Profession (meteorologist) ... Eh. That could probably fold into Survival.
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Hmmm, interesting. I'll see if an idea strikes me.
EDIT: Is this set on Golarion? If not, what are attitudes about Strix like here?
It's Golarion, yes, though an 'unexplored' region. (Translation, one I'm making up.) Local attitudes towards Strix are neutral, mostly because they're not a common sight and there were no local aeries that needed to be 'pacified'. (Translation: murdered as part of a land grab.)
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My impression is that we will be the first arriving. Is this true? Or have others gone ahead to establish a foundation for the town?
Your group will be the first to try and build an official, civilized settlement here, but people have passed through before; the spot where the river meets the ocean is a prime spot for loading cargo from ocean-going vessels onto riverboats and starting their journey to the city.
Unlawful-minded folks have, however, established some holdings in the area; bandits who like to attack just when the cargo is being transferred from ship to boat.Will there be much time for our characters to follow their own ambitions, such as clearing some land to build a home and farm?
There will be as much time as you can make for yourselves. If you settle the area quickly, you will have more time to get your private affairs in order.
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Not asking for permission, but more for clarifications: what about the rest of Pathfinder Unchained?
Sorry; 'N' to the 'ope'.
I really like background skills because they help flesh out a character and add to its versatility. But that's about as unchained as I'm going to get.= = = = = = =
I notice you say this:
All alignments allowed, but don't play them stupidly.Would this be an appropriate game for a necromancer character? Even in games where evil alignments are allowed, this can be a sticky issue. If there are paladins in the party then a character who creates undead creates friction that would normally get the character type banned. But I read about them a while back and always wanted to try one.
I say again, play the alignment you want - and yes, the class you want - just so long as you don't play them stupidly. If you want to be a necromancer with a gang of zombies on the payroll, I'd advise you to invest in embalming fluid and other ways to keep them from stinking up the place, make sure they're not recognizable as such (leather masks and gloves are your friends), and don't let them go on brain-eating rampages.
Play it smart.It sounds like this is a homebrew world so I am not sure what deities are on the table. I played a Necromancer cleric dedicated to Anubis for a while. I also made Pallan Dromus for a homebrew world and he worshipped a god that was kind of like Groetus.
It's Golarion, just with some ... bits ... tacked on. For an ancient Egyptian feel, you might want to look into Osirion a bit.
Also, How do you feel about a character that started at Middle Age?
Neither your noble employer nor your friendly neighbourhood GM discriminates against age. Go for it!
Completed character submissions so far:
Ethan Sower, male human Cleric.
Marcian Grallm, male tiefling Alchemist. (Question: why do you have Fly on your list of skills already?)
Maskini, male human Monk.
Hi, DM Quoth. Thanks for getting back to me.
I say again, play the alignment you want - and yes, the class you want - just so long as you don't play them stupidly.
Okay, good to hear.
Do you feel that a necromancer must be evil? I don't generally do well with playing malicious characters.
For my first necromancer concept, I used Anubis as a deity because Anubis is LN, and the concept was based around the notion that Anubis doesn't like to have undead roaming around, but does use undead for his own purposes, such as guarding tombs. So as long as undead are rigidly controlled, Anubis is okay with them as tools towards some end.
How does that sound?
I also don't mind the idea of a character who is not evil but others assume that he is.
It's Golarion, just with some ... bits ... tacked on. For an ancient Egyptian feel, you might want to look into Osirion a bit.
Okay, cool. I didn't see any Osirion books on your list of acceptable sources so I wasn't sure if Anubis was on the table as a legal deity.
EDIT: If it is possible for Dhampirs to have dwarven ancestry, the concept could also work with Magrim, the dwarven god of the dead, if that works better.
Whereabouts in Golarion will it be?
@DM Quoth I copied the statblock to edit for the character and did not see a reason to remove it, Alchemists do get fly as a 3rd level extract, I have no bizarre early flight plans :) The canvas was with the thought of tents for early settlement, not some sort of glider, since I assume craft clothing could be reasonably be applied to tent making, or at least for some part of it possibly in conjunction with craft carpentry.
I got this here barbarian done... he just needs me to erase the background and write it anew.
Suddenly the town's main faith is Erastil. Although, it's not a bad one for a new community.Yeah, I was looking at Erastil because he seems perfect for a fledgling community.
The rub is that I feel like my Erastil-worshipper should absolutely be archery focused, but it feels weird doing that with a paladin. Maybe I should consider inquisitor as an alternative.
It's different from the classic paladin, but still a viable kind of paladin. Also, while you may focus on your bow, it does not mean that you are restricted to only using it. Surely you are going to switch to something more melee oriented if pressed and unable to safely fire a bow.
DM Quoth, thank you for the answers. I noticed that you mentioned buying a plot of land and taxes. Did the flyers by chance make any mention of what these might come out to be?
Unfortunately I got back a bit late to edit my last post, but I wanted to ask if you would be looking at the costs in the "Ultimate Campaign" book for the costs of buildings.
@Snorter recruitment is open until the end of February, so I am sure it is a matter of DM Quoth selecting from the completed applications then, rather than first come first served.
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dotting.Not sure what I'll be submitting. thinking about a ranger, or a druid. Maybe a kinectist if I can come up with a good way to mesh him with the feel of the story.
GM, would you allow the herbal concoctions variant option for a druids nature bond? Also, I'd like to ask if it is ok for my character to start out NOT knowing the druidic language, nor having any affiliation with the druidic circles. If I submitted a druid, I would want him to be just fledgling into that area, sort of like a "I learned it from experience" thing.
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Suddenly the town's main faith is Erastil. Although, it's not a bad one for a new community.Yeah, I was looking at Erastil because he seems perfect for a fledgling community.
The rub is that I feel like my Erastil-worshipper should absolutely be archery focused, but it feels weird doing that with a paladin. Maybe I should consider inquisitor as an alternative.
Well, there are archery focused archetypes for paladins. I've actually played one and it was tons of fun.
If possible, I'd like to throw my sword into the ring. Though I would like to ask how the black blade aspect of the character works in the world. He'd basically be looking to figure our more about himself and perhaps open a general store.
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The site said I had backtracked too much and I lost everything I typed into his profile. :(Anyway, for your amusement
** spoiler omitted **
Keep in mind that several of those skills can probably be folded into Craft (mechanism). As for Profession (meteorologist) ... Eh. That could probably fold into Survival.
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That skill was metrologist, not meteorologist.
So, he was going to be a professional in metrology.Metrology- the scientific study of measurement.
Basically, something instrinsic to the advancement of science.
Anyway, I will work around on the skills.
The idea was to have a ratfolk character who puts together an enterprise that makes gadgets and scientific equipment, on up the line in technology, as well as having a ratfolk "organization" that was part thieves guild and part manufacturing center and part smuggling center.
I think I've got my submission ready, even if I've heavily revised my original character concept.
Orlan Gatewood, Human Male Fighter
After serving in the army for a few years, he returned home to take over the family carpentry business.
Having grown dissatisfied with the corruption and crime back home, he joins the expedition to start a new life for his wife and daughters.
After several years of service, Orlan returned home, took up the family trade, and started a family of his own. Now that he was older, though, he noticed aspects of the trade that did not sit well with him - namely the corruption of the guilds and the bloodsucking racketeers.When his father passed away, Orlan inherited the family heirloom tools, but he wanted to do something better, greater with them.
Upon learning of this frontier expedition, Orlan found the opportunity he desired. He would build a new life for his family, and as one of the brave hearts laying down these foundations, Orlan hopes to ensure that it would be a cleaner, brighter future for his wife and daughters.
Not asking for permission, but more for clarifications: what about the rest of Pathfinder Unchained?Sorry; 'N' to the 'ope'.
I really like background skills because they help flesh out a character and add to its versatility. But that's about as unchained as I'm going to get.
Asked because some GMs prefer the Unchained versions of the Classes.
