| Ba'al Raagh |
Being keen on diverse representation in my character concepts, when I joined my group's Skull & Shackles campaign halfway into the second book, I created a neutral good merfolk Druid from the Mwangi coasts with the Nature Priest archetype from the Healer's Handbook, choosing Shimye-Magalla as his deity and invoking Gozreh's aspect in the janiform amalgam for the Aquatic domain.
I'm having an absolute blast with the PC, as it's been a long time since I played a full progression spellcaster and this pirate crew didn't have one. At 8th level, I've been able to secure the Variant Channeling feat to obtain the normal channeling positive energy powers in addition to the Command Aquatic Creatures channel power the Aquatic domain bestows, so his skills and abilities, especially underwater, are really versatile and coming in handy as the adventure path proceeds.
My character is rapidly becoming the official diplomat when dealing with aquatic races and monsters; 10 effective ranks in Diplomacy doesn't seem like much, but the rest of the PCs went heavy on Intimidation (no shaming there for pirates) and Bluff before I came along, and I also happen to be the only Good-aligned officer on the ship, so lately we've been exploring softer options in our adventures that don't detract from the crew and captain's infamy. It's super gratifying to be playing a valued crew member after being caught sleeping in a net of fish...
I'm slowly building toward attempting to lead the NPC followers on the ship toward a good-aligned, eco-friendly philosophy, but the GM has already hinted that my PC is already receiving omens that great supernatural threats of a world-ending nature are on the way from the direction of the Eye...
Thanks for letting me gush. :)