A lonely party looks for a lonely soul (Inactive)

Game Master lantzkev

You've been a band of adventurers for over two decades now, your lives have been on the lines countless times. There was a fourth, he died during the defense of Helms crest, a ridge just before the long revered and forgotten Sniverfliben stronghold.

During the battle your troupe of four were separated and your fourth member was slain, only his bloodied clothes were found and his heirloom sword which she carried.

Your divine caster tried to resurrect her, but to no avail, even the miracle that you guys performed did nothing.

Your Arcane caster withdrew from the world and now he's called the troupe together for something exciting, it's been years since you last adventured together, and the mundane life while pleasing just doesn't get the adrenaline going like your old comrades and the perils you faced and sought out.

-Party Creation-
One Divine
One Arcane
One "other"

no 3rd party materials, standard wealth, lvl 20. I'll run applications until we have the three man group filled to my liking.

Ideally applicants will talk with each other first and coordinate to make the most optimal group they can out of these three.

I plan on running it loose (ie I may occasionally use roll20.net for position critical things, but for the most part expect some give to the exactness of the rules)

While I want optimized characters, please no gross abuses like Tetori grappler of doom. Characters should all be well rounded and able to have a chance of doing things to lvl 20 encounters without anyone else with them.

This may also involve mythic rules from the playtest set so that there is progress beyond lvl 20, I haven't decided yet. The world will be "galorion" but not exact, it'll be my own modifications with my experience from PFS and just in general role playing.

-Character Generation-
25pt buy, Core races + Aasimar and Tiefling. (if you play aasimar or tiefling, I hope to see no more than one of these and it will impact interactions usually in a negative way)

Starting Wealth 900,000. (Some of the fourths gear was discovered after the battle, a good chunk of it spent to find her.)

applying with an
Female Elven Magus Hexcrafter /staff magus (level 20)

party role : face, damage dealer, tank and secondary arcane.

I could do a pure grunt. I'm thinking a dex-based two-weapon warrior with Agile enhanced weapons to gain Dex to damage instead of Strength (That's the right name for that enhancement, isn't it? I'll have to look it up to double-check.), and an assortment of critical hit feats to go with the high-threat, concentrated focus weaponry.

Might not play so well with the Magus, though.

Character loses a lot of the flexibility of a straight fighter, but can be an excellent damage dealer.

Alternately, I could forego much damage and build a no-archetype Fighter specialized with combat maneuvers. Such a character specializes in battlefield control and preventing the opposition from being able to do things to the party. Creatures with natural weapons are a pretty big weakness for such a build, though.

work on the type of character you want to play and at the end after talking with the other applicants you will adjust from there.

(and yeah the enhancements you're talking about is agile =)

I was looking into dusting off a 20th level monk I had theory crafted earlier, I've always wanted to play one at high levels.

Well, I like both of those builds, but have never been able to play either at the top end.

I was trying to follow your instructions, though, about trying to work with the group. <g>

I've already made one really bad post tonight. I need to log off and go to bed before I do more stupid.

? there's no group yet so just say what you're interested in most or ideas you have, or just make a build and post it =D

This is what the character could look liked

(i have still 4 feats to choose) and of course equipment to buy

Female Elf Magus 20 (Staff Master / Hexcrafter)
Init +3; Senses Perception +20, Low-light Vision, Keen Senses
==DEFENSE==
AC 19, touch 13, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +3 dex)
hp 8 (20d8)
SR 0
Fort +12, Ref +9, Will +11
Armor Elven Chain, Light
Defensive Abilities Elven Immunities (PFCR 22), Arcane Focus (PFARG 22), Quarterstaff Defense (PFUM 9)
==OFFENSE==
Spd 30 ft/x4
Melee Quarterstaff +21/+16/+11 (1d6+7) 20/x2 CM +1; monk, double
==STATISTICS==
Str 20, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 18, Wis 8, Cha 10
BAB +15, CMB +20, CMD +33
Feats Arcane Strike (PFCR 118), Armor Proficiency (LIGHT) (PFCR 118), Empower Spell (PFCR 122), Enforcer (PFAPG 159), Extra Arcana (PFUM 149), Intensified Spell (PFAPG 163), Power Attack (PFCR 131), Quarterstaff Master (PFUM 154), Rime Spell (PFUM 155), Weapon Focus (Quarterstaff) (PFCR 136-137)
Skills Acrobatics +8, Bluff +3, Craft (calligraphy) +8, Diplomacy +3, Disable Device +18, Fly +6, Intimidate +23, Knowledge (arcana) +15, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +8, Knowledge (local) +10, Knowledge (planes) +15, Perception +20, Spellcraft +8 [Identify properties of magic items +10], Stealth +20
SQ Elven Magic (PFCR 22)
SU Greater Spell Access (PFUM 13), Knowledge Pool (PFUM 12), Arcane Pool [14] (PFUM 9), Spellstrike (PFUM 10), True Magus (PFUM 13)
MC Extra Spells (PFUM), Hex (PFUM), Magus Arcana (PFUM 10 - 12), Magus Spells (PFUM 9)
Arcana Arcane Accuracy, Familiar, Lingering Pain, Reflection, Accursed Strike, Accurate strike
Hex Healing, Slumber, Ice Tomb, Dire Prophecy
Traits Magical Lineage (Magic) (PFAPG 329), Metamagic Master
Languages Celestial, Common, Draconic, Elven, Gnome, Sylvan

also don't worry about forming a group with folks unless someone just really gets your imagination going as I'll for the most part be looking at individuals and then throwing you together and from there you'll finish your characters.

Ony the Dog, 20th level Martial Artist. A former barroom brawler who is now the patron saint of beat-downs.

I notice in abilities it says monk of four winds, I'm assuming it's a typo since you're a martial artist.

Also your Jingassa is a head slot item and so is your wisdom headband. I'm not 100% but you might have 17 feats rather than 16 (since you took two +2 attributes as human you give up the bonus feat) Other than that it looks correct otherwise!

The Dragon Style feat tree allows you to use Elemental Fist as a Monk of the Four Winds, there is a Headband slot and a Head slot, and errata for Martial Artist replaces Abundant Step (a ki ability) with an extra bonus feat.

ok that makes some sense then. It's part of the feat though so you probably don't have to list it as it's own individual entry.

20th level, well this is certainly a rare opportunity.

I do have one character idea that I have been waiting to use but needs to start bit higher so I have not been able to. Well regardless I would like an to know if it is cool before I go trough the rather extensive task of building something to 20th level with gear, since playing in "golarion" the character will be Evil because of the inherint Evil aspect of undead in that setting.

So a Mystic Theurge necromancer, I would say while being arcane and divine, it would fall in the other role most likely since the minions will be doing meatshield task, naturally it is still a caster but not excatly the same thing as dedicated full caster. Not perfectly sure what arcane class to use but Juju Oracle will be the divine part.

let's go ahead and say no on that idea.

Roger, thanks for the quick reply. Will keep an eye on the thread if some other concept do come to mind. In case I won't be returning good luck with the campaign.

a great arcane caster would be: Samsaran Hedge or Winter Witch
(its was my other idea as a matter of fact)

Looks like a divine is still needed? I'll see if I think of anything good.

The Two-Weapon Warrior should look something like the spoilers show (there are ALWAYS other choices which could be made):

I overspent on the budget (of course) so I need to review that and make some choices that could drop the numbers listed above.

I have at least one friend who would recommend throwing away all the AC pieces for other stuff, because pretty much anything that tries to hit you at this point will.

No, I've not spent skill points or picked traits, yet.

Just putting something out there to base conversations upon. The combat maneuver guy would be easily as capable, just with a different focus.

Still drafting out details, but I've got an aasimar Crusader Cleric 5/Inheritor's Crusader 3/Monk (MoMS and Sohei) 2/Holy Vindicator 10. Holy warrior who adds Wisdom to to-hit as well as AC, almost full BAB, casts as a 16th-level cleric (1 short of 9th-level spells!), and channels 8d6. Pretty well-rounded and a good divine caster as well as damage dealer.

With the martial nature of that Divine Build, the group could make far more use of a skill monkey than a grunt.

Yeah, sorry. I hate playing straight divine casters, it just doesn't do that much for me. I could go with an inquisitor build and be more skillful if it'll fit the group better.

Well, the magus as an arcane submission just makes a grunt doubly unnecessary.

I'm not complaining, I'm noting.

At least we're not all squishies.

Alright, here's my statblock so far. Haven't chosen spells yet, and mundane gear is yet to come, but this should give you an idea of the character.

a great arcane caster would be: Samsaran Hedge or Winter Witch

(its was my other idea as a matter of fact)

pretty sure Samsaran isn't part of the core races + aasimar + tiefling...

Alright, for Ony I was thinking he started his life pummeling the ever-loving, bejeesus out of people in a bar somewhere. Thematically speaking he would have started out as a reluctant adventurer, maybe even somewhat antagonistic to the others but as time, wealth and fame piled on, his opinions changed. In the end he blames himself for the death of the forth and might carry the sword as penance.

Mechanically, Ony switches between a highly mobile striker and an AC and saves tank. He is nearly as good at combat as a two-weapon fighter and probably deals more damage. Exploit Weakness allows him to increase his attack and ignore DR or gain a substantial AC bonus. His sheer number of Monk-rific feats allow his to deal even more damage, afflict foes with a wide number of vicious statuses and abuse any number of combat maneuvers. He lacks magical flight abilities but if he is within 15ft of his foe, you can expect absurd leap-and-grabs as he has a +56 to jumping and a CMB of 31 to grapple.

Edit: Make that 20ft with a +80 to jump, I forgot improved base movement.

I know dm....

Wanted to make sure it was clear since if ya know it's not available why mention it?

i had remember and forgotten it in between in fact dm.

@ other players. The magus i posted is more of a arcane thing. Should i get in as the other slot and there is a full arcane caster i will alter to go more combat (by going with a different archetype instead)

With the set of characters submitted so far, I see little need for the mechanical focus of the mechanics sketch I submitted.

Good luck and try to have fun!

Presenting Myria Taldani: A kind-hearted (yet paranoid) old Wizard, who carries the burden of an impossible quest.

Any other interests?

what do you need? i can play a sorcerer/dragon disciple and an oracle of battle or a rogue.

never played @ that level before but Id be curious to tweak/advance this character up there and see how it turns out. Should fit very well into that 'other' category. Thinking it would end up some kind of Archaeologist/Lore Warden/Dark Delver combo, will see what I can put together tonight and tomorrow.

I'm still here with my submission of the multiclassed holy knight. Picking spells and working on backstory, but I'll keep it mutable enough to explain in-game or some such if that's okay, GM.

I have two concepts I'd build for this if they fit the group:

1) A gnome sylvan-blooded sorcerer with boon companion and a T-rex companion because come on that's awesome! :D I'd pick a pretty generalist spell list (control/buffs/some DD and AoEs). Definitely taking effortless trickery feat though.

2) Human inquisitor of Hanspur. Built for skills, decent spells, and with a shield to make a tough target. I could also build him as a cleric, if a full caster would be more useful than a skill-guy. An older man who holds the Six River Freedoms in high regard, but likes to travel enough that he respects local laws (no good to get kicked out or locked up!). Protean subdomain.

Don't worry about having a background, the most important part is to just present a character that mechanically you want to play, then you can come up with whatever background you want.

The idea is that this will be a challenging game and involve some epic fights, while I'm not telling you to min/max you certainly don't want to go with suboptimal choices.

lantzkev, i have a pdf of my character sheet which i generated using herolab. can i email it to you?

so my idea of where the character would go at high levels was that he'd end up with an eclectic collection of gadgets a la james bond.....made the shopping more difficult than expected (so many items to choose from!).

Have to work out all the mechanics but his combat style is inspired by that final fight scene in The Mummy, where O'Connell just runs across the room shooting/hitting/slashing everything, always another weapon ready to grab and use. So he's two-weapon fighting with hand-axes he can swing or throw as needed, with a few different types of axes to meet any need. Throw in some wacky tricks like Sliding Axe Throw and enough skill points to know or do just about anything and he sounds pretty fun to me..........

I hope to have him finished up by tonight. He definitely wont be optimized but should be a pretty tough skill monkey!

Well, I'm happy with my mechanical creation. Pretty well-rounded, especially once I get my spells picked out.

agreed loup blanc...

I'll build that sorcerer when I get a chance, then. Since the Fey bloodline gives me shapechange for free, I think I should be able to cast it on my T-rex companion. Dino -> dragon or elemental transformation!?!!

Delkaneth, I have a hard time holding back with all the nifty equipment out there. I know the feeling!

Delkaneth here, got him built out and pretty happy with him. But looking at some of the other submissions Im afraid he's a little out of his league............but this epic band of 4 needs a tomb-raider type!

it's actually three, and the fourth tomb raider type is the one you're looking for.

So how much longer will this recruitment last?

no idea

until I see the three I want to run a game for, it'll probably be a week or two recruit