Where you ask all your questions and spoil your discussion with the lesser goddess.
Getting a bit serious she gives you your options, "Now you have two choices before you. You may ascend to heaven, to tell you the truth heaven isn't the dreamy place you all imagine it to be. The dull place is full of spirits, you don't even have a physical body anymore so you can't do anything sexual, either. Just basking in the sun and working.
Or go to a new world one of adventure, action, and like the world that you came from. This world has been invaded by dark forces that continue to spread and decimate the population of the world. You get to go with your body and memories intact. You will get to bring one great ability with you as well, a weapon of great power, a supreme ability, or even an ally of some sort.
There will be many opportunities to change as you wish. She spins and a flurry of cards come from her hands and land before you as suggestions. After a few moments she says annoyed, "Hurry up and choose.... you know that I have a lot of dead people to offer this choice too as well."
As you state you want to have fast healing 3, she smiles at you and gleefully says, "Sven you have chosen to be endowed with fast healing 3. May you prosper and do well in Arcanium! Should you find and destroy any of the 13 dark souls you will be granted a wish. Also closing any portals to other worlds will gain you another wish to make Arcanium safe once more. Good luck Sven Olaffson, may the moon bless your travels."
Thank you! Made the changes. Sven is quite the beast now. A truly fearsome werewolf.
I was thinking, where is he from? An Ulfen from Golarion? Someone from our past? Other? I’m leaving it vague right now to fit in as best as possible with other players and your story line.
Joe, while on his way to work, would have his work clothes, consisting of a gray breathable short-sleeved polo shirt with black slacks with reversible belt, black socks, and black work shoes. If it's not summer, a hoodie as well. Joe also has his black reuseable cloth lunchbox where he keeps his ipad, extra charging cords, some plastic bags, throat lozenges, caffeine pills, a 1TB external hard drive (to bring his pdfs to work). In his work pants is any loose change, a few pens, his telephone and wallet.
I like the stats so far, but I was hoping he'd have at least a +2 to Wis, due to his religious upbringing and later new age studies.
As the ability I'd like Joe to have in a previous post, one of the options you mention was a magic sword. Well, I might as well 'shoot-for-the-moon' and ask Joe to have a holy avenger.
Joe's stats
Wow! What complete $H!+ !
Each d6 is on average 3.5. So 3d6 is 10.5 as an average. A 10 is your highest. Ouch...
After a few moments a gorgeous glowing girl appears before you and says in a disinterested voice, "Ah another life cut short before experiencing a full life. Welcome to the afterlife. You are in fact dead." She waits a few moments to let it sink in before touching up her hair and continuing in a prideful way, "I am Alethia, a goddess that guides humans who die young to the afterlife.
Getting a bit serious she gives you your options, "Now you have two choices before you. You may ascend to heaven, to tell you the truth heaven isn't the dreamy place you all imagine it to be. The dull place is full of spirits, you don't even have a physical body anymore so you can't do anything sexual, either. Just basking in the sun and working.
Or go to a new world one of adventure, action, and like the games in your world that you came from has quests and monsters. This world has been invaded by dark forces that continue to spread and decimate the population of the world. You get to go with your body and memories intact. You will get to bring one great ability with you as well, a weapon of great power, a supreme ability, or even an ally of some sort.
There will be many opportunities to change as you wish.” She spins and a flurry of cards come from her hands and land before you as suggestions. After a few moments she says pleased, "I am glad you choose quickly, now you have two more choices, take a standard Holy Avenger or a legendary one."
As you state your decision she gleefully says, [b]”May you prosper and do well in Arcanium! Should you find and destroy any of the 13 dark souls you will be granted a wish. Also closing any portals to other worlds will gain you another wish to make Arcanium safe once more. Good luck Joe Waskally, may the divine bless your travels."
You do not need to roll for your stats. Start with 10 in each and add the bonuses we talked about including your +2 for Wisdom and +2 on any ability for being Human. As a last note, It is good to be nice to those less fortunate that yourself.[/ooc]
"I am glad you choose quickly, now you have two more choices, take a standard Holy Avenger or a legendary one."
"Um", stammered Joe, trying to take this all in. "What are the differences between a standard and legendary holy avenger?"
I will add the hit points and skills to Joe's character sheet.
One addition I made: I bumped Joe's Int from 12 to 13 to gain access to the Fast learner feat. I didn't think you would mind, since it didn't affect his modifier.
Getting a bit serious she gives you your options, "Now you have two choices before you. You may ascend to heaven, to tell you the truth Heaven isn't the dreamy place you all imagine it to be. The dull place is full of spirits, no TV, you don't even have a physical body anymore so you can't do anything sexual, either. Just basking in the sun and working. Or go to a new world one of adventure, action, and like most of the games from your world monsters and quests. The world has been invaded by dark forces that continue to spread and decimate the population of the world. You get to go with your body and memories intact. You will get to bring one great ability with you as well, a weapon of great power, a supreme ability, or even an ally.
Also you will begin with some skill as an adventurer and the ability to quickly gain power in your chosen class. There will be many opportunities to change as you wish. She spins and a flurry of cards come from her hands and land before you as suggestions. After a few moments she says annoyed, "Hurry up and choose.... you know that I have a lot of dead people to offer this choice too as well."
Hey Wolf and guys. Charlie here. Here is a bit about me.
Football soon took a back seat. Not quite good enough for the next level he went on to play and referee intramural sports. He also was involved with many social groups and became a Resident Assistant at his dorm. Soon after he became Resident Director and managed the RA program. Here he found 2 new loves as well, one would become a career the other a lifelong hobby. The career would be in Information technology. He started by being the local representative for the network provider at his dorm. From there he spent the next 10 years working in student housing as an IT professional until getting a job with the State of Florida. Over the last 6 years he has went from entry level call center to now being a User Support Manager where he manages and oversees a team of 20 techs across the state. His live long hobby is the Society for Creative Anachronism or SCA.
He missed football and was always into some of the geeky things especially Dungeons and Dragons. So when he heard there were guys that fought in armor and stuff on campus he went to check them out. It was love when he put the helmet on for the first time. Over the last 15 years he has trained to fight in many styles. Sword and shield, Bastard/Great Sword, Two Swords, Spear, Glaive. His speed and power made him pretty good with a great sword, his height and reach gave him an advantage with the spear. He was a tough fight with each. His first tournament win was a novice tournament at his second event. Natural athleticism, speed and power all aided in this. Over the past 15 years he has achieved many accolades and awards in fighting and continues to train and get batter.
The last 6 years have also been spent with his lovely wife and 3 dumb dogs which he loves. He continues to improve himself daily, by reading and looking for training. He is fortunate that work allows and pays for advanced leadership and communication training that he can go to and takes a new course each month. He considered himself quite wealthy and fortunate with his life and friends until showing up to fighter practice that day. Dressed out in his chainmail, surcoat and greatsword in hand held high. Suddenly everything went black. Brain aneurysm would be what was told to his wife. He awoke to find himself now dead.
So I assigned scores.
Str: 18, I can/could military press 300lbs which is over head so seems legit
Dex: 14, I'm big: 6'4" 280lbs now, Football playing weight was 320. I ran a 5 flat 40yd dash then. I can shoot a gun and bow well and with years of fighting training I'm a bit above average at getting out of the way.
Con: 14, I like never get sick from cold or flu. Maybe once every 3-4 years while my wife is sick 4 or 5 times a year if not more. As a big guy I have been fat health most of my life due to sports and working out.
Int: 12, went to college work in IT a bit above average to average I guess. Not going to figure out the cure for cancer here.
Wis 10, this is a tough one but like many I made lots of dumb choices in my 20's, I feel I read people alright and have good intuition but we will call it average.
Cha 16, I have been a leader in everything I've done. Was president of a few clubs in high school, was a team captain for football, have advanced fast through work, most recent my wife and I were elected as our baronies, Baron and Baroness in the SCA. A 4 year job here. For some reason people follow me.
Luck 14, I'm not sure how to rate this. I feel I'm a lucky guy. Have a great life, with an amazing wife, friends and job. My old gaming buddies like to say I have fat guy luck wining a lot of new board games we try the first time out. I also win a lot at Catan which is rolling dice, luck and probability, but How high do I rate it? So if you want me to raise or lower it let me know. Same with any of the above scores. Thanks.
So my plan is to be a Warlord. Sharing bonus's with you guys. I just need to know what bonus's I get and if you want me to change anything and I will finish up the crunch. So what gift to choose. Fast heal is awesome, a legendary sword is as well, but I think I will go with a belt of might like Thor's belt Megingjörð, so in mythology his doubled his strength. Wolf I will leave it up to you what it does just let me know. Will continue with crunch and will finish up just waiting on Wolf for final thins. This should be a lot of fun :)
I cheated a little as we get to decide how we died it seemed so I died at SCA practice. So I have medieval gear my mundane modern stuff would still be in the truck :) Hope that's ok.
My chainmail is riveted blackened aluminum where every other row is a solid ring. So quite strong and light. Would this be mithril in the fantasy world? I don't need the dex room or anything unless my belt bolsters all physical stats, just a thought/question.
here is a pick if this works from facebook
Getting a bit serious she gives you your options, "Now you have two choices before you. You may ascend to heaven, to tell you the truth Heaven isn't the dreamy place you all imagine it to be. The dull place is full of spirits, no TV, you don't even have a physical body anymore so you can't do anything sexual, either. Just basking in the sun and working. Or go to a new world one of adventure, action, and like most of the games from your world monsters. The world has been invaded by dark forces that continue to spread and decimate the population of the world. You get to go with your body and memories intact. You will get to bring one great ability with you as well, a weapon of great power, a supreme ability,
Also you will begin with some skill as an adventurer and the ability to quickly gain power in your chosen class. There will be many opportunities to change as you wish. She spins and a flurry of cards come from her hands and land before you as suggestions. She looks aprovingly on you and asks, "A Belt of Might or Thor's belt Megingjörð? Which will it be?"
As you state your decision she gleefully says, "May you prosper and do well in Arcanium! Should you find and destroy any of the 13 dark souls you will be granted a wish. Also closing any portals to other worlds will gain you another wish to make Arcanium safe once more. Good luck Charlie, may the divine bless your travels."
On the armor, I was thinking this as making it Mithril is too much. It is chainmail for sure as it covers down to my knees. I wear hardened leather arms and grieves though the chain covers past the elbow. It weighs less than a chain shirt though only about 20lbs. Are you cool just calling it MW Chainmail but have it count as light armor? If not I will just call it MW Chainmail no worries. Thanks.
Ok Joe, sounds good. I think one more but dont wait for them.
Will Bradley I have a spoiler for you in gameplay, do I need to post it again.
Will opens his eyes, at first the darkness makes him think back to the moment of his death, is he alive and buried perhaps? He remembers the house, it was still heavily smoke logged as they entered to pull down the ceiling and ensure the fire was out. Reflexively his hand pulls up the bodyguard attachment, still plenty of air left. Then he remembers the rest, his watch had been heading up the stairs, keeping to the strong bit next to the wall, when he had heard it. It had taken a moment for the sound of the whistle to register, but training kicked in and he started shoving watch members to the door. He thought he was safe as he made the door, but then he had felt the bricks come hammering down. At first he had carried on a few steps, but then more had hit, the world had turned black and he remembered no more. After a few moments to register his surroundings and the disbelief at being so wrong in his atheistic/agnostic thoughts, Will finds his voice, Did they make it out? My watch did they make it? Sh@t, what about Lucy? And the kids? Will they be ok? Once his immediate questions have been answered he finally responds to Alethia. Alethia, I grew up on stories of heroes and fantasy, I have dreamed of this sort of opportunity and I never expected an afterlife at all, of course I will choose this second life.
His hands hover over the cards, struggling to know what to pick, eventually they settle on one that feels warmer and heavier than the others. Alethia, I have always felt in someway tied to nature and I have spent my life fighting fire. I will choose this one, this ability to push water like a creature of the sea.
Alethia does indeed answer your questions giving you some closure with the life you will never be able to go back to again, "Your whole watch did make it out of the building. But there was a second bomb which exploded and took you out and then there was the shrapnel from that explosion. They will all live. Lucy and your kids will miss you but your watch and the insurance company will make sure they are well taken care of.
Interesting, you do know that it will allow you be an Undine if you wish it. Though the choice not need to be made now, the card will be with you if you want to make that change."
"Well Alethia, thanks, it helps to have my mind at rest. After all there is little I can do about it! As for this card, well I have read of Undine, but I will save that for now. It may well come in handy, but not yet. Right, send me on, I am as ready as I will ever be."
No worries get to it when you can. Most of what you are doing is RPing and interacting with NPCs.
Sven, Delman is out of shape to travel unless you carry him or wait for him to come too, what do you do?
Quick question whilst working out the crunch, I couldn't see if it had been covered. Do we roll all our HP or is our 1st character rank maxed? Also I am assuming we don't get Con bonus HP on our expert ranks.
Rolling all just in case.
+1 favoured class
I think Will is sorted, barring the answers to my questions. Unfortunately low wisdom apparently means I am crap at my job, but ah well, game mechanics!
Meh. Think of it this way. You’re not as good at your job without the benefits of modern technology.
Pretty sure everyone would take a hit to our profession skills. I mean...if I was playing myself I’d like to have “Profession Field Artillery” and “Profession Barrister.” But in a fantasy setting I’d be crap at both, given how little would still apply. At least with fire fighting I’d assume most of the principles would be there.
Yeah that was kind of the conclusion I came to, rather than take skill focus (Profession firefighter)! I might stick a few extra skill points in there as I go, but probably not.
I am sorry I missed that Frank, You also would gain 2d8 additional hps and 8+[Int modifier x 2] in skills See the expert class. Please pick skills that make sense compared to your background.
Ok. So...when I first made my character I made a conceptual mistake. I had thought, for whatever reason, that we were playing characters from pathfinders who died and were transported elsewhere. It was only after the second player got involved and I already started that I realized we were envisioned to play characters from earth.
So, after some thought, what I decided was this. Sven is from Midgard. He is a werewolf, as per viking legends. Where he is from, the norse mythology is real. Werewolves, giants, draugr, etc. Whether this is our world, or a different one, is completely up to GM Wolf and his vision of his setting's cosmology.
If this is not acceptable, and GM Wolf would rather Sven be from a different world entirely, then I am open to that as well.
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Sven you can bring in other characters too. I like what you have done with Sven’s background! Have fun and keep it up!
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Thanks wolf. Updating:
Added the skills: was hesitant on some of the knowledge's, but then I thought about the world is based on RPG's which most of us have a lot of knowledge on, so a goblin is a goblin, orc an orc. So we all have the knowledge we have as players so we can probably identify most creatures just on appearance.
Ironically, the large Nordic werewolf barbarian has the lowest HP in the group! Not that I’m complaining. Sven has enough kill-power and fast healing to make up for it. But I do find it humorous. :)
Yup Frank!
That is true Sven but you were also completely equipped when you started and ready for this world mind and body. :)
Exactly. I rolled really well on 3d6. With the average being 10 for each stat, Sven ended up with...well, Str20 Dex15 Con18 Int12 Wis12 Cha12. After that, I really can't complain about anything.
"Miðgarðr" Sven said, with some hesitation. Then, more forcefully, he said "If we are to work together, then we must know each other. I am Sven Olaffson. I am ulfhéðinn.* Is this a problem for you?"Joe frowns, unsure what ulfhéðinn, decides to concentrate, close his eyes for a moment, then open them again to detect evil.
It sounds like Sven is Lawful Neutral. Though knowing vikings I would say they tend to be more chaotic. So I am not sure... Sven please add your alignment to your character sheet.
Also I will be going through character sheets today. Please be open to adjustments as needed.
***Everyone please put your background in a spoiler in your character sheet.
Also please add a description of your character to your character sheet, you may spoiler it too if you want.
Alignment is...hard. But I suppose LN works. I’ll update
I will be camping for the next four days so posting will be spotty at best. Sorry.
Really sorry guys, I thought I could take on this game, particularly as I love the concept. However a new recruit at work, my second job and a one year old at home who has decided to start not sleeping again, I am broken and need some rest. Unfortunately that means my hobby time is taking a hit and so I am going to have to bow out. I hope it goes well and I will probably hover and read, but i haven't got the energy to imagine at the moment.
Sorry again.
Well, here goes.
Going to middle school, Artemis quickly got a growth spurt and soon became the tallest student in his grade, and then the school. Still being the quiet and academically inclined boy he was since childhood, Artemis continued to excel into high school, soon beginning to become more extroverted as he joined the upstart messaging system Discord, using the platform for more than just gaming, but to make lasting friends. This approach worked in making lasting friends, giving Artemis the ability and skills to make more friends in real life, introducing him into the world of Pathfinder. Using his online friends, he was able to join his first Pathfinder and DnD group, intrigued by interesting campaigns and settings. While his grades slipped a little in his Sophomore and Junior Year for various reasons, Artemis was able to regain focus and boost them back up to his academic standards.
Stats: Str:10, Dex:10, Con:12, Int:18, Wis:8, Cha:14, Luck:11
We understand Will, take care of yourself and if you do get back the time let us know.
How did you die?
So right now you would be 18 from your background story.
When building your crunch you will be able to add +2 to any ability score of your choice.
Todd: No worries. Yes please explain out your stats.
I think that he wants you to explain the stats.
Now, I didn't use myself as a character, but I did stat myself for fun. Here is what I made.
Str (12) I'm not the strongest guy in the world, but I'm not the weakest. I don't find any of my soldiering tasks too hard in the National Guard, and the strength based aspects of Basic Combat Training was challenging, but not too much so. In the Guard I'm in field artillery, but I work with a computer (directing artillery fire), so it isn't physically demanding. I'm no athlete, and there are *many* people who are much stronger than me. So a 12. Slightly above average, but not by much.
Dex (10) I'm completely average at this. When it comes to shooting, I can pass my marksmanship test, but never by much. My hand eye coordination is average on other tasks as well.
Con (12) I get sick. I get tired. The run on my physical fitness test always kicks my ass. But I did complete a 10 mile ruck march with an injured foot...because I had to. So when I *have* to, I can be tough. But if I don't have to? Well...I'll struggle just like anyone else. So a 12...to represent this.
Int (14) Professionally I am an attorney. I don't pretend to be the best, but I can do my job. So I figure that this should be my strong stat.
Wis (9) Below average? Well, I'm enlisted in the National Guard in Field Artillery and I'm a lawyer. How is that for bad decisions? Yup, this is my low stat.
Cha (10) I'm average? I have friends, and I can get along with people. I enjoy public speaking. But I'm not the center of parties, or the person who people flock to. So a 10 seems about right.
Luck (16) I have only dated one person, and I married her. She is the love of my life. I have three wonderful children that I wouldn't trade for the world. My newborn sleeps half-way decently, and is actually cute (quite rare for newborns!). The only problem I have is that I haven't found a career that really makes me happy, yet. But I'm sure that in time it will work out.
Classes: Expert (1-Attorney) Warrior (1-National Guard)
* Two NPC classes. I've earned both. Not good enough in either to have earned PC levels.
Traits:
* Fatherhood (Can use Bluff instead of intimidate when dealing with own children)
* Caffeine Addiction (Caffeine provides a +1 morale bonus to all saves for minutes/Level after consumed. Going without caffeine causes a -1 morale penalty to all saves until consumed)
Feats:
Lvl 1: Exotic Weapon Proficiency AFATDS
Skills:
* Profession Barrister: 2 SP (+4)
* Profession Soldier: 2 SP (+4)
* Bluff: 2 SP (+5)
* Diplomacy: 2 SP (+5)
* Spellcraft: 2 SP (+6) [Pathfinder]
* Knowledge Planes: 2 SP (+6) [Warhammer]
* Knowledge History: 2 SP (+6) [Tolkien]
* Knowledge Arcana: 2 SP (+6) [Various other geekery]
Equipment:
* Marriage Ring of Power: When I put it on I am invisible to all women. When I take it off...I’m still invisible.
* Business Suit (+1 diplomacy when worn)
* ACU (-1 penalty to Stealth when worn)
* OCP (+1 disguise to look like air force)
So if I was statted that is what I think I would be, with explanations for all of my stats.
And yes, I know that Sven is *MUCH* better at adventuring than me. My 3d6 stat rolls were *insane*. Plus I am having much more fun RPing Sven than myself, so quite glad with that character, thank you very much. :)