Submitting Chandria for your consideration. I haven't filled out much of the crunch yet, wanting approval on the usage of the Tengu race first, but the backstory and hook have been established in my profile. I'll get to the crunch this evening and tomorrow.
Trying to figure out what to make.
Very interested! I got into a Skull & Shackles as my first PbP but it died during our first ship battle so I was really hoping to find another one! I'll just rework the character I had in it to fit your format once I get home from work and post here once that's done!
Oh and questions on the languages, in the inner sea guide it says that human nationalities start out with both common and their native tongue. Do you follow this?
I am back with Aviz fully tweaked and prepared!
Backstory All in the profile
Appearance All in the profile
Motivation Revenge on the elf who killed his father. That's what he tells people anyways. Down deeper he has a desire to be a part of a culture or group that accepts him for who he is, people that don't look at him with fear and hatred.
Favorite Colour Grey. It's the color of steel and iron, and it's the color of the mountains that he likes to spend time in.
Favorite Meal Goat leg with cranberry sauce. It's something Fuero found in an old book about strix and used to make for him.
Theme Tune Two Steps From Hell - Protectors of the Earth. Somebody had to take it :P
Dotting
Everything looks good Spade. If you could put it all in to a profile so I can see it all in the one place, I'd appreciate it.
All good too Edward. Thanks for the application. I might have some questions later but for now it is good.
Tengu are perfectly acceptable Chandria. No feathers ruffled here with that choice. Campin Carl is bringing a Strix for selection. You two are birds of a feather it seems.
Yup, Common and language of nationality Timeskeeper.
Looking good CampinCarl
Spade, this is my first pbp as well. I'm still a super greenhorn when it comes to source prompts, quoting,spoilers,dice rolls,etc.
Uh...I've never done play by post on these forums before, so I've no idea what you're talking about. Profile?
If you go to your account page, you can make an alias for the forums with the name of your character. Then, in the "profile" tab of that aliases' page, you can put all the information about the character that profile represents. At least that's how I've always done it.
For example, this profile is Sidewinder2k's alias for the character I'll be submitting. If you click on my name at the top of my post, it will take you to my profile that will be filled in with all the character information.
@The Changing Tide: I'm not sure if you saw my question regarding profile formatting, but just in case I'll restate it. Would you have a problem with me using a slightly different format for my profile than the one you've provided? You can see my template on any of my other aliases. If you'd still prefer yours, then I'll use it of course.
If you click My Account up on the bar above, you are brought to a page where you can set up Messageboard Aliases. Create a new alias, with your characters name and a suitable Avatar pic. When you have it created, click on it, click on the Profile section and click Create Profile. Then enter all of your character information, in the style that I asked for, or in Campin Carls style. Thanks guys.
Sorry Ondir, no it is okay. Go ahead.
you need a profile done up? I can do that
Yes please Edward.
Ondir can you note crit threat ranges for your weapons in your profile please? Thanks.
Ondir can you note crit threat ranges for your weapons in your profile please? Thanks.
Can do. I'll put them up in the main reference stat block where I have attack bonus and damage. The profile is still very much under construction, and half cobbled together from a template copied from another alias.
I'm in the process of getting everything transferred over and I'll let you know as soon as it is completed!
ok here is sasha's profile
Sasha is missing a Drawback and Background skills, if I am right.
@ALL Please note background skills separately from regular skills. Thank you.
Welp, here I go again with my particularly crazy plan. Just dotting for now, but after a bit of polish for this game specifically I intend to submit this here character from a previous PbP Skull and Shackles game that died after one post. A bit of an oddball concept, but after you hear my pitch, we'll see if you're into it.
Hmm... A Paladin? Okay. I'm looking forward to this pitch. And I am formulating some possible counter proposals, but lets here what you have to say first.
drawback is Warded Against Nature
I did not use background skills, I'll adjust that then.
Like this?
ok all updated
Calah could you break up your spoilers more? Apart from that it looks good.
Thanks Sasha
I'll edit my profile to split the skills tonight! Other than that, "captain" Bleepos Droppo is here for business :)
Looks good Bleepo, just one more thing though and this is a note for ALL - When running up your Message board alias, if your character is not human, could you include your racial abilities in a Spoiler. Thanks guys
Alrighty, I don't have all the numbers as finalized as I'd like, or the formatting set up according to your preferences just yet, but since my idea is a bit off-kileter, here's the basics before I put in too much time. Presenting:
A newly-initiated Paladin on his first tour of duty, Zale was gifted with a vision while staying the night in a sleepy provincial coastal village. In his dreams, Iomedae appeared to him. Besmara, the Queen of all Pirates and Goddess of Strife, had noticed this village's unusual visitor. She was there, then, a fiery redhead wearing a tricorn hat and a lusty grin. She offered him an impossible choice: To save the lives of the entire village, he must bind himself to Besmara's will. In return, the Black Lady would turn aside the impending pirate raid that was destined to raze the village to the ground, and keep such raids away for as long as he obeyed her will.
Iomedae interceded then and laid down additional terms: Besmara could require nothing of Zale that would force him to break his paladin's vows. The dream image of the Pirate Queen grinned her wild, sinister grin, spat on her palm, and offered it to Zale. With a grimace, he took her hand, and the bargain that would shape the rest of his life was struck.
He woke with a start, thinking for a moment that the entire experience must have been a dream brought on by the anxiety of his mission - but on the back of his hand there lay the proof. The night before, Iomedae's holy sword was emblazoned there, a tattoo proclaiming his devotion to the Light of the Sword. Today, the sword was still there: but thrust behind the skull and crossbones.
For a few weeks, he wandered, unsure now of his purpose or destination, until he arrived unexpectedly in the town of Port Peril, where he resolved to stay for the night at a tavern called the Formidably Maid. He decided to bend his vows ever so slightly that night and drown his sorrows in a single mug of ale...and then he awoke, in pain and darkness, to the sounds of a creaking ship at sea.
Besmara had clearly decided it was time to put her new Paladin to use.
There you have it. Bound into a deal to serve Besmara in exchange for innocent lives (granting him the Besmara's Blessing campaign trait), he's off to a life of piracy. There are a couple issues with this that I think we might be able to work around, mostly relating to the paladin's code of conduct - and a few others I'm not sure about. Obviously, he wouldn't be able to kill (or tolerate the cold-blooded killing of) any innocent folks. Assisting in robbing them, I think he can get away with under the umbrella of fulfilling his oath and thus protecting the village, as long as he doesn't directly profit from the plunder himself. What the crew does with it isn't his concern, but he wouldn't partake unless it was from other pirates (which an awful lot of spoils are, so that should work out). As far as a position on the ship goes, Zale would actually make a pretty decent Captain, and such a position would help ease his conscience about being piratical - he would end up leading people on a Robin Hood-esque sort of adventure, robbing other pirates and evil Cheliaxians and whatnot. That said, in my head I mostly see him as a First Mate or Bosun type, keeping the rest of the crew in line and curbing their piratical excesses.
So there's my mad idea. If you don't think we can make it work, that's totally understandable, it is a bit weird. Should that be the case, I do have an alternate proposal along similar lines.
Now then, for info about me and some thoughts on mechanics.
I did include all of my racial abilities under my "Special Abilities" spoiler, if that's alright.
Also I wanted to check on drawbacks to make sure this was ok. I took the attached drawback, and the item in question I wanted it to apply to was the fauchard he took from his father's corpse, but since he started with his gear gone then he would start with the doubt drawback until he reacquired his fauchard. Let me know if that's alright!
Backstory- To the profile!
Appearance- This! Well something like it. Hair and eyes aren't the right color.
Motivation- Fame! To out shine all others
Favorite Color- Aqua
Favorite Meal- Crab on a bed of rice
Theme Tune- I actually had some trouble with this one. Had three songs in mind for this one and a friend picked Blank Space.
Dotting. :)
Don't want to steal the thunder from any newer members of the boards, but I'll put something up if I can settle on a concept. I'd reuse one from a failed S&S campaign, but so much stuff has come out since then...
I'll edit my profile to split the skills tonight! Other than that, "captain" Bleepos Droppo is here for business :)
Bleepos Mate, we miss you! Leekoo's taken up your captain's hat since you left our evil little band.
Changing, how do you wish to examine 3rd party material. I've got a previous character that will make a smashing pirate.
I'm not sure which character template I should use. Sorry this is my first time.
Done. Well, 'done' aside from the prose background though that should be pretty apparent from the statistics.
If I may present to you monsieur Eskilline Mendric the Fourth - charming, wealthy, lackadaisical prat on vay-kay from the family vineyards outside of Oppara.
Theme Tune- I actually had some trouble with this one. Had three songs in mind for this one and a friend picked Blank Space.
Why is she eating that keyboard?
I'm not sure which character template I should use. Sorry this is my first time.
I believe he wants you to copy and paste the template he has spoilered in the first post. (The GM might want you to pop your alignment in there somewhere as well. Oh, and maybe spells to if you got 'em.) Elsewise you can look at the one hidden behind the handsome, boyish face to the left to get an idea of what he want's the character sheet/profile page to look like. I of course took some liberties with it. My 'Merican spell check made me remove all the unnecessary vowels for instance. Go ahead, click it. You know you want to.
Sidewinder2k posting with the completed profile for Ondir Stormeye.
He hopes to one day become a notorious pirate captain in his own right, and one day recover his father's ship and carry on the notorious pirate legacy that was left to him.
Ondir will make a pretty decent front-line/mid-line combatant, being equally as good at short (throwing range) combat and melee combat as a damage dealer. He would also make a pretty good ship captain with his fairly high charisma score, though if someone who is also selected is far more set on the captain's chair, he will also take the first mate's position!
All of the background information you requested is contained in spoilers towards the bottom of the profile, after all of the gameplay information. Let me know if you need any further information and I'll provide it ASAP!
I really hope Ondir gets selected for the game. I've heard of Skull and Shackles, but never had the opportunity to actually run through it. The chance to play an actual pirate would be a great time!
Not done yet at all with crunch yet. Making a Human Chelaxian Corsair (Fighter), with possible levels in maybe sorcerer and or cleric depending on the need of the party.
Backstory Gupson was just a boy of about 13 when he joined the Chelish Navy as a simple cabin boy. His mother, he had been told, had died during childbirth and his father was always on business, leaving him with his grand mother. His grandmother was a strict woman and a firm believer in diabolism. An elegant painting of Thrune proudly presented in their living room of her home of Macini. Gupson hated her with a passion, often escaping during the night to watch the ships go by as they sailed in to port.
It was a strange feeling he would get as he watched them go by, a certain calling that he could never shake. At 12 he had run away from home, and the next year he was enlisted in the Navy of Cheliax. A natural sailor, he quickly rose among the rank of a midshipman by the age of 19. He showed exceptional skill with a proper attitude. However as he got older, was found to have a rather unnatural temper, getting into fights with other seaman. This brought a rather significant block to any more rise in rank. It was only later that he would be then reassigned as second lieutenant in the Chelish Marines, a place where his temper and ability was well used.
The active combat on the high seas against pirate vessels and the stray ship of an opposing nation brought him a joyful state, resembling that of an artist. By age 35, he retired as a full lieutenant and had traveled most, if not all of the inner sea. But the sudden change back into the average life of a civilian did not please him. He yearned for the sea again So, after talking with some old friends, he arranged passage for himself into the Shackles. After arriving, much of it become rather hazy as he and his friends had decided to go out drinking.
Appearance Chelaxian in look, with black hair and green eyes. He stands about 5'7" and has a few minor scars on his hands. He is rather clean shaven and likes to dress in a manor appropriate for sea travel. At the time, he is 36 years old.
Motivation Gupson is rather familiar with life at sea and yearns to continue it.
Favorite Color Chelaxian Red
Favorite Meal Biscuits and gravy served with a glass of fresh orange juice, with a helping of corned beef.
Favorite Tune Whiskey In the Jar
Zale Trelebor- Okay Zale, that is acceptable. I'll take you in to consideration.
Campin Carl- That Drawback is perfect for the game, I like it. Looking good.
Esmarelda- All looking good.
The Indescribable / Maria- I'm going over them case by case so either link me to them on d20pfsrd, or copy / paste the information and send me a PM with it spoilered, if it is not d20 accessible. - Your Friendly Neighborhood Summoner
Aqguazula- Eskiline is right, but I insist you keep all of the completely necessary European vowels, as I am sick of you filthy yanks butchering the English language. Favour + Colour for the win. Huzzah.
Eskiline- Looking good. And thanks for helping out. Even if you did spell Colour wrong. :P
Ondir- Thanks for finishing the profile. Looks great.
Dacota- Nice idea, but bribing the GM with a familiar tune will not get you in any faster than anyone else. ;) (I'm Irish!) Your build looks good.
I will take my odd hybrid of Canadian and European english, thank you very much. Although I honour your statement, the American english is lacking in that little bit of charm.
Didn't think it was a bribe. Heck, I have no idea who you are XD.
Canadian / European English accepted. I live in Canada so I can deal with that.
I know I know. Just a joke Dacota, just a joke.
Lol
I've finished G'nosha's crunch!
I hope that I haven't forgotten anything
G'nosha looks good. Everything seems to have in order. The Flail is such an underappreciated weapon.
Ok, this is the character I (purplefruitnewt) would like to run. I need to go back through and make sure crunch and fluff match with the campaign, but it should be most of the way there already.
Zarvas is missing two traits, one a campaign trait, and a drawback. Also you can keep your set up, but break it up, within the Spoiler, to look a little more like mine, if you can. Thanks.
Zale Trelebor- Okay Zale, that is acceptable. I'll take you in to consideration.
Campin Carl- That Drawback is perfect for the game, I like it. Looking good.
Esmarelda- All looking good.
The Indescribable / Maria- I'm going over them case by case so either link me to them on d20pfsrd, or copy / paste the information and send me a PM with it spoilered, if it is not d20 accessible. - Your Friendly Neighborhood Summoner
Aqguazula- Eskiline is right, but I insist you keep all of the completely necessary European vowels, as I am sick of you filthy yanks butchering the English language. Favour + Colour for the win. Huzzah....
I believe it is spelled Hzzah.
Canada huh? So bonus points if it's in French as well?
You know we here in Michigan believe Canada is just a remote bit of the upper peninsula. Damn U.S. high school geography.
I will take my odd hybrid of Canadian and European english, thank you very much. Although I honour your statement, the American english is lacking in that little bit of charm.
Don't you mean chaurm?
Canada huh? So bonus points if it's in French as well?
You know we here in Michigan believe Canada is just a remote bit of the upper peninsula. Damn U.S. high school geography....Don't you mean chaurm?
I do live in Quebec so yeah, I can speak French (not a native Quebecer, was born in Austria)"Don't you mean chaurm?" Is that what they teach you in school eh?
I live in Canada but I am Irish. So bonus point if you can get in "F!+# the Brits" somehow. (That is just a joke. I'm part English.)
Yo, in case yous are wonderin' my Uncle is Tony Soprano. Our Ancestors are from South of Naples.
My Cousin is Father Ernesto Soprano. If we can't convince you in this life, we can sentence you to eternal damnation in the afterlife.
No let me explain,
<Godfather voice>
"You come here on the these boards offering a game, and you would deny me a chance to participate, perhaps we can come to a mutual understanding, perhaps an offer you can't refuse"