I always have a hard time with recruitment, and this has been no different. Any of the submissions would've been acceptable, but I am going to go with Akukho.
Thank you all for your submissions, and I wish you all the best.
RE-RECRUITMENT OPEN
We are recruiting to replace some players who have dropped out along the way.
Currently we have three front line characters:
-Erodel Voralius, Male Human Urban Ranger L5
-Grumenio “Nio” Venaticus, Male Human Inquisitor (Sacred Huntsmaster) L5
-Stricia, Female Human Unchained Monk L5
We are recruiting for THREE more characters.
One skill monkey, one arcane caster, one divine caster, or some multirole thereof. One of those selected will be a healer of some kind.
Character Creation:
- Pathfinder 1 game char.
- 20 point buy, 5th level.
- Core Races are preferred in this AP, but almost any other race can be considered. Just make sure you have a VERY good backstory to justify your Drow/Klingon...
- All Pathfinder classes are allowed, except Summoners are restricted to the Unchained version.
- 2 Traits, including one Campaign from the Hell’s Rebels Player's Guide. You can take another trait if you take a drawback as well.
- Max HP at first level, Average+1 on subsequent levels.
- Character Wealth=$10,500.00.
- Backstories are appreciated, but don't feel compelled to write a novel. You can keep your background as brief as you like it, just be sure to have some reason to be in Phaendar for the Market Festival. It's best if your character is truly invested in Kintargo somehow. Example, what do you care for immensely/love or what is your goal/dream? And how does House of Thrune martial law over Kintargo endanger/stand in the way of/etc...
- Most of the AP will be very town based (But not all).
- No Evil alignments.
- No firearms.
- The Core and APG are a must, Ultimate Intrigue is handy.
- Background Skills rule is from Unchained is available if you can access it.
If a character has not taken an action in two day's time, and the character is in a situation where all characters need to take an action for the story to progress (for example, combat, though not limited to combat), that character reverts to the GM's control until the player's next post.
In combat a GM controlled PC is invulnerable to damage, though they die if the rest of the party dies. The only actions a GM controlled character will take will be to move and to provide an "aid another" check for other characters/basic combat attacks.
The GM rolls all initiative rolls.
If you need to "pass a note," either to the GM or another character, use the spoiler tag, addressed to the party you want to read it. For example:
Try to keep in character comments and descriptions of actions in normal font, and use the [ ooc ] brackets for "game" actions.
To be considered, I NEED to see a solid overall concept, and a personality/background. Bonus if you can post the full mechanical build, but that's not critical for consideration.
I aim to select in a week/10 days; so July 1 is my target.
Good luck!
re-dot. I was interested on page one and I am again now. Will look for a suitable character
Sure I'll make one up.
Please consider Darien here! A local barrister and advocate for the poor and downtrodden of the city of Kintargo. He's a hidden priest of Sarenrae 5. Background included in the profile. Thanks!
Hi GM and my fellow players, I'd like to apply here with Evelyn. She's a Human Investigator and hopefully can be quite useful to the group :) Thanks for the opportunity to apply.
DOT
I'm going to submit Isabelle d'Sarini for consideration.
She's a daughter of the Sarini family who was ostracized for considering the family help "people" and was sent to the Egorian Academy in the hopes that the discipline needed to summon devils would some how temper her wild ideas...it didn't.
I originally submitted her for another campaign which didn't get very far into book 1 before falling apart and I will work on getting her updated for this over the weekend.
Possibly too late but I’ll put in Sasha, a bartender very hooked into the zeitgeist. (Either a streets oracle or alley witch, kicking around some mechanics) My Hell’s Rebels submissions all seem to be based on minor Casablanca characters, who had a decent insurgency group going by the end.
here's a link to my submission. Half-elf Vigilante that is half batman and half baker (think Amelie)
Some gear not finished, but 95% done
Submitting Miezul, or Brightest Midnight. He is eager to help free Kintargo from the corruption of House Thrune.
Bright is a half-drow blossoming light cleric of Desna. He has returned to Kintargo, where he spent a year or two as an orphan and heard the legends of the Silver Ravens. Having grown up with a Varisian clan blessed by Desna under the stars, when he heard of the troubles in his first home he decided to see if the rumors of rebellion he has heard are turn. Perhaps he can live out his dream of fighting alongside the Silver Ravens and freeing Kintargo once and for all.
Mightypions work in progress here:
Quick questions:
--Does the group a) have a crafter and does it b) want one?
--If I have craft wondrous items, can I craft for myself during character creation? I think I have a reasonable way of justifying crafting skills in character, as she was also doing requisite props for the Opera.
--It seems the frontliners are actually shooting mostly, at least from the builds, so an reasonably high AC Skald who doesnt actually do much damage with her weapon but acts as a roadblock, trashtalking enemies into focusing on her and not on the actually dangerous party member, seems good?
Actually, I had a lot of fun writing some background/slice of life things, and she definitly has crafting.
As the opera house has seen better days, Lucy is part scriptwriter, part singer, part prop maker.
Lucy is ready!
TLDR
--Urban Skald, buffing the entire party with extra slam attacks dealing negative energy damage, entire party also gets extra dexterity
--Buff centric spell selection with some save or suck thrown in
--Can craft wondrous items
--Pretty good AC, but unless she expertly trashtalks the foe, intelligent enemies will ignore her and focus on actual threats.
--Could alter spell list to heal a bit, but Skalds arent great at it.
--Could probably fit a wand of CLW and use it without rolls
--Reasonable face
--Partial access, once per day, to wizard and cleric spell lists
Background wise:
--Opera member
--Vain, Irrepressible, the center of most booze related parties
Weaknesses:
--Damage output pretty much nonexistent
--Will struggle to effect things that are completely immune to mind affecting
--Does next nothing to swarms (actually, if she has spell kenning up she can use the wizard spell list)
--Does the group a) have a crafter and does it b) want one?
I was considering Brew Potion but nothing beyond that for Bright. I do feel crafting feats would be a great idea.
I do have Master Craftsman and will get Craft Magic Arms and Armor at 7.
Isabelle has Craft Wondrous Item and Scribe Scroll already and will probably take Craft Wand at some point.
Updated my gear section.
I added a masterwork tool for Profession (Baker). I was thinking it could be my special old sourdough :)
2 Traits, including one Campaign from the Hell’s Rebels Player's Guide. You can take another trait if you take a drawback as well.
Does this mean one of the two is a campaign trait, or 2 chosen traits, plus 1 campaign trait?
I'll be adjusting an oracle for this.
@Chyrone it's standard Pathfinder: you have two traits, one of such must be a campaign trait from the Hell's Rebels Player's Guide. You have the option of getting a third trait in exchange for a drawback. As usual, all traits must come from different types (magic, faith, social, regional, etc.)
Yep, what Lapyd said.
I figured i'd ask, as the first recruitment details mentioned 3 traits, no mention of the drawback. No issue.
Updated my gear section.
I added a masterwork tool for Profession (Baker). I was thinking it could be my special old sourdough :)
Have a masterwork club reskinned as a rolling pin. 'Cooking up JUSTICE!"
I see there's a ton of interest already, but looking to submit an Argent Voice bard, to fill the skill monkey and arcane support roles! Will follow up soon.
Miezul's introduction has been added to the profile, but can be found below as well.
The Varisian woman adjusted the scarf around her head and looked sweetly at her companion. ”Young Bright,” she spoke softly. ”Your heart has lived in two worlds and two times. The one, here but in the past, and on the road in the present. Here or there, your heart will guide you to your future.”
Bright turned away from the rail and stared at the old woman. ”Did your cards tell you that, Aunt Alinae?”, he said with a tone full of sarcasm. ”Or did Tomas read it to you from one of his Lung Wa ‘Books of Wisdom’” His smile hints at the loving bond between the two.
[b]”I don’t know young one,” Alinae said with a chuckle. ”But it sounded wise, didn’t it?
Bright adjusted his hood to better hide his silver hair, a somber expression taking over him. ”I heard talk by the crew of the new decrees this Lord Thrune has been making. They say he has demanded that all public buildings, private businesses and government buildings alike, must display a portrait of him as a sign of loyalty to his rule. This lord seems even more corrupt than that horrible Queen Ileosa that rose and fell in Korvosa.”
Alinae remained silent, lost in her own thoughts, but Bright continued. ”And I hear he has banned tea and mint. This is the type of corruption that Selinot taught me the Lantern Bearer’s must fight against. I know he meant my ancestors and their demonic patrons, but isn’t corruption of all kinds worth fighting. That fight is why I feel I had to return.”
Bright looked over at Alinae and smiled. ”You are so easy to talk to, you know that?” He sat down against the rail. ”I will miss traveling with you and the clans. After those years at the orphanage here, it was a kindness that the clans took me in, but for a time I feared Selinot had put faith in the wrong friend when he left me here. The orphans here had little hope though, and I guess it kind of infected me for a time.”
”You dwell in the past too much.” Alinae interrupted. [b[“Maybe the rumors we heard of these new rebels may be the hope the city needs again. Perhaps they will bring back those bird heroes you revered so much.”[/b]
”The Silver Ravens, Alinae.” Bright said with a hint of annoyance.
”An odd name. Ravens are black, not silver. But, yes, them. Perhaps these new rebels can be the new Silver Ravens, and maybe with your help they can rid the city of the corruption. Much like the paths the caravans follow, everything in life comes in a circle. You held onto the legends of the Silver Ravens, and those legends partly inspired you to follow Desna’s light, a silver light no less, and that light led you back to Selinot and the Lantern Bearers. And last, the Lantern Bearers inspired you to return to fight the corruption in the memory of those legendary birds. Fill circle.”
”Now listen to this wise woman,” Alinae said with the same loving sarcasm that Bright used earlier. ”and make sure your kapenia is stashed out of sight. This new Lord Thrune has also declared that bright and flashy clothes are only fit for the privileged and Song of the Sphere knows what the punishment may be for such transgression.”
”Yes, Aunt Alinae.” Bright said as he stood up at the rail again. ”Your words are wise. This time.”
Tazo here--please find my submission for Elise Emeria, diva in training, child of Songbird Hall, and Argent Voice Bard!
@Chyrone it's standard Pathfinder: you have two traits, one of such must be a campaign trait from the Hell's Rebels Player's Guide. You have the option of getting a third trait in exchange for a drawback. As usual, all traits must come from different types (magic, faith, social, regional, etc.)
After being on the board for almost 9 years, trait mechanics are fairly common knowledge. :P
The active participants have three positive traits and no drawbacks, from what i can see.I'll get my sub up tonight.
Some of us here may recognize our old friend Alphonso the wizard who I updated for this game and am applying with.
Thanks much
Waelow
Gathlain Oracle 4 [Whimsey Mystery/Elemental Imbalance Curse] / Fey blooded sorcerer 1
Small sized fey
HP: 35/35 (4d8+1d6+5 Con +3 FCB)
Ability scores:
Str 8 Dex 16 Con 12 Int 12 Wis 10 Cha 20 (18 +2 lvl 4 +1)
Languages: Common, Dwarven, Elven, Halfling, Infernal, Sylvan
Initiative +5
Movement speed:
Land 20ft
Fly 40ft (average maneuverability)
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Defense:
AC 15/15/12 (10 +3 dex, +1 size, +1 Natural)
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +6
Offense:
BaB +3, CMB 2, CMD 15
Melee: +4 (3 BaB, 3 Dex, +1 size)
Club +4 (1d4-1 / 20 x2)
Dagger +4 (1d3-1 / 19-20 x2)
Ranged: +7 (3 BaB, 3 Dex, +1 size)
Mwk Light crossbow +8 (1d6 / 20 x3)
Skill ranks: 23 (Oracle 5 ranks per level / Sorcerer 3 ranks per level)
Diplomacy +13 [5 rank, 4 Cha, 3 class, 1 trait]
Disguise +12 [5 rank, 4 Cha, 3 class]
Fly +13 [5 rank, 3 Dex, 3 class, 2 size]
Knowledge Planes +9 [5 rank, 1 Int, 3 class]
Knowledge Religion +5 [1 rank, 1 int, 3 class]
Perception +6 [2 rank, 3 class, 1 trait]
Background skills (10 ranks)
Craft (Painting) +5 [1 rank, 1 int, 3 class]
Linguistics +4 [3 rank, 1 int]
Perform (Comedy) +12 [5 rank, 4 Cha, 3 class] Can substitute for Bluff and Intimidate, as per versatile performance.
Profession (Painter) +5 [1 rank, 3 class, 1 int]
Traits:
- Reactionary (Combat) (+2 to initiative)
- Trustworthy (Social) +1 bonus to Bluff to fool/deceive and Diplomacy.
- Pattern Seeker (Campaign) +1 to perception. Perception is a class skill for you. In addition, you increase the save DC of any illusion (pattern) spell you cast by 1, and you gain a +1 trait bonus on all saving throws against illusion effects.
Drawback: Vain, Effect: Whenever you fail an opposed Charisma-based check, you take a –2 penalty on all Charisma-based checks for the next 24 hours.
Feats:
Lvl 1 : Extra Revelation
Lvl 3 : Spell focus [Enchantment]
Lvl 5 : Greater Spell focus [Enchantment]
Oracle features:
Revelations:
Lvl 1: Assumed Form (Sp) You can change your appearance at will, as disguise self with a caster level equal to your oracle level. At 7th level, you can instead physically transform, as alter self. At 11th level, this ability lasts until you dismiss it or use it again, allowing you to keep it active while you sleep.
Lvl 1: Versatile Comedy (Ex) The powers of whimsy infuse your comedy with the ability to awe and befuddle. You can use your total Perform (comedy) bonus in place of your Bluff and Intimidate bonuses.
Lvl 4: Flicker (Sp) You can flicker from sight for a short time, allowing you to escape or set up a prank. As a swift action, you can disappear for 1 round per oracle level. This ability functions as invisibility. You can use this revelation a number of times per day equal to half your oracle level (minimum 1).
Oracle Curse [Elemental Imbalance, element of choice: Earth]
You wield an element’s might, but you are vulnerable to its opposite. Choose air, earth, fire, or water. If you select air, you gain vulnerability to acid, cannot benefit from any acid resistance or immunity, and cannot cast spells with the acid or earth descriptors. If you select earth, you gain vulnerability to electricity, cannot benefit from any electricity resistance or immunity, and cannot cast spells with the air or electricity descriptors. If you select fire, you gain vulnerability to cold, cannot benefit from any cold resistance or immunity, and cannot cast spells with the cold or water descriptors. If you select water, you gain vulnerability to fire, cannot benefit from any fire resistance or immunity, and cannot cast spells with the fire descriptor.
At 1st level, add burning hands (fire), grease (earth), hydraulic push (water), or shocking grasp (air) to your spells known.
At 5th level, add frigid touch (water), glitterdust (earth), levitate (air), or scorching ray (fire) to your spells known. At 10th level, add ball lightning (air), calcific touch (earth), ice storm (water), or wall of fire (fire) to your spells known.
At 15th level, add chain lightning (air), contagious flame (fire), flesh to stone (earth), or freezing sphere (water) to your spells known.
Spells:
Lvl 0 known x6. Infinite per day
Create Water, Detect Magic, Enhanced Diplomacy, Guidance, Light, Resistance
Lvl 1 known x6. (3 class, * cure, + curse, / Mystery spell) 7 per day
Command (DC 19), * Cure Light Wounds, / Faerie Fire, + Grease (DC 16), Murderous Command (DC 19), Protection from [Alignment]
Lvl 2 known x4 (1 class, * cure, / Mystery Spell, - FCB) 4 per day
- Charm Person (DC 20), * Cure Moderate Wounds, / Hideous Laughter (DC 20), Hold Person (DC 20)
Sorcerer features:
Bloodline: Fey
Bloodline arcana: +2 to the DC of compulsion spells.
Spells:
Lvl 0 known x4, infinite per day
Acid splash, Mage Hand, Message, Prestidigitation
Lvl 1 known x2, 4 per day
Grease (DC 16), Shield
Racial features:
Low-Light Vision: Gathlains can see twice as far as humans in dim light.
Natural Armor: Gathlains have a +1 natural armor bonus.
Symbiotic Imbalance: Occasionally the conditions for a gathlain seed’s growth heavily favor the plant portion of its body, causing more nutrients to go to the building of its vine wings and fewer to developing the gathlain’s legs. These gathlains have larger wings than normal. They have a base speed of 20 feet and a fly speed of 40 feet (average). This racial trait alters the gathlain’s speeds. This replaces the normal movement speed.
Whimsical Outlook: Some gathlains can use their unusual mentality as a defense against efforts to control their minds. Once per day when a gathlain with this trait attempts a Will saving throw, he can roll the saving throw twice and use the better result. He must decide to use this ability before attempting the saving throw. This replaces the spell-like abilities racial trait.
Languages: Gathlains speak Common and Sylvan. A gathlain with a high Intelligence score can choose from the following languages: Draconic, Elven, Goblin, Halfling, and Orc.
Gear:
Adventuring
Beltpouch (1gp), Backpack [Common] (2gp), Cloak of Resistance +1 (1000gp), Headband of Alluring CHarisma +2 (4000gp), Ring of Protection +1 (2000gp), Wand of Mage Armor CL 1 (750 gp), Wand of CLW CL 1 (750 gp), Waterskin (1gp)
Combat:
Club (0 gp), Dagger (2gp), Mwk Light crossbow (300gp)
Money spent: 8.804
Waellow, pronounced Weh-low, is a gathlain, a fey from the Fangwood near Phaendar. Many years ago, they were sent to the settlement to follow events outside of the forest, as well as making friendly connections with its people. Waellow found a home in the residence of a Shelynite painter and hobbyist of planar studies, by the name of Norah Jones, from whom she developed an interest in artistic pursuits. Living nearly a decade among the humanoids, most of the time away from her own people, Waellow started having visions in her sleep. Dreams of playing tricks, fey humor, and mischievous schemes.
They did not know which one, but it was likely one of the Eldest wanted to use them for some unknown future purpose. A fey in a humanoid settlement was unusual, and to blend in more, Waellow trained herself in social skills and disguises. An innate talent to disguise herself with magic certainly helped. The easiest and first disguise she tried on, was based on a picture that Norah painted of her daughter, Alice, who was a student at Kintargo's opera. To Waellow, they were family.
Some years ago, Waellow accompanied Norah on a trip to Kintargo. Much had they heard of the cultural and artistic sights, and they were fascinated by everything the city could show them. It struck Waellow, to make a beautiful painting of this city some day.
Skip to more recent times....
The news of the violent imposed martial law, and destruction of many of the sights they had visited, had reached her and Norah. Norah was shaken, was her daughter safe? There had been no letters for some time.
Waellow set a goal for themselves, to find Alice in Kintargo, get Norah happy again.
Personality:
Waellow loves practical jokes, be it via mundane means or through magic.
They like painting and having fun, sometimes frustrating the unsuspecting. Inquisitive and curious, traveling and exploration is a thrill for them, but not at (too much) the expense of any she is friendly with. As with most gathlain, Waellow feels no particular inclination to identify as male or female, though their shape is more the latter than the former. Yet, having spent most disguised time in the guise of Norah's daughter, 'she/her' is what Waellow is most accustomed to. But they'd be comfortable wearing any sort of disguised form.
As far as skills go;
Waellow's focus lies with disguises, social skills, and compulsion magic.
Spells will have healing, a few buffs, and mind meddling spells. They can utilize both arcane and divine spell items.
Keeping a close eye here! Some curious applications, some good ones, it will be a tough choice :)
If I make someone chuckle I have fullfilled my minimum goals :).
I have a lot of clerics who had only a brief chance to play. While my to-be-Brewkeeper of Cayden Cailean was one, here is another I think I would like to play again.
Zelligar the Mystic started in a Red Hand of Doom campaign, but had to transition to NPC when I had to take over as GM. He's versatile and fairly resilient but not super optimized.
He will focus on healing, defensive magic, and divinations (such as Arcane Eye and Clairvoyance). Probably going into the Evangelist prestige class, to maintain progression in domain abilities and channeling as well as get far more skill points for the AP's various needs. Nethys has very nice Evangelist boons.
are you still looking @DM-Camris?
Indeed, still looking?
Ok. Thank you.
One of the existing players here.
We haven't heard from DM-Camris in a while either. I've sent him a PM hoping to get an answer for all of you who are waiting.
Selection stress is a powerfull curse!
Sad!
A pity. Thanks for giving the heads up.