
DM Brainiac |

Alright, I was trying to wait for the Player's Guide to come out, but I'll go ahead and get the ball rolling now. With luck, it will be out soon. I'm looking for four eager players who want to play through the War for the Crown adventure path! Potential players should be able to post at least once a weekday (weekends optional).
Recruitment will be open through Sunday, March 11th at midnight. Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck!

DM Brainiac |

HOW THE CAMPAIGN BEGINS:
Your PCs begin as undercover agents of the Lady Martella Lotheed, the illegitimate daughter of the prestigious Lotheed noble family and a burgeoning spymaster. She has hired you to perform various missions during a large ball to celebrate the Grand Day of Exaltation. On this prestigious day, the Grand Prince is empowered to elevate a commoner to the ranks of nobility. What makes the day truly special is that the preceding week is a holiday throughout the empire.
This year's Grand Day of Exaltation is poised to mark a historic shift in the governance of the empire. Princess Eutropia has forged a powerful coalition of reformers and senators to vote down the ancient law of primogeniture. The law states that royal power can pass only to a male heir--a succession that cannot be enacted due to Eutropia's status as the Grand Prince's sole heir. Lotheed supports Eutropia, and needs your help to ensure the vote goes off without a hitch.
The campaign traits will dictate why Lotheed hires you. I have the names of them but not details, but they might help start get the idea mill going:

Digger Chandler |

HOW THE CAMPAIGN BEGINS:
Your PCs begin as undercover agents of the Lady Martella Lotheed, the illegitimate daughter of the prestigious Lotheed noble family and a burgeoning spymaster. She has hired you to perform various missions during a large ball to celebrate the Grand Day of Exaltation. On this prestigious day, the Grand Prince is empowered to elevate a commoner to the ranks of nobility. What makes the day truly special is that the preceding week is a holiday throughout the empire.
This year's Grand Day of Exaltation is poised to mark a historic shift in the governance of the empire. Princess Eutropia has forged a powerful coalition of reformers and senators to vote down the ancient law of primogeniture. The law states that royal power can pass only to a male heir--a succession that cannot be enacted due to Eutropia's status as the Grand Prince's sole heir. Lotheed supports Eutropia, and needs your help to ensure the vote goes off without a hitch.
The campaign traits will dictate why Lotheed hires you. I have the names of them but not details, but they might help start get the idea mill going:
Athletic Champion
Disgraced Noble
Rising Star
Senatorial Hopeful
Taldan Patriot
Young Reformer
MOST intriguing ...

Erick Bonestihl |

Erick Bonestihl character sheet
Erick is a Tome of Knowledge Cavalier (Emissary Honor Guard Musketeer). He's traveled most of his life, but rather than being a mounted combatant, he's done diplomatic work, usually paid for by a noble of one stripe or another. Most of his experience was as a squire to another Cavalier, he's only recently been granted his own spurs and is now off on his own assignments.
His travels have aged his face, and he seems a good 5 or so years older than he is at 21. He doesn't help with his constantly calling anyone his age or younger 'kid'. He's gruff but honorable.
More background will be filled in once the player's guide is available, I left a trait open

motteditor RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16 |

EDIT: I get the feeling this would be a good campaign for a vigilante. Is it?
I think it's tailor-made for vigilantes, at least based on what we know so far.
ETA: Very intrigued. I have a few character ideas, though I'd really like to get the Player's Guide before fully developing them.

Dαedαlus |

Okay.... I'm thinking a stealth-based vigilante with a likely investment in some Intimidation tactics. I have several possible backgrounds in mind, all of which would result in roughly the same build, so I'll start on that, with the background coming with the player's guide.
Question: does the campaign use the Verbal Duels rules provided in UI?

Dαedαlus |

@Daedalus, the verbal duel rules aren't used in the first book. Not sure if they will appear in later books. But yes, vigilante would be a good choice for this campaign.
Okay, cool. If they do show up, are you planning on using them? I doubt it would affect much, but it would influence a bit of my stat distribution a bit if that is a possibility.
EDIT: Also, are you okay with cosmetic changes to armor/gear if the stats stay the same? Namely, I'm thinking using Studded Leather Armor and a buckler, but reflavoring them to be the vigilante outfit and a reinforced bracer. Basically, I'm imagining this as my vigilante appearance, but would also like to have a buckler instead of just an empty hand.
Also, does the Armor Expert trait also function with shields? It seems to suggest that it does, but it depends on whether you consider shields to be 'armor' or not.

ShadowFighter88 |
Should be an interesting campaign, with all the intrigue, it's going to be a game where almost everyone should have bluff or diplomacy or both, even the front line fighters.
Thank god those are on the Investigator class skill list. Although now I'm worried that the character's going to end up as some sort of hybrid of Michael Westen and Elementary's version of Sherlock Holmes. Moreso the latter unless we start importing remote-detonating explosives from Numeria. :P

Fordorian Benettari |
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https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/prestige-classes/other-paizo/i-m/lion-blad e/ is what I am to make for this
I had considered that. I was also thinking of a pacifist barbarian who acts as a noble bodyguard. But it sounded like a lot of folk were planning both charismatic and front line characters. I thought it might be better to hedge my bets and aim for the dueling doctor.
...that actually sounds like a kickass title. The Dueling Doctor.
The symptoms: lacerations, internal and external bleeding, and excessive perspiration.
The diagnosis: an utterly humiliating defeat at the hands of a brilliant swordsman.
The only cure: a complete and utter surrender at the hands of... The Duelin' Doctor!
...sorry, got carried away. I'll go sit in the corner now.

spectrevk |

Antonio DeLeon is an ambitious young man from a moderately successful family. He is determined to lift himself, and his family, as high up the social ladder as he can.
Antonio DeLeon is proud to be a Taldan, but not so proud that he cannot see the many problems troubling the empire. His family have been merchants for generations, but as the youngest of five sons Antonio holds no hopes of inheriting his father's business. Instead, he spent his younger years developing a side-business loaning money to people in the neighborhood at what Antonio would describe as very reasonable rates. Naturally this kind of business put him in conflict with local thugs looking to move into the same market; Antonio still bears the scars of those early conflicts, but credits them with forging the will and strength that he relies on today. He even made enough of a profit to send himself to a modern fencing school, and began hiring himself out as a bodyguard and dueling champion on the side. Now, with the prospect of working for Lady Lotheed, he hopes to build a large enough base of capital to establish his own bank and prove to his father and brothers that finance, not commodities, is the future of the DeLeon family.
Lawful Neutral Cavalier (Daring Champion) 1
Order of the Cockatrice
Religion: Abadar
Favored Class: Cavalier (Skill)
AC: 19 Flat: 15 Touch: 14
HP: 11
Fort: +3 Ref: +4 Will: +1
Attacks: Longsword +6 (1d8+4 Slashing, 19-20)
STR 10
DEX 18
CON 13
INT 10
WIS 12
CHA 14
Feats: Weapon Focus (Longsword), Slashing Grace (Longsword), Shake It Off [Teamwork]
Appraise +4, Bluff +6, Diplomacy +6, Intimidate +6, Profession (Financier) +5, Sense Motive +5
Total spent: 150gp
Longsword - 15gp
Chain Shirt 100gp
Buckler 5gp
Courtier’s Outfit 30gp
Explorer’s Outfit Free