Sorry, GM. I've added a bit to my stat-bar for BP uses. I'm at 4/11 used.
Don't split the party, eh?
Especially not when getting smacked by guards. ;)
But what we are doing seems like very appropriate panic reactions.
Well, to be fair, there's not really a party at all. Meliandri and Veccio are together, we know Aerodus's name (and I think Abagail's too), and then there's some crazy tiger woman. The only characters with a real investment in each other at all are Mel and Veccio.
I saw that, but y'know, Meliandri's had other things on her mind since she last saw Lucca. Like, you know, maces >.<
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I saw that, but y'know, Meliandri's had other things on her mind since she last saw Lucca. Like, you know, maces >.<
Unfortunately poor dear Lucca panicked when the riot started and she tried to run away from the fight (I started moving her). Her choice of direction wasn't the wisest... who knows what could happen to her caught between the loyalist forces and the raging rioters?
If you kill her off, you kill her off. Meliandri will be sad (and homeless), but it's up to you, really. I did write in my profile that the NPCs were for the GM to use as he sees fit.
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If you kill her off, you kill her off. Meliandri will be sad (and homeless), but it's up to you, really. I did write in my profile that the NPCs were for the GM to use as he sees fit.
Kill her off? Who do you take me for? I don't just waste good NPCs, especially when they were well written and form an interesting part of a character's background.
Events have consequences though.
P.S.
Just playing the part of the evil GM here. Don't worry too much, the aim is to develop a good and enjoyable story, not to be mean to the players. Actually the goal is exactly the opposite of that.
Actually, I'd be having fun even if Mel was unconscious and getting ready to be jailed right now. It'd make for some potentially interesting play.
Damn, Aerodus is a fun bastard to play XD
Oi... so i'm having laptop problems so my posting may be less frequent cause i hate my phone. Worse comes to worse i'll do my best to bum my fiancé's computer.
I wish you eletronic luck :/
Well, my wish of electronic luck shall include you as well :)
Also: At first reading I was like "huh? his player character is the wrong format because somebody scammed him?"
Took a moment for me to see through this confusion ^^
Urgh, that sounds like a right pain. Hope the process goes smoothly!
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Urgh, that sounds like a right pain. Hope the process goes smoothly!
Thanks. Unfortunately I was an idiot and didn't check the phishing mail I was sent very thoroughly. I believe I was able to stop the attack on my credit card (that I later blocked) but I don't trust my PC anymore so I'm going for a complete format of everything, ehich means I'll have to reinstal my OS and all the extra programs and update all of my passwords... The whole process will probably take some time.
Good luck!
I had to run everything from my phone for a while. It's not fun. Hope your device problems are sorted soon!
No problem, you move at the pace you need to.
@ veccio - i feel your pain
@ dm - its fine. least you got everything hopefully back to normal.
But a little alarm goes off in my head whenever such themes are brought up thanks to rampant stereotypes and problematic tropes. Good examples are slowly massing though :)
I really want to peek behind those spoilers, guys... >.>
Um, try to hold on for a bit longer. I'm not sure how to have Meliandri bring up the secret subject tactfully, so it may be best to just make it out of character knowledge for everyone. Maybe?
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I'm thinking of trying to figure out a way to spin Izzy into maybe taking a level in pali to get smite evil. I know the lawful bit doesn't fit well with the campaign setting, but she's following the laws set forth by Ragathiel and stuff. I dunno, just a thought. I don't know when i'd even take the level. it probably wouldn't even be into much later cause i just realized it adds cha to my attack and damage... and my cha mod is 1.
I suppose Paladin would have a nice flavor that fits with your story - and your low-powered smite evil would be a nice little trick, the part about overcoming DR can be worth it alone ;)
And I personally don't see a reason a rebellion cannot contain lawful characters - it's not the laws of Thrune she would be following and spreading (that would mean being neutral or evil propably), its her god's and her own. But going from CG to LG may take a while and some wicked roleplaying to pull off.
Also: Actually it's cha to atk and paladin lvl to damage, but it still would both be +1 in your case ;)
But hey - free DR ignoring! That's neat, especially if fighting against Cheliax means lots of outsiders to stomp.
But how about inquisitor? This may be able to give you the little "holy warrior" edge you want with different abilities. There may well be a domain or inquisition that gives something akin to smite evil, and judgement also works as "die you evil asmodean pig!". Though propably not the strongest class for a dip hm?
On another note: I'm thinking about dipping rogue with Aerodus at some point. Mostly to gain the rogue talent convincing lie - it's just so perfect - and to open up the feat extra rogue talent for even more fun stuff. But sneak attack +1d6, trapfinding (or some archetype stuff) and evasion are nice toppings on the cake.
Well i would probably dip two levels, once for the smite and again for the save bonus. I'd have to do more research into ragatheil so i can ljne her up better ovwr time which'll be fun since they're little info on him since he's a lesser god.
pretty much just "smite the evil, bring justice" but very fanatic.
You may want to get the celestial obedience for him:
Slay a proven wrongdoer in Ragathiel’s name. It is not enough for the sacrifice to have an evil heart or evil intentions; the sacrifice must have committed evil or unlawful deeds. Gain a +4 sacred bonus on saving throws against spells and effects cast by evil creatures.
Would just need to kill some poor evil shmuck every frickin day you want the bonus ;)
Hate to be the bringer of bad news, but alignment restrictions mean you won't be able to multiclass hunter and paladin. Paladins of course need to be LG, but hunters have to have a neutral alignment component.
However, if you take the divine hunter archetype, you can be of any alignment (subject to the same restrictions as clerics), but then you lose out on teamwork feats.
@ Aerodus - That sounds pretty awesome. DM will have to approve it though.
@ Veccio - wait... i'm suppose to be Neutral... well good to know that now so i can quickly change from CG to NG. Also makes Inquisitor look more likely.
Yeah, hunters follow the same alignment restrictions as druids. I completely missed it with my first hunter as well. >.>
If you're looking for a bit of a temporary boost, might I suggest a 1-level dip in Alchemist? A few cool extracts, mutagen for +4 Str or +4 Dex (depending on what you think you'll need), and 1d6 sneak attack if you go vivisectionist. Could work well?
Well its too early to say for sure what i'll do, i only have the basic trope filled idea of Izzy. Pali or something faoth based or can spin faith wise makes sense thematically for her.
oh, I totaly missed the alignment restriction for hunters!
Cavalier actually is a great idea here - challenge is a good substitute for smite evil. And the luring cavalier archetype covers all your archer needs!
As Meliandri notes, Alchemist is a very solid dip. Practically any build can be improved with a 1 or 2-level dip in alchemist.
yeah, i just wanna make sure it makes sense story wise. I like building characters, not murder hobos. lol.
Haha, I feel you there. I've always preferred to optimize a concept rather than build a hyper-optimized statblock and work around it.
Slayer could work, especially if you go for the sniper archetype. It makes for a nice neutral-fluff dip that meshes well with hunter. Or if you go inquisitor, sanctified slayer gives some neat tricks. Or maybe even ask if you can 'retrain' into sacred huntmaster - an inquisitor of Ragathiel with a full-level animal companion and teamwork feats.
slayer kinda makes sense right now, especially since I'm most likely going to be the spymaster i think. it just fits Izzy's personality i think... though it may fuel her paranoia a bit even though I'm toning it down a little since i'm NG instead of CG.
Throwing an alchemist dip into everything is just so cheesy ^^
Also, a fanatic of Ragathiel will propably be called a slayer anyway from time to time. Especially if you are a very pious one ;)
I'm certainly fine with RP time. It's just hard to know when the right time to move things along is sometimes. Up to the rest of the party.
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Well, this is basically me trying to get you to know each other. Mel and Veccio are fine of course, but everyone else has little to no reason to work along the others. Abigail is worried about her husband, Izzy is a loner with trust issues and Aerodus is an excommunicated priest of Asmodeus. All things considered I believe you need to find a meaningful reson to band togheter besides "we want Thrune to fall!". That's a good reason on the short term of course, but you are embarking in something more. Full scale rebellion leading and managing the insurgents. For that you need to hate Thrune AND to know that you'll be worse to wear without each other and recognize that everyone of you is an asset to the rebellion.
well right now, Izzy feels indebted to Aerodus because he saved Varro during the riot and, in her eyes, revived her from near death. So for the moment, that ties her to him for staying with the group. I'm sure by the time she feels the debt repaid she'll feel more comfortable with the group. Also, I don't think Izzy's given her name in the game yet :I Loner with trust issues and all that. It's understandable since everyone else has introduced themselves I think. She technically hasn't introduced Varro either, but the party should at least know his name from all her shouting during the riot.
in that case...
Aerodus is a very analytical person. Seeing the group has quite skilled people, he would gladly use their abilities to aid him in "his" rebellion ;)
As long as they don't look like prone to betraying the whole thing.
But some heavy rp at the start of a campaign is always good!