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Takkit is a TWF, dex based, unchained rogue with piranha strike and arcane strike. Therefore, his melee abilities are a bit powerful. In addition, he can cast light as an SLA, and can use (with UMD) the three healing wands he carries. He also has three CLW potions for when things get really bad and someone is bleeding out, and can't risk failing a wand check.
I try to keep Takkit useful, filling whatever role that needs to be filled at any given time. Also, by the time this starts, he may be level 6. I am about to finish up GM'ing a Dragon's Demand game, and the credit goes to Takkit. I'll probably upgrade my cloak and buy a handy haversack with the gp, if I don't have enough for a belt of dexterity. I haven't looked at the chronicle sheet for part three so I don't know how much gp he'll get.
All that being said, let's have some fun!
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Baldwyn is a polearm fighter with a focus on trip. Still hits pretty hard. Standard strategy is let the baddies come in close, provoke a trip, provoke again from being tripped, then provoke AGAIN by standing. That said, need to get a belt of Dex eventually to increase the amount of attacks I can take.
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Hey guys, Hiro is a fun character I made (ie not optimized). I am working towards Arcane Trickster. He is likely best with ranged surprise attacks (should they become available) or adding a little damage with sneak attacks from flanking. I think i can cover the common DRs, though I am missing aligned weapons.
I'm a bit confused by Baldwyn's statement about provoking an AoO from being tripped? I am not sure where falling provoking an AoO is explained.
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Greater Trip feat: When I successfully trip an opponent, they provoke an attack of opportunity. It's pretty much the basis of his build but, as stated, need to get the Dex mod higher for more AoO's. One chain of AoO Trip, AoO from trip, AoO to stand uses all of his allotted attacks.
Ah! Was doing my maths wrong. Can upgrade the belt now before the scenario gets going, so going from Belt of Giant Strength +2 to Belt of Physical Might (Str and Dex) +2, 6000 gp.
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Hi all, Khelreddin here, grabbing the last spot on the sign-up.
I'm planning to bring Aeris, my archer warpriest of Milani. He can provide some healing and pour on the hurt from distance. My other option is an 8th level brute of a ranger, all about melee, but it sounds like we have that end of things covered with Takkit and Baldwyn. I'll wait to get some agreement on bringing Aeris before posting in gameplay.
I don't suppose one of our clever kitsunes would consider changing their avatar for this scenario?
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Okay, I have to say something. It is just bothering me way too much.
Sior, what bothers me the most about Baldwyn's actions is that you felt you had to specifically state that the "evil" act of slaying an incapacitated intelligent creature was in character based solely on an aribtray stat called alignment.
A chaotic neutral character does not intentionally disrupt organizations as part of a campaign of anarchy. To do so, he would have to be motivated either by good (and a desire to liberate others) or evil (and a desire to make those others suffer). A chaotic neutral character may be unpredictable, but his behavior is not totally random.
You did follow it up with some in character fluff to mitigate the "blow".
Additionally, you just assumed that all of the other characters would follow your suggestion to leave you alone with the helpless enemy. As Hiro has not adventured with Baldwyn before, I took a hint from Nik and rolled a sense motive check. I believe it is good form to allow others a chance to state thier own actions vice assuming they do as desired by someone else.
With regard to Baldwyn's actions, I do believe that they could certainly be within character. I just get really concerned when someone feels they have to justify actions with alignment.
I don't really want this to become a flame war, but I had to get it off my chest and frankly I don't think my wife wants to hear about it. Based on this, I will not reply to any further comments about this situation, though I do intend to determine if Hiro notices the body when he returns to the ground floor of the book store. If he does, it will likely lead to in character discussion about the situation.
Thank you for reading my gripe, or just ignoring it as the case may be.
Hey, just checking in. First, thank you for speaking up. I appreciate it certainly. I also appreciate that you are okay with simply venting. If this were a home game, or full campaign, I think we'd definitely get into it. I think if we were at a table, we'd have likely seen things play out differently.
If it helps, the scene WAS a rough one, and as PFS I have to play tactics as written. She'd have fought to the death no matter what. Baldwyn likely caught on (or not, no need for discussion.)
Just wanted you to know that I hear you :-) Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.
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Hiro - I also appreciate your speaking up, though I don't completely agree with you about alignment being 'arbitrary'. It's intended to serve as a guideline for your character's behavior and beliefs. I don't at all buy in to the notion of someone defining their character simply by their coordinates on the alignment axes, but I do find it useful to think about when I'm determining my character's actions. If a lawful character is in a situation where his actions might be in conflict with the laws of the land, I do take his alignment into account as I consider his actions. And especially on the good-evil axis, in terms of how I value life, I find it is a useful touchstone for deciding how a character will act.
Having said all that, it's only a part of how I decide what a character will do, and I think that's probably what Sior had in mind when he mentioned his alignment. I believe Sior plays a lot of PFS, and I expect he was mentioning his alignment to forestall a debate about whether a Pathfinder should do such a thing.
Finally - because tone can be so tricky, I've tried to write this carefully, so as not to accidentally step on any toes. If I've come across as at all harsh, that was not my intention.
/AFK - Work 24-48 hrs :)
Enjoy!
You guys are cruising now. If your posting frequency is even 1/Day we may finish before Gen Con...
