@Arielle. Melee & Divine are covered. Robert is doing a Wizard. Really only Trapfinding is light at the moment. That is something that can be covered by a number of classes I've found. With one level of Rogue Bards, Alchemists, Kineticists & Occultists all have the skills to cover it.
Which is probably one reason the pure Rogue, even unchained is one of the least popular classes to play these days?
@Cedric. As I said I took trapfinding as the 2nd level talent, after that it was Ranger combat feats - Archery for my Slayer. Worked very well, felt to me more like a Ranger with some Rogue skills.
Idk, the slayer seems to "bounty hunter" to me. Just me though I suppose.
I also enjoy the unchained rogue, but, with the ease of access of dex to damage, their weapon training doesn't do much be free up 2 feats, and, beyond that, their rogue tricks for combat got nerfed save powerful sneak, which I think is pretty good now. (unless you allow the old rogue tricks, such as offensive defensive, which gave you +1 dodge ac for every sneak attack die)
Then, you look at the ninja, and if you give the ninja weapon training, it becomes a lot more appealing than rogue, as you can GO INVISIBLE, AND get an extra attack through ki. still I prefer and enjoy the unrogue.
This is my Inquisitor. Now, if someone else wants to be good a traps, we can either share or I can drop the Ranger level I took explicitly for that and center around Inquisitor. If, on the other hand, someone else wants to be an inquisitor, I could center around trapfinding and probably turn Lazar into a Slayer.
If both traps and Inquisitors are to be used by anyone else, I can do any other thing, which won't matter what it is because all roles would be covered, I guess.
I haven't actually played a slayer, but they do look like a solid class.
You can do both trap finding and full BAB with that one.
@Jereru. Looks good to me.
An Archivist Bard could make sense for the campaign and give another trapfinder.
Just want to note, Cedric is NOT a melee dude. He needs people to protect him while he channels energy and casts his spells.
Maria plans on soaking up as much baddie attention as she can by smashing and tanking. She'll probably also take step up and strike at some point to limit enemy movement somewhat, especially enemy casters.
Mishtes will probably have much the same approach.
With luck, his staggering strike ability should provide some tactical advantage against bad guys.
I also like using a pole arm, like the bardiche, to get in a good hit or two from a distance.
Still not too good at finding traps.
Except [u]maybe[/u] probing ahead with the bardiche.
Pole arms are often good to set off traps from a distance.
I think I will go with Archivist Bard. I'll have Disable Device with her.
Cool. Bards are a good class all round.
I'll be building my Archivist up behind this alias. Going with a human to fit in better.
I think I will go with Archivist Bard. I'll have Disable Device with her.
Cool. Bards rock (Ta-daa!). Do you want me to keep Trapfinding as well, or do you rather keep the niche for yourself? I can do both things no problema.
So, for now we've got:
Jereru - Lazar Dobrescu - Inquisitor (+Ranger)
Joy - Phaedra Alexandria Covington - Bard
Xunal - Mishtes - Bloodrager
Whisken - Maria Vaduva - Paladin
Rorek55 - Cedric Rydell - Cleric
Kevin O'Rourke - Gadren - Wizard
Javell DeLeon - ?
I wouldn't mind a backup in case I botch a roll or we get seperated.
I'll keep it, then. When we're together, one of us can use Aid another.
Hopefully I can finish up this character tonight.
@Mishtes- You're speaking of reach. Are you going to cast long arm on yourself and take the abberant bloodline? 20 ft reach all the time. :O We could make a pretty awesome front-line duo.
Should we start with a horse?
cedric ia going to start with a light pony, purely for flavor/carrying purposes.
You have the 2nd level starting gold, so buying a horse is easy enough, just be sure to have some points in the ride skill. ;)
If we're all aiming for a horse, I can quickly adjust.
@Mishtes- You're speaking of reach. Are you going to cast long arm on yourself and take the abberant bloodline? 20 ft reach all the time. :O We could make a pretty awesome front-line duo.
Not exactly; I was planing on taking the Undead bloodline power of Ghost Strike at 4th level. Mostly because I have a hunch we might be up against incorporeal nasties soon enough.
Now that you mention it, though, the Long Arm spell would be handy.
... and speaking of horses ...
I think I'll just make do with a donkey. A bit slow, but very cheap.
And wearing armour drops my ride skill rather a lot.
I've got enough cash to buy a donkey and some stuff for it.
I just need to update my sometime tomorrow profile for that.
I already had a heavy combat trained horse with leather barding for my wizard before the conversation came up. Going with a more militant bent than normal, he's running around with a longsword and all.
Gadren grew up in a small village in the Shrikewood province of Molthune. He was identified as an individual with arcane potential by his grandfather and became apprenticed to him. Gadren entered military service though this has mostly been in his home province he has served time in other areas including against the various rebel forces of the Fangwood Forrest.
Gadren has married once but his wife died in child birth, giving birth to their one and only son. Marcus did not show the same arcane aptitudes as his father but became a soldier in service to Molthune as a scout.
Most of his career hasn’t been too challenging, kobolds, mites and bandits comprising of the most common foes he has gone up against which are far easier as part of a disciplined military unit. During a brief period he was seconded to a Molthuni military vessel plying lake Encarthan he met the Professor as the ship he was aboard was under attack by pirates.
Gadren enjoyed his time with another academic while they gave him a lift back to a Molthuni port so he could get transport the rest of the way. The two have kept in contact over the years since with letters.
Only retired from his life in the military three years four months ago his son died fighting against rebel forces in the Fangwood. Now his old friend has passed. Gadren is feeling very tired these days but is making the journey north across Lake Encarthan. Looking towards the center of the lake he half imagines he can see the isle of terror, a stark reminder that he will be entering lands still under the shadow of the Whispering Tyrant in many ways.
Motivations:
-Pay his respects to the departed Professor Loremor
-Acquire arcane power
-Acquiring knowledge, particularly regarding languages as he loves linguistics
Personality
-Jovial
-Dutiful
-Brave but some might call it arrogance
-Calculating
I think it odd that Bards don't get Ride.
Yeah, some skills assignment seem rather arbitrary.
Its purely a balancing reason. Besides, would a bard really ride his own horse? Likely, they would just hitch a ride in a wagon would you not agree :P
I think that would be a case of Noble born bard versus Common born bard.
idk, most variants of bard I think of woould rather just hitch a ride
Maria probably won't buy a horse as she has no extra skill points for ride, at least for a bit. Maybe will get a horse in a bit.
@Mishtes: Ah that makes sense. Also, I was wrong about the aberrant bloodline reach helping anyhow. You also eyeing enlarge person? You can threaten the majority of the battlefield for anyone who's not taking a 5-foot step and I can shut those down when they're adjacent to me. Whichever way you go with it, we're going to have a lot of fun up front.
Thank you for helping me plan for you. :)
@ Marla: Mishtes will have to wait until level 4 to be able to cast Enlarge Person himself.
That and Phantom Blood, which can be a real life saver for a bloodrager!
You're right; a Paladin fighting alongside a Bloodrager will be interesting!
@GM_DBH: I've updated my profile to reflect Mishtes' new donkey for carrying stuff on the road.
And I've given said donkey an extremely tough and butch name: Daisy!
Just because! :D
Buttercup is more manly than Daisy.
I'll get the campaign started and linked in 2 days time. I'm on GMT +12 for those wondering about my posting times.
Can everyone finalize their characters and put them up here so I can do the last minute checks please.
So far I can see:
rorek55 - Cedric Rydell - Aasimar Male Cleric 2.
Jereru - Lazar Dobrescu - Human Male Ranger(trapper)1/Inquisitor 1.
Xunal - Mishtes - Human Male Crossblooded Bloodrager 2.
Caster4life - Maria Vaduva - Female Human Paladin (Undead scourge) 2.
Joy - Phaedra Alexandria Covington - Female Human Bard (Archivist) 2.
Kevin O'Rourke 440 - Magistar Gadren - Male Human Wizard (Spellsage) 2.
Lots of Humans there, I've looked through the players guide and its advice on races again. Changlings and Dhampirs face the most distrust, other races are rare but not unheard of. If anyone does want to change race I'm happy with it.
Maria should be ready to go. I have a complete backstory now and I don't plan on buying any more equipment just yet.
As much as I like Half-Orcs, I didn't want to be looked down upon this particular time, so I'm sticking with human. Only thing to do is spend the money on a horse (I still have about 100g left, that should be enough).
I just need to double check my equipment and put in a background. I should be able to finish that up later this evening.
cedric is ready.
Mishtes is ready to go.
I think Phaedra is ready.
Ok the campaign has been started. You should be able to go to gameplay and discussion from this page.
If you can't? Here is the link GM_DBH's Carrion crown
The book drops you straight into the adventure with no setup, but I'm giving you a chance to introduce yourselves to each other. Mishtes & Maria both took the Chance savior trait, so could already know each other.
I'll kick off the more formal action tomorrow, have fun and welcome aboard.