Journey in the mountains of Neutressa

Game Master DarkLightHitomi

I am recruiting a few players to play a homebrew game. I have a few players already set and they will start whenever ready. This group will start then meet up the other players when this group is ready to go (hopefully a dozen or so days from now).

Character creation guidelines
Level 3
2 traits
20 point buy

You work for the government of the Free Clans Confederacy. (Military, police, etc)

Info about the world
This world has some electronic technology (such as radios and electrics motors), but not guns or mundane explosives (which means no combustion engines either).

Any race is acceptable (some may require being a lower level, or some other tweaking) including making something in the ARG (10pt and lvl3, 20pt and lvl 2, can purchase a trait one step above your races rank by adding 1 to the cost. IE a 10pt race can buy an advanced trait by paying 1 point more)

The common races are,
Catfolk (called Fealin)
Minotaurs
Orcs
Elves
Kindaur (custom race, basically oversized awakened tigars, an attempt to make super war mounts in 456 but they freed themselves some time ago and took refuge with the FCC. Note they do not have hands, they use magic to manipulate small things but can't wield weapons, shields, etc)

Uncommon races
Dwarves
Halflings (a slimmer, shorter and less hairy version of dwarves, came from that world)
Drow
Human (came from the Fealin world)

All other races are rare, at least around here.

Note, all planer spells will malfunction and all history agrees that every race was on some other world almost 1000 years ago, but suddenly found themselves here. For some, magic completely changed from what it was before, for others magic didn't exist prior, for the elves magic is similar but planer spells no longer work.

Summoning works very differently. If any one plans one summoning anything I'll fill you in what you need to know, beware the the levels of the spells and such are much different.

The unusual races have entries in the campaign notes or otherwise taken from the ARG. Kindaur will be posted there tommorrow.

Money
Standard WBL = 3000g
However as a magic heavy world any magic item with a caster level of 1 is 25% cheaper, CL 7 or less is 15% cheaper, and CL 15 is or less is 5% cheaper. Beware of items, like Bracers of Armor, that say the caster level must be two or three times the bonus provided, the listing at top is just the minimum, use that or the caster level needed to make the item at that bonus, whichever is higher.

Also because you are in a sponsered force you may have a, +1 or mithral, weapon or armor free.
You can use enchanted wraps to get weapon enchantments on your unarmed strikes. Pay for the enchantment as normal plus 1gp for weapon and 300gp for masterwork. Each wrap covors one fist, knee, foot (which takes the foot slot), elbow, etc

Sounds very interesting. I'm thinking this game will get me playing a catfolk... Any ideas on the other group's make-up, such as any roles that could stand filling? If you don't want us to know, that's fine too.

Definitely interested, especially with making my own race to play.

Sounds amazing.

Definitely Interested. Minotaur or something of similar size. Either barbarian or fighter.

Interested, what sort of posting rate do you anticipate/require?

interesting. I'm in. but like Loup has said, what roles are we looking for in a group. are we thinking standard group tank, arcane, divine, face? or is this pretty open to what we submit? I'm looking at a large character that may have a hard time hitting (as he is large), but when he does hit its devastating.
Also I assume that the reduction to lvl 2 also limits the starting wealth to lvl 2 as well right?

Let me know if this would work as a racial type:
20 pt (so lvl 2)
Humanoid(Giant)
Size: Large
Speed: Normal
Ability Modifier Advanced(+2 STR, Dex, Con, +4 Int, -2 Cha)
Weapon Familiarity: Dwarven Longaxe, and probably grappling hook
Static Bonus Feat
Lvl 1 spell-like-ability 2/day
Greater SR

I'm thinking some kind of large mountain dwelling race (which works well with the fact that Longaxes are common mountain dwelling dwarf weapons and the grappling hook then makes sense as they don't have an innate climb ability. I would say that they are one of the races from a very limited magic plane (the Spell-Like-Ability would be lead blades or something like that that would emphasize the brute strength they naturally have) Anyways let me know what you think about the race. I can always switch if need be.

darklight, can you post racial traits and such for minotaurs as a player race?

I would like to express my interest as well. I am thinking a Fealin Bard (no archetype). I will put something together for tomorrow.

Question: To craft/repair any of the electronic devices, would that be Craft (Electronic Device)? Would that cover them all in a general way?

Also considering, to flesh out the concept, is to be a noble and/or a daughter of a high ranking government official. How does the government work, in general terms. A democracy, monarchy, that sort of thing?

I'm interested in this as well. I would like to put forth a Titan Mauler Barbarian. Thinking about playing a custom 20 point race and I will have specifics posted tomorrow morning.

This sounds interesting! With the basics of the campaign world, would this make for a potential race?

Monitor

The monitors are rarely seen, but have appeared from time to time to help communities in their time of need. Reptilian in nature, their smooth iridescent scales are reminiscent of both lizards and snakes, leading to an indeterminate middle appearance between the two.

Although rumors swirl about the origin of the monitors and where they inhabit, from a bizarre pocket dimension to masquerading as the locals with magical disguises, the most accepted theory is that they inhabit monastic-style enclaves in the wilderness, often in areas inhospitable to other races. Studies of their culture suggest that they believe that couatls are responsible for the barring of other planes of existence, and that they are tasked with maintaining the barrier for the protection of everyone from horrors too egregious to contemplate. The monitors believe that they are servants of the couatls.

Monitor Racial Traits:

+2 Con, +2 Wis, -2 Dex: The monitors maintain a stoic resolve under most circumstances, although their coldblooded nature causes their movements to be more languid.

Medium: Monitors are of Medium size.

Normal Speed: Monitors have a speed of 30 feet.

Reptilian: Monitors are humanoids with the reptilian subtype.

Low-Light Vision: Monitors can see twice as far as humans in conditions of dim light.

Thick Hide: Monitors receive a +1 natural armor bonus to AC and can cast endure elements once per day as a spell-like ability.

Bite attack: Monitors can bite as a natural attack with a base damage of 1d3.

Venom: A number of times a day equal to the monitor's Constitution modifier (minimum 1), a monitor can envenom a weapon or bite attack with weakening venom: Injury; save Fort DC 10+1/2 HD+Con; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Str; cure 1 save.

Monitor Immunities: Monitors are immune to light-based blindness and dazzle effects. They are considered to be constantly under the effects of a nondetection spell.

Monitor Magic: Monitors add +1 to the caster level of any abjuration spells and light-based spells, supernatural abilities, and spell-like abilities they cast. In addition, monitors receive the following spell-like abilities: 1/day--faerie fire, obscure object, sanctuary. A monitor with an Intelligence of 10 or greater can cast light at will as a spell-like ability.

Languages: Monitors begin play speaking Common and Draconic. Monitors with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following languages: Celestial, Elven, Orc, Aklo, Sylvan.

(Medium Humanoid, Normal Speed, Standard Ability Scores, Bite (1RP), Toxic (1RP), Low-Light Vision (1RP), Natural Armor (2RP), Spell-Like Ability: Endure Elements (1RP), Lightbringer (2RP), Enclave Protector (2RP). Total: 10RP.)

I am a spontaneous gm, as such group composition isn't as important as for APs. I will work with the capabilities of the group (I won't put a bunch of traps if no one plays a rogue for example, however the rare, bypassable trap might still be there and findable by the group)

I should mention that I lack an actual computer, therefore no maps. Don't worry about AOOs, if something like that is a danger I will state so before your action. Also combat has all the PCs post their actions and once they have I will post a response that states what happened, so posting order won't matter.

@Mug
The round robin group we started never really said, but I would like at least a post every 2-3 days. Right now things are going slow, but I think (read hope) that it's just due to the holidays.

@EntropyRules
Doesn't sound too bad, though would like a better idea of your race and culture, the greater SR however makes no sense in this setting (if anything, low magic worlders are more vulnerable. Only high magic worlders have SR, such as drow), the SLA would only fit if masked as non-magical, but keep in mind it can't be anything damaging.

The starting wealth stays at lvl 3, the extra points count as a lvl (if the game lasts long enough you be compensated later when the power difference wanes)

And if you would please post the rp costs.

@misterlurch
Those stats are in the campaign tab, under races.

@songdragon
For the skills such as craft, I usually adjust the DCs by how specific you get. I.E. Craft (Electronics) has a higher DC to fix a radio then Craft (Radios), of course versatility is a consideration.

In the FCC, each clan is limited to a small size, and social rank is democraticly given to those who earn it based on merit. The clan leaders of an area elect one representative to meet with those from other areas and deliver votes/concerns to the elected council.

There are 3 ranks in each area (warrior (red), scholar(gold), leader (black, includes the clan leader), and craftsmanship (blue), only the leader catagory has a limit on number) but no one is born to any group. They all start as "whites" and must earn their way up, and their rank is shown by wearing a band of the color of their ranks catagory. (Adding to campaign tab)

You could say its a democratic meritocracy.

@InVinoVeritas
Very interesting, but whatever outsiders think, the coutls admit, to their servents, that they have no knowledge of how planer access is being blocked, but they suspect divine intervention, or something greater. And considering the size of this world, they could hide in the middle of a field if they were far enough away as it will take centuries of travel for an individual to reach the other side of the world, much less civilization.

@InVinoVeritas

Very interesting, but whatever outsiders think, the coutls admit, to their servents, that they have no knowledge of how planer access is being blocked, but they suspect divine intervention, or something greater. And considering the size of this world, they could hide in the middle of a field if they were far enough away as it will take centuries of travel for an individual to reach the other side of the world, much less civilization.

Then we can add the following ideas to the monitors:

* They don't actually get the couatls' version of the story; they just venerate them and believe that the couatls are behind the closing of the planes, and that it's for the world's protection. Couatls may have told them that they aren't responsible, but it hasn't changed how the monitors look up to them.

* Whether the monitors actually are protectors of reality or not (they aren't, they just believe they are and shoulder the burden), their rarity and ability to evade magical detection has helped to build their mystique.

In the end, the monitors don't actually have any extra-special back-door access to campaign information, they just have their beliefs.

If you like the race, I'll submit a PC with this background. Thanks, and let me know!

I like the race so go ahead and use it, but note that I don't generally tie culture to race, so you you have a slim chance of meeting another and their enclave might not believe as your enclave does.

And with your permission I might use this race elsewhere, in other games.

I am def. interested. Sounds... unusual.

I'll prolly submit a depressed, slightly alcoholic minotaur fighter in a little. Fighter cuz I'm new to PF or D&D, the rest cuz it seems interesting. Surly, angry, grumpy. -Not- antagonistic, however, just unhappy and looking for more, coping with teh booze. I think its hilarious picturing a Minotaur passed out at the bar.

I like the race so go ahead and use it, but note that I don't generally tie culture to race, so you you have a slim chance of meeting another and their enclave might not believe as your enclave does.

And with your permission I might use this race elsewhere, in other games.

Sure, please go ahead! I'll develop a character.

Alright so I went through and changed some of the stuff up and wrote out a little bit about them let me know what you think.

The Daitya enjoy life at a higher altitude and as such tend to live in mountains and platues. Their natural abitliy to climb has given rise to many Daitya making their homes in the faces of cliffs. Daitya have a natural skin tone similar to the rocks and mountains they live in. The most common shades being of rust and coal. Before the shift, the Daitya were as peaceful as a race of giants can be. They had their wars amongst themselves but generally left others alone. However, after the shift and the surge of magic, they lived in a fairly magical world to begin with, many Daitya found themselves slaves to wizards keen on taking advantage of their unatural size and strength. Thanks to the treaties that resulted in the Free Clans Confederacy, these enslaved Daitya were freed in exchange for their loyalty. Though pretty much moving from one master to another, The Confderacy offered a taste of freedom that had been denied the Daitya for so long. Due to their time as slaves, Daitya are generally distrust most magic users though enjoy the benifits that magic provides.

Racial Qualities
Type: Humanoid
Subtype: Giant
Size: Large (7)
Base Speed: 30 ft
Ability Mod: Advanced (+2 STR, Dex, Con, +4 Int, -2 Cha) (4)
Languages: Standard (0)
Racial Traits:
Reach (1)
Climb (2)
Bonus Feat: Endurance (2)
Greater SR (3)
Weapon Familiarity: Shotel, Fauchard (1)

Total Points: 20

Would it be okay if I modified the Centaur out of the ARG(page 218). They have it as a 28 rp race and I shaved it down to a 20 rp race. The modifications are found in the spoiler below.

Let me know if that works and I'll get a character sheet up shortly.

Here is most of my submission. The crunch anyhow. I am working on Inerri's background and such and will add it when complete.

The basics of what I am considering is that Inerri has always been interested in the art of storytelling and enjoys being in the public domain where she can speak. She was raised by one of the more wealthy clans which has allowed her to attend one of the more prestigious schools. There she was able to excel an become quite knowledgeable. She took after her grandfather in her bardic pursuits, but like all of her family had to serve within the military. Upon the end of her formal schooling, Inerri entered a military life and she was able to do well at many aspects, but her martial skills while adequate, never excelled. It was the young Fealin's other abilities that aided her. She has just completed her obligation to the military when she was approached by those in the government to work on a special task force where she could combine and use all her skills for their special tasks.

@ DM Mathpro
Sounds alright, though you are far from home. Centaurs come from south of the vast Tauren Empire.

@EntropyRules
I like this, though minor changes to the racial history,
The FCC(which wasn't made by treaties and is 1 of only 4 empires that predate coming to this world) had fought those enslaving wizards (the same ones who made the Kindaur, the Grejule) and after the war the FCC helped the Daitya get established in the mountains to the west. There are lots of magic users in the FCC (basic spellcasting is a required class in high school, to keep kids from wrecking electronics all the time) and the FCC is a warrior culture, so the Daitya were happy to have some distance from the FCC.

sounds good. I may also switch out the standard language choice to xenophobic to represent their seclusion. And while they would initially distrust wizards, that doesn't mean that its impossible to work with them. I figure it would be kind of cool to have a Friday Night Lights moment and have the Daitya realize that just because you use magic doesnt mean you are evil.

I'll get up my build sometime tomorrow...off to an interview right now.

Not yet done with equipment, but here is InVinoVeritas's monitor character. Opinions welcome.

I will try to get my race/character done today.

so I have been trying to create a version of the Canim from Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series. Essentially very large humanoid wolves. But as I play with the numbers I cannot seem to get into it. So I think I will resort to what was originally plan A and create a minotaur barbarian.

Spring for the 20pts and you should be ok with it, you may not have tons of magical abilities, but if you go 7pts large 3pts monstrous humanoid, 3pts for claws and bite, that still leaves you with 7 pts to flesh things out with (maybe 2 for flexible ability score, 1 for fast +10 ft speed, and 4 for scent). Its not the best for giant wolves but its an idea if you want it

** spoiler omitted **...

Looks good. Only thing I see is that you should have a CMD of 20. 10 +2 bab +5 str +2 dex +1 size

whoops, good call. I liked Songdragons set up so I pasted it over and filled it in with Ériu's stuff, must have missed that...

So I went ahead and made the Canim.

The Canim are a race of wolf-like humanoids standing nine to twelve feet tall (though they would reach 11 to 14 feet if they stood fully erect. their usual hunched posture makes them seem shorter than they are) and weigh between 2750 and 3500 pounds.

Almost unheard of and very xenophobic, what little is known of the Canim comes from those few who refuse to live in the rigid caste structure of the Canim homelands. After the shift, there have been more of these lone-wolves, but any incursions into canim territory other than to the city of Naurash simply vanish.

Racial Qualities
Type: Monstrous Humanoid (3)
Subtype: Canim
Size: Large (7)
Base Speed: 30 ft
Ability Mod: Basic (+2 STR, +2 Con, -2 Cha)
Languages: Xenophobic (Common, Elven, Gnoll, Dwarven) (0)
Racial Traits:
Reach (1)
Scent (4)
Claws (2)
Bite x2 (2)
Fast (1)

Total Points: 20

Ability Mod: Basic (+2 STR, +2 Con, -2 Cha)

Unfortunately, that's Specialized, and worth 1 RP.

ah bugger .. i misread standard ..

and this is already somewhat of a pale imitation ..

oh well .. i will have to make up for it by being awesome!

Racial Qualities
Type: Monstrous Humanoid (3)
Subtype: Canim
Size: Large (7)
Base Speed: 30 ft
Ability Mod: Basic (+2 STR, +2 Wis, -2 Cha)
Languages: Xenophobic (Common, Elven, Gnoll, Dwarven) (0)
Racial Traits:
Reach (1)
Scent (4)
Claws (2)
Bite x2 (2)
Fast (1)

Total Points: 20

Updated profile with background.

(This is Songdragon)

A suggestion, but not a requirement, would be to spoiler different sections of your sheet to make looking through it easier.

@MisterLurch
Seems good to me, but the weight is on the heavy side, take a human and double height would equate to octuple weight, human 100 to 300lbs octupled = 800 to 2400lbs with the avg of 1600 lbs (so if they are on the heavy side, they would on average be about 2000 lbs, not that it's all that important but it might make the difference between your allies dragging you out of harm's way)

i'd like to join if that is okay as a:
level 2 Cleric of any you have a different neutral deity with death and plant domains available. [if not then negative energy, and a crusader, so i lose the death(undead) domain for Gozreh deity]
alignment nuetral positive eneregy; domains plant(growth), death(undead)
16(+2) 14 10 8(-2) 16(+2) 14; open volley/first feat fly by atk; hp d8

humanoid-plant 10RP

Plants have the low-light vision racial trait.
Plants are immune to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms).
Plants are immune to paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.
Plants breathe and eat, but do not sleep, unless they want to gain some beneficial effect from this activity. This means that a plant creature can sleep in order to regain spells, but sleep is not required to survive or stay in good health.

-1RP 20ft land speed

-2(-1 advanced?[3]?)RP fire elemental vulnerability +5 dmg on fire atk's

-1RP Resurrection venerability: A raise dead spell cast on a member of this race can destroy it (Will negates). Using the spell in this way does not require a material component.

10(+1 advanced[11])RP Flight 60 ft good maneuverability(+4 fly skill)

1RPweapon proficiency: tower shield?[if not then hooked lances and bows

2RP Static bonus feat: Death from above

1RP Skill Training: two skill are always class skills(fly & nature)
{20 points if advance traits are valued at both 1 higher penalty and cost}
secondary traits
[1]wisdom in the flesh: wisdom mod is used instead of dex on fly checks and is a class skill
[2]savanna child +1 to nature checks, and it is a class skill

my story for them got erased for them here's a summery.
The Vivirre are believed to be elves that were able to join the forests, or natives to the land, but they don't even know for they do not keep records of the passing of time beyond a life another theory is the elves experiment with drow magic, and human tech. had gone wrong either way. they stay in forests in localized area's for about a decade protecting it until before they move move. trying to find vivirre is not an easy task as they use a decorated large(tower) shield to camofluage high into the tree's or in the under brush and foilage. they never miss their mark. they sometimes can be found with curious folk like druids, giants, elfs, and hamadryads if they can be found. Although little is know other then the above.
although i have more knowlage as the crafter of the race.

A suggestion, but not a requirement, would be to spoiler different sections of your sheet to make looking through it easier.

@MisterLurch
Seems good to me, but the weight is on the heavy side, take a human and double height would equate to octuple weight, human 100 to 300lbs octupled = 800 to 2400lbs with the avg of 1600 lbs (so if they are on the heavy side, they would on average be about 2000 lbs, not that it's all that important but it might make the difference between your allies dragging you out of harm's way)

Good point. I didn't think about a comparison to humans, I just played percentages with the size and weight for large creatures. Since they are not especially dense, and are roughly 2.4 times the size of a human, I think I will bring their weight range down to 1800 to 2750 pounds.

a small adaption on my above chr. removing skill training, and changing standard race bonuses(0RP)->to greater weakness(-3RP) and further adding multi-armed 4RP giving an arm on the right side of the body.

@ newlehi
This is not Galorian, the dieties are silent, and everyone came from different worlds, so make whatever diety you like.

First, advanced traits only cost extra for a 10 pt races.
Second, you haven't stated what the stats are after changing them,

Third, there is a lot about your race that doesn't make sense and doesn't fit thematically.

Plant's don't fly, (earth and air are opposites), you have a vulnerability that belongs to negative energy races without making your race based on negative energy, and a lopsided arm on one side. You can do these things, but they don't fit together very well, and should have something compelling and should include things that really tie them into the race (except the flying and being asymmetrical thing, I just can't allow something the ability to fly lopsided except by magic, it is too much a departure from the world's "physics").

I really couldn't get a good feel for what your race is like or about.

Equipment question: Is the base item that becomes mithril or +1 also free, or is it just the mithril or +1 quality that is free, and you must buy the base item as normal?

The base item is free.

Good question, I hadn't considered it before.

Malazzesh is complete, with equipment.

Might check out the equipment lists on the prd. A wizards spellbook is expensive because of special materials. On the prd you can find much cheaper options for journals, or you can buy several sheets of paper/parchment aand simply claim them bound in tradional string binding.

A Wizard's Spellbook contains 100 pages of parchment for 15 gp.

100 pages is 50 sheets, which in parchment is 10 gp... I think I'll stick to the Wizard's Spellbook price and say it comes with a nice binding.

Briefly, Anumil is a former Captain of the Guard in a realm outside of the Clans. Ordered to commit a foul deed of mass murder by his supposedly honorable Lord, he fled rather than do it.
Now working as a guard in the Clans under an assumed name, he tries to rebuild his life.
Unbeknownst to him, the order was a calculated deception by The Conspiracy. The Ruler thinks that he was betrayed by Anumil and sent out bounty hunters to bring him back. Now agents of the Conspiracy seek to find and permanently eliminate his loose end.

Exact details are left as a plot hook for the GM.

So were you part of the Tauren Empire (the only major nearby, though there are the Undermountain cities to the east across the sea) or did you come from far away?

I'm not familiar with this world background, so I'd like the GM's input.

I postulated that Anumil previously worked directly for a ruler/realm with an impeccable reputation for law and good. Some place where his testimony about the foul deed he was ordered to do would be ruinous for it.

The closest options (where history is most likely to find you) is the Tauren Empire, LN, or across the sea, NG, (mostly dwarves, but there are other races)

If it really must be LG, you can be from the the northern deserts, there are many nomads up there with the occasional oasis stronghold, each under it's own ruler. This is a less filled out area.

The PCs will be dealing with the Tauren Empire in play, and perhaps some people from Undermountain Freeholds, so you can pick just how close to home you want to delve.

So a random thought that I don't think anyone has looked at: are there particular roles you want/need filled. For example a creature with a poison obsession would make a great assassin but might be a less than ideal soldier. I think most submissions have kept with the military mind set, but I just wanted to see what type if group you are looking for. I ask because, if its allowed to submit a second idea, I thought about submitting a small ranged poison master as we have lots of large tanks already submitted.

Mostly the military/police aspect is to get the players in aposition of taking orders from on high and to be expected to partake in combat, otherwise the players don't need to focus on being warriors, you can be a scout or a poison master if you wish (though clanners don't look to kindly on poison use, they have a particular hatred of backstabbers, but you can still find individuals who use it in straight up combat and even a few assassins, after all, it's never dishonorable to use an enemy's tactics against them)