Well...
No one in the recruitment thread even knows that the game has been closed. It wouldn't be too much trouble to scoop up another.
Yeah, was waiting for Ace to post to close it, but he hasn't showed. :\
What do you guys think of GMPCs that are sorta like Dragon Age, where you can switch between 'em when you need a certain class for a certain fight?
Not a fan of GMPCs and I'd rather do without them.
Alright, so now that the setting is a bit more established, here's the official character 'application.'
Name:
Race:
Alternate Racial Scores (If Any):
Alignment:
Height, Weight, Looks and Gender:
Class(es):
Kingdom and/or Tribe of Birth:
Deity:
Traits:
Combat Style: (Frontline Tank, Frontline Damage, Frontline Speed, Frontline Support, and the Midline and Backline versions of those.)
Out-Of-Combat Style: (Face, Scout, etc. This is much more general.)
Roleplay/Combat Ratio Preferred: (For example, 30/70 is focused on combat)
Background: (At least two long paragraphs, please.)
Are we committing to monster hunters?
Whatever floats your boat. In this setting, monsters are located in forests, around swamps, around mountains, and just in generally empty places. We'd have to see what everyone else would like.
However, you will be starting in the dining hall of the lord of Uostas, the capital and largest city in Istorija. The lord has given you an invitation, wherever you are. Find a way to fit it into your backstory.
Otherwise, your backstory is up to you, as well as what you'd like to do once the introduction ends.
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Almost finishing... what do you think about this? I think it would be nice to put in our game!
It basically takes some boring pre-requisite feats of the game...
Almost finishing... what do you think about this? I think it would be nice to put in our game!
It basically takes some boring pre-requisite feats of the game...
It really depends on other player's opinions, and why I really want Ace to get here.
Can't say I have a strong opinion one way or the other on the matter. It'd save me a few feats, I suppose, but I'm usually pretty good with working around feat taxes anyways.
Inner Sea Gods.
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The concept I am working on is a Fighter (Phalanx Soldier)3/Warpriest 4 from the South (desert) of The Fog. My idea was for him is a heavy armor with a heavy shield/longspear with a strong fire theme. Because of his kingdom being open to slavery, my options of god is almost restricted to Asmodeus, but he would be LN. Another better option would be the Osirian god Ra (the desert theme supports him).
Would Ra be ok? (slavery is quite strong in egyptian culture as well).
EDIT: If Asmodeus is OK, I would like him to be my god.
I'm all for less feat taxes.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure I know what weapon I want to make, I guess it's all up to you guys if you are ok with custom weapon creation?
Also: This is going to be an interesting party, what with my CG Bolt Ace xD
Name: Duran
Race: Human
Alternate Racial Scores (If Any): N/A
Alignment: True Nuetral
Height, Weight, Looks and Gender: Male; 5'6", 138 lbs. Shock white hair and milky eyes give the appearance of a frail old man, but looks aren't everything in life.
Class(es): Unchained Monk 2/Speaker for the Past 5
Kingdom and/or Tribe of Birth: Istorija
Deity: Animism
Traits: Threatening Defender, Heavy Hitter
Combat Style: Frontline AC Tank, Frontline Damage, Midline Support
Roleplay/Combat Ratio Preferred: 40/60
Background: TBD; I will add more and more information in my alias as time goes on.
Sorry I'm so late guys! I had to work a four day weekend!
I'll put up deets in a few if I'm still allowed :$
I'm fine with that :)
Awesome! Okay, so Duran covers your midline support role, Ace said he preferred fast frontilners, and Edinoiz said he'd prefer a backline damage. Sir Longears, you said fighter/warpriest, so you'd be a nice frontline tank/support. You have no arcane, but still fairly balanced with some damage, healing, tankiness, and speed. Great!
The concept I am working on is a Fighter (Phalanx Soldier)3/Warpriest 4 from the South (desert) of The Fog. My idea was for him is a heavy armor with a heavy shield/longspear with a strong fire theme. Because of his kingdom being open to slavery, my options of god is almost restricted to Asmodeus, but he would be LN. Another better option would be the Osirian god Ra (the desert theme supports him).
Would Ra be ok? (slavery is quite strong in egyptian culture as well).
EDIT: If Asmodeus is OK, I would like him to be my god.
I don't see why Asmodeus has to be your god. Unless you strongly believe in slavery and pain for others, you can go any other god. And Asmodeus and Ra aren't allowed in general. Too evil and too real, respectfully.
So what do you guys think of a custom deity list? I've looked through all of the gods and think I'm comfortable making a small pantheon for each race that makes sense in the setting. Would that be alright?
I don't mind custom deities as long as it's suitably explained how they interact with the normal pantheons and maybe why they are specific to this region.
But it also wouldn't effect my character all that much since I'm an Animist.
I'm fine with a custom pantheon.
And now that everyone's here: Are you guys cool with my character inventing custom weapons?
Name: Meryl Boyden
Race: Human
Alternate Racial Scores (If Any): N/A
Alignment: CG
Height, Weight, Looks and Gender: Female, 5'5", 120 lbs. With shoulder length curly and red hair, confident movements, and a lithe and well built frame, Meryl would catch the eye of many a man if it was not for that barely contained gleam of energy in her piercing brown eyes, the suddenness of her movements and her abrupt switch between topics, both in conversation and action. She means well but might just be the very poster child/person for Chaotic Energetic Devoted. A bundle of energy contained only by a trained will and a good sense of self, awaiting an outlet.
Class(es): Gunslinger (Bolt Ace) 6, Stalker 1
Kingdom and/or Tribe of Birth: Istorija
Deity: Cayden Cailean
Traits: Practised Initiator, Patient Calm
Combat Style: Backline Damage
Out-Of-Combat Style: Scout, Inventor, Demolitions/Architecture/etc expert
Roleplay/Combat Ratio Preferred: 35/65
Background: TBD
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Hum... Are you familiar with Warmachine and the Iron Kingdoms? There is a nation, the Protectorete of Menoth, that believes the humans are the perfect race and all the other races shall bow to them. This way they enclave other races or people of other religions.
When I read about The Fog, I instantly remembered of them. Most of them do not see slavery as a problem, but a common aspect of live (like most medieval history).
When I read about Asmodeus (from the Inner Sea Gods book), it does not state that his followers need to be cruel to others... They just believe in a strong lawful society (even if the govern is a bit cruel, their is no crime and those that are not guilt shall not be punished) and that the guilt shall be punished, even if this means death.
But it is up to you, if Asmodeus is too much problematic, I can change my alignment from LN to TN and be a former enforcer that has recently abandoned his former Faith towards Serenrae.
EDIT: If custom deitys is na option, I could look in my books for Menoth, since I have na old 3.5 book that has all his portifolios, domains, fav wepons, etc.
Bah! I forgot my Out of Combat Style: all skills, linguist, and healing.
I honestly don't care if we do custom weapons at all, but I will be very, very critical of what comes out.
Edinoiz, I see you're also from Istorija. Interested in linking backstories?
Perhaps we should, I just need to jot down a few more things on the backstory to make it ok.
And I welcome critique! Here's my idea for what is essentially a weaker crossbow variant of the Double Barreled Pistol
Cost 250 gp; Dmg S 1d4; Dmg M 1d6; Critical 19-20/x2; Range 60 ft; Weight 8 lbs; Type P; Special -
This lighter version of the Double Crossbow is distincuished by the ><-like front of the weapon and allows for greater target selection in return for less draw strength; it can fire its two bolts at once or separately.
Load: It takes a standard action to load one or two bolts for this weapon due to the mechanism that allows the separate fire function. Unless the wielder also has the Rapid Reload feat for this crossbow type the Crossbow Mastery feat will only reduce the reload speed of this crossbow to a move action for both bolts and a free action for a single bolt.
Benefit: This crossbow has two parallel tracks for bolts; each bolt can be fired independently as a separate action, or both can be shot at once with the same action.
If both bolts are shot at once, they must both target the same creature or object, and the crossbow becomes more inaccurate, imparting a –4 penalty on each shot.
Note: You draw a light double crossbow back by pulling a special lever. Normally, operating a light double crossbow requires two hands. However, you can shoot, but not load, a light double crossbow with one hand at a –2 penalty on attack rolls. You can shoot a light double crossbow with each hand, but you take a penalty on attack rolls as if attacking with two one-handed weapons. This penalty is cumulative with the penalty for one-handed firing.
You seem to have left out the text about Crossbow Mastery. Was that intentional?
Also, do you plan on TWF with these things?
Edited in a slightly similar line. The idea is that the Bolt Ace should eventually be able to reduce the reload time to a non-action (requiring both Rapid Reload in this weapon as well as Crossbow Mastery and then coupled with the Inexplicable Reload deed) followed by dual wielding a pair at a whooping -10 to hit. Sure, I'll be missing a lot. But think lf all that Dakka!
End result: Bolts, bolts everywhere.
Well I was thinking a Semi-divine speed frontliner, but especially seeing the other Warpriest and the lack of good light armored options at that position, I'm tempted to default back to my favorite class... More research is required...
To be entirely frank, I think TWF is a magnificently bad idea to the point of being unsalvageable. I mean -10 to your first attack? That's pretty significant, I can't imagine you won't have a bonus much higher than +5 after everything.
If you want a ton of bolts you should take a Minotaur Double Crossbow. It'll save you the feats which you're already starved for.
I agree. You will be missing every single shot.
Oh, it's just that I can touch-attack with those, so hitting will be a bit easier to do.
Remember you have to spend 1 grit for each attack you want to resolve against touch AC, not for 1 round of resolving against touch AC.
With all of those penalties you might hit on your first two attacks against Touch AC (you'd need to roll an 18 to hit me, assuming you had a +5 after everything).
Assuming you have to 4-6 grit you'll run out after the first (maybe second) round of combat and where will you be after that? Signature Deed is a no-go too, because Paizo.
That's not even getting into how you'll have to give up at least one round of full attacks whenever you want to reload your weapons.
I'm sorry if it seems like I'm coming off like a jerk.
These are the custom deities, I suggest bookmarking 'em. The Evergreen races and orcs also have their own lists, but they'd be far too long, so assume they follow these, wit a leaning towards nature for the evergreen races, and towards machinations and war for orcs.
At Gunslinger lvl 11 I qualify for Signature Deed and can reduce the grit cost to 0. That is also the level at which the TWF would come online thanks to Inexplicable reload. So yeah, don't worry, I've given this quite some thought.
Oh, wait, nvm. Paizo went and buggered me down under. Yay.
Sharp Shoot (Ex) At 1st level, a bolt ace can resolve an attack against touch AC instead of normal AC when firing a crossbow at a target within its first range increment. Performing this deed costs 1 grit point. This deed's cost cannot be reduced by any ability or effect that reduces the amount of grit points a deed costs (such as Signature Deed).
Emphasis mine.
Not only that:
Prerequisite: Grit class feature, gunslinger level 11th.
Benefit: Pick a deed that you have access to and that you must spend grit to perform. Once per round, you can perform this deed for 1 fewer grit point (minimum 0).
You can reduce the cost of a deed in this way only if you have at least 1 grit point.
I have some good things to say about Paizo. Their ability to design game mechanics is not one of them.
Anyways, I stand by my statement that TWF double crossbows is a poor idea.
I do too. Too complicated and very little payoff.
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These are the custom deities, I suggest bookmarking 'em. The Evergreen races and orcs also have their own lists, but they'd be far too long, so assume they follow these, wit a leaning towards nature for the evergreen races, and towards machinations and war for orcs.
These are in addition to the core deities or we will be using only this? (If it is the case of using only this, my concept is more doomed then ever!)
If the core are still allowed, I'll take Serenrae.
If it helps, Warpriest's don't actually need Patron deities.
Yeah, these are the only deities. Your concept isn't doomed, you simply draw your power from an 'ideal'
Yup. They might be cool for a cohort, but I think I'll stick to TWFing Light Crossbows instead (-4 penalty).
Or switch to Hand Crossbows, that also works.
Yeah, switching to hand crossbows.
Remember to pick up Mixed Combat from PoW!
That feat be beast.
That feat be necessary, so you can have a free hand to reload.
Yeah, rework done, TWFing Hand Crossbows.
How does our GM rule on wielding two Speed Weapons? One extra attack with both or one extra attack with one of the weapons (the core way)?
Name: Pyrrhus Durst
Race: Human
Alternate Racial Scores (If Any): N/A
Alignment: TN
Height, Weight, Looks and Gender: Male, 5'11", 195 lbs. Pyrrhus is a tal and muscled man with brown skin and dark eyes. He dark brown and curly hair is kept at shoulder lenght and his beard is trimmed short. Pyrrhus knows no rest since he was a boy, so he is more confortable wearing his armor than whitout it. From the desert regions of The Fog, Pyrrhus always wears a cloak above his armor.
Class(es): Fighter (Phalanx Soldier) 3/Warpriest 4
Kingdom and/or Tribe of Birth: The Fog
Deity: "The Sun"
Traits: Bruising Intelect, Indomitable Faith
Combat Style: Frontline Defense/Damage
Out-Of-Combat Style: Intimidation, Senses (Perception/Sense Motive), Religion expert
Roleplay/Combat Ratio Preferred: 65/35
Background: WIP
Also, for my background, which is the god of the people of The Fog? Maitinimo?
Also, for my background, which is the god of the people of The Fog? Maitinimo?
...That's not how gods work. Any human can worship any god, depending on what you believe in. Your character worships 'the sun', which is a god. In fact, it's Pagalba.