Back again! Glad to be back in an AC environment. It got hooooooot! Good thing the camp we stayed at had a swimming area, too bad the lake was down 2 feet and the water started at the craggy rocks rather than the pebbles.
Well let me know. I haven't played as a player online in years, then months IRL.
Yay! Glad you're back. I've been applying to almost every game in sight on recruitment and I might be in trouble if I get in all of them, lol!
I will definitely be putting some kind of a game together in the next few weeks. Just not sure what I will land on yet. Let me know if you have a particular module or AP in mind.
Koldur of the Axe wrote:
I applied for a game and while waiting decided to check out the other threads. Interesting reads too.
I noticed that! Going to take a run at Ameiko, eh? ^_~ Would be fun if we both made that game.
GM Wolf wrote:
ok get round 9 finished and then I will get the undead attacks done.
Oh! I'll have to post another round shortly then.
I did a more detailed accounting of the buffs and debuffs in play using a combat round summary, like I tend to use in my own games. I'll spoiler the details since it's a lot.
Spells/abilities providing bonuses/penalties:
R0: Rai casts Shield on self (+4 shield bonus to AC, negates MM)
Alembic and Seraphina have Mage Armor (+4 armor bonus to AC)
R1: Ingvarr issues Battle Cry (+1 morale to attack, +4 morale to save vs Fear and reroll if failed for 10 rounds, last round:10) and begins Raging Song (no casting, AC - 1/ +2 Str, +2 Con, +2 Will) Allies can accept or refuse every round active, unconscious allies auto-accept. Song kept active by Ingvarr
Rognar casts Bless (+1 morale bonus to attack and on saves vs fear effects. For 5 mins)
Note: Bless is wasted while Battle Cry is active since morale bonuses don’t stack. Sorry Rognar. Bless will kick back in once Battle Cry expires. (R11)
Toki’s banner bonus to saves is also negated by Battle Cry since it is also morale.
R2: Rognar casts Prayer (+1 luck to attack and damage, enemies suffer -1 to both, 40’ radius for 5 rounds, last round 7)
Sera casts Shield on self (+4 shield bonus to AC, negates MM)
R3: Rognar casts Consecrate (Undead suffer -2 to attack, damage and saves for 10 hours!)
Sera casts Protection from Evil on Meir (+2 deflection to AC and a +2 resistance on saves for 5 mins, reroll failed save vs evil mental control with +2 bonus)
R4: Alembic casts slow on up to 5 Vampire spawn (-1 to attack, AC, and Reflex saves, plus staggered and reduced to half move rate for 5 rounds, last round:8)
Sera casts Protection from Evil on self (+2 deflection to AC and a +2 resistance on saves for 5 mins, reroll failed save vs evil mental control with +2 bonus)
R5: Alembic casts slow on up to 5 Vampire spawn (-1 to attack, AC, and Reflex saves, plus staggered and reduced to half move rate for 5 rounds, last round:9)
R6: Alembic casts slow on up to 5 Vampire spawn (-1 to attack, AC, and Reflex saves, plus staggered and reduced to half move rate for 5 rounds, last round:10)
Hundor casts Shield on self (+4 shield bonus to AC, negates MM)
R7: Rognar casts Enlarge Person on Koldur (+2 size bonus to Str, -2 size penalty to Dex , -1 penalty to attack and AC due to increased size. Reach increased to 10 ft.)
All allies benefit from Battle Cry (+1 to attack, +4 to save vs Fear) until it ends after round 10 and then Bless would kick back in (+1 to attack, +1 to save vs Fear). All allies accepting Raging song (which is everyone save Alembic, I think) take -1 to AC, +2 Str, +2 Con, +2 Will. Prayer grants +1 to attack and damage.
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So all told, we have +2 to attack, +1 to damage for ranged attackers, (+1 to attack R8 on unless Prayer is recast)
+3 to attack and +2 to damage for melee attackers with the increase to STR, (+2 to attack, +1 to damage R8 & on unless Prayer is recast)
-1 AC and +5 HP, +1 Fort save, +2 Will save and +6 to Will saves vs Fear for accepting Raging Song
Sera has her personal spell effects listed in her top line above ^, Meir’s adjusted stats are as follows:
AC 19, touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+2 Dex, +6 natural, -1 size, +2 deflection vs Evil )
Temporary Bonus Apllied Protection from Evil
hp 43 (5d12)+10 +5 = 48
Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +6, +8 vs Evil, +12 vs Fear
Enemy Debuffs:
-1 to attack and -1 to damage from Prayer until round 8 (Johanna also cast Prayer, but it went to waste unless she retcons it)
Otherwise, -2 to attack, damage and saves if in range of Consecrate (20’ radius on Rognar)
Most of vampire spawn should be slowed. (depending on position and saves from Alembic’s spells)
The “theatre of the mind” rules at work here seem to favor maximum effect, which could have affected all 15. Quite a few should also be blinded and dazzled but not past round 6.
Sorry for double post, I just realized Johanna didn't cast prayer, she simply said a prayer as RP. She can't actually cast yet. My mistake!
Can't edit the post anymore, so I'll just retcon the retcon line... lol!
I have a week of family, my folks and sister this weekend, then down the coast to have some beach feet with my wife's family. I should get at least a post each day but know that I will likely be posting a lot less.
Message to all games:
I AM A LITTLE FED UP WITH THIS... IF I AM SLACKING ON POSTING TALK TO ME! IN ALL MY GAMES I EXPECT YOU TO POST AT LEAST ONCE A DAY! I AM ON THE VERGE OF CLOSING DOWN SOME OF MY CAMPAIGNS FOR LACK OF PARTICIPATION! I SHOULDNT HAVE TO MESSAGE YOU, PLEASE CHECK YOUR GAME AT LEAST ONCE A DAY!
I am just making a blanket statement to all games, so you can't say I didn't tell you. Some games are better you should know who you are but even in those games we have people who are slacking!!!
Honestly I feel bad about most of my games, a little bit of encouragement would go a long way!!!
lol, nice Koldur. He was going to say a lot more but Johanna's response was rather final.
You could think of it really as three encounters but I thought I would keep counting rounds as the thrill of battle was still upon you. I thought I would give you chances to do things... I was sorely mistaken. Now we will find how many PCs have been scared off with such a long wait!
We have 8 PCs and in the last week we have seen 10 posts?!?!?!?! Just a guess cuz I don't want to be fuming. I know I haven't posted much and I will get there, but now it feels like Koldur and Seraphina are the only PCs.
I was also disappointed that only one of you have interacted with NPCs much, let alone PCs...
I am mad at myself for not being a better proactive DM.
Hey Rai, studying for a final is essential, I understand and you are justified to not be on. Glad to have you back! Let's see what damage you and the crew can do.
Round 51 and 52 should be done with PCs soon. Skeletons attacks on the way!!!
lol, nice Koldur. He was going to say a lot more but Johanna's response was rather final.
You could think of it really as three encounters but I thought I would keep counting rounds as the thrill of battle was still upon you. I thought I would give you chances to do things... I was sorely mistaken. Now we will find how many PCs have been scared off with such a long wait!
We have 8 PCs and in the last week we have seen 10 posts?!?!?!?! Just a guess cuz I don't want to be fuming. I know I haven't posted much and I will get there, but now it feels like Koldur and Seraphina are the only PCs.
I was also disappointed that only one of you have interacted with NPCs much, let alone PCs...
I am mad at myself for not being a better proactive DM.
We all have room to improve, GM Wolf. For myself, I posted round 50 actions on Wednesday morning about 7 hours after you announced round 50, and have been waiting since for others to post and your summary of round 50 (about 4 days).
I assume with your most recent post you are calling for actions for round 51 and 52. Is there something more you expect from us than to post our actions for the round and wait for the resolution of those actions in your round summary?
I guess my suggestion is to be clear with your expectations and specific with your instructions.
Well Johanna pretty much told him to bring it on so I expect him to bring it on but really. Deeper darkness, trolls and he still refuses to come nearer?
I have two Elixir of Darksight purchased from our alchemist earlier but I was leery of breaking it out but seeing this, might have to do so.
BTW in case most of you don't know ( i know most of you don't as you're new), we do have a alchemist NPC to aid us in crafting most if not all alchemical concoctions.
You can get it at half price but need to wait as he crafts them. The man does run a business.
Another alternate is we gather everyone into the tower, shove a middle finger at the undead and activate it. lol.
I have two Elixir of Darksight purchased from our alchemist earlier but I was leery of breaking it out but seeing this, might have to do so.
BTW in case most of you don't know ( i know most of you don't as you're new), we do have a alchemist NPC to aid us in crafting most if not all alchemical concoctions.
You can get it at half price but need to wait as he crafts them. The man does run a business.
I say use it. I can craft that too, though it is pricey.
Who is the alchemist? Bokken?
All Sera can really do now is heal and buff the frontliner's fannies to a high shine. So get your hiney up here, and prepare to be shiny! =P
Maybe she could blast again if she can get out of the darkness. Meir could get her above it if that's what we want to do.
Alternatively, we could withdraw enough every 5 round or so and let Meir unleash his breath weapon.
Koldur you are not on the front line. You are near Ingvarr, you can see and hear him. As you drink it you can see through the spell. I will need to add the other baddies. You can't see Sable until you drink the elixir.
Yes the big black circles are the borders of the darkness spell.
The only ones in the deeper darkness are Sable, Hundor, Johanna, Seraphina, Toki, and maybe Meir. *Phone post
I thought the spawn were gone? We had 20 rounds or so before round 50 to shoot them with magic arrows before the darkness came in and I though they all had x’s in them. Did more just show up?
Also, Ingvarr had the people use the barricade as a way to form the front line in the dark, asking Sable to call in the dragon’s fire, so hopefully the dragon was able to position the fire not to hit allies.
I thought the spawn were gone? We had 20 rounds or so before round 50 to shoot them with magic arrows before the darkness came in and I though they all had x’s in them. Did more just show up?
Also, Ingvarr had the people use the barricade as a way to form the front line in the dark, asking Sable to call in the dragon’s fire, so hopefully the dragon was able to position the fire not to hit allies.
As I understood it, the spawn came over the barrier as mist but then their commander called them off so he could attempt a parley. Johanna refused to negotiate, so they are coming back at us now.
Since a Troll is Large and those in front of Meir are Small, could we flavor it so he aims the breath weapon high and save Hundor, Toki and Wartooth from being roasted like marshmallows? Maybe they could duck and reflex save for a quarter damage?
Hey folks so this is Vrog Skyreaver/Alembic. Sorry about the spam if we were in multiple games together.
Unfortunately, I have some bad news. I currently do not have access to my main account. I have opened a ticket to Paizo, but from the email I got back from them, it's not looking like I'll be able to access my account any time soon.
I would have posted sooner but I didn't even think about making an alt until now.
As it's not fair to everyone to make them wait, I'm going to withdraw from the game. If I get me account fixed and the game is still ongoing, I'll reach back out to see about joining.
Thank you for letting me play with you all, and I hope you all have a great game!
The mists would have retreated with the true vampire, yes you could have shot at them. But no one chose to make actions during that time...
Either way Meir made sure the troll was centered in the attack so Sable likely got burnt. I would be fine with Seraphina's suggestion thus only the troll was burnt. No skeletons.
Oh wow Vrog, I hope you get it all settled! Best regards!
I know it may feel we have a lot of players but this is Kingmaker. And always things happen, I expect two players to be gone before the next month. I hope to be pleasantly surprised!
Well, it took almost two months. Surprise! XD
Sorry to lose Alembic, but best wishes and see you around the boards!
GM Wolf wrote:
Either way Meir made sure the troll was centered in the attack so Sable likely got burnt. I would be fine with Seraphina's suggestion thus only the troll was burnt. No skeletons.
I think that makes the most sense to me. Meir would be able to hear Sera and Hundor even if he could not see them. I don't think he would risk torching her and if Hundor is already hurt, both BW and Fireball combined could possibly kill him.
I have to run out to an appointment, but will be back and updating in a few hours!
I know it may feel we have a lot of players but this is Kingmaker. And always things happen, I expect two players to be gone before the next month. I hope to be pleasantly surprised!
Well, it took almost two months. Surprise! XD
Sorry to lose Alembic, but best wishes and see you around the boards!
GM Wolf wrote:
Either way Meir made sure the troll was centered in the attack so Sable likely got burnt. I would be fine with Seraphina's suggestion thus only the troll was burnt. No skeletons.
I think that makes the most sense to me. Meir would be able to hear Sera and Hundor even if he could not see them. I don't think he would risk torching her and if Hundor is already hurt, both BW and Fireball combined could possibly kill him.
I have to run out to an appointment, but will be back and updating in a few hours!
And Ingvarr asked Sable to guide the fire strike from the dragon (with him being adjacent to the troll and all), but curiously Sable never spoke up, or the dragon didn't wait for him to, or both...
And Ingvarr asked Sable to guide the fire strike from the dragon (with him being adjacent to the troll and all), but curiously Sable never spoke up, or the dragon didn't wait for him to, or both...
I think that might have been a misunderstanding at your wording. You said "at Sable's direction" and meant for Sable to call out instructions. But Meir took it to mean "in the direction of Sable".
It's worth noting that a Dragonkin doesn't normally speak Common, so maybe it was lost in translation... lol!
@Koldur, You shouldn't have been hit by the breath weapon. I added the cone to the map so you can see.
And Ingvarr asked Sable to guide the fire strike from the dragon (with him being adjacent to the troll and all), but curiously Sable never spoke up, or the dragon didn't wait for him to, or both...
I think that might have been a misunderstanding at your wording. You said "at Sable's direction" and meant for Sable to call out instructions. But Meir took it to mean "in the direction of Sable".
It's worth noting that a Dragonkin doesn't normally speak Common, so maybe it was lost in translation... lol!
@Koldur, You shouldn't have been hit by the breath weapon. I added the cone to the map so you can see.
HA! I could totally see that! Prepositions are not the easiest in any language, though Meir might have wondered why I wanted him to breathe fire at Sable. Ingvarr will have to pick his words more carefully when speaking to Meir, or just say them in Draconic, I suppose.
Sorry, I am getting my class all set up, and have school Friday. I have not been posting as much as I had hoped and will get to it as soon as I am able.
I will get Round 58 recap up tonight. Go ahead and do round 59, I know Koldur has already gone. Go ahead and do 60 too... I think that might end it. We will see.
"Go as a group. Two of you always keep it in sight as the others fly and spread out to report back. Leave us a trail to follow. Do not engage it. Stick to the air and retreat if it takes form and tries to attack. You can do it. Let us end this tonight. Do it for your own freedom from this."
I am looking for heroes possibly lamplighters! So far many of My players have been rogues, knaves, thugs, and those that really don't care.
I want to do a two post a day game.
Each player will start off as 2nd level, you must have a hated foe and good reason for it. A princess has been going through her mostly peaceful kingdom for heroes. The outskirts of her father's kingdom she will likely find you. Omens have been foretold that when she comes to the throne darkness shall befall the kingdom.
I can do most adventure paths but they will be changed some to fit the last paragraph. I am looking for character development before a crunch. Post and discuss, I would like heroes to have friends and family, let alone contacts and allies.
Dotting for interest. Am thinking of putting up an old grumpy dwarf fighter who's being a teacher for most part to others/players/npcs and now finds himself against his hated foes once again.
Orcs and Dwarf go like Fire and ice.
Orcs spawn like rabbits so I'd go with that.
Goblins - nah too well gobbly
Hobgoblins - Not many quarrels I can think off my head
Giants - I would say rare.
Dragons - Seriously? I'd need an army lol. Are they even racial enemies? More like financial rivals.....
I choose.....ermmmm iconic grudges.......Orcs.
I suppose that the ironic thing is he has had taught Half-Orcs.
Undead yes for sure. they are a blight on the land a shortcut to power any simple necromancer will try to raise / control in order to further their powers etc...
Demons and devil are a lot powerful and thankfully very hard to call for long period of time in the world. But their power are on an unmatched scale.
I have three ideas for NPCs that you might know and that you could call upon, since the Princess has recruited your character and asks for more to come.
A lizardfolk monk full of ferocity and loyalty.
A two handed fighter elf of blades. He crafts many blades and has trained with the blades for hundreds of years.
A scholar of power, he wants to know how everything works, and knows that magic is at its core. This wizard has been seen in his signiture robe on many occasions, though on rare occasion he is in different forms. He appears to be of the elven race, but with the glowing golden orbs he has for eyes, perhaps aasimar.
I have three ideas for NPCs that you might know and that you could call upon, since the Princess has recruited your character and asks for more to come.
A lizardfolk monk full of ferocity and loyalty.
A two handed fighter elf of blades. He crafts many blades and has trained with the blades for hundreds of years.
A scholar of power, he wants to know how everything works, and knows that magic is at its core. This wizard has been seen in his signiture robe on many occasions, though on rare occasion he is in different forms. He appears to be of the elven race, but with the glowing golden orbs he has for eyes, perhaps aasimar.
Are those NPCs meant for me or is it general for everyone else?
I'm currently in the midst of fluffing my dwarf out.
GM, would you be open to me trying this 3pp summoner archetype? I've been intrigued with the RP potential of the archetype since I first read it, and with your campaign focus on PCs having enmity with some group, I can see undead, evil outsiders and monstrous humanoids all working well.
I would be interested in playing some Kingmaker (which I think would got well with your theme).
I would be interested in this.
How would a neutral good Halfling Sorcerer fit? I would have been born a slave and then freed. As such I dislike oppressors and hate slavers in particular(everyone seems to be picking a race and figured there are more to hate then types of creatures). I would have some fellow ex-slaves as old-time close friends here and there. To fit with your 3 NPCs I recently came across the scholar, or more likely he came across me.
I would enjoy Reign of Winter or Shattered Star as APs that could work with your idea easily reading from the description.
Let me know, I will continue to work on a back story as this seems like a fun character either way.
Interesting plan you have there, altought it's largely undecided yet. I'll wait for the results on the Dragon's Draught before applying to this one. I have a terrible bad luck when playing in two games from the same person.
I am thinking I would like to do a bright eyed young cleric of Erastil. I would start 1 lvl of ranger/ 1 lvl of cleric but from there cleric forward. His hated foe would be bandits and evil cultists that trouble the people of the small frontier communities. As far as AP I would be up for whatever the consensus is. The heroic concept is the real appeal here.
Interested. Thinking gnome sorcerer 1/oracle(heavens)1 who specializes in illusions. Hated enemy is goblin.
Goblins raided the village he was born in when he was just coming of age. They killed most of the inhabitants, and those they didn't kill they took as slaves before burning the village to the ground. He was able to escape through clever illusions and trickery but not without terrible cost, the house he hid in burning his body as it was ignited around him. His scorched and deformed hands are now a constant reminder of what the goblins took from him. He has spent the rest of his life trying to free the captives of his town and get revenge on the goblin band that raided his village.
Doesn't necessarily have to be goblins, but seem like a good fit for a gnome.
Say hello to Arrunt of Absalom. This story is a general idea, and would be happy to put in more detail where you think is appropriate or would like to know more about.
Nightdeath, I mention I was freed by some fighters and was thinking that could connect me with you at least. A former student of yours that was taken in and made a prize fighter. He also was one of the fighters that helped me escape.
Arsil, I am not sure how I could connect with you. Perhaps the dead from the arena, that I mention in my back story, were used as proven powerful tools to be used for necromancy?
These are just some thoughts. The other folk who may be joining, if there seems like there could be a connection with a story of yours let me know.
The crunch would have to be changed to whatever you decided to do but this is a monk who I came up with for a different game that I think would work.
He Who Pays his Debts is a Gentleman’s Gentleman, Majordomo, and or Chief Butler for one of the more important noble families in the capital (no one in the family seems know exactly his job title, but when asked D responds that he is merely a humble servant). The model of discretion, competence and good manners, D, as he lets people call him, didn’t let his emotions interfer(or indeed even show) when he retrieved one of his young charges from a criminal gang that had kidnapped them. With his young charge safely at home, D, has put the matter behind him. He Who Pays His Debts, the young Shoanti tribesman who stumbled into a monastery of Ragethiel out of a snowstorm some 20 odd years ago has taken a leave of absence from his employers and plans on teaching a certain crime lord how D's truename was earned.
AP suggestions
Curse of the Crimson Throne, Rise of the Runelords, Carrion Crown
Hm. Well most any AP will be fine with me. I am of the opinion that you don't want to run Kinkmaker GM, I could be wrong. You should enjoy the game as much as players so if you have one you want to do, I say we should do that one as it will turn out better I'd bet.
I am going to go with kingmaker, though if you have played it before, it is going to very different, home. Though it would be wise to have at least a ranger or druid in the group, if not ranks in ride and survival.
Brother Henric was a bit of a woodsman before he heard the call of Erastil (1 lvl ranger). a simple country friar trying to ensure the safety of a wide ranging flock sounds like it would be a good fit for kingmaker I have heard their may be foul bandits afoot and surely a place like that may be infested with all manner of foul cultist. I can't speak as an employer D, But Brother Henric would be happy to have you as a road companion after all I find that a man willing to do an honest days labor can always find a roof and a meal if their is one to be had. If not Ole Deadeye may grace us with rabbit or quail.
I suddenly have visions of the odd couple in my head but that in itself is an appealing hook. The more the idea rattles around in my head the more I like it. Prehaps the bandits that have upset you have ties to the crime lord that I'm eager to educate?
Sable is part of a noble house, in the lands, though with his craft alone much wealth is made. He has children who have grown up and had grand children of their own. His house would be large with many in his employ, D sounds to be an excellent head butler. His first priority is protection, and with the princesses call he would take D with him, leaving the house to take care of itself under his children's care.
Though Sable is the head of the house he would want to deal with matters himself, especially the kidnapping of one of his own kin. Along the way the new crime lord learned that they messed with the wrong family. They skipped town and they are presently tracking the men. Now on the road many would be gathered on this path, for the princess, the kingdom, and for the upkeeping of the Law.
Evil has many forms friend, both those that prey on simple people trying to honestly live out their days doing right by their neighbors they kindle a certain fire in my belly. Yeah the idea is growing on me as well you being a more refined "Majordomo" type and Henric being a woodsy friar. I can see us finding totally different styles of odd jobs for us.
Me: So another cord of wood and were all done for the day.
You: Wood chopping again? Ugh.
You: So all we have to do is go over the roadhouses receipts for the year make sure the kings-man is taxing him fair and we get room and board for the weekend?
Me: What? Scribe work for a whole weekend? Why didn't we go to talk to the miller again?
Dorgar - Brother Henric - Ranger 1 / Cleric 1 (Erastil) (avatar made)
Ghost1776 - He Who Pays His Debts - Monk (avatar made)
Kjeldor - Arrunt of Absalom - Sorcerer (avatar made)
Monkeygod - Elven Ranger, Aberration hunter.
nightdeath - old grumpy dwarf fighter - foe orcs
blondebandit - gnome sorcerer 1/oracle(heavens)1 who specializes in illusions. Hated enemy is goblin. ?
Walter das Sombras - waiting...
Nazard - celestial summoner/commander
Arsil Dawnsinger - paladin - foe=undead
Hagrin - Inquisitor - foe Drow
Sable Soren - elf two handed fighter
You should keep talking concepts with each other. If you put an NPC into your background you should either place it in the NPC codex or resources for me to use later. The more you give me the more likely you are to see that NPC again. I want your help to develop this campaign.
It is my birthday weekend, this weekend, so the deadline for submissions will be Monday at noon, Pacific time. I am looking for a party of no more than 8, but if we have 10, I could have two groups running at the same time. We will see.
Get the crunches up if you can with your background by the deadline. $ = 2,000. This will be heavy magic.
If you want examples of formats for characters look at my Aliases. 'Baris' 'Saren' are great examples.
To tell the truth I like the idea of being freinds with with Brother Henric and working for Sable. Sable's family is exactly the time I envisioned D working for and the more I think about it the more I like Brother Henric as a best friend for D.
Hmmn prehaps Brother Henric and I were penpals before the kidnapping happened (sharing a common intrest of some kind), and opon learning that the investigation into the kidnapping would take Sable and I into wild/rural areas I contacted him for help?
GM Wolf what should be use for stat generation? As I'm playing a monk, and Arsil's playing a paladin and we're all supposed to be the Kingdom's Hero's I'm going to hope you say 25 pt buy and 2 traits ... but I can build decently enought on 20pts... 15 pt buy it will be painful but I will attempt the challenge.
D that sounds good if Henric and you traveled the road together for awhile before you found Sable as your new patron. We could definitely had stayed in touch.
Arrunt I could also see you and I sharing the road for a stretch especially if we were on the trail of some slavers trying to free some of your kinsman perhaps?
Nightdeath perhaps my mentor was a contemporary of yours back in your adventuring days and we have spent time visiting. I know a young Henric would have been most enthusiastic about learning from a veteran dwarven warrior like yourself.
Am Posting my fluff. Comments and any wanting to link would be welcomed.
Koldur of the Axe
Koldur is the princess for lack of better word, ex weapons master. Having served her great grandfather, he was said to be among the greatest of warriors in the kingdom.
Years ago, Koldur was involved in a skirmish with Orcs, where the king was surrounded. Koldur not only cut his way through throngs of orcs but also held them off long enough for reinforcements to arrive. His axes carving a wide swath through the Orcs Most of his curent scars can be attributed from then.
He has had the honor of being the princess personal bodyguard when she was but a mere child before he was ordered by the King to train the next generation of warriors.
Songs have being made of his exploits especially with his unique fighting style for Koldur, unlike most dwarves fights with two axes or a single axe, switching them out in a blink of an eye. He doesn't favor the typical heavy blows of Dwarvish fighting, rather keeping a fighting style favoring constant motion and using the momemtum to switch his blows.
One of the most famous duels ever witnessed was between Koldur and Silvillinis Soren Sable - 'Sable'(PC) (No offence I hope), a clash never repeated ever again.
The song of Sword and Axe:
Elven blade lands hard between interjoined Dwarvish axes before being slide to the side as a nimble dwarf springs to the side using the momentum to roll his shoulder bringing his left axe up slicing air as the equally agile elf leaps over his shorter foe.
The elf's blade whistles through the air before reversing into a series of swings and thrusts only to be met with an equal barrage of spinning axes deflecting each blade aside and being turned aside just as well.
There's a grin on the dwarf's face matched only by the open smile on the Elf. They disengaged for a moment before clashing once more in a dizzyingly of complicated maneuvers.
Double Axe chop blocked by flat of the greatsword, pushed away and then riposted into a thrust so quickly that it seems to disappear from most eyes watching only to be caught on an axe spike and redirected to the side.
A subtle shift in the shoulders with a quick step is all the skilled elf needs to dance and dodge in between deadly axe blades as the dwarf charges and spins his body while moving his arms bringing his axes in a perfect counterpoint to his spin creating a deadly ring of flashing blades dazzling to the eye.
The Elf picks his moment and lashes out with a kick knocking his bearded foe off balance and unleashes an incredible display of swordplay only for his opponent to use the kick and roll out of the way.
Instantly they stopped and sheathe/lower their weapons, their bout ended by mutual respect.
"You need to grow taller, Koldur" Bah!! Grow a beard, Sable!"
Koldur has had trained many others which also includes an half orc named Gratus (NPC) who was involved in releasing slaves of which one was named Arrunt (PC).
He has had another friend or neighbour who comes occasionally to test his skills against Koldur, a lizardman by the name of Koven(NPC) skilled with teeth, claws and tail.
Due to his established home being an out of the way forified town, he has a tower that is occupied by another, Alkron, a scholar well learned in the ways of arcane
General Appearance:
Koldur is pretty easy to spot as he usually has a Dwarven maulaxe strapped to a side and an accompanying Dwarven waraxe on the other. A beautifully crafted greataxe with wavy blades resembling a butterfly but has an elongated haft marking it as a Dwarven Longaxe.
A string of throwing axes adorn his baldric.
Warning I'm actually aiming at least a middle age dwarf or maybe even old. I'm crazy.
This is Nazard and my celestial commander. I built Xara assuming a 20 point buy, max hp, and two traits, all easily changed if that's not what you're planning on using.
Xara has two hated foes: bandits and nobility, as she blames both for the death of her parents and younger brother and destruction of her home. She is devoted to Andoletta (aka Grandmother Crow), an Empyreal Lord whose nickname just screams a Shoanti following to me, so I could see her getting along well with He Who Pays His Debts, though she may not know him personally at the beginning. She would start off with quite a bit of hostility and contempt for Soren, though as he likes to care of his people himself, if he is goood-aligned she will quickly place him in the "rare breed" category of nobles, ones who might actually deserve the title. She will get along very well with Dorgar, though she will strongly disapprove of any foolishness D and Dorgar seem to get up to with their "Odd Couple" routine! :)
As for the three NPCs mentioned, she has heard stories of a possible fellow aasimar, and hopes to run into him during her travels. I don't see her associating with many lizardmen (not that she has anything against them, they're just not a likely species to have run into), and she would also not likely have spent much time around elven blade masters.
As I was driving home after working all night it struck me that Sable and D were remarkably like the Green Hornet and Kato. I'm too tired at the moment to know if that is a good thing or a bad thing.
