Murder Most Foul - Tierce's Absalom Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Tierce

I have an idea for a homebrew campaign but want to first see if there is any interest in the idea.

Essentially it would be a group of unlikely heroes who are thrust into an adventure in Absalom. The core story line would be mystery and suspense, but would also include a bit of comedy. There would also be a bit of intimacy and adult themes (nothing too graphic)

But here's the catch, your character would be the fantasy version of you. You would make who you think you would be in Golarion, and points would go to creative ways to how you define yourself.

As this would need some details about your own life, we could submit characters through pm's if people are comfortable with that

Let me know what you think and if there is enough interest, I can start up a recruitment thread

How much do you want these concepts to diverge from our real selves? I've been several people over the course of my life. Taking snapshots over the years, In Golarion I might've been any of a dozen classes or archetypes.

Not too deep, the point is to take inspiration from your own life to make your character. The ones with the most unique take on your character will be the ones that I will want in the game.

I will give you an example, I am Canadian, so I would have my character from Irrisen or Realm of the Mammoth Lords. I have my PAL and a small collection of Firearms. I'm a decent shot so I would go with a gunslinger. This is a rather weak example, but you can see where I'm going with it.

If your American, Andoran would be a good country to be from, or even Absalom.

Humm... I'll mull this over and see how your interest check goes.

I may have to go with a trap focused Ranger or Rogue...

It's probably more fair to ambush my friends and say "Hey, what class would I be in Pathfinder?"

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I likes it. Probably a nerdy bard ... will tinker.

I need to sort out if there's any way to put my degree in education to use in Golarion... I'm sure as heck not using it out here...

Lol, similar....

What happens if I am a 56 point buy Aasimar Paladin in real life?

er... I mean... how are you going to handle character creation?

This is a pretty cool idea, but I know I'd totally end up with some kind of Scholar class and be totally worthless. :P

I need to sort out if there's any way to put my degree in education to use in Golarion... I'm sure as heck not using it out here...

I know the feeling, Twilsemail.

As a teacher myself, one who's asked the question of "What would I be in Pathfinder?" of my group, the consensus comes up as one of two things:

Transmutor (from the group that knows my more professional side)

Or

Spymaster (from the group that knows my more recreational side)

In life, I chose the former over the latter, so that would be what I'd like to do if your interest check gets off the ground.

Have only one thought something based a bit off of my personal theme song:

click for song

brings me back to my younger days in the Navy and beaches.

Keep in mind that combat will not be the main focus of this campaign, so a scholar or social bard will be fine. When combat does occur, the CR's won't be murderous.

As for character creation, I will post up something when I see a bit more interest. Would be standard point buy

English teachers are kind of like bards, right? >.>;;;

Lol. I dunno. I may make a cavalier too. In fact I think I will. Too many bards!

Dotting for interest. :)

Going to have to give a bit of thought about what kinda class I would be if I were in Golarion.

I always put something from my life into my characters. But as roleplaying for me is not being myself I think I'll pass on this one...

i'm a medic in an aviation MEDEVAC unit, so i would be a cleric/combat medic. i'm new to pbf and have been interested in trying it out, but i have been playing pathfinder for a few years.

I need to re-examine my life if someone suggests "Cleric of Groetus" don't I?

Well there does seem to be some interest, so lets start up a recruitment thread.

Characters
20 Point buy - try to highlight your own strengths and weaknesses
Class - try to draw inspiration from your life
Race - not everyone needs to be human, I have met some people who really seem like halflings and elves
Equipment - use 150 gold as standard
Alignment - try to keep it to your own alignment if you can. Most people are Neutral or Neutral good

No back stories are needed, just need to see the parallels between your character and yourself. We will write back stories once the campaign starts.

Deadline will be after the weekend Monday, April 1st

So, IRL, I'm a Sign Language Interpreter with low-level Bardic Knowledge. Unfortunately, I'd only have 8-9 Charisma, so I need to figure out something else. Always been a bit of an outcast, so Half-Elf for a race. Maybe a DEX-based Magus with lots of Knowledge skills? Would that work?

My real-life stat array would be something like 10, 14, 11, 16, 14, 9

I'm assuming you won't let me come in as a Half-Feind (if that template even exists in PF). Mind if I go with Tiefling? I had a rather rocky relationshpi with my father.

I'll look at a few points in my life and sort out where I'd like to start from. Urban Ranger and Paladin are both in the lead at the moment, though from different points in my life.

All sounds good, take your time with the ideas though, no rush

Here's how you make me as a character:

Build a kickass wizard, with points in all sorts of knowledge skills and just maybe a little survival and/or social skill.

Then erase "wizard" from the class section and add "barbarian." Possibly with the wild rager and drunken brute archetypes, depending on how current we're keeping.

This doesn't apply to me, but since you're taking a degree of the characters from real life professions, it would be interesting to see what kinds of in-game applications there would be for an artist. I can't think of an RPG system that has really used it before?

What's the technology level in this campaign? Failing some kind of scholarly role, my next approach would be something like, I don't know, Technomage is the closest RPG class I can think of for it.

Standard Pathfinder Golarion setting

If I were to go with a class? Probably someone with little training, unless I went with a magic class. Quite possibly just an unarmored fighter, since I like HEMA, although I'm not very strong, so that may not work. Probably a rogue or urban ranger, maybe ninja...

As for race, I'd have to go with something not-quite-human. Dhampir would work--quick, somewhat charismatic, not very durable. Also, I'm a bit of a night person, and a lot of medicines don't seem to help me a ton, so that's a bonus.

Tentative 20 point stats at 10, 16, 8, 14, 14, 12, susceptible to some changes based on race.

I like fairness and try to keep things like honor and chivalry in my mind. I'm a nerd but stay active in sports and things. So something not too tough, but a fighter and standing for something. I can be outgoing but don't seek out chances to be so....

Maybe a Cavalier of the sword or cockatrice... but those orders are both so 'one way or the other' I guess I lean towards the Sword, or like to think I do. I could also maybe classify myself as a ranger or wrestler type, but I better keep it to one concept at a time. :) Maybe I can multiclass later. :)

Half-Elf Cavalier (Order of the Sword)
NG
16, 14, 12, 8, 12, 13 (plus +2 racial to Charisma probably)

Dotting for interest. :)

Going to have to give a bit of thought about what kinda class I would be if I were in Golarion.

Based on what I've seen on your FB page I'd go with a custom class called "awesome mom" not sure how to make that one though.

anyway should our stats represent us in real life or more where we think they could and or should be

So I'mma jump on in here and say hell yeah I am in.

I too have been described as a Cavalier more than once. I suffer immensely from White Knight syndrome (Where by I am a sucker for any girl who is in distress), and also like to help people. I would definitely be a Cavalier of the Shield, I do like to stand up for the little guy as I was that little guy for most of my formative years.

I am charismatic and strong and rarely get ill, but I am quite a stocky gentleman so I will not be doing any ninja rolls any time soon! I can read people and situations quite well, but am sometimes a little scatter brained.

I can ride a horse passably well as I grew up in the heart of Horse Country, in Ireland. I spent my summers working on my uncles farm so I am no stranger to hard work. I studied martial arts for awhile, including European Sword.

I also enjoy long moonlit walks on the beach and like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain! :P Anyway... Character!

Name - Eldren Corwin
Age - 24
Region of Origin - Taldor
Alignment - CN

Str - 16
Dex - 10
Con - 14
Wis - 12
Int - 10
Cha - 14

I will place the rest of the info in the Character as I do not want to clutter the board!

I'm interested. I'm an archaeologist in RL,really enjoy spending time in the "wilderness" (spend a lot of time in the summer in Yellowstone), and tend to intimidate folks who don't know me. So, a half-orc bard with the archAeology archetype(which works for me also cause I have no performance abilities whatsoever). Would change to Ranger (warden)at some point to reflect the wildlife lover in me. stats: 11 8 11 17 14 12. Probably use the half orc bonus to bump up strength.

Here's Kir! The me-bard. :D

Guess I may do the same...

Ah wow, this will be interesting.

I wasn't going to take part, but then realised I may as well because of how well I fit into certain classes....specifically a bare knuckled fighting Barbarian.

I've fallen off a cliff and exploded the ACL in my knee...didn't cry, tried to walk home but was given a lift. The pain though, man that sucked!

I can read people well, so sense motive should be high.

I'm incredibly loyal and trust people, but only at face value until they prove to me they can be trusted.

Plus, someone older than me picked a fight with me, made me flip out, but didn't hit me, so I punched a Dungeons and Dragons book (it was in front of me) so hard that I broke my hand by smashing a chunk of my metacarpal bone clean off. I laughed...which normal people wouldn't do, and then had a tournament at Sony London the next day and even got through a round...regardless of the fact I could only move my fingers slightly, though not my hand at all. :p

I'd most likely be a mixture of unarmed Barbarian and Fighter, with one level of Martial Artist from going to a Karate class for a few weeks as a kid, and a boxing class for a few weeks when I was 16 or so. Add my ability to learn and mimic combat moves and actions incredibly fast, with lightning quick reflexes and I have what is probably the most ridiculously unworkable mixture of classes for a Pathfinder character ever.

Stats will be up later on, and from what I spoilered, I may be in control of anger, but I let go I have absolutely no control whatsoever, so a standard Barbarian over an Urban one would work best for that.

Anyway, this will be hard.... :/

I haven't once tried to create an unarmed Fighter or Barbarian, especially not a diplomatic, honourable and friendly one, with great speed, strength, psychotic rage and the bullied trait.

I will possibly fail, but regardless I'd like to join as this sounds like a laugh. :)

@Vironus: Hey, this is Rogar the Beardless from our other campaign. We'll see how this goes if we're both picked. :-)

Oh, hey bud!

Fancy seeing you here. :p

I'm counting Taldor as London and Minkai as Japanese (which I don't know much of, but know enough to greet someone, say thank you and goodbye).

All of the rest is explained in my lengthy post above. :)

Working on a dwarf druid.

Here's Lexi's character, Kir. :) And here's my explanation of her.

Some really interesting characters so far! I am looking forward to start this campaign.

I will post up a list of completed characters by end of day

You didn't think I'd miss this, did you Tierce? Of course I'm in. I'll have to really think though, quite a bit has happened in my life.

I knew you would see it eventually

I'll try and wrangle something up. Dual Cursed Oracle, here I come.

Hmmm. I have degrees in Physics and Math, and my personality is pretty type A, so perhaps a Wizard - understanding and controlling reality, with an analytical bent. Let me put some thought into it.

Ok, need to buy gear and pick languages, but here you go:

Loving those justifications

I'd probably have to go with a tetori?? (I think that is the one i am thinking of) monk.

I wrestled all throughout middle school and high school and even got a scholarship for it, mostly because I was extremely lean (with about 3-4% bodyfat) and tall (at 6'4"/193cm). So I had a pretty large advantage in my weight class. But I declined it for an "overcoming adversity" scholarship of less money because I didn't want to go through college while dealing with a sport. I also started helping at my cousins middles school wrestling team practices to give them a better point of view on what they will see in the future. Their current coach pretty much has no experience. >.<

Both my middle school and high school were private ones, almost like a monastery I suppose. They were both catholic schools, but I was lucky to have a few amazing teachers who taught many different religions in class to show the similarities and differences between the world faiths.

I was always bad at any type of Public speaking and I an an INTJ so my charisma is going to be low.

We'll see how this plays out.

I really like this idea. I always have believed that gaming is a great way to discover who you are and who others are. I am fairly wise, and I tend to watch and take my time, I also get upset easily, but when I do I tend to call on inner reserves of tranquility to overcome the challenges faced before me. I am thinking of going with a monk/serene Barbarian combination. I am not terribly strong (actually im rather weak) so I would probably take feats to allow me to use my surprising dexterity and speed to my advantage.

Loving those justifications

Thanks!

This is a hell of an idea, btw. Even if I'm not selected, it was fun as a mental exercise.

This is Joy using the alias I'm making my Gnome Oracle up under.