I have started creating the background, and added to profile already. At least the primary tie in to Serpent Skull AP has been done.
Lets see what we got so far with backgrounds (complete or partially):
I have indicated of the divine who does positive or negative energy as this has an effect who gets healed.
Arcanists:
Tamar Moivas - LE - Male Drow - Sorcerer (fire) - Storyteller Shadow
Ozbadin - LE - Male Ifrit - Magus (staff)- scanford
Svetlana Yegorov - LE - Female Human - Witch (winter) - alientude
Divine:
Vlad Dracul - NE - Male Dhampir - Inquisitor (negative) - Wondering_Monster
Resavati Palvati - N - Female Nagaji - Druid (naga aspirant) / Cleric (positive) - DarkOne the Drow
Combatants:
Stealthy / Other:
I've been crazy busy with work this week. Should have time tomorrow to catch up background. got some ideas just need to get them put down.
Notice 2nd name had a missing i, so fixed it.
Seems we still missing a hell knight, to match the thread title.
Well can say background is done. Not much information on nagaji or Nagajor to work with. Took some liberties in creating a tribe dedicated to the deity Nalinivati.
I been rather ill the last2 days, and still feeling terrible. Head is swimming about in dizziness. Don't think I have characters ready by tomorrow morning.
Alas, where has my weekend gone... It's probably going to be either Monday evening or Tuesday before I have time to write a history. One question... Are we to assume the events of the other AP's have already happened, are happening now, or are in the future?
Alas, where has my weekend gone... It's probably going to be either Monday evening or Tuesday before I have time to write a history. One question... Are we to assume the events of the other AP's have already happened, are happening now, or are in the future?
I wrote mine as if at least a portion of Second Darkness had already taken place.
I too have had a weekend that got away from me. I will try and finish my Nightblade tonight, but I have a friend who is chomping at the bit to show me the new Magic cards he got a local con this weekend. So likely tomorrow before I am really done.
Me still rather groggy in the head, though the 2 options are already on the profile. There are silly extra feat error, caused by application, on both classes. Seems there is an issue with the nagaji data that is causing this bug. I will change to my usual Paizo forum profile template (everything done by hand) for the selected class.
Yeah, also had the time fly away here. I knew this weekend I'd be at an all-day Saturday-Sunday paintball event, so I was hoping to get stuff done before that on Friday--and then on Friday I got super busy with work and packing. I'll try and get a character finished up tomorrow--although I had a question. I'm starting to rethink how I want to build my character, and I was thinking of maybe making him more of an armored samurai than the quick and lightly armored type. Would using the Shogun archetype be acceptable to represent a hardened warrior? I really just don't want to have a Mount, since they get in the way as often as not, and Paizo's Sword Saint archetype is, frankly, lacking in oomph.
Hi Nightflier. Can you tell me what the time frame is for this adventure... pre, during, or post the AP's?
Arcanists:
Tamar Moivas - LE - Male Drow - Sorcerer (fire) - Storyteller Shadow
Ozbadin - LE - Male Ifrit - Magus (staff)- scanford
Svetlana Yegorov - LE - Female Human - Witch (winter) - alientude
Divine:
Resavati Palvati - N - Female Nagaji - Druid (naga aspirant) / Cleric (positive) - DarkOne the Drow
Combatants:
Stealthy / Other:
Vlad Dracul - NE - Male Dhampir - Inquisitor (negative) - Wondering_Monster
Still interested in taking part (will add to above once character profile is available):
?? - ?? - ?? - Samurai (shogun) - Loup Blanc
?? - ?? - Male Drow - Nightblade - Monkeygod
I would need to modify my background slightly. I would then be on the surface gathering information for the City and not investigating those who just attacked it. A small enough modification though.
Unfortunately, I will need to retract my submission. Hope everyone has a great campaign though.
Guys, can I get some concepts by the end of the weekend? Or if not, what suits you?
Don't quite follow the request...
Concept for druid and cleric are on Profile page, including two background options. There is an extra feat error on both options, that I can't get rid of due to bug in Nagaji dataset. Once class is chosen I will replace Profile page with my usual character template.
Yes
You already have your character ready :)Guys, can I get some concepts by the end of the weekend? Or if not, what suits you?Don't quite follow the request...
Well then that explains it :-)
I run a Vampire game with 13 players, would you like me to link this thread to my Discussion thread and see if there are any takers?
We lost the Winter Witch, and still missing a Hellknight.
I guess my Magus could have ended up as a Hellknight. Let me see if I can figure out a way to work this into his background, if we don't have someone new taking that role by then.
I could potentially switch up from my samurai into a cavalier of some archetype to take on the Hellknight role, or else use the samurai class and just be a Hellknight. Might do that, actually, if others would prefer to keep their roles going on. That said, I should hopefully have the character finished being statted up soon--maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow. My schedule's come to a head between work, a play I somewhat unwisely joined, and home life.
Are you all still recruiting? Wanted to ask before I made a fool of myself apping to something that was already full and such.
If you are looking for a winter witch, I've got a concept for an elven caster with an icy theme who i lovingly have dubbed "Elfsa" since I haven't come up with a real name for her yet. If you're looking for something a little more Baba Yaga, she could easily be converted into a human.
On the off chance you're still in need, I'll start whipping up a proper concept for you to look over.
(As a side note: magus hellknight signifers/enforcers, although they come into the PrC late, are absolutely amazing.)
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If this IS still open, I wouldn't mind jumping on the Hellknight boat there. I've been wanting to do a Hexcrafter Magus/White-haired Witch for a while now and that would fit the Hellknight Enforcer/Signifier pretty perfectly. Even have a whole backstory made up for the guy, I've just never had the chance to put him into play yet. His name's Newt and he was the plaything of a coven of hags for long enough that his morals and social graces have all but eroded by now. If this seems like something you guys would be interested in, give me a yell and I'll pull the character together in a hurry!
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Specifically, what roles are you all looking for? I can tailor the character around that a bit, if it'll make things easier.
Here is the current list for those still interesting in rolling up characters.
Needed: at least 1 Hellknight, at least 1 Winter Witch
Arcanists:
Tamar Moivas - LE - Male Drow - Sorcerer (fire) - Storyteller Shadow
Ozbadin - LE - Male Ifrit - Magus (staff)- scanford
Ekaterina d'Armand Kurylenko - LE - Female Human - Sorcerer (Cross blooded) - Tin Foil Yamakah
Divine:
Resavati Palvati - N - Female Nagaji - Druid (naga aspirant) / Cleric (positive) - DarkOne the Drow
Combatants:
Stealthy / Other:
Vlad Dracul - NE - Male Dhampir - Inquisitor (negative) - Wondering_Monster
Still interested in taking part (will add to above once character profile is available):
Most likely fit the combatants role:
?? - ?? - ?? - Samurai (shogun) - Loup Blanc
?? - ?? - Male Drow - Nightblade - Monkeygod
So, I've changed direction with this just a bit. I'm looking at being a goblin ranger of the freebooter archetype styled after the Rise of the Runelords AP. Or at least, the beginning of that AP.
I'll pull together his backstory and crunch tomorrow, but I expect he'll be able to fit the role of the stealthy, ranged martial, and hopefully comedic relief. Naturally, he wants nothing more than to be a Hellknight despite the sheer impossibility of that ever happening. Hopefully you guys will enjoy the enthralling (read: bizarre) tale of Globlob Needlefingers.
Alright, so here's Yolanda Velikas, a true winter witch straight from Irrisen!
Proudly able to recite her lineage all the way back to the illustrious Baba Yaga, Yolanda has grown up exceptionally privileged in Irrisen compared to the Ulfen peasants. Yet despite this pure blooded heritage, Yolanda lacks the same streak of cruelty often associated with the Jadwiga. No, Yolanda is far too passive for such nonsense, and instead has retreated to a rather isolated manor on the outskirts of a town that her mother holds lordship over. So what does she do all day instead of tormenting her underlings? She lounges about while slaves and peasants work the land surrounding her manor, harvesting the seeds, bark, and sap of the winteryew trees and tending to the livestock. Her manor consistently over produces these valuable goods which she then trades and sells to the locals as a form of steadily growing income.
The other Jadwigas tend to overlook the mother-daughter duo in their isolated countryside location which suits Yolanda just fine, though it irks her mother that she's not considered a threat to anyone else's power. Her mother spends a large amount of time trying to draw Yolanda into her power-play schemes, but Yolanda's mother is as unmotivated as her daughter and her plans fizzle out shortly after they are made due to inaction.
Female human witch (winter witch) 1
TN Medium humanoid (human)
Initiative +2; Senses Perception +0
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AC 13, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+2 Dex, +1 armor)
hp 8 (1d6+2)
Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +2
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Speed 30 ft
Melee dagger -1 (1d4/19-20/10ft)
Ranged
Special Attacks hexes (cackle, evil eye [-2, 7 rounds], misfortune, frozen caress)
Spell-Like Abilities
Constant — endure elements (cold temperatures only)
Witch Spells Prepared (CL 1st; concentration +5)
1st (2/day) — (prepped spells)
0 (at will) — (prepped cantrips)
Patron winter
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Strength 9 (-1), Dexterity 15 (+2), Constitution 13 (+1), Intelligence 18 (+4), Wisdom 10 (+0), Charisma 12 (+1)
Base Atk +0; CMB -1; CMD 11
Feats Extra Hex (misfortune), Extra Hex (evil eye), Extra Hex (cackle)
Skills Intimidate +5, Knowledge (arcana) +8, Knowledge (nature) +8, Knowledge (planes) +8, Spellcraft +8, Use Magic Device +5
Languages Common, Skald, Elven, Sylvan, Giant
SQ cold flesh, ice magic, witch's familiar ()
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Weapons dagger
Armor haramaki, traveler's outfit
Backpack bedroll, mess kit, grooming kit, waterskin, trail rations (5 days)
Belt Pouch flint and steel, sewing needle, 14pp 8gp 5sp
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Carrying 29.04lb
Carrying Capacity 30lb/60lb/90lb
Favored Class Bonuses
1st — hp
Ability Score Increases
4th —
1st — chill touch, frostbite, hex vulnerability, icicle dagger, mage armor, snowball, obscuring mist
0 — all plus ray of frost*
*Gold subtracted for the cost of a scroll to learn the cantrip
Remember you need to create a profile page for character in order to be accepted.
Remember you need to create a profile page for character in order to be accepted.
Here, have Yolanda yet again in another format!
Meet Globlob! His stat block is in the Alias, but I can always pull it into this post if that would be easier for anyone.
Once upon a time, there was a goblin by the name of Globlob Needlefingers. Globlob was a fairly typical goblin who enjoyed tormenting the "longshanks," catching and eating anything slower than him, and generally cavorting with other goblins. He was particularly skilled with the bow, hence his name, and had a keen eye for weaknesses of his foes. He would have made a fearsome foe someday, if not for how easily distracted he was by shiny objects and tasty looking creatures. The little, green monster was never much of a leader and seemed perfectly content to work for any number of devious masterminds. In exchange for good food, better accommodations, and the occasional shiny object, of course.
It was during one such period of servitude that he and his tribe were set upon by a group of adventurers. When the dust settled and the blood pooled, the adventurers had slaughtered his tribe to the man. As the only one standing far enough back to have survived the carnage, Globlob promptly threw down his bow and begged for mercy. The party immediately made use of the prostrate goblin by forcing him to show them where his "big boss" was hiding. He acquiesced without a second thought.
In a bizarre twist of fate, rather than simply dispatching the goblin once he had served his purpose, a tiefling in the group took pity on the creature. Globlob was fitted with a makeshift leash tied around his chest and carted about with the group as they continued their grisly rampage. Either out of some misplaced form of affection or as a cruel joke to another party member, they gave him the name Taruk Jr. after the group's bowman. Said bowman was none too pleased.
Just when it seemed that Globlob was starting to settle into the peculiar but exciting life of an adventurer, fate threw another curveball. The party's sorcerer, in a quest for ever more power, slew the party in their sleep and took control of a local cult. Globlob awoke to find his tiefling captor, as well as the rest of the group sans sorcerer, very much deceased and did the only natural thing. He snatched up the nearest blade and lopped the tiefling's head clean off as a trophy, before taking a bit of their ill-gotten loot. With that, he set out into the world and tried to continue his adventures to the best of his ability. Upon his head continually rests the now-bleached, horned skull of his late master as he wreaks havoc in true goblin fashion.
His current obsession, after happening upon a battle between a particularly large demon and a group of Hellknights, is to join their order in any way possible. Or in his own words, "one day I'mma grow up an' be one'a da big longshanks in black tin can! Den I kill all'a da bigger, redder, hornier longshanks!"
So, fun fact: Globlob's backstory is actually straight out of something that happened in a game of RotRL that I played once. It never finished due to the described betrayal, but "Taruk Jr." as he was fondly called did survive. It only seems fitting that he goes on to have his own adventures after the fact. Naturally, I've tweaked the backstory just a touch to better fit with the idea that RotRL hasn't happened yet. But goblins do tend to be the faceless cannon fodder of many adventures, so it hardly seems out of the ordinary.
Background
The excitable Ifrit had never felt more alive and in his element. He couldn't imagine why one would ever want to leave these lovely scorched, and parched lands... but one must also follow ones destiny.
The oasis that Ozbadin had grown up in had been destroyed. A giant crack opened in the bottom of the watering hole, and all the water rushed out in seconds. His family held on to the small trading post there for a while, but eventually no travelers meant no gold, so his family packed up and headed out to seek another oasis to inhabit. But not Ozbadin. To many tales of the wonders of the city, and adventures to be had, had left him eager to venture forth on his own... so he did.
He worked with a Slave master for a few years, and learned exquisite ways to use even the most painful finesse to make the most stubborn of captives sing like a songbird. He got no particular joy from torturing the slaves for information, it was simply what he was expected to do. And is some small way he pitied these wretches. Personally he'd rather die than serve as someone's captive, but every being had their place in the grand scheme. In exchange the master paid him with lovely magic. He learned to manipulate the forces of the ether with aplomb, and combined with his natural attributes, and skill with arms he quickly ascended the ranks of the Slave Master's forces, and soon found himself appointed lieutenant. Which is how he ended up where he was now.
Alone, and tramping away towards the famed city of Kelmarane. Apparently there is a new boss in town there, and it might be a profitable and adventuresome way of life. Ozbadin threw back his head and laughed out loud and the awesomeness of life, and his blood sang with magic, and lust for life. Only two more days and I should see the city.
I will be away from tomorrow through Saturday. I will post in this thread though as the game will be starting up and it is really not possible to DMPC me right out of the Gate. Looking forward to starting Nightflier.
Well this should be exciting.
I'd like to ask a stupid question thought, if I may, and anyone is free to answer. How does inviting someone to a campaign work? Will there be a magical banner across my screen that announces with with fireworks and confetti? Something more subtle? >.> I'm new to the Paizo PBP forums and such and its all so... fancy. I can't find anything around here >.>;;
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Well this should be exciting.
I'd like to ask a stupid question thought, if I may, and anyone is free to answer. How does inviting someone to a campaign work? Will there be a magical banner across my screen that announces with with fireworks and confetti? Something more subtle? >.> I'm new to the Paizo PBP forums and such and its all so... fancy. I can't find anything around here >.>;;
There are no stupid questions Yolanda, The DM will create a discussion and gameplay thread. Just click on it, like you did with the recruitment thread and viola you are in. Sorry no confetti or fireworks 8>)
Alright, I've had the mechanics of my character done for a bit, so I'll post them here to make sure there aren't any glaring errors. Tomorrow's gonna be a bit of a busy day for me until the later evening, but I'll try to get an alias set up and a short background included before long so I can join in. The baseline of it will be that Isamu joined the ronin samurai who opposed the oni/Jade Regent takeover in Minkai, and he's been waiting for an opportunity to prove his honor and worth in battle.
Male human samurai (shogun) 1
LN Medium humanoid (human)
Initiative +3; Senses Perception +5
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DEFENSE
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Armor Class 18, touch 13, flat-footed 15
Hit Points /14
Nonlethal Damage 0
Condition Normal
Fortitude +5, Reflex +3, Will +1
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OFFENSE
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Speed 20 feet
Melee Katana +5 (1d8+4/18-20/x2) OR
Melee Jutte +5 (1d6+4/x2)
Ranged Shortbow +4 (1d6/x3/60 ft.)
Special Attacks Challenge, Power Attack
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STATISTICS
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Strength 18, Dexterity 16, Constitution 17, Intelligence 11, Wisdom 12, Charisma 15
Base Attack Bonus +1
Combat Maneuver Bonus +1
Combat Maneuver Defense 15
Feats Furious Focus, Intimidating Prowess, Power Attack
Trained Skills
Diplomacy +6
Intimidate +10
Linguistics +1
Perception +5
Sense Motive +5
Languages Common, Tien
EQUIPMENT
Weapons
Katana
Jutte
Shortbow
--20 arrows
Armor
Kikko armor
Other Gear
Backpack
--Bedroll
--Blanket
--Hemp rope, 50 feet
--Signal horn
--Torches, 10
--Trail rations, 5 days
Battle mask
Traveler's outfit
Money
3 gp, 9 sp