Terri was born to a pair of Chelish slaves of an often cruel master. Before she was even three months old, her parents had escaped with the help of an Andoran agent to Varisia. On of here earliest memories was if the Swallowtail Festival, which had a profound impact on the young halfling as she took Desna as her goddess not too many years later.
When she was just thirteen, they left Varisia and made their way to New Stetvon in Brevoy. Sadly, Terri's parents died just a few months after reaching the city. Terri prayed to Desna for luck and her prayers were seemingly answered when a group of humans and halflings took her in. She learned, quite painfully, that she was now in the company of thieves. She also learned to be quick whenever one of the bigger humans or even the less scrupulous halflings was drunk, mad, or both. As she grew older, she still looked like a child, which caused some rather close calls with the less savory members of the group wanted something more than her pickpocketing skills, or her silver tongue.
By the time Terri had come of age, she had seen the depths of depravity and soullessness of the guild she had spent several years growing up in. She made plans to leave, but not before she had all of their gold in hand. She waited until the guild was drunk from celebrating a particularly large score before acting. She gathered a few bags of holding and managed to get the majority of the gold into them. She left in the early hours of the morning and left much of the gold at churches and with families that needed the money or would put it to much better use than the guild would have.
The guild master awoke to find the young halfling woman gone and most of the gold as well. He had his followers scour the city for any sign of the gold or the "traitorous b*@*!." Luck was with the halfling, though. Terri Hide well, and the guild master was frustrated time and again as his followers and enforcers were made fools of time and again. Luck eventually ran out for Terri. She was chased out of town and is looking for a place to lie low.
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Good stuff so far guys. I'm surprised I'm not seeing much of classes that take advantage of the bonus to charisma, such as sorcerers and oracles - we have one sorcerer and one paladin submission. It's fun to see the ideas you're all throwing together - this is going to be really hard to choose!
I'll likely make a decision early next week to give those who don't check the boards on the weekend a chance to get in.
So a small rapier wielding paladin with a 10ST deals 1d4? Bring on the bad guys.
Anyone know if there is a challenge or taunt ability in Pathfinder for paladins? Wouldn't want the bad guys to run circles around me saying who cares about an AoO from the puny rapier.
So a small rapier wielding paladin with a 10ST deals 1d4? Bring on the bad guys.
Anyone know if there is a challenge or taunt ability in Pathfinder for paladins? Wouldn't want the bad guys to run circles around me saying who cares about an AoO from the puny rapier.
While it's not immediately available, the spell Compel Hostility should help you achieve your goal.
Here is dathom's character submission. Changed the original idea from a paladin to a cavalier with a wolf mount. Still need to work on editing some of he stats and finishing up buying gear, but the background, personality and description are done.
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So a small rapier wielding paladin with a 10ST deals 1d4? Bring on the bad guys.
Anyone know if there is a challenge or taunt ability in Pathfinder for paladins? Wouldn't want the bad guys to run circles around me saying who cares about an AoO from the puny rapier.
There's also some feats that are useful for battlefield control such as Stand Still.
I think I'll withdraw my submission this time around. I just got into a very fast paced gladitor game that I'm enjoying, so I'll reduce the competition for all you die-hard halfing fans. Have fun folks!
I think Muroi is complete. Let me know if it needs more work.
Samduc will be a hospitaler archetype - going for the lay on hands and channel positive energy.
I have my background, stats, skills, feats, and traits done.
Need gear and the secondary crunch. Need to stat my war dog too.
Ok this is the character im submitting:
I couldn't figure out how to send u a pm.
A PM system would be great, but there isn't one yet.
The character creation is for average wealth = 105 gp for a bard.
Ah yes, Brigand. I didn't connect it with the gold.
Not really a brigand...I'm just misunderstood...
k so i just downloaded hero lab liked it and paid for it, i edited my guy and added the stat block HL came up with, but i did not use the bonus feat for not using hero points
HL tip: For paizo forums, when you're exporting the stat block in herolabs, make sure you go to the 'BBCode' tab and use the copy button there. It will format things to look better on the boards/profiles by bolding keywords.
Oh now this is interesting! Cha-heavy Halfling caster coming up!
Allow me to introduce Muriel the Moontouched, an Oracle of the Heavens. Crunch is complete and I will complete the fluff tonight.
Posting interest for a Halfling Witch! Wrinkles may be old, but she still wants to get out and be a part of this kingdom-founding business.. Most crunch done, will post story tomorrow.
Burbo Brambleberry is completed and ready for review.
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"Once there was a little girl
Who always carried a little doll
How she would laugh and dance a twirl
She had not a care in the world
Not for dresses or a bouncy ball
Not as long as she had her doll!"
That is the clearest thing Lillith can remember since she first found Mr. C. Rypt. It was a rhyme her mother made to describe her when she was playing with her new found doll. After that, things get a little fuzzy.
She remembers a day where everyone was scared because Granny Annie came back from sleeping in the stone house, a ball she went to where she danced with a handsome young halfling, leaving her hometown to go out and see the world, and figuring out she could learn a lot by pretending to be a human child.
Her memory has started to become clearer lately. Ever since she joined the bandits around Brevoy, she's been able to remember every day after. She gained a bit of respect among the highwaymen for her talent in getting wagons and caravans to stop and offer help to the "poor lost child", and soon stories that the bandits were using a little girl as bait spread. Unfortunately, this lead to her being unexpectedly "rescued" by a rather well-defended caravan. When they found out she was one of the bandits herself, they turned her over to Brevoy's authorities.
Thinking she'd spend many long years in prison, Lillith was surprised when she was offered the chance to gain her freedom. All she had to do was explore the Greenbelt and wipe out her ex-fellow bandits.
Seeing a chance to either escape and rejoin her old allies or gain even greater wealth, Lillith jumped at the chance. She didn't like the prison food anyway.
This is my backstory. Hope you like it, Count.
I'm out -- I was re-statting down this character but couldn't make it work and still be a reasonable rage prophet later -- and was 95% the way through making a fun Cavalier to join in until I realized I'd miss the first week of the campaign since I'll be away, which isn't fair to anyone.
Have fun, and someone please start a recruitment for something cool on Feb 1. ;)
Really looking forward to this one...(assuming Nazdip makes the cut)
I'm hoping to make the cut as well. Burbo is hoping to smite some biggers and prove to everyone that they should never underestimate the right-size.
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Thank you to all who submitted their characters - there were some tough decisions but I've settled on 6:
Sancho Kalliwert
Odo Tealeaf
Nazdip Stinkblade
Muroi
Lillith Leagallow
Terri Riverrun
Please head over to the discussion thread and introduce yourselves as an acceptance. Everyone else, feel free to stick around and lurk - I'll open up recruitment again if anyone isn't able to make it or drops out.
Denied again. :( Have fun guys.
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Looks like we've already lost a player so I'm opening up recruitment once more. Current party makeup is as follows:
Druid
Barbarian (Titan Mauler)
Sorcerer (Starsoul)
Witch (Gravewalker)
Rogue
I'll give you until Wednesday to submit characters, or if you already applied the first time around but didn't make it in, let me know you're still interested.
To refresh:
Use 20pt buy, average starting gold, 2 traits (one should be a campaign trait from the player's guide), max HP at first level. No gunslingers or summoners, no evil alignments. Racial traits from APG are fine.
I'll have an alchemist up by the end o the night.
I'm in one Kingmaker game already, though it just started, but if that disqualifies me, please let me know.
Still, I have a concept I think might fit in this crew and there is no harm in trying, so here's Ekan Waterfield, Halfling Bard formally a favorite of a noble of House Lodovka.
EKAN WATERFIELD CR 1/2
Male Halfling Bard 1
NG Small Humanoid (Halfling)
Init +3; Senses Perception +2
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DEFENSE
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AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 14. . (+3 armor, +3 Dex, +1 size)
hp 9 (1d8+1)
Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +3
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OFFENSE
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Spd 20 ft.
Melee Shortsword +0 (1d4-1/19-20/x2) and
. . Unarmed Strike +0 (1d2-1/20/x2)
Ranged Sling +4 (1d3-1/20/x2)
Special Attacks Bardic Performance (standard action) (10 rounds/da, Bardic Performance: Countersong, Bardic Performance: Distraction, Bardic Performance: Fascinate (DC 13), Bardic Performance: Inspire Courage +1
Bard Spells Known (CL 1, +0 melee touch, +4 ranged touch):
1 (2/day) Hideous Laughter (DC 14), Cure Light Wounds (DC 14)
0 (at will) Dancing Lights, Ghost Sound (DC 13), Lullaby (DC 13), Summon Instrument
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STATISTICS
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Str 9, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 17
Base Atk +0; CMB -2; CMD 11
Feats Bard Weapon Proficiencies, Noble Scion of the Arts
Traits Focused Mind, Noble Born - Lodovka
Skills Acrobatics +4, Bluff +7, Climb +0, Diplomacy +7, Escape Artist +2, Fly +4, Knowledge (History) +7, Knowledge (Local) +7, Knowledge (Nobility) +5, Perception +2, Perform (Oratory) +4, Perform (Sing) +8, Perform (String Instruments) +8, Ride +2, Sense Motive +4, Sleight of Hand +6, Stealth +6, Use Magic Device +7
Languages Common, Elven, Gnome, Halfling
SQ Bardic Knowledge +1 (Ex), Fearless
Combat Gear Bullets, Sling (10), Shortsword, Sling, Studded Leather; Other Gear Backpack (empty), Bedroll, Ink (1 oz. vial, black), Inkpen, Musical instrument: Mandolin, Parchment (sheet)
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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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Bardic Knowledge +1 (Ex) Add + 1 to all knowledge skill checks.
Bardic Performance (standard action) (10 rounds/day) Your performances can create magical effects.
Bardic Performance: Countersong (Su) Counter magical effects that depend on sound.
Bardic Performance: Distraction (Su) Counter magical effects that depend on sight.
Bardic Performance: Fascinate (DC 13) (Su) One or more creatures becomes fascinated with you.
Bardic Performance: Inspire Courage +1 (Su) Morale bonus on some saving throws, attack and damage rolls.
Fearless +2 morale bonus vs Fear saves.
Focused Mind +2 to Concentration checks
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Noble born? Hardly, but the Waterfields have been serving the Lodovkas on and off for over a century, or so it is said. In fact, the Waterfield name was adopted to honor the Lodovka and their motto of "The Water, Our Fields". Of course, treatment varied from one generation to the next (and often on which branch of the clan they were with at the time), but quite often the Waterfields were treated almost as family.
Ekan was certainly treasured. His musical talent was recognized at a very young age, and cultivated most carefully. He was given the sort of training that only most noble children had access to, at least in matters musical.
Perhaos dearer to Ekan than even his own parents was Aryille Lodovka. It was she he first sang for, and who first praised him. It was she who offered him chance after chance to improve his craft, and then THANKED him for the fruits of his study.
But she was an old woman, and recently, Pharasma took her at last. All who knew her were saddened by her loss, particularly Ekan. Unable to stand the constant reminders of the loss of a human who had been like a second mother to him, and unwilling to leech any coffers from her true kin; Ekan sought out something else to do. A way to craft his own life without feeling the leech. Rumor reached him of some sort of exploration of the Stolen Lands. Now there was a place that would surely take a halfling's mind off his loss...
or else get him killed.
Leaving the service of the family formaly, he headed south immediately.
Re-submitting Muriel the Moontouched. I'll be updating the background, description and personality today.
Ah, good point. Thanks for letting me know!
FWIW, I'm interested in submitting a character, but I've been working overtime lately, and I fell asleep in my chair while statting out a cleric of Desna last night. If you're interested, my first PbP character, Tudan Davken, is currently available; he's a halfling-raised aasimar oracle (life, lame) that I made for a long-defunct Kingmaker game.
I wish I could, but I just almost fell asleep in my chair again. I simply don't have the time and energy right now. Good luck!