As far as the Shabti, I have minor issues with the race, but it's allowable. The flavor would have to be something different, though. Ascended in my estimation are WAY more powerful as a race than the PC's could be.
Yeah, that's what I figured. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing out on a cool idea by just assuming it wouldn't fit.
Hopefully I can think of something else by the time you decide to close recruitment.
Got most of the crunch done for Pyrrhus Hopkins, still need to spend about half his gold, but the stats are all there. I'll see about putting together a story for him later.
I'll apply Arag and Kage.
Arag is the Kasatha Magus (Who will be an experiment from Zaun),
and Kage is the Aasimar Magus.
If I get in, I would prefer to be Arag, unless you aren't ok with that.
When will recruitment be closing?
Sorry to hear that choon! Let us know if you free up before starting time!
So far as closing recruitment, I will let you know as soon as I have a chill couple of days to get my thoughts together and really crack down on all the subs. Also I'm still waiting on a few dots and people that have let me know they're applying. It'll be a couple weeks before I'm free enough to announce a deadline and start the thing.
Would it be too late for me to give it a shot? Looking over this, I'm pretty excited about the concept. I haven't been able to play League in months since my "good" computer crapped out on me, and the one I have left has fits when I try to run it.
I'm a support main in game (and a Leona main for long enough that I changed my summoner name to SunshineAndSpite), so I'd love to run a tanky, defensive crowd controller here. I was thinking about an Oread Arcana Defender. Possibly with the race reflavored as some sort of hextech creation, but functionally unchanged.
I'll write up a proper background when it's not stupid o' clock in the morning, but I have already picked the perfect song
Edit: Apparently Arcana Defender is, in fact, a third party class (Oops. I was wondering why it didn't sound more familiar.) So I will play some other class, but the general concept will most likely be the same.
Not too late at all! I have yet to even review all the applicants. I'll peek at arcana defender, but yeah probably best to make another class.
Also I work 3rd shift, so Stupid o'clock is my life.
I hope to get a little variety here, and some more from the interest check. However I love the subs so far. I shall review them now that I am more accustomed to my hew job and shift. We'll see how its looking in a week's time.
So, I could play a base magus with the shield as my one-handed weapon, and just eat the arcane spell failure, but that would be...sub-optimal, to put it mildly.
Or, I could just build a warpriest. Mechanically, this is a much better option, and it gives me access to a bigger pool of "support" spells. However, it depends on how you want to handle Golarion dieties on Valoran. If you approve of me flavoring an oread as a hextech construct, perhaps I could change "deity" to "inventor"? I'm thinking Torag would be a good fit
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I do approve of the flavor of the Oread race, so long as you remain somewhat organic such that you can't argue construct traits since an Oread can't either. Runeterrans tend to worship Ideologies rather than deities. "I stand for Justice and the might of Demacia." "Prosperity through technology." "Strength above honor." Darn near anything Viktor says. I'd prefer you follow something like that which fits your blessings. Justice, strength, order, chaos, light, carnage, etc... Basically, pick your blessings and so long as they don't contradict each other or your actions, you're good.
The only real examples of religion come from either cults (Malzahar acting as the prophet of the Void and Elise sacrificing mortals to her Spider lord Vilemaw), Hero worship (I can't imagine the Shurimans don't venerate the Ascended), or Misinformation (The Celestial City of Targon isn't so much a city of gods as it is an advanced galactic empire that the Solari treat as Divine, backed up by Targon's ability to imbue mortals with power ala Leona and Taric). The most sincere form of god in the setting I can think of is Nagakaborous, Illaoi's god, though that might just be the fact that we don't know much about Nagakaborous outside of her preaching. In general, most citizens of Rune Terra do seem to put their faith behind ideologies as stated, but that doesn't mean there aren't "gods" to use the term loosely.
Yeah, that's true. I'm not saying they don't exist, just that they're uncommon enough that a "divine warrior" class might be a little out of place in the campaign. Not that I couldn't make it work, but I'd rather tweak the character to fit the setting than just make something up whole-cloth.
(Tbh, I'm not as familiar with a lot of the reworked lore. I felt a bit slighted by the whole "You know all the stories you've been reading and getting invested in over the years? Forget em all, we're changing everything.")
OK working on a submission but I have a question:
If I have This feat the chosen weapon is cestus
and I have a monk's unarmed strike increased damage progression
do I apply the increased unarmed damage to the cestus?
Another question:
are there "monsters" i.e orc, goblins, etc in this game world? is monster hunter a viable thing?
Presenting Ayva, the Shield Soldier, Defender of Peace
While there have been several advances in the field of automata, these scientists strived to do something wholly different. Their aim was to build a living, breathing, hextech soldier. One who would think and feel just like any other human (or yordle). They programmed her with an unerring sense of duty, honor and compassion, yet otherwise she would be able to act and reason freely. With a crystal heart pumping artificial blood through her body, Ayva was born.
Once they were certain she was fully functional, they issued her first orders. ”Go to Demacia, provide aid, and receive further instructions when you arrive.” Or at least, that’s probably what they meant to say. Whether it was a slip of the tongue, or an intentional misunderstanding, what Ayva heard was-
”Go to Demacia. Provide Aid. Receive further instructions when you arrive.”
And so, along the way to Demacia, she has stopped to provide aid to any and every innocent soul who requires it. She strives to become a beacon of Demacian ideals, defending the weak and innocent, and rooting out evil wherever it exists. If there is a single “flaw” in her design, it is that she’s too compassionate. Shortly after leaving Piltover, she abandoned or destroyed any weapons in her possession, keeping only her shield.
Ayva
Female Oread Warpriest 1
LG M Outsider (native)
Init +0; Senses Darkvision 60; Perception +3
Defense
AC 21; Touch 10; Flat-Footed 21; (+8 armor, +2 shield, +1 natural)
HP 30? (3d8+6)
Fort +4; Ref +1; Will +6
Offense
Speed 15 ft (20 out of armor)
Space 5ft; Reach 5ft
Melee Heavy Steel Shield+7 (1d6+4)
Spell-Like Abilities
1/day – magic stone
Spells Known/Prepared (CL 3)
1st Command, Compel Hostility, Shield of Faith, Detect Evil
0 Create Water, Detect Magic, Mending, Read Magic
Statistics
Str 18, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 17, Cha 8
Base Atk +2; CMB +6; CMD 16
Feats Improved Shield Bash, Weapon Focus (Shield), Saving Shield, Combat Reflexes
Traits Minor Wishcraft, Mediator
Skills Acrobatics -9(-5 to jump, +0 without armor), Climb +4(+8 without armor), Diplomacy +4, Heal+7, Sense Motive +7, Survival +7, Swim -1(+8 without armor)
Languages Common, Terran
Combat Gear Half-Plate (agile)
Other Gear backpack, a bedroll, a belt pouch, a flint and steel, an iron pot, a mess kit, rope, soap, a spell component pouch, torches (10), trail rations (5 days), a waterskin, masterwork manacles (2), 64 gp
Special Abilities
Crystalline Form: Oreads with this trait gain a +2 racial bonus to AC against rays thanks to their reflective crystalline skin. In addition, once per day, they can deflect a single ray attack targeted at them as if they were using the Deflect Arrows feat. This racial trait replaces earth affinity.
Granite Skin
Minor Wishcraft: You gained some power of wishcraft from a genie ancestor. You can spend a use of a racial spell-like ability or your elemental assault racial trait for the day to instead use any 0-level spell as a spelllike ability. The spell must be used to produce an effect requested aloud by a humanoid within 30 feet since the end of your last turn.
Mediator: You have a way with calming tempers, using cool logic to sooth heated disagreements, and you were always the one to settle arguments among your friends, family, and community. You receive a +1 trait bonus on Diplomacy checks. In addition, you receive a +1 trait bonus to the DC of any charm or compulsion effect that does not provide ongoing control and results in peaceful acts, such as calm emotions, sleep, or a suggestion to lay down arms.
Spontaneous Casting - Cure
Fervor: 4/ day, 1d6 positive energy - As a swift action, a warpriest can expend one use of this ability to cast any one warpriest spell she has prepared with a casting time of 1 round or shorter. When cast in this way, the spell can target only the warpriest, even if it could normally affect other or multiple targets. Spells cast in this way ignore somatic components and do not provoke attacks of opportunity. The warpriest does not need to have a free hand to cast a spell in this way.
Blessings:
Protection - Increased Defense (minor): At 1st level, you can gain a +1 sacred bonus on saving throws and a +1 sacred bonus to AC for 1 minute. The bonus increases to +2 at 10th level and +3 at 20th level.
Martyr - Inspiring Word (minor): At 1st level, you can speak a few words to a creature within 30 feet that fill them with inspiration. You can grant that creature a +2 morale bonus on attack rolls, ability checks, skill checks, or saving throws (your choice). This effect lasts for 1 minute.
Pyrrhus Hopkins, the Hobgoblin is ready, and he even has his own short story. Basically, he's a survivor of the same chemical disaster that made Riven realize how terrible Noxus is, but instead of being a good guy who escaped scratch free, he's a vengeful and petty monster who's working with the Demacians as a mercenary, just so he can get a chance to screw over Noxian High Command. He's not evil, to fit your requirements, but he's definitely not a hero either. He's a soldier at heart, meaning he does what's needed.
Tag Line
Vi thinks she’s all that… <knocks out the third thug at the bar with a right hook> Well she ain’t the only one that can kick a$$... <puts on her shades and walks out the door>. Deal with it!
Human bloodrager (bloody-knuckled rowdy) 3 (Elemental fire bloodline)
CG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses Perception +5
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Defense
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AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, +1 dodge)
hp 28 (3d10+6)
Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +0; +2 bonus vs. spells cast by self or an ally
Defensive Abilities blood sanctuary
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee mwk cestus +9 (1d4+4 plus 1d4 bleed /19-20)
. . unarmed strike +7 (1d6+4 plus 1d4 bleed)
Special Attacks bloodrage (9 rounds/day), elemental strikes
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Statistics
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Str 18, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 9, Cha 12
Base Atk +3; CMB +7; CMD 20
Feats
Ascetic Style (Cestus) (Bloodrager bonus replaces uncanny dodge)
Belier's Bite (level 3)
Dodge (human bonus)
Improved Unarmed Strike (Bloodrager bonus replaces fast movement)
Weapon Focus (cestus) (level 1)
Skills
Acrobatics +7
Handle Animal +6
Intimidate +7
Knowledge (arcana) +6
Perception +5
Spellcraft +6
Survival +5
Languages Common, Orc
SQ pugilist
Gear mwk chain shirt, mwk cestus[APG], 445 gp
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Special Abilities
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Ascetic Style (Cestus) Choose one weapon from the monk fighter weapon group. While using this style and wielding the chosen weapon, you can apply the effects of feats that have Improved Unarmed Strike as a prerequisite, as well as effects that augment an unarmed strike, as if attacks with the weapon were unarmed attacks.
Belier's Bite When you damage an opponent with an unarmed strike, you deal an extra 1d4 bleed damage.
Blood Sanctuary +2 (Su) +2 bonus to save vs. spells cast by self or an ally.
Bloodrage (9 rounds/day) (Su) +4 Str, +4 Con, +2 to Will saves, -2 to AC when enraged.
Elemental Strikes (3/day) (Su) As swift action, your melee attacks do an additional 1d6 Fire damage for 1 rd.
Improved Unarmed Strike Unarmed strikes don't cause attacks of opportunity, and can be lethal.
Pugilist At 1st level, a bloody-knuckled rowdy gains Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat. This ability replaces fast movement.
---- disclaimer… I am kind of winging it here with this stuff, and may need some real massaging to be good ----
Coco’s father was an experienced monster hunter as was her mother. But ever since her mother disappeared while out on an expedition, her father tended to just stay at home.
Where is home? Well it’s a small cabin in the woods a few miles from Piltover. The pair (Coco and her father) would make several trips into the city every year to sell some goods, or share some stories with old friends, But Coco wanted to make a name for herself. She was taught basic fighting techniques from her father, but she yearned for more.
Her father taught her that every living person has an inner power, but very few learn to master that inner power. Coco had learned her inner power relatively young, the power over fire. Though she has much to learn, she knows that someday she will master her talent and achieve greatness.
Growing up, Coco always heard tales of Vi, the Piltover Enforcer. It was coco’s aspirations to be a lot like her; even Though she never met the champion.
Never played the game, don’t have an account.
Love the artwork
Like a large amount of the concepts.
Just now started to read about the lore some more to get a better feel for this game.
Please do not ridicule on my lack of knowledge…I am trying, but if you do insist… Coco says “Bring it on, Your gonna , wimp”
Hey Edward, you got me curious... What the heck is a "Bloody-Knuckled Rowdy"?
Bloodrager archetype from melee handbook i think. Dont have all the info handy right now but will try and locate it for you.
Hey Edward, you got me curious... What the heck is a "Bloody-Knuckled Rowdy"?
If I have This feat the chosen weapon is cestus
and I have a monk's unarmed strike increased damage progression
do I apply the increased unarmed damage to the cestus?
Yep. Seems like it's made specifically for that and things like it.
Another question:
are there "monsters" i.e orc, goblins, etc in this game world? is monster hunter a viable thing?
The Beast Hunter skin series would seem to suggest that it is.
@Michelle A.J. - After peeking at the Arcane Defender, I could allow it if you'd rather scrap the work you did on the warpriest. I would ask that you use the shield solely because I like the flavor and it seems less breakable that way. I will work with you if you are chosen and it begins to seem over or under powered.
Thanks for the other submissions, and let me know if questions are still unanswered. I will begin to compile a list of taglines and subsequently review submissions when I wake up. Right meow, I just got off of third shift and I'm going to bed.
I do already have the Arcane Defender statted out. I'll be away from the computer for a couple of days, but I'll post it up when I get back. The background will stay the same no matter what though, and will be shield only.
Also, I saw you talking about feat taxes earlier. It seems nearly every shield feat required TWF as a prereq, but as I won't be carrying a weapon, is there any chance I could swap that for another one? (I'm not sure which, as I haven't planned my full buuld yet, but I wanted to be sure it was an option before I delved into it.
I ended up putting together a human paladin for a second character, but I never got around to giving him a tagline or picking a theme song, so I guess we'll forget about him. Maybe I should start writing out Belinda's backstory. I have a good idea of her history, but it's not written down yet.
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Finally figured out a name for this guy, so presenting Vallen Alberon, the addict of good deeds!
"Why, yes, that WAS rather kind of me! So glad you noticed!"
Vallen Alberon, at first glance, seems like your typical pretty-boy fighter. Long, blonde hair, clad in polished, shiny heavy armor, and wielding either a warhammer or a longsword--whichever suits his fancy at the time--, and the look of someone who just barely knows what's going on whenever words are involved. Ready to charge head-first into battle to subdue the enemy, he's a front-liner that's more than willing to lay his hands on allies to keep them fighting alongside him, for what could be greater than the deed of comradery?
When I do play League, I'm usually a top laner, though I dabble in ADC from time to time. I play a lot of Singed, Jayce, MF, Twitch, and Kled. If hard-pressed, I'd say I main Singed, but I rarely actually get to play him effectively. I like to pick him against Riven, though, as Riven just needs to be tossed aside all the time, every time. Wish Riot would just fling her off the roster...
Such was the life that Vallen Alberon found for himself in his younger years. His parents did the best they could for five years, the two having found themselves in a low point of their lives after Vallen's birth. It wasn't a good life, having to steal, fight, and beg for their every meal, but it was all they could do without resorting to horrendous tests from the many scientists around. It was just life to Vallen, though, not knowing any better. Sure, he questioned many things, but if they were doing it just to keep him alive, it had to be good.
A lot of that changed, though, when his parents were tricked into being test subjects of a new, potent, synthetic drug. What they thought was going to be their next meal was actually something laced with Craze, a mild toxic that caused hallucinations, convulsions, and a strong sense of euphoria. The euphoria lasted only for ashort time, before temporary insanity kicked in, causing a wide variety of reactions. The worst part about it, though, was just how addicting it was; one dose was all it took for Vallen's parents to get hooked.
Needless to say, Vallen's life took quite a turn after this event. His parents were completely indisposed most of the time, and it was up to himself to keep himself alive, a task that was a bit more difficult than usual at the age of six. There was a lot of things that young Vallen had to do to get by, and many of them he'd rather forget. Year after year, he felt dirtier and dirtier about his way of living, and longed for some sort of alternative. All the stealing, all the fighting, and all the "small favors" he had to do were wearing on his soul. His parents weren't getting any better, either, which made it even harder on him.
On the brink of despair, a faint glimmer of hope shined down on Vallen in the form of a robbery. It wasn't one he was begrudgingly planning, though, but rather one he happened to pass by while trying to scrounge up some money. Two armed robbers were holding up a small shop. This didn't concern the 16 year old Vallen all that much; it was just common to the slums of Zaun, after all. However, when he heard that little girl, no older than 5, scream out in terror as one of the robbers fired a shot just over her head, he couldn't stand by. Terror ran through his chest, but he just couldn't let a child get shot for nothing. Picking up a stray pipe nearby, Vallen charged in from behind and clobbered the closest gunman in the back of the head. The loud thunk was enough to get the other to turn around and immediately shoot, but by some miracle, the spread of pellets missed Vallen as he charged in to strike the other man, and just like that, he saved the day.
Unsure of what just happened himself, he just stood there panting, looking at the girl who still seemed terrified. The store owner called out to the boy, though, and snapped him back to his senses. He fell to his knees and dropped the pipe, a strange sensation washing over him. It was tingly, it was sudden, it was...pure. He barely heard the thanks and gratitude that was being given to him, his mind getting lost in the moment. To this day, the store owner never gets tired of retelling how bright that boy's smile was after he realized just what a great deed he had done. He even remembers how amazed he was that Vallen refused any sort of reward afterwards, as well.
After that, Vallen felt he knew what he was meant to do. A full year after his first good deed, rumors of a savior of the slums spread, this lone, blonde, young man stopping robberies and muggings all on his own, and for nothing more than to simply do it. Word had even spread to Demacia, who, for reasons unknown, decided to send an army recruiter to seek out this figure. He was quickly found, as the recruiter was held up at knifepoint almost as soon as he was within Zaun's borders, but before the gang could make their threats, they were beset by Vallen, who quickly knocked all of them out with a makeshift hammer. Already impressed, the recruiter offered Vallen a chance to join Demacia's army and help spread justice and peace throughout all of Valorian.
At first, Vallen refused, feeling that his good deeds were more appreciated in Zaun, but his slow mind starting to work on all the opportunities for glory and good deeds an army could provide for him. He still wanted to help his parents, who were still addicted to Craze, but he had found his own addiction, and it was hard to pass up the lure of all the goodness he could spread in the army. After three days, he met with the recruiter again, and he found himself serving in the army of Demacia.
Theme Song: The Riddle, something Vallen will never solve.
I'll put more numbers and equipment on his sheet later; still sorting that stuff out. I know he's going to have a cold-iron warhammer, a longsword, banded armor, and a heavy steel shield, but aside from that, I need to figure out stuff he'll have on his person. He's also going to be going Cudgel Style, choosing to knock-out foes rather than kill them; after all, how are the bad guys going to spread the word of his great deeds if they die?
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Also, I saw you talking about feat taxes earlier. It seems nearly every shield feat required TWF as a prereq, but as I won't be carrying a weapon, is there any chance I could swap that for another one? (I'm not sure which, as I haven't planned my full buuld yet, but I wanted to be sure it was an option before I delved into it.
Yeah, as long as you ONLY use a shield, you may count Shield or weapon focus as two weapon fighting for the purpose of feat prereqs.
just a bump to try and inspire some more interest.
Dellan, The Bandle City Dreadnaught (Tank Gunslinger)
Pyrrhus Hopkins, Hobgoblin Kineticist
Adalia, the Scion of Justice (Vigilante)
Arag, The Desert Storm
Kage, the Immortal Yes, he is literally Sephiroth.
Rei, the Midnight Trickster (Kitsune Oracle)
Sariah, Chronicler of Heroes (Tackle Yordle)
Belinda, the Hexcyclist
Coco Liqueur
Ayva, the Shield Soldier Arcana Defender
Vallen Alberon, the addict of good deeds Human Paladin
I think that is a list of the submissions so far. I'll be ready to announce a closing date soon. Don't fret, There will be at least a Week's notice.
If I missed or misread your sub, please correct me! There is still room for some rounding out the party for new subs, but we'll see how it goes :) Make sure you get that theme song and any other missing bits of your sub before close!
Pyrrhus needs a theme song still, Getting Stronger sounds appropriate.
EDIT: Also I neglected to give him a title. The Fires of Rancor seems intimidating and fitting.
Nice!
Dang, I need a title as well... will have to think about this one.
Ayva should be good to go. I didn't see you mention was how to calculate hit points though (average, max, etc.) so let me know what I should do with that.
We'll handle HP in the discussion. Just put average in for a placeholder if you need it
Ok, for a title, I am thinking maybe... "The Dragon" thinking the fire elemental bloodrager thing
Yo! just posting so i have an easier time finding this thread when i need to. Working on more of a support-oriented character that should be a lot of fun.
I'm pretty darn versed in LoL lore (i GM a meatspace campaign of the same sort) and i'm a frequent player of the game. I main botlane, Jinx is bae. MF is second, Sivir and Tristana are old loves (that the meta has forgotten), and Morgana is my go-to support (also my only lvl 7 mastery champ) and one of my favorite champions. Oh yeah Lucian is also really fun but I don't think he's as strong as everyone seems to think. Love his lore though. I've only recently picked up Twitch but he has one of the best VO's in the entire game
Ok remember when I said a week? Recruitment closes in a week. There ya go :)
Hey Space Duck, would you allow the use of a divine fighting technique even though obviously we don't have the appropriate gods? It's Erastil's, so nothing actually divinely influenced, I just had an idea for a support archer type character who specializes in battlefield control rather than massive damage.
Yep that's entirely fine. Erastil's ideology would fit in well in much of the surrounding land of Demacia, as well as a few lawful good settlements near any good gameland.
just a bump to promote more interest.
only a few days left....
Since his earliest days, Joran has been torn between his love for Demacia, his dream of becoming a ranger-knight, and his reluctance to hurt others. Even when he was an adolescent, learning to use a bow, he had no trouble shooting targets but hesitated at every boar and deer he hunter. He learned to stomach the violence and bloodshed, but vastly prefers nonlethal tactics.
yayyy more interest in this game. I am actually looking forward to seeing how this pans out.
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Ok, I'm back. I'm re-applying with Twang: Barrista Extraordinaire!
Twang, the Littlest Barista!
Yordle Bard (Archaeologist/Gesha)
There is one thing that mines, battlefields, state rooms, weddings, funerals, and weekends have in common. Drinks. Twang grew up in a bar and she's picked up a few tricks. Like how you pick a lock and make the perfect margarita. Exactly the skills you need when you discover your calling is to bring liquid courage to those who need it most.Theme song: It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
In reality I tend to do best with supports like Naut and Morgana and am currently relishing Gallio's rework preview. If not support I play jungle with Yi or Renegar. Usually I just do ARAM because I rarely have the time for a real game.
Update: I'm relishing Gallio and will probably main him in various roles.
Yayyy Choon is back...
Competition for those two yordle spots. May the best Bandle City Loyalist win.
Best of luck to you all
Only a couple days left....
one more day guys, time for the last minute rush?