Here are my usual chargen rules for PbPs (those of you who have played with me before will find these quite familiar):
* 20 pt buy
* Standard core rules races
* Any classes/racial traits/archetypes from core, APG, Ultimate Magic and Ultimate Combat, plus the ARG (3PP material potentiaally allowed - I don't have a lot of it, though, so it's by approval only)
* Feats and spells from any Paizo-produced Pathfinder RPG source (with stuff from the 3.5 Pathfinder era potentially allowed - I'm mostly thinking of the spells from Gods and Magic that haven't been converted yet)
* Two Traits, one of which must be from the Shattered Star Player's Guide.
* Starting gold equal to your class' average.
I am not automatically opposed to non-standard races, but I tend to lean a little harder on them than most other rules options. Consider them by-approval-only, but please feel free to ask. Of course, as noted above, archetypes from the Advanced Race Guide are fair game for any race I choose to allow in the game. Ultimate Equipment is also open for use essentially without restriction.
Anybody have questions or comments, shout 'em out!
Yay, Discussion thread!
I think my character sheet should be ready.
Brought forward from unofficial recruitment thread
AinvarG - urban ranger
Dark Arioch - trapfinding rogue
Black Tom - dwarven cleric
Scranford - marvelous fighter of some sort
Gerald - Thassilonian Evocation Specialist
Badslacker - witch or fighter
Kevin Mack - maybe not
Mark Thomas 66 - deep walker ranger or some sort of tomb-raiding bard
Dot. I'll get something up this weekend.
Here is Oscar Salt, the human tactician I've thrown together as a start. I'll work on details and background later.
Oscar Salt
Oscar Salt
Male Human (Taldan) Fighter (Tactician) 1
LN Medium Humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses Perception +1
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Defense
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AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 18 (+5 armor, +3 shield, +2 Dex)
hp 16 (1d10+5)
Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +1
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee Heavy Shield Bash +4 (1d4+3/x2) and
. . Dagger +4 (1d4+3/19-20/x2) and
. . Gladius +4 (1d6+3/19-20/x2) and
. . Spear +4 (1d8+4/x3) and
. . Warhammer +4 (1d8+3/x3)
Ranged Longbow +3 (1d8/x3)
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Statistics
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Str 16, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 10
Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 16
Feats Shield Focus, Swap Places, Toughness +3
Traits Armor Expert, Ruin Raider
Skills Acrobatics -3 (-7 jump), Appraise +2, Climb +2, Diplomacy +4, Escape Artist -3, Fly -3, Profession (merchant) +5, Ride -3, Sense Motive +5, Stealth -3, Survival +5, Swim +2
Languages Common, Thassilonian
Other Gear Scale mail, Heavy wooden shield, Arrows (20), Dagger, Gladius, Longbow, Spear, Warhammer, Backpack (5 @ 7 lbs), Bedroll, Belt pouch (2 @ 1 lbs), Canteen, Flint and steel, Sack (empty) (4), 4 GP, 8 SP
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Special Abilities
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Armor Expert -1 Armor check penalty.
Ruin Raider +4 Perception to distinguish statue-like creatures.
Shield Focus +1 Shield AC
Swap Places You can trade places with an ally with this feat during your movement.
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After some thought and if Shisumo really dosent mind I may be able to come up with something just let me know what the party might be needing.
Awesome!
Last count, we have an evoker, an urban ranger, a rogue, a tactician, a dwarven cleric, and two still-deciding. We have the basic roles covered, so you should be free to do whatever you prefer. It might be a challenge to keep that many bodies on their feet in a big fight, but the undetermined characters could both help with that.
So - what do you want to play?
I'm thinking in a place like Magnimar, I'm going with Warden Ranger. Will get started.
Would you consider Ruins as a favored terrain?
Here is Oscar Salt, the human tactician I've thrown together as a start. I'll work on details and background later.
Oscar Salt
** spoiler omitted **...
You appear to have one too many feats. The tactician archetype doesn't actually get any bonus feats at first level.
Would you consider Ruins as a favored terrain?
It's an interesting idea, but I think in the end I'm not comfortable with it; it's either too fuzzy a choice or too broad a one. As a general rule, ruins "draw" their terrain type from their surroundings - while there's a case to be made for changing that in this context, I'm afraid that doing so in this AP would mean your favored terrain would apply in every dungeon, which is a problem in that the dungeons are deliberately designed to be pretty different from one another in their settings. I would prefer to emphasize those differences rather than gloss over them.
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After some thought and if Shisumo really dosent mind I may be able to come up with something just let me know what the party might be needing.Awesome!
Last count, we have an evoker, an urban ranger, a rogue, a tactician, a dwarven cleric, and two still-deciding. We have the basic roles covered, so you should be free to do whatever you prefer. It might be a challenge to keep that many bodies on their feet in a big fight, but the undetermined characters could both help with that.
So - what do you want to play?
Is there a party face character?
No Charisma specialist yet that I can see...
OK, current party make-up so far appears to be:
Erwin Chrysophrase, Male Dwarven Cleric of Abadar (Leadership, Trade)
Oscar Salt, Male Human Fighter (tactician)
Uraisa Ellsworth, Female Human Wizard (Thassilonian Specialist (Evocation)
Ellantera, Female? Human? Ranger (Urban Ranger (Magnimar)) - Archery/Two-handed melee
Human? Rogue - focused on trapfinding
Ranger (Warden)
Witch or Fighter
Bard or Sorcerer - leaning toward face build
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Going with TWF for my Warden and I think Underground as the 1st Terrain. should have something posted by Monday
Yeah, I'm not good with traits. What first trait did you take?
I don't have mine figured out and I don't have gear other than weapons and armor figured out, either. The character sheet is far from done, for that matter. Right now, it's just the bare facts.
This is Ainvarg's Urban Ranger, by the way.
Now that you have me thinking about it, I'm leaning toward the Defender of the Society (+1 trait bonus to AC when wearing Medum or Heavy Armor) for my second trait. The first trait is less clear.
Got My sorceror nearly done just not sure of the exact bloodline? and second trait Any suggestions? Gnome who specalises In Illusions and talking.
The only really illusion-oriented bloodline is the shadow one, and it isn't terribly so. As for talking, maestro and infernal have some social elements to them, if you choose to go that way...
Will have background up soon. Image is probably a place holder until I find something I like more.
Nice to see that with 2 rangers we're going in very different directions
Yeah, Ellantera is intended to be closer to a rogue, but able to be a front-liner. I like the potential in Galyna's class features; looking forward to seeing how she develops.
Kevin, I'd make sure to pick a couple of those tasty Conjuration and Abjuration spells that I can't access at all.
OK, traits selected and character sheet more to my liking. Non-combat gear still not selected. Let me know what else I'm missing.
Kevin, I'd make sure to pick a couple of those tasty Conjuration and Abjuration spells that I can't access at all.
We still haven't heard back from Badslacker - if s/he gets us a witch, then some of those spells might be available that way as well.
I'm here, working on my witch...
Okay charcter mostly done save for gear and one more trait. (Thinking ease of faith but just want to see if that's okay)
Here is your trapfinder scout.
Me likey, Shiv!
Okay charcter mostly done save for gear and one more trait. (Thinking ease of faith but just want to see if that's okay)
Why wouldn't it be? Because it says "your divine magic?" I consider that to be an artifact of poor writing - it ought to say something like, "the divine magic of your faith is no different than that which powers..." etc. You're welcome to take it.
Here is your trapfinder scout.
A few things:
Still working on traits, I assume?
Your stat block and the ability score list on the left side of the screen are in disagreement about your Charisma and Wisdom scores.
And... I hate to say it, but you don't actually qualify for Extra Rogue Talent yet, because you don't meet the prereq of "rogue talent class feature" yet. You have to be at least a 2nd level rogue to take Extra Rogue Talent.
Yes, traits are now in there. Yeah, was still monkeying around with the stats just a tad. NP, I'll change the Rogue Talent right away.
Severus, regarding the Defender of the Society trait, are you planning to wear medium armor? Just checking because that seems unusual for a rogue.
Serpent Runner trait seems to point to the same thing... technically, a rogue with medium armor proficiency who wears medium armor only loses evasion, which might be a tradeoff Arioch's willing to make.
Yep and yep. Basically, down the road he will eventually be the proud owner of a mithral breastplate and shield (negating all the penalties with the combo Serpent Runner). The non-proficiency penalties are equal to the negative for abilities/skills as far as I can tell, which will be non existent. The mithral will also count as light armor so he won't lose the evasion. Being a scout I see him getting in the fray a whole lot. A bit of a different kind of rogue. It all is going to work with his background. Basically, he was was forced to train and perform in the Serpent Run wearing a breastplate. I was about to run this by Shisumo just to make sure it all made sense to him. I have a habit of looking far down the road with my characters. He's definitely shaping up to not be your run of the mill rogue I think.
A strict reading of Defender of the Society suggests that it doesn't actually work with mithral breastplates, but I'm not going to actually rule that way. Your plan works for me.
Oh, and just a quick FYI, I am using his favored class points with the human option from the APG to get additional Rogue Talents (in case you were wondering where I was putting mine). Yay, I like your ruling but I see what you are saying! Not critical to the build but thanks :) His role is really to make the fighters in our group better. Down the road he'll be taking stuff like the Rogue Talent: Assault Leader and Teamwork Feats if others so desire.
Miet allmost finished just one more thing really have 1 bonus language left to select would it be okay to take Thassilonian?
Considering swapping Great Fortitude for Defiant Luck. I like the idea of luck playing a big part of her life as she tries to protect the citizens of the city from the things that lurk in the ruins and beyond
Miet allmost finished just one more thing really have 1 bonus language left to select would it be okay to take Thassilonian?
Go ahead.
I'll get rid of the extra feat, and build the profile either tonight or tomorrow night. Away on a business trip, and never know how much time I'll hame.
Alrighty then all done.
I think I'd like to have everyone ready to go, characters finished and read for approval and the start of the game, by Friday morning. Is that possible?
Can do.
As you wish
Uraisa is locked and loaded.
Everything is ready. Just need to write up a background now.