Looks like fun dotting, plus me likey to roll dice:
-1 = 8
-2 = 13
- 2 = 10
-2 = 15
-1 = 9
-1 = 11
Good, I get to roll again!
-1 = 11
-2 = 16
- 3 = 13
-1 = 11
-1 = 11
-4 = 14
Darn, I was hoping to roll 12 more times, hopefully I'll have a build up by the end of the day.
- 2 = 12
- 2 = 15
- 2 = 13
- 1 = 12
- 1 = 10
- 1 = 11
Putting up a character today, will you allow word casting? Been thinking about trying that out...
= 12
= 16
= 15
= 9
= 14
= 7
I'll re-roll if you'll allow it... If not, I'm good either way! Thanks!
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... just embarrassing ...
- 1 = 12
- 2 = 11
- 2 = 12
- 1 = 14
- 1 = 15
- 3 = 15
and done! What do you say boss?
@Bengo: Your re-rolls are fine. I checked them and the last one is good. I'm not very familiar with Word Casting, so I'd prefer not using simply because I'm likely to make too many mistakes. Sorry.
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Much obliged on the re-rolls GM!
I'll drop my druid idea and shoot for a rogue build, haven't played one before!
Assuming that progression of point buy values below 10 continues mirroring those above 11 in the negative I suggest we extend the lookup table as follows:
pb(3) = -16
pb(4) = -12
pb(5) = -9
pb(6) = -6
That looks good. And it does make it easier for people with particularly bad rolls to know when they should re-roll.
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Here is a link to Mouse's profile. :)
Mouse is an amateur investigator and rogue (variant multiclass Bard), aiming to gather information about the Northern Land of Irrisen. It just so happens that her quest to discover more about the country in which she was born coincides with the events of the Reign of Winter's beginning.
As someone who knows very little about who she is, Mouse has been driven towards seeking information and learning, trying to dig into secrets, and trying to push them into the light. While doing this, she tries to take a back seat to what she finds, but is emotionally driven by mysteries and improving the world around her.
Mouse seeks to become a Pathfinder Chronicler, though I may not take the prestige class (As VMC already provides me with a significant portion of the class!). Heldren may only be a small step on her way from the metropolis of Absalom, but if anything should occur there, she's quite willing to delay her personal quest for a short time to see it through; after all, what sort of person wouldn't help out a community, and further, what sort of chronicler would pass up on the opportunity to learn more about the world around them?
I would like to link my character to Pathfinder Zoey's. While they'll have only just met in Heldren, we would like to be partners in crime for this particular adventure, DM-willing. :)
Mouse is the descendant of Irrisen nobility; it's kind of been a longterm goal of mine to play a 'secret princess'. Even better that it's even a secret to her! Writing her mother (or sister) into the story, or using an already existing character (the reason I didn't name her parents!) would be amazing!
Mouse's father died getting her to the Pathfinder Society. He had been ensorceled by a member of the Jadwiga Ruling Caste, and after a little over a year, Mouse was born. Her father learned of a ritual the witch had planned to empower herself via her daughter's blood, and was able to snap out of her control. He managed to get the girl to the politically neutral Pathfinder Society, where she was smuggled away as the man's dying wish. If it isn't going to cause serious problems, I would like to have Mouse be marked by her mother's Scar Hex.
Snowcaster Elves and Twilight Seekers and Jadwiga play a prominent role in her background, and I'm hoping she'll get to investigate all of these, both before and after her figuring out exactly who she is. :)
I would really like to see Mouse evolve beyond her meek nickname; she is incredibly curious, but tries to stay in the background except when she is singing in a tavern, or conducting what she thinks of as an interview. Growing from 'reporter' to 'hero' is something that I think I'll have a great time with.
She will consistently be updating her diary, and if possible, sending missives back to the Pathfinder Society of those things that she has found. She'll likely also dedicate a page to writing a small biography about each individual companion. On this side of things: Will paper be exceedingly rare in the north? I may need to have her stock up before we head northwards, if so.
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I've just read Tiferet Odinsdottir background I must admit I am absolutely amazed. It's not just the story it tells, but the way it is told, the compassion the characters shows, the way she deals with the little girl, the way I would actually buy a high charisma score, because she simply is charismatic and the way it is fluent to read. The way she reflects, the way she uses her skills and the little girl reacts feels absolutely alive. On top of it, the character fits perfectly into the setting.
Hey! Thank you! Yes, I must confess I'm a fan of the 'show, don't tell' approach when writing characters, as well as trying to put up something which is at least pleasant to read to a GM who has to peruse through 20+ applications in the space of a few day.
But, it'd seem I'm hardly the only one ;)
Can I be your sidekick, please? I hope you have no hard feelings about tieflings. :) A tiefling (even an elven one) would provide a good contrast for an aasimar skald like her to shine. There is a certain connection as they are both carrying the mark of their ancestor's actions, the one seeking to live up to their example, the other making up for their sins.
Of course. I've skimmed through Nathara's sheet and I believe there's plenty of compatibility. With her being a dancer and Tiferet's supplementing her income by performing in taverns, it's very likely they bumped into each other during Nathara's stay in Oppara sooner or later; and if she ever got into trouble because of her 'looks', Tiferet would surely have intervened in her defense even without knowing her beforehand, only to discover they're both magic-wielding warriors.
That, plus their similar fields of interest (represented by their knowledge skills), would probably have been the beginning of their unlikely friendship (their roots being cosmologically opposite would also be intriguing). I picture Tiferet as playing the role of an older sister, showing her the world and its ways (as represented by her ranks in Knowledge (locals)) while playing music on Nathara's demand for her to dance to.
If I may make a few critical remarks (knowing full well that my own stories are not that good):
a) If I did not miss it the mother of the little girl does not say anything at all to the scene... even if you pat the girl's head while she is clinging to her mother's skirt she does not seem to react to Tiferet.
When I originally wrote it, I pictured her role as more of a background one (i.e. something for the girl to cling to at the beginning of the scene). Not having any further influence on the scene, I just let her fade in the background. Think of her as being part of the scenography rather than the cast. But! Not letting details fall out of focus is actually a good way to give a scenario some depth, so I welcome your suggestion; I've added a couple of lines detailing her reaction.
b) I would be curious what drove her to Heldren in the first place.Made it more explicit in the short background (I very blandly suggested it in
a mercenary, most likely. Heldren had been seeing a steady flux of them as they were making their way to Zimar, with the rumors of recrudescing hostilities between Taldor and Qadira and all that.
, but it truly was a blink-and-miss reference. By the way, still working on that background).
With Nathara going to Qadira to deepen her knowledge of human society and Tiferet joining the fight on the border, they might have elected to make one last journey together before parting ways in Zimar – passing through Heldren on the way.
I have to say, I like what I'm seeing from everyone who has complete applications, but I'm very impressed with Tiferet. I would like to know which Mythic path she's taking up though.
This sounds cool, and I've seen your writing so I know I like your style. Lets see what I come up with.
...wow, that's...impressive?
...OK, that's an interesting set of extremes. What to do with two 8s and two 16s. Hrmmmm....
This sounds cool, and I've seen your writing so I know I like your style. Lets see what I come up with.
Glad to here you like it. I'll be looking forward to what you come up with.
This is the Nine's entrant's Crunch. Writing up the fluff now but wanted to get that part of it to you at the least. Im thinking her mythic path would be either Guardian or Marshall, But Im not really fully set yet on either.
I have to say, I like what I'm seeing from everyone who has complete applications, but I'm very impressed with Tiferet. I would like to know which Mythic path she's taking up though.
As a CHA-based support fighter with decent INT, I'd say Marshal would make the most sense, as well as fitting her thematically. I confess I'm not too acquainted with Mythic Rules yet (a gap I intend to bridge in the following days), so if anybody has any suggestion, I'm all ears.
Well, I hope you're picking marshall or champion or so as mythic path... not archmage anyway, otherwise that would make us mutually exclusive.
;)
I was thinking that Nathara witnessed the scene, stood in the background and, since she's curious about you and thinks you might be less inclined to shun her for being alien, tainted and armed than the average Taldan villager, she will likely address you afterwards. And if you play music she definitely going to dance. But that might have happened in Oppara as well, especially if she noticed you play.
They'd both work very well, I think. There's no lack of hooks, depends on whether you'd rather have them be long-time friends or new acquaintances ;)
That was the obvious choice, but I wanted to be sure. I think Tiferet would make an excellent Marshal.
Background up as well :) I might adjust it a little, add a few more details but thats the gist of it.
Thank you for the opportunity to enter, good luck to everyone else, Good luck making your decisions Faceless. There are some really excellent submissions already.
Here is Morrigahn's submission. I think I covered everything, but if you see something off let me know. :)
Brimleydower's foul-mouthed submission. Crunch isn't 100% finished or settled, and I haven't touched purchasing gear yet (though likely will here shortly).
Taking a look at the submission list, it looks like there's several very nice entries. :) And just to confirm, yes, I am going for the Guardian path (with possible dual path into Hierophant for Mythic Wildshape).
Brimleydower's foul-mouthed submission. Crunch isn't 100% finished or settled, and I haven't touched purchasing gear yet (though likely will here shortly).
Going to go ahead and slate Alathas as a Champion instead, with a probable Dual Path dipping into Marshal down the road.
I've added a quick character sketch to Eirikr's description and slightly clarified a few points in his backstory
--lazulin
I'll give rolling some stats a shot:
= 17
= 15
= 12
= 15
= 10
= 13
decent set of rolls.
Now to think up a character that makes sense to be in Taldor in spring, but that won't be overly punished by the harsh weather in Irrisen.
Are you folks using anything in particular to generate you stat blocks for your character profile pages? Something that automagically adds links for spells and such?
Also, sorry for the inconvenience, but I've changed my name for this application from Bengo to Pegion along with changing from a word caster to something else.
Nope, no generator or anything, just typing it out the long way. There's a spoiler below the post entry box called "How to format your text" that explains the different tags you can use. I do have a template for the character sheet premade, though, so I only have to fill in the details when I'm creating a new character instead of starting the formatting from scratch every time.
Are you folks using anything in particular to generate you stat blocks for your character profile pages? Something that automagically adds links for spells and such?
Also, sorry for the inconvenience, but I've changed my name for this application from Bengo to Pegion along with changing from a word caster to something else.
Personally, I don't put all the stats on the character page, I use myth-weaver.com character sheets. There is a button on the sheet to create an absolute minimal stat block from the sheet, including a link to the actual sheet.
For example:
Nathara's Sheet
Female NG Elven Tiefling Magus (Spelldancer), Level 1, Init 3, HP 9/9, Speed 30
AC 17, Touch 13, Flat-footed 14, CMD 16, Fort 3, Ref 3, Will 2, CMB +3, Base Attack Bonus 0
Claws +3 / +3 (1d4+3 / 1d4+3, x2)
Longsword +3 (1d8+3, 19-20/x2)
Chain Shirt (+4 Armor, +3 Dex)
Abilities Str 16, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 19, Wis 11, Cha 10
Condition None
In the profile page on paizo.com for the character alias I add link. While you can't see it in recruitment posts that link will display next to the character icon. E.g. for Nathara:
The advantage is that it's simple to make changes to your sheet and then put them in an spoiler tag in an in-game post, when you're in combat for example, keeping track of spells which a effect you, your hit points and so forth - I find that less obtrusive than to put the
information directly into the header bar. If you keep your conditions updated in the sheet, it will be in the stat block generated from it.
The disadvantage is that you need to adjust the formatting every single time and replace the [SIZE=+1] tag with a [BIGGER] tag, there is advertisement on the sheet (the people on myth-weavers.com need to live from something) and that you need an account there.
Here is my submission. Hope the back story is sufficient to warrent the odd race. If not i can try to come up with something better. She will be taking the Trickster Path.
I would kill for some northern kitsune traits. It'd be really, really neat to have some native American or inuit inspired Fox traits to draw from. It'd also give me more excuse to play one of my favorite races!
Welcome aboard, fellow trickster!
I do prefer the idea that they just bounced into each other, actually and just liked going on together. That way they have more tell each other and the experience of having met a kindred spirit in a quite opposed creature is relatively fresh. Nathara is not going anywhere in particular, she just goes to wherever something inspires her curiosity or she smells "adventure".
Right. Let it be a fresh start then, should we both be picked (fingers crossed)!
@The Faceless GM: a bunch of quick questions:
- Are you amenable to pre-game crafting? Just thinking about dumping 12.5 gp in a Scroll of Cure Light Wounds.
What's your stance on late-blooming races? By ARG, Aasimarswow looks they finally errata'd the ARG. Now an Aasimar life span is comparable to that of a regular human.- Since it sounds like we're going to face harsh climates, what's your ruling on cold weather damage interacting with cold resistance? Specifically, since the most damage that can be dealt that way is 1d6 (lower temperatures only changing the frequency), do her 7 points of cold resistance make Tiferet effectively immune from hypothermia? Asking because I've heard some people argue that since technically that would be untyped damage we're talking about (since the rulebook doesn't specify it's cold damage being dealt but simply damage), cold resistance wouldn't apply...
@ Tiferet: I believe I have answers.
- It depends on the circumstances. Considering you'll be level 1 and it's one scroll, by all means, make one.
- I quite enjoy them. I'm currently running a 67 year old tiefling in another game. You can use either the errata or the original version, whichever fits your character best. In-universe, I like to think that since aasimars, tieflings, and the like are part outsider, their aging can vary from abnormally fast to painfully slow.
- I'm actually not sure on this one. I think it does make sense to apply cold resistance. If it can hold off magically created deadly freezing attacks, it seems like warding off hypothermia would be reasonable. And it's really not game breaking as long as the part takes appropriate weather precautions.
@ Tiferet: I believe I have answers.
- It depends on the circumstances. Considering you'll be level 1 and it's one scroll, by all means, make one.
;)
- I quite enjoy them. I'm currently running a 67 year old tiefling in another game. You can use either the errata or the original version, whichever fits your character best. In-universe, I like to think that since aasimars, tieflings, and the like are part outsider, their aging can vary from abnormally fast to painfully slow.
PS: Oh, I overlooked this errata you mentioned. Forgive me, but absolutely love it: Now a planetouched can be a normal member of a human society. That would be straight impossible if it took them four times the time to grow up and their parents would necessarily die of old age during their childhood.
PPS: Please don't change Tiferet because of the errata, despite my problems with the rules in general I like that character in particular. :D
I'm also highly fond of that particular erratum, for the exact reasons you highlighted. Their births among other races are described in Paizo material as being considered a blessing, which clashes with the idea of them still being effectively a burden on their community half a century after both their parents are dead.
For similar reasons, Tiferet is 27 years old (they now reach adulthood 5 years later than humans but still have similar life-spans). The idea of her having spent 60 years guarding a warehouse was beyond depressing. Also, as emphasized by her having the scion of humanity alternative race trait, she basically considers herself a human, albeit one with some quirks (with the alter self SLA being the most prominent one, presumably).
- I'm actually not sure on this one. I think it does make sense to apply cold resistance. If it can hold off magically created deadly freezing attacks, it seems like warding off hypothermia would be reasonable. And it's really not game breaking as long as the part takes appropriate weather precautions.
That's my reading too. Specifically, I was referring to the fact that by RAW a PC needs to suffer at least 1 point of damage from cold weather to start showing the signs of hypothermia (i.e. being fatigued). But if we consider the damage dealt by a blizzard the same type as that dealt by magical cold (i.e. a cone of frost), the 1d6 damage per hour / 10 minutes / minute (depending of how severe the climate is) would never bypass her 7 points of cold resistance.
EDIT: one last thing. As I built her, I pictured her Attached drawback as referring to her Holy symbol, a rather crude yet cherished family heirloom passed down from generation to generation and dating back to before the Winter War.
OR, I'm actually quite amenable to the idea of the GM choosing it for me; I'd be intrigued to see what he comes up with.
I'm good with it being a holy symbol. Sounds like a very precious family heirloom.
I believe my submission is complete, please let me know if there is anything missing! I'm very excited for the opportunity, thanks!
I believe that covers everything. Looks like a good submission.
Just finished up the last of my submission, I may add/change some of the fluff but everything should be complete, also for Feuerrabe's list Evelyn is planned to be an archmage.
Always somewhat galling to see good submissions competing for the same spot.
As for entering the scene, GMs sometimes allow a day or two of free role-playing / PCs' introductions before kicking things into action. Let's hope and see!
Faceless DM, I'd like to introduce you to Baldin Raemurden, a young ulfen skald and irrisen native, ready to serve his people and the jidwiga (in that order).
@Feuerrabe: Maybe not so much direct competition from her as you think :P As a dual-pathed character, you might fit better with us as a Champion/Archmage... to which, there is no mechanical difference ;)
Sadly, dual-path doesn't do much for Mouse. Trickster is so chock full of amazing and fun stuff, that in addition to taking up some universal traits, I'm actually burning mythic feats on more powers. And can't afford all the stuff I kinda want for her!
Quick note, as a swashbuckler I am more than capable at several paths. So while I like trickster, if that slot ends up being taken I can go another path.