background skills receive their own pool of 2 per level.
Just a thought a trap ranger would fit the theme well. Also check out portable traps!
Some Synergy Building.
Our village supported and surrounded our monastery that posed as an orphanage. According to history, ninja training facilities also had a front or disguise. It could also be a monk monastery if we want to go that direction because a ninja's typical disguises were a woman, an old man, and a monk.
Team work feats besides Stealth Synergy, Outflank will be great for us. +4 bonus to hit when flanking and AoO for confirmed critical strikes by fellow flankers.
When's the deadline on the recruitment?
Also. What did you mean in the opening recruitment post when you said "Ninja starting rules".
Ai, Ninja starting rules is basic ninja training that all members of the clan went through with some individual focus on personalization as shown by exotic weapons training.
Anderlorn, we will discuss what the village was like when the party is chosen.
Everyone. At some point I will simply announce that recruitment is closed and to finish up your characters in a certain time frame.
I will also be unavailable today because I'm hanging with my friend.
I will not be able to take Outflank right away but will some time, but definitely on/by 7th level.
GM Indescribable - Until then, I will be a little more broad in by background or make changes to it accordingly since we do not have Village specifics.
Yeah, that BAB +4 is going to take a bit.
In that case, level 9ish for me ... :-)
I've decided we'll be using fractional base bonuses to give some relief to traditionally mulriclassed characters.
I've decided we'll be using fractional base bonuses to give some relief to traditionally mulriclassed characters.
Fractional Base Bonuses can be found here...
Dot with a monk.
Appreciate that Anderlorn.
How strict are you with encumbrance? As I have it, my character would be heavily encumbered with just the class and gear kits.
I'm not so long as you don't try something silly like carry a bathtub. We'll be using encumberance by armor.
Fair enough, thanks. Almost done with the sheet, then i'll have the profile set up and a bit of a background written up.
yeah, I know that plan. But even the rules say encumbrance by weight should only be used when your carrying a lot of gear or trying to carry something heavy.
This is Arrathion. Got the sheet made and the highlights on the profile. Going to work on a bit of a background/personality write up after I get some sleep. Let me know if anything needs work or if anything needs to be changed.
Name: Sutōn Fumetsu
Class: Unchained Monk 2
Age: 14
Personality: Sutōn is a stoic young monk of the clan. He is older than most surviving members and has less of a penchant for violence, not an aversion to it, but not a love of it either. He tends to be stoic and sees himself as a guardian and teacher of the remaining young ninjas. He shies away from the traditional Katana and it's sister blades in favor of the heavier monk staple, the 9 ring broadsword. Though he usually fights with his hands. The practicality and availability of Shuriken is enough to have him carry some.
I am willing to take Stealth Synergy at 3rd level and outflank right after. I will probably take the dimension dervish chain of feats, and with outflank I can flank with myself.
I wasnt sure about the size.
Sizes should be medium for humanoid and small for smaller not-long lived races.
I will probably not take Stealth Synergy, mainly because spells, limited feats. But Outflank is great for all of us.
Agreed Outflank is good for teamwork
Somebody should invest in sleight of hand so that we can use the team pickpocket feat together.
"Hello mister! My name is Mell! Say that's some funny lookin hair? How do yea get it to look like that? Well gota run seeyea... How much was on him?"
I'd also be interested in this.
I would be looking at making a Kineticist. Either Aether or Earth. Aether would focus on subtlety and finesse at a distance and would take earth as secondary element. Earth would be the big guy of the group, a bruiser, yet still surprisingly stealthy and subtle. Bulk and brain.
If chosen, I plan to take it later and label it ninjutsu training.
Okay, right now I'm looking at shutting it down on friday. So I suggest finishing it up if you've been waiting. And remember, I like stories and those stories will be a major deciding factor.
It was a warm and clear evening in the valley. Summer nights were Sutōn’s favorite. He should be asleep, as one of the initiate’s that actually performed the duties of a monk, maintaining the property, speaking to pilgrims, making food, he was a vital part of the front for his Clan. Instead of sleeping on his straw mat though, he was near the wall of the inner courtyard, where a clean and babbling brook worked its way through the compound. He was as he had been the last several hours, maintaining a handstand on wet river stone, slippery and offering little in the way of grip or traction, the exercise required him to maintain his balance perfectly and for weeks he had been attempting to master the one handed handstand. These exercises ended with him splashing into the stream more often than he liked to admit.
Maybe thirty yards away, a few Ninja, and several students practiced by torchlight on the raised sandstone dias. Many of the active ninja in the clan slept in the lower level of the monastery during the day and were active at night, so those in training adapted to their teacher’s sleep patterns. They were very quiet, the instructors spoke in low tones and the students performed their katas on padded slippers, only the sound of shuffling feet and occasional heavy breathing mingled with the night sounds of owls and crickets.
From his inverted angle, Sutōn could see Narumai on the wall above him, clad in all black, shortbow in hand. On the other side, Karro would be there in similar attire. Sutōn knew many more guards were on the outer wall and some even walked the path into the valley. It seemed dawn was upon them, a soft glow, peaked over the top of the wall. That couldn’t be right. Drops of liquid fell into the stream. Standing from his hand stand, Sutōn glanced around. There were no night noises, the owls didn’t hoot. The crickets didn’t chirp. That wasn’t the sun, the sun didn’t crackle.
The drips had been blood. Looking up in horror, Sutōn could see the bolt protruding from Narumai’s throat. As she died, she fired her bow into the courtyard, striking a warning bell with a clear ring. Within moments, armed men and women poured from the monastery, most in little more than night clothes, all had blade or bow though.
The first of them fell. Bolts rained in from all sides, striking his clanmates in the bottleneck of the entrance. The enemy was among them now. The clash of steel rang out and was soon accompanied by the screams of the dying. This was an enemy clan, who Sutōn wasn’t sure. But they were vastly outnumbered and he suspected, betrayed, as normally no enemy could infiltrate so far without raising an alarm.
Already, some of the elders had fallen, and Sutōn himself had barely survived an encounter with an enemy, who had only by chance been killed by an arrow from a clan member. As the compound burned, Sutōn tried to lead some of the younger children out through the small tunnel where the river ran through the wall. Once outside he saw that the outer wall was overrun and battle raged everywhere, the outbuildings all burned and cattle and horses ran about in panic. Staying low, he headed for a maintenance gate, leading the few soot covered children with him. Once through, they fled into the forest surrounding the valley. They would need to be in the mountains by sunup to be truly safe.
Hours later, the dawn saw only smoke and ash as he looked down from the valley edge, only three others had made it with him. His home still burned.
Well somebody took my liking stories to heart. But I meant back story.
This is backstory, it's just immediate backstory XD
Haven't had any motivation to work on the character. Hopefully that will change tomorrow.
Hopefully
Is the campaign based on Golarion or homebrew?
Asked and answered Waskally. You may not read all the posts, but you should read all the posts of the GM. Remember what happened last time when you blamed me because you didn't claim your spot in my WOTW game until it was too late?
That previous incident will NOT be held against you. Just make sure to read my posts. This isn't THAT long.
Doxania Harsyug
for your consideration.
Helpful criticism is always helpful.
Hadn't considered calendar. As to when in relation to the attack... enjoy running.
I really like the diary format. Gives me a good sense of the character.
Imo The diary thing is a good idea.
Tomorrow I'll start pulling together the entries. Ig anybody is bored enough to do it I'd appreciate it.