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Whether you seek fame or glory, wealth or power, thrill or challenge, all will be found on the Quest for the North!
Interested parties should be experienced, capable adventurers of their own merits and means. Arrive at the reclaimed Brinewall Castle, a day's ride North of Sandpoint. You must bring your own vehicles and supplies. The caravan will depart by the 16th of Desnus.
Howdy folks!
I'd like to recruit 4-6 players for the Jade Regent Adventure Path. We will, however, be skipping the first book, The Brinewall Legacy, as I find the first few character levels pretty boring, and it's hard to craft a solid character backstory when you begin at such an early stage.
Starting Level: 4th
Ability Scores: 25 Point Buy
Classes: Gestalt, Any Paizo.
Races: Core + Aasimar, Ifrit, Oread, Sylph, Tiefling, Undine. Alternate racial traits are fine.
Hit Points: Max first, half+1 after.
Skills: Background skill points are in effect, the two skills (Artistry and Lore) are not.
Wealth: 7,500 GP. No single item costing more than 3,000 GP.
Traits: Two, normal rules, No Campaign; I'll give everyone one. No Drawbacks.
Other Stuff: Don't worry about the "vehicle and supplies" yet; I'll explain how that's going to work after selection. We will be using the Caravan Rules, modified slightly.
There will be minimal NPCs for the caravan; duties and responsibilities will largely fall on the PCs, and as such I would prefer a larger party.
I expect your mechanical choices to be clearly indicated by your background, in as near-seamless a mesh as possible. Power gaming is okay, but especially in the style of PbP, descriptions and the ability to tell a story are crucial, so please make sure you are able to justify your mechanics with your background.
Your characters begin at level 4, so they've done stuff. They should be at least a few years older than their base starting age.
The primary criteria for selection will come from your story. As some personal examples, see here and here, as well as the character background here.
I think that about covers it. Selection will run until , and I'll make selection posts and give details over the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US.
Feel free to ask any questions.
I forgot to mention that, due to the skipping of book 1, it's less necessary to have any direct connection to Sandpoint or its residents. The flyers were up all around Magnimar, so at most all you'd need to do is have some reason to have been there and spotted one.
I'm very interested. I'll look at the PG and examine some concepts.
Interested and will adjust soon
I am interested however a question. To clarify on the traits are we each choosing two traits and then you are giving us a campaign trait or will we be choosing one trait and then assigned a campaign trait?
I have a cleric/cavalier that might do nicely. Ill take a look and see if he can be fit into the AP.
I would love to play a samurai. It´s the perfect (actually the only one) where a samurai makes sense.
Sounds fun! I'll need to do some thinking on the gestalt, but currently I'm considering a paladin/bloodrager, for a person with a divine fury. Only issue is if things such as smite evil and lay on hands require patience or concentration, as bloodrage doesn't allow those. Any consideration on this?
Dot! I'll be working on a concept I've been wanting to play for some time (a Shoanti archer), just I don't know what the other part of the Gestalt will be... Will hear from me soon!
Dot for interest. Magus (card caster)/Something. Maybe alchemist, maybe bard?
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Any consideration on this?
Flavor it properly and I have no problem with them working together.
RE: Traits - Two traits, but do not select any campaign traits, as I will give each character a proper, third Campaign trait once selected.
RE: Post rate - Daily, not so enforced on weekends. It depends on the total party size; the more members, the more posts I expect, so no one is left out and it keeps a fair pace.
RE: Unchained - Either works. I don't really have time to theory craft archetypes from chained to un-, so pick a way and stick with it.
RE: 3PP - Not really too keen on using anything else but Paizo, unless it fills a broad niche. I can't link properly at the moment, but in a tristalt blight recruitment going on right now, someone wanted a class called Blacksmith. Something like that I would consider, but nothing that is just a Paizo class with a twist, if that makes sense. And no Spheres of Power or Path of War.
However, Feat Taxes are in play.
E: I'm pretty flexible when it comes to equipment. If you have a single item that costs 3,125gp, that's probably okay. I'll also readily consider 3.0/3.5/3PP items (mundane and the cheap magic you could afford with these limits), provided the 3pp is linkable; I have most of the old D&D books still, but if you want something, bring the description along with it just in case, and ask first.
This is also a good time to mention that a large portion of the early campaign will be extremely mount-accessible. As long as it isn't the only trick to your build, a mount-oriented character would fit right in. It does comes with the cost of upkeep as well, however.
I can't calendar properly.
Recruitment closes , not the 28th. My bad.
Interesting. Let me see if my muse bites on this one.
Looks cool! Dotting for interest as well!
Dot for interest, will likely be tomorrow before I follow up.
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I feel like my idea for a Vizier would fit your criteria but obviously I leave the final say up to you. The Akashic Mysteries is a Magic of Incarnum remake by Dreamscarred Press that I've had a desire to try out. There are other classes Dreamscarred has put out besides the Vizier but they haven't been added to the d20pfsrd yet so I can't easily link to them. In any case, the idea would be a Magus//Vizier.
The Vizier can be found here: The Vizier
If not approved, I'll probably start working on some kind of Paladin gestalt.
There are so many good combos bouncing around in my head, but I’m struggling to see what would fit best with the flavor for this AP. Hmm.
I am dotting for this. Thinking monk/warpriest. Will work out the details.
Sven sat below deck, dwarfing his fellow prisoners. The ulfen was nearly seven feet tall when he stood up...something which was impossible with the low ceiling. He was chained to the wall by manacles attached to his feet, much like the rest of the slaves. Nobody had said a word to him, which was fine. He preferred it that way. Even the guards didn't get too close to him, save for half-orc. If there was one thing that he couldn't stand, it was cowardice. The ship and its hold reeked of it. He looked up as he heard shouting on the deck, which drowned at even the pitiful crying of the woman-folk and the younglings.
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Snow fell onto Sven's broad shoulders. He stood alone on the shore, his back to the slaver ship. The slavers had come to shore to raid a village. Sven and his shield-brothers intended to intercept them as they returned. They had come to his village a year prior, while he was out at sea. He had returned to find it a smoldering ruins, the survivors forlornly looking through the embers for the fallen. So many had been taken away in chains. So many had fallen. Sven's face twisted into a mask of rage as he remembered finding his father's body. He had been stabbed from behind. Of his mother and sister, there had been no sign. The mere thought of it had made him want to howl in rage. The berserker had taken a small ship and had vowed to track down those who had committed such an atrocity.
Around Sven stood his shield-brothers. They were tall, proud warriors. They waved their axes and shields and yelled their challenges. Sven towered over them, a giant among men. Unlike the rest of him, he held an axe which even he had to hold in two hands. The slavers crested the hill, moving quickly with their prizes lest they be overtaken by pursuers seeking vengeance. They looked at the Ulfen in surprise, reaching for their weapons.
All around him Sven's shield-brothers charged. Sven though...he started shaking as he reached deep down inside of himself. He reached into the potential within his blood, to the giant-blood that stormed through his veins. His eyes went white, and he seemed to grow in size. He lumbered forward, right behind his brothers. Frost formed on his fists. The slavers, true to form, met the assault with a barrage of nets, to entangle their attackers, and thunderstones to disorient them.
As the two lines met, the slavers quickly realized that this was not a raid. But a fight for survival. Sven was quickly entangled in a net.
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Sven rested his head against the wall. The battle had been one sided. They were far too outnumbered. The shame of being taken alive weighed heavily on him. He had seen Bjorn die, bleeding out from an artery on his leg being cut. He had seen Skarphedon fall, an arrow to the neck. He had seen Brunhilda get run through. She had been pushing her thumbs into the eyes of a slaver, and the man's comrade had thrust his blade through her unprotected back. He didn't see Lief die, but he had heard the man's screams. The slavers did not even try to take any of them alive. But Sven? Sven the Giant-Blooded? Sven the Berserker? Sven, Breaker of Shields? The shame was crippling.
He had been entangled in nets. Deafened by thunderstones. Surrounded on all sides by trained men, who saw him as a prize worth taking. His ears ringing, his mobility hampered...they had cut away at him. With the bodies of his comrades and their victims staining the snow red, it was like a bear fight. Sven was the bear, chained, while the slavers were the dogs. Before long he bled from a dozen wounds, and then a dozen more. Roaring his rage he would swing his axe, daring any who got near. But he could not defend himself from every angle.
Bit by bit he weakened. The rage left his mind. Even the power of the blood became harder to hold on to. As his mind cleared from the battle haze, he realized too late that he had not found vengeance. He had not even found a heroic death like his comrades. For him, this was no battle worthy of a saga.
Barely on his feet, Sven looked past the slavers and saw their captain, smiling at him. The coward hadn't joined the battle, instead he stayed back with the chained slaves that were being led to his ship. He thought to himself, that he would kill this man. He would kill him, and the men who had hired him. He would-
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He woke, chained below deck. His wounds had been treated, for what use was the corpse of a giant like him? No, he would sell well in the slave markets in the south. Of that the slavers were certain. They thought him trapped, he thought glumly. Reaching out he gripped his chains. Ice began forming on them, weakening the iron with the touch of winter. Eventually, when they were weak enough he ripped them free from the wall, the iron breaking as it did so. Standing up as tall as he could, he looked around with a savage glint in his eyes.
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Even washed up on the foreign shore with little besides the clothes on his back. None of the slavers survived the slave revolt that came from below deck. Few of the slaves did for that matter. Especially when the ship had crashed as it had drifted far too close to shore. He knew not where he was. Only that he had achieved his vengeance, and was now somewhere far from home. He knew that to have any hope of returning he would have to gather a good amount of coin...
Str (18) Dex (14) Con (14) Int (10) Wis (16) Cha (8)
Race Human
- Free Feat (alternate racial: Frost Giant)
- Skilled (+1 skill point per level)
Traits
* Northern Ancestry (You rarely feel the cold, and you’ve always had a restless longing to travel north. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude saves, as well as cold resistance 2; this resistance does not stack with cold resistance gained from any other source.)
* Heavy Blows (+1 unarmed damage)
Classes
Not sure yet...crunch to come. :)
Dotting... I'll try to think up something fun.
Can Aasimar or Tieflings roll on the variant ability chart?
Crunch in profile. Almost done. Scaled Fist Unchained Monk of the Mantis / Winter Oracle.
I have an idea for a Kitsune Fighter that I've always wanted to play in a Jade Regent game.
Seeing as how Kitsune are not on your list, would you allow a Human with Racial Heritage Kitsune to take the Magical Tail feats?
Wow. With all the feats I'll get for being Warpriest/Ranger and the feats I can save via the feat tax thing, I'm in serious trouble of not knowing what to pick. I honestly thought that was impossible in PF XD
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I'm going to allow this one; it's unique, you caught exactly what I was talking about. That being said, I'm stubborn, and I don't like learning new things, especially without an actual book. Having this won't disqualify you from entry, but your background will be weighed against me having to learn a new system, as well (and probably more importantly, because I did like Incarnum and there is not a PF equivalent) as the fact that you're one of very few (probably the only you'll encounter) people using this form of casting.
How do the race/class unique favored class bonuses work with gestalt rules? Do you just pick one?
Yes. Pick a favored class as normal, and pick any corresponding benefit you'd like. IF there is an instance where people want to multiclass as well as Gestalt, we'll deal with that then, but in any case you only get one class-specific bonus.
Can Aasimar or Tieflings roll on the variant ability chart?
As long as it's rolled in here.
Seeing as how Kitsune are not on your list, would you allow a Human with Racial Heritage Kitsune to take the Magical Tail feats?
I left off the Tian Xia races intentionally; the story line is slightly different from the base, and I'm going to include some racial tensions. However, what you're asking is well within the rules, so go ahead; just keep that in mind.
Feat Tax Stuff
Yeah, I'm sorry I forgot it in the initial post; I'm a fan of martial characters, and combat maneuvers, so for that alone I opt for those tax options. I also really hate Combat Expertise!
Glad to see such interest folks. You can see the difference between a good, computer post and a poor, phone post, but I'm always (almost) able to make one or the other.
Was looking at a Zen Archer / Inquisitor build. Would you allow this conversion of the zen archer archetype to unchained? I know you said you don't have time for the theorycraft, so it's done for you. Otherwise I can go standard zen archer, I really just lose 1/4 BAB and the improved flurry.
Crunch in profile. Almost done. Scaled Fist Unchained Monk of the Mantis / Winter Oracle.
I was thinking Scaled Fist/Draconic Sorcerer(into Dragon Disciple) myself.
I'm currently working on an aasimar unchained monk (perfect scholar)/paladin (iroran paladin). But I am unsure how you would want to deal with the multiple ki pools.
Edit: And other possibly overlapping abilities.
Super interested! Now I just have to narrow down my concepts.
I know they aren't on your list, but how would you feel about a Changeling?
I'm asking because I've been aching to use the variants from Blood of the Coven.
The basic idea would be that she's eager to sign up simply to escape her mother's Call.
A light advance on what I had written for this character, now working on a bit more. So that you have an idea.
I was born in a small settlement in our ancestral territory, the Cinderlands. My father was one of the chieftain’s closest warriors, and so we were an important family in the village. We were as happy as we could be, though it all changed when the Guardian of the Night, our chieftain, got married.
At first, everything was fine, Shadi seemed a good wife and woman. But as time went by and fire-water started to take its toll on the Guardian, she began to put her eyes on other men, and she put them on the most cruel, envious and vile men of them all: Tahoma the Cutthroat.
For many moons, they were both developing their plan. They poisoned other villagers’ minds, slandering the Guardian’s name and convincing them that their once proud and brave chieftain was now just a useless old drunk. On a night of new moon, they set everything in motion – such was their cowardice, that they feared our Mother-Totem would witness it.
They killed the Guardian and his family. They killed his warriors and everyone that supported Napayshni or didn’t believe Shadi’s lies. My father was among the first fallen.
At the time, I was already fifteen, so I was old enough to realise what would happen to me. I had to flee. I only took the first weapon I could find with me - a bow and some arrows. Nobody noticed, and I fled through the night till I fell exhausted. My last thought before fading was about my parents and the treachery suffered that night.
I wandered alone for several days. I didn’t want to go to other Shoanti settlements, in case Tahoma had informants there, so I tried to live off the land and look for a place to stay inhabited by Varisians. And so I found Master Alonso.
He's gonna be Warpriest (Arsenal Chaplain) / Ranger (Ilsurian Archer).
Dotting for interest. I have an Oracle/Sorcerer gestalt concept I've been toying with but haven't found the right campaign for it.
An Ulfen skald who specialized in the raising of wolves. After the recent loss of his clan, he has taken up serving as a guide and trader. His current form of transportation is a dog sled pulled by the remainder of the wolves he was training. The first is the father of the other three. Their mother was lost along with the Ulfen's clan.
Mechanically I would be looking at a human packmaster (hunter) | herald of the horn (skald).
Jereru here introducing Igmutanka, my application. Gear is still WIP, as well as some mechanic calculations, but this is a close approximation to the final stage. I hope you find the story interesting.
Posting interest. I presume that the NPCs listed in the player's guide is no longer considered part of the game?
If the NPCs still are, I have an Bard//(Oracle or Swashbuckler) that was an old lover of Koya, and has only just reunited with her in such a passing fashion! Oh woe be him whose love leaves once more, But yet! The day might be his, as might the woman he fell in love with so long ago! To a distant land he shall travel, dancing on the edge of starlight!
Alternatively, an Artisan//Investigator is an interesting character, focused on party support. An old private eye who's pack is full of old tools to solve the issues they have on hand.
Adjusted and should be ready to go.
I'd like to put Tilly into the running. I've just got her spell selection and mundane gear to finish and she'll be all done.
Essentially, she was forced to become an adventurer when she fell off the side of her home city Gogpodda. Drifting around the steaming sea for a while, she was eventually pulled under the waves by a dying Abolith. It messed with her mind and ended up melding with her spiritually as to stave off death. Afterwards waking up on the shore near sandpoint.
I know you said we could go 'just a bit' over the limit on magic items. Would 3400 be too much? That's for an Adaptive +1 Composite Longbow. I can totally do without it for now (unless someone drains my Str), it's just an investment for the future, so don't feel pressed to accept it.
Dotting. Fourth level lets me bypass all the worse investigator levels. So I'll be submitting an investigator/something.
OK, I've got my submission mostly down on paper, just have to clean it up and post it. Basic idea: Samurai (Ronin, Sword Saint)/Magus (Eldritch Scion, Elementa: Air). Thor mixed with Toshiro Mifune.
I have a question about Gestalt rules. If I were to build a ranger/spiritualist, would I have access to the phantom and the animal companion?
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My phone doesn't like the preview today, so I'm going to try to cover the questions, but if I miss one, it's not intentional.
Re: Changeling - No, I'm sorry, and particularly not the variants.
Re: Koya - The standard 4 NPCs (Ameiko, Koya, Sandru and Shalelu) will be there. But unlike the standard AP, that is all that will come, including the two drivers and others you pick up. The main reason I included that note was to say the party will need the caravan skills, rather than counting on NPCs to be drivers/repairers/cooks etc.
Re: Bow - That's a bit much over, but if you, or anyone else, wants something like that, grab the base now (all but Adaptive for you) and we can make sure you get the rest of it later. I plan for this to be challenging, so just let me know if y'all need stuff for your builds..
Re: Muliple companions - Absolutely you get both. This is a great time for characters with many minions, so long as you're willing to essentially make three posts (one to include you and your two pets).
Intentionally not checking submissions yet either. I'll give them a read after I work this evening, but I prefer to have people largely complete before I evaluate.
Re: About Me - I wanted a real post for this, but alas, not today. I've been playing table tops since 2002, Pathfinder since the beta release of the CRB. Most of my time came at the table, but I did a few Roll20s (most of which died, as seems to be typical) and I used to free-form RP on enworld forums.
I started on/discovered this site's PbP almost two years ago; got nice and into it and ready, and then a series of expensive and useless family stuff pulled me out altogether until just a few weeks ago. Given that the court business is finally over, I'm ready (and have the time and emotional energy) to start back here again.
I'll be submitting Galudos, a tiefling paladin/bloodrager, who wants to travel the world to find himself.
LG Medium Humanoid (Human) and Outsider(native)
Init +1; Senses Darkvision 60ft., Perception +10
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DEFENSE
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AC 21, touch 11, flat-footed 10 (+10 armor, +1 dex, +0 shield)
hp 44
Fort +10, Ref +6, Will +9
Resist cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5
Immune Fear, Disease
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OFFENSE
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Speed 25 ft.
Melee +1 Greatsword +10 (2d6+9/19-20) (+12 and 2d6+12 when in rage) or mwk dagger +8 (1d4 +4/19-20)
Ranged mwk longbow +6 (1d8)
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STATISTICS
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Str 18, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 16
Base Atk +4; CMB +8(+1 on combat maneuvers); CMD 19(+1 vs overrun)
Traits Affable(+2 to gather information, ½ time), Honest(+1 on Diplomacy, +2 when already friendly or helpful)
Feats Weapon Focus(Heavy Blades), Weapon Specialization(Heavy Blades) Toughness, Eschew Materials
Skills (4 points; 4 class, 0 INT) Diplomacy +11, Intimidate +10, Knowledge(religion) +7, Perception +10
ACP -5
Languages Common
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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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Aura of Good
Smite Evil 2/day
Detect Evil
Lay on Hands 5/day 2d6 (Mercies: Fatigued)
Divine Grace
Divine Health
Aura of Courage
Channel Energy 2d6
Bloodrage (Arcane) 12/day:
Disruptive Bloodrage
Arcane Bloodrage(blur, protection from arrows, resist energy, spider climb)
Indomitable Stance
Armored Swiftness
Blood Sanctuary
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Spells
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1st (2/day) Enlarge Person, Protection from Evil
At will: Deathwatch
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GEAR/POSSESSIONS
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+1 Greatsword, mwk dagger, mwk longbow, +1 Full Plate, Cloak of Resistance +1, 40 arrows, Robe of Infinite Twine
Carrying Capacity
Light 0-100 lb. Medium 101-200 lb. Heavy 201-300 lb.
Current Load Carried 69 lb.
Money 271 GP 0 SP 0 CP
Galudos’ childhood was that of misery. His mother died in childbirth, and his father fled in the night, with many villagers later concluding that he was a demon himself. Initially, his aunts and uncles saw fit to take care of him, but when his fiendish heritage came to light, they quickly abandoned him to the streets. He wandered them for some time, before being picked up by a wizard by the name Oliveir. While he raised Galudos as little more than a slave, Galudos was content with being fed and having shelter. Oliveir never bothered teaching magic to the boy - rather, he discredited Galudos for any attempt to do so.
Galudos served his master diligently, whose age was beginning to wane on his sanity. Oliveir went mad, obsessed with his life, and began to strive for immortality. Researching magics most would consider forbidden, he sought to find a new body to host his mind and soul. Forcing Galudos into the ritual, Oliveir sought to kill him, and then raise him with Oliveir’s soul inside.
Whether the ritual would have worked or not would be a fine question, for it was intervened by the local guard, who had gotten wind of the less scrupulous items Oliveir had gotten for the ritual (which consisted of, but was not limited to, a head of a goat, 3 pig hooves, the skull of his mother, and nearly 15,000 gold in rubies). They were a step too late, however - while the ritual was disrupted, it still activated, and the soul of Oliveir went into Galudos’ body.
Yet Galudos didn’t quite pass away. Instead, his body was infused slightly with the power of the wizard’s. A member of the town guard, Adgar, adopted the tiefling, and raised him on the path of good, lest the mad wizard return.
Galudos never truly got over the discrimination for his heritage, hidden as it was. He decided to leave his adopted family behind, and explore the world, both to understand himself and for others to understand him.
Galudos is a blonde-haired man with a set jawline and fair skin. He keeps his armor clean and white, coupled with bright red cloth. His eyes are of greenish flame, the only trace of his tiefling blood.
Galudos is friendly and kind, not keen on following what his heritage would claim. He is, however, quick to anger, especially to those doing cruelties and immoral actions. He struggles with his own identity, as he understands that he is not quite as he was before the ritual, and fears that some part of the wizard still holds on to him.
This is Digger Chandler's submission. A good-hearted scoundrel of a Ronin who just might descend from a stormgod, though you wouldn't know it to look at him.