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I was thinking that perhaps one of the other PCs would get me involved in the reform movement. Reading over the submissions, Olivia would be almost perfect. Perhaps after my confrontation with her family's patriarch, she approached me admiring my guts and divulged her plan to bring about social reforms and we work together. Heck, there is even a chance I squired under a family member of hers. I would love to work together with her to bang this out if we are selected together.
Harald Tyrantsbane is Squired under a bastard of the Vernisant family, the only member of the order who would take in a non-human page and later squire. His name is Archibald Fern, Fern being the name given to Vernisant bastards. The man is a staunch traditionalist, but one with an optimistic bent. The old ways of the formerly great Taldor that have fallen by the wayside are what Archibald has instilled in the young and impressionable Harald. Harald himself is probably a bit more open to progressive reform, but shares the vision of Taldor as a nation under The Inheritor, much the way it was once the most favored nation of Aroden. The two are very close, like a second father to Harald. He disapproves of Harald's decision to get involved in politics and with the reform faction in general. Call him old fashioned, but he thinks the Lion Throne is fit for a Lion alone, not a Lioness. Despite this strain, Harald admires him too much for it to keep them too distant.
He got involved in political reform in response to the exposure of the mass corruption that Count Vernisant was revealed to be involved in by the Pathfinder Society (a result of the events of Birthright Betrayed).
Following that he found himself working with Jillia Zespire, a minor scion of that family who is a champion of social reforms and a grand champion of the cause of Princess Eutropia. He finds Jillia's goals to be admirable...but maybe moving too fast. His relationship with her is new and fraught with a bit of the feeling out process straining their closeness, but it was this connection that brought him into contact with Martella Lotheed. The two are partners of convenience with no real love for one another.
Err...I'd assume you mean Princess Eutropia? The actual "queen" (not sure what the actual title would be) is long-dead.
RHMG's Ranger is ready...
An Arena champ who's caught the eyes of nobles for good and ill.
My submission is a cleric(cardinal) of Abadar. A half-elf who passes for human, Deminus wants to do what's best for Taldor and himself. The social reforms that an Empress Eutropia promises just happen to be both.
Thought I'd post my build so that everyone could get an idea for what I'm doing at least mechanically. I'm the player with the seat saved. I don't have my backstory in there, and I may make some changes yet, but this is, largely, the character that I'll be playing in this.
So I actually made, no lie, six characters before finally settling on one to submit. The last two were between an Occultist and the one I finally decided on. Hillariously now that I've finished the backstory I see that someone else submitted a Cleric of Abadar. But I put too much work into this gentlemen to not go forward with it. So I give you:
Khalil al-Shirin Duvan Evangelist Cleric of Abadar. Having grown up very close to his Keleshite mother he longs to see the relationship between Qadira and Taldor improved. After the death of his father and seeing his mother's inability to inherit their estates he also wishes to help undo the backwards inheritance laws of the nation. The Loyalists and the Princess seem like his best shot at actually bringing about this change and after months of work he has managed to secure an invitation to the Exaltation Gala.
Khalil had a relatively happy and privileged life growing up. Before settling down his mother had worked up quite a hefty fortune from her days as a merchant and his father’s connections kept their family provided for. He grew up listening to stories of his mother’s adventures before the injuries that to this day left one of her legs almost unusably stiff. To put it simply Khalil was a momma’s boy. He was almost always at her side. To Shirin’s credit she did everything she could to grow close to Volstov, Volari’s first born, but they never grew as close as Khalil and his mother. Besides much of Volstov’s childhood was spent being groomed to take over the family, since Volari himself was approaching retirement age. As the second son Khalil wasn’t expected to inherit. That left him with a certain freedom. It wasn’t much of a surprise when he joined the Church of Abadar, in his own way to follow in his mother’s footsteps.
At twelve years old Khalil was able to officially begin serving as an apprentice acolyte of the church. Although he had attended various holidays and services with his family this was his first exposure to the carefully organized and structured world of the Church of Abadar from the inside. It was also his first exposure to some of his peers among the nobility. Church service was still considered a perfectly respectable fallback for second or third sons who weren’t expected to inherit so there were a number of people in positions similar to Khalil. Most of them were Taldan natives and they were his first exposure to the rather harsh and insular opinions of Taldor’s upper crust. Racism and sexism were new experiences for him, having spent his early childhood seeing his foreign mother as the pinnacle of achievement for so long. This upset him, but it didn’t shake him from his path. Besides, the church was quick to stomp on any situation that got out of hand, they expected a sense of decorum from their acolytes. So, the young Khalil took the jeers and slights as motivation to prove that he could be better than his short-sighted peers.
If it had not been for the accident, Khalil likely would have happily entered the service of the Church of Abadar permanently. After a year as an acolyte he had been raised to full cleric and three years later he was on his way to being named a Banker and given oversight of counting house when news about his father and brother reached him. His father and brother had been in the country hunting with some other nobles. On the way back home, their carriage had somehow veered off the road one night in a storm. Due to the storm it was hard to say exactly when or what happened, but the twisted remains of the carriage lay with their broken bodies inside when a rider passed by the next day. And so it was that Khalil found himself standing to inherit his father’s estates. Which was frankly idiotic. Even when his father had been alive Khalil’s mother had managed most of their affairs, Volari had simply trusted his wife’s mind for numbers and investments. Yet in Taldor while a widow was respected and supported by the community, it was the male child that was expected to inherit when possible.
He was ashamed to admit that when he first heard it, after the initial shock and sorrow he found himself feeling just a little angry about the situation. Khalil had, had a plan for his own life. He had worked hard and earned the position that was coming to him and now all of that was going to be compromised while he was forced into a situation that he had never truly wanted. But of course, he would never speak any complaint of that. He filed his leave with his superiors in the church, who for the most part were sad to see him go, but expected no less. He would always be a Cleric of Abadar or course, his faith was strong, and nothing could take that from him. But his rise through the ranks of the Church were going to be halted as he focused on his family. He returned home to help support his mother and get everything in order.
Over the next several years he found that, despite his reservations, he enjoyed working with his mother to keep up the family’s affairs. They were lesser nobility, but they were responsible for a number of people in their small little bit of land along the coast. Money management and organization were second nature to him after his time in the church, but a part of his job had also been caring for people. Although the context and duties were different, that much was similar as he began to take on more responsibility publicly. More and more Khalil found himself interfacing with the various nobility who controlled the lands around his own and he found most of them wanting. Slowly but surely he tested the political waters and began to acquaint himself with the chaotic maelstrom that is the social life of Taldor’s powerful. He found that there were some, like him, who longed to see things improved for their people. Who wanted to do away with the age-old laws of inheritance and stale traditions of gender inequality. There were some younger senators who were beginning to cautiously show support for increased relations with Qadira—something that both Khalil and his mother hope to see. Finally, after months of work getting to know some of these Loyalists, Khalil managed to secure himself an invitation to the Exaltation Gala—the first chance he’d have to meet face to face with the people who really controlled the fate of his homeland. His life had taken a number of unexpected turns over the years but he was determined to always make the best of things. There was so much about his homeland he loved, but it held with it in the potential to be so much greater. He just knew that if he put his mind to it he could help it achieve some of that potential.
Male human (Taldan) cleric (evangelist) of Abadar 1 (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Combat 40)
LN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +0; Senses Perception +8
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Defense
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AC 16, touch 10, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor)
hp 9 (1d8+1)
Fort +3, Ref +0, Will +5
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft. (20 ft. in armor)
Melee longspear +2 (1d8+3/×3)
Ranged light crossbow +0 (1d8/19-20)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft. (10 ft. with longspear)
Special Attacks countersong, fascinate, inspire courage +1, sermonic performance
Domain Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +4)
. . 6/day—inspiring word (1 round)
Cleric (Evangelist) Spells Prepared (CL 1st; concentration +4)
. . 1st—bless, divine favor[D], shield of faith
. . 0 (at will)—detect magic, enhanced diplomacy, purify food and drink (DC 13)
. . D Domain spell; Domain Nobility
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 10, Con 12, Int 9, Wis 17, Cha 15
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 12
Feats Flagbearer[ISWG], Medium Armor Proficiency
Traits eyes and ears of the city, senatorial hopeful
Skills Acrobatics -5 (-9 to jump), Diplomacy +7, Linguistics +3, Perception +8, Perform (oratory) +6, Sense Motive +7
Languages Common, Kelish
SQ public speaker, spontaneous casting
Other Gear lamellar (steel) armor[UC], light crossbow, longspear, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, candle (10), flint and steel, hemp rope (50 ft.), holy text (The Order of Numbers)[UE], mess kit[UE], pot, soap, spell component pouch, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, wooden holy symbol of Abadar, 34 gp
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Special Abilities
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Bardic Performance: Fascinate (1 target, DC 12) (Su) One or more creatures becomes fascinated with you.
Bardic Performance: Inspire Courage +1 (Su) Morale bonus on some saving throws, attack and damage rolls.
Cleric (Evangelist) Domain (Nobility) Granted Powers: You are a great leader, an inspiration to all who follow the teachings of your faith.
Flagbearer Grant bonuses to allies who see your flag.
Inspiring Word (6/day) (Sp) Target receives +2 on attack, skill checks, ability checks and saving throws for 1 rds.
Public Speaker (-3 DC to hear) An evangelist gains Perform as a class skill. In addition, she is trained to project her voice with great skill and effect; the DC to hear her speak in difficult conditions is reduced by an amount equal to her class level plus her Charisma modifier (
Sermonic Performance (standard action, 6 rounds/day) An evangelist gains the ability to deliver a select number of supernatural and spell-like performances through the force and power of her divinely inspired preaching and exhortation. This ability is similar in all respects to bardic performance as us
Sermonic Performance: Counterspell (Su) Counter magical effects that depend on sound.
Spontaneous Casting An evangelist does not gain the ability to spontaneously cast cure or inflict spells by sacrificing prepared spells. However, an evangelist can spontaneously cast the following spells by sacrificing a prepared spell of the noted level or above:
Posting in with a character concept I want to run by the GM before I get to building.
I'm thinking of building a Swashbuckler (Rondolero Swashbuckler)/Paladin (Chosen One). She's from a minor noble house that is tangentially connected to the Lotheed family, making her Martella's cousin. She'll start as a Swashbuckler at Level 1 before later gaining holy powers through the visitation of her divine emissary. She also has a personal stake in the debate of women being able to inherit titles as she's the first child of her family, and the vote would enable her to become the heir to her family's holdings.
Mostly, I want to make sure that the relation to Martella is okay. I was considering being her sister but the Noble Scion ability for her house... isn't stellar.
Mechanically, she's a dextrous falcata duelist. Since it technically works with the archetype I may go for two-weapon fighting with the buckler for shield bash, but I'm not sure.
Hello again! Sorry but it has been a crazy day. I have been able, though, to write a quick background for André Vernisant. I will do the crunch between today and the weekend.
André will start play (if selected) being a swashbuckler, but as soon as he levels up he'll reroll as an investigator (thus swashbuckler providing for some fencing training typical from the noble families). He'll be a skill monkey, good at all kinds of knowledges and able at some other skills. This can be adjusted with feats and skill selection if there's any other party member who's good at it, so as not to step on each other's toes.
Thank you and hope you like it.
Hi GM Placeholder! I would like to submit for your consideration Bimble Ficklebopper, a very old Gnome who has spent a lifetime advocating in support of the rights of non-human races in Taldor. Though advanced in years, Bimble looks to prove that he still has what it takes to fight the good fight--aided by a healthy dose of wizardly transmutation magic to keep his creaky body functional.
Bimble is old and is intentionally built with sub-optimal physical stat scores. I did try to keep his constitution somewhat high, however (though not that high by gnome standards). War for the Crown seemed like a rare campaign where being very old wasn't an immediate disqualifier. Let me know if you find the stats or the character concept in general problematic, as I can adjust or even offer an entirely different character.
After two days of thinking I sat down to make a character... and there were a lot of unchained rogues already. So I tweaked a little and decided to do something really outside the box that fit the concept I had (or as best as I could glue together) and I present to you: Bastien du'Vergier, minor noble and forcefully retired military officer.
His younger brother Cauldon, a boy who took more after their father, was obsessed with station and luxury. Where Justine tried repeatedly to show him the same love, he rejected it in favor his father's company. As they both grew Bastien showed less and less desire to follow his father's Senatorial commitments and instead focused on more militaristic pursuits. Cauldon, instead, pushed himself to the forefront to become a member of the Senate himself. Always attempting to exceed where Bastien could rarely be bothered.
Justine, however, was groomed only for a marriage to a man of their parents choosing. A 'good match' that would secure their alliance with another of the lower noble houses and provide her with a lifestyle she needed, or so they said. Justine had no love for the man, thinking him a witless oaf and with no ambition. However her thoughts on the matter were of little importance to their parents, and Bastien began to realize the failures of their governing body.
When he came of age he signed up to become a member of the Taldan Army. Thinking to distinguish himself in defense of their great nation, he shipped out with hope in his heart of great heroics and adventure. It took less than two months to realize his skills were not to be tested. Most of the enlisted men were worked like dogs while nobles like himself drank and got fat in magically cooled command tents. Unable to reconcile this disregard for a soldier's service, Bastien became disenchanted with the military service he'd hoped would give him a sense of fulfillment.
By the time of his sister's wedding he had already made enemies among the other noble command staff by messing and drilling with the 'common' soldiers. His lack of diplomatic skill not withstanding, he earned respect by being among the men themselves, and earned even worse standing for receiving commendations from afar for his efforts. When he returned to attend the wedding his sister had already gone on a hunger strike in protest and his brother had lost all sympathy. In the days leading to the event she confided in him that she would rather die than marry the man, but Bastien pleaded with her to not do anything drastic. After the wedding he left, but only after securing her promise to take care of herself until he could return.
When he returned to his command he found that in his absence most of the enlisted men in his care had been assigned to be shipped to the Zimar Corsairs, used as soldier labor by the pirates. Rather than simply let them go, Bastien went with them, the first such officer to sail with the Corsairs in recent memory. With them he helped lead both the pirates and his men to victories up and down the coast against Qadira military vessels. He also gained some respect from the pirates by proving more than capable of participating in their nightly bare-knuckle competitions.
He insisted on their parley with the Andoran Eagle Knights from time to time, sharing information and supplies when needed. They held a foreign, but not unpleasant ideal about governance and the rights of the people. Something he found he shared, despite his stuffy upbringing on old Taldoran traditions. He earned distinction for his service when they helped take a Kelesh battleship in open water, being one of the first to leap over the enemy bow to secure a foothold. Though he admits his sword is more famous than he is in most stories considering the tales of the oddly altered falcata seem to grow more boisterous every day among the military men.
When they pulled to port he received word that his sister had become ill. In haste he returned home, leaving one of his men in his place as he left, and rushed to his sister's side. As he arrived her husband attempted to block him from entrance, saying he was not welcome in his home. Even his own brother attempted to keep him from seeing her. In the end a few well placed punches settled the matter and he discovered his sister was not ill, but wounded.
Beatings for her willingness to speak up against her husband had left her weak and bruised. Attended only by an old halfling servant, she was getting worse. The letter, it seems, came from the old halfling who feared she would expire if not treated. Her fear of being discovered was the only reason he didn't take her with him as he fled. Without thought he gathered his sister and took her to the local temple of Abadar, pleading with them for magical healing to aleve her pains. The clergy there were disinterested in her plight, saying she brought it on herself for disobeying her husband.
Knowing a punch to the priest's mouth would only delay his sister's recovery while he was in jail, he took her to the first temple he could find. A small affair attached to a bar. Covered in old wood paneling and smelling of pipe smoke and stale beer, the temple of Cayden Cailean asked few questions and tended her wounds readily. When she was well enough to move on her own he returned with her to their family home only to be met with anger from their parents. Anger he returned with the promise of public humiliation should they challenge the matter further.
His brother, angry for his lumps, had his career in the military ended and his pension cut short. Bastien knew in the weeks and months that followed that his favor in court life was only due to recent memory of his victories with the Corsairs and the tall tales of his bravery. Yet as he watched his sister recover in a small villa away from their family home, he began to realize something more must be done, and he had very little time left to be of real help.
Male Human Brawler 1
NG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses: Perception +5
Deity: Cayden Cailean
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Defense
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AC 15, touch 12, flat-footed 13
hp 13 (1d10+3)
Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +1
Defensive Abilities:
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee: Falcata (One Handed) +5 (1d8+3/19-20x3)
Falcata (Two Handed) +5 (1d8+4/19-20x3)
Ranged: Longbow (Two-Handed) +3 (1d8/20x3)
Special Attacks:
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Racial Abilities
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Skilled: +1 Skill point per level
Military Tradition: Grants 2 martial or exotic weapon proficiencies related to culture
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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: Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Falcata (Military Tradition), Martial Weapon Proficiency: Longbow (Military Tradition), Fast Learner (1st)
Traits:
Child of Oppara: Small family estate in Aroden's View, +1 to appraise and knowledge (nobility), Noble outfit, signet ring, single non-magic item worth 200gp
Signature Moves: Single masterwork item less than 900gp, +1 trait bonus to bluff and intimidate while wielding the item in one or two hands.
Acrobatics (Dex), *Appraise: 3, Climb: 7, Craft (Int), *Diplomacy: 1, Escape Artist (Dex), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate: 4, Knowledge (dungeoneering) (Int), Knowledge (local): 5, Knowledge (nobility): 6, Perception: 5, Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive: 5, and Swim (Str).
* Non Class Skills
Modifiers: +2 to Diplomacy and Intimidate vs Taldans
+1 Intimidate and Bluff when holding falcata
Languages: Common, Elven
Gear:
Longbow (Two Handed Ranged Weapon) 1d8 (20x3), 3lbs (100 gp)
Common Arrows (40) (2 gp)
Masterwork Falcata (Versatile Modification: Close) (One Handed Sword) 1d8 (18-20x3), 4lbs (819 gp, free per trait)
Masterwork Parade Armor (Light Armor) +3 AC, +5 Max Dex, 0 ACP, 20 lbs (175 gp, free per trait)
Noble's Outfit (75 gp, free per trait)
Signet Ring (100 gp, free per trait)
Soldier's Uniform (Free)
Remaining Gold: 78 GP
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Special Abilities
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Brawler's Cunning
Martial Flexibility
Martial Training
Unarmed Strike (1d6)
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Favored Class Bonus
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+1 Hit Point/Skill Point (Fast Learner)
Hi! I just noticed that, without much thinking about it, I named the girl whom André was in love with "Myrtille", whereas there's already an important NPC called "Martella". If that might suppose a problem, I can change it. If not, I've thought it could even lead to André improving (or worsening) his attitude towards her.
I'm tempted to join in on this... I've always wanted to give the Sword Binder wizard a try, and it might be fun to play a character related to the Church of Aroden trying to jockey for power and reform his church.
I'll have to think on it...
Kertuffle here.
I have made an avatar for Panos and combined previous posts for convenience. Have added
Panos doesn't dream small. He is on the verge of becoming a wizard at a very young age and he plans on being the most powerful wizard of all time. This has not made him arrogant. Well, at least not extremely arrogant, his parents took great pains to tamper any superiority complex he had, but its hard not to treat people like the fools they are. So he plans to turn his vast intellect onto solving the problems of the Taldan citizenry, and intends to start with the Taldan infrastructure. He plans to build a caster's tower with an observation dome in the city itself. He plans to form his own engineering group to magically fix the roads. He even has a name picked out, Terramorphic Engineering. He plans to be a great political player in Taldan politics. Needless to say, not all these plans are consistent with each other, but the optimism of youth has Panos firmly in its grasp.
I do have some questions game-wise but darn, you have a lot of posts to go through. Answer when you have time. Thanks.
1) Will you be using Capital and Downtime Rules?
2) Are you alright with the Prestigious Caster feat?
3) Are Leadership and associated feats (Panos is considering picking up a Torchbearer at level 5) available?
4) Are you all right with crafting feats and will they fit in with the campaign?
Because Abadar demands order...
André Vernisant, Male Human Swashbuckler
Bastien du'Vergier, Male Human Brawler
Bimble Ficklebopper, Male Gnome Wizard (Transmuter)
Chiara "Chana" Durante, Female Human Druid (Swarm Monger)
Damrak Lendar, Male Human Inquisitor of Abadar
Deminus Numida, Male Half-Elf Cleric (Cardinal) of Abadar
Derick Ravenmoor Lotheed, Male Human Sorcerer (Arcane Bloodline)
Edena Storm, Female Changling Unchained Rogue (Guild Agent, Phantom Thief)
Elizabeth Ardoc, Female Human Wizard (Universalist)
Eregos Villarius, a.k.a. Hargus Kryn, Male Human Vigilante (Avenger)
Ester Virgila a.k.a. Portia Russus, Female Human Inquisitor (Infiltrator) of Eiseth
Finneas Entwhistle, Male Gnome Bard (Prankster)
Garan Firaldi, Male Human Unchained Rogue (Scout)
Harald Tyrantsbane, Male Halfling Cavalier (Knight of Arnisant)
Khalil al-Shirin Duvan, Male Human Cleric (Evangelist) of Abadar
Noya Yuuki Aiba, Female Half-Elf Ranger (Sword Devil)
Olivia Vernisant, Female Human Paladin of Iomedae
Panos Berylium, Male Human Fighter (Sensate)
Quintius Opar, Male Human Slayer (Velvet Blade)
Stechris Nickham, Male Human Bard (Court Bard)
Tanglefoot, Male Human Bard (Court Fool)
Apologies if I've missed anyone.
Looks like a wide variety of alignments - some great intra-party discussions brewing (esp if Olivia and Ester both get picked)!
Intra-party discussion OR intra-party skirmish? Because LE devil-worshipping manipulator and LG Paladin of Iomedae seems a dangerous mix.
I've been having a lot of fun reading through all the cool character ideas people have put together.
I've been having a lot of fun reading through all the cool character ideas people have put together.
I always have troubles coming up with something cool and by the rules.
Or maybe my "cool" ideas are usually closer to silly, crazy and/or insane.
Oh jeez, I already have one paladin vs quasi-evil game, no need for another...
@Placeholder of Doom: I humbly request that if you decide to go with Olivia or anyone similar (I don't think there are any others right now but characters are still coming in), that you not also take Ester. Thank you!
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I've been having a lot of fun reading through all the cool character ideas people have put together.I always have troubles coming up with something cool and by the rules.
Or maybe my "cool" ideas are usually closer to silly, crazy and/or insane.
All I did was make the WHO first, then play mad scientist with the HOW. Like the time I saw someone play a Nature Fang Druid and was wrecking face as melee damage, then would back up and drop tons of lighting damage like some kind of World of Warcraft shaman. All while pretending to be the medicine man of a barbarian tribe.
Sometimes you just gotta embrace the insane.
Intra-party discussion OR intra-party skirmish? Because LE devil-worshipping manipulator and LG Paladin of Iomedae seems a dangerous mix.
I've been having a lot of fun reading through all the cool character ideas people have put together.
Me too. There is a wide variety of backgrounds out there.
So Damrak, just what are your going rates for loans?
I've been having a lot of fun reading through all the cool character ideas people have put together.I always have troubles coming up with something cool and by the rules.
Or maybe my "cool" ideas are usually closer to silly, crazy and/or insane.
All I did was make the WHO first, then play mad scientist with the HOW. Like the time I saw someone play a Nature Fang Druid and was wrecking face as melee damage, then would back up and drop tons of lighting damage like some kind of World of Warcraft shaman. All while pretending to be the medicine man of a barbarian tribe.
Sometimes you just gotta embrace the insane.
I do, my problem is doing it by the rules, and without people wanting me in a padded cell.
@ GMPoD: If you're talking about the spellcasting feature in her profile page, I just didn't bother copying the details of how the spellcasting feature works to save page space. It's just normal druid casting :>
I was, just wanted to ensure I was not missing anything, all good then :)
Thanks for the reply. I’m now complete I think. Made a slight change to the flavour of the Senatorial Hopeful trait – hope that’s ok. The mechanics are the same, but this is a self-made man who's risen up and created a network of favours and influence, rather than someone who's from a noble family.
That sounds fine, I'm alright with a little reinterpretation on traits as long as it makes sense :)
@GM
Should our characters start knowing the incumbent queen? Or do we meet her near the start? If we do know her, do we make up how?
No, you start as agents of Martella Lotheed and should not really know Princess Eutropia. Its possible you have seen her, but probably in a waving at the crowd context rather than an actual conversation or the like.
@TheUnthinker, don't worry, I don't really select based upon party composition as a rule, so two Clerics of Abadar getting in, if they were amongst the best five entries would not be a problem.
@JDPhipps it sounds alright, with the provisos that the main family should be assumed to be sinister, and that you are quite isolated from the main branch, etc. Hmmm, two weapon fighting does seem to work with the archetype, I don't believe you would get Precise Strike with the buckler though, but always happy to discuss, and be proven wrong :)
@Tazo, I have only briefly skimmed at this point, but I have no objection to the ability scores, nor anything I have seen in a quick peruse. I'll be trying to go through and do proper reviews tomorrow :)
Oh jeez, I already have one paladin vs quasi-evil game, no need for another...
@Placeholder of Doom: I humbly request that if you decide to go with Olivia or anyone similar (I don't think there are any others right now but characters are still coming in), that you not also take Ester. Thank you!
I'll endeavour to avoid any obvious clashes like that, if such an instance came up and I felt both players were in my top five I would likely try to get someone to tweak their mechanics slightly to remove the problem. I'd likely ask the pair to jump into the discussion thread and brainstorm a few ideas to negate the issue.
Okay, thirty odd replies there was a tad daunting! Tomorrow I'll be taking a few hours to go through all the backgrounds I have not already reviewed. I am considering closing submissions on Sunday night - not quite official yet, but likely.
Very pleased with the characters so far, a very high standard across the board :)
Reserved:
Tanglefoot Bard (Court Fool)
Submissions:
André Vernisant Swashbuckler
Bastien du'Vergier Brawler
Bimble Ficklebopper Wizard (Transmuter)
Chiara "Chana" Durante Druid (Swarm Monger)
Damrak Lendar Inquisitor of Abadar
Deminus Numida Cleric (Cardinal) of Abadar
Derick Ravenmoor Lotheed Sorcerer (Arcane Bloodline)
Edena Storm Rogue (Guild Agent, Phantom Thief)
Elizabeth Ardoc Wizard (Universalist)
Eregos Villarius Vigilante (Avenger Spec)
Ester Virgila Inquisitor (Infiltrator) of Eiseth
Finneas Entwhistle Bard (Prankster)
Garan Firaldi Rogue (Scout)
Harald Tyrantsbane Cavalier (Knight of Arnisant)
Khalil al-Shirin Duvan Cleric (Evangelist) of Abadar
Kunala Ranger(Dandy)
Noya Yuuki Aiba Ranger (Sword Devil)
Olivia Vernisant Paladin of Iomedae
Panos Berylium Fighter (Sensate)
Quintius Opar Slayer (Velvet Blade)
Stechris Nickham Bard (Court Bard)
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Apologies if I've missed anyone and any character
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Gee whiz. This looks tough.
Gee whiz. This looks tough.
Agreed
6 spots (1 reserved)
22 Characters (1 reserved)
5 spots and 21 submissions =?= 1 in 4.2 chance of being selected.
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Gee whiz. This looks tough.Agreed
6 spots (1 reserved)
22 Characters (1 reserved)5 spots and 21 submissions =?= 1 in 4.2 chance of being selected.
Hey. Next year will you do my taxes?
I think I'm gonna try a Ninja Maid.
I think I'm gonna try a Ninja Maid.
I've made this before as an improvised weapon attacker who two-weapon fought with stilettos. Good luck with your build! There is a lot of fun to be had with these kinds of ideas.
And yeah, the competition for this game looks TOUGH. I've heard great things about this AP, but not many people seem to want to run it yet (not all books are out, which dissuades some folks).
Good luck
So Damrak, just what are your going rates for loans?
More seriously, I'm planning on having him throw accounting/math problems at people as the verbal component of his Daze spell.
Bear in mind that, even though André Vernisant stars the game (if selected) being a Swashbuckler, he will turn to Investigator as soon as he gets to 2nd level and continue on that path for life.
More seriously, I'm planning on having him throw accounting/math problems at people as the verbal component of his Daze spell.
I'm partial to stating an algebra problem and then Command Spell "Solve for X" :)
Of course that may be LE (Logically Evil)
This is Cyrene, Sanctified Slayer Inquisitor
The chances of any one person being selected are about 21%, which is closer to 1 in 5.
This called for a Battle Royal to improve the odds!
dat feel when you have troubles coming up with a background for a character...
Okay, sorry folks stinking last couple of days, missing dog passports and airport and vet runs, plus work, have made things very hectic and sleep very scarce.
So I will do my reviews and comments tomorrow, and the deadline will be Tuesday, with selection and game start on Wednesday, to give everyone time to respond to those comments. My apologies for the delay.
Sounds good!