There's a good chance we won't get answers until Monday due to Gencon. So sad I couldn't make it this year :(
Vhonkar
CN, Male, Oread
Bloodrager 1
Backstory
Vohnkar was the captive of an especially vicious member of the Technic League who used him in countless terrible and agonizing experiments of science and magic. Vohnkar never knew the reasons for these tests for he had no memory of anything outside his dark cell or the bright agony of the lab. To this day he does not know if his memories were erased during his time in captivity or if he was created by the cruel man just to endure the endless torture. 7 years ago Vohnkar was able to escape his hell when a rival member of the League attacked the lab, laying it to waste. Crawling from the wreckage Vohnkar found his captor dying in the Ruins. Using a crude sword, formed, from a hunk of melted metal, Vohnkar ended the wretch’s life. Covered in rags and clutching the jagged blade, he stumbled out into the harsh lands of Numeria.
Vohnkar wandered the shattered lands until one evening he witnessed the flash of light in the distance that lead him to Torch. It was there he meet the Half-orc smith Claynack, who took him in and gave him his fist glimpse of a life not filled with pain and fear. While still naive to many of civilized society’s customs he has been able to integrate himself into Torch with the help of Claynack, hiding his stony, shard infused, skin to pass himself off as human to all but his closest friends.
Can’t decide between the Arcane or the Elemental [earth] bloodlines at the moment.
My idea is to develop Vohnkar from a bestial creature to a more “human” member of society. I’d like to move from CN to either CG or NG and even maybe move away from Bloodrager to a more refined class like Fighter or even Ranger.
I'd like to explore where my character came too from if possible. Either from exploring the runes of the lab I was in, finding the Rival who attacked the lab, Flashbacks and/or dreams, etc.
Thanks for your consideration.
I'm submitting this character very much built to be the armorer of the group.
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Figured I'd pool the submissions so far into a list for the GM:
Seth86 - Kit-Arr
jooker - Anvil
Daniel Stewart - android druid?
Simon Dubear - Kaen C.
DoubleGold - Rakdon Tripus
diphycue -
Samuel Ruy - android or sylph metal wizard
Mokshai - Druenour Hammerstriker
cartmanbeck - Tamoq Swarmcaller
Talomyr - android gunslinger?
Dfang - Jean Antonio
CampinCarl9127 - Theodric Geladon
Uncle Taco - Leopaldon Root
JuanAdriel - Valt Skyddade
Dirge of Hubris - Inquisitor of Brigh?
tribeof1 - Cyne
TerminalArtiste - ?
DM Crustypeanut -
Arie IJzer - Cleric of Milani?
The Thing from Beyond the Edge - Ancestor oracle or Chirurgeon alchemist?
Jorshamo - Pire Spipden
Adam Warnock - Glitch
Arknight - Half-elven Swashbuckler (Musketeer)
CrazyKender - monk
DM Jelani - Vallan Durinheart
Evan Whitefield - Vohnkar
Del Azast - Tosom Blackhand
I think I got everyone, message me if you're missing from the list!
I plan on playing Theodric Galadon, a human pistolero gunslinger.
Are you allowing archetypes from the Technology Guide, or would you rather us not take any of those?
*Edit* Actually, I'm going to aim to become a Technomancer, so nevermind my question. Though I'm sure some other people may wish to know :P
Cinder Shellback ready to delve beneath the Torch!
Cinder was just recently Chosen as an Oracle, and is still upset at the lessening of her sight. One thing she wishes now is to see the Torch burning bright as often as she can, in case her vision leaves her permanently.
Female Changeling Oracle 1 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide 42; Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 4 0)
NG Medium humanoid (changeling)
Init +1; Senses oracle's curses (clouded vision), darkvision 30 ft.; Perception +3
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Defense
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AC 14, touch 11, flat-footed 13 (+2 armor, +1 Dex, +1 natural)
hp 8 (1d8)
Fort +0, Ref +1, Will +4
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee 2 claws +0 (1d4+1) and
. . heavy mace +0 (1d8+1)
Oracle Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +4):
. . 1st (4/day)—cure light wounds, divine favor, sun metal{super}UC{/super} (DC 14)
. . 0 (at will)—create water, detect magic, light, purify food and drink (DC 13)
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Statistics
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Str 10, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 15, Cha 16
Base Atk +0; CMB +0; CMD 11
Feats Empower Spell
Traits called
Skills Craft (mechanical) +5, Heal +6, Knowledge (religion) +5, Perception +3, Sense Motive +6, Spellcraft +5
Languages Common, Draconic, Hallit
SQ mysteries (mystery [life]), revelations (safe curing)
Other Gear leather armor, heavy mace, backpack, trail rations (5), 81 gp, 13 sp
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Special Abilities
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Called (1/day) Reroll a natural 1 on an attack roll and take the second result instead.
Skymetal Smith You have a small trinket that you made in the Torch.
Clouded Vision You cannot see beyond 30'
Darkvision (30 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Empower Spell Numeric effects of a spell are increased 50%. +2 Levels.
Hulking Changeling (Annis Hag) (Ex) The changeling gains a +1 racial bonus on melee damage rolls.
Safe Curing (Su) Casting healing spells does not provoke AoO
This is the Entry for Dirge of Hubris. Name's Gavin Forgrave, Investigator and Field Agent of Alkenstar.
I will be serving as a support combatant and emergency healer as soon as I can pick up the Infusion discovery. Depending on how the party composition is set up, I would like to dabble in some gunslinger to round out the character's uses.
Crustypeanut here! Crunch is done, still working on my background, but I'll have something up eventually.
For those curious, I'm going Sohei Monk/Empyreal Sorcerer/Eldritch Knight. An odd choice, to be sure, but its something I haven't done before! :D
Presenting Orru, Oread martial artist monk. Still need to add crunch but his background is good for now.
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Orru moved to Torch 5 years ago, and his past remains a mystery to this day. Doing odd jobs around town, especially when someone needs a strong back, Orru rents a basement for a elderly woman. He has transformed the space into a small training ground, with the exception of a cot and trunk in the far corner, opposite the stairs.
Though standing only 5' tall, Orru is easy enough to pick out of a crowd, his 200lb frame covered in a gray skin, resembling polished granite, and just as hard. His head is perfectly bald, though no one knows if he shaves or lacks the ability to grow hair.
No-one knows him well, as he rarely socializes with anyone save the woman he rents from and the tavern keep down the street. His voice is deep and gravely and when moved to speak he easily grabs the attention of all present. On those occasions when the town has faced raiders or bandits, Orru has always appeared in the battle, his fist a blur as methodically moves about the fight, beating his foes into submission.
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Presenting Orru, Oread martial artist monk. Still need to add crunch but his background is good for now.
Orru moved to Torch 5 years ago, and his past remains a mystery to this day. Doing odd jobs around town, especially when someone needs a strong back, Orru rents a basement for a elderly woman. He has transformed the space into a small training ground, with the exception of a cot and trunk in the far corner, opposite the stairs.
Though standing only 5' tall, Orru is easy enough to pick out of a crowd, his 200lb frame covered in a gray skin, resembling polished granite, and just as hard. His head is perfectly bald, though no one knows if he shaves or lacks the ability to grow hair.
No-one knows him well, as he rarely socializes with anyone save the woman he rents from and the tavern keep down the street. His voice is deep and gravely and when moved to speak he easily grabs the attention of all present. On those occasions when the town has faced raiders or bandits, Orru has always appeared in the battle, his fist a blur as methodically moves about the fight, beating his foes into submission.
Raffinyaler, Gnomish Investigator (Empiricist) with Local Ties here.
Raffinyaler frequently met with Khonnir Baine at The Foundry to discuss a variety of topics, often focusing on the mystery of the Torch itself or on the strange technological devices that Khonnir had found on his expeditions in the tunnels under the hill. With the Torch going out and Khonnir's disappearance, Raffinyaler has decided to put his skills to use in an attempt to find his friend and ensure that his own livelihood isn't snuffed as well.
Crunch and appearance notes are on the alias page.
The intended role for Raffinyaler in a party is a support/skill monkey role with the flexibility to act as a secondary healer, face, or (at higher levels) precision damage dealer.
Cheshire Silvanshee Gnome Wild Child Brawler and his "little brother" Fuzzles the Tiger.
I began this process thinking I would submit a synth summoner (ala Iron Man). But after reading up on the savage versus future tech flavor of Numeria I wanted to find something that really struck that chord. I saw the picture of the Wild Child archetype and knew that is what it would have to be.
After thinking about it for a couple of days, I'm going to pull out. Good luck to all of you.
I'm bowing out, can't get a concept together.
Hope everyone else has fun, though!
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Here's what looks to be the final list of submissions:
Seth86 - Kit-Arr
jooker - Anvil
Simon Dubear - Kaen C.
DoubleGold - Rakdon Tripus
diphycue -
Samuel Ruy - android or sylph metal wizard
Mokshai - Druenour Hammerstriker
cartmanbeck - Tamoq Swarmcaller
Dfang - Jean Antonio
CampinCarl9127 - Theodric Geladon
JuanAdriel - Valt Skyddade
Dirge of Hubris - Gavin Forgrave
tribeof1 - Cyne
DM Crustypeanut - Shigeru
Arie IJzer - Cleric of Milani?
The Thing from Beyond the Edge - Ancestor oracle or Chirurgeon alchemist?
Jorshamo - Pire Spipden
Arknight - Half-elven Swashbuckler (Musketeer)
CrazyKender - Orru
DM Jelani - Vallan Durinheart
Evan Whitefield - Vohnkar
Del Azast - Tosom Blackhand
Krinn - Shelen Baine
John Jenkin - Edgar Bopo
Niteflier - Cinder Shellback
Mr. Shed - Raffinyaler
Gnomezrule - Cheshire Silvanshee
Bowing out as well. Just not enough time to give it the attention it deserves.
Where's every one going? Fuzzles is a good tiger. . . Uh oh his ears went flat . . .not good.
I know that he went to Gencon.
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Here was Uncle Taco's submission again (I can't edit that post anymore);
Uncle Taco - Leopaldon Root
As Cartmanbeck says, today is the deadline, hope we get some news.
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Back from GenCon. Fun, but tiring and troublesome. On the way up (from Mississippi, a 12-hour trip), a tractor-trailer ran into and destroyed the back of our rental vehicle. No serious injuries (fortunately), but put us behind schedule by 3 hours while we found another rental. Ran a total of seven tables for Paizo.
Give me a day or so to go through the submissions and I will make my selections. I have browsed the entries, but did I miss anything that anyone's character submissions hinges on?
Glad to hear you are okay.
Oh man, sounds like a crazy week. Glad you're ok!
I applied Theodric Galadon, let me know if I need to fix or change anything, I'm very flexible. I'm really excited about this adventure path and the chance to play a gunslinger!
Nothing to add here for the character, only that while I've watched other PBP, I've never done one.
Glad to hear you're doing ok.
I need to finish my submission in next couple of hours... This is the background I'm looking at...
When he awoke, amazingly it was to a new life. The smith hadn't held it against Vergian for taking the food, only admonished him that if he'd asked the smith would have given him that and more. Feeling guilty, Vergian asked to stay to help the woman out with chores for a few days. In the end, Vergian stayed for years. Over the time, he learned about smithing and metals as well as how to construct the guns that made Alkenstar a place for business. However, not only did the smith teach him to make the weapons, she taught him to use them. The entire relationship made Vergian feel like he actually did have a mother, and the feeling of mother to son also was the feeling of the smith to Vergian.
The family feeling ended as abruptly as it began however when the smith left to meet an associate in a small town called Torch. As the woman had been doing the same previously, Vergian didn't think much of it. When he was awoken by the feeling of tragedy his mind changed. Unsure of what he was feeling, he spent days in a bit of a mood. When a letter was delivered to him from the smith, he knew what put him in a mood. According to the letter, the smith had arrived in Torch just in time for a raid by the Black Horse clan to strike near the town. Afterwards she had gone with a group of individuals to track down the source of the raid. She had written some of her adventure in the letter, but by the end, a different hand had finished it. There was no mention of what killed her, but the letter being sent was her dying request and included her will leaving the smithy to Vergian.
It was with a heavy heart that Vergian decided to leave the business in the hands of others and journey to Torch to find out first hand what had happened. The trip took longer than he'd planned, but in the months after, he found that Torch was a place to start over. He helped with the local smithy, and on the occasion where help was needed for the town, he and his gun skill was there. While he's been staying at Agren Maust's boarding house, he's trying to find a place to call his own.
Welcome back! :D
Here's Vergian:
Vergian
Male Half-Elf (Half Drow) Swashbuckler (Musketeer) 1
NG Medium humanoid (elf, human)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +4
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Defense
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AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 11 (1d10+1)
Fort +1, Ref +5, Will +0; +2 vs. enchantments
Immune sleep
Weakness light blindness
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee rapier +5 (1d6/18-20)
Ranged light crossbow +4 (1d8/19-20)
Special Attacks deed: opportune parry and riposte, panache
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Statistics
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Str 10, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 13, Wis 10, Cha 14
Base Atk +1; CMB +1; CMD 14
Feats Gunsmithing[UC], Rapid Reload, Skill Focus (Knowledge [engineering]), Weapon Focus (rapier)
Traits acrobat, local ties
Skills Acrobatics +6, Climb -2 (-4 instead of -5 penalty when using the Climb skill to attempt an accelerated climb), Craft (alchemy) +5, Craft (blacksmith) +5, Diplomacy +2 (+4 to gather information), Knowledge (engineering) +9, Perception +4, Sense Motive +0 (+2 to read a social situation), Sleight of Hand +5; Racial Modifiers deed: derring-do
Languages Common, Elven
SQ deed: quick clear, elf blood, urbanite
Other Gear lamellar (leather) armor, crossbow bolts (10), light crossbow, rapier, 34 gp
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TRACKED RESOURCES
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Crossbow bolts - 0/10
Panache Pool (2/day) - 0/2
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Special Abilities
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Acrobat When doing an accelerated climb, penalty is reduced to -2.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Deed: Derring-Do (+3 extra dice) (Ex) Use 1 panache, +1d6 to Escape Artist, Fly, Ride, or Swim check. On a 6, roll another die.
Deed: Opportune Parry and Riposte (Ex) 1 panache and 1 AoO to attempt to parry a melee attack, then counterattack.
Deed: Quick Clear (Ex) Use 1 grit as a standard action to remove the effects of a misfire.
Elf Blood Half-elves count as both elves and humans for any effect related to race.
Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects.
Gunsmithing You can use a gunsmithing kit to craft/repair firearms and ammo.
Light Blindness (Ex) Bright light blinds for 1 rd, then dazzled as long as remain in it.
Local Ties (Knowledge [engineering]) You are considered to have the technologist feat for Knowledge (engineering)
Panache (Ex) Gain a pool of points that are spent to fuel deeds, regained on light/piercing crit/killing blow.
Rapid Reload (Musket) You can reload fast with one type of Crossbow or Firearm.
Urbanite +2 Diplomacy to gather information & Sense Motive to read a social situation.
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Growing up on the streets in a city like Alkenstar, Vergian had no idea what the next day was going to bring. He didn't know his family, and he had to fight for every bit of food he ate. The daily struggle met it end on the day he managed to steal some fresh food from a blacksmith's family. While he was devouring his treasure, several other thugs surrounded him to take it. He began fighting, but the numbers were a bit much and he felt blow after blow. Just before he passed out, he saw the woman blacksmith fire a shot from a gun into the ground next to the leader's head. Without hesitation, the gang fled, leaving the smith to kneel beside Vergian and check on the young man.
When he awoke, amazingly it was to a new life. The smith hadn't held it against Vergian for taking the food, only admonished him that if he'd asked the smith would have given him that and more. Feeling guilty, Vergian asked to stay to help the woman out with chores for a few days. In the end, Vergian stayed for years. Over the time, he learned about smithing and metals as well as how to construct the guns that made Alkenstar a place for business. However, not only did the smith teach him to make the weapons, she taught him to use them. The entire relationship made Vergian feel like he actually did have a mother, and the feeling of mother to son also was the feeling of the smith to Vergian.
The family feeling ended as abruptly as it began however when the smith left to meet an associate in a small town called Torch. As the woman had been doing the same previously, Vergian didn't think much of it. When he was awoken by the feeling of tragedy his mind changed. Unsure of what he was feeling, he spent days in a bit of a mood. When a letter was delivered to him from the smith, he knew what put him in a mood. According to the letter, the smith had arrived in Torch just in time for a raid by the Black Horse clan to strike near the town. Afterwards she had gone with a group of individuals to track down the source of the raid. She had written some of her adventure in the letter, but by the end, a different hand had finished it. There was no mention of what killed her, but the letter being sent was her dying request and included her will leaving the smithy to Vergian.
It was with a heavy heart that Vergian decided to leave the business in the hands of others and journey to Torch to find out first hand what had happened. The trip took longer than he'd planned, but in the months after, he found that Torch was a place to start over. He helped with the local smithy, and on the occasion where help was needed for the town, he and his gun skill was there. While he's been staying at Agren Maust's boarding house, he's trying to find a place to call his own. He also discovered that Khonnir Baine was the friend that his second mother had come to meet. Talking to Khonnir, Vergian learned a lot about the woman and he also learned that there was still much he could learn about crafting. Meeting with Khonnir from time to time, he rapidly expanded his knowledge of what was possible.
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Good to see you made it back. I am sure you want to do some resting before bombarding yourself with some more Pathfinder, not barring all the scanning and proofreading you are about to have to do.
I made a few changes mostly adding details. Finishing the stats on the Animal Companion. Adding a write up on personality, and appearance (as well as a pic). Lastly I bought equipment. Hopefully I will not need anything that casts more than 1 gold.
Vohnkar is ready
I've been offered a guaranteed spot in a game with a DM I've played with and liked before, so I'm going to withdraw my interest here. Thanks, and good gaming!
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Would that I had room to accept everyone. There were some very good submissions here. Please don't feel bad if you didn't get selected. In the end, it came down to party balance and the ones I felt would make the most interesting mix.
The finalists are:
Kit'Arr - Seth86
Pire Spipden - Jorshamo
Druenor Hammerstriker - Mokshai
Anvil - jooker
Shigeru - DM Crustypeanut
Cheshire Silvanshee - Gnomerulez
Thanks for the shot Whtknt. Congrats to my fellows. There were lots of good submissions so I do not envy the choice you had to make. For those that have a very Iron Gods themed character there is another recruitment drive that ends Sunday in another thread.
Changing him to a her. Will have her stats up later today. Thanks for choosing her
Aha, thanks for picking me! I'm stoked to start playing. Good luck for future games to everybody who didn't make it in, there were tons of neat characters.