The gnome/Shoanti power team might all make it together.
@nightdeath: Thank you for your submission. The campaign trait you've listed on your char sheet is not one from the Jade Regent Player's Guide. Can you please choose one from there...
Best Friend, Caravan Guard, Childhood Crush, Foster Child, Friend of the Family, Hero Worship, Rescued, Student Survivalist & Younger Sibling.
I'll place you on the updated submissions list tomorrow after you've given me your revised campaign trait (and I'm also waiting to see if any other submissions come in before I post another list).
Thanks kindly. :)
@nightdeath: Thank you for your submission. The campaign trait you've listed on your char sheet is not one from the Jade Regent Player's Guide. Can you please choose one from there...
** spoiler omitted **
I'll place you on the updated submissions list tomorrow after you've given me your revised campaign trait (and I'm also waiting to see if any other submissions come in before I post another list).
Thanks kindly. :)
In their defense, it is a Jade Regent Trait, just not from the Player's Guide.
When Paizo published the Varisia: Birthplace of Legends Player Companion, it included two new Campaign Traits for each of the Varisia Adventure Paths which had come previously.
@Arioch - I understand that. However, since I had every other applicant choose one from the Player’s Guide (and stated as such in my creation guidelines), it’s only fair that every new player who applies chooses from those as well.
@nightdeath: Thank you for changing the Campaign trait.
I'm going to have to bow out. I'm having a hard time coming up with a character I like and just don't have the time now just cobble something together just to get a submission in.
Good luck to everyone else
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@Vanulf Wulson: Thank you for letting me know. Best of luck. :)
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Updated List of Submissions: (Categorised by Campaign Trait)
Best Friend: Ameiko
• Meadow Lark. (player joker27) – Female, CG, Kitsune Unchained Rogue (Kitsune Trickster)
• Filona Fiorde (player Anthorg) – Female, CG, Gnome Sorcerer (Fey bloodline)
• Yumiko Yurishi (player Drogeney) – Female, NG, Kitsune Ninja
• Tas Acantha (player Xynen) – Male, CG, Half Elf Tattooed Starsoul Sorcerer
• Ashlana Moran (player Twilik) – Female, NG, Human Witch (Cartomancer)
• Lykàn Delĩss (player nightdeath) – Male, CG, Human Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager/Beastskin Berserker)
Best Friend: Sandru
• Dominic Kaiba (player Torilgrey) – Male, CG, Human (Varisian) Cleric of Desna (Varisian Pilgrim)
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Caravan Guard
• Beastbrother (player Simeon) – Male, CG, Human (Shoanti) Cavalier (Hussar)
• Takamoto Gorou (player Crisischild) - Male, LN, Human (Tian-Min) Bloodrager (Primalist, Steelblooded)
• Gundar Ironbeard (player Briccone) – Male, LG, Dwarf Cleric of Torag
• Kusuma of Minata (player Laird_Thorne) – Male, LN, Human (Tian-Shu) Unchained Monk (Windstep Master)
• Radjiik (player Ythiel) – Male, LN, Human (Shoanti) Rogue (Scout)
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Childhood Crush: Ameiko
• Hattori Aiko (player Jesse Heinig) – Female, CG, Human Ninja
• Adrian Liu (player Patrickthekid) – Male, LG, Human (Tian-Shu) Unchained Monk
• Hana Tenko (player Delightful) – Female, CG, Kitsune Ninja
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Foster Child: Koya
• Flori Costor (player inara14) – Female, CG, Human (Varisian) Ranger (Guide)
• Zura Mvashti (player Veltent) – Female, NG, Changeling Fighter (Mutation Warrior)
• Amely Petri (player Daynen) – Female, True Neutral, Kitsune Sorcerer (Nine-tailed Heir)
• Dargu (player psionichamster) – Male, NG Human Fighter
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Friend of the Family: Koya
• Kwai Chang Caine (player Dorian Grey) – Male, NG, Human (Minkai/Varisian) Hexcrafter/Staff Magus
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Hero Worship: Ameiko
• Timerus A'Conal (player Dread) – Male, NG, Half Elf Arcanist
Hero Worship: Shalelu
• Posh Stemtimple (player Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan) – Male, LG, Gnome Cavalier (Emissary)
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Rescued: Koya
• Zyren (player Zanbabe) – Female, CG, Samsaran Bard (Arrowsong Minstrel)
• Talax (player WalkerOhmsford/Tok Kenai) – Male, NG, Human Witch (Wisdom Patron)
Rescued: Shalelu
• Baradim Walks the Earth (player KingHotTrash) – Male, NG Half-orc Inquisitor of Sarenrae (Sanctified Slayer)
• Jieran Cordant (player Trevor86) – Male, NG, Half Elf Oracle
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Student Survivalist: Shalelu
• Michaela “Mike” Dornslagdam (player Delmoth) – Female,CG, Dwarf Cleric (Cayden Cailean)
• Durrbin Frostbeard (player DeathMetalDragon) – Male, NG, Dwarf Druid
• Elliastra Greenbow (player PJP) – Female, NG Elf Ranger
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Younger Sibling: Ameiko
• Akatsu Horami Kaijitsu (player The Archlich) – Male, LN, Human (Tian-Min) Monk (Monk of the Empty Hand)
• Arioch Bellimarius (player Irnk, Dead-Eye's Prodigal) – Male, NG/CG, Human (Chelaxian) Vigilante (Brute)
Younger Sibling: Shalelu
• Caladorn Estvial (player pas300) – Male, CG, Elf Unchained Rogue (Rake)
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Interest registered:
• oyzar: Heavens Oracle
• Cuàn: Theresa Faradrini, my Brine May Changeling, archery focused Ranger using the Fortune-Finder archetype or Fighter using the Bladed Brush feat to use finesse with a glaive. She'd go Samurai using the Ironbound Sword archetype at some later point.
• Phantom Genius: Changeling Cleric of Sarenrae
• theasl : Snowcaster Half Elf Hunter (Totem-Bonded)
• The Emerald Duke : Male, Half-Elf Vigilante with the double-Scion and Warlock archetypes - draft in progress.
• Rikash: Fighter at level 1, then onto Investigator from there as a frontliner.
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• david barker (Dotted)
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- Once again, I thank each and every person who has put together a character for this AP. A courtesy note: For those who have dotted the thread or given a brief character concept, you will have until the end of Wednesday 19th August to develop a concept and post crunch and fluff to be considered in the running.
Thank you kindly,
Chesca. :)
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Alright, Snowfang and her companion wolf Toothy are basically complete. I'll make an alias (or two, if you prefer) if selected. Thanks!
Snowfang's life in the north was never particularly exciting. With nobody but her parents a permanent fixture in her life, she spent most of her early years with the friendly animals that the tribe left in their care. Before long, with little left to do and see in Hillcross, the family decided to set off for the warmer lands to the south. Though they obviously weren't able to take all of Snowfang's animal friends with them on their journey, they did bring along a pack of wolves who seemed just as eager to leave their snowy home, as well as a special gift from the tribe's elders - two kukris, their handles specially crafted from the tusks of a mammoth, a reminder of the land she once called home and the giant beasts she shared it with.
After the long trip across the tundra from Hillcross through the Ulfen lands and down south to Varisia, Snowfang's family arrived in Sandpoint, where they decided to settle. There, they quickly became close friends with the Mvashtis, the quickness and eagerness with which Niska welcomed them leading some to believe that the old seer had seen something extraordinary in the family's future...though the reality was that they had met in the north, years before, on their respective travels. As the young half-elf grew of age, her father began to teach her in some of the few Ilverani ways he still carried with him - survival skills, archery, and most of all the art of fencing, though Snowfang much preferred using her special knives to her father's rapier. At around the same time, one particularly headstrong wolf pup attached himself to Snowfang, who named him Toothy after his normal goofy grin. Between wrangling Toothy, her training, and chatting with Niska - or, at times, all of them together - Snowfang never had a dull day in Sandpoint.
Inevitably, though, Niska passed, and with their strongest tie to the town gone, Snowfang's parents decided to move on once again. This time, though, the grown half-elf decided to stay put and not follow their wanderlust, heeding Niska's advice and feeling the opportunity for an even greater journey ahead. With Toothy at her side, she continued practicing what her father taught her, waiting for a chance to put it to good use.
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Snowfang inherited the pale skin and white hair of her father, and the green eyes and lean physique of her mother. She mostly wears leathers with a splash of blue, and is never seen without her two ivory-handled kukris. Also always at her side is Toothy, a giant gray wolf with a persistent panting grin showcasing his namesake canines.
Having grown up with few peers and parents from two rather reclusive cultures, Snowfang is awkward at best around others, but seems to be able to form strong bonds with animals much more quickly.
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I'll be submitting Fara Volavkin, my Changeling Fighter who will go Ironbound Sword Samurai at some later point when it's fitting for both her and the story.
She'll also vastly improve her skill as an archer as soon as her ability with her glaive is set up.
Now if you look at her portrait you'll see I used a Half Orc, but that's what you get as a Changeling when your father is a Half Orc. It's also why it took a reading from Niska Mvashti, Koya's recently departed mother, to figure out that she was anything other than a Half Orc.
Fara is 21 years old, tall and generally looks like a female half orc. Like many other Changelings she has heterochromia, but the differences are fairly subtle; one eye is olive while the other is a dark sea green.
She wears her hair short as it tangles very easily and is an absolute pain to maintain.
Another odd thing about her is her smell. When others would smell sweaty, she instead smells like brackish water.
When it comes to personality, Fara is kind, upbeat and prone to acting before she thinks. On the other hand she might actually overthink things she finds very important and subsequently fail to make decisions. She is very caring towards both friends and family.
For those who have seen Gravity Falls, think of her as close to Mabel Pines, except also 9 years older and more mature as a result.
She loves painting people and landscapes. Knowing long travels over harsh terrain aren't that well suited to such pursuits she has bought journals, pens and ink to instead do series of pen drawings.
Oh, and she brings a pet ferret named Alphonse.
I divided Fara's background in two; the part before she was born and her early life. Despite that it's still quite long.
Fara's father was an easy target.
A young half orc man who just had to flee for his life after trying to contact his father's Shoanti clan, his Quah, and was now on his way home to Magnimar once more. Sure, he had known the Shadde-Quah were wary of outsiders and Shoanti in general weren't fond of Orcs but he hadn't expected them to straight up attack him while he tried to explain their blood also ran through his veins. Maybe he should have studied their language more, make sure he used the right words. At least he lived and could try again in the future.
That future would not be though. Unbeknownst to the man he was being stalked by a feared creature of the Lost Coast, the sea hag Peg o'Ness and he wouldn't know it until it was too late. Disguising herself as a beautiful young woman she approached him, asking for help with some fabricated problem. The moment she had an opening she attacked him, knocked him out and dragged him to her lair. There she had her way with the terrified man before killing him and feeding him to the sharks that patrolled the waters close to her lair.
Months later the hag sought herself a family to dump her newborn child. It was here that her choice for a half orc father, a novelty for her, came back to bite her as there were no fitting family's accessible to her for a swap. Instead travelled for a while just off the Old Coast road in hopes of spotting a Varisian caravan as those were likely to adopt and raise a foundling.
So when she spotted such a caravan approaching she rushed ahead, placed the child on a roadside shrine to Desna where the travellers were likely to stop for a moment and slapped the babe across the face just so it would cry. Then she hid and, once satisfied that the travellers had picked up the child, headed back to the sea.
Yet even though the travels took her family from Kerse in Druma all the way the way to Turvik in the Lands of the Linnorm Kings they always returned to Sandpoint. When they did they'd always invite mother and daughter Mvashki, known as granny Niska and aunty Koya to the children, to join their camp. And every time they were told how granny Niska, who was the sister of her father's great-grandmother, had saved their grandmother from some horrible disease when she had been a child, thus making sure their father and they themselves could be born. While this didn't strictly apply to Fara, it impressed her all the same. As a result, the fact granny Niska appeared to take a shine to her filled Fara with pride. Why that was she would not discover until she was much older.
In fact she was sixteen. The family had just left Kerse in Druma when word reached them of a large scale goblin attack on Sandpoint. The entire caravan was brought into gear to get to Sandpoint as quickly as possible. By the time they reached Nirmathas there came news of giants attacking Sandpoint. At that point the entire family expected to find nothing but ruins and corpses by the time they'd reach the town. Yet before they even left Nirmathas and entered the Bloodsworn Vale news once more reached them, telling them Sandpoint was safe due to the work of a group of adventuring heroes and that most people from the town had survived. While this allowed the entire extended family to relax a bit, they still continued on towards Sandpoint.
To Fara this last news opened a window to new possibilities. For a while she had been thinking of striking out on her own and leaving the same route her family travelled year after year. She longed to make her own stories just like the many guests that journeyed along with the caravan for short amounts of time did, just like the monkey-man had done (he had travelled all the way from Vudra! On foot!). And now she heard tales of adventurers who were heroes and had even saved Sandpoint. Very few things could be more exciting than that. She then made a promise to herself to strike out on her own, when she was old enough and knew how to defend herself.
It was the next day she started asking the ones on guard duty to train her but was dismissed every time. On the caravan everyone had a place and a duty and so far she had shown to be very able both in handling the animals and in handling people, there was no need for her to learn to fight. The only one that was willing to teach her anything was the new guy they had picked up in Longshadow in Nirmathas for the trek through Bloodsworn Vale just days before. The other guards already did not like him much, considering him a softy picking flowers on the road and softly reciting poetry while on patrol. Fara had liked him because he marked himself as a Shelynite and she also liked the goddess of art and beauty, often praying for inspiration and a steady hand while painting the gorgeous landscapes the caravan passed by. But while she liked him she didn't think he'd be much of a fighter. She was wrong. He did not train her in the use of a sword, as Fara had expected, but instead used a glaive, Shelyn's own weapon of choice. The trick, according to him, was to wield it like some sort of oversized paintbrush, delivering stroke after stroke as if the battlefield was the canvas.
By the time they finally reached Sandpoint Fara was able to hold her own, provided her trainer chose not to go all out.
In Sandpoint they all reunited with the Mvashti's. Koya, who had not been present for the attacks, had returned a mere week before they had arrived. The whole family then joined in helping restore the damage to Sandpoint. Fara had longed to meet the heroes who had saved the town but apparently they had left again, chasing down whoever was behind the attack. It was during this visit to Sandpoint that Niska called Fara to her to talk. Expecting her parents had somehow figured out her plan of eventually striking out on her own and had asked granny Niska to talk some sense into her Fara came expecting admonishment. It didn't come. Instead Niska invited Fara to take a seat across from her while she'd lay down the Harrow for her. What came from that surprised Fara but seemed to only confirm things for Niska.
First she was a daughter of the sea, which to Niska meant Fara was in fact the changeling daughter of a sea hag. The sea hag of the area in fact, old Peg Powler or Peg o'Ness. Soon, somewhere in the next few years, there would come a choice. One path would allow her to stay with her kin and live a happy life for a while, maybe even a family of her own, but would eventually lead to The Mute Hag, Fara's own transformation into a hag which would then be followed by death and despair for her kin. The other choice was more open ended but it would mean travelling far away from here not to return, leaving her family behind forever. Realising this was quite a lot to lay upon a sixteen year old Niska told her she didn't have to make a choice right then and there. In fact if she'd make sure she'd return to Niska four years and four days from now at which point Niska would read the cards again to give her more clarity so she could make the proper choice.
Fara was shocked, mostly by the revelation that she was more 'other' than she always had thought she was and dreams of hags and other monstrous crones haunted her nightmares and her paintings for many months. It also got her to think. She had already intended to travel but the idea was always that she'd have her parents and siblings to return to. Yet now she knew the only way to keep them save was to go away for good.
After those four years, which she had filled with planning and training for a journey she wasn't sure would come, Fara returned to Sandpoint while her family was still camped outside Magnimar. Yet when she arrived Niska looked frail and old. She always had been old but for the first time she actually looked old. She no longer read the cards, her eyes wouldn't let her anymore, but she did still see. In Fara she saw the doubt, which Fara also explained to her. On the one hand she wanted her family to be save but on the other she did not think she could live without them to fall back on. She wanted to do the good thing for them but she did not know if she could. Niska just smiled as if she already knew this would happen. So when Fara was done talking and crying Niska told her what was going to happen next. In a few weeks she'd be gone, she'd join Desna up in the night sky, leaving her daughter to fend for herself. Koya, like Fara, wanted to make a long journey away from Sandpoint but wasn't sure she could. If she went though, she needed someone to come with her and watch her back. And, according to Niska, that someone should be Fara. So she made Far swear she'd do just that, watch Koya's back when she went to travel. That way she'd not only have the an extra reason to do the good thing and leave Sandpoint and her family behind but she also had at least some family with her on her journey. But the choice for Koya would also come shortly, within the year so Fara needed to be ready.
It's now been a few months since old Niska passed away. Fara and her family were just east of Korvosa when it happened and they turned around as quickly as they could. But while her family had gone back on the road after the funeral, Fara had stayed behind. They understood, she had been very close to the old woman and they pick her up when they came by at the end of the year on their way back up north again. Fara nodded and agreed as she hugged them goodbye, knowing full well that she'd already have moved on from Sandpoint by the time they'd come back.
I apologize for taking so long. Gorou's backstory has finally been added to the profile. Got busy with work, they I was sick, then my dog copied me because he's unoriginal and got sick too. Sorry that it's kinda rambly.
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roles
combatant
(M)Lykàn Delĩss-Human Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager/Beastskin Berserker)---best friend Ameiko (1a)
(M)Beastbrother-Human (Shoanti) Cavalier (Hussar)---caravan guard (2)
(M)Takamoto Gorou-Human (Tian-Min) Bloodrager (Primalist, Steelblooded)---caravan guard (2)
(F) Zura Mvashti-Changeling Fighter (Mutation Warrior)---Foster Child Koya (4)
(M) Dargu Human Fighter---Foster Child Koya (4)
(M) Posh Stemtimple-Gnome Cavalier (Emissary)---Hero Worship Shelalu (5b)
(F)Izarathynda 'Snowfang'--Half Elf Hunter---Friend of The Family Koya (5)
(F)Fara Volavkin-Changeling Fighter---Friend of The Family Koya (5)
Arcane Caster
(F)Filona Fiorde- Gnome Sorcerer (Fey bloodline)-----best friend Ameiko (1a)
(M)Tas Acantha-Half Elf Sorcerer (Tattooed Starsoul)--best friend Ameiko (1a)
(F)Ashlana Moran-Human Witch (Cartomancer)---best friend Ameiko (1a)
(F) Amely Petri-Kitsune Sorcerer (Nine-tailed Heir)---Foster Child Koya (4)
(M)Timerus A'Conal-Half Elf Arcanist--Hero Worship Ameiko (5b)
(M) Talax-Human Witch (Wisdom Patron)---Rescued Koya (6a)
Divine Caster
(M)Dominic Kaiba-Human (Varisian) Cleric of Desna (Varisian Pilgrim)---best friend Sandru (1b)
(M)Gundar Ironbeard-Dwarf Cleric of Torag---caravan guard (2)
(M)Jieran Cordant-Half Elf Oracle---rescued Shelalu (6b)
(F)Michaela “Mike” Dornslagdam-Dwarf Cleric (Cayden Cailean)---Student Survivalist Shelalu (7)
(M)Durrbin Frostbeard-Dwarf Druid---Student Survivalist Shelalu (7)
Trapfinder
(F)Meadow Lark-Kitsune Rogue----best Friend Ameiko (1a)
(F)Yumiko Yurishi-Kitsune Ninja---best friend Ameiko (1a)
(M)Radjiik-Human (Shoanti) Rogue (Scout)---caravan guard (2)
(F)Hattori Aiko-Human Ninja----childhood crush Ameiko (3a)
(F)Hana Tenko-Kitsune Ninja---childhood crush Ameiko (3a)
(M)Arioch Bellimarius-Human (Chelaxian) Vigilante (Brute)---Younger Sibling Ameiko (9a)
(M)Caladorn Estvial-Elf Unchained Rogue (Rake) Younger Sibling Shelalu (9b)
Swiss Army Knife
(M)Kusuma of Minata-Human (Tian-Shu) Unchained Monk (Windstep Master)---caravan guard (2)
(M)Adrian Liu-Human (Tian-Shu) Unchained Monk---childhood crush Ameiko (3a)
(F) Flori Costor-Human (Varisian) Ranger (Guide)---Foster Child Koya (4)
(M) Kwai Chang Caine-Human (Minkai/Varisian) Hexcrafter/Staff Magus--Friend of The Family-Koya (5)
(F)Zyren-Samsaran Bard (Arrowsong Minstrel)---Rescued Koya (6a)
(M) Baradim Walks the Earth-Half-orc Inquisitor of Sarenrae (Sanctified Slayer)---Rescued Shelalu (6b)
(F)Elliastra Greenbow-Elf Ranger Student Survivalist Shelalu (7)
(M)Akatsu Horami Kaijitsu-Human (Tian-Min) Monk (Monk of the Empty Hand)---Younger Sibling Ameiko (9a)
another analysis
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Connections
Ameiko
(M)Lykàn Delĩss-Human Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager/Beastskin Berserker)---best friend Ameiko (1a)
(F)Filona Fiorde- Gnome Sorcerer (Fey bloodline)-----best friend Ameiko (1a)
(M)Tas Acantha-Half Elf Sorcerer (Tattooed Starsoul)--best friend Ameiko (1a)
(F)Ashlana Moran-Human Witch (Cartomancer)---best friend Ameiko (1a)
(M)Timerus A'Conal-Half Elf Arcanist--Hero Worship Ameiko (5b)
(F)Meadow Lark-Kitsune Rogue----best Friend Ameiko (1a)
(F)Yumiko Yurishi-Kitsune Ninja---best friend Ameiko (1a)
(F)Hattori Aiko-Human Ninja----childhood crush Ameiko (3a)
(F)Hana Tenko-Kitsune Ninja---childhood crush Ameiko (3a)
(M)Arioch Bellimarius-Human (Chelaxian) Vigilante (Brute)---Younger Sibling Ameiko (9a)
(M)Adrian Liu-Human (Tian-Shu) Unchained Monk---childhood crush Ameiko (3a)
(M)Akatsu Horami Kaijitsu-Human (Tian-Min) Monk (Monk of the Empty Hand)---Younger Sibling Ameiko (9a)
Koya
(F) Zura Mvashti-Changeling Fighter (Mutation Warrior)---Foster Child Koya (4)
(M) Dargu Human Fighter---Foster Child Koya (4)
(F)Izarathynda 'Snowfang'--Half Elf Hunter---Friend of The Family Koya (5)
(F)Fara Volavkin-Changeling Fighter---Friend of The Family Koya (5)
(F) Amely Petri-Kitsune Sorcerer (Nine-tailed Heir)---Foster Child Koya (4)
(M) Talax-Human Witch (Wisdom Patron)---Rescued Koya (6a)
(F) Flori Costor-Human (Varisian) Ranger (Guide)---Foster Child Koya (4)
(M) Kwai Chang Caine-Human (Minkai/Varisian) Hexcrafter/Staff Magus--Friend of The Family-Koya (5)
(F)Zyren-Samsaran Bard (Arrowsong Minstrel)---Rescued Koya (6a)
Shelalu
(M) Posh Stemtimple-Gnome Cavalier (Emissary)---Hero Worship Shelalu (5b)
(M)Jieran Cordant-Half Elf Oracle---rescued Shelalu (6b)
(F)Michaela “Mike” Dornslagdam-Dwarf Cleric (Cayden Cailean)---Student Survivalist Shelalu (7)
(M)Durrbin Frostbeard-Dwarf Druid---Student Survivalist Shelalu (7)
(M)Caladorn Estvial-Elf Unchained Rogue (Rake) Younger Sibling Shelalu (9b)
(M) Baradim Walks the Earth-Half-orc Inquisitor of Sarenrae (Sanctified Slayer)---Rescued Shelalu (6b)
(F)Elliastra Greenbow-Elf Ranger Student Survivalist Shelalu (7)
Sandru
(M)Dominic Kaiba-Human (Varisian) Cleric of Desna (Varisian Pilgrim)---best friend Sandru (1b)
None
(M)Beastbrother-Human (Shoanti) Cavalier (Hussar)---caravan guard (2)
(M)Takamoto Gorou-Human (Tian-Min) Bloodrager (Primalist, Steelblooded)---caravan guard (2)
(M)Gundar Ironbeard-Dwarf Cleric of Torag---caravan guard (2)
(M)Radjiik-Human (Shoanti) Rogue (Scout)---caravan guard (2)
(M)Kusuma of Minata-Human (Tian-Shu) Unchained Monk (Windstep Master)---caravan guard (2)
yet another analysis
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Whether I make it into the game or not, my work here is done.
Wow, poor nobody likes poor Sandru this time around. I feel kinda sorry for him.
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Updated List of Submissions: (Categorised by Campaign Trait)
Best Friend: Ameiko
• Meadow Lark. (player joker27) – Female, CG, Kitsune Unchained Rogue (Kitsune Trickster)
• Filona Fiorde (player Anthorg) – Female, CG, Gnome Sorcerer (Fey bloodline)
• Yumiko Yurishi (player Drogeney) – Female, NG, Kitsune Ninja
• Tas Acantha (player Xynen) – Male, CG, Half Elf Tattooed Starsoul Sorcerer
• Ashlana Moran (player Twilik) – Female, NG, Human Witch (Cartomancer)
• Lykàn Delĩss (playernightdeath) – Male, CG, Human Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager/Beastskin Berserker)
Best Friend: Sandru
• Dominic Kaiba (player Torilgrey) – Male, CG, Human (Varisian) Cleric of Desna (Varisian Pilgrim)
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Caravan Guard
• Beastbrother (player Simeon) – Male, CG, Human (Shoanti) Cavalier (Hussar)
• Takamoto Gorou (player Crisischild) - Male, LN, Human (Tian-Min) Bloodrager (Primalist, Steelblooded)
• Gundar Ironbeard (player Briccone) – Male, LG, Dwarf Cleric of Torag
• Kusuma of Minata (player Laird_Thorne) – Male, LN, Human (Tian-Shu) Unchained Monk (Windstep Master)
• Radjiik (player Ythiel) – Male, LN, Human (Shoanti) Rogue (Scout)
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Childhood Crush: Ameiko
• Hattori Aiko (player Jesse Heinig) – Female, CG, Human Ninja
• Adrian Liu (player Patrickthekid) – Male, LG, Human (Tian-Shu) Unchained Monk
• Hana Tenko (player Delightful) – Female, CG, Kitsune Ninja
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Foster Child: Koya
• Flori Costor (player inara14) – Female, CG, Human (Varisian) Ranger (Guide)
• Zura Mvashti (player Veltent) – Female, NG, Changeling Fighter (Mutation Warrior)
• Amely Petri (player Daynen) – Female, True Neutral, Kitsune Sorcerer (Nine-tailed Heir)
• Dargu (player psionichamster) – Male, NG Human Fighter
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Friend of the Family: Koya
• Kwai Chang Caine (player Dorian Grey) – Male, NG, Human (Minkai/Varisian) Hexcrafter/Staff Magus
• Izarathynda Snowfang with wolf companion, Toothy (player theasl)– Female, NG, Snowcaster Half-Elf Hunter (Totem-Bonded)
• Fara Volavkin (player Cuàn) – Female, NG, Brine May Changeling Fighter
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Hero Worship: Ameiko
• Timerus A'Conal (player Dread) – Male, NG, Half Elf Arcanist
Hero Worship: Shalelu
• Posh Stemtimple (player Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan) – Male, LG, Gnome Cavalier (Emissary)
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Rescued: Koya
• Zyren (player Zanbabe) – Female, CG, Samsaran Bard (Arrowsong Minstrel)
• Talax (player WalkerOhmsford/Tok Kenai) – Male, NG, Human Witch (Wisdom Patron)
Rescued: Shalelu
• Baradim Walks the Earth (player KingHotTrash) – Male, NG Half-orc Inquisitor of Sarenrae (Sanctified Slayer)
• Jieran Cordant (player Trevor86) – Male, NG, Half Elf Oracle
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Student Survivalist: Shalelu
• Michaela “Mike” Dornslagdam (player Delmoth) – Female,CG, Dwarf Cleric (Cayden Cailean)
• Durrbin Frostbeard (player DeathMetalDragon) – Male, NG, Dwarf Druid
• Elliastra Greenbow (player PJP) – Female, NG Elf Ranger
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Younger Sibling: Ameiko
• Akatsu Horami Kaijitsu (player The Archlich) – Male, LN, Human (Tian-Min) Monk (Monk of the Empty Hand)
• Arioch Bellimarius (player Irnk, Dead-Eye's Prodigal) – Male, NG/CG, Human (Chelaxian) Vigilante (Brute)
Younger Sibling: Shalelu
• Caladorn Estvial (player pas300) – Male, CG, Elf Unchained Rogue (Rake)
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Interest registered:
• oyzar: Heavens Oracle
• Phantom Genius: Changeling Cleric of Sarenrae
• The Emerald Duke : Male, Half-Elf Vigilante with the double-Scion and Warlock archetypes - draft in progress.
• Rikash: Fighter at level 1, then onto Investigator from there as a frontliner.
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• david barker (Dotted)
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- Since it's the 19th August in the southern hemisphere, I will be closing recruitment to any new applicants after midnight tonight, my time (I'm on Australian Eastern Standard Time, GMT +10). It's currently 7.17am on my side of the world.
- For those who have registered general interest, but as yet have not completed or developed a concept, you will have until close of tomorrow night to get something up on the board (I'm taking into consideration the northern hemisphere folk).
- I will be announcing the successful applicants on Sunday, 22nd August.
- Can people please stop posting "data"/"analysis" unless it's under a spoiler. I don't want the recruitment thread filled with multiple walls of text. Thanks.
- Thank you so much for the time and effort you have put into your characters. I'm certain we can put together a wonderful party for this AP.
Kind Regards,
Chesca.
Thank you Chesca!
Thank you. sorry for the analysis.
@Timerus: Out of curiosity, what do you qualify as a "Swiss-Army-Knife"?
a character that can fill multiple roles.
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In regard to the general data and analysis lists being posted by other players as they wait out recruitment, I ask that other players not be too concerned with where they are placed/categorised on these lists. I have read through your characters and have my own paper list on which I will be making my final decision (taking into consideration multiple aspects and information I have collated/am collating). I am being quite thorough in my selection process. Thanks. :)
~ GM Chesca.
Thanks again, GM Chesca. This has sort of taken off like wildfire, and goodness knows we already get enough of those over here in California.
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I...guess Amely can fill more than one role? Still basically arcane casting though. Control with some roasty-toasty-burny-blasty-watch-for-the-fire-it-gets-nasty on the side.
Wow, poor nobody likes poor Sandru this time around. I feel kinda sorry for him.
Technically I think all the Caravan Guard choices would be considered Sandru, but I don't have my copy at the moment, so I could be wrong...
Thank you, GM Chesca of the Jade!
So many AP applications have had giant recruitments lately. I wonder what the drive is for it right now vs like 2 months ago.
A ton of games have collapsed since the pandemic started, but people still need stuff to do from home.
FYI, I corrected some spelling mistakes and issues with Hana's backstory. With that done she's officially ready and good to go.
This is Rikash chiming in with his completed Fighter who plans to turn investigator. My backstory, appearance, etc are in this profile. Best of luck to everyone.
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@Hana Tenko: Thanks! :)
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Updated List of Submissions: (Categorised by Campaign Trait)
Best Friend: Ameiko
• Meadow Lark. (player joker27) – Female, CG, Kitsune Unchained Rogue (Kitsune Trickster)
• Filona Fiorde (player Anthorg) – Female, CG, Gnome Sorcerer (Fey bloodline)
• Yumiko Yurishi (player Drogeney) – Female, NG, Kitsune Ninja
• Tas Acantha (player Xynen) – Male, CG, Half Elf Tattooed Starsoul Sorcerer
• Ashlana Moran (player Twilik) – Female, NG, Human Witch (Cartomancer)
• Lykàn Delĩss (player nightdeath) – Male, CG, Human Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager/Beastskin Berserker)
• Hubert “Ox” Kowalski (player Rikash) – Male, NG, Human Fighter
Best Friend: Sandru
• Dominic Kaiba (player Torilgrey) – Male, CG, Human (Varisian) Cleric of Desna (Varisian Pilgrim)
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Caravan Guard
• Beastbrother (player Simeon) – Male, CG, Human (Shoanti) Cavalier (Hussar)
• Takamoto Gorou (player Crisischild) - Male, LN, Human (Tian-Min) Bloodrager (Primalist, Steelblooded)
• Gundar Ironbeard (player Briccone) – Male, LG, Dwarf Cleric of Torag
• Kusuma of Minata (player Laird_Thorne) – Male, LN, Human (Tian-Shu) Unchained Monk (Windstep Master)
• Radjiik (player Ythiel) – Male, LN, Human (Shoanti) Rogue (Scout)
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Childhood Crush: Ameiko
• Hattori Aiko (player Jesse Heinig) – Female, CG, Human Ninja
• Adrian Liu (player Patrickthekid) – Male, LG, Human (Tian-Shu) Unchained Monk
• Hana Tenko (player Delightful) – Female, CG, Kitsune Ninja
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Foster Child: Koya
• Flori Costor (player inara14) – Female, CG, Human (Varisian) Ranger (Guide)
• Zura Mvashti (player Veltent) – Female, NG, Changeling Fighter (Mutation Warrior)
• Amely Petri (player Daynen) – Female, True Neutral, Kitsune Sorcerer (Nine-tailed Heir)
• Dargu (player psionichamster) – Male, NG Human Fighter
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Friend of the Family: Koya
• Kwai Chang Caine (player Dorian Grey) – Male, NG, Human (Minkai/Varisian) Hexcrafter/Staff Magus
• Izarathynda Snowfang with wolf companion, Toothy (player theasl)– Female, NG, Snowcaster Half=Elf Hunter (Totem-Bonded)
• Fara Volavkin (player Cuàn) – Female, NG, Brine May Changeling Fighter
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Hero Worship: Ameiko
• Timerus A'Conal (player Dread) – Male, NG, Half Elf Arcanist
Hero Worship: Shalelu
• Posh Stemtimple (player Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan) – Male, LG, Gnome Cavalier (Emissary)
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Rescued: Koya
• Zyren (player Zanbabe) – Female, CG, Samsaran Bard (Arrowsong Minstrel)
• Talax (player WalkerOhmsford/Tok Kenai) – Male, NG, Human Witch (Wisdom Patron)
Rescued: Shalelu
• Baradim Walks the Earth (player KingHotTrash) – Male, NG Half-orc Inquisitor of Sarenrae (Sanctified Slayer)
• Jieran Cordant (player Trevor86) – Male, NG, Half Elf Oracle
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Student Survivalist: Shalelu
• Michaela “Mike” Dornslagdam (player Delmoth) – Female,CG, Dwarf Cleric (Cayden Cailean)
• Durrbin Frostbeard (player DeathMetalDragon) – Male, NG, Dwarf Druid
• Elliastra Greenbow (player PJP) – Female, NG Elf Ranger
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Younger Sibling: Ameiko
• Akatsu Horami Kaijitsu (player The Archlich) – Male, LN, Human (Tian-Min) Monk (Monk of the Empty Hand)
• Arioch Bellimarius (player Irnk, Dead-Eye's Prodigal) – Male, NG/CG, Human (Chelaxian) Vigilante (Brute)
Younger Sibling: Shalelu
• Caladorn Estvial (player pas300) – Male, CG, Elf Unchained Rogue (Rake)
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Interest registered:
• oyzar: Heavens Oracle
• Phantom Genius: Changeling Cleric of Sarenrae
• The Emerald Duke : Male, Half-Elf Vigilante with the double-Scion and Warlock archetypes - draft in progress.
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• david barker (Dotted)
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- Recruitment closes at midnight tonight for any new submissions.
- Recruitment closes by end of tomorrow for those who have registered interest but have yet to post a concept or completed character.
- Selections will be made on Sunday, 22nd August.
Thanks so much to everyone who has submitted a character so far. You've made my job all that much harder. ;)
~ GM Chesca.
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I'm on the east coast of the USA, trying to finish my cleric, but needing some sleep. I'm also a little confused on how much time I have left to finish her.
Thanks!
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/australia
It is almost 11 pm in Eastern Australia, so any new interest people have like an hour.
@Phantom Genius, you should still have an entire day since you already indicated your interest.
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Good luck everyone!
Oh, I did a very minor last minute edit; I figured Sandru might not have enough credible reason to strongly dislike Jieran in the backstory so I changed one of Jieran's lines to outright insult fortune telling and his grandmother right in front of him. Also gave a reason for why Koya might accepted him as an apprentice fortune teller later on despite this.
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@Phantom Genius: Please get some rest. You still have a whole day, as Zanbabe has advised. (Since you've registered interest earlier and are not a new submission, if you need a little more time than a whole day, then please let me know.) I'll check the boards again tomorrow as I'm off to bed. Night! :)
@Jieran: Alright. I'll check it out in my morning. Thank you. :)
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It's the FINAL COUNTDOOOOOOOWN duh-nuh-nuuuuuh duh, duh-nuh-nuh duh duh...
WHAT.
Somebody had to do it. We were all thinking it.
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It's the FINAL COUNTDOOOOOOOWN duh-nuh-nuuuuuh duh, duh-nuh-nuh duh duh...
WHAT.
Somebody had to do it. We were all thinking it.
At least those of us who grew up in the 70s and 80s anyways.
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Well, even though only a few will be chosen, we all got a karaoke party out of this thread!
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Just a quick update (I won't post a full submissions list just yet). I received a PM from Ythiel:
The submitted character Radjiik has a new/amended class archetype: Rogue (Bandit).
Thanks!
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A ton of games have collapsed since the pandemic started, but people still need stuff to do from home.
The pandemic taught me that I am the only one in another game that isn’t in the medical industry.
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- Recruitment is officially closed for any new submissions.
- Those who have expressed an interest (I think it's about 4 players), but still need to put together a concept, crunch, fluff etc - you have until midnight tonight my time (I'm on Australian Eastern Standard Time, GMT +10, and, it's currently 11 am.) to put something together to be be considered for the game.
@Amely Petri: You have that song stuck in my head now. lol
Once again, thank you so much for all the wonderful submissions for this AP. :)
~ GM Chesca.
Life challenges ramped up to 11 this week... don't think I will meet the deadline. Sadly going to have to withdraw.
Good luck and thank you for the opportunity.
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@The Emerald Duke: I hope life's challenges ease up and you have some respite. Thanks for your initial interest and I wish you well. :)
- Recruitment will officially close in 7 hours. I think at this stage it's probably just Phantom Genius who was/is working on their Changeling Cleric of Sarenrae as I haven't heard anything from the other two players.
Thank you,
Chesca.
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Ooo, I'm quivering with antici...
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Zaraleva Haggard: "Chosen of Sarenrae"
As the story goes, the priestesses took in the child, but she ran off to join a troop of bards. She couldn't sing or dance, so Ameiko brought her back. Angrily, she tried to join the thieves guild, but she couldn't pick a lock with her hideous fingers, so Ameiko brought her back. She declared that she was a wizard or an alchemist, but the books were so boring and the cleric spells came so easily. So Ameiko brought her back. She decided to be a barbarian, but they were so...wild? So Ameiko brought her back. The priestesses told her that she was destined to be a cleric of Sarenrae. Zaraleva scoffed. They said she was chosen by the goddess herself. Zaraleva rolled her eyes. Then they brought out the scimitar and her rolled eyes widened. "What's that? she mumbled." Sarenrae's Scimitar gleamed in the morning sunlight as if magical. Zaraleva was sold. She never even got to try to be a Ranger/Druid/Shaman.
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Ooo, I'm quivering with antici...
(shouts from the back row)
"Say it!"
#rockyhorror