DM Brainiac's Fists of the Ruby Phoenix: Victorious Secret! (COMPLETE!) (Inactive)

Game Master Brainiac

Descriptors and bits ‘n pieces: A corpulent chef. Moody and whimsical. Enjoyer of music, greasy food, all things alcohol, and gambling. Non-enjoyer of discipline, straight-jacket rules, and beets. Ugh, beets! Love-hate relationship with the sea. Found freedom by it, but also nearly drowned after being shipwrecked thanks to a cataclysmic storm. Knows to never utter the words ‘thank you, you magnificent bastard’ again when Hei Feng bothers to bless him - pour him a drink instead, or two if you don’t want him to remember you owe him one.

Background: Born in Kaoling, Yog’Moi escaped that desolate hellhole and refuses to reminisce on the years he spent there. Discipline, toil, and a life of servitude taint the memories that occasionally rise to the surface of his mind, and he wants none of it. However, the escape from Kaoling is one of his most cherished stories and one anyone who spends more than a day with him wil hear. While the tale is long, the short of it involves a makeshift crew of rebellous Tengu sailor-slaves, six barrels of rotten pickled vegetables, and a nauseauting boat ride that ended in a hostile takeover followed by a storm that answered Yog-Moi’s prayers to whatever god would listen for them to safely reach land. Reach land they did, althoug the ship did not survive the ordeal. Nor did most of the hobgoblin crew. The Tengu and Yog’Moi however did, and for years they adventured together, bringing Hei Feng’s tumultous presence wherever they went.

It has been at least a decade since, and those years have been spent doing the bidding of well-off benefactors, spending the earnings on booze and gambling, unintentionally offending Hei Feng while being high on life, and then having to find more work to appease Hei Feng through grand boisterous acts and spending the proceedings on more booze and gambling. Every single time Yog’Moi treads on Hei Feng’s toes, the God’s demands from him grow, and this time he might have gone just a little too far. Surely partaking in the Ruby Tournament, winning it, and spending all of his proceeds on a liquor-fueled party atop a mountain during a cataclysmic storm will get him back in the good graces of Hei Feng?! Oddly enough, he never lost his divine powers; might Hei Feng be stringing Yog-Moi along? It’s a good thing Yog’Moi’s brain lacks the power to decipher his God’s intentions, for he simply follows along wherever Hei Feng’s divine wind blows him.

Appearance: Corpulent and chunky, Yog’Moi is an absolute unit of a hobgoblin. He is neither tall nor short for one of his kind, but he is surprisingly agile for his size. What strength he has goes to supporting his weight and it’s up to Hei Feng’s divine blessings to see him through any combat he finds himself in, for his muscle mass won’t. Yog’s got a nice smile to him, and his deep rumbly voice commands others to pay attention to him whenever he bothers to open his mouth for something other than consuming a crunchy deep-fried pig ear or a tankard of ale. He perceives the world through keen eyes, but the computing unit behind it isn’t half as sharp as his eyes are keen. In answer to this, Yog’Moi has developed a nasty snarl which will appear out of nowhere when he is slighted or feeling like others are mocking him.

Yog’Moi likes to dress up as little as possible. Loose-fitting pants with a sturdy girdle to keep his pants up are a must, and he is proud to put his tattooed culinary hoard on display. Yes, he loves his big belly and its intricate tattoos of crackling lighting striking waves of alcohol as tankards of ale and flasks of liquor fly through the air like spirits. The drinks are accompanied by Tien pictographs, describing the blessings these drinks bestow upon the drinker. Other than the pants and the girdle, a set of cork slippers and a plethora of rings of all sorts of metal - both precious and non-precious - finishes Yog-Moi’s attire. The various flasks and jugs adorning his girdle vary from day today.

NAME Yog’Moi the Insatiable Connoisseur
CLASS Cleric (Cloistered)
ANCESTRY Hobgoblin (+2 to CON & CHA, -2 to INT)
BACKGROUND Cook (+2 to CON & WIS)

HP (8 Hobgoblin, 8 per cleric level, 4 from CON per level)
Focus Point(s): 1

STR 10 INT 8
DEX 16 WIS 19
CON 19 CHA 18

FEATS
Bonus 1 Domain Initiate (Indulgence - gain the Overstuff focus spell)
Background Seasoned (+1 to craft food and drinks, +2 if master)
Cleric 2 Versatile Font (can prepare both heal and harm)
Cleric 4 Sorcerer Dedication (Elemental bloodline, gain Intimidation and Survival, gain Electric Arc and XXX as Primal cantrips)
Cleric 6 Cast Down (Metamagic, Harm or Heal, 1 action: the target is knocked prone if it takes any damage from the spell. If the target critically fails its save against the spell, it also takes a –10-foot status penalty to its Speed for 1 minute.)
Cleric 8 Channeled Succor (You can sacrifice one heal spell you’ve prepared in your extra slots from healing font to cast one of the following spells instead: remove curse, remove disease, remove paralysis, or restoration. The spell is heightened to the same level as the heal spell you sacrificed.)
Cleric 10 Basic Blood Potency - Dangerous Sorcery (When you Cast a Spell from your spell slots, if the spell deals damage and doesn’t have a duration, you gain a status bonus to that spell’s damage equal to the spell’s level.)
Skill Feat 2
Skill Feat 4
Skill Feat 6
Skill Feat 8
Skill Feat 10
Ancestry 1
Ancestry 5
Ancestry 9
General 3
General 7
General 11

SKILLS
Cl Religion (T)
Do Perform (T)
1 Athletics
So Intimidation (T)
So Acrobatics (T)
BG Survival (T)
BG Cooking Lore (T)

SPELLS
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SPECIAL
DEITY
Divine Font harm or heal
Divine Skill Performance
Favored Weapon nine-ring sword
Domains air, indulgence, lightning, water
Alternate Domains destruction, travel
Cleric Spells 1st: gust of wind, 4th: hydraulic torrent, 6th: chain lightning
CLERIC
First Doctrine (1st): You gain the Domain Initiate cleric feat.
Second Doctrine (3rd): Your proficiency rank for Fortitude saves increases to expert.
Third Doctrine (7th): Your proficiency ranks for divine spell attack rolls and spell DCs increase to expert.
Fourth Doctrine (11th): You gain expert proficiency with your deity’s favored weapon. When you critically succeed at an attack roll using that weapon, you apply the weapon’s critical specialization effect; use your divine spell DC if necessary.
Ability Boosts 5: DEX, CON, WIS, CHA, 10: DEX, CON, WIS, CHA