Not fully ready (need to reassing skills, pick a curse), but going for rageshaper bloodrager/Spirit guide Oracle of life.
Capabilities:
--Pretty good channels, since my CHA is also my main casting stat
--will attack with reach weapon, and become a reach natural attacker at level 4, so I can stand behind you guys and also hit them.
--The main revelation I want from life is channel energy, so I did grab spirit guide (gives me access to some shaman stuff) for more flexibility
--The main blast spell, burst of radiance, is level 2, so I dont have that yet. Since we mostly fight undead, I delayed selective channel but will certainly pick it up later.
--It is currently 4 2d6 channel, to become 5 2d6 channels at level 4 and then 5 3d6 channels at level 5.
weaknesses:
Bad reflex save, initially not the greatest will but still decent, short ranged for now, low AC (which is why I am going for reach).
GM of the Crown where are you at on letting a Dhampir in the game?
Sariel here was originally created years ago for an alt-earth modern game as a gunslinger working with the catholic church. I realize the setting is wildly different and his backstory would have to be altered, but a dhampir undead-hunting gunslinger who is a cleric of the church of Pharasma, doesn't sound too far from what you're looking for.
I'm okay with dhampir, but my issue is gunslinger. Don't really like them in fantasy or gritty games.
If you rework him to not be a gunslinger, he'd likely fit in better.
That's reasonable, I'll look at something that is more ranged, or maybe the 'vampire hunter' class. You ok with double dipping in divine casting classes, like inquisitor/cleric?
He would have been abandoned at a Pharasma church and met the professor when he was younger. The professor would have studied him. So late to the funeral, but still known to the family.
Trying to stick with ranged attacks, where are you at on the gunslinger archetype 'bolt ace'? Leaning more towards ranger or slayer but figured I'd look at bolt ace as well.
Sister Zephra is ready to go. She's currently a two-weapon dagger-focused Dex-based melee fighter, but at level 6 she becomes a close-range switch-hitter. She's also a positive-energy Pharasmin cleric, thus she has full spellcasting with both spontaneous healing and channels as well as a few special tricks against incorporeals.
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I'm okay with Bolt Ace, actually. Both balance and flavor fit what I prefer my games to be way more.
Zephara looks good!
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Alright, finished up the (hopefully) final touches this time around on Xotikeides, unless I find out I screwed something else up (had a feat and a racial trait mixed up, and forgot to update my Ranged Attack score with a crossbow).
In terms of party role, she'd largely play the same role as Morganne did, that being dealing with undead and incorporeal enemies.
-- 7 Uses of 2d6 Channel, with a +level damage to undead from the Sun domain.
-- Ability to maneuver around energy resistances (Admixture)
-- Variety of spells granted to her, being both a Wizard and a Cleric.
-- Main blasting spells are Burst of Radiance on the Cleric side, as well as Scorching Ray and Burning Arc on the Wizard Side.
Also another "late to the funeral" character, in terms of relation to the professor. Would have worked on combining methods of disrupting undead, alchemical, divine, and arcane.
Completed candidates (so far):
Xotikeidēs "Xoti" | N Tiefling | Cleric 3 // Wizard (Evoker) 3 [Violant]
Sister Zephra | N Tiefling | Cleric (Divine Paragon) 3 // Fighter (Skirmisher) 3 [eriktd]
Lucretia DeArtois | N Tiefling | Bloodrager (Rageshaper) 3 // Oracle (Spirit Guide) 3 [Mightypion]
Hey GM of the Crown, I've been invited to play in another game and I don't think I have the bandwidth to try and start two new games this quickly. I'm going to remove myself from the recruitment process. Thanks for running the game and good luck to the applicants.
Think I might go for a full Oradin build, really focus on throwing positive energy around, both to heal and to harm.
Tossing my (inquisitoresque) hat in the ring again!
The character sheet should be updated with the 2nd level WBL (though I think that I had that the first time around too). At any rate, will most likely be grabbing horses and a carriage at the very least.
Party role wise, Lys is a ranged striker with some durability, tracker of evil things, an okay encyclopedia of monsters, and occasional party buffer via grisly monster parts being handed around. Some neuroticism too, in case the party lacks it.
Time permitting, I'd love to play with some of the natural Healing Feats, and delve into some further occultism, but that's for down the line!
Hehe, spirit guide is neat!
I can choose, when I prepare my spells, to link with a shaman spirit.
And then get one of the hexes available which I also choose at the start of the day. The includes the lore shaman hex that allows me to pick from the wizard spell list, making me a funny prepared/spontaenous hybrid and massively increasing my flexibility.
There are other ways for me to get jester jaunt (once per ally) or 6 times per day barkskin, I have to pick one of these hexes, each day and I do not qualify for extra hex feats, but the flexibility is amazing!
I never knew spirit guide was that good!
Ancestor spirit:
Ghost Blade (Su) The shaman can touch a creature to grant all of her weapons the ghost touch weapon property for a number of rounds equal to her Charisma bonus. Once a creature has been the target of this ability, it cannot be the target of this ability again for 24 hours.
My charisma mod is high, and it applies to all weapons. Has to be used in combat, but definitly potent, we should get some augury about possible enemies via myself as well.
Wisdom of the Ages (Su) The shaman can call upon her ancestors for lore and guidance. She can use her Wisdom modifier instead of her Intelligence modifier on all Intelligence-based skill checks.
Budget lore monkey
Battle spirit
Battle Master (Ex): The shaman makes an extra attack of opportunity each round. This ability stacks with the attacks of opportunity granted by the Combat Reflexes feat. At 8th level, the shaman gains the Weapon Specialization feat in a weapon of her choice as a bonus feat. At 16th level, the shaman gains the Greater Weapon Focus feat as a bonus feat, for the same weapon chosen for Weapon Specialization. The shaman doesn’t need to meet the prerequisites of these feats
Weapon specialization claws will be quite potent, but there is cooler stuff.
Bones:
Grave Sight (Su): The shaman sees the states of life, death, undeath, and general health of those around her. When using this ability, she can tell whether or not creatures within 30 feet that she can see are living, wounded, dying, or dead, as well as determine if any are undead. Lastly, she can tell if those creatures are poisoned or diseased. The shaman can use this ability a number of rounds per day equal to her shaman level, but these rounds do not need to be consecutive.
Could be good but can be replicated.
Deathly Being (Su): If the shaman is a living creature, she reacts to positive and negative energy as if she were undead—positive energy harms her, while negative energy heals her. If she’s an undead creature or a creature with the negative energy affinity ability, she gains a +1 bonus to her channel resistance. At 8th level, if she’s a living creature she gains a +4 bonus on saves against death effects and effects that drain energy, or if she’s an undead creature her bonus to channel resistance increases to +2.
Pretty useful against negative energy spam, but hard to prep.
Heavens:
Heaven’s Leap (Su): The shaman is adept at creating tiny tears in the fabric of space, and temporarily stitching them together to reach other locations through a limited, one-way wormhole. As a standard action, the shaman can designate herself or a single ally that she can see who is within 30 feet of her. She can move that creature as if it were subject to jester’s jaunt. Once targeted by this hex, the ally cannot be the target of this hex again for 24 hours.
Great utility
Since we are talking of utility:
Lore has
Arcane Enlightenment (Su): The shaman’s native intelligence grants her the ability to tap into arcane lore. The shaman can add a number of spells from the sorcerer/wizard spell list equal to her Charisma modifier (minimum 1) to the list of shaman spells she can prepare. To cast these spells she must have an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the spell’s level, but the saving throw DCs of these spells are based on her Wisdom rather than Intelligence. When she casts these spells, they are treated as divine rather than arcane. Each time the shaman gains a level after taking this hex, she can choose to replace one of these spells for a new spell on the wizard/sorcerer spell list.
Which is probably the best thing in the list. I do have 12 int and being able to cast level 1 and 2 wizards spells is fantastic! I get to pick 3 spells, 4 spells once I reach level 4. This is absolutely amazing.
I am kind of better in using this hex then an actual shaman, since my charisma is much higher! I can just mage armor everyone in case of ghosts for example.
Mammoth:
Mammoth’s Hide (Su) The shaman can touch a willing ally and cause its skin to thicken and sprout thick, shaggy fur. The creature gains a +2 enhancement bonus to natural armor and cold resistance 5 for 10 minutes. At 9th level, the enhancement bonus increases to +3 and the cold resistance to 10. At 15th level, this enhancement bonus increases to +4 and the cold resistance to 15. The shaman can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + her Charisma bonus.
This is barkskin 6 times per day, a fantastic buff at level 3 and may be better then Arcane enlightenment
Which curse do you think is funniest to roleplay?
1: Posessed. Her Abyssal Bloodrage occassionally says hi, and delivers highly sarcastic and cynical commentary. Kind of hard for it to interact with the rest of the party, but very fitting for the module.
2: Covetous. I would play her as bad with money rather then overly greedy, and having a really large appetite.
3: Pranked. Hilarious curse, but maybe not the right module for it.
4: Lame. The powergames choice for a Bloodrager gestalt. I think its lame on account of that.
5: Tounges: Only speaking in Abyssal while in combat should be fun!
6: 3rd party Sanguine makes me terribly unperceptive against traps and enemies, but gives some Paladinlike stuff (aura of courage) and is a blast to roleplay.
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More or less completed candidates (so far):
Xotikeidēs "Xoti" | N Tiefling | Cleric 3 // Wizard (Evoker) 3 [Violant]
Sister Zephra | N Tiefling | Cleric (Divine Paragon) 3 // Fighter (Skirmisher) 3 [eriktd]
Lucretia DeArtois | N Tiefling | Bloodrager (Rageshaper) 3 // Oracle (Spirit Guide) 3 [Mightypion]
Elize 'Lys' Brokenshield | NG Human | Gunslinger (Bolt Ace) 3 // Occultist (Psychodermist) 3 [Evgeni Genadiev]
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Thanks for keeping the list of applicants, eriktd, it is appreciated!
Cleaned the sheet up, bought most of the equipment, chose most of the spells and picked the sanguine curse, its probably the most fun to roleplay, gm veto of course since its third party.
If its vetoed, I have a cool idea for using possessed curse instead. Her Bloodrage ID gives bemused comments while not bloodraging, and her normal ID gives comments when she bloodrages.
She picked up a cryptstone bec de Corbin in Lastwall. Is open to lending it to other party members in a pinch. Also has a wand of cure light.
She is still late to the funeral because she got held up in quarantine procedures after leaving lastwall. If sanguine is allowed, the professor devised a cunning plan for her 2 personalities to talk with each other normally and get mutually supportive resulting in a super upbeat personality, if its possessed then the professor helped with that as well.
Just realised I'd need to make sure the alias statblock is all sound as I've redone it a few times.
I like the possessed bloodrager idea - Jekyll and Hyde or voices in your head is really cool thematically for these cursed lands.
What the flying f!#+ is this? Lucy thought as the whatever attacked the party
her other self answered
I let you out, but no nonconsenual *victory hugging* of other party members! Lucy quickly thought back
her "sister" answered mentally, but she did agree
the other her shouted as she unleashed the rage
If I go for that I probably switch out fates favored, which is mechanically strong, for coherent rage which will allow bluffing/feinting while bloodraging.
Critzible, did you intend to provide a link to the PC?
Ugh! Good luck with that!
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Gonna extend the recruitment to Sunday at midnight CST. I see some people moving builds around and stuff, and I like what I’m seeing and I’d like to see some polished builds.
Remember the connection to Lorrimor is what brought you to Ravengro, so be sure to work that into your character. It’s important for me to understand why you’re here and why you’d join after hearing about what’s going on in the town and Harrowstone.
Thanks!
If the date is getting pushed I actually also may toss my hat in, I’ve been watching this but wasn’t gonna have time to put together a submission till the weekend!
Redone the background (there was a sizeable part about being connected to Lepidstadt university, she would still know the place but not have been a member of a dueling society), it is now cleanly organized in chronological order.
Lucy was first a patient, and after the professor greatly improved her possession/bloodrage related issues, an assistant, occassionally being sent out to procure things or participate in expeditions.
She was on an expedition to lastwall when the professor recalled her, but suspicion of vampirism infection held her up in quarantine for 21 days.
Locked in the possessed curse. I have two oracle spell slots (level 0 and level 1) left to select, as well as 50ish money left to spend (which will likely go into adventuring essentials).
I don’t think I’m going to submit. Just nothing speaking to me.
I don’t think I’m going to submit. Just nothing speaking to me.
You have until Sunday if you change your mind!
Gonna extend the recruitment to Sunday at midnight CST. I see some people moving builds around and stuff, and I like what I’m seeing and I’d like to see some polished builds.
Remember the connection to Lorrimor is what brought you to Ravengro, so be sure to work that into your character. It’s important for me to understand why you’re here and why you’d join after hearing about what’s going on in the town and Harrowstone.
Thanks!
You mean right after Sunday ends, right? Or do you mean after Saturday ends?
The end of Sunday, yeah. I'll be looking over everyone and choosing sometime Monday. I can see how that would be confusing, sorry about that!
I think I'm done with the alterations of the character sheet. I did choose the carriage life, even if it was unreasonably expensive, but having a pair of horses and a carriage is a strong feeling for a game like that.
To mention the reason to be in Ravengro - Having been off the beaten path for a while, and having a life-altering experience of her own, Lys is heading back to the only other people she knows in Ustalav, the Lorrimors.
The news of the Professor's death (assuming that there'd have been at least one person in town mentioning that) have definitely hit her hard, but promises are promises. Even if there's a nagging voice that tells her to leave Ustalav at the back of her mind, she owes her life to the Professor, and even if that weren't the case - leaving Kendra alone and letting Ustalav win is an exceptionally undwarf thing to do.
I don’t think I’ll be able to finish in time, good luck to all though!
Alright, added one final RP snippet concerning her nature as a Pharasmin, even without the Lady of Graves' divine spellcasting.
One question, are we allowed to purchase partially charged wands? I have around 695gp lying around in the character sheet and I am not sure what to do with it.
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I think I'd like to delay my level 3 feat (currently listed as Improved Initiative) so I can take Boon Companion at level 4, when I get an Animal Companion. Is that fine?
The consensus of opinion on the board and the strict RAW on that subject is you can't delay taking a feat. You could, however, take Improved Init at 3rd and then retrain it at 4th to Boon Companion. That said, the decision is up to the GM.
1. Buying half charged wands is fine, just use the per charge price correctly.
2. You’d have to either take the time and spend the money to retrain the feat, or wait until 5th level.
More or less completed candidates (so far):
Xotikeidēs "Xoti" | N Tiefling | Cleric 3 // Wizard (Evoker) 3 [Violant]
Sister Zephra | N Tiefling | Cleric (Divine Paragon) 3 // Fighter (Skirmisher) 3 [eriktd]
Lucretia DeArtois | N Tiefling | Bloodrager (Rageshaper) 3 // Oracle (Spirit Guide) 3 [Mightypion]
Elize 'Lys' Brokenshield | NG Human | Gunslinger (Bolt Ace) 3 // Occultist (Psychodermist) 3 [Evgeni Genadiev]
Horm | NG Half-Orc | Cleric 3 // Ranger 3 [MelvinVorthos]
15gp x CL x Spell Level x number of charges, right?
If so I believe that's all I have to add to Xoti
If you want more wizard-y options, I still have the character I made for your last recruitment: Zhandar, a druid//magus who plays a lot like an alchemist. She has lots of cure potions from her Druid Herbalism and at level 5 she will be able to throw them to affect her allies or enemies. (At level 7 she will multiclass into cleric, gaining even more spells to make into druid potions.) She also throws spellstriking daggers or Harrow cards. She knew the professor and feels she owes him a debt, which would bring her to Ravengro.
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If you want more wizard-y options, I still have the character I made for your last recruitment: Zhandar, a druid//magus who plays a lot like an alchemist. She has lots of cure potions from her Druid Herbalism and at level 5 she will be able to throw them to affect her allies or enemies. (At level 7 she will multiclass into cleric, gaining even more spells to make into druid potions.) She also throws spellstriking daggers or Harrow cards. She knew the professor and feels she owes him a debt, which would bring her to Ravengro.
Are you switching your submission to that, then?
I’ll be deciding through the rest of today and announce my selections this evening.
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The GM will now return to his sensory deprivation / hyperbaric oxygen chamber to decide upon the fate of the world.
F5 key spamming intensifies :).
Are you switching your submission to that, then?
Yes. :)
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Good luck to everyone!
Without further ado, I'm here to announce my selections!
Zhandar and Horm, would you report to the discussion thread and introduce yourselves?
Thanks for all the applications once more, they were all fun to read. Hopefully we can manage to not need anymore, but keep an eye out just in case!
Good luck and have fun!
Unfortunately Horm has left the party prematurely, and I'm looking for 1-2 more players for this game. Seems like a cursed campaign so far, but the three members are a good group to join.
Same build rules as before, but at 4th level, with 3rd level wealth by level (they just hit level 4), and you'll be getting some extra money soon anyway. Let me know if you have any questions!