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Hidden away in the jungles of the Mwangi Expanse, an ancient ruin of the ancient Azlanti people has remained unknown....until now. An Explorer dying from a strange disease has surfaced in Bloodcove. His fevered ramblings of treasure, Beast-Men serving a Minotaur King, Lizard-Folk in direct rebellion to the King, a Death Cult trying to find secrets long buried, rumors of an ancient evil waiting release and more perk the attention of those who are intrepid enough to face these dangers to find the secrets of the Caverns of Azlantia.
Are you brave enough?
Welcome to the recruitment thread for the reskinned Caverns of Thracia for PF1 taken from Necromancer Games republished AD&D module.
This is a combat heavy game in a multi-level dungeon that has twists, turns, Traps galore. There's ample opportunity for role playing within the depths.
I will be choosing 6 characters and will give up to 2 weeks, but as is my want, if I see I have enough entrants or if the entry posts start to slow down greatly I may close it early. I will give at least 24 hour notice.
1. Alignment.
All except CE. If you choose NE or LE you must have a character that will have a reason to NEVER betray the Parry.
2. No 3pp material
3. Point buy
20 points. No ability score below 8 or above 20 after race modifiers.
4. Races allowed
Aasimar, Android, Duergar, Dwarf, Elf, Gnome, Goblin, Half-Elf, Half-Orc, Halfling, Human, Hobgoblin, Ifrit, Monkey Goblin, Orc, Oread, Sylph, Svirfneblin, Tiefling, Undine.
5. Yes to Racial Traits to alter your Race.
6. No to templates.
7. Classes allowed:
Alchemist, Arcanist, Barbarian, Bard, Bloodrager, Brawler, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Gunslinger, Hunter, Inquisitor, Investigator, Kinwticist, Magus, Medium, Mesmerist, Monk, Occultist, Oracle, Paladin, Psychic, Ranger, Rogue, Shaman, Skald, Slayer, Sorcerer, Spiritualist, Swashvuckler, Warpriest, Witch, Wizard
If you dint see the class on here, I have a reason not to include it.
8. Yes to Archetypes
9. Yes to Unchained versions.
10. Yes you can multiclass
11. DO NOT EQUIP CHARACTER. THAT WILL BE DONE IN THE DISCUSSION THREAD.
12. Max Hp at 1st. 1. Over half at 2nd and 3rd.
13. YOU NEED NOT DO FULL CHARACTER . Just a concept, name race class etc plus a background. So I can get a feel for the character. But I know us players...we love to create chatacters.
14.no to elephant in the room
15. 2 Traits.
16. No drawbacks
17. No flaws.don't.
18. Yes to Background skills
19. No to hero points
I think I've got everything. Let me know if I dont.
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Coming from the interest thread, so... Interested!
Think I want to bring a Tiefling Paladin to the fore. Frontliner, and 'Butt Kicking for Goodness!'
Starting level is 3, right?
Background Skills?
With no gear, she would probably look something like:
Female demon-spawn tiefling oracle 1/paladin (oath against fiends, oath of vengeance) 2
LG Medium outsider (native)
Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +1
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Defense
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AC 14, touch 13, flat-footed 11 (+3 Dex, +1 natural)
hp 27 (3 HD; 1d8+2d10+6)
Fort +8, Ref +3, Will +7; +2 vs. death
Resist cold 5
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Special Attacks smite evil 1/day (+3 attack and AC, +2 damage)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 3rd; concentration +6)
. . 1/day—shatter (DC 15)
Paladin Spell-Like Abilities (CL 2nd; concentration +5)
. . At will—detect evil
Oracle Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +4)
. . 1st (4/day)—cure light wounds, divine favor, protection from evil
. . 0 (at will)—create water, detect magic, guidance, purify food and drink (DC 13)
. . Mystery Nature
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Statistics
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Str 17, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 8, Cha 16
Base Atk +2; CMB +5; CMD 18
Feats Fey Foundling[ISWG], Power Attack
Traits dangerously curious, fate's favored
Skills Climb +7, Diplomacy +8, Handle Animal +8, Knowledge (history) +6, Knowledge (nobility) +5, Knowledge (religion) +6, Linguistics +2, Perception +1, Sense Motive +5, Swim +7, Use Magic Device +9; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception
Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Infernal
SQ lay on hands 4/day (1d6), oracle's curse (legalistic), prehensile tail[ARG], revelation (nature's whispers), tiefling paladin, vow to self
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Special Abilities
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+2 when using Lay on hands for yourself. Add +1 to the amount of damage the paladin heals with lay on hands, but only when the paladin uses that ability on herself.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Detect Evil (At will) (Sp) You can use detect evil at will (as the spell).
Energy Resistance, Cold (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Cold attacks.
Fey Foundling Magical healing works better on you
Lay on Hands (1d6 hit points, 4/day) (Su) As a standard action (swift on self), touch channels positive energy and applies mercies.
Legalistic The shackles of Hell impose savage consequences should you violate a covenant, but also imbue you with remarkable guile. Whenever you break your word (either purposefully or unintentionally), you become sickened for 24 hours or until you meet your ob
Power Attack -1/+2 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Prehensile Tail Your tail can retrieve small objects on your person as a swift action.
Smite Evil (1/day) (Su) +3 to hit, +2 to damage, +3 deflection bonus to AC when used.
Vow to Self (1/day) +4 morale bonus to one roll to keep a promise.
Yes to Background skills. I added it to the character creation rules
Also from the interest thread. Dotting til I get home, so I have time to consider.
Thanks for running this.
Dungeon in the middle of the jungle? This guy was my attempt at an Indiana Jones PC for a megadungeon game that fell apart. Background is wholesale just stealing Indy's except he's from Almas University in Andoran instead of Marshall College in Connecticut. He'd be perfect for this game.
Archaeologist Bard
Primary combat role: ranged/buffing
Primary party role: Knowledge skills/exposition for the DM and finding/disabling traps
Still dreadfully interested.....might go with a Swashvuckler out of the shackles.
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Coming from the interest thread, so... Interested!
Think I want to bring a Tiefling Paladin to the fore. Frontliner, and 'Butt Kicking for Goodness!'
Starting level is 3, right?
Background Skills?
With no gear, she would probably look something like:
** spoiler omitted **...
Ahh Minsc. 'None shall se me, though my battle cry may give me away'
I think I can guess since it wasn’t in the listed classes, but even LE antipalaldins are off the table? Was thinking maybe a wannabe Hellknight, or Chelish/Sargavan naval officer who is for some reason disgraced/forced out of the service/etc. But I could do the same concept in other ways, if Antipaladin is off the table.
As long as you are bound to the party it's quite alright. Same as a Ninja since they are an alternate Rogue.
No Samurai though since Cavalier is out. (No horseman in the dungeon ;))
Starting level is 3.
Animal companions are fine. Some areas easy to manuever...others not so much. It's up to you to figure out how to get them past obstacles.
Hehe
Just theres just no place for a cavalryman
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If Tessai gets selected, and people ‘ping’ on her Detect Evil, we may not even get out of the tavern :P
Not sure on full details yet, but I'm going to go with a single class Wizard, something I've wanted to do for ages, but it never really worked out.
Any background requirements? I'm considering an at least semi-amnesiac android brawler.
No background requirements. It's a hodge podge of takers for sundry reasons why they might want to go to the Caverns
The Paladins brain is hurting
I like this. I'm submitting an Oread Cleric of the Green Faith. I haven't created a full character sheet, but will post a character concept and background as described in the opening post.
Urtar Rockburst is very easy to get along with. His demeanor is calm and it feels like he never has a worry in the world. Somehow, in his presence, things always feel relaxed and that time is moving a bit slower. His big muscly arms, however, show how nobody should find out what he is like when he's angry.
This is a (vanilla) cleric with decent strength. When he's not healing, he is poking with his longspear. He will definitely go for Earth domain. Second domain I am still debating. Might go Fire for hot goodness or Plant for more versatility as well as the very powerful Barkskin spell.
Urtar Rockburst has lived in the Mwangi Expanse his whole life. Since early on he was exposed to the teaching of the Green Faith. While the philosophy always attracted him, he never found the interest to join a druidic circle and their very literal understanding of being close to nature.
Instead, he found himself talking to others about the Green Faith as something that would benefit them, given how close to nature they are. After so much work of his own will and volition, he found himself with clerical powers. He enjoyed them and started to take a more active role in the Mwangi Expanse, traveling more, healing the sick and being generally a good listener. Who would know what expected him from the caves within the jungle?
There was a prophecy, once. Scribbled on the walls of a burned-out temple by a dying oracle some say, or murmured by a mad hermit in the hills - accounts vary. It spoke of a child with devil’s blood who would stand against a deathless king in the world’s forgotten places. Most dismissed it. A few believed. One old knight, half-cracked from years of battle and drink, believed enough to take in a horned, red-eyed orphan pulled from the ashes of a village raid. He named her Tessai and raised her to fight.
She grew up with whispered expectations at her back and suspicious stares to her face. The Church never officially acknowledged her, and she was never invited to join the noble orders. But she found a way to serve. She took her own vows - against fiends, against cruelty, against the easy road.
Now she follows rumors of ancient evils stirring in the south. The name Azlantia comes up often, and with it, things she half-remembers from the old knight’s stories. Maybe it’s coincidence. Maybe it’s fate.
Tessai doesn’t know if she’s the one the prophecy spoke of - if it was even a prophecy at all. But the world’s full of evil, and someone has to stand against it. She’ll do what she can, for as long as she can. And if that’s not enough… Then the prophecy was never about her to begin with.
Rhaeodlaf is one of those rare dwarves that values intellectual prowess and book-learning, and an even rarer member of the moderate folk who have the ability to summon and cast arcane spells.
Still, like many dwarves, he takes pride in hard work, dedication, and of course crafting of all sorts, and it's through this rather unusual combination that Rhaeodlaf found himself meandering the numerous aisles of the Academy library in search of recipies to use in brewing ale...which started him down a path of research and study concerning a location called the Caverns of Azlantia, an area reknowned for some formidable brews....and possibly the location of numerous magical items and more importantly, Spellbooks!
...or something like that. Rhaeodlaf is intended to be the cliche wizard type, say a young gandalf or whatever, but with the mindset and personality of your standard dwarf.
Male, Dwarf, Conjuration Wizard
His spells are going to be intended to be a hodgepodge of utility, battlefield control and support, as well as some fun-filled blasting.
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Any background requirements? I'm considering an at least semi-amnesiac android brawler.
Powerslam opponents with the power of nanomachines.
I think I go with a fighter, slayer, or ranger. I'll have something out here in a couple of days.
If I'm a tiefling, can I take Fiendish Heritage?
If I'm a tiefling, can I take Fiendish Heritage?
yes, as long as you roll on the variant tiefling ability table three times and choose from what you rolled and not just choose from the table
Don't know that I *need* it, but I won't turn down +2 to INT (46).
remember you are using a variant so---Rather than taking a tiefling’s usual racial ability modifiers, choose one of the tiefling heritage modifiers presented on page 64. Plus...In addition, you may roll on the Variant Tiefling Abilities table three times and choose the most favorable ability. and that was +2 to Int
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I know it's totally not allowed in the build rules but a grippli cavalier riding an alligator is the first thing that comes to mind.
I'll see if I can come up with an idea within the build rules.
remember you are using a variant so---Rather than taking a tiefling’s usual racial ability modifiers, choose one of the tiefling heritage modifiers presented on page 64. Plus...In addition, you may roll on the Variant Tiefling Abilities table three times and choose the most favorable ability. and that was +2 to Int
No problem. I was originally looking at Rakshasa-spawn, but now I'm reconsidering antipaladin. Smite Good is just too big a class feature to be dead weight (as it is in pretty much any campaign that isn't explicitly evil), so I may switch to fighter or something else suitably martial, and might end up changing my tiefling heritage, but I'll definitely take one of the alternates.
@GMMichael,
in previous recruitments (1, 2) of yours, you have given several free feats:
(Free feats if have prerequisites: power attack, deadly Aim, combat expertise, scribe scroll. A character with scribe scroll as a character ability gains skill focus instead.)Are you giving those free feats in this recruitment?
no. I do not believe itll be needed in this campaign.
The Paladins brain is hurting
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Sure, Animal Companions can be whatever alignment you choose. Truth is they are really neutral...the rest is fluff.
Okay here's Eyve, the embodiment of the phrase "I was built for this". Calm, unassuming, and hits like a truck
Skipped equipment and starting gold
This looks like fun. I've heard that Jaqauys is truly one of the gamers of all time. Alas that I've never gotten to experience her work (yet).
I'd like to play a Gnome Sorcerer (Draconic) with a focus on casting a dizzying variety of spells, such as Burning Hands, Burning Arc, and Fireball. Not sure on their origins or life story yet. In terms of appearance, I'm thinking something...red.
OK here's what we have so far.
1. Albion, The Eye- Tessai Tiefling [Demon Spawn] Oracle 1 Paladin 2
2. Mr Nevets- Rhaeodlaf Dwarf Wizard (Conjuror)
3. Mightypion- Anais LaVatte ?? Spirit Guide Oracle 2 Swashbuckler 1
----With 'First Mate' The Bear
4. KarlProzek- Ranald Voder Human Archaeologist Bard 3
5. Spazmadeus- ?? ?? Swashbuckler ??
6. Ouachitonian- ?? Tiefling [Rakshasha Spawn] Fighter?
7. Mark Thomas 66- Eyve Android Brawler 3
8. Veniir- Urtar Rockburst Oread Cleric of The Green 3
9. Phillips Gastone- ?? ?? ??
10. Ironperenti- ?? ?? Fighter/Slayer/Ranger ??
11. Pad300- ?? ?? ??
12. Trawets71- ?? ?? ?? (Though a Grippli Cavalier on an alligator) :D
13. Critzible- ?? Tiefling Inquisitor ??
14. KiwiB- ?? ?? ??
15. Dreadful ?? Gnome Sorcerer [Draconic Bloodline]
OK here's what we have so far.
12. Trawets71- ?? ?? ?? (Though a Grippli Cavalier on an alligator) :D
If the cavalier problem was mount size and you allow it I'll do it :) I have never played either.
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I was just commenting on the android brawler and making a Metal Gear Revengance joke
So I'm a bit of a sucker for old skool games, I ran a ruins of adventure game on these forums and am currently playing in a Dark Tower game.
Anyway The idea I had for this is to play an archeologist and really lea into that idea. He's been sent by a museum, to retrieve artefacts for their collection. Doesn't really matter which one although Absolom's Blakros Museum comes to mind, The Magaambya could also work.
Mechanically I'm thinking of human Gravedigger Investigator, with Shikigami style and a traveler's anytool, perhaps progressing to mortal usher.
Ok, I've come up with something to your build rules. A Monkey Goblin Mad Dog uBarbarian. A wild local that has an alligator companion. I can't ride until 4th level. He is going to be a reckless melee combatant using a lance.
If the cavalier problem was mount size and you allow it I'll do it :) I have never played either.OK here's what we have so far.
12. Trawets71- ?? ?? ?? (Though a Grippli Cavalier on an alligator) :D
I was letting you know I appreciated your humor there.
Ok, I've come up with something to your build rules. A Monkey Goblin Mad Dog uBarbarian. A wild local that has an alligator companion. I can't ride until 4th level. He is going to be a reckless melee combatant using a lance.
I'll mention the same thing to you as I did to Anais. Animal companions are welcome. Getting them into some areas could be problematic
I was letting you know I appreciated your humor there.If the cavalier problem was mount size and you allow it I'll do it :) I have never played either.OK here's what we have so far.
12. Trawets71- ?? ?? ?? (Though a Grippli Cavalier on an alligator) :D
I figured so I came up with something within the build rules.
So I'm a bit of a sucker for old skool games, I ran a ruins of adventure game on these forums and am currently playing in a Dark Tower game.
Anyway The idea I had for this is to play an archeologist and really lea into that idea. He's been sent by a museum, to retrieve artefacts for their collection. Doesn't really matter which one although Absolom's Blakros Museum comes to mind, The Magaambya could also work.
Mechanically I'm thinking of human Gravedigger Investigator, with Shikigami style and a traveler's anytool, perhaps progressing to mortal usher.
I've seen the Dark Tower games ad. It's up there in the top Dungeons of all time like Caverns of Thracia, White Plume Mountain, and a few others.
Caverns is like Castle Ravenloft with passages and sub levels that will enrage mapmakers ;)
Fortunately in pbp. The DM does that chore.