Rebellion in the Silver City - Hell's Rebels for PF2 by DM Doctor Evil

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Book 1: In Hell's Bright Shadow

Map of Kintargo

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The Rising Phoenix wrote:

That's my bread and butter, Codanous.

I've got a concept for a child of kintargo out to DM to clear, but I'm onboard. Once they give the okay I'll drop the rough concept here to flush out with you.

I know we were going with a mostly human party, I've adjusted to be an older elf, years of peace serving as led to my skills being a little rusty, which I think decently explains how a 100+ year old elf is a level 1 character.

rough sketch backstory:
Elarion Varethil has served House [insert house name here] for over a century. When the noble line still stood tall in Kintargo’s Silver District, he was steward to Lord [insert name here]—the grandfather of his current charge. In a skirmish long forgotten by most, [Lord Grandfather] saved Elarion's life. The elf, not one to forget a debt, bound himself by an oath of fealty—not to a man, but to a lineage.

Decades passed. The lord grew old. The son took to politics and then his son, and Elarion remained in the periphery, ever-watchful. But when House Aulorian fell under the lash of Thrune loyalists during the Chelish crackdown, and the Silver City bled its colors, only two remained of the household staff: Elarion, and the young heir.

He now serves this last [scion] not only out of duty—but devotion. There is more than affection in his cool glances and quiet praise. Elarion sees in the youth not just the future of a noble house, but the echo of the man who once saved him

This is definitely one of my more complicated character I've ever made, I am using some of the new Battlecry book if that is okay. Character will be an Ancient Elf Cloistered Cleric of Jaidz with the Commander Archetype to start thanks to Ancient Elf heritage. Free Heart is my ancestry feat which gives me the benefits of a second background(field medic).

Pathbuilder link to character up to level 2


Veshly - Human Rogue
The Rising Phoenix - Human Swashbuckler
Maxis Fairwind - Champion
Codanous - Cleric
Andostre - Human Sorcerer

I do not see any holes in that grouping. Two front liners, two full casters (arcane and divine), and a rogue face/trap finder. I'm thinking a halfling Kineticist would be a decent fit, focusing on ranged mayhem.


I think Andorstre is more likely to be the face, I'm not planning to put much into CHA. I'll have the skills but someone with a 3 or 4 should be better.

Draft Version of Celas

Hope I didn't jump the gun here.


@Codanous - I took some liberties in integrating the two. I can adjust however you see fit.

I originally wrote them up as male, but I'm switching to female try and add some balance the party. I decided to keep my old alias Lucero and make it her now-dead brother :)

Bellara Valcaro at your pleasure.

House Valcaro:
A lesser noble house of Kintargo, House Valcaro’s fortunes rise and fall with the tides of the harbor trade. Once seated in the Silver District, their influence waned following a failed attempt to mediate between Thrune loyalists and Ravounel separatists. Now they cling to fading relevance from a weathered three-story manor overlooking the Parabolan Docks, nicknamed Gullsrest for its rooftop dovecotes and salt-bleached banners. Their crest-a silver gull clutching a rapier above stormy waves-reflects their patronage of playwrights and fencing academies, and their reputation as flamboyant, cash-strapped aesthetes. House Valcaro swears fealty to no sovereign but fortune, and these days, even fortune is looking elsewhere.

Background/Tie-in:

Born of a secret liaison between a Valcaro merchant-noble and a Sarini actress, Bellara spent her youth navigating the backstairs and balconies of Gullsrest. She listened to etiquette lessons through keyholes, mimicked parade-ground salutes with broomsticks, and earned bruises and bravado from street duels in Jarvis End. The opera chorus taught her poise and projection. But it was Elarion Varethil, the family’s century-old steward, who shaped her most.

Once steward to Lord Melvius Valcaro, Bellara’s grandfather, a man who once saved Elarion’s life in a border skirmish now forgotten by history-Elarion bound himself by a blood-oath not to a man, but to a lineage. Through civil unrest, Thrune crackdowns, and quiet decline, the elf remained. And when the Silver District burned and the Valcaro name nearly crumbled with it, only Elarion remained to guide the house’s last true heir.

Bellara once had a brother - Lucero Valcaro, brash and golden, a firebrand with a poet’s tongue and a duelist’s stance. He rallied dockworkers to strike, handed out satirical broadsheets under moonlight, and dared to mock Barzillai Thrune himself from the steps of the opera house. The crowd roared. The crackdown came swiftly. Lucero vanished for two days and when he returned, it was in chains. Within the week, he was gone.

Bellara never got to say goodbye. But she took up his rapier, the one from the attic display, the one with the gull crest worked into the hilt. And she made it hers and took a private vow:

The Valcaro name will not go quietly into exile. It will ring through the streets! Sharp as steel, and clear as verse.

And so she enters Aria Park, not just to stir the crowd (how could she resist?),but to claim a stage. To make House Valcaro sing again. To flaunt her birthright. To honor her brother’s memory.


I think its great, yeah I tried to keep it generic enough that still allowed plenty of flavor, I think its great.

I purposefully took the commander ability that lets an ally make a strike as a reaction to help you as a swashbuckler, I'm not super familiar with swashbuckler's reaction economy though I am pretty sure they don't get reactive strike.


Veshly wrote:

I think Andorstre is more likely to be the face, I'm not planning to put much into CHA. I'll have the skills but someone with a 3 or 4 should be better.

Draft Version of Celas

Hope I didn't jump the gun here.

I'm happy to play a party face. I was going to try and give my sorcerer an over-the-top, ridiculous personality. So he won't be shy.

I'm not nearly as proficient at 2E as I am at 1E, so maybe that's playing into this, but I miss the flavor and the number of bloodline options in 1E. There's more than a few for 2E, but not as many. Plus, I feel like they're keeping them kind of generic (to allow for broader appeal?), but they're less likely to spark inspiration. I'm probably just going to go with Imperial, since it seems a good mix of utility and offensive spells (since we're also getting a kineticist). But suggestions are welcome.

Rising Phoenix, is your intent that your PC is the only surviving member of House Valcaro, or are you going with what I had said earlier where many or all of the PCs are tied to the same noble family?


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I am a fan of these concepts already.

Bellara do note that Barzallai Thrune has only be in Kintargo for a week when our story opens. Your brother would have be recently disappeared for him to be responsible, but House Thrune is another matter.


Elarion Varethil wrote:
I purposefully took the commander ability that lets an ally make a strike as a reaction to help you as a swashbuckler, I'm not super familiar with swashbuckler's reaction economy though I am pretty sure they don't get reactive strike.

I'm very interested to see how it plays out. I loved Swashbuckler in 1E but I have yet to play one in 2e. They feel very different already. I don't have a true build yet!

Andostre wrote:
I think Andorstre is more likely to be the face, I'm not planning to put much into CHA. I'll have the skills but someone with a 3 or 4 should be better.

Bellara will have +3 in Charisma and will likely be quite chatty, though I'm not sure if the party will want her as the face :) I don't mind co-sharing duties with you, I'm investing into intimidation some, so I'll probably be pumping the charisma line some.

Andostre wrote:
I'm happy to play a party face. I was going to try and give my sorcerer an over-the-top, ridiculous personality. So he won't be shy.

Oh, I think these two will either get along swimmingly or be at each others throats!

Andostre wrote:
I'm not nearly as proficient at 2E as I am at 1E, so maybe that's playing into this, but I miss the flavor and the number of bloodline options in 1E. There's more than a few for 2E, but not as many. Plus, I feel like they're keeping them kind of generic (to allow for broader appeal?), but they're less likely to spark inspiration.

I don't want to start a 1E v 2E war, but this is 2E. 2e is the only way I want to play and I love it to death, but they dialed back a lot of the very niche (and flavorful) options that gave 1E the ability to customize to any flavor you could imagine. In my opinion, it is all around balance.

Andostre wrote:
Rising Phoenix, is your intent that your PC is the only surviving member of House Valcaro, or are you going with what I had said earlier where many or all of the PCs are tied to the same noble family?

Oh. I'll be honest. I completely missed your "all from the same noble family" piece. I'm open to whatever everyone else wants to do, I can tweak as necessary. Could we be cousins with different last names or are you looking for th same surnames across?

DM DoctorEvil wrote:
Bellara do note that Barzallai Thrune has only be in Kintargo for a week when our story opens. Your brother would have be recently disappeared for him to be responsible, but House Thrune is another matter.

Noted, thanks for the catch. I will rewrite to say he is missing and she is blaming Thrune just because she doesn't like him. She has no proof at all he's responsible.


This version make some assumptions, I don't think they break anything but will need approval from the DM and some players. Have to commend the well-thought out and well written concepts that the other players are posting.

Okay revising concept again and I'm presenting this as Barzillai or his agents acting before arrival to Forstall "issues". This may work if secretly Barzillai and his crackdown was authorized weeks earlier than his arrival:

Celas waits patiently as the crowd builds, looking for counter protestors to take them of their troubling purses.

But the idleness brings the memory back, he cannot stop from reliving the night when Thrune thugs beat his father. Furious but knowing he have no chance against them he rushed to him after they left. He cradled him in his arms as he gasped, "They [cough] Thrune[gasp] for - your mother, [gurgle] Secrets kept -[sigh] Silenced ... " His father passes. Knowing how the "law" really works, he quickly sneaks away burning with anger and grief, informing Aunt Camilia to make herself scarce.

Note: His father's dying declaration is ambiguous at best so it could mean anything, but Celas is certain that the new Lord Mayor or his todies had his father killed to silence a Thune family scandal. Also, Thrune thugs are the "Brownshirts" beating down the "riff-raff" while later when our illustrious new Lord Mayor shows up, he brings his spiffy Inquisitors, "the Gestapo". Classic fascism as the takeover cracks down.

Celas quickly nicknamed Tiny later Tiny C grew up on the streets, never knowing who his mother was. His father Celas Beanpole, a very tall man with otherwise a Talorian look, and Aunt Camilia raised him saying he was the result of a passing affair, but his mother had high blood so saying anything would just bring trouble they didn't need. Dad was a laborer often working construction often under the table to avoid Guild craftsman regulations but sometimes did "other things". Aunt Camilia worked any job that came her way but often performed as a street acrobat, sometimes with troupes using the distraction to add a little something extra to their purse. Occasionally, young Celas worked with his father. His father with Aunt Camilia and some friends manage to give the wild but talented young boy quite a lot of skills over time. Anything to survive in the shadows of a city over-filled with them.

Association with House Valcaro: House Valcaro cannot afford a full staff anymore but needs some skilled labor, often "off the books" at much less rates that the guilds would not approve of. Celas Beanpole was one of those that filled that need, but in the past year, Lucero Valcaro started to talk to him about word on the streets. Soon he noticed that Celas somewhat shady skills as well and had him look into some matters from the servant side. Afterword Tiny C, under his guise of Handy Hank, informed Lucero of the death of his father. When Lucero disappear and Barzallai showed up, Celas made the connection.

Note 2: The reason I named both father and son the same is to allow the low-rent talent of the thugs that kill Celas think they are done and are not currently hunting the youngster. But that will change as events unfold.


Do we have to pick one of the AP backgrounds. I would like to use Street Urchin.


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you can use Street Urchin as long as you tie it to the storyline


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Veshly wrote:

This version make some assumptions, I don't think they break anything but will need approval from the DM and some players. Have to commend the well-thought out and well written concepts that the other players are posting.

Okay revising concept again and I'm presenting this as Barzillai or his agents acting before arrival to Forstall "issues". This may work if secretly Barzillai and his crackdown was authorized weeks earlier than his arrival:

Celas waits patiently as the crowd builds, looking for counter protestors to take them of their troubling purses.

But the idleness brings the memory back, he cannot stop from reliving the night when Thrune thugs beat his father. Furious but knowing he have no chance against them he rushed to him after they left. He cradled him in his arms as he gasped, "They [cough] Thrune[gasp] for - your mother, [gurgle] Secrets kept -[sigh] Silenced ... " His father passes. Knowing how the "law" really works, he quickly sneaks away burning with anger and grief, informing Aunt Camilia to make herself scarce.

Note: His father's dying declaration is ambiguous at best so it could mean anything, but Celas is certain that the new Lord Mayor or his todies had his father killed to silence a Thune family scandal. Also, Thrune thugs are the "Brownshirts" beating down the "riff-raff" while later when our illustrious new Lord Mayor shows up, he brings his spiffy Inquisitors, "the Gestapo". Classic fascism as the takeover cracks down.

Celas quickly nicknamed Tiny later Tiny C grew up on the streets, never knowing who his mother was. His father Celas Beanpole, a very tall man with otherwise a Talorian look, and Aunt Camilia raised him saying he was the result of a passing affair, but his mother had high blood so saying anything would just bring trouble they didn't need. Dad was a laborer often working construction often under the table to avoid Guild craftsman regulations but sometimes did "other things". Aunt Camilia worked any job that came her way but often performed as...

From the GM standpoint, I have no concerns with this story. House Thrune runs all of Cheliax including Kintargo before Barzallai came to town, but they were more hands off and the province was always quite rebellious, so the father could've gotten out in front of his good sense easily enough even before the new lord mayor arrived


I always assumed you got to pick an ancestry feat at first level, but all it says is that "In addition to the ancestry feat you started with, you gain an ancestry feat at 5th level and every 4 levels thereafter." As a halfling I get Keen Eyes. Is that considered the free feat? If so I have some corrections to make to some characters.


for sure, generally you chose:

ancestry
background
class

then heritage
ancestry feat
class feat

some heritages or ancestrys can grant additional feat options

all backgrounds award a free feat, a free skill and a free lore skill as well providing background boosts to ability scores.

If you want additional help with pf2e character building

Pathbuilder2e.com is a really great resource for folks learning how to build characters in PF2e.

I was considering a water kineticist halfling funnily enough before seeing we needed a divine caster/healer and going cleric.


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What's a reasonable time to get through character creation? Could we be ready with draft concepts by end of the weekend? No pressure, just trying to align timeframes with some other obligations.


@Elarion Varethil
OK, I did it right then and Pathbuilder confirmed it. Even got my math right except for one skill which I corrected. Tomorrow I figure out the name and write up a background story.

Where is it explicitly stated in the rules that you get that ancestry feat pick anyway?

DM DoctorEvil wrote:
What's a reasonable time to get through character creation? Could we be ready with draft concepts by end of the weekend? No pressure, just trying to align timeframes with some other obligations.

I should have mine done by end of week.


page 23 of the player core has step 3 of building a character as "select an ancestry"

lists four decisions tied to ancestry:

1. pick the ancestry
2. pick the heritage
3. assign attribute boosts/flaws
4. choose an ancestry feat, representing an ability your hero learned at an early age

For ancestry feats upon leveling up, again player core, chapter 2 page 41 lists gaining ancestry feats at 1st, 5th, 9th, 13th and 17 level.


DM DoctorEvil wrote:
What's a reasonable time to get through character creation? Could we be ready with draft concepts by end of the weekend? No pressure, just trying to align timeframes with some other obligations.

Yes, I work well with deadlines. :)

I'll have my sorc ready.


I will be ready. Can you create the gameplay so I can dot in and track this better?

Thanks!

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This is Maxis' champion

I can be ready by the weekend. I just have to port this character concept over to a 1st level 2e version. The character background and personality are well established in my mind.

Some people become a champion because it is a call to glory.
Some people become a champion because it is a call to duty.
Impasha became a champion because it was a path out of the wilderness.

Her early life was a series of misfortunes, degradations and bad choices, but as sometimes happens, hardship tempered her and burned away the frivolous and the shameful, though these things are never to be forgotten. Reoriented by an intense conversion experience under the auspices of the faith of Iomedae, Impasha strives to keep to the narrow path of service. Her adopted surname 'Relenne' is a Varisian word meaning 'Redeemed'.

Originally from Korvosa, Impasha has come to Kintargo on a mission to act as a sort of liaison for her Order to the followers of Milani, and to lend aid however she can to their cause. While not personally invested in the politics of Cheliax, she is intensely devoted to helping the poor, the weak and the oppressed. As with all aspiring saints, there is a touch of madness to her, a drive that pushes her to do things normal people would never seriously consider.

If Impasha knows the other members of the party, it would be through her work with the faithful of Milani, doing the good works of day to day resistance. She is likely known to the authorities in some capacity, but so far not important enough to warrant the effort of subduing her.

Impasha is a tall, athletic human woman with icy blue eyes and a serious demeanor that ranges from stern to humble. She is missing the pinky finger of her left hand, sliced away in some old injury. She is in her late 20s, and wears her blonde hair pulled back and tied away from her face.

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Numbery bits are done. Impasha is ready to roll.


DM DoctorEvil wrote:
People seem to like Free Archetype variant, so I will allow that.

That does not come into play until second level, right?

Do we start with any hero points?


Here is the writeup of my character. Note that the last name is not something she uses as it would immediately put a target on her back. As far as she is concerned her name is just Buttercup.


I love free archetype, thank you very much DM!!!

@Miteke - It's nothing for now, but at second level it opens up a world of possibilities. In a smaller four player game, I really feel like it's mandatory to help solidify your build. However, in a larger table like this, it really opens the doors for us to explore thematic expansion to the character.

Earlier when I was replying to Andostre talking about 1E build differences with options, it really feels like the free archetype option is the closest thing to that feel in 2e.

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Bellara, I think there's a typo on your stats. Your Int is 1 and your Charisma is 3. Unless you are a guinea pig swashbuckler maybe? (Awww!)


Thanks!

I think I decided halfway the six ability scores to switch from total score to modifier for some reason, which is why the last three were 1,0,3. :)


I'm Veshly.

@Buttercup We both have the street urchin background. We could have run into each other, maybe even worked some jobs together. Let me know what you think.

This is my character the Pathbuilder's link in the profile. May do minor tweaks but otherwise complete. Any questions or comment greatly appreciated.

At this time Celas uses daggers if needed and wears no armor because it draws attention. 2x regular ones and 2x throwing. Maybe he gets some very light armor if it can be made in a way that doesn't look like armor.


Celas the Younger wrote:
@Buttercup We both have the street urchin background. We could have run into each other, maybe even worked some jobs together. Let me know what you think.

Makes a lot of sense. Definitely should be some kind of connection there. Impasha is also a street urchin! Coincidence?


@Elarion
Regarding your character sheet...
You seem like a battle cleric. Why did you pick the cloistered doctrine? Also, I don't think you have the commander dedication/tactics yet.


thanks to the ancient elf heritage, I get to choose a class archetype to take at level 1

Ancient elf: In your long life, you’ve dabbled in many paths and many styles. A typical ancient elf is at least 100 years old, though you might be younger at the GM’s discretion. Choose a class other than your own. You gain the multiclass dedication feat for that class, even though you don’t meet its level prerequisite. You must still meet its other prerequisites to gain the feat.

here's the link to the character sheet

character sheet

Yeah I thought maybe being a bit more stand back, more tactically support his charge as a butler/protector rather than being in the fray getting glory. Which is why I went with cloistered cleric instead of war priest.


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I think everyone has a solid concept. I will start reviewing builds in detail over the weekend and make any comments. If you have not done so already, make sure you choose a Reason for Protest from the Players Guide which will help create the reason to be in Aria Park where the action of the AP opens.

I am linking the Discussion and Gameplay threads now, so feel free to dot in with your character if you wish, so you can stay on top of updates. If things go well, we may be able to start the action next week.

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I think Impasha is explicitly at the park to protest the unlawful takeover of the city government, and to protect her fellow protestors if needed.


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I have Impasha's review done. It looks to me like you are three skill points short. Since you picked Skilled Human and Natural Skill, they give you 1 and 2 more points than you would typically start with respectively.

Also, please tell me how much cash you have left after buying your starting gear. I show you might be negative, but I might have something wrong too.

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For the skills I had Thievery & Korvosa Lore for the Background, Religion and Intimidation for champion class and deity choice, then 2+Int (1) additional skills, and I chose Athletics, Diplomacy and Medicine. I did in fact forget that I took Skilled Heritage and Natural Skill.

That being the case, I think I'd like to swap my 12 Int and 10 Dex to instead be 10 Int and 12 Dex. Which means I have 2 more skills to choose. Let's go Acrobatics and Survival.

I'll adjust my totals to reflect these changes. Thanks for catching that.

Gear:
Longsword 1g
Breastplate 8g
Wooden Shield 1g
Adventurer Pack 7s
Crowbar 5s
Grappling Hook 1s
Religious symbol 1s
javelins x4 4s
ordinary clothing 1s
simple manacles 3g
my total=14g9s, so 1s left over by my count.


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But the adventurer pack is 15sp according to HeroLab and Archives of Nethys. You could sell back some of those individual items to get back to1 sp, but I show you with 24sp before the manacles.

You can sell back things at 100% value right now, but after the game starts only 50% resale prices.

I have the rest of the changes made to skill etc. And thanks for a great opening post!


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Elarion Varethil wrote:

thanks to the ancient elf heritage, I get to choose a class archetype to take at level 1

Ancient elf: In your long life, you’ve dabbled in many paths and many styles. A typical ancient elf is at least 100 years old, though you might be younger at the GM’s discretion. Choose a class other than your own. You gain the multiclass dedication feat for that class, even though you don’t meet its level prerequisite. You must still meet its other prerequisites to gain the feat.

here's the link to the character sheet

character sheet

Yeah I thought maybe being a bit more stand back, more tactically support his charge as a butler/protector rather than being in the fray getting glory. Which is why I went with cloistered cleric instead of war priest.

No weapons or armor for Elarion? I don't have any other concerns with this build. Looks fun

Silver Crusade

Huh, my book had the pack at 7s. I have a 2019 Core book and I'm guessing that a few things got updated in later versions of the book. Easiest fix is to drop the manacles off the gear list. Impasha will start with 24s.


DMDE, I'm pretty close to being done with my sorcerer. Can I make him a minor cousin of House Aulamaxa? Him being involved in Kintargo's opera house scene is something I want to work into his backstory. If that doesn't work, what about House Aulorian? If neither of those work with the events of the AP, I'd like to make up a noble house for my PC.

My crunch is done, but I may edit based on which noble house he ends up being a part of.


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Buttercup Bainilus wrote:
Here is the writeup of my character. Note that the last name is not something she uses as it would immediately put a target on her back. As far as she is concerned her name is just Buttercup.

Just a few things about Buttercup before we begin.

1) One of her languages is Abyssal, which is called Chthonian after the Remaster. That is the language of demons, and Cheliax is the land of Devils. If your master was summoning things, it probably was devils, and the language would be Infernal. Up to you if you change it. More likely to run into the Lawful Evil devils in this campaign than the Chaotic Evil demons, but never say never...

2) She has sap which is a martial weapon. You are only proficient with simple weapons. Can still use it but lose proficiency and level bonus, so she is at +0 with it rather than +6 with dagger.

3) You bought the Adventurers Pack which includes a backpack and another backpack per your worksheet. Do you mean to have two? if not, then you are at 5.6gp, which is what I show.

Please let's role play out some of her interactions with the factions you mention before the actual work gets started if you like. If not, we will have some familiarity when the group runs into them, but not a great deal.


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Andostre wrote:

DMDE, I'm pretty close to being done with my sorcerer. Can I make him a minor cousin of House Aulamaxa? Him being involved in Kintargo's opera house scene is something I want to work into his backstory. If that doesn't work, what about House Aulorian? If neither of those work with the events of the AP, I'd like to make up a noble house for my PC.

My crunch is done, but I may edit based on which noble house he ends up being a part of.

Using a relative of House Aulamaxa will not be a problem. But distant is important. Not part of the ruling faction of that House, at least not yet...Make sure your Background etc relates if you can.


I will buy a shortsword for 9 sp, figure I should at least have something.

as far as armor, yeah nothing, cloistered clerics don't get armor proficiency. I may pick up light armor proficiency down the road.

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Buttercup Bainilus wrote:
Celas the Younger wrote:
@Buttercup We both have the street urchin background. We could have run into each other, maybe even worked some jobs together. Let me know what you think.
Makes a lot of sense. Definitely should be some kind of connection there. Impasha is also a street urchin! Coincidence?

We'll all be constantly pickpocketing each other.


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Elarion Varethil wrote:

I will buy a shortsword for 9 sp, figure I should at least have something.

as far as armor, yeah nothing, cloistered clerics don't get armor proficiency. I may pick up light armor proficiency down the road.

Added the weapon, and I get it for the armor. Just checking.


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Celas the Younger wrote:

I'm Veshly.

@Buttercup We both have the street urchin background. We could have run into each other, maybe even worked some jobs together. Let me know what you think.

This is my character the Pathbuilder's link in the profile. May do minor tweaks but otherwise complete. Any questions or comment greatly appreciated.

At this time Celas uses daggers if needed and wears no armor because it draws attention. 2x regular ones and 2x throwing. Maybe he gets some very light armor if it can be made in a way that doesn't look like armor.

Looks like Celas is ready to go without any changes needed from my review


This is Andostre's sorcerer! I won't be able to get an intro post up into the Gameplay thread right now, but I'll try and do so soon.

My Reason for Protest are at the bottom of the alias page.

I ended up choosing the Draconic bloodline, and I chose the specific Draconic Exemplar of Fortune, which is a PFS option, so I'm assuming it's fine. Obviously, let me know if anything needs to be changed.


@Buttercup I'll suggest that our first meeting went something like this.
Celas is roving around smaller market area's stalls when he spots some guard starting to hassle some halfling huddled in an inconspicuous spot nearby. Probably slave or runaway, well why not help?

He strides up closer to a fruit stall that has some precariously stacked crates. With a friendly smile to the seller, he grabs an orange out of a middle crate sticking a bit out but clumsy catches he hand on it sending the stack tumbling down with a loud crash. Apologizing profusely, he bends down making a quick glance at the guards and halfling noting the distraction worked and seeing their target slip away.

After helping to restack the crates and buying some oranges, Celas, with his knowledge of the city and how to hide, goes to an area nearby for someone to hole up. He holds up an orange in a silent offer and makes a new friend and sometimes partner.

#Impasha Celas has dropped of some food on a few occasions, from the small fields that a house that wishes to remain anonymous. It's not hard for Impasha to guess which house. Celas, having it seems many nicknames, it not hard for her to note his shadiness. But she has not heard of him as a bully, good, because so often street kids become that. Celas sees her as good hearted but maybe a bit naive, he doesn't know all that she is capable of.

Reason for being at the entry of Thrune and the crackdown. Looking for Trouble. Good chance to grab cash from the modestly well-off supporters of the big wigs.


DM DoctorEvil wrote:
Buttercup Bainilus wrote:
Here is the writeup of my character. Note that the last name is not something she uses as it would immediately put a target on her back. As far as she is concerned her name is just Buttercup.

Just a few things about Buttercup before we begin.

1) One of her languages is Abyssal, which is called Chthonian after the Remaster. That is the language of demons, and Cheliax is the land of Devils. If your master was summoning things, it probably was devils, and the language would be Infernal. Up to you if you change it. More likely to run into the Lawful Evil devils in this campaign than the Chaotic Evil demons, but never say never...

2) She has sap which is a martial weapon. You are only proficient with simple weapons. Can still use it but lose proficiency and level bonus, so she is at +0 with it rather than +6 with dagger.

3) You bought the Adventurers Pack which includes a backpack and another backpack per your worksheet. Do you mean to have two? if not, then you are at 5.6gp, which is what I show.

Please let's role play out some of her interactions with the factions you mention before the actual work gets started if you like. If not, we will have some familiarity when the group runs into them, but not a great deal.

Got rid of dagger and sap and took a nightstick. A bit more pricey, but concealable. I meant to pick infernal as the language. What is the 2e counterpart for that?


Buttercup wrote:
I meant to pick infernal as the language. What is the 2e counterpart for that?

Infernal was the devil's language but vanished in the PE2 Remaster without explicitly saying anything; Diabolic appeared so most believe that is the replacement, it's what I took.


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Buttercup Bainilus wrote:
Got rid of dagger and sap and took a nightstick. A bit more pricey, but concealable. I meant to pick infernal as the language. What is the 2e counterpart for that?

Yes, Diabolic is the devil-tongue now. Made that change. Also, nightstick, which comes from another AP, isn't technically available for this game, but its a minor thing, and I will make an exception. With the weapon changes, I have you at 5.8gp.


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Bellara Valcaro wrote:

Thanks!

I think I decided halfway the six ability scores to switch from total score to modifier for some reason, which is why the last three were 1,0,3. :)

Everything looks good with Bellara, just a couple questions.

1) What swashbuckler style did you take? I can't tell from the stat block and will make a difference later. Fencer?

2) Bought armor and weapons, but no gear. Have 10gp left over, and you probably won't need gear right away, but you can buy now, or buy later when the time comes. Or you can have your valet carry it for you

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