Radosek Pavril

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6 posts. Alias of Havocprince.


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lugos trust me, I don't think any of us are arguing for minmaxing. What we are saying is without the bare minimum of those rolls we can't tell if we will be able to build a character who fits the story we wish to craft. I can tell you an amazingly good story about a Joe average character but if I am picking between three stat sets that look minmaxed as heck it makes the character not match said story. And again, I can tell you a story of Wu Ping Xue the magnificent monk, but if I don't get the stats to make a monk viable I will be either next to useless or build a character who isn't a monk and there for completely defeat the purpose of coming up with the story in the first place.

Coming up with a story beforehand works so much better in L5R or Exalted rather than PF.


It is not so much the low stats any of us are worried about so much as the building a character story and then not having the mechanics to back it up. Say you wrote a beautiful story about a master wizard and found your best stat set didn't get above a 12, or worse yet you come up with a monk or some other heavily stat dependent character. Or weave a beautiful tale of the unhealthy town weakling learning to use his natural wits and grace to win the chance to be the local sword masters apprentice, and it turns out you have to choose between an all below average set, an all above 15 superman set, and a set that though it has an 18 and a 16 and could probably work character arc wise would also leave you with three 6s and an 8. Now you have the choice between character that doesn't fit story or character who can't function in normal game.

Wouldn't be a problem with point buy, but with stat roll can be an issue.


I see how it is. Have to be a girl to get a fair shake at it. I knew I should have rebuilt my drag gnome. ;-P In all seriousness congratulations, oh now I want to rebuild my drag gnome synthesist.


Lol at least you are the only rogue. Some of us are fighting for a caster spot here. ;)


@Paladin Just a suggestion but I would take a look at the aldori swordlord archetype for fighter. If you have and just didn't list it then disregard my comment.


Anton learned how to survive in the wilds from an early age. Born the 13th son to a poor family eking a near starvation level subsistence would have slated Anton to a life of farming had it not been for the fact his mother had a dalliance with a bard on his way through town. Thrown out of the house and forced to make her own way Anton's mother became a beggar and a gatherer, scraping together what she could. Anton had to learn how to hunt and trap almost as soon as he had learned how to walk, and soon after he had grown to a young adult his mother passed away leaving him naught but the stigma of ill birth. Anton moved in to the wilds on a more permanent basis, out where he had no strictures placed on him he found a simple life. He started to gain a kind of faith, starting with simple things; the winds kiss a crossed the nape of his neck; the cool streams cleansing waters; he began to thank the nebulas deities for what they had provided for mortals. This life could have continued on forever if it had not been for the intervention of a being from beyond his own knowledge, Brunus. When Brunus appeared to Anton as if a small bear cub Anton became frightened that his mother would not be far behind. Anyone who was not afraid of an angered mother bear was a fool indeed. But Brunus spoke to him and told him how he would become his companion, how Gozreh had sent him to teach Anton and bring about his potential. Anton gratefully accepted the gift of a friend and more the potential of power. No one would look down on him if he was a great hero.

Years went by and now Anton is ready to be the hero he believes he is destined to be. His faith firmly placed in Gozreh and his eyes set firmly on the horizon, he sets off now to make a name for himself.

Anton is a likeable enough lad, he tries hard and means well. Unfortunately he has inherited a bit of his father's wandering eye and roaming hand, as well as a deep seated fear of any who would take from him.

Good Friend: Brunus the bear thing. Brunus is the closest thing to a frind that Anton has ever had. A mentor, confidant, and companion closer to him than any other living being.
Friend: Jenny Talmere the nice girl from the village. Sweet girl who Anton saved from wolves. May or may not have conceived a child the day Anton left for his greater destiny.
Acquaintance: Malfior the Magnificent. Stage performer and con artist. Malfior tried very hard to get Anton to join his little traveling show.
Rival: Daniel Arden the boy who bullied Anton as a child. Young master summoner of evil bent. Summoned the wolves that attacked Jenny and had planned to rescue her from them as a way to win her heart, well that backfired miserably.
Enemy: Long complicated draconic name, Daniel just calls him Draco... how unoriginal. Evil draconic eidolon whispering dark secrets and foul plans into Daniel's ears. Sees Anton and Brunus as a powerful team that could one day become a serious problem for his designs. Trying to steer Daniel down the path towards evil overlord.

edit:Stats are in the profile, any suggestions on changes to backstory are welcome. I tried to leave a lot of leeway for the GM as well as give a little of Anton's personality in the friend enemy list.