Antroth of the Shadow's page

His sip of the flask complete, he nods graciously to Gabriel. With Salimdrade's entrance, he relaxes back in his chair, smiling. A long whisp of smoke from his pipe leaf escapes his nostrils as she speaks. "A Salimdrade, my sweet, it is good to see you again. I know, it is sad to see how quickly humans fade and decay, they do not mature like us fey-touched - but you, my love, you have the aged like the finest Riverspire Syrinelle. And as to the favor 'owed', my darling, you know I would help you whenever you ask. So, lead on."

A chuckle erupts from a corner behind a shelf stacked high with papers. A few whisps of smoke follow it, as an aging, diminutive fellow in a dark brown gentleman's coat atop a deep red double-breasted vest steps forward, a cane in one hand and a pipe in the other. "She's an elf, lest ye've all forgotten. The years since I've last seen 'er 'ave been many, yet te 'er, doubt it feels like more than the passage o' a good novel. An' fer ye humans, time is even more fleetin', so 'ave a moment of patience."

The venerable halfling pulls a pair of crystal lenses out of his vest pocket and resting them across his nose, surveys the gathered geriatrics through his foggy eyes. With a rye smile, "Now, did I 'ear one o' ye offerin' a drink?"

Can I reserve some gold to account for nonmagical items (daggers, crossbow bolts, random gear), or would you like that all purchased as well? Also, I assume we should equip our cohorts from our wealth?

Will post into gameplay momentarily.

Stat Breakdown.

STR 10 -2 race = 8
DEX 16 +2 race +2 level +4 age +4 ABP = 28
CON 10 +4 age +2 ABP = 16
INT 14 +2 ABP = 16
WIS 12 -6 age = 6
CHA 14 +2 race +1 level +4 age +6 ABP = 27

AGING EFFECTS
Degraded Memory You take a -10 penalty to Knowledge rolls. You can cast one spell per day (of your top 3 levels) less than usual.
Slow Reactions You take a -4 penalty to initiative rolls and Perception rolls to avoid being surprised.

Given that we have a Ninja and no other divine character, I opted to alter my initial plan for Rogue 8 / Oracle 7 to Rogue 5 / Oracle 10, with Oracle being the favored class. This will boost my spellcasting considerably, as well as my Mystery's revelations, at only a limited impact on my roguish side.

@Gabriel I can climb.

As for which module jumps out to me, Antroth is a recreation of an old 2nd edition character from ~20 years ago, so a classic dungeon crawl in Tomb of the Iron Medusa sounds good, but so does rescuing an entire nation that has been turned into croaking amphibians in Kingdom of Toads. Actually, rescuing a Kingdom sounds exactly like the kind of thing retired adventurers would be drawn back into action for. SO, my vote is for Kingdom of Toads!!!

Antroth is essentially the herald of the Halfling God of Misadventures, Brands Boris. He has the custom "Luck" mystery that our DM and I collaborated on. He will have some healing ability, but is definitely not a primary healer/ healbot.

If three of us are capable of healing, I think we will be fine.

At work right now, will post stats and populate my avatar upon returning home.

Okay, thank you.

As for applicants that stand out to me, I really like the aging witch Mahb, as well as the disillusioned warrior and (former) noble Duke Vars.

Just my 2 copper.

Hey, yes, I am here! Have been having too much fun building a 15th level character over the past week. Just need to copy and paste all the goodies into his avatar on here, will get that done this morning.

One feat question: Do Fortunate One and Adaptive Fortune count as "progression feats" like the "improved / greater" feats? I had originally assumed no because they did not include either of those words, but given that both require the halfling alternate ability "Adaptable Luck", then "Adaptive Fortune" requires "Fortunate One" and level 10 and adds to the bonuses presented by the previous two, I thought it fit the formula. Just let me know either way.

Awesome! Glad you liked it as a whole.

It would seem you got a goodly amount of interest so far.

I've got something out together, I will send it over when I get home from work, get your thoughts.

Tagging in as discussed. Avatar still needs to be populated, working on details this weekend.

Sorry, was in the middle of a move and internet got bungled. It's all set at my new place now.

His cloak drenched through, his hindquarters tired from riding all day, and Maylocke panting rather tiredly, the wary halfling sighed at the sight of the Inn's lanterns burning in the distance. A warm hearth and a full pint, that's all I want... The horrors of the last few days still replayed in his mind. He had gotten free, but at what cost?

Dismounting his stalwart pony, he leads her into the small stable on the side of the inn. Making sure she is secure, he slips quietly through the front door, expecting the typical quiet roadside inn. And it is... except for the table in the middle. A table surrounded by faces aged by experience and hardened through battle. Faces he knew well. The faces of his kindred souls.

Stepping up to the bar, he pushes back his hood and he slowly slides several coins to the innkeep, "The weather 'twuld seem fortuitous for ye, ye've got a full house. A room, a pint... annnnd whatev'r yer serving that's warm if ye'd please." Tucking his pack and cloak against the wall, he heft the pint and walks over to the table.

"Seems the fates smile upon us. Antroth's the name, an' a touch of mischief's the game. Now, which a ye'll spin a tale fer us?"

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