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From the ashes of Thassilon, an ancient power shall rise again!

The ancient empire of the runelords may be long dead, yet the legacy of Thassilon continues to haunt the frontier realm of Varisia. With the rise of one runelord only narrowly thwarted, Korvosa reeling after the curse of the Crimson Throne nearly brought the city to its knees, and Riddleport rebuilding after a close call with a falling star, the people of Varisia fear that the greatest threat to their land has yet to play its hand. When agents of the newest Pathfinder Society lodge in Magnimar learn of a fragmented artifact scattered throughout the lands of old Thassilon, it falls to a new band of heroes to step in and gather up the seven fragments of this Shattered Star. For if the greatest prize of Thassilon's first ruler cannot save Varisia... what can?

So I bought the Humble Bundle just for this adventure path, and I am looking for 4-5 players to bring through it. To apply, post with a character name, concept, and backstory at the very least, but timely stats would be appreciated.

Character creation guidelines:

Starting Level 1
Max starting wealth for class
25 point buy
All classes allowed, but I am not very familiar with the Occult classes, with the exception of Kineticist
All Core and Featured races allowed
Two traits, one of which must be campaign trait

Thank you everybody for your submissions! There were way more than I thought there would be, and I had a tough time picking, but I have messaged those chosen. I will keep you all in mind, though, if someone declines/drops out.

Thanks again!

Dotting. Thinking of going kineticist.

Just to give a rough idea of timeline: I plan on accepting applicants through tomorrow, around 10PM EST, and messaging accepted PCs sometime after that. Over the weekend I'll make sure everyone's up to speed on the setting and we have all the backstories set, and I will launch the gameplay thread either Sunday night or Monday morning.

A note to future applicants (and anyone who might want to revise): the party could do with a fighter-type, someone who can wear heavy armor and has a d10 HD.

Can we take a drawback for an extra trait?

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So my Tiefling is healed by positive and negative energy. Not sure how relevant that'll be, but more useful than a 1/day SLA.

Yes to Drawback for extra Trait, but this is optional.

Also, unless I misunderstood Simeon's post, it seems everyone's in favor of feat tax removal, so we'll go ahead with that. If anyone missed the link, it's here, and they link to the HeroLab mod and Full Document at the top of the page.

I'll be updating the main post soon with all the new info.

EDIT: Whoops. Guess I can't edit the first post. Here's all the current notes, compiled, if only for my sake:

-Core and Featured races are allowed, as well as changelings, as they are thematically appropriate
-20 point buy
-Maximum starting gold for the class
-2 starting traits of different types (campaign traits are optional) (you may also take a drawback for a third trait, but this is optional)
-All classes are allowed, but I have a strong preference to keep the Occult classes to Occult-themed games
-The campaign will be using the optional feat tax removal rules found here
-Besides the feat tax removal, no 3pp (forgot to mention before)

Given the thematic nature, how would you feel about a changeling? I know that they aren't featured races, but they're one of the less weird uncommon races, and one of my favorites.

A very good point. Changelings are a-ok!

How do you feel about firearms? I’m thinking maybe a Gun Chemist, but could go with a more traditional alchemist as well.

Also, how do you feel about aasimar/tieflings rolling on the variant ability table?

Edit: Also, could I convince you to consider using the Eliminating Feat Taxes rules? I’m a big fan. It really opens up a lot of flavorful, character-driven options for your feats when you don’t have to spend your first few feats on weapon finesse, power attack, deadly aim, etc just to have a viable build.

I feel positively about firearms and aasimar/tiefling variant tables. As for eliminating feat taxes, I am hesitant, but I am considering it. Perhaps if there is enough demand from other applicants?

Heya folks. Henric Drake, Human (Taldan) Occultist 1. Specializing in Evocation, and some Abjuration magics... and who knows what else down the road. :)

I'm not currently at home, so I'll have to double check, but I think he should already be ready to go, as is. Though if you're not requiring Campaign Traits, I may make a small adjustment.

Hopefully you're not too against Occult classes. I really love the Occultist in specific, and hope to be a really useful member of the party.

EDIT: Are you using any of the Unchained rule sets? He's currently set up for Background Skills and Automatic Bonus Progression, but I can easily reverse that.

Like I said, all classes ARE available. I really just wanted to avoid having an occult-heavy party.

EDIT: And I will not be using any Unchained rule sets.

I am looking to run five adventurers through the Reign of Winter AP so they can put an end to this miserable winter once and for all. This would be my first time GMing Pathfinder in a play-by-post format, but I am currently GMing three games IRL--including another game of RoW.

If you are interested, please post here with your character concept, including race/class, as well as a short backstory (or a long one, if you are so inclined). I encourage all applicants to familiarize themselves with the free Reign of Winter player’s guide.

Some character creation guidelines and other notes:

-Core and Featured races are allowed
-20 point buy
-Maximum starting gold for the class
-2 starting traits of different types (campaign traits are optional)
-All classes are allowed, but I have a strong preference to keep the Occult classes to Occult-themed games
-This adventure can be deadly, even in book one; I don’t set out to kill PCs, but I also won’t pull my punches
-I expect all players, and myself, to post at least once a day

I am interested. Thinking of going Cleric or Oracle.