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THE BOY KING: A PENDRAGON CAMPAIGN (using Pathfinder)

I'll make his family background simple: He's a son of a deceased Roman knight, Marcus Aurelius. No affiliation to Uther other then sworn fealty.

I'll also look into the countryside to determine where he comes from.

Anything else on my end that should be changed?
THE BOY KING: A PENDRAGON CAMPAIGN (using Pathfinder)

I'm heading in for some ZZZ. Let me know if there are any changes/corrections I need to still make.
THE BOY KING: A PENDRAGON CAMPAIGN (using Pathfinder)

Casswelyn son of Marcus:

Casswelyn son of Marcus Ambrosius and Aileen
NG Male Human
Class: Ranger (Falconer) 1
Age: 17 Height: 6'2" Weight: 200 lbs
Hair: Blond Eyes: Green

Init: +5, Perception: +4

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DEFENSE
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AC 20 , touch 14, flat-footed 16 (+4 Armor, +3 Dex, +2 Shield, +1 Dodge)
Vigor 10 (1d10), Wounds 14 (Threshold 28)
Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +0

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OFFENSE
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Speed 20 ft (30 without armor)
Space 5 ft, Reach 5 ft

Longsword: +3 melee (1d8+2, 19-20/x2)
Lance: +3 melee (1d8+2, 20/x3)
Against Humans: +2 Attack, +2 Damage (Favored Enemy)

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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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Favored Enemy (Humans)
Track +5

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STATISTICS
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Str 14, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 11, Cha 10
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 17

Feats: Combat Expertise, Dodge
Traits: Armor Expert, Reactionary

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SKILLS
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(1) Climb +2
(1) Diplomacy +1
(1) Linguistics (Roman)
(1) Perception +4
(1) Ride +5
(1) Stealth +5
(1) Survival +4
(1) Swim +4

Languages: Cymric, Roman (Lit)

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GEAR/POSSESSIONS
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Hide armor with gauntlets, a lance, a shield, a longsword, a dagger, a courtier’s outfit, a combat-trained light horse, a common riding kit

Wealth: 0gp

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Valma (Eurasian Eagle-owl)
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Size Small; Speed 10 ft., fly 80 ft. (average); HP: 13; AC +3 natural armor; Attacks bite (1d4), 2 talons (1d4); Ability Scores Str 10, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 6; Special Qualities low-light vision.
Distract Trick: The animal companion flutters wildly around any enemy it would normally attack with the attack trick. It makes an attack roll against that enemy. On a hit, the enemy is shaken.

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NOTES
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BACKGROUND
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In order to forge the piece treaty with the Celts, Marcus Ambrosius, the nephew of Aurelius and Uther, was wed to Aileen the daughter of Eilwyn the Celtic war chief. It was a loveless marriage of two incompatible halves. Marcus was a cold soldier who's heart was as firm as the stone legacy of Rome. Aileen was a gentle fey girl born from the land of druidic mists. They had nothing in common besides for their only child, Casswelyn. In Casswelyn both parents and their cultures merged into a fine young man who had courge for battle, and yet could easily show love and friendship for his clansmen, as well as a deep bond with the land.
In the year of 488, Marcus was killed from a score of wounds in the war against the Franks. Casswelyn was ten years of age at the time. At his uncle's command, he was sent to the Earl Roderick of Salisbury to serve as squire under one of his knights. This is where his tale begins.

THE BOY KING: A PENDRAGON CAMPAIGN (using Pathfinder)

Ahhh. My bad. Right, so I should have -2 to ACP then. Got it.

I will make it simpler: Marcus (his father) is Uther's nephew. Making my PC, a grand nephew (if there's such thing). Probably takes me out of any line of succession. Or at least puts me behind another 100 people who have more rights, power, or influence to claim the throne.
THE BOY KING: A PENDRAGON CAMPAIGN (using Pathfinder)
Jubal Breakbottle wrote:
Degenerous wrote:
** spoiler omitted **...

Your is the first character that I've reviewed, just cause it popped up. A couple of comments:

Mechanically, Hide Armor is Medium with a base move of 20; Being literate in a language requires another point, so you have 1 rank and +1 Int, which can afford literacy in Cymric and speaking another language; and don't forget your armor class penalty to skills.

Background, do I correctly read that this character would be the nephew of King Uther Pendragon? If yes, he would have a legitimate claim to Camelot and all of Logres, since Uther died without an heir. Umm... that's not the story that I would like to tell. I would like the characters to start as simple vassal knights and work for it.

cheers

Hide armor has an ACP of -1. My Armor Expert trait negates 1 from the ACP, hence no change to my skill total.

I'll do the fix on the language issue.

Would it make a difference if he was Uther's great nephew instead? Or how about if Uther's sister is his mother (instead of Uther's brother his father)?
THE BOY KING: A PENDRAGON CAMPAIGN (using Pathfinder)

Casswelyn Ambrosius:

Casswelyn son of Marcus Ambrosius and Aileen
NG Male Human
Class: Ranger (Falconer) 1
Age: 17 Height: 6'2" Weight: 200 lbs
Hair: Blond Eyes: Green

Init: +5, Perception: +4

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DEFENSE
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AC 20 , touch 14, flat-footed 16 (+4 Armor, +3 Dex, +2 Shield, +1 Dodge)
Vigor 10 (1d10), Wounds 14 (Threshold 28)
Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +0

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OFFENSE
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Speed 30 ft (30 in armor)
Space 5 ft, Reach 5 ft

Longsword: +3 melee (1d8+2, 19-20/x2)
Lance: +3 melee (1d8+2, 20/x3)
Against Humans: +2 Attack, +2 Damage (Favored Enemy)

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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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Favored Enemy (Humans)
Track +5

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STATISTICS
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Str 14, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 11, Cha 10
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 17

Feats: Combat Expertise, Dodge
Traits: Armor Expert, Reactionary

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SKILLS
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(1) Climb +6
(1) Diplomacy +1
(1) Linguistics (Roman)
(1) Perception +4
(1) Ride +7
(1) Stealth +7
(1) Survival +4
(1) Swim +6

Languages: Cymric (Lit), Roman (Lit)

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GEAR/POSSESSIONS
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Hide armor with gauntlets, a lance, a shield, a longsword, a dagger, a courtier’s outfit, a combat-trained light horse, a common riding kit

Wealth: 0gp

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Valma (Eurasian Eagle-owl)
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Size Small; Speed 10 ft., fly 80 ft. (average); HP: 13; AC +3 natural armor; Attack bite (1d4), 2 talons (1d4); Ability Scores Str 10, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 6; Special Qualities low-light vision.
Distract Trick: The animal companion flutters wildly around any enemy it would normally attack with the attack trick. It makes an attack roll against that enemy. On a hit, the enemy is shaken.

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NOTES
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BACKGROUND
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In order to forge the piece treaty with the Celts, Marcus Ambrosius, youngest brother of Aurelius and Uther, was wed to Aileen the daughter of Eilwyn the Celtic war chief. It was a loveless marriage of two incompatible halves. Marcus was a cold soldier who's heart was as firm as the stone legacy of Rome. Aileen was a gentle fey girl born from the land of druidic mists. They had nothing in common besides for their only child, Casswelyn. In Casswelyn both parents and their cultures merged into a fine young man who had courge for battle, and yet could easily show love and friendship for his clansmen, as well as a deep bond with the land.
In the year of 488, Marcus was killed from a score of wounds in the war against the Franks. Casswelyn was ten years of age at the time. At his uncle's command, he was sent to the Earl Roderick of Salisbury to serve as squire under one of his knights. This is where his tale begins.

THE BOY KING: A PENDRAGON CAMPAIGN (using Pathfinder)

No starting funds??? Who's gonna pay for the pizza I just ordered ;)
THE BOY KING: A PENDRAGON CAMPAIGN (using Pathfinder)

2 question regarding armor:

1. Is chainmail available?
2. Can we use our starting funds towards upgrading our hide armor to something else?
THE BOY KING: A PENDRAGON CAMPAIGN (using Pathfinder)

Following this thread with great interest. So much so, that I'm even considering a mixed Celtic/Roman ranger.

JB you said Roman was one of the spoken languages. Wouldn't that be Latin? Also, some of the spoken languages might not of had a corresponding written script. I'm sure the Picts were totally illiterate. I doubt the celtic druids wrote anything either. Should check about the Franks and Saxons. The fountain of all knowledge, aka Wiki, could assert that. I'm just too lazy to find out.
Seeking Players - PRPG + Old Schoolish + Online

Sounds just up my alley. I would love to have the initial Skype Chat with you as the first part of the interview. However, I am totally swamped this week (including the weekend). Can we schedule our chat for next week?
Kingmaker! Why oh Why?

PBP? You're evil.
Ravenica's Recruitment for Kingmaker

WHAAAAT? I guess you did.
You invite them in, you'll get them. You've been warned ;)
Kingmaker! Why oh Why?

Just like I predicted. Ravina aka DM AldoriRavenLord's thread kicked off yesterday and already has boomed with applicants. The interesting thing about Kingmaker is that you don't even need to stick to the core AP modules. The exploration/conquest/sandbox theme has a powerfully enough scent to lure most gamers into it.

Luv it.
Ravenica's Recruitment for Kingmaker

What did I tell ya? Place the word "Kingmaker" in the title, and they come swarming over.

BTW: I like the way you completely divorced character creation from the unpredictable rolls of the game. There's a place and time for chaos in the game itself. Equality is so much better here.

BTW #2: I also really like how you automatically dismissed the Ninjas and friends. Kingmaker is for the non-whacks. This will be an awesome game! My crystal ball has spoken.

Good luck.
Kingmaker! Why oh Why?

See. What did I just say: mention the word Kingmaker, and players are buzzing like flies to honey smears. I have my reservation about PbP games, even when they're not sandboxes. Never worked for me. I need a more instant cause end effects game.

GM DSP: what would it take to get you to take the bate a second time?

Ravenica: I like everything you did in your recruitment thread bar one: PbP. However, I'm pretty sure your game will kick off irrespective of my prejudice. Just you see.
Kingmaker! Why oh Why?

I agree. Kingmaker looks like the best option out there, but the minute an opening is posted it's filled up by 50 applicants within 30 seconds.

Maybe the best thing to do is start one with rotating GM'ing. We agree on the basic ruleset that will be used and how the game will be run. It's really mainly sandbox anyway, having vast flexibility of modules that can be run independently of the core AP ones.

I'm in favour of using Maptools (free) with a voice chat option, to get the closest thing we'll get to a tabletop game. Once or twice a month. Predetermined day and time.

My pet peeves: far out races and classes.