Hey guys, things are a little slow lately sorry about that x.xU
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Hey guys, sorry I'm a little tired these days x.x Let's answer as much as I can... @Thomas, you all signed to do all in your power to accomplish the mission, that's kinda vague but that's intentionally... So diplomacy may be needed, The captain will have it's doubts about it but the people in charge already informed him of this strategy if things don't look good.
@chyrone, take whichever is stronger ;) @kinghottrash, I'd love to review your character but I'm a little busy at this time, will try to read it this night n.n
I'll tentatively say yes to anything related to maneuvers for now but I'm and will be a little busy today so I'll get back at it once I got some time to read and consider it properly.
@kinghottrash I'll consider it, some feat are certainly taxes as weapon finesse and power attack, if people is interested in maneuvers I can do something... For one combat expertise is garbage.
Negative guys, sorry but I won't be adding unnecessary maths just to make multi class less painful.
@the Vagrant, Archmage is fine, it's a little op at high levels but whatever, it also is my personal choice for caster if I were playing xD @Thomas, yes and yes, you auto hit and they auto fail their saves to your shadow spells. @smooshiebanana, nope, I'm not familiar with fractional base bonus and rather stick to the standard stuffs. @Kinghottrash, that sounds awesome, remember that most people is level 1 or is of a npc class so... Level 3 are something.
That's okay, it's only an option n.n And Therric and Hirari are already awesome x3 @the Vagrant, yep that's a hell of an archetype too complex for me too x.x it's also pretty broken we you use it as job in FF Tactics... Scholar has some powerful stuffs In Ffd20, like the archmage archetype... Regarding Tesla... It certainly has some, but the very best (and the ones specialized in magic) are in Dyson, that being said there's a little rivalry and competence between the two cities, sure Dyson has the upper hand in most areas but that just spurs Tesla to keep improving and trying to outperform the former, arcane academies in Tesla usually deal with the creation of magic items or practical uses of spells.
Sure, I often find myself having more than one idea but limited to submit a single one. I also said it to new interest so they don't feel like there's no space for them.
The recruitment will be open until February 20 so there is plenty of time guys, submit as many characters as you like, I like to have options n.n
Mmm... At 1st level, a rancher may begin play with an Adolescent Yellow Chocobo animal companion. Emphasis on May, as I understand it opens the option of having a chocobo rather than another animal companion if you take the animal domain. So... No, you get a single animal companion which may be a chocobo if you take the animal domain.
Therric looks good, his build is legit and his backstory solid, it even adds some lore about the Order of the Hourglass which is awesome.
Good I like that! Always aim for some romance :)
That's okay, you can use the questions to generate your backstory and then put it together n.n @JonGarret, Hirari looks great, love her :D But I got a question... More out of curiosity than anything else but still... When you say Time went, and lovers came and went - Hirari’s concept of ‘love’ being as non-traditional as everything else about her Do you mean that hirari is polyromantic? Or something else?
Quick Note I don't like the 10 minutes background, it's hard to read as it mixed both personality traits with backstory details and chop it into pieces that aren't necessarily linear so I might be reading about your character's infancy then jump to his adulthood and suddenly I'm back to something that happened when he was a teen... I don't like that. It also feels like some sort of quick generation table which isn't the case, I'm giving you plenty of time to write your character and build, there's no need to rush it. Sure it's handy for some GMs but it just isn't my style. So... If you use it, write down the answer to all those questions and then write your backstory and personality in a comprehensible way. Sorry for the inconvenience, I didn't considered it and honesty was a little confused when I saw it. Also... Hell yeah Necromancer Moogle for the greater good! :D @Hat-Trick, thanks it really prefer it that way n.n
Oh right, for some reason I imagined the necromancer flanking along it's bone commander xD @Chyrone, I'm not quite sure how far this will go at the moment but let's say 10 at the very least and any trait works as long as they make sense.
@Sensen, your character looks good, I didn't noticed any error and his backstory is good as well if Edgy xD BTW... No dedicated caster? Not a single one? @Monkeygod and @morpling mentioned interest in red a blue mage respectively but even then those are half martial o.oU
Well I'm not against the 10 minutes format but I'm not used to it either, I just find it a bit difficult to follow
@Hat-trick, gan looks good but I haven't taken a look in detail to the numbers, the backstory is fine but is a bit there and jumps to that so is a little hard to read X.x
@Atlas2112, hey there and welcome to the thread! Your necromancer idea... It works, seriously, you won't be the most liked crew member but as stated this is an all or nothing mission to save the world and what little humanity is left so... Yeah a necromancer can certainly help and will also be a good role-playing. Imagine the crew being asked to sign a permission to be reanimated if they die during the journey so they can keep being useful until utterly destroyed...
No problem with that, it just makes sense :)
@Sensen, if you were to fall the mist surrounding Borealis will kill you, if not the fall would likely do it anyways. The Celeste has an special barrier that protects it from the mist which is so charged that it practically is plasma... Some towns and cities that are close to the edges of the land throws people off as a form of execution to the worst criminals symbolizing that they aren't deserving of the mercy of the Last Crystal or it's land.
Another little detail... Or clarification o.o No one has been in Surface since Borealis ascended the skies, so @Therric you need to fix that little detail in your backstory, your character's father couldn't have died there. Nothing is sure about Surface because no one has been there...
@Hat-Trick, you can't buy materia but any other magic item is fine
@Hat-trick, I didn't considered that either... Max at first level and average afterwards for the pets @Sensen, yes the drawback is required I feel it makes the characters more unique and fleshed out. @Smoochiebanana, I'll take a look at Lilianne when I can, it looks good so far.
I'm very glad that you like the lore :D @Dragoncat, average wealth for level 3 @Smooshiebanana, they certainly have some of those to a certain extend but specific and/or personal things like the portable stove is a little more tricky maybe they have one or two and you may request it but to make sure that you'll have exactly what you want/need is bringing your own, remember there are another 500+ crew members, chances are that someone already take and is using the stove. Ration are unlimited unless something happen to them and if so there will be a mission to fix the problem, so it's more of a plot tool than anything else, that being said bringing exotic or special food may be useful if you use them as bribes... Clothes are likewise unlimited but for the sake of style we'll assume that you bring your own clothing for free, these however don't have any mechanical effect, if you want something specific like noble's clothes and jewelry you must buy them. Binoculars, compass, rope, duct tape, tool kits, and other mundane adventuring gear is probably already on the ship as long as it cost less than 100 Giles, sometimes however a very specific or obscure piece of equipment may be found as well by sheer luck rolling a d100.
@Newbonomicon, SeeD operative works just fine, must be reflufed but the basic concept is pretty open ended. @Brett Chenault, Thurg while a gambler, is pretty serious about this mission but just laid back enough to invite someone trusty, black markets and smugglers do certainly have an interest in the riches that awaits in Surface so... It's possible but keep in mind that the captain is a man of honor... But as every gambler there are bad days, losing a beat to Darven and then bringing him in as payment is completely possible.
Nice question @Dragoncat, I overlooked that X.x You get Max HP from your first 3 levels, I'll use milestones for leveling up. @Mina looks good, love her backstory :D I however must take a closer look at her mechanics, I'm a little busy at this moment X.x But there's no rush, we've plenty of time guys n.n
Thousands of years ago the land was fertile and rich, the enlightened races prospered with the blessings of the crystals... Sacred artifacts birthed by the planet itself which were revered and sometimes considered divinities on their own right.
Thing is, that as the civilizations grows and their Magitek become more complex and numerous mana become a invaluable resource and each crystal can produce just so much mana... the enlightened races then in an act of hubris begin to tamper with the power of the crystals, experiment with them and draining ever more mana from them, as time passes crystal weren't sacred artifacts but mere energy sources. But like all natural resources mana is limited, at some point the crystals reached it's limit and they stop producing mana, the panic and chaos lead to more experiments and tampering of the crystals, people then learned that the crystals needs time to generate more mana, a rest of sorts as the energies of the planet recycle themselves, the ever faster growth of the civilizations come to a halt, without mana most technology didn't work and wars started between nations to seize the reserves of mana from one another. This lasted for a time but was just the tip of the iceberg... The crystals once again shine and started to produce mana, this should have ended the bloody conflict that has ravaged the land for centuries but it was all the opposite... With their hearts tainted by hate and envy born from an endless war the civilizations didn't return to peace. The Crystal's wars started, knowing that a new mana shortage was unavoidable in the future the nations fight over the crystals, in their hubris they believe that if one could monopolize the crystals and the production of mana that one will rule undisputed. Weapons of mass destruction were created and used, countless people died and the world was likely ravaged in the process... Two crystals were destroyed and one grafted into a vile construct that knows only destruction... much more untold tragedies happened at that time but most has been to history. The planet had enough of it. It gave mortals the crystals, then their blessings, then mana, it allowed them to abuse the power of the crystals and the mana hoping that after the shortage the people will see the error of their ways but they didn't, they go too far this time and the very planet itself retaliated. The Cleansing, as it is called today was the cataclysmic event in which the planet punished the enlightened races for misusing their gifts, most civilizations were wiped out by a tidal wave of plasma that destroyed manufactured structures and restored nature as it resets the world. There were survivor but the world now was all but friendly to them, from the pools of mana left by the cleansing surged all kind of monsters, there always has been monsters, dangerous animals and megafauna, magical creatures, dragons and the like but these were different, far different... Dubbed Scourges these creatures comes in many shapes and sizes, each boasting an elemental affinity but sharing a single mission, destroying every single trace of humanoid life and their civilizations. Facing annihilation on all fronts the remaining survivors prayed to the gods, to the planet and to the stars... The prayers of the virtuous reached the crystals which in their limitless love for the mortals spare them of the Scourges by sending them the Last Crystal, a newly formed crystal with no elemental affinity and no purpose but to save and keep safe the remaining humanoids. The Last Crystal then take them above the clouds where the rage of the scourges can't reach them, that was the creation of Borealis the flying continent... your home. Centuries have passed and your people has prospered in Borealis, there certainly has been hardships, many of them... You all know this story if War, Hubris and divine punishment, it just basic history. The civilization here isn't what it used to be, machines and Magitek do exist but the later is very regulated as the mana is an extremely limited resource, a gift from the Last Crystal which still glows and keep your little paradise far from the Scourges and protected by thick and impenetrable mist that not even the flying Scourges can pass through. You my be wondering what happened to the world bellow now known as Surface, what happened to the other humanoids which didn't make it to Borealis or were considered unworthy by the Last Crystal? They died, every last of them, no people survived outside Borealis, you're the last civilization, the world bellow was destroyed by the Cleansing and the Scourges, there's nothing for you in Surface... or so you thought... The Oracle, the link between mortal races and the Last Crystal has spoken, and what she said is all but good... The Last Crystal is growing weak. Lacking an elemental affinity resulted in a weaker Crystal and keeping a whole continent floating for so long has been taxing, the mist has growth thin and no more mana is being produced if the situation continues Borealis will fall from the sky and all life on it perish. However, there's still hope though, according to the Oracle there's a way to heal the Last Crystal, or more accurately to recharge it. In order to restore the last Crystal one must travel to the Surface and find the other six crystals in order to collect their Protomateria an exotic kind of Materia which contains a sliver of their elemental essence, these will heal the Last Crystal and save Borealis. You're one of the brave humanoid who will descend to Surface in order to save your home, you'll board the Celeste, the best Skyship that Magitek can make, a mobile fortress on their own right equipped with all that you may need to face the challenges of surface... Hey there! Welcome to my very first PbP game, first and foremost thanks for reading that chunk of text :D As you may have already guessed your PCs will be crew members of the skyship the Celeste, you're the best that Borealis has to offer and likely aren't there by accident (I'm not saying that a thief couldn't have sneaked in the ship...), your mission is to localize the crystals and get their Protomateria in order to restore the last Crystal and save Borealis! Simple isn't it? we'll see... Anyways, the piece of lore above isn't nearly enough to make a character so here comes more lore and information about Borealis..! Borealis the Sky Continent Borealis is a little smaller than Australia and has a mostly temperate clime yet has an arid patch of land and two snowy mountains, there are plenty of forests and plains as well, a single yet kinda big swamp and two really big lakes which are the main sources of fresh water. There is plenty of wildlife including monsters but these are usually not a huge problem to the humanoid population... Many humanoid and so humanoid races inhabit Borealis but as you may expect Hume is the most numerous race, followed by Moogle, Elvaan, Dwarf, Mithra, Taru Taru, Bangaa and Varg but these are only the most common, Viera, Gypelo, Nu Mou, Aegyl, Au Ra, Gria, Qu, Ronso, goblin, kobold, Sylph and even more obscure ones like Tonkin live on Borealis. The technology level is... well there's electricity, most of it produced by windmills, these are pretty common in populated areas and across roads and trade routes.
Blitzball is everyone favorite sport and every city has it's own team, every three years there's a big tournament at the Crystal Capital. There are plenty of small and medium sized towns and to be honest none is painfully important so you are free to make up the hometown of your PCs if you like and likewise elaborate on them. There are two big cities which are relevant along with another twenty or so more scattered then and there, due to the vows made to the Last Crystal centuries ago civilization can't expand much more than that or truly exploit nature, the cities are... Dyson AKA The Crystal Capital Dyson is the biggest and most important city in Borealis it has around 120000 citizens and a constant influx of visitors, it holds the elders council which is pretty much the government and rules Borealis with the help of the Oracle who is the only humanoid which can hear the voice of the Last Crystal which is located under the Great Temple.
Tesla AKA The Cradle of Invention The second most important and powerful city, Tesla is where new technologies are studied and the craft or Magitek is passed down to the new generations.
The Celeste For most of the adventure this will be your home and HQ, the Celeste is a Magitek powered Skyship, it's the best the Borealis has but is a mere shadow of the warships that once existed during the Crystal Wars, it has a crew of 500 humanoids including your PCs, it has all the installations that you may find in a town, a forge, laboratory, hospital, armory, enough rooms to accommodate it's crew and some guns to defend itself.
Alright, that's enough to get started, I know that there are a lot of holes and you may have one or two questions and that's okay, I can answer them or make up something but I think we've covered the bases. Character Creation 5 Players, maybe 6 but let's stick to 5 for now, the recruitment will be open until February 20. 20 Point Build All Core and most Base Races are available, beastman tribes upon request but I'm not a big fan and these may not fit the setting.
Banned Races Shindroid, Immortal and Monstrous Races. All classes are playable but... Blue mage is kinda touchy, I'm not too hyped about having to hunt specific monster to get new spells while everyone else can buy scrolls, if you're interested in playing a blue mage we can talk about it, maybe gaining a extra spell per level or being capable of learn from scrolls or other blue mages. Necromancer as usual will get some glares, necromancy while not inherently evil as in Golarion is very frowned upon, no one likes undead but since the Celeste crew is supposed to be the best that Borealis has to offer a necromancer may find it's way into the crew, perhaps... they're expected to raise dead crew members to get the most of them? that would be really amoral but may be a necessary evil to save Borealis. Freelancer requires some work and can easily get out of hand so I rather not but if you have a really neat concept that don't fit any other class or archetype or is a mix of two incompatible ones... we can talk about it. Also Take a look at each class Archetypes, some are amazing and quite unique :D Starting level is 3 and average wealth but mundane weapons and armor that cost less than 100 Giles are free, issued from the ship armory.
No gestalt, sub class or VMC. Multi class is fine. You get 2 Background skills ranks per level. You get 2 Traits and a Drawback. As for backstory it doesn't need to be overly long or complicated but make it interesting and state why your character will be in the Celeste, only the best ones were selected and even if just a hired mercenary that will be used as shock troopers against the Scourge...
No evil Characters, this is Final Fantasy, you aren't adventures, you're heroes. House Rules Power attack isn't a feat but an option that every character can use if they have a positive strength modifier (minimum of 12) Weapon Finesse is likewise an option rather than a feat, you need a positive dexterity modifier to do so.
That's all for now, will add a few more tidbits later about my GMing style and expectations, in summary: PbP one post per day, here on the paizo forums, much role-playing, skill based challenges and a hopeful interesting plot. Link to the main FFD20 Page is Here |