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Just a heads up, I will be on vacation starting tomorrow for a week. Will be checking occasionally, but if have a question or need more info, I may not be immediately available. I don't envy your choices as there are many good submissions here. Best of luck making decisions.
Thanks for the recruitment! Applying with your basic paladin (no archetype). Love the roleplay aspect of PBP games, so expect Galen to be a snobby, depressed, do-gooder who will jump to act before thinking sometimes, and who will expect others to uphold his code of right and wrong. I am in US Central timezone (Nashville area). Most of my posting is at night from 9-12 or so, after the family has retired. I generally cannot post much during the day time. I am currently playing in 2-3 games, and running 4-5 more on the boards. As a result, I am very reliable poster, making at least one a day per game unless advance notice or unusual circumstances prevent it. My map preference is clearly Google Docs. Happy to help in that medium if you need it, as i have lots of experience with the games I run. I have run RoW completely through for my table top game as GM. I am running book 1 on the boards right now. I have started as a player several times only to see the game die out due to GM failure. Happy to help run part if you need a break or a hand. Character Concept: Wandering paladin of Iomedae who has been banished from his family's noble house due to his wicked step-mother (a witch). Based on his faith, Galen wanders the backways of Taldan, his homeland, trying to do good deeds or help those in trouble. At the same time he is looking to amass enough money/power/prestige to overthrow his stepmother and reclaim his family lands and title. His code of aiding others and righting wrongs may get him killed, but then he doesn't have that much to live for anyway. Galen Statblock:
Galen the Wanderer Human (Taldan) paladin 1 LG Medium humanoid (human) Init +1; Senses Perception +0 -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 18, touch 11, flat-footed 17 (+5 armor, +1 Dex, +2 shield) hp 12 (1d10+2) Fort +3, Ref +1, Will +2 -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 30 ft. (20 ft. in armor) Melee dagger +4 (1d4+3/19-20) or mwk longsword +6 (1d8+3/19-20) or spear +4 (1d8+4/×3) Special Attacks smite evil 1/day (+3 attack and AC, +1 damage) Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +4) 1/day—light Paladin Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st; concentration +4) At will—detect evil -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 16, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 16 Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 15 Feats Power Attack, Weapon Focus (longsword) Traits chosen of iomedae, vigilante witch hunter Skills Acrobatics -5 (-9 to jump), Diplomacy +7, Heal +4, Knowledge (nobility) +4, Sense Motive +1 Languages Common Other Gear scale mail, heavy steel shield, dagger, mwk longsword, spear, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, hemp rope (50 ft.), holy text (Acts of Iomedae)[UE], mess kit[UE], pot, soap, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, wooden holy symbol of Iomdedae, 65 gp -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Detect Evil (At will) (Sp) You can use detect evil at will (as the spell). Power Attack -1/+2 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage. Smite Evil (1/day) (Su) +3 to hit, +1 to damage, +3 deflection bonus to AC when used. Backstory: Galen was raised in a noble house that had fallen on hard times. His father, trained him as a young knight, in the ways of Iomedae and the longsword. Galen's mother died in childbirth and he misses a motherly figure in his life. To help makes ends meet, Galen's father accepted a large dowry to remarry a woman of questionable heritage. As it turns out, she was an evil witch, who schemed to dominate her husband and turn him against young Galen.
When Galen tried to reason with his father and bring him to his senses, his father became enraged and banished Galen from his home. He also deprived Galen of his rights to inherit the family lands and estate, instead turning them over to his second wife's family. Forlorn, Galen took his fine weapon (hence the MW longsword), gave up his surname, and begain wandering the hinterlands of Taldan, looking for wrongs to right. He is greatly depressed by his familial strife, and sometimes acts rashly if the cause is just. His mind is filled with thoughts of amassing enough power or wealth or experience to drive his step-mother from her seat of power and regain his family estates. IN the meantime, he looks to be a force fro the will of Iomedae on earth, doing good deeds and protecting the poor or weak, especially if family strife is involved. Galen is proud, but depressed. He was raised in the upper class, and still doesn't understand how the poor live. He naturally looks down on commoners, even while trying to protect them. He is rash and possibly suicidal as his faith and broken heart lead him to act before clearly thinking at times. He expects others around him to live up to his moral code as well, and is always looking for strong, morally righteous allies who might help him someday regain his lands. He just happens to be in or around Heldren by coincidence when the story opens. |
