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Yep. Haken draws and loads staff. Rumble charges the one near Haken (unless that's the one he just killed, then he charges the one near Vors).
A laugh escapes Haken's throat as he watches the goblin nearly stumble. "You nasty, little weasel! Rumble will make short work of you. RUMBLE, COME!" Haken takes a 5-foot step back and pulls out his slingstaff and loads it with a stone from his pouch. Rumble continues to fight the goblin he charged if it still stands (attack rolls shown in my last post) or rushes to the goblin that's attacking Haken if it falls.
Lorebane, I was wondering if you want Rumble and Haken to act on the same initiative or separate. (They do have the same modifier.) That might be a silly question, but I've never played a druid before. I'm figuring out animal companions as we go.
Haken draws and loads his halfling slingstaff with a stone. Rumble power attacks the same goblin again if it's still standing (). If it's dead then she charges and power attacks the nearest of the other 2 that they've seen ().
"Attack!" "Look out!"
Haken's initiative:
"What was that?! And who in the name of the gods is singing that horrible song?"
Spoiler: "Well met, Mr. Foxglove. My name is Haken. That drunk rug is Rumble. Welcome to Sandpoint, though I can hardly speak for the town any more than you, sir. We live a ways east in the Mosswood, but I suppose we visit often enough to call ourselves locals. It's boar you're aften then? Rufus seems up to the challenge. I must be very honest though, sir, I do not approve of killing for sport and nothing more. Should you desire only the trophy, then Rumble and I will respectfully request that we be allowed to care for the kill properly and put the beast to its fullest use. But if that's not too much trouble then we are yours, Mr. Foxglove, sir.
After chatting with Calla for several minutes, Haken turn to Rumble, who is obviously very bored. "Well, you big rug, should we go check the taverns for some work? It's been a few weeks since anyone's needing any guiding around here. Gods know I'll have had my fill of civilization after today." Rumble looks up at Haken, clearly as bored by that prospect as by anything else they'd done yet today, except for entertaining the children, of course. "Don't look at me like that, girl. I'll buy you an ale - what do you say?" At that, the small bear gives Haken a 'Well, if we must.' look and climbs to her feet. They begin to wander toward the White Deer, keeping to the fringe of the crown when possible.
"Calla! Like the lily! That's a pretty name, miss. We are very happy to have this cathedral, not that I'm any priest or anything. I actually prefer to worship her under the stars, as they are hers. But she deserves a pretty building like this one after her last one burnt down a few years back. That was just before I arrived here."
"A bard she is not, my lady," replies Haken with a friendly smile, shielding his eyes as he has to look up a good bit. "Just a friend who would perform just about anything for the rubbings and scratchings the children offer in return. I'm Haken and this is Rumble. If I may venture a guess, I'd say you're Chelaxian. Am I right, miss? I grew up outside of Westcrown, but I haven't been back in several years. Lovely festival, isn't?"
Haken was always very popular with the Sandpoint children when he came to visit. They thronged the one who looked like a child with a pet bear. Rumble liked all the rubbing and scratching she got from the children; it was more that she normally got in a week from Haken. She offered her gratitude by standing up and giving them the roar they all hoped for. Even though she was still young, she looked formidable. The children squealed with delight as they scattered to tell their parents they'd touched a real bear.
I do so love villains who are more than just stat blocks. :) I get my fill of mindless hack-n-slash with my face-to-face group. I joined this game because I'm starved for some RP.
I slept on the Disable Device thing and I still think it's a good way for me to go. I'll update my character info to reflect that change.
Another thought...it would play into my distaste for trappers to say that Haken looks for traps to disable so animals do not become ensnared and butchered for their pelts only. Then I could take Skill Focus(disable device) as my feat instead of Skill Focus(survival). That would cover it not being a cross-class skill. What do you think, P'Aye? Would you rather have Stealth back?
It occurs to me that a small, offensively-deficient halfling living in the forest would obtain his food with traps. Perhaps, Lorebane, you would accept Craft(traps) as an alternative to Disable Device. In that way I could be more useful to the party and Miss T'Aime wouldn't need to mess with her original concpet. Just a thought. I could take it as a cross-class skill, but with no class bonuses or the +3, I'd always be behind the CR for our party level.
Again, not to draw too much attention to being a PBP-newb...but I've never done this before so I'd love any advice, suggestions, and/or constructive criticism to help me be a better player for our group. I'm excited to work with you all. Your characters look great!
A mistake already... That post was supposed to be from Haken, not Wildebob. Anyway, Sandpoint is Haken's home town, if a druid can be said to have one. He occasionally visits for supplies, friendly visits, and to pay his respects to the church of Desna there. He's very friendly and optimistic with the townsfolk, but is very sensitive about any references to slavery, even jokes. He also avoids trappers and fur-traders, though he is very friendly with hunters and rangers who show the proper respect for their prey. He would know any local outfitters and suppliers well, as well as any rangers and hunters. He would also be familiar with the priests of Desna. Rumble doesn't usually accompany him into town, for obvious reasons, but waits, hidden, during Haken's visits. Haken has a really high Perception since it's a halfling racial bonus and a class skill, so he could probably find traps. He couldn't really do anything about them though except avoid them.
Does it ever say, or is there any guideline on the date when Haunting of Harrowstone begins? I know the current year in Golarion is 4711 (ISWG), but what's the date? Or at least the time of year? I understand that these are written to be open for GMs to play with, but I just don't wanna randomly pick a date and then have a conflict later on.
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