Mr Chaos Space Marine Lawyer
Greetings. I am a representative of the Infernal Law firm Dewey, Cheatem & Howe. Unfortunately there is no record of you passing the bar on Galorian or in the Universe Paizo has created. This unfortuately means you cannot legally practice law or by extension serve notice to people on Golarion or in Paizo's sphere of influence. We will happy to be of service. If you do not have the necessary gold for our fees, we are willing to accept a more eternal currency for our fees. All we will need are contracts sanguinely signed.
Cordially,
Iago Isilder
Legate and Cleric of Asmodeus, Partner Dewey, Cheatem & Howe
As a Cleric of Asmodeus I have one of these wands and I have found the wand to be very useful. This wand allows me to honor the "letter" of my clerical obligation to heal, with out having to expend my valuable resources because most people turn down the offer of Infernal Healing.
Well the nice thing about the multi class options, or the one level dip, is that it allows us to make the character we imagine, rather then being pigeon holed into a class.
With my character, Iago Isildur, I am trying to make a “silver tongued barrister” and to focus on the contractual and the legalistic aspects of Asmodeus. Not all clerics are healers. I have focused on negative energy channeling to see how the other side of the channeling system work. I have also taken the flame domain to add some punch to the character and I took trickery domain for the bluff skill. My cleric has Bluff, Diplomacy Sense motive, Knowledge Religion, Linguistics, and sense motive. While my character can heal, I haven’t built him as a healer.
I for one like seeing what the character classes can do if you go “off script” a bit, and I think a wizard with a rapier, or one who has a side interest in music sounds interesting. The level of bard could easily round out an aristocratic up bringing.
I have fiddled with Iago's Scores a bit. How does this look?
Str: 10, Dex 10,Con 10, Int 14, Wis 18, Cha 16?
Here are the revised gaming statistics
Game Statistics
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Male Human Cleric of Asmodeus 1
LN Medium Humanoid
Init: +0 Sences: Perception +4
Languages: Common, Infernal, Abyssal, Kelish
Defence
Armor class: 17 (armor 5, shied 2 ) Touch: 10 Flat Footed: 17 HP: 8 Fort: +2 , Ref: +0, Will: +6
Offence
Speed: 20 Heavy Mace: +0 to hit 1-8 damage 19-20, x2 Crossbow light +0 to hit 1-8 damage 19-20 x2
Attack Options:
Channel Negative Energy: 1d6 dmg Will save DC 16 Can exclude 3 party members 6 times a day Flame Bolt: Ranged touch attack 1d6+1 5 times a day
Statistics 25 point buy
Str: 10
Dex: 10
Con: 10
Int: 14
Wis 18
Cha 16
Base Attack: 0; CMB: 0, CM: 11
Traits: Sacred Conduit, Desperate Focus (Cheliax empire of devils P 19) +2 concentration checks Master of Pentacles: Pathfinder Society Organized Play guide Cheliax Faction trait p 15 : your many years spent studying the art of summoning have given you unique knowledge of these complicated and sublte arts. Once per day, when casting a spell of the conjuration school, you are at +2 caster level when determining the duration of the spell.
Feats: Selective Channeling, Command Undead.
Favored class: cleric +1 skill point
Skills: Bluff +7 Diplomacy +7 Knowledge Religion +6 Linguistics +6 Profession Barrister: +6 Sense Motive +8
Special Qualities:
Channel Energy Will save+ 10 + 1/2 cleric level + cha mod + trait bonus= 15 Damage= 1d6 Times per day= 3 + cha mod= 6
Domains
Fire Domain: Bolt of divine fire: standard action, Times per day 3 + wis= 7 Damage 1d6 +1
Trickery domain: copycat times a day 3+ wis mod= 7 creates illusion, double as move action single image
Spells per day 0) Light, Deteat Magic, Stabalize
1) Cure light wounds, Summon monster 1, Domain: burning hands
Gear: Scale mail, heavy steel shield, heavy mace, light Crossbow, 2 qivers of bolts, Cleric's vestment, wooden holy symbol, backpack, bedroll, rations 6 days, Water skin, Mirror small steel, Signet ring, 2 tinder twigs.
Cash Silver Pieces: 9 Gold pieces: 1
the appearance and background remain the same.
Appearance
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Official Title: Legate Iago Isildur of Asmodeus
Iago has black eyes and longish black hair, which when pulled back, shows the beginings of a widow's peak. His black which contrasts with his pale skin. when he travels, he wears his black scale male and shield, with a black cloak and a heavy black mace at his side. when not traveling he usually dons his clerical robes (sever black with red trim) for official religious observances, or he dresses as a moderately successful barrister, when he is practicing law.
Background
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Iago Isildur grew up in the lap of luxury in Cheliax. His family House Isildur was fairly powerful, neither the most powerful nor the least but powerful. Iagos's uncle Mirrax Isildur controlled the house seat. The house had vast tracks of land and various businesses under ownership. However the most lucrative enterprise of House Isildur was given to Iago’s father Diago Isildur to run. Diago ran a trading house with offices in Katapesh, Absolom, Korvosa, the Nidalese capital of Nisrosh, and the Chelaxian cities of Corentym, Westcrown, Ostenso, and the capitol Egoran. The trading house specialized in magical spell components for conjuring, summoning and Necromancy. It was extraordinarily lucrative.
His brother Mirrax sent Diago, to personally over see the trading houses offices in Katapesh. Katapesh was the source of most of the spell components. Anything was available and legal for trade there. Diago ever the political animal, saw that Asmodeus wasn’t the dominant faith in Katapesh, but Abadar was. He joined a congregation of Abadar for the business connections, and he had his son Iago become educated in the Abadaran faith and to become an altar boy. He expected this would help him with his business contacts. It did. There were more deals and much more profit.
Daigo longed for his home in the capitol Egoren in Cheliax. One day he got his wish. Mirrax foolishly made a mistake. Mirrax made a deal with a Devil lord. He exchanged his soul, and the souls of his wife and children for immortality. The devil accepted. Immortality doesn’t mean indestructibility. The Devil had some of his imps, lock the manor house, and set it afire. Mirrax and his family perished, their immortality short lived.
Diago being next in line inherited the house seat. He was elated. This meant wealth power and a return to civilization, a return to Cheliax to Egoran. Diago moved his family back from Katapesh to Egoran. Diago then began grooming his first son to succeed him, and his second son, Iago, he sent into the church of Asmodeus.
Iago with his initial training in the church of Abadar, did quite well in the church of Asmodeus. He was unfortunately a bit too lawful and neutral for his superiors and colleagues taste. They decided to give Iago an assignment to get him out of their hair. they sent him to absolom to join the pathfinders.
After a year of going to interesting places and exploring tombs, Much to Iago’s surpise, he was recalled to cheliax
Well here is the revised character for consideration. if he needs any tweaking in terms of game statistics, or background please let me know.
DM Morvios I could easily drop the Str, Dex and Con to 10, and push the 14 wisdom up to 16.
In terms of a wisdom score, what would you recommend? Thank you.
It depends on whether you want a battle or a caster cleric. For battle (frontline/melee) I'd say a 16 wisdom is fine, but you'll want to up str at least so the melee works out. For a caster I'd say you want an 18, since it is going to be by far your most important stat. In either case you might want to consider dropping charisma a bit to grab some points for wisdom.
Thank you for the recommendation DM Morvios.
Thematically I would prefer to play a scholarly cleric as in a monastic monk who illuminates manuscripts and maintains a library rather then a "Knight Templar" with combat training. So I guess that means i would prefer to focus on spell casting rather then combat.
I had initially put the charisma at 18, because I was thinking of the clerics negative energy channeling. With Selective channeling I could designate up to 4 others not getting affected by the negative energy channel.
I also noticed with the 18 in charisma it gave my character a nice boost to the bluff and diplomacy skills, two skills that I think would fit the idea of a "silver tongued fiendish barrister". I had put a 14 in intelligence, for the +2 extra skills.
I had thought that a 14 wisdom adequate, and i could build it over time to gain access to spells, but if my character is going to primarily be a spell caster, I can see the wisdom in well having an 18 wisdom. I'm going to go ahead and reshuffle Iago's stats with an eye to an 18 wisdom.
Hello I have never played in a Play by Post game before. DM Morvius, your premise for a game sounds interesting, and i have always thought Cheliax would be a place with adventures lurking dark alley ways and underground wine cellars.
I mainly post as Elyas Ravenwood
My character Iago Isildur, is a Pathfinder Society Organized Play character and i have gotten him up to 5th level. Not wanting to let good materiel go to waste ( waste not want not) i thought this character might be a good fit for your campaign, so I put him back down to 1st level.
So I would like to apply.
Here is Iago
Appearance:
Spoiler:
Official Title: Legate Iago Isildur of Asmodeus
Iago has black eyes and longish black hair, which when pulled back, shows the beginings of a widow's peak. His black which contrasts with his pale skin. when he travels, he wears his black scale male and shield, with a black cloak and a heavy black mace at his side. when not traveling he usually dons his clerical robes (sever black with red trim) for official religious observances, or he dresses as a moderately successful barrister, when he is practicing law.
Game Statistics
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Male Human Cleric of Asmodeus 1
LN Medium Humanoid
Speed: 20
Heavy Mace: +0 to hit 1-8 damage 19-20, x2
Crossbow light +1 to hit 1-8 damage 19-20 x2
Attack Options:
Channel Negative Energy: 1d6 dmg Will save DC 16 Can exclude 4 party members
7 times a day
Flame Bolt: Ranged touch attack 1d6+1 5 times a day
Statistics 25 point buy
Str: 11, Dex: 12, Con: 12 , Int: 14, Wis 14, Cha 18
Base Attack: 0; CMB: 0, CM: 11
Traits: Sacred Conduit, Desperate Focus (Cheliax empire of devils P 19) +2 concentration checks Master of Pentacles: Pathfinder Society Organized Play guide Cheliax Faction trait p 15 : your many years spent studying the art of summoning have given you unique knowledge of these complicated and sublte arts. Once per day, when casting a spell of the conjuration school, you are at +2 caster level when determining the duration of the spell.
Gear: Scale mail, heavy steel shield, heavy mace, light Crossbow, 2 qivers of bolts, Cleric's vestment, wooden holy symbol, backpack, bedroll, rations 6 days, Water skin, Mirror small steel, Signet ring, 2 tinder twigs.
Cash
Silver Pieces: 9
Gold pieces: 1
Background
Spoiler:
Iago Isildur grew up in the lap of luxury in Cheliax. His family House Isildur was fairly powerful, neither the most powerful nor the least but powerful. Iagos's uncle Mirrax Isildur controlled the house seat. The house had vast tracks of land and various businesses under ownership. However the most lucrative enterprise of House Isildur was given to Iago’s father Diago Isildur to run. Diago ran a trading house with offices in Katapesh, Absolom, Korvosa, the Nidalese capital of Nisrosh, and the Chelaxian cities of Corentym, Westcrown, Ostenso, and the capitol Egoran. The trading house specialized in magical spell components for conjuring, summoning and Necromancy. It was extraordinarily lucrative.
His brother Mirrax sent Diago, to personally over see the trading houses offices in Katapesh. Katapesh was the source of most of the spell components. Anything was available and legal for trade there. Diago ever the political animal, saw that Asmodeus wasn’t the dominant faith in Katapesh, but Abadar was. He joined a congregation of Abadar for the business connections, and he had his son Iago become educated in the Abadaran faith and to become an altar boy. He expected this would help him with his business contacts. It did. There were more deals and much more profit.
Daigo longed for his home in the capitol Egoren in Cheliax. One day he got his wish. Mirrax foolishly made a mistake. Mirrax made a deal with a Devil lord. He exchanged his soul, and the souls of his wife and children for immortality. The devil accepted. Immortality doesn’t mean indestructibility. The Devil had some of his imps, lock the manor house, and set it afire. Mirrax and his family perished, their immortality short lived.
Diago being next in line inherited the house seat. He was elated. This meant wealth power and a return to civilization, a return to Cheliax to Egoran. Diago moved his family back from Katapesh to Egoran. Diago then began grooming his first son to succeed him, and his second son, Iago, he sent into the church of Asmodeus.
Iago with his initial training in the church of Abadar, did quite well in the church of Asmodeus. He was unfortunately a bit too lawful and neutral for his superiors and colleagues taste. They decided to give Iago an assignment to get him out of their hair. they sent him to absolom to join the pathfinders.
After a year of going to interesting places and exploring tombs, Much to Iago’s surpise, he was recalled to cheliax
I apologize for dumping so much materiel in your lap, but once i got started, before i knew it, it was done.
Is there anything i should know about playing Play by post? how is it different from a table top game?
When asked what we are going to do to re absorb rebellious territories that left the fold, such as Andoran, as a Legate of Asmodeus, and a Citizen of the Glorius empire of Cheliax, I useally reply, "we don't have to do anything.....we simply have to wait. Andoran's experiment in "liberty " will eventually implode and collapse into the chaos that is Galt. The citizens will yearn for the order our empire can provide, and then we can march in and save the Andoran province from the depredations of Mob rule."
