Painterlily Fighter, Sorceress or Cleric - details a bit unfixed, but am innocent looking to explore the world, avenge themselves on their creator and have children
Or
Human cleric of village deity who crossed the river.
Well I wasn't sure how to spell it and Flak is a German acronym for anti aircraft canon so ... That seemed wrong to me xD
I could easily be wrong, that said I always thought it came from the anti-aircraft cannon name, either because it's not too effective and neither are ground based guns against planes, as a joke that it is super-effective enough to protect even against artillery fire, or as a reference to the exploding shells i.e. Something like anti-shrapnel armour.
Any idea of what level this might cap out at? I'm thinking of going Sun domain, but a big part of the reason for that would be the spells available at 14th level and up.
There was once a great and powerful wizardess, who’s through great effort became one of the most skilled arcane mages in the land. Her only rival was a sorcerer as charming as he was powerful, and she hated him more than anyone in the world, for the rewards she worked so hard for seemed to flutter to his fingertips like gifts from the sky. One night, she challenged him to a duel on midsomer’s eve, six months hence. He agreed, and as was the custom of that place, offered her the choice to duel of magic or steel.
So the wizardess hatched a cunning plan. She contracted with the greatest swordmaker of that great city to craft her a blade she might wield, and searched far and wide with her magics for an armoursmith to craft her a suit she might wear, that she intended to enchant and enhance with all her powers so she might cut down her enemy, whom she found in the village of Barlily. The armoursmith drew many drawings, designed many designs, until finally they agreed upon the one perfect form that would protect her.
Yet whispers of the wizardess’s plan reached the sorcerer, and he seduced the swordmaker to his side, that he would craft for him a blade just as wickedly deadly as the one he’d forged for this wizardess - and of this, the wizardess could do nothing, for the laws of that place prevented it. Yet she remained sanguine, for she and only she would have the magnificent, perfect armoured suit for their duel, that would keep her safe. As the date of the duel grew closer, and the sorcerer boasted of his confidence, the wizardess only grew more nervous. So when the she and the armoursmith had completed their great work, fitted perfectly to her body, just as in the sketches, she paid him - and with a bolt of pure magic, slew him.
“Why?” He asked, for he had come to love her.
“Lest you betray me,” she answered, with tears in hers, for though she had not realised it she had grown to love him in turn.
Then the sketch stepped from the parchment and ran her clean through, for it had been given life by her magic and his soul, and wept tears of ink across their bodies.
So passed the great archmage of that distant city, and the great smith of Barlily, both replaced by lesser men - but to this day, beautiful charcoal artworks can be bought from the old smithy in Barlily. Yet the artist too, is sad, for none of her daughters will quicken to life as she had, and she fears she will be ever lonely.
Character concept: A two-handed fighter Painterlily, seeking something, somewhere that will allow her to quicken her drawings to life - perhaps the wizardess’s rival, who knew much of her magic, whom she knows nothing of but that he lives in a distant city, of which she knows neither name nor direction.
Personality: Petalslice can be rude and forthright, with an intimidating air about her, but she has a good heart and is unfailingly kind.
Whiskey and a Bonesaw - Vytharia T'unavor, Drow Toxicant Vivisectionist Alchemist. (5th)
Jonahkan - Ralya, Cleric. (6th) Went with the more recent submission since it had it's own alias... Warforged Man - Nilonim Vatharia, Harbinger. (7th)
Black Dow - Hurk'kagg, Fearsome Defender Barbarian. (-)
Okay, so I've got a few of possibilities in mind. It kind-of feels like what the group could do with is an ordinary village human, an everyperson type to look at the world with wonder... so some options...
1) Death domain cleric of Flicker. A young boy of the village who crossed tHe river to play in his youth, he's indelibly touched by death. I'd use the dhampir race to represent this, channel negative energy and use spells for healing. He'd be a favourite of the goddess pushed out into the world to experience living a little.
2) A young words-of-power Sorceress, itching to get out of the village and see the world.
3) Somrthing similar, but with a fey theme, either a painterlily, or a trig or pixie
https://newpathfinderraces.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/grig/
https://newpathfinderraces.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/pixie/
Alphabetically assigned together by an administratum functionary, Ingrid and Tatania are a capable heavy-weapons team. Neither are particularly strong, so they tow their lascannon around on the standard rubber-tyred truck. They work well together, but rarely get close to anyone else. They know they’re likely to die in battle, but some parts of this life aren’t too bad, and they figure if they keep their heads down they’ll at least get a few good experiences in before they bite the lasbolt.
Ingrid is short and stocky, whilst Tatania is somewhat taller. Both have the characteristic Teutonic blond hair and blue eyes.
XP Spent, 550/600. Comrade Advance: Stabilise, Comrade Advance, Loader
Starting Aptitudes: Ballistic Skill, Defence, Fellowship, Offence, Perception, Toughness
Starting Skills: Athletics, Common Lore (Imperial Guard, War, Tech), Intimidate, Tech-use
Starting Talents: Iron Jaw, Weapon Training (Solid projectile, Low-Tech, Heavy), Nerves of Steel, Die Hard, Tank Hunter (Add Degree of Success to penetration when attacking vehicles, add BS bonus to penetration against vehicles)
Equipment: Common Craftmanship Heavy Stubber, standard equipment
In that case, I'll make it a missile launcher, if Sam's okay with two in the group? Which would make us a kind of heavy-weapons section, I guess... is there some option to switch out my Frag missile for Krak (then we could swap a few in-character and each have a mix of both)?
Alphabetically assigned together by an administratum functionary, Ingrid and Tatania are a capable heavy-weapons team. Neither are particularly strong, so they tow their lascannon around on the standard rubber-tyred truck. They work well together, but rarely get close to anyone else. They know they’re likely to die in battle, but some parts of this life aren’t too bad, and they figure if they keep their heads down they’ll at least get a few good experiences in before they bite the lasbolt.
Ingrid is short and stocky, whilst Tatania is somewhat taller. Both have the characteristic Teutonic blond hair and blue eyes.
XP Spent, 550/600. Comrade Advance: Stabilise, Comrade Advance, Loader
Starting Aptitudes: Ballistic Skill, Defence, Fellowship, Offence, Perception, Toughness
Starting Skills: Athletics, Common Lore (Imperial Guard, War, Tech), Intimidate, Tech-use
Starting Talents: Iron Jaw, Weapon Training (Las, Low-Tech, Heavy), Nerves of Steel, Die Hard, Tank Hunter (Add Degree of Success to penetration when attacking vehicles, add BS bonus to penetration against vehicles)
Equipment: Common Craftmanship Lascannon, standard equipment
I'll definitely be making a character for this! I had in mind a cleric (perhaps a combat-focused one, since the group is weaker in that aspect at present) - how would that work given that the patron deity is a bit ill-defined at this stage?
Also, any thoughts about how to handle healing, since I'd presumably have to channel negative energy since all the demon lords are evil?
I have to say, looking at it seems like it's better to start Weapon Specialist and pick up the heavy weapon skill than it is to actually go heavy gunner? Or am I missing something?
So I dug out my rulebook and it says we're allowed one re-roll, so for my 24 I will go again:
2d10 + 10 ⇒ (7, 10) + 10 = 27
Bleh, of course that should be 37, it's +20, not +10
Okay, I also need to roll wounds
10 + 1d5 ⇒ 10 + (2) = 12
And fate points
1d10 ⇒ 10, which goes to 3 fate points
Skivven is a gutter-rat(folk) from the slums of Flint. The runt of the litter, he was neither strong nor charismatic enough to lift himself up, eking a barely-tolerated survival on the nimbleness of his feet and the quickness of his wits. In an attempt to pick the wrong pocket, he was collared by Inspector-Academic Griswalde, who, recognising something admirable in the young ratfolk, took him in as a scholarship-student of the academy. Skivven’s talents of alchemy flourished in the academy’s laboratories, amongst the smokestacks and chemical factories of Flint, where the space and materials for experiments deemed excessive or dangerous could always be found by a nimble ratfolk. The academy, it seemed, would be Skivven’s home, an institution blind to race and prejudice, its gears driven by merit alone. Yet this proved to be a mirage, a concoction of chemical smoke and optikal mirrors, for whilst a student was the lowest of the low, ratfolk no more or less than human, Skivven could find only assistant scutwork, whilst his peers found success as journeymen. Knowing he would never be a master, Skivven retreated into the RHC, following Inspector-Academic Griswalde’s route. Even there, his talents were put to use as a Spy in the shadows, rather than an Inspector in the light, but at the least he is truly valued in the organisation, and in its shadowy upper reaches he still hopes to find promotion and success.
PS: I’ll do equipment if selected, if that’s okay(?) - also, I’ve taken three traits and a drawback, if that’s acceptable? If not I’ll drop one of them.
Skivven
Small Chaotic Good Ratfolk Alchemist (Grenadeir) 6
Age 14, Height 3’9”, Weight 71lbs, Speed 20ft, Initiative +5
Darkvision: Ratfolk can see perfectly in the dark up to 60 feet.
Languages:
STR 6, DEX 18, CON 14, INT 18, WIS 12, CHA 8
Saves
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Reflex +9 (+2 vs evil) = +5 Base + 4 Dex
Fortitude +8 (+2 vs evil) = +5 Base + 3 Con
Will +3 (+2 vs evil) = +2 Base + 1 Wis
Attacks
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Bomb 10/day, 30ft, 1d20+8, Reflex DC19
3d6+4 fire, 5’ splash 7 or
Frost Bomb 3d6+4, 5’ splash 7 and Fort save and Staggered next round or
Smoke bomb Fog cloud 10’ or
Stink bomb, as fog cloud but nauseous, fort dc19 saves
CMB 2 (4 BAB - 2STR)
Defenses
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HP: 30(.5)hp (8+4.5*5)
AC: 20 (+2 vs evil) = 10 + 5 ARMOUR + 4 DEX +1 SIZE
Touch: 15 Flat-footed: 15
CMD 14 = 10 + 3 BAB - 2 STR + 4 DEX -1 SIZE
Skills
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Skill points/level: 8
Craft (alchemy) +15=+6+4+3+2, Disable Device +13=+6+4+3, Perception +13=+6+1+3+1+2V, Sleight of Hand +13=+6+4+3, Spellcraft +14=+6+4+3+1, Bluff +11=+6+4+1, Diplomacy +5=+0+4+1, Stealth +18=+6+4+4+2+2, Knowledge (arcana) +8=+1+4+3, Knowledge (nature) +8=+1+4+3, Use Magic Device +3=+1-1+3, Survival +5=+1+1+3, Heal +5=+1+1+3, Fly +8=+1+4+3, Sense Motive +1=+0+1; variable +2 changable daily, currently Perception
Skulk (Racial): Some ratfolk can blend easily into their environments, and move with surprising grace. Ratfolk gain a +2 racial bonus on Stealth checks, and take only a –5 penalty on Stealth checks made to hide from creatures they have distracted with a Bluff check (rather than the normal –10 penalty). This racial trait replaces tinker.
Rodent Empathy (Racial): Ratfolk gain a +4 racial bonus on Handle Animal checks made to influence rodents.
Deep Red Sphere Ioun Stone Cracked (+1 Stealth) 200gp, Magenta Prism Cracked Ioun Stone (+2 to any skill, changeable daily) 800gp, Mulberry Pentacle Cracked Ioun Stone (+1 to Diplomacy and Bluff) 400gp, Pale Green Trillian Cracked Ioun Stone (+1 to stealth) 200gp, Scarlet and Blue sphere Cracked Ioun Stone (+1 to intelligence skill, spellcraft) 200gp, Incandescant Blue Sphere Cracked (+1 Perception) 200gp + Wayfinder 500gp (Blind-fight)
Hat of Disguise 1,800gp (Disguise at-will)
Sleeves of many Garments 200gp
Potions
Cure Light Wounds 50gp, Enlarge Person 50gp, Reduce Person 50gp, Endure Elements 50gp, Jump 50gp,
Barkskin +2 300gp, Invisibility 300gp, Resist Energy (fire) 300gp, Restoration, Lesser 300gp, Delay Poison 300gp, Haste 750gp, 3 rounds, Tongues 750gp, Fly 750gp, 3minutes.
Alchemical
Alchemist’s fire x2 40gp, acid x10 100gp, elemental flux x2 40gp
Dessicating Lubricant x2 (60gp), Holy Water x3 (75gp)
I'd imagined blasting our way through hordes of orcs... or elves... or rohirrim... would be part of the fun. That said, they could always overwhelm us by force of numbers, and there's certainly Nazgul and wizards and Dragons and Balrogs and Balrog-slaying-elven-warriors and Sauron, and that's without even considering 40k threats such as Eldar, feral imperial guard ratling squads hiding out amid the halflings, tyranid bio-pits bubbling in the dead swamps, necrons hiding out beneath the mountains of the dead and on and on and on... and quite apart from that there's the risk of picking up an innocuous looking ring and being taken over by the taint of chaos and shot by your own side, or worse, not shot by your own side...
I had in mind to do equipment if selected, if that's okay? I can do it in advance if necessary, I'm just starting to get invested in the character already, so if I do anymore I expose myself to disappointment...
Is there a level below which you get a do-over? I'd quite like to reroll my 24... although I suppose it'd make for an interesting character since this is a one-shot initially...
So, how reliable are these weapons? What I have in mind is...
Cleric 10/(Gunslinger (Technologist)5/Paladin 5)
...probably wielding the Heavy Plasma Gun, if that's acceptable, which would remove most of the unreliability (though of course that's pointless if it is perfectly reliable).
Skivven
Small Chaotic Good Ratfolk Alchemist (Grenadeir) 6
Skivven is a gutter-rat(folk) from the slums of Flint. The runt of the litter, he was neither strong nor charismatic enough to lift himself up, eking a barely-tolerated survival on the nimbleness of his feet and the quickness of his wits. In an attempt to pick the wrong pocket, he was collared by Inspector-Academic Griswalde, who, recognising something admirable in the young ratfolk, took him in as a scholarship-student of the academy. Skivven’s talents of alchemy flourished in the academy’s laboratories, amongst the smokestacks and chemical factories of Flint, where the space and materials for experiments deemed excessive or dangerous could always be found by a nimble ratfolk. The academy, it seemed, would be Skivven’s home, an institution blind to race and prejudice, its gears driven by merit alone. Yet this proved to be a mirage, a concoction of chemical smoke and optikal mirrors, for whilst a student was the lowest of the low, ratfolk no more or less than human, Skivven could find only assistant scutwork, whilst his peers found success as journeymen. Knowing he would never be a master, Skivven retreated into the RHC, following Inspector-Academic Griswalde’s route. Even there, his talents were put to use as a Spy in the shadows, rather than an Inspector in the light, but at the least he is truly valued in the organisation, and in its shadowy upper reaches he still hopes to find promotion and success.
PS: I’ll do equipment if selected, if that’s okay(?) - also, I’ve taken three traits and a drawback, if that’s acceptable? If not I’ll drop one of them.
Spoiler:
Skivven
Small Chaotic Good Ratfolk Alchemist (Grenadeir) 6
Age 14, Height 3’9”, Weight 71lbs, Speed 20ft
Darkvision: Ratfolk can see perfectly in the dark up to 60 feet.
Languages:
STR 6, DEX 18, CON 14, INT 18, WIS 12, CHA 8
Saves
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Reflex +9 = +5 Base + 4 Dex
Fortitude +8 = +5 Base + 3 Con
Will +3 = +2 Base + 1 Wis
Attacks
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Bomb 10/day, 20ft, 1d20+8, Reflex DC19
3d6+4 fire, 5’ splash 7 or
Frost Bomb 3d6+4, 5’ splash 7 and Fort save and Staggered next round or
Smoke bomb Fog cloud 10’ or
Stink bomb, as fog cloud but nauseous, fort dc19 saves
CMB 2 (4 BAB - 2STR)
Defenses
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HP: 30(.5)hp (8+4.5*5)
AC: 15 = 10 + + 4 DEX +1 SIZE
Touch: 15 Flat-footed: 11
CMD 14 = 10 + 3 BAB - 2 STR + 4 DEX -1 SIZE
Skills
--------------------------------------
Skill points/level: 8
Craft (alchemy) +13=+6+4+3, Disable Device +13=+6+4+3, Perception +10=+6+1+3, Sleight of Hand +13=+6+4+3, Spellcraft +13=+6+4+3, Bluff +10=+6+4, Diplomacy +4=+0+4, Stealth +16=+6+4+4+2, Knowledge (arcana) +8=+1+4+3, Knowledge (nature) +8=+1+4+3, Use Magic Device +3=+1-1+3, Survival +5=+1+1+3, Heal +5=+1+1+3, Fly +8=+1+4+3
Skulk (Racial): Some ratfolk can blend easily into their environments, and move with surprising grace. Ratfolk gain a +2 racial bonus on Stealth checks, and take only a –5 penalty on Stealth checks made to hide from creatures they have distracted with a Bluff check (rather than the normal –10 penalty). This racial trait replaces tinker.
Rodent Empathy (Racial): Ratfolk gain a +4 racial bonus on Handle Animal checks made to influence rodents.
Since it's a siege regiment I guess I'll go for a heavy weapon user - either lascannon or missile laucher team member sounds pretty good. Not sure how to do character creation though. I'll look some stuff up but it is a busy week for me.
It's worth seeing in 3D if you can - look up where the sweet spot for your theatre is and try to sit there.
If you're too close - I.e. In front of where the camera was filming the scene the 3D image overlapped in such a way that the solution should be behind you. Your eyes can see it - its projected on a flat screen, after all - but you brain can't interpret it correctly.
If you're too far away it might as well all be flat.
Okay, I have in mind a Ratfolk Alchemist Technologist with an emphasis on bombchucking and spy stuff like stealth and bluff. I'll expect to have him ready tomorrow.
@Philo, I like the idea. Sure if you could link your accessing the powers with maybe one of Finona's expeditions or something.
@Jonahkan, it is a little on the nose. the group really doesn't need another sorceror.
Okay! I could do a blasting focused wizard (selective meta magic rod lets you exclude certain squares from the blast), or even a cleric, or a bomb tossing alchemist. I was basing that idea on Cretien's note that some AoE attacks would be useful. That would be either in the naturalist Skyseer direction or the Technologist direction (particularly the alchemist).
I can't see how to make a gun-wielding class work and a bow-ranger feels kinda odd in a modern game, but that was my other idea.
Whatever the reason you came Hollow's End you are now all standing before a bounty/jobs sign next to the deserted tavern.
Help wanted, the herbalist Laurel requires able bodied adventurers to assist her in gathering supplies. Pay will twenty five gold per person, Laurel may be found at her shop in the middle of town.
Welcome to Alkenstar land of guns, steam and magitech! Read on if your looking for guns and (magi)technology instead of swords and sorcery.
This game is designed to test out Thunderscape content as such at least three of the five party slots must be Thunderscape classes, the Hollows last hope trilogy (and perhaps Hungry are the Dead) will be what I am running albeit it heavily modified. This will be a more outdoors type of game against such things as mutants, undead and so forth.
Combat will be theater of the mind since this will rarely if ever involve dungeon diving.
Selection will take place a day or two after New Years, you will be given twenty four hour notice.
Hollow's end:
Hollow's End is a small village deep within the mana wastes, it was founded on a small vein of manite ore and is a typical boom town from the wild west.
Notables include Boss Tweed who is the local 'boss" of the mines and is a petty, vicious individual who will try to get away with as much as he can in the mines.
Deldrin Baleson is a half elf (of the Drow variety) and is the sheriff of Hollow's End. He is perhaps the only authority figure in Hollow's End that regularly stands up to Tweed and company.
Gavel Thuldrin Kreed, the head of the mines when it comes to paperwork and management. Suspected by many both of extortion and embezzlement.
Magistrate Vamros Harg, a vicious bastard who is the "mayor" of the town. His more evil excesses have so far been restrained by Baleson despite Harg's threats and (attempts) to remove him.
Players (with GM review) can create connections and so forth here for their backstory.
Alkenstar, the uncanon version:
Years ago a desperate band of refugees made their way to the mana wastes, they encountered all manner of mutants, abominations and even greater dangers from the blighted desert...
Then they came upon a group of Drow explorers and history was changed forevermore... The Drow quickly learned the information they desired from these refugees and concluded that the refugees would be more valuable alive and loyal then as bleached bones in the desert...
The Drow sent the refugees supplies and weapons... In exchange the nation of Alkenstar as it would become known would beholden to the Drow city-states of the Underdark, serving the Drow as their hand upon the inhospitable surface world...
From the Underdark flow guns, ammo, grenades, cannons and all manner of strange items. Alkenstar takes these items and sales them to the outside world and use them to survive...
Untold rewards and riches unfathomable await those who would dare the wastes of Alkenstar...alongside unimaginable horrors and strange wonders from a war of mages...
Do you have what it takes to make it in Alkenstar? Will you retire upon a a bed of gold or will your bleached bones serve as a grim testament to the dangers of the wastes?
The crunch:
point buy 20
level 2
starting gp 500
Alignment any non evil
races allowed all core plus Drow and Mutant (see their sections), featured and uncommon races will require more convincing.
Classes allowed. Fighter, Alchemist, Rogue, Slayer, Investigator, Gunslinger, Cavalier, Swashbuckler, Spell Less Ranger, all thunderscape classes except for the Thaumaturge.
Firearms (see Firearms section).
Drow:
Drow, we all remember them as spider worshiping, demon loving psychopaths with a severe case of backstabbing disorder. Or as clichéd rangers duel wielding scimitars with panther companions, frankly I don't know which is worse...
Say hello to these Drow who are neither of the above, they are a hardy and intelligent race of industrialists who gave the surface world guns, magitech and a host of other interesting stuff.
Relations with other races: Most of the world only knows legends and hearsay about the Drow (since they tend to lurk in the Underdark or in Alkenstar) as such they have a reputation as amazing scientists and engineers who can seemingly defy any challenge... While this quite true the Drow do nothing to dismiss such illusions and flights of fancy.
Drow and Elves however have a deep (but recent) racial hatred (or at least apathy). To the Elves the Drow are earth destroying monsters who seem to only exist to strip mine entire regions of all resources. To the Drow elves are backward primitives desperately fighting to hold territories with what...paintbrushes?
Drow Racial Traits
+2 Constitution, +2 Intelligence, –2 Charisma: Drow are both hardy and intelligent but know that honeyed words will not stop a roper from strangling you...
Elf: Drow are humanoids with the elf subtype.
Medium: Drow are Medium creatures and receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Normal Speed: Drow have a base speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision: Drow can see in the dark up to 120 feet.
Drow Immunities: Drow are immune to magic sleep effects and gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against enchantment spells and effects.
Skill Training: All Drow consider the Perception and Stealth skills to be class skills.
Underground Sneak
Drow gain +2 racial bonus on Craft (alchemy), Perception, and Stealth checks. The bonus on Stealth checks increases to a +4 bonus while underground.
Spell Resistance: Drow possess spell resistance equal to 6 plus their class levels.
Light Blindness: Abrupt exposure to bright light blinds drow for 1 round; on subsequent rounds, they are dazzled as long as they remain in the affected area.
Weapon Familiarity: Drow are proficient with all Firearms except the Sniper Rifle.
Languages: Drow begin play speaking Elven and Undercommon. Drow with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following languages: Abyssal, Aklo, Aquan, Common, Draconic, Drow Sign Language, Gnome, or Goblin.
Mutant:
Mutants are those who have been tainted by the storms that ravage the mana wastes, they are mistrusted by most and are the tieflings of Alkenstar.
Mutant Racial Traits
+2 strength, +2 Constitution, -2 Cha. Mutants are strong and hardy but their appearance damns them in social encounters.
Mutants are Aberrations (they gain darkvision 60 feet).
Medium: Mutants are Medium creatures and have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Mutations: Mutants are a wild and varied lot, select three mutations from the following list. Each mutation can only be selected once.
Normal Speed: Mutants have a base speed of 30 feet.
Languages: Humans begin play speaking Common. Mutants with high Intelligence scores can choose any languages they want (except secret languages, such as Druidic).
Firearms:
Firearms in world of Aden are much simpler then in Pathfinder and will be used, they are house ruled however to maintain the attack to touch AC rule (natural armor is considered touch AC).
Ammunition
Armor Piercing (10) 5 gp
Bull (10) 10 gp
Heavy (10) 2 gp
Rubberized (10) 1 gp
Sniper (10) 3 gp
Standard (10) 2 sp
Wounding 20 gp
Firearm Weapon Descriptions
Holdout: This is an extremely small and easily concealed
firearm, designed to be used as a last resort. The holdout grants
a +4 bonus to Sleight of Hand checks to conceal it. The range
penalties for a holdout firearm are double that of a normal ranged
weapon (-4 per range increment). Reloading a holdout is a move
action.
Pistol: This basic weapon is the most common firearm
weapon. It consists of a short handle and trigger and a short
barrel. Reloading a pistol is a move action.
Rifle: You need at least two hands to use a rifle, regardless of
its size. This firearm features a long barrel and a sturdy stock,
granting the weapon an excellent mix of range and firepower.
Reloading a rifle is a move action.
Scattergun: This weapon has two parallel barrels and allows
two shots (one from each) before it requires reloading. The
scattergun requires a full round action to reload (both barrels are
reloaded at the same time).
Alternately, you can fire both barrels in a single attack. When
doing so, you can either choose to inflict 4d4 damage against a
single target or attack two adjacent targets, applying a -4 penalty
to your attack roll against each and inflicting 2d4 damage per
target.
Sniper Rifle: Though this weapon counts as a firearm, it
requires an exotic weapon proficiency to use. Precision damage
(such as sneak attack) may be applied to an attack with a sniper
rifle as long as a move action is used to aim the weapon in
the same round in which it is fired. The Sniper rifle requires a
standard action to reload.
Ammunition Description
Armor Piercing: This type of ammunition ignores up to 2
of natural armor bonus to AC. The firearm
inflicts damage as if it were one size smaller, skipping Small size
if the firearm is designed for a Medium creature. (See Tiny and
Large Weapon Damage, Chapter 6, Pathfinder Core Rulebook.)
Bull Shot: This special scattergun ammunition is designed
to deliver extreme amounts of kinetic energy to its targets over
a wide area, knocking them off their feet. A scattergun loaded
with bull shot always delivers a bull rush or trip attack (their
choice) after inflicting damage on a target within the weapon’s
first range increment. This maneuver is made with a -4 penalty to
the shooter’s CMB. If both barrels are fired at once, the scattergun
gains no bonus damage but also receives no penalty to CMB.
Scatterguns using this ammunition inflict one less die of damage
than normal.
Heavy Shot: This ammunition type is expensive but is made
of purer metals and hits especially hard. It grants a +2 damage
bonus. (This bonus is doubled if you are firing both barrels from
a double barreled scattergun.) Attack rolls while using heavy shot
suffer a -1 penalty to hit.
Rubberized Shot: This advanced form of ammunition uses
a magically treated form of Kyanite tree sap. These bullets are
designed to remain as hard and inflexible as metal until exposed to
high velocities, whereupon they soften and flatten. The resulting
mass strikes its target with great force, but does relatively little
lasting harm. Half of the damage inflicted by these bullets is
nonlethal damage. The range increment of a weapon using this
type of ammunition is halved. This ammunition cannot be used in
rifles or sniper rifles.
Sniper Shot: This type of ammunition is designed for
maximum aerodynamics and range. The weapon gains a +1
bonus to hit, rather than a -2 penalty, for each range increment
of distance between the attacker and his target. This applies only
for the first five range increments; you begin accruing penalties
normally beyond this point. Attacks against enemies within the
weapon’s first range increment suffer a -2 penalty to hit. This
ammunition can only be used with rifles and sniper rifles.
Standard Ammunition: This ammunition type is inexpensive
and offers a +1 damage bonus. (This bonus is doubled if you are
firing both barrels from a double barreled scattergun.)
Wounding Shot: This type of ammunition is designed to
fragment upon striking, and it causes grisly wounds. The target
suffers 1 point of bleed damage every round until it receives
magic healing or a DC 15 Heal check.
Note to Gunslingers:
Due to the nature of firearms in this game some of your deeds may not be as useful as previously imagined (or not work at all), talk with me and these useless deeds will be replaced with something more useful...
We are in need of assistance with our new homebrewed Drider Queen class, specifically her Web Weaver abilities called "Web Traps".
Web Trap, crude (1st level spell equivalent)
Web Trap (2nd level spell equivalent)
Web Trap, Improved (3rd level spell equivalent)
Web Trap, Fine (4th level spell equivalent)
Web Trap, Exceptional (5th level spell equivalent)
Web Trap, Perfect (6th level spell equivalent)
Since we don't have much in the way of expertise we are hoping that some resident trap experts might arise from the woodwork. Also if you wanting to see what we've done so far with the drow queen take a gander here(http://paizo.com/campaigns/EngineeringDrowSteampunkish/discussion& page=2).
And in advance thanks to any homebrewers and trap experts.
Alright I know that somewhere on these boards lurk those such as myself who have a taste for the following links (please note that I have Murphy's Law of clickable links, they refuse to do it).
Now if these links kindle your desire for some occult fun I have some for you... If enough interest is displayed I will be rolling out a homebrew world (along with fellow players) however I won't do all the GMing, I myself want a piece of the action and yet no campaign for those of occult inclinations has emerged. As such I propose a different campaign then from most, instead of the traditional over arching adventure form level 1-15 like an adventure path this will be done by a far more "modular" basis. Adventures themselves will be relatively short affairs, lasting say two levels each, after each adventure we will rotate GM's via dice roll with the current GM's number being excluded form the die roll. Do I have any takers?
You all have arrived at the Leaky Dingy to meet with the famous Karnathi war hero who will be leading the expedition... The waves and wind outside batter the Leaky Dingy on its stilts and cause the place to rock back and forth. The patrons seem not to care though as they gamble away their gold and drink themselves into a stupor... Welcome to Xen'drik brave adventurers, welcome to your new home...
We all know that eberron is popular and so is kingmaker, so to satisfy both needs they will be combined. First brave adventurers read the poster.
the poster:
The lords of Stormreach call upon you to join the Xen'drik expedition, join i the grand adventure of a lifetime! Explore the interior of Xen'drik and revel in wealth and glory! Those of you who prove themselves worthy will be ade viziers of the new territories and will be given great honors and wealth. Join today with expedition master Kalin Drask, fabled hero of karnnath and leader of the glorious expedition! Sign up at the leaky dingy in the harbor.
character creation:
Any Common and featured race is allowed in addition to the Warforged and Changelings. Warforged also have the option of using the following subraces and tieflings, assimars and dhampirs may use bloodlines.
The agile are a variety of warforged suited for the more usbtle aspects of warfare, 2+ dex, 2+ wis and -2 cha.
The officers are a variety of warforged made to command other warforged, 2+ str, 2+cha and -2 wis
The Mindforged only come from Xen'drik and House Cannith never made any of them, 2+ cha, 2+ int and -2 wis.
all non evil alignments are allowed.
Hp is to be max for your first 2 levels and then half your hit dice+con modifier.
You start at level 2 and any class except for the antipaladin, sythesist summoners and gungslingers can be used. Determine your stats by focus/foible, select one stat to be 18, another to be 8 and roll 1d10+7 for the remaining stats. Traits are 1 per character as for those who are selected I will give a custom trait.
this recruitment will last for a week and you must just convince me but convince your fellow players who are already onboard. They are 137ben. Browman and Tenro. We have 2 slots available and we will be using hero points or you can choose an extra feat instead. Also psionics is allowed from dreamscar press. Use this for the Warforged and Changeling as well as eberron religions. https://sites.google.com/site/eberronpathfinder/
The arcane rebellions is set in a world of my own making, or rather a kingdom at any rate. The setting is the Valkans a collection of loosely allied fiefdom's controlled by the clergy of the One True God, Astimas (LE, domains Evil, Law, Fire, Sun}. In order to put the Valkans under their complete control all magic not of Astimas is outlawed on pain of death by fire.
Now brave heroes or vengeful anti-heroes must launch the arcane rebellions! Will you show compassion or will you seek revenge? Will you upon overthrowing the church of Astimas consign its members to their own pyres or will you give them the mercy of a swift death? The choice is your's, but remember the price of failure it beyond reckoning.
Note I do not intend to GM this campaign unless no other GM's step forward in which case I will GM it, but do note that I will be a first timer GM.
House rules 20 point buy, any paizo race allowed. Gunslingers may not join (this is set in the height of religious supersition think spanish inquisition). Ninja's, Samurai and wizards need justification. The former two not being western medieval approiate, must have exceptionally good backstories to explain their existance in the Valkans. The wizard due to the exceptional training they have to go through must either be a foreighner or have a suitably stealhy theme to explain surviving in the Valkans.
The one other rule is thou cannot be a divine class of any description of Astimas, you may be an infiltrator of the church and attempt to brink it down from the inside out, but you cannot be an Astimas believer. Any others gods are allowed (all other gods are enemies of Astimas).
The Gunslingers being forbidden and the Astimas rule are the only ones I want a GM who takes over this campaign to follow. Reason for making this campaign in the first place is not to allow a good idea to go to waste (may the arcane rebellion be glorious!).
