Here's a good bit done on a MARS character. If it looks good will finish up, neaten everything, make a new Alias and set that up. Still need to spend a little initial gear money as well.
Bart Swanson, ex ‘true federation’ scout.
Human: Initial edge: Brawny +1 Toughness
Iconic framework
MARS: Wilderness scout
Athl d6, Common know d6, Notice d8, stealth d6, survival d8 at start
Fleet footed: +2 pace, running die d8
Woodsman: +2 survival rolls, +2 stealth rolls made in the wild
Hinderances
Ugly – Minor. -1 to intimidation, persuasion, performance and taunt rolls.
Quirk: Minor. Loves nature, tends to talk to trees…
Enemy – Major. Someone high up in the ‘true federation.’
Gear
Starting gear + Vibro short sword and JA-11 energy rifle, rolls from tables, roll credits pg 81 (4d6X100 universal, credits, 2d4X500 credits worth of gear or valuables.
MARS fortune and glory roll online:9 Vigorous and tough, +1 Vigor die, Nerves of Steel edge.(ignore 1 point of wound penalties.)
Narrative hook roll online: 6 Alistair Duncan’s true federation
UC’s: 1700
Gear credits: 3000
4 x advances
1 Increase vigor to d8
2 New edge: Extraction (one foe doesn’t get free attack when withdraw)
3 Skill increase: Electronics d4, Riding d4
4 Skill increase : Boating d4, Common know to D6
NG-S2 survival pack, Huntsman medium personal armor (+5 armor, +2 Toughness), Wilk’s 320 classic laser pistol (+ 1 shooting!, Range 15/30/60, Damage 3d6, ROF 1, AP 2, Shots 20), Vibro short sword (Damage Str+d8, Mega Damage, AP 8), JA-11 Energy rifle (range 30/60/120, damage 4d6, ROF 1, AP 4m shots 30 Also functions as ion beam (NG-IP7 and hunting rifle) . 2 x clip, e-clip per weapon
NG-IP7 notes: +2 shooting!, range 20/40/80 damage 1-3d10, ROF 1, Shots 30
Hunting rifle notes: Range 24/48/96, Damage 2d8, AP 2, ROF 1
Start of a background: Bart was born and raised in the wild and taken in and trained by the ‘true federation’ until he realized he was working for the bad guys. He escaped to Castle Refuge and proved himself to be a valuable and d
The beginnings of a MARS character: Rolls at the end.
Race
Human – adaptable edge, choose one novice edge
Iconic framework
MARS: Wilderness scout
Athl d6, Common know d6, Notice d8, stealth d6, survival d8 at start
Fleet footed: +2 pace, running die d8
Woodsman: +2 survival rolls, +2 stealth rolls made in the wild
Hinderances
Up to 4 points
Attributes
D4 each, 5 points
Skills
Athletics, common know, notice, persuiasion, stealth d4 + 15 points
derived stats
Edges
Born a hero – MARS take 4 advances
Gear
Starting gear + Vibro short sword and JA-11 energy rifle, rolls from tables, roll credits pg 81 (4d6X100 universal, credits, 2d4X500 credits worth of gear or valuables.
fortune and glory roll:1d20 ⇒ 9
Vigorous and tough +1 Vigor die, Nerves of Steel edge
narrative hook roll:1d20 ⇒ 6
Alistir Duncans true federation. Meh, can make that work.
universal credits:4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 5, 5) = 17
x100
credits for gear:2d4 ⇒ (2, 4) = 6
x500
I think i'll start on a boring old MARS character. I've never done one of those in the SW version...
I think they get 4.. (or 5, will have to look) advances at character creation. Do the new players get anymore as 'catch up' or make him a 'starting' character per the standard rules.
Hello all. Have had a few horrid weeks at work. Have not checked back in. If you have plenty of players i'll bow out. If you are still looking, i'll see what everyone else has and create something the group might need.
Botting Mirri
Mirri steps around to flank with Evesk and takes a two handed swing at the last wolf.
fighting:1d8 ⇒ 4 wild:1d6 ⇒ 4 damage:2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (6, 3) + (1) = 10
I'm still taking a level 1 new rogue but am working on actually spending some of my many achievement points to play a fun race.. Will get that sorted out in the next day or three.
Woohoo! Just saw this. Will pick a character and get signed in and post sometime tomorrow. Looks like we have a Solarian and a precog/tehnomancer. I'll se what I have free in the 1 to 4 range. Maybe I'll make a new one!
Rules question: p. 206 of SWPF Core Rules says, "If two sources would increase a Trait, use only the highest modifier (effects don’t stack). Increases to a Trait from a magic item’s effects don’t count for determining Trait Advancements. They do affect secondary statistics like Parry or Toughness, however."
Jzero has a +1 to toughness from a monk ability and also +1 to toughness from the Brawler Edge. Does these stack?
OK. Got started on Valrek, a human fighter originally from Mendev. Had a crappy week and have had family over this weekend so... :)
Interlude:
Your Interlude - Five of Diamonds. Riff on one or more of the following.
~Downtime. You are studying or working on an object of some sort. What is it? Why is this important?
A journal. Velrek is not the smartest man alive but feels writing down the worst of what has happened to him or his family helps keep the bad dreams away. He’ll take pains to keep this journal away form anyone else…
~Backstory. Tell us about something your hero wants or already has. It might be a material possession, recognition, a political goal, or even a trip they wish to take to some amazing destination.
Freedom. Being a Lobarian from Mendev is dangerous. The current crusaders seem more interested in rooting out cultists from the actual natives, real or imagined or created, than fighting the devils.
~Trek. Tell of how you found something that helped you along the way, such as an oasis, minor treasure, food or water, friendly locals, etc.
Velrek was being tracked by a group of crusaders while leaving Mendev. This group was notorious for putting anyone who looked Lobarian to the pyre. He was at a point where he was trapped in a forest and prepared to go down fighting when a quiet voice said ‘come with me.’ He turned and a druid was beckoning him deeper into the woods. That druid, who never gave his name, fed him and after a few days led him to the border where he was finally free to make his own future without fear of the crusaders whose zealotry had gone too far.
Looks like we're heavy on magic and a little light on the martial side of things. Maybe I'll rethink and come up with something with a little more muscle. I can always play Cajuna at a future time.
I'm planning on taking something fighter-like if that helps your decision on this. I say play what you want. :)
I backed the SW for PF kickstarters and would love a chance to play it! I read through the first (pdf) book when it came out but haven't done much else with it. :)
I don't think i've even opened my Advaced player's guide pdf's yet..
OK. A lively group here! Been busier than expected the last few days and have a pretty full weekend ahead. Here is version 1.0 of my character. I should have time maybe Sunday to finish up goals and more contacts.
Saffron Puckett
Saffron? Is this supposed to be the character from the show or merely inspired by her?
BTW, my muse is a little burned out, so I won't be joining. Have funn smuggling the castle!
Heh. I actually forgot about that. Just grabbed a 'firefly' sounding name. :)
OK. A lively group here! Been busier than expected the last few days and have a pretty full weekend ahead. Here is version 1.0 of my character. I should have time maybe Sunday to finish up goals and more contacts.
Saffron Puckett
Originally from Hera in the Georgia system in the border area, Saffron grew up a theater brat. She spent time acting and on the local school shooting team. She grew into an attractive woman who wanted little to do with the farming based lifestyle of most of her community. She was noticed during a performance by a Companion hired to be eye candy for the arm of a local politician who was there only to be seen. After a few discussions Saffron packed her bags and left for training. A few years later, more mature and a little hardened (inside at least) she began her career.
Saffron is a petite woman of 5’5”. She has short black hair, pale skin and dark green eyes. When working she usually wears a red wig. Through shenanigans, luck (good or bad, still to be seen) she ended up on a ship full of interesting people…
Interest check: are there Starfinder agents (and the players controlling them) interested in playing in any of the following?
1-38 The Many Minds of Historia (Tier 5-8)
3-15 The Preluria Connection (Tier 1-4)
4-11 A World's Ambition (Tier 7-10)
5-04 Fragment of the 4th (Tier 9-12)
Me! I know I haven't played 4-11 and 5-04. Unsure about the other two, would have to check my spreadsheet at home...
My initial idea about this elf fitting in: He (Or she, not sure yet) is part of an ambassadorial group that recently moved into the capital city, or any large city near where the GM might want to start. This young, in their term, elf is given permission to go out into the lands and see what these humans and others are actually like.
I'll have more, but that's the basics. :)
I found mine. Went to our first concert in three years and either got some bad McD's on the way home or a little bit of a stomach bug there... Just starting to look through the books again.
Thinking about the character I always wanted to make for Eberron. An Elven Cleric of the Undying Court...
Still very interested. Have not been able to find the copy of the old Eberron book I thought I had. Will be busy this week but if the game is going to start, will buy the PDF's early next week and make a character.
Opening recruitment for Little Trouble in Big Absalom. Please sign up below.
(This will be played with pregens and the chronicle can be applied to any level character so please sign up with whomever you want the chronicle applied to. The pregens will be selected in the gameplay discussion channel.)
The WM Phoenix Open happened this weekend. Definitely a time to be rowdy and a golfer. The status of the 16th hole sounds hedonistic and enthusiastic.
It would be @ 10 to 11 hour roadtrip from Utah... longer with a detour in Las Vegas.
Can see roleplay opportunities.
Joseph Martin wrote:
Cthulu Golf... using Modern D20. Amazing...
Can I be the Gopher?
I did google Cthulhu Golf. I was amused by Billy and Mandy.
Heh that's an amusing show overall. My daughter was the right age to want to watch it and like many cartoons, it has a definite different meaning for the adults. :)
Have taken just a quick look. Been quite a long time since I've played.. Will see what others are thinking, but my first thought is to go Dedicated, maybe an EMT... Always nice to have someone with a good Treat Injury skill. ;)
We can take one more, but that will be it, for now.
Welcome to the game JM681.
The group have just reached the rebel HQ and discovered Arael (rebel leader) has been captured by the Dottari (city watch). You can bring yourselves in as rebels already working with the Children of Westcrown and start posting in the Gameplay thread whenever you are ready.
Thanks! I'll get a character done ASAP. Was thinking something fighter-ish or Rogue-ish or a mix of the two. I actually did the Pathfinder Savage Worlds kickstarter and have the early PDF. I remember giving it a quick look and that was it. Will take a look at hat again.
I'm up for another 'experimental' game. :) Old Bonkers is busy but I plan to either finally make my skittermander or maybe the new race I just got access to... Hmmm. six armed helkful bugger or chaotic winged fey...
~ Raman is a striking young Vudrani woman with an intense gaze. The bright painted dots and jewels on her forehead and face—along with the signet ring on her finger—proclaim her station … that of a daughter among the lower ruling caste. Unlike many of her station, however, Raman maintains a utilitarian bearing and keeps her long, black hair in a practical ponytail. Her clothes are similarly simple and practical, and they reflect the style of her people … comfortable, flowing silk pants and shirts of various colors. And while her clothes reflect the sensibilities of the atanaprattas, her well-tended armor and weaponry—especially the recurve horn longbow she keeps at-hand—shows an appreciation for the ways of the padaprajnas. ~
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Raman Sanjihartna (121383-2)
Female human (Vudrani) paladin (divine hunter) 1
LG Medium humanoid (human)
Str 14, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 7, Wis 12, Cha 16
Init +3; Senses Perception +5
Speed 30 ft.
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DEFENSE
hp 18 (2d10 [10,5] + 2 con) AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +3 Dex, +1 shield) CMD 17 FF 14 (2 bab, 2 str, 3 dex) Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +7
Detect Evil (At will) (Sp) You can use detect evil at will (as the spell).
Point-Blank Shot +1 to attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at up to 30 feet.
Precise Shot You don't get -4 to hit when shooting or throwing into melee.
Rapid Shot You get an extra attack with ranged weapons. Each attack is at -2.
Smite Evil (1/day) (Su) +3 to hit, +2 to damage, +3 deflection bonus to AC when used.
Divine Grace (Su): At 2nd level, a paladin gains a bonus equal to her Charisma bonus (if any) on all saving throws.
Lay On Hands (Su): Beginning at 2nd level, a paladin can heal wounds (her own or those of others) by touch. Each day she can use this ability a number of times equal to 1/2 her paladin level plus her Charisma modifier. With one use of this ability, a paladin can heal 1d6 hit points of damage for every two paladin levels she possesses. Using this ability is a standard action, unless the paladin targets herself, in which case it is a swift action. Despite the name of this ability, a paladin only needs one free hand to use this ability. Alternatively, a paladin can use this healing power to deal damage to undead creatures, dealing 1d6 points of damage for every two levels the paladin possesses. Using lay on hands in this way requires a successful melee touch attack and doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity. Undead do not receive a saving throw against this damage.
Boons:
Explore, Report, Cooperate (Wounded Wisp): You have an excellent sense of what makes an exemplary Pathfinder. As a free or immediate action, you may consider whether a particular action you name—such as subduing but not killing an enemy, befriending an NPC, or recovering a particular item—would help realize the goals of the Pathfinder Society. The GM then informs you whether the action’s impact would be positive (contributes to meeting a secondary success condition for the scenario), negative (opposes the secondary success condition), or negligible (neither contributes to nor opposes the secondary success condition). If none of these three options accurately reflects the action’s impact on the PC’s fulfillment of the secondary success conditions, the GM may respond with a phrase of five words or less. Once you use this boon, cross it off your Chronicle sheet.
Prized Find (Wounded Wisp): You were instrumental in uncovering a cache of lost records that the Pathfinder Society can use to explore hitherto unknown sites. If you would fail to earn a Prestige Point at the end of an adventure due to failing a success condition, you may cross this boon of your Chronicle sheet to remind your superiors of your past breakthroughs and earn the 1 Prestige Point as if you had successfully fulfilled the condition. You may only use this boon if you would also gain at least 1 XP for completing the adventure (0.5 XP if you use the slow track advancement option).
Alkenstar Prototype (Sovereign Court Faction; Segang Expedition): Your contacts in Alkenstar have invited you to test an experimental firearm. You may cross this boon off your Chronicle sheet at the beginning of a scenario to gain a musket or pistol (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Equipment 45-46) and 20 paper cartridges (Ultimate Equipment 42). you must relinquish this firearm (or whatever fragment of it remains, if destroyed) and any leftover ammunition at the end of the scenario. The firearm is modified by one of the following effects of your choice.
Increased Stopping Power: The firearm deals damage as though it were one size category larger.
Intuitive: you may use this weapon as though you were proficient in its use.
Rifling: The range increment of this firearm increases by 50%.
Ragdya’s Blessing (Segang Expedition): Due to the respect you showed to the Vudran god Ragdya’s sacred animal, you have received that deity’s blessing. You may cross this boon off your Chronicle sheet to gain a climb speed of 20 feet for 1d4 rounds. For 1 round after this boon expires, if you would fall due to failing a Climb check, you fall slowly as if affected by feather fall (CL 1st) so long as you remain adjacent to a wall or other solid surface.
The Court Grows (Count Falcon Matsanda; Sovereign Court; Segang Expedition): You have impressed an influential aristocrat from Alkenstar and taken a important step in recruiting him into the Sovereign Court. You have received a praise-laden letter of reference from your contact, and if you show this letter to an aristocrat native to the Inner Sea Region, you gain a +2 bonus on any Diplomacy check made to influence him or her. You may also check the box included with this boon to use the letter in requisitioning a valuable tool while in Alkenstar, acquire any one item worth 150p or less (400gp or less if you earned this boon in Subtier 4-5) for free. The item is a gift and has no resale value. The letter of reference provides no further benefits once you have checked the box, but the boon may grant other benefits in future adventures.
Masterwork Backpack:wand of cure light wounds (30 charges), soap, waterskin
Mule: bedroll, Extra Quivers (43 arrows, 10 blunt arrows, 40 cold iron arrows)
Backpack: hot weather outfit, hemp rope (50 ft.), mess kit, pot, torch (10), holy text
Saddlebags: feed (10 days), trail rations (5)
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About Raman:
Raman was raised as one of five daughters to a lower member of the Vudrani ruling caste. She was most privileged, and her parents were intentional about teaching her the role of the privileged within a society. Unfortunately, the girls —also due to their position in the world—also got insight into the twisted and destructive ways of the darker side of the nature of power and those who wield it.
Father always wanted a boy, all he got were girls. Raman, his second-to-youngest, grew up athletic, competitive, and in nearly every way a tom-boy … and her father embraced it. He indulged her desires to learn sports and martial pastimes. He also took her on his travels, teaching her the value of understanding someone else’s role and perspective.
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