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Oh man!! I SO wish I had seen this way back then! (Kinda took a hiatus from P2P for a while due to a little bun emerging out of it's oven ; ) If anyone knows or hears of this happening again please let me know! As well if anyone is still interested in the idea in the original post, also please let me know!
Oh man! Sorry to hear about that Corerue! Hope it all works out alright!
(I may make one more IC post, a speech, after Nik and before Jemini. Depending on how things roll ; )
Areas of Development Having trained for many years as an Aldori swordlord himself, Akiros would be very interested in helping Borodin open an Aldori fighting school. To compliment Borodin's Magus society Akiros will start an Oracle society. He will be primarily focused on Battle Oracles, but all types will be welcome. Should Jemini wish to aid in this endeavour he would welcome her help. The society would be closely linked with the Shine/Temple to Iomeade. The primary purpose of the society will be to help prepare Newhaven and her citizens for the oncoming war with Choral, and protect the nation and her people in general. However, due to his many other commitments, this endeavour will be last on the list of his priorities and time available to spend on it. He will search for someone appropriate to take over the general running of the society. Akiros will very much wish to have the Iomeade shrine upgraded to a full, if small, temple. He is still on the search for a priest or priestess to run it. In the interim though he does his best to minister to those who come to seek Iomedaes guidance. Professional & Political: Akiros does all he can to stay out of politics as much as possible. He fully meets his duties as Warden Marshall and Founder, of course, yet he has no stomach for or interest in, the endless debate and squabble some founders seem to revel in. Also very important to him is his duty as "Shining Sowrd of Iomeade's Justice". Yet he is still not quite sure just what such a duty entails. Although he has not spoke of this to anyone, not even Elspeth, he feels that he is being made ready for something, something important, he just does not yet know what that something may be. Akiros fully supports Elsir and Borodin being made full founders. In general, Akiros supports pretty much any idea or motion which will help protect Newhaven and her people. He will move to block encroachment by Brevian nobility or any moves by any of the founders he sees as seeking more personal power. Areas where he and Verik might butt heads might be increased rules and restrictions on personal rights and freedoms. Akiros firmly believes in Law, yet he believes it is a tool to serve the people, not the other way around. They will also likely have issues from time to time over Verik's Vaultmen. Akiros does like the Banker, though he keeps a close eye on the Abadarian's seemingly never ending desire for more power, control and influence. Akiros fully supports all Berrin's plans for increasing Newhaven's military strength. He is particularly interested in the second cavalry of monster hunters and law keepers. However he will move to have it's Name adjusted ; ) Likely something simple like...The 2nd cavalry. Akiros will push hard for the increase and further training of the guardsman. Basically he'd like them to be a second army whose main task is to protect the city from all threats, external and internal. He will also work with Berrin on training a large militia. Personal Stuff Other than spending time with Elspeth and his family, Akiros doesn't have much of a personal life outside his duties. Berrin, Zander and Borodin would be the founders he spends the most time with. I can completely see Berrin's and Akiro's children playing together, and as well I can see Aylene and Elspeth getting along, having both grown up noble, but having little interest in the typical interests and character of your average Breven noble. I also completely agree with this
As for Nikolai, their relationship will always be a strange one. They have been through more together than any other two founders, and most of their past consists of things neither of them would prefer to think of. Plus, they were once leader and sworn follower, yet are now equals. Akiros knows Nikolai's true potential though and will do all he can to support that growth and possibility. In the end, they are, and always will be, friends. Akiros is a simple man at heart, and has little need or interest for anything in his life beyond his family and his duty. While not overly demonstrative in public, he is deeply and passionately in love with his wife. He also adores his children (I would like it if they had twins first, a boy and a girl, and then another girl, a little younger than Berrin's Maegar. They have no plans or desire to have more than that. Home is the place where the stern and duty bound Marshal can drop his iron mask and relax, and play with his progeny. While still stern with them in areas he feels are important, like duty, honour, respect and physical training, he's also thrilled to be 'horsey' and storyteller and playmate. Akiros has built a modest home for them, sturdy, well protected, far enough from the city for some privacy but still a quick ride to the castle. Akiros' family knows how important his job is, and how much duty means to him, so they accept that sometimes he cannot be home for long stretches, or needs to sleep in his office occasionally. He makes every effort though to be home with his family as much as he possibly can. Nothing in the world means more to him. Kydal is definitely a part of his family. The children adore him, and, if anything, the powerful, fierce, intelligent warhorse is even more fond of them. He also makes a pretty great babysitter. Surprises & Twists:
Final Note: If the Dark Future does indeed come about, I can see the reason for Akiros not being in it as that, at some crucial, critical juncture, he sacrificed himself to save others, or for the good of all. This is very much something in line with his character.
Akiros Level up:
Skills; Ride +1, Knowledge (planes) +1, Swim +1, perception +1
Didn't add on any new gear, what with his already being over wbl.
Seriously can't think of any other moves at this point for Akiros. Even Guidance is redundant with Prayer still in effect, yes? Maybe Akiros could try a few cheerleader somersaults to rally the gang?
Thanks for the DMPC by the way. Had three guests for several days, busy week. Also, seriously, there must be some kind of glitch in the Paizo system that whenever dice rolls are combined with the word "Akiros" the roller is forbidden to go over a 10 : |
Are we still only going with the basic spells and such? Not all the expanded or 3rd party material?
I think it looks quite cool. Like the intertwining of mech and necrotech
He has reach, so Berrin has to leave the 10' square to reach a place (5') where he can attack with the greatsword. Ah, right, thanks DM B, forgot that bit.
Cool drawings dude. How is Leon's arm mechanical? Seemed to have missed that.
Haven't had a chance to go over Akiros' sheet yet, but if anyone feels inclined to, and notices any other mistakes, please feel free to point them out to me. I have to leave for work now, but may be able to post later tonight (or tomorrow morning, to be precise) when I'm done. Anyway, sometime tomorrow. I'll likely use his Resolve: Determined ability to remove the shaken condition and I'm thinking about using a hero point to get another standard action in. EDIT: Oh, and just curious, why would Hargulka get an AoO against Berrin? Doesn't that only happen when leaving a threatened square?
How dense is the forest here DMB? Does it seem like Akiros would have a good chance to stay mounted while in combat? Wish enlarge worked on horses! I gotta admit, I like the idea of a Large Akiros on a Huge Kydal! :D
Hey, so what's the plan with Hargulka folks? What buffs do we want to put into place first? Akiros has three 1st level spells left. So he can enlarge three of the group, and/or cast protection from evil. Also guidance and resistance on everyone.
Ok, perhaps we'll just say that Lomar and Cid proceeded to scout ahead again and after seeing the big group either waited for, or came back and got the others. All good, just trying to keep Lomar in character. : )
Ah, ok, was posting quickly, missed the different ACs. In my previous post I'd said that Kydal rode back to 80' away, so yes within charge range. What was the double miss chance for? The two heads? So if he hits with either one it's a hit and needs two misses to miss?
Will get Akiros' post up tonight.
Corerue, how long would it have taken for Kieran to go back to the litle girl, have the quick chat, and come back with her? Just trying to coordinate our timeline here. Oh, and Ganit, Kirean's totally right that it's safer to gather the group and all proceed forward together. Unfortunately Lomar's blood is up, and he has no intentions of letting the dwarf get away. In his mind, keeping his sis safe is top priority. So leaving the undead dwarf to maybe come back and attack them again does not seem to Lomar like a good way to do that.
Thanks V! And for DM B for giving it ;) Also fantastic post and use of Pyrotechnics there for Elsir, Sigz!
Oh, and perhaps there's some confusion? I am under the impression that Lomar has found two healing potions in the backpack and has just used both of them, one on himself and the other on Seren. I understand that Cid had another potion that is presumably going to either Seren or Jaegar. I have no problems with corrections if any of this is incorrect though
Lomar def won't be going back to the group, as he doesn't feel they have that kind of time. He'll wait a few seconds/rounds at most, to see if the others can help get Seren and Jaegar up and well, and then he'll be off again after the dwarf.
I admit I'm a bit nervous at seeing Nik's hp compared to what the minotaur's likely are, but overall I think it's gonna be a pretty even match, decided by the dice (or maybe some sneaky tactics) Haste and bless would for sure help, but if we only have one of each, my vote says we gotta save it for Hargulka and the trolls that will be sure to be with him. Sorry Steve!
Well, clearly, hence most of us sticking around for closer than a decade than not. Plus, you know, the overall PbP addiction pretty much all of us suffer from to one degree or another.
Bet that got your attention! So, this is how this idea came to be. I've begun reading the Pathfinder comics, and I must say, it's super cool to be able to read, and see those PCs going through the same trails and tribulations that our PCs went through when they started RotRL so long ago (Over SIX years now these PCs have been adventuring together!!). I mean, our guys would totally kick those guys' asses, but still, it's cool. So then I started thinking 'Oh man! Imagine a comic book of OUR PCs adventures! Holy moly I'd LOVE that!!!' and then 'Hey! Maybe that's a great idea for some enterprising artist!' And thus the idea was born:
If I had the artistic chops, I'd Totally start a kickstarter campaign or something for that. But since I don't, I put it out there to all of you. How much do you think you'd be willing to pay, as an individual or a group, to see your fav PCs immortalized in a personalized comic book/graphic novel?? How much do you think something like that would cost to make? Am I the only one interested in such a thing? Perhaps some sort of software could be developed to streamline the process? Many questions seeking answers! Oh, and, to be clear, should this ever become a huge money making idea, I fully expect to be cut in on the take. After receiving my first graphic novel, of course.
On a separate note, I've begun reading the Pathfinder comics, and I must say, it's super cool to be able to read, and see those PCs going through the same trails and tribulations our PCs went through so long ago. I mean, our guys would totally kick those guys' asses, but still, it's cool. Oh man! Imagine a comic book of OUR PCs adventures! Holy moly I'd LOVE that!!! Hey! Maybe that's a great idea for some enterprising artist! Custom made comic books of an adventuring party's adventures. If I had the artistic chops, I'd Totally start a kickstarter campaign or something for that. How much do you think you'd be willing to pay, as an individual or a group, to see your fav PCs immortalized in a personalized comic book??
Yup, both Marak and Set will for sure be dearly missed. We do have two half-healers though, so hopefully we'll be good. Plus we have a bunch of loot to sell eventually so can invest in some wands and such. As an added bonus, now Wellard will be able to enjoy the game more with his significantly increased chances of offing us. But, um, hopefully this doesn't mean too squishy an end for our dear friend!
Did you still want the Enlarge if your facing a major baddie?
However, as he's only got 3 1st level spells, I'm waiting to see who the foe is to see if it will be worth it to blow 2/3 his spell wad on this one combat
Oh ya! Almost forgot. Akiros can also give a protection from evil AND an Enlarge, both of which will last 2 min. An enlarged Nikolai should be a pretty cool sight!
Ha! That a true story about Cid? If so, cool! And thanks for the Loot compilation bro.
Oh, you mean the future Borodin's from, that's CHANGED now, since he's here? DOOM-DOOM DOOM-DOOOOOOM!
Really? Well I understand, I've been through similar phases with my PbO myself. Would be sad to see ya go Set, but I'm glad to have gotten to have gamed with a player of your calibre! Marak will be missed!
I've enjoyed everything you've crafted for us bro, so bring it on! ; ) Hope your family is all well soon! It's tough when the lil ones are sick.
First we have to all survive this war though, yes? ; )
Sorry, I edited my post and changed my question when I rechecked the map. My bad. Guess you saw my post before the edit. : P Ok, next question, do we Have siege weapons??
I'm assuming that Verik would have eventually told us about something as important as Hargulka having magic that protects him from fire. If that was a mistake on my part, my sincere apologies. DMB, what is the bridge made of? And do we have any idea how to destroy it? Or do we need K Engineering checks? Also, is it safe to assume that the two opposing centaur tribes on the lower (south?) side of the river cancel each other out, so that we have an extra unit of centaurs we can deploy?
Hey guys, sorry, I got some stuff going on right now. I'll post soon if I can, if I don't, please don't wait for me. Cheers.
Ya, I see that now, but didn't take it into consideration properly before posting. I still would have Akiros act pretty much exactly the way he did. He's had one thing on his mind for the past hour and a bit, namely getting home to Elspeth, and Sanctuary, in time. Now he just found out that he's already a day late. He's always been practical, straightforward, duty bound man or few words and direct action. So now more than ever he has no time for long speeches, extended debate or anything else that makes it longer till he can get home. All that being said, I totally coulda, and shoulda, waited some more before posting. My apologies. Just to be clear too, that's all from Akiros' point of view. I love everything all you folks write. This has been in my top most fav games ever right from the get go, and it's never disappointed since. I especially liked how both Steven and Cromlich picked up, and rode right along with the whole tie in to the Cog's "crossed swords" speech. Spot on, that!
If we're expecting a Troll army at any time, I guarantee Akiros (or any quarter decent general) would have scouts at least 2-3 days out in Every conceivable direction the enemy might come from.
Hmmm, question though. If we've been preparing for a Troll invasion, how could their entire army be one day's ride away and Sanctuary not been aware of it?? They (we) should have known they were coming days ago.
Hey Steven and all, my apologies if my 'aid' there was ungainly or ill conceived. Was just trying to alter the stage a bit there so we can allow Nik and Aki to be part of the scene without having to do some reexplaining or whatever.
Ok well ya, I'm pretty much in line with Steven. My thought was just to do what would make most sense to our PCs, i.e. get home as fast as possible. If having say Zander, Borodin and Akiros arrive significantly ahead of the others throws off your story or makes your job more difficult I have no problem whatsoever with you just rolling it all into one post.
Keep forgetting about those handy sack of haver! Cool. And yup, I am not expecting Niki to react well at all either, but it's still all true! ;)
Ok, so, Akiros has just laid out his plan to Nik. Not sure how the big guy will take it, but there you have it. He'll also be trading in his ruined(?) full plate for studded leather or a chain vest.
He's also going to suggest that we load up all the loot in the secret chamber. If it lasted undetected all these hundreds or thousands of years, a few more days or weeks won't make a difference. We, all of us, need to get back to town as fast as possible which means we don't take anything with us that's not essential. At least that's how I see it. On another note, you guys ever seen a show called "Doomsday Bunkers"?
You are one hard working dude, Coreure! Not mention tough and hard to put down! You take your licks and keep on ticking!
Ya, we know that Nik is Verik's favourite toy to play around with. I mean, sure, he's likely to get his hands and tongue chopped off for it eventually, but for now, wheeee! ; ] Speaking of fun, I'm sure all you guys have seen all these already, but just in case not, check 'em out! They're Great! (and if anyone can recommend similar stuff, please fell free to! ) The production company, Zombie Orpheus Entertainment, has a bunch of great stuff! OH, and thanks Celeador, glad you enjoyed it! : )
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