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Darn! Oh well.

Have fun you guys.

"I yet remain ready, for whatever may come."

Alright folks give me a few days to make my decision. Until then, RP to your heart's content!

The GM said "a few days" so it wasn't specific as to how many. But that was on Saturday the 12th, if it matters.

Keria waves a hand, and loud enough for all gather to hear, states

"I know that we all are varied in skill, but let us all partake."

"Thank you, no. As I said, I am not here for the tournament, and I'm afraid my mind would not be on the game. I can hardly put up anything of real value as a stake if I won't be able to concentrate, and might have to leave mid-way through, can I? Had the time of my meeting been up to me I would have chosen a point when this place was less busy."

Considering the ring the old man was willing to put up was worth 100,000 gp at least, it is unclear what "real value" means to him.

Layith smiles and waves the others on.

"But don't hesitate on the account of a stodgy old man like me! If that is why you are here, by all means enjoy the tournament!"

"Though I should warn you, that most tournaments have a simple entry fee at the start, and that covers the whole tournament. So if you quit part way through, you do lose everything. Everything you were allowed to bet, anyway."

You will excuse me for not joining in,...

"Not at all! I didn't come here to participate either. My fate has already occurred, you see, and I am now retired. I don't think I have much fate left to gamble with, but as I said before, I am here to meet someone."

Layith stretches and his bones creak.

"I see no need to end our side game though if you are not going over to join the main event. As long as we play for trifling things like gold it helps pass the time."

Layith turns to Andrew.

"I'm afraid I can't tell you how this competition works. I don't bother with such things. I do believe it will treat the contestants impartially. But the house always gets its percentage, no matter who wins. The winnings never equal the losses, you understand. They don't serve drinks like this," Layith holds up his glass of Ambrosia, "because they want to give money away. Or Fate, or whatever the currency is on any given day."

"You know, I don't really think there's such a thing as a 'former' adventurer...just ones on breaks, I've found that easily attained power is easy to abuse, myself...at least in the hands of mortals."

Layith smiles.

"I suppose it is a matter of philosophy. Some people feel that all life is an adventure! In that case you never stop adventuring. It depends on how you see things."

"But my days of kicking in doors and slinking around in caverns are behind me. I no longer go out looking for trouble, though it finds me occasionally."

Layith looks at his cards and folds, as if the game is interrupting his conversation, which is more important.

"And while I do have power, I do not consider it have been 'easily attained.' It always seemed to be an uphill battle. Every time an enemy was defeated, a stronger one appeared. Strange how that works. I got tired of it."

"Maybe it is the gods telling me that I am not yet done adventuring...."

Layith chuckles. "My dear, do as you will. The gods do not know everything. Mortals are entitled to their own goals."

”Say, have you been to the realm of fire? It’s quite a cozy place to be, though I believe if you can’t handle a bit of fire on your flesh it could be quite annoying place to visit. I went searching for a blade called “Durmagons Grace”, though unfortunately I’m still on a bit of a hunt for it!”

"The plane of fire is a fascinating place. I have only been there a few times. It is not difficult to visit if you have the right magic, but I hardly ever have the time to play tourist. Besides, My own demiplane takes up most of my attention. I have it almost the way I want it."

"But my friend, if you can afford to be in this place, surely you can commission a sword to be made for you, which would spare you all that grief. Or does it have some personal significance to you?"

Octavius produced the requisite amount of money from his seemingly endless pouch of gold, sliding it over to Layith.

You're not the dealer, are you?

"Thank you stranger, but I would prefer to turn this ring over to the house. I mean no offense, but I know Honest John you see, and I know I can always buy this back from him later. It holds fond memories for me."

A surreptitious detect magic reveals no magical aura about the ruby, but a discerning eye (with a 20+rank appraise check) reveals this is a fireheart ruby, distinguished by the faint glimmer of orange light from within and that it is warm to the touch. They can only be found naturally on the Plane of Fire and are quite rare and valuable. The Efreet have been known to go to war against those who steal them.

"But I am interested in your story about riding a burning dracolich. That sounds like quite an achievement."

"At first I was excited to go on adventures. But gradually I found these quests to be more and more of an obligation and less of a joy. Once you have a domain that you are responsible for, well, you find yourself doing things for others rather than yourself."

"So now I mostly leave that sort of thing to the younger generation. Though sometimes they call on me for help, and how can I refuse them?"

Octavius noted her skill, smile fixed on his face.

"I hate sand, myself. It's coarse...gets everywhere."

"Ha ha, yes. Though you should know that there are tricks... those who live in the desert learn how to deal with the sand."

You turn to see an elderly man dressed in robes of blue and white. Imagine how the avatar image would look when the guy is elderly.

His clothing is obviously expensive and he wears many rings and other jewelry. He smells of fine cologne and he is meticulously groomed. He has a warm smile and a gentle bearing.

"You pardon! I am Layith." Rhymes with teeth.

"I had planned to meet someone here, but it seems I am early. With this place, you can never tell the time properly. Mind if I join you?"

He sits and nods to the waiter. "Ambrosia, if you have a decent vintage. Bring a bottle and some glasses for my new friends here."

" So tell me, how did you all get here? I can guess that me and Octavius are somewhat similarly skilled, but what is each your talents?" She looked at all those gathered, interested in the story they would tell.

The old man chuckles. "You aren't recruiting, are you? No, I'm past all that. I have all the fortune I could want. In my younger days I was a warrior, and a healer. A fine combination, since even the greatest fighter takes wounds now and then. But as a young man I was cold and stern, even savage sometimes. I became a lord over a realm, and you know what they say... 'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.' I had many worries. At first I strived to be great in war, but then I realized that what I wanted was peace... not for me so much as for my children and grandchildren."

"That is why I am here, in fact. Peace can only be had by agreement, and I am to meet someone who I hope will agree with my proposal."

"As to how I got here, a simple plane shift spell took care of that. Now... as to how I got my hands on a tuning fork attuned to this little demiplane? Well, that I swore not to speak of, so I am afraid I cannot tell you."

When the Ambrosia arrives Layith pours a glass for anyone who cares to join him.

"Since I am early, perhaps a game of chance would prove diverting. Why not?"

Layith removes a ring off one finger; on it there is a ruby the size of a walnut. He hands it to the croupier.

"Cash that for me, will you? I'll buy it back at the end. I won that from an Efreet."

@Peet - The horse does not have the young template but has 0 training. Kind of like you just bought a 2 year old quarter horse. They are big enough to ride but have never had a saddle on and the only thing they know how to do is be led around by a lead line. So you have a standard heavy horse which has no tricks.

If I am able to train the horse while we travel then I guess I can work with that.

@ Adrian:

Layith Al-Anhara wrote:

@ Adrian: I may do that. Mind you, even without the life mystery a good oracle has lots of healing via spells.

I was looking at Rosasaia's character sheet but I can't seem to find your 1st level Hex. Did you take the Healing hex?

@ Layith: I decided to take the Cauldron Hex since I knew that either way I would be making potions.

I'll stick with healing then! Good to get that cleared up.

Character is basically done except my background is just point-form right now so I ought to jazz that up. Also add an appearance and personality bit.

With my archetype I have a lay on hands ability at 1st level. I am going to take the Channel Energy revelation with my bonus feat (i get 6/day). At 3rd level I will take Healing Hands which gives me +4 to heal checks, and also Selective Channel. So my Channels and Lay On Hands will heal 1d6+6 and my cure light wounds will heal 1d8+7.

At 3rd level my Channel will be 2d6+12 and cure light wounds will heal 1d8+15.

What do you think?

If you want to do a healing oracle by all means, since I did step down a bit as main healer to more off-healer.

@ Adrian: I may do that. Mind you, even without the life mystery a good oracle has lots of healing via spells.

I was looking at Rosasaia's character sheet but I can't seem to find your 1st level Hex. Did you take the Healing hex?

DM Skull:
This is Peet again.

@Peet: They DO get darkvision, it's simply a misprint in the sulis entry. Darkvision is listed at the bottom of their RP break down. And I am changing the elemental assault so so that it's x/day per 3 levels. Now it's 4. Sulis stands at 16 RP.

Hey, if you want to give extra stuff to Sulis, that's cool. I take it then that this means you are okay with me playing a Suli.

I don't think it's a misprint though. Sulis first appeared in Bestiary 3, then the Advanced Race Guide, and then Inner Sea Races. In all three entries they don't have darkvision, only low-light. So I think the misprint is probably the RP calculation in the race builder section.

I was planning to take the "Earthfoot" alternate race trait so I can only do the acid damage and only have acid resistance. I also was going to take the "Mostly Human" trait so I also count as human (and am no longer immune to x-person spells). Technically that drops my RP down a bit.

So: I was hoping to take some earth-themed abilities instead, like maybe stonecunning, and possibly a point of natural armor (which could replace acid resistance if necessary, much like with the Oread "granite skin" alternate ability).

Yes the healing changes also apply to channel energy and lay on hands.

I suspect this may end up being a rather lethal campaign for you to add that rule?

I am curious whether you think the party needs more healing? You said the witch has a lot of healing. I originally conceived of the character as a life oracle with tons of healing (channels plus spells). But if you think that is not needed I could switch to the metal mystery, which fits with Gorum and also with my earth-aligned racial abilities.

You can train your own horse but in that case it is a young heavy horse and you are just starting it's training. It doesn't know anything.

By this do you mean the young template? A horse with the young template is a small creature and thus not ride-able by a medium humanoid. Or did you just mean inexperienced?

Does it start with the tricks known by a horse trained for riding (which is standard when you buy a horse) or no tricks at all?

This is Peet's submission. Not yet finished but he will be a healer and rangery skill monkey. I will take the Dungeon Rover archetype for ranger, unless there is a trapfinder in the party already.

GM Skull: Does the "Healing Magic" house rule include channel energy and lay on hands?

Also:

1. The pioneer trait lets me start with a horse. Since I have Handle Animal at +9, can I combat train the horse myself and not have to pay for that?

2. Can the horse be a heavy horse?

3. Do animal companions get the bonus feats and feat tax rules that that characters do?

Okay... keep me in mind if someone doesn't work out.

Have fun!

GM Diamondust: It's not clear from your posts if you are still accepting applicants.

I doubt it, but in case you are, I would like to submit Layith Al-Anhara, a ranger/oracle of life, for your consideration. Both a melee combatant (with a two handed vital strike combat style) and healer oracle. He has a cheetah animal companion named Sirocco.

I am not sure where Rappan Athuk is located on Golarion, so I could fix up the background a bit, but overall Layith is a former medic and soldier from the Imperial Army of Kelesh. He became disgusted with the church of Sarenrae for forgiving the atrocities of the local Rovagug cultists of the Windswept Wastes when those cultists surrendered, only to have them commit more atrocities when they got the chance. So he converted to Gorum, believing that he had to be cold and hard to fight them. He was eventually kicked out of the army for being too hard on prisoners.