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So basically I like the ganzi heritage, their tails look awesome and their lore as the scions of pure raw chaos is great as well. But I can't device a nice build which uses their tails leaving it as a purely cosmetic choice x.xU So... Any ideas? So far I'd like to create a thaumaturge and apparently a natural unharmed attack is good for them but I'm not familiar at all with the class so I'd like some ideas
Thousands of years ago the land was fertile and rich, the enlightened races prospered with the blessings of the crystals... Sacred artifacts birthed by the planet itself which were revered and sometimes considered divinities on their own right.
Thing is, that as the civilizations grows and their Magitek become more complex and numerous mana become a invaluable resource and each crystal can produce just so much mana... the enlightened races then in an act of hubris begin to tamper with the power of the crystals, experiment with them and draining ever more mana from them, as time passes crystal weren't sacred artifacts but mere energy sources. But like all natural resources mana is limited, at some point the crystals reached it's limit and they stop producing mana, the panic and chaos lead to more experiments and tampering of the crystals, people then learned that the crystals needs time to generate more mana, a rest of sorts as the energies of the planet recycle themselves, the ever faster growth of the civilizations come to a halt, without mana most technology didn't work and wars started between nations to seize the reserves of mana from one another. This lasted for a time but was just the tip of the iceberg... The crystals once again shine and started to produce mana, this should have ended the bloody conflict that has ravaged the land for centuries but it was all the opposite... With their hearts tainted by hate and envy born from an endless war the civilizations didn't return to peace. The Crystal's wars started, knowing that a new mana shortage was unavoidable in the future the nations fight over the crystals, in their hubris they believe that if one could monopolize the crystals and the production of mana that one will rule undisputed. Weapons of mass destruction were created and used, countless people died and the world was likely ravaged in the process... Two crystals were destroyed and one grafted into a vile construct that knows only destruction... much more untold tragedies happened at that time but most has been to history. The planet had enough of it. It gave mortals the crystals, then their blessings, then mana, it allowed them to abuse the power of the crystals and the mana hoping that after the shortage the people will see the error of their ways but they didn't, they go too far this time and the very planet itself retaliated. The Cleansing, as it is called today was the cataclysmic event in which the planet punished the enlightened races for misusing their gifts, most civilizations were wiped out by a tidal wave of plasma that destroyed manufactured structures and restored nature as it resets the world. There were survivor but the world now was all but friendly to them, from the pools of mana left by the cleansing surged all kind of monsters, there always has been monsters, dangerous animals and megafauna, magical creatures, dragons and the like but these were different, far different... Dubbed Scourges these creatures comes in many shapes and sizes, each boasting an elemental affinity but sharing a single mission, destroying every single trace of humanoid life and their civilizations. Facing annihilation on all fronts the remaining survivors prayed to the gods, to the planet and to the stars... The prayers of the virtuous reached the crystals which in their limitless love for the mortals spare them of the Scourges by sending them the Last Crystal, a newly formed crystal with no elemental affinity and no purpose but to save and keep safe the remaining humanoids. The Last Crystal then take them above the clouds where the rage of the scourges can't reach them, that was the creation of Borealis the flying continent... your home. Centuries have passed and your people has prospered in Borealis, there certainly has been hardships, many of them... You all know this story if War, Hubris and divine punishment, it just basic history. The civilization here isn't what it used to be, machines and Magitek do exist but the later is very regulated as the mana is an extremely limited resource, a gift from the Last Crystal which still glows and keep your little paradise far from the Scourges and protected by thick and impenetrable mist that not even the flying Scourges can pass through. You my be wondering what happened to the world bellow now known as Surface, what happened to the other humanoids which didn't make it to Borealis or were considered unworthy by the Last Crystal? They died, every last of them, no people survived outside Borealis, you're the last civilization, the world bellow was destroyed by the Cleansing and the Scourges, there's nothing for you in Surface... or so you thought... The Oracle, the link between mortal races and the Last Crystal has spoken, and what she said is all but good... The Last Crystal is growing weak. Lacking an elemental affinity resulted in a weaker Crystal and keeping a whole continent floating for so long has been taxing, the mist has growth thin and no more mana is being produced if the situation continues Borealis will fall from the sky and all life on it perish. However, there's still hope though, according to the Oracle there's a way to heal the Last Crystal, or more accurately to recharge it. In order to restore the last Crystal one must travel to the Surface and find the other six crystals in order to collect their Protomateria an exotic kind of Materia which contains a sliver of their elemental essence, these will heal the Last Crystal and save Borealis. You're one of the brave humanoid who will descend to Surface in order to save your home, you'll board the Celeste, the best Skyship that Magitek can make, a mobile fortress on their own right equipped with all that you may need to face the challenges of surface... Hey there! Welcome to my very first PbP game, first and foremost thanks for reading that chunk of text :D As you may have already guessed your PCs will be crew members of the skyship the Celeste, you're the best that Borealis has to offer and likely aren't there by accident (I'm not saying that a thief couldn't have sneaked in the ship...), your mission is to localize the crystals and get their Protomateria in order to restore the last Crystal and save Borealis! Simple isn't it? we'll see... Anyways, the piece of lore above isn't nearly enough to make a character so here comes more lore and information about Borealis..! Borealis the Sky Continent Borealis is a little smaller than Australia and has a mostly temperate clime yet has an arid patch of land and two snowy mountains, there are plenty of forests and plains as well, a single yet kinda big swamp and two really big lakes which are the main sources of fresh water. There is plenty of wildlife including monsters but these are usually not a huge problem to the humanoid population... Many humanoid and so humanoid races inhabit Borealis but as you may expect Hume is the most numerous race, followed by Moogle, Elvaan, Dwarf, Mithra, Taru Taru, Bangaa and Varg but these are only the most common, Viera, Gypelo, Nu Mou, Aegyl, Au Ra, Gria, Qu, Ronso, goblin, kobold, Sylph and even more obscure ones like Tonkin live on Borealis. The technology level is... well there's electricity, most of it produced by windmills, these are pretty common in populated areas and across roads and trade routes.
Blitzball is everyone favorite sport and every city has it's own team, every three years there's a big tournament at the Crystal Capital. There are plenty of small and medium sized towns and to be honest none is painfully important so you are free to make up the hometown of your PCs if you like and likewise elaborate on them. There are two big cities which are relevant along with another twenty or so more scattered then and there, due to the vows made to the Last Crystal centuries ago civilization can't expand much more than that or truly exploit nature, the cities are... Dyson AKA The Crystal Capital Dyson is the biggest and most important city in Borealis it has around 120000 citizens and a constant influx of visitors, it holds the elders council which is pretty much the government and rules Borealis with the help of the Oracle who is the only humanoid which can hear the voice of the Last Crystal which is located under the Great Temple.
Tesla AKA The Cradle of Invention The second most important and powerful city, Tesla is where new technologies are studied and the craft or Magitek is passed down to the new generations.
The Celeste For most of the adventure this will be your home and HQ, the Celeste is a Magitek powered Skyship, it's the best the Borealis has but is a mere shadow of the warships that once existed during the Crystal Wars, it has a crew of 500 humanoids including your PCs, it has all the installations that you may find in a town, a forge, laboratory, hospital, armory, enough rooms to accommodate it's crew and some guns to defend itself.
Alright, that's enough to get started, I know that there are a lot of holes and you may have one or two questions and that's okay, I can answer them or make up something but I think we've covered the bases. Character Creation 5 Players, maybe 6 but let's stick to 5 for now, the recruitment will be open until February 20. 20 Point Build All Core and most Base Races are available, beastman tribes upon request but I'm not a big fan and these may not fit the setting.
Banned Races Shindroid, Immortal and Monstrous Races. All classes are playable but... Blue mage is kinda touchy, I'm not too hyped about having to hunt specific monster to get new spells while everyone else can buy scrolls, if you're interested in playing a blue mage we can talk about it, maybe gaining a extra spell per level or being capable of learn from scrolls or other blue mages. Necromancer as usual will get some glares, necromancy while not inherently evil as in Golarion is very frowned upon, no one likes undead but since the Celeste crew is supposed to be the best that Borealis has to offer a necromancer may find it's way into the crew, perhaps... they're expected to raise dead crew members to get the most of them? that would be really amoral but may be a necessary evil to save Borealis. Freelancer requires some work and can easily get out of hand so I rather not but if you have a really neat concept that don't fit any other class or archetype or is a mix of two incompatible ones... we can talk about it. Also Take a look at each class Archetypes, some are amazing and quite unique :D Starting level is 3 and average wealth but mundane weapons and armor that cost less than 100 Giles are free, issued from the ship armory.
No gestalt, sub class or VMC. Multi class is fine. You get 2 Background skills ranks per level. You get 2 Traits and a Drawback. As for backstory it doesn't need to be overly long or complicated but make it interesting and state why your character will be in the Celeste, only the best ones were selected and even if just a hired mercenary that will be used as shock troopers against the Scourge...
No evil Characters, this is Final Fantasy, you aren't adventures, you're heroes. House Rules Power attack isn't a feat but an option that every character can use if they have a positive strength modifier (minimum of 12) Weapon Finesse is likewise an option rather than a feat, you need a positive dexterity modifier to do so.
That's all for now, will add a few more tidbits later about my GMing style and expectations, in summary: PbP one post per day, here on the paizo forums, much role-playing, skill based challenges and a hopeful interesting plot. Link to the main FFD20 Page is Here
So... Is anyone out there interested in playing FFD20? Is based on Pathfinder so it pretty intuitive IMO I'm interested as a player but may run a game if there's no other GM and enough interest.
Hey everyone, I've been theory crafting a weapon (sword?) wielding mystic from quite some time by now but the builds I made were lackluster since I lacked COM at that time, now with epiphanies and connections like crusader and warmonger I'd say that a melee mystic is very viable, however I'm still a bit confused about which would be the most efficient path without starting as a blitz soldier... I've nothing against the blitz but it has been overused a little too much for my tastes, my ideal build is a pure mystic one. Anyways here's what I've in mind so far: race: I'd say Lashunta for telepathy and student. stats: 16 str, 14 Wis and 12 Cha looks like a good start for me, will put my personal upgrades in these three in that order as well as boosting them and Dex eventually. Connection: Melophile, not quite melee focused but I really like the flavor of a futuristic, psychic bard with a connection to Nyarlatothep. Epiphanies: at level 3 I'll swap Universal Choir (kinda useful but has to sacrifice something) for Solar connection to get a solar weapon, as far as I understand it grants me proficiency with it and specialization at level 3 as well. I'm also considering to swap song of healing at level 6 for empowered healing touch for a Lay on hands like healing, not sure if worth it but it can seriously help me to survive in a pinch. feats: Heavy armor proficiency is a must, not sure if I should go all the way to powered armor, weapon focus, toughness, enhanced resistance, combat casting, lighting reflexes... The standard stuffs nothing flashy. equipment: since I'll be using a Solar weapon I'll need a solariak crystal and a soulfire fusion (this is the reason for boosting Cha besides being a spacial bard), heavy armor for AC and force soles augmentation for unlimited pseudo levitate/flying. Spells: mystic cure, remove condition, restoration, augury, dispel magic, haste and most utility spells or hazard who doesn't rely on Wis (I say most because I'll still pick hold/charm/dominate and bestow curse), mostly your standard healer but with some mind control and buffs/debuffs.
Mechanically my favorite class is the sorcerer because of blood magic, some bloodlines has cool and very useful effects and I can pick my spell list. Flavor wise however I'd say that my favorite is the bard as it can fill a lot of roles and now has full up to Lv.10 spells unlike in 1e But anyways, which is your favorite?
Hey there! I'm looking at the Witch class and their familiar with extra abilities looks really good but I'm not sure what sort of stunts I can pull off here in 2e... Speech is a must, otherwise it would be boring, manual Dexterity is interesting too since it can interact with objects... I dunno but it sounds useful, skilled however looks like the best pick, let's say... Skilled diplomacy + speech! Or tool bearer + skilled thievery to have a mini rogue to disarm traps! And since it's a witch familiar it'll be back if it triggers the trap at the next day... Scent, climber, flyer, and/or darkvision with share senses to scry, Valet + independent helps with action economy during encounters and Master's shape looks interesting, having a mini me sounds like a lot of fun. There also are the alchemist focused abilities which could be very good if I take alchemist dedication. At any rate I think I'm being rather unimaginative here, any suggestion?
Hey there, so I was thinking about making a goblin and my first idea was flame oracle to get a boost from Burn it! I however didn't expected to have a focus Spells that pairs so nicely as incendiary aura, with them and the humble produce flame cantrip it does has a lot of potential at low level, it would be... 1d4+4 +2d4+1 or 12,5 average if my math is correct (it often isn't), that's pretty good, I mean... Since the 2d4+1 (6?) is persistent damage I just need to kindle each foe only once and watch them burn, that's just amusing specially is the one doing so is a goblin. The problem is that the aura is somewhat small at the beginning, 10 foot is practically close range and once my curse kicks in I can't quite target anything beyond 30 feet, so... Besides being unbreakable instead of Charhide as I initially thought what could help to survive at melee range? Or I should simply play as a suicidal goblin arsonist? That's not a bad plan either...
Hey there, battle oracles has been one of my favorite classes since the previous edition and it look better than ever IMO, I however has no idea of what weapon wield, I'm considering taking one dedication to get more martial so maybe...
So hey everyone, I'm theory crafting an investigator who takes witch dedication, a familiar, the shield cantrip and some focus hex sounds nice enough but the living hair feat is... Interesting, at the very least it would look hella awesome to attack with my hair, beard or mustache but I'm not sure if it is wasting a feat for the flavor or actually optimal. As I understand I can improve it with handwraps since it is unarmed and it leaves my hands free to use quick tincture or other interaction, neither I need to draw it and it has the agile, finesse, disarm and trip traits, sounds good. Any input on this? |
