The Marid clan is famous throughout Garund, Kelesh, and the Inner Sea for churning out many a famous hero, arcanist, and explorer since their ancestor Nikodi the Victorious brought an end, in the minds of a few, to the longstanding war with Geb four millennia ago. Since then, the Marid clan has lived fairly independently in the vast Marid Plains, to the north of Oenopion in Nex. You are proud to call yourself one of the latest born to uphold this legacy.
You remember all this, as well as your name, skills, and education. You don’t remember why you and your family are laid out on the road, or what road it is. You don’t remember why you’re wearing the Black and Gold of the Nexian military. You don’t even remember who these strange people were who lie dead around you.
You do have some idea, however, why their eyes have begun to open…
Feel free to go on the Pathfinder wiki page and research the history/geography, etc. of Nex and Geb to get familiar with the area. You would’ve known beforehand since one branch of your family or another has resided in Nex for millennia.
Players: 3-5 family members. You are all directly related. You can have a 1-3 generation family: anywhere from [grandma, mom, dad, and two adult children] to [five adult siblings]. There must be the equivalent of at least 15 human years between each generation. Young templates should be avoided, but will be allowed if I like the background.
Race: Since you’re all directly related, your genetics have to make sense. Your ancestor was a human, but Nex is known for its diversity, so halves and hidden blood are not out of the question; there’s no limit to what races this highly-adventurous family has “encountered” in 4,000 years. That being said, I don’t want any adoptions in this particular iteration of the Marid clan. It’s important to the story that you be blood relatives to Nikodi the Victorious.
BASICALLY: to make this easier, stat for multiple races based on what you want, and stay flexible with regard to it and your age. That will make it easier to make everyone's genetics fit the family we end up with.
Classes: Any paizo, including the Occult playtest (emerging guns, if you’re curious); 20 point buy for skills
Level: 7, which is why I want you to avoid the young template. Roll HP, max first.
Gameplay: This is a SANDBOX with a player-driven story line. If you do nothing and go nowhere, nothing will happen.
Pace: 1 post a day. If the story rides on your PC and you don’t post in 24 hours, I will bot you. If I have to bot you 3 times in a row, I’ll RP you out. I say RP you out, because I want you to be able to come back, while also letting the other players get on with the adventure in the meantime. The only way you can be kicked out is if you ask to be.
Cash: 23,500 gp; you are a well-oiled adventuring machine, and you’ve been at it for the better part of a decade. You’re loaded.
Submissions: Due to the fluidity required in applying for this campaign, all I need for a submission is a name, class, a couple of races you could be, and your personality (including which family member you’d like to be, etc). I’ve found the best way to represent your personality is with a role play snippet. If you’d like, you can post in-character. The lot of you are in the living area of your “modest” estate in the Marid Planes, go.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Also, Rednal and grimdog, if you want them, you've got spots!
A loud noise. The tearing of metal. Shattering. Rush of wetness. Taste of salt and metal. Blood.
Another, softer sound. Rhythmic, patterned. A voice. Muffled. Getting clearer. Wetness pulls away, then returns, then pulls away, then returns again.
"Können Sie mich hören? Können Sie die Augen öffnen?" The voice is a man's, but gentle and fraught with distress. "Can you hear me? Can you open your eyes?" Words are overly-pronounced, not his language.
Light. Blinding. Beautiful. Blue. The voice's source above you. Glasses, clean hair cut. Camouflage. Green-brown eyes, light brown hair, bright & excited smile. "Was denke ich? Sie können eine einzelne Sache nicht verstehen! Einen Moment ..." Pulls you out of your vessel, and into his. Takes strange orb, takes plastic rods from around neck, takes one off chain, inserts it into orb. Puts orb over head.
German:
What am I thinking? You can't understand a single thing! One moment...
Above is the first thing you learned from the orb; words to describe your first memories. Afterward, you see images, hundreds of them. One after the other, and as you see them you find you know much more...how to speak, how to fight, how to drive, and more...
The man...er...Leutnant Gruen, you know him...and all the others involved with your...creation...yes, you are the product of...Project Ingenue...the final installment in a decades-long attempt to create original intelligent life through genetic engineering under...several different countries...only now realized due to...World War III.
The man removes the...Apt Knowledge Upload Interface...you see that you are not alone, four of the other Subjects have also survived. Your knowledge of them is limited. Not all knowledge is apt.
Lt. Gruen has already uploaded the other Subjects' AKUs, he starts to assess his findings. He takes out a slightly cracked tablet, and awaits the roll call. That's when you notice the cuts, bruises, and blood on all the visible parts of his body. Upon quick analysis, you understand it's nothing serious. This causes you to assess yourself as well...similar cuts, bruises, and a lack of clothing. This may be contributing to the leutnant's obvious discomfort. May want to rectify soon.
"Okay, let's see who we have...318, American, 'Grey,' nice to finally meet you; Oodie, #350, of course you made it, mein freund; 363 'Vivianne,' bonjour; 705, Angi, hello; and last, but not least, 983 'Celeste-Soutien,' bonjour." The Luetnant proceeds to explain the current situation to them. "Our ship had been transporting you and your generation pods from the lab in Hamburg to the one in London, has been destroyed." He pauses a moment* before continuing, "We are the only survivors as far as I'm aware. The task at hand now is to find our way to land, hopefully a NATO base, without being discovered, and hopefully we'll get new orders from there." The leutnant repeats this speech in German, Dutch, French, and Russian, as he's not sure what languages all of the subjects have uploaded.
*Sense Motive DC 21:
Bluff:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21 His pause is wrought with sadness and despair, he's doing his best to stay composed for some reason.
Sorry for the late-ish start. I hope everybody's doing well and will have some fun on this adventure!
A non-citizen Sylph family of leatherworkers have lost their eldest son. Citizens from out of town have volunteered to help search for him, and are open to help from others.
This campaign is a spin-off from DM Drako's homebrew, The Coin of Attica. The major detail that inspired me to join and subsequently take over GMing for a game in this world is that you begin as "N"PCs (normal player characters), and then you level up based on the actions you take in encounters. Here's the kicker: the levels that you gain will be chosen by yours truly. Before you freak out, just know that I won't do anything crazy-unexpected, and you will be allowed to contest my decision to a degree.
From the original: "Characters will be Lvl 1 NPC classes. Core races. No traits. 17 point buy. Must have way of life skills (profession farming, sailing, or some kind of craft). Not evil. The classes you level in depend on how you play your character."
Another thing I'll add to that is that preference will be given to characters who do not have goals for level progression. The more normal you are, the better. These characters have no dreams of--and in some cases no desire for--becoming heroes.
I have two slots to fill.
Feel free to read the gameplay to see what we've already done, who we already have, and where we're headed. Also feel free to read the Campaign tab (written by DM Drako) to help you with your character's race and background.
Let me know any questions you might have.
Recruitment will close one week from today, or when I feel as though I have two solid submissions.
Requirements for submission: Race, class, feats (if applicable), and a short background.
These are your first memories. A scrawny man struggles to see you through his broken glasses as he hoists your uncoordinated body onto a bright orange...uh...life-raft, yeah, that's what it's called.
After a short conversation with him, you learn that you are the pride of NATO's allied forces. The result of a genetic experiment to enhance human DNA, making a better soldier to fight in World War III.
This is just the hook to garner interest and to save a place for this idea until I get back to my home base. Quick rules for characters: any humanoid race as long as you can argue that it is an improvement on humanity. Any class whose abilities are INATE. Anything you can do has to be a result of your improved genetics (i.e. no item-based magic). The rest of the details will follow.
Just in case there's some confusion, everyone has been escorted from the inn so that the Nethysians can conduct their interrogation in private. No one is inside the inn except the wizards and the witness.
"And never return, lest you share the fate of your compatriot!" Tyrnvald Olafson, the tiefling Hospitaler of Sarenrae, shouted at the remaining leprechaun as it ran for its life from the daring hero. Cedany Meadows, a firecracker half-elven dancer, and Lacey her superior in the Wispil Entertainers' Guild ran back into town to tell their friends and families the good news. Well Lacey ran, Cedany looked like a wagon tied to two oxen, being pulled both toward the town and toward Tyr.
Once they'd heard of his heroism, the odd foreigner whom they'd all but spurned before became the pride of Wispil, with the Mayor even honoring him with the title "Hero of Wispil."
After an entertaining celebration and feast that seemed to last for days, Tyr took up a more permanent residence in the town, getting to know the residents and the entertainment guild quite well.
One bright robin's egg blue morning, Tyr came down from his apartment over the blacksmith's shop to visit Cedany, Lacey and the others for breakfast as he always had. They all sat around the table, thick as family. No sooner did they smell the corn-hash coming in from the kitchen of the performance hall, than a loud crash and a cry of "Help!" stole their attention.
A dirt-covered gnome-woman comes into the room, slams two hands on the table, opens her mouth like she's about to say something, then collapses onto the floor.
You (one of you) are the celebrated hero of Wispil, a town deep in the heart of the Verduran Forest in Taldor. They had been plagued by a wiley pair of leprechauns, who's pranks had escalated to outright theft: stealing gold from nearly anyone who found themselves on the road to Wispil.
You killed one and scared the other off, and the town--especially the leader of the entertainer's guild--were eternally grateful to you. In fact, two of the entertainers vowed to follow you on your endeavors, as their lives were directly threatened in the skirmish, and you saved them.
#: Looking for a group of five, however, the first bit of the game will only be played by the hero and the two minstrels mentioned above. The two other characters will join later on, but rather than re-opening recruitment, I'd like to have them lined up.
Gameplay: 1-2 posts a day
Character Creation:
Races: Of the five members of the team, 3 must be core, the other two can be featured, or one can be featured and one can be uncommon. I want it to be semi-realistic in that respect. Also, you can all be core if you want. And it doesn't matter who's what.
Classes:
Hero: Fighter, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Cavalier, Magus, and Summoner (with the right backstory).
Minstrels: Bard. You're minstrels.
Level: this is where you cease to hate me:
Hero: is level 3, and can multiclass out from his primary (above) however he/she sees fit.
Minstrels: two are level 1, two are level 2; the game will start with one each; the level 2 can also multiclass however he/she sees fit
Alignment: Any good
Point-Buy: 18 (just to be random)
HP: Max the first, then roll on here for the rest
Feats: Any paizo
Traits: 2 of any paizo, except Rich Parents. None of you have rich parents.
Spells: …you guessed it: any paizo
Money: Show your roll. If you rank your profession, I’ll let you make one DC 15 Profession check per rank for 50gp and an additional 10gp per score above the DC, if you roll a natural 20, you get a bonus 100gp.
Equipment: I will be looking at carrying capacity, so be smart with your purchases.
I'll also be tracking food (one day's ration/day; .25 lb water/day) and water. Not to worry, I'm not above god-moding some manna for you guys.
Recruitment will be open for the next 168 hours (closed @ 1430 next Friday). Obviously if we don’t have what we need by then there will be an extension.
I only need race, class, level, name, and the short version of the rest of the character's backstory until then. You’ll then have another 3 days to fully hash out your character once picked.
I know I can ramble/be confusing, so if you have questions, don’t hesitate!
Mustering
The gameplay, as you might have guessed, is very player-driven. Those of you who don't live in the city have only gotten a letter written in sophisticated penmanship promising you work in Krisol. Those of you who do live there are simply there and haven't been recruited yet.
You need to role play where you are in the city and why you're there. Then an NPC will bring you into the campaign.
The City of Krisol:
Aside from what's shown on the crude map you've found, you already know this much about Krisol:
The city is divided into sections based on proximity to the port and social class into the following sections: the docks, the lower city, the upper city, and the shanties (northern, center, and eastern).
Docks: shops are inexpensive, but shady; the population consists of fishermen, "merchant sailors," and street performers, not to mention the guards manning the march line, which separates the docks from the lower city.
Lower city: shops are a tad more expensive (depending) and more selective, but with a more varied selection; the population consists of merchants, do-it-alls, and "private security agents"
Upper city: Shops are pricey and have low diversity, but large stock; it's populated by the Nobility, officials, officers of the Guard, and "Major Businessmen"
Shanties: There could literally be anything going on in the shanties. Since they're self-policed, untaxed, and entirely made up of people who couldn't afford to live in town, it's a ripe breeding ground for criminals, but also for very inexpensive shop-tents that may have just about anything. So have fun, but watch your purse...
Thorn & Gwyn:
You are probably from the Shanties, Thorn is probably from the northern shanty, where there is a secret hole in the city wall leading to the northern part of the upper city. This gives the Upright Man (who lives the high-life here) a direct line to his lower-level enforcers.
Gwyn probably lives in the center shanty, being as it's probably the only one that could foster religion, and the southern shanty is where her former gang used to live.
(Tier 1-2; homebrew)
The port-city of Krisol is known for its chaotic mix of races; from its Ifrit mayor down to the neighborhood of catfolk; not to mention the backdrop of half-elves, half-orcs, and multi-ethnic humans.
Mayor Minoj, has hired you and six others to "run an errand" for him: to travel to the nearby desert town of Fwey to retrieve his son Minah. The boy had been staying with some family while the mayor had been making some rather sensitive diplomatic decisions, and didn't want the boy to be subject to any ridicule that was really meant for the mayor. He's since learned that the road to Fwey has seen a rise in bandit activity.
"I'm sure it's nothing to fret over," the fire-haired man says calmly, but sternly, "I know the type, never stay in one place too long. I just have to be sure. The boy's all I have you understand, and I can't risk it." That's how it starts. This is an action/adventure campaign that's heavy on the fighting, diplomacy, and the occasional, but necessary use of knowledge. Stealth is useful too, but only as it pertains to the fighting...I think. Here's the necessities:
Character Creation:
Number of Characters: 3-7 (hopefully on the 7 side, but I can make it work. If there's more interest, I'll try to build the best team for the campaign, and keep everyone else on a wait list in case someone drops)
Classes/Races: Any Paizo (If you want to do Drow, standard only)
Alignment: Any. I know that’s risqué, but I’ve always wanted to try it. Feel free to be whatever you want, and act however you feel your character would act. That being said, if you’re evil there are some rules you have to follow, and work in to your character’s background: no attacking or killing the other PCs, no betraying the other PCs in a way that might get them harmed or killed, and no graphic acts (to include rape, child murder, public indecency, etc.).
Level: the highest I want the tier to be is 2, so you can be level 3 but only if someone will counter with a 1.
Point-Buy: 19, just to be random. No min/max, but remember, I'm choosing based on how well the team fits the campaign.
HP: Max the first, then roll on here for the rest
Background: VERY IMPORTANT, I need a good story for your character. Notice I said good not long. A note on languages: common is Taldane for this campaign, but in the spirit of creativity, if you want your character to be from a far(ish) away land where Taldane is not the common language, take a rank in Linguistics on me.
Feats: Any paizo
Traits: 2 of any paizo that your character qualifies for (as in, you can’t take a trait that isn’t supported by your character’s background, not that I’ll do a lot of research on everyone). You are ENCOURAGED to take a third and a drawback, or four traits and two drawbacks, heck you can go as far as you want with that, as long as it fits your character. I haven’t seen enough drawbacks.
Spells: …you guessed it: any paizo
Money: Show your roll. I will be looking very closely to your background if you choose the Rich Parents trait… Also, if you rank your profession, I’ll let you make one DC 15 Profession check per rank for 50gp and an additional 10gp per score above the DC, if you roll a natural 20, you get a bonus 100gp.
Equipment: I will be looking at carrying capacity, so be smart with your purchases. That being said, the mayor will let you leave whatever you want in his office under lock-and-key, so just make sure your essentials aren’t too heavy.
I'll also be tracking food (one day's ration/day; .25 lb water/day) and water. Not to worry, I'm not above god-moding some manna for you guys.
If I missed something, follow PFS rules.
Gameplay:
I’m expecting a post from everyone at least every other day, but the faster we post, the faster it goes. I personally should be on every day. If you’re going to have to bail (even just for a while), gimme some notice so I can have someone pinch hit for you/GMNPC you without there being a huge pause in gameplay.
My style (that I’m currently developing) is fairly sand-boxy, especially since this is a homebrew of mine. I’m familiar with my own world, and you have free reign of it.
As far as maps go, I’ll be keeping track of battles with my very very rudimentary map, it won’t be pretty, but that’s what your imagination is for.
Time will be kept by player action (each post takes 6 seconds, more if indicated—like if you take 20 or summon an eidolon or what have you). But that won’t matter very long…*maniacal laughter*
Recruitment will be open for the next 168 hours (closed in the wee hours of next Wednesday, the 7th of May). Obviously if we don’t have what we need by then there will be an extension. And if we have exactly what we need before then, we’ll close early (but feel free to continue posting if you want on the wait list).
I only need race, class, level, name, and a brief backstory until then. You’ll then have another 3 days to fully hash out your character once picked.
I know I can ramble/be confusing, so if you have questions, don’t hesitate!
Looking for a group of beginners (levels 5 and below) in Augusta, GA. Never played? No problem. I'm only at level 2 myself.
Race
Female Human Swashbuckler (Rondelero) 7 | hp 60/60 NL (0) | AC 27, t 17, ff 21 | CMD 24 | Fort +5, Ref +11, Will +5 | Init +6 | Perc +11 | Panache 3/3 | Conditions: none
About Capricia Belacrest
Capricia Belacrest
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Race Human
Gender Female
Age 20 DoB 3/24/????
Class Swashbuckler [Rondelero Swashbuckler] Level 7
Init +6 (+4 Dex, +2 swashbuckler initiative); Senses Perception +11
AL Neutral
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DEFENSE
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AC 27, touch 17, flat-footed 21
(+5 armor, +1 deflection, +2 dodge, +4 Dex, +1 natural, +4 shield)
hp 60 (10/6/6/6/6/6/6)
Fort +5, Ref +11, Will +5 (incl. +2 resistance bonus from cloak of resistance +2)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Fortitude Save]1d20+5[/dice]
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Reflex Save]1d20+11[/dice]
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Will Save]1d20+5[/dice]
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OFFENSE
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Speed 30 ft.
MeleeKoriana’s blade (+2 defending falcata) +15/+10 (1d8+9 slashing damage) (+6 precision, not multiplied on crits)(17-20/x3) Melee buckler +11/+6 (1d3+5 bludgeoning damage)
[dice=Capricia Koriana’s blade (+2 defending falcata) Main Attack]1d20+15[/dice] for [dice=magic, slashing damage]1d8+9[/dice] (+6 precision, not multiplied on crits)(17-20/x3)
[dice=Capricia Koriana’s blade (+2 defending falcata) Iterative Attack]1d20+10[/dice] for [dice=magic, slashing damage]1d8+9[/dice] (+6 precision, not multiplied on crits)(17-20/x3) Ranged mwk composite longbow (+1 Str) +12/+7 (1d8+1 piercing damage) (x3)
[dice=Capricia mwk composite longbow (Str +1) Main Attack]1d20+12[/dice] for [dice=piercing damage]1d8+1[/dice] (x3)
[dice=Capricia mwk composite longbow (Str +1) Iterative Attack]1d20+7[/dice] for [dice=piercing damage]1d8+1[/dice] (x3)
Special Attacks Panache (3/3), buckler bash, deeds (dodging panache, opportune parry and riposte, menacing swordplay, precise strike, shield catch, swashbuckler initiative, swashbuckler’s grace, superior feint, targeted strike), swashbuckler weapon training +1, rondelero flexibility
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STATISTICS
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Str 12, Dex 19, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 12
Base Atk +7; CMB +8; CMD 24
Feats Taldan Duelist, Weapon Focus (falcata), Slashing Grace, Weapon Specialization (falcata) (B), Extra Panache, Improved Critical (B; see Swashbuckler Weapon Training), Combat Reflexes
Traits Disgraced Noble (campaign), Highlander (hills; regional)
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SKILLS (6+2/Level; 4 class + 1 human/skilled + 1 Int + 2 Background)
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SWASHBUCKLER CLASS SKILLS (Linguistics & Stealth Class Skills via traits)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Acrobatics Check]1d20+16[/dice] – (+7 ranks, +3 class, +4 Dex, +2 feat)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Bluff Check]1d20+5[/dice] – (+1 rank, +3 class, +1 Cha)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Bluff Check (concealing identity)]1d20+7[/dice] – (+5 base, +2 trait)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Climb Check]1d20+7[/dice] – (+3 ranks, +3 class, +1 Str)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Craft () Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Int)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Diplomacy Check]1d20+6[/dice] – (+2 ranks, +3 class, +1 Cha)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Escape Artist Check]1d20+10[/dice] – (+3 ranks, +3 class, +4 Dex)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Intimidate Check]1d20+6[/dice] – (+1 rank, +3 class, +2 Cha)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Knowledge (local) Check]1d20+6[/dice] – (+2 ranks, +3 class, +1 Int)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Knowledge (nobility) Check]1d20+8[/dice] – (+4 ranks, +3 class, +1 Int)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Linguistics Check]1d20+7[/dice] – (+3 ranks, +3 class, +1 Int)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Linguistics Check (spot or produce forgeries)]1d20+9[/dice] – (+7 base, +2 trait)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Perception Check]1d20+11[/dice] – (+7 ranks, +3 class, +1 Wis)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Perform (dance) Check]1d20+5[/dice] – (+1 rank, +3 class, +1 Cha)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Profession (carpenter) Check]1d20+6[/dice] – (+2 ranks, +3 class, +1 Wis)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Profession (sailor) Check]1d20+5[/dice] – (+1 rank, +3 class, +1 Wis)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Ride Check]1d20+9[/dice] – (+2 ranks, +3 class, +4 Dex)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Sense Motive Check]1d20+8[/dice] – (+4 ranks, +3 class, +1 Wis)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Sleight of Hand Check]1d20+10[/dice] – (+3 ranks, +3 class, +4 Dex)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Stealth Check]1d20+15[/dice] – (+7 ranks, +3 class, +4 Dex, +1 trait)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Swim Check]1d20+6[/dice] – (+2 ranks, +3 class, +1 Str)
UNTRAINED SKILLS
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Appraise Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Int)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Disable Device Check]
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Disguise Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Cha)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Fly Check]1d20+4[/dice] – (+4 Dex)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Handle Animal Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Cha; can handle and push domestic animals only)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Heal Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Wis)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Knowledge (arcana) Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Int; Up to DC 10 only without library)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Knowledge (dungeoneering) Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (Up to DC 10 only without library)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Knowledge (engineering) Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Int; Up to DC 10 only without library)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Knowledge (geography) Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Int; Up to DC 10 only without library)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Knowledge (history) Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Int; Up to DC 10 only without library)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Knowledge (nature) Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Int; Up to DC 10 only without library)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Knowledge (planes) Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Int; Up to DC 10 only without library)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Knowledge (religion) Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Int; Up to DC 10 only without library)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Spellcraft Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Int; cannot use untrained)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Survival Check]1d20+1[/dice] – (+1 Wis)
[dice=Capricia Belacrest Use Magic Device Check] – (Can’t use untrained)
Languages Aquan, Common, Elven, Gnome, Polyglot
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SPECIAL QUALITIES
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SQ falcata emphasis, nimble +2, swashbuckler initiative (deed)
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EQUIPMENT AND GOLD
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Gear Carried Koriana’s blade (+2 defending falcata) (Relic; ???/4), dagger (2/1), sap (1/2), +2 studded leather (4,175/20), +2 buckler (4,155/5), mwk backpack (50/4), belt pouch (1/.5), 2 vials alchemist's fire (40/2), 2 sunrods (4/2), explorer's outfit (free/8), smoke pellet (25/-), ring of protection +1, amulet of natural armor +1, sleeves of many garments (200/1), hat of disguise (1,800/-), cloak of resistance +2 (1,000/1), masterwork composite longbow (Str +1) (500/3), quiver of 20 arrows (?/3), 10 normal/5 silver/5 cold iron)
Gear Stashed
noble’s outfit (75/10), explorer’s (hunting) outfit (10/8), signet ring (5/-), jewelry (100/?), extravagant kitsune costume and mask (entertainer’s outfit) (10 gp/4), 2 quivers of arrows (10 normal, 15 silver, 15 cold iron) (total value was 44/6)
Carrying Capacity
Str 12 Light: 43 lbs. or less; Medium: 44–86 lbs.; Heavy: 87–130 lbs.
Str 13 Light: 50 lbs. or less; Medium: 51–100 lbs.; Heavy: 101–150 lbs.
Gold 4,012.49 gp (thru 8/4/21; +500 gp from selling cloak of resistance +1 on 4/9/22)
STABLE AND STALLS STABLE Create 42 Goods, 3 Influence, 39 Labor (1,710 gp)
Rooms 1 Animal Pen, 1 Farmland, 1 Lavatory, 1 Office, 2 Stalls,
1 Storage
A structure for housing or selling horses and other mounts.
STALL Earnings gp, Goods, or Labor +8
Create 6 Goods, 1 Influence, 5 Labor (250 gp); Time 16 days
Size 6–16 squares
Upgrade To Habitat
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APPEARANCE
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Height 5’10”
Weight 152 lbs.
Eye Color Green
Hair Color Auburn
Region of Origin Taldas Isle
Parents Regions of Origin Taldas Isle
Deity Cayden Cailean
Appearance Tall, lean, and fit, red-haired Capricia looks more than a Taldan swordmistress than a pirate-in-the-making, thanks to the falcata hanging at her hip and the fancy form-fitting suit of blue-trimmed studded leather armor she wears. While pretty enough, the young woman rarely smiles and has an air about her that makes her difficult to approach.
Personality While generally no-nonsense, Capricia is a true and loyal friend to those few people she’s allowed into her inner circle. Having lived her entire life in the opulence of Little Oppara, she’s rather repulsed by the quality of life throughout the rest of the Shackles. Now that she’s spent some time in Taldor, she sees the seedy underbelly beneath the country’s opulent exterior.
Backstory Capricia grew up on the outskirts of Little Oppara, a scion of its founder (Danziul Maxeme) and a cousin of its current pirate lords (Iolanda and Petrina Maxeme). She practiced the rondelero discipline and hunted in the foothills outside the pirate port for years. Rather than immediately serve aboard a fleet ship, however, she was initially trained in producing falsified documents (mainly cargo manifests and the like) and taught to use her brain instead of always relying on her sword arm.
Recently, the pirate lords entrusted Capricia with a mission: She and another agent were to travel back to Taldor to place an annual order for a dozen gold-maned Taldan ponies and inquire into the reason the previous year’s dozen had never arrived in Little Oppara. Shortly after arriving in Golisfar, the two pirates learned that the Maxeme family’s involvement in piracy (and several other underhanded ventures) had been uncovered and that the noble house was no more. The pair was set upon by members of the Taldan Imperial Navy shortly after making initial inquiries about the Maxemes; Capricia’s associate was slain and she was captured, imprisoned, and ultimately sentenced to life as a galley slave.
At this point, fate intervened on Capricia’s behalf. An unknown benefactor took note of her potential and—through some bribes and other legal wranglings—purchased the pirate as a slave. She was transported—in chains—back to the capital and presented to the crafty daughter of the Lothmeer noble house. Lady Martella perceived in Capricia the same intriguing blend of civility and savagery that her agent had seen: a pirate who, with a little training, might just be able to survive or even thrive in the courts of Oppara.
Lady Martella made Capricia an offer she couldn’t refuse: become one of the noblewoman’s agents for an as-yet-undetermined number of years (at which point she’d be emancipated) or return to her previous sentence as a galley slave, rowing under the whip until her strength gave out.
Capricia begrudgingly accepted the terms and began her new training in the courtly arts. She’s still rather raw, but is improving consistently. During this time, Martella instilled in the pirate a hatred of the High Strategos Maxillar Pythareus by claiming that the man’s underlings in the Imperial Navy were responsible for the fall of the Maxeme family.
Swashbuckler Class Features
The following are the class features of the swashbuckler.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Swashbucklers are proficient with simple and martial weapons, as well as light armor and bucklers.
Falcata Emphasis (Ex): At 1st level, a rondelero swashbuckler is proficient with falcatasUE and can treat a falcata as a one-handed piercing melee weapon for the purposes of the swashbuckler’s finesse as well as all feats and class abilities that refer to such a weapon. This ability replaces the derring-do deed.
Panache (Ex): More than just a lightly armored warrior, a swashbuckler is a daring combatant. She fights with panache: a fluctuating measure of a swashbuckler’s ability to perform amazing actions in combat. At the start of each day, a swashbuckler gains a number of panache points equal to her Charisma modifier (minimum 1). Her panache goes up or down throughout the day, but usually cannot go higher than her Charisma modifier (minimum 1), though feats and magic items can affect this maximum. A swashbuckler spends panache to accomplish deeds (see below), and regains panache in the following ways.
Critical Hit with a Light or One-Handed Piercing Melee Weapon: Each time the swashbuckler confirms a critical hit with a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon, she regains 1 panache point. Confirming a critical hit on a helpless or unaware creature or a creature that has fewer Hit Dice than half the swashbuckler’s character level doesn’t restore panache.
Killing Blow with a Light or One-Handed Piercing Melee Weapon: When the swashbuckler reduces a creature to 0 or fewer hit points with a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon attack while in combat, she regains 1 panache point. Destroying an unattended object, reducing a helpless or unaware creature to 0 or fewer hit points, or reducing a creature that has fewer Hit Dice than half the swashbuckler’s character level to 0 or fewer hit points doesn’t restore any panache.
Swashbuckler Finesse (Ex): At 1st level, a swashbuckler gains the benefits of the Weapon Finesse feat with light or one-handed piercing melee weapons, and she can use her Charisma score in place of Intelligence as a prerequisite for combat feats. This ability counts as having the Weapon Finesse feat for purposes of meeting feat prerequisites.
Buckler Bash (Ex): At 2nd level, a rondelero swashbuckler can perform a shield bash with a buckler (use the same damage and critical multiplier as for a light shield). She can treat a buckler as a one-handed piercing melee weapon for the purposes of the swashbuckler’s finesse and all feats and class abilities that refer to such a weapon.
Nimble (Ex): At 3rd level, a swashbuckler gains a +1 dodge bonus to AC while wearing light or no armor. Anything that causes the swashbuckler to lose her Dexterity bonus to AC also causes her to lose this dodge bonus. This bonus increases by 1 for every 4 levels beyond 3rd (to a maximum of +5 at 19th level).
Deeds: Swashbucklers spend panache points to accomplish deeds. Most deeds grant the swashbuckler a momentary bonus or effect, but some provide longer-lasting effects. Some deeds remain in effect while the swashbuckler has at least 1 panache point, but do not require expending panache to be maintained. A swashbuckler can only perform deeds of her level or lower. Unless otherwise noted, a deed can be performed multiple successive times, as long as the swashbuckler has or spends the required number of panache points to perform the deed.
Derring-Do (Ex): At 1st level, a swashbuckler can spend 1 panache point when she makes an Acrobatics, Climb, Escape Artist, Fly, Ride, or Swim check to roll 1d6 and add the result to the check. She can do this after she makes the check but before the result is revealed. If the result of the d6 roll is a natural 6, she rolls another 1d6 and adds it to the check. She can continue to do this as long as she rolls natural 6s, up to a number of times equal to her
Dexterity modifier (minimum 1). (Replaced by Falcata Emphasis.)
Dodging Panache (Ex): At 1st level, when an opponent attempts a melee attack against the swashbuckler, the swashbuckler can as an immediate action spend 1 panache point to move 5 feet; doing so grants the swashbuckler a dodge bonus to AC equal to her Charisma modifier (minimum 0) against the triggering attack. This movement doesn’t negate the attack, which is still resolved as if the swashbuckler had not moved from the original square. This movement is not a 5-foot step; it provokes attacks of opportunity from creatures other than the one who triggered this deed. The swashbuckler can only perform this deed while wearing light or no armor, and while carrying no heavier than a light load.
Opportune Parry and Riposte (Ex): At 1st level, when an opponent makes a melee attack against the swashbuckler, she can spend 1 panache point and expend a use of an attack of opportunity to attempt to parry that attack. The swashbuckler makes an attack roll as if she were making an attack of opportunity; for each size category the attacking creature is larger than the swashbuckler, the swashbuckler takes a –2 penalty on this roll. If her result is greater than the attacking creature’s result, the creature’s attack automatically misses. The swashbuckler must declare the use of this ability after the creature’s attack is announced, but before its attack roll is made. Upon performing a successful parry and if she has at least 1 panache point, the swashbuckler can as an immediate action make an attack against the creature whose attack she parried, provided that creature is within her reach.
Kip-Up (Ex): At 3rd level, while the swashbuckler has at least 1 panache point, she can kip-up from prone as a move action without provoking an attack of opportunity. She can kip-up as a swift action instead by spending 1 panache point. (Replaced by Shield Catch.)
Menacing Swordplay (Ex): At 3rd level, while she has at least 1 panache point, when a swashbuckler hits an opponent with a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon, she can choose to use Intimidate to demoralize that opponent (Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook 99) as a swift action instead of a standard action.
Precise Strike (Ex): At 3rd level, while she has at least 1 panache point, a swashbuckler gains the ability to strike precisely with a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon (though not natural weapon attacks), adding her swashbuckler level to the damage dealt. To use this deed, a swashbuckler cannot attack with a weapon in her other hand or use a shield other than a buckler.
She can even use this ability with thrown light or one-handed piercing melee weapons, so long as the target is within 30 feet of her. Any creature that is immune to sneak attacks is immune to the additional damage granted by precise strike, and any item or ability that protects a creature from critical hits also protects a creature from the additional damage of a precise strike. This additional damage is precision damage, and isn’t multiplied on a critical hit.
As a swift action, a swashbuckler can spend 1 panache point to double her precise strike’s damage bonus on the next attack. This benefit must be used before the end of her turn, or it is lost. This deed’s cost cannot be reduced by any ability or effect that reduces the amount of panache points a deed costs (such as the Signature Deed feat).
Shield Catch (Ex): At 3rd level, while she has at least 1 panache point, the rondelero swashbuckler gains a +4 bonus on all combat maneuver checks to disarm that she attempts with her buckler. This deed replaces kip-up.
Swashbuckler Initiative (Ex): At 3rd level, while the swashbuckler has at least 1 panache point, she gains a +2 bonus on initiative checks. In addition, if she has the Quick Draw feat, her hands are free and unrestrained, and she has any single light or one-handed piercing melee weapon that isn’t hidden, she can draw that weapon as part of the initiative check.
Bonus Feats: At 4th level and every 4 levels thereafter, a swashbuckler gains a bonus feat in addition to those gained from normal advancement. These bonus feats must be selected from those listed as combat feats. Swashbuckler levels are considered fighter levels for the purpose of meeting combat feat prerequisites.
In addition, upon reaching 4th level and every 4 levels thereafter, a swashbuckler can choose to learn a new bonus feat in place of a bonus feat she has already learned. In effect, the swashbuckler loses the bonus feat in exchange for the new one. The old feat cannot be one that was used as a prerequisite for another feat, prestige class, or other ability. A swashbuckler can only change one feat at any given level, and must choose whether or not to swap the feat at the time she gains a new bonus feat for the level.
Swashbuckler Weapon Training (Ex): At 5th level, a swashbuckler gains a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls with one-handed or light piercing melee weapons. While wielding such a weapon, she gains the benefit of the Improved Critical feat. These attack and damage bonuses increase by 1 for every 4 levels beyond 5th level (to a maximum of +4 at 17th level).
Rondelero Flexibility (Ex): At 6th level, as a full-attack action, a rondelero swashbuckler wielding a falcata in one hand and a buckler in the other can alternate between using his falcata and his buckler for each attack. This does not grant additional attacks or incur penalties as two-weapon fighting does, and does not cause her to lose his Armor Class bonus from her buckler.
Swashbuckler’s Grace (Ex): At 7th level, while the swashbuckler has at least 1 panache point, she takes no penalty for moving at full speed when she uses Acrobatics to attempt to move through a threatened area or an enemy’s space.
Superior Feint (Ex): At 7th level, a swashbuckler with at least 1 panache point can, as a standard action, purposefully miss a creature she could make a melee attack against with a wielded light or one-handed piercing weapon. When she does, the creature is denied its Dexterity bonus to AC until the start of the swashbuckler’s next turn.
Targeted Strike (Ex): At 7th level, as a full-round action the swashbuckler can spend 1 panache point to make an attack with a single light or one-handed piercing melee weapon that cripples part of a foe’s body. The swashbuckler chooses a part of the body to target. If the attack succeeds, in addition to the attack’s normal damage, the target suffers one of the following effects based on the part of the body targeted. If a creature doesn’t have one of the listed body locations, that body part cannot be targeted. Creatures that are immune to sneak attacks are also immune to targeted strikes. Items or abilities that protect a creature from critical hits also protect a creature from targeted strikes.
• Arms: The target takes no damage from the attack, but it drops one carried item of the swashbuckler’s choice, even if the item is wielded with two hands. Items held in a locked gauntlet cannot be chosen.
• Head: The target is confused for 1 round. This is a mind-affecting effect.
• Legs: The target is knocked prone. Creatures with four or more legs or that are immune to trip attacks are immune to this effect.
• Torso or Wings: The target is staggered for 1 round.
Future Swashbuckler Class Features:
DEEDS
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Bleeding Wound (Ex): At 11th level, when the swashbuckler hits a living creature with a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon attack, as a free action she can spend 1 panache point to have that attack deal additional bleed damage. The amount of bleed damage dealt is equal to the swashbuckler’s Dexterity modifier (minimum 1). Alternatively, the swashbuckler can spend 2 panache points to deal 1 point of Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution bleed damage instead (swashbuckler’s choice). Creatures that are immune to sneak attacks are also immune to these types of bleed damage.
Evasive (Ex): At 11th level, while a swashbuckler has at least 1 panache point, she gains the benefits of the evasion, uncanny dodge, and improved uncanny dodge rogue class features. She uses her swashbuckler level as her rogue level for improved uncanny dodge.
Subtle Blade (Ex): At 11th level, while a swashbuckler has at least 1 panache point, she is immune to disarm, steal, and sunder combat maneuvers made against a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon she is wielding.
Dizzying Defense (Ex): At 15th level, while wielding a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon in one hand, the swashbuckler can spend 1 panache point to take the fighting defensively action as a swift action instead of a standard action. When fighting defensively in this manner, the dodge bonus to AC gained from that action increases to +4, and the penalty to attack rolls is reduced to –2.
Perfect Thrust (Ex): At 15th level, while the swashbuckler has at least 1 panache point, she can as a full-round action make a perfect thrust, pooling all of her attack potential into a single melee attack made with a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon. When she does, she makes the attack against the target’s touch AC, and ignores all damage reduction.
Swashbuckler’s Edge (Ex): At 15th level, while the swashbuckler has at least 1 panache point, she can take 10 on any Acrobatics, Climb, Escape Artist, Fly, Ride, or Swim check, even while distracted or in immediate danger. She can use this ability in conjunction with the derring-do deed.
Cheat Death (Ex): At 19th level, whenever the swashbuckler is reduced to 0 hit points or fewer, she can spend all of her remaining panache to instead be reduced to 1 hit point. She must have at least 1 panache point to spend. Effects that kill the swashbuckler outright without dealing hit point damage are not affected by this ability.
Deadly Stab (Ex): At 19th level, when the swashbuckler confirms a critical hit with a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon, in addition to the normal damage, she can spend 1 panache point to inflict a deadly stab. The target must succeed at a Fortitude saving throw or die. The DC of this save is 10 + 1/2 the swashbuckler’s level + the swashbuckler’s Dexterity modifier. This is a death attack. Performing this deed does not grant the swashbuckler a panache point.
Stunning Stab (Ex): At 19th level, when a swashbuckler hits a creature with a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon, she can spend 2 panache points to stun the creature for 1 round. The creature must succeed at a Fortitude saving throw (DC = 10 + 1/2 the swashbuckler’s level + the swashbuckler’s Dexterity modifier) or be stunned for 1 round. Creatures that are immune to critical hits are also immune to this effect.
Charmed Life (Ex): At 2nd level 10th level, the swashbuckler gains a knack for getting out of trouble. Three times per day as an immediate action before attempting a saving throw, she can add her Charisma modifier to the result of the save. She must choose to do this before the roll is made. At 6th level and every 4 levels thereafter, the number of times she can do this per day increases by one (to a maximum of 7 times per day at 18th level).
Swashbuckler Weapon Mastery (Ex): At 20th level, when a swashbuckler threatens a critical hit with a light or one-handed piercing melee weapon, that critical is automatically confirmed. Furthermore, the critical modifiers of such weapons increase by 1 (×2 becomes ×3, and so on).
Rondelero Swashbuckler Archetype:
RONDELERO SWASHBUCKLER
Source: Weapon Master's Handbook pg. 6
Rondelero swashbucklers are Taldan specialists in an aggressive, lightly armored fighting style that utilizes the falcata and buckler.
Falcata Emphasis (Ex): At 1st level, a rondelero swashbuckler is proficient with falcatasUE and can treat a falcata as a one-handed piercing melee weapon for the purposes of the swashbuckler’s finesse as well as all feats and class abilities that refer to such a weapon. This ability replaces the derring-do deed.
Rondelero Deeds (Ex): A rondelero swashbuckler gains the following deeds at the appropriate levels.
Shield Catch (Ex): At 3rd level, while he has at least 1 panache point, the rondelero swashbuckler gains a +4 bonus on all combat maneuver checks to disarm that he attempts with his buckler. This deed replaces kip-up.
Rondelero Chop (Ex): At 11th level, when the rondelero swashbuckler hits with a melee attack using a light or onehanded slashing melee weapon, he can spend 1 panache point to attempt a sunder combat maneuver check against the target of his attack as an immediate action without provoking attacks of opportunity. This deed replaces bleeding wound.
Shattering Chop (Ex): At 15th level, while the rondelero swashbuckler has at least 1 panache point, he can attempt a shattering chop as a full-round action, pooling all of his attack potential into a single melee sunder combat maneuver with a light or one-handed slashing weapon. When he does, he gains a +4 bonus on her combat maneuver check and ignores half of the hardness of the item he sunders. This deed replaces perfect thrust.
Buckler Bash (Ex): At 2nd level, a rondelero swashbuckler can perform a shield bash with a buckler (use the same damage and critical multiplier as for a light shield). He can treat a buckler as a one-handed piercing melee weapon for the purposes of the swashbuckler’s finesse and all feats and class abilities that refer to such a weapon.
Rondelero Flexibility (Ex): At 6th level, as a full-attack action, a rondelero swashbuckler wielding a falcata in one hand and a buckler in the other can alternate between using his falcata and his buckler for each attack. This does not grant additional attacks or incur penalties as two-weapon fighting does, and does not cause her to lose his Armor Class bonus from her buckler.
Charmed Life (Ex): A rondelero swashbuckler does not gain charmed life until 10th level, at which point he can use the ability only once per day. At 14th level and again at 18th level, he can use the ability an additional time per day. This ability alters charmed life.
