Well, our GM just reappeared in the other game I'm in. Let's see if he does anything back here. If not, I'd be interested to see what you all cook up.
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After casting his spell Tanis readies his bow and lets the heavy hitters move forward into combat, waiting for his chance to strike.
"Hopefully this will keep a few of them at bay!" Tanis lowers his head and concentrates, focusing on the Orcs that were lit up by the arrow.
"Trying to snak up on us, eh?" Tanis thinks quick on how to stop their advance...
Nm, I'll probably swap it out with one of mine if that's still cool, even though we already started. Any suggestions on which to switch it with, something we may not need? I'm going to be off for a bit, so I won't respond for a while, but I'll check it periodically on my phone through the afternoon. If I need to kill some Orcs, however, I may have to sneak away from the wife with my iPhone!
Oh, it says level 1, what does it mean by third level in the description?
Haha, I'm such a nerd! That would be good to take when I reach third level. Nice pick!
Um... I'm not sure what you mean? Are you talking about Goldberry, the woman with Tom Bombadil?
That's pretty cool, especially because of the Goblin Arrow thing, but unfortunately Druids get very little starting cash. I'll go with the leather, I already updated my stats.
Initially my thought was the whole Druid, super close to nature, doesn't feel the need to be encumbered by too many man-made things. Also I definitely built him to be ranged. But, I guess a bit o' leather wouldn't hurt, even for a Druid!
Added the dagger.
Well, I'm new in the sense that I played one home game for a few months, picked up the core rulebook, and then the GM left town and the game ended so I haven't really played sense. I'm just getting started out in pbp. I've read some pbp guides and am currently playing in two pbp's here, so I've got the rhythm of that down. I am open to tips and suggestions, but don't be too offended if I don't take them all only because I'm trying to not over-complicate things for myself. I do have access to a lot of the materials, but I'm trying to get some more gaming under my belt before I stray too far from the core rulebook. I'll definitely look into getting a dagger, I had thought about it and then never really gone and done it.
Sorry, Azaelas, didn't mean to make a thing out of it. It's just really the first time I've been able to jump into the posting here with a fun fact. I'm a lot newer to Pathfinders than obviously most of you all, so I haven't been able to contribute to the conversation about character building. Once I got my Elf Druid set I basically just watched what everyone was writing and scratched my head going "huh?"
As I you! I just wanted to make sure to throw that caveat out there just in case anyone didn't like this. Religion and Politics, not always good for polite dinner conversations or gaming forums ;)
Even as a devout Catholic, he despised the structure of the church. He advised Christopher not to leave it because it was the only place that one could obtain communion. He even referred to the Christian story as the only "true fairy story" in his essay "On Fairy Stories" and even coined the term Euchatastrophe in reference to the incarnation of Jesus. But he believed that Fairy Stories were a sub-creation, so they may have parts of what he called "the soup" of similar stories to pull from, like your reference to the pre-norman Britain stuff, but if it would have been a Christian book it would have contained the Christian God. The world of Fairy to Tolkien was a world contained in itself, sub-created by it's author. When a book seller tried to peg him down on the theology of LOTR, especially referencing Tom Bombadill as an allerogy of God, he wrote the guy off, telling him that he was reading too much into the work, taking it too seriously. BTW,I'm not here to start one of these crazy forum arguments, so I hope no one is getting offended by my coming back with "arguments." My major was religious studies and I took a whole class dedicated to Tolkien, so I love talking about this stuff! If anyone is getting offended or annoyed, I will immediately back off the religion topic, no worries!
I would definitely argue against LOTR being a Christian book, as did Tolkien himself in many of his letters. The Silmarillion definitely has some similarities to other creation texts, but Tolkien vehemently argued against anyone who tried to call LOTR or the legendarium an allegory. Depending on the race different Valar attended to them more closely, ie the creation of the Dwarves by Aulë, and so they had similar traits and remembered him in certain ways. As far as Eru, beyond creation he only acts, once, maybe twice, and has no dealings with Arda, and for the most part the Valar, after that. In fact, Manwë was the only one to really keep in contact with Eru during the whole of the Silmiarillion. EDIT:It's been a bit since I read the Silmarillion, so Iluvatar may have acted a bit more, but I know he's pretty much absent and it's up to the Valar to figure things out through the majority of the book.
We could start out similar to the fellowship and then certain events can cause us to split off to accomplish different goals. This could become quite epic.
I'm still interested, I just haven't been active in the advanced hobbit building conversation ;). Elf Druid with some healing and such.
Ending as in moving on, or ending as in you're done?
Ok, here are my current stats. stats:
Tanis Ambrodel
Male Elf Druid 1 CN Medium Humanoid (elf) Init +5; Senses low-light vision; Perception +9 -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 10 (+3 Dex) hp 14 (1d8+5) Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +5; +2 vs. enchantments Immune sleep; Resist elven immunities -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 30 ft. Ranged Shortbow +3 (1d6/x3) and Sling +3 (1d4+1/x2) Spell-Like Abilities Lightning Arc (6/day) Druid Spells Prepared (CL 1): 1 (2/day) Obscuring Mist, Cure Light Wounds, Entangle (DC 14) 0 (at will) Flare (DC 13), Light, Detect Magic -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 13, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 11, Wis 16, Cha 7 Base Atk +0; CMB +1; CMD 14 Feats Toughness +3 Traits Reactionary Skills Climb +5, Heal +7, Perception +9, Survival +9 Languages Common, Druidic, Elven SQ elven magic, nature bond abilities (air), spontaneous casting, wild empathy Other Gear Arrows (20), Shortbow, Sling, Sling bullets (10), Backpack (empty), Fishing net, Flint and steel, Rope, Trail rations (10), Waterskin, 34 GP, 2 SP, 2 CP -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Druid Domain (Air) Granted Powers: You can manipulate lightning, mist, and wind, traffic with air creatures, and are resistant to electricity damage. Elven Immunities +2 save bonus vs Enchantments. Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects. Elven Magic +2 to spellcraft checks to determine the properties of a magic item. Lightning Arc (1d6+0) (6/day) (Sp) 30' Ranged touch attack deals 1d6+0 Electricity damage. Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail. Spontaneous Casting The Druid can convert stored spells into Summon Nature's Ally spells. Wild Empathy -1 (Ex) Improve the attitude of an animal, as if using Diplomacy. -------------------- Hero Lab® and the Hero Lab logo are Registered Trademarks of LWD Technology, Inc. Free download at http://www.wolflair.com
And I updated my background background:
Tanis grew up amongst the wood elves. His affinity for nature exceded even his evlen brethren. Growing up he spent many nights, and as he got older, weeks, months, alone and away from his family and kindred, exploring the vast forests, hills, dales, and plains of the surrounding country. His love for natural things and the woods so great that even though he once saw the sea, he found it so very easy to resist it's call.
As a wanderer and a druid Tanis has gained a great affinity for the Hobbits. Though they do use basic technology to continue their agrarian lifestyle, they still have great respect for nature and the earth. They don't use their technology to try and expand their culture, but simply subsist. And in the simple ways, that they wear no shoes and that they live in holes in the ground, Tanis feels like they have an affinity for the earth that has been lost in many other societies in Middle-Earth. He spends a great deal of his free time in The Shire, mostly helping to teach the Hobbits new and different methods of horticulture and assisting them on their journeys as a guide and a little protection, though the paths and journeys he takes them on are mostly peaceful and evasion and cover rather than fighting has gotten them through many perils. Tanis wishes to expose his small friends to as little violence as he can, as the world outside The Shire is rife with more than it's share of woes and violence, he sees no need to bring them into that world. All I did from before was to drop a trait so I only have one. I didn't change any of the spells I have, I believe they would be something that and elf would have the ability to access, especially one with druid qualities, such as the wood elves. If there is anything you see in there that you don't like, Killer Munch, let me know.
I'll make some of the adjustments to my character tomorrow to try and fit a little more.
I think I'll stick with my Elf Druid either way. I'll make a reason for him to be in the Shire. Hobbits live in holes and that's about as close to the earth as you can get. That means a lot to a druid.
This is my guy, his full sheet workup is here -
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