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This is Derpdidruid coming back with something a little different than I said I would bring. I couldn't get any new concept nailed down that I liked so I'm re-purposing an old favorite of mine that didn't get into a RotRL game.

So here's Taria.

Questions:

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1) I'd like 5+ points that capture the concept and story of the character. More are welcome, but no less than five.
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1) Taria is only really concerned with having fun, the pursuit of fun has driven almost all of her decisions up to this point in her life.

2) She LOVES animals, a lot. She will go farther out of her way to not hurt an animal than she will to not hurt a person.

3) She dislikes charity, at least directed towards her. It just dosn't feel right to take from others what she could get on her own.

4) Traveling has been a large part of Taria's life for the past couple years, she has a little inconsequential surface level knowledge of almost every major city or town around the inner sea.

5) Misleading people is something that Taria is good at, a well placed lie can make things exponentially easier on oneself.
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2) Two goals that you'd like the character to accomplish in-game.
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1) Pay off her debt too whoever placed it on her.

2) Talk to a sphinx and beat them in a battle of riddles.
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3) Two secrets, one the PC keeps to himself, and one kept from the PC. I'll come up with a third that both the character and player aren't aware of, in hopes of shocking surprises within the storytelling.
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1) Taria is very insecure about her body, living in osirian for a few years has gotten her used to wearing thin cloths despite her hat for them.

2) The gang that has her under their thumb in debt plans to increase her debt when she pays up under the guise of interest. They expected her to run, not actually try to pay it off.
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4) 3-5 people that are tied to your PC by blood, love, rivalry, honor, etc. I'd like at least one enemy in a set of three or four, with no more than two for a set of five. PLEASE consider the players reference guide for ideas.
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1) Manny: A large half-orc circus worker whom is very good friends with Taria.

2) Farland: Owner off the circus Taria went on the road with. Their circuit should be looping around again soon, It'll be nice to see some familiar faces.

3) Gang member: Taria lost money too this man, she doesn't even know his name but he and his goons harass her constantly.
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5) Three key memories that define your character as the person they are at the time of submission.
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1) Discovering her sorcery wasn't just par for the course with gnomes! She had extra magic!

2) Leaving home for the first time really instilled her with a certainty that traveling was what she wanted to do with her life. To bad about what happened after.

3) That first grey hair that popped out of her head on the 4 1/2 year mark of work. It nearly paralyzed her with fear...
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6) Finally, I'd like you to include with your submission a fear or paranoia that causes your character to shiver, cower, or panic. Anything from spiders to unexplained happenstance, but I'm sure you'll all come up with some awful stuff on your own.
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Taria has been avoiding mirrors lately because of her encroaching condition. When she gets near a reflective surface she averts her eyes and shivers in her boots.


Well quite honestly that may be all he's good for for the first seven levels. Sadly unless you take a cat or dinosaur the early levels suck for most animal companions, with a spike coming in at mid game.

I planed to take the escape route feat as my next one so that me and him can trundle along together with our 20 feet of movement and if I'm ever caught out I can just run behind my 20AC buddy until I can cast a spell to get away or get some help. But until then he's almost literally going to be an AOO eater.


Taria isn't really associated with any group, god or nation. It would probably just be a pattern she likes, like polka dots or stripes.


Many thanks GM. Hope I'm being considered favorably!

Edit: One more thing, Snappers look a might bit more vicious than than a tortoise. Would he have more trouble in town than a tortoise would?


Hey Rune, if light changes can still be made, would you mind if I did go for the snapping turtle. The whole reason I was going for the tortoise was to have uber high armor class, but it seems like he isn't actually superior to the snapping turtle by any reasonable amount in that regard. It really baffled me.

Sorry for the post end request.


Alright, Did everything you suggested... twice. So she should be good for the final cut!


I just spent an hour filling in details of her backstory only to have paizo eat the changes. thanks paizo!


Rune GM wrote:
Tarianium Cholandari wrote:
Here she is. I'm pretty sure I have most everything right. Criticism is welcome.
** spoiler omitted **...

Gotcha correcting as per you suggestions. Also, yes I have considered the implications of a 10ft move speed on my AC. Expeditious retreat is going to be my next spell, trust me, I just wanted my first two spells to much more generally useful than just bumping my AC exclusively.


Here she is. I'm pretty sure I have most everything right. Criticism is welcome.

About me:
I've been playing tabletop RPGs for about 2- 2 1/2 years now. In that time it has become my main hobby. Most of my free time is spent reading, playing or talking about pathfinder. I really enjoy taking options you don't normally see but look entertaining hence the tortoise AC. I'm not a great writer and I'm not overly detail oriented but these are things I've been working on.

My role:
I expect to mostly be a buffer/controller, using charm spells and area denial spells alongside buffs to really set up my team to lay down the hurt. Tortoises also make great tanks so I'll probably send Harld in as an AOO absorber and then as a flank buddy/bruiser depending on how many buffs he has. Out of combat I will definitely be a bluffer, actress and an animal handler.


Rune GM wrote:

My first thought would be gambling.

Possibly a business owner borrowed against his business more than it was worth.
Or a noble borrowing against his estate.

Thaaaaank you. Finishing up the back round today, then going to try to audit some stuff and do some linking.

What I have so far.