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I'd like to know how many people are commenting before playing a couple sessions with the Playtest material? I'm reserving any such thing until after at least the first 3 sessions with my group.
Hey there. hoping this is the right spot for this thread. I'm in a game that my buddy runs and I'm playing an Arcanist. It's a pretty power crunchy group, and while I'm not typically that into super-crunching my characters, I've gotten a little tired of falling behind in efficiency. So I've determined that the perfect thing for my character to do is create a magic item to increase the DC of one of his Exploits. Flame Arc. The idea is to make a Spark Glove, like Colonel Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist that would provide a +1 to the DC of his Flame Arc exploit. I just don't know how to cost this item or what requirements it would have beyond Craft Wondrous Item. Any help would be very much appreciated.
Dotting. Good to see you getting another game going, Grimmy. I was sad when we had to put the Lost Lands mega campaign you were running aside. I thoroughly enjoyed your game.
Got my crunch done. Gonna go get dinner and then put the story down. Just making sure, Unchained Rogue is okay, yeah? I'm looking at a historian and tomb delver that likes to find priceless antiquities and then put a price on them. Edit: Also need to actually make an Alias for my character.
Dotting this. I think a friend and I will be applying this evening.
Yeah, I might take a level in something else at level 6,but i think you're right about starting out both levels with gunslinger. And i changed things around to get enough skill points to cover everything i want initially.
Cool. Here's the spoiler and I'll make the alias when I return from work. Eugeni Csillagos:: Daylight was quickly fading over the crowded streets of Old Korvosa. The wheel of a handcart splashed through a puddle of wastewater accumulated in the cobblestones of the street. After it passed, a man looked up to the now cleared path, his longcoat flailing in the rush of air from the brewing storm. He pulled the collar of his coat up higher around the back his fire-maned head to ease the chill of the impending night. Steeling himself, he began forward towards the alley that was home to the old pawner and his dilapidated shop. The bell rang as the door it hung above creaked open. Hodran looked up to see who might be looking for a quick deal at this hour. Likely one of the many spice addicts that filled the Old District. He hurriedly shuffled himself through the doorway from the backroom to peer out from behind the counter. As he looked up, he saw a familiar face. “You should be running for your life, young man,” said the old gnome. “You’re lucky to still be alive after what those thugs did to you. Count your blessings and be off.” “Oh, I’ll leave soon enough. I’m not dumb enough to stay around until they finish me off.” “Gene, I reall-“ “I need some things first, Hod. And you owe me for that portrait of your lady friend that time. Believe me, it wasn’t so easy to get her likeness so fair and still be believable. Now, are you going to help me, or should I let word spread that Hodran Bidgel skimps on his debts?” The diminutive shopkeeper grumbled under his breath and looked down at his feet. Taking a moment, his gaze came back up to lock with the younger man’s. “That one didn’t turn out so well for me after all, you know. Two weeks in she said I didn’t have enough stamina for her. You believe that, Gene? Me! Not enough stamina? Well, she was annoying anyway.” He sighed, “All right, all right. I’ll help you. But after this, we’re even. Don’t come back here, ever. I mean it, kid.” “We’ll see. I’m not sure I can agree to that last part though.” “What do you need?” said Hod, putting on his spectacles and grabbing a writing board and a quill. “Some travelling supplies. I can’t stay in Korvasa. Not for a while, anyway.” “Going back to your family? To recover maybe?” Gene nodded, “If I can find the caravan, yes. But that may be difficult. I haven’t had a letter from them in a while.” He started looking around the shop, in the cases and stacks of personal items no one ever came back to reclaim. “You have any weapons?” “For what? I hope you’re not concocting any idiot plans for revenge.” Gene turned his face away from Hod, lest his eyes betray him. “Of course not, Hod. But I need to be able to protect myself now that I’m on the run. And I’m no good with blades.” “Not that I know of. But I can help with the travelling supplies easy enough. Let me go look in the back for a pack,” said the gnome while heading back through the door. Eugeni started looking around. He was never good at sitting and waiting. The young Varisian lifted a stack of books and inspected their titles. All titles he had skimmed through while spending time here at Hod’s one day. There seemed to be countless chests and boxes out here in the main room of Hod’s pawnery. And one never knew what could be in them. He started looking through them, Hod didn’t know the contents of everything in here. And even if he did, Hod might lie to try and stop him from going after the men that ruined his life. As he was going through a pile and finding nothing worthwhile, he randomly looked over at a dusty box on a high shelf. That one looked like it hadn’t been moved for years. He hurried over to it and pulled it down. Inside, there was something bulky wrapped in a scarf. The scarf itself was nicely made, Gene had an eye for that sort of thing after all. If nothing else, it would be cold on the road and his scarf had been lost in the fire. Gene lifted the bundle. It had some heft to it. Being careful not to drop it, he started to unwrap the scarf. When he finished, he was looking at something he’d only heard of. The stories had called it a ‘gun’. They were extremely rare and supposedly of great power. The problem was, he didn’t know how to use it. A sound came from the back room as Eugeni looked up to see Hod coming back into the shop proper. “What’s that in your hands, kid?” “I found this in a box up on that shelf over there,” said Eugeni, pointing to the place he’d taken it down from. “That’s very old, very expensive, and very broken. Put it away and let’s get you ready to leave,” Hod instructed as he started to put things into the pack he’d brought out front. “Tell me about it, Hod. What is it and where’d you get it?” Hod stopped a moment and looked at the young man with bruises and cuts decorating his face. “All right, I suppose it can’t hurt. That is a ‘pistol’. I bought it from a sailor who said he traded for it with some shark people. Of course that’s utter nonsense. Most likely, he was diving for scallops or oysters and found it in a wrecked ship. I paid him just enough gold for a night full of food, drink, and company. Probably overpaid, too. Damn thing’s rusted over. One day I’ll get to scraping the barnicles off and cleaning that rust. Maybe I’ll make a few coins on it.” He took a breath and shook his head. “Now put it back and we’ll get back to getting you ready.” Eugeni spent a few extra seconds looking at the pistol. Then he returned his eyes to his friend. “What about clothes? I can’t wear these. They’ll recognize me,” he said as he put the gun back in the box. “Good point, stay here. I’m sure I have something in your size in the back. Give me a moment…” Hod’s voice trailed off as he went to the back again. As soon as he was out of view, Eugeni stuffed the pistol into his pocket and started taking off the little jewelry that wasn’t taken from his unconscious body a few nights before. He left the two rings and earring on the counter and grabbed the bag. “Sorry, Hod. But I have to do this,” he muttered softly. He grabbed the pack with the little it had in it and darted out the door. I’ll get them, ‘Dana. I’ll make them pay for taking you from me.
MiniGM, Here's where I'm at. I got carried away with backstory intro. It turned into a 2-page scene. Also, I'm a little stuck between going 1st level bard with a 2nd level gunslinger, or just straight gunslinger. I'm happy with both builds, but I'm not sure which one feels more true to the Eugeni's character. You cool with reading a little bit?
Sorry. Was at a funeral all day yesterday. Didn't realize it would go so long. I'm flying back tonight. I'll try to get everything up before then, but I'll have it for sure finished by tomorrow morning at the latest. I have the crunch done already. Just working on background story.
There are feats in the ranged tactics toolbox.
Hey, MiniGM, just want to give you the gist of my backstory. I'll write up a nice little short story later. Probably on my flight tonight. Eugeni Csillagos was a fledgling artist and sculpter living the bohemian lifestyle in Korvosa. Eugeni was considered odd by many being a pure-blooded Varisian that stayed put in a city. He lived in a cramped apartment with some friends from the local arts scene. One of these was his lover, Zeldana, another pure-blooded Varisian. Zeldana gets murdered, and even though the Love Lost trait says that the character wasn't present, I'd like to have it happen similar to the scene from The Crow. But instead of dying, Eugeni survives after being left for dead. Instead of becoming a Bard like he normally would have, Eugeni (or Gene, as his friends call him) becomes obsessed with revenge and buys a dusty old pistol from a pawner. Little did he know that it was a special pistol. What do you think of the idea?
MiniGM, got ya. I'm not into the class for rampant damage anyway. I just have been wanting to make a character with firearms for a few years now and haven't had the chance. Plus, you've got that fancy pistol up there. Seems a shame to let is just sit there. Although, I may need help once we get into the E6 portion of the characters.
Been wanting to write up a Pistolero, so I think i will do that for this game.
I think I'm going to apply. I'm busting out my Ratfolk Investigator, Basil Baker. Just working on feat and trait selection. To be posted soon.
What do you think of an expert that traveled out to Jasper to set up a new business as a merchant? Perhaps opening a hard wares shop?
This seems pretty cool. If you move past interest check for it, I'll probably apply in your recruitment thread.
Hey guys. Just started working on running this campaign for a group of 4 players. I always ask the players questions about their characters when coming up with them. But with this AP, there's so many special themes going on that I have too many that I want to ask them. The few questions that I have already are as follows: -What does your faith mean to you? -Do you think others are intrinsically good or evil? What are some other questions you think I should ask them about their characters?
Okay, pretty cool idea here. I was thinking of a god of Knowledge and/or Magic. And then I looked at the other gods. I saw the N god of balance/truth. And then I had a thought. What about a related god that is another side of that coin. There's a difference between truth and knowledge. They overlap, but are not exactly the same thing. And while balance is all well and good, balance itself must be balanced. Things in perpetuity stagnate. So with that, I present Kelnet, Mistress of Knowledge, Broker of the Gods, and Magus Supreme. Kelnet
What do you all think of this idea?
Totally interested in participating in this. One question, does the Alignment of the tenth deity matter at all, since all nine alignments are already covered?
Yeah, I have a feeling my arrows won't be very helpful for this encounter. Wish I had packed a bucket or something.
Well that's just sad.
Sorry, I crashed hard after work. I'll try to post that backstory tomorrow afternoon.
Congrats to everyone accepted! Have a great game! You all had wonderful character submissions.
stat roll:
= 11 = 16 = 13 = 12 = 13 = 11 = 16 = 13 = 16 . . . . rolled one last time just to see. Last stat array:.....New stat array:
I like this new one, even if it's not that much different. If you're cool EldonG, I'll take this as my final roll and lock into these rolls. If not, I'll stick with my previous re-roll. Otherwise, I'm finishing my build and will finalize after I hear back from you on that PM. Think I have a cool character in the making.
I created an alias for Eladhir, but it won't let me post as him. Anyway, I changed him to a teleportation conjurer. Just need to gear him up. Here he is in a spoiler. Eladhir, revised: Eladhir Randol Male Elf Wizard 1 CG Medium humanoid (elf) Init +7; Senses low-light vision; Perception +6 -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 10 (+3 Dex) hp 11 (1d6+5) Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +3; +2 vs. enchantments Immune sleep -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 30 ft., shift Melee dagger -2 (1d4-2/19-20) Ranged light crossbow +3 (1d8/19-20) Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 1st; concentration +7): 1st—grease, mage armor, summon monster i [S] 0 (at will)—acid splash, detect magic, prestidigitation -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 8, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 18, Wis 13, Cha 9 Base Atk +0; CMB -2; CMD 11 Feats Scribe Scroll, Toughness Traits focused mind, forlorn Skills Fly +7, Knowledge (arcana) +8, Knowledge (planes) +8, Linguistics +8, Perception +6, Sense Motive +3, Spellcraft +8 (+10 to determine the properties of a magic item); Racial Modifiers +2 Perception Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Elven, Orc, Sylvan SQ arcane bonds (arcane bond [familiar]), arcane focus, elven magic, opposition schools (enchantment, illusion), specialized schools (teleportation), summoner's charm Other Gear dagger, light crossbow, 113 gp -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Arcane Focus +2 to concentration checks to cast arcane spells defensively. Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects. Elven Magic +2 to spellcraft checks to determine the properties of a magic item. Empathic Link with Familiar (Su) You have an empathic link with your Arcane Familiar. Enchantment You must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the Enchantment school. Familiar Bonus: +4 bonus on initiative checks You gain the Alertness feat while your familiar is within arm's reach. Focused Mind +2 to Concentration checks Illusion You must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the Illusion school. Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail. Share Spells with Familiar Can cast spells with a target of "You" on the familiar with a range of touch. Shift (5') (7/day) (Sp) Short-range teleport Summoner's Charm (+1 rds) (Su) Increase duration of summoning spells by 1/2 level (permanent at 20). Teleportation Associated School: Conjuration
So, my Elven Diviner is built. With the exception of spells or equipment. Here's the preliminary crunch in spoiler. I'll work on the rest later. Got to go meet a friend for dinner. I've got some cool ideas for backstory too. It'll take me a little while to write up, but the gist is that his great grandfather was a half-elf ranger (elven on his mother's side) who fought against the demon Treerazer. Since then the family has had enmity towards demons. Finally coming of age he heads to join in the crusade against the demons of the Worldwound. Elahir Randol: Elahir Randol Male Elf Wizard 1 CG Medium humanoid (elf) Init +9; Senses low-light vision; Perception +6 -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 14, touch 14, flat-footed 10 (+4 Dex) hp 11 (1d6+5) Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +3; +2 vs. enchantments Immune sleep -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 30 ft. Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 1st; concentration +7): 1st— 0 (at will)— -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 7, Dex 18, Con 12, Int 18, Wis 13, Cha 7 Base Atk +0; CMB -2; CMD 12 Feats Scribe Scroll, Toughness Traits focused mind, forlorn Skills Fly +8, Knowledge (arcana) +8, Knowledge (planes) +8, Linguistics +8, Perception +6, Sense Motive +3, Spellcraft +8 (+10 to determine the properties of a magic item); Racial Modifiers +2 Perception Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Elven, Orc, Sylvan SQ arcane bonds (arcane bond [familiar]), arcane focus, elven magic, forewarned, opposition schools (enchantment, illusion), prescience, specialized schools (foresight) Other Gear 150 gp -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Arcane Focus +2 to concentration checks to cast arcane spells defensively. Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects. Elven Magic +2 to spellcraft checks to determine the properties of a magic item. Empathic Link with Familiar (Su) You have an empathic link with your Arcane Familiar. Enchantment You must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the Enchantment school. Familiar Bonus: +4 bonus on initiative checks You gain the Alertness feat while your familiar is within arm's reach. Riftwarden Orphan: +2 to Concentration checks Foresight Associated School: Divination Forewarned +1 (Su) Always act in surprise round. Initiative bonus. Init = 20 at level 20. Illusion You must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the Illusion school. Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail. Prescience (7/day) (Su) Roll a d20 at the beginning of the round, and use that result as the result of any other d20 roll before the next turn. Share Spells with Familiar Can cast spells with a target of "You" on the familiar with a range of touch.
Working on a Wizard right now. I feel like there aren't enough full arcane casters submitted and it's a class I haven't played since a 3.5 campaign 7 years ago. Looking at options, trying to figure out what to specialize in.
Damn. didn't see that. My bad, Gobo Horde. That would have changed my grid array as well. Oh Well.
Well...characters are rolled using the grid method...best 3 of 4 dice...rerolls are acceptable (full grid) if your results aren't interesting to you. I don't think you reroll 1's. I'm pretty sure you reroll the entire grid. All 9 instances of 4d6.
densetracer, I've never played with mythic tiers or anything. Just looking them up now. Are we starting with this or will it occur during the game? Just want to know if that is something to factor into my build for submission.
Gobo Horde, every roll is supposed to be 4d6. You have a 7d6, two 6d6, and three 5d6 rolls.
First grid roll:
= 11 = 8 = 11 = 14 = 14 = 14 = 11 = 13 = 9 WAY too many 14s and 11s. Gonna try again. Second grid roll:
= 12 - = 16 - = 13 - = 14 - = 14 - = 9 = 15 - = 11 = 10 Str: 12
Stats aren't the awesomeness I saw possible, but good solid bonuses. I'm thinking Inquisitor since that's a class I've always wanted to try. And I feel like with their mix of martial/magic they have a bit of a MAD feel to me, which this array is helping me curb that fear. Quick question EldonG, do you have a list of deities for your campaign? I'd like to try and fit as close as I can with your world so I don't have to re-tool too much.
I may just try rolling some stats soon. Gotta go walk my dogs first.
So, do you only get traits if you take drawbacks, up to 3/3? Or am I reading this wrong?
This really reminds me of Birthright. They had a system of doing both regular time turns and month-long turns, along with types of actions you could do over the month. That aside, this sounds cool. I'm in a campaign already and applying for a couple others, but I'm totally down for helping you develop this concept if you end up running with it.
I really like using PFSRD. Here's a link to the magic weapon entry. http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items/magic-weapons
+1 merciful naginata costs 8335gp. +1=2k, adding merciful (another +1 bonus) makes it an effective +2 weapon, raising the cost to 8k + masterwork + weapon cost
This sounds more and more amazing every time you post, DLoGMs!
Dotting. I have to get ready for work soon, but I'll work something up later tonight.
Okay, here's my character idea. Don't know anything about Tian at all except it's supposedly like an Asian land, so I left things kind of generic in his backstory. Crunch:
Todochi Iru Human Fighter (Polearm Master) 4 LN Medium humanoid (human) Init +2; Senses Perception +1 -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +2 Dex) hp 37 (4d10+12) Fort +6, Ref +3, Will +2 -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 20 ft. Melee +1 nodachi +10 (1d10+9/18-20) Special Attacks pole fighting, steadfast pike -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 19, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 8 Base Atk +4; CMB +8; CMD 20 Feats Combat Reflexes, Jaguar Pounce, Power Attack, Stand Still, Weapon Focus (nodachi), Weapon Specialization (nodachi) Traits armor expert, highlander (hills or mountains) Skills Intimidate +6, Knowledge (engineering) +6, Stealth +9 (+11 in hilly or rocky areas), Survival +5; Racial Modifiers highlander (hills or mountains) Languages Common Other Gear +1 kikko armor, +1 nodachi, 3,760 gp -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Armor Expert -1 Armor check penalty. Combat Reflexes (3 AoO/round) Can make extra attacks of opportunity/rd, and even when flat-footed. Highlander (hills or mountains) +1 to Stealth checks, Stealth is always a class skill for you. Double this in hilly or rocky areas. Jaguar Pounce Treat charge or spring attack against flat-footed or helpless foes as if you have Improved Critical. Pole Fighting -4 (Ex) Use a spear or polearm against adjacent targets with a -4 penalty. Power Attack -2/+4 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage. Stand Still When taking an AoO, you can make a combat maneuver check to end opponent's movement instead of attacking. Steadfast Pike +1 (Ex) +1 to hit on readied attacks and AoO with polearms & spears. Backstory: Todochi Iru grew up in a martial family in Tian. Raised in service to a great house and destined to join the ranks of its army, he trained as a nodachi bearer to stop the charging infantry and calvalry. Forced to march on an enemy, his brigade was destroyed. Left for dead and with no home to return to, Todo left to earn work as a mercenary.
Hmmm....I'm thinking a Nodachi Polearm Master.
Let's see what I can come up with. At least I'm in the middle of the level possibilities.
Gridlock, are you saying you want to play as a Ro-Bear Burble?
I am so interested in this game!!! BTW, what does WoA refer to? I'm not familiar with that.
This is awesome and I approve!
Okay, with the creation of a unique magic item, I've got him done. Have some quick jots of character down and will refine all of it tonight. Posting an Alias in a few mintues.
rorek, I vote for the following:
Also, one thing I find difficult is getting a respectable AC with an image showing no armor. Don't really want to have to spend 70% budget on +4 bracers just to get an AC 16. Oh well, I'll figure out some way of doing things.
Okay, the bada$$ dwarf in the image you game me just looks awesome. I'm working a Deep Walker/Skirmisher Ranger with no spells. ************ My favorite three teamwork feats are:
Especially when you consider the underground environment.
Yeah, hit me with a dwarf please! I've not done a dwarf ever and I think it could be awesome. Plus, I already have a character that's pretty much the image you gave me.
rorek, you still handing out images? |
