Weyland crawls up front to talk to the driver "What the hell are we up against? Are these still just orks?"
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The current characters have an extra 1k XP to spend. Ah great! I'll add that. Also I forgot to reroll my lowest number (a 24)! 30 yay! below average! I'll tidy this up tomorrow morning
Rolling: 13 1 Comrade:
Joker
Rolling for stats
I had not thought of Operator before, I'm pretty certain I'm going for that. They seem to barely ever have 2 aptitudes for anything, but at least I could get Hotshot Pilot for 300xp :D I'll just carry a shotgun to make sure I hit things ;)
I've been dying to try out a tech based character in DW/DH/OW, I'll take a look at that possibility, was even wondering if he could be a bit more "weaponized" than normal. With weapon specialists, what sort of weapons are you looking for or do they normally use? Plasma/Flamer/Melta like the tabletop or more like power sword and shotgun? Btw I love your much better explosives rules
Hey guys, Ghost contacted me to replace some AWOL soldiers so I'm reading up on character creation etc. Is there anything you guys feel I should be looking closely at? Some role that needs filling? Something you'd hate to see? o7
We're starting a Deathwatch campaign on RPGcrossing if anyone would like to join. There will be no dice rolling and focus on the narrative and heroics.
Ohh! I'm with you on those points, the old classic "farmer turned savior of the world" and a base we took off the bad guys
Sounds fantastic, I'm an old RPGer so this ticks all my boxes, this sounds like the sort of stuff we did as kids sitting around the table with friends. The DM would respond to what we were doing and write adventures over the week based on our actions every weekend :D I love the 5e D&D system, the streamlined classes with variations built into them are just what RPGs need I feel. It's not about poring over feats and prestige classes to create what you want. You select your broad class, narrower path and then ROLEplay the rest. Also I feel PF has over-inflated stats like +hit, I love the 5e approach. If you've got room I'd love to join this
Yes, and so far only about 5 character are fully submitted. Gimme 10 hours and I'll have my elf rogue chemist ready :D
Ah! Wonderful, one if my ideas was indeed a Gulch Gunner who uses a shotgun sinstead of a pistol, but I like my Vigilante idea. I can still do what I would like, and I'm thinking I'll use a rifle instead because Ratfolk aren't exactly the best Melee and Gunmaster Vigilante are far better at a range of 30ft. haha yeah, we'll be a cool duo. I might borrow your idea of using a shotgun for my Gulch Gunner, he may not be the most effective, but I think he'll be a fun! Running around in melee like a mad rat, with "Cornered Fury" and home made alchemical concoctions :D
Oh fantastic! I'm loving me some Dark Sun I'll be making an elf rogue (underground chemist) He'd be a wild and crafty little bastard that likes to cook up some concoctions from chemicals extracted from bugs or critters. He'd also be learning and experimenting with more advanced substances as we progress. Crunch!: Deja Vu Demand Offering I'll take Deja Vu Ability scores
Well, with my first idea I wanted a Goblin gun scavenger, but with advanced firearms(which don't have misfire chances....) I want a lawyer... Who sideshows as a sniper I say go for the Ratfolk with me william :D As a vigilante you roam from warren to warren with your pal that used to be a stick-up kid, but is now a gun-for-hire who tags along with you after being scared straight (with a barrel in his face).
Fantastic! Brilliant idea, I'd love to participate. I've got an oracle deck, I'll sign my character up tonight.
Well then, A gunmaster Vigilante for sure! Although I'll either be a Ratfolk or a kobold(seriously the Crazy ones are the best ones) If you go for Ratfolk, I'm making a Gulch Gunner. We could entwine our back stories, you a lone ranger and me a gun-for-hire that had worked on some jobs together. If we share the same space he's flat-footed so you can use the hidden strike for d4s, although I can probably first run out while you stay hidden to get the full d8s.
I've just been thinking of adding a Gunslinger Class Deck to my P: ACG, which sparked an interest in playing one in the RPG! I'd love to be a part of this! As I fell in love with Skizza, I wanted to play a Ratfolk Gulch Gunner.
I'll roll Wild Talent to help me figure out the character better: Distract
*Turns to pick up his boxed set from 1991*...etc I think you're focusing too much on the mechanical elements of this and not the role playing aspect. How the character progresses on a chart or with dice is perhaps not the most important aspect of the character development. The Gladiatorial Slave of 2e was an utterly terrible kit and the advancement of an unarmed gladiator was poor in 2e as well, Pathfinder however has interesting options available. Which is great because unarmed combat to the death would be a horrifyingly brutal spectacle for the arenas. However, I think you raise an interesting point about undercutting the scarcity mechanism. But some classes are just naturally less affected by it, barbarians, rogues and rangers (assuming archer) aren't overly reliant on getting to roll a D8 over a D6 for weapons and they mostly use leathers. But if the DM feels I'm progressing faster and farther than the rest in terms of damage and AC I'm totally fine with being scaled back, I just like the role playing aspect of a rebellious gladiatorial slave who kept getting denied weapons and armors by his master to teach him a lesson, only to end up training an unarmed killing machine :D
*side-eyes people asking to play monks* Actually if you have a little bit of knowledge about the gladiators of Athas, or like me, you played this from the early 90s and own a copy of The Complete Gladiator's Handbook. You might be familiar with the gladiator kit "Gladiatorial Slave", which are gladiators that were simply provided with anything their master wanted them to wield, or possibly 'nothing'. Playing as a Gladiatorial Slave that had a cruel master, forcing you to become especially proficient with unarmed combat and to rely on speed and wits instead of armor. The best possible class to represent that would be the Monk class. The lack of armor proficiency would be great to represent the bloody fights they wanted to see and the strange assortment of weapons he was forced to use is well represented by the Monk weapon proficiencies. I see my character favoring the talid and puchik when given any choice.
Oh yes! Dark Sun is the place to be! I'm dotting for Human Monk, but I would treat him as a Gladiator, his gladiatorial training would have been in a style that the Monk class would best represent. No armor, quick and brutal armed and unarmed.
I'm not a regular Pathfinder player (was D&D 3e and am 5e), so I'm a little overwhelmed with the massive amount of feats to choose from. I'm putting together a dwarf rogue and I'm looking for some archery feats, hoping to take advantage of sneak attack. Is there anything that lets me use sneak attack at further than 30feet? What are the best feat for archers at that range? (Point blank and Precise?) Or should I just go for throwing daggers? ...can they be thrown that far? is 10feet max for them? is there perhaps a chance to beef up their range? Also, am I stuck at 20feet movement as a dwarf? Are there some Boots of Striding or some such to help my chihuahua legs? Help me Obi-Nerd Kenobi, you're my only hope ...I mean "I'd really appreciate some help on this guys, thank you very much"
hahaha I re-read my post and I want to be clear I think this campaign is one of the best ideas I've seen on these threads, not my character XD Oh boy I managed to sound like a jackass. Do you DMs want more details for it to make the selection, or is it good as is? I tried to keep it long enough to tell you who and how he is, but short enough to keep your attention.
I think this idea is one of the better I've seen on these threads. I wrote a little background, I can add a lot of details, but this should give you an idea of whether you'd like this character in your campaign. Nordri Nipingr, the Dwarven Jeweler and Rogue: Nordri Nipingr is an honest and upstanding member of Absalom’s Guild of Jewelers, well …upstanding at least. For this dwarf is a thief, a rogue, an occasional murderer and somewhat of a bastard. He is an excellent jeweler though, whether gem-cutting or designing and crafting a fashionable necklace for aristocratic ladies. He quickly realized that as he was a skilled jeweler, he could make stolen jewels change form and be sold again, not at black market value, but at high street value. He had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar a couple of times, but with the backing of the guild of jewelers those circumstantial cases were thrown out against this fine upstanding dwarven craftsman. I say "is", but he died, so I guess "was"? But turns out he "is" again ...let me just tell you how he went from "is to a "was". On a trip to deal with the Kellid people in Kenabres, where he was told of fortunes in gems available at rock-bottom prices, he got caught up in a war with the forces of the Abyss. Reluctantly he participated, hoping to gain riches, he found himself drawn in, ready to fight for ideals greater than money. Making it into the Citadel of Drezen he was eventually betrayed by Kiranda as she stabbed him in the back, figurately AND literally, as he sought to kill Staunton Vhane. As he was being beaten to a bloody mess by Vhane’s half-fiendish minotaurs, Nordri still believed he made the right choice in fighting for good.
Dotting for Caramon, was thinking I could go bloodrager with him. STR and CHA man. If you don't like that, a Paladin could work.
hahahaha! You are more insane than Abdul Alhazred. This idea is nuts, I'm a big Lovecraft fan so I'll join. I'll take Gustaf Johansen, I'm Icelandic and I have ancestors that were sailors at that time, I'll channel their spirit for this. I'll grab my Call of Cthulhu and re-read the parts Gustaf was in for this.
VERY interesting, the possible places we go sound like proper adventuring! I'm thinking oracle, probably heavens or nature, they seem like they'd enjoy a trek through the planes.
haha! This sounds like a fantastic idea :D I'll make a Celestial bloodline sorcerer, better to keep to the theme of "looking down on you pitiful mortals" hehe
You can get a Tactical Marine as a bonus! (me) Maybe we could get a full team here and a GM to grab us up?
haha, I was actually thinking of a "reskinned" Carchoradon Assault Marine, but if there's room I'm guessing I'd submit something else then
As I said Radavel, if you're looking for more people for that I've got my hat in the ring
I'd totally be up for this. I'd say the thieving magpies (Blood Ravens) on a loot-mission OR ...MINOTAURS! A chapter everybody hates going around in their Mk.8 doing what they believe is best for the Imperium ...probably shooting their fellow space marine Whatever the choice I'm up for it
Emperor's balls! I missed the Soul Reaver campaign, still looking for a Deathwatch campaign to join
Oh dear did I REALLY just miss a Deathwatch campaign?! My favortie! If you there is an opening or someone drops out I'd love to jump in. ...also we've had our devastator drop out of a Deathwatch campaign I'm playing here so if anyone is interested let me know.
This sounds really cool, I'd be into this. I played my share of MMOs and have watched these animes. I'd LOVE to be the tank, but I'm not sure how you do the classes, I'm an OLD hand at RPGs, but I've never used the Pathfinder system. Is that the system we'll use?
Ok I've changed to Paratrooper - Operator, to give us a bit more variety. It also makes me better at sneaking around, laying traps and using demolitions, but I'm not as good in combat. @Browman: Paratroopers have operate "trucks" is that considered "heavy duty vehicles? I'll be posting with my alias soon, need to finish background and companion later.
@Anna Oh didn't notice you here (Scorpelio), I'm a paratrooper as well so we've got a synchronized trait with sneaking. This time YOU're the medic :D
Advanced Recon - Weapon specialist
for T (I hope I can keep the old one) Swapping S and Fel I'll be a sneaky scout type, mono-machete between my teeth and a silenced main gun. Finishing him tomorrow
I like the loadout slots idea as well. Makes it dead simple and serves the same purpose as weight system. It also offers the possibilities of modification of slots for some class. Let's say a "grenadier" might be able to carry 5 grenades in a slot etc. Keep us updated on thoughts and plans for this, it sounds like an interesting campaign.
OOh! Sign me up for this one as well :D Since Binerith ;) (ULTRAGEEK) is going for heavy weapons specialist I was thinking a "commando/scout/guerilla" type (Kinda like a Catachan, or the Raven Guard I never made). Sneaky, big shiny knife, good with explosives, can survive in the wild. Do you want us to give you a clearer idea from the Only War books?
I'd like to jot my interest in making a hobgoblin cavalier (Fellrider) Would that be acceptable?
This seems really interested, I'll probably go for the Cheliax. I'll post there
Sounds interesting! I like the idea that we dictate more what we do rather you trying to push us into a theme park ride, quite bold of you! I like the take on orcs that they're not all evil bastards. If you go for the pathfinder system I'd love to go for an orc cavalier :D
I gotta pull out sorry, busy bee. Have fun you rest, sounds like a fun campaign
I'd love to join as a player if this continues. MASSIVE interest :D Willing to help a new GM out with tips or explanation about anything in the WH40k world, rules or anything. Over 25 years of RPG and WH40k experience
This sounds really interesting to me. I was thinking of making a Chinese scientist/psychologist (with martial arts for a bit of 190xs stereotype) I live in China so it would be fun to play the reverse of my real role :D
I'll make an alias for him and write a little description. I tried to keep to the style of military tradition noble. So he wears a high quality mono-sword and pistol at all times. In addition to that a military style mono combat knife and a backup pistol on the chest. A mix of soldier and noble. To nobles he's like a soldier, "but more so much more elegant and refined" (use noble old lady's voice to read that). To grunts, he looks a bit more like an officer in a propaganda film.
Baron Reinhard Oberstein Noble-born
WS 42
Wounds 13
Traits
Skills
Talents
Gear
Good Xeno Mesh - Very rare
Hunting rifle
Good Armsman-10 (SP pistol)
Armsman-10 (SP pistol)
Hunting rifle ammo
Armsman ammo
Personal grooming kit
6 Frag grenades
Up for grabs from my gear:
XP accounting:
WS +5 100 Ag +5 100 BS +5 100 Acrobatics 100 Climb 100 Concealment 100 Pilot (Civilian Craft) 100 Security 100 Shadowing 100 Silent move 100 Drive (Hover) 100 Dodge +10 100 Heightened senses (sight) 100 Heightened senses (hearing) 100 Swift attack 200 Furious assault 100 Rapid reload 100 Sure strike 200 Thrones accounting: Good Xeno Mesh 1125 Flak helm 25 Best mono sword 550 Hunting rifle 0
Armsman-10 (SP pistol) 50
Personal grooming kit 10
6 Frag grenades 60
I have several rule-clarifications I need before finalizing my character: 1) if I have "Swift Attack" (as a full action you may make 2 attacks), and I have a weapon in each hand ("Ambidextrous" + "Two-weapon wielder" as well) can I make 2 attacks with EACH hand? 2) I keep looking for the benefits of using a weapon in each hand, but it seems that taking 2 half-actions (attack+attack) is the best choice, can you do this? 3) I was thinking of going for 2 melee weapons, but I see no benefits to it. Am I missing something? (still only allowed 1 parry, right? The only benefit I see in using 2 weapons is 2 pistols since I can choose to shoot semi-auto or full-auto for lots of possible hits. 4) "Furious Assault" doesn't mention this is only in melee, can I use it ranged? Sorry for all the questions, I swear I'm a roleplayer, not a rollplayer ;D Just as the identity of the character is quite heavy on his fighting style I wanna make sure I'm doing it right
Actually I get 3200+(3d10)x2 starting 2x(150+3d10)
x2 3240 thrones Posting char soon
Let me know what you want in case I have some leftover funds. As a noble-born assassin I'm thinking of having a mini-arsenal available |