The +2 to trip was because I innitially had Improved Trip instead of Combat Reflexes, shouldn't be there, just ignore it, please.
Consider the +2 ignored.
Please accept this profile as my submission for this game. I had previously submitted Baralas, but I did not feel he was unique or special enough so I created Ivy as my submission. Please check her out and I will correct wherever problems might crop up. I hope she has met most, if not all of your requirements.
thankyou
daniel Stewart
p.s. I still have one feat to choose. I wanted to know if the Halfling Slingspear could be used by Ivy without having to take martial or exotic weapons. Also would the spell Shillelagh be useable on a slingstaff (just for the staff part, not the sling).
thanks you.
Ivy Darach
Stat block:
Woundpoints – Should be 25 (double con score + con mod at lvl 1)
Skill points – please put the number of ranks assigned beside each skill
Feats – As a druid you get one of the bonus feats, please list it when you pick you level 1 feat even if you can’t use it yet.
Backstory – Solid
You can consider you submission complete once you pick your feats. Thanks for the submission
I wanted to know if the Halfling Slingspear could be used by Ivy without having to take martial or exotic weapons. Also would the spell Shillelagh be useable on a slingstaff (just for the staff part, not the sling).
The Halfling sling staff is a martial weapon for halflings that Druids aren’t proficient with so you would have to take martial weapon proficiency to use it.
The shillelagh spell would work on the sling staff when it is used as a club.
Ok, I believe that I have corrected all the errors you have pointed out. I look forward to discovering if I will be chosen. This looks to be a great game!
Gilthanis here, with my submission :)
This is my fault as I did not catch it earlier when I reviewed your character, but there is only one bar/inn in Phaendar at that is the Taproot so the NPC you made, Van Stonehammer, could not be a local bar owner.
Please update his job, he could be a local brewery easily enough. Sorry for missing this earlier.
Updated :)
this is going to be a busy post, but you have to read it.
First things first, Character Round Up
Dots (With character ruminations)
spacefurry
Zanbabe
Slayde77 – Ranger or Cavalier
MrGompers – Inquisitor
fatmanspencer – Elf Hunter – New to PbP
jereru – removed interest
Critzible – Hunter or Ranger
Austin Smith147 – Human Sorcerer
Ancient Dragon Master – New to PbP
Gobo Horde – Half-orc Fighter
TheoreticallyYours – New to PbP
Yokaiboy
Those of you with dots, I encourage you to submit characters ASAP if you still want to play and want a review.
Complete or Nearly Complete (Issues listed beside character)
Martial
Alias ad Tempus - Arran Mac Aeda, Human Martial Master Fighter – New to PbP – Posting Time and XP preference
The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge – Alezandu Pavlenco, Human Nirmathi Irregular Ranger– Kinda new to PbP
Mainer – Mathuin “Mat” Ebson, Martial Master Fighter – Posting time and XP preference
Nazard – Falcon Gray, Human Umonk – Posting time and XP preference
The Lion Cleric – Human Fighter – Posting time, XP preference, fixed stat block and backstory required
Raltus – Arnel, Human Skirmisher Ranger – Posting time and XP preference
Wilken – Olivia, Halfling, Paladin of Erastil – Posting time and XP preference
Solace – Solace, Half-orc Holy Guide Paladin – Posting time and XP preference
Tassadan – Zig Druzzar, Human Crossblooded Rager – Posting time and XP preference
Skilled
Vayelan – Theodric Greenvine, Human Urogue – New to PbP – Posting time and XP preference
Gilthanis – Vincent Del Sol, Human Urogue – Posting time and XP preference
Rangers potentially go here as well
Arcane
Twistlol – Claustipher Whetwistle, Human Wizard(Evocation) – Posting time and XP preference
Redac – Kiran Rowan, Human Witch – New to PbP – Posting time and XP preference
leinathan – Ian, Human Eldritch Scrapper Sorcerer – Posting time and XP preference
Snowheart – Talis, Half-elf Usummoner – Posting time and XP preference
kev_1270 – Ian Ros, Human Naturalist Usummoner – New to PbP – Posting time and XP preference
Helikon – Teeton speaksog Past, Human Skald - Posting time and XP preference (Also in consideration for Martial)
Divine
the_infidel – Sander Yarro, Human Cleric(Sarenrae) – New to PbP – Posting time and XP preference
Lyrathiel Evensong - Lyrathiel Evensong, Half-elf Nature Oracle – New to PbP – Needs finished stat block and backstory, Posting time, and XP preference
The Pale King – Urban Druid – Finished backstory, stat block, Posting time, XP preference
Chobo – Daniil, Human Warpriest – New to PbP (Also in consideration for Martial)
Daniel Stewart – Ivy Darach – Halfling, Druid – Posting time, and XP preference
Hopefully all of that is correct. If its not let me know so I can change it. If all you have beside your name is ‘Posting time, and XP preference’ your character is complete I am just asking what you prefer for those. If you don’t care you don’t need to answer.
A bit of a repeat section here on how I plan to make selections, but its good to be reminded. In the first post I mentioned that I am selecting six players, two of which will be new to PbP. My steps for selection are going to be:
1 – Pick 2 new players, short list up to 4 more (party of 6 possibly)
2 – Shortlist 6 non-new player submissions
3 – Try my damedest to get over my grief of all the good submissions I’ve passed up
4 – Sort out a somewhat balanced party from the shortlisted entries
5 – Tell all of you
Step 3 will be repeated as necessary. Just wanted to let you guys know how its going to work for transparency reasons.
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Onto item 2, NPC validation (more necessary repeat).
Some of you may have noticed, there is a link at the top left of the page above the campaign tab area title ‘Ironfang Invasion – People’. I would like you all to please check that link out and tell me of any corrections you would like made to the information concerning you various NPCs. I have put a column with the related character to hopefully make it easy to find them.
For the column ‘Prominent Location’ that is the place they are most likely to be found during the Market Festival. Here are descriptions of each:
Like I said before, let me know if anything needs changing or if you care how blanks are filled in. If I don’t hear anything by the 16th I’ll assume I can fill in as I want and everything is good.
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Onto item 3, maps (all new content here!)
Some of you may have noticed a new link above by the other links titled ‘Ironfang Invasion – Chernasardo Map’ and ‘Ironfang Invasion – Phaendar Map’. These two maps show the places you’ll likely know of close to Phaendar. The Phaendar map has 5 foot hexes and the Chernasardo map at 2.5 mile hexes.
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The last item, my time and your time.
I will be going through all submissions submitted before 23:59 on September 10th this week after work, and I guarantee I will get to those. Given the low rate of submissions the last few days, if I have time I will be reviewing characters submitted after the 10th, but given that my entire weekend from the 15th to 17th is booked for activities I may not be able to do so. That being said:
I will almost certainly be able to get to you by the 16th if you do. If you submit after the 10th I will most likely not review your character until picking a party.
And thank you to all the submissions, there are quite a few more than I expected given my house rules and restrictions.
Indeed, a fair amount of submissions!
Insofar as XP: as you see fit, but I am partial to story points (gm discretion) as i am not a fan of accounting (!)
And for posting: often (at least 1/day)!
XP: don't care. Gm level up is what I am used to
Posting: I am able to post 1/day weekdays. Weekends vary.
NPCs: Looks good. Should we post NPC ages if we haven't already?
XP: I think GM level up/story points may work better to streamline things.
Posting: At least 1/day, usually most active after 3pm.
Thank you for organizing everything so well!
XP: What ever system the DM prefers
Posting: 1+ per day, usually after 8 PM EST
Hello again :)
I have finished the crunch for my Half-Orc survivalist so I will post that up right now, however I am still working on the backstory and other fluffyness.
A quick note about my character. He is basically a squib. And probably not very powerful, offensive-wise. If he is accepted he will not be the one slaying a horde of creatures, or incapatating a foe with a single blow. He will not be the one casting exactly the right spell for the occasion, he will not be the McGyver of the group always showing off his impressive skills. He probably wont be the center of attention either.
What he is, in my mind, is the mundane survivalist. He gets thrust into this world of high magic and great heroics, but in his mind he is only trying to survive, and keep his new allies alive while these great things get thrust on him.
A few questions I have with him are ones like; How would a completley mundane "regular folk" handle in a high stress, high magic realm? Mugwort has a great capacity to endure, can he endure through the hardships that greatness thrusts upon him? Can he protect his allies through all the threats that may befall them, even if all he has to offer is his great heart and tenacity? How much abuse can he endure and still keep going?
He has a great heart, a fierce spirit and the Tenacity of a troll, will it carry him through the harsh times ahead?
That said, he is a Half-Orc Fighter, and it looks like I have huge compition to get in... We shall see :)
Crunch-wise, a few things of note.
Wounds/Vigor.
Mugwort has 18 Con and 1d10 hit die.
Vigor= 10.
Wounds= 2x Con score (18x2=36) + Con mod (4) +2 for FCB (2) = 42
Wound Threshold= Con score = 18
Correct?
He also has Diehard so he should be able to keep moving after he is below the threshold, however he is staggered and takes 1 wound each turn.
He also has the Fast Healer feat, allowing him to heal an additional 2 wounds each time he heals, so he should be more effective while using his large vitality then most.
And, Survival. Mugwort lives out in the wild in the areas surrounding Phaendar rather then in the town itself so he normally lives off the land.
He has a +8 Survival mod, Endurance, a Cold Weather Outfit and a Survival Kit. He would then live by making temporary shelters and hunting for food. Is this collectively enough to represent living in the wild year-round? He is a hunter so he comes into town to sell goods/buy supplies.
I also got very precise with his gear and equipment, I combined a few kits together and removed the duplicates. It should be accurate but I can re-look over it as needed.
He also has some animal pelts that he has come into town to sell at the festival :p
Heres his crunch.
Male Half-Orc Unbreakable Fighter 1
NG Medium Humanoid (Human, Orc)
Initiative +0, Senses, Darkvision 60ft, Perception +6
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AC 20, Touch 17, Flat Footed 14, (+0 Dex, +3 Armor) (-1ACP)
hp 10/10v, 42/42w, 18t
Special Defenses Diehard
Fort 8 Ref 2 Will 3
(+4 vs most environmental and non-lethal effects, +5 vs cold weather)
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Speed 30ft
Melee Spear +4 (1d8+4/x3)p
Ranged Spear +1 (1d8+3/x3) 20ft, p
Shortbow +1 (1d6/x3) 60ft, p
Modifiers +1/+0 BAB, +3/+4 Str
Combat Options -1/+0 for +1 AC -1/+2 to ranged attacks -1/+2 to melee attacks || -1 AC for +0/+2 against huge targets
Combat Expertise, Deadly Aim,
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Current Magical Effects
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Statistics
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Str 16, Dex 10, Con 18, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 8
Base Atk +1 CMB +5 CMD +15
Feats Diehard, Endurance, Fast Healer
Traits Fates Favored, Savage, Seeker, Unlearned
Racial Traits Darkvision, Sacred Tattoo, Scavenger
Skills x6
Climb +7
Handle Animal +3
K: Nature +5
Perception +6
Profession: Hunter +5
Survival +8
Languages Common, Orc
Other Gear
Light Hide Armor (20gp, 18lb)
Shortspear (1gp, 3lb)
Dagger (2gp, 1lb)
Shortbow (30gp, 2lb)
20 Arrows (1gp, 3lb)
Animal Call Kit (.1gp, 0lb)
Fighters Kit (7.9gp, 19lb)
Fishing Kit (.5gp, 3lb)
Masterwork Survival Kit (50gp, 5lb)
Compass (10gp, 1/2lb)
Mead, 2lb (2gp, 2lb)
Cold Weather Outfit (-gp, 7lb)
5.5gp
*Kit contents*
*backpack, a bedroll, a belt pouch, a flint and steel, an iron pot, a mess kit, rope, soap, trail rations (5 days), and 3 waterskins, very basic maps showing major landmarks, a small utility knife, compass, 2lb of Mead.
*simple fishing pole and a small box that contains fishing tackle (hooks, lines, sinkers, floats, and lures).
*Trade Goods*
5 Fox Pelts (15gp)
10ftx10ft of Elk furs (5gp)
5ftx5ft of Bear furs (15gp)
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TRACKED RESOURCES
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Special Abilities
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Darkvision You can see 60ft in darkness.
Diehard You can continue to act below your Wound Threshold without making checks but you are staggered.
Endurance + to most Environmental and Non-Lethal effects.
Fast Healer recover 2 additional Wounds when you rest or are affected by magical healing.
Fates Favored Increases all Luck bonuses by 1.
FCB +2 Wounds.
Sacred Tattoo +2 Luck bonus to all saves.
Savage +1 to K: Nature and Survival checks and K: Nature is a class skill.
Scavenger +2 on Appraise and Perception checks to notice hidden objects, determine if food is spoiled and to identify a potion by taste.
Seeker +1 to Perception and its a class skill.
Unlearned Cannot make Knowledge checks untrained, except for K: Nature.
Wounds/Vigor Vigor= Hit Die (10), Wounds= 2x Con score + Con mod, +2 FCB (42), Wound Threshold= Con score (18). 10v, 42w, 18t.
Combat Options
Combat Expertise: -1/+0 for +1 Dodge bonus to AC.
Deadly Aim: -1/+2 to ranged attacks.
Power Attack: -1/+2 to melee attacks (+50% for two-handed weapons).
Risky Striker: -1 AC for +0/+2 to melee attacks against Huge or larger foes.
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Encumbrance 64.5lb
Light 76lb, Medium 153lb, Heavy 230lb
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Eee.Peees 000
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Posting: Can do at least once day. Usually active between 9am to 9pm EST.
XP: I prefer GM level at appropriate points in the story, but will play any style.
NPCs: They look fine to me. (That list is certainly the size of a village now.)
XP Preference: Milestone levels. Easier than xp tracking.
Posting time: between 9pm and 1 am, but can find posting time in regular morning. Rarely afternoons
NPCs: All is fine as far as I can see.
XP: I like the story method, as it allows the DM to level us as he feels we need it.
Posting: At least 1/day. I am on MST and can usually post a few times each day...weekends might be a bit slower
leinathan – Ian, Human Eldritch Scrapper Sorcerer – Posting time and XP preference
I can post one to three times each day, though I definitely don't prefer having to do so as often. A few (3-10) posts per day, cumulatively, from everyone in the group is usually enough to keep momentum going.
I personally don't use XP tracking for leveling, because I feel that it's difficult to fairly represent what you should be getting XP from. I prefer leveling at narratively important events or after great accomplishments.
As for what Ian does... Like most level 1 sorcerers, not much. He has color spray for hitting some low-leveled enemies with that strong crowd control. He'll start out doing some pretty good damage around level 3, and will have good face skills, as well as some rogue-ly skills (Sleight of Hand, Stealth, Appraise). He's a charming, light-fingered little kid with some psychic, wind, and fire powers!
I'm excited to see the judgments for this game :) There are a lot of good submissions.
Changed Karoline from ex wife to crush
NPCs: Seems correct. Even if not choosen we have almost a full village
XP: I have seen booth, but for my games I prefer story points.
[b]Posting:[b] I usually post in the morning, in the evening and sometimes at lunch break. Every second Thursday, I am a bit limited in evening posts.
I think Teeton belongs more in the Skilled category as a skald. He is doing melee, but not so well, he can cast spells, but he is not a prime caster. But with versitale performance and bardic Knowledge he is more the skilled one.
NPCs: Seems good.
XP: No strong preferences.
Posting: Multiple times a day except for monday where I can usually post just once.
NPCs: Look good.
XP: GM/story leveling might make things a bit simpler, but I'm fine with anything you want to do.
Posting: I can usually post at least once a day, often more. My time zone is a bit odd, though, if that's a problem.
XP : I always like milestone / story for AP's but am good with whatever.
Posting
- I can normally post multiple times per day between 6am and 9pm EST.
- Week days, when in my office, I check frequently.
- Weekends I normally post a few times.
NPC's
Shemus Parker:
Wizard 4
Purpose: Favorite student, has his big spellbook.
Occupation: Adventuring wizard
Lilian Skymore:
Magus 7
Ex-girlfriend who moved on due to aging rate difference (elf vs human).
Jason Cromwell
Wizard 8
Occupation: Last seeing working for some chelxian nobles
Susan Cobbler:
All good
[u] Hermina Ways [/u]
Expert 2 - Recluse
Occupation: Gathers herbs from the surrounding area for Oreld’s Fine Shope. Lives out a bit and keeps to herself.
XP I tend to prefer leveling at GM discretion a la milestone/story. It tends to make PCs a little less kill-happy and more into roleplay.
PostingI can post multiple times per-day and often at very strange times. I'm a professional actor, so my downtime varies from day-to-day, but I'll always have a significant amount of it on set or in-transit. My time zone is EST, but that will most likely have no bearing on when I post, as you never know when you'll get booked for an overnight shoot!
NPCs All looks good except for "Alaina Sexton" being written as "ALaina Sexton."
Lyrathiel Evensong here. I've (finally!) added her background and ditched the non-prd trait in favour of picking "reckless", giving her acrobatics as a class skill (still, skill selection is a bit tentative as of yet: if picked – and if you allow it, obviously – I might want to adjust it a little bit based on the whole party's strengths and weaknesses).
Took quite a while longer than expected because I kept being dissatisfied with her story and tweaking it as a result (as the change of name and avatar might already imply on its own).
XP: I'm bit old school on this one, leaning slightly towards awarding them on a case-by-case, PC-by-PC basis; but I understand in a PbP the increased bookkeeping it requires might not be worth it after all. All in all, it's not a big deal, nor a strong preference.
Posting: my time zone is UTC+1 and I usually tend to post in the late afternoon – early evening, making it morning to noon for those living in the US. I can post multiple times a day, especially in the case of relatively concise posts which help keep the momentum going (e.g. combat)
NPCs: those would be her husband, her husband's immediate family, her newborn daughter (also the object of her attached trait), and some rivals and friends. I'll try to pick a couple of those from the already long list of Phaendar's inhabitants (if it's okay with their owners!) – figured in such a small village, it would make sense for our social cliques to overlap from time to time (also, this town seems to already have her fair share of barmaids and doctors without me adding a couple more). I'll fill in with the details, names and levels tomorrow morning, as it's already pretty late here...
Hola.
Posting time is daily but the time honestly depends a little on work and my son. If you need a dedicate time each day, I can't give you that, but I can promise to post daily and sometimes more (when warranted and without hogging the spotlight or stealing decision-making opportunities or agency from other characters). Very rarely will I be able to post less than daily, in which case I will let you know.
I have a slight preference for doing xp based on milestones and when the GM thinks it's appropriate, but I can go with anything.
NPCs look fine to me.
Congrats on all the submissions. It'll be a lot of hand-wringing and guilt as you make your choices, but you'll have a great campaign on your hands. Good luck to all.
I made a couple of minor math edits - mostly just adjusting my Dex-based skills because of an ability score adjustment.
PostingI can post multiple times per-day and often at very strange times. I'm a professional actor,
Feels a lot like an audition doesn't it?
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NPC's
Shemus Parker:
Wizard 4
Purpose: Favorite student, has his big spellbook.
Occupation: Adventuring wizardLilian Skymore:
Magus 7
Ex-girlfriend who moved on due to aging rate difference (elf vs human).Jason Cromwell
Wizard 8
Occupation: Last seeing working for some chelxian noblesSusan Cobbler:
All good[u] Hermina Ways [/u]
Expert 2 - Recluse
Occupation: Gathers herbs from the surrounding area for Oreld’s Fine Shope. Lives out a bit and keeps to herself.
Claustipher - I believe the NPC's are suppose to consist of NPC Classes only. Just a heads up.
Feels a lot like an audition doesn't it?
PostingI can post multiple times per-day and often at very strange times. I'm a professional actor,
Right? The main difference is you get to write all aspects of your character, too!
NPCs All fine, though you still have Leeka's NPCs on the list.
XP Aporopriate level up times preferred.
Posting times I check the game threads multiple times per day, but don't always post something each time, especially if I have nothing to say.
Is it too late to say I'm interested in this?
New to PbP.
I will put together a character in the next couple days if you tell me that I'm not too late. Is the 16th still the deadline?
Yep, recruitment is still open until September 16th at 23:59. The Gm has not changed it.
Character levels
All PC class leveled characters made by players have 2 things in common, their levels are unknown and they aren't in Phaendar. Hopefully that's alright with you.
Is it too late to say I'm interested in this?
New to PbP.
I will put together a character in the next couple days if you tell me that I'm not too late. Is the 16th still the deadline?
Feel free to submit a character, deadline is the 16th at 23:59 as Chobo said. I don't know if I will be able to review it though. Good luck.
going to review Mugwort and Lyrathiel today and tomorrow. Mugwort just snuck in on time and Lyrathiel is in on a second review. After that there are no guarantees.
For those people wanting to make minor backstory/build edits (a feat or some math, small changes) feel free to until the 16th. After that your character is set in stone, and I won't be allowing edits based on party composition for those that might want to.
I forgot to ask, are you allow pre-game crafting if we can make it by taking 10?
All PC class leveled characters made by players have 2 things in common, their levels are unknown and they aren't in Phaendar. Hopefully that's alright with you.
Perfect. I was just taking a stab at the based on when he would have last seen them.
All PC class leveled characters made by players have 2 things in common, their levels are unknown and they aren't in Phaendar. Hopefully that's alright with you.
Ah. Apologies then. I should probably adjust my application, since I added a 6th NPC (Lyrathiél's husband) who's a 3rd level ranger and presently staying in Phaendar. I was drawing upon this exchange
Lastly, would it be possible to indicate (in addition to the standard 5) a single NPC with levels in a PC class living in Phaendar as part of her background, obviously with the implicit agreement that as soon as balancing and / or the plot requires it, he should develop a very bad case of "ye good olde GM-mandated significant NPC's death"™ for fun&drama?Yep you can do that. The character creation rules specify at least 5 NPCs so that I can stat out a good chunk of the town for interaction, if you want to do more go ahead. I may change the levels a bit but I probably won’t subject them death for no reason.
In case, I'll ask the question again: would it be ok for Lyrathiél's husband to be a 3rd level ranger, with the tacit agreement he gets the GRR Martin treatment as soon as the plot requires it?
I forgot to ask, are you allow pre-game crafting if we can make it by taking 10?
I will let you pre-game craft if you can make it by taking 10. Please mention what has been crafted in your inventory.
In case, I'll ask the question again: would it be ok for Lyrathiél's husband to be a 3rd level ranger, with the tacit agreement he gets the GRR Martin treatment as soon as the plot requires it?
I already said yes, so I won't take it back. Its not that big a deal really, its just easier if there aren't too many closely tied higher level NPCs.
In case, I'll ask the question again: would it be ok for Lyrathiél's husband to be a 3rd level ranger, with the tacit agreement he gets the GRR Martin treatment as soon as the plot requires it?I already said yes, so I won't take it back. Its not that big a deal really, its just easier if there aren't too many closely tied higher level NPCs.
Understandable, and thanks!
Mugwort
Stat block:
Vigor points – Should be 11 (1d10 + 1 FCB). FCB goes to Vigor points, not Wound points. Its my fault for not specifying, sorry.
Woundpoints – Should be 40
FCB – why is it a +2 and not a +1?
Traits – you can only have 1 trait per trait category, as both Savage and Seeker are social traits you will need to swap one out.
Just waiting on the backstory now. Looks like a fun character.
These are the orc's favored class bonus options.
Favored Class Options
The following favored class options are available to all characters of this race who have the listed favored class, and unless otherwise stated, the bonus applies each time you select the favored class reward.Alchemist: Add +10 minutes to the duration of the alchemist’s mutagens.
Barbarian: Add +1 to the barbarian’s total number of rage rounds per day.
Cavalier: Add +1 to the cavalier’s CMB when making bull rush or overrun combat maneuvers against a challenged target.
Druid: Add +1/2 to the damage dealt by the druid’s animal companion’s natural attacks.
Fighter: Add +2 to the Fighter’s Constitution score for the purpose of determining when he dies from negative hit points.
Ranger: Add +1 hit point to the ranger’s animal companion. If the ranger ever replaces his animal companion, the new animal companion gains these bonus hit points.
Witch: Add one spell from the witch spell list to the witch’s familiar. This spell must be at least one level below the highest spell level she can cast. If the witch ever replaces her familiar, the new familiar knows these bonus spells.
Lyrathiel Evensong here.
Stat block – looks good
Backstory – sound.
Consider it complete. Thanks fort he submission.
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Fighter: Add +2 to the Fighter’s Constitution score for the purpose of determining when he dies from negative hit points....
Okay then it would raise you wound threshold and wound points by 2. So you would have:
Wound Points = 42
Wound Threshold = 20
Vigor points = 10
Sorry for the confusion over that.
Here is my submission. sorry I'm so late to the game. I am brand new to PbP...
One thing I wasn't clear on was the bonus feat(s). Can I choose Power attack as my free feat for being a 2/3 BAB character? will it just come into effect when I hit level 2 and have the +1 BAB pre-requisite?
I have Power attack listed in the stats below, since I am guessing that's how it works, otherwise I'll drop it.
Elyas Tamran is one of a long line of priests, clerics and religious acolytes. His father Bail is a cleric of Iomedae, assigned as a missionary to the frontier lands. He trained his son in the ways of the faith, hoping he would choose a similar path.
Elyas was initiated as a cleric of Iomedae, but it was a choice made from duty and not his own personal convictions. As he grew older, he started to see flaws in his father's faith. He disliked the black and white way of seeing the world, and the pressure the faith put on others to convert.
Elyas started spending more time with friends in Phanedar, especially Corin Barns. Corin is a smooth-talking entrepreneur and con man, and Elyas' best friend. He is also a terrible influence in Elyas' father's eyes. Through his friendship with Corin, Elyas really started questioning why his family was here trying to convert people to faith in Iomedae. What good where they bringing to the frontier, to people that didn't even want to hear their message?
His beliefs were further challenged by his friendship with Marian Zaman, a pretty girl of Vudrani descent who lives in Phanedar. Her belief in foreign gods was strange to Elyas, but he quickly noticed parallels between their faiths. He saw that her gods were as effective as the one his family was sworn to. Marian helped him see many of the grey areas in life that are just part of the reality of living out in the wild, where law and order aren't always the answer.
Elyas still serves Iomedae, but he has started to make compromises in the way he performs his duties as a cleric. He has started to take lessons from a local herbalist named Janine who is teaching him non-magical ways of healing that can be even more effective than magic in times when there isn't enough magic to go around. He has taken to these new studies, and incorporates herbalist remedies in parallel with his divine magic.
Name – Alignment – Race – Suggested classes(NPC only) – Relation to Character if any – Occupation/Purpose in Phaendar
Bail Tamran - LG - Human - Cleric - Elyas' father - in Phaendar as a missionary. doesn't live in the town, but spends most days here, pleading with the people to follow his faith.
Mina Tamran - NG - human - no profession - Elyas' 15 Y/Old sister
Corin Barns - CG - human - Rogue - Elyas' best friend - con man/businessman
Marian Zaman - NG - human - expert - a friend/crush of Elyas - works with her family as craftsmen, primarily wood carvings in the Vudrani style
Janine Goldheart - NG - elf - expert - mentorto Elyas in the ways of natural healing - lives just outside the village where she grows her own herbs for remedies. is well known in town for her skill with healing.
ELYAS
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Male human cleric 1
NG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +0; Senses Perception +3
Aura aura of good, aura of law
DEFENSE
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AC 16, touch 10, flat-footed 16 (+5 armor, +1 shield)
Vigor Points 8
Wounds 30
Wound Threshold 14
Fort +4, Ref +0, Will +5, +2 trait bonus on all saving throws against illusions.
OFFENSE
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee longsword +2 (1d8+2/19-20 X2)
Special Attacks channel positive energy (1d6, DC 10, 5/day)
Domain Powers (Luck, Tactics)
Bit of Luck (6/day)
seize the initiative (6/day)
STATISTICS
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Str 14, Dex 11, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 17, Cha 10
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 12
Feats Endurance, Extra Channel
Bonus Feat - Power Attack (once he gains +1 BAB)
Skills Acrobatics -5 , Acrobatics (Jump) -9 , Climb -3 , Escape Artist -5 , Fly -5 , Heal +9 (1 rank) , Knowledge (Arcana) +5 (1 rank), Knowledge (Religion) +5 (1 rank), Perception +4 (1 rank), Ride -5 , Sense Motive +7 (1 rank), Spellcraft +5 (1 rank) , Stealth -5 , Survival +4 (1 rank) , Swim -3
Traits - skeptic, frontier healer
Languages Celestial, Common
SQ aura, aura of good, bit of luck, bonus feat, skilled
Gear scale mail, longsword, buckler, holy symbol (wooden), healer's kit
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Bit of Luck (Sp) You can touch a willing creature as a standard action, giving it a bit of luck. For the next round, any time the target rolls a d20, he may roll twice and take the more favorable result. You can use this ability 6 times per day.
Bonus Feat Humans select one extra feat at 1st level.
Channel Positive Energy
Channel Positive Energy (Su) You can unleash a wave of positive energy. You must choose to deal 1d6 points of positive energy damage to undead creatures or to heal living creatures of 1d6 points of damage. Creatures that take damage from channeled energy receive a DC 10 Will save to halve the damage. You can use this ability 5 times per day.
Cleric Extra Channel
Orisons You can prepare a number of orisons, or 0-level spells. These spells are cast like any other spells, but they are not expended when used and may be used again.
Seize the Initiative (Su) Whenever you and your allies roll for initiative, you can grant one ally within 30 feet the ability to roll twice and take either result. This decision is made before results are revealed. You can use this ability 6 times per day.
Skeptic Growing up, you were always around magical effects to the extent that you realized that much of it was smoke and mirrors. You gain a +2 trait bonus on all saving throws against illusions.
Skilled Humans gain an additional skill rank at first level and one additional rank whenever they gain a level.
Spontaneous Casting You can channel stored spell energy into healing spells that you did not prepare ahead of time. You can "lose" any prepared spell that is not an orison or domain spell in order to cast any cure spell of the same spell level or lower (a cure spell is any spell with "Cure" in its name).
I will let you pre-game craft if you can make it by taking 10. Please mention what has been crafted in your inventory.
Nice. I had extra money I didn't know how to spend, so I've added 6 flasks of acid for (10*6)/3 = 20 gps to her inventory(Craft DC 15 to make them and I have a +5 relevant modifier). Never know where the next swarm lurks.
Elyas Tamran
You did power attack correctly. Stat block and backstory look good.
Thanks for the submission, its complete.
EDIT - I've started reviewing stuff yesterday for final selection, and you guys are making this hard. Wish I had time to run two tables.
Good luck, mate. Looks like some tough calls...
Seconded. Looks like you're spoilt for choice; the good news is – selection will be hard, but with so many good submissions you're going to have a very strong group in your hands no matter what.
Good luck to you (and to everybody else, of course)!
Good luck!
Indeed, best of luck!! Fingers crossed!