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Once ability scores are all sorted I think we'll be ready to add Grond & Thane as their backgrounds are done.
Grond is probably in town and wondering where one of the Longbottom halflings (Tobin) has run off to, meanwhile Thane is waiting for the return of Kells after their 'divide and conquer' notion of looking into the local mines. As they're both dwarves they've likely met in one of the local taverns and have gotten to know one another as there aren't many dwarves around (then of course the PCs return to town and the two dwarves will learn that their acquaintances are travelling together)
Elian I can add on mark's return, likely at the cairn itself once the party & other new memnbers have returned there, as he's tracking and watching Kessel he can be added whenever Mark is ready :)
Grishnak needs a backstory tweak and I'm still waiting on the potential cleric but don't want to delay (almost) finished characters from entering play!
So when and where do you want us to start posting.
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Actually, Kells is human, but...
I am fine with him having a connection with Grond. He left town when he was a young adolecent and has come back under an assumed name (Kells HearthFlame). Grond cold easily recognize the now grown Kells and be helping to keep his secret.
Also, Grishnak and I have somewhat polar alignments (law vs chaos), but as I serve Bahamut, we have some very simmilar intrests (the protection of the innocent and down-trodden).
Actually, Kells is human, but...
I am fine with him having a connection with Grond. He left town when he was a young adolecent and has come back under an assumed name (Kells HearthFlame). Grond cold easily recognize the now grown Kells and be helping to keep his secret.
Also, Grishnak and I have somewhat polar alignments (law vs chaos), but as I serve Bahamut, we have some very simmilar intrests (the protection of the innocent and down-trodden).
I think Kayos was linking Kells to the other dwarf Thane.
Grond has been working with the nearby Halfling community and the family has sent him off to find where Tobin has wondered off to.
Changed Con score (reduced by 2) and all connected stats. I'm back so Elian can turn up whenever it fits the plot.
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+2 Con, +2 Wis, -2 Cha; Med creature; Slow and Steady: move = 20', but never modified by armor or encumbrance; Darkvision 60'; Stonecunning: any Profession skill relating to stone is a class skill, +2 bonus to Perception checks to notice unusual stonework/secret doors and traps using stone, receive check when passing within 10'; Keen Senses: +2 Perception to taste- and touch- based checks; Greed: Appraise as class skill to determine the price of nonmagical goods that contain precious metal and gemstones; Hearty: +2 racial bonuse on saves vs. poison, spells, and spell-like abilities; Weapon Familiarity: proficient with battleaxes, heavy picks, and warhammers, and treat any weapon with the word 'dwarven' in its name as a martial weapon; Hatred: +1 bonus on attack rolls against orc and goblin subtypes; Defensive Training: +4 dodge bonus to AC against giant type; Stability: +4 bonus to combat maneuver bonus when resisting bull rush or trip while standing on the ground; Languages: Dwarven and Common. Can also choose from: Elemental, Giant, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, and Undercommon; Favored Class: cleric or fighter (have to choose at 1st level)
Is we good to go yet?
So we are waiting on an intro post to introduce us newbies to the story and then we are free to post?
I'm beginning to think I'm doing my calculations wrong! If I'm not, the new characters are all still out of whack in the point buy:-
Elian Oakspar: 36 points
Thane: 37 points
Grond Aarde: 38 points
Grishnak: 30 points
The last two are unchanged from before. (Grond Aarde would be 32 points without the Pathfinder +2 Wis modifier for dwarves.)
I'm beginning to think I'm doing my calculations wrong! If I'm not, the new characters are all still out of whack in the point buy:-
Elian Oakspar: 36 points
Thane: 37 points
Grond Aarde: 38 points
Grishnak: 30 pointsThe last two are unchanged from before. (Grond Aarde would be 32 points without the Pathfinder +2 Wis modifier for dwarves.)
I'm not sure where your geting 38/32 points on a point buy. I just reversed my stats and come up with 25pts on the Pathfinder system.
CURRENT SCORE
S 14
D 16
C 13
I 11
W 18
CH 6
REMOVE RACIAL ADJUSTMENTS
S 14
D 16
C 11
I 11
W 16
CH 8
POINT COSTS
14 = 5PTS
16 = 10 PTS
11 = 1 PT
11 = 1 PT
16 = 10 PTS
8 = (-2 PTS)
5+10+1+1+1-2 = 25 TOTAL POINTS SPENT.
I'm beginning to think I'm doing my calculations wrong! If I'm not, the new characters are all still out of whack in the point buy:-
Elian Oakspar: 36 points
Thane: 37 points
Grond Aarde: 38 points
Grishnak: 30 pointsThe last two are unchanged from before. (Grond Aarde would be 32 points without the Pathfinder +2 Wis modifier for dwarves.)
Doesn't Pathfider have 10 as the base score instead of 8?
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Here's my background. Sorry for the wait. Things have calmed down now IRL.
Grishnak is the offspring of a consensual orc and human relationship. His mother was the lone adult on a steading on the Savage Frontier; she had been widowed when her husband went missing on a trading trip. Grishnak's father was a lone wanderer who somehow befriended the woman and her family. Year after year he would return at the end of every summer with game and gifts. Some years he would winter with the family.
After a while the orc too went missing, but not before Grishnak was brought into the world. The boy inherited his father's wanderlust and decided when he grew up he would see every corner of Faerun. Of course, at the time he thought the world couldn't be much larger than the vale he grew up in!
I wish him a speedy and sustained recovery as well :)
I'm not sure where your geting 38/32 points on a point buy. I just reversed my stats and come up with 25pts on the Pathfinder system.
That's where we differ! The plan was to use a 3.5E 32-point buy for generating the ability scores, add the 3.5E racial ability score modifiers, and then build the rest of the character using Pathfinder rules (as outlined here).
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Yeah, since we in a 'cut-scene' right now, it's a good time do decided if you want us to retool into Pathfinder or what exactly you want. I honestly don't care about the mechanics, I'm not a number cruncher. I am fine with the Pathfinder scheme.
And, as I wanted to check before, are we 2nd level now? If so, I missed it and both Callum and I need to update.
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Hi guys, sorry I've been so quiet. I've been quite unwell and had a trip to the doctors and my husband has been really bad - he's injured his back and as such I'm helping him a lot and tend not to have the time to sit and work on a good post. Today is our wedding anniversary and we have a trip to the doctors planned to get the wound looked at whilst we await an appointment for him to have surgery. We are having dire luck this year!
I promise to get back to posting asap!
So sorry to hear that, get better both of you and most importantly, Happy Anniversary!
I hope everything improves as the year continues. Sending good vibes on your way (for what it's worth.)
BTW, can someone put together a short summary of what's happened in the game? We're still on the first adventure of the series, right?
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Yes, we are still on the first one. So far Darie, Kessel, Tobin, and Kells (along with some friends who have drifted off) have gone off to explore the Whispering Cairn (although I don't recall if we actually know a proper name for it). This being Forgotten Realms, the Cairn is a tomb for a air gensai, not one of the Wind Dukes, and we have found several odd artifacts along the way. The monsters we have fought have been relatively mundane... the kind of things you would expect from 'squatters' constrictor snakes, bug swarms, mold... We have explored one branch pretty well, and started on a second. There is still lots to look at, I'm sure.
Ok, thanks Gav!
I'm not sure where your geting 38/32 points on a point buy. I just reversed my stats and come up with 25pts on the Pathfinder system.That's where we differ! The plan was to use a 3.5E 32-point buy for generating the ability scores, add the 3.5E racial ability score modifiers, and then build the rest of the character using Pathfinder rules (as outlined here).
Okay, I had this character already built for another PBP that fell apart so I retooled the background and made him for the realms. I have cut five points from the build to make him more in line with the characters in this thread. My mistake I though we were using the same 25 point build. Grond is now 20 pts.
I'm going to bow out. Sorry.
Has anyone heard from our DM?
Now our play thread has been archived. :-(
Quite unfortunate. But life happens.