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So, I've been running Nightflier's Cemetery of Empires for some time now. It's a gestalt game using Pathfinder Beta and 3.5 splatbooks. Existing gaming group is progressing rather nicely, but the time has come for another group to join the game. These players are heroes, so now I need villains. The games will be separated most of the time, but sometimes two groups will cross their paths. Characters for this game should be neutral or evil, with mercenary attitudes, or agents of foreign powers. Any takers?
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Pathfinder Beta. Possibly to change to full Pathfinder when I get the book - which will not be any time soon. Number of players is unlimited and players are encouraged to create gestalt characters. Starting level would be 1st, but players can create characters with racial levels, which would not count towards the level advancement. For example: Onmarh the Troll decides to enroll in the Constabulary. His level adjustment would be +5. He takes one level of fighter, so his ecl is 6. To advance to the second level of Fighter he would need to amass enough experience to reach ecl 7, right? Wrong. His racial levels do not count. Onmarh would need normal amount of xp for reaching second level. I plan to restrict starting ecl to +4. For those who would like to play core races, it is possible for them to take 4 levels of npc classes before they take a level in pc class. This is a setting for unusual characters, so any combination is possible and welcome.
The city is called Kaledun, and both legends and history claim that it has arisen from it's ashes 39 times. One of the city's nicknames is "Crossroads of Worlds". That is true both literally and metaphorically. At the streets of Kaledun you could encounter an Elf from the far-away Crimson Empire, Dwarf from the fabled Orinor, devil-binder from the world of Golarion or Red Wizard from Toril.
People come to Kaledun seeking all kinds of things: wealth, fame, drugs, sex, magic weapons, slaves, love potions... You can by anything and everything at one of the Kaledun's markets - if you're willing to pay the price. Empire after empire struggled to conquer the city, but all the empires which held it came to ruin in but few short centuries. Kaledun is now a free city, ruled by the Mayor and City Council.
Some of city's most interesting locations are: Night Market, where you can haggle with Hags and deal with the Devils; Old Court, where vampires dance to the silent music and trade in blood and dreams; Slaveport, located at the confluence of two great rivers, where barges bearing fresh slave-meat from East and West unload their cargo; Nightingale Street, where you can find any and all pleasures known to man or dragon; Old Dungeon, located beneath ruins of Constabulary, filled with corpses when the Great Plague struck the city two hundred years ago; Troll Bridge, built by Trolls at the bequest of Lord Mayor hundred years ago, and in return they got the toll rights and land to build their slums across the Grat River; Lord's Castle, overlooking the rivers, but without any lord living in it for the last 90 years... you get the picture, I hope.
So, I've been running Nightflier's Cemetery of Empires for some time now. It's a gestalt game using Pathfinder Beta and 3.5 splatbooks. Existing gaming group is progressing rather nicely, but the time has come for another group to join the game. These players are heroes, so now I need villains. The games will be separated most of the time, but sometimes two groups will cross their paths. Characters for this game should be neutral or evil, with mercenary attitudes, or agents of foreign powers. Any takers?
I would so be in, but I can no longer find my beta pdf. :(
Anyone know of how to get one?
Well, there is a Pathfinder SRD, if you want to use that. Anyway, I've got a human Fighter sitting around, although I probably shouldn't be joining another game. Decisions, decisions...
EDIT: Of course, he'd end up being a Human Warrior 4/ Fighter 1/ Barbarian 1. Any complaints if I use the Pathfinder final edition of the Barbarian? I deleted my copy of Beta once the final version came out...
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Hmm... I'm already playing in your other game, but the idea of playing both sides does seem pretty interesting - especially the possibility of having two characters directly opposing each other. Would you be open to me playing a Lich ally/associate of the vampire court? Or would you rather we stick to one side of the story?
How would you feel about a necromancer of some sort?
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Well, I have no objections to anyone using final rules. And I have no objections on anyone from "Light side" to play on "Dark side". AlthougI'd prefer not to have darkside pixie, as we already have on on "light side". But if you come up with a good story...twins seperated at birth? (sorry i could not resist!)they could be related! whats the other pixie like?
or my pixie was once the familar to a noble and powerful wizard, who was betrayed and killed, the pixie was then freed from his link and now wanders around doing whatever he wants
how do you want us to do stats?
Check it out with Calixymenthillian. He plays pixie in light side game. If he's okay with it, than I am as well.
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Check it out with Calixymenthillian. He plays pixie in light side game. If he's okay with it, than I am as well.twins seperated at birth? (sorry i could not resist!)they could be related! whats the other pixie like?
or my pixie was once the familar to a noble and powerful wizard, who was betrayed and killed, the pixie was then freed from his link and now wanders around doing whatever he wants
how do you want us to do stats?
I'd be okay with a fellow pixie working against me... maybe we could both be from the same forest rather than being related - I'm not sure the fey have families in the traditional sense.
Luff's background has him getting himself into some trouble by trying to win the affections of a woman, maybe you could be a romantic rival who 'arranged' for the trouble that had him bound to his current mistress?
Oh yes please. If you don't want too much crossover between the two parties I understand, but I'd love to play a villian of some kind.
I'd probably either have an imp of some kind to counter Leaf or as I just discovered that there is a dragon magazine issue with the races of bas lag (world in which China Mieville's books are all set) I will use one of them, with your permission obviously. Yeah.. I am now very excited.
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Oh yes please. If you don't want too much crossover between the two parties I understand, but I'd love to play a villian of some kind.
I'd probably either have an imp of some kind to counter Leaf or as I just discovered that there is a dragon magazine issue with the races of bas lag (world in which China Mieville's books are all set) I will use one of them, with your permission obviously. Yeah.. I am now very excited.
I think that by now you know my rules. Go right ahead.
To all players: Chaotic Evil character must have extremely interesting backgrounds to be permitted into game.
I am kicking around the idea of a warlock/beguiler or warlock/conjuration wizard.
I'd be interested in getting in on this game. Don't have a concept full fleshed out now, but thinking something with bard in the mix somewhere.
I am kicking around the idea of a warlock/beguiler or warlock/conjuration wizard.If you decide to go with warlock, I'll require of you to come up with warlock pact specific to your character and with specific entity.
I found his thread and wow. Are any of those classes fair game?
sounds good!
i will be a romantic rival
what do i know about your character?GM
im now thinking of playing a neutral aligned character who potenially has evil tendencies
Beyond what is in the background on my character sheet, you would probably know that before leaving the forest, Luff was always very protective of his environment, but still eager to interact with any humanoids that might come along - usually by chatting with them about the outside world, but if they didn't prove friendly, by causing them no end of frustration.
You might also know about some of the various oaths he swore to the elder forest spirits, I've not really gone into much detail on them yet, but one of them involves
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I found his thread and wow. Are any of those classes fair game?I am kicking around the idea of a warlock/beguiler or warlock/conjuration wizard.If you decide to go with warlock, I'll require of you to come up with warlock pact specific to your character and with specific entity.
Yup, they are. Just post something in that thread so that SmiloDan can know that someone out there appreciates his work, please.
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I'm currently thinking of going for a Wizard/Truenamer Lich... though the more I think about the background, the more I'm leaning towards Spellthief/Sorcerer as a closer match.Perhaps someone with a goal of becoming lich? In my game you can not become lich before 11th level.
Fair enough, it was the weirdness of a low-level Lich that led me to the spellthief idea: in that he was the apprentice of someone about to become a lich but he interrupted the ritual and diverted it's power to himself.
A Human Wizard/Truenamer works though, and probably makes more sense.
To all players: Chaotic Evil character must have extremely interesting backgrounds to be permitted into game.
Oh. Well, it looks like I'm going to be neutral evil for this game.
Just checking, I do get all the benifits from four levels of Warrior, right? BAB, hit points, skills, feats, a single stat bonus, everything? (Not being explotative or anything, I just have an evil Human Fighter, so I'm going to be playing an evil Human Fighter damn it.)
Rough background of Werdred Blakely:
To make a long story short, the girl managed to get ahold of the ledgers, the Family found out how much was getting skimmed, and his boss pinned the blame on Werdred. Now the Family wants him dead because they think he betrayed them, his former boss wants him dead because of the hit his reputation took, and the guard wants him dead because they're in the pocket of the first two. So Werdred did what any self-serving bastard would do; he ran. After several weeks of travel, he finds himself here. Now he just needs to get in good with some powerful people before the Family finds him...
I admit, this background's just an extension of the previous game I played him in.
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To all players: Chaotic Evil character must have extremely interesting backgrounds to be permitted into game.Oh. Well, it looks like I'm going to be neutral evil for this game.
Just checking, I do get all the benifits from four levels of Warrior, right? BAB, hit points, skills, feats, a single stat bonus, everything? (Not being explotative or anything, I just have an evil Human Fighter, so I'm going to be playing an evil Human Fighter damn it.)
Rough background of Werdred Blakely:** spoiler omitted **
Yeah, you get everything. And if your background has an interesting story you can get bonus feats or skills.
Speaking of which, here are my stats. STR 16, DEX 14, CON 15, INT 11, WIS 13, CHA 14
Well, that turned out well. Now for the hard part...
wow the dice gods dont like me very much, but still not the worst
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Any room for one more?
I've always wanted to try a lawful evil ninja/avenging executioner (complete scoundrel). Or a rogue/avenging executioner, if you can allow dread blade to work with normal sneak attack. Will have to think of a good gestalt half for backstory. Maybe something from SmiloDan's.
Perhaps not ninja. And you are welcome to join in.
Well, you can always change your mind and create something different that will work better with those stats.
To all players: reminder: you can play more than one character, if you want.
Yep I did tweak a little same general principle, I should have it posted before too long.
So are we doing 4d6 take away lowest or just 4d6? Not sure now.
So are we doing 4d6 take away lowest or just 4d6? Not sure now.
4d6 take away the lowest is what he said higher up. I just rolled all 4 in open view and the system adds the totals. So like for me
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Ok, I've just looked through SmiloDan's full list - very nice! Now I've decided to go with a Noble/Truenamer, a true master of words.
Do you have anywhere particular in mind when you say 'agents of a foreign power'?
EDIT: Would a corrupt knight from the Overduchy of Hohenbaurg be appropriate?
Extremely so. I like the idea.
Well, I'm most of the way done. Quick question, what are we doing for HP and starting gold?
Cool, was pretty sure it was that but your way of stat rolling confused my chemistry frazzled brain.
And I gave up on the bas lag idea and I reckon I'd like to be an insectile halfling rogue/beguiler, for the ultimate in unsettlingness. As the insectile template only adds +2 to the ecl shall I make up the other two levels with npc classes or think up some way to boost him a little bit?
EDIT: Mostly because I found this avatar image I'd like to replace the halfling part with catfolk. Would also push him closer to the +4 ecl so he'd only need a little shove to get there.
In addition to the traditional knightly training bestowed upon the nobility of Hohenbaurg,
Gusztáv realised that in order to gain any true power, he must take matters into his own hands – he poured over tomes of arcane lore and commissioned great mages from across the country to teach him the art of magic, but he found it frustratingly beyond his reach. While the ritual aspect of magic came easily to him, there was something missing, he simply lacked the innate spark required to perform anything beyond the simplest of spells. But Gusztáv was determined, continuing to study despite the challenges, until finally he stumbled upon a short paragraph in an obscure volume that detailed the power of the True name. It was several years after this discovery that he finally gained the mastery required to utilise this knowledge, but he knew immediately the purpose that it would be put towards.
Over the following weeks, the jealous knight began his studies to find the True name of his older brother, planning to use this information to clear the way for his advancement to heir of the Hollenheims. His plans fell into place beautifully, Gusztáv had overlooked one important detail however; he was not the only member of the family to be tempted by power - his younger brother, Magnell, took advantage of Gusztáv’s removal of their oldest brother, taking swift action against him.
Gusztáv barely escaped his brother’s treachery with his life, fleeing to the relative safety of Kaledun to plot his revenge.
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Well, I should be done with everything but the HP. This reminds me, does my first level of Warrior count as my first level for maximum HP, or does my Fighter/Barbarian level? Still, rolling them all here anyway.
So, either 33HP or 44HP, depending on which counts as first level.