OK Thanks for saving me a spot here, I was thinking of trying a witch out, so looks like that is what I will be.
The Great Katallin has arrived.
DOTTING. Will get started on her soon.
well, here is background story of my cleric (+ in hope to get that Extra Feat :P)
Born in a village next to Korvosa, when his parents were traveling towards Magnimar. His birth was hard for a young mother and
his father could not do anything than watch from side. Both great scholars but his father for some reasons never had the reason
to study midwife ways. Troubled by this he left from the small cottage to find a cleric. Both followers of Desna, he tried to
find somebody, who could help. His prayer was answered - after all, followers of Desna are considered lucky - but by in different
way than he though. A nearby cleric of Shelyn was passing by, when a Songbird was passing by her. Considering this as a good luck,
she decided to follow it and met a Garlians father. Happy for his luck, he rushes with cleric to cottage, where his wife was in bed
ready to give birth. With help of magic and care, Garlian was born.
After the birth, the parents rested with young child in a room that night before continueing their journey. During his leaving and door openign,
they all could hear the beautiful singing of Songbird. The journey was once again one of those, where his father was trying to increase his library collection with new
books and to find some older ones from market as well not so well known or more hard to get, from -Blackmarket-. Her mother in the other hand was more interested
in the art of music and paintings and looking for new promising pictures to the wall of their home in Korvosa.
Decades passed and the born baby had grown already middle age man. Through his travels with parents and then alone, moving through Golarion
from place to place, seeking new wonders, artifacts and joy of life alone, with adventure groups or along caravans. The man had adapted quite
flirtatious mind along his face, which had just got more handsome during the years - like a wine:older it will be, better it will taste - along his collected wisdom. There was
hardly anything he could not solve with his way of thinking without even speaking of his intellect abilities. However, the years had reduced his other condition and he
could feel or better yet to understand, what is it to be *old*. Still, he continued his way of adventuring and his more famous way, chasing women,
flirting and sometimes with really hazard results: running out while angry mob is following him in the form of angry husband/boyfriend/parents and
cousins. However, once he lost his heart and then it was lost forever.
He saw Shelyn or rather the image of her.
The pure image, the feeling and beauty of this goddess fascinated him. He could not stop wondering, how to meet this woman or more than a woman, a goddess and
gain her as his own. This woman, who was above everyone else, was existing. He had knowledge of gods, habits and relationship but no sure way of contacting... and at that moment, if he could not get him
this way, he will try another way. The Way of clerichood. Entering to monastery and trying to get her attention, this man now tried his all to serve
his attention, to gain his favour and receive the blessing of just seeing her in real would be all he could hope for... along with making her fall to him!
Already quite talented with spear, he adopted completely the way of Glaive, mastering its use and with this favored weapon in his hand, he is fierce opponent.
Also the feeling of his goddess now within him and for his own beliefs, he sees the Air: freedom of moving, the hill after hill, the unknown in the horizon, the clear
sky and pureness of heart associated with Goodness, which are also domains of her loved one, to be like a God/Goddess send to reflect also his ideals. For this he believe & to believe towards his goddess. This man walks down the path of fierce and burning
love... for her Goddess... and to earn her attention and prove worth.
Once a child of scholars, once a young adventurer, once a man with passion towards women... now a man with the burning fever towards his Goddess and might of gods. The believe of letting love to be free was always his firm *religion* in its own, no fueled further by fellow clerics and goddess.
His appearance has been affected alot by his journeys and activities. White hair with blue eyes, Height around 5 feet 6 in, skin tanned from the sun and freshing breeze around him almost all the time is like magical. His body still
quite young looking although it is visible that he is now in his middle-age. Appearance of older man with smile, resembling easily your grandpa , the fearsome thing of him is the glaive on his back. This
weaopn was his first thing he had when he appeared to the temple doors.... the old and long weapon behind him gives odd feeling but this is now unsure whether it is the weapon... or the man itself but for certain degree, an embodiment of joy & wrath of Shelyn.
Dot.
done except for background. Is this set before the events of Curse of the Crimson throne, after...during... or do these events not occur, and we just use the city as is?
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Dot.
done except for background. Is this set before the events of Curse of the Crimson throne, after...during... or do these events not occur, and we just use the city as is?
The game is set several months after CotCT. I mentioned that in one post, but the post got eaten. The boards are acting up so much that I manage to make a post only once in a while...
Was my background enough for a bonus feat? I'm thinking SF:Knowledge(religion) if it is.
Dotting, i guess? ( New term to me.) Anyways. Will edit the post later with my full background. I can already tell this is going to be a blast.
Not really, no. You need to make it longer and more detailed and to explain how you got the bonus feat.
I will flesh out his background more and let you know when I'm done. Also I borrowed the guide to Korvosa and see that there is no temple to Calistria in Korvosa, would they have sacred prostitutes in the Pantheon of Many? It appears that prostitution is not illegal and each deity's clergy are allowed to perform any rites that don't violate the law. If not I'll have to go a different direction with my initial introduction to religion.
Edit: apparently that temple has only been open for about two years, so that won't work anyways.
Genesys here - I wasn't able to edit my post for some reason. Anyways, background is below - if you need me to include/modify anything, anything at all, please let me know.
Many moons ago, a woman lay on her deathbed - she were pregnant as fate would have it, and would in time pass on. However, the babe would not have such a dark fate, for his father were not dead as she. In fact, he was of great health, and would take grand care of his son for the days to come, or at least that's the short end of this tale.
His name was dubbed Ezekiel, though those close would only shorten in jest or close friendship (or in some cases, to scold!), born into the family of Tauranor. Here his father's blood of Cheliax dominated his features, whilst his mother's Varisian background would allow him comely looks as he matured from his crib into manhood - but it was along those years betwix boy and man that his father would discover the ability of practical magic - notably, a cat having appeared in his room for only a few minutes before vanishing from whence it came. There was no other possible entry other than a window, but it was a story off the ground - and there was little other explanation. Fearful for his child, he forbade him to even think of doing such things outside of home, and sometimes not even then.
During his early youth, his father, Sorumar, had expressed the interest of deities and faith, and the power of such things wielded by those with the will to use them. He mentioned much of Desna, and though he knew it was unliked by the populace around them, still he held services for him and his son every few days in reverence. This was soon to be passed into his son's mind, and with this came another follower of the goddess of dreams.
It was during his sixteenth year he discovered the recruitment within the Acadamae, looking for more who were willing and able to practice those magical arts. With many pleads over the timing of a week, Zeke forced his father into agreement, and within the next month he had successfully enrolled into that school and became an eager student.
Now here is where we take a small twist - another star that would cross into his life was formally trained by her parents, and was eager to become enforcement for the city, in protection of her homeland. Born in Old Korvosa, she had been given all she had asked, moreso than Ezekiel. Something had always felt missing in her life, though, and upon many occasions she insisted on serving within the Korvosan Guard. She enlisted within the Endrin Military Academy at the age of seventeen, not two years after Ezekiel had started his research.
Within the passing year, though, the fates would intertwine and set a tale further - these two young folk would cross paths on quite a few occasions - for while on patrol in the guard, the lady known as Valeria Alazario would sight our hero, Ezekiel - only he was quite the charmer, fooling around with many other, younger girls who wished his attentions. This grew envy and jealousy in her heart, for this was not the first she'd seen him - it was her secret that she had a fondness for him, and yet he never knew of her existence.
One night, she had planted a message to be delivered to his home - one of meeting at dusk. She made it out to be an important event, for she, too, was not unattractive, and was tired of poor suitors attempting to take her hand. When he had arrived, he had found a most prominent flower in a town of tyranny - and he felt as she did. For the entirety of the night, they spoke and shared stories, and at times touched hands as lovers would - and this would begin to occur more and more often.
Meanwhile, during his studies at the academy, he showed much apt for the ability to conjure creatures out of the aether, and keep them around for lengths longer than any of his peers. Soon he was sure he might succeed in passing into greatness, but first, he had but two tasks left to do. With his heart in his hand, he sought out Valeria and would meet her as they had planned - but she had sorrowful news. During his nineteenth year, she had been assigned a mission of perilous deeds outside of Korvosa, and as she weeped, he but put a ring in her hand, and curled it around the ring.
"Fear not, my fair one," he began, "for if you but clasp this as we hold it now, your thoughts shall but fill with me, and I shall think of you every morn that you are gone. With all fortunes, I shall await you here as we always meet, and pray for your safe return."
With this said, Ezekiel said his farewells, and returned to his studies. He became passionate, less obliged by the 'natural order' of things, and began to lose respect for taking her away from him so quickly, even though her service was required. Yet still, he had prayed and thought only of her as time went on, only to find a message nailed to his door.
It was this message that began the wheels of fate one last time - it had written a tale of heroism and tragedy, for none were to return from her expedition. With only his heart and his mind, and nothing but his arcanist teachings, he dropped out from the academy in his twenty-first year, for none could reconcile his loss.
Only months later, when he had commenced a normal summoning spell using a full circle in his home, he had conjured a phantom of her presence - this disturbed him in ways he could not fathom, but this image of her materialized for mere moments before vanishing. It took him the rest of that year to maintain this image for lengths of time, unknowing of what caused the phenomenon. He could only pray to Desna now, that the love in his dreams were still alive - and that this likeness of her was but a blessing. With his heart firmly straightened, he could only think of a single solution - to find his lover, his lost Valeria.
Edit: Wanted to mention I've never played the CotCT AP, but I took a lot of time to read up on Korvosa - as stated above, inform me of any needed changes.
Kristophe reporting in ready for duty.
The narrative view point and voice changes several times throughout the background, but i never claimed to be a writer. It is far more detailed then my previous one.
I t was 23 years ago that Desna led one fateful pirate into the Eel's End's House of Clouds. There this young pirate met and procured the services of Shazula Zelarivu. That's where The Great Katallin's story begins. From that union were spawned twins, Katallin and Kazital. Boys will be boys and Kat and Kaz where always getting into trouble of one sort or another. Usually just by being places they didn't belong. Thier mother working the night shift led the boys to be unsupervised at night. Kat would spend almost that whole time wandering the city, exploring places he generally knew he wasn't supposed to be.
It was in one of these places, that Kat at the age of 7 literally fell into the lap of Viraj after trying to jump from one Shingle to another. Viraj was a cleric of Desna, and knew that Luck had brought this boy before him. Seeing Desna's mark upon him Viraj healed the broken arm that Kat had suffured in the fall and made a deal with Kat to come back to work off the favor. Kat didn't come back. Not that he didn't want to or was trying to avoid Viraj, he just got sidetracked. Viraj extended his stay for two weeks waiting for Kat but had pressing matters and left town, trusting to Desna's judgement on the subject.
Viraj returned to Korvosa a couple years later, arriving at night and before he had made it two blocks into the city he bumped Kat. Grabbing Kat by the ear he drug him to an alleyway and demanded an explanation. Without being satisfied he forced Kat to take him to his mother, and he arranged for Kat to serve him for the time of five years. Kat was immediately against the proposition until he learned that as a cleric of Desna Viraj spent much of his time travelling. Then Kat leaped at the oppurtunity. The next five years Viraj trained Kat in the knowledge and glory of Desna and the use of a Harrow Deck. Viraj's travelling companion, Rasha, proved to be quite a distraction. She was a beautiful warrior that Kat was constantly trying to impress. He would spend all his free time from travel, studies, and other duties with Viraj learning the way of weapons from Rasha just for the sake spending time with her.
Viraj was always trying to get Kat to join the Desnian clergy, but Kat was not ready. When the five years was up Viraj decided once again that Desna knows best and returned to Korvosa to return Kat to his family. When they returned Kat found that Kaz was working on shipping vessels and his mother was growing too old to remain in her proffesion. Begging Viraj to take Kat with him, Viraj declined but gave Kat the information of how to track down his father. With the knowledge that Kat's father was a pirate he was able to convince Kaz to travel with him to meet thier father.
Miguel Ramos barely even remembered the night that had lead to him supposedly spawning these two boys. It was undeniable that thier rugged good looks had been the evolution of his own. So when these boys came to him he asked his captain to put the boys to work. Kaz excelled as a seaferrer. Quickly he was promoted amoungst the crew as the navigator. Though Kat knew much about the stars, and had a sixth sense for direction, he could never put that knowledge to good use like his brother could. But Kat could handle a sword. He may not have been the best at swordplay, but he was young and it was obvious that he would get better.
On the ship Kat found himself acting as a moral authority of sorts. He couldn't help but teach of Desna, and perform Harrow readings, especially on those beautiful starlit nights. As time passed Kat found himself at odds with his life of piracey. So after several years of service Kat decided to leave the pirateering buisness and strike out home to Korvosa.
After learning more about Desna, I'm thinking i would like to take the feat Harrowed from the CotCT players guide as my bonus feat if i get one. Also how are we doing starting money? That's all I have left to do to be ready.
I am currently working on Shol'a'saul, a female elf witch. I should have the character finished by tomorrow, the BG may take longer though.
Elliantara managed to survive as an acrobatic street performer, bringing the young Asasha into her performances when she was old enough, who soon came outshine her mother. When Asashandra was eleven Elliantara was raped, beaten and left for dead by a group of men. Over the next few years Elliantara retreated into drink and Asasha became the sole provider for them both, at first continuing to perform on the streets, and eventually turning to more lucrative pickpocketing and burglery.
Asashandra continued to opperate as a petty thief until, at the age of sixteen, she was inevitably caught during an attempted burglery by a young man who, rather than turn her in to the Korvosan Guard, instead proceeded to attempt to rape her. Managing to wriggle free from the man's grasp, Asasha grabbed his dagger and sliced it across his face, leaving a scar and blinding his left eye before escaping. Unfortunately the man was the son of a minor crimelord and one night, two weeks after these events, Asasha returned home to find her mother lying dead in a pool of blood and a group of toughs waiting to kill her. Managing to escape across the Shingles, Asasha was forced to flee the city.
Since that time Asashandra has been living in Riddleport, she has now finally returned to the city of her birth, planning to take revenge on the men who killed her mother. To ensure that she is not recognised, Asasha has cut her hair short, has taken to wearing boy's clothes and plans to avoid her previous haunts and friends.
Asasha: Human Female CN Thief (Acrobat).
Traits: Fast Talker, Vagabond Child
Feats: Dodge and Agile Manouvers
Equipment: Leather Armour, 2 Starknives, 6 daggers, Pocketed Scarf.
Appearance: At first glance Asasha is unlikely to seem like a threat, she is short (5'1") and slim but toned due to her years as an acrobat and thief. Her black hair is roughly cut and short. Sashandra currently wears loose-fitting, typical street clothes of Korvosa, consisting of black boots and leggings, a long linen tunic cinched at her waist and a dark red jacket. Below her tunic she wears a suit of supple leather armour. These clothes, combined with her small hips and breasts and her short hair, makes it easy to mistake her for a boy. Around her waist Asashandra wears a Varisian scarf (pocketed). Hidden on her person Asasha carries her mother's two starknives and various daggers.
Would you allow the oversized two weapon fighting feat from complete adventurer? Otherwise I will be going a "slightly" different route with Ryuu. At the moment he will be fighting with two aldori dueling swords one just slightly shorter than the other (for image sake not mechanics) going the two weapon archetype and don't want to wait till lvl 11 for him to work.
(being played by Electric Monk)
See my profile for details,.. If anyone's character background meshes with mine how about linking them together as a shared history?
By the way, do we get standard starting cash?
(being played by Electric Monk)
See my profile for details,.. If anyone's character background meshes with mine how about linking them together as a shared history?
I may have known you as a kid, my mother was a prostitute at Eel's End. I spent at least some time up to no good on the Shingles, but I left Korvosa when I was 9, and you were still 4.
I may have known you as a kid, my mother was a prostitute at Eel's End. I spent at least some time up to no good on the Shingles, but I left Korvosa when I was 9, and you were still 4.(being played by Electric Monk)
See my profile for details,.. If anyone's character background meshes with mine how about linking them together as a shared history?
Then i probably don't remember you!.. Possibly I knew your brother whilst you were away? And we met again when you returned at 14? (when i was 9) - How long were you in town for?
... Just don't treat me like a kid ;)
Reporting for the duty of love... 'touch some hips' and all of you are youngsters to me :P
Then i probably don't remember you!.. Possibly I knew your brother whilst you were away? And we met again when you returned at 14? (when i was 9) - How long were you in town for?
... Just don't treat me like a kid ;)
You could have known my brother, as far as how long I was in town when I returned, two or three years at the most. So we have probably had contact before and we know each other, though 5 years at the ages of 14 to 17 is a pretty big gap. I have nieces that much younger than me so I can speak from experience on that. So unless you wanna be the little sister we used to look out for before we went in search of my father, we are probably at best passing acquaintances.
You could have known my brother, as far as how long I was in town when I returned, two or three years at the most. So we have probably had contact before and we know each other, though 5 years at the ages of 14 to 17 is a pretty big gap. I have nieces that much younger than me so I can speak from experience on that. So unless you wanna be the little sister we used to look out for before we went in search of my father, we are probably at best passing acquaintances.Then i probably don't remember you!.. Possibly I knew your brother whilst you were away? And we met again when you returned at 14? (when i was 9) - How long were you in town for?
... Just don't treat me like a kid ;)
Could be an intersting rp dynamic?
I'm good with that. I left 5-6 years ago to look for my dad. I've been back a couple of times since then for short stays. Depending on what the DM wants I've only been back in town just a few hours or at most a few days and may or may not have even had time to track you down yet.
Well, about equipment : I will go with the avarage starting gold or I can also roll for it. Otherwise I am now just waiting to finish my other stats etc and so we could begin heh
I'm good with that. I left 5-6 years ago to look for my dad. I've been back a couple of times since then for short stays. Depending on what the DM wants I've only been back in town just a few hours or at most a few days and may or may not have even had time to track you down yet.
... I'd also like to hear from the GM before finalising anything,.. sounds like a pretty good outline though.
Question about feat:
I am thinking to take this one as my 'bonus feat' but if allowed?
The gods of air blow a single strike from you.
Prerequisites: Worshiping a deity with the Air Domain
Benefit: Against a single ranged attack per day, you gain a divine bonus to your armor class equal to (1/2 your character level). When multiple ranged weapons work off a single attack roll (such as a Manyshot attack), they count as a single attack
Section 15
Book of the Faithful 1: Power of Prayer. Copyright 2009, Jon Brazer Enterprises.
This content was created by a third-party publisher for use with the Pathfinder rules
Otherwise I will go with Improved Initiative
.... is allowed as well as stuff from UA, on case to case basis.
I have always wanted to play using the variable modifier rules but it's in no way practical at the game table, but in pbp it wouldn't be nearly as big a deal. Here's a link to the rules. The other players also have to approve of me doing it as well, so if anyone objects to me using these rules let me know. The varient actually warns against having only one character use it because of large perceived inequalities(and a slight inequality of +/- .5 on some modifiers). Looking at the table I would always choose to use the dice that give me the closest to my actual bonus, ie if I have a +17 i would use 1d20 + 1d12, not 1d20 + 2d6. This does make a few increases to my bonuses useless, ie at +11 and +12 I would roll the same thing but I'm fine with that.
Variable Modifiers
I'd like to use the class defense bonus for Zariah since I really can't see her ever wearing armor, since Oracles get up to medium armor(weird) I'm assuming I'd use column C
The ability to dodge around in combat would also make sense since I'm making her a firedancer.
I vote for the class defense as well since part if the fighting that his father taught him involves simply not being where the strike lands rather than trying to stop other blades with his more flexible blades.
class defense makes more sense for me as well, how many pirates wear full plate?
I got no problem with class defense (i'm not planning on wearing much armour either) - It's got to be up to the GM in the end though!
Class defence sounds good to me too.
Sounds like this is exactly the tyoe of campaign it was meant for.
Background coming soon.
Shoot, with all of this talk of the class defense system, I'm totally down for that. I had plans for light armor/armored robes, but this'll do fine, I suppose.
And Shol'a'saul is about ready to go, here. I need to flesh out the BG and finish buying equipment.
Does anyone know of any feats in the APG that go along with twf? Also is heirloom weapon aloud as a trait? Its important because all he has left of his father is the blade he left him before the murder.
Does anyone know of any feats in the APG that go along with twf? Also is heirloom weapon aloud as a trait? Its important because all he has left of his father is the blade he left him before the murder.
I just did a quick scan and didn't see anything with TWF as a prereq except a shield bash feat.
Does anyone know of any feats in the APG that go along with twf? Also is heirloom weapon aloud as a trait? Its important because all he has left of his father is the blade he left him before the murder.
I selected heirloom weapon as well so let's hope so.
I just recalled something I wanted to bring up. I'd like to have the weapon and shield I'm purchasing for my eidolon to stay with it, as part of her aspect, when she's banished. Seeing as she's humanoid, you can rest assured there won't be any 15-armed ridiculousness I've seen in other threads abusing this - and I guarantee it.
Also, Asasha, I hope you don't mind that I borrowed your profile template. Just looked well-organized!
Asasha, I hope you don't mind that I borrowed your profile template. Just looked well-organized!
Feel free, .. thanks for the shout-out!
Feel free, .. thanks for the shout-out!
Not a problem - I lost my post so I have to retype it all now. Will probably be up for a little while longer.
By the way, it may have been possible you've seen/met my couple in the past, just due to timing. He wasn't exactly around the Shingles day and night, but who doesn't explore the whole city? It seems some of us could easily be tied in very subtle ways...
Edit: To clarify the sentence better.
I'm good with that. I left 5-6 years ago to look for my dad. I've been back a couple of times since then for short stays. Depending on what the DM wants I've only been back in town just a few hours or at most a few days and may or may not have even had time to track you down yet.
Maybe I could have joined the pirate ship in Magnimar after fleeing Korvosa 2 years ago and returned with you just now? - My acrobatic skill background would have made me useful as a "cabin-boy" / lookout up in the rigging.
... What do you think?
By the way, it may have been possible you've seen/met my couple in the past, just due to timing. I was looking at your background, and it seems some of us could easily be tied in very subtle ways...
Sounds like a possibility, I'll look out for your background when its posted and see if there's some rp synergy there.
Maybe I could have joined the pirate ship in Magnimar after fleeing Korvosa 2 years ago and returned with you just now? - My acrobatic skill background would have made me useful as a "cabin-boy" / lookout up in the rigging.... What do you think?
Sounds good to me. I'm sure there's always room for a good lookout on a ship. That was probably the exact moment that I started questioning my role as a pirate/worshiper of Desna, when you came to join the pirate crew... Pirating was just fine for my father brother and myself, but not our little sister. I'm such a bad influence.
Basic sheet is up - last thing to do is describe the appearances!
I can definitely see cohesion already within our ranks... or perhaps that's just the plan? Mwahaha...
Preliminary background is up as well. She could easily tie in with anyone who's been on the Korvosan streets the last few years.
Preliminary background is up as well. She could easily tie in with anyone who's been on the Korvosan streets the last few years.
Your background isn't showing up under your profile, if that's what you were referring to. I might be wrong.
Preliminary background is up as well. She could easily tie in with anyone who's been on the Korvosan streets the last few years.Your background isn't showing up under your profile, if that's what you were referring to. I might be wrong.
Check it now
ps the image is what entirely inspired the character.