Paladin Starting Gold: x 10 = 150gp
With WanderWeir and Latecomer bowing out, do you need that stand-by slot?
That's certainly up to DM Amethyst but here's what we have currently.
- A Shoanti Ranger (Meowzebub)
- A Varisian Witch (Talomyr)
- A Tian Inquisitor (Shuriken Nekogami)
- A Varisian Sorcerer (Disturbed1)
- An Urban Ranger? (Jamie Noone)
- A Half-Elf Paladin (Celestial Half-Porc)
With the Paladin concept there's one spot left I think . We're not starting until a month from now though so things might change again as we all have different commitments and I completely understand.
The bolded section seems to imply that there is a spot left, never hurts to pitch a concept.
Then I'll just pitch the concept of an Ulfen Druid of Erastil, riding an elk (eventually) with a perchance for cooking and brewing.
The type who who views cities as a form of nature in tiself, that needs tending, trimming and maintaining just as a garden. And as long as cities are healthy then people will stay out of the wilderness and leave it alone.
Ah, never mind, I'll just stand by in case a slot opens up, and if not then good luck and good game to the rest of you.
I vote for discussion thread.
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Ah, never mind, I'll just stand by in case a slot opens up, and if not then good luck and good game to the rest of you.
Thanks ! . I'll keep Torolf and you in mind if some of the players have to drop out in the future
Talomyr , great character , Arianna'll definitely be at home in Curse of the Crimson Throne . Can you tell me a bit more about her familiar ? How did they meet ? Is her familiar more like a His Dark Materials-style daemon ?
I thought (wrongly) that there was a card called the Fox or one that features a fox on the illustration but the closest I came to that when I looked it up was The Rabbit Prince which doesn't work as well thematically (but then again) , so it could be a sign from the 'Spirit of the Harrow' or some sort of dream-sending ? If not it still definitely fits a Varisian (long-distance travelling , generally disliked/feared by non-Varisians....)
90 gold's pretty limited Disturbed1's . Shame about that but it does fit the whole 'former street urchins want revenge' set-up that kicks off Curse of the Crimson Throne
i decided to play it safe with the starting gold and go with the average result. or in other words, 140 gp. the average result of 4d6. 3.5 x 4 = 14 x10 = 140.
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90 gold's pretty limited Disturbed1's . Shame about that but it does fit the whole 'former street urchins want revenge' set-up that kicks off Curse of the Crimson Throne
Yea, it is a bit limiting, but it is better than the average of 70 listed in the book. Wasnt sure if I wanted to go for it or just take the avg, but I guess it paid off.
Anyway, ive been working on my character's sheet. Still not sure what I wanna take for a couple spells, or a my second trait. Ought to have it done and submittted tonight sometime.
Biggest problem is I have it coming up with a cool last name. Human (varisian) sorc named Copper is anyone wants to give me suggestions for the last name, lol.
Also, I vote for a discussion thread as well.
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90 gold's pretty limited Disturbed1's . Shame about that but it does fit the whole 'former street urchins want revenge' set-up that kicks off Curse of the Crimson ThroneYea, it is a bit limiting, but it is better than the average of 70 listed in the book. Wasnt sure if I wanted to go for it or just take the avg, but I guess it paid off.
Anyway, ive been working on my character's sheet. Still not sure what I wanna take for a couple spells, or a my second trait. Ought to have it done and submittted tonight sometime.
Biggest problem is I have it coming up with a cool last name. Human (varisian) sorc named Copper is anyone wants to give me suggestions for the last name, lol.
Also, I vote for a discussion thread as well.
Yes it is better than the average thankfully . Copper and the Sorcerer class immediately (and possibly wrongly) makes me think of alchemy-related words of phrases (e.g athanor . (opus) albedo, aquavit(ae)) but if your character is not an alchemist these won't work thematically
Varisians in the books often seem to have Italian or Spanish sounding names , real life Traveller-Gypsies in England have names that are recognised as belonging to lineages of Gypsy families . These often turn to be names from nature (types of trees , meadows , birds etc) or a profession name that Travelers worked in , although it's difficult of one that goes well with Copper
Out of interest which bloodline are you going for ? They're all exciting but often fire seems to be the one that's chosen en masse . I guess fire just does appeal to people (FIREBALL !)
Shuriken Nekogami (Nekogami ?)and Meowzebub : Good to know . Also looking forward to your characters !
Ranger starting gold x10=150gp
Oh, and I vote to move on to a discussion thread. I will attempt to get everything into a profile this evening.
One question though: Is membership in the Sable Company something Senjin would inspire toward (like a prestige class) or is that something someone could be affiliated with at the start? I could see him working in the stables as a safe place to hide and keep him off the streets. Hoping one day to join the Company by proving himself. Unless someone of his background would be prevented from joining.
90 gold's pretty limited Disturbed1's . Shame about that but it does fit the whole 'former street urchins want revenge' set-up that kicks off Curse of the Crimson ThroneYea, it is a bit limiting, but it is better than the average of 70 listed in the book. Wasnt sure if I wanted to go for it or just take the avg, but I guess it paid off.
Anyway, ive been working on my character's sheet. Still not sure what I wanna take for a couple spells, or a my second trait. Ought to have it done and submittted tonight sometime.
Biggest problem is I have it coming up with a cool last name. Human (varisian) sorc named Copper is anyone wants to give me suggestions for the last name, lol.
Also, I vote for a discussion thread as well.
Yes it is better than the average thankfully . Copper and the Sorcerer class immediately (and possibly wrongly) makes me think of alchemy-related words of phrases (e.g athanor . (opus) albedo, aquavit(ae)) but if your character is not an alchemist these won't work thematically
Varisians in the books often seem to have Italian or Spanish sounding names , real life Traveller-Gypsies in England have names that are recognised as belonging to lineages of Gypsy families . These often turn to be names from nature (types of trees , meadows , birds etc) or a profession name that Travelers worked in , although it's difficult of one that goes well with Copper
Out of interest which bloodline are you going for ? They're all exciting but often fire seems to be the one that's chosen en masse . I guess fire just does appeal to people (FIREBALL !)
Shuriken Nekogami (Nekogami ?)and Meowzebub : Good to know . Also looking forward to your characters !
my character is on this particlar alias. i vote for discussion thread too.
Talomyr , great character , Arianna'll definitely be at home in Curse of the Crimson Throne . Can you tell me a bit more about her familiar ? How did they meet ? Is her familiar more like a His Dark Materials-style daemon ?
I thought (wrongly) that there was a card called the Fox or one that features a fox on the illustration but the closest I came to that when I looked it up was The Rabbit Prince which doesn't work as well thematically (but then again) , so it could be a sign from the 'Spirit of the Harrow' or some sort of dream-sending ? If not it still definitely fits a Varisian (long-distance travelling , generally disliked/feared by non-Varisians....)
Kashki has been around as long as Arianna can remember. Some of her earliest memories are of her Grandmother, Mirela, providing readings of fellow members of the caravan with this small red furred fox winding in and out between the legs of her grandmother and whomever she was providing a reading for.
Shortly before Andrezi's legal problems, Mirela had taken ill and turned over a great many of her duties to Arianna. Mirela had given her Harrow deck to Arianna, and with the deck came the constant companionship of Kashki. A short time later Arianna seemed able to read the fox's feelings, and fox Arianna's. Finally, one night, as Arianna was reading a Harrow spread for herself, the fox locked eyes with the young woman and the link was complete. Arianna knew from that point forward her destiny was to become one of the carvan mystics, and she understood why the small fox had always been around.
Copper Fratello(Disturbed1) reporting for duty.
Profile and stats can be found by clicking the picture.
Also, Fratello is Italian for brother. ;)
Let me know if you got any questions.
I think I'll go with an urban ranger or a fighter/rogue. Can I combine the urban ranger with the skirmisher? Basically, an urban ranger who has hunter's tricks instead of spells? If so, I'll do the urban ranger, otherwise, I'll go fighter/rogue.
Here's his background:
Rutter has spent his life scrabbling to survive in Korvosa. Having some lockpick aptitude, one of his friends enlisted him and his wife to break into a small-time pesh dealer's home. Rutter was the one going in, while the others kept lookout. The job was interrupted, but Rutter wasn't captured, and though it wasn't clear whether he was recognized, his friend urged him to go to Magnimar to lay low. Rutter's wife chose to stay in Korvosa, confirming for him that his wife and friend were having an affair. Rutter left anyway. He went to work as a sailor instead of going to Magnimar. After a few months at sea, he decided to come back to Korvosa to kill his friend and possibly his wife. He found out that his friend and wife had gone to work for Gaedren Lamm shortly after he left and had both become addicted to pesh. His wife had overdosed, but his friend continued to work for Lamm. He still wants to kill his friend, and now Lamm, as well, for denying him the chance to kill his wife (though he hadn't yet decided whether he'd wanted to).
Senjin's stats are available in this profile. He is a Bardiche wielding skirmisher Ranger. I was going to add some limited thieving ability, but it sounds like that will be covered by both Jamie and Celetial Hal-Porc's paladin, so I made him more of a gang thug (that is now trying to start a new life).
I think I'll go with an urban ranger or a fighter/rogue. Can I combine the urban ranger with the skirmisher? Basically, an urban ranger who has hunter's tricks instead of spells? If so, I'll do the urban ranger, otherwise, I'll go fighter/rogue.
Nevermind, I think I'll go fighter/rogue anyway. Will be working on him today. Here's his profile.
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Yes that's fine . It was only for the added bit of background . Thanks for the description
It's great that we've now got most characters ready to go ! I'll be opening an OOC discussion thread shortly but I'm pleased with everyone's contributions and look forward to starting . Thanks for your participation !
One question though: Is membership in the Sable Company something Senjin would inspire toward (like a prestige class) or is that something someone could be affiliated with at the start? I could see him working in the stables as a safe place to hide and keep him off the streets. Hoping one day to join the Company by proving himself. Unless someone of his background would be prevented from joining
My understanding of the Sable Company is that they're a kind of elite corps of the Korvosan guard, responsible directly to the Seneschal of Castle Korvosa Your PC can definitely aspire to join the Company (taking the Sable Company Marine feat at 4th level) and I think having lower level characters working in the stables would be a good way to represent that (because it builds esprit de corps). Because they're primarily devoted to the defense of the city I don't think they would reject anyone on the basis of their social background , so that can definitely be an aspiration
Character accepted :)
Disturbed1 : Good character , I like the 'Underground Railroad'/'Would-be-Vigilante' idea . Accepted .
Copper Fratello(Disturbed1) reporting for duty.
Profile and stats can be found by clicking the picture.
Also, Fratello is Italian for brother. ;)
Let me know if you got any questions.
Hey Copper,
Just looking over your profile and noticed a couple of things.
1) Cheliaxian is not a language, they typically speak Taldane (Common) and Infernal in Cheliax.
2) You are of the Arcane Bloodline, and have the Arcane Bond ability, but have not stated what your bond is unless it is "the small platinum band on his left pinky finger" that you mention in his background.
Since you have the sleep spell I think I will forgoe that one for Arianna, switch it to ray of enfeeblement, and take the slumber hex at 2nd level.
Cheliaxian is not a language, they typically speak Taladane (Common) and Infernal in Cheliax.
Funny that, I didn't realize that until you mentioned it just now, they mentioned Cheliaxan as the national language in Cheliax in the Rise of the Runelord players guide, but not in the Campaign setting...funny that...
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Yes it took me some time to figure out the bloodline as well but when I saw a mention of the ring and the bloodline power I realised it must be the Arcane bloodline and bonded object respectively. It doesn't say where your character acquired the ring in your background but it seems appropriate that the ring should be a symbol/manifestation of his his emerging magical powers and so that it spontaneously appeared on Copper's finger
x 10=100
I think he's mostly ready to go. So Taladane=common, right?
4d6 x 10=100
I think he's mostly ready to go. So Taladane=common, right?
It actually Taldane...I had a typo in my original post, but yes.
Yes, Arcane Bloodline, and yes, the platinum band. Didnt think about how he acquired it. If I can come up with something other than it magically appearing on his finger, I'll let you know.
As far as Chexalian, yea, I was going off of the RotRL players guide as well. So, I can mark that off, and if they normally speak Taldane, which is apparently Common, then I should have a spare language slot.
So far, Ive got Taldane(Common), Varisian, and Elven. Anyoen got suggestions for what might be useful???
Also, I went with Sleep as my main 'offensive' ability cause I figured if he was going to be freeing other kids from the 'bad men', then he definitely wouldnt need to be cooking them right in front of said kids eyes, lol.
Went with Burning Hands as another means of dealing actual damage, but I may decide to switch it to Magic Missile...
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Mmmmm, yea, maybe Draconic. Sounds like a good idea, though its not one I normally have characters take.
I dont know what it is about Draconic, but I always feel its somehow wierd to take it if you dont know alot of other languages already. Like, if you knew 4-5 other languages first, then somehow its ok.
I dunno, I guess Id compare it to like if someone who only ever spoke English decided to learn a new language and took Ancient Greek, instead of like Spanish, French, or something a little more 'normal' I guess.
Mmmmm, yea, maybe Draconic. Sounds like a good idea, though its not one I normally have characters take.
I dont know what it is about Draconic, but I always feel its somehow wierd to take it if you dont know alot of other languages already. Like, if you knew 4-5 other languages first, then somehow its ok.
I dunno, I guess Id compare it to like if someone who only ever spoke English decided to learn a new language and took Ancient Greek, instead of like Spanish, French, or something a little more 'normal' I guess.
With a sorcerer, I could see it being like something he just knows, with the innate spell kinda thing. That may be weird too though. Maybe like speaking in tongues, but only when he does arcaney stuff.
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Mmmmm, yea, maybe Draconic. Sounds like a good idea, though its not one I normally have characters take.
I dont know what it is about Draconic, but I always feel its somehow wierd to take it if you dont know alot of other languages already. Like, if you knew 4-5 other languages first, then somehow its ok.
I dunno, I guess Id compare it to like if someone who only ever spoke English decided to learn a new language and took Ancient Greek, instead of like Spanish, French, or something a little more 'normal' I guess.
Yes I know what you mean . Based on the Runelords campaign it seems like the 'language of magic' in Pathfinder would be Thassilonian but I think Draconic has merit . It's not that long ago that an 'education'(for men) required a smooth transition from English to Latin at least and maybe Greek whilst European languages were often left to the ladies to learn (in the Victorian/French Belle Epoque mindset) . It's up to you though
I also agree with Celestial Half-Porc , my suggestion for Draconic was that it would be something that your character would know innately because his ancestors had a long experience of it (prior to or even despite becoming merchants) . Kind of like Parseltongue in the Harry Potter books (though that comes through the tie between Voldemort and Harry Potter rather than because Harry's family were Parselmouths)
So, are we moving along still?Yes , I hope so at least . We're just missing Celestial Half-Porc's Paladin . I guess I should create the OOC thread after that . The characters look set to work really well together background-wise which is great.
Any other questions welcome.
Sorry, I will have him done today. Hadn't realized you were waiting for me.
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Sorry, I will have him done today. Hadn't realized you were waiting for me.So, are we moving along still?Yes , I hope so at least . We're just missing Celestial Half-Porc's Paladin . I guess I should create the OOC thread after that . The characters look set to work really well together background-wise which is great.
Any other questions welcome.
That's fine , there's plenty of time until the game starts . I was just posting to point out we were still on course to run the game later on. Take your time if you need it :)
Ok. Damersel is good to go if you want to give him a look over.
Damersel,
Only thing I noticed is that you shorted yourself either 1 HP or 1 skill point, provided that paladin is one of your two favored classes.
Damersel,
Only thing I noticed is that you shorted yourself either 1 HP or 1 skill point, provided that paladin is one of your two favored classes.
Thanks. I was actually thinking about that before I posted, then it flew from my mind :)
Looking forward to it and good luck with the end of your classes.
I'm a guy (and an old one at that). Arianna is obviously female.
i'm a guy, but my character (Yamiko) is a tian female.
Older Male with a Younger Male character
male and male here. I will play both though.
male and male here. I will play both though.