I'm looking for two more players for my already running Rise of the Runelords pbp. Those who have played/run or are currently playing/running RotR are welcome, so long as you can keep player and character knowledge separated.
Current party is 2nd level and are: half-elf cleric of Nethys/wizard, half-elf fighter (polearm master), human fighter, human sorcerer.
Character creation guidelines: 20 points buy, Core Rulebook, Advanced Player's Guide (with approval), Ultimate Magic (with approval), 2 traits, 2nd-level, 750 gp of gear, ability increases happen at every even level instead of every 4th level.
Interested players should read the Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide, and answer at least 10 of the following questions, including subquestions.
1. Who were your parents?
2. Do you have any reviled or celebrated ancestors?
3. Do you have any siblings?
4. What was your childhood like?
5. Were you wealthy or poor growing up?
6. Can you read and write? If not, why?
7. Have you ever been married or coupled with a significant other?
8. Did you practice any trades before becoming an adventurer?
9. Who trained you in your current skills?
10. Do you have any close friends?
11. Do you have any bitter enemies?
12. What are your goals and dreams in life?
13. Do you have any retirement plans?
14. How do you feel about killing?
15. How do you feel about death?
16. What are your moral or religious beliefs?
17. If opposing religions exist, how do you feel about them?
18. Do you get along with other members of your church or belief system?
19. What are your personality traits and personal habits?
20. Do you have any distinctive physical traits?
21. Do you get along with other people?
22. How do you treat other people?
23. Do you have a daily routine? How do you react to its interruption?
24. Do you have any mental quirks or illnesses, such as phobias or obsessions?
These questions are from PC Pearls, an excellent book.
I look forward to some interesting ideas and characters.
Sounds like you need a half-orc summoner/rogue!
I have a Halfling Druid that might prove useful. Haven't played RotRL before so I'll read the player's guide and answer the questions as soon as I can.
SJ
small update to character creation: 25 point buy
@Grusk & Sir Jolt: Submit a concept with questions answered and we'll see.
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Black Fang:
Black Fang:
** spoiler omitted **
This is EXACTLY why I allow people who know the AP already to apply! :D
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Character for submission. Dont have feats/ traits/ equipment/ physical description finished, but I think everything else is done, I think.
Let me know if you have any comments or critiques.
Stats
Kano Kaijitsu
CG Human Inquisitor of Calistria 2
Init +5; Senses Perception +7
Defense AC , touch , flat-footed (+3 Dex)
HP 21 (2d8+4+2)
Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +5
Offense Speed 30ft
Melee
Ranged
Spells Known
0 (at-will): Create Water, Detect Magic, Light, Read Magic, Stabilize
1st (3/day): Comprehend Languages, Cure Light Wounds, Protection from Evil
Domain Power Copycat (5/day; Mirror Image; 2 rounds)
Statistics Str 16, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 14, Cha 10
Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 17
Feats
Skills Bluff +4, Heal +6, Intimidate +5, Knowledge (nature) +5*, Knowledge (religion) +5*,
Lingustics +3, Perception +7, Profession (glassmaker) +6, Sense Motive +7, Spellcraft +5,
Stealth +8, Survival +7
Traits
SQ Domain (Trickery), Judgement 1/day, Monster Lore*, Osirons, Stern Gaze,
Cunning Initiative, Detect Alignment, Track
Languages Common, Elven, Draconic, Dwarven
Gear 750gp
Background Questions
3. I am an only child, so the closest thing I had to siblings while growing up were cousins, though some of them I only saw a few times a year, as they did not live near us.
4. My childhood was an easy one. I have never had to go without unless I chose to. When I was a young boy, I had several friends, though when I started to mature and had to take on training for my family, we grew apart. At this point, I do not know what has happened to any of them. My only rival is my cousin Tsuto. He and I competed at anything that could be called a competition whenever our families were together. I do not hate my cousin, but he has shown me no love, and I feel no love for him, even at the loss of his mother. While I was young, I had no role model, save my father, but when I began my training, I strove to be like my instructors.
5. My family has never been anything but wealthy, as far as back as I can remember. I do know that we are not originally from this area though, and believe that when our family first came to the area, my grandparents had to work very hard to raise their social standing.
6. I am able to read and write in more than one language. I owe this to my parents insisting that I receive a very thorough education.
8. After my training was finished, I went to work for my family’s business, in the glassworks( in Magnimar, not Sandpoint). I have not been there long yet. No more than a year, but others tell me I can becoming more skilled.
9. I have been trained in several different aspects. Religiously, I was trained by Sister Marietta Sorlin, a cleric of Calistria. Martially, I was trained by Zachariah Swift, or at least that is the name he gave my father when he was hired. In the art of glassmaking, I was first trained by my uncle Lonjiku, though he only taught me the basics, before sending me back to Magnimar to work in my father’s glassworks, instead of his own.
10. My closest, and only friend, is my cousin Ameiko. She and I have been close since our childhood, despite my rivalry with her younger brother, Tsuto. She gave me a place to stay while I lived in Sandpoint briefly, offered words of advice whenever she felt like it would help, and has always been kind to me.
I would do anything for Ameiko, even die for her if it was necessary.
14. While I have been trained to kill, I do not revel in it. In fact, I prefer to find some way around killing if at all possible, though I am not afraid to do what is necessary to protect myself or those I care for.
17. Opposing religions generally do not bother me. There are more paths through life than the one I have chosen. Who am I to tell someone they are wrong in it. I do not hold a deity to blame for the actions of their servants, though I do hold the servant accountable for the actions they do in the name of their deity.
18. Calistria often glorifies revenge, which I do not always agree with. I do pray to her, and she answers my calls, but thankfully, as of yet, she has asked nothing of me that would compromise my moral outlook on life.
20. Calistria’s symbol has been tattooed on the inside of both of my forearms. I have never noticed any more of a reaction out of them then I see anyone giving someone wearing a holy symbol of a deity they do not favor.
Can quickly change scores, etc
I think the sold into slavery/abandoned by parents fits the campaign perfectly for a half-orc!
Character concept
1 level summoner, eidolon as "imaginary friend" guide who helps him till he can care for himself.
level 2 teachings of eidolon continue becomes thief (acrobat archetype)
Background questions
1. Who were your parents?
• a. Are they still alive? If not, why?
• b. What is your relationship with your parents?
Unknown, taken is as a youth by a game hunter who stalked big creatures around the area. The hunter was killed and the young Grusk took to finding things in the refuse piles……
2. Do you have any reviled or celebrated ancestors?
• a. Who were they?
• b. How do most others feel about them?
• c. Do others treat you differently once they find out?
Unknown
3. Do you have any siblings?
• a. Are they still alive? If not, why?
• b. Are you still friendly with your siblings?
• c. Do they still live with your parents?
Unknown
4. What was your childhood like?
• a. Did you have a best friend? Are you still in touch?
• b. Did you have a rival? Are you still rivals?
• c. Did you have a role model? Describe him or her.
• d. Did you witness or remember an event that was historically important? What was it?
Rough childhood, been homeless and a servant/slave for several years growing up.
5. Were you wealthy or poor growing up?
• a. Did your family’s fortunes change? If so, why?
Poor, fed just enough to work
6. Can you read and write? If not, why?
Road signs and things like that yes, a book no
7. Have you ever been married or coupled with a significant other?
• a. Are you still together? If not, why?
• b. Do you have any children together? Have you adopted any children?
• c. How do you feel about your significant other’s family?
No does not know anyone in the civilized lands
8. Did you practice any trades before becoming an adventurer?
• a. Why did you change careers?
Porter, carrying gear and setting up camps for his master.
9. Who trained you in your current skills?
• a. How do you feel about this person or the organization he or she represents?
My Eidolon “wise fox” taught me.
10. Do you have any close friends?
• a. Why are they your friends?
• b. What would you do for your friends?
Only “wise fox”
11. Do you have any bitter enemies?
• a. What caused this person or persons to become your enemy?
• b. Would you kill your enemy?
None
12. What are your goals and dreams in life?
• a. Why do you have these goals?
• b. How do you plan to attain these dreams?
• c. How does adventuring fit into those goals and dreams?
To become part of something, to make a new friend
13. Do you have any retirement plans?
• a. Do you have a will? If not, why?
• b. Who would your possessions and wealth go to if you should meet an untimely end?
Expect to die alone under the fangs of a great creature like my former master did.
14. How do you feel about killing?
• a. What would drive your character to kill, and why?
Needed to eat and survive
15. How do you feel about death?
• a. Do you believe in the afterlife? Describe your beliefs.
Part of life, would have been so for myself had I not run a little faster!
16. What are your moral or religious beliefs?
• a. How far would you go to defend these beliefs?
• b. Who or what taught you these beliefs?
Sees all as prejudiced oppressors, who attack him without reasons.
17. If opposing religions exist, how do you feel about them?
N/A
18. Do you get along with other members of your church or belief system?
• a. Do you practice a form of religion that is considered heretical?
Certainly
19. What are your personality traits and personal habits?
• a. How do others react to them?
Tends to be ill mannered and outspoken, poorly at best!
20. Do you have any distinctive physical traits?
• a. Scars or tattoos? How did you acquire them?
• b. How do people react to them?
Ugly Half-orc (isn’t that enough)
21. Do you get along with other people?
• a. If not, why?
• b. Do others consider you trustworthy?
If they are freindly
22. How do you treat other people?
• a. How do you handle their quirks and personalities?
• b. What personalities irritate you the most?
Not relevant as Grusk currently knows no one.
23. Do you have a daily routine? How do you react to its interruption?
Yes looking for useful stuff in the dump, fixing it with magic, learning to be stealthy like wise fox.
24. Do you have any mental quirks or illnesses, such as phobias or obsessions?
• a. How do others react to them?
• b. Where do they stem from?
Lack of social skills!
1. Who were your parents?M' folks be...um *Face scrunches in thought*...geeze changin' th' words be hard sometimes...'Rain-soft' an' 'Wind-song'a. Are they still alive? If not, why?Aye, as far as I know they is.b. What is your relationship with your parents?
They wus happy an' smilin' when I left? 2. Do you have any reviled or celebrated ancestors? Um, not that I be aware of...? 3. Do you have any siblings? Um...kin'da lots o' 'cousins' I think th' term be in people's speakin' a. Are they still alive? Aye, b. Are you still friendly with your siblings? Aye, c. Do they still live with your parents? Some o' th' young'uns would still be poppin' around t' their hut an' stuff. 4. What was your childhood like? T'were spent learnin' th' ways o' th' island then, when I grew bigger, I were rangin' farther a'field an' swimmin' aroun' th' island in th' corals an' such a. Did you have a best friend? Are you still in touch? Aye, but sendin' 'em messages be hard o'cause ' th' miles a'tween us. b. Did you have a rival? Are you still rivals? Um...not that I c'n think of...? d. Did you witness or remember an event that was historically important? What was it? Well, I s'pose whenever a ship got blowed in't th' harbor from a part'clar nasty storm were kind'a event-y worth. 5. Were you wealthy or poor growing up? Um...folks had an' borrowed whut-ever they needed on'a day fer whutever stuff they needed t' do? 6. Can you read and write? If not, why? Aye! I done learned lots'a scratchin's from helpful folks while they were puttin' their boats back t'gether! 7. Have you ever been married or coupled with a significant other? *Scrunches face as tries to translate some words* Um...I kind'a think so? a. Are you still together? If not, why? Nup, 'cause I went out in't th' world t' see whut I could see. b. Do you have any children together? Have you adopted any children?Well, I din't...but I in't sure about her...c. How do you feel about your significant other’s family?Oh! They's right nice folks. 8. Did you practice any trades before becoming an adventurer?Um, does fishin', swimmin' or learnin' about ships ropes an' stuff count?a. Why did you change careers?Well, some times ye need t' be able t' swing a gaff hook better'n th' thing tryin' t' come over th' gunwales. 9. Who trained you in your current skills?Generally th' t'other folks who wus mannin' th' gunwales at th' time.a. How do you feel about this person or the organization he or she represents?Well, given their line o' work, ye's gotta treat 'em with respect, 'cause they's been farther places an ' seen a lots more things. 10. Do you have any close friends? Aye a. Why are they your friends? Um...cause we's all freindly? b. What would you do for your friends? Um, help 'em with whutever they be askin'? 11. Do you have any bitter enemies?*Scrunches face* I dun't think so...b. Would you kill your enemy?Well now, th' whole ocean is kind'a like that. Some fish? They jus' see th' shadow an' such an' 'BANG" they's thinkin' o' you as dinner! So, y'know, t'is a matter o' who makes a meal o' who first, kind'a.12. What are your goals and dreams in life?T' see lots'a th' world.a. Why do you have these goals?Cause ye learn new things an; ye meet new peoples an' ye learn new stuffs an' ye've lots of things t' tell yer friends an' family when ye come around t' meetin' up wi' them agin.b. How do you plan to attain these dreams?Um, by seein' a lots of th' world?c. How does adventuring fit into those goals and dreams?Well, 'cause people's who adventure travel an' gets t' see a lot o' th' world? 13. Do you have any retirement plans?Um...'Re-tire'..izz at like 'Settlin' down'? Then, yeah, I s'pose so. Y'know, when on'a count o' a bouncin' bundle o' trouble gettin' ready t' arrive on yer hearth.a. Do you have a will? If not, why?Um...as in resistin' things o' an 'unnat'ral order' tryin' t' get ye t' do somat...strange, like?b. Who would your possessions and wealth go to if you should meet an untimely end? Oh, well who ever be abouts, I s'pose. Y'know, like that'd most likely be m'freinds. 14. How do you feel about killing? Killin' whut? a. What would drive your character to kill, and why?Eatin'? Not gettin' 'et?15. How do you feel about death? Ah, that's a trick question, like that philosophy stuff! a. Do you believe in the afterlife? Describe your beliefs. Aye, well t' folks who're older an' know a lots more about th' world have the tales an' th' tellin' o' things whut happen in'a long time ago an' th' times t' come. 16. What are your moral or religious beliefs?Iz at anuther trick question? a. How far would you go to defend these beliefs? Um, how much space do they take up? That might be helpin' clue b. Who or what taught you these beliefs? Well, I be learnin' lots from th' folks whut I grew up with.17. If opposing religions exist, how do you feel about them? They's fine as long as they stay on their island an' such. 18. Do you get along with other members of your church or belief system?Um...yes? a. Do you practice a form of religion that is considered heretical?Iz at like a kind o' crab? Y'know a Heret-crab? 19. What are your personality traits and personal habits?Oh, well. I like talkin' an' swimmin' an' learnin' an' lookin' an' sharin' an' snugglin', an, an'' lots o' stuff!a. How do others react to them?Well, some folk, they seem t' be quiet an' busy thinkin' about other..stuff. So's some times other folks seem t' tell me t' not be around 'em 20. Do you have any distinctive physical traits?Um, lots'a folks seem t' keep commentin' anbout me big blue eyes. Least, I think that's whut they be pointin' at...a. Scars or tattoos? How did you acquire them?Oh! I got's this scar, on me tummy! T'is nuthin' but a faint line now after th' healer done an' worked thier power on me. *Points to fine line on flat, tanned abdomen.*b. How do people react to them?Well, some times it c'n be a talkin' point with people. "Y'know, t' help explain a lil' o' whut home were like. 21. Do you get along with other people? I seem t' get along fine wi' 'em. b. Do others consider you trustworthy?Um, I think so? I get asked t' do me share of ship's watches. 22. How do you treat other people? Like I'd treat any one? a. How do you handle their quirks and personalities?Um, wi' a biscuit, or a lil' treat if'n I got's one? b. What personalities irritate you the most?Oh, th' annoyin' lil' yappy ones! Though I be glad I in't seen more a few o' 'em.23. Do you have a daily routine? Um, not really. Y'know, y' get up, ye do stuff. Ye relax in'a mid day. Ye gets stuffs t' add t' th' evenin' meal. Ye help out, chat t'ye freinds, help wi' th' preparation an' stuff. Then ye have dinner wi' every one, chattin' up maybe a person ye've taken a fancy to over th' day an' then ye slip of't bed...an' maybe snugglin' time wi' yer freind. 24. Do you have any mental quirks or illnesses, such as phobias or obsessions?*Scratches head* I dun't think so...? a. How do others react to them? Some folks seem t' react real loud, wi' lots o' pointin', some times when I first show up. Then people's seem t' throw stuff over me an' folks quieten down..b. Where do they stem from?A stem is somat a plant has, right?
Sorry it be all scrunched up an' such. But doin' it t'other ways, th' thingy seemed t' get sliced off...
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1. Who were your parents?
a. Are they still alive? If not, why?
b. What is your relationship with your parents?
Karlimein's parents were kobolds of the Rustscale tribe. Unfortunately, they were killed by some adventuring Varisians when he was a hatchling. the adventurers weren't quite so sanguine about killing hapless infants, and so Karlimein and his brother were gathered up with the loot and taken back to the nearest town: Sandpoint. They were foisted off on Madame Niska Mvashti after some begging on the part of the group's druid. As such, Karlimein and his brother have grown up to be members of the Sandpoint community.
2. Do you have any reviled or celebrated ancestors?
a. Who were they?
b. How do most others feel about them?
c. Do others treat you differently once they find out?
The Rustscales used to plague both the local goblins and Sandpoint itself; this alone cause Karlimein trouble as a youth, as the townsfolk were less than trusting of having /a/ kobold in their midst, much less multiple kobolds.
3. Do you have any siblings?
a. Are they still alive? If not, why?
b. Are you still friendly with your siblings?
c. Do they still live with your parents?
One surviving sibling; his brother grew up with him under Madame Mvashti's care. Given the harassment they faced growing up, the two of them have remained exceptionally close.
4. What was your childhood like?
a. Did you have a best friend? Are you still in touch?
b. Did you have a rival? Are you still rivals?
c. Did you have a role model? Describe him or her.
d. Did you witness or remember an event that was historically important? What was it?
Less than pleasant. They were treated with suspicion, derision, and xenophobia for most of their youth, which caused more than a few incidents when Karlimein got jumped by the children of the town and after the ensuing fight the 'evil kobold' was inevitably blamed. He's best friends with his brother, but the next-closest is the tavern's owner, Ameiko, who had a fondness for the 'cute' kobolds as a girl. He never really had a rival, per se; the general animosity of the town was more than enough.
His role model, essentially, was Madame Mvashti, who did much to quell his furious reactions; his reputation was improved during the Late Unpleasantness, when his deft abilities as a scout let him aid the police in tracking down 'Chopper', despite the gruesome findings.
6. Can you read and write? If not, why?
He is able to read and write in all of his spoken languages; he and his brother have made it a point to make sure they understand their tribal tongue (Draconic).
7. Have you ever been married or coupled with a significant other?
a. Are you still together? If not, why?
b. Do you have any children together? Have you adopted any children?
c. How do you feel about your significant other’s family?
Being one of two kobolds in a community that doesn't openly welcome their kind, he's never so much as had a date, much less a girlfriend or wife. The closest he's come is Ameiko's fondness for how 'cute' he and his brother are, in her opinion. He wouldn't mind finding a mate, but he's not going out of his way to find one, either.
8. Did you practice any trades before becoming an adventurer?
a. Why did you change careers?
He's trained as a mapmaker, but the desire to do something greater with his life keeps him from pursuing a quiet, scholarly life as a cartographer.
12. What are your goals and dreams in life?
a. Why do you have these goals?
b. How do you plan to attain these dreams?
c. How does adventuring fit into those goals and dreams?
He dreams of restoring the Rustscales to existence, but as a more civilized tribe, an example of what kobolds can become if they're not butchered as vermin or force-pressed into service by larger and more dangerous creatures. Adventuring, for him, is a chance to gather the resources, power, and fame he needs to achieve this goal. Secretly, he also dreams of taking the Trial of the Starstone and proving that kobolds are just as worthy as any other race.
13. Do you have any retirement plans?
a. Do you have a will? If not, why?
b. Who would your possessions and wealth go to if you should meet an untimely end?
Retirement, for him, will amount to either dying or taking the Starstone trial, preferably after raising the Rustscales once more.
14. How do you feel about killing?
a. What would drive your character to kill, and why?
He has absolutely no qualms about killing. Better to make one's opponents die than allow them to kill oneself.
15. How do you feel about death?
a. Do you believe in the afterlife? Describe your beliefs.
Karlimein is not a fan of the gods, given their general lack of favor for his people. If he dies before he can pursue the Starstone, he suspects his people either end up outcast ghosts or something similar, beneath the notice of any of the gods.
16. What are your moral or religious beliefs?
a. How far would you go to defend these beliefs?
b. Who or what taught you these beliefs?
He's atheistic. He has yet to encounter a god who seems to care about him or any kobolds - if his people have gods, he knows nothing of them, due to his upbringing among humans.
19. What are your personality traits and personal habits?
a. How do others react to them?
Quiet, watchful, and wary are the openly defining traits of Karlimein, with a side order of difficulty understanding 'ownership' as something that persists when a person isn't close to an object.
20. Do you have any distinctive physical traits?
a. Scars or tattoos? How did you acquire them?
b. How do people react to them?
He's a rusty-red kobold with sulfur-yellow eyes. That's more than distinctive enough among the unscaled races, and tends to provoke shouting and hostility from those unfamiliar with him.
SO, I jus' realized that the game this character be for has come a cropper.
Is th' page set out in'a way whut meets t' yer likein', Black Fang?
Much cheers t' ye an' yours.
@Kassil: please post your character concept in thread, as I'm having the players select the new PC's.
@"Suny": one day you want to join, the next you don't, then you do again. please, make up your mind.
I'd be interested in playing. Got a human ranger and I've read the AP once.
Never doneplay by post before, though. Is that a problem?
Also if considered, would you allow Two Weapon Pounce (6) and Leap Attack on the build (from 3.5, PHB2). I'd keep the rest PF (and could change my build if you wish)
I could also do All PF cleric or Inquisitor of Gorum or HV of Imodae.
Actually there's a Cleric of Gorum from Standpoint already in Paizo's NPC guide. I could assume that char background or go with one of the other 2.
Okay, the following characters are in.
Kano Kaijitsu
Karlimein
When it's ready, Karlimein's brother will be joining as well.