TPK Games Challenge! Build us a party...

[TPK Games]

CHALLENGE: Build us a cohesive and iconic "TPK Brand" party of 5-6 5th level characters (concepts/builds only) to run through a TPK Games module. We will take the best parties and build them for our convention games and give you credit on Paizo.com and our Facebook Page! We encourage you to be creative!

Our first convention of the year will be Gamicon, in Iowa City IA, Feb. 10th-12th. We will choose one party to be used for our game there next weekend!

Don't forget to "favorite" the best ones! The deadline is Sunday, Feb. 5th. Winners will be announced on Monday the 6th.

[TPK Games]

The format we are looking for should be as such:

Name
Alignment, Sex, Race and Class Levels (archetypes)
Brief Description

Also note that the "toughest" party is not the objective. We are looking for the most creative and fun to play in our adventures. You may choose to include stats and feats, etc., but are not required to do so.

[Azure_Zero]

Could you give an template of how you want the data presented
and what resources are allowed.

[TPK Games]

Let's make this even more exciting. We will give away a copy of our last full length adventure (The Sinister Secrets of Silvermote) to the top three iconic party winners.

If you already own that, we will substitute with any existing product of your choice.

[TPK Games]

You may use any resources, Paizo materials and third party compatible products.

[Azure_Zero]

TPK Games wrote:

You may use any resources, Paizo materials and third party compatible products.

even the ARG playtest sample races? (I'll use one I made)

[TPK Games]

I would prefer that everyone sticks to published (Paizo or 3pp) source material.

[Tels]

Malchior:

Malchior

CN Male Human Rogue 6th

Standing 5'5" with dark black hair and eyes with a somewhat gaunt face, Malchior keeps his hood up to prevent people from identifying him.

Attacked by Nobles having fun as bandits as a child, Malchior survived the encounter with a dagger in his stomach and his family dead. Raised by a Man of the Woods, he developed on obsession with daggers. Malchior kept the dagger that almost killed him, and refuses to leave it behind if he loses it. He has the misfortune of being the sole survivor of seveal mercenary groups, and has developed a tendency of non-attachment with people he travels with unless they prove themselves.

Malchior is slightly unhinged by the death of all his comrades, and considers only the fairy that accompanies himself as his only friend. In actuality, the fairy is a magical item called a Watch Lamp* and simply believes the light created by the Lamp is a fairy.

(I have personally played Malchior and he's great fun)

Rorek:

Rorek

NG Male Half-orc Cavalier 5th

Rorek was raised the squire of a knight and was teased as a freak and monster. The knight held a soft spot for the young Half-orc, some believed the knight to be his true father, and tried to teach Rorek to take the higher path, instilling a code of ethics in the young boy. As a youngling, he heard stories of heroes slaying dragons and rescuing damsels, over-throwing tyrannical wizards or fending of demons, and aspired to be the same.

A fortune teller once told him that he would die an ignoble death. This 'fortune' deeply affected Rorek since then and in response, seeks a valiant death. While not suicidal, Rorek simply desires a death that would be seen as memorable or heroic to children and scholars.

Lydia:

Lydia

NG Female Elven Sorceror 6th

Lydia has long black hair with sparkling blue eyes. Many describe Lydia as a 'violent pacifist' because she responds to threats in a violent method, but refrains from causing lethal harm. Lydia carries lots of rope and manacles so her enemies can be taken to local authorities and serve their time. She tries to convince her comrades to do the same, but rarely do they listen and hopes to teach the so called "monsters" to live a life of peace and serenity.

Lydia uses padded or blunted weapons and casts all damaging spells modified by the Merciful Spell feat.

Durnia:

Durnia

CG Female Dwarven Cleric of Desna 5th

Durnia never felt truly at home in the Skycitadel she grew up in. Always wandering the halls and tunnels of her mountain complex, she longed to see the sky that her people had so long ago quested for. Once she came of age, Durnia set off to explore the world and fell in with a traveling band of Varisian gypsies. It was here that Durnia learned of the Goddess Desna, and she fell in love. Desna represented everything she had always desired in life; what she never found in her home or her gods of the dwarven pantheon. Durnia took her first steps down the path of a devotee of Desna and, armed with the weapon of her diety, never looked back.

Kirah:

Kirah

CN Female Halfing Ranger 6th

Kirah was born into the city of Korvosa and experienced racism and bigotry for being a none-human. The hatred, combined with the occasional undead from the Grey District caused her to abandon the city and join on as a sailor aboard a ship of pirate hunters. Her inexplicable luck, and skill with her rapier and kukri made her a deadly opponent as many often underestimated her small stature.

After a storm savaged the ship she was on, all members were given shore leave while it went under repairs. During this time, she pulled a few side jobs and bonded with a cheeteh from the local plains. The cat has been an unusual, if valuable ally aboard her ship as it removes pests and is a menace to the pirates at sea.

More recently, Kirah's ship has been heavily damaged in an ambush by disgruntled pirates and may be beyond salvageable. She has thought about retiring from the sea for a period of time to see what adventures lay off the waters of Golarion.

Taryn:

Taryn

TN Male Gnome Bard 6th

Taryn has been all over Golarion, from the gypsies of the Varisian caravans, to the tombs of old Osirion, he's seen it all. He's decided to relax in more recent times, working as a courier and diplomat for nobles and merchants alike. Often time he can be found mediating disputes, or entertaining guests for the local lord. Despite his semi-retirement, Taryn's ancestral curiosity spikes from time to time and he travels forth once again to seek adventure and excitement. After such trips, he usually finds a new city to work, or kingdom to call home. Until the next curiosity comes his way.

I've got builds for all the characters if you want them. I like to keep a large supply of 5 - 6th level NPCs for roleplaying purposes. I'd have to remake Malchior as he was a 3.5 character, but it wouldn't be too difficult.

[Tels]

Tels wrote:

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(I have personally played Malchior and he's great fun)

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Oops, forgot to explain the Watch Lamp:

WATCH LAMP
Price (Item Level): 500 gp (3rd)
Body Slot: Head
Caster Level: 1st
Aura: Faint; (DC 15) evocation
Activation: Swift (command)
Weight: —
This plain mithral headband has no distinguishing
features.

When activated, a watch lamp creates a globe of light that hovers at your shoulder and sheds light as a torch. The light follows you wherever you move. It can be extinguished with a second command.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item,dancing lights.
Cost to Create: 250 gp, 20 XP, 1 day.

[Liz Courts]

Moved thread.

[Robespierre]

archer bard, master summoner, feral mutagen vivisectionist alchemist, conjuration wizard, and destruction cleric. Done.

[LMPjr007]

Well since you said 3PP also, here is something you might find interesting. I will suggest you try out LPJ Design's NeoExodus: A House Divided Iconics. There are six very different and unique character that I think you will enjoy using in your games. Enjoy!

[TPK Games]

Last chance to get in your party build. Winners will be chosen and announced Monday!

[ferafaces]

One of our parties that we're running now is actually really awesome. The campaign is a post apocalyptic setting where magic isn't encouraged but can really be tweaked for whatever. (Adding in another character from a different campaign to make it 5)

1) Male - Chaotic Neutral - Human - Cleric (Undead Lord) - Tends to use his minions for combat, but has versatile channeling ready to heal the party if necessary. His history envolved a plague, to which he was strangely immune, taking all the lives of those who lived in the village as he attempted to find a cure.

2) Male - Lawful Neutral - Elf - Monk - Follows Irori. His history envolves his monastery having a mysterious intruder who broke all of his fellow monks of their resolve and self-perfection, slaughtering every one of them while he attempted to keep his own resolve. His goal in life is to now hunt down this man who killed all of those who were closest to him.

3) Female - Chaotic Good - Human - Summoner - Follows Desna. Her history involves many travels across the land. Her parents travelled a band of halflings to help honor their goddess. Eventually, however, age caught up with them, and they ended up settling down in a village while Harue (the summoner) continued her own travels.

I've personally played this character. Her eidolon, Mitsu, is one of the funnest parts of this. I built her to speak common and elven so she could communicate with the group, and she's effectively a medium sized fox (quadruped build) with seven tails, improved tail slap for attacks. With the way that the DM is working the leveling for her, she'll end up having five levels of Shadowdancer as well, but it's not required. :]

4) Male - True Neutral - Human - Magus - His history involves being on the guard of a town, hiding his magic from those around him (due to the town being afraid of magic), until the town was raided by a group of kobolds who happened to employ the use of a hill giant. In the fight, he was forced to use his magic, and was therefore exiled from the town.

5) Male - Chaotic Neutral - Tiefling - Rogue - His history involves being a part of a well-known family of tieflings who have their nose in everything from politics to magic. He decided to take the path to thievery, becoming a man-for-hire to steal and assassinate when in need.

:]

[Chris Zank]

Here is a rough draft idea of what I was thinking for the con games.

+Makoa Male half-orc NG armiger 3/fighter 2 (ultimate tank character) (armiger is from super genius games)

+Davroar Male half orc CG sorcerer 5 (Bloodline:Elemental-Fire)

Makoa & Davroar are non-identical twins. They are complete opposites, but they both care for each other and will protect the other.

+Rogar of Clan Hadrin, Male dwarf LG paladin 4/fighter 1 (paladin of Iomedae). Rogar focuses on healing his allies as much as possible.

+Lorainne Kingston, Female human CG rogue 5(Jack of all trades idea). Lorainne hates her name so she goes by Lori. She loves life. She is a free spirit, she drinks, parties, and enjoys many vices. However when its work time, she focuses 100% on the adventure and task at hand.

+Karth Jackson, Male human LG gunslinger 5(Musket master). Karth is a take charge kind of guy. He is not necessarily a leader, but tries to keep this group together.

Alternate additional character:
+Belladonna female halfling CG summoner 5. Belladonna always told people she had an imaginary dog friend named Ruby, and when she got older, she showed everyone that she really did have one....her eidolon.

[TPK Games]

Alright folks, the top 3 are in this order:

#1 - Tels' party because we really loved the story and some of the characters. The half-orc cavalier is definitely unexpected.

#2 - Ferafaces' party because I personally loved the undead lord as a hero. Nice...

#3 - Chris Zank's party as you pulled some nice 3rd party material and used half-orc twins. Very unconventional and fun!

I will contact you, or you may contact me with an email address as to where I can send the adventure. If you have a different product you would like, just ask.

Nice work folks!

[ferafaces]

My email is [e-mail] :D Yay for undead lord! The player plays him as a bit of a jerk but it fits for the character type. :]

[Tels]

[e-mail] is the email I can be contacted at. I'm glad I could be of help and I enjoyed sharing some of the character backgrounds I've come up with.

[TPK Games]

Thanks everyone, I'm sending out your winnings now!

[Tels]

I'm curious, how did the Con turn out?