Your game, your rules!
I'm not interested in trying to build another character and background just to TRY to get into a game I've already got a character built specifically to play. That's my choice, not yours.
Everybody, try to have fun!
Here is a human knife master rogue I made (though I was thinking on picking up some ranger levels)
Magran does not have fond memories of his homeland. Ever since he was a child he was trained to become an assassin as a subset of the Vudrani warrior caste. He was taught not only how to fight like an assassin, but how to think like one too. Magran’s grandfather trained him, and was not at all forgiving of mistakes. The idea that every misstep, every miscalculation would get him killed was hammered into him daily. Magran hated this life and made his mind up to escape at age 14. While young recruits escaping training was not unheard of, it was exceedingly rare, and the punishments were always brutal. His trainer had hearing like a bat, and knew every stealth trick in the book. Not to mention the difficult time he would have even if he did get past the man. So day-by-day, he grabbed up all the knives and daggers he could, he stored rations and anything useful he could find for his big escape. When the time was right, Magran feigned a mistake by intentionally making a misstep while training his feet to sneak past would be adversaries. Grandfather struck him harder than he ever had before. Magran swore that the room started spinning, but as he was down on the floor and the old man commanded him to get up, he drove a dagger in to the foot of his grandfather. The scream attracted attention, but it bought him time. Time which he used to go down the preplanned route, and out the window, before sneaking through the docks and stowing away on one of the ships. That day was the happiest day of his life. As the ship sailed away, he caught a glimpse of a tiger, and he decided that animal would become a symbol for him. His training was useful in surviving his new life and staying a step ahead of his former teachers. Eventually he managed to rob, sneak, and kill his way through Taldor for a couple years before, finally hearing of a place called The River Kingdoms; A place where any man could form a kingdom. This appealed to his newfound confidence. When he got out of his teen years Magran joined a group of River Kingdoms pirates under the name Grand Tiger, after killing one or two of their ilk. As a pirate he dressed flamboyantly, and managed to maximize his potential through his banditry. This became his life, and images of his homeland began to slowly fade away, save for that burning image of the tiger he saw as a boy. He managed to keep this up for many years despite his band not gaining any real notoriety. Finally, after 10 years on the run, the authorities started to catch up with him, but not the ones he feared. Through other bandits, he heard of news of an expedition to the Stolen Lands that involved recovering them from bandits. Since the people running this thing weren’t asking too many questions, he signed up in an attempt to avoid his imminent hanging.
Magran masks his uncouth ways with a layer of civility and rich clothes. He’s a flamboyant, arrogant pirate lord, true to the stereotype; however it is a kind of fake arrogance, driven by a deep seated feeling of inferiority. This is why Magran has an intense need to make he feel important. When the occasion calls for it, he can be quite charming for a man that thinks little of slitting throats. He became numb to such actions from a young age. Despite this, he makes sure to make nice with the beautiful people. When dealing with women or those who seem like nobles, he lays on the flattery nice and thick. Magrin is a young, dark skinned Vudrani man in exotic, colorful clothing decorated with all kinds of baubles in an attempt to mask his armor and pair of blood stained katar (punching daggers, a longtime favorite weapon of his). He wears a turban and keeps his beard braided, as this young man aims to impress with his appearance and grandiose titles.
Male Human Rogue(Knife Master)
CN Medium Humanoid (human)
Init +4; Senses Perception +4
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DEFENSE
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AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (dex +4, armor +4)
hp 11 (1d8+2+1)
Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +0
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OFFENSE
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee punching dagger +4 or +2/+2 (1d4+2/×3)
Ranged composite shortbow (1d6+1/x3)
1d8 Sneak Attack w/ daggers or knives
1d4 Sneak Attack w/ other weapons
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STATISTICS
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Str 14, Dex 18 Con 14, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10
BAB +0, CMB +2, CMD +16
Feats weapon finesse, two weapon fighting
Traits: Brigand, Killer
Skills: Acrobatics +8, Diplomacy +4, Disable Device +8, Escape Artist +8, Knowledge(Local) +4 , Perception +4, sleight of hand +8, stealth +8, Use Magic Device +4
Languages Common, vudrani
Combat Gear: composite shortbow, 2 punching knives, 2 daggers, 1 handaxe, 1 longspear, 40 arrows, chain shirt,
Other Gear: 2 alchemist's fire, 1 bedroll, 1 waterskin, 4 rations, hemp rope
Gold 40 gp, 9sp
Light Load (26 lbs.), Medium Load (53 lbs.), Heavy Load (80 lbs.).
So far 5 interested parties (some with complete characters)
Character:
Magran Baatvar (Human Rogue)
Interest:
Edeldhur
dathom
DoubleGold
thestrongangel
Certainly interested in joining. Are you interested in a particular PC balance of classes?
Nope, it can be lop sided.
Ok then, here follows a basic crunch for the character I am putting forth:
Telderen
Male Demon-Spawn Tiefling Oracle 1/Paladin (Oath of Vengeance) 1
LG Medium outsider (native)
Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception -2
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Defense
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AC 19, touch 13, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 17 (1d10+1d8+2)
Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +3; +1 vs. evil outsider's spells and effects, +2 vs. death
Resist cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee 2 claws +0 (1d4+2) and
. . masterwork cold iron bardiche +6 (1d10+6/19-20)
Ranged sling +1 (1d4+4)
Special Attacks smite evil
Spell-Like Abilities
. . At will—detect evil
Oracle Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +4):
1st (4/day)—cure light wounds, know the enemy, protection from evil
0 (at will)—detect magic, guidance, purify food and drink (DC 13), resistance
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Statistics
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Str 18, Dex 10, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 7, Cha 17
Base Atk +1; CMB +5; CMD 15
Feats Fey Foundling
Traits pioneer, purity of faith
Skills Craft (blacksmith) +3, Diplomacy +8, Handle Animal +7, Knowledge (local) +5, Knowledge (religion) +5, Ride +1, Sense Motive +2
Languages Common, Dwarven, Infernal
SQ tiefling paladin, aura of good, fiendish sprinter, mysteries (mystery [lore]), oracle's curses (legalistic), prehensile tail, revelations (sidestep secret), vow to self
Other Gear breastplate, masterwork cold iron bardiche, sling, backpack, masterwork, grappling hook, holy symbol, wooden, mess kit, silk rope, trail rations (6), waterskin, 7 GP, 8 SP
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Special Abilities
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+1 when using Lay on hands for yourself. Add +1 to the amount of damage the paladin heals with lay on hands, but only when the paladin uses that ability on herself.
Aura of Good (Ex) The paladin has an Aura of Good with power equal to her class level.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Detect Evil (At will) (Sp) You can use detect evil at will (as the spell).
Energy Resistance, Cold (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Cold attacks.
Energy Resistance, Electricity (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Electricity attacks.
Energy Resistance, Fire (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Fire attacks.
Fey Foundling Magical healing works better on you
Fiendish Sprinter 10-ft speed bonus when using charge, run or withdraw.
Legalistic The shackles of Hell impose savage consequences should you violate a covenant, but also imbue you with remarkable guile. Whenever you break your word (either purposefully or unintentionally), you become sickened for 24 hours or until you meet your ob
Prehensile Tail Your tail can retrieve small objects on your person as a swift action.
Purity of Faith Your soul is clean, and you are deeply committed to fulfilling your duties to the church. You take +1 trait bonus on all Will saves and a +1 bonus on all saving throws made against spells and effects originating from an outsider with the evil subtype
Smite Evil (1/day) (Su) +3 to hit, +1 to damage, +3 deflection bonus to AC when used.
Vow to Self (1/day) +4 morale bonus to one role to keep a promise.
Still divided between this one and the more gritty fighter/ranger I spoke about earlier, even though I really appreciate the mix between a fiendish heritage and being a paladin all by itself. I do have a background in mind for him - ranging from having been rescued from the sewers of Westcrown, tutored by a Paladin of Iomedae that died in the most dire of circumstances, while simultaneously Telderen found his calling, a vow made fpr making a difference, and his travel to the Stolen Lands. Haven't had enough time yet to put it all down but I'll try getting into that as soon as I can.
Just wanted to drop the character in for you to take a loook AZ.
Interested in playing a Human (or maybe an half-human, I still not have decided) Paladin of Erastil and bastard of the Medvyed family.
Do you roll the 2nd level hp? And what's the starting gold?
Edit: One more question:
- Did the other PCs already find and clear the Temple of the Elk? (It's for a background idea).
@TAU
HP 2nd level and up are done with a throw in the discussion thread and if it's a 1 or a 2 you can re-roll it.
Temple was found
@Edeldhur
Races: Core + Others*
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*Other races are Assimar, Tieflings, Changelings, and a few others that are listed in ARG, ....
and to get access to them will be by chance, pick 2 Core races, and 1 non-core race, (I'll add 1 more race randomly), and I'll randomise the gender, like in my Expanded Horizon games.
My bad AZ, I didn't notice that detail - let's go with Human, Elf and Tiefling then ;)
Order of the Blue Rose (Ultimate Combat), Cavalier (Standard Bearer {Ultimate Combat}). Have taken part in two other Kingmaker Campaigns which always seem to fizzle out about where it sounds that this one is at the moment. I have played him as a Vanilla Cavalier (Order of the Shield), so converting him back to that shouldn't be a problem if preferred.
What point value? I think he may be a 25 point character at the moment, but I can adjust that fairly easily as well if the background meets with your approval. Please note that while his background does indicate a strong tie to the Aldori, he is not one & I have no intention of him being one.
My bad AZ, I didn't notice that detail - let's go with Human, Elf and Tiefling then ;)
Male
Male Tiefling
BOOM! Lucky me ;)
So AZ, thoughts on my character?
Looks great, though You have an error
Stats: 20 Point Buy (no stats below 10)
Query: When you say "no stats below 10" is that before or after racial adjustments?I prefer it after racial adjustments,
but do allow before racial adjustments, (only true for interesting class race combos)
In your case it is after racial adjustments.
So, no scores below 10 after racial adjustments - harsh.
Telderen
Male Demon-Spawn Tiefling Oracle 1/Paladin (Oath of Vengeance) 1
LG Medium outsider (native)
Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0
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Defense
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AC 19, touch 13, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 17 (1d10+1d8+2)
Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +5; +1 vs. evil outsider's spells and effects, +2 vs. death
Resist cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee 2 claws -1 (1d4+1) and
. . masterwork cold iron bardiche +5 (1d10+4/19-20)
Ranged sling +1 (1d4+3)
Special Attacks smite evil
Spell-Like Abilities
. . At will—detect evil
Oracle Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +4):
1st (4/day)—cure light wounds, know the enemy, protection from evil
0 (at will)—detect magic, guidance, purify food and drink (DC 13), resistance
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Statistics
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Str 17, Dex 10, Con 13, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 16
Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 14
Feats Fey Foundling
Traits pioneer, purity of faith
Skills Craft (blacksmith) +3, Diplomacy +8, Handle Animal +7, Knowledge (local) +5, Knowledge (religion) +5, Ride +1, Sense Motive +4
Languages Common, Dwarven, Infernal
SQ tiefling paladin, aura of good, fiendish sprinter, mysteries (mystery [lore]), oracle's curses (legalistic), prehensile tail, revelations (sidestep secret), vow to self
Other Gear breastplate, masterwork cold iron bardiche, sling, backpack, masterwork, grappling hook, holy symbol, wooden, mess kit, silk rope, trail rations (6), waterskin, 7 GP, 8 SP
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Special Abilities
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+1 when using Lay on hands for yourself. Add +1 to the amount of damage the paladin heals with lay on hands, but only when the paladin uses that ability on herself.
Aura of Good (Ex) The paladin has an Aura of Good with power equal to her class level.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Detect Evil (At will) (Sp) You can use detect evil at will (as the spell).
Energy Resistance, Cold (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Cold attacks.
Energy Resistance, Electricity (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Electricity attacks.
Energy Resistance, Fire (5) You have the specified Energy Resistance against Fire attacks.
Fey Foundling Magical healing works better on you
Fiendish Sprinter 10-ft speed bonus when using charge, run or withdraw.
Legalistic The shackles of Hell impose savage consequences should you violate a covenant, but also imbue you with remarkable guile. Whenever you break your word (either purposefully or unintentionally), you become sickened for 24 hours or until you meet your ob
Prehensile Tail Your tail can retrieve small objects on your person as a swift action.
Purity of Faith Your soul is clean, and you are deeply committed to fulfilling your duties to the church. You take +1 trait bonus on all Will saves and a +1 bonus on all saving throws made against spells and effects originating from an outsider with the evil subtype
Smite Evil (1/day) (Su) +3 to hit, +1 to damage, +3 deflection bonus to AC when used.
Vow to Self (1/day) +4 morale bonus to one role to keep a promise.
Done
Submissions:
Magran Baatvar (Human Rogue)
Telderen (Tiefling Oracle /Paladin)
Interest:
dathom
DoubleGold
thestrongangel
Character Submissions are due 5:00pm Eastern Time
An I'll go over them and select.
Is that 5:30pm eastern on Saturday?
And are all the races from ARG available?
Character Submissions are due 5:00pm Eastern Time on Sunday
Not all races from ARG
Aasimar
Dhampir
Ifrits
Oreads
Sylphs
Tielflings
Undines
Uncommon
Changelings
Sulis
Custom
Succubus Touched
I updated his stats to level 2 in the profile (barring the hp). In case I needed to.
How about human, half-orc, and aasimar.? Only played one of those three races so far, so it would be a fun time to stretch my legs.
The ACG was mentioned, does that mean a half-elven warpriestess of Pharasma would be acceptable? I'm thinking Rostlander and Elven Reflexes for traits.
I would like to submit Faffnyr for your consideration. A strong supporter and devot follower of Erastil.
Going the buffer/debuffer path (not summoner) so that our wizard still can shine in things magical.
The ACG was mentioned, does that mean a half-elven warpriestess of Pharasma would be acceptable? I'm thinking Rostlander and Elven Reflexes for traits.
Yep, it's OKed
How about human, half-orc, and aasimar.? Only played one of those three races so far, so it would be a fun time to stretch my legs.
aasimar, *Succubus Touched, half-orc, human,
FemaleA Female Succubus Touched (An alternate Tiefling design)
Will post race data a bit later
Type: Outsider (Native) +3
Size: Medium +0
Speed: Normal +0
Stats: +2 DEX, +4 CHA
Racial Languages: Common, Abyssal,
Bonus Langauges: Elven, Dwarf, Halfling, Gnome, Orc, goblin, Draconic)
Racial Abilities:
Fiendish Resistance +3
Silver Tongued +3
Seducer +2
->SLA@1/day (Charm Person) +0
Sorry, there is no way for me to finish the PC build and background in time. Good luck to all!
@ TAU
No problem, though rough draft backgrounds I find are also acceptable for submission due to time crunch.
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Submissions:
Magran Baatvar (Human Rogue)
Telderen (Tiefling Oracle /Paladin) (If you swapped the SLA for a stat boost I need to know which one)
Rufus Fitzroi Human (Varisian) Cavalier (Standard Bearer) !!(Over 20 BP, no scores below 10 after racial adjustments)!!
Faffnyr Human(Taldorian) Sorcerer (Imperious) / Bard
Recent interest:
Nanatsusaya
James Kondolow
Noted interest:
dathom
DoubleGold
thestrongangel
Character Submissions are due 5:00pm Eastern Time Sunday
And then I'll go over them and select.
Okay, and we're building for level 2, but our second hit die has to be rolled after we're selected?
@ Nanatsusaya
Does not matter if rolled now (in recruit thread) or in later (in discussion thread)
@All
Not a requirement, but a recommendation.
If the Character's profile is formatted like this character's profile, It'll be easier for the DM to find the correct information and check for errors.
... I feel the calling of a bard coming on. Any objections from current party members? I could also try out an Oracle.
It does not matter what others want, it should be what you want.
:-) After toying around with a couple of archetypes, I will work out the details for a bard (stormcaller).
@James Kondolow
The stormcaller archetype is not in a core book,
So I'll have to review it before Greenlighting it
And I know what you mean, there are many options I would like to try, but can only take one at the moment.
So I make a list and use a die to pick the one to use.
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Submissions:
Magran Baatvar (Human Rogue)
Telderen (Tiefling Oracle /Paladin) (If you swapped the SLA for a stat boost I need to know which one)
Rufus Fitzroi Human (Varisian) Cavalier (Standard Bearer) !!(Over 20 BP, no scores below 10 after racial adjustments)!!
Faffnyr Human(Taldorian) Sorcerer (Imperious) / Bard
Recent interest:
Nanatsusaya (half-elf warpriestess)
James Kondolow (Succubus Touched, Bard)
Noted interest:
dathom
DoubleGold
thestrongangel
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Character Submissions are due 5:00pm Eastern Time Sunday
And then I'll go over them and select.
Second level characters and Core Books only
Other Paizo books require a Green Light
The Blood of series do have green lights.
Whoops, saw on d20pfsrd that it was paizo, but hadnt been able to check the specific source since I was on my phone at the time.
At this level it would only affect bardic knowledge, so may I submit it as a stormcaller, and then retcon if you choose differently? The name brought an interesting backstory to mind.
Well then I have a little question, is the imperious bloodline ok?
Imperious bloodline is in the ARG, therefore it's Good
Awesome thanks
@James Kondolow
Looking at Storm caller, I'm leaning to No.
Storm Caller is Paizo, but it's from the Player Companion Line, not the Core Line.
Core line books are All Ok, it's the other Paizo book content that I have to green light.
Black Listed Player Companion Line Bard archetypes:
White Listed Player Companion Line Bard archetypes:
Looking at the seducer quality of the succubus touched, I would have to have a wisdom score over 15 to use charm person. Right now I've got wisdom at 10, so should I not have that down as a SPA I can use?
I consider the wisdom as a typo for Charisma in Seducer.
Well then I have that covered easily . I think I've finished the crunch on my desktop. I'll get it posted on here, then I'll start up the backstory while you review the technical parts. Should I post the backstory in a spoiler to keep it fresh?
Introducing... the spawn of a succubus, Kira Lastras
CG Medium outside (native)
Init +3; Senses Perception -1
Defense
AC 17, Touch 13, Flat footed 14, (+3 armor, +1 Shield, +3 Dex)
Fort +1, Ref +6, Will +3
Resist cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5
Offense
Melee Rapier +1 (1d6) or
Sap +1 (1d6 nonlethal)
Ranged Shortbow +4 (1d6) or
whip + 1 (1d4 nonlethal)
Special Attacks - Bardic Performance (9 rounds/day)
Countersong, Distraction, Fascinate, Inspire Courage
Spell-Like Abilities - (1/day) Charm Person
Bard Spells Known
1st (3/day) Cure Light Wounds, Hideous Laughter, Sleep
0 (at will) Daze, Ghost Sound, Lullaby, Mage Hand, Prestidigitation
Stats
Str 11, Dex 17, Con 12, Int 15, Wis 10, Cha 17
Base Atk +1; CMB + 4; CMD 14
Feats Agile Maneuvers
Traits Adopted (Human, Horse Lord [Drawn from Humans of Golarion]), Pioneer (Ride)
Skills Diplomacy +8, Disable Device +5, Disguise +8, Handle Animal +3 (+5 Horses), Knowledge (History) +8, Knowledge (Local) +8, Perform (Dance) +8, Perform (Sing) +8, Ride +2 (+3 Horses), Sleight of Hand +8, Stealth +8
Languages Common, Infernal (+ 2 More)
SQ Fiendish Resistance, Silver Tongued, Seducer, Versatile Performance (Sing), Well Versed,
Gear Studded Leather, Light Wooden Shield, Rapier, Sap, Whip, Shortbow, Arrows (20), Backpack, Bedroll, Fishhooks (10), Flint and Steel, Grappling Hook, Horse, Outfits (1 Entertainer's, 1 Travellers), Trail Rations (7), Hemp Rope (50 ft), Thieves' Tools, Waterskin, 55 gp, 4 sp
Special Abilities
Fiendish Resistance - Members of this race gain cold resistance 5, electricity resistance 5, and fire resistance 5.
Silver Tongued - Members of this race gain a +2 bonus on Diplomacy and Bluff checks. In addition, when they use Diplomacy to shift a creature's attitude, they can do so up to three steps up rather than just two.
Seducer - Members of this race add +1 to the saving throw DCs for their spells and spell-like abilities of the enchantment school. In addition, members of this race with a Wisdom score of 15 or higher gain the spell-like ability charm person (the caster level is equal to the user's character level).
Versatile Performance - The bard can use the Perform Sing skill in place of the Bluff and Sense Motive skills.
Well Versed - the bard gains a +4 bonus on saving throws made against bardic performance, sonic, and language-dependent effects.
Bardic Knowledge - A bard adds half his class level (minimum 1) to all Knowledge skill checks and may make all Knowledge skill checks untrained.
Rolled HP in the post, and got a magically average number. Sorry that I didn't get it in your preferred format, but I can move that later. Used an array of 15, 15, 13, 12, 11, 10, and then applied the +2 Dex and +4 Cha to get those Ability Scores. I hope you find it to your liking.
Very Nice, (Though the default languages are Common and Abyssal, not Infernal)
Though I'm surprised you set most of the stats to Odd numbers,
as even numbers give the modifer.
15, 15, 13, 12, 11, 10 = mod total of 6
15, 14, 14, 12, 11, 10 = mod total of 7
Ah, yes you're right. I am far from a min/maxer. Shall I change and resubmit?
The basic submission is good, if selected you can fix the errors.
I don't min max myself,
and min/maxing is dumping as much into one or two stats and letting the rest suck. i.e. 16,16,10,10,10,10
Here's what I have so far (in profile), still need to write up my description, background, etc, but I have a pretty good idea what I'm going to be writing. Wanted to make sure the format and everything for this stuff looked right though.
Looks perfect
Submissions:
Magran Baatvar (Human Rogue)
Telderen (Tiefling Oracle /Paladin) (If you swapped the SLA for a stat boost I need to know which one)
Rufus Fitzroi Human (Varisian) Cavalier (Standard Bearer) !!(Over 20 BP, no scores below 10 after racial adjustments)!!
Faffnyr Human(Taldorian) Sorcerer (Imperious) / Bard
Alerienne Sakharov Half-elf warpriestess
Kira Lastras Succubus Touched, Bard
Noted interest:
dathom
DoubleGold
thestrongangel
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Character Submissions are due 5:00pm Eastern Time Sunday
And then I'll go over them and select.