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I've been thinking about making a character who reads a lot of books, and I was wondering if there is anyone out there (that reads these boards) that has a character that regularly authors books in PFS.
He will mostly read fiction books (which I guess is stuff like sci-fi and steampunk in Golarian? Although it could also be fictitious Golarian lore. No romance novels, please, he's not into that), but will also read some non-fiction (he's a wizard). Essentially what I'm trying to do is have a collection of books for him to read while he's out on various adventures, and I'd like to use actual PFS characters who are authors (either as a dayjob or a hobby or something) as those books.
So I guess essentially what I'm asking for is the following from in-game PFS authors:
1. What is your character's name and/or character's "author alias"?
2. What genre(s) of book does your character write?
3. What are some example titles of books your character writes? Is there perhaps a book series?
Then I can use the actual books that your character has written as role-playing goodness. I may even post about it if it comes up. If you're
Edit: O.K., if your character writes romance novels, feel free to post it, although I can't guarantee that my character will read it. But perhaps someone else in this thread might pick it up. :p
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I have a bard whose main performance is storytelling (Perform: Oratory), but he's mostly a spoken storyteller, not a writer.
Have you ever considered just mentioning that he's constantly reading Pathfinder Chronicles written by all the other Pathfinders? Those would be non-fiction, but could be exciting stuff. I'd assume most Pathfinders would be required to read the most important chronicles, but a heavy reader might read all of them.
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My peri-blooded aasimar wizard, Koppelius (a Truespeaker and expert linguist), is in fact an author (and proprietor of a small specialty press). He's just starting out (he's 2nd level), and so only has a couple of titles thus far, but they are nicely done (day job rolls of 28 and 24, on a +12 bonus!)
His titles thus far are beautifully lettered and illustrated primers in Aklo and Infernal, respectively (the referenced language on one page, and the Taldane translation on the facing page), and feature poetry, folk stories and so on, along with some discussions of etymology and grammar. More introductory than comprehensive, these are slim volumes which travel will, make excellent gifts to those with scholarly interests, and of course are a handsome addition to any study or private library.
I suppose they could be regarded as the beginnings of a series, so lets call them:
Aklo, a Primer: from Aboleth poetry to Shoggoth writ-chant.
Infernal, a Primer: Devilish Writings, including selections from Moloch's "On Order"
Titles on Abyssal and Celestial are in development!
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Alexander Damocles, Holy Risen Librarian of Abadar, keeps a large collection of chronicles. Being a trained Linguist and Storyteller, he is currently in the process of creating his memoirs. He'll happily get a copy of them to you.
Further, he has written a few entries on how to recognize various foes he has found in the field. Please feel free to purchase them and feel free to use in your daily work. (Pathfinder Chronicle, 50 gp, linked to one Knowledge Skill, read for 1d4 rounds for a +2 bonus to next Kn check)
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I have a bard whose main performance is storytelling (Perform: Oratory), but he's mostly a spoken storyteller, not a writer.
Have you ever considered just mentioning that he's constantly reading Pathfinder Chronicles written by all the other Pathfinders? Those would be non-fiction, but could be exciting stuff. I'd assume most Pathfinders would be required to read the most important chronicles, but a heavy reader might read all of them.
I have, but how cool is it to have actual PFS characters as authors? It's a cool way to connect dayjobs/hobbies of characters to others in a PFS legal way, and it makes the world seem more real and believable. I plan for this character to read on trips that take days and inbetween battles when he's not needed (or start reading when he sees a battle go the party's way ;).
It'd be neat to drop a few character's names. What's more fun is if I play this character at conventions and actually meet some of the people who own them.
It's just a fun little side thing that adds that extra flavor to your character. If anyone else has an avid reader for a character, feel free to use this thread as well!
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Doyle Taghaur. Writes a series of over the top, pulpy action adventure dime novels staring a Velociraptor and his bumbling druid side kick. The dialog tends to be a bit stiff, but the action scenes are well written and the extensive flora and fauna references seem to be spot on.
All proceeds to help preserve the unique inhabitants of the varisian wilds.
Conan the raptor
Conan vs the Spinosaurus
Conan and the 40 slave girls (the series ONLY attempt at a romance tale, for good reason)
Conan in the Aqueduct of Death
Conan amoung the dwarven speleothems
Conan vs the Duke's drow
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Cup (Calpurnia Underhall Poshkettle) would love to write up some of her adventures for you. Also, I should find the in-game list of books that I wrote up for when my characters were exploring Overflow Archives...
In addition to:
Nigel Aldain’s History of the Blakros Clan: 400 Years of Absalom’s Most Pre-Eminent Noble Family
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Badger Leash Laws: A Cross-Municipality Study
I also wrote up this list of silly titles!
Hmm
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As my day job when I was adventuring, I always wrote a novel about my adventure. After all, those Pathfinder Chronicles can be so dry and boring. But I can assure you that my books are thrilling tales, full of action, adventure, and passion! They're all available now at my book shop, Silver Fox Books in Absalom, and other fine book shops across the Inner Sea.
Here are a list of the titles I came up with at the end of my adventures. Um, I really did think of the title right when the adventure ended, and I don't exactly remember why I chose all of these titles. Some of them you might be able to figure out which adventures from the Chronicles they correlate to... some of them, not so much. Anyway, here's a list of my complete works. Enjoy!
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I've been submitting the reports of my investigations, the Stoneford Files, to the Decemvirate for years. I can happily report that the resultant rejection letters have provided a comfortable layer of extra insulation for my shack. Stay tuned for my latest installment, "Grandmaster Torch's Disappearing Soap," which should be completed just as soon as I remember to stop drinking the ink.