I'm new as an RPG game player, new as a Pathfinder player, new to PFS, and I'm acting as a GM because there simply is nobody else to do this. I'm trying to read reams of material, so this may be covered somewhere and I may have even read it, but for the blur of text I'm trying to retain I simply missed details of 'how to make it all work out in the end':
Referring to http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/unique-monsters/cr-5/shalelu-andosana-elf- fighter-2-ranger-4
I am aware of pregens of the Iconics. I understand Shalelu Andosana is not an iconic, technically speaking. But for what sort of PFS class my wife wishes to grow her character into, Shalelu Andosana is a match and keeps things simple for me to know what to help her create.
Questions:
1) Can my wife straight-off use Shalelu Andosana and her image for her PFS character? When I hand out pregens, do I have to have players change the name/ background/ image details if they really like a given Iconic?
2) Could someone please recommend a Level 1 and a Level 2 build for "Shalelu Andosana" based upon the level 6 character on the link above? Even if my wife can't use the name and background detail, that's the build, the 'iconic' version of her ranger character. So from where we are at the moment, I would expect my wife's character to become at level 6 a "PFS Legal" version of the stats on the above link.
I'm so sorry if I'm missing the obvious on all of this. I'm facing the problem of, "If not me, who? If not now, when?" I'm getting good support from Doug Benson, who's in the area, but I figure if I put this on the forum I could get something solid to work with on how to go about this thing.
Thanks!
--Romaq
The only Pregens you can use for PFS are the ones provided in the resources section of Pathfinder Society in the specific level ranges provided, 1, 4, and 7.
Ok. That part I had down pretty well.
You can however change the fluff details of the pregen to suit.
I'm not clear on the point of if I should have to change any 'fluff', including the name. In the case of this build for my wife's character, would "Shalelu Androsana" not be a legal name for her PFS character?
As far as building towards her, it's no big deal, just choose whatever class you want to start as and build towards her. There's nothing particularly hard to follow in getting to that point in level 6, and there are a variety of ways to get there.
I'm working on it, just not sure how best to start it out but I'll sort that out as I go. :)
Thank you for your help!
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Shalelu Andosana
Female elf Fighter 1
CG Medium humanoid (elf )
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +5
DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+3 armor, +3 Dex, +1 dodge)
hp 11 (1d10+2)
Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +1; +2 vs. enchantments,
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee short sword +2 (1d6+1/19–20)
Ranged longbow +4 (1d8/×3)
STATISTICS
Str 12, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 8
Base Atk +1; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Dodge, Point-Blank Shot,
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +7, Survival +5,
Languages Common, Elven, Goblin
SQ elven magic, weapon familiarity,
Combat Gear studded leather, longbow with 40 arrows, short sword, backpack, bedroll,
climber’s kit, flint and steel, manacles,
silk rope (50 ft.), sunrods (3), trail rations (4 days), waterskin,
winter blanket, wooden holy symbol of Desna, 28 gp
The equipment is not priced correctly, Also the reason I started her out as a 1st level fighter is cause when I was building her as a 1st level ranger her skill points did not match up. Another weird point fighter seems to be her favored class as the 6th level build of her has only 2 extra HP then the 4 that the ranger favored class would give her. The stats are correct for a 1st level PFS character 15 point buy. If you are going to follow the build at 2nd level take fighter and then start taking ranger levels and at 4th level put the +1 ability score into constitution (I had to take that out of con to make the stats PFS correct at 1st level). Personally I would change the name but other then that from what I know of PFS you don't have to change the name or the picture for a pregen.
For a straight up ranger build:
Shalelu Andosana
Female elf Ranger 1
CG Medium humanoid (elf )
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +5
DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+3 armor, +3 Dex, +1 dodge)
hp 11 (1d10+2)
Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +1; +2 vs. enchantments,
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee short sword +2 (1d6+1/19–20)
Ranged longbow +4 (1d8/×3)
Special Attacks favored enemy (goblinoids +2)
STATISTICS
Str 12, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 8
Base Atk +1; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Dodge,
Skills Acrobatics +4, Craft (Bows) +5, Knowledge (nature) +5, Perception +5, Stealth +7,
Survival +5, Swim +10
Languages Common, Elven, Goblin
SQ elven magic, track +1, weapon familiarity, wild empathy
Combat Gear studded leather, longbow with 40 arrows, short sword, backpack, bedroll,
climber’s kit, flint and steel, manacles,
silk rope (50 ft.), sunrods (3), trail rations (4 days), waterskin,
winter blanket, wooden holy symbol of Desna, 28 gp
I had to add a skill for this build so I added Craft Bow
...The equipment is not priced correctly, Also the reason I started her out as a 1st level fighter is cause when I was building her as a 1st level ranger her skill points did not match up. Another weird point fighter seems to be her favored class as the 6th level build of her has only 2 extra HP then the 4 that the ranger favored class would give her. The stats are correct for a 1st level PFS character 15 point buy. If you are going to follow the build at 2nd level take fighter and then start taking ranger levels and at 4th level put the +1 ability score into constitution (I had to take that out of con to make the stats PFS correct at 1st level). Personally I would change the name but other then that from what I know of PFS you don't have to change the name or the picture for a pregen...
Thank you! That helps a great deal. So if that link is the target, starter as a Fighter for two levels, then build Ranger four levels on top of that towards what is on the stat page. Hopefully by that time, my wife will have more a sense of how she would prefer to build her own character.
She's more "I don't know/ don't want to mess with it/ just want to have fun/ you deal with that". She enjoys the game, just not the details.
Anyway, I'll go 2 fighter then 4 ranger unless/ until my wife takes control. I'm also thinking of altering the 'fluff' that she is a name-sake, just getting her start in the world, not 'Shalelu' the Elder, should that come up in the game play, but otherwise ... well, that's my wife's problem, or it is no problem of mine in any case so long as PFS rules are respected. :)
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Hey Romaq I actually made a mistake and found that the PFS point buy is 20 not 15 so the constitution can be 14 which would change the stats and let the charisma ability be 10 instead of 8. Str 12 (+2), Dex 16 (really 14 +5), Con 14 (really 16 +10) Int 12 (really 10 +0) Wis 13 (+3) Cha 10 (+0)=20 point buy sorry for the mistake. She was built for the AP's reason they had her as a 15 point buy.
Female elf Fighter 1
CG Medium humanoid (elf )
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +4
DEFENSE
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+3 armor, +3 Dex, +1 dodge)
hp 13 (1d10+3)
Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +1; +2 vs. enchantments,
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee short sword +2 (1d6+1/19–20)
Ranged longbow +4 (1d8/×3)
STATISTICS
Str 12, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 10
Base Atk +1; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Dodge, Point-Blank Shot,
Skills Perception +4, Stealth +4, Survival +5,
Languages Common, Elven, Goblin
SQ elven magic, weapon familiarity,
Hey Romaq I actually made a mistake and found that the PFS point buy is 20 not 15 so the constitution can be 14 which would change the stats and let the charisma ability be 10 instead of 8. Str 12 (+2), Dex 16 (really 14 +5), Con 14 (really 16 +10) Int 12 (really 10 +0) Wis 13 (+3) Cha 10 (+0)=20 point buy sorry for the mistake. She was built for the AP's reason they had her as a 15 point buy.
Thank you! I will go with what you have and sort out weapons that fit the 150 gp, then build from there. :)
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Your wife's character can be named Shalelu Andosana, but she may get some weird looks from players who are familiar with the character. It would be like naming your character Ambrus Valsin or Sheila Heidmarch. There is also the remote possibility that your wife will play in a Pathfinder Society sanctioned portion of an adventure path where her character will come face to face with the original Shalelu Andosana.
...There is also the remote possibility that your wife will play in a Pathfinder Society sanctioned portion of an adventure path where her character will come face to face with the original Shalelu Andosana.
I suspected this would be the case, so I threw "The Younger" in there, and essentially turning the burden of back-story and having it all make sense over to her. :)
I'll keep that in mind. Both of us are terribly new at this, and in a different but parallel universe, I'd have Oakspar77777 as GM for our games, we could learn to be good players for a few years, and we would have a solid grasp on what classes we most enjoy playing as well as how to build into them and what names would be appropriate to the setting.
Unfortunately, we are in this universe. But it is an opportunity for my wife and I to learn. If "Shalelu Andosana" wigs people out too much, "Shay Younger" it is. :)