H'okay. This is a post for getting everyone on the same page wrt character building, house rules, who's what, confirming who's in or out, and all of that. Also for plotting out any interesting backstory stuff.
Anyways, this here is Mira, she's an unchained rogue, and she is a mess of a person who's totally mad at the government for closing down the temple to Calistria.
I've been making her with 20 point buy, standard rules/2 traits one is campaign specific, and average starting gold. If that needs tweaking, I should be able to tweak really quickly.
And here's Septima. She's a kid from a minor noble family that she may be the only surviving member of.
And then a god poked her and gave her magic. Which means that she's an Oracle of the Streets, cursed with Tongues (I'm thinking Infernal, specifically).
Now I'm off to do the actual numbers part.
Her poking deity has gotta be a god of lawyers. Of course it'd be infernal, that way everyone in cheliax could figure out what she's saying anyways. :P
Hi guys! I was asked to come check you all out. If all goes well and I don't end up taking on the group I hope to be in I have agreed to help you all get started in pbp!
I'm a little new to GMing in this format, but I am running a Skype game of Hell's rebels right now, so I know the material pretty well.
If it ends up being me, Mira is correct in her assumption of build requirements, except that you may roll for starting gold if it please you. Also, I'm pretty sure the Player's guide covers it, but this campaign will not make sense for evil or neutral-leaning-evil characters, and I will enforce shifting alignments if your roleplay demands. It's like the only thing I'm super adamant on.
Anyway I hope I get to gm you all!
Amaranta Fortunata Cassano here. Call me Amara. Or The Baroness. Former noble with a taste for vengeance. And a pickaxe. ^_^
Amara and Mira have a passing acquaintanceship between them, as well--I imagine they've worked alongside each other a couple times?
Since Mira is normally risk-averse, my excuse for her going to the protest is that she knows Amara is the sort who might pickaxe a fool if they get stupid, and Amara mentioned the protest to her.
So she's there tagging along to try and keep anyone from getting a splitting headache in case things get too heated.
Alexis Luculus At your Service! Historian and General lover of History, Hero's, Stories,and is also not quite a fan of this whole "evil dictator police state thing". She is an Arcanist, With the Historian of the Rebellion Campaign trait (Currently finishing the Character sheet and studying what bonuses i am getting still, was told about that trait and found it perfect.
Hi guys! I was asked to come check you all out. If all goes well and I don't end up taking on the group I hope to be in I have agreed to help you all get started in pbp!
I'm a little new to GMing in this format, but I am running a Skype game of Hell's rebels right now, so I know the material pretty well.
If it ends up being me, Mira is correct in her assumption of build requirements, except that you may roll for starting gold if it please you. Also, I'm pretty sure the Player's guide covers it, but this campaign will not make sense for evil or neutral-leaning-evil characters, and I will enforce shifting alignments if your roleplay demands. It's like the only thing I'm super adamant on.
Anyway I hope I get to gm you all!
Also! It's nice to have you checking in on us, I hope we get to play together. Mira's a CN, but she's sort of secretly a softie so I'm pretty sure she'll wind up meandering to CG eventually.
edit: And it looks like Septima & Alexis are both NG, so we've got CN CN NG NG. I'm sort of looking forward to this team already.
Okay just finished the Character Sheet stuff, please let me know if you have any questions or things you need me to fix or clarify. (Also when your Bio thing asked for 3 people, I made some up. is that okay? Well I made 2 up, Borrowed the 1st from someone else since it would be likely a lot of people meet the curio trader lol.)
I certainly hope it was okay. I made up all three of mine! That stuff's on there for the GM to use or not as they feel like.
Okay, my character sheet took a lot longer than I meant to. (It's early and I'm derp incarnate)
I'll proof read it more when I get home from work, but all the important parts are there. I *may* have riffed on the god of lawyers comment and given her a forgeries/linguistics angle, but I can tweak it later if need be. Until then, feel free to critique (and after, because I'm a bad judge of my own work)
Also, are we going to go with the "all basic ammunition is basically infinite" rule, or should I deduct bolts from Sept's ledger?
...I just realized I didn't write down her ledger.
Once you're feeling more up to it, she should also have three more known languages. (Tongues gives her infernal, so 1 rank of linguistics+2 bonus points of int=3 more languages known)
Child of Kintargo also gives a +1 trait bonus to knowledge nobility, making it 1+2+3+1=7. Her morningstar should also be dealing 1d8-2.
And also, you forgot your favored class bonus and skilled. She should have +1 more skill point (4 class + 2 int + 1 human), judging from your feat probably in bluff or perform, and you either get +1 HP, +1 SP, or +1 0 level spell known.
I also don't see her class features or her curse written down anywhere, so that needs adding too. (Ammo I can't speak for, other than to say I assume it's being tracked since most GMs track it.)
I knew you'd find some way to take the mechanically best reason to protest, Mira. ^_^
Also, in addition to Amara and Mira having worked together in the past, the fact that we're both Calistrian devotees is another point of connection.
As far as alignment goes, I don't see Amara shifting much in either direction. She's more "freedom at any cost" than "this is the right thing to do". She will, at some point, have to be reined in by the rest of the party. I mean, the girl has the education of an eighth grader and she's been living on the streets and with the thieves' guild since she was 14. She's got little knowledge and a limited skillset, but she knows what she's doing within that skillset.
Also, Septima and I are both nobility, so bonus connection!
And what bio thing is Alexis referring to?
Thanks for that, Mira. I knew I was missing some details. After I finish her backstory notes, I'll add those in.
And what bio thing is Alexis referring to?
It's the 10 minute background thing that I have on Mira's profile.
I knew you'd find some way to take the mechanically best reason to protest, Mira. ^_^
>.> I don't know whaaat you're talking abouuuuut...
Okay, Sept's background has been added! I used the same template as the others, for simplicity's sake. (and laziness) I may tweak it later, just like with everything else. Especially her secrets, I don't like the way I worded them. Now off to fix the things Mira pointed out~
And since Septima hasn't left the social circle of nobility, I assume she'd only have heard of Amara's family.
And since Septima hasn't left the social circle of nobility, I assume she'd only have heard of Amara's family.
Yeah, I didn't figure we knew each other, but we both have pretty dresses and signet rings. ^_^
And since Septima hasn't left the social circle of nobility, I assume she'd only have heard of Amara's family.Yeah, I didn't figure we knew each other, but we both have pretty dresses and signet rings. ^_^
Mines got a bird screaming! :D
Mines got a bird screaming! :DAnd since Septima hasn't left the social circle of nobility, I assume she'd only have heard of Amara's family.Yeah, I didn't figure we knew each other, but we both have pretty dresses and signet rings. ^_^
After the superbowl? Makes sense. 8D
Also I should have Septima up and ready to go now as far as I can tell.
Woooooo! Things are looking good. Also i dont know how well Alexis would know any of you unless you are the Scholarly type who visit libraries to rent books, or by their more special stock. I mean you all probably heard of the library burning down and all so that might be all you know of her for all I know. :3 Though for the "Baroness" I am sure she could comb her brain about the local news of a noble child running away from home and connect the dots.
My favorite thing about Amara is that she ran away to the other side of town and said "nobody will find me here". Chances of her being familiar with Alexis are pretty slim. She's not really a reader.
Also I should have Septima up and ready to go now as far as I can tell.
Couple more things...
Your streets oracle adds Bluff, Knowledge (local), Perception, and Stealth to her list of class skills. From that, if you put any points into perception she'd have a 1+3+2wis=+6. Bluff also would be 1+1(feat)+3+5cha=+10, instead of +8. Sense Motive would be 1+3+2 wis=6 as well.
It might be a good idea for your skills to write out what bonuses you're getting from what, and then make the number after you've done that, like how for Mira I go Acrobatics +12 (1 rank+3 trained+5 dex+3 skill focus) or Stealth +11 (1 rank+3 trained+5 dex+2 racial). That way you're bound to see quickly if you've missed something.
Amara's runaway plan sounds like one of someone who was literally fourteen, only somehow it worked because nobody DID ever find her, or I guess they just didn't care enough to risk a pickaxeing.
Mira's unlikely to know Alexis as she's not much of a reader. She probably heard of the library burning down, though, because fires are important.
Septima would be somewhat familiar of the library, I imagine. She'd know about the burning and maybe bought a book or two from there.
And thanks again Mira. I'll fix it in a moment.
Hmm okay so then Alexis MAY remember to you septima. Though it may have been so brief she would need to jog her memory.
CHANGELOG VER 1.4
So I should have all the numbers right now. And I'm really, really glad that I've been combing through it so much because I found out that Septima's Forger's Kit is completely useless since it doesn't stack with Glib Barrister afaik (and they're both +2 so...)
Which means I need to come up with a new free 200 gp or less item. :P
Nah, they stack just fine.
Your trait gives you a +2 trait bonus to forgeries, and your kit gives you a +2 circumstance bonus to forgeries. Different type bonuses stack no problem.
edit: Also, you may want to put down your to hit bonuses next to the attacks, though they're easy enough to figure out right now. (-2 and +0 for the melee and ranged, respectively.)
Really? I must have read wrong. I'll add those in the morning, then. (Along with better armor so I don't f'ing die)
Not f'ing dying is also good!
I have dex for that, but I also have my luck so who even knows idk.
Alright, I've updated my info with the 10 Minute Background. I now know things about Amara that I didn't before. ^_^
Alright, I've updated my info with the 10 Minute Background. I now know things about Amara that I didn't before. ^_^
I love when that happens. That kind of happened with me, when I wrote it for Septima. :3
Okay so, I'm guessing scale mail is enough to keep her from dying horribly. Hopefully.
(Excuse me while I pray to RNJesus.)
Scale is standard kit for medium armor wearers. You should be fine. ^_^
Okay, I have decided that, regardless of what happens in the other recruitment, you guys are just too cool to pass up. If you'll have me, I'll look through your sheets and make a thread next time I have my PC.
I understand if you'd like to check your options, but give a hearty here here if you wanna go ahead and get to it!
Well you have got a here here from me, as I have no real reason to object! And as I have said before if you have any questions about my profile as you review it please do not hesitate to ask!
Aww, he thinks we're cool, guys! ^_^
I'm all for it, but it's really up to Mira and Amara's players now.
I asked you because I saw your stuff and figured you'd be a good fit, so I have absolutely no reason to decline. I'm down!
Let's incite a rebellion! ^_^
WE GONNA BURN THIS CITY TO THE GROUND!!
...constructively.
Like prescribed fires.
In a forest.
With dead trees and underbrush and stuff.
We're the good guys, I swear.
Alexis Withdraws notebook and begins writing.
"Note to self, Mira seems to have unhealthy relationship to fire....must hide the tinder twigs from her, and any flammable oils." End of note writing lol
...Is it okay if Mira stealths her way into Alexis's stuff, looks through her notes, and adds notes of her own to the notes?
As long as you beat her opposed Perception, she can't complain. ^_^
Just don't do it to Sept's forging papers. She needs those.
(J/k please doodle on her paperwork)
Don't you do it! I may not witness you do it but I'll know It was you!
Circumstantial evidence at best. Inadmissable. ^_^
It can't have been me. I was busy stealing this from Septima at the time!
--Wait crap let me try that again!
Screeches in Infernal
Well look at the time it's been real I have to go now bye!
".....you aren't wrong Amelia....time to test everyone's handwriting!....wait she already ran off....and the other one is screeching in infernal....whatever am I getting myself into?" Munches on trail rations.