I'm gonna toss this guy in there: Vincent
Still have a little bit of cash to purchase stuff with and am still looking at that and I might tweak something here or there but outside of that, this is the gist of him.
I have a question. Would you also be ok with a psychic caster? A Psychic to be exact?
Samuel Kerensky Human (Varissian) Wizard (Conjurer)
I can expand the background more but I don't know whats going on that far in the adventure path unless I get into the game! I kept it flexible and simple but if chosen will happily tweak and adjust it to suit the game.
Doing a bit of summoning and buffing. I am intentionally avoiding long range teleportation spells and scrying as the adventure paths in my experience don't handle it well and I don't want to add work for the GM. That said I'm not ignoring those things, making sure to be packing things like dimensional anchor, nondetection and mage's private sanctum to mitigate those things being a problem for the group. Unseen crew seemed too much fun to ignore! I think there is a skeleton crew somewhere but didn't spot it in my travels making the character.
Samuel is the bastard son of a noble born Chellish naval officer and a Varissian woman native to Korvossa. Already having a wife and family in Chelliax the officer quietly kept generous sums of money coming towards his mistress and their illegitimate son. He was also kind enough to pull some strings to have the boy tutored and given admittance into the prestigious Acadamae.
Samuel was an apt student and saw it as his way of getting what he deserved but was denied due to the circumstances of his birth. He considered several options but then things changed. His father and mother were killed at the behest of a political rival, the scandalous conditions of which left a few assasins coming after him from his own half brother back in Chelliax!
Samuel sold off his mothers belongings to fund his flight away from Korvosa but a plan began to form… a little revenge and balancing of the scales would be in order but he needed time to develop his abilities. A lawless land far from Chellish influence would be needed.
Ideas for linking in:
-One of the big bads of the campaign is the political rival responsible for his father’s death, or an ally of the person responsible. Or maybe they are members of his father’s family.
-Samuel could be seeking a potent repository of arcane knowledge or magic item to destroy his foes.
-Establishing a power base and making competent allies.
Human (Varissian) Wizard (Conjurer)
Str 10, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 20(16+2 Race+1 Level 4+1 Level 8), Wis 10, Cha 10
Str 10, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 20+2, Wis 10, Cha 10
Fort 13, Ref 11, Will 12
HP: 46+9d6=6+(9D6)+20/Con+10/Favoured Class+10/Toughness
Feats: Skill Focus (Use Magic Device), Skill Focus (Spellcraft), Acadamae Graduate, Toughness, Great Fortitude, Spell Focus Conjuration, Augment Summoning, Craft Wondrous Items, Scribe Scroll
Discovery: Alchemical Affinity
Summoner's Charm, Dimensional Step 300ft, Acid Dart 9/Day, Arcane Bond (Ring), Arcane School (Conjuration, Opposition Enchantment and Necromancy)
Alternate Racial: Focused Study
Traits: Touched by the Sea, Resilient
Adventuring SKills
Fly 16=10+3+3, Knowledge (Arcana 19=10+6+3, Dungeoneering 12=3+6+3, Local 19=10+6+3, Nature 14=5+6+3, Planes 19=10+6+3, Religion 2+6+3), Spellcraft 25=10+6+3+6, Swim 14=10+0+3+1, Use Magic Device 19=10+0+3+6, Perception 10=X+0
Background Skills
Appraise 10=1+6+3, Craft: Alchemcy 10=1+6+3, Knowledge (Engineering 11=2+6+3, Geography 11=2+6+3, History 11=2+6+3, Nobility 10=1+6+3), Linguistics 19=10+6+3, Profession (Sailor) 5=2+0+3
Languages: Common (Taldane), Varissian, Varissian Sign Language, Cyclops, Polyglot, Infernal, Shoanti, Aquan, Ignan, Terran, Auran, Celestial, Azlanti, Thassillonian, Abyssal, Giant, Draconic
Cloak of Resistance +5 25,000gp
Ring of Sustenance 2,500gp
Staff of Minor Arcana 8000gp
Lesser Extend Metamagic Rod 3000gp
Lesser Selective Metamagic Rod 3000gp
Headband of Intellect +2 (Perception) 4000gp
Wand of Cure Light Wounds 750gp
Wand of Lesser Restoration 4500gp
Spring Loaded Scroll Case 5gp
Extra Spells 3,045gp
Mwk Cold Iron Dagger 304gp
Handy Haversack 2000gp
Gold 5,891gp
1st
Mage Armour, Mount, Magic Missile, Floating Disc, Secluded Grimmoire, Feather Fall, Longarm, Clarion Call, Summon Monster I, Heightened Awareness, Touch of Gracelessness
2nd
Book Ward, Resist Energy, Protection from Arrows, Web, Summon Monster II, Scorching Ray, Communal Darkvision
3rd
Dispell Magic, Protection from Energy, Haste, Fireball, Summon Monster III, Fly, Nondetection, Communal Resist Energy
4th
Dimensional Anchor, Acid Pit, Telekinetic Charge, Ride the Waves, Summon Monster IV, Dimension Door
5th
Summon Monster V, Mage’s Private Sanctum, Unseen Crew, Cone of Cold, Passwall, Overland Flight
6th
Greater Dispell Magic, Summon Monster VI
1st
[Mage Armour], Secluded Grimmoire, Heightened Awareness x2, Feather Fall, Magic Missile, Burning Hands
2nd
[Summon Monster II], Book Ward, Protection from Arrows, Web, Resist Energy x2, Communal Darkvision
3rd
[Summon Monster III], Nondetection, Dispell Magic, Haste, Fireball
4th
[Summon Monster IV], Ride the Waves, Dimensional Anchor, Telekinetic Charge, Summon Monster IV
5th
[Summon Monster V], Mage’s Private Sanctum, Overland Flight, Unseen Crew
Ok. Changed the traits up to not duplicate the peg leg. Also altered the equipment to account for what I haven't crafted yet but hope to.
Any specific background you'd like to see us write so you can get a writing or roleplay sample and we're not jumping into the typical starting point of S&S?
Still tweaking a few things, but hope to finish up my character tonight.
Likewise, I am gussying up my on submission with my inactive avatar (one of many) for Gôlgast.
Should be done before too long...
@Cuan. A Psychic would be ok, as long as the Knowledge Arcana & Spellcraft skills are kept high.
@Whisken. You've already covered it in your background. All I really need is:
1. Where are you from and why are you in the Shackles now?
2. Are you a pirate or something else.
3. Any color you want to give your character without giving me a grim, angsty novella. :)
@ GM_DBH: it are I, Xunal!
Okay, I done it. Numbers and backstory both.
It was a tough assignment!
The backstory is probably a bit longish. But I wanted to tie together why he's a pirate and some of the game mechanics bits as well.
The spoiler below is a bit long-winded.
It's a summary of why I chose the stuff I did for my character.
Just so you can have a look at what I might have to alter.
Let me know if there's anything I should change, alter, or not use.
Thanks in advance!
I used some material from the [u]Bastards of Golarian[/u] player companion. Namely:
• Frostkin half-orc heritage
• Unflinching Valour; the racial trait for Frostkin that replaces Intimidating
I've tried building Gôlgast as dexterity based for combat.
I took his first two levels as a Corsair fighter archetype from [u]Pirates of
the Inner Sea[/u]. It's thematic and gives him better BAB and a much better
fortitude save than a level 10 magus would normally have. The deck fighting
ability of that archetype is also pretty cool; getting cleave without its AC
penalty.
Magus is the favoured class for Gôlgast, of course. And each level of Magus, I
took the Favoured class bonus of +¼ Arcane Pool. Which gives him 9 uses per day
of that limited resource, instead of 7.
Eight levels of magus also gives Gôlgast two important abilities:
• Ability to use spellstrike at any time, not just while in Mystic Focus
• Use of an 8d6 breath weapon once per day.
I also made his Craft (carpentry) in the double digits. That way he will be a
valuable asset to a ship's crew for repair work. And gave him a decent Use Magic
Device skill, mostly for being able to use cure spell wands easily.
For his gear, I was focusing on lightweight.
As for the weapons Gôlgast has:
• +1 composite longbow (Trebus); for decent ranged firepower
• +1 keen cutlass (Halespet); good crit range is a boon for Spellstrike!
• +1 corrosive boarding axe (Pongel); extra damage because of the low crit chance
• +1 spell storing brass knuckles (Jek); with Shocking Grasp, small weapon that can make for a nasty surprise!
• Because of Gôlgast's eldritch pool ability, these can all be beefed up as needed
• Gôlgast's arcane abilities should provide most of his devastating combat 'oomph'
• I also named the weapons just because I could (for fun)
I'll be closing this in 24 hours and it looks like we've get nearly all the applicants we're going to get.
So this is who we have so far.
Vrog Skyreaver - Madeline 'Maddy' Heberne - Human Sorcerer 10 Bloodline (Orc).
Mark Thomas 66 - Anduriel Silverthorn - Half-elf Magus (Spell Dancer) 10.
Joy - Arielle Windsong - Sylph Wizard 10.
Helikon - Lucian of Arc royal - Tiefling Arcanist (Brown fur transmuter) 10.
Javell DeLeon - Vincent Drago - Human Sorcerer 5 (Dragon Bloodline)/Dragon disciple 5.
Kevin O'Rourke 440 - Samuel Kerensky - Human Wizard (Conjurer) 10.
Caster4life - Whisken - Ratfolk Wizard (Conjurer. Teleportation Subschool) 10.
Xunal - Golgast - Half-orc Fighter (Corsair)2/Magus (Eldritch Scion, White Dragon bloodline) 8.
Critzible, Grumbaki, Rorek55 & Jereru - Finishing their applicants.
Anyone or anything I've missed let me know. Some very good applications here. It will be hard to select just one.
@GM DBH at least you've got some back ups for the chosen back up if it comes to it!
Swapped out haste for major image since Jane and Marnir like to cover haste and illusions are soooo flexible and cool.
Also changed the background a bit since I don't have a peg leg anymore. Don't want to step on Kung's lack of toes. XD Added a little description at the end of the background too, in case you're curious. Nothing essential that really changes the submission.
We're all eager to hear the result! Lots of cool submissions indeed.
I'm currently working on my elderly trickster/diviner Wizard.
In terms of personality, she's old, grumpy, and actually almost creepy. She states that she had spent an age away from those she could call friends, and wishes to feel the breeze upon her old crone face. She is frigid but fiercely protective of that which she claims is hers, including of those who show her kindness ("My friends will not die by your hand as long as I live").
Her backstory can be summarized as being raised as a sea-witch, before fleeing and traveling as a witch on various ships for the last hundred years. Recently, she had been left on the Isle of the cyclopes, where her crewmates were captured and eaten alive. The only reason she was kept alive for the last 20 years is because she was a skilled Diviner, and was kept alive to help young cyclops see fate.
In appearance, she looks closer to a hag or a Witch than a Wizard. Clothing bog green, a hunchback, with fingers that look as long as your arm. Her skin is ragged, looking almost like it's melting as you see her.
In terms of mechanics, she's designed to be flexible and versatile- She's basically an arcane toolbox who can prep most of her stuff in 15 minutes time (Faster if necessary). With more divinations in her spellbook than a Seer, her Spontaneous Casting allows her substantial enough Battlefield Control.
With her Samsaran Magic, she took a hopefully equal number of mechanically useful spells (Arcane Concordance, Coordinated Efforts, Bard's Escape), and a few fluffy hopefully fluffy spells (Gallant Inspiration described as a curt comment, Freedom of Movement, and Damnation of Memory).
In terms of utility, along with her Shadow Conjuration/Evocation/Silent Image, she can pass personal ranged buffs through two teamwork feats, which she shares via Bonded Mind/Share Spells. She then shares the feats via the Ring of Tactical Precision, or the Coordinated Efforts feat.
Made a slight school shift from Evocation to Admixture and shuffling around some spells and feats. I may change a few again if any are duplicated by party members.
You’ve got enough high quality characters here. I’ll bow out
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Elven Wizard (evocation)
Alternate Racial Traits: Arcane Focus,
Traits: Magical Lineage (Magic Missile), Elven Reflexes
Low light vision,
Str: 08
Dex: 18
Con: 14
Int: 24
Wis: 12
Cha: 10
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Defense:
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HP: 86 [56+30]
AC: 16[17] FF: 14[15] T:12 (10+4dex+[1]buckler)
Saves:
Fort: +7 [3base+2fort+2]
Ref: +10 [3base+4dex+2]
Will: +10 [7base+1wis+2]
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Offense:
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Movement: 30ft
Bab: +5
Feats:
1- Scribe Scroll, Spell focus (evocation)
3- Dazing spell
5- Spell Penetration, AD(fast study)
7- Empower Spell
9- Extend Spell
10- Spell Specialization (fireball)
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Skill: 2+Int/level 9/level SP: 90
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Acrobatics: 2
Appraise: 7
Fly: 7
Diplomacy: 5
Bluff: 10
Know. Arcana: 10
Know. Planes: 10
Know. Nature: 5
Know. Local: 5
Know. Engineering: 5
Know. Religion: 5
Spellcraft: 10
Stealth: 5
Swim: 2
Climb: 2
Linguistics: 3
Perform(string): 5
Background Skills: BSP: 20
Know. Nobility: 5
Profession (sailor): 5
Know. Geography: 5
Sleight of Hand: 5
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Spells: 1st: 6+1/day, 2nd: 6+1/day 3rd: 6+1/day 4th: 5+1/day 5th: 3+1/day
Opposition schools: Abjuration, Necromancy
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0th:
1st: Magic Missile(dazing)-4, Mage armor-1, Air Bubble-1, Enlarge person-1
2nd: Burning Arc-1, Aboleths Lung-1 Infernal Healing (extend)-1, See Invisibility-1 Magic Missile (Empowered, dazing) Openx2
3rd: Haste-1, Fireball-3, Force punch-1, Aqueous orb-1, open
4th: Black Tentacles-1, Fireball(empowered)-1, Fireball(dazing)-1 Dimension Door-1, Greater Invisibility-1, open-1
5th: Overland flight-1, Teleport-1, Firesnake-1, open
Spells Known:
1st: Magic Missile, Enlarge Person, Magic Weapon, Alter Winds, Vanish, Color spray, Silent Image, snowball, Charm person, Mindlink, Unseen servant, Infernal Healing, Air bubble, Expeditious Construction, Mage Armor, comprehend languages, Detect charm, Detect Secret doors, Identify, Clarion Call, Ant haul, Disguise self, crafters fortune, touch of the sea, Protection from energy
2nd: Darkvision, Bears Endurance, Fox’s cunning, Minor Image, Mirror Image, See Invisibility, Track Ship, Reloading Hand, Locate Object, Hideous Laughter, Seducers eyes, Aboleths lung, Eagles Splendor, Steal Breathe, Burning Arc, Glitter dust, Rope trick
3rd: Haste, Fly, Fireball, Force Punch, Arcane Sight, Aqueous Orb, Gloom Bolt, Rage, Seek Thoughts, Lightning Bolt, Major Image, Anthropomorphic Animal, Greater Magic Weapon, Water Breathing,
4th: Black Tentacles, Dimension Door, Scrying, Hallucinatory Terrain, Greater Invisibility, Greater Aggressive Thundercloud, Summon Monster IV, Acid Pit, Phantom Chariot, Ice storm,
5th: Overland Flight, Teleport, Acidic spray, lesser planar binding, Summon Monster V, Unseen Crew, Major Creation, Secret Chest, Dominate Person, Fire snake, Polymorph, Feebleminded,
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Equipment: 62k
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Magical Items: Headband of Vast Intelligence +4 (16k), Belt of Dexterity +2 (4k), cloak of resistance +2 (4k), Lesser Metamagic Rod of Empower (4.5k), metamagic rod of Focus (11k), lesser Silent Metamagic rod (3k), pearl of power I (1k), Mithral Buckler, lesser bag of holding, Blessed Book(12k)
Spells purchased:
1st: 10
2nd: 12
3rd: 6
4th: 6
5th: 8
Background:
Alaros is from a background of elven nobility and magic. He studied for decades at the renowned Arcanamirium in Absalom. Where he garnered a reputation as a rebel and troublemaker. Likely due to his ability to become bored exceptionally quickly. Despite this he was renowned for his adept use of evocation magic, and, his more than flashy performances when using it. Eventually, deeming it no longer worth his time, and due to family and personal reasons he left the Arcanamirium.
2. While he wouldn’t call himself a pirate, he has no qualms about traveling with pirates if it would meet his end. He rather admires the pirate life, mostly. If only in regard that they do what they want, when they want to. They aren’t held back by morals when it comes to the nitty gritty, and they know how to have fun. Alaros is seeking an artefact of legend that once belonged to his family. He has nothing but stories to go on, so is unsure whether it is truly real or not, but it’s a good reason for him to travel without hindrance from his family. He figured that a good place to check around would be here, since his searches in other, more lawful cities had proved fruitless.
3. (check personality traits)
Personality Traits:
1- Eccentric, He bores easily unless the subject at hand involves some type of magic. Or certain types of physical exertion Particularly dangerous magic.
2- He detests stuffy noble practices. He sees it as simply a waste of time and an attempt to make themselves feel superior to others. Which he doesn’t need to -feel- because he already just IS superior to most. He does however, enjoy clothes with flair and often wears fancy outfits or robes
3- mid length white/platinum hair, piercing green eyes. And stands at 6’ 4”, while not muscled, he is decently toned and in shape. His features are sharp, even for an elf.
4- He acquired a taste for the violin and plays it rather well.
5- He enjoys the wind on his face. Another of his peculiar traits as he always studied outside, rather than inside during his time at the Arcanamirium.
6- Has been known to trick and lie to seek his own gain.
7- Goes out of his way to make his magic more elaborate and flashy than is necessary to show off.
8- Considers himself superior to anyone he meets, even other elves. Though there are a few exceptions, and those he spends time around come to realize he truly doesn’t mean insult, its just how he is.
9- Doesn’t like to plan a lot. Who needs to plan when you can just blow your problem up?
10- Has a scar on his left cheek from a magical mishap when he was younger. It nearly killed a friend of his, and he doesn’t like to talk about it.
11- Is willingly to accept almost anyone as an “apprentice” however, he isn’t a very good teacher.
12- A lot of his bravado is to cover a fear growing within him. He Seeks to be renowned, to be remembered. For he fears dying and fading away to obscurity, he fears that it may truly be for naught. But refuses this fear.
Okay, this should include everything save some scrolls I haven't purchased atm.
I think Farooq is finished. If there's any detail to be polished, I can adjust it on the fly.
This is me calling time thanks everyone.
A great collection of characters to have to select just one from.
Vrog Skyreaver - Madeline 'Maddy' Heberne - Human Sorcerer 10 Bloodline (Orc).
Mark Thomas 66 - Anduriel Silverthorn - Half-elf Magus (Spell Dancer) 10.
Joy - Arielle Windsong - Sylph Wizard 10.
Helikon - Lucian of Arc royal - Tiefling Arcanist (Brown fur transmuter) 10.
Javell DeLeon - Vincent Drago - Human Sorcerer 5 (Dragon Bloodline)/Dragon disciple 5.
Kevin O'Rourke 440 - Samuel Kerensky - Human Wizard (Conjurer) 10.
Caster4life - Whisken de la Monega - Ratfolk Wizard (Conjurer. Teleportation Subschool) 10.
Xunal - Golgast - Half-orc Fighter (Corsair)2/Magus (Eldritch Scion, White Dragon bloodline) 8.
rorek55 - Alaros Vattz - Elf Wizard (Evocation) 10.
Jereru - Farooq - Half-elf Magus 10.
It will be a few hours for consideration and consultation with the party on who gets in.
And after some rather agonizing deliberation I've finally selected Vrog Skyreaver's Madeline 'Maddy' Heberne for the party spot.
It wasn't easy making this choice, in fact there were so many good characters put forward I'm reluctant to lose the players who spent their time and ingenuity making them.
I'm running a number of games now, but could squeeze in another. I can't run anything from Strange Aeons on, but can do most of the previous AP's.
If you still wish to play in a game of mine put forward two AP's you'd like to play and we'll see what we get? We'll do a closed recruitment for a party of six or seven caharacters.
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oh many, I have to chose just *two* APs?
I'm not sure if you have access to Way of the Wicked, but I've always wanted to play that AP. SO, if possible I'd vote for that one first, if its not, I'll leave my two Paizo created selections below.
of which,
Giant-slayer is the first, as I haven't had the pleasure to play it either,
and the second would be... Carrion Crown, Love some gothic horror.
I greatly thank you for the possible opportunity as well. And for offering to take on yet more work for us all.
No I don't have Way of the wicked, but can run Giant-slayer and Carrion crown.
I've played Giant-slayer but never Carrion crown. I'm curious about the first. As a player I found it a railroad at times. But since running PBP games have noted that some games that play well live don't translate well to PBP and vice-versa. It would be a good one for a larger party.
Thanks for the consideration! I agree that it's very generous of you to offer to run more stuff for us. I'd be really interested in Skulls & Shackles (though you probably don't want to run another one) or Kingmaker (I'd be happy to help manage the book-keeping for this). That said, Rorek's options sound great too.
I should have mentioned I'm running Iron gods & Kingmaker at the moment, along with Skull and shackles. I'm not interested in another Kingmaker game, but if enough of you wish I can start another S&S or IG.
Totally understandable. :) Then my first choices would probably be S&S or Carrion Crown but I'm not too picky.
Carrion Crown or Serpents Skull as I know where they start but no idea of the plot further on... but I am interested in most adventure paths!
Have fun !
I am a classic. RotR is my pending subject - started many times but never finished. Aparte from that, anything would work, I guess.
I know you had a ton of great applications and such so I held off but I would really like to get in on one of the games you start and would not care which one although I have run serpents skull and skull and shackles for my home table group
Congrats to Madeline!
I wouldn't mind in playing one of the others; although I'm currently playing in a live campaign in S&S...
So far:
Carrion crown - 3
Giant -slayer - 1
Serpents Skull - 1
Skull & Shackles 1
Rise of the Rune lords - 1
Looks like it's time to dig out the AP and look through it.
I can put together a character for Carrion Crown fairly quickly.
Would that be starting at level 1?
Would that be starting at level 1?
That is what I fear the most, as most games start at level 1 and take a long time to reach level 4 or 5, then they slow down or die. GM_DBH, though, seems to accomplish an excellent time/play ratio (from what I've spied), so I'm quite willing to try his GM Fu :P
Thanks for that Jereru, that said I hate 1st level. :)
Anyway people, the thread is now up. Carrion crown closed recruitment
So get on over and start making great characters.
One thing, while I do say decide among yourselves what class you'll be, don't worry to much about having to be a particular role for the game. Make what you think will work best for you.