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From variant rules we will be using a modified version of Deep Backgrounds, and we will be using Ancestry Paragon.
With Deep Backgrounds, you will roll on each table in order. After rolling, you may take any one roll you don’t like and choose any other result from that table. In general, the deep Backgrounds are designed to give you a choice between three boosts, three lores, and three skill feats. Sometimes a general skill is substituted for a skill feat.
With this campaign's modification to Deep Backgrounds, you may choose 2 boosts (as is the general rule, you cannot choose to boost the same stat twice during background generation), two lores, and two feats available to your Deep Background. If you choose skill feats, you become trained in the two skills related to these feats, or expert if they are both for the same skill. If you choose a general feat, you do not become trained in any skill for that choice, unless the background roll indicates otherwise. Finally, add in one free boost to any attribute not chosen as the two boosts above.
Sample Deep Background Generation:
Pick Ancestry: Let’s say dwarf
No siblings
Underground
Had your first kill
The Confidant
Magician
Rival Trackers
With these rolls, our dwarf has a choice between Strength, Con, and Intelligence to boost; Engineering, Labor, and Mining Lore; and Subtle Theft (Trickery), Experienced Tracker (Survival) and a common weapon worth up to 15go and training in Athletics. The player decides that the Magician doesn't really fit as an Inspirational Relationship, and chooses Timely Cure instead, replacing Subtle Theft (Trickery) with Alchemical Crafting (Craft).
The player chooses STR and INT as his background Boosts, with DEX for his free boost, Engineering and Mining Lore, Alchemical Crafting (Craft), and the free weapon and training in Athletics.
PCs will start with a Background Relic. This relic will have two Aspects randomly determined by rolling twice on the following table. In the case of a repeated Aspect, roll again until you get a second Aspect.
The player will determine the form the relic takes and its first Gift. Additional Gifts will be determined through play and reflect the campaign and character as determined by the GM. The Relic was a gift from the Influential Associate in the Deep Background.
D12….Aspect
01….. AIR
02….. BEAST
03….. CELESTIAL
04….. DEATH
05….. EARTH
06….. FIEND
07….. FIRE
08….. LIFE
09….. MIND
10….. PLANT
11….. SHADOW
12….. WATER
Submissions should include all rolls above, the PC’s Ancestry and Class, and a backstory that ties all the elements together and explains how you’ve come into the employ of the King and Queen of Yggsdreth. Actual build beyond this can be fluid until shortly after the PCs are chosen.
For the Inspiring and Challenging Relationships, we will be going in order of posting to this thread, sort of. The first-posting chosen PC will have the last-posting Chosen PC as their Inspirational Relationship and the second-posting Chosen PC as their Challenging Relationship, and the rest will go one up and one down.
Explaining example:
Bob submits Gregor first
Joan submits Ezerec second
Susan submits Raquel third
Derek submits Anya fourth
Tiffany submits Fredrich fifth
Jakob submits Yvette sixth
Stan submits Drakos seventh
Ezere, Anya, Fredrich, and Yvette are chosen.
Ezere has Yvette as Inspirational and Anya as Challenging Relationships
Anya has Ezere as Inspirational and Frederich as Challenging Relationships
Frederich has Anya as Inspirational and Yvette as Challenging Relationships
Yvette has Frederich as Inspirational and Ezere as Challenging Relationships
We will have a period of time dedicated for a “Session Zero” style shaking out of all the details of character Relationships and finalizing crunch.
I expect players to post with a relevant post daily on weekdays and once over the weekend. For the most part, play will be Theater of the Mind, although there will be some hexploration and potential dungeon crawl style events that may necessitate maps. There will be a dedicated site for these, although I am still working out the options.
I will post the most relevant stats for encountered monsters and spoiler-based recall knowledge results, including results for critical failures. If you roll a critical failure on recall knowledge, I expect you to act on the misinformation until it is proven otherwise (I promise not to make up ridiculously illogical false knowledge.)
I want the players to describe their attacks and the results thereof, so I will be posting things like AC, Saves, and HP. If you use a spell against a creature with a saving throw, for example, roll the creature’s save and describe the effects the spell has on it. If you attack a creature and take out most of its hit points, describe the viciousness of the wound inflicted. I will describe the creatures’ reactions and actions, as well as rolling any saving throws they may cause you to make, unless an effect requires or allows a save on your turn, in which case you will roll it.
The design here is to speed up combat posts, as they can be the slowest part of play by post. With the three action economy, most creatures' actions should be self-contained.
Initiative will be divided between groups of PCs and Creatures. For example, say there are four wolves, and initiative ran something like:
Red Wolf 17
Blue Wolf 16
Grey Wolf 24
Yellow Wolf 6
Ezere 15
Anya 18
Frederich 12
Yvette 22
Initiative order would be
Grey Wolf
Anya and Yvette
Red and Blue Wolf
Ezere and Frederich
Yellow Wolf
Once grey wolf goes, Anya and Yvette go in order of first post first acting, then red and blue, then Ezere and Frederich (whoever posts first goes first), and finally yellow.
Once again, the goal is to speed up play.
On Reactions
Due to the nature of play-by-post, reactions can be a little tricky. Fortunately, they can also be resolved-sometimes retroactively (in the case of preventing damage), sometimes after the fact. If something triggers a reaction, you have until your next turn to post that reaction. If it is simple to do so, we will backtrack and adjust. If too many other actions take place after the reaction would have been enacted, we will use a delayed reaction rule, which will still allow the reaction, but it will have been done after all the intervening actions.
For example, after Anya (a Paladin Champion with Retributive Strike) has her turn, red wolf attacks Ezere. Ezere and Frederich post their turns, and then yellow and grey go. Derek hadn’t checked the boards, but now his turn has come up, he posts “I should have been able to Retributive Strike red This would have prevented X Damage on Ezere and here’s my attack….. “(resulting in striking red down). Ezere and Frederich both attacked red during their turns, and math math math maybe if Anya had done her strike Frederich could have spent his last action on something else…… nope. Damage is prevented on Anya and the red wolf takes the strike damage now, taking it down now, and play can continue. If Derek had posted between Ezere and Frederich, the damage to red could have been resolved then.
Interesting.
I've never used this ruleset. Consider me interested.
I have not had the chance to dive too far into 2E yet, but this sounds like an intriguing direction for a storyline. Might as well give the dice a try.
Race: Halfing
2 Family Members (int boost, wis boost)
Front Lines (heraldy lore, scouting lore, warfare lore)
Witnessed War (battlefield medicine)
The Wanderer (dex boost)
Timely Cure (alchemical crafting)
Accusation of Theft (pickpocket)
Interesting combination. So a halfling lad that grew up in a war torn environment, likely serving as an apprentice to a medic/healer. Time to get some sleep and let the idea coalesce.
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Ancestry: Dwarf
2 family members (Intelligence or Wisdom)
Metropolis (Architecture, Gladiatorial, Guild, Legal, Theater Lore)
Kidnapped (Quick Squeeze)
The Liege Lord (Charisma Boost)
Patron of the Arts (Virtuosic Performer)*
Matter of Might (Hefty Hauler)
Fiend
Shadow
Pretty happy with this, but I'm going to change my Inspiring Relationship to Desperate Intimidate (Group Coercion) to match my backstory better.
Kazmukh Torson was born in New Stetven, the son of one of the most prominent architects in the city. Though his father died when he was young, his mother served as a capable role model for he and his sister, and he planned to follow her footsteps into stonecutting and building design.
Unfortunately, as an adolescent he and a small group of friends were snatched out of a local tavern by a band of traffickers. They traveled across Brevoy and sold the dwarf and his friends to one of the bandit bands that infest the Stolen Lands. Kazmukh remained their prisoner until he was liberated by King Freidold, who took the dwarf on as an assistant and guard.
Upon taking his post as a guard, the king gifted him with a hammer, forged of black iron, that he had found in the shadows of an abandoned dwarven tower.
Count me interested. I'll run through the background rolls tonight after I get off work.
Ancestry: Elf
; Two family members (intelligence or wisdom)
; Another ancestry's settlement (let's go gnome) (Gnome Lore, Adopted Ancestry Feat)
; Frontier (Farming, Fishing, Hunting, Scouting and Kobold Lore)
; Attained a Magical Gift (Arcane Sense)
; The Hunter (Dexterity)
; Magician (Subtle Theft)
; Spy (Read Lips)
; Beast
; Reroll
; Water
I think that I'll be able to put together probably a monk with a druid dedication with that background. I'll try to get everything put together by tomorrow evening for a full submission.
Let's see
Ancestry Half Orc
(using small as he is half orc)
So Two family members (Int or Wisdom)
Frontier You grew up at the edge of a settled region. This might have been isolated hills if you are a dwarf, a ranch or farm if you are a human, or another similar frontier. Add Farming Lore, Fishing Lore, Hunting Lore, Scouting Lore, and Lore pertaining to a type of creature that threatened your homeland regularly (such as Giant Lore) to your background options.
Meet a Fantastic Creature (Add Recognize Spell Feat to background options)
The Dead One One of your greatest influences was a sapient undead creature, such as a ghost, lich, graveknight, or vampire. Add a Constitution ability boost to your background options.
Homelessness At a time when you were both living on the streets, you taught this character valuable pointers to survive. Add the Streetwise skill feat to your background options. (Someone is welcome, I guess ;) )
Accidental Fall This character once inadvertently shoved you off a ledge or balcony. You’re mostly certain it was a mistake, but the fall was terrifying, and you’ve resolved to never be caught unaware like that again. Add the Cat Fall skill feat to your background options.
Death
celestial
You know, it may sound crazy, but I think I might go with a Half Orc Wizard with a Necromancer specialty, not because he was evil, but using that 'Dead one' as an excuse for tutoring. My time for edits is almost up so I'll try to get a more detailed idea soon.
The background system is intriguing, I'd like to see what it turns up for me:
Ancestry: Human
No family. STR and CON boosts.
Cosmopolitan City. Art Lore, Guild Lore, Legal Lore, and Underworld Lore
Claimed an inheritance.
The Crafter. Add an Intelligence ability boost to your background options.
Kindly Witch. Add the Natural Medicine skill feat to your background options.
Slander. Add the Charming Liar skill feat to your background options.
Food for thought. Will come back to it tonight.
AIR
FIRE
I want in on this! Lets see what I get!
Ancestry: Human
5 family members Cha and Dex
Coastal Community: You grew up along a wide river, in a wetland, beside an ocean, or on an island. Add Fishing Lore, Sailing Lore, and Lore of a specific type of sea creature (such as Shark Lore) to your background options.
Betrayed: A friend or family member whom you trusted more than anyone else betrayed you. Add the skill feat to your background options.
The Mystic: You were especially close to a holy person in your community who fundamentally changed your life, opening your eyes to the incredible powers that exist beyond the natural world. Regardless of whether you now follow a faith, certain religious artifacts, rituals, and texts played a large part in making you the person you are. Add a Wisdom ability boost to your background options.
Magician: This character supported your brief dalliance with stage magic, which you took up as a precursor to learning actual magic or simply to keep your fingers nimble. Add the Subtle Theft skill feat to your background options.
Seeking Accolades: You never seemed to capture the attention of the crowds at the tavern as easily as this character did, so you worked hard to practice your showmanship. Add the Impressive Performance skill feat to your background options.
Beast
Earth
Ancestry: Human
Dexterity and Wisdom Boosts plus Intelligence for Free Boost
Herbalism and Alcohol Lores
Natural Medicine (Nature) and Quick Identification (Arcana)
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Okay! So I'm thinking a Champion but the character could change a great deal depending upon the deity. I've narrowed it down to a handful and would really like your input! Or well anyone input but of course the GM's input most of all.
I'm partial to Cernunnos, not the least of why is the honorific "Stag Lord". Portfolio is also fitting.
Other top pick is Arqueros.
Start with Human
2 siblings (int and wis boost options)
Underground (mining town; Engineering Lore, Labor Lore, and Mining Lore added to options)
Attained a magical gift (add Arcane Sense to options)
The Seer (add wis boost option)
Religious Students (add Student of the Canon to options)
Slander (add Charming Liar to options)
Fiend, Mind
Not sure on class at the moment.
Here's my submission for Brennadara, Elven Monk.
Ancestry: Elf (Ancient Elf)
Family Size:: Two family members (intelligence or wisdom)
Major Childhood Event:
Influential Associate: The Hunter (Dexterity)
Inspiring Relationship: Magician (Subtle Theft)
Challenging Relationship: Spy (Read Lips)
Relic Aspects: Beast and Water
Boosts, Lore and Feats Chosen: Boosts in Wis and Dex, free boost to Con; Gnome and Scouting Lore; Adopted Ancestry (Gnome), Survey Wildlife (Survival).
Brennadara doesn’t know exactly how she ended up lost and alone in the woods when she was 34; it might have been a mischievous fey who lured her away from her gnomish companions, or it might just have been bad luck. Whatever the cause she spent two weeks alone, cold and terrified before she was found by Lormnajet, a hunter from Tangleford who took her back to her home, a more cautious if no less curious girl. It was the beginning of a friendship that lasted for decades as Brennadara convinced Lormnajet to teach her the woods so that she would never be lost in them again.
Around forty years ago, when her parents decided that they had experienced what they needed to in the Stolen Lands and were ready to move on, Brennadara chose to stay behind as she still felt she had more to learn from the land and from Lormnajet. With her parents gone, Brennadara found the lack of their steady, calming presence made the rest of Tangleford’s chaos too much for her to deal with on a daily basis. She moved out of the village to an isolated cottage she and Lormnajet constructed for her nearby. From there she was able to make regular visits to her friends in the village without them overwhelming her. She continued to learn from the land on her own and from Lormnajet until he eventually became too old to venture out on a regular basis.
Once her mentor had effectively retired, he gifted Brennadara with a relic that had been precious to him, apparently confident that it had chosen her to continue his work. She set out from her cottage on her own to see what was happening to the Stolen Lands. She watched from the fringes as Kessa Surtova ascended to the position of Baroness, establishing Stagfall amid the surrounding chaos, before marrying her fortunes to that of Friedold when he claimed the title of Linnorm King when he presented her the Craig Linnorm’s head. Brennadara has made her way cautiously into Stagfall, leery of so many pressing around her, but ever curious. She sees a new kingdom with decisions to make, and one that perhaps she can help guide in a way that will preserve the wild of Stolen Lands she has come to love as her home. She feels that this is the start of a tale that she needs to be part of.
Please do let me know if any of that looks off or if there are any questions! Depending on the party composition I could swing over to rogue dedication instead of druid if that's a better fit (we don't seem to be short on druid leaning characters thus far,) but theme-wise it would still look about the same.
I'm looking at making a Leshy (I love them, my avatar might have given that away). Mechanically he'll be a Fungus Leshy but I'll actually make him a Lichen Leshy if allowed (so a Fungus Leshy that does need some sunlight basically)
I'm rather torn on how to treat family size for Leshies as they are created, not born. Do I use the family size of my creator?
I suspect 3, assuming I use my creator (Elf)
Other, in this case the Elf that's my creator
Simple village, perfect
First kill
Crafter, I guess my creator just became a very talented carpenter and woodworker
Comrade-In-Arms, works well with the First Kill but both feel weird for a Leshy
Accusation of Theft, seems I assumed someone tried to steal a gift I got from my creator
Water
Earth
So a muddy Relic, fits with a Leshy I'd say. Could this be the gift I got from my creator?
I haven't played 2E yet, but this sounds like an interesting approach. Going to roll the dice here and see if a nice concept for submission comes to mind.
Ancestry: Human
Family Size - 4 (Add a Charisma ability boost and a Dexterity ability boost to your options.)
Homeland - Itinerant (Add Circus Lore, Fortune-Telling Lore, Games Lore, Labor Lore, and Underworld Lore to your background options.)
Major Childhood Event - Trained by a Mentor (Add the Experienced Professional skill feat to your background options.)
Influential Associate - The Champion (Add a Strength ability boost to your background options.)
Inspiring Relationship - Timely Cure (Add the Alchemical Crafting skill feat to your background options.)
Challenging Relationship - Privileged Position (Add the Quick Identification skill feat to your background options.)
Relic
- Beast
- Death
Okay I think I have my backstory starting to come together. Instead of rerolling one of my background rolls, could I reroll the Fiend on my relic roll? It's the one piece I can't get to fit into my story: basically he's going to be a cleric of Nethys (with likely mc into either Runescarred or Wizard) who found something in the hidden vaults that was calling to him (the influential person in his background pushed him to go get it).
It turned out to be a ring with a holy symbol of Nethys set in the face.
Assuming that it's allowed, here's my reroll:
Death
@Reckless: So I've been formulating the story and I have a few questions that I'd like to ask before setting it in stone. Has this area been established long enough to have a human be a local? Has their area gone through a famine or time of vastly decreased food that would cause trouble?
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Humans have been settling in the Stolen Lands for a long time. Mostly little villages and the like, with a few fiefdoms or other attempts at ruling the lands coming and going. Most recently, this particular area was terrorized by a would-be bandit king who called himself the Stag Lord.
Kessa Surtova, with the backing of the Swordlords of Brevoy and the Surtova royal family, cleared out most of the bandits and defeated the Stag Lord. She was declared the Baroness of the newly founded Barony of Yggsdreth about three years ago. The barony had struggled, with weather, fey, bandits, and other troubles plaguing it as it moved to expand holdings.
Yggrdreth only recently declared itself a Kingdom, in large part due to the wedding of Kessa and Freidold and Freidold's proclamation of Kingship based on the rites of the Linnorm Kings.
The Stolen Lands are pretty far from the Linnorm Kingdoms, but the Surtova family has thrown their political weight behind the union and rare is the person who will argue with a man who single-handedly slew a linnorm and uses its skull as wall decoration in the throne room.
So, there are a few independent villages in the surrounding areas that could definitely have the qualities of suffering you have in your background.
Thank you for such a detailed answer! That help a lot!
So, this place only being 3 years old it isn't likely the character is from Yggsdreth. Maybe a older village that is within the Stolen Lands but more out of the way. Needs to be by a forest though. Needs to be at least 10 years old... I shall juggle things! Again, thank you! ^_^
I think based on my rolls, I'm leaning towards making a Bard for me, though it lacks any CHR boosts.
On a separate note, I noticed you're allowing a reroll on one aspect of the relics? If so, I'd like to swap out beast for something else:
So with my original roll of 7 for fire, the relic also has life which will work just fine. No to brainstorm something with all that information.
@The KBG, you do get a free boost from Background, so in a pinch you could use that for CHA if the rest of the background tells a good barding story to you.
Okay, after kicking the thought tires, if you will, I landed on going Wizard instead of Cleric. I am still writing his backstory, but his relic has changed to a spellbook that he...ahem...borrowed from his relationship.
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This sounds very interesting, so I am going to try.
Ancestry: Halfling
60
With a Large Family this gives me four siblings for [Cha, Dex]
14
Itinerant, which makes sense for a Halfling.
[Circus Lore, Fortune-Telling Lore, Games Lore, Labor Lore, Underworld Lore]
3
Attained a Magical Gift for [Arcane Sense skill feat]. Looks like I might be leaning towards a spell caster.
20
The Well-Connected Friend for [Cha]
4
Wasteland Survivor [Forager]
12
Spy [Read Lips]
1 Air
11 Shadow
Okay, looking at this I think I am going to go Rogue, since all our characters so far have been spell casters.
Kithlie Longstep grew up in a traveling circus...or at least that's what they told everyone. In truth the circus was a cover for an information brokerage company, IE spies.
Kithlie grew up learning the family craft, becoming a fairly good confidence sneak, being able to talk her way into an out of trouble as necessary.
It was during one mission out in the wild that Kithlie grew lost, stumbling into a wasteland in which there should have been no escape. It was here she meet {Character} and together they found their way out of the wastes. It was during this time that Kithlie found...that, a item which allowed her to hide in shadows that even a skilled halfling would find hard to hide in.
Kithlie's most recent assignment is to investigate the movements of {Character}. In addition she is to start an investigation into Yggsdreth. New kingdoms are a pretty big deal after all.
Stats: Dex, Cha, Str
Lores: Fortune-Telling, Underworld
Feats: Lip Reading, Forager
Skills thought feats: Survival, Society
Relic: A gray hood, with the Obscure Gift
This is interesting and I haven't got a chance to try 2nd E yet. Hmm
I think ancestry human.
No family add Str and Con boost.
Itinerant Add Circus Lore, Fortune-Telling Lore, Games Lore, Labor Lore, and Underworld Lore to your background options.
Won a competition Add the Fascinating Performance skill feat to your background options.
The lover. Add a Charisma ability boost to your background options.
Homelessness. Add the Streetwise skill feat to your background options.
Mercantile Expertise. Add the Bargain Hunter skill feat to your background options.
Celestial
Shadow
Thinking a bard and traveling merchant.
Very neat campaign idea.
Human ancestry:
5 family members (Cha or Dex ability boost)
Frontier (farming lore, fishing lore, hunting lore, scouting lore, and Lore pertaining to a type of creature that threatened your homeland regularly (such as Giant Lore) to your background options)
Robbed (Add the skill feat to your background options)
The Crafter (Add an Intelligence ability boost to your background options)
Comrade-in-Arms (Add the Assurance skill feat for Athletics to your background options)
Spy (Add the Read Lips skill feat to your background options.)
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Death
Earth
Will probably try a fighter or similar martial class.
Actually, think I think I'd rather build a Cleric of Sarenrae instead. The background will work for a Cleric with the Natural Medicine skill feat and the fire/life relic; the only thing I'll need to think about is the charming liar thing... doesn't fit since Clerics of Sarenrae are all about honesty as one of their virtues; maybe a reformed lying rich kid? That might work.
Okay, so I finished up my submission. Here ye go:
Quint had started as a fairly normal young man. His parents are tradesmen (his mother a brewer and his father a stone mason). They raised him well, taught him right from wrong, and that just because you have strength, it doesn't mean it's okay to use it.
When Quint's talents first manifested, his parents apprenticed him to the local academy of magic, which was sponsored by the church of Nethys.
It was on his first day at the school that Quint saw The Book.
When he walked into the mansion that served as both school and dorm, he was immediately drawn to a door off to the left of the grand stairs. When he drifted away from the group, no one seemed to notice at first.
Quietly, and with a reverence he didn't understand, Quint opened the door to what turned out to be a fully stocked library.
In one of the alcoves that surrounded the room that took up too floors in an open-air plan sat an ancient book under glass.
Quint would have taken the book that day had the librarian not stopped him.
When the man put his hand on Quint's wrist, it was like a bubble popped, and suddenly time, light, and noise came rushing back into Quint's senses, overwhelming him.
When he was questioned later, he could not explain why he had gone to the library, or even why he knew where it was.
Years passed, but the book was never far from his mind.
Unlike many such academies, the students of this school were encouraged to interact with the people of the town the school was located in.
It was there Quint made a friend.
He would share everything with his friend, and whenever the topic of the book came up, Quint's friend would tell him to just take it, read it, then put it back. At first he resisted the suggestion, but over time he resisted less and less, until the night he left the academy.
Having memorized the librarian's patterns, he knew the man would be in bed. Quinted waited an extra hour before creeping down the stairs and into the library.
As before, he stood in front of the glass case. As before, he reached for it. This time, however, nothing impeded him.
The book was his.
Moving to one of the tables, he quickly opened the book (there was a lock on the side, but fortunately it was unlocked!)
As Quint flipped to the first page, he saw a tightly written runic script that he did not understand. When he reached turn the page, once he touched it the writing flowed off the page, and onto Quint's skin.
Then the whispers began.
The whispers poured knowledge into his mind. Some of it he had learned about in school, but the knowledge he gained also gave him perspective.
He saw truths of the Azlanti, the Thassilonian, The teachings of Old-Mage Jatembe. A thousand other mages before him. Quint took it all, until he was filled to the brim.
The librarian found Quint passed out in the library in the morning, the book completely blank. Quint was unconscious for over a week before he finally came to.
The headmaster had questions. Quint had answers; alot of answers. Quint had gained a great deal of knowledge, but the young man he was had ceased to be.
Quint left the school quietly several days later, taking only his meager possessions...and the book.
He had a vision of a new source of power. something located in the River Kingdoms. Something old.
So, Quint walked. It took him years, but he walked.
By the time he had arrived at the brand new kingdom of Yggsdreth, the power he had came for was gone. There was, however, residual power here to be gained here. So, What was once Quint offered his services in exchange for the resources necessary for his research.
Still learning 2E but this has me intrigued.
Frontier You grew up at the edge of a settled region. This might have been isolated hills if you are a dwarf, a ranch or farm if you are a human, or another similar frontier. Add Farming Lore, Fishing Lore, Hunting Lore, Scouting Lore, and Lore pertaining to a type of creature that threatened your homeland regularly (such as Giant Lore) to your background options.
Lost in the Wilderness Whether lured to the wilderness by a malevolent force or simply lost, you had to survive on your own for a while. Add the Survey Wildlife skill feat to your background options.
The Well-Connected Friend In your circle of associates, there was someone everyone knew. This person had contacts in every social circle. Through this connection, you continue to meet and associate with a wide variety of people in every walk of life. Add a Charisma ability boost to your background options.
Wasteland Survivors You and this character were lost in a dangerous wasteland together and depended upon each other for survival; you’re still not certain that either of you would have survived the ordeal without the other’s aid. Add the Forager skill feat to your background options.
Accidental Fall This character once inadvertently shoved you off a ledge or balcony. You’re mostly certain it was a mistake, but the fall was terrifying, and you’ve resolved to never be caught unaware like that again. Add the Cat Fall skill feat to your background options.
Water
Reroll
Reroll
Reroll
Plant
Ancestry: Dwarf
Class: Ranger
Backstory:
Dungrave came from a small family that lived on the outskirts of the Grundir forest. When he was a young boy his family left Kalsgard in the middle of the night and traveled as far as they could to find shelter near the fey infested woods. Dungrave never knew why he, his two older brothers and his mother and father had to flee. Instead of the city life he had been accustomed to Dungrave now had to work with his family to survive in the wilds. Luckily his father was a skilled hunter and warrior and taught him much, while his mother had a talent with nature. His older brothers struggled more than he did. While he missed Kalsgard, he was still young and not too set in his ways, he adapted pretty quickly and learned to hunt and survive off the land.
Years later a young man, Dungrave was hunting a massive elk. It would be enough food to feed his family for some time, he wounded the elk with a shot from his bow, but it wasn't enough to kill the beast. Instead he had to track it for miles and eventually its path crossed into the forest. Dungrave was hesitant to enter, knowing a little of the threats that lurked within, but he couldn't give up on his quarry. He never found that elk, but instead got lost in forest for months. There was something unnatural there, its like everything he knew about surviving outdoors was thrown out the door and he has to learn to survive all over in this strange new place. However, survive he did and when he finally managed to get out of the cursed woods and return to his home he found it empty. For the second time in his life he was left with questions and no answers. It was like his family just disappeared without a trace.
For the next several years he did all he could to find his family but never did. Instead he returned to Kalsgard, never staying for too long, but setting down some connections. During his time living part time in Kalsgard and part time in the wilds Dungrave saved a well off merchant from some attacking wolves. The merchant was ever so grateful, and offered Dungrave as a guide and some amount of security for his many trips throughout the region. With little better to do he agreed. Over the coming years Dungrave and this merchant became fast friends and when the man decided to retire and live a bit of luxury in Kalsgard Dungrave was again without a purpose. Even so he remained fast friends with his old merchant buddy and whenever Dungrave needed something he could always turn to his friend to introduce him to just the right person.
**TBD REGARDING RELATIONSHIPS**
Eventually Dungrave heard word of King Jyadson putting out a call for explorers, monster hunters and potential advisers. The exploring and monster hunting sounded rather intriguing and its not like he much else better to do so Dungrave went to Yggsdreth to see if he might be able to volunteer his services.
Dungrave
Dwarf ranger 1
CN, Medium, Dwarf, Humanoid
Perception +7 (+9 to Seek your target.); darkvision
Languages Common, Dwarven, Goblin, Skald
Skills Acrobatics +6, Athletics +4, Hunting Lore +5, Medicine +5, Nature +5, Religion +5, Scouting Lore +5, Stealth +6, Survival +5 (+7 to Track your target.), Thievery +6
Str 12 (+1), Dex 16 (+3), Con 14 (+2), Int 14 (+2), Wis 14 (+2), Cha 8 (-1)
Other Items clan dagger
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AC 16; Fort +7; Ref +8; Will +5
HP 22 Hero Points 1; Resistances poison 1
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Speed 20 feet
Melee [1] clan dagger +4 (versatile B, agile, dwarf, parry), Damage 1d4+1 bludgeoning/piercing
Flurry You have trained to unleash a devastating flurry of attacks upon your prey. Your multiple attack penalty for attacks against your hunted prey is –3 (–2 with an agile weapon) on your second attack of the turn instead of –5, and –6 (–4 with an agile weapon) on your third or subsequent attack of the turn, instead of –10.
Feats Forager, Hunted Shot, Survey Wildlife, Unburdened Iron
Other Abilities - custom background -, hunt prey, hunter's edge, strong-blooded dwarf
> Small Family (3)
> Metropolis
> Died
> The Dead One
> Missing Child
> Matter of Might
> Fiend
> Plant
Cutting close to the deadline but rolling and will follow up with details.
2
Underground
Abandoned in a Distant Land
The Liege Lord
Religious Students
Matter of Might
Fiend
Shadow
Would replace Underground with Another Ancestry's Settlement
Front Lines
Hello
I am extremely interested in playing 2e. I am currently running AoA; and I am up to speed on the rules.
Are you still taking submissions?
Thank you for running.
= 3 (Cha and Dex)