All right.
Characters can be any of the core classes or races from the PFRPG book. (Eseldra, though I LOVE your character concept, a straight elf with some awesome non-mechanic fluff would be preferable!)
Ability scores will be generated using the elite array. You will have the following scores to assign as you see fit, but with a twist -
8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15
The twist is that you have one extra point to assign to any score that you wish.
Character wealth is determined as usual per the class. I don't have the PFRPG guide in front of me, but I'll check on it tonight. I'm a big proponent of the honor system, so I'll trust you guys on that.
Traits from the Kingmaker Player's Guide are encouraged, but not required. The campaign will begin play in Restov, so a reason for being in south Brevoy and a motivation for exploring the Greenbelt are pretty much necessary.
The last thing I ask is that you give a heads up of how often you can post or times where you know posting will be impossible. That way, we'll know to either run your character for you, or at least not expect posts during said times. Also, letting us know in this thread if you'll be unable to post for a couple days or whatnot is much appreciated.
Otherwise, I think that's it. If I left something out, please ask. As I said, I don't have the book with me. Otherwise, I can't wait to see your characters! Please post them here with a brief introduction/explanation, and I'll look them over. Ideally, I'd like to start the campaign itself tomorrow evening, but that's certainly not set in stone.
Let the games (or at least the talking about of the games) begin!
Sully,
A couple of quick questions.
1) Is the elite array after or before racial modifiers?
2) Are there other sources available for character generation (and eventual advancement) available other than the Kingmaker PG and the Core Rule book?
As far as posting goes, I should be able to post daily, but in the evenings more frequently than during the day (US Central Time)
Great. I'll work on something tonight and post it in my profile for review. I have no idea about a concept at the moment but will read the players guide again quickly for some inspiration.
M
For Talomyr:
1) The elite array scores are before any racial modifiers
2) I'm open to suggestions. I prefer to keep it simple only since this is my first PbP as a DM and don't want to chase down obscure rules if it can be avoided. Let me know if there is something specific you had in mind as I'm sure we can work something out.
Thanks for the clarification. As far as other resources, I didn't have anything in particular in mind, just trying to figure out what all is available.
May I keep my tail? The horns are optional, but I really am quite fond of the tail.
Eseldra, the elven conjuror, is in the profile, updated with your creation rules. A brief introduction...
Many, many years ago, Eseldra’s grandmother Eramae, was a mighty paladin and champion of Iomedae. Her deeds were great and her valour legendary, but as happens with powerful demon-hunters, she made powerful demon enemies. Lured into a cunning trap in the Abyss, she and her companions were overpowered and captured. First, she was forced to watch as her friends were tortured and butchered in heinous fashions; then, rather than kill her outright, the minor demon lord Azerbahn impregnated her and returned her to Golarion. Eramae’s colleagues were soon quick to forget her noble deeds, labelling her tainted by the demon-spawn that was quickening within her. She gave birth to her only son, Avustair, who bore obvious signs of his paternal parentage. Broken by the affair, Eramae retired from adventuring life, reduced to wandering from elven town to elven town, hiding the nature of her beloved son, moving on when she could keep the secret no longer.
Avustair eventually came to manhood and set out on his own. He had no inclination to pursue the adventuring lifestyle himself and settled down with a wonderful elven woman named Aethalstana, who was able to look past his obvious signs of taint to see the gentle soul within. By the time Eseldra was born, Avustair had lost touch with his mother.
Avustair should have taken after his mother, however, and moved his family around. As a youth, Eseldra found herself in many bouts of youthful fisticuffs, usually to the detriment of her tormentors. Complaints and bad feelings grew in the community, until foul rumours and excessive drink led several backwoods bar patrons to rise up and mob the “demon lair”. Avustair and Aethalstana were trampled to death by the mob, but Eseldra managed to escape. Many months of wandering led her to the home of Callistar, an elven wizard and recluse so old that many locals joke that she lit the first candle to bring an end to the Age of Darkness itself. Callistar took in the wayward girl and brought her up in wizarding ways.
Eseldra shows only a few signs of her demonic heritage – eyes a reddish shade of brown, drab skin almost olive in complexion, and a wiry, pointed tail which she normally keeps tucked up the back of her shirt (but has been known to lash out and show itself during one of her frequent bursts of temper).
Eseldra shows her heritage also in her lightning-quick temper and her equally-quick ability to forgive. She is obsessed with tracking down her lineage – finding her grandmother, possible slaying her grandfather. Eramae is somewhat of a hero to the young tiefling. She would like to consider herself to be much like her grandmother in many ways, save that Eramae was a devoted champion of Erastil while Eseldra pays no more than lip service, Eramae was a paladin and holy warrior while Eseldra follows a more wizardly pursuit, and while Eramae was a shining beacon of purity and grace, Eseldra favours fast booze, fast horses, and fast men.
Eseldra dresses provocatively in a loose-fitting blouse (with room for her tail) and low-riding tight breeches (to accommodate her tail). Her only piece of jewellery is a rather gaudy ring (her bonded item). It was Eramae’s and consists of Erastil’s holy symbol in amber surrounded by ivy leaves in jade. Esledra doesn’t care that the ring clashes with her outfit; it’s her only link with her legendary grandmother and would never be parted with it.
Wild and impetuous, Esledra alternates between caution and recklessness. A faint whisper of a rumour of a possible location for Eramae came to her one evening over cheap ale in a seedy dive in Cassomir. A quest to find Eramae would be a massive undertaking, requiring weeks of planning, purchasing supplies, arranging transport, learning foreign customs.
She left the next morning.
May I keep my tail? The horns are optional, but I really am quite fond of the tail.
The tail is a great bit of flavor! It's all yours. One question...was Eramae a paladin of Erastil or Iomedae? I think Erastil is correct, but you mention Iomedae at the beginning. (I'm guessing it changed for this campaign as Erastil is more fitting for the setting, but let me know!)
Otherwise, everything looks great! One character down...five to go.
Okay, so I'm having a bit of trouble trying to decide on a character. Here are the options I'm thinking about:
#1) Human Cavalier (Order of the Dragon) [from the Advanced Players Guide Final Class Playtest] - Noble Born of House Medvyed
#2) Human Paladin of Erastil (also Noble Born of House Medvyed)
#3) Gnome Druid from the Gronzi Forest
#4) Human Ranger - Pioneer trait
#5) Human (Varisian) Bard or Sorceror with the Harrowed feat
Any thoughts/preferences?
Thanks!
I would prefer to avoid the Cavalier, only because it's such a new class that it's still being ironed out. Other than that...the ranger would be great for the campaign (tracking and such) as would the paladin of Erastil (wilderness area with lots of woodsy themes). Druids would also be very useful.
My best advice is to get the free Kingmaker Player's Guide, read over that, and pick what jumps out the most!
Max,
I don't know if it will help you decide, but I'm going with a Barbarian/Rogue.
Eseldra seems to have arcane covered.
#3 or #4 should fit in well, given the exploration nature of the Adventure Path.
On the other hand, in game call Kingmaker, someone with a little more political savy (say your Bard from #5) could be very useful as well.
Ok Sully,
Karthas (Talomyr's Barbarian/Rogue) is about ready. Mechanically he is done. I have his background pretty well figured out and will be posting his background in Karthas' profile later this evening.
-Talomyr
May I keep my tail? The horns are optional, but I really am quite fond of the tail.The tail is a great bit of flavor! It's all yours. One question...was Eramae a paladin of Erastil or Iomedae? I think Erastil is correct, but you mention Iomedae at the beginning. (I'm guessing it changed for this campaign as Erastil is more fitting for the setting, but let me know!)
Otherwise, everything looks great! One character down...five to go.
Oops, do I still have Erastil mentions in there? I thought I got them all.
I had put in Erastil originally when I was doing up the concept without access to Golarion stuff and had thought that Erastil was the principal Elven deity. No idea now why I thought that at all, so I switched it to Iomedae.Eseldra is a follower of Iomedae in lip-service only, and more out of respect for her grandmother (although she has a good deal of bitterness toward Iomedae's following for the way they ended up treating her grandmother). Her grandmother is/was a follower of Iomedae in the way that a lot of paladins are.
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Hi Sully- I will have a Bard from Andoran made and ready for your approval by the end of the day; couple of questions for you though.
A- Alignment Restrictions?
B- How many traits can we have?
Will post with my Bardic alias as soon as I have finished it; it might be a little rough around the edges as I'm abroad in Thailand without my plethora of PF books etc.
Finally someone running a PBP kingmaker its been too long a wait :P
Oops, do I still have Erastil mentions in there? I thought I got them all.
I had put in Erastil originally when I was doing up the concept without access to Golarion stuff and had thought that Erastil was the principal Elven deity. No idea now why I thought that at all, so I switched it to Iomedae.
Eseldra is a follower of Iomedae in lip-service only, and more out of respect for her grandmother (although she has a good deal of bitterness toward Iomedae's following for the way they ended up treating her grandmother). Her grandmother is/was a follower of Iomedae in the way that a lot of paladins are.
No problem! All noted.
Hi Sully- I will have a Bard from Andoran made and ready for your approval by the end of the day; couple of questions for you though.
A- Alignment Restrictions?
B- How many traits can we have?Will post with my Bardic alias as soon as I have finished it; it might be a little rough around the edges as I'm abroad in Thailand without my plethora of PF books etc.
Finally someone running a PBP kingmaker its been too long a wait :P
To answer your questions -
1. No evil...CN is fine as long as it isn't played out as being disruptive
2. One campaign trait, and one extra trait if you wish...just do me a favor and cite what it does in case I don't have access to the material. I do reserve the right to veto if it seems broken, but most traits should be just fine.
Thanks for the enthusiasm, Alexander...I agree! I'm running it with my weekly group, but wanted to do this way as well.
By the way, spoiler for Talomyr:
Sully,
The background and appearance are updated.
The trait allows Karthas to do an extra point of damage if his target is flanked. This is trait bonus and is subject to multiplication on a critical hit.
Karthas, the background is very cool. I just got downloaded the PDF...don't know how I missed that freebie! Thanks for the pro-tip.
That's two down! Three more and we can get this launched.
Sully,
Is there someplace you would like us to send electronic copies of our character sheets. I have a pretty simple excel based (no calculations)character sheet that I use that I would be more than happy to send to the rest of the group if needed/wanted.
That's actually a really good idea. If anyone is interested they can give you their info. My email is:
Thanks, Talomyr!
Man. You guys are on the case! :) Still doing some last-minute real-world work but will try to get a character worked out tonight and posted by in the morning.
@Max: Did you decide on a character yet? I had thought maybe I'd be interested in either a ranger or a cleric (Erastil, maybe) but I don't want to step on your toes since you already mentioned a ranger.
M
Speaking as a guy that will be up front taking lot's o' punishment. A cleric would be awesome if that's something you are still considering.
That's actually a really good idea. If anyone is interested they can give you their info. My email is:
** spoiler omitted **
Thanks, Talomyr!
You should have it in your email any minute now.
LOL. Cleric it is...I haven't had a chance to play one yet under Pathfinder so it's cool with me.
M
I can't dload the .pdf here (terrible dload rate- hotel in Thailand) but can someone remind me of the exact effects of the Pioneer trait please?
Pioneer grants you a riding horse for free and a +1 trait bonus to one of the following skills: Climb, Handle Animal, Knowledge (Nature), Perception, Ride, Survival, or Swim
A cleric of Erastil would be especially fitting for this campaign. Player's choice, though, of course.
And thanks for the assist, Talomyr.
Berenkor Trandoran, ex-slave, public speaker, agitator and adventurer at your service Sir!
Holy Moley, you guys are really on the ball! So right now we've got:
Talomyr playing Karthas the Human Barbarian (planning to multiclass as Rogue);
Nazard playing Eseldra the Elf Wizard (Conjuror);
Alexander Kilcoyne playing Berenkor the Gnome Bard; and
Mearrin69 playing a Cleric (of Erastil?).
That leaves Desvartes and me to decide on what we're playing...
...So let's give a Human Ranger a shot!
Harther Medvyed, VERY distant (but legitimate!) relation to the Medvyed noble family of eastern Brevoy. Harther spent nearly his entire life under the sheltering boughs of the Gronzi Forest, and has a deep respect for the wilderness and the creatures that dwell within.
Character profile in process!
Harther will probably be best suited for Marshal, Spymaster, or Warden (Dex and Con are his highest ability scores).
Woah! Just trying to catch up with very one.
Will adjust stats accordingly.
Again, much like Eseldra, may I keep the tail?
Oh, um, this is my character...1st Level Fighter, then in the original game I was going to alternate with Bard. But this game? I'm easy. I do hope the Golarion background book is allowed. as there are some nice character ideas in there. Such as the "Educated Warrior"
Cheers!
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Woah! Just trying to catch up with very one.
Will adjust stats accordingly.
Again, much like Eseldra, may I keep the tail?
Oh, um, this is my character...1st Level Fighter, then in the original game I was going to alternate with Bard. But this game? I'm easy. I do hope the Golarion background book is allowed. as there are some nice character ideas in there. Such as the "Educated Warrior"
Cheers!
This is your character? I assume its still mid-edit? There's quite a few discrepancies; 18HP at level 1???
Edit: Sorry for the incredulous tone of that post, no offence meant :)
AH, what you see is what was the okay for another game. The +6 and +2 HP? I can't remember where they came from...but they were extras from the previous DM. Heck, haven't even done a first edit yet.
So "Educated Warrior" is okay with you?
Please, feel free to point out anything that needs changing for your game. :)
Much cheers and well wishes.
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Suuuuuuulllllly come tell me if my character is ok or not! xD
Incidentally, posting wise I should be able to post every day, often many times a day. There will rarely be a 12 hour period where I don't check in, but I don't mind my characters actions being taken for him if for some reason I don't respond in time.
Suuuuuuulllllly come tell me if my character is ok or not! xD
Berenkor looks great! I'd call him done.
Harther Medvyed, VERY distant (but legitimate!) relation to the Medvyed noble family of eastern Brevoy. Harther spent nearly his entire life under the sheltering boughs of the Gronzi Forest, and has a deep respect for the wilderness and the creatures that dwell within.
Character profile in process!
I'm looking forward to seeing Harther.
AH, what you see is what was the okay for another game. The +6 and +2 HP? I can't remember where they came from...but they were extras from the previous DM. Heck, haven't even done a first edit yet.
So "Educated Warrior" is okay with you?
Please, feel free to point out anything that needs changing for your game. :)
Desvartes, flavor stuff (the tail, which is fun) is great but if you could switch off and make the base race one of the core ones that would be great. As usual, max HP at first level plus Con modifier. Other than that, the background and such looks perfect. The educated warrior is a favorite of mine, so that's fine to use.
Other than that, it looks like we just need to see the cleric and we'll be rounded out and ready to rock!
Btw what leadership roles are everyone gunning for? I've kinda got my heart set on ruler but I can compromise :)
Based on the player's guide, I would say Karthas is likely best suited for either Royal Assassin, Warden, or General.
Harther's character sheet is up, although the background still needs a little fleshing out.
BTW, I will probably be away from the computer for the rest of the day today until around 9:00 PM EST. I can usually post at least once per day on weekdays (typically after 9:00 PM EST after I get the kids to bed) and usually multiple times on the weekends.
Thanks for the opportunity to play in this campaign! It looks like it will be a good group!
Is the educated warrior the variant where you trade in your 1st level fighter bonus feat for 4 skill points per level? Its nice
*nods* That's the one. :)
I is teh shmert Fighter!. :P
XD
Cheers!
Real Life throwing me some curves as usual, so feel free to point out where I have to adjust Des' character...other than re-adjusting the HPs. :P
Spoiler for Desvartes:
I'm trying to stay away from the more "exotic" races, so you'll need to switch to one of the core races. For example, Eseldra kept the flavor of the tiefling (tail) but switched to the mechanics of one of the core races. Half-elf or human base would probably work well for Desvartes.
As far as traits go, you can have one campaign one, and one from another source. The rich kid one is no go (as it can get a tad overbalanced at first level), but the killer one is a great choice. Your second trait can be one found in the Kingmaker Player's Guide.
Love the character, though, and fixing him to be on par with this campaign should be a snap. Looking forward to seeing him in action!
EDIT: Let's avoid the "Rich Kid" trait too...can create some imbalance. I forget that you aren't my usual group and it's a given to them that I don't allow that one. Sorry for any confusion!
Other than that, it looks like we just need to see the cleric and we'll be rounded out and ready to rock!
Working on it! :) Will post it in my profile shortly [edit]Okay, mainly up. Still have to choose gear, which will let me fill in melee weapon and get a real AC in there. Also, still working on the description/background.[/edit]
M
Okay, how's this one for a character?
I'll just par him back to first level. As well as maybe swap around a few traits with Des. ;)
Cheers, :)
For Desvartes/Tyr:
Still going to go the educated warrior route with this guy? Are you thinking of switching up to straight cleric, cleric/fighter, or some other combo? Totally up to you how you want to go about it. Desvartes was a VERY cool character, so either of these that you want to tweak works for me. Just see my first post in this thread for specifics about what tweaks need to be made.
I like Tyr, but I'll be sad to see Desvartes go...I already had some things brewing in my mind for him! :D
If you have any specific questions about elite array or anything else mentioned please don't hesitate to ask.
Cheers back at you!
Okay. The info's up on Rani's profile now if you want to take a look. Think I've got everything correct (along with notes for checking my build) but am open to fix-its as well as advice on building her better.
Here's my roll for money (4d6x10):
4d6=19
I guess she's a weakling and at medium encumbrance now. Can't see any way to lighten her load so she's stuck with it. Guess I'll have most of the non-combat stuff (bedroll, waterskin, etc) in a bag or something so it can be dropped in case of combat.
Will work on the background some more...this was a bit of a rush job done in-between work phone calls. :)
M
Okay. The info's up on Rani's profile now if you want to take a look. Think I've got everything correct (along with notes for checking my build) but am open to fix-its as well as advice on building her better.
Here's my roll for money (4d6x10):
4d6=19I guess she's a weakling and at medium encumbrance now. Can't see any way to lighten her load so she's stuck with it. Guess I'll have most of the non-combat stuff (bedroll, waterskin, etc) in a bag or something so it can be dropped in case of combat.
Will work on the background some more...this was a bit of a rush job done in-between work phone calls. :)
M
A healer that can remove the fatigued condition? I think you may just end up being this barbarian's best friend.
Rani looks great!
One last thing, for everyone (I know Desvartes/Tyr still has a little work but we can tend to that on the fly).
Give me a quick 2-3 sentence synopsis of why you are in Restov, in the southern reaches of Rostland in Brevoy, and why you would be interested in receiving a charter for exploring the southern wilderness. Please use spoiler tags, unless you don't care or there is some reason everyone would know your basic background and motivations.
As soon as I have that and I can find a (brilliant) way to bring you all together, we'll jump in and I'll create the game thread.
Can't wait to game with you all!
Sully
This work for you? Can be modified as needed.
She's very interested in "cleaning up" the River Kingdoms/Stolen Lands now that she has "claimed" a fairly good sized piece of territory there and has been trying to keep order there.
Stuff and things
Karthas:
elegant way to get things moving.
More stuff and even more things
Rani: