I have altered my character's backstory so as to increase the length of his residence in Heldren from that of a transient wanderer to that of a recent but relatively permanent arrival to the community.
Additionally, given the large number of extremely well-made martial applications submitted, I have reworked my character build so as not to step on others' toes - while Vhekk is still a swashbuckler, I have adjusted his skills to give him the majority of the face and rogue skill arrays, with the end goal of making him a "face/rogue who can hold his own in combat" rather than "martial warrior who has a smattering of supplementary skills."
Out of curiosity, GM, how many applicants will be accepted to the game?
So I decided to look at this as an amazing opportunity, regardless of getting "picked" ... I decided I wanted to redesign an old favorite of mine. He's a pervasively magical elven Champion of Yuelral who eventually augments his telekinetic abilities from his otherworldly heritage.
By opportunity I mean I went all-in; I've never bothered to design a Custom Background in Pathbuilder before, but this time I did. Cevendyl has the Not of this World background, his parents are from Triaxus, and his grandparents are from Castrovel. As elven families go, those generations represent a LOT of time.
Then, also for the first time ever, I built him out all the way to 20th level, to see where he would take things against some goals I had, especially with psychic being a secondary class. Eventually, he can cast Telekinetic Haul (which I am not really going to claim I understand the way I understand 1E), and he can cast Fly+3 to fly for an hour, both major aspects of how I saw his TK, but also his veneration of Yuelral.
He is in absolutely no way any cooler than any other character presented, but he was an enourmous amount of fun to make.
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Nowhere near as cool as some of the other submissions, but I knew I had to do something like this when I saw "ancestors from Earth" background. I couldn't think of anything to do with the Triaxus background up until I saw the elven submission a few minutes ago, given the backgrounds I saw available.
Anywyas, Lilyana Boyarov, Female Half-Elf Gunslinger, family a few generations back originally from Earth telling fanciful stories of a magicless land embroiled in harsh winters.
OK, I still need to finalize purchases, but I'm happy to introduce Maq'la, daughter of Ulkh, an orcish monk who was raised in the foothills of the World's Edge Mountains.
Pathbuilder build, Profile, Reference Image (though I want to try editing it to give her some streaks of ice-blue in her hair)
Maq’la takes a long swig of ale from her tankard and then wipes her tusks with a sweat-stained sleeve. Leaning in close, she asks, “Now, answer me honestly, between warriors…when humans say that Khai’dun Khailiun was human, do they really believe it?”
Seeing a confused look on her drinking companion’s face, Maq’la says (articulating slowly), “Oh, Caaay-den Caaai-leee-ani, as you say it in Taldan. I’d assumed everyone knew he was Dromaar–some human ancestry, surely, but with a clearly orcish boldness, and thirst for ale. Do humans really believe Khai’dun would’ve had the guts to best the Starstone test, belly full of ale, without at least some orcish spirit in him?”
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Maq’la grew up in the foothills of the World's Edge Mountains, a member of a small orcish clan that has for generations been devoted to their god of glorious battle, tests of strength, and raucous drink: Khai’dun Khailiun (who humans might know better as Cayden Cailean). Maq’la has trained since she could walk to battle gloriously, without hiding behind armor, armed only with her fists, feet, and an orcish Aq’lakh (or bo staff, the favored weapon of her clan).
Even among a clan that prizes martial excellence, Maq’la stood out as a child, both for her strength in battle and for the shock of icy-blue hair amidst her thick green locks (a sign, her mother Ulkh says, of a distant frost giant in their family tree). At present, she has only had a few small tests in the field of battle, and has set out on a walkabout. Some day in the years to come she will return to her clan, should she live that long. For now she seeks to test her own mettle, to engage in glorious battle against worthy foes, and to earn the scars that a true warrior wears with pride.
She came to Heldron several months back, looking for militia work, or other opportunities to prove herself and sharpen her skills. She’s just begun to spend time with humans over those past several months. Maq’la finds–as she learned as a child–that many of them are cowardly and difficult to trust, but she’s finding, to her surprise, that some are brave, and interesting in their differentness…not to mention that some of them brew spirits which (while not better than orcish stouts) are at least new and interesting.
Questions:
1) I'm making up a bit about orcish culture here. If any of it doesn't fit, please let me know. I'm always happy to collaborate on backstory, or to modify to better fit the DM's worldbuilding.
2) Do you have preferences for where/how we share sheets? I've built her in Pathbuilder, but happy to transcribe into her profile. Just let me know your preferences.
Good luck everyone.
Yep. Good luck to all... fingers crossed that Galen and all his babies (Knives!!!) Find adventure awaiting.
Good luck to all who submitted a character!
Fingers crossed for fun interactions regardless of who gets in, and good luck to all!
Hope I'm not too late! This is Rosc, submitting my poppet summoner and his fey eidolon creator.
With recruitment closed, I thought I might do a list of the current applicants, in order of submission.
scranford - Galan Bjornkin, Human (Beastkin) Swashbuckler, Northern Ancestry Background
Lia Wynn - Katja Morozov, Human Sorcerer, Winter's Child Background
Mokmurian - Vhekk, Human (Tiefling) Swashbuckler, Restless Wayfarer Background
Drogeney - Ai Calvianus, Human Kineticist, Not of this World (Earth) Background
Cellion - Noemy, Poppet Barbarian, Warded Against Witchery Background
NotEspi - Yorah, Human (Half-Orc) Druid, Herbalist Background
Brainiac - Anabel Imvara, Human (Half-Elf) Investigator, Adaptive Magic Background
Silver2195 - Abadia Summers, Human (Changeling) Kineticist, Northern Ancestry Background
Evindyl - Cevendyl, Elf Champion, Not of this World (Triaxus) Background
Violant - Lilyana Boyarov, Human Gunslinger, Not of this World (Earth) Background
gyrfalcon - Maq'la, daughter of Ulkh, Orc Monk, Blood of Giants Background
Rosc - Little Weaver, Poppet Summoner, Warded Against Witchery Background
If I've made any errors - left someone out or made an error in my summary or something similar - let me know, and I'll gladly remedy them. Again, good luck to all.
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Thank you one and all for submitting characters. I have selected the following to join the campaign.
Ai Calvianus, Human Kineticist
Lilyana Boyarov, Human (Half-Elf) Gunslinger
Maq'la, daughter of Ulkh, Orc Monk
Awesome, congrats to all selected! I'm looking forward to this.
Thank you one and all for submitting characters. I have selected the following to join the campaign.
Ai Calvianus, Human Kineticist
Lilyana Boyarov, Human Gunslinger
Maq'la, daughter of Ulkh, Orc Monk
Lilyana is Human (Half-Elf), but otherwise thank you for selecting me! Should we dot in the gameplay section?
Gratz to everyone who made the game. Have fun.
Enjoy!
