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Please post something here, and I will attach a Gameplay thread later to get things truly going. Will only add recruitment if we don't get a full crew from the other thread.
Sounds good! Kepa, checking in!
Also checking in! I need to get this alias updated with the character sheet. I'll make it a priority.
Here's the first thing, you'll need to consider why your character is in Sandpoint. I know you did background exploration with the other thread, but after you have left home etc, what brings you to the Jewel of the Lost Coast.
If you need a primer for Sandpoint, and some local NPCs, you can look at the Rise of the Runelords player companion which is a free download on the Paizo site
The players guide for Seven Dooms also has an updated Sandpoint primer. What timeline are we looking at? Is this before Ameiko left for Tian Xia? Current timeline, around Seven Dooms?
How much can we contribute in terms of NPCs?
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I am thinking that Kepa was sailing in search of his sister and someplace for his people to settle when things went South at his island home. After some voyaging, he ended up in Varisia, perhaps shipwrecked, since he doesn't have the greatest of navigational and sailing skills. As he floated on a piece of flotsam, a shark guided him to Sandpoint. He has only been there for a week or so and is hoping to find a tree of the right weight and hardness to make a canoe and continue his search... but for now, he has nowhere to go and may as well make the best of it.
I was originally thinking, if we ended up playing Curse of the Crimson Throne, whether in part or in totality, that perhaps his sister ended up there... (Grey Maidens, maybe?)
Anyway... That is what I am thinking for Kepa...
Boudon is available.
I would prefer the timeline for Sandpoint be at or just after the same time line as the events of Burnt Offerings from Runelords. So, Ameiko is still at the Rusty Dragon, Hemlock is the sheriff, etc. Let's say the events from the first part of Rise of the Runelords just occurred, and are fresh on the town's collective mind.
So we have a Champion, a Fighter, and a Psychic so far!
Sounds great! Always liked Ameiko! ;) It also holds to about the time of Curse of the Crimson Throne, which could still have Kepa's sister among the Grey Maidens... Though, no need to explore that at such a low level...
Okay, I've put a very basic stab block for Neppka's profile. I re-built the PC in Pathbuilder, "printed" a statblock, and then copy/pasted it.
I'll convert it to a more reasonable format soon. Does anybody know of any decent BBcode templates that we can use for Paizo.com profiles?
I was using this one for PFS, that I had found...
I could do a ranged bard to fill in some gaps
Bards are always a solid support... Dang, just realized that I forgot to take Performance with Kepa... No hula for you all! XD
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I could do a ranged bard to fill in some gaps
Full arcane caster is also an opening, if you are interested, since Magnus isn't coming along.
Not a requirement, but you might consider these twenty character development questions that I shamelessly stole from another game I Rescue GMed for. Some of these you may have already answered in Stargin's exercise.
In any event, you'll need to tell me why your in Sandpoint and what you do with your time there. If you need to ask questions to get familiar, I am happy to help direct or provide more background about this village.
What is your character's name?
How old is your character?
What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)?
What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)?
Where was your character born?
Where were you raised?
By who?
Who are your parents?
Are they alive?
What do they do for a living?
Do you have any other family or friends?
What is your character's marital status?
Kids?
What is your character's alignment?
What is your character's moral code?
Does your character have goals?
Is your character religious?
What are your character's personal beliefs?
Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)?
Why does your character adventure?
How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer?
Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)?
How does your character get along with others?
Is there anything that your character hates?
Is there anything that your character fears?
What is your character's name? Krrys'tall
How old is your character? 19 (human years)
What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)? Average height (2ft) tripkee with the toned physique of a runner. Their skin color is a gradient of purple going from more pink at their face to more blue at their feet with black markings creating a “blob” effect throughout. Their gender is ambiguous, even to other tripkee. They wear a sage (dark green) tunic with a wide fisherman's hat.
What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)?
Where was your character born? Mistsong Village deep in the Mwangi Expanse
Where were you raised? Mistsong Village
By who? All village adults help in the raising of the tadpoles.
Who are your parents? Presumably the ex-chief of Mistsong, as most of the children of that generation are his. Mother could be any of the mates of the chief during that time.
Are they alive? Yes.
What do they do for a living? The ex-chief has settled into retirement.
Do you have any other family or friends? Although Krrys'tall could call an entire village family, they never really fit in with anyone. They want to make friends.
What is your character's marital status? Single
Kids? None
What is your character's alignment? CN
What is your character's moral code? Enjoy life and help others do the same
Does your character have goals? Enjoy the calm beauty of the wider world, the ocean breeze, food from different cultures, the symphony of the mountains.
Is your character religious? Casually
What are your character's personal beliefs? Do jobs fast to relax more.
Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)? Lazy, almost bratty when asked to do work
Why does your character adventure? To enjoy the world's relaxing spots
How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer? Reluctantly, as taking a nap under that neat tree is way better.
Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)? Unique black spots along skin
How does your character get along with others? Well for the most part, after a little whining about working.
Is there anything that your character hates? Disruption of peaceful places
Is there anything that your character fears? Being truly alone with no friendly faces around
What is your character's name?
Ho'okepa Nuikalo'iloa
How old is your character?
23 years old
What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)?
A tall, tawny-skinned man, with black tattoos down his left leg formed of triangle shapes connected tip-to-base, and a spiral pattern on his right shoulder out to his pectoral and scapula. He wears what seems to be a shirt or cuirass of woven leaves (see lauhala), and is often seen barefoot. His hair has been recently shorn short, almost to the scalp.
What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)?
He is often smiling and up-beat. Always helpful, genuinely seems to support whatever community he is in.
Where was your character born?
A small island in the chain of islands of the Olehala.
Where were you raised?
On the same island upon which he was born.
By who?
Raised by parents.
Who are your parents?
Hakupu'ulono (father) & Hi'ilaweokahana (mother)
Are they alive?
Unknown, presumably so.
What do they do for a living?
They are kalo (taro) farmers.
Do you have any other family or friends?
U'ilani (sister) & Hi'ilei (sister's best friend)
What is your character's marital status?
[i]Single
Kids?
Nope.
What is your character's alignment?
If he were to fit into an alignment, it would be Neutral Good with a chaos bend...
What is your character's moral code?
Ho'okepa is firmly invested in the greater good of the community. He doesn't like hurting people, but dislikes people that are selfish and that put their own desires above everyone else.
Does your character have goals?
He wants to find his sister and Hi'ilei and help them complete their quest so that he can bring them home...[i]
Is your character religious?
[i]Very. His people are reverent of all gods, but he chiefly follows Kamohoali'i, a shark god, Keeper of the Waters of Life, and elder brother of the fire goddess in their culture.
What are your character's personal beliefs?
Strengthen the community and the community will strengthen you.
Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)?
Kepa is eternally optimistic.
Why does your character adventure?
To help others.
How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer?
Protector.
Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)?
Largely just the tattoos.
How does your character get along with others?
Kepa hardly has issue with anyone, unless they are bullies or prey on the less fortunate.
Is there anything that your character hates?
Capriciousness, injustice.
Is there anything that your character fears?
Losing his family, hanai (found-family) or not...
Neppka's alias is updated, and ready to go!
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What is your character's name? Neppka
How old is your character? I don't know what the lifespan of a tengu is! Some guy on Reddit says about 60 years, and I saw a 3rd party thing on PFSRD that also said that, so I'm fine with that. So I'll put Neppka at 19 years old.
What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)? Neppka is a tengu in a land where tengu aren't very common, so that's obviously the first thing someone would see. He has jet-black feathers.
What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)? Neppka carries himself with confidence of a young warrior who knows he's dangerous, but hasn't yet really learned that there's always something out there more dangerous. He's not a bully, but he's not overly concerned with not upsetting people.
Where was your character born? Kwanlai!
Where were you raised? Magnimar!
By who? His tengu parents!
Who are your parents? Two tengu whose names I haven't bothered to come up with!
Are they alive? Yes!
What do they do for a living? Not sure.
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Here's Neppka's backstory to provide context for the above answers. Neppka's family fled Kwanlai due to a reason that Neppka's parents won't talk about. In other words, I haven't thought of the reason. It's not important to Neppka's character unless I (or the GM) think of something later. Although, I think I mentioned that they were fleeing persecution in GM Stargin's thread. I also implied that they were fleeing violence, and after Neppka's father befriended a warrior in Magnimar, the warrior agreed to train the young tengu. Neppka's father never wanted him to be defenseless and be forced to flee his home because he couldn't stand up for himself and his family.
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Do you have any other family or friends? Neppka is not lacking in casual friends, because he stands out in a crowd, and he has a congenial attitude. However, he's probably closest to Neilar, the (now old) warrior in Magnimar who trained him.
What is your character's marital status? Single
Kids? None
What is your character's alignment? CG
What is your character's moral code? Neppka's father instilled in him the inclination to stand up for the weak
Does your character have goals? He's heard much about how adventurer's that make a name for themselves are often considered heroes, and he likes the sound of that.
Is your character religious? Only casually. His parents say he's been blessed by Hei Feng, but Neppka doesn't revere the Duke of Storms any more or less than the standard gods more commonly worshipped in Avistan.
What are your character's personal beliefs? Stand up for the weak, and make a name for himself doing it.
Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)? He has a gambling addiction. He's actually not bad at gambling, sometimes making money from it, which makes it even harder for him to break that addiciton.
Why does your character adventure? He is trained as a warrior, but he doesn't want to be a soldier in an army or a town guard. Adventuring is another career where he can put his skills to use. And it might make him famous.
How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer? A front-line damage dealer
Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)? If Neppka has any unusual features that most tengu do not have, he isn't around other tengu often enough to realize it.
How does your character get along with others? He's very laid back and friendly. He feels that he can say what's on his mind and that he can trust his friends and colleagues not to have hurt feelings, but it doesn't always work out that way for him.
Is there anything that your character hates? "Hate" is too strong a word, but he's not overly-fond of governments and organizations with similar authority.
Is there anything that your character fears? Nothing comes to mind.
DMDE, did you decide if you were going to recruit another party member?
Realized I forgot to answer "What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)?"
People notice that Krrys'tall is laid back and fun to hang out with. Their eyelids often slowly droop, ever ready for a quick nap.
DMDE, did you decide if you were going to recruit another party member?
I was not planning on adding another PC unless you think you need it, or have another player who would be interested in joining without a long process.
I think I am ready to start the game but need to know your character's story in Sandpoint. I saw a brief blurb from Kepa, and that's all that's really needed at this point, but I need something similar from the others, unless you want me to place you.
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I'm totally fine with the PCs we have now.
Neppka was raised in Magnimar as a warrior, but he doesn't want to join an army or be a guardsman. Adventuring caught his attention, because he hears tales of adventurers becoming famous. In Magnimar, he's a small fish in a big pond, so he's come to Sandpoint to try and make a name for himself. He's spent most of his time so far participating in card games and back alley dice games.
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I will be away this weekend (Fri-Sun) for out ot state graduation. I will plan to start the game when I return.
Okay! Thank you!
I think for Krrys'tall it could be a courier mission that brings them to Sandpoint, but I think a personal reason would be to enjoy the temperate beaches.
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Apologies for losing track of this. If you'll still have me I'll try and get setup soon.
E komo mai! (Come on in!)
DMDE, when you're back from your trip, do you think that you could create a Gameplay thread for us to dot into? It is a bit of a challenge to to find this thread each day to see if there's been any new activity.
DMDE, when you're back from your trip, do you think that you could create a Gameplay thread for us to dot into? It is a bit of a challenge to to find this thread each day to see if there's been any new activity.
Done!
Er, I made a Goblin Bard but I'm thinking that's one choice that won't work for this time in Sandpoint right...?
Depends on how you want to play it out. Might be some ancestry related issues, but that makes for more interesting roleplay. If you'd prefer to avoid that slant, perhaps changing makes sense?
Made them a Leshy instead
What is your character's name?
Vako
How old is your character?
Equivalent of a human 28 in leshy time.
What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)?
A small forest spirit that has an orange rind like helmet growing on it and small citrus like fruits hanging off of it.
What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)?
They're whistling under their breath almost all the time.
Where was your character born?
In a forest glade near Sandpoint
Where were you raised? By who?
Pretty standard leshy upbringing, very communal, no druid brought them to life, but the primal energies of the place allowed them to gain a body.
Who are your parents?
None because Leshy
Do you have any other family or friends?
Not really, they got wanderlust and waved goodbye
What is your character's marital status? Kids?
Single no kids
What is your character's alignment?
Treading NG
What is your character's moral code?
Don't bother people if you can help it.
Does your character have goals?
Going with the flow though does like excitement
Is your character religious?
Not really.
What are your character's personal beliefs?
Kind of Taoish
Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)?
Not above lying or shouting to scare people away.
Why does your character adventure?
Just for something to do.
How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer?
Supporting, some ranged spells.
To be fair, you could be one of the junker goblins that provides a little of service to the town. There may still be a little of racism, but some may still be much more accepting. I have a goblin in my Burnt Offerings game that helps out at the school, so has endeared himself with the children of town with his magic tricks, and after helping to stand up to the goblin raid, became one of the heroes!
DMDE, when you're back from your trip, do you think that you could create a Gameplay thread for us to dot into? It is a bit of a challenge to to find this thread each day to see if there's been any new activity.Done!
Oh, somehow there are two Gameplay threads attached to this Discussion thread? I didn't even know that was possible.
This is the discussion thread for two campaigns:
Heroes of Sandpoint PF2E Homebrew by DM DoctorEvil
Heroes of Sandpoint PF2E Homebrew by DM DoctorEvil
But thanks!
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I don't quite know how to undo that at this point...The bottom link will take you to the active Gameplay it seems.
Looks like I picked the wrong bar for Neppka to wander into! I was just going by the Pathfinder wiki, since it says the tavern is popular with gamblers.
Anyway, Boudoon, are you still around?
Oop. Same here. My post was in the other thread and I was wondering why no one else had posted!
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Love the idea that Neppka is about to have to recruit the Goofball Squad to beat up a gang.
Hey all, Vako isn't very aware of... anything really. So I made him willing to follow with anyone who asks him to come. He's obviously an effective bard.
Kepa looks around at the others, Want to go talk to them?
Had inspiration strike to change Krrys'tall's speech patterns. Going for more of a vague Caribbean thing, now. Should be smooth and fun. Sorry for the confusion. They hadn't spoken too much up to that point, though. Hope it's not immersion-breaking.
Is the gang together yet? Sorry for not following!
We are missing Neppka... He's off in the Hagfish!
I'm trying!
^_^ We got time!
But it's more dramatic if we're about to run out of time!
He wanders off in a random direction.
I was exhausted when I got in last night and posted this. Sorry if there's an obvious thing to do and I didn't see it.
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This is a player-driven sandbox game, so there's not going to be obvious things to do. Just act and react, and we will move the action along. You do you, and it will be fine. If you don't jump on any hooks that are set out, then there will be more.