[Burning THAC0] B2: The Keep on the Borderlands (ooc/setup)

[Pablohoney]

Ok, I think I've got him. Let me know what you guys think and I'm eager to jump in.

Name: Avros
Concept/Bio: An aspiring initiative of the Church of Traladara.
Lifepaths: Born Noble, Lead to Religious, Temple Acolyte, Lead to Professional Soldier, Bannerman
Age : 19
Stats: Wi: B4, Pe: B4, Po: B4, Fo: B4, Ag: B6, Sp: B3, Speed Mult.: x3.5
Attributes: Ref: B4, Ste: B7, Hes: 6, Hea: B6, MW: B10, Faith: B4, Circles: B2, Resources: B0
PTGS: Su: B3 Li: B5 Mi: B7 Se: B8 Tr: B9 Mo: B10
Beliefs:
My Faith is a gift and I must not abuse it. I will only use it to heal those on the verge of death.
I must find Gadrius in the Keep. Only by completing the quest he gives me can I gain my Sword (Entry into the Order of the Sword).
Loyalty is a bond as deep as blood. I will bring to justice any who betray me or my companions.
Instincts:
Always protect Constance in battle.
Tend to those that the CoK will not.
Never trust a pardoner.
Traits: [Dt] Mark of Privilege, [Dt] Tonsured, [Char] Honored, [Dt] Faithful
Skills: Armor Training, Conspicuous B3, Doctrine B3, Field Dressing B2, Haggling B2, Intimidation B3, Oratory B2, Read B2, Spear B4
Affiliations:
Reputations:
Relationships: Gadrius, Ranger of the Borderlands (Minor)
Gear: Spear (RotM), Plated Leather Armor, Shoes, Traveling Gear, Clothes
Property:
Spells:
Weapons:
Bare Fisted I:B2 M:B4 S:B6 Add 2 VA 0 Fast Shortest
Spear I:B3 M:B6 S:B9 Add 2 VA 1 Fast Longest Two Handed

 

[Pablohoney]

I decided to make him an initiate so that my main starting goal is to become a member of the Order of the Sword. This is why I have journeyed to the Keep in the first place. Engrishonly, where should I start with my character? I feel like there's a lot of ground to make up.

 

[mistrlittlejeans]

I'm up for bandits first. Perhaps we should do that, building up a feeling of brotherhood, before asking for the Chevaliers to join us.

This is a good idea. Looks like my successful test is taking me to the Bandits (nice work GM) so I'm down for kicking some bandit ass.

 

[engrishonly]

Oh, I forget, do we start with any artha?

Let's go with the fast jump start...

2 Fate, 1 Persona as a starting point.

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Okay, time to check out our Paladin...

 

[engrishonly]

Ok, I think I've got him. Let me know what you guys think and I'm eager to jump in.

Name: Avros
Concept/Bio: An aspiring initiative of the Church of Traladara.
Lifepaths: Born Noble, Lead to Religious, Temple Acolyte, Lead to Professional Soldier, Bannerman

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Traits: [Dt] Mark of Privilege, [Dt] Tonsured, [Char] Honored, [Dt] Faithful
Skills: Armor Training, Conspicuous B3, Doctrine B3, Field Dressing B2, Haggling B2, Intimidation B3, Oratory B2, Read B2, Spear B4
Affiliations:
Reputations:
Relationships: Gadrius, Ranger of the Borderlands (Minor)
Gear: Spear (RotM), Plated Leather Armor, Shoes, Traveling Gear, Clothes

Looking good.

Gadrius... I've got ideas for him. What do you see as part of that story arc? Have you an idea about who Gadrius should be?

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As for where to jump in, assume he's with Ferrantos & Constance unless there's a specific thing for Avros to look for.

Beliefs:
My Faith is a gift and I must not abuse it. I will only use it to heal those on the verge of death.
I must find Gadrius in the Keep. Only by completing the quest he gives me can I gain my Sword (Entry into the Order of the Sword).
Loyalty is a bond as deep as blood. I will bring to justice any who betray me or my companions.
Instincts:
Always protect Constance in battle.
Tend to those that the CoK will not.
Never trust a pardoner

Okay, Beliefs.

The Gadrius thing is okay, but it's likely to be really short-lived/not very long-term. I also need you to consider what Belief is brining Avros to the Caves of Chaos.

Instincts...
I'd try to generalize the Constance one. "Always gallantly come to the defense of any woman."

Even so, I like the pardoner one in light of your prior posts.

The CofK one, not sure I like. The Adventure Burner also has ideas for writing Instincts. The "skill" Instinct is one. "Always be Conspicuous when walking into a room full of starngers, for instance."

The other typical choice is the "item" instinct, usually kind of martial. "Always sleep with a knife under my pillow" or "Draw my sword whenever I have been insulted" or whatever.

It just feels like these are a little on the safe side.

Okay, really tired, must sleepr.

 

[Pablohoney]

Alright, I went deeper with my Induction Quest. I was planning to use it as my motivation to seek out the caves and hope this will suffice. I changed my instincts around to be more defined and skill driven. I wanted to include something about pardoners but everything I came up with was very general. If anyone has an idea for a 3rd belief (replacing the betrayal idea) I'd open to suggestions. I was thinking something along the lines of "Pardoner are heretical" but that's too simple and doesn't call to action. I don't want to take it too far though because of Constance. I also changed my skills just a bit. I have 8 resources left and am thinking about chainmail instead of plated leather, which would leave me with 4. Is it best to spend all the resources right away, or save some? Here he is:

Name: Avros
Concept/Bio: An aspiring initiative of the Church of Traladara.
Lifepaths: Born Noble, Lead to Religious, Temple Acolyte, Lead to Professional Soldier, Bannerman
Age : 19
Stats: Wi: B4, Pe: B4, Po: B4, Fo: B4, Ag: B6, Sp: B3, Speed Mult.: x3.5
Attributes: Ref: B4, Ste: B7, Hes: 6, Hea: B6, MW: B10, Faith: B4, Circles: B2, Resources: B0
PTGS: Su: B3 Li: B5 Mi: B7 Se: B8 Tr: B9 Mo: B10
Beliefs:
My Faith is a gift and I must not abuse it. I will only use it to heal those on the verge of death.
I must bring Gadrius the heart of a true creature of Chaos from the Caves of Chaos in order to be accepted into the Order of the Sword.
Loyalty is a bond as deep as blood. I will bring to justice any who betray me or my companions.
Instincts:
Always protect a beautiful woman in danger.
Intimidate when insulted.
Be conspicuous when I enter a room.
Traits: [Dt] Mark of Privilege, [Dt] Tonsured, [Char] Honored, [Dt] Faithful
Skills: Armor Training, Conspicuous B3, Doctrine B3, Field Dressing B2, Intimidation B3, Oratory B2, Persuasion B2, Read B2, Spear B4
Affiliations:
Reputations:
Relationships: Brother Gadrius, Ranger-Priest of the Borderlands (Minor)
Gear: Spear (RotM), Plated Leather Armor, Shoes, Traveling Gear, Clothes
Property:
Spells:
Weapons:
Bare Fisted I:B2 M:B4 S:B6 Add 2 VA 0 Fast Shortest
Spear I:B3 M:B6 S:B9 Add 2 VA 1 Fast Longest Two Handed

 

[Pablohoney]

It sounds like the Corporal is only holding Vellekhyr for the night, correct? If that's the case, we don't really need to worry about him at this point.

If my instinct is to be Conspicuous when I enter a room, does that require a roll whenever I enter a room? Or is it considered more flavor unless I really want something to happen? At this point, I think I'm most interested by the Friar when he mentions he (and the Chevaliers?) is a member of an ancient militant order. Is the friar in on the drinking contest?

 

[Mathalus]

I like this guy. He's got Faith. He's got Field Dressing. He's my new best friend.

I like your beliefs. The only thing that I find potentially cumbersome is the Loyalty belief. Are you going to get many chances to use that? Maybe Engirshonly will think of some good ways to betray us. Although... if you pick a different belief that is very short term, you could wait until we were betrayed, accomplish your first belief, and then switch back.

Double artha. All the way.

I really like your instincts. They force you to be dashing. You're all, "Hey, I don't know if you know me, but I'm kind of a big deal."

I imagine us sneaking in somewhere and you are all clearing your throat and being shiny. Hilarious.

 

[Pablohoney]

Gadrius... I've got ideas for him. What do you see as part of that story arc? Have you an idea about who Gadrius should be?

Gadrius is a ranger-priest of the CoT. Gadrius is a follower of Zirchev and his duty is to keep a watchful eye on the Borderlands for signs of defilement and incursions into Karameikos.

 

[mistrlittlejeans]

It sounds like the Corporal is only holding Vellekhyr for the night, correct? If that's the case, we don't really need to worry about him at this point.

If my instinct is to be Conspicuous when I enter a room, does that require a roll whenever I enter a room? Or is it considered more flavor unless I really want something to happen? At this point, I think I'm most interested by the Friar when he mentions he (and the Chevaliers?) is a member of an ancient militant order. Is the friar in on the drinking contest?

Yes, it requires a test. That's the whole point - you build an automatic test into your character concept. It's a nice way to ingrain the mechanics into the concept. Of course, it's both good and bad, right? You gain a test every time you enter a room, but what about when you enter tavern being held hostage by bandits seeking you out? You are f#$#%! in that situation. That's why it's so fun! Also, if you have to make a test whenever you enter a room, it can lead to some great/fun complications when you fail.