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<blockquote data-quote="Lu Wei Fong" data-source="post: 1363154" data-attributes="member: 15954"><p>Alright, well, I'll try and accomodate both GPs dubious regard of E-Mail and the desire for little meta-game info. Whether or not I succeed is another matter <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p>So basically, I'll just lay out some basic stuff about him that honestly, you would probably have to be blind deaf and asleep not to pick up the moment you met the guy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> He's a Human monk by the name of Tao Shi Sung. The man is completely 200% against the idea of relying on external forces such as weapons, armor, and <em>especially</em> magic to help him. He wants to suceed at anything he does entirely by his own merits. This, coupled with a truly philanthropic personality, has led him to take a Vow of Poverty (Book of Exalted Deeds). Tao Shi Sung is what he calls a 'mortal potentialist'. He believes that there is a limitless (though largely untapped as of yet) resivoir of potential within mortal beings such as humans that, if tapped, would shame the power of any dragon that ever drew breath and rival (perhaps even surpass) the gods themselves (as I'm sure you can guess, Tao is agnostic <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ). He travels and adventures in order to test and shatter his limits, to try and achieve this potential he believes so devoutly in. As for his altruism; the first thing Tao does whenever he comes across a new village or city is to go around and find as many beggars and homeless as he can. He buys them all a fresh set of peasant's clothes, a winter outfit, a winter blanket, and a bedroll. Then he gives them a warm meal and sets out to find the different craftsmen of the town (blacksmiths, carpenters, herbalists, tanners, masons, etc...) and usues his diplomacy skill to try and get the now cleaned up beggars apprenticeships.</p><p> OK, for the meta-game stuff, I'll start by just giving you the names of the books I might want to use and see if you'll approve those first. If you want specifics then I'll list 'em. Maybe this way we can keep that sense of mystery <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> *The Quintessential Monk(Mongoose) *Ultimate Feats(Mongoose again) Ultimate Prestige Classes Vol. 2 (Again with the Mongoose) *Feats(AEG) aaaand then of course the Book of Exalted Deeds(WOTC) </p><p>Thanks much <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p>P.S. Sparky, sorry about posting the concept, but the last game I tried to get into didn't like any of my books, so I wanted to make sure they were ok with GP. Hopefully I didn't give to much away that the guys wouldn't have picked up on in a heart-beat anyways (gee, who could that unarmed, unarmored, unadorned, really in shape man who carries no possessions over there giving some gold peices to a peasant be?) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lu Wei Fong, post: 1363154, member: 15954"] Alright, well, I'll try and accomodate both GPs dubious regard of E-Mail and the desire for little meta-game info. Whether or not I succeed is another matter :) So basically, I'll just lay out some basic stuff about him that honestly, you would probably have to be blind deaf and asleep not to pick up the moment you met the guy :p He's a Human monk by the name of Tao Shi Sung. The man is completely 200% against the idea of relying on external forces such as weapons, armor, and [I]especially[/I] magic to help him. He wants to suceed at anything he does entirely by his own merits. This, coupled with a truly philanthropic personality, has led him to take a Vow of Poverty (Book of Exalted Deeds). Tao Shi Sung is what he calls a 'mortal potentialist'. He believes that there is a limitless (though largely untapped as of yet) resivoir of potential within mortal beings such as humans that, if tapped, would shame the power of any dragon that ever drew breath and rival (perhaps even surpass) the gods themselves (as I'm sure you can guess, Tao is agnostic ;) ). He travels and adventures in order to test and shatter his limits, to try and achieve this potential he believes so devoutly in. As for his altruism; the first thing Tao does whenever he comes across a new village or city is to go around and find as many beggars and homeless as he can. He buys them all a fresh set of peasant's clothes, a winter outfit, a winter blanket, and a bedroll. Then he gives them a warm meal and sets out to find the different craftsmen of the town (blacksmiths, carpenters, herbalists, tanners, masons, etc...) and usues his diplomacy skill to try and get the now cleaned up beggars apprenticeships. OK, for the meta-game stuff, I'll start by just giving you the names of the books I might want to use and see if you'll approve those first. If you want specifics then I'll list 'em. Maybe this way we can keep that sense of mystery :) *The Quintessential Monk(Mongoose) *Ultimate Feats(Mongoose again) Ultimate Prestige Classes Vol. 2 (Again with the Mongoose) *Feats(AEG) aaaand then of course the Book of Exalted Deeds(WOTC) Thanks much :) P.S. Sparky, sorry about posting the concept, but the last game I tried to get into didn't like any of my books, so I wanted to make sure they were ok with GP. Hopefully I didn't give to much away that the guys wouldn't have picked up on in a heart-beat anyways (gee, who could that unarmed, unarmored, unadorned, really in shape man who carries no possessions over there giving some gold peices to a peasant be?) ;) [/QUOTE]
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