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Pathfinder 1E [INTEREST/RECRUIT] - Crowns of Ice
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Archon Basileus
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You bet! I'm sorry I'm absent this week. I have two meetings tomorrow wih two different teams and I gotta prepare for it. My head is somewhere else and I have no idea where it is.
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Archon Basileus
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Neurotic, can you give a heads up back at tideruler as well, please? And welcome to crowns of ice!
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Neurotic
I plan on living forever. Or die trying.
Quick check discovers the party consists of a Witch (unknown patron), fighteror, bard (skald) and marshal. Instead of having two witches, I'll try a Vigilante. Having social and figting persona could be useful, and it is not a detriment since we're not traditional party.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Queenie
Queen of Everything
Hi Neurotic!
I think you should play what would make you happy. This game is very writing intensive and less character class driven, so think of that when choosing.
AB set this up as a Vikings / Game of Thones style play. Not everyone has to be on the same team. You may want to compete with the other characters for the throne, as it were. Maybe you don't.
As we developed our character background's, we ended up trying a lot of us together. My character ended up in the middle of everyone's. I am totally cool with coming up with more background ties, if you so wish. I am sure the other players would too. You could know my noble "princess" - the Jarling- or, you could know her father the Jarl - be a friend to him or foe, another Jarl in the area. You could be a member of the Sea King's crew of any class - or you could be an enemy he's made along the way.
Read through our backgrounds and see if anything in them strikes a fancy or you want to totally go your own way! We can help you work out story stuff here, if you are interested in that.
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I think you should play what would make you happy. This game is very writing intensive and less character class driven, so think of that when choosing.
AB set this up as a Vikings / Game of Thones style play. Not everyone has to be on the same team. You may want to compete with the other characters for the throne, as it were. Maybe you don't.
As we developed our character background's, we ended up trying a lot of us together. My character ended up in the middle of everyone's. I am totally cool with coming up with more background ties, if you so wish. I am sure the other players would too. You could know my noble "princess" - the Jarling- or, you could know her father the Jarl - be a friend to him or foe, another Jarl in the area. You could be a member of the Sea King's crew of any class - or you could be an enemy he's made along the way.
Read through our backgrounds and see if anything in them strikes a fancy or you want to totally go your own way! We can help you work out story stuff here, if you are interested in that.
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Neurotic
I plan on living forever. Or die trying.
With vigilante I can play both sides 
I will connect to some of you, I think Gunnar will be a teacher, master of ceremonies, noble whose clan died out/ was killed and he lives of the charity of others. Teaches their sons and daughters and prevents killings in the night...
I will connect to some of you, I think Gunnar will be a teacher, master of ceremonies, noble whose clan died out/ was killed and he lives of the charity of others. Teaches their sons and daughters and prevents killings in the night...
Neurotic
I plan on living forever. Or die trying.
Sooo, story:
GATABERG - mountainous region whose Jarl is selected through strenght of arms rather than vote and who employ less than reputable methods to gain advantage
Arvid Gunnar Ingvarson, son of Jarl Ingvar who, along with the rest of the family was killed by Jarl Knuts family (currently unknown to Arvid, though suspected). Arvid was lucky that faithful day, he left to train with his fathers teacher, an old diplomat/spy/assassin on his own, without telling anyone about it. Hired killers tried to get whole family and they almost succeeded. Jarl Ingvar, Avids brother and sister-in-law, his own wife, mother and younger sister were all killed that fateful night.
Faithful retainer managed to warn Arvid and young man tried immediately to ride to avenge their deaths. His teacher put him to sleep and sailed that same night back to his own family. After some time spent consoling young man and preparing him for life of patient data gathering and restoration of his family wealth and influence. But for the time being, he is Jarl without land, hersir without land, but a man with faithful following in his land, even chaotic as it is. Because Jarl Ingvar held his position via diplomacy rather than force, he managed to form several alliances in other lands and even among his own unruly hersirs. His stern, but fair rule won him a trust that things could be different in time. But his early death returned most of the allies into The Game. Some of them might be open to return of son of Ingvar, leader who would unite Gataberg and bring it under single rule.
Arvid and his instructor planned the steps. One of the first had to be place to live among those with power. His mothers sister, last wife to lord Volund provided both. As an accomplished warrior and trained in the arts of Gataberg diplomacy, most convoluted set of relations anywhere in gunnar lands, he was ideal protector and teacher to young Einar and Thorir. He taught the boys how to fight, both physically and through guile and diplomacy. While Einar took to both, younger son enjoyed fighting. Although the lessons stuck and he studied the art of war, field tactics rather than dancehall and Jarldom intrigue.
His own teacher went back to try and find out what happened to the family, who was responsible. And came back with two news. One, his younger sister wasn't killed. Too young to marry, she was taken into the night. She lives with (ToDo: a family that killed Jarl Ingvar) considering them her saviours. And two: the killers were actually a dark cult whose influence was spreading through Gataberg as each family looked for more and more power. The girl might be a sacrifice in waiting, future wife to someone Jarl wanted to reward...or worse.
Over the years, as the gulf between the brothers grew, Arvid had to decide. In the years since he left his lands, he became the adviser to Jarl and now to Einar, probable future Jarl. But something was off and his young pupil became distant, and in time had ever more confidantes. Once Arvid decided to investigate he found out about the cult in Einars land and even reaching for power hungry nobleman. Fearing to be seen as potential pretender, he prepared a hunting accident in which he was to be killed. But it went awry and he found himself in snow, surrounded by wolves. He was, strangely enough, challenged by the alpha rather than killed outright for food. He prevailed, badly wounded, carrying deep bite marks on his right biceps and upper legs. But he survived. From that day, he carries a cane, limping along Jarls stronghold, still advising old Jarl and knowing this is loosing battle.
At night however, he dons the mask, leaves the cane behind and prowls the night, looking for cult kindappings in progress, hideouts, safe houses...and trying to rally the people for the younger brothers return and prepare to foil whatever coup they plan once Einar becomes Jarl. He also feels the time slipping away from him, his sister growing up, her fate unknown, the tentative allies he maintains in Gataberg loosing fate in his return and his teacher getting to old for the night and settling in a simple house in Einars city.
When he found out about Einars bride being on the way he used what little influence he had to persuade the lord to send an envoy ship to greet the lady at the sea and provide escort, luxury and safety to bride-to-be.
Arvid is a traditonalists. He firmly believes in the tradition of his people, way of life to be cherished and protected, where people of worth could advance regardless of birth if they could prove themselves (he ofcourse considers only hersirs as people of worth, others are warriors, craftsmen etc...important to the clan, but not leaders). He would never go against traditions in his everyday adviser persona. On the other hand, his nighttime self is trying to make the world a better place.
He is still young, one would say in his prime, but with a lame leg, without lands he hasn't any good prospects to marry or raise armies. His renown as fair and open minded diplomat gives him some influence in the town and Garmmörk strikes fear into the hearts of the cultist and evil doers for miles around.
GATABERG - mountainous region whose Jarl is selected through strenght of arms rather than vote and who employ less than reputable methods to gain advantage
Arvid Gunnar Ingvarson, son of Jarl Ingvar who, along with the rest of the family was killed by Jarl Knuts family (currently unknown to Arvid, though suspected). Arvid was lucky that faithful day, he left to train with his fathers teacher, an old diplomat/spy/assassin on his own, without telling anyone about it. Hired killers tried to get whole family and they almost succeeded. Jarl Ingvar, Avids brother and sister-in-law, his own wife, mother and younger sister were all killed that fateful night.
Faithful retainer managed to warn Arvid and young man tried immediately to ride to avenge their deaths. His teacher put him to sleep and sailed that same night back to his own family. After some time spent consoling young man and preparing him for life of patient data gathering and restoration of his family wealth and influence. But for the time being, he is Jarl without land, hersir without land, but a man with faithful following in his land, even chaotic as it is. Because Jarl Ingvar held his position via diplomacy rather than force, he managed to form several alliances in other lands and even among his own unruly hersirs. His stern, but fair rule won him a trust that things could be different in time. But his early death returned most of the allies into The Game. Some of them might be open to return of son of Ingvar, leader who would unite Gataberg and bring it under single rule.
Arvid and his instructor planned the steps. One of the first had to be place to live among those with power. His mothers sister, last wife to lord Volund provided both. As an accomplished warrior and trained in the arts of Gataberg diplomacy, most convoluted set of relations anywhere in gunnar lands, he was ideal protector and teacher to young Einar and Thorir. He taught the boys how to fight, both physically and through guile and diplomacy. While Einar took to both, younger son enjoyed fighting. Although the lessons stuck and he studied the art of war, field tactics rather than dancehall and Jarldom intrigue.
His own teacher went back to try and find out what happened to the family, who was responsible. And came back with two news. One, his younger sister wasn't killed. Too young to marry, she was taken into the night. She lives with (ToDo: a family that killed Jarl Ingvar) considering them her saviours. And two: the killers were actually a dark cult whose influence was spreading through Gataberg as each family looked for more and more power. The girl might be a sacrifice in waiting, future wife to someone Jarl wanted to reward...or worse.
Over the years, as the gulf between the brothers grew, Arvid had to decide. In the years since he left his lands, he became the adviser to Jarl and now to Einar, probable future Jarl. But something was off and his young pupil became distant, and in time had ever more confidantes. Once Arvid decided to investigate he found out about the cult in Einars land and even reaching for power hungry nobleman. Fearing to be seen as potential pretender, he prepared a hunting accident in which he was to be killed. But it went awry and he found himself in snow, surrounded by wolves. He was, strangely enough, challenged by the alpha rather than killed outright for food. He prevailed, badly wounded, carrying deep bite marks on his right biceps and upper legs. But he survived. From that day, he carries a cane, limping along Jarls stronghold, still advising old Jarl and knowing this is loosing battle.
At night however, he dons the mask, leaves the cane behind and prowls the night, looking for cult kindappings in progress, hideouts, safe houses...and trying to rally the people for the younger brothers return and prepare to foil whatever coup they plan once Einar becomes Jarl. He also feels the time slipping away from him, his sister growing up, her fate unknown, the tentative allies he maintains in Gataberg loosing fate in his return and his teacher getting to old for the night and settling in a simple house in Einars city.
When he found out about Einars bride being on the way he used what little influence he had to persuade the lord to send an envoy ship to greet the lady at the sea and provide escort, luxury and safety to bride-to-be.
Arvid is a traditonalists. He firmly believes in the tradition of his people, way of life to be cherished and protected, where people of worth could advance regardless of birth if they could prove themselves (he ofcourse considers only hersirs as people of worth, others are warriors, craftsmen etc...important to the clan, but not leaders). He would never go against traditions in his everyday adviser persona. On the other hand, his nighttime self is trying to make the world a better place.
He is still young, one would say in his prime, but with a lame leg, without lands he hasn't any good prospects to marry or raise armies. His renown as fair and open minded diplomat gives him some influence in the town and Garmmörk strikes fear into the hearts of the cultist and evil doers for miles around.
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Neurotic
I plan on living forever. Or die trying.
I cannot get his alignment to fit with class limitations - his diplomatic self should be lawful neutral, he could advise an evil Jarl, reluctantly, but would be CG (freedom fighter) by night. But this doesn't fit with vigilante limitation of only one step on one axis
I could be NG by day and N by night, but true neutral wouldn't care enough about this people (maybe if this was his own land)
LN / LE -> evil night persona would be challenging, but I don't see it fitting with the rest of the party.
Finally, LG / LN wouldn't break the laws and wouldn't advise evil ruler(s).
Help? N/CN? CN is unpredictable and selfish, not the person who can keep his identities hidden (no patience)
I could be NG by day and N by night, but true neutral wouldn't care enough about this people (maybe if this was his own land)
LN / LE -> evil night persona would be challenging, but I don't see it fitting with the rest of the party.
Finally, LG / LN wouldn't break the laws and wouldn't advise evil ruler(s).
Help? N/CN? CN is unpredictable and selfish, not the person who can keep his identities hidden (no patience)
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