OoC Thread - Strife in Sokara - A solo game for Brother Shatterstone

[Brother Shatterstone]

The more I look at this one the more I think the nymph one is too much...

Anyhow this one is rather cut and dry but do remember that only one side of the paragon is set in stone and that's the mother's side. The father could be everything from a human to a bugbear.

Level 1) Nymphs don't age, though this is open for debate, so I thought timeless body made sense. I would hose rule though that even if this is gained before the age of 21-24 that the body ages till then and then stops. The Divided Ancestry is a requirement. Having the ability to swim like mom makes a certain amount of sense and anything else on the Nymph sheet is simply to powerful.

Level 2) Same as the half-elf paragon except that I would recommend diplomacy and perform for the +3 skills. (one perform skill btw)

Level 3) As if their was ever a doubt.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Here’s the basic for Brystasia.

Things that I'm noting... Does Reputation and Honor really work well together? It seems to me that no they really don't. I would rather keep Reputation over honor as I think is more for Brystasia is than the honor system. (Not that I'm saying Brystasia isn't honorable just that the systems seem to overlap.)

I still need to know about the DR for Nightscale, yes I realize you haven't been back online. As the above will almost never be worth wearing with the Defensive Bonus how do you fill about Mithral? is it still to rear to start with? (aka Mithral Shirt gp 1,100)

The Racial Paragon is a work in progress but they don’t need to be done before we start as I’m with you let us start her out as a paladin.

What weapon group is the lightblade in? Would you be interested in replacing Aymara’s divine weapon with one? We can always rename the weapon. ;P

Note: I have her flaw and both her traits on the sheet.

I should have the background done and her appearance and personality touched up and finished tomorrow also. Also her equipment should be done quickly also.

If your worried about her she got everything I'm more than willing to go with gifts from suitors... In fact I imagine after being a decent sized city she would quickly be able to dress for any occasion at any time. (Their gifts so she's not going to sale them so I see no reason why to track it) What do you think?


Character Name: Brystasia Purelove
Character Race: Half-Nymph/Human
Character Classes: Holy Warrior 1/Rogue 1
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Deity: Aymara

Gender: Female
Age: 20
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 129
Eyes: Turquoise Blue
Hair: Slivery Blonde

Experience Points (Current): 3,001
Experience Points (Needed): 6,000
Character Level: 1
Level Adjustment: 2
Effective Character Level: 3

Reputation: +2
Honor: 15

Known Languages: Common, Sylvan, Celestial, Elven, Draconic

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Strength: 13 +1 (5 Points)
Dexterity: 16 +3 (6 Points, +2 Racial)
Constitution: 14 +2 (6 Points)
Intelligence: 16 +3 (6 Points, +2 Racial)
Wisdom: 15 +2 (5 Points, +2 Racial)
Charisma: 22 +5 (10 Points, +6 Racial)

Bold: After magical enchantment
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Armor Class: 19 [ BASE (10) + DEFENSIVE BONUS/ARMOR (6) + DEX (3) + SHIELD (0) + DEFLECTION (0)]
Spell Resistance: 0

Flatfooted Armor Class: 16
Touch Attack Armor Class: 19
AC Penalty: 0
Maximum DEX bonus: Unlimited
Armor Type & Weight: None

Armor weight: 0 lbs.
Hit Dice: 1d10 +2 -1
Hit Points: 11

Notes:

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Save vs. Fortitude: 10 [BASE (2) + DIVINE GRACE (6) + CON MOD (2)]
Save vs. Reflex: 11 [BASE (2) + DIVINE GRACE (6) + DEX MOD (3)]
Save vs. Will: 8 [BASE (0) + DIVINE GRACE (6) + WIS MOD (2)]

Special Save Notes:
Divine Grace

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Initiative Modifier: +3
Base Attack Bonus: +1

Melee Attack Bonus: +2
Ranged Attack Bonus: +4

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Weapons:

Weapon weight: 0 lbs.
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Feats
Power Attack (Human)
Weapon Finesse (1st feat)
Two Weapon Fighting (Rogue)
Gift of Grace (Flaw)

Flaws
Naïveté (-4 to Bluff, and Sense Motive)

Traits
Distinctive
Quick

Weapon Groups
Light Blades
Bows
Exotic Weapons

Skills:

Name/Total Mod (Ability) ** # Ranks taken
Balance /7 (DEX +3) 4
Bluff /-4 (CHA +0) -4 Naïveté Flaw
Diplomacy /10 (CHA +6) 4
Handle Animal /10 (CHA +6) 4
Hide /7 (DEX +3) 4
Listen /6 (WIS +2) 4
Move Silently /7 (DEX +3) 4
Perform: Dance /16 (CHA +6x2) 4 DI
Perform: String Instruments /10 (CHA +6,) 4
Perform: Wind Instruments /10 (CHA +6) 4
Perform: Sing /16 (CHA +6x2) 4 DI
Ride /7 (DEX +3) 4
Search /6 (WIS +2) 4
Sense Motive / -4 (WIS + 0) -4 Naïveté Flaw
Spot /6 (WIS +2) 4
Tumble /7 (DEX +3) 4

[CC] Cross Class Skill
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Special Abilities
Awesome Beauty DC: 14 (Nymph)
Fey Bloodline (Nymph)
Low-Light Vision (Nymph)
1 Extra Feat (Human)
4 Skill Points (Human)
1 Skill Point/Level (Human)
Trap Finding (Rogue)
Bonus Feat (Rogue)
Aura of Good and Chaos (Holy Warrior)
Divine Grace (Holy Warrior)
Divine Inspiration (Holy Warrior)


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Equipment & Gear:




Magical Item Slots
Head:
Eyes:
Neck:
Torso:
Robe/Armor:
Waist:
Clock/cape/mantle:
Arms:
Hands:
Ring Left Hand:
Ring Right Hand:
Feet:


EQUIPMENT WEIGHT: 0 lbs.
ARMOR WEIGHT: 0 lbs.
WEAPON WEIGHT: 0 lbs.
TOTAL WEIGHT: 0 lbs.

Carrying Capacity 13 STR Light: up to 50 lb. Medium: 51-100 lb. Heavy: 101-150 lb.


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Money:
PP: 0
GP: 0
SP: 0
CP: 0
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Base Speed: 40 feet

 

[Jarval]

OK, I'm going to tackle your posts in reverse order:

Things that I'm noting... Does Reputation and Honor really work well together? It seems to me that no they really don't. I would rather keep Reputation over honor as I think is more for Brystasia is than the honor system. (Not that I'm saying Brystasia isn't honorable just that the systems seem to overlap.)

I agree, there's a bit too much overlap. We'll stick with Reputation, although Brystasia's Reputation won't be much use at the start of the game. She'll need to establish a name for herself before the bonuses will really start to apply outside of her forest home.

I still need to know about the DR for Nightscale, yes I realize you haven't been back online. As the above will almost never be worth wearing with the Defensive Bonus how do you fill about Mithral? is it still to rear to start with? (aka Mithral Shirt gp 1,100)

The AC rating for Nightscale is +1, while it's DR is 1/-. Mithral is actually more available than normal in the Fabled Lands (for reasons that may become clear in play). If you want to buy a suit of mithral armour, feel free.

What weapon group is the lightblade in? Would you be interested in replacing Aymara’s divine weapon with one? We can always rename the weapon. ;P

The lightblade is in the Light Blade weapon group, as an exotic weapon. I've not got a problem with replacing Aymara's favoured weapon with it. In fact, it actually make more sense to me that way, as the lightblade will become a badge of Aymara's faith. If we do make this change, I'm inclined to think that Aymara's faithful guard the secret of smithing it fairly well guarded.

If your worried about her she got everything I'm more than willing to go with gifts from suitors... In fact I imagine after being a decent sized city she would quickly be able to dress for any occasion at any time. (Their gifts so she's not going to sale them so I see no reason why to track it) What do you think?

It would answer the question of all that starting money quite nicely, wouldn't it Good thinking.

Just one point on your character sheet: You've got Brystasia's Charisma bonus listed as +5, while it should be +6. Small point, but I thought you might want to know

 

[Jarval]

I like the Half-Nymph Paragon you've come up with. It all looks good, although I'd be inclined to drop the bonus from Persuasion down from +3 to +2, as the Half-Elven paragon ability builds on an existing racial feature. So the Half-Nymph version of Persuasion gives a +2 bonus to Diplomacy and one Perform check.

 

[Jarval]

As for the Nymph paragon abilities, they are powerful, but seem in line with the higher LA = better paragon class. However, I would require that you'd need to take all three levels of the Half-Nymph paragon class before you could take any levels in the Nymph paragon class.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

as the Half-Elven paragon ability builds on an existing racial feature. So the Half-Nymph version of Persuasion gives a +2 bonus to Diplomacy and one Perform check.

Oops I forgot about that... That works, does this mean the other charisma skills gain a + 1?

Oh if you would rather see something more original we can always look at wild empathy as it's a nymph ability also.

As for the Nymph paragon abilities, they are powerful, but seem in line with the higher LA = better paragon class. However, I would require that you'd need to take all three levels of the Half-Nymph paragon class before you could take any levels in the Nymph paragon class.

Sweet, I honestly couldn't think of anything else that should come into the hands of a half-nymph as their gaze attack and Blinding attack are two powerful so to improve upon them and allow a half-nymph to gain them would be very unbalanced. (Both in game play and as a way to circumvent the nymph’s +7 LA

Would you like to see the Nymph’s ability bonus increased to a Charisma +4 or something?

I agree, there's a bit too much overlap. We'll stick with Reputation, although Brystasia's Reputation won't be much use at the start of the game.

Good, and I agree she should be underestimated as nothing more than a pretty face.

Oh since we are talking about reputation I took the Distinctive trait but I didn’t designate a single feature but simply left it the over picture of perfection.

The AC rating for Nightscale is +1, while it's DR is 1/-. Mithral is actually more available than normal in the Fabled Lands (for reasons that may become clear in play). If you want to buy a suit of mithral armour, feel free.

Thanks I believe she will go with mithral armor probably chain shirt as I don’t want to see an armor check penalty.

The lightblade is in the Light Blade weapon group, as an exotic weapon. I've not got a problem with replacing Aymara's favoured weapon with it. In fact, it actually make more sense to me that way, as the lightblade will become a badge of Aymara's faith. If we do make this change, I'm inclined to think that Aymara's faithful guard the secret of smithing it fairly well guarded.

That sounds like a plan to me… Does this mean it’s available to her at her level? If it isn’t that’s fine.

It would answer the question of all that starting money quite nicely, wouldn't it Good thinking.

It doesn’t really explain how she got her adventuring gear but then again maybe someone realized she was more than just a pretty face.

Just one point on your character sheet: You've got Brystasia's Charisma bonus listed as +5, while it should be +6. Small point, but I thought you might want to know

Yeah it was late last night when I finished updating it… The sad this is that I fixed for every charisma-based skill.

 

[Jarval]

Here are some notes on the Fabled Lands to go with the map I sent you. They're not all that detailed, but I figure that Brystasia doesn't really know much about the world yet. If you want/need to know more, let me know and I flesh out these notes a bit.


Sokara:

Sokara is a country in turmoil. The old (and allegedly rather corrupt) King, Corin VII was killed in a bloody military coup four years ago, lead by General Grieve Marlock. The country is now under martial law, and Grieve Marlock has declared himself Protector-General of Sokara.

The capital city of Sokara is Marlock City (until recently know as Old Sokar), with Yellowport being its second city. To the north, the Citadel of Velis Corin guards the Pass of Eagles, while the Forts of the Eastern Marches keep the Manbeasts of Nerech at bay.


Golnir:

By comparison with its neighbour, Golnir is tranquility itself. A wealthy country, it is ruled by the Baroness of Castle Ravayne. Ringhorn and Metriciens, Golnir's two largest cities, are bustling metropoli, centres for commerce networks that stretch all across the Violet Ocean and beyond.

At Golnir's heart lies the Endless Plains, an expanse of comfortable and pleasant farmland. The market town of Wheatfields sits at its centre, grown rich from the farm trade.
Further to the north are the Haunted Hills and the Forest of the Forsaken. Few of Golnir's superstitious people will venture into this comparatively wild wilderness, and the area is only barely populated by a few shepherds.


Old Harkuna:

Ten generations ago, Harkuna was ruled by the High King, but he was driven from rulership by the armies of the Faceless King of Uttaku. Now the people of Old Harkuna slave away under the backbreaking taxes of their Uttakin masters, near-starved despite the rich soil of their homeland.


Uttaku:

Uttaku lies to the east. It claims to be the oldest civilisation on Harkun, and is a centre of culture and learning. It's also home to a strict caste system, with social standing almost always dictated from birth. More so than any other culture, the nobles keep themselves separate from the lower orders, and members of the older noble families can be recognised by the peculiar trait of having light blue skin. The worship of the god Ebron is almost compulsory in Uttaku, with temples to no other deities allowed with city walls.


The Great Steppes:

To most people, the Great Steppes seem like a barren wasteland, and those people would be right. However, many tribes nomads call the Steppes home, and these hardy souls herd the animals native to these lands. Most tribes belong to a Horde, a loose alliance of tribes, of which the Horde of the Thundering Skies and the Horde of the Thousand Winds are the largest.

The only settlement of any size is the port of Yarimura, a young city created by the Clan of the White Spear, exiles from the island empire of Akatsurai. To say the city is cosmopolitan would be an understatement, as people from all races and countries walk the streets of Yarimura.


Akatsurai:

A very insular island empire, little is know about this county or its people.

 

[Jarval]

Oops I forgot about that... That works, does this mean the other charisma skills gain a + 1?

Oh if you would rather see something more original we can always look at wild empathy as it's a nymph ability also.

Shrugs. Seems fair, I guess. Sure, go ahead. Or, if you want to use Wild Empathy, that's cool as well. Go with whichever you prefer.

Sweet, I honestly couldn't think of anything else that should come into the hands of a half-nymph as their gaze attack and Blinding attack are two powerful so to improve upon them and allow a half-nymph to gain them would be very unbalanced. (Both in game play and as a way to circumvent the nymph’s +7 LA

Would you like to see the Nymph’s ability bonus increased to a Charisma +4 or something?

Upping the ability bonus to +4 makes quite a lot of sense to me. Go with that

That sounds like a plan to me... Does this mean it’s available to her at her level? If it isn’t that’s fine.

Well, she's a paladin of Aymara, so she will have had some prior contact with Aymara's faithful. I see no reason why she shouldn't have a lightblade.

It doesn’t really explain how she got her adventuring gear but then again maybe someone realized she was more than just a pretty face.

I see the adventuring gear as a combination of gifts and supplies from Aymara's temple. After all, they're not going to let you go out into the world unprotected, now are they?

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Here are some notes on the Fabled Lands to go with the map I sent you. They're not all that detailed, but I figure that Brystasia doesn't really know much about the world yet.

I agree totally and we should probably designate what forest Brystasia is from first and then chose a larger city from there.

Looking at the map it looks like the "forest of the forsaken", "Icicle woods", "forest of woes" or the "forest of remorse."

wow these people have some unhappy trees.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Shrugs. Seems fair, I guess. Sure, go ahead. Or, if you want to use Wild Empathy, that's cool as well. Go with whichever you prefer.

Wild Empathy, its much more nymph like and I just don't see the need for a better bonus to charisma checks. (BTW: I do this allot, reinventing the wheel)

Upping the ability bonus to +4 makes quite a lot of sense to me. Go with that

Will do.

Well, she's a paladin of Aymara, so she will have had some prior contact with Aymara's faithful. I see no reason why she shouldn't have a lightblade.

I figure she could be finishing her one-year of training with a fellow aesthete but if you would rather incorporate that into the game we can back track some. (I have no issue with a more "powerful" NPC helping.)

Note: I know I'm flopping around on her background, but once I know how we will start I can, and will, work backwards with few changes to the game. (Maybe their be a long term goal but those are always good)

I see the adventuring gear as a combination of gifts and supplies from Aymara's temple. After all, they're not going to let you go out into the world unprotected, now are they?

Indeed, I would imagine that the order looks upon her almost a prodigy and then maybe as something more.