Pathfinder: Burnt Offerings

[CanadienneBacon]

The entry for Desna, a goddess commonly worshipped throughout Varisia (particularly by Varisian wanderers, but also steadfastly throughout the entire realm) would be a suitable selection.

Desna
--Alignment: Chaotic Good
--Portfolio: Goddess of dreams, stars, travelers, luck
--Domains: Chaos, Good, Liberation, Luck, Travel
--Favored Weapon: Starknife

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Aside from the occasional goblin, the citizens of Sandpoint have traditionally had little worries about invasion or banditry—the region simply isn’t populated enough to make theft a lucrative business.

The above is a quote for the 14-page description of Sandpoint given in the Burnt Offerings module that I think may be relevant for you guys when you sit down to design your character's background. Judging by the two existing backgrounds that were fleshed out in the rogue's gallery as of this past Friday, I know that at least two of you anticipate a particular kind of creature being commonly encountered in this module and have tailored your PC's background to mesh your anticipation. I've got no problem with that at all; it'll make your PCs relevant and necessary to the adventure. However, and I want to do this delicately and with discretion so that things are not spoiled for any of us who have not read up on what to expect from the module, your character's background should reflect that Sandpoint and its outlying region are largely peaceable. Not entirely peaceable, just largely peaceable. It's unlikely that there have been any mass raids on either Sandpoint or the surrounding communities in recent generations. A filching of some sheep, horseflesh, eggs, or gold here or there, but probably not much more than that.

Please contact me via e-mail at wlburford at hotmail dot com if you have questions. I'd rather do the bulk of this particular communication in private than here in the OOC.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

I had a look at the three character sheets that are in the RG this weekend. I did keep in mind that most of them are still works in progress. I made some notes but hesitate to post said notes until I hear back from you all with whether your character sheets are fully ready for me to go over. In the interim, I'd be happy to share my thoughts via e-mail, if you'd rather. Send a ping to me at the address I listed in the post above if you'd like feedback.

For those of you who haven't posted a sheet at all or who haven't fleshed out a concept in the RG more than halfway, I'd like you to do so this week. 1 September is the day I'm aiming to get things ready to roll. I've done all my prep and reading already, so if you guys are ready to go before 1 September, I stand ready to accomodate an early start. If you haven't posted a character sheet with at least the basics necessary for play by 1 September or you haven't contacted me either here or via e-mail as to why you'll need an extension, I will assume that you've lost interest in the game and shall pass your slot to someone on the Alternates List.

 

[Insight]

I had a look at the three character sheets that are in the RG this weekend. I did keep in mind that most of them are still works in progress. I made some notes but hesitate to post said notes until I hear back from you all with whether your character sheets are fully ready for me to go over. In the interim, I'd be happy to share my thoughts via e-mail, if you'd rather. Send a ping to me at the address I listed in the post above if you'd like feedback.

For those of you who haven't posted a sheet at all or who haven't fleshed out a concept in the RG more than halfway, I'd like you to do so this week. 1 September is the day I'm aiming to get things ready to roll. I've done all my prep and reading already, so if you guys are ready to go before 1 September, I stand ready to accomodate an early start. If you haven't posted a character sheet with at least the basics necessary for play by 1 September or you haven't contacted me either here or via e-mail as to why you'll need an extension, I will assume that you've lost interest in the game and shall pass your slot to someone on the Alternates List.

My character is complete, mechanics-wise, but it seems that my background needs a bit of work, based on the prior post. I'll have a look at it today and fix the problem areas.

 

[Kaodi]

The crunch in mine is done as well, its just that fluff I need to get to.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

The crunch of mine is basically done. I just need to finalise and post my equipment. I also see that I need to post my skills list. The skills have been allocated but I haven't posted them to the character sheet yet.

As for the fluff. I have the background and appearance sorted out, I just have to get them off of my computer at home and post them to the character sheet. I think that just leaves a few personality traits that I have to come up with.

I'll try to get my character sheet completed by tomorrow. Sorry for being a little slack CB.

Olaf the Stout

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Not at all, Olaf. You're hardly slack; I believe you had your amended character sheet up within 24 hours of me calling for everyone's sheets.

Anyone know where Whizbang's got off to? I'm a touch concerned that we haven't seen more of him this week and last.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Sorry, had two people getting (outpatient) medical care this week in the house, plus a busy work week. I will sheet up within 24 hours!

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Take your time. I'm glad to hear from you, is all. Now that I have and am assured that you're still on board, that's all I really need to know. You can "sheet up" within 24 hours or wait until the weekend if you need.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

CB, are you ok with Penn (my PC) sort of having 2 dieties. Desna is the one that you suggested but Calistria also seems like a very good fit due to him/her seeming to have a lot to do with luck. Penn relies a lot on luck so it makes sense that he would worsip Calistria.

Part of my background is that Penn seems to have done something to displease Calistria as he has been very unlucky lately, with nothing going right. He is trying to figure out what he has done wrong but at this stage he is unsure. Penn's traveller background means that he has always known of Desna and what she stands for, due to many of his fellow travellers worshipping her. Now that Calistria has seemingly turned against him for now, he has turned to Desna for a bit of guidance in finding his way back to Calistria's good books.

Also, are you ok with me playing CN? I don't plan on going out of my way to be disruptive to the game. I just planned to let him be a bit reckless in what he says and does sometimes. His background is based around him believing that luck will carry him through so I think that CN is a good fit for him. It's also why Calistria is a good fit for me.

Let me know if you're not because otherwise I will probably need to change my character background and personality a bit.

Olaf the Stout