Pathfinder: Burnt Offerings

[CanadienneBacon]

I was thinking, it's somewhat foolhardy to leave recruiting open for three months. That'd be a possible swamp of sheets to read through and a lot of folks to potentially disappoint. I have therefore adjusted the deadline for recruiting to finish on Friday this week. Puts it at April 27th. No sense in dragging things out, but hopefully that gives anyone ghosting this thread time to put in for the game if they'd been quietly considering things behind the scenes.

 

[Rolzup]

Let me then propose....

Tharl, son of Tharren
Human Hexblade, Lawful Neutral

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Str: 14
Dex: 12
Con:12
Int: 12
Wis: 10
Chr: 15

Favored Weapon: Heavy Mace. Carries a sap, as well... "When I hit someone, I want them to know damned well that they've been hit."

Feats: Ability Focus (Hexblade's Curse), Power Attack

Skills: Concentrate upon Intimidation, Bluff, and Concentration.

Bounty-hunter by trade, although he's finding this to be a rather less exciting line of work than he'd originally envisioned. Not so much heroic as it is tedious. And a little depressing. He'd certainly welcome the chance to do something a little more...epic in scope. Rounding up pig-thieves is no way to make a name for yourself.
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[Olaf the Stout]

Glad I checked back into this thread today otherwise I might have missed out. I'll get you the basics before the Friday deadline and hopefully sooner.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Olaf the Stout]

CB, any chance of the PHB II, Spell Compendium and Complete Adventurer being added to your list of allowable sourcebooks?

Olaf the Stout

 

[Olaf the Stout]

Preliminary things that I will need to see include: character name, race, class, alignment, primary weapon, and a rough estimate of feat and skill selection

Name: Penn Bedrangal (I.m not 100% happy with the name. It will do for now, but I might find something better before we start.)
Race: Male Halfling
Class: Rogue (At the moment I am tossing up possibly some levels in Cleric or Arcane Trickster. Taking levels in Scout may also be a possibility, depending on how the campaign pans out and if you allow Complete Adventurer.)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral (if you will allow it, if not CG)
Diety: The Tinker, Ungel Dingledirk
Primary Weapon: Short Sword and Dagger - single or dual-wielded (melee), Dagger and/or Shortbow (ranged)
Feat Selections: Probably Improved Initiative to begin with. I would like to take a couple of feats from the PHB2, Robilar's Gambit and Telling Blow. I'd be concentrating towards feats that had a luck element to them or improved my sneak attack. Feats that allow me to fight in melee with two weapons better may also be taken.
Skill Selections: A lot. I would be taking ranks in a wide range of skills (as is common with Rogues). Initial skills would include Appraise, Balance, Bluff, Climb, Decipher Script, Escape Artist, Gather Information, Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Open Lock, Search, Sense Motive, Sleight of Hand, Spot and Tumble.

In future levels I would also probably take levels in various Knowledge skills, Ride, Use Magic Device, Use Rope, Forgery and Disguise. Skill choice may depend on what skills I use/find useful in the campaign and where my character seems to lead me once we actually start playing.

General Concept: My general character concept was to be a Halfling Rogue who is a bit of a drifter and worships The Tinker God, Ungel Dingledirk. He does things without really thinking too much, believing that luck will be on his side and he'll make it through somehow.

For reasons of which he doesn't know, he has fallen out of favour of Ungel, who has cursed him with bad luck. He is trying to figure out what exactly he did wrong and what he can do to get back in his god's favour.

Let me know if you would like any more details. I am also reasonably flexible on the character concept if there is anything that you would like me to change.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Jemal]

Just for the record, since CB isn't 100% about me joining, I'm gonna pull out. Besides, I've got several games going, might as well make room for others.
No hard feelings and good luck, I'll be keeping an eye on the thread.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

CB, any chance of the PHB II, Spell Compendium and Complete Adventurer being added to your list of allowable sourcebooks?

While I don't own and haven't the money to afford any of them, and thus won't have them in my hot little hand to check figures or during DMing, you can use them to create your character. As with anything else, I reserve the right to nix a thing or two (but with you am not expecting to have to do that). Details of your character with which I won't be familiar due to not owning or not having access to said books can be ironed out in private via e-mail at a later date.

Frequent use of the Spell Compendium might in particular prove to be awkward during play. Spell descriptions would probably fly back and forth via e-mail, and I can appreciate that the wait time involved with that kind of correspondence might be a cog in the works.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Just for the record, since CB isn't 100% about me joining, I'm gonna pull out. Besides, I've got several games going, might as well make room for others.
No hard feelings and good luck, I'll be keeping an eye on the thread.

That is indeed correct, and thank you for taking the initiative to let everyone know, Jemal. Please feel free to read along or post as you like.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Head's up, I'll be traveling May 11th-22nd. It's a long flight home and I'll be making it with my infant, so look for me to be back on the boards on perhaps the 24th. Or so.

 

[Insight]

While I don't own and haven't the money to afford any of them, and thus won't have them in my hot little hand to check figures or during DMing, you can use them to create your character. As with anything else, I reserve the right to nix a thing or two (but with you am not expecting to have to do that). Details of your character with which I won't be familiar due to not owning or not having access to said books can be ironed out in private via e-mail at a later date.

Frequent use of the Spell Compendium might in particular prove to be awkward during play. Spell descriptions would probably fly back and forth via e-mail, and I can appreciate that the wait time involved with that kind of correspondence might be a cog in the works.

CB, I don't plan on using anything apart from the books you mentioned - so far anyway - but if I find something I like in another book, should I email you the rules regarding said option? Post them here?