[Pathfinder] Burnt Offerings

[Ambrus]

2) I am not a fan of the dragon breath thing. I like the idea that the lightning bolt was the result of a storm...that she's 'storm-born.' That said, nothing says it has to be a natural storm.

It was just an idea off the top of my head, one of many, and one I'd directed to CB.

 

[Shayuri]

You're right, and I apologize for peeking. It won't happen again.

I've always liked playable dragons...the name Shayuri was originally given to a dragon PC of mine. I got curious.

CB, Talashia would have left Sandpoint fairly youngish. The story I have so far has her being a local rapscallion, but things take a more serious turn as her magic manifests. A passing wizard recognized what was going on and offered to take her to this magic academy to the south where she could learn to not be a threat to herself and others (and where her condition could be researched).

I'm also thinking that passing wizard had business up in Sandpoint's area to be there at all...so perhaps our current purpose is related to that. Maybe he set up magical runes near the standing stones, for example, to capture and record thaumic resonation in them over a long time. Now we're going back to collect the information.

Or something along those lines. Talashia hasn't been home since she left, though there was certainly some corrospondence. She's not planning on staying either, though events may change that.

 

[Ambrus]

Regarding why the group might (emphasis "might") be inclined to divide on certain issues... ...sword type... ...or any number of random "dividing lines."

Oh don't even get me started on the whole straight vs curved issue! Scimitars... PAH-LEASE.
[sblock=CanadienneBacon]

Your choice of metallic dragon would work, though. If you'd prefer a bronze dragon with the 1st-level ability to morph into humanoid form in exchange for a racial skill/feat/ability of your choice, I'd consider that a fair trade. You have well-informed judgement about what might constitute a fair swap, so I don't feel I need to tell you out of hand how to handle the swap (though a brief consult with me once you've selected something for the swap would be appreciated).

Seeing as how you're deferring to my judgement on the issue (and since you've voiced some concern over my character stealing the limelight overmuch) I feel the need to give you my honest opinion about the draconic alternate form special ability. In brief, it's just too versatile and effective at low levels. The thing is, it allows the dragon to assume the form of any humanoid or animal of medium size or smaller with no duration. Unlike a druid's wild shaping ability, there's no minimum size so a dragon could change into the smallest animals possible; say a field mouse, sparrow or garden snake. Taking into account the size, racial and Dexterity bonuses such fine-sized animals might get to their Stealth checks, the dragon might as well be considered altogether invisible. Add to that the ability to assume the form of any humanoid (from dwarf to gnome to goblin to human) and the ability to further disguise themselves as a specific individual and dragons become versatile spies and infiltrators without peer. Compared to that limiting a dragon PC to using a hat of disguise to pass unnoticed is altogether more bearable. The dragon is at least limited to assuming the form of a quadrupedal animal of the same size with none of the animal's racial benefits.

On that basis alone I'd tend to avoid playing a silver dragon. I certainly wouldn't allow one into my own campaigns without serious forethought. Bronze dragons on the other hand gain their alternate form ability relatively late, around 12th level IIRC.[/sblock]

 

[Ambrus]

You're right, and I apologize for peeking. It won't happen again.

S'aright.

I've always liked playable dragons...the name Shayuri was originally given to a dragon PC of mine.

Maybe we should have an all dragon party! One of each mettalic hue! Huzzah!

 

[mfloyd3]

S'aright.

Maybe we should have an all dragon party! One of each mettalic hue! Huzzah!

And they can unite to form Voltron!

Elyra working as an escort for one or more PCs on the way to the festival works well. Given her wanderlust, I'd figure her for "semi-local" with Sandpoint being a place she comes back to reasonably often. I'd wanted to avoid too much exposure to the arcane types, but if they were part of a larger party coming up from, say, Magrimar they may all have known each other but not spent a lot of time together.

 

[Merlin's Shadow]

Did I miss starting hit points somewhere? Pathfinder offers a couple options.

• Standard: Max hit points + Con bonus
• Double: Double max hit points + Con bonus
• Racial: Max hit points + Con bonus + racial bonus (4 for elves, gnomes, halflings, 6 for humans, half-elves, 8 for half-orcs, dwarves)
• Flat: Max hit points + Con bonus + flat bonus (recommended 6)
• Constitution: Max hit points + Con score

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Elyra working as an escort for one or more PCs on the way to the festival works well. Given her wanderlust, I'd figure her for "semi-local" with Sandpoint being a place she comes back to reasonably often. I'd wanted to avoid too much exposure to the arcane types, but if they were part of a larger party coming up from, say, Magrimar they may all have known each other but not spent a lot of time together.

Having Elyra have passing familiarity with Sandpoint and some of its customs and buildings and shops/services will work well for the purposes of the campaign. The dragon in the group will probably also be at least semi-local, if not fully local, and the sorceress will have been native to Sandpoint but away for years and just returning "home" at the outset of the adventure. I'd wanted some familiarity with Sandpoint within the group, enough so that you could navigate the streets and justify possession of a working knowledge of the town.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

CB, Talashia would have left Sandpoint fairly youngish. The story I have so far has her being a local rapscallion, but things take a more serious turn as her magic manifests. A passing wizard recognized what was going on and offered to take her to this magic academy to the south where she could learn to not be a threat to herself and others (and where her condition could be researched).

Seems reasonable to me.

I'm also thinking that passing wizard had business up in Sandpoint's area to be there at all...so perhaps our current purpose is related to that. Maybe he set up magical runes near the standing stones, for example, to capture and record thaumic resonation in them over a long time. Now we're going back to collect the information.

Again, seems reasonable. I've no problem with this line of logic. Did you also read that whopper of a post from me a few posts up, wherein I describe (under the brown-fonted heading "ALL PLEASE READ") a potential motive for the members of the party traveling to Sandpoint? The Swallowtail Festival and the re-dedication of the Sandpoint Cathedral ought to figure somewhere--at least in part--in party members' motive for being present in Sandpoint.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

• Standard: Max hit points + Con bonus
• Double: Double max hit points + Con bonus
• Racial: Max hit points + Con bonus + racial bonus (4 for elves, gnomes, halflings, 6 for humans, half-elves, 8 for half-orcs, dwarves)
• Flat: Max hit points + Con bonus + flat bonus (recommended 6)
• Constitution: Max hit points + Con score

Thanks for pointing out this omission. Aside from the dragon (who already has a whopping mass of HP), I would like everyone else to use the Standard method of HP generation as described above.

 

[Ambrus]

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