Troupe of the Painted Soul PbP OOC!
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GnomeWorks
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Just to let you know, I'm still around... just waiting for the time when I can post. 
Arken
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dave_o said:
D'oh hadn't thought about the spell list
, sorry unless we just use the cleric one, that's all I can think of.Background, hmmm *that* I think I have ideas for
... (See if you can spot the influences)I think I'd like to play an atheistic/humanist aasimar
(My history makes me a half celestial as a direct child of a celestial but would it be possible to make it an aasimar instead?)Born from moment of weakness in a lawful angelic-type being and so abandoned on the earth (although it was with a kind and capable family that took good care of him, after all a celestial is still a celestial.) He was brought up by a simple family of farmers, they knew he was special from his appearance (which would be suitably celestial) and he exhibited a differentness compared to the other children. While he loved those surrounding him utterly he constantly felt a calling in him from his celestial heritage, his mind would always be drawn spiritual thoughts and he couldn't help but interpret the world around him in larger, religious terms. At the same time he had to come to terms with the truth of his real father, A celestial (you choose what) by the name of Numion, whilst the blood of righteousness still ran in his veins meaning he grew up kind, peaceful and forgiving he still found himself constantly pondering his abandonment. He knew from the stories of angels that were told by the travelling merchants that they were creatures of perfect good and yet he had been left by his father, Shouldn't the most natural goodness in the world be the loving acceptance of a parent for their child?
Eventually the only conclusion he could draw was that he must have been abandoned because divine law forbade his birth. This doubt on the role of order, law and hierarchy in religion then led him to think on other matters. He saw that tithes were paid to religious leaders by peasants while the highest most holy figures lived in luxury, he saw how people around him judged themselves as sinners when they did wrong because they had disobeyed the laws of religion.
His faith in religion was shaken but his faith in himself was not and so he asked his parent’s leave and left to wander the world trying to find some sort of spiritual truth he could believe in. In time he came to find such a personal truth: that religion was largely a construction of control that made people fail to believe in their own power to achieve their potential. Where people worship they fail to believe themselves capable, they focus on attaining future salvation rather than trying to create heaven on earth. As he travelled therefore, he dedicated himself to the opposition of religion and hierarchy and to aiding of any whom he met that needed help. He found he could perform healings and miraculous wonders like the priests yet he knew he was not worshipping a god. He began to understand that his own belief (and probably his celestial blood) were enough to fuel such powers, from that day he began to strive towards realising a divine humanity, to turn himself into a walking representation of the power of self belief and inward spirituality rather than the petitioning of detached and distant Gods and churches. He sees the empire as a particularly oppressive construction. (If there is a religious hierarchy/institution in the empire then all the better
)I found the perfect (flavour) prestige class too for someone that (the scion from Mongoose Publishing’s ‘Ultimate Prestige classes’, I think originally from their cleric book) but it was a bit overpowered
Is that background acceptable or does it include issues you didn’t want in your campaign? Either way is absolutely fine with me, it is your game after all
dave_o
Explorer
That sounds good and all, but instead of him being actually born of a celestial, I'd sort of like it to be a spontaneous happening. Like, his blind mother gives birth to him - and is cured of blindness in the process.
Where's he from, BTW? Where'd he grow up?
On the nature of the Church, it's a monotheism worshipping an entity called the Benevolence. While not ingrained in the political hirearchy, the Church has just as much power as the Empire. They're sort of kept seperate from the Empire.
Where's he from, BTW? Where'd he grow up?
On the nature of the Church, it's a monotheism worshipping an entity called the Benevolence. While not ingrained in the political hirearchy, the Church has just as much power as the Empire. They're sort of kept seperate from the Empire.
Arken
Explorer
dave_o said:That sounds good and all, but instead of him being actually born of a celestial, I'd sort of like it to be a spontaneous happening. Like, his blind mother gives birth to him - and is cured of blindness in the process.
Where's he from, BTW? Where'd he grow up?
On the nature of the Church, it's a monotheism worshipping an entity called the Benevolence. While not ingrained in the political hirearchy, the Church has just as much power as the Empire. They're sort of kept seperate from the Empire.
Yep that's fine, spontaneous (in the way described) is jsut as good if not better really. As for location how about a small farming village in the foot hills of the Mistytop Mountains?
dave_o
Explorer
On Raising, Resurrection, etc. -
Just so this is clear, in the world of Eldram, Raise Dead, Ressurection, and True Ressurection are quite rare. Given the general Imperial ban on all magic other than that sanctioned by the Church of the Benevolence, they can horde it as they wish. Yet, the nature of this rarity isn't so much from this ban - it's from the nasty side effect that Raising a person has.
The newly alive still suffers from the wounds that killed them. That's not to say that a cut will bleed, etc. Simply that - if one dies from breaking their neck, their neck will remain broken, forever. Even if Raised, their head still flops and bobs due to the broken bone. If one dies from a cut throat? When they come back, they cannot speak.
Just so this is clear, in the world of Eldram, Raise Dead, Ressurection, and True Ressurection are quite rare. Given the general Imperial ban on all magic other than that sanctioned by the Church of the Benevolence, they can horde it as they wish. Yet, the nature of this rarity isn't so much from this ban - it's from the nasty side effect that Raising a person has.
The newly alive still suffers from the wounds that killed them. That's not to say that a cut will bleed, etc. Simply that - if one dies from breaking their neck, their neck will remain broken, forever. Even if Raised, their head still flops and bobs due to the broken bone. If one dies from a cut throat? When they come back, they cannot speak.
, i'll try and get the character up tomorrow.Similar Threads
