[PF-1e] Rise of the Old Ones

[ranmaga]

Character sheet (WIP) might be a few days. Doing a complete overhaul.

Name: Rumi
Race: Human
Classes (Side 1): Paladin
Classes (Side 2): Sorcerer
Intended Role: Charming Bastard (Party Face)
Alignment: LG
Traits: Charming, Grief-Filled, Bastard
Drawback: Sleepy.
Flaws: Insomnia, Inattentive

Image:

 

Male Human Paladin 8
Lawful Good

Strength 14 (+2)
Dexterity 12 (+1)
Constitution 12 (+1)
Intelligence 12 (+1)
Wisdom 12 (+1)
Charisma 22 (+6)
Size: Medium
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 200 lb
Eyes: Green
Hair: White
Skin: Pale White
Total Hit Points: 68

Speed: 20 feet

Armor Class: 21 = 10 + 8 [full plate] + 2 [heavy steel] + 1 [dexterity]

Touch AC: 11
Flat-footed: 20
Initiative modifier: + 1 = + 1 [dexterity]
Fortitude save: + 13 = 6 [base] + 1 [constitution] + 6 [paladin charisma]
Reflex save: + 9 = 2 [base] + 1 [dexterity] + 6 [paladin charisma]
Will save: + 13 = 6 [base] + 1 [wisdom] + 6 [paladin charisma]
Attack (handheld): + 10/ + 5 = 8 [base] + 2 [strength]
Attack (missile): + 9/ + 4 = 8 [base] + 1 [dexterity]
Combat Maneuver Bonus: + 10 = 8 [base] + 2 [strength]
Combat Maneuver Defense: + 21 = 10 + 8 [base] + 2 [strength] + 1 [dexterity]

Light load:
Medium load:
Heavy load:
Lift over head:
Lift off ground:
Push or drag:
58 lb. or less
59-116 lb.
117-175 lb.
175 lb.
350 lb.
875 lb.

Languages: Common Elven

Longsword [1d8, crit 19-20/x2 4 lb, one-handed, slashing]

Lance [2d4, crit x3, 12 lb., two-handed, piercing]

Composite Longbow [1d8, crit x3, range incr. 110 ft., 3 lb, piercing]

Full plate armor [heavy; + 8 AC; max dex + 1; check penalty -6 50 lb.]

Heavy Steel Shield [ + 2 AC; check penalty -2; hardness 10; hp 20; 15 lb.]

Feats:

Animal Affinity +2 on handle animal and ride
Leadership Sphere (A squire follower)
Mounted Combat Ride check enables you to avoid attacks on mount
Rideby Attack Move both before and after a charge while mounted
Spirited Charge Double damage on a mounted charge
Skill Name
Key
Ability
Skill
Modifier
Ability
Modifier
Ranks
Misc.
Modifier
Acrobatics Dex* -7 =
+1
-6 [armor] -2 [shield]
Appraise Int 1 =
+1
Bluff Cha 6 =
+6
Climb Str* -6 =
+2
-6 [armor] -2 [shield]
Craft_1 Int 1 =
+1
Craft_2 Int 1 =
+1
Craft_3 Int 1 =
+1
Diplomacy Cha 17 =
+6
+ 8 + 3 [class skill]
Disguise Cha 6 =
+6
Escape Artist Dex* -7 =
+1
-6 [armor] -2 [shield]
Fly Dex* -7 =
+1
-6 [armor] -2 [shield]
Handle Animal Cha 19 =
+6
+ 8 + 3 [class skill] + 2 [animal affinity]
Heal Wis 1 =
+1
Intimidate Cha 6 =
+6
Perception Wis 1 =
+1
Perform_1 Cha 6 =
+6
Perform_2 Cha 6 =
+6
Perform_3 Cha 6 =
+6
Perform_4 Cha 6 =
+6
Perform_5 Cha 6 =
+6
Ride Dex* 8 =
+1
+ 8 + 3 [class skill] + 2 [handle animal] + 2 [animal affinity] -6 [armor] -2 [shield]
Sense Motive Wis 12 =
+1
+ 8 + 3 [class skill]
Stealth Dex* -7 =
+1
-6 [armor] -2 [shield]
Survival Wis 1 =
+1
Swim Str** -6 =
+2
-6 [armor] -2 [shield]
* = check penalty for armor/shield
** = some groups double armor/shield penalties for swimmers

First-level Paladin spells: 3 (1 + 2) per day



Second-level Paladin spells: 3 (1 + 2) per day



Favored class points: Hit points +8; Skill points +0

Adjust weapon attack rolls and armor penalties as required for masterwork / magic equipment.

Human

This human chose +2 to charisma (already included)
Extra feat at first level (already included)
Four extra skill points at first level (already included)
One extra skill point at each additional level (already included)
Paladin
Aura of Good

Detect Evil

Smite Evil (3x/day; add +6 to melee attack roll, paladin levels to damage)

Divine Grace (level 2) -- apply charisma bonus, if any, to saving throws

Lay on Hands (level 2) -- half your paladin level, plus your charisma modifiers, times per day. This heals 1d6 per two paladin levels, as standard action, or on self is swift action. Can damage undea, no save. Only one free hand required.

Aura of Courage (level 3) -- immune to all fear, +4 to saves for all allies in ten feet

Divine Health (level 3) -- immune to all disesaes, including magical ones

Mercy -- at level 3, and every 3rd level after, choose one mercy to augment laying on of hands

Channel positive energy(level 4) -- use two Lay on Hands to do as a cleric does (9x/day)

Divine bond (level 5) -- may be various weapon enhancements or a steed

Aura of Resolve (level 8) -- immune to all charm, +4 to saves for all allies in ten feet

Aura of Justice (level 11) -- spend two uses of smite evil to give the power to smite evil to all non-evil allies

Aura of Faith (level 14) -- your weapons are good-aligned, as are all allied attacks within 10 feet of you

Aura of Righteousness (level 17) -- DR5/evil; immune to compulsion, +4 to saves for all allies in ten feet

Holy Champion (level 20) -- DR10/evil; smite evil successful against an evil outsides, the outsider is subject to banishment

Code of Conduct / Association

High charisma gains bonus spells daily

Concentration check: d20 + paladin level + charisma modifier vs. DC

Class HP rolled
Level 1: Paladin 10
Level 2: Paladin 6
Level 3: Paladin 6
Level 4: Paladin 6 + 1 to charisma
Level 5: Paladin 6
Level 6: Paladin 6
Level 7: Paladin 6
Level 8: Paladin 6 + 1 to charisma

Equipment:

84 lb
3 lb
8 lb
1 lb
2 lb
_____
98 lb Weapons / Armor / Shield (from above)
Arrows (quiver of 20) x1
Disguise kit
Holy symbol (silver)
Spell component pouch

 

Handsome, above average height, slender, wiry, pale skin, long white hair, and covered in scars. Normally equipped with Full Plate and a helmet covering his face. When mounted, he uses a lance and shield. When dismounted he uses sword and shield. He has a young squire companion at his side.

 

Graceful, charming, and kind.

 

Rumi began life in a Chaotic Evil cult of Nocticula (or suitable equivalent), the demon goddess of darkness and lust. He was trained as an Anti-Paladin. He spent many years in service to his goddess comitting unspeakable evil deeds.

Everything changed when he met Willa, a priestess of Gaia he'd been sent to kill. Willa captured him, and spent months trying to reform Rumi. Her efforts were successful, and he fell for her. They began a new life together in Valero far to the North where none of his victims would recognize him.

Nocticula has not given up her servant willingly. Every night she haunts his dreams, taking the form of Willa and abusing his mind. Each night she attempts to turn Rumi back into the nightmare she created. Without Willa to guide him, how long can he resist his former mistress?

 

Combat sample: Rumi watched on a hill above the battle. Southwind snorted. The horse stepped forward eager to fight, but Rumi dug in his heels and reigned the warhorse back.

Rumi waited, silent, steady.

A gap opened. "There", Rumi thought. His hand loosed his grip on the reigns, then he whispered, "Let's fly."

Southwind began to walk.

The battle raged. Southwind began to trot. A hundred yards. A canter. Fifty yards. A gallop. Twenty yards...

Southwind flew.

With the ease of a child poking a stick into a campfire and sending up a cloud of flying sparks, so Rumi's blow felled the creature in a crimson cloud.

With the strength of a tempest, Southwind's flight continued beyond the strike and back to the outskirts of the fight.

The battle raged, though less intensely.

Rumi waited, silent, steady.

Social sample: Alfred ran breathlessly to his master. He pulled up to Southwind and hugged the warhorse around the neck. Alfred looked up at Rumi with wonder in his eyes. "Y-you won, Master!" the squire boy blurted out between heavy breaths.

Rumi lifted his helmet and long white hair flowed over his shoulders. Rumi held his helm in the crook of his shield arm, then returned Alfred's smile. The boy's enthusiasm was infectious. He wanted to tell the boy to catch his breath but Alfred seemed to be doing that without Rumi's instruction. So, he said nothing. Rumi considered what would make Alfred happy.

"He wants to be useful. He wants my approval.", Rumi decided. He dismounted and gave the used lance to his squire. "You said I won, but I don't fight alone. We are a team, and you have work to do," he paused. "Take Southwind back to camp.

Rumi turned to walk back to the battlefield preparing to don his helm once more.

The battle is over. Where are you going, Master?

Rumi stopped, and looked back over his shoulder at the boy. Sadness filled Rumi's eyes. The boy didn't need to see this. Rumi remembered the horrors of his own training as a squire. Was he being too soft on Alfred?

Will Alfred still see him as a hero, when he learns who Rumi used to be?

So many things he can't explain to Alfred. One thing he can.

I gave my word. Rumi said.

The knight pulled out his longsword and strode to check for a body among the fallen... the body of the traitor who killed his wife and unborn child, Hiram Duban.

[Admin Dirk]

 

Name: Betar Skytoucher
Race: Half orc
Class: Druid, Goliath Druid.
Alignment: Chaotic Good

 

 

Beltar probably never had a kind face, and that was before the sun and countless fights removed what little charm he might have had. His coloration is pale tinged green, a rather unnerving coloration for it reminds people of the undead, more than the living. His nose has been broken too often to have healed straight, and a scar on his cheek tends to pull his smile to the side a bit. Two large canine teeth peering out when he smiled tended to make people more nervous than happy at those rare moments.

One thing people notice about Betar are his scars. Not just the sheer number of them, although at times, it seems that nearly every visible inch of his body holds a scar. The thing they notice is that they are terribly, horribly mismatched. It's as if, when he was injured, he somehow sewed the ripped and avulsed pieces of his body back together again, and that he was a bad seamster to boot. It's as if he had been torn apart, and stitched himself back together with a needle and spit.

"You try doing it one handed," he will growl if asked. "It ain't easy."

The more recent damage still contain stitches, freshly sewn strips of sinew criss-crossing his cheek and lip. His hirsute body is a patchwork of hairy parts, where older injuries, once shaved, have regrown, while newer areas are clean shaven, to better cleanse and stitch the skin back in place.

No one who saw him would consider him scrawny. Thick wrists ended in hands the size of a ham, and a muscled, sinewy body lent power to his movements. "Rode hard and put away wet" is the phrase most often used to describe the druid, who wears dark brown leathers, mixed with grey patches over the most worn spots. His armor, what there is of it, seems good; well oiled and cared for, at least. Tall boots come to his knees, hiding two small knives. Whitish scars criss-cross the backs of his hands, and across his cheek. A larger, older one crosses his left eye. His hair is long, and braided into a single plait that hangs down his back.

Betar unfortunately bathes a bit less frequently than typically deemed socially acceptable. Yet, few people ever tell him that, at least more than once.

 

Betar is noteable, both from demeanor and physicality. Not shy, he cannot go unnoticed in a room, either because he is free with opinions, or his opinions are not universally liked by those who hear them. The half orc tends to be brash, blunt, and forthright, some might say, tactless at times. His heart is good, but his mouth sometimes runs faster than his head can stop it. Because of this, and because of his size and physicality, Betar tries to be more quiet and patient, as he understands that all things in nature take time. He is slow to anger, as anger tends to cause mistakes, and mistakes lead one to being hurt. Not usually Betar, anymore, but he has had his share of scrapes and brawls, because people believe that fighting him will gain them notoriety. While Betar doesn't shy from pain, he's not eager to experience more than necessary either. He is actually chivalrous at heart, and has a code of personal conduct he abides by, to protect those who need protection.

[LeoByron]

Originally Posted by CatCanCook

Interested. LeoByron -- here is an outline of the character starting with the mechanics. If the class list and basic ideas are OK, I'll flesh him out.

Is there some secret text here somewhere, because I cannot see it. If it is coming soon, I look forward to what you come up with!

@ranmaga: Unless I missed something, a Paladin // Antipaladin build is not legal since both have conflicting alignment and code restrictions.

[Admin Dirk]

I'll fix the secret text... Admin magic.

[ranmaga]

Originally Posted by LeoByron

Is there some secret text here somewhere, because I cannot see it. If it is coming soon, I look forward to what you come up with!

@ranmaga: Unless I missed something, a Paladin // Antipaladin build is not legal since both have conflicting alignment and code restrictions.

Oh, what I meant was my character started as Antipaladin for 6 levels, then took 2 levels of Paladin and converted the Antipaladin levels 1 for 1.

He was literally Hitler, but then he felt bad about it.

[LeoByron]

Originally Posted by ranmaga

Oh, what I meant was my character started as Antipaladin for 6 levels, then took 2 levels of Paladin and converted the Antipaladin levels 1 for 1.

He was literally Hitler, but then he felt bad about it.

Typically, an Antipaladin is a fallen Paladin who has embraced Evil. I have no problem with you affecting the inverse for your character but that would effectively be a straight Paladin and would not need to Gestalt at all, at least as far as Antipaladin levels go. You could go Paladin 8 on side 1 and take 8 levels of anything else on the Gestalt "side."

Re: CatCanCook's secret text: I still do not see any secret text but I see 2 attachments have been added.

[ranmaga]

Oh, okay. I didn't understand what Gestalt meant. Thanks for the clarification.

I suppose 8 levels in Sorcerer might be okay. Going to have to redo everything. Should be fine.

[LeoByron]

Originally Posted by ranmaga

Oh, okay. I didn't understand what Gestalt meant. Thanks for the clarification.

I suppose 8 levels in Sorcerer might be okay. Going to have to redo everything. Should be fine.

You can find the rules for Gestalt by clicking here.

The gist of it is that your character advances in 2 classes at once at each level, taking the better of each HD, Skill, Base save, and gaining class skills from both while also gaining the class features of both classes and adding them all together.

Your Paladin || Sorcerer, for example, would get d10 HD at every level, 2+Int skill points, Good Fort and Reflex saves, get all the Paladin class features and all the Sorcerer class features, including Bloodline and Spellcasting, etc...

[LeoByron]

I added a small requirement to be added to each application. Please include the source of your characters mythic power in both point form format and in a brief paragraph or narrative in the body of your character's description. This can be done in a separate spoiler below or above the background or can merely be detailed in the background itself.

[Admin Dirk]

Originally Posted by LeoByron

Re: CatCanCook's secret text: I still do not see any secret text but I see 2 attachments have been added.

Cat unsecreted everything.

[LeoByron]

Originally Posted by CatCanCook

Question: how do you get charges for the Athalonian rifle? How does it recharge?

You can recharge Athalonian rifles, and other powered technology, using Power packs as detailed in the Athalonian technology section. At 100 gp and 1 lb each, it will be an undertaking to carry enough to last an entire adventure...

These Power packs must be recharged at a power generator, which can be found in the Athalonian subterranean city.

It is possible to have portable generators, through the Tech Sphere in Spheres of Might with the Generator (Drone) talent, Gaining access to a Charge Pool via the Technician Class, or by purchasing a small stable generator for 6,000 gp which weighs 10 lbs.

These small generators can output 2 charges per round and have as many devices connected to them at once as you have cables.

[LeoByron]

Originally Posted by Admin Dirk

Cat unsecreted everything.

Yes, I noticed, thank you!

[PainterOfMinis]

Think I can whip up something for this....

The Dwarf Clerighter Name: Josef Hammerback Race: Dwarf (Craftsman and Deep Tradition ARTs) Classes (Side 1): Fighter (Foehammer) Classes (Side 2): Cleric (Forgemaster) Intended Role: Combat maneouvres and a splash of crafting. Some utility spells if required. Faction: Independent. Josef travels to fulfill the visions given and carry out Torag's divine will. Source of Mythic Power: A chosen of Torag. Alignment: Lawful Good Traits: Tunnel fighter (Dwarf racial), Defensive Strategist (Torag Religion) Drawback: N/a (Don't want a third trait) Flaws: Grudge-Keeper, Brash Physical Description:   A stout chap at four feet and a single inch, Josef is hefty for his height in true Dwarven fashion - built like a brick house and twice as deadly wielding a beautifully crafted hammer with gold carefully inlaid with the scriptures of Torag across the striking face and protecting himself with a shield of crimson emblasoned with a gilded version of his family crest that looks remarkably simplistic in comparison to the adamantine armour he has donned and trimmed with red and gold. He is also missing his left side middle toe after a nasty scrap with a rust monster. Hammerback seems to have grown old before his time - the hair in his beard an unmistakable white after many a battle and over a century of stresses. His arm and eye are as steady as ever however - for whilst his outside has begun to look cracked, that is only skin deep as his body is still in its prime and growing stronger with every battle. Personality:   Forever the saviour, Josef is a selfless soul that has never cared much for saving himself over others - getting in the thick of it since chilodhood. Learning to fight not in a formal school but instead to protect against bullies and animals, a trait that has commanded his fighting style ever since in getting his foes away from his friends to keep the beating on himself. With that in mind, he is very community minded - the needs of the many outweighing those of the few, and any opportunity to benefit the greater part of the whole is one he will take. Besides this, he is a raucous drinking partner with many a merry story to tell, and tales (some true, some false, some... Somewhere between the two) of his hunts and battles, with very little prompting needed to recite them. However, the tales he will tell proudest are those of his ancestors and the deeds of Torag himself! Background:   The son of a smithy, the Hammerback family believes they can trace their lineage all the way back to some of the very first Dwarven nobility. Of course, time obscures both fact and fiction, with little regard given to supposed heritage if one has no evidence nor power to force people to listen. As such, his childhood was a quiet one. Learning to smith, learning to wear armour, and getting into trouble the whole way - scraps and brawls in the streets with those who preyed on the outcast and the misfits. More often than not he came out on top in 1-on-1s, but more often than that it was a matter of keeping the other person safe enough to get help whilst using the lid of a barrel as an impromptu shield and sneaking in hits of his own where he could. This soon enough gave rise to a defensive fighting style where he could pick the terrain of his fights to his advantage and try to get them on the ground where he had the advantage over them. Of course, time goes on, people grow, and street squabbles must be set aside for the next generation. And so it came to pass that Josef himself was forced to move on. He joined the clergy of Torag, his smithing skills already a profound qualification for the position in becoming one that could channel the powers of Torag. Specifically, he was to defend the temple from any intruders - formal training given to him beyond what he'd learnt to do in street brawls. In short, proper education with the use of weaponry, in particular hammers (as would be fit for any Torag worshipper). It was not long, however, until such a life bored Hammerback. His potential was wasted. None would ever get deep enough into the city as to attack the temple, and there was a world out there that needed protection more than themselves. Worshippers of Torag, those forgotten by their leaders, and those dark corners of the world where nought but screams are heard. These were the places he travelled and aided - driving back the darkness where he could, delaying it long enough for others to run where he could not. And at night his dreamless sleep began to grow brighter. Visions of Torag's battles in the heavens, of the smithing of the world, and... Visions of purpose. Something great and terrible was approaching. Slowly, perhaps. Distantly, almost certainly. But inevitably, it would happen within his lifetime. Those visions have sent him towards Valejo with promises of explanation along the way. RP Sample:   There's a quiet groan as the Dwarf picks himself up from a crouch - a new trickle of crimson running out of a split lip and putting a splash of colour onto his beard as he braces his shield against the next blow from his foe - a rain of spark lighting up the tunnel as metal strikes metal. This time, he'd managed to hold steady against the strike, turning the movement and pushing his advantage with a rough push forward another few steps towards the edge of the mining pit, his hammer sweeping into his assailant's knees to knock him off his balance and keep him occupied in defense over attack. Both were getting exhausted by the constant back and forth - hammer against armour, sword against shield, neither gaining the upper hand truly in this dance of combat, with just a few glancing blows here and there. Raising his shield, Josef looks at the pit as best he can whilst warding off the counterattack from the Gith foe. He was prepared for this, he could take the fall and he doubted the lanky foe could say the same if Josef landed on him... It would be a quick end to the fight, and that's all he needed as he burnt through the last of his energy with a great roar in Dwarven - something that loosely translated to his foe sharing a bed with goats - his shield levelling down and acting as a ram whilst he barged into the stomach of the enemy and drove him into the pit - Hammerback himself following to make sure they didn't catch the edge. They tumbled, they fell, and with a clatter - they landed. A smear of red and a coughing, round ball of metal pounding his chest with a gauntleted hand with a golden glow to it, frantically knitting over his wounds as he caught his breath.

[CatCanCook]

Thanks for answering questions.

Reading online I hear people complain that summoning doesn't work. But I made a best effort to prove it wrong. Though I can't see whether I've succeeding until examining other characters.

Changes since it was first created: swapped Shaman for Cleric - as Shaman didn't have Summon Monster. Dropped the familiar/spirit animal to just focus on barrage + summoning. I added Oaths.

A few more questions ...

Is it possible to take Legendary martial talents? (Assuming prereqs are met.) Is there a limited number on them? Unlimited ammo would be an interesting choice.

The Spheres page on Mythic Traditions lets you build your own. I attempted that, based on 3 drawbacks, 3 boons, and a custom theme. Please take a look.

I had a question about the Archmage Ability -- Wild Arcana (Su) - Archmage Ability. Will it use the functions as written, or will it be nerfed using the errata?

[CatCanCook]

Also: I found more options for charging.

Just having the Tech Sphere gives an ability to produce charges. With an eng kit an 8th level character could produce 20 charges an hour. The Tech Sphere says that it could go straight into a tech device, so if a gun were empty, it could be filled ... just slowly. So with a 1-talent investment one could fill up one gravity rifle a day.

There is also this 3rd level spell: https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/r/recharge/ -- which gives 1 charge per caster level. It could go straight into an item, with care to not over-charge it.

Plasma Production, here: http://spheresofpower.wikidot.com/creation will produce charges at cost of spell points.

The portable generator + power cable has advantages over the above for recharging items -- as its fast (out of combat) and doesn't burn resources.

However, for fast reloads of stored power, if one had to reload a gun mid combat, it sounds like the destructible power packs are the only option.