You were born in Westcrown. This lingering city, no longer as proud as it was, is your home. It is a home ruled by devil-worshippers; strange shadow creatures prowl the streets at night and the Dottari, the city guards, can only enforce the curfew rather than preventing the threat. People are suffering, but the older ones remember the civil war after Aroden's death, and the younger ones do not know any other life. There is not quite enough suffering for people to rebel, though some at least chafe at the current conditions.
You are one of those. For whatever reason, you are unhappy with the current government, and want the city to be a happier place to live. You always thought you were alone, or perhaps you feared being dragged away by the Order of the Rack for questioning - they do not tolerate insurrection, and a whispered word in the wrong ear can make anyone a suspect. Recently, however, someone has contacted you - a lady named Janiven - asking you to meet at Vizio's Tavern in three days' time. It seems she has something on her mind, a plan perhaps, and you are involved.
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This is a Pathfinder campaign, NOT DnD. They're similar but not identical, but don't worry if you've not played Pathfinder before. I care more about the characters than the mechanics.
Posting rate: as often as possible, though I won't be requiring as much as 1/day. I will request that people post at least 1/week, even if it's just in the OOC thread to let everyone know you're busy.
Characters will start at level 1, and should be one of the base classes in the Pathfinder Core Rulebook. The information is also available in the Pathfinder Reference Document, which is linked from the "Tools" dropdown menu. I will need:
Name
Race
Sex
Class
Traits (one campaign trait, and one basic trait: see "Useful Links")
Personality
Background
Appearance
If you want to play a tiefling, you may, but you will need (a) an exceptional application and (b) to start off with an XP debt. There are very few aasimar in Cheliax; any background would have to be close to winning the Booker Prize before you'd get in.
I'll be looking to select characters by November 14th; I may bring this forward if it becomes clear that no new submissions are coming. If you want a slight extension, ask me. I can't promise you'll get it, but you won't get it if you don't ask.
Applications here if possible, though PM is also OK. You can ask questions here or by PM.
I've probably forgotten something, so I'm leaving space here to fill it in. Addenda
- Joint apps are welcome, but please specify (a) which character(s) you're teaming with and (b) if you're dead set on playing together (if I pick only one).
- The adventure path runs from level 1 to 13-14.
- Tiefling additional rules in the Council of Thieves book 1 will be permitted. These give some flavour, and some level-1-only feats including a bonus to disguising yourself as (e.g.) a human.
- None of the introduction above is directly quoted from the adventure path; the first section I've modified and the second section is all mine.
Nov 15th, 2009, 01:58 PM
