Matt4
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 19, 2023 12:43:00 GMT -8
Hello guys! I haven't a clear idea of what I'd like to play yet to be honest, let's see if the dices give me some ideas. LvGZwdnv4d64d64d64d64d64d6edit: so 9, 16, 11, 12, 10, 8. Not the best tbh, at least there's a sixteen there, and I'll need to see what I could play with those stats. 4d6·4d6·4d6·4d6·4d6·4d6
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 19, 2023 13:52:33 GMT -8
Okay, I was thinking about a female Drow, priestess of Renos. Either Wildfires or Radiant, what's the lore behind those two type of priests? Also, since we're both Drow would you like make our characters related or something GravityEmblem ? My character could be an older sister that decided to stick with her sibling instead of their terf-y society
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Post by Daos on Aug 19, 2023 14:04:49 GMT -8
This was my write up on the church and its factions: Church of RenosThe church of Renos is all powerful in Renosia. Other faiths are legally allowed, and some are even tolerated. But followers of Octhanus are an exception to that. Anyone who follows Octhanus would wisely hide their beliefs, lest they face painful consequences. There are five main factions within the church, and acolytes are expected to join one when they become full fledged clerics. The factions are the Inquisitors, Harvesters, Wildfires, Apocalyptics, and the Radiants. The Inquisitors are those who focus on Renos' aspects of war, strength and honor. Inquisitors believe that might makes right and that the weak must be controlled by the strong. They are also the church's missionary branch, as they believe all other faiths are weak and so must be made to walk the right path or outright culled. They are always focused on building up power and spreading over the land, often compared to lava--slow, but eventually will cover everything. The Harvesters are the original branch of the church. They don't emphasize any one of Renos' values, but follow all of them equally. They can be found anywhere, and can fulfill any role, but most serve as administrators for the church. The Wildfires focus on Renos' aspects of power, revenge and destruction. Renos is fire, after all, and fire consumes. But sometimes that's a good thing; the old must be cleared away to make room for the new. The Wildfires believe the status quo must be shaken up from time to time, or things grow stagnant. But they tend to be fairly extreme about it, usually with violence. They also believe that might makes right, and if you have the power to do something, including murder, then you have the right to do it, as well. The weak must perish so the strong can grow stronger. The Apocalyptics are sort of a radical offshoot of the Wildfires. Like the Wildfires, they believe the flame of Renos will consume everything, but they stop short at the rebirth part. Rather, they are a death cult focused on burning the entire world, until nothing remains but ash. Apocalyptics are often considered mad, even among other Renosians. They have a strong affinity for undeath, as they view life as a weakness. The living, after all, are limited by their need to eat, drink, sleep, and other physical limitations, whereas the dead are not shackled by these restrictions. Therefore, they see death as a mercy, in a way--a way to free a person from the restraints of life itself. The Radiants are a fairly new sect, an offshoot of a rebel organization known as the New Dawn. They believe that real strength comes from community, not individual selves. "Stronger together" is their motto. Instead of the standard 'you vs. me' attitude most Renosians hold, it's closer to 'you vs. us.' As their name suggests, they have a strong 'sun' motif, and are one of the only Renosian sects that do not employ undead, and in fact, have a strong distaste for necromancy in general.
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Post by Igordragonian on Aug 19, 2023 14:09:15 GMT -8
My idea for my duergar, that he want more people to die wealthy- he has befriended someone, and tricked him out of his money, but along the way, learned to care for him- but then he died pennyless.
Which is sort of like dooming someone to hell. He doesnt want people to die worthless, and doesnt want his afterlife neighbors to be backstabbing jerks like he was.
So, maybe he did a bit of robin hooding and then escaping up. (And losing his wealth, and his safe promised afterlife)
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Post by GravityEmblem on Aug 19, 2023 14:13:12 GMT -8
Okay, I was thinking about a female Drow, priestess of Renos. Either Wildfires or Radiant, what's the lore behind those two type of priests? Also, since we're both Drow would you like make our characters related or something GravityEmblem ? My character could be an older sister that decided to stick with her sibling instead of their terf-y society Hmm, maybe. I have a very specific backstory in mind, though. For example, in one part, she's alone and desperate after being exiled, making a pact with a hag or a fiend or something in a moment of weakness, and that doesn't work quite as well if they went to the surface together. Plus, I was thinking of having her be from the House of the Dragon, and I think a Priest of Renos would be from the House of the Wolf. I definitely like the idea of having some sort of relationship, though. Maybe you can come up with some sort of backstory, and we can see how they might overlap. {Nerisses Backstory Draft} Basically, Nerisse was from a minor noble house, slated for a political marriage (if Drow do that in Amtar). She only revealed her shameful secret to her best friend, who proceeded to reveal it for reasons Nerisse never learned. She was exiled to the surface as punishment, where she make a deal with a hag/fiend/whatever, exchanging some precious metaphysical thing for magic.
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 19, 2023 14:23:02 GMT -8
Hmm.. I'll think about something, I have a mostly blank canvas in front of me right now so I'm pretty flexible at the moment.
Can drow siblings/etc be members of different houses, Daos?
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Post by Daos on Aug 19, 2023 15:07:59 GMT -8
My idea for my duergar, that he want more people to die wealthy- he has befriended someone, and tricked him out of his money, but along the way, learned to care for him- but then he died pennyless. Which is sort of like dooming someone to hell. He doesnt want people to die worthless, and doesnt want his afterlife neighbors to be backstabbing jerks like he was. So, maybe he did a bit of robin hooding and then escaping up. (And losing his wealth, and his safe promised afterlife) That could work. Although the question is, how did he get involved with the party and their agency? Hmm, maybe. I have a very specific backstory in mind, though. For example, in one part, she's alone and desperate after being exiled, making a pact with a hag or a fiend or something in a moment of weakness, and that doesn't work quite as well if they went to the surface together. Plus, I was thinking of having her be from the House of the Dragon, and I think a Priest of Renos would be from the House of the Wolf. I definitely like the idea of having some sort of relationship, though. Maybe you can come up with some sort of backstory, and we can see how they might overlap. {Nerisses Backstory Draft}Basically, Nerisse was from a minor noble house, slated for a political marriage (if Drow do that in Amtar). She only revealed her shameful secret to her best friend, who proceeded to reveal it for reasons Nerisse never learned. She was exiled to the surface as punishment, where she make a deal with a hag/fiend/whatever, exchanging some precious metaphysical thing for magic. The Drow don't usually use exile--it's a little too merciful for them. They usually execute their criminals (or failing that, turn them into driders). So I'd guess Nerisse was caught and was slated for death (or worse) and that is why she made a pact with a fiend who offered her a way out. The fiend helped her escape to the surface and gave her a bunch of power/items so she could survive up there. Maybe that's why she went to Daemon, specifically, as the Drow have less political influence there, and a fiend could protect her better should the Drow send someone after her. As for Matt's character, I see a few possibilities there. Maybe they were friends/relatives and when Nerisse disappeared, Matt's character went to the surface to find her and protect her, and did so, even though it meant leaving home. Maybe Matt's character was sent to find and execute Nerisse by her family, but upon finding her had a change of heart, and now they are both on the run from their own people. Or maybe they didn't meet until they both joined the agency, and became friends afterward, figuring fellow Drow should stick together. Hmm.. I'll think about something, I have a mostly blank canvas in front of me right now so I'm pretty flexible at the moment. Can drow siblings/etc be members of different houses, Daos? No, it's pretty unheard of for a Drow to ascend (or descend) from one house to another. That said, those of the Dragon House do have their own mages, clerics and warriors (one of the perks of being the highest house). So it's possible for a noble family to send one of their children to train with another house, then when they return, employ their services for themselves.
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Post by Igordragonian on Aug 19, 2023 15:43:08 GMT -8
Well if we have NPC boss it's easier. If not, I imagine they have stumbled on each other- he stole from a rich guy, maybe they have invesitgated it, and discovered that he has the right mentality for them.
I am more and more tend toward thief. Maybe some more "schemy" kit if there is one
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 19, 2023 16:12:18 GMT -8
Hm, yeah I like that.
My character, let's name her Zemora, was sent to conduct her clerical studies to the House of Wolf. She returned to her original House shortly after her younger sister Nerisse escaped, so her first task to 'prove' she was still worth of being in the House of Dragon was to find and execute her. I feel like, as a member of the Wildfires, she thinks that killing someone as valuable as a member of the House of Dragon is a symptom of the drow society having become stagnant. With no actual decent warfare going on, now they were killing each other? Preposterous! The enemies of the drow were to be found outside of their territory and not between their walls. (She may be a sympathizer for the Radiant faction, as well).
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Post by GravityEmblem on Aug 19, 2023 17:36:56 GMT -8
That all sounds great to me! I had “Qui‘ara” pencilled down as Nerisse’s last name, but I’m not super attached to it so Matt’s free to come up with something else. I’m realizing now that, as a Drow, I have penalties during the day, and as a Witch, I have penalties at night. Ah, well, what can you do? Here’s what I have for her stat wise so far: {Nerisse Stats}STR 5, DEX 18, CON 14, INT 19, WIS 12, CHA 11. (Including modifiers)
HP: 4/4 AC: 6 (-4 from DEX)
Mage Spells: Read Magic*, Detect Magic*, Charm Person, Hypnotism, Message, (Three spells of the DM’s choice)
Equipment: ring of truth, ring of sustenance (which is less useful in this particular campaign but fits her backstory very well)
NWPs: Herbalism*, Spellcraft*, Reading/Writing, Astrology, Ancient History, Brewing, Cooking, Dancing, Poetry, Seamstress, Cantrip
Languages: Drow, Darkspeech, Sign Language, Daemon, Tanar’ri, Goblin, Bloodtooth, Umbran And here’s my starting wealth roll, for all the good it’ll do me: UVLAbj|61d4I have a couple of NPC plot hooks I baked into my backstory: the first is Nerisse’s best friend who betrayed her. She was named Jaezel Liora, and she was a member of House Serpent. Nerisse doesn’t know why Jaezel revealed her secret, only that she intends to personally kill the backstabbed if they ever meet again. So that’s a bit of empty space the DM can fill. The second is, of course, the fiend that gave Nerisse her magic. I want to work out what they’re like, what Nerisse gave them in turn, and what form Nerisse’s “periodic struggle with extraplanar forces” takes. 1d4
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Post by Daos on Aug 19, 2023 20:20:42 GMT -8
Well if we have NPC boss it's easier. If not, I imagine they have stumbled on each other- he stole from a rich guy, maybe they have invesitgated it, and discovered that he has the right mentality for them. I am more and more tend toward thief. Maybe some more "schemy" kit if there is one Well, so far we have one vote for an NPC leader and one vote for the agency being PC run. We'll need to wait for the others to weigh in to break that tie. As for kits, I'd suggest looking into the Complete Thief's Handbook and the Complete Book of Dwarves. Hm, yeah I like that. My character, let's name her Zemora, was sent to conduct her clerical studies to the House of Wolf. She returned to her original House shortly after her younger sister Nerisse escaped, so her first task to 'prove' she was still worth of being in the House of Dragon was to find and execute her. I feel like, as a member of the Wildfires, she thinks that killing someone as valuable as a member of the House of Dragon is a symptom of the drow society having become stagnant. With no actual decent warfare going on, now they were killing each other? Preposterous! The enemies of the drow were to be found outside of their territory and not between their walls. (She may be a sympathizer for the Radiant faction, as well). Sounds good to me. That all sounds great to me! I had “Qui‘ara” pencilled down as Nerisse’s last name, but I’m not super attached to it so Matt’s free to come up with something else. I’m realizing now that, as a Drow, I have penalties during the day, and as a Witch, I have penalties at night. Ah, well, what can you do? Here’s what I have for her stat wise so far: {Nerisse Stats}STR 5, DEX 18, CON 14, INT 19, WIS 12, CHA 11. (Including modifiers)
HP: 4/4 AC: 6 (-4 from DEX)
Mage Spells: Read Magic*, Detect Magic*, Charm Person, Hypnotism, Message, (Three spells of the DM’s choice)
Equipment: ring of truth, ring of sustenance (which is less useful in this particular campaign but fits her backstory very well)
NWPs: Herbalism*, Spellcraft*, Reading/Writing, Astrology, Ancient History, Brewing, Cooking, Dancing, Poetry, Seamstress, Cantrip
Languages: Drow, Darkspeech, Sign Language, Daemon, Tanar’ri, Goblin, Bloodtooth, Umbran And here’s my starting wealth roll, for all the good it’ll do me: 1d4I have a couple of NPC plot hooks I baked into my backstory: the first is Nerisse’s best friend who betrayed her. She was named Jaezel Liora, and she was a member of House Serpent. Nerisse doesn’t know why Jaezel revealed her secret, only that she intends to personally kill the backstabbed if they ever meet again. So that’s a bit of empty space the DM can fill. The second is, of course, the fiend that gave Nerisse her magic. I want to work out what they’re like, what Nerisse gave them in turn, and what form Nerisse’s “periodic struggle with extraplanar forces” takes. Doesn't she need a WIS of 13 to qualify for the Witch kit? Also, I removed Cantrips from the NWP list, so that's not an option anymore and since Herbalism and Spellcraft are free, she still has 3 slots remaining if you want to spend them.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Aug 20, 2023 3:23:34 GMT -8
Oooooh, you’re right. I should have my Wisdom and Charisma bases swapped, so 13 WIS and 10 CHA.
As for NWPs, can I spend all three slots on Healing, which is a cross-class two-slot skill?
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Post by Igordragonian on Aug 20, 2023 4:26:23 GMT -8
Ok. I think I want to be toward skill moneyness.
I am just not sure wbat would be best suited for our porpuses
or.maybe to take thief-warrior kits. Because we dont have someone to punch punches so far
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Post by Daos on Aug 20, 2023 11:39:02 GMT -8
Oooooh, you’re right. I should have my Wisdom and Charisma bases swapped, so 13 WIS and 10 CHA. As for NWPs, can I spend all three slots on Healing, which is a cross-class two-slot skill? Sure can. Ok. I think I want to be toward skill moneyness. I am just not sure wbat would be best suited for our porpuses or.maybe to take thief-warrior kits. Because we dont have someone to punch punches so far Well, we don't know yet what Horizon will roll (and neither does she, from my understanding), but there will be hirelings available if the party has any gaps that need filling, role-wise. If you do go with Fighter/Thief, there's a Trader kit in the Complete Book of Dwarves if you want him to be good at making money legally. But all Thieves are pretty good at making money illegally, it all depends on what the scheme is. There are a number of kits in the Complete Thief's Handbook such as Smuggler, Fence, Cutpurse, Burglar, Assassin, and Bounty Hunter to name a few.
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Post by Matt4 on Aug 20, 2023 12:35:27 GMT -8
I actually like the surname "Qui'ara", Zemora Qui'ara sounds good! so it's fine by me. As for her stats I have them down like this: STR 12 | DEX 10 | CON 10 | INT 10 | WIS 16 | CHA 9 (racial bonus already applied) Weapon prof I think are two? And I'll take hmm.. Long swords and stilettos (although I can't find those on the purpleworm website). Non-weapon prof I think are 3, and I think 2 more for Intelligence: Reading/Writing, Religion, Law, Healing Starting money: PWo2SJPy3d6 x 10 I'm not sure about the languages..I guess I'll receive Drow for free, and then..I'm not sure Daemon definitely, and what about the others? Where are they spoken? Mechanically is there something else missing? 3d6
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