@Boomrocker: That's not enough of a drawback at all. Honestly if he can deadlift that much that easily and run that fast without effort I really can't accept him. It's not like all the characters for this are weak or anything but someone who could pretty much effortlessly knock down the walls of any dungeon they go(and destroy most other things with that much strength) into isn't acceptable. And not being able to jump is basically just "you can't go here", it's not a drawback when it comes to that kind of thing.

Marc Ferrus, Paladin of Mayon [+]

Name: Marc Ferrus

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Class: Mayonite Paladin

Appearance:


Personality: Marc is a noble, proud man with nothing but kind words for everyone, even his enemies. All individuals are worth his time, as it is his duty to aid those in need. He possesses a deadpan sort of humour but is not snarky or given to jibes. Most of all, though, Marc is honourable, and willing to be fair and noble towards all and will never judge an enemy without hearing the full story. All can be redeemed in his eyes! He is, however, a little self-conscious about his height, being six foot five and towering over most people.

Brief Backstory: Born to the noble Ferrus family of Velt, Marc was encouraged early on to join the Holy Order of Mayon due to his peaceful and wise nature. While he was a studious, yet strong boy, the Moon Goddess appealed to him, and he found it a great honour to be in her service. As such, he became a Paladin of the Moon Goddess, sworn to uplold the peace in her name.

Equipment: Marc wears a suit of heavy armor to protect himself. It is not enchanted, instead being sturdy and solidly built and held up by Marc's exceptional strength. He also possesses a heater shield, embossed with the rose of Mayon, and enchanted to temporarily freeze any weapon that comes into contact with it. He does not use the traditional tower shield, though he is trained in its use, as it is too cumbersome for tight fighting environments. He wields a spear, Guardian, kept very sharp and pointy and enchanted with icy powers that are activated when the spear is impaled into an enemy, chilling them to the bone and, given a bit of time, freezing them solid. He also carries Protector, a very sharp arming sword with the same enchantment as his spear at his hip.

Abilities:
Trained Fighter - Marc is exceptionally skilled in the art of sword, shield and spear, leading him to a defensive yet rapid style of fighting where he wears the opponent down while remaining in top form.

Physical Powerhouse - Having trained for many years, Marc Ferrus is absolutely a walking tank, able to take blows in his armor while barely flinching. Despite this, he is not cumbersome, instead rather quick and precise, as he has trained in his armor and with his weapons for so long that they no longer encumber him. He may not move so much, but he rarely needs to.

Charismatic - Marc is a really nice guy. People tend to flock to him and he is perfectly happy to lend them his time.

Okay... Mayon's not associated with lightning, but I didn't put that in the OP in part because I didn't realize that it'd be necessary. I can update the OP with a little more information on the deities mentioned.

Otherwise, I have to say I think it's a bit weird to include two paladins in a single party.

Anti-magic is pretty common though.

And it doesn't negate our mages to uselessness, it just means they have to rely on their physical skills.
And I guess without that enchanted gear, Tanya would have to remove her armor and find a lighter weapon, but hey.

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So basically, half the currently submitted characters become useless, because this dungeon arbitrarily declares 'your stuff doesn't work here'. "Rely on skills you don't have and equipment you can't use" would be such fun.

... also, the dungeon weakens nonhumans for no readily apparent reason, despite the least magical race being dwarves. And no indication that any of the other races are, in fact, inherently magical.

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I am about to go over every character with magical equipment and skills and go over their nonmagical abilities that would still be useful.

Think of it this way: Every iteration of Batman has a point where Batman loses his utility belt. Similarly, several games have points where you lose valuable gear or skills, to test your ability.

I actually don't see anti-magic a lot in DnD. But for some exxamples: The Anti-mage in DOTA, Nemesis in Anima, Spell Breakers in Warcraft III, Kassadin in LoL, templars in Dragon Age, and I'm not sure if it counts, but the Chi-blockers from Avatar.

As promised

-Tanya
Trained primarily in melee combat in the first place. She relies on enchanted gear, but presumably still has some skill in fencing.
Her only notable weakness is a lack of strength and constitution, which is why she needs enchantments to lighten a two or three pound bastard sword. She'd need to ditch the plate armor and swap out for a lighter blade (I'd personally suggest a xiphos or seax), but is otherwise functional.

-Sophia
Pretty blatantly has Knowledge: Religion and Knowledge: History, which is good for finding info in certain scenarios.
As a harpy, she can fly, and that naturally gives her an advantage as a scout.

-Leander
Presumably has high ranks in Knowledge: Arcane. I suspect he's also literate and well read, as expected of a scholar. Additionally, undead are typically immune to pain and require special circumstances to be killed, which is a huge advantage in combat.

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So in order: essentially useless because she's trained in a completely different style of combat to one focusing on using a one-handed short-sword. Whilst unarmoured. With poor reach. And thus dropping drastically behind the other fighters in utility.

Sophia: Also has Knowledge (Planes), but pretty much useless, because there's not much scouting or knowledge work involved in WALKING DOWN A STAIRCASE.

Leander: making assumptions about the immunity of pain is one thing. Missing that you can still die by decapitation, and 'pain resilience' being pretty pointless if you can't do any damage. And knowing things is again useless for walking down a staircase in a straight slogfest. That, and they're alive by magic, so the dungeon would straight up kill 'em.