wanderingwolf

Any Interest in Pathfinder 2e Revised?

@PatientBean Looks good, Bean, thanks for that.

Any Interest in Pathfinder 2e Revised?

Calling for Backgrounds and Histories!

Alright all. After doing some more reading and familiarizing myself with the adventure we're going to be doing, I'd like to ask for character sheets and backgrounds for characters from this list:

1. @rush99999
2. @Frog Dog
3. @meri --- Vasimiri Gau
4. @Cao the Exiled
5. @PatientBean --- Fleur Levellayn

If you've already submitted your character sheet, I've placed the link to pathbuilder beside your name. What I'd like you to do is please go to the "Details" tab of your character sheet in Pathbuilder and fill out your background.

Why am I asking?

I want to look at how I might adjust the adventure to be more relevant to your character backgrounds. Should I change the NPC's? Adjust the puzzles? Bring in a different boss that might be tied to one of your backgrounds? These are all questions I want to consider, but I need your backgrounds to do that!

Thanks in advance!

Wolf

Any Interest in Pathfinder 2e Revised?

@Cleveraptor From the Archive of Nethys:

Dwarves typically reach physical adulthood around the age of 25, though their traditionalist culture places more value on completing coming-of-age ceremonies unique to each clan than reaching a certain age. A typical dwarf can live to around 350 years old.

My guess with 25 being "physical adulthood," that maybe 30ish might be where you're aiming? Maybe 40ish? Go with your gut.

Any Interest in Pathfinder 2e Revised?

@Cao the Exiled So I've skimmed through BotD, specifically the archetypes for PCs. Which were you thinking? The book itself notes them all as rare, but depending on how you're planning to disguise undeath, or somehow blend in with society, I'm curious what your plans are for having the character a part of a group of adventurers seeking out the study of magic.

For the sake of fun, I'm also not beyond waving a magic wand and having an undead transfer student join the adventure if that's the route we need to take.

Any Interest in Pathfinder 2e Revised?

@Cleveraptor That dwarf is the tankiest ranger I've ever seen :D.

@Cao the Exiled Feel free to share when you've got something!

Any Interest in Pathfinder 2e Revised?

@Cleveraptor Feel free to PM me, or put it in your character sheet so we can both reference it there in pathbuilder!

As far as creatures go, the other dinosaur is listed expressly as a companion, so that's why I leaned toward that choice. If you are set on Troodon, we can look at what stats to give it in exchange for abilities.

Any Interest in Pathfinder 2e Revised?

@Cleveraptor Nope! Ultimately, this game is for everyone to have fun. Obviously the world of Golarion has it's own rules and societies, but I'm not going to cast Dwarves and Elves as cats-and-dogs, more just very disparate from each other, naturally speaking.

PS. Thanks in advance for an updated sheet URL.

@rush99999 I'm going to walk back my tone from 'inclined to decline' to a more open one of 'tell me more.'

Here's what I was thinking:

1. Circuit Judge, though standard, is an uncommon background, which doesn't disqualify it, but I'd like to hear a bit of background as to why a circuit judge would be joining a school of magic in Magaambya as a student.
2. Originally for the setting, I thought the school of Magaambya was only for those who were learning magic, but after reading more of the pregen character backgrounds more carefully, I understand now that any class can join the school with the desire to learn magic.
3. I was thinking that taking a background as a Circuit Judge would make more sense if the adventure was a 2-6 level adventure and required some maturity and character age, but I'm not going to stick to that.
4. In my mind, a Fighter class character may not be the most sensible circuit judge. I could see a wizard, alchemist, etc. more easily, but I'm not going to be a stickler here, either.

@meri I've taken a look at your sheet and all looks well. I'm very curious to see how the mirror will work in game.

@PatientBean I've looked over your character sheet, too, and all looks good.

Any Interest in Pathfinder 2e Revised?

@rush99999 I have a couple questions about your CS.

Can you make a case for the uncommon background Circuit Judge? I'm inclined to decline it, given the setting, the starting level, and the class of Fighter. Also, it might be a good idea to have your primary stat be +3 or +4 for your chosen role of martial. No requirements there, but might make for smoother sailing in strength checks.

@Cleveraptor For your request, I'd like to hear a convicing backstory as to why a Dwarf, typically fundamentally rooted in a clan and kingdom mentality, would be interested in an Elf of all creatures! I'll probably allow it, but you should flesh this out more, and I'm interested to hear what you come up with. Maybe they're drawn to the 'other'? Maybe they had a chance encounter with an Elf that left them struck? Maybe they grew up far away from the traditional society of Dwarven kind?

As far as your CS goes:

It looks like you may have missed selecting 1 ability, 1 skill, and 1 extra. You have a few more allocations to make on this sheet.

The composite shortbow is 14gp, and adventurers start with 15gp, so that would be pretty much the whole lot. Look at rebalancing your outfit under 15gp, please.

Any Interest in Pathfinder 2e Revised?

@Cleveraptor Sounds good. Yes, pathbuilder 2e is the go-to resource for character creation for P2e. I'm going to request everyone to use it to create character sheets, as a matter of fact. It allows URL sharing of sheets, which will come in handy.

Pathbuilder2e: pathbuilder2e.com/app.html

Any Interest in Pathfinder 2e Revised?

@PatientBean Thanks for the vote of confidence, Bean!

Threshold of Knowledge is made for 4-5 characters, just FYI.

So far, those expressing interest in order of first-come-first-served are:
1. @rush99999
2. @Frog Dog
3. @meri
4. @Cao the Exiled
5. @PatientBean

With a waiting list of:
1. @Cleveraptor

That's to give everyone an idea of who is on-deck and who should be beginning their character concepts/sheets. As @Cao the Exiled requested, I'll be looking more into the Book of the Dead to see read through the possibilities of character concepts and new mechanics.

Disclaimer: Though I'm not a novice GM, this really is my first time GMing P2e, so it may be bumpy. I've only ever served as GM for play-by-post games in Advanced, with absolutely no rules or dice rolls. If that doesn't scare you off, stick around and I'll circle back to see who is still interested in a week or so.