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@rabbits, any interest?

@rabbits @dominic @mathias0077 @jomsviking I posted a character sheet under Character Creation in Game Details. I also invited each of you to game.

So I am once again pitching the BFS weilding protagonist.

I am flexible on elemental magic. Though I would prefer something based on void/metal.

I will wait for the others to decide as I am much more familiar.

Initially he will just be super strong. Strength of 4. As he levels he will develop his mind.

Okay, you are writing about pathfinder- or scoundrel-rules?

I'm writing strictly about fluff text as a character theme. Magic can be categorized into 5 rings in any system.

As for my part, I'm thinking on two paths here:
Either, if we play a classical mixed group, a supporter like Subotai, an archer, not exactly a thief, but one who dabbles in the mystics to better his situation/shooting
Or, in the case of the preferred Sword & Sorcery genre, a lean fighter who prefers to use spears and pole weapons; more city-oriented than wilderness-oriented.

What are the others thinking about style of play?

Absolutely

I was thinking a thief/fighter

Eloras is originally a steppe warrior who constantly practises shooting and is therefore constantly busy making new arrows.

He has been living in cities and ‘civilised’ settlements for some time now, avoiding the steppe altogether, whatever happened there.

He is known for making quite a fuss about important shots, but then hitting them unerringly.

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He is mainly an archer, but knows rituals (not spells) to better his survival/endeavours. So with preparation, he can come up with a few tricks.

Still not fixed, this is only an idea for play. ;-)

"Magic Missile" or equivalent seems like a DS 9 spell in scoundrels terms. Easy mode for "tough" shots to go right where intended. Especially if the bow is counted as another trinket toward the casting of the spell … then the roll is 2d6+5 v DS 9, practically can't miss.

But consider that casting a spell is always dangerous, whereas shooting a bow without magic is never dangerous.

How much does a short bow and arrows cost?

20 $ for a light missile weapon

Hoping we go long enough to get his Mind up to 2, in that time I should be able to work into the fiction his discovery of The Empty Steel or some other mystical concept that he can build magic.

Starting in the Eastern part of Xoth will be good for that. Even if he doesn't level high enough there, he can make contacts that can lead him to mystic temples back West.

There's kind of a quirk in the rules as I wrote them. With Strength 4 he is limited to 20 starting silver. Perhaps he is in debt to someone for the other 20 to buy the BFS. Maybe he is in debt to Aktar Besh and working it off, that is why he is with this mule caravan in Azjan so far from his savage northern homeland of Lamu or Tharag Thule. Or he could be from Shoma or Ikuna. Up to you!

@tibbius - Thanks for the invite, I'm heading out of town until Wednesday. I'll try and keep up with the others character decisions and have something when I get back.

@esidrix it is ok to think about party balance but also ok to not worry about it. Either we have a "classical mixed group" to paraphrase Dominic, or we have all swords against sorcery.

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