Erico Posted January 4, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) CHARACTER FINISHED Name: Ariana Fireheart Class: Gunslinger 1 Subclass: Mysterious Stranger At A Glance: Woman with a Vendetta and a pile of bullets Party Focus: Close and Mid-range Damage Dealer Quote: "You can come in breathing or I can drag you in full of holes. Your choice." Portrait Portrait Link -Deviantart Background Ariana Fireheart's a nom de plume - a name Ariana took when her father and brother were killed, and she had to run and make a new life for herself. But you know what they say about women scorned. The Technic League wasn't content to stay within Numeria. They'd been making inroads in neighboring lands for some time, seeking out contacts and expanding their influence. That included merchants, which Ari's father happened to be. While others had been loathe to deal openly with them, her old man couldn't afford to be so choosy in his clientele. To support his family and try to give them a better life, he did business with the Technic League for several months, supplying them in exchange for coin and giving them a means of supply and delivery which they lacked in the territory. And then there came one particularly large order, the biggest the League had ever ordered through him. Along with it came a parcel from Numeria addressed for them. A parcel which turned up missing one day after a pack of bandits turned up in the town and raided it. The League, who had been in the area but not close enough to help, was furious that their order had gone missing, and Ari's father and brother paid for it with their lives, dragged out into the streets by League agents as their shop was burned to the ground, and then the two were executed in cold blood. Ari, home that day when the trouble started, arrived too late to stop it, and could only watch as the League put a bullet between the eyes of the only family left to her. Whoever she was died that day, and she swore an oath of vengeance, training in the new and dangerous art of gunfighting - an art the League had used to take everything in her life away. And she would do the same to them. In Numeria, Ariana is known as a low-ranked adventurer and bounty hunter who takes on small jobs to pay the bills. In need of resupply and more ammunition, she has wandered into Torch. And always, always, she listens in for news of the Technic League's endeavors. It's been a work of years, getting ready for her revenge. Revenge is sweetest when it's drawn out. Edited January 4, 2023 by Erico (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Starting Wealth 190 reroll(5d6,1,below)*10 3,5,1,2,5,4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erico Posted January 4, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 4, 2023 Ready for review. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantruesilver Posted January 4, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 4, 2023 Question about Arianna’s background: I see that she’s fitting into the Against the Technic League trait, and that she’s situated herself in or nearby Torch. How will she be directly/indirectly in Khonnir’s employs, or be physically in Hajoth Hakados at the start of the campaign? Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erico Posted January 4, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 4, 2023 Aside from tracking down bounties, Ari's also worked caravan protection detail and even guard duty on occasion. The IG Player's Guide (all 10 pages of it) from the Paizo website indicates that the party is already 'formed' and working together, so in that situation she had probably planted herself in Khonnir's employ for a short-term contract to keep curious and grabby hands away from his work - with the goal in mind of throwing a serious wrench into the Technic League's plans if they came around wanting to put their noses into it. If, however, we're forming up at the start of this adventure from different directions, then she's literally come into town looking to resupply and to speak with Khonnir about a job, and will be somewhat surprised to hear about the town's hillside firepit going dark and the man disappearing. She'll join up with the others for the same reasons: Stop the League from making further inroads, earn some money, see about getting some better gear. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantruesilver Posted January 4, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 4, 2023 I understand what the player's guide said. Perhaps I should be a little more clear as to my intent for how the game begins. Please be patient with me as I add a bit of information to the instructions thread. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erico Posted January 5, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 5, 2023 Ah, I see what you mean, now that you've added that blurb. Some light online reading indicates that Hajoth Hakados is a major crossroads for starmetal trading, and is frequented by both paladins heading for the Demon's Scar and the Technic League among others. If it fits better, I would say that Ari made her way to Hajoth hoping to case the Technic League's involvement in hopes of cutting off their supply route or stealing goods from them. If she can make their life harder, she's going to find a way to do it. Given Khonnir's reputation as a standup figure in Torch society, she could easily decide that helping him and helping out Torch would be a good way to help establish independence from the League's agents - as well as their taxes. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantruesilver Posted January 5, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 5, 2023 Yeah that would be fine. Thank you. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantruesilver Posted January 6, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 6, 2023 Story is good. Mechanically: Background skills are in effect. You spent 6 skill points. You should have 4 + Int mod + Skilled = 6 adventuring skill points and 2 background skill points. It seems you coded in a reroll 1's for Ariana's wealth. Without the reroll, she should be sitting at 160gp. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erico Posted January 6, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 6, 2023 I’ll look into background skills when I get home. i have enough starting gold to lose 30 and still be fine. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erico Posted January 6, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 6, 2023 Wealth has been adjusted for 30 gp less without impacting her gear. Background skills at Level 1 was Craft (Alchemy) and Knowledge Engineering. With the skill point that freed up she took a dot in stealth. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantruesilver Posted January 7, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) Oh also, outfit! First one is free up to 10gp! Don't be a streaking adventurer! Edited January 7, 2023 by iantruesilver (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiz Posted January 7, 2023 Clone Share Posted January 7, 2023 Indeed! Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erico Posted January 7, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted January 7, 2023 Welp, guess I has a Traveler's Outfit to go with my explorer's outfit then. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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