Apostle Invasion (Pathfinder Mythic, custom setting) [Closed]

[Ryu Wojin]

Introduction

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Week(s) of punishment and torture. All many of horrendous and bodily horrors of experimentation. You've gone through a fair share. They're hell.. You aren't sure if the next experiment will be your last. You saw a fellow inmate who was injected with something, and he turned into some kind of monstrous black ooze who killed another prisoner before he dissolved into a puddle of black goo. What did you do to deserve this fate? Nothing justifiable.

Sozuari is a horrible country run by elitism and it's dictatorship. Why were you in Sozuari in the first place? Every single kingdom and town outside of Sozuari will tell you how horrible conditions are. How looking at a nobleman the wrong way will have him using connections with the guards to make an example out of you. Living in Sozuari or even traveling through it requires keeping your head down... But you didn't. And now you're here. Now you're... This bitch's playtoy.

You'll never forget her name. The one subjecting you to these tortures. Valora. She is thorough and cruel. To have watched the earlier example of a man trying into a horrendous creature with nothing short of glee and excitement... And then to know that your life is in her hand's. And that she truly doesn't have any standards or morals to hold her back.

Barely fed and barely living... You've only one thing keeping you alive. Your resolve.

Setting

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I will be chalking up a map for yous after Christmas. But Sozuari is amidst a mountain range. It's northern and most prominent neighbor is the Kingdom of Esteria. Esteria is a good aligned country. And many who flee from Sozuari look to flee to Esteria. Esteria actively works against Sozuari, but in a manner similar to the cold war. Flat out war can be seen on the horizon, but neither desire it.

Sozuari itself is very elitist. It is a technological country and is superior to all other countries in what it can do. But it's comfortable degree of living does not match. You keep your head down and shut up on issues. Or you may find yourself stubbing a noble's toe who makes an example out of you. On the reverse, loyalty and obedience is rewarded. You are not one of those people though.

Due to one misstep or another (up to you). You found yourself arrested. No trial and immediately given to Valora, who has experimented on you and many other people who were made to disappear by higher ups.

Sozuari's grasp in further nations are less felt, but still there. Everyone knows to be wary of Sozuari. They are the big bad bully who has the military power to back a war if need be.

Campaign Feel

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For erotica, we will be going light. My main focus is story telling, and there will be light flirting or loveydovey npcs if you romance them. There will be a side topic for any kind deeper snuggle time. That intro is no indicator of what kind of erotica you will have. It is instead an indictator of the kind of people you're dealing with.

This campaign will focus om making you feel bigger than life, as you tackle an issue bigger than life. While alot will focus on Sozuari... You will find yourself against an issue that threatens the world. Will you try to handle it by yourselves? Or will you try to unite everyone? I have a storyline in the back but I am looking for initiative in ways of handling the issues I throw at you. I will throw unique and custom stuff that does not does fit pathfinder's mechanics, and I am open to yous experimenting and figuring out ways it works. Out of the box thinking is something I adore.

Other than that, I am adaptive in doing different things. Want to make a base of operations? I will pull up downtime business rules for it. Want to just be on a big journey? I'll work with ya.

Character Creation

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Race has to be 15rp or lower. You will get darkvision for free.
20 point buy before racials.
You will start off at level 3.
You may buy 1,000g worth of equipment. For obvious reasons, it is not in your possession to begin.

2 traits. You may take a third trait by taking a drawback.
We will use Background Skills.
Max HP for first level, half+1 for the other two levels. You will get the chance to retrain this to full.

Homebrew Rules

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1, custom feat : Improved Weapon Finesse or Deadly Agility. This is a feat with the pre-req of weapon finesse. It makes your weapon finessable attacks apply dex to dmg instead of str.

2, rule change : Swift actions are not associated with immediate actions. Thus, if you use an immediate action, you still have your swift upon your turn.

I am looking for frequent posters. Once a week at the very least. For obvious reasons, I will be loose with that during the holidays or other situations.

I am looking for 4 players, but if someone makes a concept and I absolutely love it... I may decide to go 5 players.

Jerkish evil and derailing chaotic players are not welcome. You can be a pragmatic evil but good aligned heroes will fit better.

Total Takers
MarieReynolds - Soul Knife / Physic Fighter
Roleplay Frog - <Still Deciding>
Drowdeviant - <SPIDERMAN...Still Deciding>
Waldham - <Still Deciding>
Triggvi - <Still Deciding>

[Marie Reynolds]

Plants interest flag

[Muse]

  This game is awesome  Ryu is running it for me in a different venue and I'm having an amazing time. 

[Waldham]

Hello
Why do you put "mythic" in the title ? Do you think use the mythic material ?

[Marie Reynolds]

I am 99% sure  from my discussion with Ryu  that  is the plan to use the mythic rules.

[Ryu Wojin]

Hello
Why do you put "mythic" in the title ? Do you think use the mythic material ?

While I am not starting you off mythic, we will be using the mythic ruleset.

[Roleplay Frog]

Experimenting sounds interesting, I quite like to do it myself.

I presume we'll be more or less open on backrounds, going by the open ended introduction.

What's your reasoning behind the houserules if I may ask?

[Ryu Wojin]

We'll start with the dex to dmg feat effectively. With how many classes and feats and items that have been added. Dex classes that have no extra damage from things like added precison or sneak attack tend to fall behind when compared to casters or strength based characters. Groups Ive played in effectively ignore these classes. They aint worth it unless you get dex to dmg via Dervish Dance or Slashing Grace. Agile doesn't even apply to all weapon finessable items. So the Improved Weapon Finesse, or the Deadly Agility feat [from path of war] gives you more options to design the character how you wish. This also opens up avenues like katana's or elven curveblades. We do have mythic weapon finesse, but I don't feel like making people trudge through an introduction or prologue period before their character becomes viable if they're relying on dex to dmg. So I'm offering it to players as a way to make their character's more unique without undue penalization.

Swift actions being seperated from immieadates. Mythic sees ALOT of usage when it comes to swift actions. It uses them so much infact, that you'd be silly to ever use a swashbuckler's parry or a bard's interuptive magic, divine interference, or any form of immieadate action. You're much better off saving your swift action to be able to cast an extra spell via Wild Arcana/Inspired Spell or having the ability to move and attack as a swift via Fleet Charge. This decision does have a 2nd component when it comes to actually playing on roll20 that will not impact here (to a significant degree). Combat can drag and we've noticed how players will take their turn but then zone out or do something else foe the next 15 minutes or until they're called upon. So in those groups, this also helps keep attention to the game. You gotta pay attention if you have a way to counter an attack or block an attack for another ally. Which also promotes teamwork which makes me a happy ryu.

As for backgrounds. Yes, I'm leaving it up to you as to what your character is and has done. The only things I am asking for your character as apart of the background, is that you were in Sozuari. And you did something or you were in the wrong place at the wrong time, and got arrested for it.

[Roleplay Frog]

Hmn.. Interesting, I dun want to argue about houserules, obviously, but I like understanding the mindset of a DM. I'll admit that a greatsword solves a lot of problems, but this does tempt me to using a Swashbuckler, some dex-things are quite strong if played right.

via Dancing Dance

I wanna see that feat now.

I have one more question, before I'm ready to write up a character, using a hand-typed forum format I fared well with in the past; artstyle, Can you give us an example what the world looks like, it sounds anime-japanesque, but I don't want to make pre-judgements in what you are looking for.

Also, make that two questions, what would the erotica to story ratio be, like.. mostly story, some lewd npc's to romance, will there be wicked tentacle attacks, etc. I figure the mere introduction puts this into extreme, but what content can we, the players, expect to happen on sucess or failure?

[Ryu Wojin]

I wanna see that feat now. :pp

You got me before I could fix that!

Also, make that two questions, what would the erotica to story ratio be, like.. mostly story, some lewd npc's to romance, will there be wicked tentacle attacks, etc. I figure the mere introduction puts this into extreme, but what content can we, the players, expect to happen on sucess or failure?

Actually that intro has none of that. It's pure horror. You're supposed to hate the situation you're in. It's unbelievably cruel.

As for erotica. I was intending to put this on the light aspect. There may be pervy situtations or NPCs coming onto players. I intend to make a side thread specifically for players or even myself to go over to for situtations like that. But in the main storytelling, there may be occurances to that I'd like to keep the story moving there.

I very much do appreciate persona-esque relationships. NPCs can be a big thing... If the players help them out. Then they return the favor. Given the scope of the problems (sorry if I'm being vague, I dont want to reveal it), you may want as many allies as you can get. Naturally speaking, if you invest yourself to an NPC and resolve their inner conflictions. You might be taken to their tent. :p

[Roleplay Frog]

You got me before I could fix that!

Actually that intro has none of that. It's pure horror. You're supposed to hate the situation you're in. It's unbelievably cruel.

As for erotica. I was intending to put this on the light aspect. There may be pervy situtations or NPCs coming onto players. I intend to make a side thread specifically for players or even myself to go over to for situtations like that. But in the main storytelling, there may be occurances to that I'd like to keep the story moving there.

I very much do appreciate persona-esque relationships. NPCs can be a big thing... If the players help them out. Then they return the favor. Given the scope of the problems (sorry if I'm being vague, I dont want to reveal it), you may want as many allies as you can get. Naturally speaking, if you invest yourself to an NPC and resolve their inner conflictions. You might be taken to their tent. :p

*Dances dancingly* Dun tempt me, I can make a character all about dancing that ends up being strong.

I'm fine with vagueness, I just need to evaluate which kind of character to use, after all not all characters do well with an intro that hates you. *chuckles*

I think I'll pm you beyond this point.

[Ryu Wojin]

I have one more question, before I'm ready to write up a character, using a hand-typed forum format I fared well with in the past; artstyle, Can you give us an example what the world looks like, it sounds anime-japanesque, but I don't want to make pre-judgements in what you are looking for

I try to be diverse and interesting with different areas. Sozuari is definately a kind of asian themed nazi country. Thats literally the quickest way to sum it up. It's run by a king who has nobility who support him. And it's all very strict. Lawful Evil to the extreme.

(Kind of like Chealiax now that I'm thinking about it...)

[Ryu Wojin]

*dances dancingly* Dun tempt me, I can make a character all about dancing that ends up being sstrong

I played an Elven Spell Dancer Magus in wrath of the righteous. Enduring armor so she doesn't have to wear anything except her dancer's outfit. She literally danced into combat and nuked enemies with spellstrikes. I don't question the ability to do that. I still am fascinated by dancing amidst combat. I don't think you can get anymore flavorful.

[Roleplay Frog]

asian themed nazi

Oddly kinky.

I played an Elven Spell Dancer Magus in wrath of the righteous. Enduring armor so she doesn't have to wear anything except her dancer's outfit. She literally danced into combat and nuked enemies with spellstrikes. I don't question the ability to do that. I still am fascinated by dancing amidst combat. I don't think you can get anymore flavorful.

Yeah, magus was my first thought too there. ^^

And I feel you can get more flavorful, a properly build Skald can go full Valkyrie on folks and praise Odin and Thor whilest singing to literally keep people fighting beyond death.. and there's lotsa moar options available. *chuckles*

[Roleplay Frog]

Stealing my own campaigns layout, cause I can.

Heavy WIP

Name: Murei Yuna
Class(es): Spiritualist Exciter
Race: Human
Alignment: NG
Description: Likely less well clothed and more disheveled at the introduction
Fetishes: Kinky mind controlley tentacle gropings!
Dislikes: Mean stuff happening to her
Backstory:
Yuna is a good person. She knows this, because she's gone through an exensive ritual to banish all demons posessing her and seal all of her vile urges into her right hand. She never questioned the oddity of this, this was just how her clan did things. However, in her case the effect was more.. polarizing than for most. Yuna is an extreme pacifist, but her hand, at least, when its seal weakens, spreads dark thoughts, desires and urges within it's owner, as the

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In truth, the rituals and prayers she goes through have no actual effect and are merely for Yuna's own benefit. Nothing is wrong with her hand, infact, it acts in her best interest.. or rather, int he best interest of certain desires of hers...

This has also lead to her arrest. Her hand saw it fit to slap a miss Valora's bottom. It was not worth it in the long run.

Ability Scores(+Modifiers)
Str 10 --
Dex 18 +4
Con 10 --
Int 10 --
Wis 10 --
Cha 16 +3

HP: 21 Armor Class: 16 Initiative Bonus: Speed: CMD:( Your BAB +Str/dex+feats)
Saving Throws: Fort +4 Ref +5 Will +4
Class/Racial Feats
Favored class: bonus hp!
Pthantom, Merged Phantom, Knacks, Etheric Tether, Shared Consciousness, Rapture (8 rounds/Day), Fast Movement, Excitation, Bonded Manifestation (6 round/day)
Chosen Feats:
Posessed Hand, Hand's Autonomy,
Traits: Vengeful, Drawback: Haunted (duh)
Skills:

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Equipment and items:
Leather Armor (50 gold)

Attacks (Attack bonus +Damage with chosen weapon

[Chulanowa]

I try to be diverse and interesting with different areas. Sozuari is definately a kind of asian themed nazi country. Thats literally the quickest way to sum it up. It's run by a king who has nobility who support him. And it's all very strict. Lawful Evil to the extreme.

(Kind of like Chealiax now that I'm thinking about it...)

So we're sort of in an "overthrow the evil kingdom" angle there?

[Ryu Wojin]

So we're sort of in an "overthrow the evil kingdom" angle there?

Halfly? The best way I can describe it without ruining too much. You know how you're dealing with Logan in Dragon Age Origins and how he's a pain towards your efforts to actually fight against the darkspawn threat?

Similiar case here. There will be a much bigger problem happening and Sozuari is your thorn from dealing with that straightforwardly.

So if you decide to deal with Sozuari, ala revolution style. That'd be your initiative as the PCs to go for it. I'll adapt and work with it.

[Drowdeviant]

*plants interest flag* xD

Once christmas day is over I can get working on a sheet. Likely going with the homebrew Aranea race mentioned in Khan's game with a seductive drow as her humanoid form...if that is allowed that is. xD

[Ryu Wojin]

*plants interest flag* xD

Once christmas day is over I can get working on a sheet. Likely going with the homebrew Aranea race mentioned in Khan's game with a seductive drow as her humanoid form...if that is allowed that is. xD

If you could post it for me to look over, that'd be great ^^.

Total Takers
MarieReynolds - Soul Knife / Physic Fighter
Roleplay Frog - <Still Deciding>
Drowdeviant - <Still Deciding>

Waldham and Chulanowa asked a question but hasn't stated if they're interested or not.

[indarkestknight]

I try to be diverse and interesting with different areas. Sozuari is definately a kind of asian themed nazi country. Thats literally the quickest way to sum it up. It's run by a king who has nobility who support him. And it's all very strict. Lawful Evil to the extreme.

(Kind of like Chealiax now that I'm thinking about it...)

So fantasy North Korea, but with less of a "divine monarchy" bent to it?

[Ryu Wojin]

So fantasy North Korea, but with less of a "divine monarchy" bent to it?

Thats an even better way of describing Sozuari.

[Drowdeviant]

If you could post it for me to look over, that'd be great ^^.

Total Takers
MarieReynolds - Soul Knife / Physic Fighter
Roleplay Frog - <Still Deciding>
Drowdeviant - <Still Deciding>

Waldham and Chulanowa asked a question but hasn't stated if they're interested or not.

Here you go. :3

http://dailyplanescape.tumblr.com/post/64699643294/aranea-13-race-points

[Waldham]

Waldham and Chulanowa asked a question but hasn't stated if they're interested or not.

I interested but I think a moment about my character.

[Ryu Wojin]

I will allow that Drowdeviant

Total Takers
MarieReynolds - Soul Knife / Physic Fighter
Roleplay Frog - <Still Deciding>
Drowdeviant - <SPIDERMAN...Still Deciding>
Waldham - <Still Deciding>

Chulanowa asked a question but hasn't stated if they're interested or not.

[Re Z L]

Is there any restriction on source material?  Like third party or whatever?