Looking for a classic PF Kingmaker campaign

[Tavarokk]

That is to say, based on the AP books and paizo's own worldbuilding. No major premise or plot reworks nor including CRPG-only stuff; paizo materials for character design (with the usual minute adjustments as appropriate), no special snowflake characters. Small group of 3-5 players. Basically, original Kingmaker with the sole exception of having no NSFW content restrictions.

[MasterMischief]

*collects all his special snowflake characters and hurries them to a safe space*

[Tavarokk]

*collects all his special snowflake characters and hurries them to a safe space*

That might be for the best ^_^

In all seriousness, I just have a hard time understanding the appeal of a wayang vigilante or a level 1, 150 GP wealth dread pirate king of seven seas as opposed to a reasonably mundane character in non-crack games.

[MasterMischief]

What is a 'crack' game?

[Tavarokk]

What is a 'crack' game?

'Crack' is slang for media in which pursuing exaggerated comedy takes priority over versimilitude.

[Ixy]

I too am constantly seeking this, or a similar, scenario of a classic adventure path with NSFW content options but otherwise "traditional" elements. Unfortunately I'm not in a position to run it now, nor would I be for quite some time.

[VonDoom]

I, too, am interested in playing such a game.

[Autocad]

If my understanding is correct and this can be run mostly from the published books with little modification, then I may be able to run this.

[Tavarokk]

If my understanding is correct and this can be run mostly from the published books with little modification, then I may be able to run this.

Depends on what you mean by "run from published books with little modification". Kingmaker is sandboxy as hell, so it's a given that the party will wander into the unknown and pursue undertakings of their own make regularly. The request is to stay faithful to Golarion lore when handling it.

[Autocad]

I see, can you elaborate a bit more on this part?

No major premise or plot reworks nor including CRPG-only stuff; paizo materials for character design (with the usual minute adjustments as appropriate),

[Tavarokk]

I see, can you elaborate a bit more on this part?

I'm mostly referring to a bunch of Kingmaker games here and there (E, paizo board, GITP) that altered the world or the campaign heavily. Different party starting point and/or origin (like, say, a game I've seen that featured Kyonin rangers from down south, entirely unrelated to Restov, as PCs), injection of porn logic into Golarion worldbuilding, major shuffling of factions and threats within the Stolen Lands, the like.

This one ought to be closer to home: facts explicitly stated in AP and lorebooks stay as written, and the rest (whatever gets added during play) fits in with them.

[Autocad]

Good, this I can work with. Basically OG kingmaker as the writers intended.

[Tavarokk]

Other than being NSFW with all that entails, yes, just so.

How would you like to proceed?

[Autocad]

Next would be a short questionnaire on NSFW elements:

Consensual content: sex with NPCs? Thoughts on NPCs as written and pictured in the books, or beautified / chainmail bikini'ed / genderbent?

NC content: yes or no? Thoughts on being the aggressor / victim? NC content after winning or losing a battle?


Also character creation rules for those who want to get a head start:
Level 1, 25 point buy, max hp at first level (half hit dice size +1 for level up eg. 6 for d10), two traits, average gold, paizo materials only.

[Tavarokk]

Consensual content: sex with NPCs? Thoughts on NPCs as written and pictured in the books, or beautified / chainmail bikini'ed / genderbent?

Naturally, and largely as written. A touch of beautification in some select cases might be appropriate - paizo illustrators sometimes struggle to convey appearance of supposedly exceptionally beautiful characters and overdo it with supposedly plain or ugly ones.

NC content: yes or no? Thoughts on being the aggressor / victim? NC content after winning or losing a battle?

Yes. Basically, it should be realistic - there will be enemies that don't care for sex, some that might with lower or higher probability, some that are almost certain to go for it. It will also depend on each PC's appeal. For some enemies it might be a one off thing, others would actually want to capture whoever they got.

As for PCs themselves, so long as they don't break character, they're free to, as well.

Level 1, 25 point buy, max hp at first level (half hit dice size +1 for level up eg. 6 for d10), two traits, average gold, paizo materials only.

Background skills?

[soular]

I'd like to throw my hat in if there's still space.  For now, I was thinking a CN Elven Swashbuckler, Lanaliss.

Str 8, Dex 16+2, Con 12-2, Int 14+2, Wis 10, Cha 16

Background Skills: Knowledge (nobility), Perform (sing)

Traits: Dilettante Artist, Pioneer (Knowledge [nature])

[Tavarokk]

I'd like to throw my hat in if there's still space.  For now, I was thinking a CN Elven Mesmerist, Lanaliss.

Str 10, Dex 16+2, Con 13-2, Int 12+2, Wis 10, Cha 16

Traits: Dilettante Artist, Pioneer (Knowledge [nature])

What about concept and origin? Class and stats secondary to that, after all, so it's hard to comment based on just those.

[soular]

What about concept and origin? Class and stats secondary to that, after all, so it's hard to comment based on just those.

Just a basic shell for now until I get a moment more to expand on it.  That said, she's supposed to be a Forlorn elf who idolized all things elven, eventually making her way to Kyonin hoping to integrate, only to realize that her time among humanity has made her more like them than her haughtier elven kin.  Thereafter she drifted away, eventually settling along the frontier of Brevoy.  When the sworlords put out the call, she figured it was a good opportunity to do something with her life instead of fading into obscurity.

[Autocad]

Yes to background skills.

[soular]

Okay, I think the character is complete.  Made all the changes to the original post above, including mythweavers' link.  Bio, description, and personality also included therein.

[VonDoom]

Would a (socially intelligent and functional) neutral evil Bard be acceptable to propose for this, or is evil alignment a hard no?

[Tavarokk]

I have nothing against evil characters on my side, not sure about Autocad. That being said, if we all end up with radically different personalities and moral outlooks, we'll need to figure out why such characters are friends (or at least, trustworthy allies). Because they are - the party tearing itself apart over internal disagreements would be realistic, but unconductive to playing.

Personally, I'd like to play a female River Kingdoms brigand, likely N, CN or NE. On that note, @Autocad, what's your take on Slayer Sniper's Deadly Range feature? Does the target need to be unaware of the sniper's position or unaware of the sniper's existence?

[Callie Del Noire]

I’d like the AP but I either never make the cut or the game dies in the exploration phase. C

[Autocad]

I'm fine with evil characters as long as they can function in the group IC and don't cause any drama OOC.

Does the target need to be unaware of the sniper's position or unaware of the sniper's existence?

Unaware of existence.

[Tavarokk]

Jean Lacey
Female NE Human Rogue (Sniper), Level 1, Init 4, HP 10/10, Speed 30 ft
AC 16, Touch 14, Flat-footed 12, CMD 14, Fort 2, Ref 7, Will 1, CMB 0, Base Attack Bonus 0   
Shortbow +4 (1d6, x3)
Dagger +4 (1d4, 19-20/x2)
Leather armor (+2 Armor, +4 Dex)
Abilities Str 10, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 14
Condition None

Jean is a mercenary from the River Kingdoms. Or rather, a "mercenary", of the kind whose difference from a brigand is a matter of circumstance rather than principle. She's had a fairly typical childhood for an outlaw - just another orphan in the streets of Gralton, getting by on odd jobs and petty thievery. Being born with good looks and managing to preserve them till her teens earned her a couple years in a fairly respectable brothel along with an actual education, and she might've made a career out of it if not for a... personal disagreement with some important folks down there. As it was, she convinced a passing mercenary band to take her along and disappeared into the night.

It so happened that she wasn't half bad with a short blade and picked up archery quickly as well, soon graduating from a camp follower into a full member. They roamed the northern River Kindoms for a few seasons, alternating between participating in local disputes, protecting and shaking down less defended merchant caravans, until their band ran afoul of and got run down by a Mivon guards patrol. Having been considering leaving and searching for a more promising venture anyway, Jean took it in stride and headed towards the nearest border in short order, soon catching wind of Restov gathering mercenaries for a serious undertaking of some sort.