tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post7573425792677620169..comments2024-03-10T04:32:25.985-07:00Comments on Improved Initiative: What Does Your Character Do When Not Adventuring?Neal Litherlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01307649737269196558noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-35530430139363479122015-08-25T17:43:31.338-07:002015-08-25T17:43:31.338-07:00So, if people haven't seen my earlier comments...So, if people haven't seen my earlier comments (on later posts, I'm going backwards) on my ESO character: Argonian (Lizardfolk) Nightblade (rogue) named Lives-On-Moon. He got his name by being naive, idealistic, and plays it up by acting crazy so he can express controversial opinions and not be taken so seriously (right away). He's a tailor, and intends to wield needle and thread after the war's over. If he sees someone in rags, he offers to make them fresh (albeit cheap) clothes. In the meantime he makes his own leather armor and is acting as a scout for the military. He prefers stealth since he doesn't like killing people, even if they're the enemy.Bronze Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938257296504189967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-52624456688416276012015-08-25T17:34:05.062-07:002015-08-25T17:34:05.062-07:00Cool story, bro. :) Funny how stuff works out.Cool story, bro. :) Funny how stuff works out.Bronze Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938257296504189967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-5142782447514778502015-07-31T08:49:16.162-07:002015-07-31T08:49:16.162-07:00I actually hit on a character defining moment duri...I actually hit on a character defining moment during play in my last PF game. I was playing a mercenary named Steve. Not a good guy (one of his early jobs was retrieving a bunch of stolen / escaped slaves) but not a bad guy (three of the slaves came quietly when caught; he used his share of the money to buy them, then loaned each of them the money to buy their own freedom) and not a great guy (he actually came back and collected).<br /><br />In short, a mercenary, with the idea of 'I'll make enough money to retire, find a pretty wife, then spend my days fishing and messing about with aforementioned pretty wife" somewhere in the back of his head.<br /><br />Third or fourth adventure we came across an intelligent undead trying to revive its creator, a lich. We stopped them and confiscated the lich's phylactery. We had the option of selling it at the nearest Wizards tower or turning it in to the local Order of Paladins. More votes for the Paladins, which meant a much smaller monetary reward. Steve, suspecting some future employment where he'll need to avoid being executed by said Paladins, asks for some kind of 'get out of jail free' card. Instead they give him a 'writ of heroism'. Basically a signed document saying he's performed heroic deeds, yada yada.<br /><br />Steve takes it to the bar closest to the Paladins' fortress to see if he can use it to impress any cute girls. The cutest girl in the bar falls head over heels for him. The next morning, she's making plans for a wedding. Over the course of the next week (as the rest of the party is re-equipping, looking for work, and laughing at Steve) he's whisked into a whirlwind of preparation as his fiancé who is soon to be sworn in as a Paladin, gets all of her extensive, rich family to come to the wedding. He spends all his loot on a wedding ring, and still gets outshone by his new in-laws.<br /><br />They're wed. She's sworn in. The Party finds work. He goes to her, ruefully explaining that he has a Quest he has to complete. As a Paladin, she nods sadly, but sees him off; Quests are important.<br /><br />He breathes a sigh of relief and rides out with the party. Two days out of the city, he looks at the group's pugilist and says "What did I just DO?".<br /><br />Monk replies, "you got married."<br /><br />Steve says, "No, I married a HOT, RICH chick who was TOTALLY INTO ME, and not only did I ride away, I can't go back until I finish this STUPID QUEST!"<br /><br />The entire rest of the game (years game-time, over a year of weekly sessions real-time) I got to play 'Steve the Short Timer', the guy who Won at Life and walked away from the prize, and would do anything to get it back.Robert C Romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955223936635159755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-40246411299495141532015-06-29T19:15:10.708-07:002015-06-29T19:15:10.708-07:00This is an awesome article. My most recent charac...This is an awesome article. My most recent character in 5e has the folk hero background and he used to be a carpenter/farmer. He has a relatively low charisma and doesn't talk that often for fear of being wrong, but he recently interacted with a group of hunter/gatherers who were in a food shortage and he jumped into action. It helped me define him as a farmer who goes on adventures rather than an adventurer who grew up on a farm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com