[sblock=DM's Note]The Lich-Queen's Beloved was written for D&D 3.5, but we'll play using Pathfinder. The adventure is designed for four (4) 18th-level characters. We will play using standard hero races, githyanki heroes, or custom races. Characters who complete the adventure should amass sufficient experience points to advance to 20th level, assuming they survive the perils of the githyanki lich-queen's palace.
I freely admit to wanting to explore higher-level spells and gameplay mechanics yet having no experience playing or running a high-level game. If you elect to participate, you should anticipate an active OOC in which we ask questions, dissect rules, and negotiate. The posting rate for this game may, at times, be glacial. Finally, if by October 31, 2015, we're tired of the game or the posting rate has fallen by the wayside, I may close the game. The point is to have fun, not to trap players in a years-long PbP.[/sblock]
[sblock=Background]Vlaakith CLVII, the reigning sovereign of the githyanki race, is the legitimate descendant of the original Vlaakith, and her word is law. Unlike her predecessors, however, Vlaakith is a lich, has no heirs, and in her undead state is unable to produce them. Naturally, that is. Vlaakith demands unswerving loyalty and obedience from her people, and few dare question her resolve or her wisdom. She sequesters herself in her forlorn palace and is rarely seen by her subjects.
Vlaakith jealously guards her throne by devouring the essences of her most powerful followers. Any githyanki who rises above 16th level must stand before her in the Palace of Whispers and be judged. Most come willingly. Cowards and dissidents who try to avoid their fate, however, are hunted down by the Ch'r'ai, captured, and dragged before the lich-queen at her palace in Tu'narath on the Astral Plane.
If you are githyanki, you are just such a dissident. Your failure to appear before Vlaakith has been noticed; you have curried the Lich-Queen's disfavor. If you are non-githyanki or are a custom race, Vlaakith has noticed your heroic endeavors on the Material Prime (or perhaps in the Planes), and seeks to have you similarly brought before her throne.[/sblock]
System: Pathfinder
Setting: Astral Plane
Level: 18th
Party Number: 4
Point Buy: 28
hp: Max at 1st lvl; 3/4 per level for 2nd-10th lvl; and 1/2 per level for 11-18th lvl
Gold: 530,000 gp (you may start play with no more than 1,000 gp on hand)
Alignment: Any, but must possess the ability to work within a group
Race: Core; Githyanki; Custom (see the Pathfinder Race Builder rules and use a 16 race point allotment); OR any race from the "Sourcebooks permitted" list. If your character relies on monstrous hit dice, the ECL (class levels + hit die + level adjustment, if any) must be no higher than 18.
Class: See "Sourcebooks Permitted."
Experience Points: 1,800,000
Sourcebooks Permitted: Pathfinder Core Rulebook, anything from the Pathfinder Reference Document, anything from the d20 Pathfinder SRD, 3.5 Unearthed Arcana, 3.5 Psionics SRD, 3.0 Psionics Handbook, 3.0 Manual of the Planes, 3.x Fiend Folio, 3.x Book of Vile Darkness, 3.x Book of Exhalted Deeds, Draconomicon, 3.5 Complete Divine, 3.5 Complete Warrior, and the Pathfinder Race Builder rules with 16 race point allotment. If you would like to use alternate source material, ask. I am open to discussion.
ALL CHARACTER SUBMISSIONS SHALL USE THIS FORMAT, AND SHOW YOUR MATH:
[sblock=Character Sheet]INFORMATION
Name:
Player: CanadienneBacon
Race:
Class:
Level:
Alignment:
Languages:
Deity:
Size:
Gender:
Age:
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 220#
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Skin Color: Medium
ABILITIES
Str: 18 +4 (10 points, +2 racial)
Dex: 16 +3 (2 points, +4 class levels)
Con: 14 +2 (5 points)
Int: 10 +0 (0 points, -2 racial, +2 item name)
Wis: 16 +3 (10 points)
Cha: 11 +0 (1 point)
COMBAT
HP: 13 [d10, +2 Con, +1 feat]
AC: 15 [10 base, +1 Dex, +3 studded leather, +1 natural]
AC Touch: 11 [10 base, +1 Dex]
Flatfooted: 14 [10 base, +3 armor, +1 natural]
Init: +1 [1 Dex]
Fortitude: +4 [2 base, +2 Con]
Reflex: +1 [0 base, +1 Dex]
Will: +0 [0 base, +0 Wis]
Speed: 40'
CMB: +4 [Base attack bonus + Str modifier + size modifier]
CMD: 17 [10 + base attack bonus + Str modifier + Dex modifier + size modifier]
WEAPON
Bite: Attack: +5 [1 BAB, +3 Str, +1 feat name], Damage: 1d3+3, Crit: 20, Type: BPS
Claw(x2): Attack: +5 [1 BAB, +3 Str, +1 item name], Damage: 1d4+3, Crit: 20, Type: BS
ARMOR
Studded Leather: AC: +3, MDB +5, ACP: -1
RACIAL
Abilities: +2 Str, -2 Int
Base Speed: 30'
Favored: Fighter (HP)
Fast Movement +10'
Natural Armor +1
Bite 1d3
Claws 1d4
Bonus Feat: Weapon Focus (Claw)
CLASS: Fighter
Armor/Weapons: All armor and all shields / all simple and martial
Bonus Feat: Power Attack
FEATS
Weapon Focus (Bite) - +1 bonus on attack rolls with bite attack
Weapon Focus (Claw) - +1 bonus on attack rolls with claw attacks
Power Attack - can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls
SKILLS 3 [2 base, +0 Int, +1 race]
Climb +7 (4 ranks, +3 Str)
Handle Animal +4 (1 rank, +0 Cha, +3 magic item name)
Swim +7 (4 ranks, +3 Str)
CARRYING CAPACITY
Light: 76#
Medium: 153#
Heavy: 230#
EQUIPMENT
Explorer's Outfit (0gp, 0#, worn)
Studded Leather (25gp, 20#, worn)
Backpack (2gp, 2#, back)
Rod of Alertness (85,000gp, 4#, backpack)
Total (22gp, 26#, light)
FINANCES: 1000gp
Appearance: No more than three lines to describe what your character looks like.
Background: Describe your character history AND provide at least one NPC connection.[/sblock]
Character Concepts:
Shayuri: Aasimar Monk1 / Sorcerer 17
Kiraya_TiDrekan: Wizard (Enchanter)/Psion (Telepath)/Cerebremancer; or
Wizard (Necroamancer)/Cleric (Death domain)/Mystic Theurge
Unsung: Advanced Kobold Rogue 18
Scott DeWar: Ifrit Fire Mage (may not participate due to impending interstate move)
Tailspinner: Vegekin Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) 18
Queenie: Suneite Cleric?
The Joker: ?
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