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[Tawa]

Setting Notes

Spoiler: Setting Maps (click to show/hide)

Map of Mungarđr. Hafyrđar work, 1156 T.G.

Map of Haligern. Siglandian work, 1157 T.G.

(To give you a sense of scale, the area of Vostoch north of the border-river is roughly the size of France.)

Spoiler: Game Rules & Character Creation (click to show/hide)

Character creation guidelines and other game information:

1. Start at 1st level. 15 point buy. Pick 2 traits, no Finding Haleen. Only humans are available, I'm sorry to say.

2. Please try to provide at least two paragraphs (8-10 sentences) of backstory, ideally at least 3. This game will certainly have its fair share of action, but I feel that the plot and characters are just as important as the fighting.

3. If you're unsure about anything or want to try something unconventional, feel free to ask me. I'm happy to let you fill in the details of the world with your own imagination, but please try to stick to the feel of the setting. I may have to ask you to revise details about your character; don't take this personally!

4. This probably goes without saying, but just to be clear: no joke characters or characters who exist solely as a vehicle for you to smash stuff. If you want to make a flat character and are mostly here for the fighting, that's fine by me; if you want to make a funny character who likes making jokes and isn't always serious, that's okay too! But try to avoid extremely flat characters--a little nuance goes a long way.

5. This is not going to be on a first-come, first-serve basis. I will choose the four characters I find the most interesting. Please don't take it personally if I reject your character--I hate saying no just as much as you hate being rejected. :\

6. We are using the so-called E6 rules: characters progress only to sixth level, and earn a feat for each five thousand experience points past that. This is done in order to keep a “low fantasy” feel to the game, as past sixth level the game tends to quickly become something of a superhero game where common people are outmatched to an absurd degree by the player characters, who are capable of destroying previously fearsome beasts with nary a thought. More details here.

7. Alchemists, Arcanists, Summoners, Monks, Magi, Gunslingers, Samurai, Ninjas, Wizards, and Investigators are off the table for setting and balance reasons. If you seek to play a bard, I strongly recommend you try a Skald for flavor reasons, although you are by no means forced to do so.

8. We will be using a few variant rules: Called Shots and Wound Thresholds should spice up combat a bit. Alignment will be replaced with the “Loyalties” system, specifically the “Subjective Morality” variant described at the bottom of the page.

9. Some changes are made to the rules for equipment:
 9a. The following weapons are no longer available: Kukri, Starknife, Rapier, Kama, Nunchaku, Sai, Siangham, Double Orc Axe, Spiked Chain, Elven Curve Blade, Dire Flail, Dwarven Waraxe, Gnome Hooked Hammer, Dwarven Urgrosh, Bolas, Shuriken, Whip, and Halfling Sling Staff. These weapons are completely fictional, tied to significantly different settings, or both. The following weapons cost twice as much on start, due to rarity in Mungarđr: Scimitar, Bastard Sword, Falchion, Greatsword, Ranseur, Guisarme, Halberd, Crossbows.
 9b. The following armor is no longer available: Full Plate, Banded Mail, Tower Shield. Steel shields and bucklers now cost 1.5 times their original price, but wooden bucklers are now available for half the cost. All non-buckler shields now provide double AC (light shields provide 2, heavy shields provide 4.)

I prefer to write the exact specifics of the game’s beginning once I have all of your characters ready, so that I can tailor it to them specifically rather than fumble with a cookie-cutter “you all start in an inn” opening, but in order to give you something of a direction, the basic idea behind how I want the game to start is to have all of your characters be raiders on an outing for glory and gold; perhaps you are a first-time raider, eager to make a name in battle, or an old veteran, maybe a bit rusty in their skills but still hungering for battle. In any case, you will be under the command of a professional military leader chosen by a Mungarđer king, working with a small army of raiders to pillage key spots along the Righlandian coast.

I intend to refer to the days of the week by their Germanic-god-based/celestial-body-themed full names: Sun's Day, Moon's Day, Tyr's Day, Odin's Day, Thor's Day, and Freyja's Day. (Seriously, look it up if you don't believe me.) Saturday, being derived from "Saturn", is for our purposes "End Day", because "Saturn" is called "Cronus" in the Greek myths and in this setting nobody cares about Greek mythology but the Theosans.

Also, the "traditional" languages (e.g. Common, Dwarven) are, as you may expect, no longer relevant. In their stead, various other languages are available, here sorted by alphabet and listed alongside their real-world inspirations and equivalents. For all intents and purposes, replace "Common" with the language of the nation the character in question spent their formative years in. For most characters, their native tongue and either knowledge of Algedun or a friend who speaks Algedun will suffice.

Runic Languages - These languages use the runes of the North, a sharp and angular alphabet.
Mungarđa - The language of the Northmen, spoken throughout Mungarđr and the surrounding islands (save Righland.) Based on Old Norse.
Old Mungarđa - The ancient languages of the Northmen, spoken throughout Mungarđr in ages past, and still remembered by priests and wise kings.

Western Languages - These languages use the alphabet of the Siglanders, which resembles a curvier version of the runic alphabet.
Seannga - The language of the Righlanders. Spoken almost exclusively in their lands. Resembles a pidgin of Welsh and Irish Gaelic.
Algedun - The language of the Siglanders. Spoken in most parts of their empire, though with considerable regional variation. Also used as a common "trader's tongue", for when international merchants in Haligern do not speak the language of the place where they are trading. Based on Anglo-Saxon English.
Old High Algedun - The ancestral language of the Siglanders. Spoken by the priests and learned men of Sigland and Vostoch, as part of religious rites and scholarly work. Based on Frisian.

Eastern Languages - These languages use the alphabet of the Vostochi, which is similar in shape to the Siglander alphabet but shares almost no symbols.
Vostochi - The language of the Vostoch republicans. Spoken in the "official" territories of the republic. Based on Russian.
Silnblese - The language of the South Vostochi. Spoken almost exclusively in South Vostoch, and even there is on its way out. Based on Polish.
Theosan - The language of Theosa. Spoken primarily in their empire, and not uncommon in the nearby lands of Ershterna and Vostoch. Based on Greek.
Altmenshi - The language of Ershterna. Spoken almost exclusively in their kingdom. Based on Yiddish.

Spoken Languages - There is no accepted consensus on how to write down these languages.
Ihmiset - The language of the Ihmiset. Spoken in their tribal lands. Based on Finnish.
Tongue of the Forest - The language of the flowers and the trees, the hills and the mountains, the birds and the beasts. A magical language known only to those most in tune with nature itself. Can be used to communicate with the creatures of the forest and the spirits of nature, but as the trees and hills have no eyes, they rarely have anything useful to say, and animals are not always the friendliest or the most articulate. Replaces the "Druidic" language, and as such cannot normally be learned by the average person, but the ability can be granted to non-druids through certain divine quests and strange magic. Based on the sound wind makes when it blows through leaves.

Far Western Languages - These languages use the flowing script of the western continent, which is written from top-to-bottom, left-to-right.
Kabmiri - The language of the people of Kabmir Hurrina. Spoken as the vernacular in their Grand Emirate, as a priestly and scholarly language throughout the West, and as a "trader's tongue" by the people of Haligern when they go west to sell their wares and buy rare goods. Based on Arabic.
Dargharbi - The language of the Dargharbi. Spoken mostly in Dargharb. Based on Persian.
Altani - The language of the Brother Kingdoms. Generally exclusive to these kingdoms. Based on Turkish.

Spoiler: Gods and Magic (click to show/hide)

Deities of the Mungarđian Religion

Ođin: Death, Repose, Knowledge, Magic, Rune; Favored Weapon: Spear
Neutral

Odin is a mysterious god whose primary defining characteristic is his thirst for knowledge. To become wise, he sacrificed an eye in order to drink from a spring that grants infinite knowledge, and to learn the runic alphabet, he hung himself from the great tree Yggdrasil for many days and nights. He is the patron lord of warriors, chiefs and kings, and many learned priests. He rules from his hall of Valhalla, where his ravens Huginn and Muninn and his wolves Geri and Freki. Odin takes the lives of men whose time in this world is up, as predestined by the Norns at their birth.

Thor: Weather, Strength, Protection, Glory; Favored Weapon: Warhammer

Thor is the god of bravery, thunder, and the home. He is quick to anger and his immediate response to most problems is his trusty hammer, Mjöllnir, and his primary duty among the gods is battling their enemies--primarily the giants of Jotunheim. Being patron of the household, he is by extension the patron of the common folk, and his power over weather means that he is also often invoked by travellers and seafarers.

Freyr: Nobility, Earth, Plant, Animal; Favored Weapon: Quarterstaff

Freyr is the primary fertility god in the pantheon. He brings bountiful harvests, and with his sister Freyja, brings about the fertility of mankind, as well. Sacrifices are often made to him to ensure good crops and prosperity.

Baldr: Sun, Good, Luck, Community; Favored Weapon: Club

Baldr was the god of peace, light, love, happiness, and general cheeriness. He was the child of Odin and his wife Frigg. Fearing his death, Odin had his wife Frigg grant Baldr invincibility by convincing everything in the world to be incapable of harming him, but the fearsome trickster Loki found a supposedly harmless mistletoe bush and used a dart crafted from its branches to engineer Baldr's death. Despite this, many still pray to him or his memory and the things he stood for.

Loki: Trickery, Chaos, Destruction, Madness; Favored Weapon: Dart

Loki, although a son of the giants who are enemies of the gods, is the foster brother of Thor. He is a trickster and cannot be trusted. After plotting the death of Baldr, he was bound to a cave, where he is tormented for eternity with a steady drip of snake venom. He is the father of three monsters: the great wolf Fenrir, the horrifying monster Jörmangandr, and the keeper of the dead Hel.

Tyr: War, Fire, Strength, Liberation; Favored Weapon: Longsword

Tyr is the god of war and battle. He is most famous for sacrificing his right hand to bind Loki's son, the monstrous wolf Fenrir; he now fights left-handed. His primary duty is the battling of the giants who threaten the gods.

Freyja: Charm, Air, Community; Favored Weapon: Magical Touch Attacks

Freyja is the goddess of lust and the sister of Freyr. She is renowned for her attractiveness, and is lusted after by practically every god, giant, and mortal described in the myths. Her role, outside of being the goddess of lust, is to collect the fallen with the valkyries after a battle.

Heimdall: Protection, Law, Travel; Favored Weapon: Two-Handed Sword

Heimdall is a strange god, and is the watchman of the gods. Somehow, he was born of nine mothers and Odin. As he has great senses and can even hear grass grow, he is posted as the watchman at Bifröst, the rainbow bridge between the world of the gods and the world of mortals. Humans are thought to be the sons of Heimdall.

Njorđr: Water, Weather, Luck, Travel; Favored Weapon: Longspear

Njorđr is the god of the seas and weather. He, like Freyr, is a fertility god, and is prayed to by anybody who intends on a sea voyage. He is married to the giantess Skađi.


Magic

As the preceding paragraphs may have implied, Haligern is not a very magical place. Religion is the extent of supernatural occurrences most people know of. In Gwirfydism, blessed saints are revered for their life-saving miracles and heathen-smiting divinities; in Mungarđr, legends speak of seiđsmen, volva, and their galdr magics, and in the lands of the Ihmiset, shamans, magical or mundane, try to divine the future and beg good harvest from the spirits of nature. But many believe true “magic” to be a myth, to be confined to legend, to be something that never was and never will be.

But magic is real. Magic is a small taste of god-given power, given to a select few, one in ten million; whether by happenstance or design, even the gods themselves cannot say, but these people tend to become revered as wizards or saints, and tend to be ardent followers of the god that granted them their power. Perhaps most notably, however, magic is often strange and hard to see. A prayer to a god is whispered, and a foe’s skin is singed as if by fire; a deity is invoked, and fortune favors a hero as their hundred-yard arrow shot tuns out a bullseye. Rare items are magical, as well; weapons forged in the Age of Myth, when gods walked the world, the armor worn by heroes of old, and the accoutrements of magicians long forgotten lie hidden in ancient barrow-grounds or kept in the treasure-halls of kings.

Players
Sirus - Gunnvor Ignidottir, an Inquisitor of Thor.
highmax28 - Varg Leifson, a Ranger.
My Name Is Immaterial - Úlfr Egillson, a Rogue.
Sentient Bowtie - Vilhjálmur Sigrúnson, a Warpriest of Heimdall.
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Waitlist
ATHATH
Wolfchild
scriver (?)
Elvish Miner (?)
Funk (incomplete sheet)
Kassire (incomplete sheet)

Ex-Players - Players whose characters have died or who have voluntarily left the game. They will be duly missed.
Harry Baldman - Njall, a Bard.

In-character thread. All actual in-game action goes there.

[Funk]

Im interested but where do i get a copy of Pathfinder?

[SOLDIER First]

ptw; going for Cleric

[Sirus]

Posting to create a character. Planning to be an Inquisitor of Heimdall or Odin.

Never used most of these alternate rules before, so I'm looking forward to giving them a shot.

[Tawa]

Im interested but where do i get a copy of Pathfinder?

Pathfinder SRD

[Sirus]

Out of curiosity, are you allowing alternate racial traits?

[Funk]

Ok im party done but how many feats do i get?

Spoiler: Svetha Thorirdottir (click to show/hide)

Name : Svetha Thorirdottir
Race: Human
Human Racial Traits

+2 to One Ability Score: Human characters get a +2 bonus to one ability score of their choice at creation to represent their varied nature.

Medium: Humans are Medium creatures and have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.

Normal Speed: Humans have a base speed of 30 feet.

Bonus Feat: Humans select one extra feat at 1st level.

Skilled: Humans gain an additional skill rank at first level and one additional rank whenever they gain a level.

Gender: Female

Stats
15 points

Strength: 14
Dexterity: 16 (14 +2 bonus for human)
Constitution: 14
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 12
Charisma: 8

Class:
The barbarian's class skills are Acrobatics (Dex), Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (nature) (Int), Perception (Wis), Ride (Dex), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str).
Skill Ranks per Level: 4 + Int modifier.

Skills:
4+10 int =14

Climb 1
Craft 1
Acrobatics 1
Handle Animal 1
Intimidate 1
Heal 1
Ride 1
Stealth 1
Survival 1
Swim 1
Bluff 1
Knowledge (nature) 1
Perception 1
Sleight of Hand 1

Feats:?


Gear
140 gp
Weapons
Weapons                   Cost   Dmg (S) Dmg (M)   Critical   Range   Weight1   Type2   Special
Dagger                   2 gp   1d3         1d4   19–20/×2    10 ft           1 lb.    P or S          —
Sword                      10 gp  1d4         1d8   19–20/×2      —             2 lbs.        P              —
Spear                           2 gp   1d6         1d8            ×3     20 ft.         6 lb.         P               brace
Javelin X 4                   1 gp   1d4         1d6            ×2    30 ft.     2 lbs.        P               —

Armour                             
Armour                       Cost   A/S  Max Dex Arm Check Pen  Spell Fail Speed
Scale mail                  50 gp    +5   +3        –4                 25%    20 ft.   
Shield, light wooden   3 gp    +1    —        –1                   5%    —


Adventuring Gear

Item                    Cost            Weight
Horse (Pony)   30 gp               —
Bit and bridle   2 gp                1 lb.
Riding    saddle      10 gp             25 lbs.

Barding(Leather) 20gp
If the barding is for a pony or other Medium mount, the cost is only double, and the weight is the same as for Medium armor worn by a humanoid.

7gp left not much so i might have to drop some of this.

Item                      Cost        Weight

Backpack (empty)   2 gp     2 lbs.1
Flint and steel      1 gp      —
Waterskin              1 gp   4 lbs.1
Traveler's outfit      1 gp   5 lbs.1
Holy symbol, wood  1 gp      —
Bedroll              1 sp   5 lbs.1
Whetstone              2 cp   1 lb.
Cash 8 sp 8 cp


Traits
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Killer

Zealous?

[Tawa]

- Everyone gets two feats, one for existing and one for being human
- These are traits
- Medium characters can't ride ponies

Please try to provide at least two paragraphs (8-10 sentences) of backstory, ideally at least 3.

Out of curiosity, are you allowing alternate racial traits?

Sure. Just nothing with an RP cost.

[Sirus]

Not entirely convinced I'll use any of them anyway, but I just wanted to know if it was an option.

Work in progress. I went with Thor instead of Odin/Heimdall because they both use 2-handed weapons and I'd like to have a shield.

[Harry Baldman]

What exactly is the problem with playing a wizard if we can only go up to level 6? Just a setting thing?

[Tawa]

What exactly is the problem with playing a wizard if we can only go up to level 6? Just a setting thing?

Setting reasons. Wizards are designed with the idea of magic that's either formally studied or capable of being formally studied, whereas magic in this setting is a much more strange and uncontrollable thing that is inherently part of a person. This is also why magi are banned.

Not entirely convinced I'll use any of them anyway, but I just wanted to know if it was an option.

Work in progress. I went with Thor instead of Odin/Heimdall because they both use 2-handed weapons and I'd like to have a shield.

Looks good to me.

[Kassire]

Errr, I made a thing, WIP though.

[Harry Baldman]

Really feel like making a Witch for this, it's a class I've never really tried and it'd fit the setting super well + be pretty useful.

[TheBiggerFish]

Ooo, interest.

[SOLDIER First]

This might be a silly question, but if a power granted by a domain is a higher level than we're going to reach (i.e. Weapon Master from the War domain, which I am going to use), do we just not get the power?