Super Squirrel Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 http://aldaric.org/va/kessa.html This is Alice's character for the Valdorian Age campaign. I think her quote is absolutely awesome. All of her background information is in the character sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Hmmm, I'll need to edit her sheet. Fury Whirl should be: Fury Whirl: Area Of Effect (2" Selective Radius; +1) on Up to 45 Active Points with any Axe (45 Active Points); Requires An Axe Tricks Roll (-1/2); No Range (-1/2), OIF (-1/2). Total Cost: 18 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven It looks like double-dipping to take both Barbarian and Outlander, because Barbarian pretty much covers the Outlander social limitation. Since the character is female, I would suggest the Outlander one be swapped for one of equal points: "Woman In A Man's World." Since the character looks mannish, not taking it at the 15 point level (as suggested in Valdorian Age) but instead at 10 would seem reasonable. I would also suggest the 11 PRE be dropped to 10 and that extra point be added to PD instead. Call me crazy, but a 4 PD seems a little light for a barbarian berserker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven *shrugs* Josh being the GM and all, I'm not going to argue with the separate points, since he's the one who told me to put those on there. Apparently they ARE 2 distinct disadvantages; the people giving her a hard time about being of the unwashed masses aren't the same people who'll be giving her a hard time for being an outsider. I have no trouble coming up with other disadvantages to fill the slot, though. And the idea isn't that she takes hits well; the idea is that she avoids them entirely, most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Well, I just realized she needs to spend 7 more points so she might not need to free up the PRE to do just that. It is ultimately up to Alice. Maybe I misunderstood the Outlander concept, but I thought that was the Social Limitation for being a foreigner. Maybe I should change both Sophia and Kessa's social limitations to Abyzinian instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Well, in reading the book and the example character archetypes, the Outlander social limitation seems to be geared more for someone from a civilized place that is not Elweir, like Abyzinia or Graecoria. A Barbarian is a type of Outlander, but it is a different impression. They're likely looked at more like a wild animal than a human being. With seven more points I would suggest maybe some more DEX or another combat level then. But I still also suggest another point of PD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven I think I'm going to change both Outlanders to Social Limitation: Female but I'll lower it to a Frequent, Minor. Both players in questions already have something against their favor that has a greater weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Um, okay. Where'd I pick up 7 points? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven The Fury Whirl had two mistakes. It gets a cheaper Advantage and it gets the limitation No Range. It originally cost you 25 points but now only costs 18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Ah, cool. Gimme some defense, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Maybe I misunderstood the Outlander concept' date=' but I thought that was the Social Limitation for being a foreigner. Maybe I should change both Sophia and Kessa's social limitations to Abyzinian instead?[/quote'] Under "Character Archetypes": p.93, archetype "The Barbarian" has Disad. "Social Limitation: Barbarian (Very Frequently, Minor)(15 points)" p.94, archetype "The Enlightened Outlander" has Disad. "Social Limitation: Outlander (Minor, Frequently)(10 points)" So "Outlander" is something quite the opposite of "Barbarian," nor does it mean merely "not from around these parts." Hope that clears things up. BTW, Kessa sounds terrific. Have fun playing her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Under "Character Archetypes": p.93, archetype "The Barbarian" has Disad. "Social Limitation: Barbarian (Very Frequently, Minor)(15 points)" p.94, archetype "The Enlightened Outlander" has Disad. "Social Limitation: Outlander (Minor, Frequently)(10 points)" So "Outlander" is something quite the opposite of "Barbarian," nor does it mean merely "not from around these parts." Hope that clears things up. BTW, Kessa sounds terrific. Have fun playing her. Thanks. I tried to go for 'not as messed up in the head as all my previous characters,' and I think it worked this time. *crosses her fingers* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven I'll be updating the sheet later. Oh, the plot hook story to this character is pretty interesting. The Iceraven Tribe, unlike other Abyzinian tribes is very honorable as a tribe. However, honor is not everything. The tribe has begun to dwindle in power while other tribes that have been able to acquire wealth and prestige continue to grow. The Iceraven Tribe decides to take its most valuable resource, a small chunk of gold and give it to one of their members. Kessa Iceraven is the one to volunteer. She takes the task to restore honor to herself after she killed an unarmed man in an enraged fury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Ouch' date=' that is a buttload of Axe CSLs. The character looks like she could use a bit of PD/ED though. I don't know Valdoran age at all, but are barbarians from harsh climates? Something like ED, or even a limited Life Support might be useful if they are.[/quote'] Yes, she is very lethal with the axe. That was the character concept. While Barbarians do come from harsh environments. The Abyzinian barbarians come from tribes on the Savannah. As I have always understood it, a savannah is subtropical grasslands. I just told her to add the extra point for all temperate/subtropic environments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Updated the character. No Range (-1/2) was not a valid limitation so it saved only three points instead of seven. Improved ED by 2 and PD by 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Thanks, hon. ^ v ^ I printed the character sheets from work today, so we're all set to jump right in on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Made a slight change to the character sheet. Basically added in a "no image available" into the character image screen to make the sheet look better. I need to find someone to do an image of the characters now. Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Do you have the text output from Hero Machine that way Alice can play around a little bit if she wants to make some changes to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Yep. Behold the additional rep box of bright green color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Mucked about in heromachine and came up with this... not much in the way of colors or gear mentioned on the sheet' date=' so there are alot of functional browns [/quote'] Nice! Thanks! ^ v ^ (I'd rep you, too, but apparently I already did that this week.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Added the image and unspect experience points. http://aldaric.org/va/kessa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: [Character] Kessa Iceraven Very nice. Thanks, guys! ^ v ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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