[OOC] Game/Rules Talk and Discussions

I don't have to play the occultist - pretty much every other class is available to me. If it's a hard pass for you, let me know and I'll spin up something less disruptive. If you're ok with it tho, I'm prepared to see my character come to an untimely end if that is what it takes to make an amazing and memorable story. If any of those three variations pique your interest more so than the others, let me know. I'm stumped.

Far off on a 1000lbs deadlift. I am a wee lad of only 100kg. My lifetime best was 715lbs. I would need to get on steroids. Not opposed to it, but too poor to afford the gear. Still I am proud of that. The 1000lbs lift was a rackpull I did back in 2022, back when I was ~260lbs. Sadly I am old now. I may never return to my glory days.

But still training and still gaining.

Okay, the faiths and philosophies that would be known to your characters (as natives of the Duchy of Averancia) are up in the world building forum. These are the "European" and Elven-based philosophies. There are other cultures besides the "European" one, but for the most part you haven't interacted with any of them.

I know there's an "Oriental" culture and an "Arabic" culture that will have slightly different belief systems, but those would be very alien to most people familiar with the "European" culture. Oh, and the Thrassians. They are a little bit alien to the "Europeans" also.

Guys, I'd like some thoughts/feedback on what you may think would be the most interesting story. I struggled when deciding on which spells and proficiencies to take. I have two characters in mind and can't pick.

In one version, I wanted to min/max the WIS + Performance + Crafting to make ceremonial trinkets with as little risk as possible. That version of Wilfrid would go hard into the black magic Death and Summoning. He would be a skilled singer and calligraphy artist. His fingers and robes would perpetually be stained with inky black smudges from his constant writing. With him, he would carry a case full of sheets of vellum. Many of these are penned with beautiful copies of poems or stories that he sells or gives as gifts. Others are his secret ceremonial trinkets, stored spells to be cast. He would secretly cast something like Choking Grasp or Cause Light Wounds, while also casting Cure Light Wounds regularly. In part because he enjoys the sense of superior benevolence it gives him, and in part to avoid suspicion of the other, dark magic he knows.

In the other version, I wanted a his worst stats as his prime requisites. While he is no fool or idiot, his ego inflates his sense of self. He uses his magic to gain influence (Mystic Aura) and Seduction. He would cast Charm Person and Ensorcellement. He revels in having power over others and being one of the important people in the room.

Both of these character archetypes are cool. But I also have a vision of Wilfrid casting Conjure Cacodemon Spawn. He would love having power over these otherworldly demons. He would believe that summoning these creatures and controlling them is acting on Elion's tenants, bringing these dark creatures under the power of the light. Of course he would know that revealing such a black magic would get him arrested or killed, but that's because those peasants and unenlightened are too idiotic to understand that he is serving Elion, truly. While I love this dark secret, I'm not sure how this would fit in the game world. Choking someone out could be hard to pin on him as black magic. But having demons under his control for a day at a time is a giant red flag.

Wilfrid Aelwynd: https://gamersplane.com/characters/custom/30513/

Yeah I have read a *lot* of theology. I myself am a being of order and see the world in terms of harmony and discord myself.

In this game, I am playing The Prophet.

Paradise lies to the west fellow Primals. Will you join my quest for the Sun?

I'd enjoy hearing more about this.
Jomsviking - bro, you are starting to strike me as a kóryos leader type of lad. I'm down for the quest for the Setting Sun.

I read a lot of Jack Donovan, The way of men and Being a barbarian. I am also strongly aligned with his Solar Idealism.

I particularly like his criticism of society emasculating men, and I try to incorporate as much of that in my play and writing as possible. So yes I think Kóryos is the right word. I never did marry. A king needs a kingdom, not a queen.

If I happen to inspire that is a joy for everyone.

Stay Solar

@Shadowknight, nothing I own is more than 10gp, so am I safe with my equipment given the marketplaces (IV should have 5 of 2–10)?

With a Market Rating of IV/V a beastmaster has a reaction of 3/2 which is pretty awful.

Is it safe to assume Rafn is just illegally camped out for the day and happens to fall in with the adventurers?

Lets not get run out of town by a pitchfork weilding mob just yet.