The Circle of Punishment (IRC Gladiator Game Reborn)

[Xathan]

Okay, after talking and pondering the item situation some, I'm making a slight change.

Instead of "none of your own items", you can have up to 5000gp worth of items that are yours that you were allowed to keep or are kept in storage for you - the remaining 5500 gp of the Wealth By Level guidelines can be requisitioned on a fight by fight basis. No single item may be over 2000gp, barring DM approval.

[Steerpike]

SKRATTI

Goblin Rogue Level 3 (Knife Master Archetype), Fighter Level 2 (Weapon Master Archetype)

STR 14 +2
DEX 19 +4
CON 14 +2
INT 14 +2
WIS 10 +0
CHA 8 -1

Max HP: 43
Current HP: 43

BAB +4 (+5 with Dogslicers, +5 vs. larger opponents when allies are not nearby)
AC 20 (+1 Size, +1 Dodge, +4 Dexterity, +3 Armour), 21 vs. Light Weapons

Attack: Necksaw II +10 (1d4+3, 19-20/x2)

INIT +4

CMB +5
CMD 19 (20 vs. Sunder or Disarm while wielding a Dogslicer)

FORT +6
REF +7
WILL +1

Speed: 30ft. (Fast)
Carrying capacity: 58/59-116/117-175

Skills:

Acrobatics +12
Bluff +7
Jump +7
Craft (Weapons) +8
Escape Artist +12
Intimidate +5
Perception +7 (+9 to hear noises)
Sleight of Hand +12 (+13 to conceal his Dogslicer)
Stealth +20

Traits:

Goblin Foolhardiness: +1 to attack rolls with non-reach weapons vs. larger opponents when no allies are nearby.

Big Ears: +2 Perception to hear noises.

Class features:

Sneak Attack: +2d8 with Knives, +2d4 with other weapons

Hidden Blade: Adds half his Knife Master level to Sleight of Hand checks to conceal light blades.

Evasion: Reflex saves to take half damage now take no damage.

Blade Sense: +1 dodge bonus to AC vs. light blades

Befuddling Strike: Opponents hit by a Sneak Attack suffer -2 to hit for 2 rounds vs. the Rogue

Weapon Guard: +1 to CMD vs. Sunder and Disarm while wielding a Dogslicer

Feats:

Roll With It: Acrobatics check (DC 5 + damage dealt) after being hit in melee to convert damage into movement; staggered afterwards.

Weapon Finesse: Substitute Dexterity for Strength on attack rolls with light weapons.

Weapon Focus (Dogslicer): +1 on attack rolls with Dogslicers

Dodge: +1 AC

Gear: Necksaw II (+1 Dogslicer), +1 Leather Armour, Masterwork Buckler

Languages: Goblin, Dwarven, Orc.

[ic=Slashing Throats in the City of Slime]A skilled brigand and goblin cutthroat, the crafty, thoroughly unpleasant creature known only as Skratti was born in an alley off Sallowbone Street in a lightless warren deep in the Lowerlands – a slum in the underground city of Mucopolis, the City of Slime, commonly known as Snot-Town.  Ruled by a sentient ooze styled the Seeping Prince from some far-flung filth-dimension of elemental muck, the cosmopolitan city was home to every manner of deep-dweller: duergar, troglodytes, drow, ghouls, kobolds, and, of course, goblins.  Raised in the feculent ghetto of Scumside on the shores of the Olid River, Skratti quickly grew into a life of crime, falling in with a gang of were-rats, svirfneblin, and other Lowerlander riffraff, a band that called themselves the Drooling Knives.  Proving an extraordinarily talented cutthroat, Skratti quickly worked his way up the gang's hierarchy, fighting in turf wars with the local cabal of necromancer-thugs and their zombie enforcers, the reptiles-only Black Dragon Thieves' Guild, and half a dozen other petty bands.   Soon he was one of the Drooling Knives' higher-ranking lieutenants.  An ambitious little blighter, Skratti began to consider betraying the gang's leader, an albino gnoll called Slaverfang.

Unfortunately for Skratti, Slaverfang caught wind of the goblin's plans and arranged for the cutthroat to be taken in, making a deal with Snot-Town's police-force, the Squelchers.  When Skratti showed up at Slobbertongue Way expecting to find a mark waiting for him, driven into the back-street by other Drooling Knives, instead he found a police-controlled Apprehension Jelly and a pair of Squelcher handlers.  Before he knew what was happened, Skratti had been Squelched, sucked into the Apprehension Jelly's gelatinous body, suspended and powerless.  In due course he was tried for murder, thievery, breaking and entering, racketeering, bribing police officials, and a slew of other crimes.  His sentence?  To fight as a gladiator in the arena of Snot-Town, the Gorepits.

Of course, Skratti took to the Gorepits immediately.  Though his prized dogslicer, Necksaw, was confiscated, Skratti painstakingly crafted a new shiv in the gladiatorial stables beneath the arena, a weapon he had enchanted by a fellow inmate-gladiator.  Necksaw II cut many a throat, as Skratti became adept at taking down every manner of foe.  He quickly became a crowd favourite for his tactic of lurking in the shadows while opponents fought other gladiators, then leaping with blade extended at the backs of much bigger combatants, or scuttling forward to slash at his enemies' hamstrings.  After some time he was purchased by visiting slavers who took him on tour.[/ic]

[LD]

Okay, after talking and pondering the item situation some, I'm making a slight change.

Instead of "none of your own items", you can have up to 5000gp worth of items that are yours that you were allowed to keep or are kept in storage for you - the remaining 5500 gp of the Wealth By Level guidelines can be requisitioned on a fight by fight basis. No single item may be over 2000gp, barring DM approval.

That sounds like a good idea; it allows for more strategic decisions.

[TheMeanestGuest]

Shathe of Shadeshame

Level 5 Fetchling Armiger

14 Strength, 18 Dexterity, 14 Constitution, 12 Intelligence, 10 Wisdom, 14 Charisma

57/57 HP

BAB: +3
AC: 26 (+10 Shadesteel Full Plate, +2 Shadesteel Heavy Shield, +3 Dexterity, +1 class)

Armour Check Penalty: -3

Init: + 4

CMB: +5
CMD: 19

Fortitude: +6
Reflex: +5
Will: +4

Attack: Xirdish Repeating Spring-Gun +9 (10 within 30 feet) (1d10+1, 19-20 x2)

Traits:

Jaded (+2 vs. fear), Armour Expert (-1 check penalty)

Race Abilities: Darkvision (60 feet), low light vision, +2 racial bonus on Knowledge (planes) and Stealth, Shadow Blending (attacks in low light have a flat 50% chance of missing), Cold and Electricity resistance of 5, disguise self 1/day.  

Class Abilities: Bulwark (Grants soft cover to any adjacent ally), Armiger Ability: Crossbow Brace (hold, fire, and reload a crossbow one handed while using a shield, additionally grants a +1 attack bonus with crossbows), Reflect (take only half damage from any attack, spell, or ability that allows a Reflex saving throw), Defensive Maximization (increases AC bonus by +1), Armoured DR (DR 1/-), Quick Strap (don or remove armour in 1/3 normal time, etc.), Armiger Ability: Armour Training (-1 to check penalty, +1 to possible dex bonus for AC)

Feats:

Point Blank Shot (+1 to attack and damage rolls within 30 feet), Precise Shot (Fire ranged weapons at opponents engaged in melee without penalty), Weapon Focus: Xirdish Repeating Spring-Gun

Languages: Common, Xirdish

[ic=The Manufacture of Melancholy]Shathe, as his name would imply, was born in the city of Shadeshame on the Orb of Shadow. The son of a clerk and a seamstress, his life began quite inauspiciously. Shathe was a happy child, ever with a smile on his face and laughter in his throat. He was beloved by all the members of his family. Unfortunately, it was not to last. Through some twist of fate - or perhaps the meddling of a malicious godling - Shathe was abducted on the morning of his third birthday by one of the most diabolical beings in all the universe. The one - the only..! - Xoc-Xoctis of Xird! Famed sorcerer (watch out!), dashing rake (so suave), accomplished scientist (sort of), feared pirate (bad news!), and enormous gelatinous blob (literally). And so, Shathe found himself the unsuspecting recipient of a truly great honor: the youngest crew member (ever!) of the void-ship Festicating Runkus.  

Shathe was immediately regarded as an incredible asset by the crew. His delicate hands gifting him unparalleled ability to repair frayed wiring. His small shape allowing him easy access to the vents and crawlspaces of the ship, which were as always in dire need of maintenance. Of course, as he grew, so too did his list of duties: repelling boarders, seizing booty, moving heavy furniture, and escorting Xoc's many female guests. Perhaps showing some small sentiment (or more likely, a desire to differentiate his menagerie) Xoc armoured Shathe in a great and villainous suit of Shadesteel, and armed him with a deadly Xs'Pringitch (or Xirdish Spring-Gun, as it is known in the more backwards corners of the void). Truly, Shathe was grateful for his luck and the boundless generosity of his master. Xoc came to trust Shathe above all his minions, and so assigned him the most critical missions. When Xoc was stricken with a powerful desire for fresh smeeze it was Shathe who he sent into the bowels of a fearsome boar whale to get it. When Xoc accidentally dropped his favourite pipe in the depths of the techno-fortress of the Baron Horace von Horowitz in the midst of a raid, it was Shathe who he sent back to retrieve it! And when Xoc needs money, it is Shathe who he sells, knowing he will fetch the greatest price! It has been months now that Shathe has fought in the gladiatorial pits, but he is confident that his master will once again return for him, as he always does.[/ic]

[Xathan]

Love the backstories and characters y'all are giving me - I've got a ton to work with here. :D the characters seem really solid too - this is shaping up better than I hoped. :D

[Steerpike]

HOLY CRAP that is a high AC.

[Xathan]

HOLY CRAP that is a high AC.

Full plate has that effect, especially when shield added. Downside? Touch attacks. :P

[Superfluous Crow]

(would be nice if I had time for all the IRC games...)
Steerpike, isn't the Dogslicer too big for the Knife Master bonuses to apply?

[Steerpike]

It's a small dogslicer, not a medium-sized one... 1d4 damage with 19-20/x2, a light weapon.  I assumed that such a weapon would count as a "light blade."

[Xathan]

Dogslicer is listed under the Light Martial Weapons category on the PaSRD, so that's what matters, regardless of small or medium. :)

And Crow, this game is going to be True Episodic - any ongoing plotlines between sessions will be easily caught up on and will not require group participation, just that you pay attention to the intro wall of text for each session (sort of a "Last Time on Circle of Punishment" thing.) So feel free to roll up - even if you only attend twice, hopefully you'll still have fun!

And I feel, since I know the last two players (Sabr and Sparkle) are relatively close to having their characters done, it's time to discuss time for first session: Right now, Weds and Friday during the day are my best times on a weekly basis (unless Fimbulvinter moves to Wednesdays) with an end time prior to 4pm CST and a start time as early as 9am, though I could easily start later (I anticipate each session running 3-4 hours, though the first will probably be shorter). Would that work for anyone? and if not, I have some less optimal times I could do it, so please share availability. :)

[Steerpike]

Either of those days works for me.  Having consulted various players I'm keeping Fimbulvinter on Mondays - I think everyone can make it semi-regularly on Mondays, which is good enough for me.

I'm free either day, pretty much all day, so whatever time works for others is fine with me.  I'd say if I had to pick a day, Wednesday would be preferable.

I'm going to play Skratti as a complete scumbag, lurking in shadows and staying out of fights, attacking weak and already engaged enemies for flanking, running away if strong foes attempt to go toe-toe with him.

[Xathan]

Awesome, Steerpike!

Anyone else know their schedule?

[TheMeanestGuest]

Wednesday works for me.

[sparkletwist]

Friday is honestly better for me than Wednesday, but if the consensus is Wednesday, then I will do my best to make it. I should be able to.

[Kindling]

I won't be free either day every week but probably will be available more often on wednesdays than fridays.