PATHFINDER: The Misadventures of Sandpoint - Prologue
Question: What do you get when you send a Ranger, a Cleric, two Wizards (one of them is a conjurer to be fair), a Fighter, a Barbarian, and a Raven named Beaky to clear out a mine?
Answer: Awesomesauce
Welcome to the first of hopefully many entries in our new Pathfinder campaign (based on Rise of the Runelords), which I am calling The Misadventures of Sandpoint. Every other week I'll be going into detail on all the randomness that occurs in our adventures at the table, hopefully brightening your day and maybe reigniting that need to roll some dice with friends. With that in mind, the first thing we need to do is meet the players.
The Crew
Rusk: A Half Elf Cleric of Abadar, Rusk is always there to pick someone up in the middle of a fight (which seems to be for the most part Guilo and Motaurin). Rusk is pretty easy going, and seems to keep a cool head in all scenarios.
Willock: A Hafling Rogue who specializes in backstabs and hiding in the shadows, which is pretty much like having Batman in the group. Cautious and tactical, but not afraid to get in the middle of it if he needs to.
Motaurin (also known as Mottorin. see also limp arm, Ven Vinder's plaything, etc, etc). A Dwarf Ranger by trade, there are few who are better with a bow than Motaurin. Of course, there are few who are better at getting into mischief too, but that's another story. Down to help a good cause, but sometimes distracted, mostly by women.
Reginald: A crazy old coot of a conjurer whose age doesn't necessarily reflect his skill. Reggie (human by the way) specializes in conjuring, but does have access to other spells. Unfortunately, those spells don't get used that often, so he sometimes gets looked down on by the wizard community at large.
Beaky: Reginald's Pet Raven, who is affectionately known as Louie. Why? Well, because when he speaks he seems to channel the late great Louie Armstrong.
Basher: Reginald's main summon is named Basher, who is as powerful and well tempered as his namesake. Basher isn't exactly enamored with Reggie, and one of these days might be having a conversation with him, if he can find him.
Simon: Our spell centered Human Wizard, Simon is happy to be a part of the group, and to this point has yet to do anything crazy, but did go half on a net with Guilo, and that seems to have cemented their friendship.
Guilo: An Elven Barbarian, whose fearsome demeanor conceals a very lovable and altogether trusting center. He's had a rough life, but that hasn't stopped him from having fun on the battlefield, mostly with his new net . Unfortunately that has resulted in some less than stellar moments in battle, since instead of hitting something with his Heavy Mace, he'd rather try and get someone to walk on his net.
Claude: A True Net amongst, well, other nets I guess. Claude is from a long line of helpful combat tools, and aims to impress in battle. Also, a fan of pecans and fresh smelling linens.
D20Monkey: The DM, and the shepherd of this rambunctious group, who puts all of this together every other week (See also Grand Singer of Goblin Song) and lets us wreck his house while doing it as well.
Well there's the crew, so join me in a few days when I will post the first chapter of our journey, and if you like what you see make sure to check back bi weekly as we make our way through the campaign.
Welcome to the team!