Also, cannibalism is consumption of the same species. If you are just a more animalistic/primal shifter that prefers eating live prey, that's more of a quirk than a definition. I've got a power-hungry Necromancer with a body/soul count to offer up to my deity. Hunt, feed, and bring me back a few to raise up, and I can see it working out beautifully! I assume you can't eat the ENTIRE household in 1 sitting, right?
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Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
Also, cannibalism is consumption of the same species. If you are just a more animalistic/primal shifter that prefers eating live prey, that's more of a quirk than a definition. I've got a power-hungry Necromancer with a body/soul count to offer up to my deity. Hunt, feed, and bring me back a few to raise up, and I can see it working out beautifully! I assume you can't eat the ENTIRE household in 1 sitting, right?
For game purposes, cannibalism is defined as the consumption of one sentient being by another, but other than that I really like that idea.
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"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
Character sheet is nearly done (just need spells). I'll update this post with the final product soon. For now, here's the backstory:
Born Aleric Kane to a moderately respected family of wizards, few expected the first-born son to aspire to priesthood. At twelve, Aleric could manipulate the magical Weave better than nearly any of his peers. However, the arcane was always overshadowed by the divine. Aleric saw magic as a tool of the Gods. In order to truly cause change in the world, godliness was needed, not sorcery. At 16, Aleric dropped out of his apprenticeship and fled for a monastery to become a simple priest. Aleric spent the next few years finding great peace for the simple life of service.
One day, Aleric was asked to bring food to one of the high priests in their study. He dutifully carried out the task, but found the priest deep in study over a menacing tome. The book was thick, leather of some uncommon animal reinforced with blue metal bindings, the spine bearing glowing runes. The priest asked Aleric to stay a few minutes while he studied further. Before long, Aleric could feel the room getting close. The air grew heavy and the high priest began to sway and groan. As Aleric reached to help him up and away from his work, the priest screamed and threw himself at the young monk. Without thinking, Aleric spat a few words and the high priest's face was struck by fire.
The room did not remain silent. The tome began to hum and throb. Aleric was pulled by sudden urges to read the secrets within. It became immediately clear that this was a book of great power and malice. The next thing he remembered was being interrogated by the Grand Bishop regarding the murder of a high priest and disappearance of an important book.
Questioning turned to interrogation, then to inquisition. The Grand Bishop drilled Aleric for days and the line between investigation and torture became blurred at times. All the while, a strange voice seemed to resonate in Aleric's mind. It goaded, bargained, and enticed. After five days, Aleric gave in.
The Grand Bishop arrived with a half dozen retainers for questioning, but Aleric led off with unknown prayers and incantations. He gave over control to the voice, letting it speak through him. Retainers began to shout prayers, commands, rebukes, but it fell on deaf ears. The Geand Bishop was locked by the voice and Aleric watched as his body moved with grim purpose. A passerby in the hallway would have been ignorant to the horrors that transpired in the next thirty minutes.
Three years after this event, news reached a local lord that the Kane family was brutally slaughtered and their estate razed. The monastery has sat dormant for eight years since the death of its Grand Bishop. No soul has ever left nor has any nearby village dared to investigate. Whispers float across the nearby towns of the name Grishkar Darkmoor, but no one knows anything other than the name appearing on mangled animals in the nearby woods.
Human Variant: +1 Int, +1 Wis Extra Skill Proficiency - Perception Extra Feat - Observant (see below)
Wizard (Necromancer): -Half gold and time cost to transcribe necromancy spells -Grim Harvest: Gain hp with spell kills once per turn (2 x Spell lvl, 3x for Necro Spells) -Ritual Casting
Cleric (Death Domain) -Channel Divinity, Touch of Death: Add (5+Double Cleric lvl) Necrotic dmg to melee dmg -Reaper: Learn 1 Necromancy Cantrip (Chill Touch), Necromancy Cantrips can hit 2 adjacent targets (5' or less apart)
Feats: Observant - +1 Wis, Can read lips if language is known, +5 to passive Perception and Investigation Arcanist - +1 Int, Arcana Proficiency (double Proficiency bonus if already taken), learn Prestidigitation and Detect Magic. Can cast Detect Magic 1x per Long Rest without using a spell slot.
Spell Save/DC: 13 (same for Wiz & Cleric) Spell Atk: 5 (same for Wiz & Cleric)
Spells (Wizard Prepared are bold):
Cantrips - Acid Splash, Blade Ward, Ray of Frost, Chill Touch, Sacred Flame, Thaumaturgy, Resistance
Level 1 (4 spell slots) - WIZARD: Ray of Sickness,Magic Missile, Identify, Detect Magic*, Color Spray, Fog Cloud, Witch Bolt, Sleep, Prestidigitation (feat), Find Familiar. CLERIC: Bane, Inflict Wounds, Shield of Faith, Command
Level 2 (2 slots) - Can't cast lvl 2 spells yet. Can cast lvl 1 spells at lvl 2 strength.
Equipment: Scale Mail (14 AC) Small Shield (+1 AC) Scimitar Whip Scholar's Pack Holy Symbol Casting Focus (Crystal) 43gp
He's Alive!!! (Mostly)
It just occurred to me that you might like a Theurgy (Death) wizard instead of an awkward multiclass.
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My character is a violent murderer who worships the Black Archer only so she can steal the knowledge of archery from her superiors. She loves killing people than using their corpses to spread mass panic and paranoia.
Personality traits: Kill and let die.
The secret of the archers is one I need to possess.
Bonds: I once killed a noble and his family found out, and are out to get me.
Ideals: Knowledge is what spurs me on.
Flaws: After I kill someone, I am more than likely to tout my achievements and drag around the corpse than to carefully dispose of it.
Ok I will go for the Shifter Shadow Monk, I think that I will have my prey and they will be for a consumption of a specific part of the body
Character sheet soon, if I am correct you will chose the background after our own backstory right?
Jeepers...Creepers...Where'd you get those peepers? Love the idea! Maybe a secret gourmand when given the opportunity too? High enough Int score could make you come off more of Hannibal Lecter than Wolfman.
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
Ok I will go for the Shifter Shadow Monk, I think that I will have my prey and they will be for a consumption of a specific part of the body
Character sheet soon, if I am correct you will chose the background after our own backstory right?
Jeepers...Creepers...Where'd you get those peepers? Love the idea! Maybe a secret gourmand when given the opportunity too? High enough Int score could make you come off more of Hannibal Lecter than Wolfman.
Never heard of Hannibal Lecter; approve wholeheartedly nevertheless. Especially the gourmand idea. This is going to be fun.
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"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
Just look up Silence of the Lambs or Red Dragon. Essentially, think of a modern Moriarti (spelling correct there? The antagonist in Sherlock Holmes) with a penchant for cannibalism. Manipulator, charmer, tactician, the list goes on.
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Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
Ok I will go for the Shifter Shadow Monk, I think that I will have my prey and they will be for a consumption of a specific part of the body
Character sheet soon, if I am correct you will chose the background after our own backstory right?
Jeepers...Creepers...Where'd you get those peepers? Love the idea! Maybe a secret gourmand when given the opportunity too? High enough Int score could make you come off more of Hannibal Lecter than Wolfman.
Never heard of Hannibal Lecter; approve wholeheartedly nevertheless. Especially the gourmand idea. This is going to be fun.
Sure? never heard it? Dude that's insane, anyway, Barlow, you give me even more options for the character, indeed I also saw all the Hannibal tv series, if you don't, I heartily recommend it to you
Almost. I choose the background benefits based on your backstory. You were very close, though.
Ok so I am gonna give you a short backstory by key points, when I will have my official background and benefits I will upload a whole sheet....so..
[Name] was found out of a Shadow Monastery in a rainy day. He was alone, almost speechless, and he was 5. The monks grew him regardless of its unknown origins.
[Name] was introduced to the arts of the Shadow Monks. He was brilliant, strong, clever, and learnt fast. He was among the best of his age, if not THE best.
[Name] found himself attracted by some tomes in Monastery Library, they were mostly anatomical and neuroanatomical books, some of theme were forbidden, in theory...he was lured by this books, totally. He discovered where humans and even humanoids, perhaps, feels an elaborate, pain, fear, love, joy... he eventually found himself attracted by the possibility to touch these things, to SMELL them, to TASTE them...he would been able in such a way, to feel something...
[Name] found a dog...he still wanted to test....the monks, eventually found him..and the dog.
The Shadow Monks wanted to gave him a lesson, and put him against the most promising scholars of the monastery...fight til the end..they said
That was the first time that [Name] Shift...he was near to die, instead, he was covered in blood, scholars rest on the grounds, not satisfied, with his claws, he penetrate one of scholar skull, take the amygdala and taste...in his lips and throat...all the fear the young scholar felt.
[Name] save his life but forced to live the Monastery..forever..he will come back, he wants to taste all their feelings, its time to explore...its time to hunt
Yeah, I intend before from a Storyline point of view, the tv series are inspired from Hannibal and Red Dragon books, which both tell what happens before the story in Silence of the Lambs
I'm getting really excited about this group already. Anyone want to make bets on where we'll end up at lvl 10?
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Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
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"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
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Cannibalism doesn't have to be unsophisticated. Maybe you skin your victims and use the skin as phillo dough.
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
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Also, cannibalism is consumption of the same species. If you are just a more animalistic/primal shifter that prefers eating live prey, that's more of a quirk than a definition. I've got a power-hungry Necromancer with a body/soul count to offer up to my deity. Hunt, feed, and bring me back a few to raise up, and I can see it working out beautifully! I assume you can't eat the ENTIRE household in 1 sitting, right?
Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
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Ok I will go for the Shifter Shadow Monk, I think that I will have my prey and they will be for a consumption of a specific part of the body
Character sheet soon, if I am correct you will chose the background after our own backstory right?
Almost. I choose the background benefits based on your backstory. You were very close, though.
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
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"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
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My character is a violent murderer who worships the Black Archer only so she can steal the knowledge of archery from her superiors. She loves killing people than using their corpses to spread mass panic and paranoia.
Personality traits: Kill and let die.
The secret of the archers is one I need to possess.
Bonds: I once killed a noble and his family found out, and are out to get me.
Ideals: Knowledge is what spurs me on.
Flaws: After I kill someone, I am more than likely to tout my achievements and drag around the corpse than to carefully dispose of it.
Just an average metalhead who plays DnD in his spare time.
PbP Character: Roberta Thalan, Void Beyond the Stars Otherside
PbP Character: Primus Eidolon, Eotha 2
PbP Character: Usmor Illiqai, Tomb of Corrosion
PbP Character: "Templar" Danver, You're the Villains
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Backstory?
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
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Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
Tooltips (Help/aid)
Just look up Silence of the Lambs or Red Dragon. Essentially, think of a modern Moriarti (spelling correct there? The antagonist in Sherlock Holmes) with a penchant for cannibalism. Manipulator, charmer, tactician, the list goes on.
Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero
TV series? What is this heresy?! It's just supposed to be Silence of the Lambs.
Just an average metalhead who plays DnD in his spare time.
PbP Character: Roberta Thalan, Void Beyond the Stars Otherside
PbP Character: Primus Eidolon, Eotha 2
PbP Character: Usmor Illiqai, Tomb of Corrosion
PbP Character: "Templar" Danver, You're the Villains
Homebrew stuff
It says the book is first. Before the rest.
Just an average metalhead who plays DnD in his spare time.
PbP Character: Roberta Thalan, Void Beyond the Stars Otherside
PbP Character: Primus Eidolon, Eotha 2
PbP Character: Usmor Illiqai, Tomb of Corrosion
PbP Character: "Templar" Danver, You're the Villains
Homebrew stuff
I'm getting really excited about this group already. Anyone want to make bets on where we'll end up at lvl 10?
Characters:
Grishkar Darkmoor, Necromancer of Nerull the Despiser
Kelvin Rabbitfoot, Diviner, con artist, always hunting for a good sale
Bründir Halfshield, Valor Bard, three-time Sheercleft Drinking Competition Champion, Hometown hero