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To this end, we've ordered art of this awesome person, illustrated by Tom Ventre and modeled on the physical description of the Bonuwat people along Garund's west coast.I'm *guessing* that would seem to indicate human?
I endeavored to be very careful in writing these criteria. As you may note, there's no mandate of the person's race, class, gender, sexual orientation, preferred pronoun, or the like.
I ordered art of this person as a Bonuwat human—and to be frank, I think we're long overdue for a representative of western Garund. However, a backstory that identifies this person as non-human wouldn't be grounds for disqualification. It is something of a risk, though. Just be sure that if you do deviate from the art's implied human background that the choice makes the narrative notably stronger.
Venture-Agent, Massachusetts—Boston Metro
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To this end, we've ordered art of this awesome person, illustrated by Tom Ventre and modeled on the physical description of the Bonuwat people along Garund's west coast.I'm *guessing* that would seem to indicate human?
The last time an NPC had weird glowing eyes like that she wasn't human.
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The last time an NPC had weird glowing eyes like that she wasn't human.To this end, we've ordered art of this awesome person, illustrated by Tom Ventre and modeled on the physical description of the Bonuwat people along Garund's west coast.I'm *guessing* that would seem to indicate human?
Aya Allahe certainly has a storied lineage that dips into the celestial.
As for this person, though, the eyes are just about within the norm for Bonuwat people—even if a little on the luminous side.
The Bonuwat...have eyes of brilliant shades of brown, green, hazel, gray, or blue.
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I for one welcome our Glowy eyed overlord.
Can't remember the last time Maldris did anything for the cause unless it was covering his keister.
Overlord/lady?
Hardly.
Liberty's Edge is about choices, about freedom, about the ability to choose one's own path while gaining Enlightenment and educating others in what it means to be free to do so themselves.
One will grant one the comment about Maldris, however.
He handed me his weapon in on particular instance rather than face a particular situation himself. Disappointing from someone who is supposed to be leading a great organization.
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I for one welcome our Glowy eyed overlord.
Can't remember the last time Maldris did anything for the cause unless it was covering his keister.
Overlord/lady?
Hardly.
Liberty's Edge is about choices, about freedom, about the ability to choose one's own path while gaining Enlightenment and educating others in what it means to be free to do so themselves.
One will grant one the comment about Maldris, however.
He handed me his weapon in on particular instance rather than face a particular situation himself. Disappointing from someone who is supposed to be leading a great organization.
I remember that situation quite differently. He had a houseful of guests to calm down and lead to safety while he lent a powerful weapon to those fighting outside.
Venture-Lieutenant, Netherlands—Leiden
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Obligatory PathfinderWiki plugs!
And if you need help coming up with a name, check out John Mechalas's excellent Pathfinder name generator!
I just spent quite some time delving here for ideas. Thanks!
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May we link our creation to other characters in the setting?
You may, though I would caution you regarding deep continuity; a major tie to another character could be positive or negative depending on how it's done and what our plans could be for that other character. For example, a character who has worked with Marcos Farabellus or even was one of his favorite pupils makes for a low-impact connection. Noting that your character is the secret lovechild of Marcos Farabellus and A. X. Adrius of the Aspis Consortium, though, would be a very dramatically risky claim.
One of the first Pathfinder Society open call's recommendations works well here (paraphrased closely): Including some canon in your pitch can be nice, but don't include so much that it's a Frankenstein's monster patchwork of Paizo's intellectual property.
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Noting that your character is the secret lovechild of Marcos Farabellus and A. X. Adrius of the Aspis Consortium, though, would be a very dramatically risky claim.
So don't make it a secret, then?
Assuming the image in the blog is the character in question, I'll have to rethink my plan to enter my only Seeker (character #1) as my entry. White hair/grey eyed male from Rahadoum doesn't fit the portrait, and level 12 doesn't fit the criteria.
Rethinking indeed...
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Oh darn. I got super excited until I realized the illustration was our general goal. GOT IT!
But we can still submit really any kind of character as long as it meets the criteria but we're encouraged to aim for this section of the world and this illustration.
Can do. I may completely go off the wall. I may also just write the character I wanted to submit as part of this character's backstory! =D That could work well!
Edit: Oh. It isn't our general goal it's just an example? So as long as it's from the region it has a better chance? I like it. Gotcha.
Wait what if we are over word limit by like, 7 or 10? Disqualified or exactly between 250 and 300? wow that's a rough place. But with so many expected entries I can see why!
Are we aiming to make this like a biography, a short story, or just whatever to kind of introduce the character?
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Man, 250-300 words is a *tight* window.*compress compress compress*
For most authors I work with, it's less a matter of writing enough words about a topic and more about paring down excellent ideas into an efficient and fun format. I look forward to reading what you and others have written.
