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Orion Polaris 02-08-05, 10:03 PM	I need help on my characters background, weaponry, and names! The campaign is set 100 years in Rokugons(OA) future. So, several clan borders and alliances have changed, new heroes are roaming the land, but thats about it. We're playing 3.0, because to the best of our knowledge, besides the Complete Series, there isn't an official Oriental Setting for 3.5. We start the campaign as 5th level PC's. My character is going to be a Ranger 1/Sohei 2/Shaman 2. I know he's going to suck, but it's going to fun as heck to RP. Here is what I have: -His parents come from a far off land conquered by Yuan-Ti. They were refugees who fled to Rokugan. I'm thinking of the far off land being our equivalent to ME era India or Korea... Anyways they settled into Rokugan, and had a son(My character) and left him to a monastery so he could be safe while they went back and fought to retake their land. -Raised at Monastery as a Temple Guard through his childhood, never knowing who his parents were. (thus his Sohei levels) The temple needed as much defenders as possible, they are situated close to the Shadowlands, and have to deal with a lot of frequent incursions. -When he was around thirteen the monastery was attacked by a powerful Oni who slaughtered all of the monks etc. He was knocked out and somehow survived the attack. -Later he made a deal with some kind of spirit so that he'd never be able to fail his friends or people who depended on him again. NOTE: The monks may not have depended on him, but in his mind, and probably other survivors minds, he failed them. The spirit agreed to grace him with it's power in exchange for his oath that he'd kill 44 oni or shadowkin in defense of the forest that the spirit called home. Five years later, he has finished the quest, and has now left the forest.(The Shaman levels represent the group of spirits' power that they have given to him. The Ranger level represents his time spent surviving in the forest away from other nonspirit sentient life. Now somehow he has managed to swear fealty(Is that even in OA? I am pretty ignorant when it comes to Oriental History) to the Crab Clan, and has been sent on whatever mission that the first adventure will take. His main mission, besides following his new clan, is to get stronger so he can one day seek vengeance on the demon who killed his monastary. He also will be looking for info on his real parents and why they left him. So can anyone help me flesh this out a bit? How should I rp such a character? He's a ranger, so what should be his two primary weapons? Anyone have any good names? What should be his animal companion? Favored Enemy? Domains? Any help would be appreciated.
Orion Polaris 02-10-05, 01:50 PM	Bump Should I try posting this in the Oriental Adventure board?
Orion Polaris 02-10-05, 10:02 PM	I think I'm going with dual light mace so I can take the Lightning Mace Weapon Style Feat(which my DM is allowing us to take, even though the game is 3.0...) I think one is going to be Shock Burst and the other Sonic Burst or something so when he gets a critical hit, he'll REALLY get a critical hit.
Orion Polaris 02-15-05, 12:05 AM	Okay, I dropped the lightning mace idea. Any help?
Orion Polaris 02-17-05, 01:31 PM	Bump
Callista 02-18-05, 07:55 PM	You're doing quite well on your own :) I think most of us aren't posting because we can't think of anything to add to what is already a pretty good background... Watch your power level though--you want to be sure your PC can survive, if you want to role-play him for any length of time!!