Okay, this is just an initial draft. It's not in the format you requested yet, Dirigible, because I'm sort of looking for commentary on some of my decisions here as I go, so I thought I'd take it step by step:<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Character Design?</div><div class="spoiler_body">1. Abilities: <br/>STR 16 (14 pts), CON 13 (6 pts), WIS 14 (8 pts), DEX 13 (6 pts), INT 12 (4 pts), CHA 10 (2 pts). I still don't understand how appearance and Charisma relate in this game, nor am I entirely clear on exactly how Charisma relates to social elements across the board, there seems to be some variance. For example <em>Resolve</em> is dependent upon CON, while <em>Impress</em> is dependent upon CHA.<br/><br/>2. Origin:<br/>Human, 2 Talents<br/>2a. GRIZZLED: +2 CON/-2 DEX, +1 Defense, Spend &amp; Roll 2 Action Dice to boost any Save, +1 Wound/Level.<br/>2b. STERN: +2 STR/-2 CON, +2 Subdual damage to opponents who miss you, <em>Light Sleeper</em>, Ignore 1st <em>Fatigued</em> or <em>Shaken</em>, <em>Relentless Attack</em>, <em>Unbreakable</em>.<br/>Ruthless jungle berserker, go!<br/><br/>At the end of part 2 ability scores now look like this: STR 18 (+2), CON 13, WIS 14, DEX 11 (-2), INT 12, CHA 10.<br/><br/>3. Specialty:<br/>FIGHTER: <em>Armor Basics</em> feat, +1 to lower of STR or <strong>CON</strong>, +4 Proficiencies or Tricks, <em>Melee Combat Expert</em>. Born to beat on things.<br/><br/>At the end of part 3 ability scores now look like this: STR 18, CON 14 (+1), WIS 14, DEX 11, INT 12, CHA 10.<br/><br/>4. Career:<br/>LANCER 1: Born in the Saddle, Lifetime Companion<br/>LANCER 2: Mettle I (already has Armor Basics feat, choosing instead to take <em>Combat Rider</em>), maximum Resolve rank = Career Lvl + 6<br/>LANCER 3: Bonus Melee Combat or Style Feat: <em>Charging Basics</em><br/>LANCER 4: <em>Bred for War</em><br/>LANCER 5: Bonus Melee Combat or Style Feat: <em>Spear Basics</em><br/><br/>Maximum Skill Rank: 8<br/><br/>Attribute Bonuses: +1 to Dex at Lvl 4 (Ability scores now look like this: STR 18, CON 14, WIS 14, DEX 12 (+1), INT 12, CHA 10)<br/><br/>Proficiencies: 6 (Lancer) +1 (Lvl 3) +1 (Lvl 5)= 8<br/><br/>General Feats: Pathfinder Basics: Plains (Lvl 1), Pathfinder Basics: Forest/Jungle (Lvl 3) + Lifetime Companion = 3 Terrain feats for purposes of determining Companion XP (50 + 3x5 = 65)<br/><br/>Fantasy Craft doesn't <em>have</em> a Lion template but it <em>does</em> have Tigers...And they are 63XP. ;D I would like to substitute the Tiger's <em>Chameleon I (Forest/Jungle)</em> with <em>Chameleon I (Plains)</em> which seems more appropriate for a Lion.<br/><br/>Final Attribute scores with Modifiers:<br/>STR 18 (+4)<br/>DEX 12 (+1)<br/>CON 14 (+2)<br/>INT 12 (+1)<br/>WIS 14 (+2)<br/>CHA 10 (+0)<br/><br/>Proficiences (8 total):<br/><em>Edged Forte'</em> (+1 to attack with edged weapons) (2 proficiencies)<br/><em>Bow Forte'</em> (+1 to attack with bows) (2 proficiencies)<br/><em>Hurled Proficiency</em><br/><em>Shield Block trick</em><br/><em>Called Shot</em><br/><em>Overpowering Strike</em><br/><br/>Vitality: 12+2 (CON)/level = 70<br/><br/>Skill Pts: 4+INT (+1)/Level (x4 @ level 1) = 5/level, plus 20 @ level 1 = 40 total<br/><br/>LANCER CLASS SKILLS:<br/>Athletics (STR, +4) 4 ranks<br/>Impress (CHA, +0) 4 ranks<br/>Intimidate (WIS, +2) 4 ranks<br/>Notice (WIS, +2) 4 ranks<br/>Resolve (CON, +2) 6 ranks<br/>Ride (DEX, +1) 4 ranks<br/>Survival (WIS, +2) 4 ranks<br/>Tactics (INT, +1) 4 ranks<br/><br/>ORIGIN SKILLS:<br/>Acrobatics (DEX, +1) 3 ranks<br/>Medicine (INT, +1) 3 ranks<br/><br/>INTERESTS:<br/>Languages (3: Yona, Gauri, Trade Tongue (there has to be one!))<br/>Study: Sun-Tribe of the Yonan Savannah</div></div><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Quick Draft of Background</div><div class="spoiler_body">(This is just a sketch, an outline; this is not how I write, I assure you. This is how I write (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=199936.msg9765063#msg9765063), just click the Spoiler button labeled 'Resurrection,' or if you'd prefer something more phantasmagoric, try on this story about a knight and a dragon (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=204308.msg10004067#msg10004067):<br/><br/>Nyaxa of the Sun-Tribe, a group of ferocious raiders on the Razorgrass plains of Yona.<br/>Their mightiest warriors are members of the Lion Cult. The Lion Cult is exclusively male.<br/>Nyaxa was strangely strong even as a baby, but the Ghost-Eaters her parents called upon could not exorcise what was in her, and explained this failure by saying it was the spirit of a long-dead hero.<br/>Nyaxa grew into her teens, and excelled with weapons. Her strength was terrifying, more than her small body could hold.<br/>When the Lion Cult brought in the wandering lions as part of their ceremony, to choose their new riders, the biggest of the lions strode right up to the chief's son...And past him, straight to Nyaxa.<br/>It was decided that, officially, Nyaxa was male. Because the Lions only came to males. Clearly the spirit within her was male.<br/>The members of the Lion Cult were all married...After all, the strongest members of the tribe must bring forth strong children.<br/>As the rider of the strongest lion, Nyaxa was told to take first pick of the young wives. She chose her long-time best friend, who also happened to be the most beautiful of the young women of the tribe...Pissing off the chief's son again.<br/>And after a few months, her wife started to show signs of being pregnant. While there was some placatory effort to suggest that this was due to the strength of the spirit within Nyaxa, everybody <em>knew</em> that the chief's son had been visiting Nyaxa's wife any time he thought he could get away with it.<br/>Eventually, Nyaxa caught the two of them. She killed the chief's son and his lion, sent her wife away in shame, took her lion and began riding to the West, never looking back.</div></div>