[Arcanamirium] Ingrid Halvor - Transmuter

[laerilin]

_________________________________________________________________________BASICS

Ingrid Halvor
Level: 5 Wizard (Transmutation)
Race: Daemon-Spawn Tiefling
Alignment: Lawful Good
Languages: Common, Dwarven, Infernal, Abyssal, Draconic
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 23 lbs (looks like she would weigh approx. 92 lbs)
Age: 16
_________________________________________________________________________STATS

STR: 10 (+0)
DEX: 16 (+3)
CON: 12 (+1)
INT: 20 (+5)
WIS: 8 (-1)
CHA: 13 (+1)

FORT: 2
REF: 4
WILL: 3
_____________________________________________________________________DEFENSE

HP: 27
MOVE: 30'
INIT: +3

AC: 13 (Touch 13, FF 10)

_____________________________________________________________________OFFENSE

Masterwork Dagger
ATK: 2
DMG: 1d4
CRIT: 19-20/x2

__________________________________________________________SKILLS/ABILITIES/FEATS

SKILLS
Craft (smithing): 9
Knowledge Arcana: 13
Knowledge Engineering: 13
Knowledge History: 11
Knowledge Nature: 13
Knowledge Planes: 13
Perception: 6
Spellcraft: 9
UMD: 6

WIZARD ABILITIES
Arcane Bond - MW neclace, can cast one free spell from book per day
Arcane School (Transmutation) - Physical Enhancement: +2 (current level) to STR, DEX, or CON, changeable when spells are prepared;
Telekinetic Fist (3+int per day) 30ft ranged touch, 2d4+2 damage (current level)
Bonus Feat - Extend Spell
Cantrips - Reusable level 0 spells
Scribe Scroll
Prohibited Schools - Necromancy, Illusion
Spell Slots - 4/5/3/2

TRAITS
Darkvision (60ft)
Resistances: 5 cold, 5 electricity, 5 fire
Tiefling Features: Unnaturally light, Underdeveloped features, No reflection
Tiefling Ability: can speak to insects

FEATS
Fiendish Heritage
Alertness (+2 to perception and sense motive)
Craft Magical Arms and Armor
Extend Spell
_________________________________________________________________________SPELLS

(p)=spell prepared (for typical day)

0 lvl (4/day):
Trans:
-Amanuensis (p)
-Launch Bolt
-Launch Item (p)
-Mage Hand (p)
-Mending
-Message
-Open/close
-Stick (p)
Other:
-Arcane Mark
-Detect Magic
-Prestidigitation
-Read Magic
-Daze
-Dancing Lights (p)
-Light
-Ray of Frost

1st lvl (5/day):
Trans:
-Animate Rope
-Enlarge Person
-Erase (p)
-Expeditious Retreat (p)
-Feather Fall (p)
-Greater Mage Hand (p)
-Reduce Person
Other:
-Unseen Servant (p)
-Floating disk

2nd (3/day):
Trans:
-Alter Self
-Knock
Other:
-Detect Thoughts (p)
-Locate Object (px2)

3rd (2/day):
Trans:
-Beast Shape I (p)
-False Gravity (p)

_________________________________________________________________________GEAR

INVENTORY

Spellbook
Dagger (MW)
waterproof bag
bell (2)
glass bottle (2)
candle (3)
stick of charcoal (2)
scroll case (4)
small chest
earplugs
fishhook
flint and steel
hammer
hammock
hourglass (one hour)
hourglass (one minute)
hourglass (six seconds)
vial of ink (2)
ink pen (2)
magnet
marbles
pint flask of oil
pantograph
sheet of rice paper (100)
chalk powder
sewing needle
sealing wax
silk rope (50ft)
twine (200ft)
iron vial
artisan's tools
eyeglasses


GOLD: 326

________________________________________________________________________APPEARANCE

Ingrid is on the small side for her age. She has a slight, almost under-developed build which seems to be all knees and elbows at times. Her slight build is emphasized by the oversized round glasses that she wears which seem to perpetually be sliding down her slender nose. Her skin is pale and her long red hair is nearly always pulled back in two tight braids. Ingrid tends to dress in browns, neutrals, and blues, all in styles that allow freedom of movement and none of which seem particularly stylish. She wears no jewelry except for a single large amulet that hangs about her neck. It is a heavy silver pendant whose pattern whorls in intricate designs about the large blue stone set in its center.

[joelocaust]

A few quick questions, just so I make sure I'm familiar with tieflings before this starts:

Isn't your skin more reddish than pale?
Are you a skeleton? (23 lbs per 5'2"? That's like, 3.5 pounds per limb, just making sure, if you really are that emaciated, it will affect my roleplay) The skinniest human being (I know that's not a tiefling, but just for example) that I've ever seen was 5'4"ish and weighed 95 lbs, ALMOST 2-dimensional. She fit in storage compartments, it was awesome.
Is daemon-spawn any different than any other tiefling?
How on Earth do you have 37 hp (I'm more conerned with the math than the roleplay of being sickly thin and having a lot of HP, have as many as you like, I just can't figure out 37, lol. I stacked my CON to get to 37)?

[laerilin]

First, thank you for pointing out my HP error. It should have been 27. I simply mis-typed it.

I do not have reddish skin, it is pretty normal looking, just a little pale. I look completely human. The only difference for the type of Tiefling really is the stat adjustments. Yes, I do only weigh that much, but I am not skeletal or emaciated. There is a list of unusual physical characteristics that players can choose from for tieflings in one of the pathfinder books. I chose that as one of my Tiefling features, along with underdeveloped features (hence why I am so small for my age -- especially given that my parents are Ulfen) and lack of a reflection.

Does that help to clarify a bit?

[joelocaust]

I guess, that's still pretty light. As in, this fish ways almost as much as your character.
kizlan.com/Aug%2707/23lb_king_0907.jpg

Is your character magically sustained or something? There's no way any book says a 5' tall anything can weigh 25 lbs. I guess I really don't know, but I can't be the only one thinking this, lol. What book does it say that you can be underdeveloped and weigh 25 lbs? I'm just trying to wrap my mind around how THIN this character is. Like, this is str and con penalty thin, lol.

[Kiirnodel]

Perhaps it would be better to explain it in a more straight-forward manner.

She is using a few variations on the normal tiefling traits, one of these variants changes the ability adjustments, it also has the possibility of changing the abilities gained (rather than the ability to cast darkness 1/day).

Past this, there is also a list of many tiefling features, those strange "tells" that give them away. All tieflings are different, they vary widely. It seems Ingrid here is underdeveloped (the Ulfen people are similar to Nordic people on Earth), in addition, she is supernaturally light.

[joelocaust]

See, I'm trying to figure out the supernatural part (if it is supernatural). She doesn't ACTUALLY weigh 23 lbs, she's magically light?

[Mesavan]

Joe:
It is as supernatural as having no reflection. She looks like an extremely thin and underdeveloped woman. In addition to that, she is lighter than even her appearance suggests.

Laerilin:
I would like for you to post a typical day's spell preparation, remember that you get a bonus spell slot that must be spent on a transmutation spell (does not include a bonus 0-level spell).

[seantheyounger]

As for the book that the rules that Corr used for tielfling creation, it's in Council of Thieves Part 1.

[joelocaust]

I politely request that her actual weight be placed above (probably close to 90-95 lbs) so that I know what I'm looking at in-game. If it's supernatural, put whatever weight you want that's insanely light in parentheses next to that. Thanks!

[laerilin]

23 lbs IS her actual weight. She probably looks like she would weigh about 95 lbs, but she doesn't. It is a racial trait, not a supernatural ability, like having horns or knees that are jointed backwards and hooves like some of the more stereotypical tieflings. Instead she is super light and very small for her race (the human one) and has no reflection.

I had completely forgotten to post up spell preparations. I will do that this afternoon though if I have time.

[Dave]

Joe: two people have explained, and the DM for the game has done so as well. Please don't be a forum troll, and stop flaming the new player.

Everyone: Since I'm back, I guess that means I'm back to auditing. *evil grin*

[Cadic's Devoted]

First of all,
Laerilin: I love the character concept as seen so far! Very unique. I look forward to seeing it in the game, and interacting with her with my Gnome. Her knowledge of Engineering should throw up some especially interesting conversations. lol.


Now onto the rest.....:
To be completely Fair, I was wondering the same thing Joe was wondering (As we aren't nearly as versed in all the strange things that Pathfinder seems to bring to the game as you ALL seem to be.). I understand that he has had it explained to him several times, but thats no reason to jump down his throat about it. He is simply trying to clarify (To his own satisfaction,) as to what is going on. I wouldn't say he is trying to "flame the new player" As you put it.

Now, in an attempt to help explain, I would think of it like how a bird is extremely light (hollow type bones), or that sort of thing. She appears to weigh roughly 95 lbs (As in she is not highly emaciated or anything of that sort), but instead her bones (And possibly other tissue and organs) are extremely light. So while she appears to weight around 95 lbs, she actually weighs 23 lbs, but you would never know it unless you tried to pick her up. It is simply a weird Supernatural (not magical) trait of her Race.

Hope that helps to Clarify.

[Dave]

To specify, Supernatural, as defined by the Dungeons and Dragons game, is something that is, in fact, caused by magic. While this specific instance is probably an exception, any ability designated as (Su), meaning Supernatural, is negated in an anti-magic sphere. So while specific description is left up to the player's imagination, the feature itself does not require any physical rationale whatsoever. just fyi.

[joelocaust]

Laer: Cool, I get it now. I just wanted to know how you looked. I don't really care how heavy she is, I just wanted to know how heavy she looked, which is typically what I read the height/weight description as (appearance based).

Dave: Wow, thanks for the productive post. I know you've been gone awhile Dave, so I'll tell you what I told Nate. I MEAN EXACTLY WHAT I SAY. There is no sarcasm involved. So when I politely asked for clarification to improve the my understanding of the game, her character, and the roleplay involved, AND thanked her for her cooperation with my ignorance, I MEANT IT. MIND YOUR OWN GOD DAMN BUSINESS UNLESS IT'S PRODUCTIVE AND WORTH INNOCENTS HAVING TO READ IT. THANK YOU.

Honestly, am I wearing a sign or some shit that says, "Piss and moan about everything I post" or something?