concept: a kazoo bard whose entire thing is that their so fucking bad at music that they accidentally have caused psychic damage and murder people and just weird ass magic shit happens when they play bc they’re just So Fucking Bad at the Kazoo, Why The FUCK did you buy a KAZOO KevIN? LOOK AT WHAT YOU’VE DONE? YOU KILLED A MAN
“
In time, when her friends began to flirt and pursue romantic trysts,
Zova realized that while she valued and greatly enjoyed the company of
those friends, she felt no drive to find such a romantic partner for
herself.
“ - Meet the Iconics - Zova (writer: James Jacobs)
And the iconic Shaman, Shardra Geltl?
Canon trans!
“ It’s a sorry lot for a proud dwarven daughter to be raised a miserable dwarven son, but everyone receives one lot in life, and Shardra Geltl never knew to expect better. Childhood was kind, her sisters loved her, her brother protected her, and always she had the whispers of tools and books to keep her company. Adolescence, though, came bearing heavy burdens. Her siblings moved on with their own lives, replaced by harsh teachers and taskmasters. She weathered a staggeringly awkward first kiss as her childhood best friend grew into a handsome lad, followed by a painful arranged engagement to a lovely girl from the neighboring Dechl clan. But the mines and refinery of Xolgrit fed the war machine of Rolgrimmdur far above, and militant efficiency demanded all citizen-soldiers accept and excel in their roles, no matter how miserable.
…A single tuatara waddled forward as she cradled her limb. It borrowed a tongue from the whispers and spoke. “What are you?” “I—” She opened her mouth to speak, borrowing too from those old, quiet chants. And although the whispers had a word for all things in creation, they had no words for the expectations of others. “I don’t know.”
…As Shardra’s mystical skills and budding femininity began to show, her parents lamented their loss of a son and the addition of yet another dowry. Their irritation changed to joy as their daughter’s dealings with the spirit world guided Xolgrit’s miners to rich new veins of ore and long-lost treasure troves. The Geltl clan’s fortunes reversed as Shardra’s confidence, skills, and womanhood blossomed, and eventually clans from Xolgrit and beyond offered handsome brideprices. ” - Meet the Iconics - Shardra Geltl (writer: Crystal Frasier)
(Bonus: Her backstory consistently uses female pronouns, even when referring to Shardra before her transition!)
There’s also Anevia Tirabade, an NPC rogue from the Wrath of the Righteous adventure path.
“ She was born Anvenn, a boy in a outlawed guild of thieves, then disguised herself as female while running away from law and felt that being a woman suited her best. Then the change was completed after she drank an elixir that completed the gender transformation. “ - The Worldwound Incursion (writer: Amber E Scott)
Oh, and that potion?
Funded for her by her WIFE, Irabeth Tirabade, bisexual half-orc paladin of Iomedae.
There is a reason I bother with pathfinder’s frustrating mechanics.
Even if you don’t like the game system (I do; yes, gimme ALL the specific rules and class options <3), the Golarion setting is just amazing on its own merits.
based a femme elf monk completely off a lana del ray tweet (here) and used her in a level 20 one shot in which she had a 23 ac.
made a character entirely based on the phrase “manic pixie dream girl” however, replacing “manic” with panic. (she’s a bard/rogue multiclass w/ anxiety)
made an elk totem barbarian solely because i wanted a character that “would run around naked in the woods screaming”
made a dwarf-sized aasimar just because someone said “that’s cursed, you can’t do it” (her name is eulalia and she is also an ode to my absolute rage that is the disaster of the stormherald barbarian class)
clementine my oath of ancients dryad paladin who i made entirely because i wanted a farmer paladin.
a level 20 air djinni wizard who is a storekeeper who keeps all of her items in the vast demiplane that is her trench coat and really comes off just as a back alley magic item dealer. bonus: her actual store is modeled after a flordia gift shop
a 60ish year old shadar-kai monk for a prison break one shot that was imprisoned because she punched a rich noble’s son and ruined her father’s business deal. so, as one does, her parents sent her to max security prison as a time out.
a capitalist toddler dwarf that is obsessed with fantasy france and left her nice mansion to go live in a masoleum with a lava monster (genasi).
this one’s still on my concept list and all it says is “river bitch” but go off
a VERY SERIOUS campaign npc whose name is “leifwyn” and it’s pronounced “life-win”. his life is not a life win.
a tropical wizard whose familiar is a seagull.
a dramatic winged tiefling with a wingspan of 30 ft and 2 foot tall kudu horns. He has a hard time navigating town.
a kobold rogue/warlock. the only reason i have a kobold character is solely because i find the racial trait “grovel and beg” to be utterly hilarious
Don't give up. Unless you have to for a little while. Then don't panic. CONTAINS: Star Trek, Dungeons and Dragons, Critical Role, History, Current Affairs, Space, Cats, and Etc. Adult.
