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Hmm just throwing out some thoughts/suggestions for Unova + Evolve to help them finish their character.
For Unova, I'd pick Inspirational Words from Grace Domain. The reasoning being that you're a Bard or a support class and anything that can enhance that further is worthwhile. As for the other Domain card, I recommend going with the one you like the most from Codex domain(Book of Ava is a good one to me). For your Community choice, honestly I have no idea as to what background you're going for. Underborne or Seaborne could work but that is really up to you. Your choice though may influence your class item pick because your option is a letter never opened or a romance novel(of the two, letter sounds more appealing). Then there's Experiences, which I don't know what would fit you without some Community or background info. Your Trait spread is to your discretion but I highly recommend +2 to Presence as it's your Spellcasting Trait via your Troubadour subclass. As for Weapon(s) and Armor, Id go with a Scepter as your Weapon. It permits you to hit targets up to Far range with D6 Magic Damage but if targets get close to you, it can deal D8 Magic Damage at melee range, hence some nice combat flexibility. For Armor, I recommend Gambeson to boost your Evasion since you have the lowest HP of all classes.
For Evolve, Guardians get Blade and Valor domains and honestly I don't know what to pick as they're all good. If you're going as a Tank, then I'd probably do I am your Shield(Valor Domain) as a protective spell. You can only use it to protect an Ally but you can absorb all incoming damage via your Armor this way(and take no HP damage if you got the Armor slots). To further build upon the Tank fantasy, you'd take Get Back Up from Blade Domain. It permits you to reduce incoming Severe damage down to Major for the cost of one Stress slot(which can be used in conjunction with your Shield spell or Iron Will ability from Stalwart to drop it from Major to nothing at the cost of Armor slots). For Experiences, I will leave that up to you but with Highborne as your current Community pick, you can really go with anything(could have incredible strength while being so quiet that you are light on your feet(aka stealthy)). What you choose might influence your Class Item choice, which for Guardians is a sacred totem from your mentor or a secret key(key could unlock something very valuable, hence the story potential). To build upon the Tank role, I'd grab a Mace(one-handed D8 Physical Damage) to go with either a Round Shield or a Tower Shield(aka Sword and Board). The difference between the two shields is that the Tower Shield applies a -1 Evasion penalty but boosts your Armor score by 2(Round Shield bumps Armor score by 1). For actual Armor, I recommend Chainmail that gives 7/15 threshold with an Armor score of 4(5 or 6 thanks to the Shield) but at the cost of -1 Evasion. Meaning instead of 9 Evasion, you'd have 8 or 7 with a Tower Shield. Alternatively, you can go with a Two Hand Weapon approach like with a Battleaxe. As for Trait spread, that is up to you but I recommend +2 in Strength since the Mace and Battleaxe both utilize that Trait.
Oh and one more thing: Come up with character names😉 and pick what Potion(Health or Stamina) you want to start with.
Edit: Figure I'd add another possibility for Evolve given he is a Guardian. The Bare Bones card from Valor Domain is very strong. In a nutshell, you forego having Armor(Chainmail) and all the negative debuffs that come from equipping Heavy Armor and gain Damage mitigation from this ability that is Stronger than any Tier 1 Armor you can equip. Yet if you choose this Domain card, Strength must be your +2 Trait because the number of Armor slots is 3 + Strength score(which would be 5 with +2). Yet 5 slots is what you'd get with Heavy Armor + Round Shield.
This means you can easily go with a 2-handed weapon(Battleaxe) and yet still have solid Defense without the Evasion loss. You could further enhance your Armor slots with a Shield, achieving 6 or even 7(which for level 1 character is kind of crazy). This paired with I am your Shield on Valor would permit you to tank anything for an Ally that needs it while your Class and Subclass abilities can make you soak up damage, laugh and keep going.
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@clasingla @Evolve8eon @UnovanZorua Hades and myself are done with our characters but the two of you have more to do. Below is what you have left to pick(organized for our Game Master).
References: Community Weapons Armor Experiences Traits
Evolve: Pick a character name, Class Item(sacred totem or secret key, key feels better to me), Experiences(pick 2 or create your own, pass them by GM though), Weapon(s), Armor and two Domain Cards from the level 1 options in Blade or Valor. Also choose between a Health Potion or Stamina Potion(I recommend Health) and assign your Traits the following values: +2, +1, +1, 0, 0 and -1. Use Trait reference to help you decide. Highly recommend Strength get +2.
Unova: Pick a character name, Class Item(romance novel or letter never opened, latter of which feels more appealing), Community(use link and pick one that suits you), Experiences(pick 2 or create your own but pass them by GM first if you create them), Weapon(s), Armor and two Domain cards from level 1 options in Grace or Codex. Also choose either a Health Potion or Stamina Potion(recommend Health) and assign your Traits the following values: +2, +1, +1, 0, 0 and -1. Use Trait reference for more info and I highly recommend+2 on Presence.
Feel free to read my last post with some ideas/suggestions. You got a week to do it so don't dawdle as our GM has to make your character sheets.
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I've been really tired and busy lately so I don't think I'm doing anything more until July or at least late June.
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First session is slated for next week(6/20). I'm open to delaying it until the 27th if it means more participation(and perhaps additional participants) but that's up to other players and ultimately GM. In any case, figure I'd organized what you have left to do.
If you or anyone that is making a character has any questions, feel free to ask.
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Slated for next week. If we delay it to 27th, you'd be open correct? Perhaps next week can be a trial run or Session 0 like it was for me last time when I got the Cap of Water Breathing. Maybe we can do that again if it's just me(and Evolve if he can make it) next weekend. Granted that's up to GM.
Also @clasingla think I could carry a water pouch? Katara used it as an emergency source of water(typically for fighting but also for healing if need be).
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Eh well I guess you'll miss one unless we push it back yet another week to the 4th. Problem is that people generally take that weekend off for trips due to it being a Holiday. I'm not taking a trip(that I know of... Could have one sprung on me but I doubt it) but I can't vouch for everyone else.
As it stands right now, Session 1 is slated for the 20th or 27th if pushed back. I honestly don't care when we start but we can't postpone indefinitely(got to start the campaign eventually). Whenever we start, the next session will be two weeks after that, hence the 4th if we do it on the 20th or 11th if we postpone to the 27th.
Granted it's up to GM to decide on when we start but feedback from everyone does help in the decision process.
Should look to see if anyone else wants to play though(doubtful but you never know).
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