#tav: k'amaria

[wizardofpalmsprings]

Tav post mortem -

K’Amaria Docherty - Mephistopheles teifling - College of Valor Bard (10)/ Fighter (2)

Daughter of Baldurian nobility, K’Amaria wanted for nothing in her youth. She picked up the lute at a young age and started playing as much as she could, finding she had a knack for music and the magic that came with it. Her parents, while supportive of her bardic pursuits, insisted that she also take lessons on how to use various weapons in order to prepare herself for that the world might throw at her. She found herself favoring the rapier and the bow - a boon when out late at night busking at the various haunts around the gate. It was one such night where she found herself picked up by a passing mindflayer ship along with a handful of others.

Thrust into a plot to ravage the Sword Coast, she finds herself gathering unexpected allies. And a few (supposedly) necessary holes in the brain. All she wants to do is help people - and play them a song if they have the time.

Facing down cultists, a vampire lord, the Zhentarim, one determined devil, and the chosen of the Dead Three - turns out helping people is no small feat. Everyone craves power and control, even members of her own party. Thankfully they’re easier to reason with than the followers of the Absolute.

Eventually, they make it back to the gate and win the day. The Netherbrain is no more and the city is safe. For now, of course, some threat will come along again eventually. But for the moment, it’s time to rebuild.

K’Amaria elects to join Karlach in the hells, fighting against demons of all sorts and trying to find a way to permanently fix Karlach’s engine. One day, they’ll both return to Faerun and leave the hells behind for good but for now, the fight is on.

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Class review and family below the cut:

Bard/Fighter is a great combo. You get spell casting and melee/long range combat all in one go. Was definitely inspired to give this a try after watching Lou Wilson as Fabian Seacaster on Dimension 20! It’s a really strong combo and I think it’d be fun to explore it in a table top setting as well.

Two levels in fighter is all you need to access action surge, which allows you to make multiple attacks in a single round and also possibly cast a spell if you’re feeling nasty. The one thing about casters is that (obviously this can vary) you can only do so much in a single round of combat. You get a spell and a bonus action if you’re lucky and that’s it. Moving into other classes while still having those caster levels really opens up a lot of opportunities to do a lot of damage or AoE, healing in a single round which feels like, to me, a more effective use of a round. There’s also something so satisfying about doing a lot of damage in a single round.

Definitely recommend giving the bard/fighter combo a go! It’s a lot of fun and you get some fun dialogue choices in game as a bard.

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Family:

I’m an over thinker at best or worst, so I’ve definitely over thought her family.

Taniel Docherty - Father. A demon who left the hells after giving information to a mortal adventurer who had been imprisoned in the hells in order to save the rest of their party. He disguises himself as a human in order to conduct business and lay low from those who would try and find him. He met K’Amaria’s mother at her flower shop and was quite taken with her. They eventually settled down in a stately manor house with a lush garden.

Siobhan Docherty - Mother. Born and raised in the gate, Siobhan started selling flowers to help make ends meet. She eventually opened up her own shop, making arrangements but also selling various hard to get plants that are often used in various tinctures and potions. She keeps a room full of rarer plants at home, and also raises several species of birds.

Auren Docherty - Adoptive sibling. Auren is a nine year old orphaned half elf boy that joined the Docherty family about a year before the adventure. He’s quiet, keeps to himself, preferring to observe the plants in the garden and collect various bugs. He and K’Amaria get on well, despite them having a large age gap. He has the potential to become a Druid one day.