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Activity Boards => Forum Games => Topic started by: JDigital on September 25, 2011, 09:29:53 PM
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Who's up for a D&D game? I'm running it here on the forum, since time-zones make it hard to get enough players for a real-time game. We'll use a web-based dice roller, an ASCII art combat grid, and rules like group initiative and "players roll all dice" variant to speed things up.
Setting
Unless anyone has a preference, the game takes place in The Rynwold Pantheon, the setting of two long campaigns of mine. In prehistoric times, forgotten kingdoms made reckless alliances with angels, devils and other divine servants, escalating petty warfare into cosmic conflict. The times that followed became known as the Age of Terror, when the civilized races hid like frightened rabbits from a world populated by superhuman beings locked in constant war in which even the deities themselves stepped onto the battlefield.
With the known world on the brink of destruction, the most powerful gods formed an uneasy coalition named the Rynwold Pantheon, and signed a binding pact forbidding the deities or their progeny from interfering with the human world except in cases of extreme faith. Those mortal races who had been augmented with celestial or demonic blood during the Age of Terror were banished. Humanity crawled out from its hiding holes and began to rebuild.
Tens of thousands of years later, mankind has mastered numerous forms of magic and personal development through the diligent worship of the correct deities, and the various races and religions have set their differences aside and made peace. Churches dominate the land's politics, technology, and daily life, and people live in a seeming utopia. Only a few of the most insightful theologians suspect the truth: When the god of Trickery signed the celestial accord, He had his fingers crossed.
Rules
Vote in the poll to pick which rule sets you'd be happy to play in. D&D 4e is tactical combat with many options, and I'm hoping the forum game will work well here because you have plenty of time to size up options and to write narratives for how your attack powers work. D&D 3.5 is also very robust with a lot of character advancement options, and you won't have subscribe or to pirate the character generator to play it.
If you'd like something quicker and don't want character advancement to get in the way of the story, oldschool D&D or Castles & Crusades is a good bet. Old D&D is also more Nethack lethal, if you'd prefer that sort of game to one where anyone has the luxury of becoming attached to their character.
Iron Heroes is especially cool, but I've never had the chance to run it. It's D&D 3.5 but all the classes are martial types, with new and varied abilities and tactical combat options. This would be set during the Age of Terror when a few heroes managed to stand up and fight for their freedom.
Maid RPG... is a surprisingly good rules system. If you're tired of mediaeval fantasy and have always wished there was a tabletop game of Hayate the Combat Butler.
I'm open to suggestions for other rules, settings, whatever. Post in the thread if you'd like to play.
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I'd love to play!
I know the rules to 4e. 3.5 I'm... not fantastic with and will have to grab outside help building a character, which isn't terrible at all but I feel like I should mention it in case my character is made wrong so I have an excuse.
Anything else I'd have to learn but I'm a pretty fast learner and adaptable to any RPG I've played so far.
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In!
Edit: In light of the high amount of interest, I'll just observe.
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I havent had luck with organizing so my experience is very light. I DMed 3.5 for a short time so im familiar with that ruleset, but my full extent of playing is baldurs gate and nwn. Ill play if you need another player, but ideally id like to just watch.
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I would totally love to play! I'd need to buy books, but i'm cool with that.
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*runs in and does a slam dunk with the football and then a dance in the end zone*
IN.
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If there aren't too many players already, I'll give it a shot. The non-immediate nature of the thing might keep me playing D&D for more than 5 minutes.
(Note that this would be my first "real" PnP game, despite my previous GMing experience (http://brontoforum.us/index.php?topic=864).
(http://brentai.brontoforum.us/images/whoops.jpg)
(I think the board software is on to me.)
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I'll take the case. I'd prefer 4e.
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I'd love to join in a game of 3.5 or 4.0.
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I still have almost no DnD working knowledge and haven't gotten in on any of the irc games.
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Question, are both 3.5e and 4.0 basically DnD Tactics?
(I figure it'll be objectively less frustrating in total if I just ask stupid questions instead of trying to figure out the answers myself.)
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I'll play if you'll have me.
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Question, are both 3.5e and 4.0 basically DnD Tactics?
(I figure it'll be objectively less frustrating in total if I just ask stupid questions instead of trying to figure out the answers myself.)
Not when I run them, because I call on flavor from all the editions and even other universes, and I usually run a balanced mix of roleplay and combat.
But.
Out-of-the-box 4th edition is very combat oriented. The monster manual doesn't have innocuous creatures like psychic moles anymore: everything in the books that has stats is intended to be directly battled with combat powers, not open-ended free-thinking/roleplay solutions.
It depends heavily on the DM what kind of pen and paper experience you have regardless of system IMHO.
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Stating up front that my goal is to play a largely pacifist-leaning character, because whipping out a sword and slashing everything I see until it falls down is something I can do in any goddam JRPG.
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D&D provides many rules for combat and few rules for anything else, but an experienced DM like JD can make the campaign be as talky or as stabby as necessary. That said, if the combat isn't going to be the main focus, a different system altogether would be desirable.
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I voted for Maid because I haven't played it before. :nyoro~n:
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D&D provides many rules for combat and few rules for anything else, but an experienced DM like JD can make the campaign be as talky or as stabby as necessary. That said, if the combat isn't going to be the main focus, a different system altogether would be desirable.
Okay, well, I wasn't aware of the particularly hacky nature of DnD, but I guess it makes sense. At least in a "oh that's why I've never found tabletop to be all that compelling" way.
Based on that, I'll back out and spare you all the outsider complaining.
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No no, Brent, please stay! 3.5 has a Vow of Poverty feat!
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Hey Brent you should wait for him to pick the system, I think only 4e has an overly strong emphasis on combat(as in so strong it's a real pain to DM around it), the others can be pretty comfortably DM'd around. Even in 4e, you could just become a Heal-bot or a Support Guy.
4e's Warlord can expend all of his attack options telling other guys to attack with a bonus to doing so from level 1. You just point at a guy and say "Hit that idiot" and he gets your +intellect bonus for doing so! He's also a cleric a-like based on tactics and manipulation, so you can yell at people to get over their wounds(healing them) or use a strong daily ability to rearrange where everybody is standing for flanking/strategic goodness. Then you can use your skill points to be cool-guy mcface or smarmy mctalker or preachy mcpacifist. It's more strained in 4e, but it's possible.
But 3.5e/Pathfinder has a ridiculous emphasis on alternative options, you can find prestige classes for capturing criminals without killing them. Like literally a prestige class that learns combat hogties.
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"Do you have anything without combat in it?"
"There's combat, intrigue, roleplaying and combat. That's not got MUCH combat in it."
"But I don't like combat!"
"Shush dear, don't make a fuss. I'll have your combat. I love it!"
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If there are too many I'll just watch, but I wouldn't mind being IN.
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I've always thought D&D had most of its rules about combat because you weren't supposed to need rules or dice rolls for a DM to arbitrate social situations. Also because much of the game part of the game is tactical combat.
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It seems like a choice between D&D 4e and D&D 3.5. If nobody has any objections, I'd like to run D&D 4e. There's a lot of material now for both character building and monsters, and it's all in one place unlike 3e where it's split among books I imagine half the players won't be able to find now. It's also quite easy to re-skin 4e material to fit the game setting. If for some reason 4e doesn't work out by the time everyone hits level 2, we can always switch to another system.
Brentai: Unfortunately, D&D in general is fairly combatty as RPGs go. You can tell this when people are suggesting pacifist-themed combat classes.
Out of Lottel, Stush, Doom, Bongo Bill, Büge, Beat Bandit, Malikial and Zach, who's still up for a 4e game?
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I much prefer 4e, so I will claim my spot.
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Huzzah! I'm in like... uh...
I'm in.
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I'd love to play 4e~
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I'm still up. Also:
Brentai: Unfortunately, D&D in general is fairly combatty as RPGs go. You can tell this when people are suggesting pacifist-themed combat classes.
It's more that it is generally assumed that even the most pacifistic cleric-type in the world wants something to do when everybody else gets into a fight for an hour. It's easily possible in 3.5e especially to have a "High Intrigue" game where vastly more time is spent talking and investigating things than hitting orcs. The amount of combat is largely determined by the DM, but yeah, it is the norm that combat is thick and heavy.
A "Pacifist Combat Class" is just so you can be useful if a fight does break out. It's no less unlikely(and potentially obnoxious) that we'll have an entire adventure without fighting something no matter how much easier that would be, as you'll have an entire civil conversation without the party barbarian going retarded and swinging his axe. As with all things, you need to find a general balance and the DM needs to communicate what he can do/plans to do.
If Brent wanted to literally do nothing but talk, he could. If he wanted to literally do nothing but talk and maybe give us a nice bonus for when we encounter something that can't be reasoned with, he could do that as well. Ultimately, JD would decide how often we meticulously interview people and case the streets for clues... or kick in the door and annihilate some demi-humanoids.
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I was really planning for something like a diplomat type who dislikes violence in general but still carries around a crossbow and knows how to use it because there's no fucking reasoning with a giant reptile.
It's not that I'm opposed to combat, but when you tell me that a typical game is 90% trying to kill things (and my limited experience with tabletop does seem to indicate that this is the case) then I feel as if I could do that more efficiently playing Diablo or something.
Mostly I just want to spare you guys the frustration of putting up with an utter newb who refuses to pore through the rulebooks for hours and probably won't enjoy himself anyway. I'll watch with interest though.
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Well in that case it's just up to JD as to how much combat he expects.
Also I'd be honored to tolerate your goofy newbieness. It's a privilege of the veteran to train the newbie.
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I'd be pretty all in for some 4e. Hope it's not too late.
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I was really planning for something like a diplomat type who dislikes violence in general but still carries around a crossbow and knows how to use it because there's no fucking reasoning with a giant reptile.
It's not that I'm opposed to combat, but when you tell me that a typical game is 90% trying to kill things (and my limited experience with tabletop does seem to indicate that this is the case) then I feel as if I could do that more efficiently playing Diablo or something.
Characters like that are not uncommon at all, really. I've played with several over the years. They didn't break up the game or aggravate anyone because they wanted to talk instead of fight. In a few cases, it made the game better because there was something to do instead of just the same thing over and over. Hell, when I'm DM I always try to give options instead of just fighting. It's why most of my diplomacy-heavy characters also learn Goblin.
And 90% combat could just be because sometimes fights take fucking forever. It takes a lot longer to kill a dragon than have a conversation.
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In my experience in JD's games, which are the only ones i've really played, we do a lot of talking and story stuff, and exploring. Lottel is right, it seems like you're always fighting because a fight can take a couple of hours. when exploration and conversations don't take too long.I think it's up to the players too, to try spice up the game with their own flavours, make interesting characters who can interact well with the others, and try to form friendships or rivalries within the party, that's how you make an interesting game, narrative-wise!
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totes magotes still in, and no wall of text because no 4e experience to comment on.
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I'll play
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I can't promise a low-combat game. My games usually have combat.
Bongo Bill, Lottel, Stush, Doom, Beat Bandit and Büge are in. Possibly room for one more. I'll get to work on some setting information you can use to build your characters. Generally speaking, any official content is okay. Don't be afraid to "re-skin" content to fit the setting or a character concept. Grab a copy of the D&D character builder if you don't want to make a character by hand.
There are enough people left over for a second game, if someone would like to DM a game.
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Yesterday on the way home from work I was thinking about a couple of character concepts for different systems.
Apparently I was so exhausted when I got home I fell asleep on the couch, and with RPG characters on the brain, I dreamt I met one of them and talked to her.
At one point I said "Yeah, given my schedule and where I live now I don't think it's too likely I'll ever actually play a game like the one you're designed for. Sorry but you'll probably never exist."
Which is kind of a dick thing to say to someboy.
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Wait so was she a lady or a boy?
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Yesterday on the way home from work I was thinking about a couple of character concepts for different systems.
Apparently I was so exhausted when I got home I fell asleep on the couch, and with RPG characters on the brain, I dreamt I met one of them and talked to her.
At one point I said "Yeah, given my schedule and where I live now I don't think it's too likely I'll ever actually play a game like the one you're designed for. Sorry but you'll probably never exist."
Which is kind of a dick thing to say to someboy.
To be fair, you were really just being a meta-dick, since she doesn't exist and may never.
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Anyway if the roster needs padding out I'll do it, but short of that I'd rather let someone more enthusiastic about it take the spot.
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It's not like signing up commits you to any more sessions than you actually want to attend. If you're curious you should try it. You can gamble with two hours of your time.
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Dammit Brentai, just succumb to peer pressure already. You can quit whenever you want to anyway, so what's the harm in trying once?
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Well, if he quits I will mock him.
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Bongo Bill, Lottel, Stush, Doom, Beat Bandit and Büge are in. Possibly room for one more. I'll get to work on some setting information you can use to build your characters. Generally speaking, any official content is okay. Don't be afraid to "re-skin" content to fit the setting or a character concept. Grab a copy of the D&D character builder if you don't want to make a character by hand.
Setting background document is here:
Players' Campaign Notes (http://www.jonnydigital.com/temp/players_campaign_notes.rtf).
The short version: The Kingdom of Rynwold is a unification of several territories, which were held by different religious factions around 200 years ago. In Rynwold, faith is power. Every class power source, from divine to martial, comes from one deity or another, and the player characters are among those lucky enough to be favoured by one of the gods.
When you create your character, pick a deity from the Campaign Notes. As a follower of that deity, you gain the listed bonus feat. Alternatively, you can pick one of the standard D&D deities or invent your own.
Likewise, you can use the other background information in the setting as the basis for a character, or just invent your own and I'll slot it in somewhere.
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How are we doing ability scores?
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Regular points-buy or array as per the character builder. If you don't have either the character builder or the points buy rules handy, one of the following arrays will work too:
16,14,14,11,10,10
18,14,11,10,10,8
16,16,12,11,11,8
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What's points buy? Is that just like you have a certain number of points, and as the numbers get higher, they cost more points or something like that?
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What's points buy? Is that just like you have a certain number of points, and as the numbers get higher, they cost more points or something like that?
(http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/5906/screenshot20110929at205.png)
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I feel like being a Warlock, Heal-Bot or Tank because I've had 3 character personality ideas for those.
I might roll all three and see which I/my teammates like best, but I figure I'd throw out that I'm willing to do either of the "Big Two" roles for 4e. Maybe see what you guys were planning to make.
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I was debating between two or three myself but then I decided to just wait and see what was needed.
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Hey JD you have two gods of Trickery, which one were you referring to in your first post in this thread? The Darkness or Seria?
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I was planning to be a healbot cleric but between Doom's similar thoughts and Brentai's expressed desire to try something more pacifistic I think that would unbalance the party a bit. I'll yield to them and roll up a Monk worshipping Amethyst as specified in JD's campaign notes.
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Doom: The Darkness. Seria is more mischievious than evil.
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Even if I do get taken off the bench, I reserve the right to show up as a roid-raging barbarian without warning or explanation. That's just how I roll.
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Hey, I just had 3 ideas that included Heal-bot. I'm leaning towards the Warlock myself.
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Too late! I already sent him the monk.
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Seems like, as (other) BB said lots of people want to go heals or support, so leaning away from tiefling bard and towards drow rogue.
At first I was looking at two-fisted shooter for sword / crossbow. Now I'm thinking about going dual dagger and daring performer to play into beguiling enchantment.
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^ Bards own. Be a Bard. My healer idea was Dwarf Bard but...
Ah screw it I'm gonna be the Warlock since half of you are already being conscientious.
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Hmmm, I was considering being a bard or a fighter.
But it looks like we may not need a bard(?)
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I got bored and was fiddling with the character builder and... well...
I made a zombie slaying gravedigger.
Sorry. But I can change it. Lemme know.
EDIT: Hell, technically he can function the same even if I move the classes around. Numbers change only slightly, so yeah!
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I don't really know what class I want to use, I have the character all sort of set out in my head, I just need my paypal payment to go through so I can check the classes and stuff on the website.
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I never got much mileage out of my punk-ass teenager character (http://doom.pyoko.org/Verity.png)(I don't even remember the campaign :( ) so I think it's time for a round two.
Going all out Warlock, yo. Adjust your own characters appropriately.
Character Sheet (http://doom.pyoko.org/Vivi%20JD%20Game.txt)
Face, eyes and blue skin like this. (http://doom.pyoko.org/Vivi1.jpg)
Horns and long black hair like this (http://doom.pyoko.org/Vivi2.jpg)
Vivi's parents were killed in one of the small wars between nations and churches. She ended up alone in the middle of a battlefield and wandered into the woods, where she experienced “enlightenment” and seems to have made a pact with something out of the Fey. She is at home in the woods but enjoys sneaking into cities and loitering.
Vivi wears a tattered leather long coat, a torn and ragged cloak, dirty dress shoes with holes in them and a headband with antlers.
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My character is a human monk who tells everyone just to call him Pitamaha, meaning Grandfather. He is 79 years old and has the beard to prove it, though he remains quite fit for a man of his age. He travels from village to village by camel, preaching and contemplating (for they are the same) the mysteries of his god Amethyst, and carrying nothing but a light pack, a simple wooden staff, the clothes on his back, and the turban on his head. He says his past is unimportant; do you believe him?
Hmm. I think I played a pious elder in the last game I played with this group. That is just a coincidence.
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I don't really have a name for my character yet. She's a writer and artist, travelling the world and fighting in search of inspiration for her stories about battles and heroism, She's in her mid thirties, wears an eyepatch over one eye, and a monocle in the other, one due to her weak eyesight, the other.. well, she'll tell you about that if you ask nicely enough, she has a story for everything. Her deity is Rothdar, the god of freedom and strength, She's loud and outgoing and honest, although she will stretch the truth a little with some of the stories she claims are true.
I can't really think of a class yet, I was thinking something martial-oriented, i've had bard suggested a bit, too, which I think would be cool, I'm waiting on my paypal so that i can check out the website and put her together.
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Martial can fulfill most roles. Damage dealer, Healer(Warlord), Tank... Controller might be possible but I bet that'd be a Book 3 Psionics/Monk thing.
Bard is pure awesome healer. Surprisingly good at a bit of control and damage.
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Okay, going rogue because bard seems popular. Basically looking to see if I left out anything important. (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35466408/rogue.txt)
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Nobody has actually made a bard yet.
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If we have too many strikers, I can easily adapt this character to be a Battlemind.
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I never got much mileage out of my punk-ass teenager character (http://doom.pyoko.org/Verity.png)(I don't even remember the campaign :( ) so I think it's time for a round two.
I remember drawin' that! That was fun.
Y'know, I think I'm gonna go with a fighter.
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My character is a human battlemind who tells everyone just to call him Pitamaha, meaning Grandfather. He is 79 years old and has the beard to prove it, though he remains quite light on his feet for a man of his age. He travels from village to village by camel, preaching and contemplating (for they are the same) the mysteries of his god Amethyst, traveling lightly, rocking a sweet turban, and armed with a scimitar. He says his past is unimportant; do you believe him?
There, revised. JD has the final version.
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Briar, level 1
Half-Orc, Fighter, Unaligned
Build: Great Weapon Fighter
Fighter: Combat Superiority
Fighter Talents: Two-handed Weapon Talent
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 18, Con 16, Dex 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10.
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 16, Con 16, Dex 10, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10.
AC: 17 Fort: 16 Reflex: 11 Will: 11
HP: 31 Surges: 13 Surge Value: 7
TRAINED SKILLS
Heal +6, Endurance +10, Athletics +9
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +1, Arcana, Bluff, Diplomacy, Dungeoneering +1, History, Insight +1, Intimidate +2, Nature +1, Perception +1, Religion, Stealth +1, Streetwise, Thievery +1
FEATS
Level 1: Thirst for Battle
Level 1: Vicious Advantage
POWERS
Fighter at-will 1: Knockdown Assault
Fighter at-will 1: Wicked Strike
Fighter encounter 1: Bell Ringer
Fighter daily 1: Savage Advance
ITEMS
Scale Armor, Adventurer's Kit, Crowbar, Torch (2), Oil (1 pint) (2), Hammer, Greataxe, 1sp, 7gp
Briar was born under a sign of ill omen and her clan left her in the hands of a mercenary company. Through them she learned the arts of survival and war. She pays fealty to Vaur'cha, though she does not accept the god's philosophy of conquest. Briar struggles with concepts like honesty and justice in what seems to be an uncaring world. She's forever searching for clues to her background so she can track down her clan and learn her true name.
(http://i.imgur.com/02uf8l.jpg) (http://imgur.com/02uf8)
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Well I started making a Bard assuming there wouldn't be much support, but Stush has actually been planning on making one but hasn't been able to get the resources yet. So sticking with rogue, now with my bard's backstory.
Ampersand (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35466408/rogue.txt) was part of the semi-famous troubadour trio "Dunmer & Son", performing in and stealing from cities all over Rynwold. Fate, or karma, having caught up with the group, a larger group of bandits cornered them, killing Dunmer and his son while Ampersand seized the opportunity to escape.
Now traveling on his own, Ampersand spends far less time actually performing and more time swindling and generally fucking with civilians. Completely at home in a city, he has next to no actual dungeoneering experience.
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"Dunmer & Son"
(http://i.imgur.com/E6bF4l.jpg)
We're watching you, scum.
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My money finally went through, and with JD's help I was able to run the character builder thingy.
====== Created Using Wizards of the Coast D&D Character Builder ======
Francisca B. Winterbottom, level 1
Human, Bard
Build: Valorous Bard
Bardic Virtue Option: Virtue of Cunning
Human Power Selection Option: Heroic Effort
Occupation - Entertainer (Bluff class skill)
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
STR 10, CON 14, DEX 10, INT 14, WIS 11, CHA 18
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 10, CON 14, DEX 10, INT 14, WIS 11, CHA 16
AC: 17 Fort: 13 Ref: 15 Will: 16
HP: 26 Surges: 9 Surge Value: 6
TRAINED SKILLS
Arcana +7, Bluff +9, Diplomacy +9, Heal +5, Insight +5, Intimidate +9, Streetwise +9
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +0, Athletics +0, Dungeoneering +1, Endurance +2, History +3, Nature +1, Perception +1, Religion +3, Stealth +0, Thievery +0
POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Ardent Feature: Ardent Surge
Human Racial Power: Heroic Effort
Bard Feature: Majestic Word
Bard Feature: Words of Friendship
Bard Attack 1: Vicious Mockery
Bard Attack 1: Cutting Words
Bard Attack 1: Shout of Triumph
Bard Attack 1: Stirring Shout
FEATS
Level 1: Fervent Talent
Level 1: Ritual Caster
Level 1: Improved Majestic Word
Francisca is a travelling writer, Her mother was a famous writer of historical tales, and her father was a soldier, she wanders between taverns and inns, toting a backpack full of books, buying drinks for old soldiers in exchange for their stories, which she takes notes on, and then writes a much more exciting version of events. She is working on a compilation of stories, and her own autobiography. She is so skilled a wordsmith that most find it hard to believe that large parts of the stories are not true, though. Friendly, loud and larger than life, she is always looking for other people to travel with.
She is a bard, though she has little musical talent, and the only strength she has is in her back, from carrying heavy books around, her true skill in combat lies in doing harm to the enemy through the sheer power of insults, and helping her allies with inspirational speeches.
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Hey JD how is it going?
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Soon, Doom. Soon.
Lottel, do you have a character ready?
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Shit. I could have sworn I posted his stuff.
JD I'm PMing you the stats.
I'll be playing Dog the Digger, a slayer who comes from a long line of Gravediggers and Undead Slayers. He travels from town to town armed with his sword and shovel to help the living with their dead, be they being put to rest or up and causing a ruckus. Growing up in a unique environment such as his, let him feel equally comfortable in a city and under one.
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That is a cool character. I'm picturing him either being ironically cheerful or grimly humorous and therefore likable despite his profession (and constant allusions to it). Also in my mind he looks like Brook from One Piece.
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Game thread is up (http://brontoforum.us/index.php?topic=6097.0)!
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Might as well use this thread for leveling up.
Briar, level 2
Half-Orc, Fighter
Build: Great Weapon Fighter
Fighter: Combat Superiority
Fighter Talents: Two-handed Weapon Talent
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 18, Con 16, Dex 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10.
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 16, Con 16, Dex 10, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10.
AC: 18 Fort: 17 Reflex: 12 Will: 12
HP: 37 Surges: 13 Surge Value: 9
TRAINED SKILLS
Heal +7, Endurance +11, Athletics +10
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +2, Arcana +1, Bluff +1, Diplomacy +1, Dungeoneering +2, History +1, Insight +2, Intimidate +3, Nature +2, Perception +3, Religion +1, Stealth +2, Streetwise +1, Thievery +2
FEATS
God-granted: Vicious Advantage - Gain combat advantage against slowed or immobilized targets
Level 1: Thirst for Battle
Level 2: Alertness
POWERS
Fighter at-will 1: Knockdown Assault
Fighter at-will 1: Wicked Strike
Fighter encounter 1: Bell Ringer
Fighter daily 1: Savage Advance
Fighter utility 2: Who's Next?
ITEMS
Scale Armor, Adventurer's Kit, Crowbar, Torch (2), Oil (1 pint) (2), Hammer, Greataxe+1 (+2 vs Giant foes), 205GP
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I gave myself two new abilities, Master Diplomat, so if I don't like the results of a diplomacy roll, I can roll it again. And Friendly Deception, I can use words of friendship to boost a bluff check too now.
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Leveled (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35466408/rogue.txt)
Only point that might raise concern is I changed my daily power. That option for whatever reason wasn't available on creation and I figured since I never used mine, no harm no foul?
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So is this beginner-friendly, or veterans-only jazz? 'Cuz I wouldn't mind playing, and I've never played before.
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See for yourself (http://brontoforum.us/index.php?topic=6097.0); the game's been going for nearly two months.
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4e is easy to pick up, in my experience.
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Well fuck. I come into this subforum like once every month to see if there's anything interesting to join, and I saw that this thread had "NEW" posts.
How was I supposed to know to... read the last... three posts.
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My game's full right now, unfortunately.
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Briar, level 2
Half-Orc, Fighter
Build: Great Weapon Fighter
Fighter: Combat Superiority
Fighter Talents: Two-handed Weapon Talent
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 18, Con 16, Dex 12, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10.
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 16, Con 16, Dex 10, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10.
AC: 18 Fort: 17 Reflex: 12 Will: 12
HP: 37 Surges: 13 Surge Value: 9
TRAINED SKILLS
Heal +7, Endurance +11, Athletics +10
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +2, Arcana +1, Bluff +1, Diplomacy +1, Dungeoneering +2, History +1, Insight +2, Intimidate +3, Nature +2, Perception +3, Religion +1, Stealth +2, Streetwise +1, Thievery +2
FEATS
God-granted: Vicious Advantage - Gain combat advantage against slowed or immobilized targets
Level 1: Thirst for Battle
Level 2: Alertness
POWERS
Fighter at-will 1: Knockdown Assault
Fighter at-will 1: Wicked Strike
Fighter encounter 1: Bell Ringer
Fighter daily 1: Savage Advance
Fighter utility 2: Who's Next?
Fighter encounter 3: Bull Charge
ITEMS
Scale Armor, Adventurer's Kit, Crowbar, Torch (2), Oil (1 pint) (2), Hammer, Greataxe+1 (+2 vs Giant foes), World-Hammer, Potion of Cure Light Wounds, 369GP
Just to clarify what's on Briar's sheet, the axe is +1 but has an additional +1 against creatures of a larger size class. Against normal enemies, it has +1 attack and damage, or +1d6 damage on a critical hit. Against Large size or greater, it has +1 attack and +2 damage, or +1d6+1 damage on a critical hit. Large creatures and above take up multiple squares on the grid, and the axe feels eager to fight when such creatures are present.
(http://i.imgur.com/nUF92.png)
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Seeing as I can't justify seventy bucks a year for access to the character builder, I figure it's worth investing in some rule and source books.
So with really only character creation in mind, what should I be looking to get?