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Arion Elenim
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 16 Oct 2003 : 06:09:27
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Has anyone ever played a dwarf using the whole "I've been stripped of my clan name and must regain it" angle? The idea just sprung to me of a dwarf wandering around trying to earn a new name after prior misdeeds caused his clan to take it away.
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My latest Realms-based short story, about a bard, a paladin of Lathander and the letter of the law, Debts Repaid. It takes place before the "shattering" and gives the bard Arion a last gasp before he plunges into the present.http://candlekeep.com/campaign/logs/log-debts.htm |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 16 Oct 2003 : 10:10:13
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Yes, it was the basis for my Dwarf Slayer PrC. Although, the dwarf would basically be stripped of his titles, clan affliations and other cultural 'attachments' due to poor performance in battle which directly lead significant defeats for dwarven forces as a whole. There is no accepted method for atonement for a dwarf who has failed his group and race as a whole. The 'cast-out' dwarf will spend the rest of his life as an outcast of dwarven society, suffering treatment and relations similiar to that of the duergar subrace.
At one time I did seek to amen this PrC, making the following changes - defeat at the hands of a particular monstrous creature that has had other dire consequences for his kin would result in the dwarf's loss of face and honour among his kin.
In this case, the dwarf could only atone for his 'mis-deeds' by hunting down the offending creature and exacting his revenge, normally at great personal risk, and usually unarmed. The dwarf's resulting death (as most normally do die) would usually be enough to regain some of his lost honour in the eyes of his kin.
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Arion Elenim
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 16 Oct 2003 : 17:33:07
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| I was thinking that perhaps the dwarf could forge himself a new name....perhaps a find a new clan that will accept him or perhaps sponsor him for reinstatement in his old clan after he has acheived some lost dwarven artifact or performed some feat of dwarven daring do (freeing an entire clan of dwarves enslaved by verbeeg or something). |
My latest Realms-based short story, about a bard, a paladin of Lathander and the letter of the law, Debts Repaid. It takes place before the "shattering" and gives the bard Arion a last gasp before he plunges into the present.http://candlekeep.com/campaign/logs/log-debts.htm |
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Fibura Gauntlet
Seeker
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Oct 2003 : 09:59:36
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In this case, the dwarf could only atone for his 'mis-deeds' by hunting down the offending creature and exacting his revenge, normally at great personal risk, and usually unarmed. The dwarf's resulting death (as most normally do die) would usually be enough to regain some of his lost honour in the eyes of his kin.
That sounds a lot like Warhammer's Troll and Giant Slayers. Apart from the punk hair and tattoos obviously  Have your planar travels taken you further than I thought Sage? |
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Edited by - Fibura Gauntlet on 17 Oct 2003 10:04:21 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 17 Oct 2003 : 10:43:49
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Guilty as charged...
Anyway, yes, my Dwarven Slayer PrC is in fact based partly on material from earlier Warhammer editions of the 'Dwarfs' army tome.
The City of Doors has portals to everywhere, remember?...
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Trafaldi
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 17 Oct 2003 : 19:29:47
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Some believe there is something more after death, if you really want to find out... go kill yourself and stop pestering me. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
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Trafaldi
Learned Scribe
264 Posts |
Posted - 21 Oct 2003 : 23:21:17
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contradicting yourself interesting  But they would be dishonoured at first they would have to earn respect. |
Some believe there is something more after death, if you really want to find out... go kill yourself and stop pestering me. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Dwarf fun
hmm...actually it could work. Are you familiar with the Minotaur clans of DL?.