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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 16 Jun 2014 : 16:36:30
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| I'm designing a half-drow water elementalist/priest of Valkur. If we go with a non-shipborne group I'll put something else together. |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2014 : 16:47:29
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| A half-drow? You do realize that unless the entire group is sailing out of Dambrath (which would be an option if you wanted to go the pirate route), you're going to get lynched in every port you might set foot in. |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
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paladinnicolas
Seeker
92 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2014 : 20:37:28
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| I would like to play a human priest of Ilmater hailing from Tethyr, who believes among others that fair trade can help to make groups closer, even if at conflict, and thus alleviate suffering. |
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Apex
Learned Scribe
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2014 : 21:03:34
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| My character was going to have an enmity towards drow anyways. I prefer my drow in the Gygax tradition (ie evil and hated). |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2014 : 21:10:01
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| Yeah. I'm not going to flat out say no to the half-drow right now, I'm willing to see the background and your ideas of how he/she joined the group, but it's probably going to be a lot easier if you go with a normal half-elf. Because I'm not going to pull the prejudice punches for a half-drow in the south. |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
1847 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2014 : 22:45:27
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Well, online games are slow slow slow...and getting bogged down in the nuances of prejudice would be problematic methinks. I'll go with a standard half-elf. If this were a standard tabletop game the roleplay opportunities with Apex's character would have been great. The idea was for the character to be the product of a rape. His mother would have been taken in by a kindly priest of Valkur, hence his leaning toward the priesthood. In the process of learning magic as well, he discovers an affinity (perhaps because of his religious calling) for water and/or air magic
Anyway, we seem to be leaning rather heavily toward wizards and priests so I may add fighter to the mix (Clr/Ftr/Wiz) just to expand our abilities but he can't be a tank with being unable to cast in armor. The background can be nearly identical but I will just make his mother a wizard and his father a priest and go from there. He will be from Athkatla and the temple will be the Schooner of the Seas (2e Powers and Pantheons, p74). I don't know how I will tie him in to the others yet (perhaps it can be done in-game) but at some point he must find the need to join the merchant ship. Perhaps as a simple ship-mage that grows into true friendship? |
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Dark Wizard
Senior Scribe
USA
830 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2014 : 23:59:38
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| Likewise, seeing as we've a couple of magic-users on board, I'm leaning towards the fighter, fighter/thief, fighter/bard(?) side. |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
1847 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 00:40:01
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| I don't particularly like multiclassing under 3e so whenever I get a chance to play a 2e game I almost always multiclass (b/c 2e is better in that regard). Problem is spreading yourself too thin in regards to your capabilities under 2e (where the ability scores are weaker as compared to 3e). I would really prefer not to add the fighter to the mix but it is needed. Perhaps I will go with Ftr/Rog/Wiz instead. I really want to play a priest though as 2e priests are MUCH better than the 3e prestige class versions. |
I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one. |
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Dark Wizard
Senior Scribe
USA
830 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 04:59:59
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There are some particulars about 2E and older editions in general that have trouble porting over to the later games. The specific flavor embodied in those mechanics is thus lost in translation over the editions. I'm hoping the slimmed down version of 5E can bring a lot of it back, at least make it easier to convert older material to the new game.
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
1847 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 11:13:56
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| Question for the DM: Since it looks like we're going with a merchant group are we all going to be in business together? Representing a merchant consortium? Also, if we're all merchants how much starting wealth do we have access to and how is our independant income going to be determined? I know GURPS does this sort of lateral build through a point-buy system and Birthright has a system for it as well. Come to think of it, didn't one of the Zakhara tomes have a merchant-prince kit? Just trying to wrap my brain around how some of this will work. Cheers. |
I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one. |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
1847 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 13:30:47
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| Another question, How do you want stats rolled/bought? |
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Apex
Learned Scribe
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 14:03:50
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| I will definitely be a human. I will pick my class after everyone else and fill in whatever gap the party has. Let us know what starting level and how to do stats. |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 17:05:59
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I think we're got enough interested people, and a good enough sense of the game, for me to go ahead and create it over on rpol. I'm pasting the link below; please everyone move over to rpol to ask further questions. I've got both a general out of character thread up, as well and a CharGen thread that has a lot of the nitty-gritty specifics people were asking about.
http://www.rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=60275 |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
1847 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 17:16:01
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| woot woot I'm in. |
I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one. |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 17:24:38
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| I forgot to say: you'll need to create an account and request to join the game. If you have a character name in mind, let me know and I'll add that character, otherwise I can just add you screenname as your temp character. It's one of rpol's quirks that you have to get added attached to a character, you can't just get added as a player. |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
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Dark Wizard
Senior Scribe
USA
830 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2014 : 23:55:02
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Looks like that swashbuckler is a possibility. Multi-classing may be a stretch...
Now to pick a race. Hmm... wonder how a dwarf combo works with this.
How's our race/class/characters shaping up otherwise? |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
1847 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jun 2014 : 02:38:43
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| I'm playing a half-elven fighter/thief/wizard. |
I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one. |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2014 : 23:30:50
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| Hi all. We're still setting things up, so if there are others who want to jump in (or people who have expressed interest who are still thinking), there's still time. Come on over to rpol, and say hi! |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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paladinnicolas
Seeker
92 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jun 2014 : 21:03:33
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| Hi everyone, I created an account at rpol, but have been unable to post any message in the threads or to request the addition of my character. His stats, obtained in Invisible Castle, are found here: http://invisiblecastle.com/stats/view/35967/ |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
1847 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jun 2014 : 21:47:21
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| Strange, the link is just a few posts above and it should let you in. I've never seen rpol have trouble outside of going down for maintenance. |
I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one. |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jun 2014 : 22:11:39
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| PN: I've added you to the game, so if you go to the link (http://www.rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=60275) you should be able to see the two currently-existing threads, as well as post. Can you please double check and let me know if you're still having problems? |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
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paladinnicolas
Seeker
92 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jun 2014 : 10:20:22
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| Thanks! It worked perfectly and I have posted the story and description of my character (Allondr). |
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
2420 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jun 2014 : 02:50:42
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| I'd throw my hat in too, but my availability is limited. Sounds good though Hoondatha.PS (loved the magnificent seven flashback, thanks for that) |
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Dark Wizard
Senior Scribe
USA
830 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jun 2014 : 15:40:17
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| Welcome Masked Mage. We're still a bit away from starting. No need to worry about time commitment as much as with a live or chat game. For the most part one can use those odd minutes between daily activities to keep up with the game. Any game activity that require more time can be saved for a period when one has more free time. The trade off is the game moves at a slower pace, but I find it a bit relaxing (not having to commit hour long blocks each week) and still adequate to make notable progress. |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jun 2014 : 16:19:34
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Right. As long as you've got a bit of time each day (or every other day) to post, you've got enough time for the game. So if you'd like to join, you're welcome to.
And if you join and it later turns out to be too much of a commitment, just let me know and you can drop out. No hard feelings. |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
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Thinking of starting another 2e pbp game
