A thread for the game!
Let's start talking turkey.
Turkey? Wouldn't ravens be more Norse? :D Err, I mean, Ulfen?
Hmm, I think snow owls first.
Please be sure to give your wife this link!
Anyway, my worry with you playing something 'weird' like a familiar or animal is, it makes it hard to balance things out from a GM POV. If you play a raven, you won't even have any hands. Just makes things awkward AND puts more pressure on your significant other, I think. Besides, if you are equal, I can have her save you and then reverse it when I need an idea.
So you like the idea of running around Irrisen?
My general idea is there will be 3-4 items/things/quests you'll need to achieve. I'll give you the locations and some basic info but the approach and such is all up to you.
As we go, we may add more plot to it (or not!) whatever you guys prefer.
Yeah, that's understandable. What about some lower-key third-party stuff? There's a kitsune prestige class I've kind of wanted to try, and Eastern races actually make some sense in the Lands of the Linnorm Kings because the trade route over the Crown of the World goes through there.
Which one? Link me, although I'm sure it'll be OK. Yeah, kitsune makes sense, to me.
The Kyubi Paragon class. Unfortunately the rules don't seem to be available for free anywhere, but the basic idea is that you lose some (but not all) of your progression in your normal class to get some additional kitsune-flavored magical tricks that you can do.
I could PM you some of the details, or honestly at the price of the PDF (and due to my appreciation for the company and consequent desire to support them) I'd be willing to gift you a copy.
My wife says she'll probably play a human (Ulfen) slayer, and she's excited about the idea of some stealth sequences.
She's also distracted by playing the latest Zelda just now. XD
There is no rush to start or anything.
I will be sure to include lots of sneaking around then. Hopefully she will be better at it then Sevak is.
At least I'm having fun
So you like the idea as well?
Is the concept weird enough for you, Sevak? This is fairly mundane and you like the weird stuff.
I like weird stuff, but I can enjoy less weird stuff, too. :D And playing a many-tailed kitsune with a third-party kitsune prestige class isn't exactly 'mundane'. So yes, I think I'll still have fun.
SO then, I'mt hinking...
20 Point buy
Level 5
Automatic Bonus Progression
full HP 1rst level, then half
Work for you guys?
I think that would work well.
Works for me
I'm still working on him, but here's what I have for my kitsune oracle thus far.
Ah, you went with covetous curse! I was just looking at that for something else. That should be fun to RP.
I thought it fit well with having the Dragon mystery. :)
I'll have to give you chance to use the Steal maneuver.
There, I think Kaito is mostly ready. Sylvi, my wife's character, is mostly built in Herolab, too. We just need to decide on some background details. I think right now we're planning on both of them being from Kalsgard.
Sounds good. I look forward to seeing her slayer.
well here she is
So, the basic idea we discussed is that our two characters grew up together in Kalsgard, with Sylvi being one of the few humans who knows about Kaito's true form. They got into all kinds of youthful mischief together as they grew up, and when they were old enough they simply continued their partnership by moving from childhood 'adventures' to real expeditions into old ruins and the like.
So my idea is that you are recovering lost Linnorm items in Irrisen (which, a long time ago was once Linnorm lands). The Sigfusdottir family is falling on hard times, both lacking their former prestige and money.
My thought is that Sylvi, through her own initiative, has decided to regain family honor (and money) by going to Irrisen and finding these things. As a friend Kaito is going along to help in these un-official attempts.
Sound good?
Sounds good to me. It seems a natural progression from their backstory.
Good, then I shall begin planning.
I am close to being ready with this.
Sorry for the delay.
No problem!
Just about done. The first one takes awhile because I have to design the dungeon AND the grander plot.
Ok. It's not like we're in a rush or anythihng.
First post up.
Okay, I think we're ready.
Thanks for the heads up.
What time of day is it when we arrive at the village?
Ach, knew I forgot something.
Mid-morning. You could have pushed and reached Atix last night, but Irrisen villages are famously unwelcome after nightfall.
Ah. Hm. That makes things a bit awkward, as Kaito only has about two hours of disguise self a day. I suppose we can work with it, though. :D
Hey, playing weird races comes with a price! At level 5 you should have had another money to buy a Hat of Disguise.
True, I just hadn't thought about the fact that his human form looks Tien instead of Ulfen before. :D
I'm also realizing I have no clue how Ulfen fur traders would talk to strangers. XD
I will wait?
I think we're ready now.
This is a case of, "I didn't mention it to my wife because I thought she'd forgotten about it anyway." :D
I've been feeling better about RPing in general of late, we could maybe get going again.
If she forgot, maybe she isn't very interested? I don't want her to do something she isn't really into. PBP isn't for everyone.
I think mostly it's just because she's not used to checking the forums. :D
I think we're both in the mood to get moving again. :)
I'm guessing Kaito would have no clue where that town is. :D
He knows it is a big irrsen city off to the west.
So are we doing this or not? I mean this game was mostly for your wife (I already get to torture you) and it seems she doesn't post much.
It was my idea so if I pushed too much, it is ok if she isn't interested.
She's interested, she's just not as interested in the bluffing part of it, is my impression. I'll ask her.
Another thing is I'm not used to checking the forums, and he keeps forgetting to tell me when there's a new post, so yeah.
Sooooooo...