GM Grey |
That's fair. I based yours and Grellik's off of outstanding knowledge checks about specific niche subjects that you just happened to make. Because of this, it can be about topics that you wouldn't expect from your character, but would make sense.
Basically put, it acts as character development within the story, and I kind of like using it that way. Giving Trissae a Drow thing for Drow sake cause she's a Drow, isn't particularly interesting, nor does it act as character development.
Additionally, there is something interesting about letting these form organically instead of forcing it, but that will always be unlucky. That's why I'm bringing it up now, since random chance is such a big factor for these things, it would be expedient to make the 3rd person to earn their Core Knowledge about something, just get it sometime soon after #2 got theirs, when something seems relevant. No roll, and we'll spend less time letting something just naturally happen.
Trissae, any thoughts?
Trissae Darkwhisper |
Adrien is right, Triss has had a privileged upbringing that has provided her lots of educational opportunity. I think the real difficulty is that Triss is a bard, and therefore has a reasonable chance at lots of nuanced information, where as its a little more surprising for fighters/rogues/etc. (in our example here).
At first I was like "yeah, the drow thing makes sense" but I kinda don't feel that quite now. The reason for that is that the whole "oooh drow" sense is relative, for Triss to know some societal or historical tidbit about the drow the others don't know is like Grell knowing something of that sort about Bugbears. I think it feels like eccentric information only because its not common knowledge to "us" but it wouldn't be that surprising in the DnD world really.
I'm honestly fine that it hasn't shown up yet, or that it might not at all.
Trissae Darkwhisper |
♪♪He're we are, our songs awaken♪♪
♪♪Lady love her lies are taken♪♪
♪♪We take the life that we are given♪♪
♪♪Until at last our makers bidden♪♪
♪♪A - wake, my eyes are open. And I - shake, the world is broken♪♪
♪♪But here now, I lay with you. With your love, I can make it through♪♪
♪♪And Lady love her lies are mine♪♪
♪♪Love or loss it's you I pine♪♪
♪♪So lay me down, my song's to sleep♪♪
♪♪My dreams forlorn doom to weep♪♪
♪♪For as I lie still in this bed. You lie below because you're dead♪♪
♪♪Lady love♪♪
♪♪Lady love♪♪
♪♪Her lies are taken♪♪
♪♪Lady love♪♪
♪♪Our Songs are awaken♪♪
♪♪Lady love♪♪
♪♪know this truth. Never alone below because I'll always be with you♪♪
~Trissae Darkwhisper
GM Grey |
*clap clap clap clap*
I'm curious if anyone got what people where exchanging rumors about, in the Adrien spoiler. :)
Grellik |
ugg, for some reason I'm sitting here thinking that lightning is the opposite of earth, but whats the opposite of acid? >.< (that answer, btw is lightning)
Oh and goddamit, Grey, not knowing is killing me here! Griiiiimgaaaaar!!!!!!
Grellik |
Grimgar killed Caira in a rage and her ghost now possesses him and is the traitor. They both are! ;P
Yeah, the Dnd damage system is weird, since everything damage-wise keys off of the energy types, which most certainly do not coincide with the four classic elements
Trissae Darkwhisper |
I'm taking the angle that the bolt came down right as they were parting hands but Triss still had the sword in hand, and so the bolt crashing down straight on top of her would just slam her back down, instead of blasted away (where as Ozz was off center from the blast and not tethered)
Adrien Cavell |
Adrien Cavell |
Grellik |
Tues, Thurs and Wed after 7 are the best times for me(would 8 be possible? sometimes we are eating dinner at 7, though if 7 is the latest you guys want to start, I can try to make sure that dinner is on earlier on whatever day that is). Sat would be to sketchy for me to commit to, and though my fridays have been free, I have plans to fill them :P
Trissae Darkwhisper |
Sorry I figured it was assumed, since Grellik was directing Triss to lead Feng, that she was doing that. I kept it short and sweet to try and not hold up the story x_X
Trissae Darkwhisper |
I took my kindle to work then forgot to post. I had an idea to float by you guys!
what do you think if for the epic clash (against brundon or frostheight or whatever) we had an actual table session!? I'd totally use a holiday for that!
GM Grey |
Oh I gotcha. I was just surprised to not get any details about triss and Feng, considering their closeness.
Feel free to retcon it in when I narrate the progress, anything with how she would interact as her role as guide.
As for a table play, interesting. I might be down if everyone else is, let me give it some thought
Adrien Cavell |
I'll see how everyone else feels about it before I comment :)
Also, @rangers: http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/unearthed-arcana-ranger-revised
Sounds like vanilla ranger is really weak compared to other classes, might consider for Ozz? It certainly looks way cooler
Grellik |
If Grellik were to try to communicate with Feng, would it steal Tris' scene? This is sort of a special bit between the two characters, so Grellik can focus on being a lookout if it would step on toes.
Also, fairly? seven? I don't think many Disney characters come from dominatrix elf cultures :D
GM Grey |
Trissae: Hmmm..... 6.5, as I don't think you've perfected your Miguel
(I always forget about the Road to El dorado comparisons! Trissae = Miguel, Cavell=Tulio, Ozz=Horse. I wonder how Grellik fits in to this...)
Grellik: I don't mind. We'll just slow Adrien down a step so you can get in your side of the talk before heading upstairs too far. Honestly, I'd say do what feels right in the scene. If you see Grellik sharing in this moment, its yours too. It's a Bogshark moment, I think. You are a close group, for good or for ill, and it would make sense for Grellik to have feelings on this scene. Ozz did, after all.
That said, being a lookout can also be a valuable role to avoid getting completely distracted from. If you think it's worth dropping your guard to interact, that might actually be an inspiration earning bad-decision-for-roleplay's-benefit situation.
Trissae Darkwhisper |
Yeah I definitely think you should add in something Grell, she did mention you by (nick) name. It'd add depth especially since Grell has a more level head than triss lol
also, in that gif, is anyone else as annoyed as I am that that amateur extra in the background is just staring into the camera?
Adrien Cavell |
Not much to go on yet. He killed some mercenaries, has a magic artifact that we also don't know much about, and a limp. Seems pivotal to overall events, just yeah, not much info yet unless I missed something (I probably did).
Grellik |
Yeah, I like Frug, and I need to see if my Bindle is ok. Biiiiiindllllle!
Dolson Marr is really interesting to me as well. Oh and Smytye is really fun. Quietly menacing, great stuff.
I like a lot of the NPCs, but those are the ones that stand out to me.
Oh and The Boss, of course.
(also, I noticed you put Dart down in the noteworthy NPCs section, not the Counterwit section. Is that a mistake or intentional?)
GM Grey |
Discussion topic
Best Bogshark defining moment
Has there been any moment with any Bogshark that has felt so perfectly them? Either your own character or others. Something that made you go "Yes, this is what that character does! This is why they're..." badass, or a bogshark, or awesome, or anything else that the scene, the moment makes you feel.
GM Grey |
Wizard and Warlock unearthed arcana, pretty cool looking. Hexblade! Trissae, I think I might want Braious to be a Hex Blade, it's a better build for the type of melee fighting I want to do. It'd let me use a scythe in combat too, like I originally pictured him doing!