GM Mackenzie |
This thread is for out-of-character discussion and chatting for the Wrath of the Kobolds! campaign. Feel free to chat all you like here, it's a great place to discuss stuff without clogging the thread full of OOC stuff. The first post for the RP thread is already up, so go ahead and introduce your character while waiting for the festival of Armasse to officially begin.
Aardiac |
I would like to ask if there's anywhere that I could have set this up-
It's a class requirement i had forgotten about...
"She must also designate a sacred space relevant to her dragon choice—usually the lair of a patron dragon or a shrine or holy place associated with a dragon type."
Is there anywhere I could have been that would qualify? I'm using gold dragon, but I can change it, should need be.
Though, it don't even slightly relevant until level 15.
(I mentioned this on the previous page of recruitment)
Also... Thanks for picking me. I honestly didn't expect that.
Malzii |
Thanks for the selection! Similar to Gun, I may not be able to get an actual gameplay post up until sometime tomorrow since it's almost bedtime plus I have to work tomorrow. Never fear though, Malzii and Krilot won't be too far behind the others ;)
(Gonna 'dot' the Gameplay thread and then delete it just so it'll show up on my Campaigns tab though, so don't be alarmed...)
Malzii |
I hadn't thought about it, but technically Krilot can understand all of Malzii's languages and Malzii also happens to know Aklo. Perhaps the Krilotkrin the Wise would translate for us, if she feels so inclined. Or perhaps not, if she (*coughgmrulingcough*) thinks it would be funnier that way.
Or if it's going to be *too* big of a headache, Malzii can change her curse if the GM approves it. Having Tongues as her curse isn't quite as integral to her theme as it seems to be for Aardiac.
GM Mackenzie |
4 out of 6 already! I guess a bunch of us were staying up late tonight!
Aardiac: technically the whole city of Kenabres could be considered Terendelev's 'lair', and I don't think it's been established exactly where in the city her actual lair is. If you like, you could simply choose the center of the city if you like, and then select a more appropriate site later?
Dra'zaak |
Yeah I had gone to bed early, was sleepy. Thanks for picking me! I Just need to get my gear finished up (which I'll have done today) and I'll be good to go!
Now the fun part will be trying to carry everything I want while remaining with a light load.. hehe.
Dra'zaak |
Its curious that I'm the only chromatic colored Kobold here, besides the partially chromatic Aardiac. o.O
But at least I'm not purple! *Snickers* (I'm kidding, Malzii)
Dra'zaak |
Dra'zaak was raised by adventurers and is thoroughly good-aligned, though due to his mixed religious upbringing, doesn't favor law vs chaos. His primary religious figure is Apsu, but he has strong faith in both Erastil and Desna as well.
I didn't really go in depth into how he was raised, but I do plan on adding more to my background later on.
icehawk333 |
4 out of 6 already! I guess a bunch of us were staying up late tonight!
Aardiac: technically the whole city of Kenabres could be considered Terendelev's 'lair', and I don't think it's been established exactly where in the city her actual lair is. If you like, you could simply choose the center of the city if you like, and then select a more appropriate site later?
That could work.
Dra'zaak |
Well, Silver dragons are the ones you'd think about the most when fighting demons, considering they're the paladins of the metallics. Golds, meanwhile, are just.. well, Gold, and thus the most respected of all the metallics.
With Brass Dragons being the most whimsical and talkative, Bronze being the most guardian-like, and Coppers being the most freedom loving (and also the ones with the shortest attention span), only the Bronzes might be understandable to see near the Worldwound.
But Silver dragons? They're the best ones for this kind of region.
But we're kobolds, so we don't necessarily have to fit the same theme as our more-awesome cousins. XD
Also Mackenzie, sent you a message, got an answer for it? :D
Dra'zaak |
Gear is done! Posting in the gameplay thread shortly.
Also guys, on another note: For the other campaigns I'm in (There are but currently two), I use a loot tracker to keep track of everything the group has found so far. Do you want me to make one for this group as well?
In addition, if so, how do we want to handle distributing loot? In my other campaign we tally up all of the loot's sell value (Generally half the actual value, except art/gems/etc), divide by the number of players that are in the group, and then thats how much everyone gets. For those seeking to claim objects from the loot, they then deduct the sell-value of that item from their share of the loot and claim the object as their own. Healing items (And in the case of our Iron Gods campaign, batteries/high-tech ammo) are not included in what loot we sell, and are distributed freely with an understanding that they are used for the group's overall well-being.
Do you guys want to do that? It keeps things organized (and thus moving along nicely) as well as fair, so not one person gets more loot than anyone else.
Thirdly, I also have another tracker that allows the group to keep track of said healing/utility items; This tracker shows who's carrying them (and, say, group-funded items that belongs to everyone), and I intend on eventually updating it to also track everyone's gear and encumbrance, though that might not be required for this group, unless Mackenzie intends on us being careful with out encumbrance (Which I am, just to make sure).
I can keep track of both of these trackers and keep them updated for the party, if we want to use 'em.
Dra'zaak |
It will be, yeah. Won't be editable (since I'm a perfectionist and don't like people messing up my work, hah), but I do plan on it being viewable. Mackenzie can even put it in the campaign info for ease of access, if she wants.
GM Mackenzie |
I don't mind keeping a running tally of loot and shares on the campaign info page, as long as you can all agree to what rules you want to follow.
Regarding encumbrance, generally I'll only take a hard look at that if I think you're over-doing it. I always build my own inventories in Excel so I know I've not spent too much or gone over light encumbrance, but I'm not some sort of control freak dictator about it when GMing. Just don't get crazy and try to stay generally within your encumbrance limits. If you go over by a few pounds, I'll probably never notice. If you try to take entire extra suits of mundane armor to sell off though, I'm going to keep a closer eye on things.
edit: Oh, and it looks like we're now just waiting on Malzii to get home from work and post for the story to move forward! Excellent!
Ixen Edar |
While I don't mind the loot tracking, having stuff deducted from each persons share is something I don't like. We will not all be playing the same roles much less using the same equipment. Magic types rely on magic items while physical types rely on armor and weapons more. Loot is rarely found in a perfect set up for the party. We may find tons of physical type items but little to none magic type items. At best they will have to use their shares to buy the items they want while other members just claim/upgrade what they found. This will create an unbalance among the PCs depending on the loot obtained. Some will have to spend little to nothing for gear while others have to buy a lot.
But I may be worrying for nothing. Personally I tend to be of the mind set that the items go to those best suited for them. Gold/art/gems and such are broken up fairly and unwanted loot is sold and profits split. Not going to have our tank go without upgrading his armor because he is a little short on coin anymore then I would want healers to charge me for healing. It's a group, everyone works and profits together. Not to mention we are kobolds, very little personally property in our culture. The tribe comes first. xP
As for the types of dragons. Was simple for Ixen, he used to be a red scale. So fire is his element, only two metallic dragons are fire types. Gold and Brass, the brass are just to out there character wise for Ixen so went gold. I intend to give him mixed scales at some point which will be copper so that counts kinda. ;)
Dra'zaak |
Well I can tell you right now its working wonders for our Rise of the Runelords and Iron Gods campaigns. We're on Book 2 in the first one, and almost at the end of Book 1 in the second one.
The way it works is that people generally DO get the items best suited for them. Obviously a caster wouldn't spend his share of money on the +1 Longsword that the group found, that would go to one of the physicals who wanted it. And if none of them wants it, then the money that the sword sells for will help buy something everyone does want, be it a longbow for one guy and a wand for another.
Nothing yet has gone to waste, except the things people don't want. As a group, we can all have a say if something shouldn't be 'sold' - say a Wand of Fireballs we find. That can be considered 'group loot' and not count towards the sell value and instead be given to someone who can use it for the benefit of the group.
The system isn't hard coded; we can all decide if something goes into the sell pile or kept for either individual purposes (Like, say, a +1 leather armor going to me) or for the group (a wand or healing item, or a magical bag to hold tents and survival gear for everyone).
And if someone wants something that will bring them to the negatives, then they 'owe' the rest of the group a portion of their share of the next batch of loot, or can give the group money out of their own pocket to make up for it. It creates a fair and balanced system that means no one gets left behind. If nothing drops for say, Gunnarrex, he'll still get money equal to what everyone else gets in gear and money so he won't be left behind, and can then buy or make items to make up for the fact that nothing dropped for him.
This makes sure that if no magical items drop for the casters (for example), then they'll still get the money to go buy said magical items, otherwise the physical types will outclass them in wealth-by-level and gear will be lopsided based off what drops.
*Edit* As far as say, Healing Wands go, everyone forks over some of their money to help buy a wand. With 6 people, a fully charged Wand of Cure Light wounds freshly bought from town would run everyone 125 gold, instead of one person spending their money on it and charging others for its healing. If such a wand is found, then it goes into the group loot pile and its sell value isn't counted. The wands healing then be used to heal whoever needs it, without a worry that the tank might end up needing more heals than everyone else.
Dra'zaak |
Like those wierd bouncy lumps of flesh on their chests? Dra'zaak never understood soft-skins.. and many of the men have bouncy lumps on their chests too, usually accompanied by an even bigger one on their belly.
*Dra'zaak shrugs*
Its understandable for most kobolds not to be able to tell them apart! Heh.
Aardiac |
That's a bleeding woman, Aardiac, not a bleeding man. =P
Excusable for a kobold to have trouble telling the two apart, but the women do have a tendency to have pronounced secondary sexual characteristics.
Man? Woman? She was hurt.
So I tried to fix it.GM Mackenzie |
GM Mackenzie wrote:That's a bleeding woman, Aardiac, not a bleeding man. =P
Excusable for a kobold to have trouble telling the two apart, but the women do have a tendency to have pronounced secondary sexual characteristics.
Man? Woman? She was hurt.
So I tried to fix it.
I'm just teasing you... and pointing out that it's a perfectly reasonable mistake for a kobold to make.
icehawk333 |
Aardiac wrote:I'm just teasing you... and pointing out that it's a perfectly reasonable mistake for a kobold to make.GM Mackenzie wrote:That's a bleeding woman, Aardiac, not a bleeding man. =P
Excusable for a kobold to have trouble telling the two apart, but the women do have a tendency to have pronounced secondary sexual characteristics.
Man? Woman? She was hurt.
So I tried to fix it.
Oh. I know.
Sorry, my ooc comments can be confusing.I was, in my own strange way, extending on the joke.
GM Mackenzie |
New post is up, I'll modify Gunnarrex's position and place the three giant maggots on the map when I get home this evening. For now, assume that lack of Precise Shot isn't going to matter until either Gunnarrex or the maggots close in for melee combat, as they burst out before he even got close enough to tap on the spider.
Dra'zaak |
Will be posting tomorrow. College started today so I'm a bit too Blergh today. Luckily tomorrows a short day, and I'll have an hour between my two classes to get a short post up. There also happens to be a computer lab (that will hopefully be open unlike today) in the same building as all of my classes.
Taalik Amun |
I am perfectly happy with familiars/companions/etc use same initiative. Do you want me to continue to roll for mine under my character profile, or would yu prefer I create a separate avatar for it?