also any info you need on the setting let me know from races to dragonmarks to feats and action points.

4) I am based in the UK, so my timing is off with America, but I do tend to be on-line on and off from 10am to 1.30am most days (much to the chagrin of my long suffering wife).

Humm are all my players from over seas lol.....well most I know david is not of hogarth but that makes at lest 4 of 6

You have a sticky Capslock...

Just woke up after having one of those after work naps with a good idea for a character that I am looking forward to trying.

I will be playing a Human Bard. Name, Background and Character sheet to follow shortly, but his story is pretty much fleshed out in my head.

Seeker,

I would like the name of a Swashbuckling Hero or Pirate who would appear in a play house production based around his exploits, he can be alive or dead, a cool sounding name would be appreciated. My character is currently playing him in the theatre. (As long as that is OK in your eyes).

Fine by me you can make one up or I can I like player interaction in a game world.

Another thing for you folks we have 6 players which is a good sized group what is everyone's thought on adding a 7th?

If the DM can handle 7 players, it's fine by me!

I run a party of 7 players every week, around a table it is a bit like herding cats, but I think it may be a bit easier to control on a pbp.

I am just happy to be playing, so I will go with what ever you say.

I have not ran 7 since 2e. SO am debating it not sure it'd be much harder then 6

I have not ran 7 since 2e. SO am debating it not sure it'd be much harder then 6

would that make it easier on you?

No but it might make Ith cursed by the gods and everything favored target......eh gods are fickle

No but it might make Ith cursed by the gods and everything favored target......eh gods are fickle

Seeker,

I have added my history for you to agree.

Please veto anything you dislike. Let me know if there is anything you would like me to add that is campaign based. Any suggestions welcome.

Stats should be done by tomorrow if work is quite, I am still debating Bard or Fighter (Bard is favourite).

q. Are there any skills that you feel the group is missing?

hehe love that background. You will fit right in with this misfit crew

Hi, everyone! Just want to say thanks for letting me join in as your 7th. Little bit about me:
- I live in the Detroit, MI area, so am on US EST;
- Been gaming since I was about 10 (24 years), but left the hobby for a while after college (the 2nd Ed days). Came back a few years ago.
- Like a few others, this is my first PbP, and I know only a little about Eberron (I don't have any of the books). But I pick things up fairly quickly.

That said, I have a few character ideas rolling around; does there seem to be a pressing need for anything? By my review, it looks like you have a fighter, rogue, cleric, psion, bard, and (mostly) monk; I was considering either a wizard or ranger, but am willing to play just about anything ... more than likely, it will be a human (just because of my unfamiliarity with Eberron races).

OK a few things char creation info is on the first page. you can download the savage tide player guild free on this site, I would be more then happy to send or share any info you need about eberron there are some tidbit changes on the first page..

I run a party of 7 players every week, around a table it is a bit like herding cats, but I think it may be a bit easier to control on a pbp.

Hi, everyone! Just want to say thanks for letting me join in as your 7th. Little bit about me:
- I live in the Detroit, MI area, so am on US EST;
- Been gaming since I was about 10 (24 years), but left the hobby for a while after college (the 2nd Ed days). Came back a few years ago.

This is my first real get go at running one but I think you are right, besides 7 players and 7 pc's bring more to the game so one or two don't have to try and do everything.

Hi, everyone! Just want to say thanks for letting me join in as your 7th. Little bit about me:
- I live in the Detroit, MI area, so am on US EST;
- Been gaming since I was about 10 (24 years), but left the hobby for a while after college (the 2nd Ed days). Came back a few years ago.
- Like a few others, this is my first PbP, and I know only a little about Eberron (I don't have any of the books). But I pick things up fairly quickly.

That said, I have a few character ideas rolling around; does there seem to be a pressing need for anything? By my review, it looks like you have a fighter, rogue, cleric, psion, bard, and (mostly) monk; I was considering either a wizard or ranger, but am willing to play just about anything ... more than likely, it will be a human (just because of my unfamiliarity with Eberron races).

welcome aboard.

I hope no one minds but I will do small cut sence from time to time to focus on a pc or a group. Some times everyone may get one sometimes just one person all in if I feel a piece of the story is there that is asking to be told.

I just did one with whisper

I hope no one minds but I will do small cut sence from time to time to focus on a pc or a group. Some times everyone may get one sometimes just one person all in if I feel a piece of the story is there that is asking to be told.

I just did one with whisper

am working on a few ideals whisper jumped out and It needed to exit

Heh, you'll get a lot of that with Whisper - she'll run away to hide a lot I'm sure! Now to hope she doesn't give away all of that loot to the poor of the city.. the others might have wanted a share!

what all did she take the buckler and the sword or did she get other things?

Though I was originally considering ranger or wizard, I'm now leaning towards an arcane-bloodline sorcerer (I figured since Finn was only going to be taking 1 level of sorcerer, it wouldn't be a huge overlap).

My initial concept was that he was a "slacker"-type from a minor noble family in Sasserine, and that the family has a history of wizardly study and are especially known for their research into the Draconic Prophecy. His sorcerous ability, which he actually resents a bit, comes from the family's long exposure to arcane energies and the Prophecy itself.

Problem: since I have no Eberron books, I know only what has been in Dragon magazine about the Prophecy. Can anyone give me a little bit of info/background? Is this background feasible? Which knowledge skill(s) deal with the prophecy?

Thanks in advance for any help!!

what all did she take the buckler and the sword or did she get other things?

not sure. dragons spend lifetimes trying to understand even a small part of it. will look over my books and see what I can find out for you.

I would say knowledge DRAGON porf off top of my head, history and planes my also help.

OK, sorry for flip-flopping more than a politician, but I went with a wizard after all. However, his background will be very close to what I had planned (bright but lazy scion of minor noble family; he's good at magic but never really liked it ...) I still want to work in the Draconic Prophecy, if it can fit.

Couple of questions: can I spend some of my starting money on scribing scrolls? If so, I'm a little confused on the cost - is a 1st level spell 25gp or 12.5gp to scribe? The beta says crafting costs are 1/2 the sale price, but in the various scroll portions, it seems to use "cost" and "price" interchangably. I'm assuming 25, but wondered how everyone else interprets it.

With out looking I would say 1/2. And yes you may do that as it is a class ability. Do be warned the class skills my change but we are playtesting :)

Bad grammar is to fallow
DRACONIC PROPHECY

ECS SAYS

ok man that's what I could dig up in the books I own

With out looking I would say 1/2. And yes you may do that as it is a class ability. Do be warned the class skills my change but we are playtesting :)

Bad grammar is to fallow
DRACONIC PROPHECY

ECS SAYS ...

Also, I've got everything done except my background (I think), so I'll post as my character next for you to take a look at.

OK, I think everything adds up right ... check it out and let me know if I need to change anything. Any additional suggestions are welcome.

I hope to have the background finished by tomorrow.

All DMs are evil wrote:

I run a party of 7 players every week, around a table it is a bit like herding cats, but I think it may be a bit easier to control on a pbp.

With a play-by-post/play-by-email, I find that more players are actually better. More people to post => more activity => more enthusiasm in general.

Bryan wrote:

Hi, everyone! Just want to say thanks for letting me join in as your 7th. Little bit about me:
- I live in the Detroit, MI area, so am on US EST;
- Been gaming since I was about 10 (24 years), but left the hobby for a while after college (the 2nd Ed days). Came back a few years ago.

Hey, that's just like me, pretty much (34 years old, quit after college, came back a few years ago). I started a little earlier, that's all.

welcome aboard.

Thanks! I look forward to playing.

Almost forgot, perception and attack rolls:
10 Perception rolls (1d20+1=4, 1d20+1=21, 1d20+1=4, 1d20+1=14, 1d20+1=12, 1d20+1=11, 1d20+1=3, 1d20+1=14, 1d20+1=18, 1d20+1=18)

10 attacks w/ rapier and Hand of the Apprentice (1d20+4=16, 1d20+4=5, 1d20+4=15, 1d20+4=9, 1d20+4=15, 1d20+4=23, 1d20+4=5, 1d20+4=7, 1d20+4=7, 1d20+4=21)

You may do the 15 min of fame or know other pc's or I can work something up..which ever yall like

You may do the 15 min of fame or know other pc's or I can work something up..which ever yall like

seekerofshadowlight wrote:

You may do the 15 min of fame or know other pc's or I can work something up..which ever yall like

OK, I'll work it up in the background and run it by you.

Maybe we have grown up together or something, but now I think you are one of my fellow swashbucklers, just throwing ideas out there.

It also allows me to justify having some spells.

(Also, Arrr, shiver me timbers, hoist the main sail, ye scurvy land lubbers)<<< International talk like a pirate day requirement).

Bryan wrote:

seekerofshadowlight wrote:

You may do the 15 min of fame or know other pc's or I can work something up..which ever yall like

OK, I'll work it up in the background and run it by you.

Bryan, I was wondering if we could know each other, so you know that I am actually not a real swashbuckling hero and just a deluded actor. Would give us a reason to join at similar/same time and you could have a bit of responsibility for keeping me out of trouble and explaining to people behind my back that I am just a little touched in the head after an unfortunate accident.

Maybe we have grown up together or something, but now I think you are one of my fellow swashbucklers, just throwing ideas out there.

It also allows me to justify having some spells.

(Also, Arrr, shiver me timbers, hoist the main sail, ye scurvy land lubbers)<<< International talk like a pirate day requirement).

Daurros is the youngest son of a small, minor noble family => in a family specializing in arcane research (especially the Draconic Prophecy), Daurros hated studying and research (and thought the Prophecy was a wild goose-chase), but ironically found it came very easy to him and still retained just about everything he read => despite his best efforts, Daurros graduates from one of academies (House of the Dragon, maybe) but far lower in his class than he could have, earning the displeasure of his family => from both a lack of ambition and a desire to "embarrass" his family, Daurros has spent most of his time since then at taverns and parties => family is finally fed up and makes him leave home a few months ago, and the money is starting to dry up => "something" happens that forces Daurros briefly into the "limelight" and also makes him question whether the Prophecy may be more than bunk, after all. It's also the first time he really uses his magic in a major way, and the first time he does something to help someone else.

Since nothing is set in stone yet, I'm open to alteration or suggestions; but looking at Ardanto/Jacob's background here's my idea for how they know each other:
Daurros and Jacob have known each other since they were kids. Sneaking off to the theater, rather than studying, was a common occurrence for Daurros from childhood up through schooling. The two boys met and grew to be friends. The last few years, either they both spent some time carousing at the taverns or maybe Jacob/Ardanto wasn't as interested in that and sadly watched as his friend's excesses have increased. Regardless, Daurros was at the performance were Jacob was injured, and noticed someone in the rafters right were the sand bag had come from. Daurros gave chase, and managed to dodge a thrown knife before disabling the would-be murderer with his magic and turning him over to the watch (perhaps it turned out to be a rival actor?)

What do you think?

Since nothing is set in stone yet, I'm open to alteration or suggestions; but looking at Ardanto/Jacob's background here's my idea for how they know each other:
Daurros and Jacob have known each other since they were kids. Sneaking off to the theater, rather than studying, was a common occurrence for Daurros from childhood up through schooling. The two boys met and grew to be friends. The last few years, either they both spent some time carousing at the taverns or maybe Jacob/Ardanto wasn't as interested in that and sadly watched as his friend's excesses have increased. Regardless, Daurros was at the performance were Jacob was injured, and noticed someone in the rafters right were the sand bag had come from. Daurros gave chase, and managed to dodge a thrown knife before disabling the would-be murderer with his magic and turning him over to the watch (perhaps it turned out to be a rival actor?)

I like the above, sounds good to have us know each other.

Jacob would of initially been put off by your drinking and gambling, but you could also be the person who took him out to the seedier parts of town as part of his preparation for his last roll.
It also makes sense, in a weird way, that you like the new Ardanto better than the old Jacob because he likes to gamble and drink.

I am not sure if the evil DM, oops I mean Seeker would like to use the mystery of the falling sand bag later on, so unless you want to use that as your 15 minutes of lime light, lets say you saw a shadowy figure in the rafters, but they were gone before you could react, no one else believes your story. Obviously Ardanto has no idea what you are on about, as he was not at the play that night (in his poor fractured mind)

Seeker
Ardanto is finished and ready to be checked, he ended up being a fighter after I studied the groups skills. I messed up the format on the attack rolls, so they were difficult to read, I have converted them for you as well as retaining the original roll.

I am currently ensconced in a sea side tavern waiting for the next adventure. Carousing is the order of the day, I am not above giving a impromptu sing song in a crowded tavern.

Seeker,

After working on my background and hashing things out with Ardanto, I've noticed that a few of my skills are "out-of-place". Unless you object, I'm going to replace Knowledge (Dungeoneering), Knowledge (Nature), and the Sylvan language with Knowledge (Local-Sasserine), Knowledge (Nobility), and Giant. Let me know if that's an issue.

Ok will get yall in.

Bryan not sure why you have 2 sets of 0th level spells listed.
You get 3 per day they are spell like ability used at will. If I have over looked something let me know.

Ok will get yall in.

Bryan not sure why you have 2 sets of 0th level spells listed.
You get 3 per day they are spell like ability used at will. If I have over looked something let me know.

Hi,

I am going to be on a vacation until the 29th September and
I don't know how good my internet access will be.
Please DMPC Forzakhad, until I get back.

ah the feat I over looked it. Dont worry Oliver We'll take care of the good captain.

Whoop, my first post is done.

Sorry it is so long, my fingers would not stop typing.

Let me know if I jump to too many conclusions, or if I advance time too much or write to much, or just anything that needs changing full stop.

Thanks to a post by Whisper (who is also on at midnight like me *WAVES*) I can now see that Lady Vanderboren is a robo-babe. In Latin she would be called "babia majora". If she were a president she would be Baberaham Lincoln.

Say Seeker: will we play out the second meeting of Guard and the Soldier?

yes will have it up in a while

to everyone in case ya didnt get it in game i moved the dinner that evening to lunch the next day

OK guys I used this in my RL stap game so here is an option makes life hella easy

Instead of worrying about meal prices, lodging, replacing torn clothing,
and other miscellaneous costs, as well as to represent the kinds of
costs that turn up in daily life that aren’t reflected on the tables in
Chapter 7 of the Player’s Handbook, you can require each player to pay
a monthly upkeep cost based on the lifestyle of the character.
The upkeep can be assumed to take into consideration every
expense except the cost of specific adventuring equipment—even
taxes. Ultimately, each player should choose the level of upkeep she’s
willing to pay.
From most modest to priciest, the levels of upkeep are selfsufficient,
meager, poor, common, good, and extravagant.
Self-Sufficient: Cost 2 gp per month. Even if you own your home (or
live with someone else), raise your own food, make your own clothes,
and so on, you occasionally need to purchase a new pair of shoes, pay
a road toll, or buy staples such as salt. Common laborers earn about 3
gp per month, so they usually have to be self-sufficient just to survive.
Meager: Cost 5 gp per month. A meager upkeep assumes that you
eat little (or hunt and gather a fair amount of your food in the wild) and
sleep in flophouses and occasionally in the street or in the wild.
Poor: Cost 12 gp per month. Poor upkeep means providing for yourself
from the most basic of travelers’ accommodations, which are
nevertheless better than living on the street or in the woods.
Common: Cost 45 gp per month. You live in inns and eat tavern
meals every day, a practice that quickly grows to be moderately expensive.
This level of upkeep assumes the occasional night drinking in the
tavern or a nice glass of wine with dinner.
Good: Cost 100 gp per month. You always stay in your own room at
inns, and you eat healthy, solid meals with a glass of wine. You maintain
a jaunty style with your clothing and try to keep yourself supplied
with the good things in life.
Extravagant: Cost 200 gp per month. You buy and use only the best.
You take the finest rooms in the finest inns, eat lavish meals with the
best wines, attend and throw stunning parties, have regal clothing, and
make flamboyant gestures through large expenditures. You may even
own your own impressive home with servants.

If this is ok with everyone we will use this.
Pick the upkeep you want any left over gold can be spent on anything not in cluded .

Ardanto looks in his purse, then looks at the inn keepers bill. "Gulp, I'll be right back he says," as he makes a sharp exit.

"This Vanderboren wench had better pay well, or I will need a seedier inn" he muses.

I use a similar game mechanic in my own group, figures work out about the same, so I am am happy with these.