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Black trow speaks wisely... I also believe in fun concepts that are constructed with the numbers as "meat on the bones" if you will. Both role and roll have their place, and both are just instruments of fun as my fellow black monickered friend rightly pointed out.
+ 1 on the Intimidating Prowess - I have a half orc Thug in a Freeport campaign and his Intimidate bonus is mighty, makes for some great roleplaying. 7 skill points is very decent for a scrapper, bear in mid you also have the favoured class option regarding Human Oracles: Add one spell known from the oracle spell list. This spell must be at least one level below the highest spell level the oracle can cast. Again gives you a different option over simply skills vs hp. My 2 runes worth :)
Ditto for me! DMVoV where do you sit regards Midgards Reaver Dwarves? Was thinking of taking a few of their racial abilities for Torgeir... Think the Nom De Guerre trait is excellent (perhaps tie in with Reputation rather than CHA???), but would be a perfect "reward trait" to all/any who "earn" their name in the North or from their new clan nei? Right back to the character...
Heh any name with Black in it carries weight in the North ;) Apologies for dragging my heels lads - Torgier is finished, RL/work has weighed heavy this week - been offshore and North Sea interwebs is pish. Back on the beach today so will get everything updated [own game included] tonight. Am actually thinking of making Torgeir a dwarf now, low centre of gravity makes for better harpooner etc. Still be a vikingr though :) Will mull the rebuild... regardless he'll be up tonight. Thanks for the patience - especially you guys who've been quick off the mark!
O' DM VoV some questions for ye seer... Can we use the scramasax from the Northlands supplement... great back up & flavour weapon nei? Considering taking "Additional Traits" as my starting feat [would grant me another 2 traits...] not definate but thought I'd moot it... With that in mind have another trait for you (this time from 3PP Spes Magna Games supplement Barbaric Traits: Aura of Menace (Social Trait) (page 8 for reference)
Benefit: You gain a +1 trait bonus on Intimidate checks, and Intimidate is always a class skill for you. Not particularly different but by Woden it sounds nails! DMVoV:
If I do go down the additional traits route was considering having Torgeir encounter Draugr in his youth and survive... but gained the Ghost Sight trait due to his wound - perhaps a blind ("dead") eye that can "see the dead"??? Input much appreciated Mark - keen not to have our fledgling vikngr be too cool for huscarl school...
Kelsey, do tell, did you ask for these books because you intend to kill the next party you play with (or let the bad guy win in some other dastardly way), or is it just for entertainment purposes? Because I'd have no idea how to react if the former theory is correct.Entertainment purposes. I have no plans for f~~+ing over my players at the moment. I just feel like reading some brutal stories. If its brutal stories you want - then Joe Abercrombie is, like many have suggested, ticks that box in spades. Not that I'm bias or anything ;)
Taliesin - sounds a great deal. Could you PM on dmblackdow@gmail.com so we can sort out all the details? Thanks again. BD
Hey folks Like ghettowedge I've a decent collection of DnDMinis that I'm looking to offload; there's a mix of rares, uncommons and commons. All are available with cards. Many of them we're minis I was putting together for a now-defunt Kingmaker campaign. Here's the LIST I may well explore e-bay [don't have an account but know some friends who do] but also wanted to test the water here on the boards. I'd be willing to entertain offers for the job lot, likewise for shipping overseas [I'm in the UK but will be US for 3 weeks early 2012] Cheers ahead o' time Black Dow PM: dmblackdow@gmail.com
Folks - am running my first pbp [as seen in previous "new player begging cup" posts above] - hitting a MAJOR snag... Maps. Simply put they are doing my head in - don't have a heap of time and just want something that'll give me decent, workable maps reasonably easily. I'm messing around with MapTools but its frankly doing my nut... Anyone smarter than me [that means all of youse lol] care to give an old gamer some new tips... Cheers ahead o' time Black Dow
Out here in the UK but I'll probably follow BigKilla's council and wait for the DVD rent or cable movies... Would say that the original Conan was indeed "less is more" - at its heart was Milius, who has a strong sense of mythic story and depth. Marcus Nispel has only over done shallow horror remakes and garbage actioners [Pathfinder anyone? Shockingly bad movie - and I'm a sucker for most stuff Norse...] High hopes well dashed...
Balvenie is a tasty drop [according to my missus :)] Single Malt [12 year old] matured in three different types of casks; Sherry first for fruit/spicy flavour, then first fill bourbon for honey/vanilla, then refill bourbon that adds a smoothness... Very nice... Here's their site if you fancy a tincture for your tonsils lol.
HATED the new Clash of the Titans - one of the few films [Blair Witch and Sap Pilgrim being the others] that I actually walked out of. Doesn't bode well...
Interesting Feral... I was initially positive about the film, more in keeping with Robert E Howards roots of the character etc, and the early trailers kept this faith. Latterly though, the trailers seem to give a far more "Conan & the love interest/female in peril" vibe which I was gutted about. Hoped focus would have been firmly on the Cimmerian and his quest for revenge... That and Ron Perlman looking like a Quest for Fire reject as his old man...
Micheal would be really up for this [I'm a real (not soccer) football fan from the UK lol] - however being GMT +6 or so means I'm unlikely to be active for the live draft... [given its a "school night"] Anyway round that or will I just have to load up on caffine if I'm to join the league? Cheers BD [Bear Down lol]
Its a respect issue...They'd still get their state handouts but would actually be helping build and construct their society rather than burning it and tearing it down. But will they? Not a chance - too much like f**king hard work! Exactly - they have little respect for the society and enviroment around them. If your post is suggesting that I should have any respect for them... save me the irony. After the behaviour that's been pulled in looting and wholesale vandalism, my sympathy meter is at 0. I don't come from a middle class comfortable background - I'd say I am middle class now, but its taken 20 years of my folks and then me investing in our lives and future with hard work and honest graft. So don't ask me to respect little scumbags who loot and burn at a whim...
For all of those claiming "Oh just get a job," here's some numbers for you. There's 54 unemployed people for every 1 opening in Tottenham. The jobs don't exist. Then volunteer. Back in the early nineties I did just that whilst unemployed. Worked on the roads as a volunteer. They'd still get their state handouts but would actually be helping build and construct their society rather than burning it and tearing it down. But will they? Not a chance - too much like f**king hard work! As for the prison issue - yup they're overcrowded - but there is a solution. The North Sea has an increasing number of rigs coming to the end of their production lifespan. Turn em into prison-rigs, ship these muppets out to the North Sea for a year or 5 and I'll guarentee they'll appreciate their cities and estates a hell of a lot more. @Gailbraithe: Alot of your so called middle classes are families from a working class background who have worked their asses off for a better life [know mine did] so don't lay the blame at their doorstep. Like Mark said - people from all walks of life and "class" need to be part of the solution. This is not a class issue, race issue or rights issue. Its a respect issue...
I'll also plump for the latter. They are human scum - witness their activities in Manchester last night - a city that has spent millions on urban regeneration and reinvention. These "poor disenfrancised souls" systematically targetted, looted and burned shops and businesses... way to improve your city and society there people...
I'm amazed that people can say "They aren't disenfranchised" and then immidiately turn around and dehumanize them. This has nothing to do with de-humanising them. Everything to do with getting sick and tired of a line of thought that seems to pat these criminals on the head and excuse their behaviour because of their “socio-economic” plight… They are not trying to be heard, or change the system. The rioters, (who I’m sure are a diverse group from a number of ethnic and social backgrounds) are using this chaos to run riot, loot, steal and assault without much impingement. Yeah some have been arrested, but the vast majority will walk away scot-free. Opportunistic crime pure and simple. I’m sorry life isn’t fair. There are haves and have-nots. But as someone who’s taken a LONG time to finally have a life and lifestyle bear fruit through hard work and long hours, I’ve no sympathy for those who want a life where “society owes them a living” or just take what they believe their due. You pay your dues in life. You earn your respect and place. EDIT: With regard your link - its not just a case of coin. People weren't losing their lives or livelihoods due to the Royal Wedding. Lame point to make... And no I'm not a royalist...
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