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"The tunnel opens into a huge cavern with dozens of rat-tunnel entrances along the walls and ceiling. The roof of the cave is too high to see clearly, and bats swarm about in your torchlight. The way is rocky, and you hear rushing water in front of you, somewhere off in the distance. In luminous green letters above the tunnel exit glows an inscription: Beware of Purple Worms!-Speigle the ArchMage."

1d20 ⇒ 7
roll perception checks

"I once believed.

Others looked up to me for strength, for my faith was a pillar in the house of
the Elders. I once believed in something greater than myself;
I believed that the faithful would be rewarded and the evil would be punished.

I believed the Prophecies of the Final Day to be mere superstitions - and that
even if they had any credence at all, as our ancestors believed, the events
they spoke of would never come to fruition in our time.

I was a fool.

The gods have not revealed their divine plan to me, nor have they blessed me
with their countenance. But I am certain of one terrible fact - At long last,
the prophecies have begun to fulfill themselves.

First, there was Tristram...

Diablo, Lord of Terror, cast his shadow over the quiet hamlet and set his
demonic minions loose across the countryside. A number of valiant heroes rose
up to challenge Diablo's wrath and hunted the demonlord into the bowels of the
earth itself. Only by the grace of the Light did they vanquish Diablo's mortal
host and put an end to his nefarious schemes.

It seemed that the Lord of Terror had been defeated, and my heart took solace
in this affirmation of my faith...but alas, the nightmare was only beginning.

Somehow, Diablo's terrible spirit survived and took root within the very hero
who struck him down. Wearing the guise of the mysterious Wanderer, Diablo set
out to free his brothers, Baal and Mephisto, from their imprisonment in the
East.

Just as before, a new band of heroes arose to put a halt to Diablo's dark
quest. Though the Lord of Terror succeeded in freeing his brothers from
bondage, their reunion would be short-lived. The mortal heroes managed to
vanquish Mephisto and even hunted Diablo into the depths of hell. Only Baal,
the Lord of Destruction, was left unaccounted for.

Once again, it seemed justice had been served. Blind as I was, I clung to the
path of the righteous - believing that perhaps, finally, all was well...that
the nightmare had given way to a dream of peace.

But the plague of evil persists, and I...grow weary.

For now, the nightmare has started once again.

Baal has resurfaced, and behind him marches the vast Army of
Destruction. He has gathered a legion of demons that revel in mayhem and
wanton chaos - and they are headed right towards us...right toward the holy
mountain our ancestors swore to protect. It is obvious Baal comes to assail
Arreat, seeking the Heart of the World. And my faith, once unwavering, is now
shaken to the very core.

The prophecies that spoke of this day have at last come true. Doom has come to
our world.

As I have said, my brothers, I grow weary. I have no doubt that evil exists.
I have seen it with my own eyes; I have seen its cruelty. But it is not cruel
for the gods to give hope, only to dash that hope again and again?

In my youth, I tried as best I could to prepare for such an event. It was, at
one time, the very reason for my existence. But now that the moment is in
hand, I feel old. I fell afraid. I fell that I have lost my strength.

I confess that my faith no longer guides my path. It is with a heavy heart
that I take my leave of you my brothers. I would say that I will pray for you,
but I fear my prayers would fall on deaf ears.

May you someday find the truth, and may truth finally give you freedom.

Yours in sorrow,
Ord Rekar
Elder of Harrogath"

Ok guys, this is for the 3 of you playing a total of 4 characters

Once all the characters are in I will start up a game thread. We can talk about stuff here before then.

tentative so far this is what i think everyone is playing

Bard - Ranged Leader
Warden - Melee Defender
Necromancer - Ranged Controller
Avenger - Melee Striker

we are starting at level 3 with the following equipment

1 level 4 item, 1 level 3 item, 1 level 2 item, and enough money for a level 3 item

Any race/class is allowed

My brother and I are looking for a 4th edition PBP to get into. Any new starting up soon, or any in need of replacements? He is a newbie and is dying to get into one since our group never gets together anymore. So if there was a single spot he would be more than greatful to get in. He likes everything but defenders, and I like everything. So we are easy to fit in. :)

Mimicing a thread that is going on, on the general forums. What is your favorite 4th edition class and why?

So far I love the swordmage, but I am a sucker for fighter/mages.

Has anyone gotten any play time or any experience with the players handbook 3 classes/races yet?

Just curious our group has been puttering along, and it is hard to get any of them to branch out, since all of them hate magic/psionics. :)

Has anyone else picked up a copy of Primal Power? The thunder barbarian looks great, did any other builds jump out at you?

Just a little bit of discussion for everyone. What do you think the best 5-man and 6-man groups would consist of? You can throw our role or class, and as a side question which class do you prefer for each role? Not necessarily what you are playing, but just what you would throw together if you could hand pick the group.

With an early thank you for all the consideration and answers.

I find a good group consists of defender, leader, striker, controller, striker for a 5-man, and throw on another leader for 6-man.

For each I prefer these.

Defender-spellsword
Striker-avenger 1st and warlock 2nd
controller-invoker
leader-cleric 1st and bard 2nd

Has anyone gotten to take a look at the Warden yet? I have not, I hope to check it out when I get home from work. Any teasers to get me through the day?

I just wanted to get other opinions on a good 5 man group make up. I currently play with a group that it looks like we are going to have to inforce a rigid role selection. Currently we have a couple duplicate classes/roles. What would be your suggestion for a good group make up. I have been suggesting a defender, defender, controller, leader, striker make up with the possibilty of no controller or 2nd defender if we add another leader and at least one character that has some type of AE for minion slaying. The DM is not willing to let anyone re-roll at this exact moment, but I can feel a total party wipe coming.

Any thoughts?

Currently we have:
Fighter (12 yr old kid who just doesnt get it, and i think would be a much better striker, like a barbarian)

Swordmage (multi-classed as a wizard, he destroys minions and generally cleans up the trash quickly)

Ranger (cannot seem to use any ability but twin strike, since the others seem to confuse him)

Warlord (doesnt like to melee, *groan*, and only seems to want to heal the 12 yr old who doesnt like to melee either)

rogue (does very well)

Any class currently released or even play tested is fair game.

Has anyone else seen the class names they released on amazon? Avenger, Warden, Invoker, Shaman, Sorceror, Druid, Barbarian, Bard

I can pretty much picture the Sorceror, Druid, Barbarian, and Bard, but I am trying to figure out what the other four will do. I am thinking the Warden will be the primal defender, and Invoker will be a primal ranged striker, and the Shaman a primal leader, but what about the Avenger?

I believe in previous information that has been released, the Bard is an Arcane leader, the Druid is a primal controller, and the Barbarian is a primal melee striker.

Just a few predictions that me and my friends have been kicking around, any other suggestions or spins? I know this is way early but still fun to think about

Tank-->barbarian (primal), physic warrior (psionic), samurai (ki), purple dragon knight (dragon)

Striker-->monk (ki), druid (primal), soulknife (psionic), wilder (psionic), dragon disciple (dragon)

Controller-->psion (psionic), ninja (ki), swashbuckler (martial), warden (primal), shugenja (divine), dragonfire adept (dragon)

Leader-->bard (arcane), ardent (psionic), spirit shaman (primal), kensai (ki), dragon shaman (dragon)

The druid is actually a toss up, since they said they want it to be a shapeshifter it doesn’t really fit as a leader, and doesn’t really fit as a controller, but who knows, I am going to call it a striker

The bard is also a toss up too, can be a controller or a leader

One of the guys i have tossed around this with is of the belief that the barbarian is going to end up a striker

What class or role are you going to try first?

I play in two different groups that will be converting to 4th edition, and in my groups no one ever wants to play a magic user of any kind or rogue, so I almost always fall into one or the other.

So I am going to jump right in and play one of each of the leader classes, the warlord and the cleric.