This forum will be for out of character discussion concerning the Dragon Empire game.
Congratulations on being chosen to play. There were many great applications, and more than a few great characters will be retired prematurely.
If you were chosen to be one of the players, please do a couple of things for me, if you haven't already, and let me know when you are ready to begin.
First, please create an alias or character that you can use to post in the gameplay forum. Use that and just make a post here letting me know that you are aware you were selected, that you want you spot, you intend to play, etc.
Once you have done that please make sure that you edit the information for that character to show all of its pertinent information. I.e. ability scores, attacks, saves, spells, etc etc. This will require that you also 'finalize' a character sheet and background. Please do not make major changes to your character, as you were chosen on the merits of what you initially posted in the recruitment thread, and changing now would be unfair to those who were not selected.
Once that is all complete, please post here, as your character, letting me know that you are ready to begin. Once everyone has checked in and is ready, I will create the first post in the gameplay forum.
I would like to make that post on Thursday or Friday, so please try to finish up your character.
Congratulations again, I hope you enjoy the ride.
I will post the stats in the profile immediately.
Before we get any further, I thought I would ask this, as it has been nagging at me. The tengu ability says that a tengu is proficient with swordlike weapons, but it does not say martial or simple only, so I am assuming that it was intended that tengu would be proficient with exotic swordlike weapons (much as Elves, Dwarves, and Orcs are proficient with exotic weapons with the race names in them). However, I stand ready to be corrected if that is overpowering.
Many thanks for the selection Ayrphish - I'm veritably giddy with excitement.
For any concerned - Kenta Gushiken will not be a stick in the mud type Paladin. He will be a bastion for law and good - but in understanding the tao of yin and yang he understands their co-dependency. While under the employ of Grandmother he will be as the eye of the yin - the white spot surrounded by blackness, attempting to ensure that the light is never extinguished, but also knowing that one man cannot change a nation on his own.
As far as group role - he's built as a Diplomatic Tank. Heavy hitting and will be heavily armored and hopefully able to take some licks and keep on ticking.
I've copied across my notes so they're easy for me to pull out as I put him together. As it's 2 AM my time (GMT +8) and I've still got some work to finish - I'll polish him off and profile him up tomorrow.
Discovered the next morning, he was told to go home - but refused. Following the aasimar across country the nagaji was not given succor, but also felt a primal and spiritual need that this was his journey to take. Managing to follow the aasimar all the way back to his home - a small monastery in Southern Hwanggot that served in worship of two masters - the sun goddess Shizuru and the moon God Tsukiyo. At that point the aasimar welcomed him to the monastery and nursed the malnourished nagaji back to health.
While convalescing the aasimar taught him their ways. Their worship was embodied in the passage from day to night and then from night to day - both dusk and dawn revered in their own ways. Dusk symbolizes the potential for man to descend into darkness, while Dawn shows that it is also possible for men to be saved from the pit.
When he was strong enough, he was also taught the ways of their weaponry. Both restraint and brutal assault taught in equal measure. Training hard he began to master the ways of tinbe-rochin (the spear and shield), sansetkuton (the staff of three) and the surujin (meteor hammer).
The monastery was also looked to as a bastion of reason within the area, and villagers often brought their grievances to the monks within. The nagaji watched the exchanges and read the subtlety of the words and fairness of the decisions offered. While not active in the debate at that time, he nevertheless learned much.
After two hands of years, he was deemed ready to venture forth from the monastery. He was sent forth to live and feel both the good and evil of the world so that he might come back to the monastery enlightened. As he left the masters also gifted him with his name, Kenta Gushiken. Kenta for strength, and Gushiken after the aasimar that led his calling.
Troubles brewing in the North between Hwanggot and Bachuan, Kenta crossed the border and came upon the village of Yaksha. Befriending a farmer, he bartered labor for the price of a bed and meals before slowly exploring the town. Soon after his arrival he receives a summons... he is to attend the Hidden Tiger and is led to believe that to refuse the summons would be unwise. Gathering himself he ventures to the inn... unsure if he if the experience will bathe him in yin or yang...
Traits: Altruistic Diplomat (Hwanggot); Weapon Proficiency (Meteor Hammer)
Skills: Diplomacy
Feats: Power Attack
Languages: Tien and Nagaji
Gear: (175gp)
Horn Lamellar Armor (100), Sansetkuton (8gp), Meteor Hammer (10 gp), Shortspear (1gp), Heavy Bone Shield (Turtle Shell) (7gp)
I will post the stats in the profile immediately.
Before we get any further, I thought I would ask this, as it has been nagging at me. The tengu ability says that a tengu is proficient with swordlike weapons, but it does not say martial or simple only, so I am assuming that it was intended that tengu would be proficient with exotic swordlike weapons (much as Elves, Dwarves, and Orcs are proficient with exotic weapons with the race names in them). However, I stand ready to be corrected if that is overpowering.
I agree with your interpretation. "Swordlike" is very vague, for better or worse lol.
Thank you very much for selecting me!
I'm ready to go as is, unless there is anything you wish to see changed or added.
Okay, one other question, as Chkaia has two "outfits". Ceremonial robes with a haramaki, and an actual set of lamellar leather. In our summons, would we have been asked to arm ourselves appropriately?
@Tan, everything looks fine to me.
@Chkaia The summons to the bar, probably more ceremonial. For the next day's journey... thats up to you, you do know it will entail some travel. Guava probably doesn't care if you are armed or not, he thinks you're rather expendable, as he will expand upon at sunrise.
Ah, thanks just saw the "other" summons. :P After we gather our things. Okay...
Woooo! This should be fun! Well Bai-Yin is pretty much ready to go, I just need to put together a quick adventuring kit and then rock and roll!
Cool, looks like we are just waiting for Kenji to check in, and Kenta to finish his profile.
If this all goes quickly, I will start the gameplay thread tonight!
I'll be able to post around midnight then, (CST), if we start tonight. Have to work most of the evening.
No problem! I won't be up that late anyway.
Considering I was selected to play, I will honor my selection and am happy to join this game.
So let me see if I've got this right. Our party consists of:
Chkaia Linthel Tengu Cleric of ?
Tan Jianguo Human Town Drunk
Kenta Gushiken Nagaji Paladin
Kenji Masada Human Samurai (Sword-Saint)
Bai-Yin Dao Human Fighter (Free-Hand)
That...is alot of melee. Although I dig how it doesn't look like we're stepping on each other's toes in fighting styles. This looks to be interesting.
Wait...what?
Since you were selected as a replacement, Bai-yin... You and Asura should discuss who will actually take the place. PMs might be best. Or perhaps you two could duel it out in character. That could be exciting.
Oh, I just reread everything and saw how the GM handled everything. I would not wish to upset anyone as already the GM has found a suitable replacement.
Yes, lots of Melee, as was the majority of applicants :)
Bao was offered Asura's spot. The two of you can talk via PM if you wish, but as of now, I will keep Bao.
Go ahead and take it, Bao. It would be a dick move to ask for the position back. All I ask is, however, let me know if a player drops. I am still proud of the work I put into this character. :)
Just in case it wasn't necessarily clear from my character sheet, the idea is that my quarterstaff is my oar. I just paid for both (in both gold and pounds) and just called them the same thing.
(Memo to self: work out a way to throw "Catch Off-Guard" into my feat progression...)
In other news, I'm the group's sneaky skill guy! Woohoo! No, I don't disarm traps...
Go ahead and take it, Bao. It would be a dick move to ask for the position back. All I ask is, however, let me know if a player drops. I am still proud of the work I put into this character. :)
I am as well. The concept is very impressive. Consider yourself on team blue for now, and I will keep you posted.
Thanks for cooperating with everyone on this.
Wow, thank you Asura!
I want to start off by saying thank you so much for this opportunity to play. I am really looking forward to running this bad boy.
I have a lot of RP to catch up on already but am at work posting from my phone. When I get home I will whip up my Alias and laydown a nice bit of RP in response to the selection process.
Since I kind of missed the punch, I will put that part of RP in a spoiler on our gameplay thread in additon to my Current RP. Mostly for flavor. I look forward to playing with you all in this.
Now just a few things to point out. In Kenji's backstory it says he is for the rebels. But you just had to bring destiny into this, so now he's gonna be very conflicted. Great, you just had to mess with my overly impressionable and unstable boy's head. If it is his "destiny" to serve the grandmother, he will not argue with an obvious show of purpose.
Oh well. I am going to play him out with the personality I intended and thats just how it will fit in. Can't wait to see where this goes.
Alias is now live :) - will be filling in the crunch and putting the background plus an appearance in there soon.
Ok crunch is in there, only thing left to do is spend some cash on incidentals. I'll put in the background and appearance later.
So Kenta is ready to rock :)
And here is Kenji Masada ready for action. Now lets spin this %^$%
I'll be watching the game, you kids have fun. :)
Ok, will try to get something posted in the gameplay forum this morning. Am at work, and have some things going on today, but I should be able to hit some keys from time to time.
Hope you all have fun with this.
First post in gameplay is up.
You have some time to RP while traveling, if things start to move to slowly or things wind down, I'll be sure to spice it up.
Roger that sensei!
I will check things from time to time over the weekend, but I don't have any posting requirements from you, or anything over that time. I will get everything back on track and expect posts regularly again starting Monday.
Awesome job with the ants, and the RP for heals.
Methinks we've an interesting group here. Kenta and Chkaia clearly on the reserved side, Kenji and Bai just a tad more excitable and Tan passed out drunk in the corner :P
haha :)
Now now Chkaia, Kenta is a traditional ascetic. First date he'll watch, second date you might get a chant and if you're lucky on the third date he'll let you touch his chakra :P
roflmao! I'm glad I wasn't drinking something or it would be all over my keyboard.
You guys are awesome. Great crew to play along side. Kenji will definitely be an interesting companion considering our characters differences.
Ow ow ow ow ow...
Well now this is fun! Nuts, but fun. Anyone else becoming "annoyed" with the dice roller...and by "annoyed" I mean "putting on elastic purple pants?"
A few notes...
One, after adding up all my carried weight, I've discovered that Chkaia is encumbered with a medium weight. I thought I could escape that with the special leather lamellar, but it didn't work. :P So, his speed is 20 ft. (-3 armor check penalty), etc.
Two, I have a link to a better picture of Chkaia in my profile. (No Tengu love in the available profile pictures here.)
Three, DM, Would you allow the Mystery of the Gods feat from 3PP, 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming, Ways of Power
You gain access to one of the domains of your patron
deity.
Prerequisite: Ability to cast 3rd level divine spells.
Benefit: You gain access to a domain listed under the
description of your patron deity. This is an extra domain
in addition to any already chosen. For characters other
than clerics, use the character’s divine spellcaster class
levels to determine level for purposes of gaining domain
powers. This feat may be taken only once.
Of course, Chkaia doesn't have a patron deity, but it would allow access to a third (and final) cleric domain.
I'll trust you to keep track of your weight and all, thank you for letting me know.
I think that feat is fine, it's a little ways off before you can cast 3rd level spells, so maybe remind me when it gets closer :)
Just a quick FYI - I'll be out of town and away from the internet for about 48 hours from the time of this post. Disappearing into the suburbs for the weekend.
Please take any DMPC actions required to keep things moving along.
Kenta would not support forcing these guys to return. The best idea he has currently is taking their patches back to get the bounty on them splash a bit of blood on them and say we found them dead and the goods were gone.
No worries, i won't have a lot of time to post this weekend either, so things will slow down quite a bit this afternoon until Monday morning.
Everyone shocked into silence lol?
Well, its the weekend. A lot of people don't post on the weekends. (I surprisingly have a day off, but the character is waiting to see what Kenta will do.)
I'm just Chillin. Kind a waiting my turn. Always seems to go this way in a lot of the games I play in. Huge recruitment followed by snails pace game and then....game over. More often before we ever get to level 2. So sad.
I think its just slow for weekend... Have faith
Keeping ma fingers crossed. I know Kenta said he'd be out of town for a couple of days.
I keep a strong philosophy of optimism though being in 15 campaigns that have died shakes the faith a little.
Got one that is going real strong though. We all at level six in that one and closing in on level seven soon. Real exciting.
Hi, looks like I'm kinda late to this party. Are you guys full up already? I don't know how how this works. Or that this online stuff existed! Can you help me?