Hey Ice, can you put up any world info on the campaign info tab as well? I know there's some stuff you wrote about the individual monster races somewhere around here. Maybe we can also put the table we'll be rolling on in that tab as well.
Yep!
Also, question for everyone-
Got any ideas for a planet name?
I'm awful at naming things.
An idea for the name of the middle-sized town you start in woudln't hurt, either.
I'd like to try this out. But I am at a loss for what my one item would be. Could you come up with something for my character?Apparently my paladin is married to Sarrissa, and Castell was my best man, but I haven't detailed out our background together. Since Castell was the best man, then either he's very good friends with my paladin or perhaps a brother to Sarrissa.
Maybe we'll hear about this part of our story from one of them?
You're very open to this. I think I apprecate that.
Also, if you're going "speical Magic item" route, I've got a bit of an idea of where you could get it from.
Yep!
Gimme a bit.
And he could easily be one of your pompous rich people.Ok now that sounds awesome, and I heartily approve
Hmm a but more background details for my character and his family,My character's family is wealthy working class, and nearly all of them can cast arcane or psionic spells/powers to some extent
typical for the adults being about a 3rd-5th level adepts, the leader of the family is a 9th level wizard who curently serves as the court wizard for one of the local powers (jarl/duke/whatever, not king or emperor) , the curent heir is a 5th level arcanist.
They've held onto a bit of political power, but not particularially much, and they have not a drop of noble blood anywhere, though the current heir (my character's older brother) is attempting to court the daughter of a duchess, which would be a major step up for the family
The family is about 20 in number
The promising youngest child of the family's leader suddenly going missing would draw some bad publicity to the family, but some monstrous barbarian claiming to be him out of the blue would likely be worse.DM, if you find any of this unrealistic please let me know what I can change,
Also just courisity, and because you have made them before, do you have any campign or regional traits for this game?
This works great!
I like the concept.The only thing somewhat questioable is Arcanist, but it's not a PC or important charecter, so who cares.
No regional traits.
Yet, anyway.
I might add some as things get fleshed out.
I'm gonna be spending 2-3 hours on a lawn mower in a bit, so I've got a lot of time to think.
Doesn't really matter what age anyone is.
Reincarnate automatically makes you a Young Adult.
Which technically means a duo of highish level druids could live forever by offing themselves and being Reincarnated as a new young adult.
Doesn't really matter what age anyone is.
Reincarnate automatically makes you a Young Adult.
Which technically means a duo of highish level druids could live forever by offing themselves and being Reincarnated as a new young adult.
Level five rincarmated druid reincarnates themselves wheenever they die, so long as it isn't a death effect.
Merek could have a cool shield to go with his pally sword.
Unless of course you'd prefer a horse. I've always found the divine mount limited/boring.
Merek could have a cool shield to go with his pally sword.
Unless of course you'd prefer a horse. I've always found the divine mount limited/boring.
I've got an idea I'm working on.
I think he'll like it.
Maybe.
It's up in the air until I finish it and show it to him.
Doesn't really matter what age anyone is.
Reincarnate automatically makes you a Young Adult.
Which technically means a duo of highish level druids could live forever by offing themselves and being Reincarnated as a new young adult.
I just had an idea for part of my backstory that wild link a character who was at least 20 years my senior to me. It's of no importance, though. I can do the same with a parent of another character.
I just had an idea for part of my backstory that wild link a character who was at least 20 years my senior to me. It's of no importance, though. I can do the same with a parent of another character.Doesn't really matter what age anyone is.
Reincarnate automatically makes you a Young Adult.
Which technically means a duo of highish level druids could live forever by offing themselves and being Reincarnated as a new young adult.
Well, since we're mechanically raceless for now, I could easily re-write Castell as an elf. Assuming this is a positive relationship with the older character, it could add a little more depth in why he was chosen as best man too.
Chosen over his best friend...
Chosen over his best friend...
Or, it could tie into someone else's history, not trying to step on anyones toes here, just trying to work some things out.
I just had an idea for part of my backstory that wild link a character who was at least 20 years my senior to me. It's of no importance, though. I can do the same with a parent of another character.Doesn't really matter what age anyone is.
Reincarnate automatically makes you a Young Adult.
Which technically means a duo of highish level druids could live forever by offing themselves and being Reincarnated as a new young adult.
Item is mechanically fisnhed.
Story and mechanics will be sent breifly.
I'm fine with whatever you want to do.
Just be aware that the choices you make with some players also effect how everyone else sees you. ;)
I'm fine with whatever you want to do.
Just be aware that the choices you make with some players also effect how everyone else sees you. ;)
What can I say? I called dibs my friend!
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Also gotta say I'm gonna laugh hysterically if Smashy and Bookrat get Lizard and Ratfolk respectively...
This functions a + 1 cloak of resistance, and gains another +1 every 4 levels, to a maximum of +5 at 16th level.
The mantle is immune to damage from AOE's- only a targeted sunder attempt can deal damage while it is worn.
The mantle has any damage it has received every night.
It has HP 20, hardness 2, and DR 10/silver.
If it is destroyed, it reforms under the next full moon.
As you progress in levels, the mantle gains new powers-
Devine light-
At first level, the mantle allows it's wearer to treat dim light as if it was normal light whenever beneficial. This includes negating the ability of a shadowdancer's hide in plain sight, unless they are near darkness or supernatural darkness.
If you have light sensitivity or blindness, you lose that trait.
Moonfire-
At 4th level, as a standard action you can shoot a blast of divine moonlight as a ranged touch attack against a single target within 30 feet. Moonfire deals 1d8 points of damage per 2 levels, and the target is dazzled for 1 round per level. Moonfire deals 1d10 points of damage per level against lycanthropes. You can use this ability once per day at 4th level, and one additional time per day for every 4 levels beyond 8th.
Moonlight-
At 6th level, you can cast heightened light (1st level) as an at-will spell like ability, and moonlight once a day. This functions as daylight, but does not harm creatures with light sensitivity, and courts as being under the light of the moon for any related effects.
Bridge of moonlight-
At 8th level, gain the bridge of moonlight power, As per the oracle revelation.
Devine protection-
At 10th level, under the light of the moon, you have fast healing 1. During the full moon, this increases to regeneration 1/silver. If you died within the past three days, lying you under the light of the full moon can return you to life if the final wound was not struck with a silver weapon.
Serenrae's reflection-
At 10th level, moonfire does 1d8 damage per level against undead.
Mental lock-
At 12th level, You can attempt to make eye contact with a creature as a move action. If they are not averting their gaze (or blind), an opposed charisma check is made. If you win, they are dazed and flat footed until the end of your next round. If you fail, you are dazzled until the end of your next round. You can use this ability a number of times a day equal to your charisma modifier.
Shield of the moon-
At 14th level, you gain dr 5/silver, and a floating disk of force similar to the shield spell- it gives a +2 shield bonus to ac, and blocks magic missiles.
Tongue of the sun and moon-
At 16th level, you can speak to any living creature.
Improved sheild of the moon-
At 18th level, your Dr becomes 5/truesilver - the weapon in question must actually be silver or Mithril- a +3 enchantment bonus doesn't work anymore. The eldrich claws feat bypasses this.
Greater sheild of the moon-
Your Dr and AC bouns increase to 10/truesilver and 4, respectively.
To give you an idea of the upper limit of power I'll allow on these items, you can look at this.
My thing feels boring now...
My thing feels boring now...
Then we could work on that.
Also, to the cleirc-
If the wand is the only reason you're taking normal weath, you could work in a number of heals per day into your item.
A little copy-paste action from the character page I'm building up: "An outwardly vain man, he certainly takes his chances to preen when he can. Of course, what else is a man of the stage to do after all? Under this lays a deeper reason for his foppish behavior, love. Love for his mother. As Cassandra took care of him and kept him safe from the evil races of the dark, so too has he chosen to return the favor. and so he does what he thinks he must to get the money he needs to give her a comfortable life.
They were not a rich family, and you couldn't count how many nights of dinner were a bland broth, but it was the best life she could give for her young son. Since Castell was a young child he hated owing anyone more than anything else. He saw how hard his mother worked for him and felt guilty over it.
She herself was quite a well known figure in the land, not as a performer like her son would become, but as a hunter. She was a dogmatic slayer of . Of course, this line of work creates enemies, and after having a child, Cassandra chose to settle down, out of the way and the public eye."
Gonna add more, but maybe we can use this?
BTW: I'm gonna go with first level wealth + special thing.
A little copy-paste action from the character page I'm building up: "An outwardly vain man, he certainly takes his chances to preen when he can. Of course, what else is a man of the stage to do after all? Under this lays a deeper reason for his foppish behavior, love. Love for his mother. As Cassandra took care of him and kept him safe from the evil races of the dark, so too has he chosen to return the favor. and so he does what he thinks he must to get the money he needs to give her a comfortable life.
They were not a rich family, and you couldn't count how many nights of dinner were a bland broth, but it was the best life she could give for her young son. Since Castell was a young child he hated owing anyone more than anything else. He saw how hard his mother worked for him and felt guilty over it.
She herself was quite a well known figure in the land, not as a performer like her son would become, but as a hunter. She was a dogmatic slayer of . Of course, this line of work creates enemies, and after having a child, Cassandra chose to settle down, out of the way and the public eye."
Gonna add more, but maybe we can use this?
BTW: I'm gonna go with first level wealth + special thing.
Sure!
I find chaning the story depending on what you might roll slightly quesitonable, but it's for an inconcienece, and I'm always up for seeing those.
Also, question for everyone-
Got any ideas for a planet name?
I'm awful at naming things.
An idea for the name of the middle-sized town you start in woudln't hurt, either.
Some ideas in my head right now; Mirah, Crossroads, Toran, Wyldgard, Sunfoundland, or Dominus. Feel free to take or leave 'em.
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Some ideas in my head right now; Mirah, Crossroads, Toran, Wyldgard, Sunfoundland, or Dominus. Feel free to take or leave 'em.Also, question for everyone-
Got any ideas for a planet name?
I'm awful at naming things.
An idea for the name of the middle-sized town you start in woudln't hurt, either.
I think I'll take toran for the planet.
One more thing, I want to put some points in linguistics, what languages would be popular around the human settlements?
One more thing, I want to put some points in linguistics, what languages would be popular around the human settlements?
Common, elven, halfling- all those.
Suprizingly, draconic is a common second language.
Most Mages find it easier to cast in draconic.
My background idea was the while my character was a young lad, sometime shortly after his river adventure with Zvaris, his parents were killed by a group of...
--> Kobolds
I was thinking that another character saved him and brought him to the church of Sarenrae, where he spent the rest of his childhood. If this doesn't work, then perhaps the parents of another character did this.
It was there he met Sarrissa and Castell; growing closer to them. While Zvaris remained his closest friend from childhood, they grew apart if only because they didn't see each other much anymore. There's no bad blood, they're just friends from their past rather than from their present.
Recently (years later and after the marriage), they have caught back up and rekindled their friendship.
I really like the cloak, but I don't feel that it's right for the paladin. It would actually work really well for the hunter or the ninja.
To me, it feels like my paladin would be betraying his God and potentially going down a path of corruption by accepting gifts from some unknown power. Is it an evil power trying to corrupt him? He wouldn't take the chance. He would rather be less powerful and keep his loyalty and devotion than gain power and risk straying from the path of righteousness.
I was thinking his item would be something highly personal, like a wedding ring or some other wedding symbol; especially if it was blessed by Sarenrae. Perhaps a sash/favor from Sarrissa threat he tucks into the folds of his armor on his left arm, allowing it to slight flow out.
I really like the cloak, but I don't feel that it's right for the paladin. It would actually work really well for the hunter or the ninja.
To me, it feels like my paladin would be betraying his God and potentially going down a path of corruption by accepting gifts from some unknown power. Is it an evil power trying to corrupt him? He wouldn't take the chance. He would rather be less powerful and keep his loyalty and devotion than gain power and risk straying from the path of righteousness.
I was thinking his item would be something highly personal, like a wedding ring or some other wedding symbol; especially if it was blessed by Sarenrae.
Alright then!
Any ideas of what powers it should Have?
(FYI, it's related to a LG deity of the moon and reincaration, for anyone who does want the cloak)
You respond too quickly for me to edit my posts. :)
I really like the cloak, but I don't feel that it's right for the paladin. It would actually work really well for the hunter or the ninja.
To me, it feels like my paladin would be betraying his God and potentially going down a path of corruption by accepting gifts from some unknown power. Is it an evil power trying to corrupt him? He wouldn't take the chance. He would rather be less powerful and keep his loyalty and devotion than gain power and risk straying from the path of righteousness.
I was thinking his item would be something highly personal, like a wedding ring or some other wedding symbol; especially if it was blessed by Sarenrae.
Alright then!
Any ideas of what powers it should Have?
(FYI, it's related to a LG deity of the moon and reincaration, for anyone who does want the cloak)
I do not. I do not do well with item design and determining appropriate power level.
Since we're getting items the grow with level, how often do you expect us to level? In my experience, PBP games tend to only advance a few levels, if any - unless you get really lucky and find a group that sticks together for years.
I really like the cloak, but I don't feel that it's right for the paladin. It would actually work really well for the hunter or the ninja.
To me, it feels like my paladin would be betraying his God and potentially going down a path of corruption by accepting gifts from some unknown power. Is it an evil power trying to corrupt him? He wouldn't take the chance. He would rather be less powerful and keep his loyalty and devotion than gain power and risk straying from the path of righteousness.
I was thinking his item would be something highly personal, like a wedding ring or some other wedding symbol; especially if it was blessed by Sarenrae.
Alright then!
Any ideas of what powers it should Have?
(FYI, it's related to a LG deity of the moon and reincaration, for anyone who does want the cloak)
I do not. I do not do well with item design and determining appropriate power level.
Since we're getting items the grow with level, how often do you expect us to level? In my experience, PBP games tend to only advance a few levels, if any - unless you get really lucky and find a group that sticks together for years.
Donno.
It all depends on what the party does, and how many risks they take.
I've got a high level goal, moderste level goal, and low level goal, all depending on how long interest lasts...
At least, if you're charecter's don't make and complete their own.
Here's hoping it'll last a while.
I have ideas depending on what race I get.
Especially one.
Anyway, as for your item, I'll think on it. I've got a lawn to work on, so I've got some time to think.
My background idea was the while my character was a young lad, sometime shortly after his river adventure with Zvaris, his parents were killed by a group of...
1d100 --> Kobolds
I was thinking that another character saved him and brought him to the church of Sarenrae, where he spent the rest of his childhood.
It was there he met Sarrissa and Castell; growing closer to them. While Zvaris remained his closest friend from childhood, they grew apart if only because they didn't see each other much anymore. There's no bad blood, they're just friends from their past rather than from their present.
Recently (years later and after the marriage), they have caught back up and rekindled their friendship.
Ooh, I like that. A Church of a goodly god would be a sensible place for the poor to seek help. And Castell would certainly offer help around the churchyard in exchange.
He was in the choir for a while as well, but church hymns are just not his style. Eventually he would join in less and less often, but still never stop offering a helping hand when he thought it was needed.
More importantly, he enjoyed his found friendship with Sarrissa and Mr. Montague, seeing the good souls in them both, even if the Paladin seemed to expect a bit more from a personal code or the law than Castell did. He certainly was not expecting Zvaris to be quite as... Rugged... as he was, but he should have known better than to expect Merek to exaggerate. It takes all kinds in this world, as his mother would say, and he seems like a nice fellow at the least.
I think that's good for a position in the social dynamic. Thoughts? I feel like we're building two separate party histories, perhaps a way to connect our disparate groups is in order?
EDIT: Also skills! We should try to spread them out. I don't know what everyone else is picking up but so far I've got: Bluff, Know. Arcana, Linguistics, sense motive, and UMD.
For those that are new to PBP, some general comments about playing:
Try to not dictate what another character is going to do or how they feel. If your character interacts with them, allow them to respond.
In character speech should be bolded
In character thoughts should be italicized
In character commentary is normal text.
Out of character talk should use the ooc html tag.
All dice rolls use the dice html tag (see the spoiler box below at the bottom of the page).
Use paragraphs, decent grammar, and minimal spelling error. Do not use walls of text.
And lastly, PBP games are the perfect opportunity to really explore your inner dialogue and character thoughts. Take advantage of that when you post.
Hope this helps!
Example:
Merek walks up to the bound Orc kneeling on the ground. Sometimes, I hate my job, he thinks to himself. This is by far the worst thing about being a Paladin.
As there is no court to judge your actions, it falls to me to become your judge. You have been found guilty of kidnapping and murder. You have refused to see the light of Sarenrae and beg forgiveness for your crimes. Therefore, By my blade your life shall be forfeit.
Fortunately, all is not lost. By willingly accepting your fate, your soul shall be cleansed as your head severs from your body, and you shall be forgiven in the afterlife. May Sarenrae accept you
With that, Merek turns and swings his blade at the Orcs neck.
God, I hate executions, he says as he wiped the blood from his blade.
Zveris has hippie skills.
Survival, Handle animal, know nature, and Perception.
So am I the only one who thinks it'd be great if we turned into an all goblin party?
Skills: Diplomacy +7, Handle Animal +7, Knowedge Nobility +4, Knowledge Religion +4, Ride +5, Sense Motive +4
icehawk sighs.
"I tend to write like this, acutally."
he pauses a moment, thinking.
"I also tend to avoid writing my charecter thoguhts, as no-one can acutslly see them, instead wirting body lanugage when a thoguht woudl've been apprioreate."
I hope this bit of oddness doesn't bother anyone.
(I don't expect you to use this,)
So am I the only one who thinks it'd be great if we turned into an all goblin party?
Mmm.
Personally, i woudln't like that so much.
A bit of story for my character to tie in other characters:
Fray was born into a rather wealthy family. As he grew, he became obsessed with himself, despite how others viewed him. He took great care of himself, but soon he wanted for more. He began researching ways to enhance himself; to become even more beautiful. He stumbled upon the art of alchemy and became instantly entranced. He read of gained physical prowess, enhanced powers of persuasion, and even a few instances of slowing or even stopping the aging process. He found a tutor and began training immediately.
During the course of his studies, he found that a special plant that only grew in a specific swamp was required for his research. He hired a few bodyguards to accompany him to the swamp, as he did not trust local merchants to supply him with what he needed at a reasonable cost.
Strength 14
Dexterity 14
Constitution 12
Intelligence 15
Wisdom 10
Charisma 11 <--(Pretty boy but awful personality)
icehawk sighs.
"I tend to write like this, acutally."
he pauses a moment, thinking.
"I also tend to avoid writing my charecter thoguhts, as no-one can acutslly see them, instead wirting body lanugage when a thoguht woudl've been apprioreate."I hope this bit of oddness doesn't bother anyone.
(I don't expect you to use this,)
That way works too.
PBP makes for an excellent platform for showing character thoughts, because we can type it out and read it as a story. Character thoughts are for the benefit of other players, not their characters.
It also allows for much more in-depth character development and makes for great silent, broody characters. :)
icehawk sighs.
"I tend to write like this, acutally."
he pauses a moment, thinking.
"I also tend to avoid writing my charecter thoguhts, as no-one can acutslly see them, instead wirting body lanugage when a thoguht woudl've been apprioreate."I hope this bit of oddness doesn't bother anyone.
(I don't expect you to use this,)That way works too.
PBP makes for an excellent platform for showing character thoughts, because we can type it out and read it as a story. Character thoughts are for the benefit of other players, not their characters.
It also allows for much more in-depth character development and makes for great silent, broody characters. :)
I get why people write that way, but I tend to write the other way beucase it's the way I've written since I got here.
If it starts t bug anyone the way I write, I'll try and switch over to the normal way.
icehawk sighs.
"I tend to write like this, acutally."
he pauses a moment, thinking.
"I also tend to avoid writing my charecter thoguhts, as no-one can acutslly see them, instead wirting body lanugage when a thoguht woudl've been apprioreate."I hope this bit of oddness doesn't bother anyone.
(I don't expect you to use this,)That way works too.
PBP makes for an excellent platform for showing character thoughts, because we can type it out and read it as a story. Character thoughts are for the benefit of other players, not their characters.
It also allows for much more in-depth character development and makes for great silent, broody characters. :)
I get why people write that way, but I tend to write the other way beucase it's the way I've written since I got here.
If it starts t bug anyone the way I write, I'll try and switch over to the normal way.
I think I'll live. I'm fairly sure we'll pick up on what the quotes are for soon enough.
And in a brutally ironic stab to the chest, my post about how I only post with my phone gets lost. >_<
Long story short, I only use my phone and putting in bold brackets for every time he speaks would be incredibly stressful with my phone's keyboard.
Good thing about phone is that I usually respond quickly.
Bad thing is that it has a tendency to lose posts and is difficult to format.
Ergo, my profiles are just simple enough for me to get the info I need. Nothing fancy and no good set up. It's all just there, somewhere.
I will set speech apart with spaces like I'm doing with these sentences. Separate actions and speech, including pronouns after speech (which destroys the soul of my inner Grammar Nazi, by the way) are on different lines.
But, I /have/ been doing pbp for a couple years now, so I mostly know what I'm doing. :)
I hope this won't slow people down too much.
Also, character sheet should be finished. Let me know if I missed anything important.
And in a brutally ironic stab to the chest, my post about how I only post with my phone gets lost. >_<
Long story short, I only use my phone and putting in bold brackets for every time he speaks would be incredibly stressful with my phone's keyboard.
Good thing about phone is that I usually respond quickly.
Bad thing is that it has a tendency to lose posts and is difficult to format.
Ergo, my profiles are just simple enough for me to get the info I need. Nothing fancy and no good set up. It's all just there, somewhere.
I will set speech apart with spaces like I'm doing with these sentences. Separate actions and speech, including pronouns after speech (which destroys the soul of my inner Grammar Nazi, by the way) are on different lines.
But, I /have/ been doing pbp for a couple years now, so I mostly know what I'm doing. :)
I hope this won't slow people down too much.
Also, character sheet should be finished. Let me know if I missed anything important.
Your hero points are 1/3. Max is three, but you start with one.
If you want to make your club into something more interesting, talk to me about it.
Heck, you could switch it out for the mantle or just let me come up with an idea.
I've got a lot, if anyone wants them.
They're not all good, but that's why it's an idea, not not a requirement.
All I have left is my spells, and I'll be good to go. I would also like to know if I missed anything important, or if anyone has any build advice since I've never built a bard before.
Do you have any ideas for a sword, by preference a katana or a bastard sword,
Also: stats
14
12
13
16
10
11
With my nurocies it took me entirely too long to decide without knowing my racial modifiers
This is going to nag at me until we roll our race, which I hope is soon.
Do you have any ideas for a sword, by preference a katana or a bastard sword,
Yep. I can work on it.
Thanks :)
Aaaand, done.
EDIT: Whoops. Except traits. Might have to be boring about this and pick reactionary. Any ideas?