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Nightflier here.

I think that this old character of mine would be just right for a campaign like that. I've envisioned him as a "noble savage" type of character. If his background is approved, I'll re-crunch him depending on the rules.

Perception1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

The tall warrior silently passes through the gate and his right paw goes up to loose the blade in its sheet. He sniffs the cave air and consults the map. "All right, we go left. Be cautious. This is a bad place to die..."

Num-Rah:

Kel looks at each of you as he says. "It is time for you too make your choice Tyil-Num'Rah. Will you take the route across the ruins or will you risk the faster underground passages?"

I thought that I've replied to this, but I can't find the post.

"There is no time to lose. We must risk the greater danger to help our people."

I've finished with my RL obligations, so I can return to the game.

Num-Rah:

Kel gives a low purr as he chuckles. "As far as the map is concerned youR sense of smell will not aid you. But in the field if you smell burning flesh or ash you better keep your eyes to the sky. They're sky-ships run on what I could only imagine as burning corpse or something far worse..." He continues looking at the map and sighed. "When you reach the ruin look for anything that resembles this table, a great room of gathering place fit for soldiers. Perhaps we may find more then just weapons. The High Ones were wise but they left much behind before they left us."

He leans back and looks at the Blade Brothers who have rejoined the group in the main hall. Galsah looks throughly cowed and Selric continues to look focused and determined. The Tanya doesn't even spare the pair a glance as she watches Num-Rah and Kel. Kel looks at each of you as he says. "It is time for you too make your choice Tyil-Num'Rah. Will you take the route across the ruins or will you risk the faster underground passages?"

"We have no time to tarry. Every late moment may mean a life lost. I shall take the underground passages."

Can someone give me a link to a product that contains heroic distinctions? I'm all for upgrading existing items instead of piling new ones on our characters - that's why I decided to save the extra 2k GP.

Edit: Never mind. Found the thread.

"I am only a warrior, but I have some ability to sniff out the stench of evil. Can this be applied to the problem of locating our enemies?"

Num-Rah turns to the other members of his war party and asks: "I am ready to proceed. Tanya, do you have any preparations to do before we leave?"

I'm not going to be able to post till Monday. I have to go on a business trip. Very sorry. Of course, you can DMPC Num-Rah if there is a need for it.

"I have no questions, High Lord. I shall be guided by the Tanya's wisdom in seeking those relics. In this task, she should be our leader and I shall give any and every assistance she needs. We should be as one pride in this. The honor demands nothing less. I shall talk to my cub here. The task before us is dangerous, but I have no one to left him with. He should be a part of an effort to fight this new enemy, common to Tabaxy and Gnoll alike. It is his right."

Num-Rah doesn't take his eyes off the warrior who sneered at the pup, but nonetheless he replies to the Tanya. "The honor lies not in strength, but in knowledge when to apply that strength and against what... or whom. Strength by itself is no more than a tool; strength without honor is a danger, both to itself and to others. Blade is wielded by strength, but it must be guided by honor, and honor must be supported by discipline. Such is the way of our caste. But some tend to forget that. If they insist in flaunting their forgetfulness, they will be reminded." He finally takes his eyes off Galsah and turns to her. "I hope that is answer enough for you, Tanya. I am a warrior, not a wordsmith. May I have the honor of your name?", he asks.

Num-Rah wrote:

"I trust in your wisdom and guidance to choose my battle companions for me. I shall return at the appointed time."

Gnoll Pup = Male or Female?

If you have actions or roleplay you want to do before this then go ahead and post it in spoilers and I will work with you on it. ;)

The night passes far too quickly and your small apartment was in taters as your Gnoll pup played and rampaged about. Despite being the only one of their kind the small pup wasn't at all afraid of its surrounding, that was until you took them somewhere other then your apartment. Outside the apartment they were timid and afraid of most everyone except you, wherever you went it clung to your leg fearfully but for the most part it stared up at the sky. Rushing for cover whenever a shadow passed over head.

The loss the poor creature had suffered still weighed heavily upon it and despite it age it still hasn't spoke a word to even you. Merely pointing or gesturing at what it wants, even when it was hungry it didn't whine or beg, just sat silently pouting or glaring at you depending on its mood.

Your time with it was regrettably short and when dawn came you were back standing in the great hall, along with three others. Two of which were Beleghtor warriors, soldiers you didn't recognize, and a tall exotic looking female in flowing robes who appeared to be from among the Tanya. Although you didn't recognize her. You and the Tanya arrived around the same time and the Beleghtor soldiers had entered at separate times, the first had walked with a confidant and discipline stride. While the other, who arrived last, sauntered in and leered discreetly at the tall female while the other remained at attention, staring so hard straight ahead that you thought his gaze would bore through the walls. The Tanya remained standing as well, covered nearly head to toe in her robes and her hood pulled up covering the top of her head.

The pup is male. I'll create a profile for him as soon as you post the rules for Gnolls/Flinds. I have ToH Complete, if you want to use info from there.

Reaching with his clawed hand to pat the pup on the head, Num-Rah looks at the arrivals and then bows his head with respect at the female. "Greetings. I am Num-Rah."

Yeah, I agree.

"I trust in your wisdom and guidance to choose my battle companions for me. I shall return at the appointed time."

"I stand ready for whatever you command!"

Just picture katana or no-dachi with an edge on the other side, and that's it, basically. I'm trying to paint a picture of a cat-side culture, so ti seems obvious to me that they would make blades that look somewhat like claws.

Don't forget about me! :)

Nah. It's a Elven Curved Blade from Beta. Back then, it looked like a katana, but with an edge on the inner curve.

Right. I misinterpreted the table with weapon properties.

Corerue, to repeat my questions:

I plan to take Weapon Bond later on, so I have several questions about the weapon, especially since I have 2k extra gold to spend.

1) Is it reasonable to add +1 modifier for 2k gold I have left and can I then spend extra 2k to give it Bane property against Undead? My presumption is that the Elves were destroyed in a war against Cryx or some other Undead force, and my blade is supposed to be Elven relic.

2) I would like to continue to improve the blade by giving it intelligence at some later date. Is this possible?

3) What do I know of Gnolls and Flinds? I would like to both create my adopted pup and roleplay my relationship with it, but it would help me to formulate my response to the Big Cat.

"The Flind are without honor - true. And they despise us with every fiber of their being. Them and their Demon Goddess. That is all true. But they are far from being stupid and they value strength above all. I would go and challenge their champion to a single combat, to prove myself. I would take the pup I rescued as proof of my intentions. They must be hurting more than us, since they don't have the legacy of High Ones to guide them and protect them. They should welcome this alliance. Of course, we should guard against their treachery, which will surely come - but for now, the honor demands we should at least try to unite the living against the dead."

Sense Motive 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

What do I know of Gnolls and Flinds? Since they are ancestral enemy of Tabaxy, I should at least know what is in Bestiary, right?

Num-Rah silently stands and waits for the others to leave. This will be his first time alone with the leader of his caste. Never before was he so honored and his heart beats just a bit faster.

The young warrior meets the golden stare with his own ice-blue eyes. "Greetings, Tyil Kel'der'druinidin. I stand before you as a survivor of the fight against the Dark Ones. They can be killed, or killed again - since it seems that they are dead already. But this demands new way of thinking. New approach to fighting. And allies. We can not do this alone. Some would call it dishonorable, but methinks that we must seek allies amongst the nomads, and even amongst the Gnolls. They have been our enemy since the time of High Ones, true. But now, we stand against the raising tide of night, that will swallow Gnoll and Tabaxi alike, city-dwellers and nomads. We must stand together or fall separately. Those are my words, and if you find them dishonorable, I will gladly pay for them with my life. But by my words I am bound."

This is how I envision Num-Rah, only white.

Aware of his youth and inexperience, Num-Rah stands at the back, watching Kel'der'druinidin and waiting for his reaction. Mighty muscles dance beneath his white pelt while he waits for the decision of his elders. Truly, he has seen the devastation with his own eyes. What is to be done? For a moment, his thoughts wander to the wild cub of his people's ancestral enemy that he rescued. Perhaps the answer lies in unity against the common enemy? What is the honorable way? His inner self remains silent. He sighs and then returns his gaze to Kel'der'druinidin. The old warrior has something in mind, but what?

I am on a business trip until Sunday morning. I'll try to post before that if the game starts, but I am not sure if I'll be able.

I'll probably invest the extra 2 grand in a bow. Right now, I don't know when or if Mirrianissa and I will join the main party, so I'm thinking we could use a ranger weapon.

Aelessaer wrote:

Donovan Lynch wrote:

Num-Rah: first syllable with a "uh" or "oo" sound?

With an "oo" :)

Num-Rah: Your Gnoll follower is fine and I will post some rules on that later. What age do you hope to start them at? As you sounded like a young character, so the Gnoll is much older then when you found it, I was thinking of applying the young template to the Gnoll and thus keeping its stats down for now until it matures. Does that sound good?

I thought to be 21 years old at the start of the game. Num-Rah is still young and his honor is not stained or strained by many years and hard choices. Perhaps he is a bit naive and does not realize the full price that the honor demands.

I also had in mind a young template for the Gnoll. I would make him a part of the game, but in non-essential way, such as "Pup, go get me a drink of water!" or something like that. And when I reach high enough level to take Leadership, he would become mature follower, with distinct personality. Until that moment, I planned to play him as half-feral child, essentially.

Well, yeah - but your character is also CN and mine is LN, so there should be a lot of differences from the start.

Yeah, that's another thing I wanted to ask GM about: What are the chances of improving our starting items? Num-Rah's equipment consists mostly of ancient relics of the High Ones. He would not throw it away just because he found something better. If possible, I would prefer to enchant it further, perhaps with ioun stones or something. Or if there are a Artificer-like NPCs, that would be great. We could turn our loot into enchantments.

Edit: GM, what are your thoughts about my Gnoll follower? Right now, he is a pup, but when he matures, I plan to take Leadership and take him as cohort. Is that OK? If it is, can you post your rules for Gnoll characters?

I may decide to take a composite longbow as well. I thought about the gunpowder weapon, but I think that they would be repulsive to Num-Rah because of the stench.

Rolling for HP:

8 + 1d8 + 2d10 + 16 ⇒ 8 + (7) + (6, 7) + 16 = 44

I just finished with Num-Rah's crunch and it all got eaten by the post monster. Grmph!

Well, back to the drawing board, I guess.

This is Num-Rah with his old crunch. I'm gonna remake him later today, since I'm at work now. Looking forward to this game.

I'll have to wait on your decision about Ancestral Relic and my weapon before I proceed with character creation. If you need to introduce me soon, I think that I can jump in the game like this, and finish Skills, Feats and equipment later.

Valegrim, here are the barest bones of my character. I am really sorry for not finishing everything already, but my RL obligations are mounting with enormous speed. I will finish everything today, though.

I have some questions, though:

1) How much money do I have to spend on equipment?
2) What is the holly symbol of RA?
3) Is Ancestral Relic feat from Book of Exalted Deeds available?

4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 6, 2) = 15
4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 5, 1) = 14

4d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 2, 6) = 11
4d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 2, 1) = 9

4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 4, 3) = 14
4d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 6, 5) = 19

4d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 5, 4) = 14
4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 5, 3) = 16

4d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 3, 3) = 16
4d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 6, 4) = 21

4d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 5, 3) = 15
4d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 5, 1) = 10

OK, so it's: 15, 11, 19, 16, 21, 15

Num-Rah is a 6'8'' tall and 190 lbs heavy Whitemane Litorian. His broad back is straight as a spear and he carries
his heavy backpack and strange-looking great sword as lightly as feathers. Num-Rah's pelt and
mane are whiter than a fresh snow and eyes blue as waters of a mountain lake burn with quiet intensity.
Num-Rah speaks but rarely. When he does, his voice is deep and rich. In a sheet across his back rests a strange
sword, as large as a greatsword, but single-edged and with a handle made from carved bone of some large beast. By
his right arm there's another strange weapon. Similar to short sword in size, this is obviously a weapon made for
both chopping and stabbing, but with an inward-curved blade and wider end section of the blade. To his caravan
companions, Num-Rah seems as exotic and deadly as his weapons. When asked, he said that his people call them
"Direclaw" and "Smallclaw".

Num-Rah was born in the mountains on the edge of the savanna (I'm thinking Kilimanjaro), as a son to the priest-king of the ancient city of Opar. The city holds thousands of catfolk, with pelts of different colors, but the highest of them all are whitemanes, born to defend, to rule and to bring justice. Their strength is tempered by justice and their justice is tempered by mercy - but their wrath is terrible thing to behold. Whitemanes are mostly paladins and sorcerers, since they lack the Constitution of their cousins, but are gifted with great Charisma (Changes to Litorian: +2 Str, +2 Dex, +2 Cha instead of Con; favorite classes Paladin and Sorcerer). One of their sacred duty is to make blades for
the common Litorians, who are mostly hunters and shepherds and elders tend to be shamans. Whitemane bladesmiths
believe that the warrior soul is bound in his blade. All of the male Litorians upon reaching maturity receive
"smallclaw" - kukri-shaped short sword, which signifies their right to take wives and join the warprides - Litorian
equivalent of legions. One of the duties of the Whitemane kings is to make enough smallclaws for all of the male
Litorians, who receive those weapons from the hands of shamans. Whitemanes have a different ceremony of celebrating
adulthood: They make there own smallclaw, and then they go on a spirit quest in the lands of ice to find the spirit
which will live in their chosen blade, given to them by their father, the king of their tribe.

Okay, so this is my tentative proposal. I've envisioned him as a Pathfinder paladin, but I can build him with 3.5 classes.

Now, what are your rules for Litorians/Catfolk?

I love your setting. I have a character that I think would be excellent fit for this game, and I would really love to play him, but I have envisioned him as Paladin, so I don't know if that is enough healing power for your party. Also, I would like to play a Traul, since my character is perhaps more Lawful that Good and I do love that "honor-bound Klingon" vibe they have, but I'm afraid that -2 to Charisma would be pretty stiff penalty for a Paladin.

You've written Trauls as very adaptable race. Is there any chance of mutation among them? My character was albino Litorian in Ptolus game, with -2 to Con and +2 to Cha. Is something like that possible?

I am posting as that character right now (I've used him in another game as Crusader), but I am more than prepared to adapt him to your world.

nightflier wrote:

Do you allow Litorians in the game? I have an old character, litorian paladin called Num-Rah, who started his life in Ptolus game world, then exchanged it to Grayhawk. I reworked him to be crusader, but I'll change him back to paladin if you allow.

Nightflier,

Due to the unique nature of this game, I will allow it. Your Litoran came from Ptolus (GREAT setting btw!) through a portal (I forget where one is in Ptolus, but I am sure we can find one, he he) and ended up trapped in Barovia. Therefore he will not know the other party members, at least not right away.

If you decide to go for it, then please rework him to a Paladin, and also make sure his stats are heroic (2d6+6).

Thanks

This is Nightflier's paladin, Num-Rah. Check out the stats and background and if it suits you, I'll rework him to paladin.

Num-Rah wakes and yawns, fangs flashing. "Nice morning for somebody else to die. Nice moves, bladesister."

"Well, then, let us go and return here when morrow comes."

The paladin's eyes flash with annoyance.

"Preparation is essential, yes. But we cannot wait so long that they leave. Or worse, discover and attack us."

"It is as it must be, friend", rumbles the Litorian. "Do not succumb to anger. Soon enough we shall fight and mayhaps die. Do not loose your patience and do not draw your blade in anger, or the light shall die as well, should we perish. Now, let us prepare to face evil. It's stench should be obliterated from this world - and it's up to us to do so. What say you, bladesister?"

"When we are confronted by evil, we should be guided by wisdom. Perhaps we could overcome the enemy, but at what cost? Silverlight teaches that one should live to fight another day. To charge into fight senselessly is to fight - and die - without honor."

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

"Wait a moment, friend. Let me stand beside you so that we may face the peril together."

"This place seems to be filled with unquiet dreams of dead gods. It needs be purified by light of Celestia."

"Methinks something evil this way comes... to die, again if needs be."

Num-Rah follows, sheeting his dreadclaw and drawing smallclaw.