Rahadur's page

So, to interested folks, how do you guys deal with character sheets around here? I'm used to hosting them at RPGCrossing, and I know some people do Mythweavers (whom we have a rivalry with I guess).

A fairly typical thing to do is create an alias and use its profile page as your character sheet, as I've done with Rahadur here. But some people do link to external sites for character sheets. It depends largely on what the GM asks for, and what the players are used to if the GM is open to many different options.

Ouch! Hope you get back to normal soon.

Rahadur, recognizing that these people will probably not appreciate being bombarded with questions all at once, stays silent for the moment, waiting for their replies.

Rahadur nods at the dwarf. "Thank you," he says, entering where indicated. "Nidal has told us something of your plight. We shall see if it be possible for us to aid you."

"To clarify, we are enemies of those trollkin who have taken the village," Rahadur adds, his warm, dry voice seeming at odds with the darkness and cold.

"I am called of Azuran," Rahadur says, with a slight quirk of his lips that might almost have been a grin in happier times. "If you would not find it too odd, I could say a brief blessing upon the grave."

Rahadur seems somewhat surprised by this, though his surprise quickly turns to understanding.

"तपाईंले लामो, साम्राज्य टाढा भएको छैन तपाईं सानो एउटा छ?" He half-asks, half-states.

"It seems a majority of us agree," Rahadur says, turning back to the man they had rescued. "If you would guide us to this place, sir, we shall see what aid we might render, that your tragedy be not further added to."

"Indeed, we need information, and time to plan," Rahadur agreed. "As for your implication, Artaruk," he added, "I am scarcely so far from the empire because I entirely agree with its policies."

Rahadur nods, and does as the man suggests. "So they have taken the stockade, then?" he asks quietly as he walks.

Rahadur is terrible at sneaking: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (13) - 4 = 9

"Easy, now," Rahadur says, soothingly, as he sets to work. There is little he can do with conventional means, and so he calls on Azuran to aid him.

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

"Now, perhaps you might tell us some of what has happened here?" Rahadur suggests as his healing magics work.

No idea if he needs to pull the arrows out first or if the spell will help with that... or if this guy can be saved at all with three arrows in him.

Any reaction from the not-yet-dead man as Rahadur approaches?

Ah, I didn't know Cha factored into it. That makes sense, then.

I'm waiting right now to see if there's any kind of reaction from this person as Rahadur approaches before just going ahead and healing him.

I was rather surprised that Rahadur's was 8. I remember Oracle giving a bonus to starting status, but I still don't know where there rest came from.

I expect we'll get in some very heated arguments, but the worst that will come of it is glaring at each other from opposite sides of camp or something. :D

"I have some blessings of healing from Azuran, yes," Rahadur replies to Gadron. He considers remonstrating Artaruk for killing one who was surrendering, but decides the minotaur is unlikely to listen to a dragonkin on such a topic, and so forbears.

Instead he walks over to Gadron and murmurs a quiet prayer, then touches the elf's wound. Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 Gadron's wound closes nicely.

Rahadur then looks around and notices the one, apparently not yet dead, body. "And it would seem healing is needed elsewhere," he comments, hurrying over to the person.

Maybe that was it. Anyway, it's done now.

I thought I'd moved it in Roll20, which is why I was confused when I looked at it and it was back in its original position. Maybe I just thought I'd moved it and never actually did. Thanks for letting it work, though.

Ummm... why did Rahadur's token get moved way back? I thought he'd moved up near the trollkin last round. Did that get reverted for some reason? I thought I was 10' away from the trollkin, ready to 5' step inside his reach and attack. At least, that's what I said in my last post:

Rahadur moves forward, wary of the trollkin's spear.

He moves forward one move action, which if I'm right puts him within 10' of the trollkin, next to the kobold.[/ooc]

Rahadur finishes closing with the trollkin and stabs with his own shortspear.

Spear stab: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

This is why Rahadur has avoided attacking the kobolds and is trying to close with the trollkin. ;)

Rahadur moves forward, wary of the trollkin's spear.

He moves forward one move action, which if I'm right puts him within 10' of the trollkin, next to the kobold.

I think it's already turned to violence :D

Apologies, yes, Rahadur targeted himself with his Shield of Faith.

"Turn on your slavers scalykin! Throw off your shackles!"

This might have worked better if some of us hadn't already attacked the kobolds. XD

Changed my bonus language to Elemental.

I figure, since it's a surprise round, that this won't step on anyone's toes even though my initiative is a little bit later.

Rahadur narrowed his eyes. Kobolds here were unlikely to be as friendly to dragonkin as he was accustomed to, and this other creature... well, its actions marked it as likely a threat. Still, he had no wish to strike the first blow... but to be prepared for combat was prudent.

"बतास मेरो ढाल हुन!" he quietly prayed, then gripped his spear in a guarded position as the slight winds that always accompanied him picked up. Casting Shield of Faith.

How much knowledge would we have of trollkin?

Rahadur looked back to Nish'Grak and spoke in Mharoti, his voice seeming to echo the dry warmth of his distant home, "म तपाईं बरामद गरेको थियो एक पटक आउन पर्याप्त बुद्धिमानी हुनेछ महसुस लागि, जवान तिमीलाई पालना थियो विश्वसनीय। तपाईं लागि पपडी आदि का साथै हाम्रो जिब्रो थाहा हुन सक्छ, तपाईंको शब्दहरू सावधान रहनुहोस् हुन चाहनुहुन्छ सक्छ। हामी अविश्वास, तर समझ छर्न हुँदैन।"

Then he looked over at Artaruk and spoke in the Trade Tongue. "Oft times there is more to battle than strength of arms, yes?" He turned back to Nish'Grak. "No doubt you have talents in such things, young kobold?"

He smiled gently. "And perhaps we might have your name? I am, if you did not hear, Rahadur."

"Ah, yes, my apologies," Rahadur says. "I am Rahadur. I am certain we shall all come to know one another well, if the whisper of battle in the wind holds true."

"I am no warrior," Rahadur said, his dry voice oddly soothing, "Though I have some small skill with arms." He raises his spear slightly. "Rather, I am... I suppose you might call me a priest of sorts."

He grins slightly, looking up at the minotaur--an unfamiliar feeling, given his own height. "I have some ability with healing or supportive magics, is what you most likely will wish to know. But now, it seems we are all agreed that we wish to go towards this smoke, yes? Then let us depart."

He turns and begins to walk towards the smoke.

I should note that he said that second part in Trade Tongue.

Ah, okay. :D I wasn't sure which language to use for Google Translate, which is why I did not. I'll have to look over the list to decide what Rahadur would have instead of Kobold.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 2

Rahadur squints his eyes slightly at the sudden light, trying to remember exactly how they'd gotten here. But the sight of smoke and Nish'Grak's obvious distress soon distract him from such thoughts.

Wanting to calm the kobold, Rahadur speaks soothingly in Kobold. "Come, surely it cannot be so bad as that, yes? We will see where we are, and what we may do, and I am certain all will be well."

Then he looks at the others in their odd little company. How wide their mysterious employers had cast their net! He draws out his spear and points with it at the smoke. "A wind of destruction blows, and I cannot help but think our path winds that way, too."

Friends, squishy dragonling, we are not.

Not after what the Mharoti did to my people.

Ah, you wander to preach peace? The scars betray you. Once an Edjet, always an Edjet. Be glad you wear that same red cloth I do.

Oh, this will be fun :)

Ah, Edjet. That title I have not borne since before your birth, unless I miss my guess. Perhaps even before the birth of your father. The wind is ever-changing, and long has it been since I thought much on those days...

As the shifting winds, we have been blown together for a time, friends. May we do such deeds that the stars themselves will marvel to look upon!

/me is waiting excitedly for Raven's Call to begin

Too bad... but I can certainly understand why. Hope you can get work under control!

Oooo, interesting... I can already imagine Rahadur making oblique references to this in vague prophecy-like terms and having no clue what he's talking about... :D

Ah, for some reason I couldn't see the folders for the checked files from the link. But now that I've clicked these links I can. Thanks!

Oh, wow, I didn't think his starting status would be so high!

And now I can only see three. No idea what's going on, unless it's something with the sharing settings.

Huh... I only see four files in the Google Drive, for some bizarre reason, none of which are the stat block for Rahadur. Maybe there's some bizarre permissions issue? Or I somehow am looking at a cached version of the page? I'll fiddle around and see if I can figure out what's going on with me.

Looking forward to playing!

Have fun with your family! Looking forward to starting when you get back!

Oooo, neat! That's perfect! So I could say something like, "Many stars chase the Serpent's tail. It is a bad day to start journeys." Or something like that. Particularly if we get to 7th level and I get Star Chart.

Hmmm... maybe I'll have to propose some Mharoti constellations?

Okay, I've uploaded Rahadur. I created him as a human, so switching him to a dragonkin should fix most of the issues with him. I think he'll get one more language, which should be Kobold, and he picked Lightning as his elemental resistance. I discovered that I don't have the Hero Lab files for Ultimate Campaign, either, so you'll have to switch out my custom Talented trait for the real Talented trait.

Let me know if there's any other issues! And many thanks!

I'll have a look for the detailed articles, but in Midgard the stars are living beings, orbiting/chasing the deific sun. It's not clear that their position is necessarily fixed in constellations. I remember there being at least one article in Kobold Quarterly but would need to check.

All right, thanks! Rahadur is all about the wind, the sky, and the stars, so it'd be very helpful to know as much as possible about them.

I didn't use Hero Lab to build Rahadur, since I don't have any of the Midgard plugins. I could build Rahadur as a human or something, though, and send you the file, which you could then make into a dragonkin. I'm guessing that you'd prefer that to a free-form character sheet?

I did have a couple setting questions. I remember from skimming the Campaign Setting doc that the stars of Midgard are kind of weird, but I wasn't sure how weird they are. Are there any constellations specified in any of the setting documents? Since Midgard is flat, does one's view of the stars change as one goes north-south or east-west, or are they distant enough from Midgard that travel doesn't really change your view of them? Do they change with the seasons at all?

Sounds great to me!

Oh, yeah, it is getting close now.

*Immediately goes off to triple-check his submission.*

I think I've made all of the tweaks to Rahadur I need to, now. Please let me know if anything about him doesn't fit with the setting or your tastes as a GM.