I'm going to bow out. This week reminded me that I am actually already falling behind on the Campaigns I am in now. It isn't fair to anyone for me to add to that. Even if the Campaign is awesome.
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So this is Irnk's offering. Meta-wise, I started him in a Kingmaker/Curse of the Crimson Throne mash-up that petered-out not long after we made it to third level & were just on the cusp of forging the Kingdom, so basically what has happened since then was that we wound up being betrayed to the forces of Issian Brevoy & Tad was the only survivor. No longer having the heart to keep going up there, Tad has wandered for a few years since then, always going further away from Brevoy & the River Kingdoms until he finally left the continent all together.
My Mother called. She is going to need my help with things a lot more now. I should know in a day or two if I am going to need to bow out permanently.
DundjinnMasta: Brows arching & attitude perking slightly at mention of his Sister's deceased husband's forethought, Tad responds. "No guaranties, but you're no dummy, you think they're worth following?"
DundjinnMasta: Shaking his head in disgust, Tad wrestles with how much to tell her. "Varn no longer sits at the big table." He shrugs. "He challenged an unknown, untested claimant, without even bothering to try & gain intelligence beforehand."
"No wonder Da scarpered off!" Tad explodes, slumping sullenly as his ire slowly recedes.
As Teyran explains his concerns & his plan for dealing with them; Tad, still disgruntled with the Swordlord's stupidity, makes his way back to his sister's entourage.
Particularly as it isn't irrelevant or invalid. It's the leadership of the refugees for the most part. Technically, even our own legitimacy derives from them, now.
Right now, we need to a) Get the refugees the rest of the way to the Trading Post. b) Decide if we are going to establish a community for them there or elsewhere. c) Decide if we are going to integrate or separate the refugee & 'bandit' populations. Then we will need to focus on things like pacifying the surrounding area & establishing a political presence.
"And yer fellers wonder why yer lost..." Tad remarks, shaking his head disgustedly as he turns & walks from the tent.
Tad, calmly having positioned himself to impede any attempt on the part of the guards to follow Swordlord Varn's order smiles amicably but implacably at them as he anticipates the direction matters proceed.
Hrm... I've been a bit more reactive in this campaign, as apposed to proactive as I am in some of my others. I will look back over & see what Tad might be doing right about now.
Tad steps over, embracing his sister awkwardly.
"I'n they don't accept, tha boys're no worse off'n better placed ta fend fer themselves.". Tad responds.
Sounds as though we have no opposition to remaining E6 & at least half or so in favor.
Everything except the Feat is done. Once more I am trying to decide between multiple feat choices. The top choices are Iron Will, Improved Grapple, Improved Reposition & Power attack. Considering Tad clocks in at 1d3 + 7 damage on a punch right now, I'm not certain that Power attack is entirely necessary for more than I need it for some of the other feats I want for him... Given that one of the things that first attracted me to this Campaign in the first place was trying out E6, I personally would just as soon stay with that rules's-set, but I'm not so attached to that idea I'll quit if the majority would prefer we try something different.
Tad rocks his head from side to side but neither agrees nor disagrees.
::blink:: ::blink:: "Well..." Tad replies, contorting his lips in consternation & contemplation.
"Ah've known worse places, comp'ny'n causes ta die fer." Tad turns his predatory grin to Falgrim. "What say yer educate us?.."
"Look on the tha bright side," Tad says, clapping Teyran heartily on the shoulder. "Right now their options are 'stay & fight', 'try ta sneak through a civil war', an 'try & sneak through a dangerous territory where even tha animals're up again' them'!"
Teyran & Antha: "'e might back down if yer showed it. But 'e'd lose face afore 'is own, so I doubt it."
Please tell me it isn't down to just Teyran & I...
As Varn & his men consider Teyran's words and their response, Tad steps just before Teyran, smiling beatifically at Varn, his demeanor somehow both relaxed & anticipatory.
I'm actually somewhere else, but still ready to resume.
All I ask is to be kept aware, which you are doing admirably. I understand that you have several other claims to your time. When you get back, I'll still be here.
Suspecting his companion's effectiveness is likely to draw their foe's ire, Tad moves to interpose himself between either Morley or Antha & the opposing wildlife.
Mass Combat, even using the rules, is not particularly my thing. I recognize that we are in one right now & it makes perfect sense to be in it, but that has generally been the reason behind my lack of posts recently. Yes, Tad is fairly obviously a 'combat-primary' character, he's a fighter after all, but he's more interested in one-on-one fighting. I am however quite fond of role play as well. Not certain this answered any of your questions, but I am glad to see we are still going.
I would like to say the drama is over, but the truth is it is simply at an abeyance. I am however, back. Ready when you are DundjinnMasta!
Ok guys, Real Life (TM) just hit me hard. I have a family emergency which I seem to be the only effective adult for, so I suspect it is going to be several days to a week before I am in a position to post again. DundjinnMasta, please 'bot' me as needed until I post I'm back.
Moving to interpose himself between Teyran & the onrushing Stag Lord, Tad slows at the Stag Lord's words. Looking to his own leader, Tad tenses in preparation for his order.
No worries. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
Woo Hoo!
Ouch, that certainly puts my situation in perspective... Take all the time you need, thanks for giving us a head's-up.
After the fact, I realized a further contributing factor was that last week was finals week for my accelerated college class. I have three five-week classes, of which one just finished, so I believe that in the interests of not having another episode like this past week, I will likely be taking another hiatus when my next final comes up in about a month. Yes, I'm back.
Guys, I apologize but I feel I should probably take a break from PbP for a bit. I just wound up leaving a Campaign I had a great deal of time & enjoyment invested in because what I felt was a simple miscommunication snowballed rapidly & to be painfully honest, I can't tell if I was over-reacting or took too long to make the break.
You can't hope to single-handedly hold off the bandits...
Oh good, I can deal with... "What she said." Tad adds as he tucks, rolls, weaves & in one instance vaulted through the massed throng of refugees in the direction of the supposed threat.
Shaking his head ever more vigorously as Teyran reads the document aloud, Tad interjects. "Yes & no." As the others turn to him, he continues. "I like tha idea o' 'no laird' as much as any, but piece o' paper 'r' no, you don't set up who's who & what's what toot sweet, fellers like Varn 'n' others 'r' gonna try & do it for ya."
Eyeing the box leerily, Tad hands it over, unopened, to Teyran. "If this is what I suspect it is, it's all on you mate."
As his sister begins to crumple, Tad rushes forward, picking her up much like a child's doll & rocking her as comfortingly as he is able. "Csitt. Ez rendben lesz. Igen, apám egy nyomorult, ez nem jelenti azt, hogy. Ez lesz rendben lesz."
Varisian: "Hush now. It will be alright. Yes, Father is a wretch, that doesn't mean you are. It will be alright."
Tad briefly glances sideways at Arasmes. Is he clueless or just pushing the joke?
"Yeah, lot'r no fun. They keep hoggin' all tha real fun fer themselves..." He quips. Shrugging to indicate Tayran & LoTae in particular in his description.
"What?! You thought I was gonna let yer strays die again, so you decided ta find new ones?" Tad pipes up at the sight of his sister & her companions before anyone else has a chance to speak, his sardonic smirk concealing a very real filial concern.
Varisian: "She never has let me live down what happened with the puppy..."
As Lord Varn idly comments about denying you seeing or speaking with Lady Orlovsky, the rest of you notice an unusually hard cast come over Tad's features. Fortunately, it passes as the lord chooses instead to expedite your visit.
Tad eyes the guards & other refugees appraise-ingly.
Well, I'm certainly glad to hear you are doing better & looking forward to resumption of game.
I will be at a Family Reunion for about a week, starting sometime tomorrow.
Tad stretches; the bones, muscles & sinew of his Ectomorphic frame almost audibly grinding & popping as he does so. "I'd no' say no ta seein' sis safely here, nae."
Yep, that's the one! Huh, the bonus only applies to unarmed strikes & Grapples...
I'll still take it the first chance I get, but bummer.
And I've updated my character sheet. Fort +1, hp +9 Skills: Acrobatics, Climb, Linguistics (Hallit, Skald)x2, Sense Motive Feat: Combat Expertise Bravery +1
Next level I get Close Combatant & I get to really start throwing people around! hee hee! edit: I missed your comment earlier LoTae; Thinking about it more, survivability & the fact that it was a pre-req for Improved Reposition was really what decided for me. Tad is unlikely to ever go much past Light Armor (For one thing I lose Armor Training, for another I want that sweet Light armor only enhancement that gives me bonuses to my unarmed attack & Maneuvers), so anything else that makes him harder to hit is a good thing. Yes, he's made of hit points, but hit points get chewed up fast if you aren't careful.
Just realized I never posted here. Thought I did, but I will not. I am going to go with the following for HP per level: 4 for d6, 6 for d8, 8 for d10, 10 for d12.
I'll take it!
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