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I'm making pretty good progress on my barbarian (and by that I mean that I've decided on a name, which is by far the hardest part of character creation for me). I should be fully done in the next day or so I'd say. @Salsa, you're 100% right about the 4s. One of the words for 4 is that same as the word for death in the Japanese language, so it's considered pretty unlucky. Doesn't bode well for me so far haha! :)
Not japanese, but I did live there for a while when I was younger. Why do you ask? I'm looking at making a pretty basic character, been a minute since I played 1e. Likely a vanilla human barbarian, I loved the description of the dwarven blacksmith who throws tantrums as a mentor.
A reroll! Thanks, I think I will. When I first read your post I thought I must have missed something, but then I realised you were kidding :P
I think the dice are against me, I'll stick with the point buy :)
Awesome, that's great! Thanks Salsa, I'll roll some stats and start on a build. At this stage I'm thinking some kind of barbarian.
Oh,those are gross. I think I'll be going with point buy for sure
I've been a lurker on these forums for ages but I've never had the stones to throw in for a game. How do you feel about applicants from a play by post rookie? I've got plenty of TTRPG experience and I'm a fast learner, if you'll give me a shot I'd love to throw in for this.
How would you feel about taking a chance on a PBP rookie? If you're happy to accept my application, I'd love to throw my hat in. This sounds awesome!
Hey Fabian, I'm going to have to bow out of this recruitment after all. I've had some stuff come up that'll prevent me from being as active as I'd like in the next few months. Thanks for taking the time to engage with me, hopefully I'll see you guys around in the near future.
Thanks for the feedback Fabian. Based on your post, I might start working on a few more details to round out my ideas for Kovash while I work on his character sheet as well.
After reading the rulebook I can see what you mean about encouraging roleplay. I never played the older editions (unless you count Baldur's Gate on PC) but there's really not a lot to track on your character sheet. I think that's really cool,back in the day when my group was playing 3.5 it sometimes felt like mathletics with all the modifiers. I feel like you could really focus on the core aspects of the game with a simple ruleset like this.
Vrog, thank you so much for that welcome and all the information you've provided. That's super kind of you to take the time to offer so much help, I really appreciate it. I completely understand that this isn't a sure thing, but there's no harm in trying out right? On that note, I've finished up a rough draft of the character I want to put forward. I don't know if this is correct etiquette, but I was hoping to throw this here now and maybe get some feedback? I'm not sure if I've given too much (or not enough) info, so any constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated. Anyway, here it is; Kovash, the Kalashtar Psychic Warrior (Eldritch Knight). a) Appearance:
Kovash stands at 6 feet tall. He has an athletic frame, lean yet powerful and stands with the posture of a disciplined warrior. His straight black hair is intricately braided on the sides and tied into a topknot at the back of his head. His eyes are a soft blue in colour, and his features are angular and sharp. His skin is smooth, and lightly tanned. He wears a suit of well-crafted chainmail and carries a slender blade of icy blue crystal. His steel shield is strapped tightly to his back. b) Background:
Kovash was born to a Kalashtar enclave in the Overlook district of Sharn. His childhood was much like that of any of the other Kalashtar, spent practicing meditative techniques and learning how to balance the two souls within himself. He showed great talent in the practice of sheshan talarash dasyannah, a martial art form roughly translated as ‘dancing with the shadows on the path to the light’ and he was apprenticed to Master Valakhad of the Shadow Watchers when he was of age. Though his forms were precise and his stances near perfect, Kovash never managed to manifest a mindblade. It was a great source of embarrassment to the young Kalashtar, as he could feel the soul of his Quori ancestor yearning for battle. Valakhad was a kind master, and instead of relegating Kovash to the role of artisan or labourer he instead commissioned the crafting of a weapon for the boy. When Kovash received his gift, a beautifully balanced crystal blade, he became determined to do his master proud. A few short years later he was accepted as a fully-fledged Shadow Watcher. Kovash’s most recent assignment was to travel to the Shadow Marches as a bodyguard to Sorashana, a psionic archivist and renowned scholar who specialised in the study of Eberron Dragonshards. c) Personality: Kovash remembers vividly the violence his ancestor spirit suffered at the hands of the Quori. He maintains a disciplined lifestyle in order to suppress the powerful emotions these memories evoke. He is fearless in approaching new challenges, and he chases the thrill of battle in order to placate his tumultuous inherited emotions. His Quori ancestor is a Du’ulora, a naturally aggressive spirit that feeds on the anger of others. When he loses his temper, Kovash can sometimes struggle to contain himself.
Thanks for the prompt reply and warm welcome! That's plenty of information for me, I've already started working on my concept. I'll be rolling with an Eldritch Knight reskinned as a Psychic Warrior, and my kalashtar will be descended from a Du'ulora quori (using fluff only from the 3.5 players guide to Eberron). He will most likely have been attached to the scholar as some sort of bodyguard type, expect more details to come.
Ah, I see. Sorry for jumping the gun, in case you can't tell I'm just a little bit excited about this. I'm super impressed with the rolls too, thanks for letting me keep them! I'm thinking if this gets off the ground I'll play a fighter.
Thanks Branding Opportunity! Awesome, I love He Man, and Numenaria was my favourite place in Golarion! So does this mean you're looking at human characters only?
I thought I'd post up some stats just to see how the dice roller works. Are we assigning them in order rolled as per the rulebook, or can we put them wherever?
I'm really interested in joining the play by post scene, so if you'd have a newbie I'd be keen to apply. I've just downloaded the ruleset, I'll take a look and if a concept jumps out at me I'll post it up here.
Hey guys! I just stumbled across these forums while searching for some old dungeon magazine issues for my Roll20 game. I've never played by post before, but I saw this advertisement for an Eberron game and I decided to take the plunge and try my luck. Would you be happy for a complete newbie to throw in an application? If so, I have a quick question. I love the kalashtar race so I'd really like to throw in for the PC1 spot. What exactly would this character be escaping from within the shadow marches? Are they captives of a specific group/faction, or something else entirely? I'm only asking so that I can put together a reasonable motivation for the character to be in the shadow marches in the first place. Kalashtar are so exotic and unusual, and I like to make sure that I place my character in the world realistically. Thanks in advance for taking the time to read my post. |
