Hey all. It was suggested to me that the homebrew campaign I'm currently running in real life would make a great play-by-post. The world is a bit different from normal settings, but I'm sure you fine folks on Paizo can take it.
Here's the setting: Medium magic world left in the wake of an ancient civil war among the elves. Sort of a dark-ish Adgar Rice Burroughs/ Steampunk feel. The current status of the world on a cultural level is humans at a tribal level, but with the relatively scientificly advanced Akkadian colonists, and a native area that is mostly unknown to the peninsula continent that was untouched by the war and is about as advanced as the Akkadians.
Note: This is NOT Eberron. There are no magic trains or crap like that--normal steampunk type stuff-like hot-air balloons (in some areas). Most of the time magic and the limited technology don't even look at each other. (Although I am allowing artificers).
As the elves pretty much killed each other off, the closest you can come is half-elf, and only because you would have a distant elven ancestor or something like that, not an elven parent. Dwarves, gnomes, halflings, and half-orcs (who are their own species, not a hybrid) have special area considerations.
Gnomes change their favored class to Artificer because of their native area and culture. Humans have to chose which of the following groups they come from:
- The educated and esoteric Akkadians who would be wizards, psions, and the like,
- the shamanistic and tribal Jotnir who live in the center of the continent,
- the nomadic Hathir of the cold southern lands, or
- the advanced humans north of the mountains in the unexplored lands.
The main religion of the world is a collection of the animisms of the tribal humans, various philosophies, and a dualism between Calum, god of righteousness (sort of like Heironeous), and Tenma, the Fiend Lord. This is only really relevent for clerics and paladins (though they can also follow philosophies). Below are Calum's stats, for anyone who wants to look at them.
Greater Deity
Symbol: Crossed Sword and bandolier over a brass shield
Alignment: NG
Portfolio: Courage, daring, good, strength, valor
Worshipers: Paladins, good fighters, crusaders, good citizens
Cleric Alignments: LG, NG, CG
Domains: Competition, Courage, Glory, Good, Protection, Strength, War
Favored Weapon: Greatsword
I am allowing all complete books, Heros of Horror, and ExPH. Anything else has to be specifically cleared with me. This is starting at 3rd level. Only races from the PHB are allowed.
This is awesome!!!! i am in!!!! is it ok if i play as a human (Hathir)
Bard?
This is awesome!!!! i am in!!!! is it ok if i play as a human (Hathir)
Bard?
Try the savage bard variant from Unearthed Arcana, but even if you don't like that, I see no problem. Just need others. Where are they?
Try the savage bard variant from Unearthed Arcana, but even if you don't like that, I see no problem. Just need others. Where are they?This is awesome!!!! i am in!!!! is it ok if i play as a human (Hathir)
Bard?
looked at Savage Bard...ummmmm i think i just will got with Bard. Who know where they are, they could be anywhere.
i will work on my character card right now.
Try the savage bard variant from Unearthed Arcana, but even if you don't like that, I see no problem. Just need others. Where are they?This is awesome!!!! i am in!!!! is it ok if i play as a human (Hathir)
Bard?
What's ExPH? I don't speak acronym.I am allowing all complete books, Heros of Horror, and ExPH. Anything else has to be specifically cleared with me. This is starting at 3rd level. Only races from the PHB are allowed.
Expanded Psionics Handbook
I'm In.
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So...what are you doing? Class/race combination please. (or just send me the character, whatever.)
Additional house rule I forgot (just because I posted all the rest of them anyways):
To balance out half-orcs' sucky race abilities, and to add the racial psionic flavor, half-orcs get a bonus 1 psionic power point at first level. Even if you don't do psionics, this allows you to take psionic feats and the like.
Not that I really expect anyone to want to play a half-orc even with this anyways.
So...what are you doing? Class/race combination please. (or just send me the character, whatever.)I'm In.
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Remember me?
Remember me?So...what are you doing? Class/race combination please. (or just send me the character, whatever.)I'm In.
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Yes, but what are your race and class?
Remember me?So...what are you doing? Class/race combination please. (or just send me the character, whatever.)I'm In.
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That only means one thing... BARD BOY IS back muahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaahahahahhahaahhahahahahahahaha.
Yes, but what are your race and class?Remember me?So...what are you doing? Class/race combination please. (or just send me the character, whatever.)I'm In.
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Read my profile.
Read my profile.
I take it you are a cleric of a philosopy.
Ok, now you guys just have to send me your characters and wait for more party members.
email = AlexW2008@yahoo.com for all who don't know.
I take it you are a cleric of a philosopy.
Read my profile.
Yep.
Dirk can your computer read Microsoft Excel?
Dirk can your computer read Microsoft Excel?
Just send me the stats, it doesn't have to be in a special spreadsheet.
Dirk can your computer read Microsoft Excel?Just send me the stats, it doesn't have to be in a special spreadsheet.
just sent the character card, hope it works
just sent the character card, hope it worksDirk can your computer read Microsoft Excel?Just send me the stats, it doesn't have to be in a special spreadsheet.
Ditto. By the way, what's all this skyte I'm hearing about Excel? How does making a character sheet involve taxes?
Ditto. By the way, what's all this skyte I'm hearing about Excel? How does making a character sheet involve taxes?just sent the character card, hope it worksDirk can your computer read Microsoft Excel?Just send me the stats, it doesn't have to be in a special spreadsheet.
it doesn't involve tax for me
Is anyone besides myself and AWED interested in joining?
I'm looking for at least 4, 5 would be better with AWED being a bard, and 6 maximum.
Give 'em time. They'll filter in (I hope).
Mr. Shiny, could you post your character history or email it to me please? AWED, I still need your character, send me your history with it.
*Bump*
Need more players here.
Hello? Anyone there? Player-types?
Sorry mates, I'm kinda peaked out on PbP's at the moment...
'sokay. Spread the word.
*bump* again
yep. still no players.
Hello? Anyone there? Player-types?
Ha ha. We are all very amused.
The elves are all dead....?
.....AWESOME! I love it already.
I'd be interested in the idea, though yours would be my first PbP, if my extreme newbiness would be a decisive factor for you. Me not knowing what all's involved, and such.
YAY! we have another player
Woot woot.
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The elves are all dead....?
.....AWESOME! I love it already.I'd be interested in the idea, though yours would be my first PbP, if my extreme newbiness would be a decisive factor for you. Me not knowing what all's involved, and such.
Well, myself, Dirk, and AWED are in the same gaming group in real life, and our extreme informality shall surely counter your newbiness. ;}
Is there space for one more?
By the way, are there halflings in your world?
The elves are all dead....?
.....AWESOME! I love it already.I'd be interested in the idea, though yours would be my first PbP, if my extreme newbiness would be a decisive factor for you. Me not knowing what all's involved, and such.
It's lowish level, so it sould be OK. Just post your character conception and I'll take a look at it.
By the way, are there halflings in your world?
Yep. Halflings live in the lowlands in the same general area as the half-orcs. I suggest some sort of tribal theme, like spirit shaman or barbarian or something.
I'd like to join in for a player spot if i could.
Sweet. That makes five. Perfect. All slots are now filled.
So I have AWED, Mr. Shiny, Tylinhae, Arctaris, and Ghalam. AWED is a bard, and Mr. Shiny has a wizard level, so that sort of takes care of arcane magic. I definitally need at least one fighter character and one rogue-type.
For multiclassers--I've decided to use the fractional BAB and save bonuses from Unearthed Arcana (p. 73).
Also-starting gold is 2700gp. Use this to buy traveling/adventuring gear, and some minor magic items. AWED, I suggest cold weather gear, and, I dunno, some FOOD (:P).
That pretty much covers it for now. We'll start once I have everyone's character and character history. (No spreadsheets please, this did not work with AWED.)
Sent you an email with the backstory, as it's a bit winded. I plan to play a Barb character, with maybe a little rogue thrown in later.. or perhaps another class that fits in to my character's overall mold. I haven't done skills/feats or HP yet, as I'm at work. Will you be using the "Max HP at level 1" rule, or should I roll all 3 levels normally?
Haven't got Unearthed Arcana at the moment, so you might have to give me a brief breakdown on the "fractional BAB" part, if it comes to that.
Being a tribal character, you might need to give me an idea of what would be availible when it comes to arms and equipment, especially "minor" magical items.
Thanks.
-M
Sent you an email with the backstory, as it's a bit winded. I plan to play a Barb character, with maybe a little rogue thrown in later.. or perhaps another class that fits in to my character's overall mold. I haven't done skills/feats or HP yet, as I'm at work. Will you be using the "Max HP at level 1" rule, or should I roll all 3 levels normally?
Haven't got Unearthed Arcana at the moment, so you might have to give me a brief breakdown on the "fractional BAB" part, if it comes to that.
Being a tribal character, you might need to give me an idea of what would be availible when it comes to arms and equipment, especially "minor" magical items.
Thanks.
-M
Whatever you think fits your character. If you like something that would not be found in a tribal society, I will arrange for you to find it relatively soonish. :)
Halleleujah!
- Jerk Gentry, evil parody
For multiclassers--I've decided to use the fractional BAB and save bonuses from Unearthed Arcana (p. 73).-sigh- I never thought I'd say this, but Dirk- you're a nice, nice person.
No he's not!
Yes he is!No he's not!For multiclassers--I've decided to use the fractional BAB and save bonuses from Unearthed Arcana (p. 73).-sigh- I never thought I'd say this, but Dirk- you're a nice, nice person.
Is not!