Welcome to the discussion thread for Burning Sun, Shifting Sands {Group 2}
Radavel
Rev Rosey
Mordencranst
Aubrey the Malformed
Aardvark Barbarian
Dotting.
Where are we starting and do you have any particular regional requirements?
Also - inherent bonuses or not and are you allowing us a random psionic power?
Questions, questions :)
Basic outline I have for the game so far is; for one reason or another, your characters are working for House Ianto guarding a caravan traveling from Balic to Tyr. The Caravan has just left Balic and is heading up to South Ledopolus with a side trip across the Forked Tounge to North Ledopolus.
House rules;
I will be using the fumbling breakage rule
I will not be using fixed enhancement bonuses
Every one gets one random Psi power from the DS book.
Any character background is ok as long as you have a reason to be working as a guard for a caravan.
Races allowed;
Human
Elf
Half-Elf
Dwarf
Mul
Thri-Kreen
Half-Giant
Tiefling
Caravan notes;
House Ianto caravan persons of note:
Caravan master – Qaqalil
Captain of the guards – Chajaj
Chajaj’s Lieutenants;
Gahnin
Kaconl
Chajelja
Qaqaqa
Melokot drivers;
Kachich
Kachal
Ajaj
Namelja
Merchants;
Azojich - weapons
Izlalix - food stuffs
Tsenek - Cloth/Jewelry
Etzlim - hardware
Each merchant has 3-4 assistants working for them.
The caravan is composed of 64 people, 4 melekots and assorted other animals. The caravan resembles a traveling village more than it does a convoy of wagons.
When traveling each melekot and wagon travel about 1/2 hour apart from each other to prevent the dust from choking the following caravan and causing too much damage to the landscape. Riders constantly travel between the melekots to maintain communication.
At the start of the game the caravan has just left Balic and has begun its yearlong route from Balic up to Draj with many side trips throughout the tablelands. First stop South Ledopolus with a side trip across the Forked Tounge to North Ledopolus.
The caravan will fix or replace any weapons broken in combat.
The caravan personel have the same hatred for arcane magic as your average Athasian has.
level 1 i presume...
Yes 1st level, I'm also putting you on a fast experience track (double xp) until you hit 3rd.
Hey there Rad :) Good to be gaming with you again.
My girl isn't fully formed yet, but she was a Tyrian revolutionary who had to leave in a hurry. The caravan is a good place to hide out.
I'm thinking warlord - haven't thought much beyond that yet. Standard point buy?
yes
Hey all, as I have said already on the recruitment thread, I will probably go rogue, in any case definately some form of melee striker I have decided. If Radavel goes for a fighter then that leaves me pretty much free to build what I want.
Also, yeah, I can easily see my guy being a caravan guard to be honest. Im planning on playing an ex noble of some description, ran away fairly young when he learned a little too much about a few things (still working on the exact details) and I'm probably guarding the caravan because one. I have to make a living somehow, and two. It's a nice cover for who I really am.
Alright here we go, first concept rogue on the run, like I said, character details are in my profile
Don't have my books with me right now (at work), but I am itching to play an authentic Athasian Bard. I will be taking the Minstrel theme, and may actually be a Half-Elf Bard.
Who is assigning the random psi power - you or us? And is it random, or can we choose?
Random.
OK, here's my mul barbarian/warlord. I'll work on a background later today, but I'm thinking Tyrian revolutionary who doesn't quite know what to do now the fighting is over.
So, is everything in CB authorized (restriction on Divine classes still stands)? The story for Tieflings is by the DS book?
My roll for wild talent
result: Mental Tools
So, is everything in CB authorized (restriction on Divine classes still stands)? The story for Tieflings is by the DS book?
My roll for wild talent 1d10
result: Mental Tools
I only have the old CB so please note if your using anything from the essentials line so I can check it out and make a judgment on it.
Same restrictions on divine classes as DS core book.
The story for Tieflings is by the DS book
- wild talent
Known Direction
wild talent-Sensing Eye
I'll get Irivis the slightly embarrassed warlock up this evening. What's our start time looking like, DM?
I'll try to have Araken, posted by tmw afternoon, my today is packed.
I'll get Irivis the slightly embarrassed warlock up this evening. What's our start time looking like, DM?
Late Monday US mountain time.
OK, I think Tirshok is done.
Yeah, Lesarieth is about finished as well
Irivis isn't done, but she is on her way and will be complete tomorrow.
Like Tirshok she was a revolutionary, but unlike him, lost her nerve and fled before Kalak's overthrow. She's not exactly proud of that and somehow feels she needs to make up for her earlier failure. Irivis is obsessional about the perils of the Athasian sun, so always covers her head and face as much as possible. Lame from birth, she uses a rod to help her walk - or so she says.
She's been with the caravan for a while and feels fairly at home there. She pretends that her powers are psionic and that is at least partly true.
Yeah, Lesarieth is about finished as well
I notice you have "gone gladiator" too. I was flirting with Tirshok being a Wilder so I'll run with that instead - it being a psionic manifestation of his rage.
Irivis is a wilder. It seemed like a decent camoflague for arcane power.
Meh, I'll go back to being a gladiator. It fits better with his story and his build.
Yeah, I went gladiator, I know it's a defender theme, but it seems so good for rogues as well, anyway I dont see the problem with 2 gladiators.
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Yeah, I went gladiator, I know it's a defender theme, but it seems so good for rogues as well, anyway I dont see the problem with 2 gladiators.
I don't really intend to explore the theme that far anyway - Tirshok's got enough on his plate being a striker/healer without having to try out a bit of defender too.
As for your character, Rad - just don't tell us. Ooops!
Oh dear Radavel.... that could be, errr, interesting. Yes, thats right, interesting.
Well, as long as Lesarieth doesn't know....
I'm not really planning on doing that much with the theme myself, I just want the CA utilities for the most part
Arakan is finished. He hides his power as Primal, and his heritage as Human. Yes, Rada, based on my history, I would be very worried about secret police.
Bluff disguise
I had a question for the GM. As a Bard I get ritual caster and 2 rituals, one must be bardic. Well, I swapped my ritual caster for Alchemist, but I still only get 1 and one bardic, but there are no bardic alchemy.
So, the question is, do I get 1 bard ritual and 1 recipe, or 1 recipe and no bonus bardic (since I don't have rituals), or can I swap my bardic ritual for another recipe?
EDIT: Whew, glad I rolled decent. Um, is there a way to bookmark when certain threads get updated?
Well, it appears that my PC is toast if any of you guys find out that he's with the Balican Secret Police LOL
On a related note, it appears that at least three of us are from balic, and we are all hiding things from each other.
Yeah, this is not going to be tense in any way.....
Irivis is up.
Thank You, Rosey. I'll give it a try.
I like your layout for powers on your character sheet. I think I will make mine that way. I was wondering how xactly we would work it. That seems decent, without having to write the whole thing out or expect the GM to look up the powers.
Thanks :)
Long experience running a lot of games where I've had to DMPC people means I try to make sure everything is as available as possible.
For PbP is there any particular expectations based on text used for which context? Like Italics for IC speech, Bold for OOC, blue for die rolls?
And speaking of blue, how do you cange the text colors?
On a character note, though, while on the caravan Arakan has his crossbow in hand with the idea that he'll get at least one shot off before anything closes to melee.
Generally, use italics for thoughts and for out of character stuff.
Bold is a matter of preference and down to Xal.
Basically, square bracket ooc square bracket to start blue text. Square bracket /ooc square bracket to end it. Bold and italic are just b /b or i /i in the square brackets.
Dice rolling works the same way.
Spoilers also work exactly the same way, using "spoiler" inside square brackets.
If you open up the tag at the bottom of the page where you make your posts, there's a whole list of BBCode tags you can use.
If you open up "reply" to this post, you'll see exactly what I mean, better than I've described it above.
Okay, thank you (once again), I had used all the other ones except the /ooc (have most of them in my character's profile) . I see it in the codes, I just didn't realize it was what turned the font blue.
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For Xabulba
Human, Fighter
Build: Great Weapon Fighter
Fighter Talents: Two-handed Weapon Talent
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 16, Con 14, Dex 14, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 10.
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 14, Con 14, Dex 14, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 10.
AC: 17 Fort: 16 Reflex: 13 Will: 13
INITIATIVE: +6
HP: 29 Surges: 11 Surge Value: 7
TRAINED SKILLS
Streetwise +5, Endurance +7, Athletics +8, Intimidate +5
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +2, Arcana, Bluff, Diplomacy, Dungeoneering +2, Heal +2, History, Insight +2, Nature +2, Perception +2, Religion, Stealth +2, Thievery +2
FEATS
Human: Power Attack
Level 1: Improved Initiative
POWERS
Templar’s Fist (+3 vs. Will, 1d10+3 dmg, Close burst 5, target in burst)
Bonus At-Will Power: Cleave (+7 vs. AC, 1d10+3 dmg, +3 dmg vs. adjacent targets)
Fighter at-will 1: Wicked Strike (+5 vs. AC, 1d10+5 dmg)
Fighter at-will 1: Reaping Strike (+7 vs. AC, 1d10+3 dmg)
Fighter encounter 1: Steel Serpent Strike (+7 vs. AC, 2d10+3)
Fighter daily 1: Brute Strike (+7 vs. AC, 3d10+3)
ITEMS
Greatsword, Scale Armor, Adventurer's Kit
Game thread is up and here's the link.
Everone can send me their DDI character files to
Everone can send me their DDI character files to ** spoiler omitted **
Old DDI, right? You said your sub was out? Also, what's the call on the free Bard ritual as an Alchemist?