If rendering is fun for you like making TekTeks is fun for me, you're welcome to try me.
TekTeks?
Google tektek avatars. It is a very embarassing little indulgence.
To do a rendering I need a visual or worded description to get an idea of how they look.
Looking stat wise, no bulk muscle, lean, and Good looks face wise.
Intended to be a role-play thread, with game-play discussion when needed.
Speaking of game-play, please check in on the gameplay thread so i know you have it. I was starting to think you had bailed on us!
I've been really busy over the past two days at work, and the sudden flood of long IC posts has meant that I don't have time to check the thread quickly at work and read through everything, so I don't really know what's going on right now.
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Intended to be a role-play thread, with game-play discussion when needed.
Speaking of game-play, please check in on the gameplay thread so i know you have it. I was starting to think you had bailed on us!
I've been really busy over the past two days at work, and the sudden flood of long IC posts has meant that I don't have time to check the thread quickly at work and read through everything, so I don't really know what's going on right now.
Up at the top it says this is the discussion thread for two campaigns? Which one is which?
Lizardfolk attacked Cromm's Holding, a homestead/village. You've been told to gather some folks up to go check it out, but you're not getting any help from the militia. We're all takin' turns volunteering.
Up at the top it says this is the discussion thread for two campaigns? Which one is which?
I see there's a mixture of IC and OOC in both this thread and the Gameplay thread. Which thread is supposd to be which? My assumption is that Gameplay is for IC and Discussion is for OOC, but I guess that's not the case? Do I make my IC posts in Discussion instead? Or in both Gameplay and Discussion?
Why is there no help from the militia?
The discussion tab is for OOC yes, but if the OOC is in relation to whats going on in the Gameplay tab, it may as well go there, like fx someone takes an action which he/she cant actually do, someone else may post an OOC correction there...That said, the OOC that is currently in the gameplay thread, probably should have been posted here.
As for the militia, I think their concern is that we may be next. They are just sending us there to confirm that everyone is dead (which they assume) and bury the dead.
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Up at the top it says this is the discussion thread for two campaigns? Which one is which?
I see there's a mixture of IC and OOC in both this thread and the Gameplay thread. Which thread is supposd to be which? My assumption is that Gameplay is for IC and Discussion is for OOC, but I guess that's not the case? Do I make my IC posts in Discussion instead? Or in both Gameplay and Discussion?
Why is there no help from the militia?
You can just take "Other Guys and Gals" off of your list. It's not the campaign-- we just switched it up, essentially.
We were messing around in the discussion thread, doing some minor fluff things. It's not the campaign. That's in the gameplay thread. Discussion is the discussion portion of the game, but it's also a place to kick it fluff wise and RP a little. We're not doing that right now because we're spending our energy on the actual contents of the game.
I guess it's a "burial detail." No more detail was given than that.
You can just take "Other Guys and Gals" off of your list. It's not the campaign-- we just switched it up, essentially.
What is this list, and how do I take something off it?
Looking over my sheet again in preparation for posting, and I noticed that my inventory simply has "Profession items" listed, but I was never told what those actually are.
Should I make my IC posts here? Or do you not want that anymore? (Should I even be using my John alias in the first place for this thread?)
Another question: As far as law enforcement goes, does Daggermark have a Town Guard, a Town Watch, a Militia, a Sheriff, or something else altogether? Are there others, or am I the only one? Who are my fellow officers? Do I have any superior officers? Do I have any underlings? Am I allowed to invent NPCs and/or play them? Like "Private Jim" that John talks to, or "Captain Harrowford" that John reports to, or something...? (I notice Silas is playing an NPC named Daisy, so...)
Not playing her as an NPC. She was just window dressing fir a prologue, which we all seemed to be doing.
@ John - Go to the Gameplay thread and read my previous post about equipment mods. At this point don't worry about anyone NPCs. Everyone is free to make NPCs as part of their backstory, but only the GM will play/run NPCs for the actual adventures.
@ Silas - Have you checked out the Game thread tonite? Need your input sometime in the next 18 hours. :-)
Sorry, not sure what you mean by input. If you mean a response to your question about proficiencies and weapons, it is there before my last post.
Leather armor and a short sword, I see. Fair enough. Can I fluff it as a steel breastplate over normal clothes? The actual Breastplate armor in Core is a Medium set (blegh speed reduction) with a bunch of heavy padding and chain underneath. I just want to have a cool-looking breastplate and helmet, but mechanically it would be the same as some sort of Light armor, possibly Studded Leather (Chain Shirt would make sense, but would be pushing it a bit).
I'll also grab a club and fluff it as a truncheon/nightstick. Seems like a handy tool for a copper to have.
Any word on the Guard/Militia/whatever, and NPCs thereof?
Sorry, not sure what you mean by input. If you mean a response to your question about proficiencies and weapons, it is there before my last post.
He means post in the Gameplay thread with your actions to the events
Ah. My mistake. I assumed the PCs he spoilered were the only ones intended for that. Will get on that when I get home. Out ringing chords this evening.
Love the render, thank you! Very cool :)
I'm also cracking up at how similar Hugo and Zinny are in some ways-- big kids, not the sharpest knives in the drawer, each somewhat brow-beaten by their respective parents. Kinda fun!
Glad you like it,
If or when I get the whole party done I can do some group shots, and a height comparision shot.
Example height Compare shot
Zinney_R1
This way we can see the strength behind Zinny
John - leather is all the town gave you. There is a militia. You are not part of it. I see you as more of the Constable (lawman) for the common part of town. The militia / Guard either ignore you (best case), look down on you (most likely case), or openly mock and obstruct you (most dangerous case). You can write up a deputy who does your grunt work at the lock-up, or helps on the bigger cases, if you want.
I'm also cracking up at how similar Hugo and Zinny are in some ways-- big kids, not the sharpest knives in the drawer, each somewhat brow-beaten by their respective parents. Kinda fun!
Yeah me too. Maybe in time Hugo will realize as much and forget about Abi (who likely wouldnt be interested anyway)...If roleplaying romantic interest isnt your thing, tell me now :P!
Could you do Doc as well Eve? I see him as a younger version of my avatar. Short cropped brown hair, clean shaven, receding hair line. I was going for normal everyday shopkeeper look for him. A very "safe" personal appearance. Nicolas Cagey as I am told lol.
John - leather is all the town gave you. There is a militia. You are not part of it. I see you as more of the Constable (lawman) for the common part of town. The militia / Guard either ignore you (best case), look down on you (most likely case), or openly mock and obstruct you (most dangerous case). You can write up a deputy who does your grunt work at the lock-up, or helps on the bigger cases, if you want.
Oh. I.....didn't know that would be the case. Kind of dampens my enthusiasm for the character a little, to be building a guard lawman only to be told that I'm not actually part of the guards nor really a lawman. Basically I get the sense that he's just That Guy, an overzealous citizen who hangs around and harasses everyone via Rules/Law-Lawyering. >.<
Yes, I am posting in the thread, I've just got a million things going on tonight, not least of which being just reading through everything and getting caught up. Hold your horses, people! Sheesh, you have one busy day at work and the whole world goes crazy....
I'm also cracking up at how similar Hugo and Zinny are in some ways-- big kids, not the sharpest knives in the drawer, each somewhat brow-beaten by their respective parents. Kinda fun!Yeah me too. Maybe in time Hugo will realize as much and forget about Abi (who likely wouldn't be interested anyway)...If roleplaying romantic interest isn't your thing, tell me now :P!
Stat wise I'm in the same boat, though she does have more looks, but also not the same height of physical strength, and constitution as the both of you.
Silas is olive-skinned, dark hair, dark brown eyes, about 5'9", HWP. He has adopted a lot of reserved, meek gestures as town priest. His "habit" (clothing) tends toward the white and gold. Downhome, but a little ostentatious nonetheless (as much as his desire for wine and cheese). The avatar here is pretty accurate, but he might be a bit better looking. Maybe. His seeming reliability is his charm.
haha, nice, but too young and good looking. Look at that square jaw. He's a movie star. Thank you. I'll see if i cant find some drawing or make one myself
I'll give it another go tomorrow and do better face tweak
You could try Daz as it is Free to download and use.
@tomid:
I may be wrong, but somehow I get the feeling that Cromms Hold isnt named after someone who is still alive. Thats usually how it is with names like that. I mean just look at our own town name...Daggerfall?
I am east coast, Quebec Canada. i'll be able to post most daya, if we are in combar and i cant post a full thing i'll just give permission to act on my behalf.
Not to make a fuss but I dont see Tomid in the list of accepted characters. Why is he posting here?
Phew, that was a doozy of a post. I decided that the whole "you're not actually in the guard" bit could make for some good grumpy-underdog characterization.
I went a little bit noir-ish in my writing with an omniscient narrator that could read Keel's thoughts, but I think it made it a whole lot more interesting than just a basic rote description of "John does X. He does Y. He walks over to the table and picks up Z."
Fair warning: I may not have time to post tomorrow, as I have something going on tomorrow evening after work.
Twas a good read Keel, although the inclusion of Cigarettes kinda threw me for a loop :)
Not like they cant exist in fantasy or anything, guess im just too used to everyone smoking pipes.
@ John Keel--
I'm getting a bit of a Sam Vimes feel off Keel. ;) Nothing wrong with that at all as he's one of my favorite characters ever! I'm glad you're finding a way to work with what you've got and still make it interesting for you to play.
@ Eve--
I think the major difference between Eve and Zinny and Hugo is that Eve is probably a lot more confident-- used to doing things on her own and taking care of herself, whereas our 'kids' (well, Zinny at least) are used to taking orders and having their own initiative shouted or scolded down.
@ Hugo--
Haha, I'm fine with whatever! Sounds like fun. :P
@ Doc--
Yeah, I wasn't sure if I'd missed Tomid in the list or not...?
@ John Keel--
I'm getting a bit of a Sam Vimes feel off Keel. ;) Nothing wrong with that at all as he's one of my favorite characters ever! I'm glad you're finding a way to work with what you've got and still make it interesting for you to play.
Mine too! Vimes has one of the best rags-to-riches character arcs (literally!) I've ever read in literature. And yes, I'll admit there's a lot of Vimes dumped into Keel (in fact, I pulled the name from one of the best Vimes books of the whole series, Night Watch) but there's also a little bit of Carth Onasi (KotOR), Booker Dewitt (Bioshock Infinite) and Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly) swimming around in there, too. Hell, there's more than a little bit of Nobby influence in Corso, but I believe a truly compelling character isn't afraid to conform to tropes as long as he does something interesting with them.
I love the slowly escalating post length. Pretty soon we're going to be submitting 180 page novellas.
It's just awesome.
I'm just sort of geekily delighted to actually be in a group where it seems everyone wants to roleplay. It's a rare treasure!
Mine too! Vimes has one of the best rags-to-riches character arcs (literally!) I've ever read in literature. And yes, I'll admit there's a lot of Vimes dumped into Keel (in fact, I pulled the name from one of the best Vimes books of the whole series, Night Watch) but there's also a little bit of Carth Onasi (KotOR), Booker Dewitt (Bioshock Infinite) and Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly) swimming around in there, too. Hell, there's more than a little bit of Nobby influence in Corso, but I believe a truly compelling character isn't afraid to conform to tropes as long as he does something interesting with them.@ John Keel--
I'm getting a bit of a Sam Vimes feel off Keel. ;) Nothing wrong with that at all as he's one of my favorite characters ever! I'm glad you're finding a way to work with what you've got and still make it interesting for you to play.
Do you know, I'd entirely forgotten about the name in Night Watch, although I have no excuse for that as it is also one of my favorite books. I was just nodding to myself at the bit about the boots and going, ha, yep, Vimes-Vimes-Vimes!
Curses, now I want to re-apply with a Vetinari-esque character... although of course he's pretty far from being an Ordinary Joe. :P
Twas a good read Keel, although the inclusion of Cigarettes kinda threw me for a loop :)Not like they cant exist in fantasy or anything, guess im just too used to everyone smoking pipes.
Yeah, I hesitated a little bit, but my mental image of Corso is of a guy who's a little bit shady and sleazy, who's probably done some bad stuff in the past (which is probably why he's in the Night Watch to begin with!) and constantly dragging on a half-burnt cigarette was a quick way to give off that faintly rat-like used-car-salesman vibe I was going for with him.
Sure, cigarettes are mostly a 19th/20th century thing, but DnD/PF has lots of tiny little anachronisms swirling around. I figure one more, assigned to a minor NPC, won't hurt too much. :)
Mine too! Vimes has one of the best rags-to-riches character arcs (literally!) I've ever read in literature. And yes, I'll admit there's a lot of Vimes dumped into Keel (in fact, I pulled the name from one of the best Vimes books of the whole series, Night Watch) but there's also a little bit of Carth Onasi (KotOR), Booker Dewitt (Bioshock Infinite) and Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly) swimming around in there, too. Hell, there's more than a little bit of Nobby influence in Corso, but I believe a truly compelling character isn't afraid to conform to tropes as long as he does something interesting with them.@ John Keel--
I'm getting a bit of a Sam Vimes feel off Keel. ;) Nothing wrong with that at all as he's one of my favorite characters ever! I'm glad you're finding a way to work with what you've got and still make it interesting for you to play.
Do you know, I'd entirely forgotten about the name in Night Watch, although I have no excuse for that as it is also one of my favorite books. I was just nodding to myself at the bit about the boots and going, ha, yep, Vimes-Vimes-Vimes!
Curses, now I want to re-apply with a Vetinari-esque character... although of course he's pretty far from being an Ordinary Joe. :P
Can I make a confession? The boots bit was actually directly copypasta'd from Men At Arms, simply swapping around the currencies to fit PF. It's just such a wonderful little bit of characterization that I had to include it. (Side note, not only is it funny writing, but it's such a true distillation of economic theory that economic professors frequently cite it in their introductory lectures on the topic!)
Vetinari's tricky to pull off in DnD/Pathfinder, actually. The best way to make Vetinari fit into an adventuring party, IMO, is to take him away from the Patrician's office, revert him back to his Assassin's Guild days and meld him with some other sort of "dapper gentleman" like the TF2 Spy. Vetinari's all about the attitude. ;)
Can I make a confession? The boots bit was actually directly copypasta'd from Men At Arms, simply swapping around the currencies to fit PF. It's just such a wonderful little bit of characterization that I had to include it. (Side note, not only is it funny writing, but it's such a true distillation of economic theory that economic professors frequently cite it in their introductory lectures on the topic!)Vetinari's tricky to pull off in DnD/Pathfinder, actually. The best way to make Vetinari fit into an adventuring party, IMO, is to take him away from the Patrician's...
*laughs* I'm not sure it's a confession exactly since I remembered it from the books and knew you'd swiped it. ;) But it's a very worthy swipe. And besides, 'Immature poets imitate-- mature poets steal.'
And yeah, Pratchett sums characterization up like that in a sentence or three better than any other author I know-- AND makes it funny.
*nods* Vetinari would work as an assassin, yes, although gosh, even as a youth he wasn't really 'ordinary'. ...Leonard of Quirm would be kind of hilarious in his youthful troublemaking alchemist/wizard days, though.
Aw, heck, I really just wanna play the Libarian. OOK OOK
Yeah, Vetinari/Spy wouldn't fit terribly well in this particular campaign. Still, he's a character I've wanted to try out, just haven't gotten the chance yet and haven't really found the right campaign for him.
Oh my gods. Leonard da Quirm as an Alchemist....I can't believe I never thought of that! Genius!
The Librarian would be just scary. Hadozee Unarmed Fighter, anyone? OOK OOK, muthaf*&^%$a!
Yep - this is what I wanted - a great group of folks who can make a great story on their own! John - liked how you took my minimalist idea and ran with it. You're on the right track as my idea - the militia/guard are pretty lazy, heavy-handed, and/or corrupt. You're an honest lawman trying to do what's right for the 'commonfolk'. I like your bitterness - keep rolling!
About Tomid - he was one of the original Ordinary Heroes I invited over and gave a 'first right of refusal' to playing my campaign. He was out all weekend and didn't get a chance to check in until Monday. I am honoring my original offer to him - plus he has a skill set the party could use.
Once I get Brother Silas' 'volunteer' post - you'll be on your way!
Too bad I'm NOT a writer...our story has the beginings of a great novel ;-)
Haha, I like that render of Silas. He probably looked that way 10 years ago when he came to Daggermark. His hair is shorter and darker now, but that's pretty accurate.
I'm just sort of geekily delighted to actually be in a group where it seems everyone wants to roleplay. It's a rare treasure!I love the slowly escalating post length. Pretty soon we're going to be submitting 180 page novellas.
It's just awesome.
But if they are too long it does not help when a player can only read a post for a few moments,
That and not everyone can read a novella quickly.