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I am running a game using the old module B4: THE LOST CITY.
We are using a heavily homebrewed version of the old Basic/Expert rules. Our gameplay thread currently has 1280 posts and is going strong.
Our party thief has just dropped out. I could replace him with an NPC but I would rather not.
Anyone looking for a trip down memory lane? Or if you weren't around then, want to try an old-school game?
The character would need to be one with the ability to disarm traps. A standard thief would work well; alternately the Mystic sub-class would work well for someone who rolled well for stats.
The Original Recruitment Thread is here:
http://paizo.com/campaigns/ChroniclesOfArcaniaBXHomebrewGame/recruiting& ;page=1
If you are interested you can respond here or in the linked recruitment thread.
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Hi, Rafik. Did I speak to you before?
I know it's based on DnD rules. Which version? As I only have xp in 3.5 and PFS.
It's based on the 1e Basic/Expert rules from waaaay back in the 1980's. Many of the principles are the same.
On the campaign page there are links to relevant rules. I've been converting old files to Google Docs but it is time consuming.
Rolls are done in the *old* order for stats. Which is STR, INT, WIS, DEX, CON, CHA.
OK, so your rolls were:
STR 12
INT 13
WIS 14
DEX 11
CON 10
CHA 12
Not very impressive, but workable.
A thief's prime requisite is DEX (obviously). So after you've rolled you have two special things you can do with your scores:
1. If you want you can take the highest score (if it is not DEX) and swap it with what you rolled for DEX.
2. You may reduce STR, INT, and/or WIS, down to a minimum of 9. For every two points that you reduce one of these scores, increase DEX by one (to a maximum of 18). You may not reduce CHA or CON in this way.
So then you swap WIS and DEX.
You could drop WIS from 11 to 9 for +1 to DEX.
You could drop STR from 12 to 10 for +1 to DEX. That gets you to 16.
You could drop INT from 13 to 9 for +2 to DEX.
So you can end up with an 18 in DEX which is generally what you want to do for a thief.
So you would end up with:
STR 10
INT 09
WIS 10
DEX 18
CON 10
CHA 12
Tell you what....
You rolled a 14 on your roll for starting money. If you want to swap that 14 for one of your scores (as they were before making adjustments), and use the number you rolled for your score as your starting cash instead, you can go ahead. Thieves don't need too much money to start.
My recommendation would be to put it in CON, because thieves don't get a lot of hit points, and also because it was your lowest roll. Up to you.
Since your character would be young and inexperienced, you don't need a whole lot for a backstory - mainly 2 things:
* What kind of environment did you grow up in?
* Why did you choose a life of adventure?
The current adventure takes place in an isolated locale that no-one knows about, so details about your past won't come up in the adventure unless you bring them up yourself. If the game goes on beyond the current module, then such things might matter, but we can worry about that later.
The game begins with the party having signed on as guards for a merchant caravan travelling across a desert. There is a sandstorm and the party is separated from the caravan. Lost and out of water, they find the ruins of an ancient city.
Here's a link to the campaign page:
http://paizo.com/campaigns/ChroniclesOfArcaniaBXHomebrewGame
You will find links to the Google Docs that feature rules for character generation, gear, magic, and character development. More rules are coming.
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Hi, Jesse.
You actually roll 4d6 and drop the lowest number.
Going by that system, you actually would have rolled (just counting every 4 consecutive d6's together):
STR: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 6, 3) = 15
INT: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 3, 5) = 14
WIS: 3d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 2, 6) = 14
DEX: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 4, 2) = 12
CON: 3d6 ⇒ (1, 1, 2, 6) = 09
CHA: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 5, 6) = 16
The CON is disappointing, but otherwise this is pretty good. Swap DEX and CON and then drop either INT or WIS down to 10 or STR down to 11 to bring DEX to 18.
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Swap DEX and CON?
Sorry, yeah that was a typo. Should have been "Swap DEX and CHA."
If you want to keep CHA at 16 that's an option too. A DEX of 16 is quite respectable.
The other attributes are still useful for thieves.
STR gives you: Bonus to climbing and damage
INT gives you: Bonus to initiative and disabling traps and languages
WIS gives you: Bonus to stealth and saves vs. spells
CHA gives you: Bonus to NPC reactions and sleight-of-hand
When you have an Avatar put together please post on the campaign recruitment thread and we can go from there.
If you are the only one in the next day or two then you are in (nobody else has gotten that far yet). If there is more than one person then we will have to choose.
LCDM
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Okay, we are still looking for a replacement player here.
Please reply here or on the campaign recruitment thread if you are interested.
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Once more, with feeling:
This is a game with a homebrew ruleset based on the 1e Basic/Expert rules. The adventure is an adaptation of the old module B4:The Lost City from the early 1980's. We have been playing for 11 months and are going on strong; out of 6 players 4 are original party members.
We have replaced the party thief (as referred to in posts above).
But now the party cleric seems to have disappeared from the face of the Paizo boards. We are botting his character for a while but we need a replacement.
If you are interested you may reply here or in the official Recruitment Thread.
Thanks for your interest!