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Role-Playing Games => Dungeons & Dragons / Pathfinder RPG => Torland Campaign => Topic started by: gladiator7907 on October 17, 2009, 10:45:54 AM
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i took the liberty of making a section for our new campaign since we tpkd from a potato lich. unless there is an dispute over the position i will be party leader and a bard (making a prescient and valorous). scary the one who wants to smash every door and kill everything is representing the party (but thats ebberon for you). if you need healing TOO BAD instead im gonna have you stay there and fight like a man! cough cough torgias cough
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hey josh just some suggestions for a ebberon campaign (since ive done alot in the past): lv 1 we meet, the next heroic level we discover the plot, paragon we investigate it, then epic we kill it? of course im talking about the source of the day of mourning and why it happened and preventing a reoccurance. also note a huge part of eberron is that everything is in groups of 13: 12 and a secret/hidden 13th. such as the mount rushmore for hobogoblin kings it has 13 heads and the 13th has a secret room in the mouth with a ghostly warrior who challenges a pc for his weapon (they actually force dms to use the encounter if pcs decide to explore the area in 3.5) i personally love eberron, the only thing that will piss you off is they dont spell chack their books for errrrs like theesw.
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if we start this week (october 23rd) it will end up better in the long run because we avoid every single holiday
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im going to be playing a half-ling sorcerer with wild magic
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ok were all set for ranged dps and leader. my leadership demands barbarians! and anything with high melee basic attacks. maybe a defender who has a useful marks unlike certain defenders cough swordmage cough. my bard chose ardent strike as his half-elf power because this was supposed to be more of a roleplaying story.
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Welp all my PCs are made now just got to figure out what one to play.
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if there is any help i can offer it is that my dead set character is from karrnath and house deneith. he is probably the most militant bard on the face of khorvaire and has previously served as a bodyguard and diplomat for king kaius. if youre from a rival nation (technically any other nation) i will (via roleplaying) hate you. but who wouldnt wana be from a nation where you serve in an army then die only to serve again?
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Its really a toss up right now, I have my cleric (supa heals go!), Fey pact lock (poof! gone) and my invoker.
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i would not go invoker since most things in eberron will run up and smack you before you get a chance to run. you dont need super heals cuz my character heals and gives temps and defense boosts every round but alot lower than yours definitly. theres no arguing that my bard is very unbard-like (he doesnt sing he shouts and makes war chants and stays in melee like a fighter would)
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First off most things in any world will run up and smack you in the face. Telling someone not to play a class because of that logic means why should anyone play anything that has any ranged abilities, for things will just run up and smack you in the face anyway. Second off the Party Leader should be decided in game by character, if you can gain the trust or the attention of the party and be effective then you lead, if you can not then you don't. Leadership is not designated by the 'role' of the class you play but by your ability.
I haven't decided what class I wish to play yet but I'll probably have a few made up like last time and fit a niche that is needed and if not something that won't step on toes.
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sorry steve and billy i think you took it the wrong way i was only trying to help. as far as my character i realized that the bravura warlord almost does the same exact thing i want so i may just do what you guys are and have about 3-4 characters. the first game (which is when?) we should simply pass around each others sheets and take vote and make a well oiled machine instead of everyone trying to be the best or build something that wont end up useful (like me). im looking at these: earthstrength warden, bravura warlord, and a paladin
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Honestly Dave I am getting really sick and tired of your elitist attitude that you are having lately. We are going to play what we want to play however we want to play it. There is really no "right" way to make a PC. What is even more annoying is the fact that you just stated that you are the only one that can make a usefull PC, witch is absolutly incorrect you make them they way you see fit. I for one is getting really sick of it and do not want to see it continued, I know for a fact that there are more in the group that feel the same way I do. If this presists it will not end well. So I would check your attitude have more fun and just relax. Remeber It's just a game
-Bill
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first of all youre saying im elitist and not relaxing, yet youre leaving me threats? as i said before, i was only kidding around and having fun i was never saying anything to make myself better than you i was simply commenting on my character. i created a backround that fit a valorous bard. i never once said "fuck you im better than this whole group dont play this" all i did was make mild suggestions to help in decision making and in fact, bill, you have done this plenty yourself talking about how youre character was better and above mine and telling me what build is best. i was the one kidding oh ill be party leader blah blah blah. if you dont want me in the group thats your opinion fine. but i will not take you threatening me over making little jokes. this is a game and is made to have fun, which was what i was doing.
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It doesn't bother me which Friday we start on.
As I said before, I will be making different defender builds; one each for warden, fighter and paladin with different races for each.
As for the ongoing discussion about character (and player) roles and attitudes, it would probably be best to wait until our characters meet up and decide how they will interact with other based on stuff they actually do rather than just what the character's background indicates. Adventuring does make for strange bedfellows after all.
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All I am going to say in response to you Dave that is "IF" you are kidding around watch how you word things cuz in your post before my last you dont sound like your kidding around. Just watch how you word things.
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you guys need to relax i dont really get how i worded things so bad but i certainly never thought i was better than anyone. so lets just have a relaxing fun game of dnd together and be buds. i may seem a lil out for blood but im not at all trying to be elitist. i apologize to anyone if offended them but it was never my intent to. so to keep things moving on, i was wondering whether the game would be this week (since wed go over all the problem holidays) but isnt josh on a vacation or at the convention? im game for either for now and so is rick. only thing coming in my way is explorers of the sky which is addictive:)
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btw if anyone has any of the mystery dungeon games, i have 8 sky gifts which you can only give to people, so if you want cool unlockables, let me know ;D as far as characters go im not so sure anymore... i made abuild for each archtype and will decide the first game. ive got:
drow artful dodger rogue
dragonborn bravura warlord
kalashtar defender paladin
elf predator druid
im not posting to show any superiority just to give ideas for people who still have no ideas. im just happy to be playing in ebberon finally :o
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Wow. It seems I missed some real excitement in the thread. I guess everyone said their peace and an understanding was reached, so I hope there's no bad blood when we sit down to play.
Now, to keep the thread rolling:
I don't think most people are able to play on the other Friday. (Steve at least does something else on the off week, I'm pretty sure.) I don't know about AJ or anyone else, but logistically it will be difficult to get everyone together tomorrow.
Besides, I'm not quite ready yet...I just got back to town.
In creating a character, you'll want to think mostly about what your character did in the last war. For folks who have lots of knowledge of the setting, you can get as detailed as you want to. If you don't know much about the setting, here are a few ideas:
- You could have been a soldier for one of the nations!
- You could have been a spy (or double agent)!
- You could have been a freelance mercenary or adventurer who had shifting allegiances through the war.
- Anything else you can come up with that a person would do in a war...just make sure it's something that gets you into the action! Field medics or commanding officers are good, merchants or quartermasters maybe not good.
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Are you implying that quatermasters have no place in war? Do you think that food grows on trees?
...well, some food does, but not all food!!
And what about weapns? Other than bows, arrows, spears, staves, and clubs, can you make any weapons out of a tree??
It's decided. All of my characters will be quartermasters who hate trees. ;D
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No, I'm saying quartermasters aren't really drawn into the action.
"You five dudes...here's your mission! Get ye forth to yon enemy encampment and whoopeth them up! Oh ye great warrior of the quarter master...prepareth the hot chocolateth for yon brave dudes' return!"
Kinda hard to justify a quartermaster putting himself in harm's way. In other words, you can expect the opening of our adventure prologue to involve you getting an assignment to go do something military.
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hey josh (this will decide my character) the primal pwer swarm druid says that i reduce damage by melee and ranged attacks by my con mod, a power also says as effect i take half damage from attacks till end of next turn. do these stack (reducing damage to half-con)? if so how does a druid belong to karrnath? a druid in the middle of all that?! hopefully all is at peace i like billy and steve and i wouldnt want any bad blood. if the reduction doesnt stack im lost again as pp has many awesome builds and can be bought at your local hobbystore such as battlegrounds : )
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josh just remember if their is blood at least we have glue to seal the wounds with. :o) but on a serious note idk still having a hard time deciding what toon i think ill just leave it up to spot fill at the end of it, want to play them all.
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i think everyone who was at the store last night saw primal power and went "ooh primal power, BUY IT" :D its a really interesting book. especially the new barbarian builds since i think half the group made a barbarian haha. if my druid gets to shrug away the damage like i read it im playing druid. ive never actually been a controller type before should be nifty. of course if im out of place in the group ill just play something different ;D
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I'd have to see the primal power book to make a ruling on it. My guess is that there's a druid build now that severely limits incoming damage...I always saw that as the biggest drawback of the class.
I probably won't pick up a copy of primal power until next month, so...
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ROAR!!!! i have finaly visited the forums ;D
now after reading eveyones post, im here to say, not only steve, but i as well can only play on the current friday we have been doing it on. On the off fridays i have to work till midnight so yeah, please no switching, it will be a HUGE pain in my butt to try to change it.(again)
And yes someone play cleric, because, nothing agaisnt you dave one character whos not fully commited to healing wont be enough for a group of 6 players. Temps are ok, but they dont stack and you dont give out as much as a heal can. Also forget what i said about playing cleric because Shaman and warlord work as well.
^_^ and be warned all, im playing a beast companion ranger and im going to be very aggresive in combat and rp. I will post my character and pets stats tonight after i get out of work
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Long tooth shifter
STR 18=+4
Con 12=+1
DEX 14=+2
INT 11=+0
WIS 16=+3
CHA 8 =-1
HP 29
BL 14
SV 7
Surges-7
AC 15
Fort 15
Ref 13
Will 13
Attack +7
Feats
from class-toughness
Two weapon fighting
Skills
Perception 8
Nature 8
Endurance 8
Athletics 11
steath 7
Gear
Hide armor
Long sword
Short sword
Standard kit
35 gold
Drake
Str 16
Con 14
Dex 16
Int 6
wis 12
cha 6
HP 22
BL 11
SV 5
Surges 2
AC 16
Fort 13
ref 13
will 11
Attack +5
Athletics 8
Endurance 7
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now that primal powers out i regret saying id do leader... if theres no super healer cleric in the group ill stick to my word and p
ay a bravura warlord, otherwise my druid or paladin based on joshs decision on the damage id take.
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People can play whatever they want. There's no big pressure to conform to the standard group dynamics.
Things will go smoother if all the roles are represented, however. Particularly the leader+defender+striker trinity.
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if i made an ardent paladin isnt that technically two roles (striker and defender) hm... methinks there are more doors in need of smashing : D plus i kinda wana see how awesome this super healer cleric is (ive never been in a 4th ed group with one) :)
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Super healer cleric is awsome, but you have to sacrafice doing damage for super healing
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sounds cool. im gonna do either druid or my shifter ardent paladin who worships blood of vol. oh yes "there will be blood" bwahahahaha (im gonna need a SHIT LOAD of super healing)
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I'm thinking of running the intro Eberron Adventure then skipping over to Pyramid of Shadows, which should take us from levels 7~10. My question is, does anyone have experience with the Pyramid? Lord knows I can find something else to run you through.
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dont buy it i own it for you to use ive gone through ti with friends it was good but definitly time consuming but it is a 3 level dungeon. very good heroic tier adventure and there was no deaths in my game till trollhaunt
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Accursed bane of my existence! If you've played it, I needs must add RED DRAGONS.
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Me and Billy are currently going through that adventure.
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Kinda figured that would be the way it was.
I think I'll work up something of my own...I'm thinking we'll go with the introductory adventure, then skip over to level 4~5, then skip over to level 8~9 to pick up regular adventures.
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have you tried the eberron section on the rpga site? it may have downloadable adventures. i have 3 characters ready in reserved order: druid if my theory on taking no damage works out in my favor, ardent pally, bravura warlord or prescient bard (if we need a healer or more healers it will be a foil, if we have a melee healer the bard vice versa) looks to be fun : ) hopefully i dont have to work many saturday mornings : ) see yall friday