3...2...1 and her we go...
Posted 7th March 2009 at 05:40 AM by HardcoreDandDGirl
Ok, so we made characters tonight, and it felt weird. Not bad, but weird.
Normally we take a whole night for characters, it only took like an hour to make 3. Now the fact that two characters were premade helped, and the character builder is very sexy (I understand the DDI lure). So that is good, 4e was suppose to stream line so mission accomplished.
Ok, so we sat down and made the sheets, and I see a problem here. See everyone seams to have pretty much the same sheet. The rogue has ‘daily spells’ just by another name ‘exploits’. I know that rp is diff, but I fear the dungeon zone.
I also wonder why rouges and rangers fire and forget…I just don’t get it. Dave tried to tell me some BS about just being the writer deciding when to shine, but I don’t buy it.
I also noticed something else odd. Dave can glance at the sheet and know how many hp you are suppose to have (class+con). I have to wonder if someone at WotC had a cheater in there game for years (we all know the type, always has an 18, always is within 5 or 6 of max hp) and took the randomness away to stop said cheaters.
I always saw the randomness (stats, hp) as adding to the game. Sometimes I would role my stats before comeing up with a concept, then let it grow from there. Other times I had a concept in mind, but changed it when I say what I had. That won’t happen anymore, it is all static and cold. Well I guess I have to get use to it.
So now we have our characters and started to get the party together, we got our stories lined up pretty sweet if I do say so myself.
Character time…I got Dave to e-mail me the characters so I can post them. First off we are a very perceptive party, we all have insight or perception trained (Or both in my case)
Edit: Wait not the dwarf…
Wait: Spoiler Warning, I don't know how much of this stuff is from the mod, and how much is Dave's homebrew, you have been warned
Me: Shadar Kai Swordmage
I am too young to have been in the war, but not by much. My father fought and saw action, and I always wanted to follow in his foot steps. He however had other plans. He always said I was the smart one. He had me apprentice to an archeologist named Douven Staul. I however had other plans, and ran off to look for adventure first chance I got. I fell in with a bad crowd, a small group of grifters and conmen. I stayed with them until I found a place that was just right for me, a school of blade magic.
I found school life too confining, and ran away from that too. Then one night I had a nightmare, and awoke to find a raven the size of a hafling staring at me. It flew, and I followed. It lead me back to Douven Staul’s house.
I found out there from his wife (Like a second mother to me) that he was missing. He went to the city of Winter haven, but no one has herd from him in over 2 months. She fears the worst. She knew he had sent me a letter at the school asking me to go with him, so she hoped I had news. If I hadn’t run away again, I might have been with him. I might have known.
My father is no longer alive, but he once told me if I ever have trouble, if I am in over my head, to go to find his old friends…they would help me no matter what.
Matt: Aasamar Invoker
A friend of my father, he is an Invoker of Bane, and he did see action in the great war. He has felt something stirring in the last 3 years, but he is unsure of what. He has traveled the country side searching for clues, always one step behind.
He fears another great evil is preparing to move. Everywhere he goes he can feel the wardrums beating.
He served under Captain Padraig (now mayor of Winter haven) during the war.
Kelly: Gnome Rouge
Syl is a thief, a con woman, a grifter, and a pain in the ass. She also was my best friend for two long years on the road. She is currently working with a new partner, a person of many skills.
Jon: Dwarf Warlord
Capt. Stone blood was my father’s commanding officer in the great war. He was also a friend. He and Captain Padraig (now mayor of Winter haven) had a bit of a rivalry during the war, all be it a friendly one.
He is retired and owns a small bar in the town of __________. He has no intention of comeing out of retirement either.
Jim: Half elf Warlock
No one really knows Renard. He has a quick tongue and a short fuse, but he also always seams to come out on top. He has had some questionable dealings, and hasn’t always been such a nice guy. He currently is working with Syl to fleece Money lenders.
Ok, so I don't know all the backgrounds of everybody, but I do know that Jim let it slip that Renard lived in winterhaven for a while, this could be fun...
Also before people ask, yes some party members have no armor, it wont last, but it was a choice to start that way.
So now all that is left is game 1
Normally we take a whole night for characters, it only took like an hour to make 3. Now the fact that two characters were premade helped, and the character builder is very sexy (I understand the DDI lure). So that is good, 4e was suppose to stream line so mission accomplished.
Ok, so we sat down and made the sheets, and I see a problem here. See everyone seams to have pretty much the same sheet. The rogue has ‘daily spells’ just by another name ‘exploits’. I know that rp is diff, but I fear the dungeon zone.
Every game gets there sooner or later, mega dungeons just get there first…that part of the game when you are in the dungeon, and your rp falls away and you just fight monsters. In a good game this doesn’t happen often, or last too long, but even great games have the kill feast sooner or later (YMMV).When we get there everyone will basically be rolling best stat + ½ level vs set Def. Everything will play the same…or at least that is my fear. In 2e and 3e when you got there everyone (well most) played different. Yea rangers were two weapon fighters and sorceress were wizards with a slight twist, but a fighter or a rouge (Thief) or a Cleric or a Wizard played different, they felt unique.
I also wonder why rouges and rangers fire and forget…I just don’t get it. Dave tried to tell me some BS about just being the writer deciding when to shine, but I don’t buy it.
I also noticed something else odd. Dave can glance at the sheet and know how many hp you are suppose to have (class+con). I have to wonder if someone at WotC had a cheater in there game for years (we all know the type, always has an 18, always is within 5 or 6 of max hp) and took the randomness away to stop said cheaters.
I always saw the randomness (stats, hp) as adding to the game. Sometimes I would role my stats before comeing up with a concept, then let it grow from there. Other times I had a concept in mind, but changed it when I say what I had. That won’t happen anymore, it is all static and cold. Well I guess I have to get use to it.
So now we have our characters and started to get the party together, we got our stories lined up pretty sweet if I do say so myself.
Character time…I got Dave to e-mail me the characters so I can post them. First off we are a very perceptive party, we all have insight or perception trained (Or both in my case)
Edit: Wait not the dwarf…
Wait: Spoiler Warning, I don't know how much of this stuff is from the mod, and how much is Dave's homebrew, you have been warned
Me: Shadar Kai Swordmage
I am too young to have been in the war, but not by much. My father fought and saw action, and I always wanted to follow in his foot steps. He however had other plans. He always said I was the smart one. He had me apprentice to an archeologist named Douven Staul. I however had other plans, and ran off to look for adventure first chance I got. I fell in with a bad crowd, a small group of grifters and conmen. I stayed with them until I found a place that was just right for me, a school of blade magic.
I found school life too confining, and ran away from that too. Then one night I had a nightmare, and awoke to find a raven the size of a hafling staring at me. It flew, and I followed. It lead me back to Douven Staul’s house.
I found out there from his wife (Like a second mother to me) that he was missing. He went to the city of Winter haven, but no one has herd from him in over 2 months. She fears the worst. She knew he had sent me a letter at the school asking me to go with him, so she hoped I had news. If I hadn’t run away again, I might have been with him. I might have known.
My father is no longer alive, but he once told me if I ever have trouble, if I am in over my head, to go to find his old friends…they would help me no matter what.
Lylandra
Matt: Aasamar Invoker
A friend of my father, he is an Invoker of Bane, and he did see action in the great war. He has felt something stirring in the last 3 years, but he is unsure of what. He has traveled the country side searching for clues, always one step behind.
He fears another great evil is preparing to move. Everywhere he goes he can feel the wardrums beating.
He served under Captain Padraig (now mayor of Winter haven) during the war.
Lucan
Kelly: Gnome Rouge
Syl is a thief, a con woman, a grifter, and a pain in the ass. She also was my best friend for two long years on the road. She is currently working with a new partner, a person of many skills.
Syl
Jon: Dwarf Warlord
Capt. Stone blood was my father’s commanding officer in the great war. He was also a friend. He and Captain Padraig (now mayor of Winter haven) had a bit of a rivalry during the war, all be it a friendly one.
He is retired and owns a small bar in the town of __________. He has no intention of comeing out of retirement either.
Capt Stoneblood
Jim: Half elf Warlock
No one really knows Renard. He has a quick tongue and a short fuse, but he also always seams to come out on top. He has had some questionable dealings, and hasn’t always been such a nice guy. He currently is working with Syl to fleece Money lenders.
Renard
Ok, so I don't know all the backgrounds of everybody, but I do know that Jim let it slip that Renard lived in winterhaven for a while, this could be fun...
Also before people ask, yes some party members have no armor, it wont last, but it was a choice to start that way.
So now all that is left is game 1
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