Jemal
Adventurer
*This is the OOC thread for my Alternative Problem that I had posted earlier. Now that I've decided what & how it's going to be run, I decided to start an OOC/Recruitment thread and give some more detailed info.*
Background :
The world is dead.
Ok, not ALL the world.. just most of the civilized and intelligent parts of it. Disaster struck, people died, and what was left was not a fun place.. well, some think it's fun, but they're kinda crazy.
The Earth had been in the prime of its days. Powerful creatures, High Mages, Epic beings, Great Warlords - All fighting back and forth for domination. Empires spanned continents. Technology advanced beyond the medeival ways it had been stuck at for centuries.
And still, nobody could figure out how to stop what was about to occur.
The Cataclysm :
Sages and seers warned it would come, but the great beings didn't care. They thought it wouldn't matter - So what if a rock from space was heading for them? And so, when it finally arrived within their orbit, the worlds highest mage reached out with his magics to bat it aside.. and he was sent flying as the rock reflected his spell back at him. Others tried - Transmuters could not alter it, Evokers could not destroy it, Abjurers could not stop it. And so the Allmighty Warlord atop his Great Prismatic Wyrm went up into the sky. The world watched as the rock grew larger in the sky, and the warlord dwindled from sight.. how big could this thing be, they wondered? The Seers watched the Warlord as he approached the massive Rock, wielding his magical Adamantine blade and attempting to cleave it in two. They nodded sadly as the blade disintegrated, followed closely by the warlord and his dragon.
The rock was stronger than Adamantium, radiated a powerful and strange anti-magic, and killed any who approached it.
With only a few hours left, a young gnome finally came upon the solution - Technology. Nonmagical explosives, and LOTS of them.
The gnomes gathered all they could find, compressin them into a tiny canister and firing it at the rock.
The largest fireball ever seen lit up the sky, hotter and brighter than the sun for the few seconds it flared, and as it died away, the rock was seen blown to bits! The crowds rejoiced, for their world would not be crushed... But the sages again shook their heads sighing, and retreated deep into the earth as the thousands of smaller rocks began to rain down, each causing a great impact and explosion as it hit the ground. The Meteor shower lasted for 3 days during with Empires were destroyed, whole races whiped out, and civilization ceased to exist.
That was a few months ago. You've been hiding in the remains of your city since. The creatures that were left alive outside seem to have devolved into barbarism and extreme aggression as they struggle to survive.
When the shower ended, there were over two dozen survivors who managed to gather in this city. Since then, you're down to 7. (5-6PC's + 1 or 2 NPC's) The city isn't safe, but what else can you do? Rebuild something defensive here, and hope other survivors find you? Or go out and try to find them? The old man amongst you, a wizard named William who has lost his spellbook, knows of a tower a few days away that may still stand, and could provide you with a stable base to start from... if you can make it there.
Universe Info :
I'm going to be using the 'less is more' approach to Dieties.. they aren't seen or heard from and don't interact with mortals. They reside on the outer planes (of which there are only 4.. Heaven, Hell, Limbo, and the Abyss).
Game rules:
We'll be using D&D 3.5 editition rules.
Characters will be 4th level. I'd prefer humanoid characters, and won't be allowing anything with level adjustment unless I really like the character concept. (I'll also be turning down any races that seem 'powerful').
Stats: 32 point buy system
HP: Max at first, roll on invisible castle afterwards (Use your ENWorld Player name, not character name!)
Equipment: 5,000 GP worth of Magical equipment.
mundane equipment you don't have to pay for (even masterwork), as you've been able to scavenge such stuff from the abandoned shops/smithy's in the city.
NO extradimensional spaces or items/spells that allow extra carrying capacity (Hewards Haversack/Bag of Holding).
Sources: PHB, DMG, Completes, Spell Compendium. Anything else ask first (Ask for specifics. If you ask 'can I use stuff from X book', the answer will be NO.)
Oh, and before you ask, MIC = No for this campaign
Other: All characters are required to have 4 or more ranks in one of the following skills: Craft(any), Heal, Knowledge(Architectur&Engineering OR History), Survival.
Background :
The world is dead.
Ok, not ALL the world.. just most of the civilized and intelligent parts of it. Disaster struck, people died, and what was left was not a fun place.. well, some think it's fun, but they're kinda crazy.
The Earth had been in the prime of its days. Powerful creatures, High Mages, Epic beings, Great Warlords - All fighting back and forth for domination. Empires spanned continents. Technology advanced beyond the medeival ways it had been stuck at for centuries.
And still, nobody could figure out how to stop what was about to occur.
The Cataclysm :
Sages and seers warned it would come, but the great beings didn't care. They thought it wouldn't matter - So what if a rock from space was heading for them? And so, when it finally arrived within their orbit, the worlds highest mage reached out with his magics to bat it aside.. and he was sent flying as the rock reflected his spell back at him. Others tried - Transmuters could not alter it, Evokers could not destroy it, Abjurers could not stop it. And so the Allmighty Warlord atop his Great Prismatic Wyrm went up into the sky. The world watched as the rock grew larger in the sky, and the warlord dwindled from sight.. how big could this thing be, they wondered? The Seers watched the Warlord as he approached the massive Rock, wielding his magical Adamantine blade and attempting to cleave it in two. They nodded sadly as the blade disintegrated, followed closely by the warlord and his dragon.
The rock was stronger than Adamantium, radiated a powerful and strange anti-magic, and killed any who approached it.
With only a few hours left, a young gnome finally came upon the solution - Technology. Nonmagical explosives, and LOTS of them.
The gnomes gathered all they could find, compressin them into a tiny canister and firing it at the rock.
The largest fireball ever seen lit up the sky, hotter and brighter than the sun for the few seconds it flared, and as it died away, the rock was seen blown to bits! The crowds rejoiced, for their world would not be crushed... But the sages again shook their heads sighing, and retreated deep into the earth as the thousands of smaller rocks began to rain down, each causing a great impact and explosion as it hit the ground. The Meteor shower lasted for 3 days during with Empires were destroyed, whole races whiped out, and civilization ceased to exist.
That was a few months ago. You've been hiding in the remains of your city since. The creatures that were left alive outside seem to have devolved into barbarism and extreme aggression as they struggle to survive.
When the shower ended, there were over two dozen survivors who managed to gather in this city. Since then, you're down to 7. (5-6PC's + 1 or 2 NPC's) The city isn't safe, but what else can you do? Rebuild something defensive here, and hope other survivors find you? Or go out and try to find them? The old man amongst you, a wizard named William who has lost his spellbook, knows of a tower a few days away that may still stand, and could provide you with a stable base to start from... if you can make it there.
Universe Info :
I'm going to be using the 'less is more' approach to Dieties.. they aren't seen or heard from and don't interact with mortals. They reside on the outer planes (of which there are only 4.. Heaven, Hell, Limbo, and the Abyss).
Game rules:
We'll be using D&D 3.5 editition rules.
Characters will be 4th level. I'd prefer humanoid characters, and won't be allowing anything with level adjustment unless I really like the character concept. (I'll also be turning down any races that seem 'powerful').
Stats: 32 point buy system
HP: Max at first, roll on invisible castle afterwards (Use your ENWorld Player name, not character name!)
Equipment: 5,000 GP worth of Magical equipment.
mundane equipment you don't have to pay for (even masterwork), as you've been able to scavenge such stuff from the abandoned shops/smithy's in the city.
NO extradimensional spaces or items/spells that allow extra carrying capacity (Hewards Haversack/Bag of Holding).
Sources: PHB, DMG, Completes, Spell Compendium. Anything else ask first (Ask for specifics. If you ask 'can I use stuff from X book', the answer will be NO.)
Oh, and before you ask, MIC = No for this campaign
Other: All characters are required to have 4 or more ranks in one of the following skills: Craft(any), Heal, Knowledge(Architectur&Engineering OR History), Survival.
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