[OOC] WD's Against the Orcs

padreigh said:

btw:
Orcs no longer have their own language, right? They now speak giant, don't they?

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correct!

Heh, so only the bloodthirsty merc wizard can talk to and understand the orcs? Somehow I don't see any sort of diplomatic solution in our future

Bah! orcs ain't worth talkin' to... oh wait I'm not playing a dwarf

Still... they're not usually known for their diplomacy either.

Yeah, Nerve has no love for orcs either. And I didn't really envision us doing any negotiations anyway ... it just amused me that, if we did, it would be Argivion doing the talking

Diplomatic solutions for the problem aren't really high priority in this B'n'B game

But there will be a place for social solutions and great speeches.

I definitely plan on burying as many orcs as possible without feeling any guilt

I was going to ask though, what kind of climate and terrain are we in currently? (And what's the name of the town near the Baron's keep?) What time of year? Is it a different climate or terrain around Roxbury and the Eastern Marches? Does any of that really matter for this game?

Paranthraxus is trained in Diplomacy... but he has a bigger bonus in Intimidate, so I plan on using that more often on the Orcs

Some of the Orcs might speak Common, you know...

... eh who the hell cares! Kill, kill, kill!

Lord Sessadore said:

I definitely plan on burying as many orcs as possible without feeling any guilt

I was going to ask though, what kind of climate and terrain are we in currently? (And what's the name of the town near the Baron's keep?) What time of year? Is it a different climate or terrain around Roxbury and the Eastern Marches? Does any of that really matter for this game?

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Temperate forests and plains with only small hills. Rainy, near harvest.
Roxbury is just a little bit more than two days away.

The weather (maybe) matters, the name of the town does not

William's father was an adventurer who made a name for himself fighting orcs. Tho his father doesn't like to talk about his exploits his best friend, a human paladin of Bahamut named Lebousky, would frequently tell tales of there many battles against the orcish fiends. Lebousky not only planted the dream of someday becoming a great adventurer in William's head he also trained him for the task. Unfortunatly Willy had trouble abiding by Bahamut's strict code and chose rather to follow Sehanine who is more suited towards his goals and moral code.

William has been fighting the orc's for some time trying to follow in the footsteps of his father as well as his mentor. I don't see why he wouldn't have met up with all of the other characters somewhere along the way. He's very sociable and tends to make friends easily. He's not known for his strength and he gravitates towards those who are more physically strong in hopes that they will compensate for this misgiving.

William would definitely try to buddy up with the Paranthraxus and Mordok or any other race/class known for there strength if their paths cross. He could have been one of the escorts hired on one of the caravans Argivion protected if that strikes your fancy. If Nervir was trying to hide from Willy then he more than likely didn't notice him just going by perception vs stealth scores. Sounds a little shady but I have no problem with Nervir watching William from a distance without his knowledge.

I don't know if this is to in depth for you guys as far as background goes. I'm more than willing to make it a touch lighter.

I'm sure Nerve comes off as a little shady and creepy, but he isn't really He just prefers to size up what he's getting into. Anyway, the reason I asked if you all were ok with that was more to see if you as players were ok with having a slightly unsettling character like that in your party. The other characters, of course, won't likely notice he's following and watching them, so it doesn't matter much what they think

Shall we get this game rolling? I kind of want to wait until at least one other person starts off in the IC thread so Nerve can sneak up behind and ... introduce himself. Until that happens about all I can do is vaguely describe some strange guy only half-noticed standing in a doorway out of the rain or something...

Edit: that looks like a cool background, Niehaus. Not too heavy for me.