hafrogman
Adventurer
Hello, after a long lifetime of being a player, I have begun DMing for my in-person gaming group. In an effort to expand my horizons, I want to start up a game here at ENWorld too. I'm looking to run Hoard of the Dragon Queen. I'm sure it's been run before, many times. So just to be clear, I trust you all, and don't particularly care if you've played through it before or even if you've run it yourself. We're just here to have fun.
What I am looking for: 4-6 players (first come - first served).
Sorry to be a stick-in-the-mud, but I am specifically looking for HEROES. When your character comes across a town under attack by force(s) unknown, your first instinct is to run heedlessly into the fray, seeking to help people. Beyond that, I don't particularly care if your motivation is virtue or vainglory, as long as you can justify your actions and play well with others.
Character Creation:
27 Point Buy
3rd level characters (Fixed HP past 1st level)
Standard starting equipment plus 50gp to spend as you see fit.
Backgrounds:
I'd like to have the characters have shared history and interconnections. Not everyone has to know everyone, but please find/create a link to at least two other characters, I hope everyone will be flexible and accommodating with their backgrounds to this end. Leave room to fit other people.
As far as Greenest itself is concerned, the adventure does present bonds to tie you to the town if you want to take one (modified as needed for the above), or use it as a base for you own ideas.
[sblock=bonds]1. Leosin Erlanthar, a wandering monk, once saved your life. He’s sent urgent word for you to meet him in a small town called Greenest. Looks like it’s time to pay off that debt.
2. When an orc raid drove your family from your home, the people of Greenest took you in. Anyone who threatens Greenest is your sworn enemy.
3. Every five nights, you have a strange sequence of apocalyptic dreams. The world is destroyed by cold, choking fumes, lightning storms, waves of acid, and horrible fire. Each time, the dream ends with ten evil eyes glaring at you from the darkness. You feel a strange compulsion to travel to Greenest. Perhaps the answer to the riddle of your dreams awaits you there.
4. Ontharr Frume, a crusading warrior and champion of good, is your friend and mentor. He has asked you to travel to Greenest in search of rumors of increasing dragon activity.
5. You have heard rumors that your close childhood friend, a half-elf named Talis, has been kidnapped by a strange group of dragon cultists. Your investigations into the cult have led you to the town of Greenest. You must save her!
6. Being the grandchild of a renowned dragon slayer is usually a good way to impress people, but just last week a gang of ruffians attacked you. You barely escaped with your life, but as you fled, the ruffians told you that the Cult of the Dragon never forgets and always avenges. You’re hoping to lie low in a sleepy little town called Greenest until this blows over.
7. On his death bed, your father confessed that he had become involved with a group called the Cult of the Dragon. They paid him to smuggle goods across the Sword Coast. Wracked by guilt, he begged you to investigate the cult and undo the evil he may have helped foster. He urged you to begin your search in a town called Greenest.
8. The dragons destroyed everything you hold dear. They killed your family and destroyed your home. Now, with nothing but what you carry on your back and a horrid scar of the near fatal wounds you sustained in the attack, you seek revenge.
9. You and your family were members of the Cult of the Dragon, until your rivals in the cult arranged to wipe you out. Though they slaughtered your kin, you survived, but they think you’re dead. Now is your chance for vengeance! Your hit list consists of three names: a human cultist named Frulam Mondath, a half-orc named Bog Luck, and a half-dragon named Rezmir. You have arrived in Greenest, knowing it’s next on the cult’s list of targets.
10. You have a secret. You once were a gold dragon who served Bahamut. You were too proud and vain, to the point that Bahamut decided to teach you a lesson. You have been trapped in a weak, humanoid body, with your memories of your former life but a dim shadow. You remember only one thing with perfect clarity: Bahamut’s command to go into the world and prove your devotion to the cause of good.If you prove worthy, on your death you will return to his side in your true form.[/sblock]Roster:
Forged Fury - Morgan Cavendish, half-elf fighter
kuey1975 - Carad'anoron Isilme, elf rogue
Skarsgard - Agowawere "Hunter" Tsyffonji, human barbarian
Spartain104 - Venndur "Venn" Elkezerai, half-elf warlock
Steve Gorak - Jenivestia "Jeni" Elananthael, elf druid
RG | IC
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