[OOC] Toranthar (Full)

[renau1g]

Actually I was thinking Bravura (From Martial Power), but two warlords can make a right.... sorry bad pun.

He'd be more reckless and trying to draw fire to himself.

 

[Sparky]

@r1: Your Mythic PC can be anyone at all in history - a relative, a villain, a hero - anyone. An Exarch of Kord...?

The easy way to get your PC down into the cavern is that he drew a Duty stone when Zlatan and Heskrash came by. As to where he is exactly, he can 'tada!' become one of the Dragonborn NPCs already mentioned or be relatively seamlessly integrated into any of the scenes without Dragonborn.

And for the Bonding, that's just fine.


@hafrogman: Wow! Gutwick! It was so hard to pick between all those entries, they were fun!

Let's add another group to the 'citizens' of Naedur. A labor class that doesn't enjoy the same rights as the other citizens, but are tolerated because of some Oath or other. Dwarves are very serious about their Oaths. Especially the ancient ones. The Goblins! Periodically as they reproduce beyond the levels allowed, they're cast out of the City (maybe even how the Dragh found the City in the first place).

I'm totally game to let you stat Ehrero Khan up.


@garyh: Welcome back! Bring on Resolute... I never did figure out what the Warforged were doing in Naedur exactly. I did have some thoughts that they were put into stasis as part of the City's defense (or maybe caught up inadvertently in the warding magic), and that there are caches of Warforged here and there. Some are "statues" around the City. That would make Resolute's memories an issue, he'd remember Naedur from over 1000 years ago! Thoughts? Would you prefer an integration more like the Balash, Dragh or Goblins?

 

[garyh]

@garyh: Welcome back! Bring on Resolute... I never did figure out what the Warforged were doing in Naedur exactly. I did have some thoughts that they were put into stasis as part of the City's defense (or maybe caught up inadvertently in the warding magic), and that there are caches of Warforged here and there. Some are "statues" around the City. That would make Resolute's memories an issue, he'd remember Naedur from over 1000 years ago! Thoughts? Would you prefer an integration more like the Balash, Dragh or Goblins?

Thanks! I'm happy with the "just awoken" defense perimeter idea. It's a fun concept, and helps explain anything I miss based on not following the game after it left the planning stages.

I'll try to post Resolute and Freedom (my mythic PC) tonight. Tomorrow night at the latest. Huzzah, DDI Character Builder! Do you have the character creation guidelines handy? Sounds like Martial Power is an option (I'd like to use some of the Warlord options therein).

This may be too geeky or you may not be real familiar with the concepts, but here's a Transformers fanfic wherein an Autobot left behind in stasis on Earth activates to defend humanity from a Decepticon threat. It's a lot like the basic premise you suggested for Resolute, and will be an inspiration for me in playing that background.

http://www.eyrie.org/~dvandom/BW/Fanfic/City

 

[renau1g]

Here's my mythic PC, he's by now ascended to exarch status staying in Kord's plane:

Name: Axabraxas
Race: Dragonborn
Class: Warlord
Commanding Presence: Bravura Presence
Paragon Path: Battlelord of Kord
Epic Destiny: Demigod
Level: 30

Ability Scores, with racial adjustments:
Str 28 (+9)
Con 15 (+2)
Dex 13 (+1)
Int 12 (+1)
Wis 10 (+0)
Cha 28 (+9)

HP: 187; Bloodied: 93; Surges: 9 (46 HP)
AC/Fort/Ref/Will: 45/43/34/43
Initiative: +25; Speed: 5

Brash Assault: +33 vs. AC
Hit: 2d12+24 damage, reroll all 1's (2d12+42, reroll all 1's with Bloodclaw)
Crit: 3d12+6d6+48 damage, reroll all 1's (3d12+6d6+66, reroll all 1's with Bloodclaw)

At-will Powers: brash assault, wolf pack tactics
Encounter Powers: dragon breath, hail of steel, headstrong bravery, tempest of triumph, warlord's indignation
Daily Powers: inexorable surge, inspiring charge, path of the storm, victory surge
Utility Powers: blood-tested inspiration, divine regeneration, guileful switch, heart of the titan, instant planning, shake it off, warlord's banner

Skills: Athletics (+29), Diplomacy (+29), Endurance (+28), Intimidate (+31)
Feats: Armor Proficiency (scale), Bold Spirit, Call to Glory, Combat Commander, Dragonborn Frenzy, Enlarged Dragon Breath, Great Fortitude, Hurl Breath, Impetuous Charger, Improved Inspiring Word, Iron Will, Lend Might, Lightning Reflexes, Saving Inspiration, Supreme Inspiration, Toughness, Weapon Focus (heavy blades), Weapon Proficiency (fullblade)

Gear:
+6 bloodclaw fullblade
+6 javelin
+6 dwarven elderscale armor
+6 healer's brooch
Battlestrider greaves
Gauntlets of destruction
Healer's sash (epic tier)
Helm of heroes (epic tier)
Iron armbands of power +6
Nullifying ring
Ring of the dragonborn emperor
Standard adventurer's kit

 

[renau1g]

Here's the stats for my main PC, Argosin Skytalon :

Name: Argosin Skytalon
Race: Dragonborn
Class: Warlord
Commanding Presence: Bravura Presence

Ability Scores, with racial adjustments:
Str 18 (+4)
Con 13 (+1)
Dex 11 (+0)
Int 10 (+0)
Wis 8 (-1)
Cha 18 (+4)

HP: 25; Bloodied: 12; Surges: 8 (6 HP)
AC/Fort/Ref/Will: 16/15/10/15
Initiative: +2; Speed: 5

Brash Assault: +7 vs. AC
Hit: 1d12+4 damage
Crit: 1d12+16 damage

At-will Powers: brash assault, wolf pack tactics
Encounter Powers: dragon breath, hammer and anvil
Daily Powers: bastion of defense

Skills: Athletics (+8), Diplomacy (+9), Endurance (+5), Intimidate (+11)
Feats: Weapon Proficiency (fullblade)

Gear: Fullblade, 2 javelins, chainmail armor, standard adventurer's kit, 5 gp

 

[hafrogman]

Well, Sparky. Your comments on the oath gave me inspiration. So I set aside my plans for Ehrero Khan, and came up with this, the story of my epic character, her relation to the Khan, and the oath with the dwarves. I'll try and stat her and my PC up tonight.

Natalia, The Goblin Queen: Half-Elven Warlock/Divine Oracle/Something
Gutwick, Goblin Rogue (Multiclass: Paladin of the Goblin Queen)

[Sblock=The Goblin Queen]The people of my village were fools and cowards. They always found reason to hate me, no matter what I did for them. They muttered curses against my mixed blood when I was a child, and then when the power found me they were terrified of the spirits and fey. Couldn’t they see that the power was mine to control? They whispered their fears to each other, conspired behind my back, and then they had the temerity to tell me to leave. They were nothing in the face of the powers that I could call forth from beyond the veil. I would have shared my power with them, brought them glory, but the weak-minded fear the unknown. I should have destroyed them for their arrogance, but I let them languish in their ignorant little lives. I took to wandering, gaining more and more power as I gained deeper knowledge of the secrets before me.

It was during my wanderings that I found the goblins. They were pathetic then, wallowing in their misery. They struggled to survive while all other races worked against them. They truly were pitiful, and indeed I did pity them. They, too, were afraid of my powers. But unlike the fears of the humans, this was not the weak-willed fear of the unknown. This was a healthy fear brought on by full understanding. They feared me because I could destroy them, and with that fear came respect. I had found a people who would value what I could give them. They had nothing, and I gave them everything. I gave them civilization, I gave them knowledge, and I gave them power. I gave them a queen.

As the Goblin Queen I ruled the small tribe that I had found, and in time, I came to unite more tribes under my banner. My powers aided in the conquest, but even more so my presence gave the Goblins strength, a cause, a faith that they had lacked. No longer were they the least among people, they were my people, and I brought them greatness.

My powers grew as did that of my newfound people. I could see the strands of fate twisting ahead of me, and I shaped them to my liking. It was among the strands that I first found myself gazing upon Ehrero, he who would be Khan. He was an outcast from his people, much like me, and I could see the power that dwelt within him, waiting for release. If I had been stronger, had understood my powers more deeply then, perhaps I would have chosen differently. As it was, I could see his rise to glory; I could see all other peoples driven before his power. If the goblins stood against him, they would fall, returning to the state where I had found them. Best to stand beside such a power, rather than fall in his wake. I went to Ehrero then, and shared with him my vision of his future. I foretold his destiny as the Conqueror, king above all, Ehrero Khan. I showed him the path he must take to unlock his true potential, and I pledged him the service of my people.

The goblins were merely the first to flock to Ehrero’s banner. In time there came many that joined his horde, those that saw the wisdom in being conquerors instead of conquered. But my people were the first, and woe to those who spoke ill of the goblins. Ehrero Khan could not be stopped, his powers were endless and he crushed all those who opposed him. My people fought along side him and brought ruin upon the world. It was only after the shattering of the Egg that the mists cleared once more and I began to truly understand the future that I had helped to shape. Ehrero would not be content with ruling the world; destruction was all that fueled him now. And in the end his wrath would be terrible. In time he would turn upon those most loyal; my powers would not be enough to save the goblins. Worse still, I foresaw no mere fall from grace, but a total destruction. The goblin race would not survive his fury. I had to act to save my people. I was their queen, it was my duty.

I looked into the strands of fate for an answer, and found the refugees that sought to escape Ehrero’s conquest, a band of survivors, dwarves, humans and the dragonfolk. A pitifully small remnant, they sought to escape to some far off sanctuary. And I could see the diverging paths that lay before them. Even then the new Khan scoured the lands looking for the last survivors. He would find them, and he would destroy them . . . unless he was distracted from his task.

I went to them, then, and spoke to the dwarves. And I struck a bargain, the only path I could see open. They swore an oath to take with them some of my people to their safe hold, the women, the children, enough to sustain, enough to survive. In exchange, I would protect them from Ehrero’s search. I had to. To ensure the survival of my people, I would do anything.

I returned to the Khan then. I attempted to dissuade him from his search, but he would not stop. The more adamant I became, the more suspicious he grew. If I could not delay his search, the survivors would be found and destroyed along with the last hope of the goblins. And so I gathered my powers to me and struck at him with all of my might. He stood unscathed and his eyes were empty as he turned his gaze upon me. But even as he killed me, I stared once more into the future, and I could see that I had succeeded. Ehrero would spend his time rooting out treachery in his ranks, and grow distracted from his search. The survivors would escape to their hidden city, and my goblins with them. I followed the strands of fate as long as I could before the darkness took me.[/sblock]

 

[Atanatotatos]

Amazing backstory hafro!

 

[renau1g]

Ok, so for my mythic PC, he'd have been the leader of the Dragh tribe before the coming of the darkness.

"Before the coming of the warforged, those constructs who all but wiped out our great people, we lived in an uneasy peace with the Balash after defeating them in times ancient even then. As was customary, our leader was selected by ritual combat, only the strongest should lead our group. The chief had been getting older and many number of young males were pining for the opportunity to challenge the elder dragonborn. It was then that a new figure emerged in the city, one whom we had all heard the legends of, Axabraxas, the dragon-slayer. He stood a head taller than the largest warrior of our tribe, his muscles rippled with power and he stood with an air of confidence that none could shake. The blade across his back was nearly as legendary as its wielder, Dragonbane, had served its wielder well and with it the dragonborn had slain four dragons in single combat. When he spoke the words of challenge all other contenders stepped down, leaving just him and the chieftain. Stubborn and proud, the older dragonborn refused to yield leadership and so they battled. It took Axabraxas less than a minute to defeat the elder and claim the chieftain role for his own. People spoke in whispers about the prodigal son returned home, with the eye of Kord himself watching over the warrior. He threw himself into any battle that the small city was involved in and personally lead any warriors to battle, he was able to inspire them with his bravery and courage. This all changed when the warforged came.

Axabraxas had grown accustomed to leading and had defeated any foes that he had come into conflict with, but when the warforged attacked the city his courage faltered, he doubted himself and his bretheren. Despite their sacred duty to guard the Egg, given by Kord, Axabraxas fled. With their leader gone and the enemy on their doorsteps, the remaining Dragh fled the city and hid themselves in the mountains that their ancestors had used during ancient times.

Kord brought Axabraxas to his plane and has been punishing him ever since for his cowardice on the battlefield and his weakness in defending the religious artifact."

- from unknown author

 

[Sparky]

Nice work folks!

I forgot a goofy chargen rule - none of the PCs can have names that start with the same letter. Gutwick is in the clear, but Kriv conflicts with Krik.

Names so far...

Belleros
Gutwick
Heskrash
Krik
Mask
Resolute

So names starting with, B, G, H, K, M and R are off-limits. The reason for this is when we get into combat, I use an ASCII map system where a PC's first initial designates him on the map. Sorry I didn't mention this sooner.

 

[garyh]

I'm now toying with the idea of making Resolute a cleric instead of warlord... still thinking though...

Works a bit better with the group, and I'm thinking of having him look upon the warforged liberators of old (such as Freedom, my mythic PC) with a religious reverence.