Anything But Normal, Sailing the Endless Falls... Characters Selected!

[Kelleris]

Hmm, I have a couple more questions for you, oh beloved DM (I know, I know, I'm sorry).

1) As it stands right now I'm not sure if I can speak Common (or any other humanoid language, for that matter). I'm leaning toward can't at the moment, but I need to get your ruling on whether or not blink dogs can speak. If I can't speak, how do you want to handle it? Should I just RP someone who can't speak, or would you like to have me get a cheap item to handle it (something like 30' telepathy that requires a common language for 1,000 gold or something)?

2) Do you want us to do the extra stuff before or after we get picked (assuming we do get picked)? Put another way, do you consider that stuff when you get around to selecting players in a few days? I'm starting to really look forward to playing with some of the guys that have been posted. How much information do you want on this city - a basic DMG/Dungeon style write-up and two pages of information or so?

Thanks for bearing with me, Isida. This character's pretty complex, but I'm just about done rules-wise and I can start improving on the background info I posted upthread somewhere (and cut and paste into my RG entry).

Incidentally, I think it would be cool to have Mad Hatter's premonition-having ninja-esque character in the same party as Lupaz. Then we'd have good AND bad omens!

 

[Bront]

I thought Blink Dogs could speak? Not sure why, maybe an old GM played it that way.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

You don't have to have your gear all detailed out, unless some piece of gear is very important to your character background.

Kelleris, I don't believe Blink Dogs can speak regular languages, though they do have their own. You can spend the cash on a limited version of telepathy if you like.

You can finish up your gear after I've made selections.

 

[D20Dazza]

I've played a blinkdog on these boards before that could speak - young Grymsnarl, even had one of the artists on here kindly do up some (very cool) pictures for him.

have a look Kelleris and let me know what ya think.

http://enworld.org/showpost.php?p=2534744&postcount=5

cheers

Daz

 

[D20Dazza]

hi Isida,

Another quick query. I've been thinking about founding a Weapon of Legacy for the PC. Is it feasible or too much hassle? If it might be a goer how would you like to handle it?

Cheers

Daz

Edit: Actually thinking about it, in a game as slow moving as a PbP and with this likely not being open ended, having a weapon of Legacy is probably a waste of time. In most PbPs you'd be lucky to gain 2 levels and they don't start being really cool till higher levels. The caveat in this case being that my PC has a +3LA so he is effectively 5th level and that's the level that the WoL awaken.

 

[James Heard]

Sans,

Air Breathing is a 3rd level Cle/Dru/Wiz/Sor spell in Stormwrack. Even if you can't have your walking fishbowl you could probably manage an item that operated that effect most/all of the time. Then you could get a Monkey familiar and have him wear you as a hat or something. Buy him Gauntlets of Ogre Power if necessary. Put him on steroids. Whatever.

 

[James Heard]

Ok, I'll probably revise my history a few half dozen times to make it more interesting, and I need to double check all the math and add in spells prepared, etc. but otherwise I think I'm pretty much done with at least the initial concept for fish-girl princess priestess sailor-girl adventures. I even managed to work in the city of Kital, from Rhaveon's future background. I like the weirdness of the concept, but I still want it to be a little bit tighter and focused - so I'm open to any suggestions and critiques on the character.

 

[Velmont]

hmmm... almost! After Rereading a few thing in that thread, I might change a few details to my story...

 

[bluegodjanus]

I think the second can be done. Use the water ability changes. As for spells... I'm going to give one from the PHB and one from Frostburn, use what you have access to.

1-2: endure elements or lesser shivering touch
3-4: chill metal or frost weapon
5-6: sleet storm or shivering touch
7-8: ice storm or frostburn
9-10: cone of cold or frostbite
11-12: Otiluke's freezing sphere or mass frostburn
13-14: control weather or raise ice forest
15-16: polar ray or frostfell
17-18: elemental swarm (ice elementals only)
19+: Plane Shift (to plane of cold)

Excellent. I have Frostburn, so to keep in line with the only use PHB when necessary, I'll stick to the FB spells. Besides, I won't need endure elements. Unless I go to a warm place.

EDIT: Also, neither MotP nor Fiend Folio is particularly specific on the subject, so I'm assuming my spell-like ability DCs are 10+1/2 HD+Cha. Is this correct?

 

[Mad Hatter]

Hey, Isida, I realize that I'm being slow but school just started and I have administrative things that I need to do and it's taking up my time. It'll be better after this initial week. As such, is it ok if I get you the modfied ninja Sat and background then as well? If that's not fast enough please let me know and I'll burn some oil and get it to you tomorrow.