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Questions, Questions, Questions, so many questions and I yet to have my first cup of coffee

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I really dont want to have three or four threads for the game going...i prefer to have the main character thread in which the gaming occurs and with the OCC to denote out of character comments in the thread. I have found it is simlply a lot easier for me to keep track with.....with world information etc being posted in the Rouges Gallery. It was my intent to download and then close this thread...but am open to keeping it as the OCC comments so just let me know what format you prefer and majority rules...
Using colors for your characters actualy words is always helpful, but it is not manadatory.
As far as equipment goes, just furnish him with the items you think that he would have. Starting coingage will be dealt with then I start the game but for the sake of having some coinage on the character...let's figure that each player has 1d6+3 X1000 silver pennies in his possession.
In regards to rolling dice I prefer to have the players roll their own dice using either invisible caslte or some other online dice rolling.....if that is not feasabile then players can roll their dice at home and just post the results......I like the concept of players rollling their own dice because it gives a physical attachment to the character...instead of waiting for the Dm to post and being a specetator, I think if makes you more involved and closer to the character...The rush of rolling that natural 20 and slaying the evil liche etc......
Unless you are in the upper echelons of the church or diplomatic services one would not little about the Elder Druids...Remember the Chruch and the DRuids really dont get along, the only real reason the church has not moved agaist the Old Forrest is that while they would win most likely after years of bloody conflict, the Valley would be to exhausted in men and materials to actually hold on to the conquest..Not to mention it would create a minor civil war in the borderlands where the Old Religion is still strong. Simpley put it is not cost effective for the Church to deal with the druids at this time.