Discussion - General Discussion Thread '08

[Halford]

Judges I am looking for a ruling upon whether I can use my characters profession detective, gather information, and Urban Tracking feat for a job.

This does not fit under the current job rules, so I would propose either simply using the crafter rules and allowing either gather information or profession detective to be the trigger skill.

I would propose that a contacts fee be imposed of 50gp initially, to balance with the Craftsman's need for artisans tools, and that any detective be required to pay 1/4 of their income to create a network of contacts which costs 500gp - after paying 500gp they need no longer pay this 1/4 the wheels having been greased sufficiently. If a detective moves to a different city they must establish a new network of contacts. This would balance with the Craftsman's need to set aside money for a workshop.

While I am at it how about a similar system for thieves requiring membership in a local thieves guild to account for the costs? Presumably this would trigger from Sleight of Hand, or maybe the average of sleight of hand move silently and hide since all these skills might be considered necessary for minor pilfering.

 

[Rystil Arden]

I'm pretty sure we already have Profession as a choice in the job rules, so since you're using a Profession skill, just use that choice and say it's a Detective.

 

[Halford]

Only Profession (Merchant) meets any of the prerequisites for the listed job options, unless I am missing something - which admitedly happens all too often.

It seems a logical choice I just don't want to step on any toes or anything.

 

[Velmont]

wow did not know there were characters that high of a level in LEW

Rinaldo is among the first PC ever created in LEW (I think the 4th officially) and has been lucky in his adventure, as he never really lag in one and they were challenging enough for his level to give good XP and he has survived well up to now, even if two of his companion have died.

 

[Velmont]

I'm pretty sure we already have Profession as a choice in the job rules, so since you're using a Profession skill, just use that choice and say it's a Detective.

The generic profession job is still waiting for approval I think.

 

[Halford]

Ah, well I am more worried about the flavor than the gold so it is no big deal.

So is anyone planning to run and adventure soon? Say one that a 1st level Rogue or Urban Ranger might be useful in?

*Poke, poke*

You know you want to...

 

[Rae ArdGaoth]

So I'm leaving the country for about 2 months, starting on Tuesday. I'll be going to Japan, where I'll be touring/working. The first couple of weeks I will most likely be absent from the boards. I won't be able to resist logging in a couple of times, but I anticipate being way too busy to spend significant amounts of time on LEW.

Once I get settled in, I hope to return to a more normal schedule. I'll keep you posted.

Also, regarding pending Character applications: I have a backlog in my inbox that I'm well aware of. I haven't forgotten about you all, I have received the application emails, I just don't have the time to sit down and take care of business.

Tuesday will hopefully provide me with a lot of free time, so all of you eagerly awaiting approval, your wait is almost over.

 

[Phoenix8008]

Hi all. I've got an adventure ready to run that has been previously approved, but I need to know if I'm able to start it up before it's predecessor (PH1: The Darque Demesne) has been formally closed by the judge for the adventure (Bront). I e-mailed him the final awards and a link. I don't have a problem with waiting a bit if I need to before starting the next adventure. I just didn't know if I needed to wait officially or not...

 

[Halford]

Have a great time in Japan Rae, I am sure the siren call of LEW will get you posting again soon enough, lol.

Phoenix8008: Well if you are excepting first level characters count me in! I'd be happy to run either my rogue or urban ranger depending upon which is more appropriate.

 

[B4cchus]

Hi all,

I'd like to point out that we character judges are very understaffed at the moment and might not make a lot of progress with pending character approvals.
We did recieve your requests (for Rinaldo, Hogarth, Wlthic, Periwinkle, Xir, Lookspring and Halford's three characters). Hang in there, we'll do our best to get around them as soon as possible.