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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 87207" data-attributes="member: 96">Announcing...the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/messageboards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103" target="_blank">drnuncheon's Freeport Story Hour</a> Create-a-Cohort Contest!Achieve lasting fame and a place in the spotlight!See your creation get folded, spindled, and mutilated alongside Dru and Di'Fier!The PrizesGrand Prize (2): The character you create will be used as a cohort NPC in <a href="http://www.enworld.org/messageboards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103" target="_blank">drnuncheon's Freeport Story Hour</a>!  He, she, or it will be teleported without error for a lifetime stay in the beautiful Serpent Isles, where they will get to experience life alongside the Freeport City Watchmen who continually beat the odds: Dru and Di'Fier!  They will also receive 5 sp/day spending money and a share of the XP! (Creators of the characters will receive public credit in the game sessions and Story Hour.)Second Prize (everyone else): Your character will be 'waiting in the wings' for a walk-on role in <a href="http://www.enworld.org/messageboards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103" target="_blank">drnuncheon's Freeport Story Hour</a>! It could be a cameo appearance, an extra, or even a recurring NPC! (Creators of characters chosen to appear will receive public credit in the game sessions and Story Hour.)The Rules<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> Permitted Sources: All skills, spells, classes, and feats from the Player's Handbook are allowed.  NPC classes from the Dungeon Master's Guide are also permitted.  Some elements from the following sourcebooks may be used: WOTC's classbooks, Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, Oriental Adventures and Magic of Faerun; Sword & Sorcery's Relics and Rituals, Malhavoc Press' Book of Eldritch Might and Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power. If you are going to use an element from non-Core books please consult with the judge via email to make sure there have been no changes made. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> Multiclassing: Multiclassing is permitted under the standard 3e guidelines. Cohorts should be designed so as not to incur an XP penalty.  NPC classes and prestige classes are not counted when determining XP penalties. Apprentice-Level Multiclassing rules are allowed (DMG pp 40-41). Characters cannot be higher than 3rd level in the Fighter, Rogue, or Wizard classes - we don't want them to outdo the heros! </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> Permitted Races: All races from the PHB are allowed. The following races are also permitted: aasimar, genasi (all kinds), and tiefling (ECL 1, from WOTC's Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting), nezumi (ECL 0, from WOTC's Oriental Adventures), kobold and orc (ECL 0, from WOTC's Monster Manual). ECLs should be calculated using the method in WOTC's Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> Entry Format: Entries must have the following sections: Appearance, Personality, Background, Reason for Being a Cohort, and d20 Stat Block or Character Sheet. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> ECL: Cohorts for Dru should have an ECL of 5; cohorts for Di'Fier should have an ECL of 4. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> Starting Equipment: Cohorts receive starting equipment based on Table 2-44 in the DMG (page 58). They may possess no more than one (1) permanent magic item, and no item may be more than half of their starting equipment value.  Spellcasters able to create items must still pay full price in gold for items they could have created but there is no XP cost. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> How to Enter: Entries should be posted to this thread or <a href="mailto:jeffj@io.com">emailed to the DM</a> with a subject of 'Cohort Contest'.  (If there's something that should be kept secret about the cohort, please use email...) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> Judging: All judging will be done solely by me, drnuncheon, the DM. Sorry, Dru & Di'Fier! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  As for the judging critera, it's going to be terribly subjective - it will be based upon how well the character will fit in with both the campaign and the characters, how well their personality and abilities complement those of the players, and how much fun they will be for me to play as an NPC. [/list=1]</li> </ol> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> That's all there is!  Go to it! * - rent, food, medical bills, laundry fees, life insurance, burial expenses, pension contributions, and spellcasting fees (including but not limited to: mending, prestidigitation, cure spells, remove curse, remove disease, neutralize poison, break enchantment, raise dead, resurrection, true resurrection, reincarnation, limited wish, wish, miracle and gentle repose) not included.  Animate dead may be available in some situations, please see your DM for details.</li> </ol></blockquote>

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