[FR]Against the Storm

[DM_Matt]

I forget which didn't stack: the Rage spell and Bbn Rage didn't stack, if memory serves:

If that's the case, I think it would fit his grappling style to have a level of monk. He would have been a martial wrestler to begin with, then get more chaotic as he followed his faith.

They indeed do not stack.
Thats fine and I wont make you lose monk abilities as per an ex-monk either. I don't particularly care for the alignment system.

BTW, regardign conversion, its not that everytihng has been converted, but the spells have, and everyone will have to convert the next time they level.

 

[reapersaurus]

An ex-monk doesn't lose his abilities.

While he'll lose some HP's and Fast Movement, Ubaar'll be more hand-to-hand oriented, and have better saves.

To finalize the character, Matt - what's your thought on Boots of Striding & Springing? Are they at the errata price?
Wait a minute - I guess that's moot, since everything will be at 3.5E prices soon, right?

 

[DM_Matt]

yup.

 

[reapersaurus]

bump.

Was the leader of the Kraken's the BBEG in the INN, that ended up running away and escaping?
Where's Alex (Elric)?
Now that we're mostly all together, does anyone have any questions or comments they'd wanna go over in this OOC thread for Against the Storm, the war-time tale of the struggle against Storm's dominance in the Forgotten Realms?

edit: Oh - DM_Matt - could you tell me what Ubaar could have had from the Inn's battle? (I listed it in the PArt 2 thread - I think it was the Cloak of Resistance +2 or the gloves of DEX or the Bracers or Armor +2, tho he'd have to trade the Bracers for some other slot, since he's using the Bracer slot currently...)

And since Akharos isn't continuing, can Ubaar have the keen falchion? He saw how Akharos wielded it pretty well.

Is there any way that Ubaar could barter for some items with the war effort up here?? THey seem to have some resources - is there a way to barter some of the equipment he retrieved from the Inn battle (the magical repeating crossbows, the magical armor, etc, etc) for some stuff he could use?

In other words, and to approach it a different way we leveled up, but no GP increase. I actually like the idea of a barter system emulating the way a PC increases his wealth level, instead of just gaining 13,00 GP.

He's interested in a few items (don't know if they;re acceptable, or of course available):
Vest of Mage Armor (2,000 list price) (So he can dump his +1 Mithral Breastplate)
Ring (or someother) of Shield, continuous (4000 list price)

well, those were some of my thoughts....

 

[DM_Matt]

Was the leader of the Kraken's the BBEG in the INN, that ended up running away and escaping?

The leader of the Kraken who got away was indeed the BBEG in the inn who yopui smacked down, and who as his last act provided the last necessary bit of demonic life essense for the demon in the gem to materialize.

Where's Alex (Elric)?

Given up on pbp as a method of playing dnd.

Now that we're mostly all together, does anyone have any questions or comments they'd wanna go over in this OOC thread for Against the Storm, the war-time tale of the struggle against Storm's dominance in the Forgotten Realms?

Not for me to answer.

edit: Oh - DM_Matt - could you tell me what Ubaar could have had from the Inn's battle? (I listed it in the PArt 2 thread - I think it was the Cloak of Resistance +2 or the gloves of DEX or the Bracers or Armor +2, tho he'd have to trade the Bracers for some other slot, since he's using the Bracer slot currently...)

And since Akharos isn't continuing, can Ubaar have the keen falchion? He saw how Akharos wielded it pretty well.

Take what you want and feel is fair, there is no higher power stopping you. Other chars cna take issue with your decisions though.

Is there any way that Ubaar could barter for some items with the war effort up here?? THey seem to have some resources - is there a way to barter some of the equipment he retrieved from the Inn battle (the magical repeating crossbows, the magical armor, etc, etc) for some stuff he could use?

In other words, and to approach it a different way we leveled up, but no GP increase. I actually like the idea of a barter system emulating the way a PC increases his wealth level, instead of just gaining 13,00 GP.

He's interested in a few items (don't know if they;re acceptable, or of course available):
Vest of Mage Armor (2,000 list price) (So he can dump his +1 Mithral Breastplate)
Ring (or someother) of Shield, continuous (4000 list price)

Bartering is usually readily availible, but you misunderstand the war effort here. Irusyls people, only two of which are NPCs, are somewhat variously equipped but definately not arms dealers. The elves are clearly military, and have standardized magic and gear specific to their mission. They have very little barter toom therefore. Only what they capture can be bartered. You may barter at a later time or different place.

 

[ES2]

I didn't read the entire thread, so forgive me for asking, but is this game full. I mean, can you spare one more person. If so I'd like to play and get into this game. I like the realms.

 

[reapersaurus]

You'll have to wait for DM-Matt's call.
I realize the "Recruiting" part is from before, but he may want to replace one character who has fallen off the boards.

Matt- I think I lost a post where I mentioned that I emailed Tanstaafl - she hasn't replied yet. How long you wanna wait for her, IF you want one more?

ES2 : What's your experience with PbP gaming?

Matt: I starting writing an OOC comment in the game thread, and it got so big, I'll move it here instead:

OOC: I'm torn about the loot from the huge Inn onslaught. There was a lot of fighting going on there, etc, with LOTS of characters. I'm presuming you gave out some of that stuff to help level and advance the characters, but here's the tough part- Ubaar's one of the only ones left from that adventure, right? I guess GoldenEagle (Kelnar) was? I forget.... and Elone, of course. But Elone got captured, and as far as I'm aware, didn't get any loot. Did Kelnar grab anything (edit: other than the magnifying glass)? So I'm wondering whether Ubaar should have grabbed most of the stuff, so that it could be used by the 'newer' characters (and especially Elone). Then again, I just realized that the 'newer' characters got full 49,000 GP's to spend at character "creation"? Wow, I hadn't thought about that. Is it OK to re-work Ubaar's items as a 10th level character, then? I already modified some stuff to become compliant with 3.5E. But I'd love some slightly more expensive items (Belt of Speed, for instance) - I've been still restricting myself by the initial 4K max per item thingy. This does lead to other questions: 1) I don't see the Necklace of Prayer Beads (Karma) in 3.5 - is it OK to keep it, or do want me to get rid of them? 2) Can I make an item that has Enlarge Person on continuously (4,000 GP retail), instead of 'buying' a Permancied Enlarge Person (2500 GP) from someone? I'm scared of an always-on effect like Enlarge Person, and how it might affect the game - Permanency would be harder to work around, if it caused trouble in the game, than an item that could be taken off. 3) What kind of items can we make? I'm shocked that in the item creation guidelines, it details how you can use Spell Effect: continuous, and multiply by x2 if it's a minute duration, etc. This suggests that Items of continuous Shield can be made for 4,000 GP, right? Or a Brooch of Mage Armor for 2,000 GP. How do you feel about these kinds of items having been made? 4) I'm thinking of having Ubaar only keep the Cloak of Resistance +2 and the Bracers of Armor +2. The Bracers of DEX +2 and the amulet of Natural Armor he'd most likely offer to Kelnar of even Thydin. 5) Instead of Ubaar keeping the +2 orc keen falchion, is it OK for him to have his greatsword as a +1 Vicious one? That pretty much details most of the things I was wanting to do with Ubaar's character.

 

[ES2]

I have none yet and I'm looking to get some, but if this is an already established game then if you decide that I wouldn't work out, I will understand that. I am looking for games on here cuz I can't find any in person where I live.

 

[DM_Matt]

You'll have to wait for DM-Matt's call.
I realize the "Recruiting" part is from before, but he may want to replace one character who has fallen off the boards.

Matt- I think I lost a post where I mentioned that I emailed Tanstaafl - she hasn't replied yet. How long you wanna wait for her, IF you want one more?

Thanks you for doing that. I will wait a bit longer, though. She has enough tying her to the boards taht she'll probably come back. shes DMing multiple games, and her husband is a longer-time regular than she (and also missing)

Matt: I starting writing an OOC comment in the game thread, and it got so big, I'll move it here instead:

OOC: I'm torn about the loot from the huge Inn onslaught. There was a lot of fighting going on there, etc, with LOTS of characters. I'm presuming you gave out some of that stuff to help level and advance the characters, but here's the tough part- Ubaar's one of the only ones left from that adventure, right? I guess GoldenEagle (Kelnar) was? I forget.... and Elone, of course. But Elone got captured, and as far as I'm aware, didn't get any loot. Did Kelnar grab anything (edit: other than the magnifying glass)? So I'm wondering whether Ubaar should have grabbed most of the stuff, so that it could be used by the 'newer' characters (and especially Elone). Then again, I just realized that the 'newer' characters got full 49,000 GP's to spend at character "creation"? Wow, I hadn't thought about that. Is it OK to re-work Ubaar's items as a 10th level character, then? I already modified some stuff to become compliant with 3.5E. But I'd love some slightly more expensive items (Belt of Speed, for instance) - I've been still restricting myself by the initial 4K max per item thingy.

OOC: Kelnar got a major load of loot that he is suppose dto share. you may make some minor retooling, though. This does lead to other questions: 1) I don't see the Necklace of Prayer Beads (Karma) in 3.5 - is it OK to keep it, or do want me to get rid of them? 2) Can I make an item that has Enlarge Person on continuously (4,000 GP retail), instead of 'buying' a Permancied Enlarge Person (2500 GP) from someone? I'm scared of an always-on effect like Enlarge Person, and how it might affect the game - Permanency would be harder to work around, if it caused trouble in the game, than an item that could be taken off. 3) What kind of items can we make? I'm shocked that in the item creation guidelines, it details how you can use Spell Effect: continuous, and multiply by x2 if it's a minute duration, etc. This suggests that Items of continuous Shield can be made for 4,000 GP, right? Or a Brooch of Mage Armor for 2,000 GP. How do you feel about these kinds of items having been made? 4) I'm thinking of having Ubaar only keep the Cloak of Resistance +2 and the Bracers of Armor +2. The Bracers of DEX +2 and the amulet of Natural Armor he'd most likely offer to Kelnar of even Thydin. 5) Instead of Ubaar keeping the +2 orc keen falchion, is it OK for him to have his greatsword as a +1 Vicious one? I would prefer that you not get an item of always-on enlarged person. Permanancy is acutally easier to work around: One dispel kills it. Also, feel free to add enlarge person to your spell list for free, as it is highly appropriate to your god. The item of continuous shied is not acceptable, becuase there is a very similar but weaker item in the DMG, the Force Shield Ring. You may purchase that instead. The sword is a special item, and can only be traded away in-game, not in a character adjustment. Go ahead and keep your prayer beads. ES2: Lets see if Tanstaafl returns.

 

[Mithreander]

I know that ES2 already asked... but I would not be doing myself any credit if I did not mention that i am also interested. I know that the possibility of joining is slim, but then those possibilities sometimes pan out.

As for board experience... I've been doing this for about 3 years, just not on this board. I still have somewaht of a reputation on the Wizards COmmunity board, where I had started. At the time, we thought we had created the pbp game, but that, of course was just pure ego. If you are curious how I play, check out any of the threads I'm in for a sample... I do not think you'll be disappointed.