[Grim Tales/Modern/D&D] Fire and Fury - accepting alts (6/6)

[Elocin]

Hey there....I have read all of the OOC comments on here and I am interested in joining up if there is space. I don't currently have Grim Tales but that can easily be fixed. Let me know if there is space and I see the group has a couple of fighters and a couple of noncoms and I would not mind playing a role that would run the middle of the road. Something along the lines of Amanda Carter from Stargate, obviously can kick your ass but then outthink you as well.

Anyway, let me know and I will get on the Grim Tales (which I have meant to get anyway, stupid laziness) and I will get a character up asap.

 

[Bobitron]

I'll vouch for Elocin, great player.

 

[Mavnn]

I'll vouch for Elocin, great player.

Hey, Elocin, you've got a fan . Anyway, now I've got that out of my system (and thanks for the vouching, Bobitron):

Yes, there's a space, and yes I'm willing to hold it for you while you acquire Grim Tales. How long are you looking at, btw?

 

[Mavnn]

Oh, and here's a general question (I know I've asked before, but I'm still confused): As for languages, are there bonus ones at first level for Int. modifiers? And if so, is Read/Write automatic too? Thanks.

Sorry Prez, thought I'd answered this. Take bonus languages as per DnD (one per point of INT bonus). I'll assume you can read and write any language you know.

If anyone with the Modern Players Guide wants to contradict me with the actual rules, that's fine too (given I'm working from the SRD and Grim Tales guess work) but I'm fairly certain that's how things work...

 

[Insight]

Sorry Prez, thought I'd answered this. Take bonus languages as per DnD (one per point of INT bonus). I'll assume you can read and write any language you know.

If anyone with the Modern Players Guide wants to contradict me with the actual rules, that's fine too (given I'm working from the SRD and Grim Tales guess work) but I'm fairly certain that's how things work...

IIRC it's the same as D20 Modern, and I believe that is native + (Int mod if positive) number of languages.

Unlike D20 Modern, however, you get spoken and written with one rank if you buy languages, which is nice if you're playing a character who wants to speak several languages. I wish they would either errata D20 Modern or do something with it - it's the only D20 system that still does this with languages. Paying 2 ranks for spoken and written is soooooooo 3.0!

 

[Ranger Rick]

IIRC it's the same as D20 Modern, and I believe that is native + (Int mod if positive) number of languages.

Unlike D20 Modern, however, you get spoken and written with one rank if you buy languages, which is nice if you're playing a character who wants to speak several languages. I wish they would either errata D20 Modern or do something with it - it's the only D20 system that still does this with languages. Paying 2 ranks for spoken and written is soooooooo 3.0!

To me 2 points make sense, because you can pick up languages by ear, or you could have spent time in prision, and learned a language through books, but never heard it spoken.

What is the defense modifiers for defensive fighting? Is it smart to be hanging out like I am to attract his attention so you all can kill him?

 

[Mavnn]

What is the defense modifiers for defensive fighting? Is it smart to be hanging out like I am to attract his attention so you all can kill him?

Fighting Defensively as a Full-Round Action: You can choose to fight defensively when taking a full attack action. If you do so, you take a -4 penalty on all attacks in a round to gain a +2 dodge bonus to AC for the same round.

or

Total Defense
You can defend yourself as a standard action. You get a +4 dodge bonus to your AC for 1 round. Your AC improves at the start of this action. You can't combine total defense with fighting defensively or with the benefit of the Combat Expertise feat (since both of those require you to declare an attack or full attack). You can't make attacks of opportunity while using total defense.

Is it smart? I leave that up to the discerning player to decide - and the dice next round...

 

[Ranger Rick]

I was asking how smart it is by way of other's comments. I know 20/20 hindsight will tell me how smart it it is.


I will go to total defense because I have no gun.

 

[Elocin]

Ok well I was hoping I could find Grim Tales in PDF formato to buy so I coudl have it at work and at home but no such luck. So I just finished ordering th ebook from Amazon so should get it in a week or so. In the mean time I will just make a character based on the D20 Modern rules and use Grim Tales when I get it. So either today or tomorrow I will have a hcaracter up and running for your approval.

To help not stop the In Game thread just make me one of the original survivors if you want.

Almost forgot - Thanks Bobitron for the endorsement, the check will be in the mail today.

 

[Mavnn]

To help not stop the In Game thread just make me one of the original survivors if you want.

That's why the original survivors are there . I have various clever plans to keep them unconscious and vaguely defined until they're needed as alts and replacements (no res, remember )