Insight
Adventurer
Sparky, yours was the one I missed. You had the second highest score and I somehow completely didn't see it.
Insight's "In the Shadow of Giants" [OOC]
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Sparky, yours was the one I missed. You had the second highest score and I somehow completely didn't see it.
Insight
Adventurer
I will PM you to let you know how I scored it.
hafrogman
Adventurer
Character posts, for my own convenience in tracking backstories.
Corrin
Gregor
Brant
Amos
Seeker
Saben
It looks like Gregor's vignette #1 provides a reasonable place to start from. We all ended up in Misthaven for one reason or another, and troubles in the town led us to start our adventuring together.
Corrin could have been coming down the river with the halfling trade, or for business with his lady friend's family. If Misthaven is the southern end of the trade routes, it might be a good place for Amos's caravan to end as well. Gregor made his was down from the mountains. I imagine Brant was there for a while, but drunk. Perhaps he and Saben have a history, serving together in the military before Saben joined the church, and Brant lost himself in an ill-fated war. I'm not quite sure what Seeker is seeking, but he might have been drawn to fight the alien magics being employed by the cult.
Corrin
Gregor
Brant
Amos
Seeker
Saben
It looks like Gregor's vignette #1 provides a reasonable place to start from. We all ended up in Misthaven for one reason or another, and troubles in the town led us to start our adventuring together.
Corrin could have been coming down the river with the halfling trade, or for business with his lady friend's family. If Misthaven is the southern end of the trade routes, it might be a good place for Amos's caravan to end as well. Gregor made his was down from the mountains. I imagine Brant was there for a while, but drunk. Perhaps he and Saben have a history, serving together in the military before Saben joined the church, and Brant lost himself in an ill-fated war. I'm not quite sure what Seeker is seeking, but he might have been drawn to fight the alien magics being employed by the cult.
Sparky
Registered User
I think I have whiplash.
garyh
First Post
Me too, if you don't mind.
It might work better to say we started in two or three smaller groups at the start of 1st level, and only joined together later, say like so...
Seeker had appeared at the temple of Ioun in Drakenport only a few days before, and already the high priest was trying to get rid of him. At least, it seemed that way to him; some minor relic of the Church's had been stolen, and the woman seemed insistent that the newly-reborn Deva wizard be the one to recover it.
Which was why instead of doing that, he was having a few drinks with the halfling who'd come by the temple asking a few questions about sorcery.
"You could just do it, you know?" Corrin said.
"And what would I learn by tracking down some two-bit thieves in the backcountry?" Seeker replied.
"Who knows? Might be fun. I've got some leave, if you don't want to work alone." Corrin replied. "Though we probably ought to find a decent tracker."
Someone cleared his throat behind them. Most of the half-orcs Corrin had met were tribesmen from across the sea, and this fellow sure looked like one of them to him. He'd never had anything bad to say about them... though the few that had taken Clan Seaward's ships across what they called the Great Southern Ocean were sometimes upset to learn what their goods sold for in Drakenport or Valen. Usually if you bought them a beer and explained how much it actually cost to ship things across the ocean, they came around, so he was about to begin such an explanation when the man chimed in.
"I'm a tracker. Or my friend is, anyway." Amos said, referring to the wolf at his side.
And by the next morning, the three had been heading south. By the time they had found what they sought, the main temple of Ioun in Valen had been closer than returning to Drakenport.
...
Meanwhile, Gregor, Brant, and Saben met up in the south, and finished their adventure in the capital as well.
Seeker had appeared at the temple of Ioun in Drakenport only a few days before, and already the high priest was trying to get rid of him. At least, it seemed that way to him; some minor relic of the Church's had been stolen, and the woman seemed insistent that the newly-reborn Deva wizard be the one to recover it.
Which was why instead of doing that, he was having a few drinks with the halfling who'd come by the temple asking a few questions about sorcery.
"You could just do it, you know?" Corrin said.
"And what would I learn by tracking down some two-bit thieves in the backcountry?" Seeker replied.
"Who knows? Might be fun. I've got some leave, if you don't want to work alone." Corrin replied. "Though we probably ought to find a decent tracker."
Someone cleared his throat behind them. Most of the half-orcs Corrin had met were tribesmen from across the sea, and this fellow sure looked like one of them to him. He'd never had anything bad to say about them... though the few that had taken Clan Seaward's ships across what they called the Great Southern Ocean were sometimes upset to learn what their goods sold for in Drakenport or Valen. Usually if you bought them a beer and explained how much it actually cost to ship things across the ocean, they came around, so he was about to begin such an explanation when the man chimed in.
"I'm a tracker. Or my friend is, anyway." Amos said, referring to the wolf at his side.
And by the next morning, the three had been heading south. By the time they had found what they sought, the main temple of Ioun in Valen had been closer than returning to Drakenport.
...
Meanwhile, Gregor, Brant, and Saben met up in the south, and finished their adventure in the capital as well.
Insight
Adventurer
In Game Posts
I would like each of the players to choose a distinct dialogue color and use that for your character's dialogue during IC (in character) posts. Hash it out amongst yourselves to decide who gets what color. Please keep in mind that a lot of people (myself included) view EN World with a dark background. Extremely dark or bright colors are going to be troublesome.
Also, if you have a short OOC (out of character) comment, say a few lines, please sblock it with a description, as such:
[sblock=OOC]Comment goes here.[/sblock]
One sentence OOC comments can probably be in-line with your text.
Any lengthy OOC discussions should be handled in this thread instead of in the OOC thread.
I would like each of the players to choose a distinct dialogue color and use that for your character's dialogue during IC (in character) posts. Hash it out amongst yourselves to decide who gets what color. Please keep in mind that a lot of people (myself included) view EN World with a dark background. Extremely dark or bright colors are going to be troublesome.
Also, if you have a short OOC (out of character) comment, say a few lines, please sblock it with a description, as such:
[sblock=OOC]Comment goes here.[/sblock]
One sentence OOC comments can probably be in-line with your text.
Example said:
Any lengthy OOC discussions should be handled in this thread instead of in the OOC thread.
Insight
Adventurer
Combat Posts
This is a repost from the first page.
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I want every combat post to be formatted in sblock with the following:
[sblock=Actions]
Move Action: Move 5 squares from N6 to N11.
Standard Action: Use Cleave against Zombie (M11): 1d20+11=21 vs. AC. On hit, 1d10+9=17 damage and Zombie (M11) is marked. Zombie (M12) takes 4 damage.
[/sblock]
Immediate actions, such as opportunity attacks and other powers, will be handled differently. When these arise, I will post to ask if you wish to use that action prior to resolving the action that triggered it. If you do not respond within 24 hours, I will have to move on.
In the initiative count (posted at the top of every round), characters' hit point totals will be posted along with any conditions that may exist. Conditions on enemies will also be posted, including if the enemy is bloodied. If a post includes an incorrect hit point count for your character, please let me know as soon as possible so I can correct it. The initiative count post will also be where I try to stay on top of things like temporary hit points, temporary modifiers, and so forth.
Along with the initiative count, at the top of each round, I will post a map showing the locations of each combatant at the top of the round. Please refer to the map using the square designations (A11, Q6, etc) when posting your actions.
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On mini stat blocks and the like:
I am not going to require these, but I do encourage them so that you can keep track of your powers. I'm going to be tracking these on my own, so rest assured I will know if a power has already been used
This is a repost from the first page.
***
I want every combat post to be formatted in sblock with the following:
[sblock=Actions]
Move Action: Move 5 squares from N6 to N11.
Standard Action: Use Cleave against Zombie (M11): 1d20+11=21 vs. AC. On hit, 1d10+9=17 damage and Zombie (M11) is marked. Zombie (M12) takes 4 damage.
[/sblock]
Immediate actions, such as opportunity attacks and other powers, will be handled differently. When these arise, I will post to ask if you wish to use that action prior to resolving the action that triggered it. If you do not respond within 24 hours, I will have to move on.
In the initiative count (posted at the top of every round), characters' hit point totals will be posted along with any conditions that may exist. Conditions on enemies will also be posted, including if the enemy is bloodied. If a post includes an incorrect hit point count for your character, please let me know as soon as possible so I can correct it. The initiative count post will also be where I try to stay on top of things like temporary hit points, temporary modifiers, and so forth.
Along with the initiative count, at the top of each round, I will post a map showing the locations of each combatant at the top of the round. Please refer to the map using the square designations (A11, Q6, etc) when posting your actions.
***
On mini stat blocks and the like:
I am not going to require these, but I do encourage them so that you can keep track of your powers. I'm going to be tracking these on my own, so rest assured I will know if a power has already been used
Insight
Adventurer
Final Characters
I am going to be re-creating the final characters so that I have a copy in my own Character Builder. I'm doing this for two reasons. First, so that I can ensure that your character is legal and that everything is complete. Second, I will use this to track your powers and effects during encounters.
I'd like each of you to post your final versions of your characters some time within the next few days. If you have any last-minute changes to make, now would be the time to do it.
I am going to be re-creating the final characters so that I have a copy in my own Character Builder. I'm doing this for two reasons. First, so that I can ensure that your character is legal and that everything is complete. Second, I will use this to track your powers and effects during encounters.
I'd like each of you to post your final versions of your characters some time within the next few days. If you have any last-minute changes to make, now would be the time to do it.
Oni
First Post
I'm fond of royal blue if no one objects to me using it for Saben.
hafrogman: Thanks for posting all the characters together, very helpful.
I'm ingesting all the information accrued so far, but I'm pretty open to how Saben might have become involved with the others so I'm happy to roll with most suggestions. I like Gregor's vignette as a starting place though for at least part of the group.
hafrogman: Thanks for posting all the characters together, very helpful.
I'm ingesting all the information accrued so far, but I'm pretty open to how Saben might have become involved with the others so I'm happy to roll with most suggestions. I like Gregor's vignette as a starting place though for at least part of the group.
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