(IR) The 5th IR - 3rd OOC Thread (OPEN)

[Edena_of_Neith]

LOL, Bugbear. (evil, knowing grin ...)

 

[Radiant]

Hey there Radiant.
Are you claiming any actual countries?
There's a list of unclaimed countries at the end of the megapost.
Some of them are quite potent, too.
All are subject to customization, since TSR/WOTC never developed them.

Again spread through all means arcane and psionic:
As of now the Celestial Imperium has officialy anounced that it has hired the Claw mercenary company. The White Palace and Priest-King himself are now permanently guarded by the the most elite unit of the claw while the rest of the company is currently also stationed in the country. Due to an exclusive contract all Claw units are stationed here while they are not on contract. To show their gratitude for the gracious hospitality of the Empire the Claw units will be available for the defense of their hosts if they are needed. Units under contract elsewhere are of course not subject to this rule and will allways be available to their employers for the full duration of their agreement.

 

[Album Cover X]

Album X, also, what claims would you like to put in?
You have yet to make any claims here.

There are numerous maps of the Flanaess and of Oerth on the megapost.
These are mostly at the top of that post, which is one page 1.
Have a look!
Most of the Flanaess surface powers have been claimed, but ...

Most of the Underdark races have not been claimed.
Almost non of the non-Flanaess lands have been claimed.

A complete list of unclaimed countries and their relative strength is at the bottom of the megapost.

Edena_of_Neith

Hey everyone... Did I come in at a bad time???

Edena and Serpenteye... Honestly after all the "chaos" of the last few days I didn't know if this was for me after all... But I'm willing to stick it out and see if the atmosphere improves...

As for claims... I thought I was claiming Erypt (to be renamed), Suhfang (based on William Ronald's helpful-post) and the Tribes of Ellaves... Was one or more of those already taken??? So do I add more to my claim??? Before the TFO/James meltdown... there was talk of overpowered vs underpowered... I'd rather not be either... but color me confused as to what is now...

I do have to admit a ton of ignorance so far in this game. I think I understand IC, PL, and epic well enough... but the generating a PC and Powers is what's throwing me for a loop... Is there some template I can follow???

 

[Radiant]

Hey everyone... Did I come in at a bad time???

Edena and Serpenteye... Honestly after all the "chaos" of the last few days I didn't know if this was for me after all... But I'm willing to stick it out and see if the atmosphere improves...

As for claims... I thought I was claiming Erypt (to be renamed), Suhfang (based on William Ronald's helpful-post) and the Tribes of Ellaves... Was one or more of those already taken??? So do I add more to my claim??? Before the TFO/James meltdown... there was talk of overpowered vs underpowered... I'd rather not be either... but color me confused as to what is now...

I do have to admit a ton of ignorance so far in this game. I think I understand IC, PL, and epic well enough... but the generating a PC and Powers is what's throwing me for a loop... Is there some template I can follow???

yeah, what he said.
Nearly exactly the same for me.

 

[Bugbear]

I do have to admit a ton of ignorance so far in this game. I think I understand IC, PL, and epic well enough... but the generating a PC and Powers is what's throwing me for a loop... Is there some template I can follow???

yeah, what he said.
Nearly exactly the same for me.

No, there is no template to follow, just follow your heart. A detailed stat-bloc isn't neccessary unless you want one, since one on one combat between players is very unlikely. For Those of us who made one, it's really more so that we have a clear understanding of what our PCs can and can not do, than for Serpenteye.

Most of the character write ups I've seen have been around 30th level, usually with some templates thrown in for flavor. That's not a hard rule though, The Wolf God, Paxus Asclepius' Character is has an ECL of approx. 64, so if your PC seems a bit mega-epic, don't worry about it. Many players havent defined their PCs beyond a name and breif discription.

 

[Radiant]

the Sikari fluff is now later in the thrad and far more complete than before.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

It's actually more like 100, given the 72 HD and the LA modifier of the Paragon template. Bugbear has the essence of it down, though; stat out only as much as you need to get a feel for your character. I went for a high-epic character mostly because I needed someone with the individual power to rule, with an iron fist, a nation which includes tens of thousands of giants, most of which had warrior cultures; likewise, he needed to be able to back up the tremendous arrogance he exhibits, without the use of magic.

 

[Radiant]

next newbie question:

How many people are in one elite army? Or does that change depending on the power of people that make up the unit? Since serpenteye said my faction will consist only of eltie units like the ethergaunts did I asume the total number of Claw member should not be very high. On the other hand they are not as powerfull as the gaunts since they are in average as good as they are without any levels at all. So I asume one elite unit of Sikari will include a lot more individuals than an equaly powerfull unit of ethergaunts?

 

[Bugbear]

next newbie question:

How many people are in one elite army? Or does that change depending on the power of people that make up the unit? Since serpenteye said my faction will consist only of eltie units like the ethergaunts did I asume the total number of Claw member should not be very high. On the other hand they are not as powerfull as the gaunts since they are in average as good as they are without any levels at all. So I asume one elite unit of Sikari will include a lot more individuals than an equaly powerfull unit of ethergaunts?

Well, If the claw mercenaries are, as I suspect, elite adventuring partys, then I would divide them into units of four to six characters each. so you could say that each epic PL is one Claw Unit. Once SE gives you your epic PL total, you will know how many mercs you have as your disposal.

You might want to let Serpenteye know the average level of your mercenaries. This may help him gauge how much epic PL to assign you.

 

[Radiant]

Well, If the claw mercenaries are, as I suspect, elite adventuring partys, then I would divide them into units of four to six characters each. so you could say that each epic PL is one Claw Unit. Once SE gives you your epic PL total, you will know how many mercs you have as your disposal.

oh, I didn't get that it's epic. I thought they'd be elite. Anyway, I'm just writing the background without specific numbers now so I can just adapt it.
Regardless how big they might be, claw units are called TALONS. (yeah I know not very creative but I can remember it easily and with so much stuff to keep in mind I am happy about that)