Jungle Deeps and Ocean Depths OOC - Full
- Thread starter Isida Kep'Tukari
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*rasm frasm*
Argent Silvermage, ShortAssassin, johnsemlak - you guys are my alternates, and thus have first crack at filling the places for Douane, flyingricepaddy and Wynter Wolf. If someone simply wants to take over one of these characters, that would be just fine, or I could find some way to work you in with a new character. Now that we're in the deep jungle, if someone wants to be a grippli, that's cool too. It would be easiest to work someone in if they're from a race native to Chult, like a wild dwarf, wild elf, native Chultan human, lizardfolk, pterafolk, yuan-ti
Grippli racial characteristics
+2 Dex, +2 Int, +2 Wis, -2 Str, -2 Cha.
Darkvision 60 ft.
Marsh Move: take no penalties when moving across marshlands, swamps, or mud.
+6 racial bonus to Hide checks when in marshes or forested areas due to their coloration
Speed: 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
Favored Class: Rogue
Diety: Is-aycha, N lesser goddess of grippli, embodies aspects of hunting, hiding, protection of youth and of the forest. Domains are Animal, Plant, Protection, and Travel.
Grippli are Small in size, and considered humanoid.
They favor darts, nets, short swords, knives, short spears, and javelins for their weapons and rarely wear armor.
Automatic Languages: Grippli, home region
Bonus Languages: Common, Slyvan, Aquan.
Regions: Chult, Grippli, The Shaar (Rethild - the Great Swamp, Lhesperbog), Halruaa (Mortik Swamp, Akhkaur Swamp), Calimshan (Spider Swamp), any other warm swamp or jungle region.
Level Adjustment: +0
Grippli reach adulthood at the age of 12, their middle age is 30, old age is 45, venerable is 60, and their maximum age is +2d10 years.
There is little difference between the height and weight of grippli men and women. The base height for a grippli is 1' 9", with a height modifier of +2d4. Their base weight is 25 lbs, with a weight modifier of x1.
Grippli are 2-foot tall tree frogs with more humanoid arms and hands for their front limbs. They can move upright or on all fours, and tend to make their homes either in the treetops or in swamps and marshes. They weight about 30 pounds and have yellow eyes with vertical-slit black pupils. Their coloration usually tends to be grayish-green with brown and dark green swirls and stripes, though some higher-caste grippli have bold markings in blue, yellow, red, orange, or green. They tend to be attracted to and love brightly colored items.
They eat fruits and various insects primarily. Their villages are usually led by an adept, druid, or cleric, and they primarily survive through trade with tribes of wild elves, wild dwarves, halflings, lizardfolk, or other jungle-dwellers. Gripplis reproduce by laying eggs, and it is rare that more than one egg is laid in a clutch. Because of this, grippli defend their young with a ferocity unknown among many races.
Grippli region
This region is appropriate for those grippli raised in the jungles of Chult, the Black jungles, the Mhair jungles, or the swamps of Halruaa, The Shaar, or Calimshan.
Preferred Classes: Rogue, druid, adept, cleric. A character of one of these classes may choose a regional feat and gain his choice of the bonus equipment below as a 1st-level character. A grippli character of any other class may not select one of the regional feats here and does not gain the bonus equipment at 1st level.
Automatic Languages: Grippli, Common
Bonus Languages: Slyvan, Aquan, Draconic
Regional Feats: Survivor, Swarmfighting, Resist Poison, Disentangler
Bonus Equipment: (A) halfspear* or net*; (B) potion of cure moderate wounds; (C) 10 darts*
Grippli racial characteristics
+2 Dex, +2 Int, +2 Wis, -2 Str, -2 Cha.
Darkvision 60 ft.
Marsh Move: take no penalties when moving across marshlands, swamps, or mud.
+6 racial bonus to Hide checks when in marshes or forested areas due to their coloration
Speed: 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
Favored Class: Rogue
Diety: Is-aycha, N lesser goddess of grippli, embodies aspects of hunting, hiding, protection of youth and of the forest. Domains are Animal, Plant, Protection, and Travel.
Grippli are Small in size, and considered humanoid.
They favor darts, nets, short swords, knives, short spears, and javelins for their weapons and rarely wear armor.
Automatic Languages: Grippli, home region
Bonus Languages: Common, Slyvan, Aquan.
Regions: Chult, Grippli, The Shaar (Rethild - the Great Swamp, Lhesperbog), Halruaa (Mortik Swamp, Akhkaur Swamp), Calimshan (Spider Swamp), any other warm swamp or jungle region.
Level Adjustment: +0
Grippli reach adulthood at the age of 12, their middle age is 30, old age is 45, venerable is 60, and their maximum age is +2d10 years.
There is little difference between the height and weight of grippli men and women. The base height for a grippli is 1' 9", with a height modifier of +2d4. Their base weight is 25 lbs, with a weight modifier of x1.
Grippli are 2-foot tall tree frogs with more humanoid arms and hands for their front limbs. They can move upright or on all fours, and tend to make their homes either in the treetops or in swamps and marshes. They weight about 30 pounds and have yellow eyes with vertical-slit black pupils. Their coloration usually tends to be grayish-green with brown and dark green swirls and stripes, though some higher-caste grippli have bold markings in blue, yellow, red, orange, or green. They tend to be attracted to and love brightly colored items.
They eat fruits and various insects primarily. Their villages are usually led by an adept, druid, or cleric, and they primarily survive through trade with tribes of wild elves, wild dwarves, halflings, lizardfolk, or other jungle-dwellers. Gripplis reproduce by laying eggs, and it is rare that more than one egg is laid in a clutch. Because of this, grippli defend their young with a ferocity unknown among many races.
Grippli region
This region is appropriate for those grippli raised in the jungles of Chult, the Black jungles, the Mhair jungles, or the swamps of Halruaa, The Shaar, or Calimshan.
Preferred Classes: Rogue, druid, adept, cleric. A character of one of these classes may choose a regional feat and gain his choice of the bonus equipment below as a 1st-level character. A grippli character of any other class may not select one of the regional feats here and does not gain the bonus equipment at 1st level.
Automatic Languages: Grippli, Common
Bonus Languages: Slyvan, Aquan, Draconic
Regional Feats: Survivor, Swarmfighting, Resist Poison, Disentangler
Bonus Equipment: (A) halfspear* or net*; (B) potion of cure moderate wounds; (C) 10 darts*
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Notice for all my current players: I'm instituting a new policy for all of my games. If someone doesn't post for over three days and they are holding up the game because of it, I will NPC your player until you return (and you can immediately take up the reins agan). Absence for two weeks without prior notice means I bring in an alternate to take over your character (and they are allowed to make changes to them) or I bring in an entirely new player and character.
If we're in a closed environment and someone wants to bring in a new character, I reserve the right to have your character wander off, lose interest, take a new job, switch sides, or even kill them in order to keep the game moving. I do not want to have to play three abandoned PCs, so I will probably find a way to remove them from the party at the first available opportunity.
Please, please, please e-mail me if you realize you haven't posted in several days and real life is keeping you busy. I'd rather know that someone has had a hectic day at work than they found my game boring and quit. And if you find my games boring or confusing, please e-mail me to express your concerns. I'd hate for anyone to be bored playing my games.
I'm instituting this policy for the health of my games and am sincerely not trying to annoy anyone, so no one take it personally!
If we're in a closed environment and someone wants to bring in a new character, I reserve the right to have your character wander off, lose interest, take a new job, switch sides, or even kill them in order to keep the game moving. I do not want to have to play three abandoned PCs, so I will probably find a way to remove them from the party at the first available opportunity.
Please, please, please e-mail me if you realize you haven't posted in several days and real life is keeping you busy. I'd rather know that someone has had a hectic day at work than they found my game boring and quit. And if you find my games boring or confusing, please e-mail me to express your concerns. I'd hate for anyone to be bored playing my games.
I'm instituting this policy for the health of my games and am sincerely not trying to annoy anyone, so no one take it personally!
Zerth
First Post
Isida, should we wait for new players to be added, before moving forward with the game? Right now we have just three active players and are about to move underground. I think right now would be the perfect time to get rid of inactive characters and have our party up to full strength again, before we undertake the grippli quest. What do you think?
Erekose - As it says right under the deity description:
I agree to that this would be the ideal time to get rid of the old characters. Here's a plan: The original party goes underground as normal, perhaps joined by one or more brave grippli warriors (if anyone goes that route). When underground perhaps they can encounter some trapped adventurers and free them before going to encounter The Beast. If we get some new people hopefully they can quickly make their new characters and we won't have to pause the game for two long.
Keia - I would be delighted to have you. At this point I have an idea for just sweeping the board of the inactive characters, so if you'd care to make a new one, knock yourself out.
And I'm going to open recruiting for everyone else, it's been two days since I put out the all-call for the alternates and I haven't had a whisper yet.
I agree to that this would be the ideal time to get rid of the old characters. Here's a plan: The original party goes underground as normal, perhaps joined by one or more brave grippli warriors (if anyone goes that route). When underground perhaps they can encounter some trapped adventurers and free them before going to encounter The Beast. If we get some new people hopefully they can quickly make their new characters and we won't have to pause the game for two long.
Keia - I would be delighted to have you. At this point I have an idea for just sweeping the board of the inactive characters, so if you'd care to make a new one, knock yourself out.
And I'm going to open recruiting for everyone else, it's been two days since I put out the all-call for the alternates and I haven't had a whisper yet.
Lichtenhart
First Post
Isida, can I sneak into this game as well? 
It's weird though: I couldn't find any open game for a month and now games are looking for alternates by the dozen. I think your policy could work to grant a longer (and possibly better) life to pbp games. Maybe you should post it in the Talking the Talk forum so other DMs can see it too.
It's weird though: I couldn't find any open game for a month and now games are looking for alternates by the dozen. I think your policy could work to grant a longer (and possibly better) life to pbp games. Maybe you should post it in the Talking the Talk forum so other DMs can see it too.
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