Malvoisin's Savage Tide OOC Thread *Resurrected*

[Legildur]

Hey Verbatim, thanks for that. Much appreciated. The best outcome of course is for Mal to pick up running Shackled City, and then you'd probably get a slot in Savage Tide

 

[Malvoisin]

Hey Verbatim, thanks for that. Much appreciated. The best outcome of course is for Mal to pick up running Shackled City, and then you'd probably get a slot in Savage Tide

That would be ideal, but I'm extremely leery of biting off more than I can chew right now. I think it's going to have to be one game only for the immediate future. :\

Savage Tide wins because more players responded with interest in continuing.

 

[Malvoisin]

I have comandeered the first post of the Rogue's Gallery thread, and will be using it to keep a log of experience and treasure accumulated by the party. It should be a useful resource. Check it out!

 

[Rhun]

I have comandeered the first post of the Rogue's Gallery thread, and will be using it to keep a log of experience and treasure accumulated by the party. It should be a useful resource. Check it out!

Nice! Thanks, Mal.

 

[Malvoisin]

Leglidur:

Since Tonks and Land Outcast are both MIA, I'm going to place both of them on 'alt' status, and offer you a spot in this game. I want to have six actively posting players.

The current scene should be ending soon, and this will give us an opportunity to change the makeup of the party. I offer you your option of taking over one of the existing characters, Damash or Nicolai. Or, you may create a brand new character, as it will not be difficult to introduce a new PC at this point. It's entirely up to you.

If you do wish to create a new character, I welcome thoughts from the five current players as to what type of character you think the party needs. Arcane casting? Divine casting? A bit more melee punch? Discuss.

edit: You know, as I think about it, it would probably be preferable for you to make a new character, Legildur. This way, it leaves the door open for Damash or Nicolai to return to the game in the hands of their original creators, should the opportunity arise.

(btw, my apologies and gratitude to Verbatim for being understanding about offering Legildur first choice. It's nothing personal, just related to the fact that he is a refugee from my SC game...and a great player to boot!)

 

[Legildur]

Yippeee!! Okay, I seemed to get the drift that the party would prefer to have a new character introduced that fills a niche not really covered.

I'll happily create a character that the party wants/needs (I concur that a new character would be preferable so as to allow MIA players to conveniently return). Mind you, a Druid with an ocean or water focus could be interesting.....

If the other players can chime in with their wishes and any hints specific for the adventure (eg races, classes, etc), I'm all ears. And Mal, feel free to make recommendations as well based on that you think would fit in.

In the meantime, I'll start reviewing the OOC and RG threads to get a feel for character generation.

PS Thanks Verbatim. That's one I owe you!

 

[Verbatim]

It is all good Legildur, I would have felt like a jerk if I would have gotten to come in and you were passed up with the history you have with Mal. I will continue to hope that the desire to open the posters up by one more does come in, but I don't want to overload Mal..

I will be hanging around if needed though.

 

[Malvoisin]

Yippeee!! Okay, I seemed to get the drift that the party would prefer to have a new character introduced that fills a niche not really covered.

I'll happily create a character that the party wants/needs (I concur that a new character would be preferable so as to allow MIA players to conveniently return). Mind you, a Druid with an ocean or water focus could be interesting.....

If the other players can chime in with their wishes and any hints specific for the adventure (eg races, classes, etc), I'm all ears. And Mal, feel free to make recommendations as well based on that you think would fit in.

In the meantime, I'll start reviewing the OOC and RG threads to get a feel for character generation.

PS Thanks Verbatim. That's one I owe you!

Glad to have you aboard, Legildur!

When I initially recruited for this game, I deliberately decided to go after what I felt were the strongest PLAYERS, which did not necessarily amount to the ideal party balance. Thus, it seems there are a lot of support characters in the group.

I think that the party can get by without a cleric, thanks to Keoni's auras and Col's access to divine magic. I do think arcane magic use is a pretty important need. Kalen is extremely strong in the area of enchantment, but certainly not as versatile as a straight wizard or sorcerer. I also feel that party is a little light in melee. Chongo, obviously is a stud, but after that the group must rely on Keoni and Anar who can hold their own to a point, but are not truly tanks. Then again, Rhun may be taking Anar in a more melee oriented direction as he levels. I think that between Anar and Kalen, the group is well-off in terms of any stealthy roguish activities that may be required.

All in all, I wonder if some multi-class take on the fighter/wizard archetype might be best? Or, perhaps a single class such as the duskblade which combines some of the strengths of both.

Oh, and just for the sake of variety, I'd prefer to see a race other than human.

Those are my thoughts, I'd enjoy hearing others as well.

 

[Rhun]

If you do wish to create a new character, I welcome thoughts from the five current players as to what type of character you think the party needs. Arcane casting? Divine casting? A bit more melee punch? Discuss.

Assuming Anar survives long enough, he will be picking up a level or two of fighter, which should add some additional melee ability to what Chongo provides. Definitely not a tank, though, but more of a finesse fighter.

We've also got an Archivist, a Dragon Shaman and a Beguiler.

With Tonks and LO missing in action, we don't have a true cleric or an arcane caster (I think Beguilers are more oriented toward charms and illusions, but I could be wrong), so I would think that either of those would be good places to begin.

 

[Malvoisin]

Looks like Rhun and I were posting at the same time...