Metropolis - The Weight of the World (and Found Wanting)

[Bront]

Back at you Phoenix. Never had I a character in jeopardy so quickly, and never had I cared so much.

You know I have realized, the only two players to come back were the ones who became gods in the last game, and Bront and I also both made characters with ranks in Perform (Dance) for this game. This all means of course the WE are the Urban Kraken!

Festy is pretty busy in general, Jkason is full, and Daz has been busy with RL.

And my guess is that your style and my style of dance might be a bit different

Seriously, in regards to the Druids, I think Bront had it right from the first game. Too often we think of Druids associated with large standing groves of trees and large mammals. This derives from their Celtic inspiration. But if we think of Druids as champions, wardens, or protectors of nature, well nature is all around. Even in a city there will be rats and mice, owls and sparrows, there has to be some manner of agriculture (although I have a few fun suburbs in mind) mostly as say roof-top gardens, insects will abound throughout the city living on animals and humans as well as the waste. Mold and fungi will proliferate adding to the decay that is just the last phase of the nutrient cycle and helps the cycle begin anew. Nature is all around, but maybe this druid needs to look a little closer at the smaller organisms that do, indeed must! live in the city. And let us not forget that people are themselves animals and thus a part of this cycle. I could see a Druid watching a particular block to ensure that it's cycle of death and rebirth continues without too much interference.

I actualy initialy did it as a joke, and worked it out to be quite entertaining. The sewer villiage was one of the focal points after all was said and done, though a lot of that was simply for convenience. But yes, understanding the eb and flow of what you're in tune with is a good thing.

Oddly, Taran felt mostly out of place with most of the rest of you, being one of the few "Good" characters. But it worked out well, and he slowly grew a bit more noble as the adventure wore on.

 

[Festy_Dog]

You know I have realized, the only two players to come back were the ones who became gods in the last game,

Hey, I'm here. Well, I admit I've been very quiet, but I did declare my intent.

If you've forgotten the single post I made on the first page of the thread (it was a brief one so I can't blame you) I'm intending to do more or less the same as I did last time. I'm taking my time cooking up a character then I'll sit it on the sidelines until needed.

Phoenix, I'm aware you don't like non-PHB player races but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask. What's your opinion of kobolds? Not that it'll hurt my idea much if it's not your cup of tea, just that it's a character concept which came from developing the background for my first character concept. It'll make sense when I've finished. More stories from the worlds below Metropolis' streets.

Also, on the subject of druids, back among Ba'aktar's peoples there were those who dwelt deep enough underground to reside in natural caves below even the sewers. Those locations were on occasion a source of a tribal druid or two's power.

 

[Komodo]

There is nothing to say that he doesn't dream of a freedom of nature that his tablets promise, it's just he has to live his waking hours in an urban nightmare...

...perhaps he's a tortured druid that unwillingly (or unwittingly) feeds off what little nature is around to fuel his powers, justifying it by telling himself that he's working for a better future?

Unwittingly works.

 

[Phoenix]

Unwittingly works.

Well, as soon as your RG is updated with your druidic origins we can begin.

 

[Bront]

I'm all set, gear and all

 

[Phoenix]

First post will be tonight...if you've eaten all your vegetables. But I need to know if Scotley is still around, and I need Komodo to update his background with Druidical explanations (whichever you decide suits), otherwise I might have to put it off another day or so.

 

[Scotley]

I am here and waiting patiently for the game to start. Did you need something else from me?

 

[Phoenix]

I am here and waiting patiently for the game to start. Did you need something else from me?

Nope, just checking you were still here...

 

[Scotley]

Nope, just checking you were still here...

Yes, I am usually here several times a day. I know what you're thinking. What's a handsome debonair man about town like him doing in a place like this...

 

[Bront]

Yes, I am usually here several times a day. I know what you're thinking. What's a handsome debonair man about town like him doing in a place like this...

And who's that guy next to him hunched over a computer?