Don't start me on HP rolls. Three 1s and a 2 on a d8 :-(
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Don't start me on HP rolls. Three 1s and a 2 on a d8 :-(
Dragonwriter
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ghostcat said:
Yeah, you've had a worse time than everyone else, I'm pretty sure. One reason I don't really like to roll for HP... Classes supposed to be able to take the hit can end up being squishier than the casters, all thanks to bad luck.
And Zerith, thanks for double-checking the font/size settings.
It also strikes me that Alexander is a bit of a hypocrite... I mean, you've said he's trying not to use his noble blood for any advantages, to make it on his own and do things himself, with his own skills and talents... But the first thing he does is try to leverage his position over the soldiers. I get it can make for a good "conflicted character," just felt the need to voice this observation.
(You'll notice that a lot with me... I tend to speak/type my mind pretty regularly.)
And it may make it quite interesting if/when he deals with Jareth. Jareth already has a chip on his shoulder about spoiled little noble brats...
(BTW, Zerith, it seems any member of a noble family is considered to be of noble blood, in this game. I know, historically, the inheriting son would normally be the only one counted as such, but this is D&D.
)Though this business does remind me of something I'm not entirely sure was resolved... HM, I know we've been working with the title of "Lord" (which I've always enjoyed the sound of), but I don't recall there ever being any real definition of his father's exact station (I left it intentionally vague, and never really expected Jareth to be considered part of the nobility).
Since Alexander is bringing up specific titles, I thought it might be a good idea to work out just what title Jareth's father held...
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As far as I can tell (with, admittedly, very little research), "Lord" was a form of address used for people holding the rank of Marquess, Earl or Count (Marquess being of higher station than Earl/Count), the difference being in the preceding title (Most Honorable for the Marquess, Right Honorable for Earl/Count). And with the modern times, "Lord" seems to be used for Count/Earl, Viscount, Baron (Marquess and Duke, also, but with appended actual title).
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HolyMan
Thy wounds are healed!
I have Jareth's fathers history from time with the Nandirly to time with the Treylor outline. But you know me nothing in stone. It is something Jareth will come to learn when your reunited with Tharivol.
About nobles we can work something out but your right this is D&D so when you add powerful spellcasters or warriors in the mix (who can usually kick a nobles little butt) then you need a way to add them into the mix of maybe not so much nobility but you would call them sir.
If you have read the Wheel of Time this game may turn out a little similar for all the PCs as Perrin's story. You will be seen alking to nobility alot give the right to give orders and maybe even a squad of men as your own. (all in the works) So you may all be called lord by default.
[MENTION=30034]ghostcat[/MENTION] - really sorry about the hp but I think the dice see you more as caster than combatant.
HM
About nobles we can work something out but your right this is D&D so when you add powerful spellcasters or warriors in the mix (who can usually kick a nobles little butt) then you need a way to add them into the mix of maybe not so much nobility but you would call them sir.
If you have read the Wheel of Time this game may turn out a little similar for all the PCs as Perrin's story. You will be seen alking to nobility alot give the right to give orders and maybe even a squad of men as your own. (all in the works) So you may all be called lord by default.
[MENTION=30034]ghostcat[/MENTION] - really sorry about the hp but I think the dice see you more as caster than combatant.
HM
Aldern Foxglove
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Ah, love me some Wheel of Time, and yes the Perrin stuff always seemed fairly natural to me nobles have to be created in the first place afterall.
jackslate45
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About HD, one DM I had did something interesting. He did the next lowest dice +2 (so d4 becomes d2 +2, d12 to d10 + 2), then add your con mod. This way, you would at least gain 3 hp every time. unless you had a negative con mod.
As for Wheel of time, its on my list of things to buy. However money is way to tight right now
As for Wheel of time, its on my list of things to buy. However money is way to tight right now
HolyMan
Thy wounds are healed!
Sorry to hear that jackslate45 - if you ever hit a bargain/used book store look into getting the first book well worth the read.
Well I tend to like rolling (though that puts me in a minority) and allow those rolls to help with your RP. Since Jareth right now has the most HP everyone sees him as the sturdy take on the monsters guy. Not the role he wants but if you watch movies and read you know the hero hardly ever gets what they want.
HM
Well I tend to like rolling (though that puts me in a minority) and allow those rolls to help with your RP. Since Jareth right now has the most HP everyone sees him as the sturdy take on the monsters guy. Not the role he wants but if you watch movies and read you know the hero hardly ever gets what they want.
HM
Dragonwriter
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Wheel of Time is somewhere on my "To Read... Eventually" list... Sometimes, it's almost like there's too many books I mean/need to read. And unfortunately, I don't really have the funds to obtain most of them... (edited to add: ) And most of the time, when I have a little spare money, it goes to my RPG gaming, video gaming or growing my music collection (all worthwhile, in my opinion).
Sitting in my shelves right now, waiting for me to get around to reading them, is the majority of Anne McAffrey's Pern series, a handful of Heinlein books (including Stranger in a Strange Land), some Andre Norton... And when I can manage adding another, Terry Pratchett's Discworld books.
Then there's still a lot of literary classics on my list, like Fahrenheit 451, 1984, and similar things that used to be required reading (which, due to my unusual schooling, I mostly dodged, albeit unintentionally). Though I did manage to read Catch-22 and enjoyed it immensely, some time ago. Still need to get my own copy of it...
Yeah, I've got a huge reading list to work on...
2nd EDIT: I'm going to be gone from tomorrow afternoon/evening until Monday. Don't get me killed over the weekend!
Wait... Jareth's now a hero?!?
Sitting in my shelves right now, waiting for me to get around to reading them, is the majority of Anne McAffrey's Pern series, a handful of Heinlein books (including Stranger in a Strange Land), some Andre Norton... And when I can manage adding another, Terry Pratchett's Discworld books.
Then there's still a lot of literary classics on my list, like Fahrenheit 451, 1984, and similar things that used to be required reading (which, due to my unusual schooling, I mostly dodged, albeit unintentionally). Though I did manage to read Catch-22 and enjoyed it immensely, some time ago. Still need to get my own copy of it...
Yeah, I've got a huge reading list to work on...
2nd EDIT: I'm going to be gone from tomorrow afternoon/evening until Monday. Don't get me killed over the weekend!
Well I tend to like rolling (though that puts me in a minority) and allow those rolls to help with your RP. Since Jareth right now has the most HP everyone sees him as the sturdy take on the monsters guy. Not the role he wants but if you watch movies and read you know the hero hardly ever gets what they want.
HM
Wait... Jareth's now a hero?!?
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He can be a bit of a hypocrite, but one of the two things he will use his standing on, is avoiding "being pout in his place" Wanting to prove himself dos not, by any mans, extend into letting others give him belittling tasks. More then just a few commoners of rank higher then what he joined as would love to see a noble clean out the stables.
So he sees it more as equalizing things then abusing his station.
Also, even if he did make them shovel manure through his title, it would not be for his advantage: it would be for their punishment. Perfectly legit! XD
but rely, he is not using his title to get a better tent, have the best meals that can be had in the camp, to be in a position of command, things seen as givens by most any one of his heritage. But he is, overly, proud of were he came from, and chooses to stat it, while also making sure Joe some can't make him do something reserved for far younger youths just to give him a lesson. So in general, don't try using rank to bully him around (or to send him somewhere to get killed for that matter) and he wont use his title to dance laughingly on top of your head :3
And yesh, Nobles can be of very thin blood, but consider Alexander like this, he is either of the highest reaches of nobility, or a relatively minor royal, if I knew more about the world I would figure out were he stands in the line of succession in any given kingdom, dukedom or countship: would not be too high in most cases, but far enough up the latter that he could foreseeable gain more then just his own inheritance if the noble houses get thinned to much in the war. but that is not likely, just possible. So yesh, he is among the elite but he is not taking a retainer of honor guards around with him as he could be.
Also, are those knowledge roles ok to use then HM?
So he sees it more as equalizing things then abusing his station.
Also, even if he did make them shovel manure through his title, it would not be for his advantage: it would be for their punishment. Perfectly legit! XD
but rely, he is not using his title to get a better tent, have the best meals that can be had in the camp, to be in a position of command, things seen as givens by most any one of his heritage. But he is, overly, proud of were he came from, and chooses to stat it, while also making sure Joe some can't make him do something reserved for far younger youths just to give him a lesson. So in general, don't try using rank to bully him around (or to send him somewhere to get killed for that matter) and he wont use his title to dance laughingly on top of your head :3
And yesh, Nobles can be of very thin blood, but consider Alexander like this, he is either of the highest reaches of nobility, or a relatively minor royal, if I knew more about the world I would figure out were he stands in the line of succession in any given kingdom, dukedom or countship: would not be too high in most cases, but far enough up the latter that he could foreseeable gain more then just his own inheritance if the noble houses get thinned to much in the war. but that is not likely, just possible. So yesh, he is among the elite but he is not taking a retainer of honor guards around with him as he could be.
Also, are those knowledge roles ok to use then HM?
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