[ooc] dnd - the nameless [thread closed]

[doghead]

Havn't seen Greegan for a while. I'll ghost him for a bit for now.

Can't think of a good magic item for Lisa. Any suggestions?

~ perhaps I should offer a prize? something unexpected ... ~

ps: DrZ, if you havn't already, could you get Nate up in the [rg] thread (there is a link in my sig). I know Nate's got a family name, but I can't remember what page he is on in the

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[Velmont]

As I said when I created my character, I would like him to become a druid... I don't have any idea how he will become one, but he has some interest in nature and animals, so he would make a good candidate, just need to find a cool way to introduce him to that class. For now, he will continue to be a simple herdman.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Havn't seen Greegan for a while. I'll ghost him for a bit for now.

Can't think of a good magic item for Lisa. Any suggestions?

A sword might be good, especially if you then had her burn for Kensai (from Complete Warrior, requires Combat Expertise, Weapon Focus, and 5 ranks each in Concentration, Ride, and Diplomacy. Allows you to burn XP to increase the magic of the weapon) or take the Ancestral Weapon feat (Book of exalted deeds, sacrafice magic weapons to make your weapon magic)- anything that makes it, emphatically, her sword. (Perhap's it's intellgent, and that kicks in later).

A somethingorother of command (like the breastplate, only less so) or a circlet of persuasion might also work. Something that gives a bonus on saves vs. fear.

 

[doghead]

Hey DrZ, Just found Nate in my PC graveyard. Not a bad idea that - PC's I have killed off in my games - and now you have a placeholder .

The Rogues Gallery for the nameless is here.

I'm kinda keen to see what lies down the road, so once the characters have been updated with equipment I'll push on asap.

 

[Velmont]

Hey DrZ, Just found Nate in my PC graveyard. Not a bad idea that - PC's I have killed off in my games - and now you have a placeholder .

The Rogues Gallery for the nameless is here.

I'm kinda keen to see what lies down the road, so once the characters have been updated with equipment I'll push on asap.

I have modified my euqipement. If the backpack (with blanket, waterskin and food) make my load heavier than light, it will be the pony who will carry it.

 

[doghead]

Velmont, thats fine, The pony can carry the pack. But if the pony bolts and you lose him, your going to lose everything. You may want to consider keeping some basics in a backback and putting the heavier gear in the pony packs. It would be a little less easy to access, but safer than having everything on the pony.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Cromwell, ever the team player, might also be willing to carry some stuff. Keep in mind though that you can always drop your backpack in the first round of combat if we're ambushed, or what have you.

 

[doghead]

Between the pony and your backpack, you should have no difficulty. There are villages and hamlets every half days walk or so.

Typical stuff for the pony would include tents, bedrolls, cooking pots, rope and stakes for the horses (at night) I would think. Bulky stuff, nice to have but you could do without. Blankets, tinderboxes, etc I would be inclined to keep in backpacks incase you get separated or something. The nights are getting chilly.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Oscar will be able to take Sassy correct?

 

[doghead]

Oscar will be able to take Sassy correct?

Argent

Originally, I was thinking that no one would be mounted.

This was my thinking. The Guard is not a mounted unit. While it has some horses, they are used for message riders mostly. It doesn't have enough horses to provide for you all. And given the lack of riding experience of some of the others, putting you all on horses would probably be more dangerous than anything - the first sign of danger and off the horses bolt carring their hapless riders with them. Fighting from horseback also requires a degree of skill that few of you have. So most of you would need to dismount first, which means the horses would need to be tended to or again, off they could bolt. The Captain wouldn't provide the Seventh with mounts. Not at this stage. Any request for them would be turned down.

However, Sassy is Oscar's own horse.

So, coming back to your question, I think that this is a decision for you all to take as a group (or unilateraly if Oscar wishes). The information above is not meant to disuade you from a particular course of action, but to provide you with the information that your character would have.

An aside ...

Formulating a responce to this question has brought me to an interesting realisation. Some games use the term Director. I used to prefer it. But it is, however, a bit of an unfortunate term. Directors direct the actions and outcomes of the narative. In a RPG, the only person who should determin the actions of a character is the player. I suspect myself of a tendency towards Directing.

My PbP DM'ing is a work in progress, with a lot of rough edges still. So apologies for any rocky sections.