OOC for Arador's LotR Game
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I hope it is ok for a lurker to pipe in once and a while before the game starts (I will remain silent once the game begins I promise 
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Daiymo,
Nice character, I just finished reading the section on Bree and its folk this afternoon and your character sounds just right. I am glad someone in the group decided to play a hobbitt.
Colonel H,
Great character background. I always look forward to your writtings of ME material. The ME D20 site is one of my favorites.
I look forward to seeing more of the characters and to the game itself when it begins. Is there a projected start date?
Decado
) Daiymo,
Nice character, I just finished reading the section on Bree and its folk this afternoon and your character sounds just right. I am glad someone in the group decided to play a hobbitt.
Colonel H,
Great character background. I always look forward to your writtings of ME material. The ME D20 site is one of my favorites.
I look forward to seeing more of the characters and to the game itself when it begins. Is there a projected start date?
Decado
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garyh
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Glad to have you watching, Decado! we'll keeps this thread active as a place for non-gname, out of character discussion, and start a new thread for the game itself, so you'll have a place to comment as we play if you like.
Not sure about the start date. I'll have my character up either tonight or tomorrow, and then I can start work on Darth Eck's character.
Not sure about the start date. I'll have my character up either tonight or tomorrow, and then I can start work on Darth Eck's character.
rangerjohn
Explorer
Well that's the problem I don't have the book, and LOTR didn't go into much detail on that area. So other than what I have already said and what that implicitly implies.
E.G. good woodcraft, skilled with sword and bow, believes it is the Dunedain's duty to protect the common men and hobbits of the north, Supporting Aragorn over the nobles of the south, working with the elves, although certainly not to the extent to have been seen in court, etc.
Well can add that imagine he would have been trained and had these ideals instilled in him by his father, that he has an older brother who will be taking over the household when his father dies, but as his is the duty to protect he has been given the family sword.
Mother captured by goblins and presumed dead three years ago. Which if he didn't have a strong desire to defeat evil, before he certainly does now. Sister just now coming into her majority. Really only close to his father, since the others were trained differently, ie brother affairs of court, and sister in deportment and perhaps magic.
Can't think of anything else at the moment. Especially since I don't know order abilities, edges , flaws etc.
E.G. good woodcraft, skilled with sword and bow, believes it is the Dunedain's duty to protect the common men and hobbits of the north, Supporting Aragorn over the nobles of the south, working with the elves, although certainly not to the extent to have been seen in court, etc.
Well can add that imagine he would have been trained and had these ideals instilled in him by his father, that he has an older brother who will be taking over the household when his father dies, but as his is the duty to protect he has been given the family sword.
Mother captured by goblins and presumed dead three years ago. Which if he didn't have a strong desire to defeat evil, before he certainly does now. Sister just now coming into her majority. Really only close to his father, since the others were trained differently, ie brother affairs of court, and sister in deportment and perhaps magic.
Can't think of anything else at the moment. Especially since I don't know order abilities, edges , flaws etc.
ColonelHardisson
What? Me Worry?
Well, I've been struggling along, trying to get this character created. Here are his stats; if anyone sees anything screwy, let me know. I'm sure I goofed somewhere.
Lanwi, Dunlending (Middle Man) Barbarian
Racial Abilities: Adaptable (+2 to Stamina), Dominion of Man (one extra point of Courage), Skilled (+2 to one skill or +1 to two skills)
Attributes: Bearing 8 (+1), Nimbleness 9 (+1), Perception 9 (+1), Strength 12 (+3), Vitality 12 (+3), Wits 7 (+/-0)
Reactions: Stamina (+3), Swiftness +1, Willpower +1, Wisdom +1
Order: Barbarian
Order Abilities: Hard March, Preferred Weapon (Armed Combat (Spear))
Advancements: 2
Skills: Armed Combat (Polearms (Spear)) +6, Climb +4, Language (Dunlending) +5, Language (Westron (Common)) +3, Lore (History (Dunlendings)) +4, Lore (Realm (Dunland)) +5, Lore (Realm (Southern Misty Mountains)) +4, Observe +2, Ranged Combat (Bows (Longbow)) +3, Ride +1, Run +2, Stealth +3, Track +3
Edges: Hardy, Swift Recovery, Tireless, Travel-sense
Flaws: -
Health: 15
Courage: 4
Renown: 0
Gear: Spear, Longbow, 30 arrows, Leather Armor
Lanwi, Dunlending (Middle Man) Barbarian
Racial Abilities: Adaptable (+2 to Stamina), Dominion of Man (one extra point of Courage), Skilled (+2 to one skill or +1 to two skills)
Attributes: Bearing 8 (+1), Nimbleness 9 (+1), Perception 9 (+1), Strength 12 (+3), Vitality 12 (+3), Wits 7 (+/-0)
Reactions: Stamina (+3), Swiftness +1, Willpower +1, Wisdom +1
Order: Barbarian
Order Abilities: Hard March, Preferred Weapon (Armed Combat (Spear))
Advancements: 2
Skills: Armed Combat (Polearms (Spear)) +6, Climb +4, Language (Dunlending) +5, Language (Westron (Common)) +3, Lore (History (Dunlendings)) +4, Lore (Realm (Dunland)) +5, Lore (Realm (Southern Misty Mountains)) +4, Observe +2, Ranged Combat (Bows (Longbow)) +3, Ride +1, Run +2, Stealth +3, Track +3
Edges: Hardy, Swift Recovery, Tireless, Travel-sense
Flaws: -
Health: 15
Courage: 4
Renown: 0
Gear: Spear, Longbow, 30 arrows, Leather Armor
Daiymo
First Post
I dont want to horn in onto what is the province of the DM, but do you have enough skill ranks?
Character creation is hard to re create since its kinda unituitive and they dont always have a mathmatical neatness to them. But it seems maybe youre a few skill ranks short. Did you take a starting package? I count just 24 total ranks outside of your language and lore skills. It should be 26 6 racial picks w/ 1 rank in each, 15 order skills ranks + 5 added to order skills. Granted some racial and order skills overlap and taking a second spceciality in a skill counts as a rank.
Just wondering- I am far from infallible. Skills are the hardest part of creation IMHO.
Character creation is hard to re create since its kinda unituitive and they dont always have a mathmatical neatness to them. But it seems maybe youre a few skill ranks short. Did you take a starting package? I count just 24 total ranks outside of your language and lore skills. It should be 26 6 racial picks w/ 1 rank in each, 15 order skills ranks + 5 added to order skills. Granted some racial and order skills overlap and taking a second spceciality in a skill counts as a rank.
Just wondering- I am far from infallible. Skills are the hardest part of creation IMHO.
rangerjohn
Explorer
After seeing the Dunlending I'm concerned we'll be to much alike.
Were not even the same order/race and the only differences I see is he uses a spear and knows Dunland. What am I missing?
Now please understand I'm not asking the player to change anything its just from the characters' backgrounds you would think they would be completely different, but I guess not.
Were not even the same order/race and the only differences I see is he uses a spear and knows Dunland. What am I missing?
Now please understand I'm not asking the player to change anything its just from the characters' backgrounds you would think they would be completely different, but I guess not.
Daiymo
First Post
Rangerjohn-
skill wise you may similar, although I think warriors uniquely get siegecraft, which is good for large battles and inspire which is an almost bard like skill to well.. inspire his comrades in a fight.
Other than that warriors have, like the other orders, unique abilities:
Battle Hardened- for spending a point of courage gain +5 bonus to siegecraft instead of +3
Evasion- (requisite: Nimbleness 6+) when performing a dodge action may roll an extra die(3d6 total) and keep 2 highest die.
Swift Strike (req:Nimbleness 6+, Armed Combat 8+) gain 1 extra combat action per round. Cannot be used for ranged combat.
Favoured Weapon(req Str 6+, Nimbleness 8+) for each advancement pick you devote to one chosen combat skill in either armed or ranged combat, you may improve that skill by 2 ranks.
Warrior-born(req str 8+, NIm 9+) Spending 1 point of courage, you receive +2 to all armed and ranged combat tests during a single battle, as defined by Narrator.
Evasion and swift strike rock IMHO
skill wise you may similar, although I think warriors uniquely get siegecraft, which is good for large battles and inspire which is an almost bard like skill to well.. inspire his comrades in a fight.
Other than that warriors have, like the other orders, unique abilities:
Battle Hardened- for spending a point of courage gain +5 bonus to siegecraft instead of +3
Evasion- (requisite: Nimbleness 6+) when performing a dodge action may roll an extra die(3d6 total) and keep 2 highest die.
Swift Strike (req:Nimbleness 6+, Armed Combat 8+) gain 1 extra combat action per round. Cannot be used for ranged combat.
Favoured Weapon(req Str 6+, Nimbleness 8+) for each advancement pick you devote to one chosen combat skill in either armed or ranged combat, you may improve that skill by 2 ranks.
Warrior-born(req str 8+, NIm 9+) Spending 1 point of courage, you receive +2 to all armed and ranged combat tests during a single battle, as defined by Narrator.
Evasion and swift strike rock IMHO
ColonelHardisson
What? Me Worry?
rangerjohn said:
I'm not sure what you're getting at. The Dunlending is a Barbarian, which has different Order skills and abilities than the Duneadain character you're talking about, which will almost certainly not be a barbarian. The edges he has tie in with the background I wrote above pretty directly. There are a lot of edges. What am I missing? Is there some question that I copied your character concept? EDIT: Don't take that as hostile.
By the way, I used one of the Barbarian starting packages, the Mountain Barbarian one. I also didn't change much in the way of the skills or edges listed for that package, besides adding some discretionary and advancement points.
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