OOC - Krauss' Age of Worms Adventure Path [Full]

[Krauss von Espy]

You said that all WotC published products are fair game. Does that mean I can use the d20 Modern Weapons Locker book?

Funny....but no.

 

[Krauss von Espy]

jeremy_dnd, it sounds like the other players are in favor of having the well-connected bard be the nexus of relation for the party to get together. Of the various locations where he might be a semi-regular performer, I'd say The Emporium is probably the best fit. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

Meanwhile, we seem to have a lot of ideas out there. Anybody got a definitive background for your character cooked up yet? Or finished character sheet?

No rush, just asking.

 

[Thanee]

I will soon start writing the background down (probably at the weekend), I think we have enough bits to include something about connections to some of the other characters already.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Azten]

Krauss,

Do you have a preference for character sheet format, or are the stat blocks presented so far acceptable?

Do you have any preferences or conventions regarding the distinction between OOC and IC posts? I've seen other DMs recommend different formats for one vs the other vs IC thinking or mental communications, etc.

I figured up my equipment list last night, and will tweak the background a bit and re-post.
Probably over the weekend unless I get really inspired today...

 

[Mista Collins]

If exalted deeds is out and I go the giant monk route, if I started with improved unarmed strike at 1st and improved grapple at 3rd, and then took monk afterwards where I get these as bonus feats would they be wasted or would you grant me new feat choices. Taking these sort of sets up the character to the path of monk and would be appropriate but I would not take them if they are going to be just wasted feat slots when I get them as bonus feats at 4th level.

At 1st level a monk gets Improved Unarmed Strike as an automatic feat. If you would taken this prior to your first level in Monk, it would be waste. But Monks do not automatically get Improved Grapple at first level (they have the option between Improved Grapple or Stunning Fists). So you could take the feats you want before becoming a monk and then just take stunning fists when you reach your first monk level.

Meanwhile, we seem to have a lot of ideas out there. Anybody got a definitive background for your character cooked up yet? Or finished character sheet?

My character information is finished and updated in post #32. If you would like it in a format other than the stat block format it is currently in, I can change that. I will have the background stuff finished sometime tonight or tomorrow and posted here as soon as possible.

Funny....but no.

......bummer

 

[Krauss von Espy]

Krauss,

Do you have a preference for character sheet format, or are the stat blocks presented so far acceptable?

Do you have any preferences or conventions regarding the distinction between OOC and IC posts? I've seen other DMs recommend different formats for one vs the other vs IC thinking or mental communications, etc.

I figured up my equipment list last night, and will tweak the background a bit and re-post.
Probably over the weekend unless I get really inspired today...

I'm easy on all that stuff.

You character sheets can be in whatever format works best for you, but it needs to be able to be transferred over to a Rogue's Gallery thread (whenever I get that up and running). What you have so far looks fine.

As for IC and OOC posting conventions, I've seen it all. Some like to make their characters' speech colorful, some like to express thoughts in italics...I say, do whatever you like, as long as it makes sense as others read it.

My personal tendency is to stay away from color-coding (mostly due to laziness). Naturally, I don't post thoughts too much, as it would tend to give away the plot twists. Quotes or italics would seem to be best.

 

[Voadam]

I don't have a problem with using the Book of Exalted Deeds, and I'm not ultra restrictive about how you'd need to role-play Gregor to gain the mentioned feats. So, this should be a good option for you.



I'm afraid the feats in question would be wasted, sadly, if you had already chosen them previously.



Yes, it gets too cumbersome to have to declare Dodge bonuses. I will likely do the same if you face enemies with the Dodge feat.



Vow of Poverty then?

The vow of poverty path starts with sacred vow, which grants +2 on diplomacy checks.

"I swear by the grave of my mother to stand against evil such as that of the Hexblade Arravis Tremain."

The poverty might even be Gregor funneling all his money to his father who is afflicted with ruination by the curse of Tremain.

Poverty starts at level three for a non human, so that will probably be about three years of play by post gaming.

 

[Krauss von Espy]

The vow of poverty path starts with sacred vow, which grants +2 on diplomacy checks.

"I swear by the grave of my mother to stand against evil such as that of the Hexblade Arravis Tremain."

The poverty might even be Gregor funneling all his money to his father who is afflicted with ruination by the curse of Tremain.

Poverty starts at level three for a non human, so that will probably be about three years of play by post gaming.

Right, I knew that....

Actually, it's just been a while since I cracked open the Book of Exalted Deeds and looked at the Sacred Vow stuff.

Three years is indeed a long time by PBP reckoning, but you never know!

 

[Voadam]

Updated character sheet in post 49, the one Thanee linked to.

Being a hard scrabble miner, I'm going to say the heavy mace is just stats for a mace, description wise it is a hunk of metal or a mining mattock I'm improvising as a weapon.

Career path forecast

Levels 1-3 giant growing to large. Levels 4-20 monk. Feats, sacred vow 1, vow of poverty 3, 4 monk improved unarmed strike and grapple, 5 monk combat reflexes.

 

[Krauss von Espy]

Updated character sheet in post 49, the one Thanee linked to.

Being a hard scrabble miner, I'm going to say the heavy mace is just stats for a mace, description wise it is a hunk of metal or a mining mattock I'm improvising as a weapon.

Career path forecast

Levels 1-3 giant growing to large. Levels 4-20 monk. Feats, sacred vow 1, vow of poverty 3, 4 monk improved unarmed strike and grapple, 5 monk combat reflexes.

Gregor's gonna be a melee machine, sounds like!