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[OOC] Project Black Dagger, OOC Thread
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Viking Bastard
Adventurer
Oh, I was just bumping up the thread so you'd see it.Timothy said:Sheesa guy can't even finish his scholl and go to work around here!
Anyway, we've been trying to get started for nearly two weeks now.
Timothy
First Post
ok, roque/fighter, rogue/wizard, rogue/cleric and paladin if I read correctly.
What is still needed?? I don't like the sorcs (not a big psionics fan) so maybe ranger. hmmm. Barbarian?
Is Monte's Ranger available?
I'm gonna browse a bit more, looking for unlikely race/class combos that are good to play.
What is still needed?? I don't like the sorcs (not a big psionics fan) so maybe ranger. hmmm. Barbarian?
Is Monte's Ranger available?
I'm gonna browse a bit more, looking for unlikely race/class combos that are good to play.
Viking Bastard
Adventurer
No Paladin since Tokiwong dropped out.
And for character concepts, don't stare at the classes but the concepts:
Mystic Detective (Rogue/Wizard) - The Brain of the Bunch.
Demolitions Expert (Rogue/Cleric) - The Heavy Weaponry Guy.
Charming Superspy (Rogue/Fighter) - The Charming Rogue.
.
The team could use a Gadget-Guy of some kind (maybe a die-hard spellcaster) or a Soldier (the spot the Paladin would have filled).
I don't see a Barbarian functioning well in an espionage game but he could work as the Soldier as well. (Note: 99% of all Barbarians are Orcs (Half-Orc rule-wise) in the New World.)
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Oh and I'm not sure if you ever saw my original mini campaign idea description:
Serpent City and the other Free Cities have been ruled by the Merchant Guild for over five decades now but are now for the first time vulnerable. One of the Guildmasters went insane, headed a coup and killed all the other masters except one, Guildmaster Ztorialim. During his reign he participated in a bloody war that has left parts of the city as well as neighbourhood town Carthill completely devastaded. It was only through the actions of heroes of the city's police was he stopped and dethroned.
Quickly Ztorialim formed a new Guild Council, but the damage was done. Potential customers looked elsewhere with their business, the other political powers saw this as the perfect time to steal a slice of the Guild's cake and worst of all, the people that the Guild governs have lost the faith in their rulers.
Quick action was needed and while the Guild tries to mend it's public image, Ztorialim founded the secret group of specialists known as the Black Cloaks, to prevent that anything like this ever happends again. To serve and to protect the Guild, it's subjects and the status Quo.
Welcome to Project Black Dagger .
And for character concepts, don't stare at the classes but the concepts:
Mystic Detective (Rogue/Wizard) - The Brain of the Bunch.
Demolitions Expert (Rogue/Cleric) - The Heavy Weaponry Guy.
Charming Superspy (Rogue/Fighter) - The Charming Rogue.
.
The team could use a Gadget-Guy of some kind (maybe a die-hard spellcaster) or a Soldier (the spot the Paladin would have filled).
I don't see a Barbarian functioning well in an espionage game but he could work as the Soldier as well. (Note: 99% of all Barbarians are Orcs (Half-Orc rule-wise) in the New World.)
.
Oh and I'm not sure if you ever saw my original mini campaign idea description:
Serpent City and the other Free Cities have been ruled by the Merchant Guild for over five decades now but are now for the first time vulnerable. One of the Guildmasters went insane, headed a coup and killed all the other masters except one, Guildmaster Ztorialim. During his reign he participated in a bloody war that has left parts of the city as well as neighbourhood town Carthill completely devastaded. It was only through the actions of heroes of the city's police was he stopped and dethroned.
Quickly Ztorialim formed a new Guild Council, but the damage was done. Potential customers looked elsewhere with their business, the other political powers saw this as the perfect time to steal a slice of the Guild's cake and worst of all, the people that the Guild governs have lost the faith in their rulers.
Quick action was needed and while the Guild tries to mend it's public image, Ztorialim founded the secret group of specialists known as the Black Cloaks, to prevent that anything like this ever happends again. To serve and to protect the Guild, it's subjects and the status Quo.
Welcome to Project Black Dagger .
Viking Bastard
Adventurer
A Fey-blooded Orc then?Timothy said:
No, I've been planning to do Fey-blood/touched version of all the races, but I haven't got to it yet.
I'll get back to you on it in a bit.
Viking Bastard
Adventurer
I didn't mean it as they weren't sneaky. I was thinking more role-play-wise. How does a Barbarian get into the spy business? But if you can justify it bio-wise, I'm sold.
Anyhoo, I LOVE long bios!!
Anyhoo, I LOVE long bios!!
Timothy
First Post
Okay, I'll edit out some campaign specific details, and add the adventure in which the warlord was killed, and explain why I joined the project later on.
I spent a lot of time on this bio, and when it was finished, I only got thje chance of playing this char two sessions.
Enjoy!
The story of Kudos Wilde
Chapter 1: The rousing
Tiana Sunrise and Carlos Wilde lived on the edge of the human civilisation. Humans and Orcs had battled there for centuries. Since the humans completed Fort Esperanza, the war was drawn to a stalemate. The humans thrived behind the great walls of the fort, and were even building a city. The orcs were building a large attacking force under the command of warlord Gog RedTooth. Gog RedTooth was a warlord who not only relied upon strength and brawl but also on tactics and cunning. He had been planning an invasion of Fort Esparanza for years now. His force was getting impatient, and in the 14th year of the reign of the 89th emperor he attacked Fort Esperanza and it’s outer city. Carlos Wilde was at that time captain of the guard in the outer city. Carlos Wilde was a brilliant strategist and he had planned the defences well. Gog Redtooth ordered a large party of goblins to storm the gate. It took 4 waves of Orcs and Goblins to break the gate. The surviving defenders fled, and took stance behind the next line of defence, while the evacuation of the city was going as planned.
The Orcs and Goblins found the barricades manned by skilled archers and stout fighters. Carlos Wilde stood at the front, and shouted his orders, when the Orcs and Goblins grouped, Carlos ordered the retreat, and lighted the barricade. The defenders fled to their next positions, and the orcs met resistance at every corner.
When word came in the evacuation was almost done, Carlos Wilde gave the orders to retreat once more. At the gate of the Fort, his wife, Tiana and several other volunteers waited for the last men to come within the safety of the walls. Suddenly a group of Goblins swept between the volunteers and the gate. The gatekeepers were forced to shut it, and the men outside were trapped. They quickly surrendered against the overwhelming odds.
Gog Redtooth laid siege to the nearly impenetrable Fort, and questioned his captives. He quickly understood That Carlos was their leader, and had him and his wife brought to him.
Carlos refused to answer any question the warlord asked, and even under severe torture he defied him. As punishment, and as a deed of frustration the warlord raped Tiana in front of Carlos.
Carlos then collapsed, and told him everything he wanted to know. Gog Redtooth then threw him and his wife with the other prisoners. After weeks of Siege the Fort still stood proud, and one of the prisoners at the camp came up with a plan to escape.
They would escape around dinnertime, knocking some gourds out and then escaping in the confusing. The plan worked, but with terrible losses, Only 4 of the 27 captives escaped alive into the wilderness. One of them was Tiana Sunrise, But Carlos Wilde died during the escape.
The only thing Tiana had left of her husband was the small medallion that they got as a wedding gift, from Carlos’ Father. Carlos always wore it and when he fell, Tiana stopped to take it with her.
The survivors fled to the human civilisation, calling for help. When they arrived in the first large city, they understood an army was already being assembled to relief Fort Esperanza.
Tiana couldn’t take it anymore and travelled to the City of the Emperors throne.
During the journey Tiana discovered she was pregnant, of The Orc Warlord.
Chapter 2: The Raising
When Tiana arrived in the capitol, she began to work as a Serving maid in the house of Arnor. The Arnor’s took her in out of pity, and they offered her peace and quite until her son was born. She named her son Kudos, because that is what she wished him. His last name, in honour of her husband, was Wilde.
Her son grown quickly, but mostly stayed indoors, because other children teased him with his orcish looks. His face had a greenish tint, his teeth were pointy and he had little, thin hair. When Kudos was six years old his mother began to disguise him when he went outside. Usually he had a large hat overshadowing his face and covering his hair. Later she made his face less greenish by using make up.
Chapter 3: The gallows
When Kudos was just thirteen, he went out without his disguise, hoping to gain acceptance. But the children threw rocks at him and beat him up. When he got home he filed of his teeth and decided not to let others mock him. He started going out of the city for days or weeks, to train himself. He learned the ways of the barbarian. At the age of sixteen, a gang of young thugs attacked him. He defended himself against the group, and when he was hit in the side, he went into a bloody rage. He dismembered the leader of the group and chased the others around until his rage dwindled out. He fell to the ground, breathing heavily. That is how the city guards found him; He was imprisoned and sentenced to death by hanging.
On the night before the Hanging, his mother came to him. She carried a small package. Kudos and Tiana talked about life, about Carlos, and about how he was born. She gave him the medallion, saying it would make her proud to see her son wear it.
He was lead through the city in a cage, and he suffered from the insults thrown at him. When he got to the gallows he was placed upon a stool and the rope was laid around his neck. A cleric of Pelor came to him, and offered him a bible and a chance to atone for his crime. Kudos didn’t hesitate and atoned for his sins, receiving the god’s gratitude. When the cleric walked away, and the hangman walked to him, a clear voice was heard from the crowd.
“Stop, I’ll Mary Him”
The ancient laws state that only the word of an emperor or a commitment to marriage can save someone from the gallows.
A girl walked on to the stage. It was Raina Arnor, she had loved Kudos secretly for two years, and now she saved him.
They were quickly married and were both banished from the city for 5 years.
Chapter 4: The Warlord
Kudos Wilde and his Wife Raina Wilde stood outside the city, and decided to travel west to a little town called Bogenhafen, and resettle there.
During their travels, they were troubled by the usual bandits, but Kudos quickly dispatched them all. They were just one daytrip away from Bogenhafen, on a large clearing in the forest. Kudos, who was standing guard, heard noises.
It appeared that a large force was coming their way. Kudos tried to wake his beloved, but was disturbed by arrows. Coming from the bushes were 6 orcs. They had their arrows pointed towards Raina, and gestured Kudos not to move. Several minutes later, a large number of orcs came through the forest, in the clearing. A very large Orc was leading them. He looked to Kudos and Raina. He paid special attention to Kudos, and walked towards him. “Well, what have we here, a wimpy half-Orc? Tell me, why do you disguise yourself as a mere human.” Kudos said nothing. “Okay then, let me introduce myself, I am Gog Redtooth, Warlord of the Clans.” He wanted to continue speaking, but his eye fell on the medallion around Kudos’ neck.
“Let me see that”, he pulled the medallion of Kudos’ neck.
“Hah! I know you, I know these two people. So you are my son, aren’t you? Well then, what will I do with you? Maybe the same thing I have done to your Mother’s husband? Yeah, that’ll be nice. Okay boys, take these two with us.
Kudos and Raina were tied up, gagged and carried to the camp. When they got there, they were brought into the Warlords’ tent.
Moments later, the Warlord himself entered. He began to taunt the tied up Kudos, and half an hour, he grabbed Raina, stripped her naked, and Raped her in front of Kudos. Kudos was inconsolable, and remained motionless, crying on the inside. When the Warlord was done, he killed Raina with a simple thrust from his dagger.
The Warlord then called in two orcs. “Throw this one in the sea, and cut the other one up, and leave him outside, to bleed to death.”
They took the body of Raina and Kudos outside, and t=did what they were ordered to do. With a large and menacing smile, they made lots of small wound all over Kudos’ chest, and then threw Raina in the sea.
Kudos would have surly bled to death, but a friendly druid saved him, and brought him into contact with a group of adventurers. Before he joined them, he searched for Raina’s body, found it and buried it in the nearby woods. While grieving the death of his beloved, he swore an Oath to kill the Warlord Gog Redtooth. Once he had enough power he would come back to revenge his family and take back the only thing that remembered him of his father, and his beloved, the amulet.
I spent a lot of time on this bio, and when it was finished, I only got thje chance of playing this char two sessions.
Enjoy!
The story of Kudos Wilde
Chapter 1: The rousing
Tiana Sunrise and Carlos Wilde lived on the edge of the human civilisation. Humans and Orcs had battled there for centuries. Since the humans completed Fort Esperanza, the war was drawn to a stalemate. The humans thrived behind the great walls of the fort, and were even building a city. The orcs were building a large attacking force under the command of warlord Gog RedTooth. Gog RedTooth was a warlord who not only relied upon strength and brawl but also on tactics and cunning. He had been planning an invasion of Fort Esparanza for years now. His force was getting impatient, and in the 14th year of the reign of the 89th emperor he attacked Fort Esperanza and it’s outer city. Carlos Wilde was at that time captain of the guard in the outer city. Carlos Wilde was a brilliant strategist and he had planned the defences well. Gog Redtooth ordered a large party of goblins to storm the gate. It took 4 waves of Orcs and Goblins to break the gate. The surviving defenders fled, and took stance behind the next line of defence, while the evacuation of the city was going as planned.
The Orcs and Goblins found the barricades manned by skilled archers and stout fighters. Carlos Wilde stood at the front, and shouted his orders, when the Orcs and Goblins grouped, Carlos ordered the retreat, and lighted the barricade. The defenders fled to their next positions, and the orcs met resistance at every corner.
When word came in the evacuation was almost done, Carlos Wilde gave the orders to retreat once more. At the gate of the Fort, his wife, Tiana and several other volunteers waited for the last men to come within the safety of the walls. Suddenly a group of Goblins swept between the volunteers and the gate. The gatekeepers were forced to shut it, and the men outside were trapped. They quickly surrendered against the overwhelming odds.
Gog Redtooth laid siege to the nearly impenetrable Fort, and questioned his captives. He quickly understood That Carlos was their leader, and had him and his wife brought to him.
Carlos refused to answer any question the warlord asked, and even under severe torture he defied him. As punishment, and as a deed of frustration the warlord raped Tiana in front of Carlos.
Carlos then collapsed, and told him everything he wanted to know. Gog Redtooth then threw him and his wife with the other prisoners. After weeks of Siege the Fort still stood proud, and one of the prisoners at the camp came up with a plan to escape.
They would escape around dinnertime, knocking some gourds out and then escaping in the confusing. The plan worked, but with terrible losses, Only 4 of the 27 captives escaped alive into the wilderness. One of them was Tiana Sunrise, But Carlos Wilde died during the escape.
The only thing Tiana had left of her husband was the small medallion that they got as a wedding gift, from Carlos’ Father. Carlos always wore it and when he fell, Tiana stopped to take it with her.
The survivors fled to the human civilisation, calling for help. When they arrived in the first large city, they understood an army was already being assembled to relief Fort Esperanza.
Tiana couldn’t take it anymore and travelled to the City of the Emperors throne.
During the journey Tiana discovered she was pregnant, of The Orc Warlord.
Chapter 2: The Raising
When Tiana arrived in the capitol, she began to work as a Serving maid in the house of Arnor. The Arnor’s took her in out of pity, and they offered her peace and quite until her son was born. She named her son Kudos, because that is what she wished him. His last name, in honour of her husband, was Wilde.
Her son grown quickly, but mostly stayed indoors, because other children teased him with his orcish looks. His face had a greenish tint, his teeth were pointy and he had little, thin hair. When Kudos was six years old his mother began to disguise him when he went outside. Usually he had a large hat overshadowing his face and covering his hair. Later she made his face less greenish by using make up.
Chapter 3: The gallows
When Kudos was just thirteen, he went out without his disguise, hoping to gain acceptance. But the children threw rocks at him and beat him up. When he got home he filed of his teeth and decided not to let others mock him. He started going out of the city for days or weeks, to train himself. He learned the ways of the barbarian. At the age of sixteen, a gang of young thugs attacked him. He defended himself against the group, and when he was hit in the side, he went into a bloody rage. He dismembered the leader of the group and chased the others around until his rage dwindled out. He fell to the ground, breathing heavily. That is how the city guards found him; He was imprisoned and sentenced to death by hanging.
On the night before the Hanging, his mother came to him. She carried a small package. Kudos and Tiana talked about life, about Carlos, and about how he was born. She gave him the medallion, saying it would make her proud to see her son wear it.
He was lead through the city in a cage, and he suffered from the insults thrown at him. When he got to the gallows he was placed upon a stool and the rope was laid around his neck. A cleric of Pelor came to him, and offered him a bible and a chance to atone for his crime. Kudos didn’t hesitate and atoned for his sins, receiving the god’s gratitude. When the cleric walked away, and the hangman walked to him, a clear voice was heard from the crowd.
“Stop, I’ll Mary Him”
The ancient laws state that only the word of an emperor or a commitment to marriage can save someone from the gallows.
A girl walked on to the stage. It was Raina Arnor, she had loved Kudos secretly for two years, and now she saved him.
They were quickly married and were both banished from the city for 5 years.
Chapter 4: The Warlord
Kudos Wilde and his Wife Raina Wilde stood outside the city, and decided to travel west to a little town called Bogenhafen, and resettle there.
During their travels, they were troubled by the usual bandits, but Kudos quickly dispatched them all. They were just one daytrip away from Bogenhafen, on a large clearing in the forest. Kudos, who was standing guard, heard noises.
It appeared that a large force was coming their way. Kudos tried to wake his beloved, but was disturbed by arrows. Coming from the bushes were 6 orcs. They had their arrows pointed towards Raina, and gestured Kudos not to move. Several minutes later, a large number of orcs came through the forest, in the clearing. A very large Orc was leading them. He looked to Kudos and Raina. He paid special attention to Kudos, and walked towards him. “Well, what have we here, a wimpy half-Orc? Tell me, why do you disguise yourself as a mere human.” Kudos said nothing. “Okay then, let me introduce myself, I am Gog Redtooth, Warlord of the Clans.” He wanted to continue speaking, but his eye fell on the medallion around Kudos’ neck.
“Let me see that”, he pulled the medallion of Kudos’ neck.
“Hah! I know you, I know these two people. So you are my son, aren’t you? Well then, what will I do with you? Maybe the same thing I have done to your Mother’s husband? Yeah, that’ll be nice. Okay boys, take these two with us.
Kudos and Raina were tied up, gagged and carried to the camp. When they got there, they were brought into the Warlords’ tent.
Moments later, the Warlord himself entered. He began to taunt the tied up Kudos, and half an hour, he grabbed Raina, stripped her naked, and Raped her in front of Kudos. Kudos was inconsolable, and remained motionless, crying on the inside. When the Warlord was done, he killed Raina with a simple thrust from his dagger.
The Warlord then called in two orcs. “Throw this one in the sea, and cut the other one up, and leave him outside, to bleed to death.”
They took the body of Raina and Kudos outside, and t=did what they were ordered to do. With a large and menacing smile, they made lots of small wound all over Kudos’ chest, and then threw Raina in the sea.
Kudos would have surly bled to death, but a friendly druid saved him, and brought him into contact with a group of adventurers. Before he joined them, he searched for Raina’s body, found it and buried it in the nearby woods. While grieving the death of his beloved, he swore an Oath to kill the Warlord Gog Redtooth. Once he had enough power he would come back to revenge his family and take back the only thing that remembered him of his father, and his beloved, the amulet.
Timothy
First Post
Kudos Wilde
Male Orc, Rogue 3 Barbarian 2
HD: 3D6+2D12+5
HP: 24
Init: +4
Speed: 40 Ft
AC: 17 (Lined armor, Trench, dex)
Attacks: Melee: +5, Ranged: +7 Two Revolvers +5/+5, Battle Axe/Throwing Axe +3/+3
Damage: 1D10/1D10 or 1D8+2/1D6+2
SQ/SA: Darkvision, Orc Blood, Sneak Attack +2D6, Evasion, Uncanny dodge (Can’t be flanked)
Saves: Fort: +5, Ref: +8, Will: +1
Abilities: Str 14 +2, Dex 18 +4, Con 12 +1, Int 6 –2, Wis 11 +0, Cha 12 +1
Skills: Hide +10, Move Silently +10 , Bluff +9, Intimidate +11, Disguise +7, Spot +6 Intuit Direction +2
Feats: Ambidexterity, Two weapon Fighting
Appearance: Like Krusk, but the with pistols and a long coat
Alignment
Deity: The father
Languages: Common, Orc
Male Orc, Rogue 3 Barbarian 2
HD: 3D6+2D12+5
HP: 24
Init: +4
Speed: 40 Ft
AC: 17 (Lined armor, Trench, dex)
Attacks: Melee: +5, Ranged: +7 Two Revolvers +5/+5, Battle Axe/Throwing Axe +3/+3
Damage: 1D10/1D10 or 1D8+2/1D6+2
SQ/SA: Darkvision, Orc Blood, Sneak Attack +2D6, Evasion, Uncanny dodge (Can’t be flanked)
Saves: Fort: +5, Ref: +8, Will: +1
Abilities: Str 14 +2, Dex 18 +4, Con 12 +1, Int 6 –2, Wis 11 +0, Cha 12 +1
Skills: Hide +10, Move Silently +10 , Bluff +9, Intimidate +11, Disguise +7, Spot +6 Intuit Direction +2
Feats: Ambidexterity, Two weapon Fighting
Appearance: Like Krusk, but the with pistols and a long coat
Alignment
Deity: The father
Languages: Common, Orc
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