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Trying to send the PDF but you're not on Skype very often it seems. Also, I tried to buy equipment for him but it seems the search function in the CB is broken as it resulted in a crash whenever I tried it, despite using three different versions of the search engine.

Was at work all day - I should be on and off for the rest of the night and will definitely be on sporadically over the weekend.

Will update this thread with more information about the game and some character history questions.

Will not go overboard with character history but there are a couple things I would like to trial - more to do with tying the PC's to each other.

I will also talk a little about the slave/drow relationship - personally I think this will be fun with everyone being slaves of another player but obviously there is some boundaries etc that will need to be clarified.
 

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Re: Slaves

My idea about my character was the following:

She is not very popular within her house. One of her older sisters may have even had a 'vision' that the house would be cursed and flounder as long as my PC remained alive. My PC suspects such vision is nothing but lies designed to get a potential rival killed and out of the way. Other members of the house have similar suspicions and have proposed we wait and see if signs of ill fortune should appear.

This had a two fold effect: my PC is constantly being sent on dangerous potentially life threatening missions, usually engineered that way be the older sister in question and secondly that I have found unsuspecting allies from rival houses, who, if the vision is true, are eager to see me kept alive and the failure of House Darketh become a reality.

During these missions I may have had to rely heavily on the skill and ability of my slaves. Only the best and strongest have survived, and a relationship far closer than ever intended has begun to form between us (at least on my PC's part ... no one likes being or having a master obviously). So I have begun to show a differential treatment towards them far beyond their lowly station. And of course this has begun to inflame the talk of the Curse I bring to House Darketh and the beneficial nature of my removal from any and every equation concerning the house.

Only my house's enemies and a few influential figures within House Darketh keep my head connected to shoulders for now. And for now, oh the irony, my slaves are amongst the only people I actually trust.
 

I will have a think and post more tomorrow.

I would probably soften the part about "allies" in other Houses - but I can definitely see possibilities of them lending assistance - more to annoy your sister than anything else - until you yourself gain more power and then you will be in their crosshairs.

In terms of "differential treatment towards them far beyond their lowly station" we can go in that direction but I would rather not.

Its important to remember that while the other "characters" may be slaves of yours, the "players" are not. So in situations where you may have a couple options, the group as a party may come to a decision and it can be resolved through the characters via roleplay.

There may be some certain decisions where the drow player will overrule the others - but only when it is a way that moves the story forward or is fun for everyone involved.

If the drow player was being painful or hurting the fun of the game - thats easily fixed.

I do not know if any of you follow DMG42. There is a PbP game going on there which involves PC's as slaves of the others and it seems to work in a fun way - that is a lot worse than this will ever be (in terms of PC's being shackled and actual player versus player combat) but is a general vibe on the idea that it can work as long as everyone is non-retarded.

EDIT: I can be talked out of this, but I have given it a lot of thought and am confident it can work in a fun way - as well as capture the vibe of the setting and give everyone a bit of variety from the standard fantasy tropes.
 

I'm ok with it and actually kinda like jbear's take.

Mainly, I think, it will depend on the group 'going with the flow' so to speak. There's a degree of trust involved that nobody will abuse the situation and spoil the fun. As long as everyone's cool and reasonable and is having fun with it, I'm happy to take orders for my PC from another PC.

My PC is unaligned and will do questionable things if ordered to, but there's still a line he won't cross so as long as I'm not forced to cross that line, my character won't have an issue.

For the record, he's searching for clues about his mysterious origins which have led him into the Underdark. He was 'captured' by his own choice because he felt that the clues he had were leading him towards the drow. What you do with that as a GM is totally up to you, but for now he feels like he's playing a role in order to gain information and if that means sucking up to a maiden of a drow house, so be it :)

Also, I've changed his name to "Jin'dar". If asked his name, he tends to say it like a statement rather than as a name. If anyone knows Primordial, then they might be able to discern that it means, "I am of earth and stone." He's 5'4" but densely muscled and sports numerous markings, tattoos and scars on his body from his intensive training. He looks a little bit like this: http://www.mortalonline.com/files/wallpapers/Risar1280x1024.jpg
 
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My character will be fine unless his goal is interrupted in some way, it still being discussed with the GM but his goal is to find the dead body of a certain goddess. This might be changed.
 

For those that are interested I will have a small trial this Thursday at 7pm my time (check the first post for the time converter).

We will not go for too long - just a trial combat to get use to the software.
 

Also just to confirm am I correct that we have the following characters:

[MENTION=75065]jbear[/MENTION] - Drow Priestess of House Darketh

[MENTION=56189]Kzach[/MENTION] - Half Orc Monk

[MENTION=94990]Messageboy[/MENTION] - Human Artificer

[MENTION=6693456]RobertLie[/MENTION] - Human Warlock
 

Here is a build I came up with which I think will make a fun character to play.
[sblock=Lin Darketh]
Lin Darketh, level 2
Drow (using Human mechanics), Cleric|Monk
Hybrid Cleric: Battle Cleric's Lore: Lin wears Scale Armour and has a +2 shield bonus even when using her two handed weapon; she can also heal 1/Encounter (Doesn't even cost a feat; sweet)
Monastic Tradition (Hybrid): Centered Breath (Hybrid); When Lin lands a hit with a Monk power she can deal 6 extra dmg to anyone next to her and slide them 1 square
Human Power Selection: Bonus At-Will Power
Background: Impiltur (Impiltur Benefit): Lin is wise beyond her years, and thus hard to kill! She uses Wisdom to determine base HPs

FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 8, Con 12, Dex 16, Int 10, Wis 18, Cha 12.

STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 8, Con 12, Dex 16, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 12.


AC: 20 Fort: 13 Reflex: 15 Will: 17
HP: 35 Surges: 8 Surge Value: 8

TRAINED SKILLS
Diplomacy +7, Thievery +9, Stealth +9, Perception +10: Lin is sneaky, alert, has a way with words and doesn't like locked doors getting in the way of her curiosity.

FEATS
Human: Weapon Proficiency (Greatspear): Lin usually fights at reach. When she gets surrounded she uses her monk mobility to distance herself properly once more
Level 1: Superior Implement Training (Fluid Ki Focus): When Lin hits with a monk power she gains +1 AC and REF and can shift 1 square as a minor action; Lin is like water ...
Level 2: Weapon Ki Technique: Lin needs this to make up for her low Dexterity. Lin does not like to miss. She also hits those that are wounded harder to put them out of their misery.


POWERS
Bonus At-Will Power: Singing Strike: Enemy takes -2 to attacks
Hybrid at-will 1: Five Storms Monk Burst 1; enemy friendly. Also allows Lin to Shift 2 as a move action
Hybrid at-will 1: Brand of the Sun: Hit and Saving throw for Lin or an ally within 5 of her
Hybrid encounter 1: Drunken Monkey Lin enjoys turning her enemies against each other.
Hybrid daily 1: Moment of Glory: When things get serious ... so does Lin!
Hybrid utility 2: Swift Flight: Lin is small. And delicately built. She is not so good at climbing. She prefers to fly.

ITEMS
Scale Armor, Greatspear, Fluid Ki Focus [/sblock]

[MENTION=90924]LordGraz'zt[/MENTION] I've edited Lin's Deity and background below:

Questions: Are FR backgrounds all right if refluffed, let's say Impultur refluffed to 'Surving Various Assassination Attempts from my Sibing' to explain why Lin uses Wisdom for her HP calculations.

Humans have normal vision. Drow have dark vision. What vision will Lin having being a drow with human mechanics?

Edit: Lin worships Llolth. She is not the most devout follower shall we say, believing in her own powers perhaps more than she should for a priestess of the spider queen. But she gets the job done, an admirable quality which for now has more than made up for her slightly questionable lack religious enthusiasm.

Being level 2 what will our starting wealth be? Standard or more restricted?

Backstory: Ambition. That has been Lin's bread and butter. The young upstart has estranged relationships with an older sister who sees her as a threat. Lin suspects she has been behind a number of near fatal accidents but cannot prove anything. She is biding her time to show her own hand. Lin neither forgives nor forgets easily. An eye for talent Lin has begun to surround herself with those talented, motivated and of similar ambition. In this world the weak are culled. It is her duty to play a part in this process of natural selection. Soon House Darketh will be on everyone's lips, and they will tremble when they hear the name Lin.

*I hope that is more in line with the way you are imagining the adventure dynamics :) *

Slaves! You best be showing you are worthy of my trust! A useless slave is a dead slave! :D

(By the way I do solemnly swear not to be a *$@! when we play)
 
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Questions: Are FR backgrounds all right if refluffed, let's say Impultur refluffed to 'Surving Various Assassination Attempts from my Sibing' to explain why Lin uses Wisdom for her HP calculations.

No problem with that - if we move to a campaign I normally give the equivalent of that feat and the expertise feat for free anyway.

Humans have normal vision. Drow have dark vision. What vision will Lin having being a drow with human mechanics?

You will have Darkvision.

Additionally you can swap the extra at-will for the Drow encounter power.

I may retcon this if we move to a campaign if it seems unfair but unlikely.

Being level 2 what will our starting wealth be? Standard or more restricted?

100gp.

*I hope that is more in line with the way you are imagining the adventure dynamics :) *

Slaves! You best be showing you are worthy of my trust! A useless slave is a dead slave! :D

(By the way I do solemnly swear not to be a *$@! when we play)

LOL thank you for making the adjustment - I believe the game will be a lot more fun for it.
 

Here is a build I came up with which I think will make a fun character to play.

What's "Weapon Ki Technique"? Also, you know that the greatspear isn't a ki focus, right? So you won't get the benefit of superior implement powers when using the greatspear as an implement. The weapon can be used as an implement but it doesn't gain the benefits of it's properties (proficiency bonus, high crit, reach, etc.) on implement attacks either.
 

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