OOC Thread for Warcraft D20 PbP - My life for the Horde... (Calling Verbatim)

[Voadam]

I'll be going with Jungle Troll from Manual of Monsters an ECL +1 race if that is OK.

Snarrek's people are considered superstitious by the other races. The jungle trolls know better however. Their ancestors do come back as spirits that can influence the world, this is the basis of troll Voodoo magic.

This was Snarrek's undoing for the spirit of his Great grandfather Mortek was a malicious and nasty cuss who felt that Snarrek's parents were mated at an unauspicious time resulting in Snarrek being bad jujuj for his tribe. The grandfather thherefore threatened the tribe with his ill will if Snarrek was to remain with them once he was a full man. Therefore after Snarrek passed his manhood ritual and gained his own name it was decided that for the good of the tribe and to stop his dead great grandfather from further persecuting the family and cursing the tribe Snarrek would seek his fortune away from the tribe.

Snarrek was not really happy with this and it fuels his anger. He does not know much of the wider world but he will seek to make his way with his axe and if he can do so in way that lets him vent his frequent boiling over rages, so much the better.

I'm thinking barbarian with extra rage (from complete warrior).

my e-mail is voadam at hotmail dot com if needed.

 

[Bobitron]

I'll be going with Jungle Troll from Manual of Monsters an ECL +1 race if that is OK.

I'm thinking barbarian with extra rage (from complete warrior).

my e-mail is voadam at hotmail dot com if needed.

I'll email you the info from Alliance and Horde about Jungle Trolls, it might be changed from the info in that MM.

 

[Festy_Dog]

I'd be interested in joining, I've got an orc healer (aiming for shaman) in mind.

 

[doghead]

I do so like playing the monster races ...

Evil Ujio, if you don't mind the fact that I don't have Warcraft, and that I'm going to be away for two weeks, I'm interested.

I'd probably go with a straight fighter, although a rogue might be better. I pretty easy. I was playing a hobgoblin in another game that seems to have died, so that was my first thought. However, again, I'm easy. I've been looking to try different character types a bit. I was thinking of pairing up with one of the races already taken. I don't know why, but having at least two of one type feels a bit more 'hordish'.

But then again, as usual, I really don't know what I'm talking about.

After that outstanding pitch, how can you say no?

*doghead scratches his head*

perhaps thats not the smartest thing to say. now which one of these buttons cancels the post again ...

 

[Evil Ujio]

Sounds good, I want to take my time and get this right... all I know for sure is that the game will begin in Durotar in a village of my design, and will build from there I will try and capture the flavor of the games and the setting as best as I can

 

[Voadam]

Is this going to be an evil campaign or just a monstrous race but still good guys campaign?

Jungle trolls are listed as often CE.

Also Bobitron sent me the alliance and horde stats for Jungle Trolls, they are slightly different from the Manual of Monsters one I have (no natural armor +2 but gain common as an automatic language). I'm fine with either version.

Will this be point buy or will you roll stats for us to assign?

 

[Voadam]

I do so like playing the monster races ...

Evil Ujio, if you don't mind the fact that I don't have Warcraft, and that I'm going to be away for two weeks, I'm interested.

I'd probably go with a straight fighter, although a rogue might be better. I pretty easy. I was playing a hobgoblin in another game that seems to have died, so that was my first thought. However, again, I'm easy. I've been looking to try different character types a bit. I was thinking of pairing up with one of the races already taken. I don't know why, but having at least two of one type feels a bit more 'hordish'.

But then again, as usual, I really don't know what I'm talking about.

After that outstanding pitch, how can you say no?

*doghead scratches his head*

perhaps thats not the smartest thing to say. now which one of these buttons cancels the post again ...

I often find it fun to explore a setting I don't know anything about so that I can learn the world flavor in character and without metagame setting knowledge. And with ignorant humanoids as the basis of the party, there is an in game reason to be ignorant of many things.

 

[Tonguez]

Don't have any of the books but would love to play a goblin - rogue or scorcerer, what do you suggest?

 

[doghead]

I often find it fun to explore a setting I don't know anything about so that I can learn the world flavor in character and without metagame setting knowledge. And with ignorant humanoids as the basis of the party, there is an in game reason to be ignorant of many things.

I do as well.

But there is a down side, you need a lot more support to get characters made up, you ask more dumb questions and generally make the DM's life harder. So I like to give them plenty of opportunity to say "Go Away!".

Personally, I'm not great at playing 'evil' characters. You know, the inflict pain and suffering just for a laugh type of charcaters. I don't mind playing characters in parties with that type of character, so long as the everyone understands that inter-character conflict is not personal. Take a look at Tsu'koka, my hobgoblin Song Speaker (bard) to see what I mean. If the game had of continued, you would have found him increasingly attempting to forge some sense of unity into the party. Whether he's got what it takes to do so is another matter. There are some fairly tough monsters in that group.

With the way things are shaping up, I'm thinking that the Orc fighter is looking good. Perhaps with some emphasis on ranged weapons. Or maybe two weapon fighting (I'll leave the Power attacking great cleaving bit to the troll).

Might head off and scratch out some ideas in the dirt.

 

[Evil Ujio]

The horde is not evil, you can easily be good characters