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[Mr. Prez]

Hey folks, sorry about the absence, I was AFK for the weekend. I'll give you reactions to your round in a moment.

BTW, I realize that you need a chance to get to know your characters, but as a sort of tentative thing, do you think you would prefer to keep on the ork smashing track, or would you prefer more roleplaying, a different enemy? I'm very open to suggestions. In fact, I will be altering my map to give Felicity a bigger forest in a bit. FreeXenon is currently my assistant. He's helping me figure out the cultures etc. of the land. If you would like me to add or change anything on the map, or if you'd like to come up with some more info as to the people of a town, or just a little more history that will help me understand how your character got to be the way he is, tell me. I would really appreciate it. Actually, let's define this as a custom campaign setting, everything you bring to the game will go in and help to flesh it out. WHo knows it might get published some day!

 

[FreeXenon]

Welcome back Mr. Prez. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We recieved about 4 or five inches of wet snow here in Wisconsin. Not so bad, though.
I kind of like the large moments of roleplaying and then laying right into combat. If we really want to change the antagonist we definitely can. Orks make effective but very unruly minions.

I find a lot of inspiration from that Bas!@#% Shemska. Once I found his Planscape Storyhour I have not been able to read anything else. He has inspired me to think differently!

It all starts with some uppity CR1 orks and the next thing you know your on your way to slap around some malcontent CR17 Rakshasa Lord on his home plane. You absentmindedly find yourself wondering in the middle of combat "I wonder if I watered the roses before I left?"

BTW, I added a narrative of the scene leading to the combat and the first 2 rounds of combat. If you don't like what I have written and want to change something please let me know. If I have spelling errors, or something is worded strange, or you would like to change the flavor I am more than happy to change something. I am not certain about about my writing style, so here's to hoping.
I will not be doing this for everything that happens... "need more hours in the day..."

 

[Harvey]

FreeXenon, may I be the forst to say your narrative was awesome! It was extremely detailed, and was exactly how I envosioned the combat happening. I especially using our existing quotes into context. Bravo!

As for the campaign world, expanding on it is definitely a great idea I'd love to be a part of, though not for another week or so. Inspired by our adventures here, I've decided to run my own PbP, and I am launching our gaming group's next table-top campaign in T minus 2 weeks, so I am quite crazy!

In the meantime, we've got some orcs to finish up!

 

[Mr. Prez]

As to the PrC, thanks for catching what might have been an overpowering flaw. I hope that you guys can work together to overcome my overwhelming sloppiness. Well, now that that's over...

I must say very impressive FreeXenon. Beautifully written, seriously of a quality for mass-consumption, or perhaps only for the consumption of a few of the most deserving readers. This comes from one of the most voracious readers you are ever likely to meet, as well as an (unfortunately lazy) amateur writer. If you folks play well and roleplay like champions, our bard with the Craft (Writing) +(a lot) could make you as readable as Drizzt and Raistlin.

 

[Voadam]

BTW, I added a narrative of the scene leading to the combat and the first 2 rounds of combat. If you don't like what I have written and want to change something please let me know. If I have spelling errors, or something is worded strange, or you would like to change the flavor I am more than happy to change something. I am not certain about about my writing style, so here's to hoping.

I think your style is fine.

I am an editor and journalist by profession (and every once in while freelance rpg writer). After you have finished writing, I suggest you read your work over again from the beginning without skipping parts. You will catch a number of errors in doing so.

For example (and since you asked) "and shadows once again covering the land"

"just as Pelor himself wins as great battle"

"You[r] bones seem to drink it up"

"You rely mostly on feeling the rhythm of the caravan and [the] will of the march to guide you forward."

"starting from the front of the caravan [and rolling] all of the way to the back"

"people start to and move about"

"Guards work on setting [a] perimeter"

"creatures charge in and to fill the empty spaces"

"The orks attack the nearest person they see and try to carry off women and to take horses.

But these are nitpicks, keep up the good work. For the pbp forum having interesting stuff written is better than perfect grammar and word choice and you are adding to everybody's experience of the game here.

 

[Voadam]

BTW, I realize that you need a chance to get to know your characters, but as a sort of tentative thing, do you think you would prefer to keep on the ork smashing track, or would you prefer more roleplaying, a different enemy?

In D&D since orcs can gain class levels they can be a challenge throughout the whole campaign on up to epic levels as easily as people can.

I would enjoy having a strong orc theme that continues on for a long time, giving Lindal use of his favored enemy and a benefit to getting to know orcs in depth.

As a DM, though, this puts more work in your lap as increased CR threats will tend to be competent orcs who advance in levels, which take longer to stat up than unadvanced critters straight out of a monster book.

However attack beasts under the control of orcs help out here for mixing things up but keeping the ork theme running.

 

[Mavnn]

As Voadam has pointed out, I have a vested interest in there being some orcs about . Also, a lot of our backgrounds specifically mention the orcs, due to the way the campaign was advertised - I suspect the others, like me, wanted an rp excuse to jump right in with the orc bashing when they arrived.

As such, I wouldn't say that the whole campaign needs to be orc based (by any means), but I'd certainly like us to break the back of the local orc problem as our first story arc as a party.

This is, of course, just my opinion, and the other players might want more varied fair immediately. But given orcs traditional links to the other goblinoid races, and the fact that they can advance by class level, they should be good for an amount of variety on their own.

 

[Mavnn]

On a completely unrelated note, Mr. Prez - I've just picked up an orcish weapon. Am I carrying a greataxe or a battleaxe?

 

[Voadam]

Wilphe, I don't think bows can be shot from prone, so I would suggest not ducking under the wagon. Plus if they get to melee with you, you really don't want to be prone.

 

[Voadam]

WHo knows it might get published some day!

Do you want to use only OGC then? the srd and stuff published under the OGL (i.e., no wotc physical sourcebooks except UA)? I can send you an OGC critter with background ties to orcs if you want.