Rhun's OLD Greyhawk ALPHA OOC Thread (ToEE) -CLOSED

Leif said:
Guess I should have put up a new post instead of editing the previous one. I've suggested, possibly an Oeridian from the Great Kingdom? Does that sound possible, or should I choose one of the cities you mention?

The Great Kingdom is fine, it is just a long way off. What would bring Trevor to the area?

As far as his background, it is coming together. He could well have served as light infantry/skirmisher/scout in the Great Kingdom's armies. Perhaps stationed near the Adri Forest, where that type of training would be useful. Or perhaps on the fringe of the Grandwood, fighting elves and "rebels."
 
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Trevor Champlaign

I fleshed Trevor's background out a bit more, and tried to give you a lead-in for introducing him. You'll have to check to see if I did an acceptable job, or if something more/different is still needed.
 
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How does this look, Leif...

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Trevor is an Oeridian from the Great Kingdom, hailing from the capital city of Rauxes. As a young boy, he was a street urchin; his agility and skill not only kept him from getting into too much trouble, but kept him well-fed, warm and often with a comfortable place to sleep. Upon coming of age, Trevor decided to join the army (thinking it would improve his life), and soon found himself serving in the infantry as a skirmisher. Stationed with the garrison patrolling the western Grandwood , Trevor was often sent into the deep forest chasing elves and other “rebels.” After failing to slay a wounded elf, and letting the creature escape into the forest, Trevor was to receive trial by military tribunal for his crime and failure to carry out his orders. The night before his trial, Trevor disappeared.

Making his way across the breadth of Aerdy to Chathold, Trevor worked hard to keep a low profile and avoid people when he could, fearig reprisals should he be retaken by Army of the Great Kingdom. From Chathold, he caught ship to Highport, and then up the coast to Safeton. From here, he decided to travel on foot, making his way though the Gnarley Forest. Soon enough, Trevor found himself in the slummy, dirty village of Nulb, and it was here that he heard the rumors about the ruins of the Temple of Elemental Evil, and the great treasures laying abandon therein. Having little monies left, and thinking to go and have a look for this loot himself, the young man soon found that the Temple wasn't nearly as abandon as it had first seemed...
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Overall, I think your PCs looks mechanically accurate. Feel free to pose him to the Rogue's Gallery...please copy him out of the word doc and put him in as an actual post. :D I'll check him over once more after he is posted.

One thing of note...is there a reason you picked the crossbow for your PC? The longbow would be a much better choice. You can fire it more often, and with your PCs strength, it would even have a slight edge in damage providing that you spent the extra 300gp for a mighty composite bow. Just curious more than anything.

I'll have to wait until the appropriate time to introduce the PC, which will not be until after the current battle is over...you are probably looking at a week or two before I can get you into the adventure.
 



Scotley said:
We're in combat? :uhoh: Oh crap, I better get over the IC thread!

And here I just thought you hadn't been on all weekend. :D Still waiting for Thanee to post up; if I don't see a post by this afternoon, I'll NPC her actions for round 1.
 

Rhun said:
One thing of note...is there a reason you picked the crossbow for your PC? The longbow would be a much better choice. You can fire it more often, and with your PCs strength, it would even have a slight edge in damage providing that you spent the extra 300gp for a mighty composite bow. Just curious more than anything.
How can I fire it more often? I understood that the old 2 arrows per melee round didn't make it into 3.5ed DND. If your thinking of the Manyshot feat, would that also apply to a crossbow? (Great! That's JUST what I need: something else to spend feats on! :-) ) I'm not sure what I spent for my MW Heavy crossbow, but if that amount won't pay for the mighty composite bow, then I can't afford it. Really, though, I was just thinking that a crossbow seemed like more of a rogue weapon. :-)
 

Leif said:
How can I fire it more often? I understood that the old 2 arrows per melee round didn't make it into 3.5ed DND. If your thinking of the Manyshot feat, would that also apply to a crossbow? (Great! That's JUST what I need: something else to spend feats on! :-) ) I'm not sure what I spent for my MW Heavy crossbow, but if that amount won't pay for the mighty composite bow, then I can't afford it. Really, though, I was just thinking that a crossbow seemed like more of a rogue weapon. :-)


A heavy crossbow can only be fired once every OTHER round, since loading it is a full-round action.

A light crossbow can be fired once per round, since loading it is a move action.

A longbow can be fired as many times as you have attacks from BAB, so it wouldn't help much now, but would be better at higher levels. However, it would be more expensive to have a mighty composite bow (a masterwork mighty composite longbow built for a +3 STR bonus would cost 700gp).
 

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