NarlethDrider
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Its a cool theme u got going Uriel, I'm looking forward to lurking & seeing how it turns out 
SCIONS of the New World <Jeremy,Velenne,Ferretguy,Argent Silvermage,Sparky>
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Uriel
Living EN World Judge
Thanks, N'D.
Off to Gencon West all, hopefully I will see some interesting and odd characters when I return.
If you are all posting backgrounds, here's a blurb for you.
You are all either residents, or living near Gerdle's Gulch, a town of perhaps 800 somewere in the Badlands near the borders of Elfholme and Niflheim.There are maybe 30 Scions in the town, a high percentage compared to elsewhere, as it is a relative safe haven for launching expeditions to uproot Essence.
Law is kept by Marshall Ruorn (Dwarf-Earth Elemental,Touched Level 5), a fair,if gruff fellow and his assistant Deputy Marshall Grod (Human Reptilian,Touched Level 3).
The Badlands are (generally) a hard place to make a living, having bad soil, many horrid monsters and packs of bandits and rogue Scions of a,shall we say, less than altruistic nature. However, some manage to eke out a living, trading goods and information, as well as those who strike it rich in some vein of ore, or gemstones, or the rare find of an Oldworld Ruin.
The land known as Elfholme is just that, a large concentration of Elvenkind, having many small forests (remnants of a larger forest tha once spread across the continent, or so say the elves. The Grey Elves Lord ot over the commoner Wood Elves and High Elves, though their Scion-Marshalls are a fair lot,all-in-all.
Folk of other races are welcome, as long as they have some skill or other ability to contribute. Wandering packs of Scions looking for Essence are not tolerated for long...
Niflheim is one of the most dreaded places in all of the Land.
The name speak the truth. There are ancient cities teeming with the Undead,Ghouls,Wraiths and hordes of shambling Zombies, hungry for the flesh of the Living.As well, Vampires and more unsavory creatures rule this land, rumoured to be Scions, or to have once been Scions.
No sane Mundane goes to Niflheim, but Scions are drawn like moths to the flame by tales of Essence Shards so rich that you could taste their purity from a mile off. It is a pity that most are heedless of the fact that the more intelligent undead are aware of this, and set traps for unwary Scions, hungry for Essence.
Off to Gencon West all, hopefully I will see some interesting and odd characters when I return.
If you are all posting backgrounds, here's a blurb for you.
You are all either residents, or living near Gerdle's Gulch, a town of perhaps 800 somewere in the Badlands near the borders of Elfholme and Niflheim.There are maybe 30 Scions in the town, a high percentage compared to elsewhere, as it is a relative safe haven for launching expeditions to uproot Essence.
Law is kept by Marshall Ruorn (Dwarf-Earth Elemental,Touched Level 5), a fair,if gruff fellow and his assistant Deputy Marshall Grod (Human Reptilian,Touched Level 3).
The Badlands are (generally) a hard place to make a living, having bad soil, many horrid monsters and packs of bandits and rogue Scions of a,shall we say, less than altruistic nature. However, some manage to eke out a living, trading goods and information, as well as those who strike it rich in some vein of ore, or gemstones, or the rare find of an Oldworld Ruin.
The land known as Elfholme is just that, a large concentration of Elvenkind, having many small forests (remnants of a larger forest tha once spread across the continent, or so say the elves. The Grey Elves Lord ot over the commoner Wood Elves and High Elves, though their Scion-Marshalls are a fair lot,all-in-all.
Folk of other races are welcome, as long as they have some skill or other ability to contribute. Wandering packs of Scions looking for Essence are not tolerated for long...
Niflheim is one of the most dreaded places in all of the Land.
The name speak the truth. There are ancient cities teeming with the Undead,Ghouls,Wraiths and hordes of shambling Zombies, hungry for the flesh of the Living.As well, Vampires and more unsavory creatures rule this land, rumoured to be Scions, or to have once been Scions.
No sane Mundane goes to Niflheim, but Scions are drawn like moths to the flame by tales of Essence Shards so rich that you could taste their purity from a mile off. It is a pity that most are heedless of the fact that the more intelligent undead are aware of this, and set traps for unwary Scions, hungry for Essence.
Argent Silvermage
First Post
Personaly I thnk we should be called the Snugglebunnies. But that's just my opinion.
ferretguy
First Post
I don't know Argent....What about the Holy and Just Order of the Ferrets? Kind of has that questing type ring to it, also just think of the fear we will strike into the hearts of evildoers? By the way are we going for a evil group or what? (if so then the name could be The Tyranical and Odiferous Pack of Weasels could work... 
)
Well character concept may now be Lizard/Touched Dwarf (class undecided damn...)
)Well character concept may now be Lizard/Touched Dwarf (class undecided damn...)
ferretguy
First Post
OK here is the beginnings of the character...
Tzzecct Oakshield Touched Insectile Dwarf Rogue 1st level
Str: 12 +1
Dex: 21 +5
Con: 19 +4
Int: 12 +1
Wis: 14 +2
Chr: 14 +2
Hit: 30 (3d8+12)
AC: 22 (10+ 2(natural) 5(dex) 3(def bonus) 2 armor)
Move: 20' Climb: 20'
BAB: 0 Melee: +1 Ranged: +5
Saves:
Fort: 4 Ref: +7 Will: +2
Feats:
Nimble Fingers (+2 disable device and Open Locks)
Abilities:
Tremorsense, 60' Darkvision
Spells: Per Day: 5/4 Known:4/2
0 level:
Detect Magic, Mage Hand, Flare, Resistance
1st Level:
Cure Light Wounds, Obscuring Mist
Skills:...........Rank:........Stat:...Mod.......Total:
Balance..........2..............5.....................7
Appraise.........2..............1.....................3
Bluff...............2..............2....................4
Disable Device...4.............1........2...........7
Escape Artist....2.............5.....................7
Hide................4.............5.....................9
Jump...............2.............1.....................3
Listen..............2..............2....................4
Search.............2..............1....................3
Spot................2..............2.......4............8
Use Magic Dev...2..............2....................4
Move Silently.....4..............5....................9
Open Locks........4..............5.......2...........11
Know (Ritual)......2..............1...................3
Equipment:
Shortbow (45gp) 1d6 (20/x3) 60' 2#
40 Arrows (2gp) 2#
Short Sword (15gp) 1d6 (19-20/x2) 2#
Dagger(1gp) 1d4 (19-20/x2) 1#
Leather Armor (25gp) +2AC 15#
Thieves Tools (30gp) 1#
Backpack (2gp)2#
Silk Rope 50' (10gp) 5#
Whetstone (2cp) 1#
Waterskin (1gp) 4#
Travelers Outfit (1gp) 5#
3 Days Trail Rations (15gp) 3#
total Carried: 43# Money left:66gp 4sp 8cp
Tzzecct Oakshield Touched Insectile Dwarf Rogue 1st level
Str: 12 +1
Dex: 21 +5
Con: 19 +4
Int: 12 +1
Wis: 14 +2
Chr: 14 +2
Hit: 30 (3d8+12)
AC: 22 (10+ 2(natural) 5(dex) 3(def bonus) 2 armor)
Move: 20' Climb: 20'
BAB: 0 Melee: +1 Ranged: +5
Saves:
Fort: 4 Ref: +7 Will: +2
Feats:
Nimble Fingers (+2 disable device and Open Locks)
Abilities:
Tremorsense, 60' Darkvision
Spells: Per Day: 5/4 Known:4/2
0 level:
Detect Magic, Mage Hand, Flare, Resistance
1st Level:
Cure Light Wounds, Obscuring Mist
Skills:...........Rank:........Stat:...Mod.......Total:
Balance..........2..............5.....................7
Appraise.........2..............1.....................3
Bluff...............2..............2....................4
Disable Device...4.............1........2...........7
Escape Artist....2.............5.....................7
Hide................4.............5.....................9
Jump...............2.............1.....................3
Listen..............2..............2....................4
Search.............2..............1....................3
Spot................2..............2.......4............8
Use Magic Dev...2..............2....................4
Move Silently.....4..............5....................9
Open Locks........4..............5.......2...........11
Know (Ritual)......2..............1...................3
Equipment:
Shortbow (45gp) 1d6 (20/x3) 60' 2#
40 Arrows (2gp) 2#
Short Sword (15gp) 1d6 (19-20/x2) 2#
Dagger(1gp) 1d4 (19-20/x2) 1#
Leather Armor (25gp) +2AC 15#
Thieves Tools (30gp) 1#
Backpack (2gp)2#
Silk Rope 50' (10gp) 5#
Whetstone (2cp) 1#
Waterskin (1gp) 4#
Travelers Outfit (1gp) 5#
3 Days Trail Rations (15gp) 3#
total Carried: 43# Money left:66gp 4sp 8cp
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Uriel
Living EN World Judge
Back from Gencon...tired.
High Points
1:
Played 'D&D', as in original D&D with a,shall we say, 'out of it' Dave Arneson. You know, the guy who was there at the beginning?
For ferretguy,Judd played as well.
Quote:'You see 500 hundred orcs,12 Trolls and 13 Ogres in the room...'
Quote:'You are instantly teleported 500 feet up over Blackmoor Bay, what do you do?'
Quote:'Yeah,yeah, I hate Math, just roll the damned dice. A 15? Yeah,I guess that hits...'
2:I met Brom, my #1 fave artist (I'll be posting a pick of he and I doing the 'metal devils horns' when my friend Robin develops them, so you guys besides ferretguy can see my ugly mug.Brom was humble and really very cool.
3:Um..some stuff that I can't mention on here, ahem..., ferretguy, I'll tell you in person
4
layed Warhammer Fantasy RP (my other fave RPG) and I FINALLY got to sell my soul to Tzeentch, Changer of the Ways..right before a Slaneeshi Cultist eviscerated me...still, it was fun.
5: Found some good mexican food (ate there 2 times sat and today as I was heading out of town...Mmm...tamales).
6: Played Warmachine, a very cool minis game.
7:Got to see William Shattner,Virginia Hey (Zahn from farscape and 'the road-warrior-chick',and the 3 amigos from Battlestar Galactica (Dirk Benadict,Richard Hatch and the Boomer guy, forget his name).
8:Impersonated a Bacardi Rep and got many folks to drink at 5am (there are pics...with us taking their IDs as well,they were all 21+...
9layed a new game 'Hall Bowling' with this frickin huge D20 that the RPGA gave away with membership,I mean...some other butt was playing it and I observed him at 5am...
10:A Cheerleader Convention was taking place in the same Convention Center...
Low Points
1::I forgot my bag of Game Books...in the rush to get on the road.
2: Didn't find the good food until Sat, bad sandwiches and pizza before that (Ugh...)
3:No Confrontation games...
4:As usual at these things, everything was selling for retail (you think you'd get a discount for paying 55 bucks to sit around frthe weekend).
5: Dave Arneson's 'Back in the Old Days' stories...they really were worth the game (which was rather like the games you played when you were 12...).
6:That kid who ruined Boba Fett was there...I didn't bite his nose off, regardless of what he did to my childhood hero.
7:Except for Brom and Shattner, the autographs were all 20 bones each...ugh.
This was described on the website as a noiminal fee...
8:There were 1200 people in an area the size of a massive sports stadium...someone is losing their job in the PR/advert departments...
The individual events were all $, from 1.50 to 5 bucks. After the entrance fee, that sort of blowed, you know?
9:Couldn't check Enworld...
10:That Cheerleader Convention (takes a MOMENT to wipe away the tears), was starting right as we were leaving. We were slated to stay another day, see the beach, drive up Hgy 1/the Coast, but one of our guy's wives became really ill, and he wouldn't let up until he was on the way home.
Dammit, we missed the cheerleader convention...
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Glad to be Home.
High Points
1:
Played 'D&D', as in original D&D with a,shall we say, 'out of it' Dave Arneson. You know, the guy who was there at the beginning?
For ferretguy,Judd played as well.
Quote:'You see 500 hundred orcs,12 Trolls and 13 Ogres in the room...'
Quote:'You are instantly teleported 500 feet up over Blackmoor Bay, what do you do?'
Quote:'Yeah,yeah, I hate Math, just roll the damned dice. A 15? Yeah,I guess that hits...'
2:I met Brom, my #1 fave artist (I'll be posting a pick of he and I doing the 'metal devils horns' when my friend Robin develops them, so you guys besides ferretguy can see my ugly mug.Brom was humble and really very cool.
3:Um..some stuff that I can't mention on here, ahem..., ferretguy, I'll tell you in person
4
layed Warhammer Fantasy RP (my other fave RPG) and I FINALLY got to sell my soul to Tzeentch, Changer of the Ways..right before a Slaneeshi Cultist eviscerated me...still, it was fun.5: Found some good mexican food (ate there 2 times sat and today as I was heading out of town...Mmm...tamales).
6: Played Warmachine, a very cool minis game.
7:Got to see William Shattner,Virginia Hey (Zahn from farscape and 'the road-warrior-chick',and the 3 amigos from Battlestar Galactica (Dirk Benadict,Richard Hatch and the Boomer guy, forget his name).
8:Impersonated a Bacardi Rep and got many folks to drink at 5am (there are pics...with us taking their IDs as well,they were all 21+...
9
layed a new game 'Hall Bowling' with this frickin huge D20 that the RPGA gave away with membership,I mean...some other butt was playing it and I observed him at 5am...10:A Cheerleader Convention was taking place in the same Convention Center...
Low Points
1::I forgot my bag of Game Books...in the rush to get on the road.
2: Didn't find the good food until Sat, bad sandwiches and pizza before that (Ugh...)
3:No Confrontation games...
4:As usual at these things, everything was selling for retail (you think you'd get a discount for paying 55 bucks to sit around frthe weekend).
5: Dave Arneson's 'Back in the Old Days' stories...they really were worth the game (which was rather like the games you played when you were 12...).
6:That kid who ruined Boba Fett was there...I didn't bite his nose off, regardless of what he did to my childhood hero.
7:Except for Brom and Shattner, the autographs were all 20 bones each...ugh.
This was described on the website as a noiminal fee...
8:There were 1200 people in an area the size of a massive sports stadium...someone is losing their job in the PR/advert departments...
The individual events were all $, from 1.50 to 5 bucks. After the entrance fee, that sort of blowed, you know?
9:Couldn't check Enworld...
10:That Cheerleader Convention (takes a MOMENT to wipe away the tears), was starting right as we were leaving. We were slated to stay another day, see the beach, drive up Hgy 1/the Coast, but one of our guy's wives became really ill, and he wouldn't let up until he was on the way home.
Dammit, we missed the cheerleader convention...
************************************************** ******
Glad to be Home.
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