Storms of Change OOC Parts 1 and 2

Current party:
Thels - Zanock - Orc Fighter
GPEKO - Filbert ‘Bert’ Wateryfoot - Halfling Cleric of Fharlangan
Seonaid - Rowyn Elwick Doublelock Daergal Scheppen III - Gnome Bard
Manzanita – Manzanita Sparrow – Elf Wizard
Hurricain – Devan Torington – Human Fighter
Dimwhit – Aronai – Human Druid
Chaos Apostate – Alyssa Moonshadow – Elf Ranger
Mpickett81 – Adromon – Human Psychic Warrior
Verbatim - Dunathar Without Name - Dwarf Rogue

NPCs in party:
Etherial - Elf Necromancer
Alan Diagabon - Human Fighter
 

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In the PHB p113 under horse, it says "A horse (other than a pony) is suitable as a mount for a human, elf, half-elf, or half-orc... A pony is a suitable mount for a dwarf, gnome, or halfling."

Seems to break the rule about mount sizes. It also seems to imply, by omission, that dwarves can’t ride horses. They can’t ride dogs either. It’s weird. I noticed this by accident and it got me thinking. Someone’s version of Dunathar was always saying IC that dwarves don’t ride horses, which I thought was just RP (Lord of the Rings)! Then I noticed that text.

I posted a question in the rules forum about this.

There’s another reason this event is happening, which has nothing to do with ponies.
 

On the dwarf mounts, I’m going to go with the ponies. Dwarves are conspicuously omitted from the text on horses, and then conspicuously included in the text on ponies. Plus, I’ve already headed down that path :p :D
 

mpickett81 said:
Could someone tell me which PCs from the Rogue's Gallery are no longer in the game... as well as giving me a brief description of the npcs in the party. I'm a bit confused as to who's who.

It's easy, the NPCs in the rear guard are the PC no longer in the game. They are Etherial, the elven necromancer played once by Argent Silvermage, and Alan, a human fighter played once by Great Frito. And Dunathar that was played by Someone is now played by Verbalism.

The other NPCs include Darien, the guard leader. He is hired by Glendrake, a merchant, and another merchant, a gnome female (I can't remember the name right now). Also, Mirena is one of the wagon drivers.

Oh, and Verbalism, like Seonaid said, he's ours now. It's not like we done a lot of stuff yet. Just stay greedy and it will be find.

Edit : Oups, I had not seen the second page, sorry for repeating what Silentspace said.
 
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silentspace said:
Mirena replies "Oh, Darien never did anything to me! I don't work for Darien! I work for Glendrake! All the drivers and wagons belong to Glendrake. A lot of the goods are Mavdeno's though. Darien is sort of a freelance mercenary. He says he loves working with caravans. Having him around is really great. I mean, he works for Glendrake too, but everythings nicer when he's around. And safer too! I don't think you'll get very far talking to Glendrake. You can try though!"
silentspace said:
Mirena whispers “It’s all my fault! I was just trying to be friendly, just making conversation, that’s all! I don’t know what I was thinking. I should’ve known better than to ask Darien what his cargo was! He’s a Silent Trader, after all. That’s the merchant trade guild, they make all the decisions about who gets to trade what, and with whom. House Washel, one of the Council of Five, is a big member. Maybe they run the whole thing, who knows? Anyway I realized I had made a mistake right away. The driver’s job is to drive, and the guard’s job is to guard. The merchants decide what the cargo is, and where we go. It’s none of our business, I know that, I really do! I just forgot for a moment, that’s all. I didn’t mind being assigned to the last wagon, but what’s been really hard is that Darien told everyone not to talk to me anymore, and everyone’s afraid to now. That’s what’s really hard! I’m sure after I’ve been punished enough things will get back to normal though. Please don’t tell anyone I told you this! I’m not complaining, I know what I did was wrong, and I’m sorry.”
Je comprend plus rien là ...

Edit : Oups ... I replied in french ... I mean : I don't understand now ...
 
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Doh! My bad! It was supposed to be Glendrake, not Darien! Mirena asked Glendrake what the cargo was. Sorry, that must've been very confusing.

Edit:

Glendrake is the merchant, and member of the Silent Traders, a secretive merchant guild.

Darien is a mercenary hired to protect the caravan. He is a veteran of the recent wars with Goruka and Pachen.

Glendrake owns the wagons and the cargo, and hires the drivers.

Darien hires the other guards. He's a mercenary leader. He recruited a driver for Glendrake when one died during the hobgoblin ambush, but that's only because Glendrake was too busy enjoying a fancy meal at the King's Cup in Radigan.

I hope that makes more sense now. :p
 
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I just checked the 3.5 SRD. It says dwarves ride horses, not ponies. :confused: :mad:

I hope this and my other goofs aren't ruining the game for you guys. :D
 
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I hate to do this, but let's stick with the dwarves riding horses and not ponies. Ponies just aren't strong enough to carry dwarves, and I want to minimize exceptions to the rules. I will make a new post about Stalthas and Dunathar, and edit the first one. :mad:
 

Balls! Oh well, I guess I shouldn't really have expected that to work... It was fun, though, right? :D And hopefully Manzanita will at least realise what Alyssa was trying to do, and won't share the bandit's opinion that she's a complete slut with an attitude problem...

Next character I make, I'm taking some cross-class intimidate ranks... :rolleyes:
 

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