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[ender_wiggin]

Well if you want a few specifics, here's some information that doesn't reveal anything:

There's a secret society in the homebrew world that uses a unique two-swords-in-one-scabbard style. Because they are pretty central to the plot, a problem came up in my design - how do get a PC involved?

--> I could change the fighting style to suit the PC, but I created it specifically so that the weapons used would be somewhat unique and interesting, like have sort of an archaic feeling to them. It wouldn't be as cool, if it was like sword and shield. The thing is, two weapon fighting requires all these requisite feats beforehand.
SPOILER

--> Now, I like this solution a lot. This secret organization, I thought, has two levels. One is fake, the other real. Now, the "fake" organization think they are real, and they are much closer to the public, they show their faces a lot, etc, etc and aren't nearly as clandestine as the "real organization", which is millenia old. This is an interesting way to snatch a PC at lowers levels, getting him to join and take a few two-weapon fighting feats, and then reveal to him that he hasn't joined anything important at a higher level. Because he's already on that training track, it's likely he will seek out the real organization and get the plot rolling for real. But still, this isn't good enough.

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--> I could, if I got really desperate, talk to a PC OOC about it. That would be really really bad and I hope I wouldn't have to resort to that.

 

[Nightcloak]

@ Ender_Wiggins

On Two weapon style: You could offer an in game incentive for players to pick this style. Or better, you could offer incentives for several styles and then target the player who picked your choosen style for the story. Incentives could be a special magic weapon for each style that is better than what the players could by at their starting level.


[sblock]As far as the hidden organization. If you are worried that the player will not go for the real group then you might want to reverse it and have the secret organization seek out the player: "Ah, mighty warrior. We have noted your progress through our front organization. It is little more than a training ground to seperate the mighty heros such as yourself from the usual rabble. Congrats on passing our tests. We need to talk now..."[/sblock]


Hope that helps. Off to work.

 

[ChaosEvoker]

@ Nightcloak about his spoiler in the previous post:
[sblock]OH man that sounds like Half-Life. "You have done well Mr. Freeman......."[/sblock]

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@The Oldies
[sblock]hmm...themind....does that remind you of anyone?[/sblock]

 

[Blade of Desecration]

@CE Yeah, it does, doesn't it? (By the way, I still can't figure out how to do those spoiler things, so how do you do it?)

@Xen I think I'll have a gerbil familiar...

 

[ChaosEvoker]

@BoD
Do spoilers by using the {sblock} tag. Close it by typing {/sblock}.

(That is of course: replaceing all the {} with [])

 

[Blade of Desecration]

@BoD
Do spoilers by using the {sblock} tag. Close it by typing {/sblock}.

(That is of course: replaceing all the {} with [])

@CE [sblock] Thanks. [/sblock]

 

[Dyne]

My character is a Human Lawful Good Paladin who is actually slightly more Neutral then Lawful, according to the test, but he is very honor-bound and honest. His philosophy is that it is better to build up than to destroy, but it is necessary to defend what you have worked so hard on from those who would destroy it. He enjoys the simple things and would rather give to the poor than to amass wealth. He uses his abilities to defend himself and to help others. He constantly doubts his abilities, however, and he is always trying to improve himself physically and mentally.

The test actually said I was a Half-Orc. The Ability Score test, however, gave me a high Intelligence, an above-average Charisma, and not a very high Strength score. Since my abilities would contradict my race, and since my idea of my character is nothing like a Half-Orc, I'll make him a Human instead.

Here are my abilities:
Strength: 11
Dexterity: 13
Constitution: 13
Intelligence: 15
Wisdom: 13
Charisma: 12

Note: These are my results from the test.

EDIT: Put my Strength score in.

Blade of Desecration
[sblock]If you can't get your stats, you could send me the answers and I'd get the results for you.[/sblock]

 

[ChaosEvoker]

According to that test I am a Human Wizard with the following stats:
Str 12
Dex 18
Con 13
Int 16
Wis 10
Cha 14

gotta admit, that's not bad. I wouldn't mind playing that char.

 

[Nightcloak]

@ Chaos Evoker:

[sblock]You know, I've never played Half-Life. But the relationship to my comments on EWs post has me intrigued. Is it any good?[/sblock]

 

[Xen155]

The char tester said i was an:
Elf: 6.8
Cleric: 23.1
Lawful: 21.4
Evil: 44.1.....huh

Meh, its pretty cool, but I just awsome we play whatever we want to.