The Elsir War: Lair of the Ghostlord (FR) (Recruiting 2/20/07 - 2/28/07)

[GwydapLlew]

Cool, I'll check that out as well, which book is it in? Also, would Jergal be an appropriate patron? Might give you a hook for the party.

Heroes of Horror is the source of Dread Necromancer. As for appropriate patron...I couldn't think of a more appropriate one.

 

[hafrogman]

I would very much like to link up the characters together, so keep him flexible in that regard.

I'm always flexible. Scotley, feel free to suggest links as you come up with your background, and we'll see who else we get.

Jergal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jergal

 

[Scotley]

I have Heroes of Horror. Just haven't gotten around to reading all the prestige classes (or core classes!). I'll check it out.

Thanks Halfrogman. I'll read what you've got as I put my character together and come up with some suggested connections.

 

[stonegod]

No problems here. The Dread Necromancer works quite well as well.

Hey, GL, sounds like fun!

Dread Necro was one of the next concepts I was thinking about playing around w/, though if that's going to be taken....

I'll let some ideas percolate in the back of my head...

 

[Scotley]

You don't mention any Forgotten Realms sources, will we be using regions or any other FR specific stuff?

 

[GwydapLlew]

You don't mention any Forgotten Realms sources, will we be using regions or any other FR specific stuff?

That'll teach me to leave out random useful pieces of information!

Yes, any FR supplement is valid, although anything outside of the FCRS and PGtF must be approved. My personal house rule is that if you meet the race/class requirements of a region, you get one of the appropriate Regional Feats for free. (I know that's changed in 3.5, but it works for me.)

Also, any benefits from the region (equipment, etc) is in addition to starting cash.

I'll update the OP to reflect this rather important information.

 

[GwydapLlew]

@SG: You are always welcome in one of my games, Stonegod! I will say that it wouldn't necessarily /hurt/ to have two necro-types in the game (there is a fair amount of undead featured, and the party sponsor is the Cathedral of Jergal), so just because one has been suggested does not necessarily invalidate you playing one.

A decent mix is useful, but I don't belong to the 'Fighting Man-Magic User-Cleric-Thief' school of party generation.

 

[GwydapLlew]

Also, this is a quick blurb about the Cathedral of Jergal.

For those of you familiar with the Forgotten Realms, the Elsir Vale is located between the Deepwash and the Vilhon Reach proper, in the mountains connecting the Deepwing Mountains and the Cloven Mountains. It's not an official location, as I arbitrarily selected it for my SCAP setting.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Hmm...I've never played RHoD (and probably never will, but who knows), but I'm playing in a SCAP game--would this game spoil either of those? If not, it looks interesting--I'm thinking of an Archivist who specialises in lore on dead and defunct ancient gods and thus stumbled across Jergal, once among the mightiest of gods but having relegated himself now to a humbling seneschal position. The mystery of Jergal (as well as the fact that Jergal, as the former ruler over death, probably had a unique perspective on the death of the fallen gods) intrigued this Archivist, who then began associating with the church of Jergal to gain more information and unravel the mysteries of the ancient gods.

Also, I have a fairly good bit of Realmslore from my younger days, but I didn't buy PGtF because it seemed to be mostly either a rehash of FRCS or badly broken--should I try to find the regional feats online?

 

[Scotley]

Dread Necro was one of the next concepts I was thinking about playing around w/, though if that's going to be taken....

I'll let some ideas percolate in the back of my head...

I'm well into to development of a Dread Necromancer 7/Cleric of Jergal 1, but if you really can't think of anything else you want to play I have an idea for an Elven Eldritch Diciple I've been kicking around.