Phoenix:
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How open would you be to altering Ramses?
Let me say first of all that I signed up to play an exisiting character and so I shall. But I am having trouble getting under his skin and understanding where the original creator was going with him.
I am not looking to alter his role on the ship or his background. On the contrary I want to expand his background. I think the original poster gave you the why for his magic items but not really the how, which was I think more what you wanted.
So let me know what you think. I made an easy little chart too (hey I was sick over the weekend and had many fevered dreams to come up with this)
Least to Most Drastic changes:
0: Tough toenails Fenris you signed on to play an existing character now play him.
1: Fine, rearrange his spells if you like and maybe an animal
2: Ok, charge around his stats, feats and skill points
3: Ok, change his levels around, but keep the existing classes
4: Ok, swap out a class.
5: Just make a new damn character and stop bugging me
Can I tell you how I see Ramses, and will play him in the game whether I change him or not: Basically a rigging rat, who perches up there and keeps tabs and all the goes on. I see him swarming up and down thsoe ropes like a monkey. If you saw the animated Sinbad movie, kind of like Rat in that movies.
Ideally I would like to use option 4 and trade straight out 4 levels of Sorcerer for 4 levels of Rogue (with all the hub-bub that entails). As for background, well I figured he learned his ship duties first and then the hag teaches him to be a ranger. I can write him up fully for you first and then you can decided if you wish. I know this is asking quite a bit, so feel free to tell me no, or even hell no. I am just happy to play in one of your games. I would just like to make Ramses a bit more....... comfortable for me to play (and a bit more piratey-Profession-Gambler!). Thanks for your consideration of any changes to him. [/sblock]