[UaVS] The Silver Door OoC Thread
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Uriel
Living EN World Judge
A FEW GAME NOTES
Official 'What is OK' book list.
The Core, as well as the Forgottewn Realms stuff,
The Quintessential Guides,the Fantasy Flight Games books (Path of the Sword, Path of Magic, Spells&Spellcraft), Book of Vile Darkness.
I will be using the Tome of Horrors as well as other sources for Creatures (some kept secret for now).
I will do all dice rolling and I will inform you each of pertinent info via email that you notice, come across,discover etc...
I do use the Instant Death Rules (20,followed by 20 followed by Crit = Death <DMG pg 64 Instant Kill>).
A few things are changed as far as class skills (Noted in the sheets of those who have been affected).
The characters had a rather high point start, as can be seen from their stats. As well, I take the 'half number' as a minimum for HP (5 for a D10, 6 for a D12 etc...).
Each character has a House Ferach Pendant.
For the actual 'Ferach' Drow, these are most useful, for the non-Ferach Drow, less so, and for the non-Drow, even less powerful;These were not included in the starting money that I allocated for each character (which was a number somewhere around 22-25,000GP). The characters are not all exactly even in gear, but discrepancies are very minor.
The Drow Poison on their bolts was also not factored in to starting cash, as I felt that issuing such would be standard for a Mission such as this.
OK, any other questions, feel free to ask in this (now the Under a Vaulted Sky-The Silver Door:OoC Thread) Thread.
POSTING: I would like to wait until each character posts before moving the 'Story' posts along; If someone can't post for a bit, but they send me (via email) actions etc... that will fascillitate me posting for them, then that works as well. I would like to keep this game moving fairly quickly. Since most of the characters (all Drow, Grolvus and maybe the other two) possess the Silent-Tongue language, emails to each other are Ok, as long as the messages are simple ones that you could coney with it (think of it as 'Drow Shorthand'. Any plotting etc should be done via email, with a copy sent to me as well.This is an honor thing (you folks, not the honorless Dogs that are the Drow, of course).I hope this goes well, as I would like to use it for the Political Overgame when I do start that up.
OK, play em like you like em, as you are all welcome to keep playing these characters in future games (The ones that survive, as, while I am far from a Killer-DM, these are Dark and Dangerous times, and I am pulling few punches).
EXP: I will be awarding experience points based on 'roleplaying' as well as problem solving/monsters/traps etc... Also, if characters do 'level' during the game (and their Exp are secret as of now, near 21,000-23,000 each right now), I will inform the player. I don't mind leveling-up as long as it makes sense.
Brogark gaining a level of fighter makes sense, if he decides he wants to become a Cleric, that will take some work.
That's it for now, please keep all OoC comments either here or in Email, as appropriate.
Thanks, Uriel
(Yes, the campaign is set in the FR, but far from Menzoberranzan. As far as the players (the Drow, anyways) know, that City is just a name of a Drow City somewhere else in the World. With Teleportation limited as it is in the Underdark
<Faerzress, the radiation that keeps Scrying (-4 checks) and Teleportation to a minimum (1 Mile max even for Word of Recall,Refuge etc...>,Thelaru 'acli is the main Drow Metropolis in this part of the Underdark.
Official 'What is OK' book list.
The Core, as well as the Forgottewn Realms stuff,
The Quintessential Guides,the Fantasy Flight Games books (Path of the Sword, Path of Magic, Spells&Spellcraft), Book of Vile Darkness.
I will be using the Tome of Horrors as well as other sources for Creatures (some kept secret for now).
I will do all dice rolling and I will inform you each of pertinent info via email that you notice, come across,discover etc...
I do use the Instant Death Rules (20,followed by 20 followed by Crit = Death <DMG pg 64 Instant Kill>).
A few things are changed as far as class skills (Noted in the sheets of those who have been affected).
The characters had a rather high point start, as can be seen from their stats. As well, I take the 'half number' as a minimum for HP (5 for a D10, 6 for a D12 etc...).
Each character has a House Ferach Pendant.
For the actual 'Ferach' Drow, these are most useful, for the non-Ferach Drow, less so, and for the non-Drow, even less powerful;These were not included in the starting money that I allocated for each character (which was a number somewhere around 22-25,000GP). The characters are not all exactly even in gear, but discrepancies are very minor.
The Drow Poison on their bolts was also not factored in to starting cash, as I felt that issuing such would be standard for a Mission such as this.
OK, any other questions, feel free to ask in this (now the Under a Vaulted Sky-The Silver Door:OoC Thread) Thread.
POSTING: I would like to wait until each character posts before moving the 'Story' posts along; If someone can't post for a bit, but they send me (via email) actions etc... that will fascillitate me posting for them, then that works as well. I would like to keep this game moving fairly quickly. Since most of the characters (all Drow, Grolvus and maybe the other two) possess the Silent-Tongue language, emails to each other are Ok, as long as the messages are simple ones that you could coney with it (think of it as 'Drow Shorthand'. Any plotting etc should be done via email, with a copy sent to me as well.This is an honor thing (you folks, not the honorless Dogs that are the Drow, of course).I hope this goes well, as I would like to use it for the Political Overgame when I do start that up.
OK, play em like you like em, as you are all welcome to keep playing these characters in future games (The ones that survive, as, while I am far from a Killer-DM, these are Dark and Dangerous times, and I am pulling few punches).
EXP: I will be awarding experience points based on 'roleplaying' as well as problem solving/monsters/traps etc... Also, if characters do 'level' during the game (and their Exp are secret as of now, near 21,000-23,000 each right now), I will inform the player. I don't mind leveling-up as long as it makes sense.
Brogark gaining a level of fighter makes sense, if he decides he wants to become a Cleric, that will take some work.
That's it for now, please keep all OoC comments either here or in Email, as appropriate.
Thanks, Uriel
(Yes, the campaign is set in the FR, but far from Menzoberranzan. As far as the players (the Drow, anyways) know, that City is just a name of a Drow City somewhere else in the World. With Teleportation limited as it is in the Underdark
<Faerzress, the radiation that keeps Scrying (-4 checks) and Teleportation to a minimum (1 Mile max even for Word of Recall,Refuge etc...>,Thelaru 'acli is the main Drow Metropolis in this part of the Underdark.
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Timothy
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Just wanted to say: Great game! Nice atmosphere, very threatening indeed.
(if you need another player: gijsvanbilsen@hotmail.com)
(if you need another player: gijsvanbilsen@hotmail.com)
Uriel
Living EN World Judge
THE GAME: I am still waiting to hear back from a few folks (including one unconfirmed Player), then I will post the next DM post. Hopefully late tonight after I get off of work, or tomorrow afternoon, my time.
I'll try to post from work (We have computer kiosks all over the Nightclub where I work.
Thanks for the compliments Timothy.
I am going to be starting (very soon) two other Under a Vaulted Sky games, neither of which will be my Political 'Over Game', but both of which will affect it's starting Situation/Resources.
I hesitate to mention them, because I am not ready yet for 'I want in's!', but (going against his better judgement), 1 focuses on the uneasy Githyanki/Githzerei Alliance against the Illithid
(with plenty of Drow 'Help'), while the other game involves another House and their desperate attempt to stay afloat as they try to catch their breath in the proverbial 'Eye of the Storm'.
I am holding off on the Gith game for a bit, because I need to familiarize myself better with the Psionics in 3E.
I should have something up regarding them each in about 3 days. 5-8 players apiece, with new blood overall, hopefully (although I am enjoying the posts/emails from these fine folks quite a bit.
Perhaps some overlap after all.
-Uriel
I'll try to post from work (We have computer kiosks all over the Nightclub where I work.
Thanks for the compliments Timothy.
I am going to be starting (very soon) two other Under a Vaulted Sky games, neither of which will be my Political 'Over Game', but both of which will affect it's starting Situation/Resources.
I hesitate to mention them, because I am not ready yet for 'I want in's!', but (going against his better judgement), 1 focuses on the uneasy Githyanki/Githzerei Alliance against the Illithid
(with plenty of Drow 'Help'), while the other game involves another House and their desperate attempt to stay afloat as they try to catch their breath in the proverbial 'Eye of the Storm'.
I am holding off on the Gith game for a bit, because I need to familiarize myself better with the Psionics in 3E.
I should have something up regarding them each in about 3 days. 5-8 players apiece, with new blood overall, hopefully (although I am enjoying the posts/emails from these fine folks quite a bit.
Perhaps some overlap after all.
-Uriel
KitanaVorr
First Post
Leopold,
Enraela does not "prattle" or "curse"...lol got the wrong Ferach for that. She's the cold calm one
Enraela does not "prattle" or "curse"...lol got the wrong Ferach for that. She's the cold calm one
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Uriel
Living EN World Judge
THE GAME: Well, someone else told me that Jemal(Gentaria Ferach) is on Vacation for a few days, and I have sorted out the miscommunication with Serpenteye (Vitrene Ferach), he can post regularly, starting Sunday.
That means that we need to do some flavor text/ PC interaction prior to that (that's always fun, anyways...). On that note, I'm shooting off a quick Post.
OTHER GAMES: I will probably start the 'Eye of the Storm' game first.
The game focuses on House Resperetch, a Drow House sorely hit by the recent Upheavals (ironically, it was House Ferach that caused the damage).
Needless to say, the two Houses are less than friendly.
Eye of the Storm is a stealth mission to reach the Outlying Resperetch Stronghold in the Hinterlands to the East (Yaru'alith, or Steel Eye Hold) that border the lands of Umbarg, the Stone Giant King.
The Goal is to inform the Hold of events in Thelaru 'acli and bring aid to the beleagered House back in their home lands.
The party will be six strong, with JOHNCLARK and TIMOTHY getting an auto-in if they want one.
The charaters are (roughly):
Drow Cleric of Lolth or Selvatarm 5
Drow Sorcerer 5
Drow Fighter 2/Rogue 3
Gnoll Ranger 2/Hunter 3
Duergar Fighter 3/Hunter 2
Tiefling Wizard 5 or Wizard 3/Rogue 2
This group has less access to Clerical Aid, as the House lost a huge portion of it's Lolth Priestesses (and thus, the adventure is being led by a Cleric of the Warlike Selvatarm, instead of Lolth).
I am sketchng out the characters this weekend. Again, I am trying to get a few new people, thus making the inevitable cross-pollinating easier down the road.
OK off to work.
That means that we need to do some flavor text/ PC interaction prior to that (that's always fun, anyways...). On that note, I'm shooting off a quick Post.
OTHER GAMES: I will probably start the 'Eye of the Storm' game first.
The game focuses on House Resperetch, a Drow House sorely hit by the recent Upheavals (ironically, it was House Ferach that caused the damage).
Needless to say, the two Houses are less than friendly.
Eye of the Storm is a stealth mission to reach the Outlying Resperetch Stronghold in the Hinterlands to the East (Yaru'alith, or Steel Eye Hold) that border the lands of Umbarg, the Stone Giant King.
The Goal is to inform the Hold of events in Thelaru 'acli and bring aid to the beleagered House back in their home lands.
The party will be six strong, with JOHNCLARK and TIMOTHY getting an auto-in if they want one.
The charaters are (roughly):
Drow Cleric of Lolth or Selvatarm 5
Drow Sorcerer 5
Drow Fighter 2/Rogue 3
Gnoll Ranger 2/Hunter 3
Duergar Fighter 3/Hunter 2
Tiefling Wizard 5 or Wizard 3/Rogue 2
This group has less access to Clerical Aid, as the House lost a huge portion of it's Lolth Priestesses (and thus, the adventure is being led by a Cleric of the Warlike Selvatarm, instead of Lolth).
I am sketchng out the characters this weekend. Again, I am trying to get a few new people, thus making the inevitable cross-pollinating easier down the road.
OK off to work.
