Viealna (The Unbounded World): The Aeterian Expedition [OOC Thread]

[Ferrix]

4. I'd prefer to avoid characters starting at age categories other than the standard, it leads to annoying min-maxed venerable spellcasters IME. Not such a problem with a bard but a bad precedent.

Really? I thought that -6 to str, dex and con would discourage most people.

And what are your halflings like...

I'd lean towards the bard the most out of all of them i think though, so long as the game isn't basically geared for warriors.

 

[Kalanyr]

Actually for a spellcaster the loss to the physical stats can be dealt with, via buffing spells, the massive bonus to your prime casting stat isn't so easily gotten since it increases the maximum possible value (which you don't care about for the physical stats). I don't have a problem with a venerable bard the nailing of the physicals actually hurts a bard but I'd just prefer not to set such a precedent. I'll try and get the halflings up latter tonight or tomorrow for you.

 

[Ferrix]

Actually for a spellcaster the loss to the physical stats can be dealt with, via buffing spells, the massive bonus to your prime casting stat isn't so easily gotten since it increases the maximum possible value (which you don't care about for the physical stats). I don't have a problem with a venerable bard the nailing of the physicals actually hurts a bard but I'd just prefer not to set such a precedent. I'll try and get the halflings up latter tonight or tomorrow for you.

I guess I'm used to starting a game from 1st level, and at that point, that -6 to stats hurts more when you don't have upper level magics to buff them. Having 1 or 2 hps at 1st level and an AC reduced by 3, really doesn't bode well for most low level games I've played in. Oh, is leadership allowed for a cohort?

 

[Kalanyr]

No, no Leadership please, just makes PBP's to complex.

 

[Kalanyr]

And afterthought, I should note that the first adventure IS a dungeon crawl as such it will be fairly combat heavy, after that I'm more open but I've found that unless the first adventure at least is fairly tightly mapped out the game seems to die fairly quickly.

 

[Ferrix]

No, no Leadership please, just makes PBP's to complex.

Ah, oh well.. was gonna give the old man a body guard...

so how different are halflings and are the other races (elves, etc. different?), so far dwarves, halflings are nonstandard, anything else?

 

[Kalanyr]

The only thing straight out of the PHB guaranteed is the human. Most of non-fey, non-humanoids in the MM are also untouched but I won't say all of them aren't. If you have a concept in mind feel free to ask, I may even be able to work it in if its normal not really valid. Unfortunately Halflings shall have to wait until tomorrow as of this posting I have been awake 40 hours and need to go and collapse, my apologies.

 

[Ferrix]

The only thing straight out of the PHB guaranteed is the human. Most of non-fey, non-humanoids in the MM are also untouched but I won't say all of them aren't. If you have a concept in mind feel free to ask, I may even be able to work it in if its normal not really valid. Unfortunately Halflings shall have to wait until tomorrow as of this posting I have been awake 40 hours and need to go and collapse, my apologies.

40 hours, grief... that looks like my upcoming weekend (which i'll be away from the computer) dancing it up in Toronto...

So, an archer of some kind? (human prolly) And would it be possible to make a feat that allowed me to use Manyshot/Greater Manyshot during a shot on the run? Something like Improved Shot on the Run (pre-reqs: shot on the run, manyshot, greater manyshot, BAB +12, dex 17+), may use manyshot or greater manyshot w/shot on the run.

Here's the full idea: human targeteer (fighter variant out of dragon 310) 14/order of the bow initiate 2; sort of going for the zen archer type, maybe from the oriental empire you mention

Could I switch up the skill list for the targeteer to this: Concentration, Knowledge (Religion), Spot, Listen, Craft, Profession.

 

[DrZombie]

40 hrs is peanuts . I'm going for halfdragon monk 13 or hafdragon monk/inkyo monk. Problem is that inkyo monk is 3.0 and you're playing 3.5. Does flurry of blows advance with the inkyo monk prestige levels as well? From the spirit of the rules i think it does (AC, unarmed damage and movement advances) but I'd like your aye or nay. I'll start working on the background this weekend and will make the character once the background is approved.

 

[Kalanyr]

So as I understand it you wish to be able to use manyshot during a move as opposed to before or after moving which is what normally happens ? May I ask why ? Its a ranged attack seems kinda pointless am I missing something ?