Warcraft RPG "the haunting of barrenrim" [OOC - second wind]

[sophist]

whoops, my browser fooled me yesterday into thinking posting did not
work while it did.
Anyway, this way I can use this post to keep track of the characters in
the campaign:
(18.11. so far we have six, and a friend of mine MIGHT join and that is
enough, although a small troop of characters might give a truer Warcraft
feel to the game )
(10.12. most canidates dropped away it seems - so a new try to fill the ranks)

Chars playing now:

• Narash Foresthome - tauren Brb1/Ftr2 (radish - char posted: YES!)
• Shannyn Rageblade - night elf Brb 3 (robert - char posted: YES!)

Nearly played, but something happend?

• KEZZET WOLFTEETH - orc Brb1/Ftr3 (thels - char posted: 3/4)
• garyh - probably orc scout - char posted: NO
• venus - unfortunatly ill

 

[Thels]

Link to RG thread: http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=69261

 

[dead_radish]

I'm still interesting, if there's space left.

I'm thinking the night elf archer, but if we have an elf or two, I could also go Tauren.

If there's still space, lemme know, and I'll put something together in the next couple days.

 

[sophist]

I'm still interesting, if there's space left.

I'm thinking the night elf archer, but if we have an elf or two, I could also go Tauren.

If there's still space, lemme know, and I'll put something together in the next couple days.

OK, there is still one spot open .... of course you can play. A tauren would be
most interesting from my perspective, but in the end it's your character.

Looks like if Nigh-Elfs are popular. But let's admit it we all played those
humans and high-elfs in a 100 campaigns, so I understand why you go for a change.

I'd like to ask how the book situation is .... do you all have the WCRPG book?
And which parts of WC did you play? I played all three, although I find the
computer on random maps too hard.
I assume everyone is familar with D&D 3.5 or at least 3.0.

For background info you can use probably the WC3 manual, too. I vaguely remeber that there were maps and stuff while thumbing through it, but it
now seems lost somewhere I can't find it now.

I will postpone the beginning a bit until more characters are posted in the RG.

one last question: would you like me to play more the director, giving you
choices in combat and at critical points, or do you want a more free experience
which will otoh probably take longer to play through?
I am more for the second alternative, although I don't know if that bogs play down too much ....

 

[Robbert Raets]

It's really your choice how 'tight' the script is, but remember, in the computer game everything is scripted...

 

[Thels]

I own and played War1, War2, War2x, War2bne, War3, War3x. I've finished the War2, War2x and War3 campaigns. Never finished the War1 campaign (got that after I got War2, so I didn't like the engine that much). Probably will finish the War3x campaign when I got enough spare time. I laugh at opposing computer players. I could take out the CPU 1v2 in War2. Warcraft is IMHO the #1 computer game. I own the Warcraft RPG book. I possess no Warcraft novels.

 

[sophist]

It's really your choice how 'tight' the script is, but remember, in the computer game everything is scripted...

I am usally very open about these things, my addies are never scripted in a computer game way .... so people
use your free will.

I possess no Warcraft novels.

Me neither. And the problem of those novels is that they are not "official". So even if nice things happen in those novels, they are reflected nowhere else.

I myself played all games through, but not WC3x.

 

[dead_radish]

Hmmm. We seem to be strongly lacking in magical ability. I'm going to go Tauren, as I like them, but I'm torn between a Tauren Healer, possibly angling towards Druid, or a Tauren Ftr/Barb, headed towards Hunter.

Anyone have a preference?

And I am about the same as Thels - I've played all the Warcrafts to this point, read no novels, and I have access to the War book, though I may buy it soon, as I think it's at my local Half-Price right now. I actually think we need to get toether at some point and play a big ol' bnet game soon. I was fairly good at 2, damn good at 3 for a while, then people caught up (I got the game the day it came out, so I was ahead of the curve mostly.). But I'd love to get a good 4v4 game goin' again.

I think I'm going to go with the Hunter Tauren for now, because I can put that together w/existing materials. I actually love to play an AU Totem Warrior, if that's an option, btw.

I have been playing DnD for far too long, though I haven't picked up 3.5 - I went AU instead. I ahve the SRD, though.

I prefer the open-ended games, although acceleration through the "slow" times is fine w/me to advance plot.

 

[garyh]

I've played all the WC games and Expansions except for the WCIII: Frozen Throne expansion. Still waiting for that to get down to $20.

I have the WCRPG Core book, and just Sunday I also purchased the WC: Manual of Monsters.

Speaking of the WC:MM, I'm considering switching from an Orc to a Jungle Troll (ECL +1) for my Scout, if that's okay with you, sophist.

Either play style is fine by me.

 

[dead_radish]

Got my Tauren up. btw.