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

[Thels]

What abilities do trolls get? They should've been in the core book as they're an important part of the horde.

 

[dead_radish]

But if everything was in the main book, would you buy the extras?

I like the fact that we'll be a mostly orc party - that just seems right for the horde....

Mebbe someone will go Mounted Warrior, and can play Thrall....

 

[sophist]

I like the fact that we'll be a mostly orc party - that just seems right for the horde....
Mebbe someone will go Mounted Warrior, and can play Thrall....

no far seer class as yet ....

Well, I'll handle all questions here, also those concerning the characters.

According to The WCMoM, the Trolls left the Orcs after their defeat in the second war .... but now that I write this, I remeber that even in WC3 there were Troll Axe Throwers I think.

The MoM has it's fair share of errors, especially when assigning level adjustments. Morlocs +0 is sheer joke with a total of 10 attribute bonus points and no malus. Anyway that reminds me of ....

I am not totally against a troll, although you can exspect many social difficulties, garyh. (In pure Horde towns not so much, as an afterthought) Also I think that Forest Trolls should have +2 level adjustment (at least). Remeber that certain special abilities are much more worth for a PC,
and fast healing is definitly one of them("as long as I don't die I'm back to full health in 10 minutes"). Also, forest trolls get whopping attribute boni. Comparing the stats forest trolls get in the MoM to Tauren and elfs, the level adjustment
must be higher. But I am willing to give it a try. Thus, you can have a forest troll as written with level adjustment +2 or you can use jungle troll stats (for level adjustment +1) and we all just treat your character as if he is really a forest troll. Or just stick with an orc. These options I can offer.

As for the Tauren, your feats and items seem ok for me. I don't have AU with me, but a low level effect from AU won't threaten balance in Warcraft. I can't find your banner in the WC, is it in AU, too? I will look at home again (as I am posting most of the time from the University), but from your description, I can't see how this will disturb the game.
Your Feat selection is ok, and given the fact that Pulverize is a full-round action, I am willing to dispense with the strict need for a tauren totem. But remeber that your Friend of the Totem feat gives you proficiency with a totem anyway. But ramming your halberd into the earth combined with a hearty stomp is enough for me.
But I will rule that creatures get a save bonus based on size,
+2 per size level beyond medium, also +2 if it is a four-legged creature.

Robert, your character is ok for me. The least thing I exspected was a Brb, but fine idea IMHO.

 

[dead_radish]

Excellent. I like the Totem as well, but the style of the Halberd just seems cool. Plus the fact that it's a reach weapon, combined with a Tauren's reach, is kinda cool. The Tauren seem especially suited for reach, since they can gore at close range. It was mainly the art that won me over, though - all the really cool Tauren art seemed to have the Halbard.

The banner is something I just created, using the DMG rules on item creation. I assume that it would occupy the vest slot, since it's connected to a brace on his chest. It's just a limited save bonus +1, which is bonus squared x 250 gp. It just seemed flavorful to me. I was inspired for that by the war banners that the blademasters (I think it was) carried in War3. I figured that he'd have it enchanted as a wonderous item as time goes on, to give it multiple effects (at a higher cost), and possibly be able to extend those bonuses to others waaaaaaay in the future.

And yeah, the gloves are a 1st level AU spell, cast as a first level caster. Style-wise, I see it as something where he lays his hands on the ground, concentrates, then rubs them across his face and snout, and can then scent things for 10 minutes. Not at all unbalancing, it would seem.

I am an AU junkie, so I tend to get a lot of inspiration from there, just to warn you. And the Tauren seem uniquely suited to be a very ceremonial type of race, so....

I'll get his backstory up soon, too, so we can work out the meeting of our group.

 

[sophist]

The banner is something I just created, using the DMG rules on item creation. I assume that it would occupy the vest slot, since it's connected to a brace on his chest. It's just a limited save bonus +1, which is bonus squared x 250 gp. It just seemed flavorful to me. I was inspired for that by the war banners that the blademasters (I think it was) carried in War3. I figured that he'd have it enchanted as a wonderous item as time goes on, to give it multiple effects (at a higher cost), and possibly be able to extend those bonuses to others waaaaaaay in the future.

All ok. I like the blademaster banners, too, and was incidentally thinking of them as imagined how your char would use that banner.
And btw Rachet would be the perfect place to get those
further enchantments. Or one could do a story twist involving the Foresthome tribe. Ahh, but for such musing it is yet too early.

I am an AU junkie, so I tend to get a lot of inspiration from there, just to warn you. And the Tauren seem uniquely suited to be a very ceremonial type of race, so....

I like AU, and I posted on the board there, although it is a bit since i did it. I considered for a little moment to make AU the basis for this WC game, but it struck me as too far out. I also figured that not many people would go for both AU and WC.

I'll get his backstory up soon, too, so we can work out the meeting of our group.

Good. I am eager to play. And try my mettle as DM in this new medium, but as far I read some in-play threads it is not that different and I exspect no difficulties.

 

[dead_radish]

Narash has been updated with a backstory and finalized.

 

[garyh]

If I remember the WC history correctly, the Forest Trolls were the ones who fought with the Horde in the Second War and then abonded them. The Jungle Trolls were the Horde's allies in WCIII (and by the book have an ECL +1). Still undecided between a Jungle Troll and an Orc. I'm leaning back towards Orc, though, as it would probably fit better with the group.

As for AU and WC combinations, I've been toying with running a game like that for a while. If you're okay with the idea, sophist, could I switch from a Scout to a Wolf Totem Warrior? He'd fit the same role in the party, and something about an Orc Wolf Totem Warrior just seems really cool to me.

I know, I know, I'm being a pain in butt...

 

[dead_radish]

Heh. I was wanting to play a totem warrior too. Although there's not really a good bull totem warrior out there. Still, a bear totem would be kinda fun.

 

[garyh]

Heh. I was wanting to play a totem warrior too. Although there's not really a good bull totem warrior out there. Still, a bear totem would be kinda fun.

When AU first came out, I heard there where a bunch of alternate animals on the AU boards, but I couldn't point you any closer than that. Monte did make it pretty easy to create new totems, though, which is nice.

 

[Gurdjieff]

Short post to let you know I'm still here, but also still ill. I'm on antibiotics now, and slowly getting better, so hopefully I'll be able to post my character this weekend.