Would anybody be willing to play Red Hand Of Doom if I ran it off this board?
One of the games I've been looking forward to playing has been cancelled, so I might have some extra free time in the next upcoming months, and I feel like running one of the adventures I have downloaded.
RoHD is a mid level adventure module that could be finished in a few weeks or a few months, depending on how well it can be organized. I'd be running it with third edition rules, with a few PF1e imports, using this board for logkeeping and dialogue, and perhaps using discord for voicechat or Roll20 for battlemaps, depending on who's playing.
That all depends on whether I can find players who would be enthusiastic though. I'm just looking to see if anyone on this server is interested enough for me to do it on here.
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Anyways i'm reading the handbook and trying to make sense of all the moon runes.
>>133115
Druids are pretty easy to build. All you have to do is remember to take the natural spell feat at lvl 6 and you're good to go. No matter what you do after that you'll be powerful.
>In one sense, druids are the easiest class in the game. Some say that all you need to do to build a competent druid is take natural spell at 6th level, and have enough wisdom to cast your spells. They’re wrong. You don’t even need the natural spell part. Give a competent player a druid, whose feats are all toughness, whose animal companion is a pony, who is wild shaped into also a pony, and whose spell slots are filled with detect poison, and they’ll utterly destroy the game.
>In that very round, they’ll be able to either turn into some defensive flying creature, or into their natural form, if they lack natural spell, in the next they’ll spontaneously convert one of those crappy spells into a massive beatstick, and in 24 hours, that pony companion will be a fleshraker dinosaur, and their spell slots will be up to snuff. The character in question will go from what is likely the worst in the party, to one of the best, without relying on anything except standard class features. Moreover, to some extent, playing a druid right just means making fullest use of your class features. As long as you pay all of your abilities the proper respect, you should be fine.
Which is why it's recommended for beginners. You get to experience pretty much every aspect of d&d (melee, spells, minions, skills, etc) without necessarily needing to build for it or know what you're doing. It's simply that great of a class.
Druids are pretty easy to build. All you have to do is remember to take the natural spell feat at lvl 6 and you're good to go. No matter what you do after that you'll be powerful.
>In one sense, druids are the easiest class in the game. Some say that all you need to do to build a competent druid is take natural spell at 6th level, and have enough wisdom to cast your spells. They’re wrong. You don’t even need the natural spell part. Give a competent player a druid, whose feats are all toughness, whose animal companion is a pony, who is wild shaped into also a pony, and whose spell slots are filled with detect poison, and they’ll utterly destroy the game.
>In that very round, they’ll be able to either turn into some defensive flying creature, or into their natural form, if they lack natural spell, in the next they’ll spontaneously convert one of those crappy spells into a massive beatstick, and in 24 hours, that pony companion will be a fleshraker dinosaur, and their spell slots will be up to snuff. The character in question will go from what is likely the worst in the party, to one of the best, without relying on anything except standard class features. Moreover, to some extent, playing a druid right just means making fullest use of your class features. As long as you pay all of your abilities the proper respect, you should be fine.
Which is why it's recommended for beginners. You get to experience pretty much every aspect of d&d (melee, spells, minions, skills, etc) without necessarily needing to build for it or know what you're doing. It's simply that great of a class.
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Alright, lads, I've been given permission to run a level 2 adventure that I've been writing(it's not done). It has the same rules as the OP's campaign but I will be using some stuff from Heroes of Horror. If anyone is interested, just reply to this post by saying so.
>>133120
It will be ran inside of the thread. There were a few fun minigames and gimmicks that made use of Discord's screen share function, but I think the adventure will still be enjoyable regardless. Even if the combats are a breeze, there should still be something enjoyable to do.
It will be ran inside of the thread. There were a few fun minigames and gimmicks that made use of Discord's screen share function, but I think the adventure will still be enjoyable regardless. Even if the combats are a breeze, there should still be something enjoyable to do.
>>133120
To elaborate, I gave this guy permission to test his one-shot (although he doesn't really need my permission to do it), since I never found the time to run The Sunless Citadel.
I'd prefer he'd make his own thread for it though...
>>133119
I'm going to make a sheet for a riding dog as controlled by a lvl 1 Druid and a lvl 6 Druid, and I'll share those sheets with you so you can see them as an example; with no modifying feats.
The game isn't starting until the start or middle of next month, so there's no hurry.
To elaborate, I gave this guy permission to test his one-shot (although he doesn't really need my permission to do it), since I never found the time to run The Sunless Citadel.
I'd prefer he'd make his own thread for it though...
>>133119
I'm going to make a sheet for a riding dog as controlled by a lvl 1 Druid and a lvl 6 Druid, and I'll share those sheets with you so you can see them as an example; with no modifying feats.
The game isn't starting until the start or middle of next month, so there's no hurry.
I'm thinking of starting the second weekend of next month. How's that sound?
>>133234
I have classes 4 days a week: Mondays and Wednesdays in the morning; Tuesdays and Thursdays in the afternoon. I usually have weekends free.
I have classes 4 days a week: Mondays and Wednesdays in the morning; Tuesdays and Thursdays in the afternoon. I usually have weekends free.
>>133363
This is what a riding dog looks like when bonded to a lvl 6 druid:
https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2288982
I built it as a standard companion; no optimization or weird tricks/templates, just to give you a picture of what it looks like.
And this is what it looks like bonded to a lvl 1 druid (no adjustment)
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/dogRiding.htm
Note how the Companion dog has higher stats, more hit dice, and is generally more powerful than the standard dog.
Your animal companion gains stat boosts and feats as a character of its level (hit dice). It also gains additional abilities based on your effective druid level:
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/classes/druid
You can gain more powerful companions as your druid level increases. With feats, such as Exalted Companion, even more animals become available to you.
You mentioned you wanted a horse, right? While a horse isn't necessarily the best for combat, it's great to get around. At later levels (7, the next level you'll reach) you could get an Asperi (a magical flying horse) which would be a very useful mount and utility companion. You're good-aligned and are Neutral Good, so you could gain it with exalted companion.
The minimum Druid level to call an Asperi is 7; so you would have to settle for a Celestial Warhorse and swap it out for a
You could have it earlier if you were a horse-totem druid, but that would come at the cost of missing out on some wildshapes. Would be decent at lvl 8 with Exalted/Aberration/Dragon/Frozen Wildshape though, and could use the Domain Druid houserule (animal or sun domains) as compensation. Less versatile mechanically, but a solid pic for a Druid of Epona.
This game will be starting at lvl 6, in 2-ish weeks, Epona help us.
The others have been in touch with me in the server i made a while back. They're mostly done with their characters.
I've got the rest of today free. I'll answer any of your questions.
This is what a riding dog looks like when bonded to a lvl 6 druid:
https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2288982
I built it as a standard companion; no optimization or weird tricks/templates, just to give you a picture of what it looks like.
And this is what it looks like bonded to a lvl 1 druid (no adjustment)
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/dogRiding.htm
Note how the Companion dog has higher stats, more hit dice, and is generally more powerful than the standard dog.
Your animal companion gains stat boosts and feats as a character of its level (hit dice). It also gains additional abilities based on your effective druid level:
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/classes/druid
You can gain more powerful companions as your druid level increases. With feats, such as Exalted Companion, even more animals become available to you.
You mentioned you wanted a horse, right? While a horse isn't necessarily the best for combat, it's great to get around. At later levels (7, the next level you'll reach) you could get an Asperi (a magical flying horse) which would be a very useful mount and utility companion. You're good-aligned and are Neutral Good, so you could gain it with exalted companion.
The minimum Druid level to call an Asperi is 7; so you would have to settle for a Celestial Warhorse and swap it out for a
You could have it earlier if you were a horse-totem druid, but that would come at the cost of missing out on some wildshapes. Would be decent at lvl 8 with Exalted/Aberration/Dragon/Frozen Wildshape though, and could use the Domain Druid houserule (animal or sun domains) as compensation. Less versatile mechanically, but a solid pic for a Druid of Epona.
This game will be starting at lvl 6, in 2-ish weeks, Epona help us.
The others have been in touch with me in the server i made a while back. They're mostly done with their characters.
I've got the rest of today free. I'll answer any of your questions.
>>133408
Why are you starting at level 6? Is it for easiness or something else?
Okay i have been wondering this ever since i heard about D&D but how exactly does the combat work? I already know about random numbers effecting the outcome but so you fail when you get below a certain number? Like if i get the highest number possible does that qualify as a critical? And if i get the lowest number do i get no damage and lose health?
I have always wondered how it worked but never bothered to research it because i never had the opportunity to play the game.
So a Asperi is just a edgy Pegasus?
Why are you starting at level 6? Is it for easiness or something else?
Okay i have been wondering this ever since i heard about D&D but how exactly does the combat work? I already know about random numbers effecting the outcome but so you fail when you get below a certain number? Like if i get the highest number possible does that qualify as a critical? And if i get the lowest number do i get no damage and lose health?
I have always wondered how it worked but never bothered to research it because i never had the opportunity to play the game.
So a Asperi is just a edgy Pegasus?
>>133413
I'm starting at lvl 6 because that around where this pre-written adventure starts at. I was originally going to make it lvl 5, but that was when I thought there would only be three players.
An Asperai or "wind steed" is a magical beast with the cold subtype that appears as a white/bluish horse. Unlike a pegasus, it lacks wings but can still fly through a process similar to airwalking. It can be gained with the Exalted Companion feat, which you qualify for since your character was Good, iirc.
I brought it up because that's the companion my last druid had; it's a decent companion if you want a horse-like creature.
I'm starting at lvl 6 because that around where this pre-written adventure starts at. I was originally going to make it lvl 5, but that was when I thought there would only be three players.
An Asperai or "wind steed" is a magical beast with the cold subtype that appears as a white/bluish horse. Unlike a pegasus, it lacks wings but can still fly through a process similar to airwalking. It can be gained with the Exalted Companion feat, which you qualify for since your character was Good, iirc.
I brought it up because that's the companion my last druid had; it's a decent companion if you want a horse-like creature.
>>133413
>how exactly does the combat work?
Okay, I'm going to have to start you off with the basics.
Combat in the d20 system is luck-based at its core, but also takes into account each creatures capability.
To attack, you roll a 20-sided dice, and add all of your relavant modifiers. If your result exceeds the defender's Armor Class, you hit and roll your weapon's damage plus it's relevant modifiers; that damage is subtracted from the opponents Hit Points to represent the damage you dealt to your enemy in combat. If you fail to exceed your opponent's armor class, your attack misses.
A natural 1 on an attack roll or saving throw is an automatic failure; a natural 20 is an automatic success; with a possible critical hit (double or even triple damage) on the attack roll.
You can read all of this online in a system's reference document:
https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:System_Reference_Document
I also have The Player's Handbook right here. It has everything you need to know:
https://thetrove.net/Books/Dungeons%20&%20Dragons/3rd%20Edition%20(3.x)/D&D%203.5e%20Core/Player%27s%20Handbook%20%28Premium%20Edition%29.pdf
I'd recommend reading at least part of this. It explains it pretty well.
>how exactly does the combat work?
Okay, I'm going to have to start you off with the basics.
Combat in the d20 system is luck-based at its core, but also takes into account each creatures capability.
To attack, you roll a 20-sided dice, and add all of your relavant modifiers. If your result exceeds the defender's Armor Class, you hit and roll your weapon's damage plus it's relevant modifiers; that damage is subtracted from the opponents Hit Points to represent the damage you dealt to your enemy in combat. If you fail to exceed your opponent's armor class, your attack misses.
A natural 1 on an attack roll or saving throw is an automatic failure; a natural 20 is an automatic success; with a possible critical hit (double or even triple damage) on the attack roll.
You can read all of this online in a system's reference document:
https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:System_Reference_Document
I also have The Player's Handbook right here. It has everything you need to know:
https://thetrove.net/Books/Dungeons%20&%20Dragons/3rd%20Edition%20(3.x)/D&D%203.5e%20Core/Player%27s%20Handbook%20%28Premium%20Edition%29.pdf
I'd recommend reading at least part of this. It explains it pretty well.
>>133420
How have you been so far? I thought you might have some more questions.
Also, due to unforeseen circumstances, our Cleric has had to drop decline for the foreseeable future. Fir this purpose, I'd prefer to run after the Druid is ready.
How have you been so far? I thought you might have some more questions.
Also, due to unforeseen circumstances, our Cleric has had to drop decline for the foreseeable future. Fir this purpose, I'd prefer to run after the Druid is ready.
>>133726
>How have you been so far?
I have been reading the players handbook.
>I thought you might have some more questions.
Hmm, i can't think of anything to ask.
>Also, due to unforeseen circumstances, our Cleric has had to drop decline for the foreseeable future.
Okay, is everyone else ready?
>For this purpose, I'd prefer to run after the Druid is ready.
Give me about 3 days, i should be ready by then.
>How have you been so far?
I have been reading the players handbook.
>I thought you might have some more questions.
Hmm, i can't think of anything to ask.
>Also, due to unforeseen circumstances, our Cleric has had to drop decline for the foreseeable future.
Okay, is everyone else ready?
>For this purpose, I'd prefer to run after the Druid is ready.
Give me about 3 days, i should be ready by then.
I guess this doesn't come as a surprize but i don't think I will make the one-shot. I would really want to but there is so much else to do so yeah. Maybe, I'll catch the next train.
>>133737
I wasn't really going to run the one-shot in the end.
The actual game should run for a few months though. You could drop in when you're ready, if you want.
I wasn't really going to run the one-shot in the end.
The actual game should run for a few months though. You could drop in when you're ready, if you want.
Also, I may as well say here that I use the PHBII rules for character rebuilding. If a player doesn't like his PC, I might let you retroactively change any aspect of it.
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Okay, ngl, I'm feeling a tad bit demoralized from the party's Cleric having to quit (not blaming him though; I can relate to his struggle). I did not expect to have to wait for the Druid to be ready before we started; I was planning to introduce him in the forest later shortly after the first session.
Labor day weekend would logically be the best time for us to start, but my schedule is kind of whacked and I still don't know what >>133761 's weekend schedule looks like. I was kind of excited to start this weekend, but I'm not sure if I can do it without being sloppy, since I wanted to open an exposition that took everyone's character motivations into account. Seeing as how this game could be a three month commitment, I'd rather start sooner than later, but also start it well.
>>133761
I'm going to be online all day. Get back to me when your sheet looks ready. If you finish up, I might be able to start this evening.
Labor day weekend would logically be the best time for us to start, but my schedule is kind of whacked and I still don't know what >>133761 's weekend schedule looks like. I was kind of excited to start this weekend, but I'm not sure if I can do it without being sloppy, since I wanted to open an exposition that took everyone's character motivations into account. Seeing as how this game could be a three month commitment, I'd rather start sooner than later, but also start it well.
>>133761
I'm going to be online all day. Get back to me when your sheet looks ready. If you finish up, I might be able to start this evening.
Here comes Garfield Whiskers! The ultimate acrobatic master! He's so cool and awesome and epic and shiny. With powerful legs and a bulky body, this fellow has the most versatile moveset one can ask for!
He can hop on heads willy nilly and land solidly on the ground every single time. He has some intense, inspiring and world shattering catchphrases and quick wit that leaves opponents stunned!
He's no slouch in combat, capable of batting even the most slippery foes like mice in a mousetrap while also being a sneaky foe himself! Nothing escapes his hawk eyes! ||Except mostly anything||.
With a sly, bold demeanor and intimidating yet welcoming presence, this male individual grips the strings of everyone's hearts like one of those cool puppetmasters in the plays.
...huh? Backstory? Pfft. T-that's not important...
<You have to state the backstory, my guy. It's the rules
D-Do I really have to?
<Just a little bit to set player, spectator and the DM's expectations
Ugh. Fine... It's so embarassing though...
<Do it already. You're messing up the flow
OK FINE.
Alright... He came from a prosperous human's household with everything he could ask for... His life was pretty comfortable but he didn't like it until he met his trusted friend.
<Alright, alright, big guy. Lemme handle this part.
<Whiskers is a tibbit jester whose origins begin in a cat-loving human's household as a pet. I believe he's knowledgeable on the existence of tibbits but was ignorant of him and his parents' species. So he said 'meow this' and set off into the world, ready to be the cool cat he saw in the plays the local theater.
<Along the way he met a sly Chesire Cat named Bagel that at first simply toyed with him in a playful jest, but soon endeared himself to his cute little antics and reactions and thus they became friends not soon after, Whiskers being all too happy to show off how awesome he was to his audience.
...I could've said it cooler than that...
<You're welcome.
Be sure to give these two some (You)s if you enjoyed their initial performance, please. They'd really appreciate the feedback.
He can hop on heads willy nilly and land solidly on the ground every single time. He has some intense, inspiring and world shattering catchphrases and quick wit that leaves opponents stunned!
He's no slouch in combat, capable of batting even the most slippery foes like mice in a mousetrap while also being a sneaky foe himself! Nothing escapes his hawk eyes! ||Except mostly anything||.
With a sly, bold demeanor and intimidating yet welcoming presence, this male individual grips the strings of everyone's hearts like one of those cool puppetmasters in the plays.
...huh? Backstory? Pfft. T-that's not important...
<You have to state the backstory, my guy. It's the rules
D-Do I really have to?
<Just a little bit to set player, spectator and the DM's expectations
Ugh. Fine... It's so embarassing though...
<Do it already. You're messing up the flow
OK FINE.
Alright... He came from a prosperous human's household with everything he could ask for... His life was pretty comfortable but he didn't like it until he met his trusted friend.
<Alright, alright, big guy. Lemme handle this part.
<Whiskers is a tibbit jester whose origins begin in a cat-loving human's household as a pet. I believe he's knowledgeable on the existence of tibbits but was ignorant of him and his parents' species. So he said 'meow this' and set off into the world, ready to be the cool cat he saw in the plays the local theater.
<Along the way he met a sly Chesire Cat named Bagel that at first simply toyed with him in a playful jest, but soon endeared himself to his cute little antics and reactions and thus they became friends not soon after, Whiskers being all too happy to show off how awesome he was to his audience.
...I could've said it cooler than that...
<You're welcome.
Be sure to give these two some (You)s if you enjoyed their initial performance, please. They'd really appreciate the feedback.
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Gonna be honest and pardon my French, but I feel tired and shitty. I’m just gonna post the character description and backstory as they are.
Description:
Brozal is a muscular water orc with pale blue skin and red eyes. His body is completely absent of hair, and he is wearing a suit of banded mail with two ever burning torches mounted to the back. The banded mail is painted gold and the image of a blazing inferno is chiseled onto the back of it in crimson red. He is wearing a crimson red helmet in the shape of a flame, and several strips of metal branch off from it like the tongues of a flame licking at air. In his left hand, Brozal wields a heavy wooden shield that’s painted gold. The shield has the image of a bull’s head layered over a background of fire. The engravings are done in crimson red paint. In Brozal’s right hand, he is wielding a masterfully crafted trident that appears to have been forged from several different alloys. The first half of the spear is bright red, and a bit rusted, while the second half of the spear is yellow with it’s sharp tips being bright blue. The trident seems to glow faintly as he holds it, and small brightless(I know this isn’t a word, but in English you’re literally allowed to make up new words so bite me) flames dance along its surface without seeming to harm him.
Personality:
Brozal is sadistic and cruel towards those he deems as enemies of his faith, and is driven to anger when in the presence of debauchery or what his faith deems to be wrong. Aside from this, he tends to be cautious of almost everything that could be of any danger, and will hesitate to enter combat against anything other than the enemies of his faith. He has a grim sense of humor and is thrilled to stab enemies with his trident or beat them to death with his gauntlets. Violence comes naturally to him, and he has no problem with using it to get what he wants. Finally, Brozal is tough as nails and when he’s not adventuring, he’ll spend his days performing hard physical labor for any townsfolk or villagers who need to offload odd jobs onto someone. While traveling, he’ll sometimes smugly mock his less unrelenting companions and joke that if they fall behind, they’ll be brutally murdered by monsters.
Description:
Brozal is a muscular water orc with pale blue skin and red eyes. His body is completely absent of hair, and he is wearing a suit of banded mail with two ever burning torches mounted to the back. The banded mail is painted gold and the image of a blazing inferno is chiseled onto the back of it in crimson red. He is wearing a crimson red helmet in the shape of a flame, and several strips of metal branch off from it like the tongues of a flame licking at air. In his left hand, Brozal wields a heavy wooden shield that’s painted gold. The shield has the image of a bull’s head layered over a background of fire. The engravings are done in crimson red paint. In Brozal’s right hand, he is wielding a masterfully crafted trident that appears to have been forged from several different alloys. The first half of the spear is bright red, and a bit rusted, while the second half of the spear is yellow with it’s sharp tips being bright blue. The trident seems to glow faintly as he holds it, and small brightless(I know this isn’t a word, but in English you’re literally allowed to make up new words so bite me) flames dance along its surface without seeming to harm him.
Personality:
Brozal is sadistic and cruel towards those he deems as enemies of his faith, and is driven to anger when in the presence of debauchery or what his faith deems to be wrong. Aside from this, he tends to be cautious of almost everything that could be of any danger, and will hesitate to enter combat against anything other than the enemies of his faith. He has a grim sense of humor and is thrilled to stab enemies with his trident or beat them to death with his gauntlets. Violence comes naturally to him, and he has no problem with using it to get what he wants. Finally, Brozal is tough as nails and when he’s not adventuring, he’ll spend his days performing hard physical labor for any townsfolk or villagers who need to offload odd jobs onto someone. While traveling, he’ll sometimes smugly mock his less unrelenting companions and joke that if they fall behind, they’ll be brutally murdered by monsters.
>>133785
Traits:
>Cautious
>Unrelenting
Flaws:
>Shaky(Brozal's hands tend to shake all the time, and that makes him unreliable in ranged combat)
>Inattentive(Brozal seems to be extremely absent-minded and pays hardly any attention to the things around him)
Backstory(none of this has been proofread):
Brozal was birthed in a large tribal society of water orcs that lived inside of a cave system that was tucked away behind a waterfall. Life in the village was the standard for life in orc culture: a hierarchy established on the principles of strength and intimidation, with the weakly being trampled and culled to pave the way to higher strength for future generations. Brozal fit well as any orc in orcish culture should. He killed for the first time on his first birthday, when he was forced into a hole with another young orc of his age and forced to fight the other orc to the death while the two were both unarmed. Although he had been molded by the brutal ways of orc society before this, this rite of passage stuck with him and sparked in him a cruel and sadistic nature that would stick with him for life.
Although his tribe produced nothing of value and got most of its wealth and supplies from hunting, gathering, and raiding nearby townships and hamlets, there was still a lot of work to be done- mostly hauling things from one place to another. Despite only being one and a half years old, Brozal was tasked with hauling heavy loads of plundered loot from raids back to his village, and was beaten savagely whenever he slowed down or fell behind. He grew to fear the older orcs and knew to walk until his legs failed or he passed out from exhaustion lest the older orc tribesmen decide to beat him to death. This rough child labor helped him to become unrelenting in his physical endeavors.
A few months after his second birthday, Brozal woke up from his slumber to the sounds of battle. He leapt out of his hole in the ground and ran through various caves inside the cave network his tribe lived in. The young water orc encountered the corpses of dozens of orcs, and saw that all the underground pools of water in their layer had been turned crimson red by the blood of his brethren. With his heart racing, he hid inside of a chest and waited for the battle to end. Half an hour later, the orcling emerged from the chest and made his way to the waterfall that masked the entrance to his tribe's home, and he was not prepared for the true horror that awaited him up above. As soon as he walked around the waterfall, he was met with the sight and sounds of a large chunk of his tribe clawing at the sides of a pit while screaming and burning to death. He was frozen in place as the blood curdling screams of his kin stabbed and paralyzed him.
A large man in full plate noticed Brolaz and approached him with a trident in position to stab through the kid orc's skull, but the armored hulk hesitated for a moment and lowered his trident- electing to grab the child by the throat and drag him over the the other crusaders. The scarlet blaze of the flames mixed with the smell of burnt hair and baked flesh- motivating Brolaz to bite and kick the armored figure holding him by the throat. Failing to harm the figure, Brolaz was slammed into the ground until he passed out, and then the crusaders who had murdered Brolaz's tribe decided to spare him and raise him in the order due to his young age.
Life in the monastery was cruel and hard, but more forgiving than life in Brolaz's village was. Every morning he would get up and be forced to meditate(something he was never able to do) while kneeling in a tub of dried rice for an hour, and before being allowed to eat lunch or dinner, he would have to recite the tenets of Pelor and then hold a lit candle in both of his hands until they completely melted. Rather than being given a bed, Brolaz was given a sheet of stone to sleep on. Shunned and rejected by most in his order, he began wearing a cloth over his face to hide his identity, and this seemed to help quite a bit. Despite being socially stunted, he became a fine crusader and was able to learn the ways of persuasion from speaking to townsfolk and helping them with whatever they needed.
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Brolaz will sometimes repeatedly scream "Fire is coming!" while approaching enemies.
Traits:
>Cautious
>Unrelenting
Flaws:
>Shaky(Brozal's hands tend to shake all the time, and that makes him unreliable in ranged combat)
>Inattentive(Brozal seems to be extremely absent-minded and pays hardly any attention to the things around him)
Backstory(none of this has been proofread):
Brozal was birthed in a large tribal society of water orcs that lived inside of a cave system that was tucked away behind a waterfall. Life in the village was the standard for life in orc culture: a hierarchy established on the principles of strength and intimidation, with the weakly being trampled and culled to pave the way to higher strength for future generations. Brozal fit well as any orc in orcish culture should. He killed for the first time on his first birthday, when he was forced into a hole with another young orc of his age and forced to fight the other orc to the death while the two were both unarmed. Although he had been molded by the brutal ways of orc society before this, this rite of passage stuck with him and sparked in him a cruel and sadistic nature that would stick with him for life.
Although his tribe produced nothing of value and got most of its wealth and supplies from hunting, gathering, and raiding nearby townships and hamlets, there was still a lot of work to be done- mostly hauling things from one place to another. Despite only being one and a half years old, Brozal was tasked with hauling heavy loads of plundered loot from raids back to his village, and was beaten savagely whenever he slowed down or fell behind. He grew to fear the older orcs and knew to walk until his legs failed or he passed out from exhaustion lest the older orc tribesmen decide to beat him to death. This rough child labor helped him to become unrelenting in his physical endeavors.
A few months after his second birthday, Brozal woke up from his slumber to the sounds of battle. He leapt out of his hole in the ground and ran through various caves inside the cave network his tribe lived in. The young water orc encountered the corpses of dozens of orcs, and saw that all the underground pools of water in their layer had been turned crimson red by the blood of his brethren. With his heart racing, he hid inside of a chest and waited for the battle to end. Half an hour later, the orcling emerged from the chest and made his way to the waterfall that masked the entrance to his tribe's home, and he was not prepared for the true horror that awaited him up above. As soon as he walked around the waterfall, he was met with the sight and sounds of a large chunk of his tribe clawing at the sides of a pit while screaming and burning to death. He was frozen in place as the blood curdling screams of his kin stabbed and paralyzed him.
A large man in full plate noticed Brolaz and approached him with a trident in position to stab through the kid orc's skull, but the armored hulk hesitated for a moment and lowered his trident- electing to grab the child by the throat and drag him over the the other crusaders. The scarlet blaze of the flames mixed with the smell of burnt hair and baked flesh- motivating Brolaz to bite and kick the armored figure holding him by the throat. Failing to harm the figure, Brolaz was slammed into the ground until he passed out, and then the crusaders who had murdered Brolaz's tribe decided to spare him and raise him in the order due to his young age.
Life in the monastery was cruel and hard, but more forgiving than life in Brolaz's village was. Every morning he would get up and be forced to meditate(something he was never able to do) while kneeling in a tub of dried rice for an hour, and before being allowed to eat lunch or dinner, he would have to recite the tenets of Pelor and then hold a lit candle in both of his hands until they completely melted. Rather than being given a bed, Brolaz was given a sheet of stone to sleep on. Shunned and rejected by most in his order, he began wearing a cloth over his face to hide his identity, and this seemed to help quite a bit. Despite being socially stunted, he became a fine crusader and was able to learn the ways of persuasion from speaking to townsfolk and helping them with whatever they needed.
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Brolaz will sometimes repeatedly scream "Fire is coming!" while approaching enemies.
Okay, Britanon is nowhere to be found...
I was prepared to make this a 3-player game, but not a two-player one... I guess I could just load up the PCs with action points and just Monty Hall this thing...
>>133786
Got it.
I was prepared to make this a 3-player game, but not a two-player one... I guess I could just load up the PCs with action points and just Monty Hall this thing...
>>133786
Got it.
>>133790
One of the players isn't ready, so I guess we'll start tomorrow in the morning.
Please have your character ready by then.
One of the players isn't ready, so I guess we'll start tomorrow in the morning.
Please have your character ready by then.
>>133791
So you want me to rebuild my character using the PHBII rules?
Anything else that i need to change because i'm gonna start now.
So you want me to rebuild my character using the PHBII rules?
Anything else that i need to change because i'm gonna start now.
>>133793
Alright i get you now, i shouldn't take to long to finish. Insert ejaculation joke about finishing here.
Alright i get you now, i shouldn't take to long to finish. Insert ejaculation joke about finishing here.
Did you say that these traits are home brew before?
<traits:
>Racist
>Big
>Good looking
>Agile
<traits:
>Racist
>Big
>Good looking
>Agile
>>133795
Yeah, those traits are homebrew.
If you want mechanical traits, take them from this list.
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/buildingCharacters/characterTraits.htm
You may have up to two.
Cosmetic personality traits are not necessary to list.
Yeah, those traits are homebrew.
If you want mechanical traits, take them from this list.
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/buildingCharacters/characterTraits.htm
You may have up to two.
Cosmetic personality traits are not necessary to list.
>>133796
Okay i took "Focused" and "Honest" do i need to change anything else or is that it?
What about the flaws?
>Fearless
>Animal attraction
Okay i took "Focused" and "Honest" do i need to change anything else or is that it?
What about the flaws?
>Fearless
>Animal attraction
https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2284670
Here's the sheet again in case you want to scan through it.
Here's the sheet again in case you want to scan through it.
>>133805
I still see those traits/flaws.
You probably don't want the athletic feat.
Take Natural Spell as your 6th level feat; every druid takes it.
You didn't select any equipment. The handbook I posted as items you might want.
Also, please share it with me. My Mythweavers tag is ThatGuy72. Once you share it with me I can edit it.
I still see those traits/flaws.
You probably don't want the athletic feat.
Take Natural Spell as your 6th level feat; every druid takes it.
You didn't select any equipment. The handbook I posted as items you might want.
Also, please share it with me. My Mythweavers tag is ThatGuy72. Once you share it with me I can edit it.
>>133813
Can you specifically state what i have to do?
I have made the sheet public already, do i need to do something in your profile or what the fuck?
I feel like a goddamn boomer.
Can you specifically state what i have to do?
I have made the sheet public already, do i need to do something in your profile or what the fuck?
I feel like a goddamn boomer.
Sorry i don't get it, it's not (You) but the fucking shit behind preparing this.
>>133817
Sorry, Internet has been choppy.
In the upper right corner of the sheet while you're editing it, there should be a "share" button, right next to the Save button. I want you to click that button and enter my username into the name field for which is says who to share it with, that will make me a co-owner of the sheet.
Sharing your sheet with me will allow me to edit it, so I can help you through the process.
Sorry, Internet has been choppy.
In the upper right corner of the sheet while you're editing it, there should be a "share" button, right next to the Save button. I want you to click that button and enter my username into the name field for which is says who to share it with, that will make me a co-owner of the sheet.
Sharing your sheet with me will allow me to edit it, so I can help you through the process.
>>133828
Great.
I'm going to make some changes; nothing serious though. I'm just going to brush it up so that it's ready for tomorrow.
Great.
I'm going to make some changes; nothing serious though. I'm just going to brush it up so that it's ready for tomorrow.
>>133844
Okay, I built your Druid in a way that made sense to me, in consideration for what you wanted. You should be able to get through the first session with this. It's mostly a summoner build with some feats devoted to buffing your companion.
https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2284670
If you don't like it you can change it later.
I also built your horse.
https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2295497
Technically only an elf should be able to have a Valenar Warhorse, but I'm feeling generous. I'll let you change this into an Asperi when you reach lvl 7, if you so desire.
I gave you a spare Wilding clasp because I can't promise you'll be able to find another one in the future. You'll be glad you had it later.
Okay, I built your Druid in a way that made sense to me, in consideration for what you wanted. You should be able to get through the first session with this. It's mostly a summoner build with some feats devoted to buffing your companion.
https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2284670
If you don't like it you can change it later.
I also built your horse.
https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2295497
Technically only an elf should be able to have a Valenar Warhorse, but I'm feeling generous. I'll let you change this into an Asperi when you reach lvl 7, if you so desire.
I gave you a spare Wilding clasp because I can't promise you'll be able to find another one in the future. You'll be glad you had it later.
I get the feeling you don't really know how to prepare spells yet, so I took the liberty of preparing a list for the first session.
Orisons
>Create Water
>Detect Magic
>Stench
>Guidance
>Light
1st level (5)
>Entangle
>Traveller's Mount
>Produce Flame
>Lesser Vigor
>Wall Of Smoke
2nd level (4)
>Alicorn lance
>Barkskin
>Kelpstrand
>Flaming Sphere
3rd level (3)
>Call Lightning
>Sleet Storm
>Plant Growth
Note that any of your spells can spontaneously be converted into Summon Nature's Ally spells of the same level. You have Augment Summoning and Ashbound, so your summons will always be useful, even if you're not sure about your regular spells. It's one of the reasons why Druids are so easy to play.
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/summonNaturesAllyI.htm
For the sake of your character motivations, let it be established that you're going to enter the game already knowing the party, having adventured with them once before. You're on your way because a talking cat has heard of a treasure hidden in the Witchwood, and you're the best woodsman he knows to guide him along the way.
You've also heard rumors of a great and powerful Druid who lives in these parts. Being a Druid yourself, you know that Druids can be fiercely territorial, but you know the Orc is a a reliable meatshield so you decide to take up the journey anyway.
I also lowered your age to lvl 35, since 69 would impose venerable age penalties. You're also only lvl 6, so you've still got plenty of life to live.
I swapped out your Resist Nature's Lure ability for the Athasian Druid's continuous speak with Animals, because quite frankly there aren't that many fey enemies in this game.
Orisons
>Create Water
>Detect Magic
>Stench
>Guidance
>Light
1st level (5)
>Entangle
>Traveller's Mount
>Produce Flame
>Lesser Vigor
>Wall Of Smoke
2nd level (4)
>Alicorn lance
>Barkskin
>Kelpstrand
>Flaming Sphere
3rd level (3)
>Call Lightning
>Sleet Storm
>Plant Growth
Note that any of your spells can spontaneously be converted into Summon Nature's Ally spells of the same level. You have Augment Summoning and Ashbound, so your summons will always be useful, even if you're not sure about your regular spells. It's one of the reasons why Druids are so easy to play.
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/summonNaturesAllyI.htm
For the sake of your character motivations, let it be established that you're going to enter the game already knowing the party, having adventured with them once before. You're on your way because a talking cat has heard of a treasure hidden in the Witchwood, and you're the best woodsman he knows to guide him along the way.
You've also heard rumors of a great and powerful Druid who lives in these parts. Being a Druid yourself, you know that Druids can be fiercely territorial, but you know the Orc is a a reliable meatshield so you decide to take up the journey anyway.
I also lowered your age to lvl 35, since 69 would impose venerable age penalties. You're also only lvl 6, so you've still got plenty of life to live.
I swapped out your Resist Nature's Lure ability for the Athasian Druid's continuous speak with Animals, because quite frankly there aren't that many fey enemies in this game.
>>133933
Here's a more complete list of those summons.
https://dnd-wiki.org/wiki/SRD:Summon_Nature%27s_Ally_I
The level of monster you can summon is equivalent to the level of spells you convert.
Here's a more complete list of those summons.
https://dnd-wiki.org/wiki/SRD:Summon_Nature%27s_Ally_I
The level of monster you can summon is equivalent to the level of spells you convert.
.....
I would have liked to start today... but I haven't heard back from Brozal.
I would have liked to start today... but I haven't heard back from Brozal.
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Fuck it. Nothing will be spoiled if the two of you die horribly in the first encounter.
>>133932
Thanks.
>>133933
Did you have to change the age? What are the penalty's for that age?
>>133939
I have never used discord before and i don't have it on my computer, i would rather not use it.
>>133940
>>133941
I'm starting to feel as if i will keep being late.
What time of the day are you usually free? Because i have got into a sleeping schedule where i am awake for most of the night and sleep in the day, it happens all the time when i have nothing to do, maybe we should start at night rather than in the afternoon but if you cannot do that then i don't think i will be able to play, sorry for wasting your time.
Thanks.
>>133933
Did you have to change the age? What are the penalty's for that age?
>>133939
I have never used discord before and i don't have it on my computer, i would rather not use it.
>>133940
>>133941
I'm starting to feel as if i will keep being late.
What time of the day are you usually free? Because i have got into a sleeping schedule where i am awake for most of the night and sleep in the day, it happens all the time when i have nothing to do, maybe we should start at night rather than in the afternoon but if you cannot do that then i don't think i will be able to play, sorry for wasting your time.
>>134013
I will let you guys play tonight, i'll see if i want to play the next time it starts, it's a bit overwhelming reading through the thread and deciding what to do, i barely know what's happening so i don't want to interrupt and make a distraction.
Sorry but i think i need to understand the game first before i start, i have never played any role playing games like this before and i am not confident in my ability to play this.
I will let you guys play tonight, i'll see if i want to play the next time it starts, it's a bit overwhelming reading through the thread and deciding what to do, i barely know what's happening so i don't want to interrupt and make a distraction.
Sorry but i think i need to understand the game first before i start, i have never played any role playing games like this before and i am not confident in my ability to play this.
>>134040
Well, I would really like it if you clocked in as early as possible tomorrow so you could save those two from the encounter I had to pause...
Well, I would really like it if you clocked in as early as possible tomorrow so you could save those two from the encounter I had to pause...
If anyone wants to make changes to their characters, let me know before the next session. I'd prefer characters be finalized before the start of day two.
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While the rest of the party heals up and recovers from the hydra encounter (I'm assuming you breath for just a few minutes), Jorr appears to be cutting off chunks of the hydra's carcass and tossing them to his dogs.
He eventually makes his way over to remains of the wagon, lifting it up with a heroic strength check and revealing the partial skeletons of what Jorr declares to be goblinoids, wearing ruined ruined remains of their armor. One shiny bit stands out though.
"~Heeey!" the woodsman says with a smile, yanking off what appears to be a still-shiny breastplate from a goblin champion.
"Mithril, if I'm right. Good stuff." He says, placing the fancy piece on the bridge
He eventually makes his way over to remains of the wagon, lifting it up with a heroic strength check and revealing the partial skeletons of what Jorr declares to be goblinoids, wearing ruined ruined remains of their armor. One shiny bit stands out though.
"~Heeey!" the woodsman says with a smile, yanking off what appears to be a still-shiny breastplate from a goblin champion.
"Mithril, if I'm right. Good stuff." He says, placing the fancy piece on the bridge
Jorr offers to lead the way for the party for the rest of the way until Vraath Keep (unless anyone else objects to the scout doing the scouting), which he says he hopes should be just one or two days away.
It's currently 11-12-ish, right after the hydra fight.
I encourage any of you to discuss potential plans in dialogue between sessions. We'll play Friday or even this weekend, and maybe actually get through a good portion of the game, Pelor help us.
It's currently 11-12-ish, right after the hydra fight.
I encourage any of you to discuss potential plans in dialogue between sessions. We'll play Friday or even this weekend, and maybe actually get through a good portion of the game, Pelor help us.
Crap. I posted that in the wrong thread...
>>132102
Hey
I'm this >>136200 →
So, yeah. I don't know anything about RHoD (preferred alignments / classes / races?), or your schedule. Never played 3e. I guess I can RP whatever, but would prefer something without extensive bookkeeping, so no Wizard. I'd probably go with Ranger, if that fits well.
Also, I'm just very new to all of this, and I mean your online campaign specifically. Are you planning to run it on this board completely? Because it looks like you do, judging by that other thread. In fact, that is the main reason I inquired about joining in the first place.
Anyway, throw some explanations, instructions and links at me and if everything works out I'll come up with some short backstory and motivation.
Hey
I'm this >>136200 →
So, yeah. I don't know anything about RHoD (preferred alignments / classes / races?), or your schedule. Never played 3e. I guess I can RP whatever, but would prefer something without extensive bookkeeping, so no Wizard. I'd probably go with Ranger, if that fits well.
Also, I'm just very new to all of this, and I mean your online campaign specifically. Are you planning to run it on this board completely? Because it looks like you do, judging by that other thread. In fact, that is the main reason I inquired about joining in the first place.
Anyway, throw some explanations, instructions and links at me and if everything works out I'll come up with some short backstory and motivation.
>>136204
>Are you planning to run it on this board completely?
I had planned on running it on the board, but if I can get all of the players in my discord server we could voicechat and speed the game up quite a bit:
https://discord.gg/DUjdpyF
>preferred alignments
Preferably good, or at least nonevil. Need a motivation to stop the bad guys.
>I don't know anything about RHoD
Good.
Basically, there's a bunch of goblins rallying to take over the world, and you need to stop them. You get to fight goblins, dragons, giants, devils and all other sorts of monsters.
>your schedule
Mostly weekend, when we can play.
>ranger
I encourage you to try Mystic Ranger if you're going that way. It's much better, imo.
http://srd.dndtools.org/srd/classes/baseCore/ranger.html#mystic-ranger
>classes
Most legal dnd 3.5e classes.
>without extensive bookkeeping
If you're looking for something simple/easy, Dragonfire Adept is a good one: simple, fun, and flavorful for this campaign.
https://dndtools.net/classes/dragonfire-adept/
>races
Again, most legal 3.5e races.
To get a grasp of third edition, please look at the player's handbook:
https://thetrove.is/Books/Dungeons%20&%20Dragons/3rd%20Edition%20(3.x)/D%26D%203.5e%20Core/Player%27s%20Handbook%20%28Premium%20Edition%29.pdf
I'll answer any of your questions as they come up.
There's also a list of houserules in this thread.
If you get your character done in less than a week, I could introduce you as soon as next session.
>Are you planning to run it on this board completely?
I had planned on running it on the board, but if I can get all of the players in my discord server we could voicechat and speed the game up quite a bit:
https://discord.gg/DUjdpyF
>preferred alignments
Preferably good, or at least nonevil. Need a motivation to stop the bad guys.
>I don't know anything about RHoD
Good.
Basically, there's a bunch of goblins rallying to take over the world, and you need to stop them. You get to fight goblins, dragons, giants, devils and all other sorts of monsters.
>your schedule
Mostly weekend, when we can play.
>ranger
I encourage you to try Mystic Ranger if you're going that way. It's much better, imo.
http://srd.dndtools.org/srd/classes/baseCore/ranger.html#mystic-ranger
>classes
Most legal dnd 3.5e classes.
>without extensive bookkeeping
If you're looking for something simple/easy, Dragonfire Adept is a good one: simple, fun, and flavorful for this campaign.
https://dndtools.net/classes/dragonfire-adept/
>races
Again, most legal 3.5e races.
To get a grasp of third edition, please look at the player's handbook:
https://thetrove.is/Books/Dungeons%20&%20Dragons/3rd%20Edition%20(3.x)/D%26D%203.5e%20Core/Player%27s%20Handbook%20%28Premium%20Edition%29.pdf
I'll answer any of your questions as they come up.
There's also a list of houserules in this thread.
If you get your character done in less than a week, I could introduce you as soon as next session.
>>136207
>Mystic Ranger
Looks interesting.
>Mostly weekend, when we can play.
The schedule question was more meant as a "dude, when are you awake?". I'm on the other side of the planet here, so it's already a task to align myself with this, even on weekends. I can do it though (I'm awake now after all), just some general idea would be nice. Your timezone, and exactly how soon do you want to start and how late are you willing to continue. So I can plan ahead.
>There's also a list of houserules in this thread.
Right. Should've had the common sense to check the thread, but will do.
>If you get your character done in less than a week, I could introduce you as soon as next session.
Sounds good.
So far I got:
Elf (mystic)ranger, chaotic good. Religion is the corresponding chaotic good god of elves, Corellon Larethian, I think I spelled that right. He probably has a name, but I have a week to come up with one.
Elves live a long time, and tend to not give a shit. But even among them, there are societies that care even less. Wars go away if you just wait for while and don't insist on pathing your way through a battlefield. Armies, villages, governments come and go, and there is not much of a reason to care deeply about them if you already live innawoods. But when this guy looks at the goblin hordes, he can't help but think that they might just have a permanent effect on everything they touch if they're not stopped in time - including the forest he calls home. He tried to make them see the situation the way he does through exhausting and drawn out debate, but he was never good at that stuff anyway. When he left to find a solution to this problem some of his peers would not even think twice about, their reaction, unsurprisingly, was a half-hearted: "Meh."
stats: 10 / 18 / 15 / 14 / 8 / 12
He's not very tactful or eloquent, but he shoots arrows real good. Luckily, when it comes to goblins, shooting seems to be the best solution.
Whadd'ya think? Willing to go with your changes if you think some other ways would be more appropriate.
>Mystic Ranger
Looks interesting.
>Mostly weekend, when we can play.
The schedule question was more meant as a "dude, when are you awake?". I'm on the other side of the planet here, so it's already a task to align myself with this, even on weekends. I can do it though (I'm awake now after all), just some general idea would be nice. Your timezone, and exactly how soon do you want to start and how late are you willing to continue. So I can plan ahead.
>There's also a list of houserules in this thread.
Right. Should've had the common sense to check the thread, but will do.
>If you get your character done in less than a week, I could introduce you as soon as next session.
Sounds good.
So far I got:
Elf (mystic)ranger, chaotic good. Religion is the corresponding chaotic good god of elves, Corellon Larethian, I think I spelled that right. He probably has a name, but I have a week to come up with one.
Elves live a long time, and tend to not give a shit. But even among them, there are societies that care even less. Wars go away if you just wait for while and don't insist on pathing your way through a battlefield. Armies, villages, governments come and go, and there is not much of a reason to care deeply about them if you already live innawoods. But when this guy looks at the goblin hordes, he can't help but think that they might just have a permanent effect on everything they touch if they're not stopped in time - including the forest he calls home. He tried to make them see the situation the way he does through exhausting and drawn out debate, but he was never good at that stuff anyway. When he left to find a solution to this problem some of his peers would not even think twice about, their reaction, unsurprisingly, was a half-hearted: "Meh."
stats: 10 / 18 / 15 / 14 / 8 / 12
He's not very tactful or eloquent, but he shoots arrows real good. Luckily, when it comes to goblins, shooting seems to be the best solution.
Whadd'ya think? Willing to go with your changes if you think some other ways would be more appropriate.
>>136211
To clarify: The dude is a bit assburger-y, hence the 8 WIS. Was debating dropping to 7. The 14 INT is there to support the spellcasting part of the equation. Like, if a slightly retarded Star Trek vulcan could be an elf, he would be this elf.
That was my thinking anyway, but I could be going about it the wrong way.
To clarify: The dude is a bit assburger-y, hence the 8 WIS. Was debating dropping to 7. The 14 INT is there to support the spellcasting part of the equation. Like, if a slightly retarded Star Trek vulcan could be an elf, he would be this elf.
That was my thinking anyway, but I could be going about it the wrong way.
Okay, it looks like we're going to have a Gray Elf Wizard and a Fire Elf Ranger next session.
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>two Int-based elves
>tfw Faerie Mysteries Initiate exists
>tfw Faerie Mysteries Initiate exists
The game runs with basic 3.5e rules, except as follows:
I'm pretty liberal when it comes to published 3.5e content. I'd even be willing to accept some setting-specific content from Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Ravenloft or Dark Sun, although the game takes place in a "generic homebrew setting".
Dragon/Dungeon magazine articles need an extra step of approval, but I'm okay with most of it.
I'm generally opposed to Homebrew. I might houserule some things myself, but don't try to ask me for random things that someone else wrote unless it was published somewhere.
Although this would run on 3.5e, I can be convinced to allow certain third party material, or even rules imported from PF1e.
The campaign uses several rules from Heroes Of Battle, but I don't think I'm going to allow the leadership feat as of now, although I could be convinced. If I decide to allow leadership, all Commander Auras and teamwork strategy bonuses will be available to players and their followers as usual.
The Heroics spell is hereby added to the Bard and Warmage spell lists.
I encourage all participating players to optimize and tinker with their character builds, and I'm open to allow whatever materials are necessary to build the exact kinds of characters you want. I will approve characters upon creation, and guide new players with building their PCs. Optimization is by no means necessary in this low-crunch game though.
Optimization must be within reason though: no infinite damage loops, or unlimited stat increases.
I reserve the right to retroactively buff or nerf any character for whatever reason I deem to be appropriate, should the need arise. I don't expect it to happen though.
Sorcerers and all spontaneous spellcasters gain Arcane Preparation as a bonus feat. Note that this allows a Sorcerer to prepare a spell ahead of time for the sake of evading the full-round-action cost for metamagic, including quicken spell. This is based on a recommended UA houserule.
For those who insist on playing Paladins, you may select either Dynamic Priest (Charisma for spells) or Serenity (Wisdom for everything else) as a bonus feat at lvl 1, even if you do not meet the prerequisites.
ACFs from all official books are allowed, with the exception of the Pugilist Fighter's "Shake It Off" ability; all other class features of the Pugilist are allowed.
Since Mystic Ranger is a playable ACF in this game, the Stalker Of Kharash class may advance spellcasting as a mystic ranger, provided you have at least one mystic ranger level.
The following feats are free for all characters (including monsters):
>Combat Expertise
>Improved Shield Bash
>Precise Shot
>Quick Draw
>Somatic Weaponry
>Two-Weapon Fighting
>Weapon Finesse
Note that this allows you to pick up Improved [Maneuver] without the Int prereq and Weapon Finesse at lvl 1 even if you haven't good BAB.
I'm doing this mainly to address the feat tax menace. If you would gain any of these feats as the result of a class feature, you may instead select any Fighter Bonus Feat for which you qualify.
In Addition, all creatures gain Additional Favored Class as a bonus feat. This is my way of ignoring the stupid multi-classing rules.
PCs may take up to two flaws and two traits.
If you see an ACF, variant rule, or houserule in any core book, Unearthed Arcana or Dragon Magazine that you would like to play, you may petition me to allow it in the game, possibly even after it's started.
Truenamer is banned for being stupid, complicated, and impotent unless it's abused to break the item economy. All other classes in the Tome Of Magic are approved though (Binder and Shadowcaster are pretty great. Check them out).
It goes without saying that most classes, feats, ACFs, spells, and other content from core 3.5e is acceptable.
If you wish to play a "godless" Cleric, you are still subject to certain roleplaying and mechanical restrictions that you would have been subject to if you worshipped a deity (you do not necessarily get to pick-and-choose domain combinations cuz muh creed). I will privately elaborate this topic if anybody wishes to play such a character.
Clerics who worship Elements may employ rules based on Dark Sun's Elemental Spheres. In addition, certain Clerics who worship gods who grant the Earth, Water, Fire, Air or Sun domains may make use of those domains. You are still subject to the roleplaying restrictions of your element and your deity.
Since I use The Complete Champion, players may be mechanically rewarded for having consistent spiritual outlooks and fulfilling roleplaying goals that would earn them the favor of their deity or church. If you wish to exploit this mechanic, I would recommend writing off part of your starting equipment in tithes to your church, because you may not get any other opportunity to pay them.
Since this game doesn't have any major setting outside the continent the game takes place in, I'm somewhat flexible with Pantheons, following guidelines in Deities And Demigods. Clerics/characters can worship pretty much any deity in forgotten realms, Eberron or Grayhawk. Just no Elder Evils, if you know what that means.
I'm pretty liberal when it comes to published 3.5e content. I'd even be willing to accept some setting-specific content from Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Ravenloft or Dark Sun, although the game takes place in a "generic homebrew setting".
Dragon/Dungeon magazine articles need an extra step of approval, but I'm okay with most of it.
I'm generally opposed to Homebrew. I might houserule some things myself, but don't try to ask me for random things that someone else wrote unless it was published somewhere.
Although this would run on 3.5e, I can be convinced to allow certain third party material, or even rules imported from PF1e.
The campaign uses several rules from Heroes Of Battle, but I don't think I'm going to allow the leadership feat as of now, although I could be convinced. If I decide to allow leadership, all Commander Auras and teamwork strategy bonuses will be available to players and their followers as usual.
The Heroics spell is hereby added to the Bard and Warmage spell lists.
I encourage all participating players to optimize and tinker with their character builds, and I'm open to allow whatever materials are necessary to build the exact kinds of characters you want. I will approve characters upon creation, and guide new players with building their PCs. Optimization is by no means necessary in this low-crunch game though.
Optimization must be within reason though: no infinite damage loops, or unlimited stat increases.
I reserve the right to retroactively buff or nerf any character for whatever reason I deem to be appropriate, should the need arise. I don't expect it to happen though.
Sorcerers and all spontaneous spellcasters gain Arcane Preparation as a bonus feat. Note that this allows a Sorcerer to prepare a spell ahead of time for the sake of evading the full-round-action cost for metamagic, including quicken spell. This is based on a recommended UA houserule.
For those who insist on playing Paladins, you may select either Dynamic Priest (Charisma for spells) or Serenity (Wisdom for everything else) as a bonus feat at lvl 1, even if you do not meet the prerequisites.
ACFs from all official books are allowed, with the exception of the Pugilist Fighter's "Shake It Off" ability; all other class features of the Pugilist are allowed.
Since Mystic Ranger is a playable ACF in this game, the Stalker Of Kharash class may advance spellcasting as a mystic ranger, provided you have at least one mystic ranger level.
The following feats are free for all characters (including monsters):
>Combat Expertise
>Improved Shield Bash
>Precise Shot
>Quick Draw
>Somatic Weaponry
>Two-Weapon Fighting
>Weapon Finesse
Note that this allows you to pick up Improved [Maneuver] without the Int prereq and Weapon Finesse at lvl 1 even if you haven't good BAB.
I'm doing this mainly to address the feat tax menace. If you would gain any of these feats as the result of a class feature, you may instead select any Fighter Bonus Feat for which you qualify.
In Addition, all creatures gain Additional Favored Class as a bonus feat. This is my way of ignoring the stupid multi-classing rules.
PCs may take up to two flaws and two traits.
If you see an ACF, variant rule, or houserule in any core book, Unearthed Arcana or Dragon Magazine that you would like to play, you may petition me to allow it in the game, possibly even after it's started.
Truenamer is banned for being stupid, complicated, and impotent unless it's abused to break the item economy. All other classes in the Tome Of Magic are approved though (Binder and Shadowcaster are pretty great. Check them out).
It goes without saying that most classes, feats, ACFs, spells, and other content from core 3.5e is acceptable.
If you wish to play a "godless" Cleric, you are still subject to certain roleplaying and mechanical restrictions that you would have been subject to if you worshipped a deity (you do not necessarily get to pick-and-choose domain combinations cuz muh creed). I will privately elaborate this topic if anybody wishes to play such a character.
Clerics who worship Elements may employ rules based on Dark Sun's Elemental Spheres. In addition, certain Clerics who worship gods who grant the Earth, Water, Fire, Air or Sun domains may make use of those domains. You are still subject to the roleplaying restrictions of your element and your deity.
Since I use The Complete Champion, players may be mechanically rewarded for having consistent spiritual outlooks and fulfilling roleplaying goals that would earn them the favor of their deity or church. If you wish to exploit this mechanic, I would recommend writing off part of your starting equipment in tithes to your church, because you may not get any other opportunity to pay them.
Since this game doesn't have any major setting outside the continent the game takes place in, I'm somewhat flexible with Pantheons, following guidelines in Deities And Demigods. Clerics/characters can worship pretty much any deity in forgotten realms, Eberron or Grayhawk. Just no Elder Evils, if you know what that means.
I use the WoTC website expansion for Kobold traits, so if you were interested in playing one, check it out. (gain 2 claw attacks, a bite attack, weapon familiarity with Greatpicks, Pickaxe Proficiency, and the Slight Build Trait, as well as Greater Draconic Rite Of Passage).
Any Exalted Cleric who wishes to take a Vow Of Poverty may carry a wooden holy symbol in exchange for their simple melee weapon. Note that clubs, slings, and quarterstaffs are free.
Anything that comes from Kingdoms Of Kalamar is banned.
Stats are decided using the Point Buy system, with each character having 36 points to spend.
Replacement feats:
Cerulean Fortitude, Cerulean Reflexes, and Cerulean Will may be used as a prerequisite for any feat, prestige class or special ability that requires Great Fortitude, Lightning Reflexes, or Iron Will.
Improved Toughness may replace Toughness for any prerequisite.
Centaur Trample may be used to replace the Trample feat for any prerequisite (not sure if there are any), if taken by any centaur or Tauric creature (yes, they are allowed).
If you would gain any of the above feats as the result of a class feature, you may select its relevant replacement feat instead, so long as you meet the prerequisites.
For core "replacement feats", see:
https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?593785
Later 3.5e books flirted with this concept. I'm adding clauses to a few more to address the feat tax menace, and make this game a bit more meldshaper friendly.
Monks gain Weapon Focus at lvl 1 for free, just so that they aren't utter crap at lvls 1-5 (ffs, just play swordsage instead, they're fun). I'm only doing this because I gave paladins something.
City Brawler Barbarians may gain Weapon Focus (unarmed Strike), in exchange for their regular two-weapon fighting with unarmed strikes.
ACF chaining is permissible. If you don't know what that is, it's not that important.
Just to make it clear, Tauric Creatures count as centaurs when using lances. They may ignore Mounted Combat and Ride skill prerequisites for Ride-by-Attack, Spirited Charge, or any other riding feat, but they may be limited by their anatomies.
Due to the starting level (5-6, depending on number of players), playing a centaur with several RHD may be tricky when combined with LA, but I may be willing to make accommodations based on the PGtF's guide to "lesser" races, so characters with High RHD and LA, so you can start out smaller and progress to full power as you level.
I allow Level-Adjustment Buy-off mechanics, from Unearthed Arcana. This means that if you play a level-adjusted race, you will not be required to be at lower level for the entire game.
I recently changed the game to milestone leveling, but I can work-in LA buyoffs anyway.
As per the Unarmed Swordsage (suggested Homebrew in the ToB):
>To create a monklike character with a tremendous array of fantastic moves and strikes, give the swordsage the monk's unarmed strike progression and remove his light armor proficiency.
If you Elect to play an Unarmed Swordsage variant, you gain improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat, and the Monk's Unarmed Damage progression. You do not, however, gain flurry of blows or any other unarmed combat abilities monks have; however, you can also use Two-Weapon Fighting while unarmed. Your retain your Wisdom bonus to AC while unarmored (since technically RAW you don't gain it while unarmored, but fuck that shit). If you later become proficient in light armor, either through dipping or through feats, you may still gain your Wisdom bonus to AC while wearing light armor.
In addition, while unarmored, you may gain the Monk/Ninja's scaling AC bonus (+1 every 5 levels in the class) while unarmored. If you also have levels in Monk, Ninja, Shadow-Sun-Ninja, or any prestige class that says it grants/advances "Monk Abilities", your Swordsage and monk levels stack for determining that AC bonus alone. You may not trade away that AC bonus for ACFs, or otherwise abuse this for "free stuff"; I'm only adding this because the Swordsage's AC is criminally low otherwise.
Also, in case any of you guys know or care about the Pelor's Shadowspies or Lathander's Sun Soul Monks, having levels in Shadow Sun Ninja can count as having levels in those classes for the sake of church affiliations (not relavant unless you're super into Pelor and demand mechanical significance for it).
Anthropomorphic Animals from Savage Species are banned. Sorry furries, but that book didn't get a 3.5e enhancement errata for a reason.
If you want to play a "furry" race, talk to me and we'll see if your desired race already exists. If not, I'll work something out
Handle Humanoid is a class skill for Feline Factotums:
http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fools/20030401c
Jesters may select some splatbook spells from the Bard Spell list, but each spell will require my approval.
Although LA buy-off is normally only allowed at your race's minimum eligible level, I will allow it to be done at the beginning of the game, since this game with start at lvl 5-6, and I want players to have a chance to do so.
If you gain level adjustment through acquired template or other transformation, you may begin to buy it off immediately, provided that you meet the minimum class levels required for level adjustment buy-off.
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/races/reducingLevelAdjustments.htm
Turn Undead may be gained as a Mystic of one's character level by taking the Planar Touchstone feat, and selecting Sun Domain through Catalogs Of Enlightenment.
If you already have the power to turn undead, you turn undead as a Cleric of your character level, regardless of whether or bnot you've multiclassed. You also gain the full benefit of the Sun Domain's granted powers.
Tibbits may cast spells with somatic components normally in cat-form by flicking/waving their paws. They must still have used at least one pearl of speech to gain the ability to use verbal components.
Any Exalted Cleric who wishes to take a Vow Of Poverty may carry a wooden holy symbol in exchange for their simple melee weapon. Note that clubs, slings, and quarterstaffs are free.
Anything that comes from Kingdoms Of Kalamar is banned.
Stats are decided using the Point Buy system, with each character having 36 points to spend.
Replacement feats:
Cerulean Fortitude, Cerulean Reflexes, and Cerulean Will may be used as a prerequisite for any feat, prestige class or special ability that requires Great Fortitude, Lightning Reflexes, or Iron Will.
Improved Toughness may replace Toughness for any prerequisite.
Centaur Trample may be used to replace the Trample feat for any prerequisite (not sure if there are any), if taken by any centaur or Tauric creature (yes, they are allowed).
If you would gain any of the above feats as the result of a class feature, you may select its relevant replacement feat instead, so long as you meet the prerequisites.
For core "replacement feats", see:
https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?593785
Later 3.5e books flirted with this concept. I'm adding clauses to a few more to address the feat tax menace, and make this game a bit more meldshaper friendly.
Monks gain Weapon Focus at lvl 1 for free, just so that they aren't utter crap at lvls 1-5 (ffs, just play swordsage instead, they're fun). I'm only doing this because I gave paladins something.
City Brawler Barbarians may gain Weapon Focus (unarmed Strike), in exchange for their regular two-weapon fighting with unarmed strikes.
ACF chaining is permissible. If you don't know what that is, it's not that important.
Just to make it clear, Tauric Creatures count as centaurs when using lances. They may ignore Mounted Combat and Ride skill prerequisites for Ride-by-Attack, Spirited Charge, or any other riding feat, but they may be limited by their anatomies.
Due to the starting level (5-6, depending on number of players), playing a centaur with several RHD may be tricky when combined with LA, but I may be willing to make accommodations based on the PGtF's guide to "lesser" races, so characters with High RHD and LA, so you can start out smaller and progress to full power as you level.
I allow Level-Adjustment Buy-off mechanics, from Unearthed Arcana. This means that if you play a level-adjusted race, you will not be required to be at lower level for the entire game.
I recently changed the game to milestone leveling, but I can work-in LA buyoffs anyway.
As per the Unarmed Swordsage (suggested Homebrew in the ToB):
>To create a monklike character with a tremendous array of fantastic moves and strikes, give the swordsage the monk's unarmed strike progression and remove his light armor proficiency.
If you Elect to play an Unarmed Swordsage variant, you gain improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat, and the Monk's Unarmed Damage progression. You do not, however, gain flurry of blows or any other unarmed combat abilities monks have; however, you can also use Two-Weapon Fighting while unarmed. Your retain your Wisdom bonus to AC while unarmored (since technically RAW you don't gain it while unarmored, but fuck that shit). If you later become proficient in light armor, either through dipping or through feats, you may still gain your Wisdom bonus to AC while wearing light armor.
In addition, while unarmored, you may gain the Monk/Ninja's scaling AC bonus (+1 every 5 levels in the class) while unarmored. If you also have levels in Monk, Ninja, Shadow-Sun-Ninja, or any prestige class that says it grants/advances "Monk Abilities", your Swordsage and monk levels stack for determining that AC bonus alone. You may not trade away that AC bonus for ACFs, or otherwise abuse this for "free stuff"; I'm only adding this because the Swordsage's AC is criminally low otherwise.
Also, in case any of you guys know or care about the Pelor's Shadowspies or Lathander's Sun Soul Monks, having levels in Shadow Sun Ninja can count as having levels in those classes for the sake of church affiliations (not relavant unless you're super into Pelor and demand mechanical significance for it).
Anthropomorphic Animals from Savage Species are banned. Sorry furries, but that book didn't get a 3.5e enhancement errata for a reason.
If you want to play a "furry" race, talk to me and we'll see if your desired race already exists. If not, I'll work something out
Handle Humanoid is a class skill for Feline Factotums:
http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fools/20030401c
Jesters may select some splatbook spells from the Bard Spell list, but each spell will require my approval.
Although LA buy-off is normally only allowed at your race's minimum eligible level, I will allow it to be done at the beginning of the game, since this game with start at lvl 5-6, and I want players to have a chance to do so.
If you gain level adjustment through acquired template or other transformation, you may begin to buy it off immediately, provided that you meet the minimum class levels required for level adjustment buy-off.
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/races/reducingLevelAdjustments.htm
Turn Undead may be gained as a Mystic of one's character level by taking the Planar Touchstone feat, and selecting Sun Domain through Catalogs Of Enlightenment.
If you already have the power to turn undead, you turn undead as a Cleric of your character level, regardless of whether or bnot you've multiclassed. You also gain the full benefit of the Sun Domain's granted powers.
Tibbits may cast spells with somatic components normally in cat-form by flicking/waving their paws. They must still have used at least one pearl of speech to gain the ability to use verbal components.
Revision to the HP calculation rule: for each dice above first, use the average of that dice rounded up, plus your con modifier
For example, if you had a 1d6 HD, you'd gain 4 HP plus your con modifier for that level.
If you had 1d10 HP, gain 6 HP plus con mod for that level.
Orcs may take the half orc paladin racial substitution level
In addition, any Orc who gains the Smite ability may substitute it for the half Orc Paladin Righteous Fury ACF:
>Righteous Fury (Ex): A half-orc paladin can fly into a fury of righteous fervor once per day, dealing powerful blows to his enemies. Entering a righteous fury is a free action. While in a righteous fury, the half-orc paladin gains a +2 morale bonus on melee weapon damage rolls. This bonus increases by 1 for every four class levels, to +3 at 4th level, +4 at 8th level, up to a maximum of +7 at 20th level. The half-orc remains in this fury for 1 round plus 1 round per point of Charisma bonus (minimum 1 round).
>At 5th level, and at every five class levels thereafter, the half-orc paladin may enter this righteous fury one additional time per day.
>This benefit replaces the standard paladin's smite evil ability. A half-orc paladin who selects this substitution feature never gains any daily uses of smite evil.
You may enter Righteous fury as many times as you would normally gain the smite ability. If you gain it through the Orc Domain or the Destruction domain, the ability is not tied to your charisma bonus but instead lasts for 4 rounds. Taking Planar Touchstone can grant Righteous Fury if the ability would normally grant smites.
If a Duskblade or Spellsword uses their Channeling Ability to deliver Shocking Grasp, said warrior gains the normal +3 bonus on the melee attack roll if the enemy is wearing metal armor.
RAW, that wasn't legal, but I felt like it may that have been RAI.
Magnet-sword.
In case it wasn't Clear, Mage Armor, and all the variants/derivatives, counts as an Abjuration spell for the Abjurant Champion.
I gave all creatures Precise Shot because I felt like Archery was unsupported in 3.5e.
If you are a Ranger, your combat Style counts as having Point Blank Shot for the purpose of Selecting any other feats that have it as a prerequisite. You must still meet the other prerequisites of those feats, and you lose the benefit of you wear anything but light armor.
Knowledge (Warcraft) is considered to be a class-skill for any class proficient in all martial weapons, as well as for Bard and Factotum, and any other character I deem worthy upon request.
I can't guarantee the feat will be useful though.
Oh, and to any interested players, there's still plenty of room in the party. We're getting close to finishing part one.
For example, if you had a 1d6 HD, you'd gain 4 HP plus your con modifier for that level.
If you had 1d10 HP, gain 6 HP plus con mod for that level.
Orcs may take the half orc paladin racial substitution level
In addition, any Orc who gains the Smite ability may substitute it for the half Orc Paladin Righteous Fury ACF:
>Righteous Fury (Ex): A half-orc paladin can fly into a fury of righteous fervor once per day, dealing powerful blows to his enemies. Entering a righteous fury is a free action. While in a righteous fury, the half-orc paladin gains a +2 morale bonus on melee weapon damage rolls. This bonus increases by 1 for every four class levels, to +3 at 4th level, +4 at 8th level, up to a maximum of +7 at 20th level. The half-orc remains in this fury for 1 round plus 1 round per point of Charisma bonus (minimum 1 round).
>At 5th level, and at every five class levels thereafter, the half-orc paladin may enter this righteous fury one additional time per day.
>This benefit replaces the standard paladin's smite evil ability. A half-orc paladin who selects this substitution feature never gains any daily uses of smite evil.
You may enter Righteous fury as many times as you would normally gain the smite ability. If you gain it through the Orc Domain or the Destruction domain, the ability is not tied to your charisma bonus but instead lasts for 4 rounds. Taking Planar Touchstone can grant Righteous Fury if the ability would normally grant smites.
If a Duskblade or Spellsword uses their Channeling Ability to deliver Shocking Grasp, said warrior gains the normal +3 bonus on the melee attack roll if the enemy is wearing metal armor.
RAW, that wasn't legal, but I felt like it may that have been RAI.
Magnet-sword.
In case it wasn't Clear, Mage Armor, and all the variants/derivatives, counts as an Abjuration spell for the Abjurant Champion.
I gave all creatures Precise Shot because I felt like Archery was unsupported in 3.5e.
If you are a Ranger, your combat Style counts as having Point Blank Shot for the purpose of Selecting any other feats that have it as a prerequisite. You must still meet the other prerequisites of those feats, and you lose the benefit of you wear anything but light armor.
Knowledge (Warcraft) is considered to be a class-skill for any class proficient in all martial weapons, as well as for Bard and Factotum, and any other character I deem worthy upon request.
I can't guarantee the feat will be useful though.
Oh, and to any interested players, there's still plenty of room in the party. We're getting close to finishing part one.
I’m here
Henry approaches the rugged looking character and sets a bottle of rum down in front of him while uncorking another for himself. “What’s your story, stranger? You look like you’ve walked down some hard roads.”
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