Uh Oh... WhoNAN Running a game?!

[WhoNAN]

Yes folks out of sheer insanity and that ever so persistant need to inflict pain on myself and others, and the urge to break in this thread... I am starting a game.

Things you should know:
I am looking for experienced players and/or DM's, why you ask? Because my goal in this campaign is to give the seasoned veterans of gaming a chance to experience it a new again (in other words, when I screw up, I have something to blame it on). So with that said Rules Lawyers (and Junior Versions), Metagamers, and so forth be warned... you might not enjoy this campaign. I will attempt to put the thrill of uncertenty, and fear back into your jaded minds. It will be in a homebrew world, based upon Forgotten Realms (so basically everything out of the FRCS goes, but geography will be different). Characters will start at approximatly 8th Level, and Humanoids are preffered. The setting is a Large city where you and your fellow adventurers (you have known each other you whole career) are quite the lot of local celebrities, and your reputation is well known... so obviously a Minotaur might not fit in, but I am open to ideas but any Monster that would be frowned upon will not be accepted (yes stereotypes exist).

Beyond that, Stats are whatever you see fit for the Character, starting Gold is Standard 8th Level, although I may handle powerful items in a different fashion, We'll see about this once I get your sheets, but for now standard and no more than 1/4th on a single item. I need good personalities, and any suggested Backgrounds are great, As I will fill in the blanks for you all (just so you know why you all are quite famous). Any other questions, contact me. Play what you want to play, and be ready to have your sense of security in gaming be flipped upside down. If the campaign is successful it will run indeffinatly, and you will exist in this world, not merely take a quest and be done with it.

I'll leave it at that. Email Ideas, questions, comments, or sheets to whonanip@hotmail.com and we'll see what we have going!

EDIT: Any source materials from WotC are fine... anything else, ask.

Thanks
WhoNAN

[TheDruid20]

<---ponders.....paybacks are a bitch:-)

[BigRedRod]

oi would but four games are enough
and you would have a chance to get back at me for anything that happens to Tolven :)


EDIT : actually as two of my games are rather slow, i might well join in. Any chance we could use my familiar system? *looks hopefull* failing that i'll just choose one of those better familiar feats :)
i think i'll be a sorceror
i'll have a character done this weekend

[Gnarsh]

I'll play! I've been wanting to play a paladin, not sure what race. If Dragon Mag counts as a "wotc source", then maybe one of the saurials from the latest issue would be good.

[dragonknight]

If you find a spot open and need another look no further. Just ask Billy how much i like to get into the game. (Oh please be nice billy. PLEASE) How often are you looking for people to post?

[WhoNAN]

Send me your concepts / sheets, I will follow by posting some background on the area. But for now give me an idea of what you want to play. Posting will be on my part at least every other day (although knowing me, 2 times a day may happen if the game allows it), but posting isn't a major issue in that if you are limited I will simply ask you to post broader actions and more of them when you can post.... that way we know what you're doing and waiting doesn't become an issue. And really the game will go at the pace you all are comfortable with...with that said I am going to attempt to move game play along fairly quickly.

BRR, Gnarsh, and Dragonknight... send me your ideas or IM me... my main concerns like I said before are Good Aligned and a race that won't "Freak people out"

I am not against having a large party (in reality this same campaign will be run with 5 or 6 characters in my F2F group)... and I really want the concern to be with a character in a world, not a PC made for a campaign... if all goes well, this will continue indefinatly.

Thanks,
WhoNAN?

[BigRedRod]

i'll start building my character here
once he gets up to the stage wher ehe needs to the dm to give details so he can finsih i'll mail him to you
As you dont care about the character stats i'll roll them using a strange method revealed to me in a dream (basically rolling them in order using varying methoids and then being able to exchange one)
I think i'll have this guy as abit of a coward, who likes the rest of his group but still would prefer them to be injured other himself

Cyrus
Human Male
Sorceror
Level 8
Exp : 28,000

Stats
Str -10 (+0)
Dex -17 (+3)
Con -14 (+2)
Int -15 (+2)
Wis -14 (+2)
Cha -20 (+5)

Saves and Attacks
+5 +1 shortspear (1d8+1 X3)
+8 thrown +1 shortspear (1d8+1, X3, 20ft)
Melee +4
Ranged +7
Fort : +4
Ref : +5
Will : +8
hp (8d4 + 16) : 41/41
AC : 17 (10 +3dex +2deflection +2 familiar bonus)

Feats
Improved Familiar (Gives me a familiar as per my custom rules)
Bloodline of Fire (+4 save vs fire, +2 Fire spells DC)
Spellcasting Prodigy (+2 cha for bonus spells and DC)
Spell peneteration (+2 bonus to overcome spell resistance)

Skills

Alchemy +10 (8r +2)
Concentration +13 (11r +2)
Knowledge (arcana) +10 (8r +2)
Scry +10 (8r +2 )
Spellcraft +13 (11r +2)
Wilderness lore (cc) +4 (2r +2)
Diplomacy (cc) +6 (1r +5)
3 extra languages

Languages
Common
Elven
Giant
Ignan
Undercommon
Terran

Spells
Slots :
0->6
1->8
2->8
3->6
4->4
Known :
0->8
1->5
2->3
3->2
4->1

Spell DC : 16 +spell level (18+spell level for fire spells)

Known Spells
0-
Arcane Mark
Detect magic
Read magic
Prestidigation
Mage hand
Mending
Resistance
Light
1-
Mage armour
True strike
Magic missle
Flame Bolt
Endure elements
2-
Ethereal bolt (RaR)
Ganest's Farstrike (RaR)
Blindness/Deafness
3-
Fireball
Manaspear(RaR)
4-
Purifying Flames(RaR)

Equipment
Wearing/Holding :-
Bag of holding(strapped to back under cloak, type II)
+1 Shortspear with glowing tip (as continual flame spell)
Ring of protection +1 (left hand)
Ring of warmth (right hand)
Cloak of Arachnida
Dusty rose prism ioun stone (+1 ac) (kept in bag of holding while sleeping)
Black gauntlet (A rather ornate glove that has a violet garnet on one knuckle of each finger. The glove is very well made and has a light gold framework, Cyrus may have it enchanted at some point in the future. He almsot always wears this glove or a simple silk black glove that he carries with him)
Belt pouch

Light warhorse (Carl) and riding saddle

Bag of Holding :
Trail rations (21days)
Waterskin (full)
Tent
3 Vials of Alchemists Fire
400gp

Belt Pouch:
Eyes of eagle
15sp 5cp

Physical Description
-29 years of age
-A long scar on the back of his neck from an ambush many years ago
-Almost always wears a glove of some description on his left hand, this hand is used in casting spells.
-Wears a pair of slightly loose black trousers and a dark blue shirt. His cloak covers the sack that is attached to his back without any indication that it is there at all
-Somewhere in the region of 6 feet tall
-Average weight for his height (around 195lbs)
-Shoulder length black(sometimes it seems to look a very dark shade of purple) hair, Cyrus keeps his hair straight and out of the way of his vision
-Blue/Grey eyes
-No facial Hair

Background

Phelan(Familiar)
Hedgehog
Diminutive Elemental (earth)
HP 28/28 (4HD d8)
Initiative : +0
Speed 15ft, burrow 15ft
AC : 23 (+ 5natural, + 5size, +4 familiar bonus,)
Attacks : Bite +4
Damage : Bite 1d3 -3
Special Attacks : Poison, Earth mastery, Burrow
Special Qualities : Defensive ball, Invisibilty, Alertness, improved evasion, share spells, empathic link, Touch, Speak with master, Speak with hedgehogs, darkvision, Tremorsense
Alignment : NG
Saves : +2 fort, +3 ref, +3 will
Abilities : Str 5, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 5
Skills : Hide +17, Listen +5, Spot +5, Language (Terran)
Feats : Weapon Finesse (bite)

Poison (Ex) : When in defensive ball spines poison foes touching hedgehog; Fort save (DC10); initial and secondary damage 1d2 temp dex

Defensive ball (Ex) : Rolls up as a standard action, granting +2 circumstance mod on saves and AC. Unrolling is a free action

Invisibilty : The creature can become invisible for a short period each day(1 hour). As the spell invisibility. Becoming invisible is a move equivalent action, becoming visible is a free action

Earth Mastery(Ex) : +1 attack and damage if both it and foe are on ground. If oponent is waterborne or airborne -4 to hit and damage

Burrow(Ex) : Can glide through any stone, dirt or other earth (except metal) as easily as a fish moves through water (similar to Xorn)

Elemental : Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis and stunning. Not subject to critical hits

Tremorsense : Can automatically sense anything within 60ft in contact with ground

Phelan looks very like a normal hedgehog from a distance, however as you approach his true nature becomes clear. He is made from a dark brown smooth rock with streaks of grey running through it, his eyes are like very small rubies that glow
Phelan can speak Terran in a strange deep voice that does not seem fitting to his small size



Ok just a few questions now
1) could i use spells from Relics and Rituals (not a Wotc source, its a sword and sorcery one). I just wnat to sue a few of its more interesting spells (i'll post them if you dont have the book)
2)could i use my familiar rules? i would happily give a feat so that i could have something worthwhile with me :)
3)Are you trusting us to roll out hp?

the rest will be finished later, i'l lsort out my equipment and the like then

[WhoNAN]

Few answers...

HP's are normally full at 1st and half all other levels (adding any Con mod of course)..

I encourage Unique spells and Relics and Rituals is fine, send me the info for the spells, as I don't have the book yet, please.

You can have a familiar based on your rules BRR, just take Improved Familiar as a feat, and send me an email with what you want for one.

As far as Items, if they are reasonably close to the 6,000gp limit ask me (In the instance of an enchanted weapon or such)... I will allow 1 item to be over the limit within reason.

Other than that, everything is coming along great, and I think we have our group... still waiting on the sheets but assuming everyone is still in.

[BigRedRod]

good good
i'll email you the spells after i choose them

fancy rolling me up a random familiar?
(the rules are on these boards in my forum or the old ones, they are both the same version). i'll pay the 650gp for an extra power, i'll have my skills done shortly so you can ,make the spellcraft check :). I'm not preselcting a type or nay power so its just the base ritual cost and the extra 650

[Gnarsh]

for my special mount, can I have a deinonychus? It'd probably count as a mount ungettable (is that a word?) until level 6.

[WhoNAN]

BRR: I'll roll it up for you tonight.

Gnarsh: The Deinonychus is ok, but your character must have 9 Ranks in Ride and Handle Animal as a PreReq... just so I can justify how you taimed it and don't fall off :)

So far we have...

BRR - Sorceror
Gnarsh - Paladin
Direcoyote - Bard/Fighter
Billy - Fighter
Dragonknight - Archer
Cadogen - Bard

Thats all the people I can take for this one... so when I get your sheets I will ask LeeCHeSSS to set up a forum, and I'll start posting Background info.

[BigRedRod]

crazy we got 2 bards :)
normally there are 0 in a party :)

still should be fun having some multi-purpose guys in the team :)

i'll get all the RaR spells typed up as soon as i can

[Gnarsh]

I have decided on my character! A sun elf paladin 6/wizard 1/arcane archer 1.

[TheDruid20]

ok Whonan I don't want to here you bitch that my guy is weird...

[dragonknight]

NOOOOOOOO, not another archer!! Hey Gnarsh lets have a little archery contest. Hehehe. Btw Im playing either a fighter/wizard/arcane archer or ranger/fighter/wizard/arcane archer.

[WhoNAN]

Dragonknight, I strongly doubt that your two characters are going to be anything like each other... and in that case there is always room for two unique characters with Bows.

[BigRedRod]

mind if i change the feat that my familiar has? he has weapon finese but 10 dex so its a little useless

i've updated my rules about feats and skills for familiars
but as i updated after you had okayed them i wont use them :) otherwise i would just be able to keep tweaking them ot make my character captain beefalot

Ok now i just need to write up my RaR spells, name meslef and give a background

[BigRedRod]

actually ignore that last misguided comment about my familairs feat
i didnt notice he had 5 strength :)
i'll keep the finese so he has a chance of once a year hitting something

[BigRedRod]

ok i'm named
beware Cyrus
Cyrus the ....
hmmm
gloved?

i might try and think of some cool title for him :)
(if anyone can see anything i havent put on my sheet let me know)
and if anyone needs their extra stuff carrying there is room in my bag of holding (as we have been together i'll be useful rather than not letting anyone touch my stuff :) )

[dragonknight]

Yeah, I know WhoNAN. I was just messing. Esp. since both gnarsh's and my character are gonna be elven it should make for some friendly compatition. Can't wait till we get to play

[Gnarsh]

Besides, I'd kick your arse in an archery contest....

[dragonknight]

LOL, you are a funny guy Gnarsh. Im already starting to like you, and going a paladin/archer i like it, i wish i wouldve thought of it.

[WhoNAN]

ok Folks, email LeeCHeSSS for a forum, so I'll start putting information up soon... so keep an eye out for it.

Thank you all for your patience, and interest.
-WhoNAN?