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Quote: The Enemy Within. I've been holding off on buying the books and adventure, hoping the DM will start the next module, but it probably won't happen. I've been holding off on buying the adventures because I can't seem to find them for less than 100 bucks each! I used to own them too... Best. Mo...

<t>I feel your pain, I've had that problem. (well, actually I've caused that problem, but we won't get into that ) What works wonders is having a good bank (like I have now) that either lets you specify accounts to be linked, so if you overdraw one account it just bleeds in from the other, or to set...

<t>Senses more alert, and with an unusual trepidation, you enter the Lake Woods. with relief you note that as the day progresses the mist has begun to burn off, filling the dark and barren forest with more light than you might have expected earlier this morning. The forest road winds steadily southw...

<t>I had a busy day yesterday, and was unable to post the continuation. It will be up shortly!<br/> <br/> On another note, I am currently starting a WFRP2 PbP game as a player at a private site. We are looking for one more player, so if any of you are into the Warhammer madness, PM me for the site!<...

<t>As your diminutive disciple of nature bends to his task, you all note that it is perhaps too quiet. It dawns on you that you have not seen any living thing since you've departed from Garham this morning. The trees on the edge of the lake woods stand silent, disturbed only by the lessening wind.<b...

BASHMAN, you have a PM on the results of your tracking, and listening checks.

Do you all have an idea of your marching order? I.E. who's on point, and how fast you are travelling, and any special actions you are routinely undertaking as you travel?

<t>In the best political tradition, I'm just going to avoid the whole problem. I in large part agree with the Encumbrance rules mostly as written, but I feel that they are pretty clunky, and not something I really want to micromanage in this game, so Encumbrance will be handled in a "narrative" mann...

<t>And so it begins: I will need a rundown on party marching order, and general travel strategies. None of you have talked much, just a little pre-organization at the tavern last night, so take the opportunity to have some dialogue, and get to meet each other's characters We have everybody's stats u...

<t>The first of Sun's ebb was cold, windy and misty. The road through the now brown and forboding Lake Woods stretches forth before you, its secrets shrouded in pervasive mist and shadow. Last night the fire was warm, last night the ale was flowing, and the company ebullient. This morning, the cold ...

Okay the game boards are set up, please continue this discussion in the OOC thread. The quote on the IC thread is just for a little atmosphere (and because I wanted to use the quote from the new Will Farrell Movie) We'll get started soon!

Post your Characters here

Post out of character stuff here

And little did the five strangers realize that misty autumn day, as they set out to the south for the free city of Yggsburgh, that they were about to set in motion a chain of events that could well lead to their imminent deaths...

Rhuvein wrote: Would it be beneficial to have one more thread setup for our characters/character sheets, so they'll all be readily available for you (and us)? Yeah we can do that, I have all of your stats that I have so far transferred to some of madirishman's excellent character sheets, but I have...

BASH MAN wrote: May the crusade continue! Btw, is it okay if I say that my character is from the 5 Shires? It is not actually from Greyhawk, it is Mystara (the only D&D campaign I know very well, and also where I set Yygsburg in my own game). Essentially, think of Hobbiton from the Lord of the ...

<t>For posting I will have both IC and OOC threads set up in the next couple of days, and for your IC posts please indicate actions in Bold Type things your character says aloud should be in "quotations" and thoughts should be in italics All dice rolls to be posted in the OOC boards as well as any m...

<t>I'm still finishing up my notes for this one and we should be able to start later this week. We now have five of you, which will make a good party. I still need background and character information from a couple of you, and I think we only have stats for Treebore's character, so if those few thin...

Robocoastie wrote: cool. Since my character is from Ygs area should he have been travelling and on the way back with the others? He doesn't have to be from the area its just I didn't know where else to place him. Also, are we going to play it here in a big message thread or a site similar to playby...

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I didn't receive a reply to my post on the previous page, but if you're looking for someone else, I've come up with the following character:

Sorry for not responding, you are certainly welcome to play!

<t>I must be playing too much NWN2 on my PC. the modifier is a +3 not +4 (BAD d20!) <br/> <br/> I see what you are saying, the siege engine was crafted for simplicity and ease of play, not ultimate realism. I'm not going to add a ton of house rules to this thing. The advantage of having the class ab...

Quote: hmm that's not quite right Shawn. It wouldn't be 6. The challenge class would be determined by either 12 or 18 plus and - modifiers. An example would be if the orcs were level 2 alert guards at a camp. If one had dex as a prime and sneak as a class ability the challenge class would be 12+2=1...

Quote: Also, I would like to run a rules option idea by you. I think that class and racial abilities should be considered Prime, regardless of the stat. The concept of the cleric with a 10 Dex prime being better at moving silently than a ranger with 18 Dex, but not prime, even though it is a class ...

Rhuvein wrote: No. As mentioned above, attribute modifiers don't get added to the rolled stat, so 16 was my dice roll. I did however add the +1 racial bonus to my AC, I will now adjust it. I've consulted my Players Handbook on this matter, and while page 8 does state that the modifier is added to s...

Quote: My understanding is that racial bonuses adds to the stat. For example if you rolled a 14 for DEX it is now a 15. Is that view incorrect? No, You are correct, that's by the book, and my ruling. Rhuvein was asking whether I would stack the +1 to AC and ranged attacks as well as the base score,...

While we still have some filling out to do, It does look like we have the "classic 4" together for the most part. I could still take one or two more if anyone is interested. Looks like you could use another fighter type, and maybe a bard or specialist of some sort.

BASH MAN wrote: BTW-- I would like to have him use a bastard sword or longsword as a 2 handed weapon (like a halfling version of the greatsword). Is this okay? I will allow you to do that with either a longsword or broadsword (I think the broadsword would be more comfortable for a halfling to wield...

Robocoastie wrote: Character sheet has been made. You can view it in excel or openoffice: http://www.robertreppert.com/varnick.xls edit/add: my spells I determined randomly btw. fortunately magic missle was one that I rolled, whew. btw, are we going to assume spells are available (like Clerics') or...

Rhuvein wrote: Very good. Should our characters be from the Yggsburgh area necessarily, i.e. my character is an elf and could be from Longforest or should we be from afar and travelling to the city? Also, do you allow bonus stacking as a houserule? Seems may CKs do. For instance, my elf has a +1 ra...

<t>Well, It Looks Like Yggsburgh it is!<br/> <br/> All characters start with 2,750 XP so should be around level 2<br/> <br/> Use EGG's Multi class rules from YGB sourcebook, or available free from the trolls.<br/> <br/> Max hp first level, normal after.<br/> <br/> Roll standard starting money x 1.5,...

I'm in the Hanover/Gettysburg Area, but work Sundays, and have a new daughter to boot, so probably won't be able to join in. Good to hear of another C&C'er from SoCentral PA though!