Seeking a Vanilla Fantasy PbP Game

Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:11 am

As you build characters, just go with a reasonable equipment list. I'll tweak if needed, and before we start add a magic item or three to your lists since by 5th level, most folks find a treasure or two with some magic goodies.

seskis281 · Post by **seskis281** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:58 am

I'll play -

I'll work up a Wizard

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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:11 pm

Sweet! We now have a full roster of players...

John, you can play two characters if you want to, but by all means stick with one if you prefer.

If you didn't catch page 1, the rolling up characters notes are there, abuot halfway down, ignore the first shorter one that states to go with 11000 xp, go with the later one at 22000 xp.

My ideal idea is that the party is already formed and has adventured together at least a little, b/c in my (admittedly limited) experience, role-playing first meetings and such on PbP can take weeks/months and that's prolly less fun.

I'm leaning towards the party starting out in Tharkus somewhere, heading out of a wilderness area towards a mid to large city, travel weary, wounded from some adventure, and looking to rest and recharge a little before adventuring on. Perhaps this latest thing they did was like a side-track to some greater quest, perhaps to deliver something to the leadership in Zvard, or to find something in the ruins of Mount Vhotar and return it to the king of Tharkus.... (there's a link to a map somewhere on page 1 or 2)

or something.

But All y'all please feel free to work out backgrounds together and suggest a quest and all that, i have several hooks to present as options.

Heruka · Post by **Heruka** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:10 pm

So its me (I'm Keith by the way), AslanC (sorry, don't know your 'real' name), John (Sir Seskis) and Pat (Moriarty) playing five PC's (a cleric, a weapon master, a wizard, a ranger and one other) if I count it right. With Bill CKing.

And we need to work out a viable backstory that sees us in Tharkus somewhere to begin with.

Anyone have any bright ideas?

I can tell you that the PCs I'm playing are teamed up, as in the cleric, Issimene Jaspers, is being chaperoned by the WM, Mot of Kleio - and an odd couple they do make. As Mot is oath-bound to protect Issiemene until she has concluded her task, she is basically calling the shots. Except at this stage, she is all out of ideas and leads as to where her quest should take her next. If any of you have PCs with a goodly charisma and a convincing set of non-materialist reasons for heading somewhere, Issimene is in. Failing that, she will suggest a trip to Freeman's Point to find and consult with a lost Elder of her faith (Oddmund Gennva) known to have started a mission there years ago.

Before all that though, perhaps we'd better return the Glove of Tarynn to the Bog-Town guildmasters and claim our reward?

seskis281 · Post by **seskis281** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:22 pm

I'll have my characters worked out and posted tonight late and will have 'em ready to roll.

John
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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:37 pm

If you all want to use the equipment packs from the Gencon tourney pregens to speed things, up, by all means do that, or feel free to make alist from starting coin and such.

i'm not huge on encumbrance rules, but may pull a hackmaster and randomly do encumbrance audits if it looks like too much stuff.

AslanC · Post by **AslanC** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:35 am

Sorry it's been a crazy few days. I will try to get my character in by Wednesday
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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:20 am

This might help!
http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/ ... nt-bundles

No sweat on timing (recall that no sweat thing) we're not starting until next week.

Don't forget, I need time to prepare also!

seskis281 · Post by **seskis281** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:09 pm

Hey guys -

I have 2 characters rolled and ready to go:

Tolmas & Reynar Sulante, brothers (Tolmas a little older 27, Reynar 25) - one a Wizard, the other a Monk.... both human CN, who spent much of their life in Freeman's Point where they picked up the nicknames "Flash & Smash" during their days there. Recently they left to look for other adventures, advertising their services as a 2-for-one package of Magic & Might (they are willing to take a single share of party loot to split between them as long as Tolmas has opportunity to keep selected arcane objects and finds).
Tolmas Sulante

HUMAN WIZARD Level 5

STR 10 Move: 30 per rd

DEX 14 (Prime) +1

CON 9

INT 16 (Prime) +2 AC: 11

WIS 13 (Prime) +1

CHA 13 +1 HP: 17 Current: ________

Exp Points: 22,005 to Start Current: ________________ Next Level: _____________

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Gender: Male Ht: 58 Wt: 155 lbs

Descripton: Proud, Gregarious but some-what self-centered (desirous of magic)

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Weapons:

Staff BTH: +1 Damage: 1d6

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Darts BTH: +2 Damage: 1d3

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Armor:

None

Class Bonuses:

Bonus Spells: 1 1st, 1 2nd Level Bonus spells for INT

Spells Per Day:

0: 5 1: 5 2: 3 3: 1

Possessions:

10 Darts

Traveling Outfit Cloak (Purple & Black Robe), Sandals (Black), Trousers and Black shirt

Backpack with: Spellbook, Quill & Ink, 8 Sheets of Parchment, Candle

Wax, 1 weeks standard rations, 3 Torches, Flint & Steel

Belt with 2 small belt-pouches, one for spell components, one for money

Staff

Languages: Common, Dwarf, Elf

Spellbook (Spells Known [ ] Prepared):

(0): Arcane Mark [ ], Dancing Lights [ ], Detect Magic [ ], Endure Elements [ ], Ghost Sound [ ], Light [ ], Mage Hand [ ], Mending [ ], Message [ ], Prestidigitation [ ]

(1): Burning Hands [ ], Feather Fall [ ], Floating Disk [ ], Identify [ ], Magic Missile [ ], Shield [ ], Sleep [ ], Spider Climb [ ]

(2): Acid Arrow [ ], Fog Cloud [ ], Knock [ ], Protection from Arrows [ ], Rope Trick [ ], Web [ ]

(3): Fireball [ ]

AND
Reynar Sulante

HUMAN MONK Level 5

STR 18 (Prime) +3 Move: 40 per rd

DEX 15 (Prime) +1

CON 13 (Prime) +1

INT 11 AC: 14

WIS 9

CHA 9 HP: 47 Current: ________

Exp Points: 22,005 to Start Current: ________________ Next Level: _____________

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Gender: Male Ht: 57 Wt: 185 lbs

Descripton: Proud, Protective of Brother Tolmas, Quick to throw a punch

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Weapons:

Unarmed BTH: +7 Damage: 1d8+3

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Armor:

None

Class Bonuses:

Iron Fists (+2)

Fast Movement (40)

Hand-to-Hand Combat (+2 to all overbearing or grapple attacks)

Iron Body (+2 to all saving throws for: disease, poison, paralysis,

polymorph, petrification or death attack)

Stun Attack (5/day opponents stunned 1d4 rounds unless CON save

made)

Deflect Missiles (DEX check to avoid, once per round)

Slow Fall (Damage reduced as if 20)

Possessions:

Traveling Outfit Purple & Black Pants, Tunic (Monks outfit), Black Boots

Backpack with: 5 Torches, 1 weeks standard rations, 50 Rope, Grappling Hook, Soap, Bag of Marbles

Belt with 1 small belt-pouch for money

Staff

Languages: Common

Let me know what monies they should have and what magic items/tweaks to add

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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:05 am

Looks cool John!

Good theme, Flash and Smash. that's fun.

I'll make a list of goodies for you two.

Pat, the suspense is killing me! what character are you rolling?
Everyone, please give each PC 12+d12 gp and twice that much sp and 50+d6 cp

I figger since they're all adventuring already I'll set everyone slightly wounded at like 55+2d10% of max hp.

Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:43 pm

Ok,

I may push back our start date to sometime between Sat and Mon because I have some freelance work to complete this week that must take precedence. It depends on how much I get done tonight. Pat, I'm sure you won't mind a delay for this...
http://www.freeyabb.com/trolllordgames/ ... s&p=156395

Also, it's only fair to allow Aslan (It's Andy, right?) to finish his character since he started this all! LOL.

Pat, need your character too.

If anyone can make it to the society chat this Friday, we can all brainstorm backgrounds and such, but if not I think Keith got the ball rolling earlier in this thread.

John, I still need to complete your character goodies....

um... anything else you can think of that you all need from me?

This is probably the hard part (famous last words) and then it should be easy enough to post once every 2 days, I suppose.

AslanC · Post by **AslanC** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:47 pm

Relaxo wrote:
Also, it's only fair to allow Aslan (It's Andy, right?) to finish his character since he started this all! LOL.

No it's not ever under and circumstances Andy
Now then, yeah Pat and I were in Society Chat last night and I still have to make my character.

Sorry about that, just knee deep in writing and haven't made him yet.

I will though, honest
Anyone got a link to a character generator?
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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:01 pm

My bad.

is it Andrew, or am I just way way off? (wouldn't be the first time)

Until you tell me otherwise, it's "Elvis"

AslanC · Post by **AslanC** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:04 pm

Relaxo wrote:
My bad.

is it Andrew, or am I just way way off? (wouldn't be the first time)

Until you tell me otherwise, it's "Elvis"

Let go with Elvis, I like that
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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:31 am

Hi all!

So the party is:

Issemine the Cleric

Mot Weapon Master (basically a tweaked Kensai)

Tolmas the Wizard

Reynar the Monk

Pat's Rogue/Illusionist

Elvis' Ranger

I think this is pretty well balanced.

If you get a chance, Let's try to get ready for Monday if we can. Once the characters are done, we can all finish brainstorming some backstory (not war and peace, but a breif clue) and I'll finish off equipment lists and maybe we can start... Monday? Wednesday is more likely since I won't have much free time this weekend, but still maybe.

And if we're not ready for Wednesday... we'll start later.

AslanC · Post by **AslanC** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:37 am

Roger Roger
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Heruka · Post by **Heruka** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:30 am

Monday good...

Wednesday good

Me ready

Ug

seskis281 · Post by **seskis281** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:16 pm

Good to go here - just needs me a few magic items methinks
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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:12 pm

Yes I have work to do too. inlaws here now... baby's carseat full of vomit... great day so far....
could be worse.

AslanC · Post by **AslanC** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:41 pm

Hey Relaxo, mind if I change to a Knight?

The ranger just isn't clicking for me right now.
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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:34 pm

Sure, go nuts, Elfis.

moriarty777 · Post by **moriarty777** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:56 pm

So... is this thing starting today / tonight? I've just got a couple of tweaks to do on the character (early afternoon) and I'm ready. Character will be forwarded soon.

Haven't really done C&C via play by post before so how will things like combat work out?

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Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:56 pm

moriarty777 wrote:
...how will things like combat work out?

M

Very carefully.

in my admittedly limited experience, it's usually easier if the CK rolls everything, or if you all love rolling dice as much as I do, we can do honor system or just post 20 rolls and I'll go thru them in order. frankly, that sounds like a pain in my ass, so I'm leaning towrad me rolling everyrhing and posting results.

prolly try something like this, roll inititaive and determnine order, ask you waht you go to kill, resolve... lather, rinse repeat.

sometimes the Ck has to make assumptions so the pbp format doesn't make a 4 hit encouter take 3 weeks.

I may not be ready with equipment lists and such by tonight, sorry guys, but I'm now aiming for Friday.

On the other hand, we can start with the intro role play schpiel part and get rolling sans equipemnt and such for a day or threee if everyone's ready and cool wiht that.

I have a hook, then several options for where to go from there, so there are several options for y'all, not one plot i really really want you to do since I didn't prepare anything else, in case you were worried.

seskis281 · Post by **seskis281** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:01 pm

Will keep my eyes peeled to this thread!

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moriarty777 · Post by **moriarty777** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:46 pm

I'm uh... still doing my character.
Had to run errands earlier today so I didn't get it done. But stats are rolled... race is chosen... determined which of the two classes is my main class. I realized that 22,005 does *NOT* make this character a level 5 character (not surprising for a MC character). And with 4d4 hitpoints... my character is very fragile and can't wear armor.

Note to self... never put yourself in the front lines.
Question regarding spells... do I chose and if so how many given my 4th level Illusionist ability?

Oh... and I think I saw something about you handling magical equipment?

I'm just selecting my other equipment and filling out the rest of the char sheet right now.

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AslanC · Post by **AslanC** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:08 pm

Name: Sir Osric of ???

Race: Human

Class: Knight

Level: 5

XP: 22,005

Str: 13

*Dex: 10

Con: 16

Int: 12

Wis: 14

*Cha: 16

HP: 50

AC: 7

Racial Abilities: None

Class Abilities: Birthright Mount, Horsemanship, Inspire, Embolden, Demoralize,

Equipment: Bastard Sword, Short Sword, dagger, Large Shield (Kite), Plate Mail, Light Warhorse, Generic Adventurer Pack A, Helmet, various personal effects including signet ring of family.

Background: Sir Osric is the third son of a moderate noble of Tharkus (?/ Need city name as well), he is still young in his early 20s and has set out for adventure and to spread his name and earn his place in the legends.

At least thats how he started. Now a bit more into his career he has had enough doses of reality to know that legend and fame are over rated.

Still he is a knightly man and longs to return to civilization and a nice tourney.

His coat-of-arms is purple & green rose over a crimson cross with scarlet outline on a sable field. At tourney is he has been mockingly called The Rose Knight. It used to bother him, now he wears it with pride.

Appearance: Tall, well built and handsome with sandy blonde hair and green eyes. Always clean shaven, though he wears his hair a bit long and shaggy.

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Need to know where he is from, Tharkus seemed the most "European" of the places you described, let me know if there is some place better.

Also the name is a purposeful wink at OSRIC
Anything else I need?
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Heruka · Post by **Heruka** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:37 am

OK, if we're all getting our PCs out, cop a feel of these:-
Issimene Jaspers

Human Female Cleric 32yrs, 59, red-haired, 120lbs (8.5 stones)

STR 11

INT 16 P +2

WIS 17 P +2

DEX 15 P +1

CHA 14

CON 13

XP 22,005 Level: 5 Bonus to Hit: +2 HP: 32

AL: LN

AC: 19 (steel breastplate, Norman helm)

Weapons: Heavy Mace, light flail (flail of armour disruption)

Spells: 4 @ 0 level

3 @ 1st level

3 @ 2nd level

1 @ 3rd level

Equipment; 5 candles, Iron holy symbol (a spiral), 6 incense sticks, 1 bone mala, a sheaf of wolfsbane, a waterskin, a week's iron rations, a quill, ink and parchment, a bedroll, 2 iron spikes

A potion of Icewater and 19 doses of Blessed Oil

GP:24, SP:32, CP:51

Description:

Issimene is prissy, pious, bold in the face of danger (bordering on arrogant), confident (as befits an aspirant of aristocratic values). She is also highly ambitious (for recognition and ecclesiastical promotion) and aloof, not suffering fools gladly. She is dedicated to the principles of neutrality in all matters, though somewhat brittle and unworldly when faced with the passions and challenges of 'real life'.

and with her is
Mot of Kleio

Human male Weapon-Master 29yrs, 62, shaven headed, black eyes, 215lbs (15.5 stones)

STR 18 +3 P

INT 10

WIS 14 +1

DEX 15 +1 P

CHA 13

CON 15 +1 P

XP: 22,005 Level: 5

Bonus to Hit: +4 HP: 39

AL: CG

AC: 16

Armour: Laminar leather, war hat

Weapons:

Signature Weapon Composite Bow +1 (with +2 to disarm, +2 bth from behind due to WM status)

Other weapons Longsword (-4), dagger (-4)

Equipment: 2 silver arrows, 1 flame arrow, 3 arrows of doubling, 2 wallbiter arrows, 2 arrows of water, 1 arrow of piercing, 1 arrow of owlbear slaying, 30 sheaf arrows / backpack, bedroll, flint & steel, 6 flasks of oil, 10 iron spikes, 2 torches, spare fletchings and glue, 2 weeks of iron rations

1 Horn of Holding (5 gallons)

GP:20, SP:36, CP:53

Description:

Mot is a man with a mission, having been assigned against his will (by an Elder council) to protect Issimene Jaspers in her quest. Only once this task has been accomplished may Mot return to his adopted people and resume his place as champion. In temperament Mot is hearty, jovial, highly materialist (he loves exquisite metals and gems, for their lustre more than their GP value). He is also fair-minded, somewhat ribald, and a generally willing companion (though he resents being oath-bound to the stuck-up Issimene). Mots composite bow, with which he is pre-eminent shot, is made from the horn of a Karakadon, and was given to him by his Master, the ancient bow-maestro Ravellos. The bow is named Misdug, which roughly translates from the Ancient Tongue, as despairer or the one who bestows despair.

Heruka · Post by **Heruka** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:39 am

Oh, I forgot to add that Issimene has a Shield vs Undead (+1 AC normal, +2 vs undead) and Mot has a Fairy bowstring (+1 to hit and damage, dispel magic once per week)

Heruka · Post by **Heruka** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:00 am

By way of background, Issimene's deity is the tripartite Lawful Nautral demigod Wilbecan, represented by the spiral symbol. Praise is via spiral dynamic prayer (whirling, dervish like in deepening trance) and through the practice of colour based meditation, activating levels of consciousness by way of the gnosis of memes (e.g. Beige = survivalistic; Purple = Animistic-tribalistic order; Red = Egocentric dominionist; Blue Absolutist-authoritarian; Orange =Multiplistic-strategic; Green = communitarian/egalitarian) Presently Issimene is by nature a Blue cleric and is most effective at that level.

(This is, of course, a basically sarcastic in-game rendering of 'this world' spiral dynamics theories and their fixation with memes, as posited by the likes of Beck, Wilber and Cowan (Hence Wilbecan). Ahh, the lengths I'll go to to amuse myself!)

Relaxo · Post by **Relaxo** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:01 am

Keith,

Do you have the gameshow Jeopardy in Wales?

Troll Lord Games

Seeking a Vanilla Fantasy PbP Game

Aiming for Wednesday.... Monday if Possible