Dungeons and Dragons 3.5e Campaign Interest Thread

[Kheitain]

It's possible that in my quest for glorious battle I traded my services as a bodyguard in return for some tools (Warforged Repair Kit and Blacksmiths Tools) and the rental of a smithy to repair myself. Any objections to my being assigned to be the cartographers guard? I will have readily agreed to the job, it fits my long term goals and I have none in the short term.

Any reason why a cleric and the draconic prophet might have joined?

By the way, it looks like we have three evangelists and a hippy in this party. We might as well buy a VW Kombi and name our Camels Lynyrd and Skynyrd, so long as we don't kill each other in a holy war first.

[Dark Hellion]

Just a quick thought, why don't we make party formation an in game thing? Something like 8 freelancers have shown up for the race and have to figure out among ourselves (in character) how to split into two parties of 4? It would make the parties more organic feeling, give us an early RP heavy session and let us flesh out our characters.

[Norade]

That can work, my only issue was with party balance and the fact that without a good hook parties tend to fall apart quickly. I'll do it if anybody else wants to.

[Solauren]

Here's what I'm thinking for my characters background -

He's originally from a middle class family in Sharn. One without any blood-connections to the Dragonmarked houses. His father was a weaponsmith, and Sol learned growing up with his father. One day, while testing out some new swords for basic balance (something weaponsmiths would know about), one of his father's customers remarked 'The kids a natural'.
(Ranks in Craft (weaponsmithing)

The customer took Sol under his wing, and trained him in the ways of a Swordsage. To help make ends meet during the training, Sol worked in a restaurant, where he also showed a natural inclination for it as well.
(Ranks in Profession (Cook))

His training finished up recently, and as a 'graduation present', his parents shipped him off to wear-ever the adventure will be starting. He's been in town 3 days, and has limited knowledge of the area.

The reason he was shipped of was, while working as a waiter and cook at those restaurants, he bedded several peoples daughters, and a wife or two. While no pregenancies resulted, the women were becoming aware of each other, and getting mad. Doing things like informing parents/husbands/boyfriends/over-protective relatives.

This parents are hoping a few months or more 'abroad' will shape him up in that regard, and give things time to 'shimmer down' at home.

Of course, he's not going to 'shape up' except by 'leveling up'.

[Serafina]

So - any idea when we are, you know, actually starting?
Just asking.

Regards
Fina

[Norade]

We'll be starting pretty soon, just give me a bit to get the opening post just right.

[Serafina]

We'll be starting pretty soon, just give me a bit to get the opening post just right.

Great - i cna't wait

[Agent Sorchus]

Pallas Calisto recently manifested from Thelanis (the faerie court, as I understand it is where all fey come from) in the little town of Lakeside, near Lake Dark. There she worked as one of the few sailors who dare the black waters, taking goods from the various farming communities to the Lightning rail at Iron town. A week ago she set off on the lightning rail for this adventure. Her reason was as simple as it was something to do and a destination to go to.

[Stormin]

William has just begun his Wandering, which is the part of a Black Priest's life where he has completed his training and is going about in the world to gain the skills and knowledge he needs to discover and serve his cause, called the Settling.

For most the cause is as simple as picking a small town or village to defend as part of the guard or as a commander. Others become advisors and captains to minor nobles. Once a Priest has settled he begins training disciples, one at a time, until they are ready to begin their own Wandering. When a Priest is nearing the end of his life his final disciple will take over his current position and the old one will retire or continue less stressful duties.

During the course of this William could have easily met any of the other party members. He is interested in joining the race because it matches his own desires to explore, fits with his sense of competition and he has no problem with any reward even if amassing wealth is not a priority.

[Hawkwings]

I'd say that we may as well stick with the parties we have. We can all meet and "happen to" form into these parties just fine.

[Norade]

I'm going to leave the opening post light and let you chose where you start and if teams have already been formed. Feel free to work out relationships here or via PM or simply let things go as they may in the thread.

[Kheitain]

Just a quick tip for Hawkwings, Mielikki doesn't exist in eberron. I'm not sure how religious you intend your character to be but Arawai, god of agriculture, Balinor, god of beasts and the hunt are typical ranger ones. To fit your cartographing idea, Aureon, god of Law and Knowledge may also fit.

[Hawkwings]

wait wait wait... explain to me the difference between eberron and the forgotten realms then?

[Serafina]

wait wait wait... explain to me the difference between eberron and the forgotten realms then?

They are two completely different campaign settings. But if you want to play something, you can generall do it "if it is in D&D, it can be in Eberron". As least as far as classes, skills, feats, items and monsters go.

I suggest you look for the Eberron campaign setting book and Players guide to Eberron, but there is also a wiki.

As for deities, nature gods are
Balinor: True Neutral. Wilderness and Animals
Arawai: Agriculture, cultivated areas, Neutral Good
You can also worship
Dol Darrah - Lawfull Good Deity of Warfare
Dor Dorn - Chaotic Good Deity of Combat

There is of course more, but i won't list everything here.

[lance]

Next time I should do more detail into what the roll was for.

[Stormin]

How about we add the date and the action in the notes?

[Norade]

I got the roll just fine, you bound Savnok with no problem thanks to a well prepared ritual.

[Serafina]

Well - where is the rest of my team?
So far, only Lance and i have been posting from Team B, Sorchus and Solauren are still missing.

Other than that, i suggest that we get the team together quickly.

A question for Norade:
How is this race organized? Are the teams fixed, or can everyone found one?
If the latter is the case, i suggest that i founded a team in order to find a group to cross the desert with (unless someone else wants to take that part). I don't have a name yet, proposals are welcome.

Edit: Oh, and is there any reward or funding system for the teams?
Nothing big, just as part of the background of founding such a team.

[Agent Sorchus]

I am here, but I have something to do today and an STGOD post that I promised so, I am going to be slow.

[lance]

Should we do two threads, one for each team?

[Stormin]

I think the plan was one for each team, one for joint interactions and this one for OOC chatter.

[Kheitain]

I was just curious if anyone would object to me altering the visual representation of my weapon. Build wise it's exactly what I'm looking for but an actual Kusari-Gama, despite what DnD says is supposed to be a two handed weapon attatched to a very dynamic fighting style. If nothing else being able to visualize it as a flail, and call it such, with a longer chain would make me alot happier.
It's too bad you can't make a Halberd one handed and stille be able to threaton adjacent squares

[Stormin]

Looks like my group only needs one more guy to show up and we'll be complete.


For the Light Horse or equal value, is it going to be a voucher or something given at the start of the race or should everyone amend their char sheets to include that?

[Norade]

Teams are created by signing in at the list at any point between a few days before the current in game time and the start of the race. Other teams sign up months in advance by letter, but those are usually repeating teams that competed in the last race. In your case you might be one of many adventures looking to enter the race and putting out an advertisement for team members.

As for a reward, or incentive to a form a team that part comes after the race. Every team that completes the race should have an artifact from Xen'drik that the throne will pay for and for teams finishing 2nd and 3rd there is a smaller purse and no land.

As for mounts, you get them for free, you may start with them, barter for them, or steal them as appropriate for your character. All will have differing impacts on the story, but nothing major.

[Kheitain]

Where did everybody go?