A Lost Cause (D&D 3.5e) [Currently full]

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Submitted by Saber on Mon, 05/22/2006 - 07:00

Miscellaneous

Since it seems like the currently running games are dying and no others are really getting off the ground...

I'm looking to start a new 3.5e game. I'd like to play on Tuesdays or Fridays (basically any time on those days), but any day (other than Monday and Wednesday nights) from midnight CST to 3am CST works for me. I'll start with some character generation information, and we'll go from there.

[u][b]Player List:[/b][/u] [color=red]New![/color]
Muds as a -race- Dragon Shaman? (Warrior)
Aramil as a Gnome Beguiler (Expert) [color=red][Almost Done!][/color]
Solace as a Human Cleric (Divine)
Arch as a Human Duskblade (Arcane) [color=red][Almost Done!][/color]
Mel as Ward, the Warforged Artificer (Support) [color=red][Done!][/color]
??? as Tortheldrin, the Elven Knight (Bonus!) [color=red][Done!][/color]

[u][b]Map of Stones' Glenn:[/b][/u] [color=red]New![/color]
[url=http://www.opnpw.com/saber/misc/town_hi.jpg]Full size[/url]
[url=http://www.opnpw.com/saber/misc/town_lo.jpg]Small size[/url] (Better for dial-up)

[u][b]Background:[/b][/u] [color=red]New![/color]
In times long past, the world was absolutely littered with giant, magical boulders known as Node Stones. Usually they were found separately, but on occasion Node Stones were found in pairs or triples; these groupings of Node Stones were particularly powerful, as they were often linked with each other and therefore were capable of channeling incredible magic.

As one might imagine, these stones were coveted by the power-hungry, and many wars were started over possession of a collection of Node Stones. Most Node Stones have been destroyed due to these wars; either by those that feared their power or by those unwilling to have them fall into the hands of an enemy. Few still remain, and those that do are either yet unfound or heavily protected...

...Except for those of Stones' Glenn. In Stone's Glenn, there's not just one, two, or even a set of three Node Stones. There's a set of five, the single largest grouping of Node Stones in recorded history. So why, then, are the stones of Stones' Glenn just out in the open, completely unguarded?

No one has ever been able to get them to channel magic. They're utterly useless. Innumerable wizards and druids and sages have converged on Stones' Glenn over the ages to attempt to use the Node Stones, but all have walked away disappointed. The townspeople of Stones' Glenn jokingly remark that their stones are the most magical of them all. After all, there's never been a war over the stones of Stones' Glenn...

[u][b]Character Introductions:[/b][/u] [color=red]New![/color]

[b]-name-, the -race- -class-[/b] -

[b]Zook, the Gnome Beguiler[/b] -

[b]-name-, the Human Cleric[/b] -

[b]-name-, the Human Duskblade[/b] -

[b]Ward, the Warforged Artificer[/b] - Ward only recently gained sentience, but his body is many decades old. His body was one of the first warforged created, but when the war he was intended for ended abruptly (with the Node Stone it was being fought over having been teleported to a different plane), it ended up in a vault deep underground with numerous other inanimate warforged, forgotten for a number of decades...

Well, not entirely forgotten, apparently. Right around two years ago, a small cabal of cultists dedicated to the ultimate rise of the machines over mortals snuck into the vault and stole the warforged bodies. They used an underground Node Stone to animate the warforged, hoping to create an army of machines to bring about the downfall of mortals. Unfortunately for the cultists, the cabal was found out long before they had a force large enough to do much of anything and were eliminated, along with the Node Stone they were using.

Being one of the earliest warforged, Ward's body is heavily armored and somewhat crude-looking compared to newer models of warforged. He came to Stones' Glenn shortly after animation, hoping to learn something about Node Stones and perhaps learn about the methods by which he was created.

[b]Tortheldrin, the Elven Knight[/b] - Born to the heads of House Laehnnal, a now fading house of elven nobles that were once in control of a powerful Node Stone, Tortheldrin lived a sheltered childhood in the elven village Alidahl. He rarely interacted with the other elven children, and had very few friends. Even as a young lad, Tortheldrin had a well-known temper and was quick to start a fight. It wasn't until later, though, would he decide to become a warrior, and to learn to channel his anger.

During his adolescent years, House Laehnnal became involved in the affairs of the humans, and came to the defense of a sorely outmatched human kingdom during one of the many Stone Wars. Thanks to his family's intervention, the lesser human side was victorious, despite heavy losses to elven house and human kingdom alike. All the elves asked for in return was mutual protection were they to ever be attacked. The humans agreed, and soon two dozen human soldiers arrived in Alidahl. These soldiers claimed to have been sent by the allied kingdom, sent to protect elven and human interests, and vowed loyalty to House Laehnnal...

No more than but a week later, the soldiers attacked during the night. They slew any elves that resisted, and held the rest captive. Young Tortheldrin was one of the many elves captured, and could only watch as his father was slain when he tried to rebel against the soldiers. The soldiers were after the Node Stone's power, but before any were able to make use of it, Merripheas, a reknown elven archmage of House Laehnnal, managed to teleport the Node Stone far away before he too was cut down by the soldiers.

With their objective now lost, the attackers left Alidahl. Afterwards, when questioned, the human kingdom denied any knowledge of the soldiers, and labeled the men 'traitors' and 'savages'. Ever since, the elves and nearby humans have maintained a wary peace.

It wasn't soon after the attack at Alidahl that Tortheldrin left House Laehnnal, feeling that his family allowed themselves to become weak and thus deserved their fate. He has since arrived in Stones' Glenn, and often finds work guarding local merchants heading to nearby cities. It's uncertain as to what his goals are in life, as he rarely speaks with anyone.

[u][b]Character Generation:[/b][/u]
I'm looking for 5 1st level characters. Please follow the below rules for character creation. If you are interested in playing, please post what race and class you'd like to play (as well as what class 'group' you chose to fill).

[b]Note[/b] - I want all characters to be filled out using my own personal character sheet. You can find this sheet [url=http://www.opnpw.com/saber/DnDCharsheet.rtf]here[/url] (RichText file format).

[b]Ability Scores[/b] - Ability scores are generated using the point-buy method, with 32 points to start with. Use the following chart to determine the cost for a particular ability score:

Score - Cost
18 - - - 16
17 - - - 13
16 - - - 10
15 - - - 8
14 - - - 6
13 - - - 5
12 - - - 4
11 - - - 3
10 - - - 2
9 - - - 1
8 - - - 0

I recommend using the following array - 16, 15, 14, 12, 10, 10

[b]Race[/b] - The available races are those in the 3.5e Player's Handbook as well as some found in the Eberron Campaign Setting. The list of available races can be found below:

Changeling*
Dwarf (Hill)
Elf (High)
Gnome (Rock)
Half-Elf
Half-Orc
Halfling (Lightfoot)
Human
Shifter*
Warforged*

*Changelings, Shifters, and Warforged are found in the Eberron Campaign Setting. You must have this book to play a character from one of these races.

[b]Classes[/b] - In the interest of making sure the party is balanced, each player has to choose a single group (warrior, expert, divine, arcane, and support). Each group can only be chosen once, and the classes available to each group are as follows:

Warrior: Barbarian, Dragon Shaman*, Fighter, Knight*, Paladin, Ranger
Expert: Bard, Beguiler*, Ranger, Rogue, Scout*
Divine: Cleric, Dragon Shaman*, Druid, Paladin
Arcane: Bard, Duskblade*, Sorcerer*, Wizard*
Support: Artificer*, Bard, Dragon Shaman*, Duskblade*, Ranger, Scout*

*Beguilers, Dragon Shamans, Duskblades, and Knights are found in the Player's Handbook II. You must have this book to play a character from one of these classes.
Artificers are found in the Eberron Campaign Setting. You must have this book to play a character from this class.
Scouts are found in the Complete Adventurer. You must have this book to play a character from this class.
Sorcerers do not gain a familiar at 1st level. Instead, a Sorcerer can apply metamagic feats that they know to their spells without increasing the casting time.
Wizards must specialize in a school of magic. Also, Wizards do not gain a familiar at 1st level. Instead, they get special abilities based upon their specialized school.

[b]Wealth[/b] - To determine starting wealth, assume you rolled a 3 on each d4 your class is supposed to roll. For example, a Fighter normally gets 6d4 x 10gp to start. A Fighter would start with 180gp (6 x 3 x 10gp).

A character cannot start with any item worth more than 100gp.

[b]Misc[/b] - Characters will start with 5 Action Points (AP). AP can be used with certain feats (found in the Eberron Campaign Setting), certain Artificer abilities, and most importantly, to modify any d20 roll. When you use an AP to modify a d20 roll, you roll 1d6 and add the result to your roll. Each level, you gain a fresh supply of AP, so its wise to use your AP freely.

Finally, anything from the following books are fair game (you must get prior approval from me before using anything in any book other than the PHB):

Player's Handbook
Player's Handbook II
Spell Compendium
Eberron Campaign Setting
Complete Warrior
Complete Divine
Complete Arcane
Complete Adventurer

If you have any questions regarding something I havn't mentioned on here, please feel free to ask me. I can be best reached at MSN (saber@coolrio.com), AIM (RPGSaber), or Yahoo! IM (saber81385).

[b]Edit[/b] Do not try to email me. I never check my email, because email is [u]worthless[/u].

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