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Mika:
Actually, Selmer chose a _fanatical_ deity, not a crazy one.
Trust me when I say that it will haunt him.
(Barstool = Tharsadoon, the insane god from the ~Temple of Elemental
Evil~ series)
Even saying his real name can drive the PC crazy – thus the
alternative name of Barstool to indirectly refer to him.
Mika - your doing a fair job of playing a Thief (a Rogue cares about
other's lives a little more) – keep it up. Remember that being a
Leader takes practice, patience, and dedication: and I hope that the
Player behind her will remain in the game, through thick and thin – so
that only RL problems interferes with posting.
Waffle- as Mika asked, please take the time to be specific about whom
you are writing about.
Joe – Tarrik is interesting in a fight, but needs more personality out
of that to really show his Alignment.
Selmer – Remember to keep the brotherly rivalry mostly OoC – the
conflicts that happen should come from the personal reasons that
>your< character would have for why they compete against, or verbally
(or even physically) fight each other. Alignment differences can be
one key to use, but this means that each of you are able to observe
the actions, and ask for explanations for why – and then develop
deeper feelings about these things as time goes on.
To All Players
– while it is alright to email me with RL problem information about
why you are not posting, please remember to also place that
information into the Feedback thread. This will let everyone
(including me, without email it) know. Also, I dislike running someone
else's Character, and most times will simply remove them from the Game
area the rest of the Party is in.
When you return, you can create an interesting story to explain what
your character did to gain enough EXP to be the same “Rank”* as the
rest of the party. This can be done via email, with me.
* Read the new Page “Roleplaying” for details.
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The Message posted by me (above) was originally sent to the email that
is listed for Blue Scales.
If he did not get it, that is not my fault.
I placed the message here, because Blue Scales kept posting as if
nothing had affected Blue Flames.
And that he could simply 'escape his fate' by placing a couple of a
single paragraph postings to the site.
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I can allow a >responsible< Player to be a Dragon.
Being a Dragon is (at least) a +4 Race, added to Hit Dice give you
ECL.
Actually, there are several different kinds of True Dragon:
Chomatic – those found in the D&D Monster Manual.
Metalic – also found in the D&D Monster Manual.
Gem – found in the D&D Monster Manual Two.
Oriental – found in the Oriental Adventures and related books.
Planar – Dragons native to another dimension. Ex: Shadow; Styx.
Linnorm – these are based on the Norse myths. Found in the MM2.
Epic – Dragons that are far more powerful then those normally
encountered by Mortals.
Other – any dragon that does not fit anywhere else. Ex: Fang Dragon;
Landwyrms.
Elemental – Based on a single element, these were found in the old
AD&D Monstrous Compendiums.
I would have to find and convert them into D&D 3.5. Not sure when I
can find the time to do so.
In my game (only) – All Dragons have the ability to Shapechange, it's
just how often they can do it that matters. Using the Game Rules, this
ability was granted by IO, the 'Father of Dragons', for survival,
because they were being hunted to extinction by Adventurers and others
seeking Glory, Fame, Power from their body parts, or Treasure.
There are other things that Dragons can do to increase the number of
times they can do it.
Feats, and Sacrifices being the two easiest means. Good Dragons
sacrifice valuable items, Evil Dragons sacrifice sentient beings to
their more powerful kindred, or deities.
Quite frankly (no offense meant to Frank) when Blue Scales first told
me about Blue Flames, it sounded interesting enough to allow him to
give it a try.
Sadly, he has not achieved anywhere near the potential of the
Character.
Not sure why he went with the persona of an Emo for a Dragon PC, who
suddenly bursts into a super powerful (DBZ) persona with no warning,
or real reason.
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For the rest of those reading, here are a few explanations for some
things desylverwyrm and I posted.
DBZ (DragonBall Z) – while the Cartoon Show might be enjoyable to
watch, this term is actually more often being used to be an insult. (I
watched it, and far preferred the original Dragonball series.)
“DBZ-ing” = Players that use short descriptions for power use that do
not list anything that are within the Game Rules. “I use my powers to
win (and/or) break free.” along with what they think is a cool stance.
But not anything on >how these powers work<, how they can be
_countered_, or avoided, or negated. No person is so skilled, or
powerful, that they cannot be defeated.
This Site is not based on the Game of “I win.”
If it was – then victory would automatically fall to ME.
DragonDM don't play that! :D ** LoL !! **
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Most RPGs are actually more dependent on Skills to grant the character
power.
In this term: “Skills” relate to everything that gives a benefit to
the PC: Base Attack Bonus, Saves, Skill points, Feats, Tricks, Armor
Worn, magical equipment, etc. D&D relies on Levels to grant each Class
their Skills for power. Powers are those things that some classes have
access to – Be they Wizard (Arcane) Spells, Cleric (Divine) Prayers,
or Psionic Manifestations.
Now the real challenge is to find ways to describe how others see the
use of those Skills and Powers (joke = AD&D 2e book) by your
Character.
Instead of posting: “I cut their head off.” - and nothing else, you
have to post things that are indirect:
EX: “Joe (the Human Fighter of Fifth Rank) swings his bastard sword
with precision, seeking to time his blow to fall between the defense
of the enemy's swinging weapon, while hoping to pierce their armor, as
well. I pull my sword as far back behind me as I can, then place both
hands on the hilt for better control when penetrating flesh and bone,
I also put all the weight of my body, and muscle, behind the thrust.”
Now that we have the description, we need the Game Rule that supports
it. This is usually posted at the bottom of everything that relates
to the In Character (First Person View) post.
[Attack Roll (Ex #01: 15) + 0 BaB + 4 Str + 1 Weapon Focus + 3 magic =
23]
{If hits Damage = (Average of 1d10) 5 + 6 Str + 2 Weapon
Specialization + 3 magic + 10 Power Attack = 26}
Short Out of Character (OoC) notes can also be placed at the bottom of
the post.
Longer OoC posts should be placed in here (Feedback).
(Most of the Players here already know this, but it needs to be said,
in case we get new arrivals.)
The one controlling the target of the above attack gets to determine
the effect that it has, but has to still follow the Game Rules. In
other words, if the Orc's Armor Class was only 22, then the attack
would hit, and they would take damage. If the Orc still survived the
damage, the Player could say that the sword pieced his chest, but
missed his heart and lungs. And then they could attempt a
counterattack the Fighter.
[I hope that this post made sense, since I was rushed and placed
things as I thought of them.]
(To the older Players – thanks for reading all of this.)