[Age of Wyrms] Recreation

[Jareel [GM]]

Folks,

 

It is about that time in your character's lives where some of you will under go some changes.  Currently, I have only Jaden and Lod undergoing ... The Change. <cue dramatic music>  If anyone wishes to change there minds, please let me know before July 4th.  Thanks. :)

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I doubt, therefore I might be ...

-Kenji

[iKitten]

Aren't they a little old for puberty?

[iKitten]

Oh, and Jaden "changing" is new to me, unless it has something to do with that book he's been "studying."

[Jareel [GM]]

Not in draconic terms. ;)

On 6/11/07, iKitten <ikitten....@gmail.com> wrote:

[Jareel [GM]]

Maybe ... maybe not ... regardless the question remains the same to you (Yew?), stay a half-dragon, undergo the transformation that will end in true draconic-ness, or have your half-dragon-ness revoked. :)

[Jen Manuel]

What are the pros and cons of becoming true dragon. And if we're de-dragonitized, what will that mean for us in this time?

[Ryan Leary]

I was curious about that as well.  As a primary spellcaster, anything that impedes Jaden's cleric spell progression is a significant concern.  Now, the creature I'm interested in is a natural spellcaster with access to cleric spells, so I expect this to function like a PrC with full caster progression, but I may be wrong.

[Kylar Longstrider]

Far as I know, a new race doesn't act like a PrC. It means you're now a dragon and get the bennies and drawbacks to one of the age category you would be (I figure young would be the nearest due to our size category). As for Kylar, he doesn't want to progress to full dragon, but he won't be upset to stay a half-dragon. Nor would he be upset to become a true shifter again. It's all destiny to him (what? Rathgar?). :)

But, I am interested in the return to "true" form as it pertains to what we would lose/gain. Mainly, I realize we would lose our breath weapons, enhanced attributes, and (for those with them) the wings. So, if some chose to become true again and others to stay or fully embrace the heritage, what would the differences be in terms of balance (not that it'll affect my RP... just figure this was the main question being asked)?

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- Adam C.

"Weagh teagh peagh!" - Dorothy

[Jareel [GM]]

Okay, here goes my attempt to answers everyone's questions without adding any additional confusion.

 

1. None of the Changes will occur in the Age of Wyrms, which is the Age you are currently in, beyond role-playing events - going to the appropriate locale, performing the appropriate rituals, etc.  Thus anyone who chooses "de-dragonification" or "dragonification" will remain a half-dragon as long as they are in the Age of Wyrms.  Once y'all enter your original Age, known as the Age of the Forge, you will lose your half-dragon template, unless you have chosen to stay a half-dragon.  Those who have chosen "de-dragonification" will be given some options to retain play-balance between characters depending on your original heritage (e.g. warforged, shifter, etc.), one of which will be the template "Legend Re-born".  Those who choose to keep their half-dragon template will also be given some options to retain play-balance between characters.  Those who have chosen "dragonification" will lose their half-dragon template and be given a new template - "Dragon Re-born".

 

2. The Pros and Cons of "dragonification" depend a lot on what you are now.  I'll pick on Kylar since he is leaving it up to fate to decide.  If he went through the "dragonification" change, he would slowly stop being a longstrider shifter, with all of the benefits that it entailed, as he became a green dragon, with all of the benefits that comes with being a such a dragon.  Since a lot of his shifter traits and features aren't part of the standard draconic package, so to speak, he would be getting a swap out of sorts.  Lod, being an arcane caster and dragon prophet, would see nothing but upgrades.  There is really no downside, beyond losing the extra feat and skill points that come with being a human.  [Yew would be a special case, entirely.]  You would keep all of your class related features, benefits, skills, and what not, regardless.  Any feats that would become illegal, such as racial specific feats, would get 'transformed' in the process as you progressed up the "Dragon Re-born" template.

 

3. The "Dragon Re-born" template is somewhat of a misnomer, because it also acts like a PrC.  I'll have more on the details later.  The end result is that after 12 "levels" your character is a true dragon, not some partial dragon (greater than half).  Roughly speaking, should we get to Epic Level, which is my goal, anyone who chose "dragonification" will be a dragon with some PC levels. Those that did not chose "dragonification" will Legends of a different stripe. :D

 

4. Regardless of what you chose to do there will be some pros and cons, but I will make sure that everyone's ECL, if you will, is the same. 

 

I hope that answers your questions.  If not, ask more. :)

 

-Ken

 

[Jareel [GM]]

Just to review ...

 

Dragon Reborn - Lod, Jaden

Legend Reborn - Yew

 

Unknown - Breela, Kylar

 

Thanks,

Ken

 

[Jareel [GM]]

Only one day left ...

[Kylar Longstrider]

Just to get it out of the way, if asked directly, Kylar would probably choose to stay as he is. It's actually pretty neat to him and would prove useful when he confronts Gorefang ("Ah, puny shifter... now we shall dance." "One little thing, buddy... *breath weapon*") If it is a "the Gate will choose (but it's really your choice)" you can just roll a die. ;)

[Jareel [GM]]

I see we are channelling Rathgar ... It is my Density!

-Kenji

[Jen Manuel]

Breela really doesn't care if she stays this way or turns full dragon. She might, on a whim, ask for the Quest so that she can change, but I can't guarantee she'd follow through with it. Chaos, thy name is Breela!

[Jareel [GM]]

In that case ... you can join Kylar in the Wheel of Recreation.  (He's going with a pre-game die roll.)

[iKitten]

Probability: So chaotic it's down right lawful.

 

Ooh, sounds like a good poster.