Retaking Moria [OOC]

[arthas32]

Looking for people to join.

In the time of Sauron, when he waged war on Middle Earth, the biggest loses came to the dwarves. Mines were overrun by orcs, warriors killed in battle, and glory came to none.

But not all loses were caused by Sauron. Some, like Moria, were caused by greed, by ancient powers that consume, destroy, and take over the actual powers of Middle Earth. Demons, from the very depths of hell may come to haunt the living, if they are disturbed.

After the defeat of Sauron, the dwarves had to rebuild what was lost, and the easiest way to do that is to reconquer had once been theirs. Now that the dwarves know of the dangers inside, they go, with Gimli in the first lines, to retake Moria

Post Order : There is no post order but you are restricted to 1 post each before I say what happened. I decided I shall explain the results of your rolls in the IC. If I am away for a time, I shall appoint a temporary GM until I come back.

IC : Retaking Moria [IC]

Accepted characters :
Ursidae - AnthousNight
Ronin the Kind - JurassicHole - Dropped
Darin Torblad - Gunther
Thorgili Stoneharp - thorgili
Dwoín - Dragonnoodle - Missing

Skeleton CS :

Name :

Race : Human, Dwarf or Elf ( Preferably dwarf. Ask if you would like to be anything besides the 3 )

Age :

Gender : Male only for dwarves ( obviously ).

Appearance : I prefer pictures but a written description will do.

Stats :

Strength : Used for anything that requires force ( add 2 to your result if a dwarf, take 2 away if an elf ).

Dexterity : Used for sneaking, shooting with bows and crossbows and any action that requires quick reflexes or precision ( add 2 to your result if an elf, take 2 away if a dwarf ).

Willpower : Used for resisting temptation, greed, anger and the like.

Perception : Used to hear noises from a distance, as well as seeing things. It is also used to see the true intentions of people. ( Elves have +1 to skill while it is used for seeing and/or hearing )

Charisma : Used to convince others of your intentions and anything that involves speech and etiquette ( this is kind of useless isn't it ? )

Roll 3D6 ( 3 6-sided dice ) to get each. If you get less then 10 roll again.

Hit points : Divide your strength by 2 and add 16.

Biography/ History :

Equipment : Put your armour and weapon/s

Other : Put anything you think should be said here that doesn't fit into any other category.

Story so far :
I will put major events that have happened here. It will probably turn up as a long story short for anyone that is left behind or some that might join later on.

HUD :

Actions taken :
action x - roll 1d20
action y - roll 1d20
...
You get to do 4 actions per post. I will tell you the results in the IC.

Hit points - This will go may go down if you get injured, or go back up if healed/bandaged.

The HUD will go into a hider : [*Hider=It's name (HUD in this case )*]What you want to be in the hider[*/Hider*] without the * ( In case you don't know how to make one )

I was a bit lazy with the copy-paste of the introduction wasn't I ?

[AnthousNight]

no problem boss man, shall I copy my character here now? Is Lagolas coming with us since there were going to explore eachothers homelands after the war?

[JurassicHole]

So do we just re-post our CS here?

[arthas32]

Yes, and tweak it a little.

[AnthousNight]

Name : Ursidae

Race : Skin Changer

Age : 34

Gender : Male

Appearance :

Stats :

Strength : 17 / 23

Dexterity : 12 / 8

Willpower : 16

Perception : 15 / 18

Charisma :11 / 0

Hit Points: 24 / 27

Biography/ History :Ursid is getting older, the world winding down from the throws of war, and he has yet to make a mark big enough for his own liking. Though he has killed orcs, eaten goblins, and thwarted Wargs at every turn, he is not sated. Of all the decendents of Beorn, he was the greatest, and also the most stubborn. His mother always swore there was too much bear in him. Being one of the Skin changers, he's had a natural affinity to his animal, the Grizzly. After the darkness subsided, Ursid was confronted by a great and wise Grizzly from the Misty Mountains. The caves that served as their homes were still over run with goblins. Bears could not hibernate for the winter without fear of being butchered in their sleep. This was exactly the kind of thing Ursid had been waiting for. He knew of the fallen Dwarf home benieth those mountains, and it was only a matter of contacting them to be sure that he could aid them in the need to clear the mountains of this tainte. Not only for the dwarves, or the bears, but for him.

Equipment : General hide armor. Ax of his great grandfather Beorn.

Other : Put anything you think should be said here that doesn't fit into any other category.

---------- Post added at 12:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:14 PM ----------

I would like to descuss stat changes when changing to bear form... here or PM?

[arthas32]

Anywhere you like.

[JurassicHole]

Name : Ronin the Kind

Race : Human

Age : 28

Gender : Male

Appearance : Stands at about 6', shaven head, stocky yet muscly build, gentle blue eyes (become focused in battle), and always seems to have a slight smile on his face (when not in battle).

Stats :

Strength : 15

Dexterity : 13

Willpower : 14

Perception : 11

Charisma : 14

Hitpoints: 23

Biography/ History : Ronin had always been a happy man, never one to stay grey for long, no matter the situation. He'd been taught the "way of the blade" at a young age by his father, Ardlon Steelheart, who knew his son would need more than a heart of kindness to be safe in this world. Ronin had fought off many a thief, but ironically Ronin lost his father in a bandit raid, arriving just in time for his father to be able to pass down the steel longsword that had belonged to him when he fought in the battle of Helms Deep so many years ago. After that day Ronin embraced his father's teachings, that to truly bring peace is to extinguish evil wherever it may lie. Rumors had begun sprouting up around town of the dwarves preparing to retake the Mines of Moria, though he knew the perils, he also knew he must go to lend aid to the dwarves, as that would be what his father would have done if he'd only had the chance.

As Ronin left the town, a single tear flowed slowly down his cheek. He blinked it away and smiled, telling himself that the path he walked would help cleanse the world of the evil that so wretchedly clung to life in the land.

Equipment : Basic leather armor w/ an iron breast plate underneath, iron gauntlets, iron-banded leather boots, leather grieves, and an old iron helm.
Steel long-sword sheathed behind Ronin's back, as well as a small dagger on his left hip

[arthas32]

Put Hit Points in ( read the first post ) and you're accepted.

[AnthousNight]

I would say +4-+8 str. -2 dex, -4 cha. Obviously no speach, but probably better smell. Takes 2 actions to change?

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d&d has the str going for 13 (human) to 29 (bear) which I think is crazy.

[arthas32]

How about +6 strength and +3 perception -4 dexterity and 0 charisma ? Charisma is kind of useless in a dwarves vs orc battle anyway. Two actions to change might be good, but it will be a 100% success. How much time should you be allowed to stay in bear form ?