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About eight years ago I created a sorcerer named Taliman with green dragon heritage. The heritage was not direct, as in one of his parents was a green dragon. The blood passed down a half-dozen generations. Anyways, to make a long story short;

Taliman was the son of a diplomat for a country in this world my DM had created. The neighboring country were strong anti-magic. One day, when Taliman was about nineteen or so, a group of extreme radicals attacked. Their entourage of guards were slain, and Taliman saw his father executed. Well, the rage of the dragon blood streamed through his veins. Bearing a secretive natural talent of arcane magic, he unleashed a torrent of magic upon the attackers and slew all of them. He mourned, made vows, moved on with his life and sought training to seek revenge. By his latter twenties, Taliman began his quest to find those responsible for his fathers execution.

To summarize the campaign, Taliman joined up with some people along the way, took down some bandits, goblins, found a handful of anti-magic extremists with no ties to his fathers death. Eventually he made his way into the country from which the assailants stemmed. Now, what some may classify as horribly overpowered (as Taliman was level 5 by this point), we followed the game mechanics (3.5) to the letter (my DM even raised the bar a bit just to make it more difficult), but Taliman successfully managed to use the simple "prestidigitation" spell to fool the jewelers of the countries capital city that he had all these remarkable gemstones. Making every DC that was thrown, Taliman escaped the country with over 25,000 platinum worth of coin.

Now, I take pause here to put this into perspective for those that may not fully grasp the gravity of this success. The balance between D&D standard economics vs. USD has been theorized to death. But as a general reference, with a more medieval standard of metallurgy, it is likely that a single gold piece is worth somewhere between 80 and 160 USD. 25,000 platinum equals 250,000 pieces of gold. Taking the average of the aforementioned gold to USD ratio, 250,000 x $120 = 30,000,000 USD. If the metal is 100% pure, then a gold piece is worth around 271 USD. That would make it 250,000 x 271 = 67,750,000 USD. In either case, Taliman made himself an instant richman.

Back to the campaign, Taliman successfully made his way across the sea to another kingdom ruled by an old Green Dragon named Rivosvent. During his travels through the kingdom on his way to the capital, Taliman freed a pure-blooded Orc barbarian from slavery in exchange for servitude (branded him with an arcane mark as per the laws of the kingdom, fed him, armed and armored him), saved a Kenku rogue from loosing his other hand for theft (again, branded, fed, armed and armored him), and then acquired an Elven Ranger (I cannot recall the specific details of this one, but it was in the same light. Taliman branded, fed, armed and armored him). Taliman treats them all with great respect, and for the duration of the RP to follow they responded in kind with admiration and loyalty.

Not long after the acquisition of the Elf, however, Rivosvent sent for Taliman. See, Taliman had caused a little disturbance with his saving of these three individuals, and rumors had begun to spread. Well, after a brief discussion in the presence of the Green Dragon who attempted to mock Taliman, Taliman lashed out with enraged words. Rivosvent attempted to dominate Talimans mind, but he actually managed to resist! (I rolled a fricken natural 20 which was the only way resistance would have been possible). Rivosvent was so impressed, not only with Talimans unique will, but it just so happens that the country Taliman single handedly sent into a depression was also Rivosvents economic rival! Badda-boom...Taliman becomes an Agent for Rivosvent (one of only a very few).

Now, for a few sessions afterwards my DM focused on trying to take Talimans massive amount of wealth away...even going so far as to pit him and his new gang against CR's 2-3 levels above what they should be able to handle. Taliman and his group managed victory every time, sure with sufficient injuries and even a KO on the Orc (that's what happens when a barbarian rages, gains temporary HP and then the rage ends and he falls below 0 HP XD). In any case, that is the background and I have not RP'd Taliman and his group for nearly 7 years now.

So, to offer a more specific view over the roles to be filled and mine:
Taliman (lvl 5 equivalent Half-Elf sorcerer): This would be me, and I would run the story. While I will admit I would strongly prefer someone else to run the story since I have been the active DM for my RL group for the past 7 years (if anyone is actually interested I would love to discuss it), for the most part it seems that since I bear the background knowledge, my running the story makes the most sense.

(Name) Pure-blooded Orc Barbarian (lvl 4 equivalent): I cannot recall his name, but I do remember that he fancied drinking (even played a drinking game with Taliman...of course Taliman lost! Sheesh), brawling, and bore a rather interesting sense of humor. In situations of conflict, he constantly placed himself in front of Taliman due to extreme respect, but never against Talimans wishes (diplomatic situations etc). While he does not fancy the elf ranger, they have a relationship akin to Gimli and Legolas from LoTR (but still in early stages where they argue a lot). The Orc's skills focus on brute force with a massive stick bearing a great deal of antlers on one end to smash and crush his opponents. His natural survival instincts are quite extensive when it comes to enduring the challenges of nature, and while more simplistic in his intelligence, he tends to notice things a well educated individual may not simply because he is not looking for a complex solution.

Tiku (lvl 4 equivalent Kenku rogue): Tiku has always been a street urchin. He grew up in poverty and stole his entire life to survive. These instincts are natural to him, so often he must resist the urge. The greater the value of something, the harder it is for him to resist (Abu from Aladdin is the best way to compare). However, Taliman not only saved Tiku from loosing his second hand, but Taliman also gave Tiku purpose to his life as well as removed him from a state of poverty. As long as Tiku remains in Talimans service, he wants for nothing. For this, Tiku is completely loyal, even if fairly shy and a bit cowardly. His skill with locks and traps is beyond what one might expect from a street urchin, but then...he's been stealing his entire life and has only lost 1 hand. Tiku's skills lie more in subversion and stealth. Skilled with a dagger, and once with a bow, he seeks opportune times to strike rather than jump into the fray.

Laviel (lvl 4 equivalent Elf Ranger): Laviel was the least developed of the three serfs in Talimans company. My DM did not devote a whole lot to his personality. What I do recall, is that Laviel did not have his animal companion as all rangers do (no explanation as to why was mentioned), and he was rather direct, blunt, but quiet. Taliman and Laviel did not converse much, and if they did it was typically brief. On the other hand, Laviel and the Orc tended to engage in bouts of words quite often, which Taliman found most amusing. Laviel's skills focused on tracking, hunting and navigation through the jungles of Rivosvents kingdom.While exceedingly skilled with a bow and a longsword, he relies more on dexterity and motion than brute strength.

Now, I am not against individuals altering the characters...in fact, I recognize that this is more an offshoot. I've tried to provide the most information I can recall as a foundation. Just let me know who you would like to play. If you would like to introduce a new character to join Talimans group I am not against that, though my main goal is to find people interested in filling the already established roles.
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I would be totally interested in playing Laviel, he's just the type of character that I like.

I have absolutely no D&D experience, but if I need some I'm willing to learn. I've always been interested in getting starting just haven't had the chance.
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I would be totally interested in playing Laviel, he's just the type of character that I like.I have absolutely no D&D experience, but if I need some I'm willing to learn. I've always been interested in getting starting just haven't had the chance.


Fantastic! If you would like to converse over more specifics via PM's I am most interested. This will not be a D&D campaign per se, as in it will not be driven by any of the mechanics. We will not be rolling or anything like that. I will pull resources from the books, but that is about it. For example, since Taliman is a Level 5 sorcerer I will roleplay within the boundaries of that limitation but I will not be dealing with saves, skills etc. Instead of referring to a spell by its specified name I will simply describe the action and detail the spells effects through story. :)
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Kartha Rolein said
Fantastic! If you would like to converse over more specifics via PM's I am most interested. This will not be a D&D campaign per se, as in it will not be driven by any of the mechanics. We will not be rolling or anything like that. I will pull resources from the books, but that is about it. For example, since Taliman is a Level 5 sorcerer I will roleplay within the boundaries of that limitation but I will not be dealing with saves, skills etc. Instead of referring to a spell by its specified name I will simply describe the action and detail the spells effects through story. :)


Ah okay so its more of a normal roleplay than a D&D one, gotcha. Nah its okay for now, I'm just working on fleshing out the character a little bit more. On the basics that you gave of course. You know, working in the whole no animal companion thing and why he ended up with Taliman.
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Ah okay so its more of a normal roleplay than a D&D one, gotcha. Nah its okay for now, I'm just working on fleshing out the character a little bit more. On the basics that you gave of course. You know, working in the whole no animal companion thing and why he ended up with Taliman.


Sounds great! If you have any questions feel free to PM me! :) Hopefully we get will a couple more people.
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Clarity note: Someone has already expressed interest in the elf, so still looking for people interested in filling the roles of the Orc and the Kenku ( humanoid bird/raven-type creature)
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Remember that I am open to alternative characters if people want to create their own. This is an offshoot rp.
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Awesome. Which character seems more to your liking, the orc or the kenku?
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I have a character i'd love to see grow, a Tiefling barbarian character made from pathfinder

Sinder's tale starts with his father 'deathless', a skald/bard known for surviving the worst life had thrown to him. His raiding party tried for a wizards tower, but all were slain and processed for reanimation as skeletal warriors. The necromancer fossilized all the fallen tieflings skeletons to make them stronger before bringing back to un-life except for the leader whose bones he bound to steel instead. When the necromancer began to animate the dead, deathless' fiendish heritage came to pass and brought him back to life as per the raise dead instead with the steel still bound to his body in permanent living agony. He killed the necromancer with a backstab and returned victorious with a wizards tower for the clan to use as a home base.

Sinder Tarrock Is from a barbarian clan of 'giant hunter' tielflings, his mother was the successful capture of a raid on a gnomish village and the personal 'pet' of the clans Skald. When she died giving birth to a child, he possessed the same metallic sheen on his skin as his father did on his horns so there was no mistaking his heritage. This small creature was malformed with oversized forearms with hands like mittens and a flesh of grey. His father took every pleasure in starving and kicking the child about, trying to kill him off in every way but murder. For over a decade the child's skin grew thick in body and mind as he molded a burning hate for his father until finally he could take no more and challenged his father to a duel at the top of the wizards tower for all to see.

The cocky bard agreed for the chance to finally be rid of the stain to his bloodline and even laughed as the boy had to snap an iron tipped spear in half just to wield it properly. Under the rolling storm of their skygod, both climbed the outside of the tower from opposing sides and faced off on the sloped tile roof. like an ape, the boy threw himself at his father in a barbaric rage to begin climbing up the man to plant the jagged wood into the collarbone like a flag of first blood, then the lightning struck. The tallest point for miles, with a skeleton of steel and an iron tipped pole sticking out. The gods judged the man and found him weak while the son climbed back down with his fathers body to begin the funeral pyer. But he wasn't done yet.

Since the founding of the tower, the Tarrock clan has started forging their own items mostly by casting stolen molten metals into molds, Sinder took one such mold and set it under the pyre with some guiding troughs so that as his fathers bones melted they would fill the mold and shape them into a weapon that would be far too large for him to use, if not for his over-sized arms. He took his father as a weapon and seeks to earn his father's pride by dragging him from fight to fight to show him just how strong his son truly is.

His first destination as an adventurer was to the gnomish settlement of his mother, While not immediately welcome, he explained his heritage and plight. The elders agreed to convene a suitable challenge and reward in the way of tending to a pack of gnolls hounding the township. He took one guide with him to get him to the pack settlement without needless incidents that would exhaust him before when he was needed. The settlement was a hollow, not even a cave just a windblock of carved earth the previous tenant of a dire bear called home.... That gave him a plan.

He went to the village to acquire three odd tools, a pick, a yoke and ten buckets. He got the buckets filled with water by the river where he slathered him from horn to heel in mud and carried them by yoke to the top of the settlement. At the top of the cavern was a single tree, its roots running deep and forming the frame of the windblock. He worked the pick to loosen the earth between the roots then put a bucket of water to the churned dirt. The weight of the tree and the muddy land were enough that all it took was a few mighty blows to bring earth and wood down in a great crash, felling half the pack at once with him to deal with the rest in melee. It was not an easy fight and it was hard won but it was won.

He returned to the village and was granted his gnomish status by the Elders and they took his morbid weapon to their craftsmen who reforged it into a masterwork weapon with a minor enchantment to bathe it in a heatless flame, just to look cool and free his hands from the need of a torch. Now he travels to seek out mighty deeds to do and show his father what sort of hero he can be.

His weapon has been various kinds, greatsword, large warhammer, Haliberd, scythe, falchion, re-flavored to different campaigns but always of the oversized quality for the 3 foot tiefling with monkeygrip and as many feats/traits/enchantments to use ever bigger weapons.
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So who do we have confirmed, heavy fighter, sorcerer, fast fighter, now we need a thief/bard/ninja?
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Well, I have some ideas for that last one, if you want to know. Do you accept D&D dragonborn?
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Any room for a Yuan-Ti character?
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I apologize, it has been 3 days since the last post. I have been unable to even access the site at all. For this story I really want to focus on keeping to the original design/structure. Right now, the group has:

Himo: Played by PrincessOfMyBedroom
Orc is being replaced by knighthawk's character (still a barbarian) to fill that role while meeting the same group design parameters (serf to Taliman, bought from the slave auction etc).

The Kenku rogue remains open, and I would rather he be filled than another replacement or addition if at all possible. If the role is not filled in another few days (assuming I can access the website) then I may consider alternatives at that time.
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