[OOC] Enter The Lichberg: Round Robin Dungeon-Crawling Adventure!

[Disciple Cain]

I'm definitely interested in this, and will probably start working on my character as soon as possible (tonight, or tomorrow). I do have one question though, I don't know if I've missed this, but what races are there to play? I know that somebody else has done an orc that has been accepted, so are we talking the traditional, dwarves, orcs, halflings, elves, etc?

@NowIGiveUp

Anything more gimmicky than the traditional ones might be pushing the envelope a little too far. But, considering we already have an Orc, yeah. That would seem about appropriate.

[Scrapula]

I'm definitely interested in this, and will probably start working on my character as soon as possible (tonight, or tomorrow). I do have one question though, I don't know if I've missed this, but what races are there to play? I know that somebody else has done an orc that has been accepted, so are we talking the traditional, dwarves, orcs, halflings, elves, etc?

@NowIGiveUp

I intended this setting to be as open-ended as possible. You can feel free to play a race of your own creation if you want, just try to explain what that race is. Of course, there's no shame in playing a good old, reliable human/dwarf/orc/elf/hobbit/bobbit/lizardman!

[Disciple Cain]

Also, @Scrapula, I'm going to have Kiarda's full ability list up in a bit. And her equipment.

Or, at least tomorrow. Something like that.

[NowIGiveUp]

Working on my character now! So, I was wondering, can anyone think of a better name for lizardmen than, well, lizardmen?

[Disciple Cain]

Working on my character now! So, I was wondering, can anyone think of a better name for lizardmen than, well, lizardmen?

@NowIGiveUp

Slith.

[NowIGiveUp]

Slith.

@Disciple Cain

That was crazily quick. Sort of reminds me of something... I mean I don't know it from anywhere but I swear it sounds similar to something. So where'd it come from anyway?

[Disciple Cain]

Slith'zerikai, @NowIGiveUp. It came from a very, very old game released back in '95. I played it when I was a kid, and only a few years ago the complete trilogy came out as freeware and the source code has been released as well. Point and click sort of fantasy adventure with a lot of really great story telling and well done tactical turn-based combat.

It has since been redone for younger gamers to see in all new isometric glory.

Exile, now known as Avernum. They've already rebooted their first two Exile games, and I'm pretty sure the third will be coming out soon enough.

[Scrapula]

Hey everyone, sorry about not being very active these past few days. I've transitioned straight from finals to planning my vacation, and I ended up neglecting this OOC!

That said, I will most likely not be around for Wednesday and Thursday. If you post any updates to your CS (or any new CS), I won't be able to read them until later. Sorry for making you all wait so long for this rp! ^^;

[Sigurd]

Hey everyone, sorry about not being very active these past few days. I've transitioned straight from finals to planning my vacation, and I ended up neglecting this OOC!

That said, I will most likely not be around for Wednesday and Thursday. If you post any updates to your CS (or any new CS), I won't be able to read them until later. Sorry for making you all wait so long for this rp! ^^;

@Scrapula

Have a great time on your vacation!

[Disciple Cain]

@NowIGiveUp
Can't wait to see what your lizardmin will be adding to this motley crew of absurd characters. @Sigurd A beef muscle brute orc with a speech impediment and a distrust of magic. @Scarifar A plucky young sorceress with stars in her eyes and a love of life and discovery. A three hundred year-old relic with wild social cues and a blood fetish. And now a lizardmin. I simply cannot wait.

[Disciple Cain]

Role call. All the players still alive? I mean, I'm supposed to be the undead one in here.

[Sigurd]

@Disciple CainReporting in.

[Scarifar]

Here.

[NowIGiveUp]

Here. Sorry the character is taking so long, I'll hopefully have it completed tonight, and if not, tomorrow. If people want to start I'm happy to catch up, but I gather Scrapula is busy so I presume I have a little more time. Are we waiting on anyone else for character sheets? @Disciple Cain Thanks for the race name idea, and also Exile/Avernum seems very interesting, I'll have to have another look at it (after RP work, of course.)

[Disciple Cain]

@NowIGiveUp
You have a lot of time to work with since Scrapula is off cavorting across the lands somewhere. Also, you're welcome.

I was just making sure everyone who submitted interest/a character is still here and ready to rock.

[Sigurd]

I make a magic-loathing orc and suddenly I have to play with two spellcasters.

[Disciple Cain]

@Sigurd
Well I don't know what you were expecting. If anything, there's a lot of potential interaction and a lot of room for character development. I mean, he'll be talking with someone who is very far out of their time. Kiarda is likely to know the earlier history of the orcs.

Olfin will be talking about long past orcish heroes or legends or somesuch and Kiarda will just pepper in, "Oh, I remember him... quite a quirky fellow. You see, he..." and then she'll go on about her strange adventures as a sorceress in the world three hundred years ago.

Gosh I'm going to have fun with that.

[Sigurd]

@Sigurd
Well I don't know what you were expecting. If anything, there's a lot of potential interaction and a lot of room for character development. I mean, he'll be talking with someone who is very far out of their time. Kiarda is likely to know the earlier history of the orcs.

Olfin will be talking about long past orcish heroes or legends or somesuch and Kiarda will just pepper in, "Oh, I remember him... quite a quirky fellow. You see, he..." and then she'll go on about her strange adventures as a sorceress in the world three hundred years ago.

Gosh I'm going to have fun with that.

@Disciple Cain

I know, hence the ''.

[knighthawk]

I Just found this page and I hope it is struggling but not dead.

Litch

Name:
Maestro
Race:
Formerly half-elf
Personality:
The work, the work is all that matters.
Math, math is the music of the universe, everything is mathematical, everything is quantifiable. If math is the music of the universe and music is math perfected. Therefore there MUST be a perfect song, a song of the universe. Such things take time, time to do the math: years, decades, centuries. Meaningless to the math. Death is an inconvenience, not a necessity. Step one, remove the annoyance of death...
Background:
Born an orphan, raised in the church, thrown out for heresy. Picked up by a wizard, wizard died, not by me. Wizard showed me the value of knowledge and magic. Magic itself is not enough, magic as we know it rips, twists, distorts, changes.
We need scalpels, not cleavers. Sharpest edge is knowledge
Magic uses formulas, math uses formulas, music uses formulas.
Knowledge is power, bards know everything, become a bard.
Sleeping is limiting full potential, half-elf not enough to not need sleep.
Went to college, studied, learned, graduated with technical proficiency and academia, poor scores for lack of 'feeling the music' irrelevant.
Old now, work unfinished, mortality restrictive, remove mortality.
No sleep, no food, freedom to work. Much more efficent. Universe becoming more clear, very good.
Abilities:
Use Magic Device: The linchpin of his skillset is the practiced ease of using any scroll, wand, or other magic item in his arsenal. Or anyone else's arsenal as well. He possesses the strength of will and cunning mind to bend nearly any magic item to his needs, including divine devices for clerics or races beside his own like dwarven runes.
Litchdom: He has undergone the process of becoming undead through strength of will
Equipment:
Harp of harm:

Just a foot in the door before getting to far along here.

Thief

Name:
Zephyr
Race:
Sylph
Personality:
Aloof, airy, soft spoken and light on his feet, gliding more than walking and dancing when he is running, an excellent listener even if people don't know he is listening.
Background:
He was always...odd. Not counting the blue skin. His mother was a cleric to a god of luck and his dad was very lucky once. He traveled with her as she wandered, torchbearer and pot-scrubber, squire to whatever group they were part of. However, even a worshiper of luck runs out. She was in a casino when a fight broke out over cheating, a Spell went off and the casino went up in flames. Where was the god of luck then?

He was approached by the thieves guild, at minimum sorry for what happened in their casino. They took him in and taught him their ways while taking full advantage of his racial attributes. Ten years of training and he had paid off the debts and then some. He graduated as a shadowdancer, specialist in stealth, with full intent of becoming a wonderful spy.

Then a mountain appeared.

Abilities:

D&D-ish

Racial modifiers: Sylphs are more dexterous and intelligent than standard humans, if more fragile in constitution.
Racial subtype:Sylphs are outsiders with the native subtype. This is a double edged sword as it prevents him from being targeted by certain spells of the enemy like charm person or other hampering effects, but it also prevents certain buffing spells from targeting his alien physique as well. He can be healed and harmed from spells, just not buffed and debuffed.
Darkvision: He can see in the natural darkness for 30 feet without trouble, but magical darkness still blocks his vision.
Breeze-Kissed Breezes seem to follow most sylphs wherever they go, but some sylphs are better able to control these winds than others. A Sylph with this racial trait surrounds herself with swirling winds, gaining a bonus against non-magical ranged attacks. The Sylph can calm or renew these winds as a swift action. Once per day, the Sylph can channel this wind into a single gust, making a bull rush or trip combat maneuver attempt against one creature within 30 feet. Whether or not the attempt succeeds, the winds are exhausted and no longer provide a bonus to the sylph for 24 hours. This is a supernatural ability.
Like the Wind A Sylph with this racial trait gains a +5 foot bonus to her base speed.
Whispering Wind Some sylphs are especially thin and wispy, as though they were made more of air than flesh. Sylphs with this racial trait gain a bonus on Stealth checks.
Sneak attack X3 A rouge is still a rogue, when landing a blow the enemy cannot defend against, the damage is three times as powerful
Trapfinding Aside from the skills in disabling mere normal mechanical traps better than any layman, He is also skilled in disabling Magical traps as well.
Evasion Being as agile as he is, he takes half damage when he fails to avoid a trap and none at all when he successfully avoids them altogether.
Sacred sneak attack A skill he picked up traveling with his mother, Any sneak attack he lands counts as a 'good' weapon against undead only.
Trapsense Years of failing traps has taught him how to be just a little better at avoiding the ones that actually aim for him, improving his ability to avoid targeted traps
Gloom magic "Hello darkness my old fiend..." A simple spell to dim an area near him, either on him to hide better or dim another sort of light to make broad actions easier
Uncanny dodgeA lifetime of sneaking let him keep aware when someone is sneaking around him. he can not be surprised by merely invisible opponents or be flat footed in a surprise attack.
Hide in plain sight As a graduate shadowdancer, he can use his skills in Stealth even while being observed. As long as she is within 10 feet of an area of dim light, he can hide himself from view in the open without anything to actually hide behind. He cannot, however, hide in his own shadow.
Magical talent Sometimes a spell is just quicker. With a little memorization (and a tattoo on his arm from a page in a spellbook) he can open or close any unlocked door three times a day.

Equipment:
Cloak of the hedge wizard: Divination: at will—detect magic; 1/day—detect secret doors, true strike
Burglars bracers: On command, these plain leather bracers can transform into a set of masterwork thieves’ tools. They can transform back to their bracer form with another such command.
Cap of human guise: This threadbare hat allows its wearer to alter her appearance at will as with a disguise self spell, except she can only appear as a plainly dressed Small human child, adult halfling, or adult gnome, such as a peasant, blacksmith, or shopkeeper. The wearer can slightly alter the cap’s appearance as part of the disguise, but otherwise must match the overall unremarkable look of the illusory form. Though invented and primarily used by Small humanoids, it can be used by any Small or Medium humanoid creature.
Gloves of reconnaissance: Each of these fingerless worked leather gloves look as though they have seen heavy use, and often bear the stains or scent of grass or wet mud. On command, the wearer can use the gloves to see and hear though solid material no more than 15 feet thick by placing both hands on that material. The enchantment works for up to one minute in six second intervals that need not be used consecutively.

[Disciple Cain]

Oh, no we're just awaiting our GM's return, @knighthawk.