[OOC] Forgotten Realms: Tales of the Dead

[Dark Cloud]

Well I am just a little busy right now and I have a lot of stuff IRL to do so I just need to take a little time on the character.

[Sigil]

@knighthawk
Turning Undead with a Princess Bride reference. Bravo, man. That was gold.

[Elitestpotato]

Could I play a Doppelganger?

[DMZ]

@SigilI did not catch that one. Huh.

@ElitestpotatoI set no limits on what one plays, as long as it's balanced. If you can balance a doppelganger...sure?

Though for the record, if this means your doppelganger won't have a personality of its own, I would rather not have the character play at all.

[Elitestpotato]

@SigilI did not catch that one. Huh.

@ElitestpotatoI set no limits on what one plays, as long as it's balanced. If you can balance a doppelganger...sure?

Though for the record, if this means your doppelganger won't have a personality of its own, I would rather not have the character play at all.

@DMZ

May I pm you a basic CS to see if you approve?

[DMZ]

@ElitestpotatoYou're free to either PM or post one here.

[Elitestpotato]

So, I made a character. I have to still write up the biography but I wanted to see what you thought of the character before I do that.

Kevard

Name: Kevard Celer

Age: 30

Class: Warlord

Gender: Male

Length(preferably in meters): 1.828 (6ft)

Race: Half-Demon (Balor/human)

Racial benefits: +2 Dex, +2 Chr, Darkvision, 5% resistance to fire, immunity to poison

Appearance (descriptive or photo): Kevard stands at 6 feet even and weighs 162 pounds. He appears as if he is 20. He has slightly (purposely) messy short dirty blond hair. His eyes are completely black. His face is clean shaven. His face is also thin but very handsome. He dons leather armor over commoner clothing. His skin has the slightest redish tint.

Stats:
STR: 10
DEX: 14 (12+2)
CON: 8
INT: 13
WIS: 10
CHR: 20 (18+2)

Spells: None

Skills:(pick 3-10 most noticeable)

Abysmal- 100

Draconic- 100

Common- 100

Sliver Tongued- 90

Charm- 90

Natural Commander- 60

Natural Born Leader- 50

Dual Wielding Swordsman- 40

Abilities:(max 10, see Abilities)

Nightmare- Enemy that tries to attack Kevard psychically is overcome with a waking nightmare. Enemy is rendered unconscious.

Hellish Intent- Kevard's regular smile turns into a frown and his eyes seem to turn into a never ending pool of black. The target becomes Frightened.

Demonic Form- His skin turns dark grey and merges with his armor. A red mist follows Kevard around. He sprouts giant bat-like wings granting him the ability to fly. Can only stay in this form for a few minutes, but this time extends as he gains more experience. Gains +2 Str, +4 Con, and +4 Intimidate bonuses, as well as +2 Natural AC in this form.

Demonic Tactics- Kevard has knowledge, imbedded in him from his father, of the tactics of the damned.

Abysmal Blades- Kevard's blades begin burning with the fires of the Abyss.

Sliver Tongue- able to talk himself out of most situations.

Quick n' Swift- Kevard's fighting style is One that values pinpointing weaknesses and quickly exploiting them with his swords.

Natural Born Leader- in a combat situation, Kevard's aura becomes one that demands attention and respect. His allies are more inclined to listen to every he says and he can effectively lead them.

Armor: Kevard wears light leather armor. It is bleached white with the Abysmal word for "Luck" emblazoned on the chest.

Weapons: Dual curved swords (

Sword

). They are etched with Draconic symbols and of a dark colored metal.

Items: Demonic Summoning Book (he does not actually use it, except for show)

Gold: 22G, 91S, 480C

Biography:

[DMZ]

@ElitestpotatoYour racial benefits are only positives, so I would be inclined to use the default anti-demon measures in the game. Are you okay with that or do you wish to add 1/2 negatives to the list? For example, an Elf has +2 to DEX, but -2 to STR.

Natural Born Leader: I'm not sure how much the other players will appreciate the potential loss of control(permanent Suggestion effect), so how about changing this to give some passive bonuses, instead?

I'd like some statistics on the swords.

As for your more direct damage abilities(Abysmal blades, Quick and Swift, for example), could you specify what they will do(such as the blade doing say, +2 fire/acid/cold damage or similar effects)? I can integrate quick and Swift into the game as a passive ability, so that one doesn't require changing per se. It'd be nice to have a clear description of what would change.

[DMZ]

To clarify a few things: Whenever I post, I will allow for a 3 day period during which I expect posts from all of you. At the 3 day mark I send a PM to ask what's up with the post, repeated once every two days after that.

If any of you would like a different schedule, don't be shy to PM, yell, or post it here. So far this system seems to have worked fine, in no small part due to the active participation of @knighthawk and @Sigil

[Sigil]

Wow, yeah. Totally missed that little chunk of obviousness with my last IC post. Must be under the influence of corn flakes and Coke.

Nope, no milk.

[DMZ]

@SigilI was wondering why you didn't start attacking Erepar when Raa mentioned it :P

[Sigil]

You know, I'm afraid I'm going to have to take a Mulligan on this one. Let's chalk it up to his chaotic alignment and soldier on. Will post something more substantial when I have a moment this evening.

[DMZ]

@SigilI don't quite follow. If you'd like me to give you more material to work with, I can do that.

[Sigil]

@DMZ
What I mean to say is, I (for whatever reason) did not pick up on the bit about him being turned to stone, and continued to react as if he were merely held or unconscious. That being said, it would be unfair for me to insist that something change for my lack of observation. Hence, taking a Mulligan, saying oops, and continuing as if I was fully aware of what went down without change of action on my part, likewise with no change of action on yours.

If a reason must be given for Keystone's alteration of outlook on the situation, I'll give the excuse that he's got a Chaotic alignment and as such was subject to a radical change of mind. (Besides, Flesh to Stone can be easily countered at a later time by Stone to Flesh, so it might not be "harm" in the strictest sense.)

Meantime, I'm going to move on and pretend like this is what I intended all along, whistle nonchalantly, and hope nobody notices.

[DMZ]

@SigilNobody notices what?

You're also clearly not a D&D player :D

[Sigil]

Heavens no. Never touch the stuff. You know what people were saying about it back in the '80s? Scary.

[DMZ]

@SigilOh well, I guess the game's going to be harder if you downright refuse to even look around for magic items. Or take them as they are offered xD

[Sigil]

Hey, a little slack, Mr. GM, he offered the wand to the Paladin. I took my meds and I'm all observant now.

[DMZ]

@SigilI suggest you read my posts again. It's not the wand I'm talking about ;)

[Sigil]

Crap.

It is at this time that I would like to thank you very sincerely. You see, it's quite possible that I have been living with a heretofore undiagnosed neurological disorder that prevents me from noting, and responding to, things that are face-sittingly obvious to everyone else around me. You may very well have saved my life, and the lives of those dear to me. You have my gratitude.

With your permission, I should like to edit my last IC post to reflect that Keystone is, in all likelihood, smarter than myself.

Unrelated note - love the new avatar.