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[D&D 4E] The Souls of Fort Dolor (Table Talk Thread) p2
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Inspired by some of the Dragon Articles, a Homebrew PBP Campaign for 5 characters.
The Souls of Fort Dolor
Background:
Fort Dolor sits on the Sarias Ridge, providing an amazing view and adequate protection of the fertile valley below. In the autumn evening the sun sets behind the three towers of the fortress, illuminating the village of Korburrow in golden light matching the acres of corn surrounding the prosperous trading post. Dolor's three guns Shadrach, Misrach, and Andegnach, crafted long ago by a master Tiefling metallurgist, reach all the way east of Korburrow to the sea beyond, where ships come in laden with goods. The 1.5 cubit alchemical shells cause bandits and invaders to give wide berth... but lately something else has been stirring in the southern woods on the outskirts of Korburrow's borders, livestock and farmhands disappearing from the fields never to be found again, houses found burned without the watch's notice, strange designs in flattened corn...
The Fort's guard has been dispatched to the borders to deal with the threat, returning in fewer numbers or not at all. The survivors say that their comrades, always the ones on watch, were simply gone without a trace.
The remaining guard stands as only a skeleton crew, with only a few of the least competent soldiers, mages, and chaplains remaining to deal with the threat and still maintain the imposing visage of Fort Dolor.
You are those ragged, unproven souls.
Defender: Zephria, doubting paladin of Erathis (dscrilla)
Striker: Ryn, emo gnome warlock (Delmain)
Controller: Morbin, the dwarven invoker of Kord (Powerpuppies)
Leader: Vetis, the Gnome Bard (Corpse RT)
Hybrid: Hadrian, a fancy pants Fighter/Warlord (Ain Soph)
The campaign notebook can be found here.
I'll be adding more as the world is explored and generated.
The Souls of Fort Dolor
Background:
Fort Dolor sits on the Sarias Ridge, providing an amazing view and adequate protection of the fertile valley below. In the autumn evening the sun sets behind the three towers of the fortress, illuminating the village of Korburrow in golden light matching the acres of corn surrounding the prosperous trading post. Dolor's three guns Shadrach, Misrach, and Andegnach, crafted long ago by a master Tiefling metallurgist, reach all the way east of Korburrow to the sea beyond, where ships come in laden with goods. The 1.5 cubit alchemical shells cause bandits and invaders to give wide berth... but lately something else has been stirring in the southern woods on the outskirts of Korburrow's borders, livestock and farmhands disappearing from the fields never to be found again, houses found burned without the watch's notice, strange designs in flattened corn...
The Fort's guard has been dispatched to the borders to deal with the threat, returning in fewer numbers or not at all. The survivors say that their comrades, always the ones on watch, were simply gone without a trace.
The remaining guard stands as only a skeleton crew, with only a few of the least competent soldiers, mages, and chaplains remaining to deal with the threat and still maintain the imposing visage of Fort Dolor.
You are those ragged, unproven souls.
Defender: Zephria, doubting paladin of Erathis (dscrilla)
Striker: Ryn, emo gnome warlock (Delmain)
Controller: Morbin, the dwarven invoker of Kord (Powerpuppies)
Leader: Vetis, the Gnome Bard (Corpse RT)
Hybrid: Hadrian, a fancy pants Fighter/Warlord (Ain Soph)
The campaign notebook can be found here.
I'll be adding more as the world is explored and generated.
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I can post >5 or so times a week (1/day minimum) i have pretty constant access to the net.
This concept had been floating in my head for a while, and I think she will fit the grim militaristic feel of Fort Dolor.
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Rerolled her. I can migrate her to myth weavers or just send you the PDF.
Zephria, doubting paladin of Erathis
Zephria, level 1
Half-Elf, Paladin
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 13, Con 16, Dex 8, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 18.
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 13, Con 14, Dex 8, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 16.
AC: 18 Fort: 14 Reflex: 11 Will: 15
HP: 31 Surges: 13 Surge Value: 7
TRAINED SKILLS
Religion +5, Insight +9, Heal +9, Diplomacy +11
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics -3, Arcana, Bluff +4, Dungeoneering +2, Endurance +1, History, Intimidate +4, Nature +2, Perception +2, Stealth -3, Streetwise +4, Thievery -3, Athletics -1
FEATS
Level 1: Combat Medic
POWERS
Paladin at-will 1: Enfeebling Strike
Paladin at-will 1: Bolstering Strike
Half-Elf: Grasping Shards
Paladin encounter 1: Shielding Smite
Paladin daily 1: On Pain of Death
ITEMS
Plate Armor, Greatsword, Longspear, Waterskin, Backpack (empty), Bedroll, Torch, Flint and Steel, Belt pouch, 4gp, 8sp, tiny silver star symbol of Corellon with elvish engravings.
Her backstory,work in progress
A warrior approaches through the dust bearing a flag tipped spear. Despite her impressive armor, she is dwarfed by her large spear and greatsword. Her frame is completely encased in gunmetal steel plate bearing the crown insignia of Erathis. She removes her helm, her beauty shining past dirt, blood and sweaty short hair. She takes a drought from her waterskin and takes weary inventory of the battlefield.
"I was once an officer of the city guard. Raised by my guardsman mother in the barracks of Korburrow. My father was an elven adventurer from far away whom I never met. I was not the greatest warrior, but my charisma and heritage elevated me to command. Untested, I was thrust into a sudden war against a large tribe of Gnolls. Soon My mother and most of my unit were dead. I helped lead the reinforcements in retaliation against the invaders. I executed my duty with a cold heart and distant gaze."
"I left the guard after finding myself unable to adjust. I was constantly reminded of my lost friends and family. Captian Hithia did not try to stop me, why would she? I was a broken solder and a dark reputation is bad for morale. I doesn't know why I chose to seek the temple of Erathis. Most are led by a vision or a visitation to seek the priests, for me it was a lack of options. I did well enough, becoming a promising paladin and accomplished healer. I did not find the solace I was seeking, not sure if I ever will "
Still waking to nightmares of her fallen troops, Zephria hopes to redeem herself. Though still shaken, she has regained some poise though her renewed faith. She wonders about her Elvin heritage, having only a small memento( a stylized holy symbol of corellion) of her father.
Her assignment to Fort Dolor fills Zephria with mixed emotions. She is rightly troubled by the ghosts of her past. Yet she also has more confidence with her new skills. she hopes to make amends for her past failings.
Wish List
Plate mail: Armor of sacrifice or Martyrs Armor
Pole Arm, great sword or fullblade: sun blade or Medics weapon
Phylactery of Divinity:
Holy Gauntlets:
Healers broach: It would be pretty cool if her fathers memento was later revealed or empowered to be this or another amulet.
Hey 'scrill. Shame I got busy, would have loved to keep the maptools thing going for a while longer. Feel free to use any source book with the noted restrictions in the OP.
He's a fancy prancy hybrid Fighter/Warlord
here's my magic item Wish list:
Lifedrinker Warhammer (+1 lvl 5, +2 lvl 10)
Light Shield of Protection (lvl 3)
Amulet of False life (+2 lvl 9)
Helm of Battle (+1 lvl 9)
I can post a few dozen times a day.
I'm still working on absorbing the PHB1 + 2, so I'm a bit reluctant to add some new playtest information just yet. Feel free to roll a 'lock or sorcerer, though.
Ain, Hadrian looks good. I like the idea of getting into metaphysical discussions with the Warforged. Bonus points if he talks like a humble HK-47
Also, I'm not super focussed on role-playing, but I do want to develop this area a little bit for a home game I'll be running, so I'll want to have at least a little bit of character interaction. Personality is fun!
2 qs:
how long will game go?
what is level spread on wishlist?
the questions are kind of related.
posted from iphone.
edit: more words, typos
If that's posted from an iPhone, why isn't stuff capitalized?
Also, ok, no monk it is. I don't know what I'll role, but it'll be a striker.
I disabled autocapitalization, and the dictionary. my iphone is jailbroken, but I do believe you can disable those features baseline as of the last os update, maybe even the one before that...
My magic item wish list:
Bold Victory Armor (Leather) (+1 lvl 4, +2 lvl 9)
Shield of Protection (Light) (lvl 3)
Boots of Striding (lvl 9)
Belt of Sacrifice (lvl 9)
I'll also be able to post quite frequently. I think it's important to note that while my character can provide comic relief, she knows when it's serious time.
Any online character sheet is fine. I'll collect all the vitals into a page on the campaign wiki anyway.
Noted. Looks decent.
Hoping for 1-20, but we might get to the end of a story arc and be done. There'll be plenty of loot to go around, but the list lets me know what you'll shoot for. You can always amend it later.
I don't mind a first timer on principle, but I will be picking between the 'richest' character, with additional plot hooks a plus, for each role slot.
To all,
I don't mind you guys inventing details about the world outside of the current adventures. It gives not only a deeper world, but also plentiful plot hooks for later.
Sorry, I meant no backgrounds as in, none of the 'background' selections that give mechanical bonuses to the character. You should still think about who your character is.
Here's a link to the sheet, though some of its contents will change:
As far as items go, I don't really have any preferences, but I guess I'll put together a wish list since its an app requirement. It will be edited into this post when it's complete.
What is the "deadline" or what have you for entries? I noticed a lot of people are throwing those out there lately.
Ryn's pro. I promise.
=P
Cant decide if a human, fire gensai, or dragonborn make a better fire sorc
Crovax.436 Steam: Crovaxan
edit: I think perhaps you meant to give Ryn 10 STR, not 20.
Winter will fill the slot of Controller.
I am able to post at all hours of the day. I just finished DMing a Keep on the Shadowfell adventure, yet this will be my first PbP game. I am excited to try one, and will be available for it's duration.
I'll post my desired items later, not really picky about them.
List of Wants
- Pact Blade
- Rod of Dark Renewal
- Rod of Corruption
- Mercurial Rod
- Some sort of delicious magic armor/robe
That's not any sort of order, just when I thought of it.He also looks forward to needling Callum Blanc about his disdain for violence, and showing his contempt for the man's cowardly concern with the ratio between profit and risk. Hardly a warrior.
Even Callum Blanc would be better than the silly girl who thinks she can play with the big boys, though. Either way, it should be a lot of fun, eh?
I can make as many posts per week as you want until I get a job, which won't happen soon. Once I get a job I can only guarantee one post a day.
edit: my wish list:
Amulet of Protection +1
Defensive Staff (+1), (+2), whatever.
Circlet of Second Chances
Darkleaf Hide Armor
Burning Gauntlets
Q1 What Gods are you allowing
Q2 what is the closure date I'll make sure to post him by then
PHB1 Gods.
[strike]I'll post the IC OP this Friday around 5.[/strike]
I've actually got 5 characters I'm pretty happy with. I'll post the IC OP later on, after I run some errands while I'm bored out of my mind talking about monopolistic competition.
Zephria, doubting paladin of Erathis
Zephria, level 1
Half-Elf, Paladin
FINAL ABILITY SCORES
Str 13, Con 16, Dex 8, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 18.
STARTING ABILITY SCORES
Str 13, Con 14, Dex 8, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 16.
AC: 18 Fort: 14 Reflex: 11 Will: 15
HP: 31 Surges: 13 Surge Value: 7
TRAINED SKILLS
Religion +5, Insight +9, Heal +9, Diplomacy +11
UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics -3, Arcana, Bluff +4, Dungeoneering +2, Endurance +1, History, Intimidate +4, Nature +2, Perception +2, Stealth -3, Streetwise +4, Thievery -3, Athletics -1
FEATS
Level 1: Combat Medic
POWERS
Paladin at-will 1: Enfeebling Strike
Paladin at-will 1: Bolstering Strike
Half-Elf: Grasping Shards
Paladin encounter 1: Shielding Smite
Paladin daily 1: On Pain of Death
ITEMS
Plate Armor, Greatsword, Longspear, Waterskin, Backpack (empty), Bedroll, Torch, Flint and Steel, Belt pouch, 4gp, 8sp, tiny silver star symbol of Corellon with elvish engravings.
Her backstory and wish list
A warrior approaches through the dust bearing a flag tipped spear. Despite her impressive armor, she is dwarfed by her large spear and greatsword. Her frame is completely encased in gunmetal steel plate bearing the crown insignia of Erathis. She removes her helm, her beauty shining past dirt, blood and sweaty short hair. She takes a drought from her waterskin and takes weary inventory of the battlefield.
"I was once an officer of the city guard. Raised by my guardsman mother in the barracks of Korburrow. My father was an elven adventurer from far away whom I never met. I was not the greatest warrior, but my charisma and heritage elevated me to command. Untested, I was thrust into a sudden war against a large tribe of Gnolls. Soon My mother and most of my unit were dead. I helped lead the reinforcements in retaliation against the invaders. I executed my duty with a cold heart and distant gaze."
"I left the guard after finding myself unable to adjust. I was constantly reminded of my lost friends and family. Captian Hithia did not try to stop me, why would she? I was a broken solder and a dark reputation is bad for morale. I doesn't know why I chose to seek the temple of Erathis. Most are led by a vision or a visitation to seek the priests, for me it was a lack of options. I did well enough, becoming a promising paladin and accomplished healer. I did not find the solace I was seeking, not sure if I ever will "
Still waking to nightmares of her fallen troops, Zephria hopes to redeem herself. Though still shaken, she has regained some poise though her renewed faith. She wonders about her Elvin heritage, having only a small memento( a stylized holy symbol of corellion) of her father.
Her assignment to Fort Dolor fills Zephria with mixed emotions. She is rightly troubled by the ghosts of her past. Yet she also has more confidence with her new skills. she hopes to make amends for her past failings.
Wish List
Plate mail: Armor of sacrifice or Martyrs Armor
Pole Arm, great sword or fullblade: sun blade or Medics weapon
Phylactery of Divinity:
Holy Gauntlets:
Healers broach: It would be pretty cool if her fathers memento was later revealed or empowered to be this or another amulet.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=91220
PSN: SAW776
PM Me a backstory/ character concept, I might bring you in later as a surprise alternate. Bonus points if you can tie in to the world/existing PC backstories.
lol. yea.
I took my link down.
You should start your game up again, inf. If anything in pbp format.
Jesus it's a bear!