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[D&D 4E - RECRUIT] GIANT ANTS : Looking for Leader and/or Striker/Controller
tastydonuts
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ITS FRAKKING ANTS, MAN.
ITS FRAKKING ANTS, MAN.
This is a short adventure featuring giant ants, and of course other monsters, attacking a town. This thread is a recruitment thread for two RESERVE spots, as it's kinda post holiday and they're not around! OH NOES!@?!!!@#$
Anyway, The reserve spot is open for a leader and striker roles only. If you are interested in potentially playing a leader or striker in this game, please see below.
A. A bunch of sentences that describe how the game is run.
Table:
Current title: GIANT ANTS COLON ITS FUCKING ANTS, MAN.
Time Zone: I live in the Eastern Standard Time Zone, so the play time will kind of be more favorable to that zone. (8am-12am) or something similar to that, assuming RL doesn't kick my ass.
Starting Level: 2 - See DMG for information on starting a second level character.
Creation rules: 22 Points Flat (And a 3d3-5 Roll). The roll is of mechanical importance. Do not roll it yet.
Target start: Already active.
Medium: PBP only
Maptool version: N/A
Maptools Session Length: N/A
The Table - Rules: Not too serious/rigid interpretation of the ruleset.
The Table - Content: Look at the title. Think.
Difficulty: Challenging would be the word for this.
Experience Required: A basic understanding of how to play would be great?
Books Required: Any 4E content is allowed, at my discretion. Don't be a dick?
List of acceptable races:
Be it because their flavour doesn't fit the game or because I just don't like em as player characters, the others aren't acceptable at all. I'm sorry for the inconvenience that may cause.
List of acceptable classes:
Current title: GIANT ANTS COLON ITS FUCKING ANTS, MAN.
Time Zone: I live in the Eastern Standard Time Zone, so the play time will kind of be more favorable to that zone. (8am-12am) or something similar to that, assuming RL doesn't kick my ass.
Starting Level: 2 - See DMG for information on starting a second level character.
Creation rules: 22 Points Flat (And a 3d3-5 Roll). The roll is of mechanical importance. Do not roll it yet.
Target start: Already active.
Medium: PBP only
Maptool version: N/A
Maptools Session Length: N/A
The Table - Rules: Not too serious/rigid interpretation of the ruleset.
The Table - Content: Look at the title. Think.
Difficulty: Challenging would be the word for this.
Experience Required: A basic understanding of how to play would be great?
Books Required: Any 4E content is allowed, at my discretion. Don't be a dick?
List of acceptable races:
- All PHB Races.
- All PHB2 Races, yes. even Deva.
- Robats are allowed too (Warforged)
Be it because their flavour doesn't fit the game or because I just don't like em as player characters, the others aren't acceptable at all. I'm sorry for the inconvenience that may cause.
List of acceptable classes:
- I am specifically looking for a reserve leader, and a reserve striker.
- I'm going to have to pass on monks, assassins, barbarians, and ardents. Sorry.
- This game has the amenities and tech level of an late 1800s era civilization, including indoor plumbing. I still haven't figured out why I put this sentence here.
B. What am I looking for?
To the extent that is reasonably possible, I would say being able to post at least once a day is a must. Being able to post more would be nice. The base requirements for playing would be that you participate in the IC thread - post a day, at least... hopefully more? I'm fairly active during the weekdays with posting, barring any unusual RL circumstances or being busy. I don't expect you to live and breathe this, it's just a game ffs, but yea... it is just a game, meaning if you don't post you shouldn't feel slighted if you're replaced or whatever.
Really important note: activity includes non-combat. Despite its brevity and absurdity, it's still a roleplaying game. A party full of strong, silent types is not what I'm looking for, even with this game. All characters should be made with the baseline assumption that they will join a group for this adventure. Also, no evil characters. So, what am I looking for at this point?
A post, with the following responses:
Really important note: activity includes non-combat. Despite its brevity and absurdity, it's still a roleplaying game. A party full of strong, silent types is not what I'm looking for, even with this game. All characters should be made with the baseline assumption that they will join a group for this adventure. Also, no evil characters. So, what am I looking for at this point?
A post, with the following responses:
What is he looking for? wrote:1) Current pbp games you are in or run. If you feel you were awesome in some game or whatever you can mention past ones too?
2) Availability M-F for maek post, and time zone you are in.
3) A brief description of your striker or leader character's appearance and personality.
4) You woke up in the morning because the alarm ritual gave a warning, and you don't think you're going to make it on time. By the time you grab your sword(or rod, or whatever) and you give yourself a look you're on the battlefield just in time to see the airships fly by… (Behind a spoiler, reply in character to that).
You don't need to fully generate a character, I don't expect one here. Just what I asked for in this post is fine, especially because this is just a reserve post.
At this point since I'm not sure of the situation, I'm only looking for a player candidates in the event that my dudes have gone on a forum vacation sufficiently long enough to put the needs of the many over the needs of the few or w/e. They were a leader and a striker! You don't need to reserve a post, not like there's a line or whatever. It's highly likely that my recruiting pattern for this will continue to skew towards people who haven't had a chance to be in any games though (just in general). I would prefer that you only put in one submission here per person.
The tone of this game runs more on the lines of a "B-horror movie." That said, it'd be a good idea to have a concept that falls along the lines of characters found in such movies.
So in summary: I'm looking for a leader and striker characters in the event that I need a new leader and/or striker character. A brief post with what I asked for in part B is sufficient. I don't need more and please don't bother with less. Please do not PM me with your concept and if you have any other questions about this just post them here, thanks.
PS: No Shaman. Just kidding. No, I'm not.
“I used to draw, hard to admit that I used to draw...”
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No current pbp's
2) Availability M-F for maek post, and time zone you are in.
Pacific time zone, easy to make posts several times a day.
3) A brief description of your striker or leader character's appearance and personality.
Matthias is a half-elf cleric, long golden locks and sky blue eyes. He is clean shaven, all the time. He is a bit of an egomaniac; confident that he can accomplish anything but requiring heaps of recognition when he does even the simplest of tasks. He is the right man for your job, no matter what the task. And if he's not, he'll find a way to get somebody else to do it for him. He is an action hero in every sense of the word: daring, suave, and most of all, totally clueless.
4) You woke up in the morning because the alarm ritual gave a warning, and you don't think you're going to make it on time. By the time you grab your sword(or rod, or whatever) and you give yourself a look you're on the battlefield just in time to see the airships fly by… (Behind a spoiler, reply in character to that).
Unsheathing his sword he charges forward with a loud roar and breaks into a full sprint. Shortly afterwords he becomes tired and slows his pace. 'How far away is the battle?!' Matthias slows to a walk and runs his gauntlet through his hair again. He says to himself, 'Not to worry Matthias, your entrance will be glorious. Bards will sing epic songs of your heroic deeds in saving the day.'
Also add Controller to the list of roles, but not Psions. I edited the topic to reflect this, and I'll update the body of the OP accordingly sometime either tonight or tomorrow.
Baern (Invoker, Divine, Dwarf, Controller) [Dortmunder] (Sheet)
And those who may be departing... :U
Ginnaletha (Artificer, Arcane, Eladrin, Leader) [Cleonicus] (Sheet)
-Though I haven't been in any D&D php games, in SE I was a member of Glossolalia from almost the beginning, and I'm also a member of Gloss presents: The RADlands. In CF I've only been a part of a few games such as phalla and Betrayal, but I've followed along with many of the 4e games this past year, and I feel as though I'm finally ready to actually join in the fun
2) Availability M-F for maek post, and time zone you are in.
-I'm pretty available during the week, aside from school and such, and I'm usually on the forums everyday. I live in California, so PST
3) A brief description of your striker or leader character's appearance and personality.
Zacharich Braff - Human Tactical Warlord
Zachariah is a large man, standing at about 6'2" and weighing in at around 280 pounds. With his broad shoulders, black eyepatch, and a face reminiscent of Ahab (minus the haunting visage), Zach is the perfect build for a sea captain, or so he was. After a particularly viscous battle at sea, his entire outfit was destroyed, and presumably died, under his command. He awoke the next day, barely conscious and set adrift aboard a large plank of wood, but alive. His makeshift raft floated along for another few days before finally landing in Ambrose, where he was taken in by a local farming family. He had only just begun working on the farm in exchange for rent, when the ants attacked.
4) You woke up in the morning because the alarm ritual gave a warning, and you don't think you're going to make it on time. By the time you grab your sword(or rod, or whatever) and you give yourself a look you're on the battlefield just in time to see the airships fly by…
That is, if I get to the battle in time
"How far away did Marybelle say this place was?", He announces to no one in particular, "If we were aboard one of those airships, we would have surely been there by now"
Walking is such a pain in the ass, although I suppose it is a must. I still don't understand why those prissy little airship captains wouldn't let me aboard. I was probably serving before those little ingrates were in diapers.
Up ahead, the sounds of battle begin to echo across the hills. The screams of the dieing seem to blend in with the sounds of metal on flesh, and vice versa. The image of his former ship up in flames flashes across Zach's eyelids, and he grips his sword tighter still.
Gods, I hope we get there in time...
2. Available at most all times, in Mountain Time Zone
3. Tanglar Half-breed, Half-Orc Avenger of Melora
Tanglar's mother was found by elvish agents of a temple of Melora, after a brutish orc raid on a human village. Normally, the elves would have left her as a sacrifice to nature, yet something stayed their hand. Nine months later, Tanglar was born. While his mother died in childbirth, Tanglar lived, destined for something greater. The druids and priests raised Tanglar, but the proud elves told him from birth that his nature, part human and part orc, was a sin against the natural order, an abomination. Training him in martial abilities, they taught him that only by bringing nature's justice to abominations like himself could Melora ever forgive the sin of his birth. For his first assignment, his masters in his temple have told him to seek out a colony of ants, enlarged beyond natural means, and eradicate them.
Some notes re strikers in general, as well as leaders. Not so much for you to build a sheet from, but just to give a better indicator of what vague idea I"m looking for were it to be expressed in powers and abilities.
Leaders may want to try and get a little bit of well, oomph with healing. Damage is likely to be spread out as when the titular Giant Ants arrive.
Strikers may want to consider having some kind of controller utility in design. There will be ants.
Controllers are fine.
Anyhoo, gonna wait to see how this all plays out before I give what's posted a deeper look. Thanks for your interest!
EST, available during the day for RP posting but since I can't bring my books to work, fights would have to be after 7pm or so. Unless someone is willing to answer mechanics questions during the day, that is.
"Go to the front? Do I look like infantry to you?"
"I don't care where the other archers are!"
"Yes, of course I have a sword as well, but if it's come to that then I should probably be showing them my backside anyhow."
"Fine, whatever you say."
"I told you where I'm going, to the bloody forest!"
b) relatedly, do you allow Hybrids?
1) Current pbp games you are in or run. If you feel you were awesome in some game or whatever you can mention past ones too?
None.
2) Availability M-F for maek post, and time zone you are in.
I'm good all week to maek poast. I'm in EST.
3) A brief description of your striker or leader character's appearance and personality.
Evosin-Dwarf Wizard (Lots of cold spells)
Evosin stands at 4'5" nothing special for a dwarf. Weighing in at 175lb he looks as silly as you can imagine for a dwarf in cloth armour. He hails from the mountains and thus only believes in spells that invoke the same sensation of cold harsh winds that he had to deal with most of his life. He has a large brown beard and a receding hair line that he could care less about. Those who mock him about it receive a punch to the face. He hates insects hell hates things that look like insects and closes both eyes and widly cast spells or breaks down and whimpers. You should have been there at the feast when a spider was present in the pie. Conjured up wizard curtains and cried oh how did he cry.
4) You woke up in the morning because the alarm ritual gave a warning, and you don't think you're going to make it on time. By the time you grab your sword(or rod, or whatever) and you give yourself a look you're on the battlefield just in time to see the airships fly by… (Behind a spoiler, reply in character to that).
After some time has passed "Well I don't have to touch them do I?"
I'm awful at writing but I hope to have some fun with this.
Hybrids are kind of a no go. I don't have anything against them, it's just that there isn't enough info out there on them for them to be played in a mechanically smooth manner, imo. unless there's been another article(s) posted about hybrids since the first two. I don't really follow the magazines at all.
@Quoth: well, on your character sheet all your powers and junk would be there for you! So you probably won't need the book at all save for leveling really.. there's online info too via ddi. the rest of the rules knowledge would be pretty much ask-basis. it's my job to know
In addition to how many games were played and the other information asked for, one of the major factors for consideration for this particular round of replacing was how easily/smoothly I could insert a character into the ongoing narrative while removing two characters in the process. Since I absolutely needed a leader, that meant that the positioning was kinda dependent on which one of the two leaders I picked.
Since both characters would basically end up being put in the same way and both haven't been in any pbps here, it came down to mechanics. And mechanically, I was aiming more towards a more healing balanced leader, and well... Cleric. Even as a battle cleric (which is what the character reads more as, I think) Recovery Strike alone gives the edge. So! The role of leader will be going to REG Rysk.
As far as the Striker/Controller spot goes, it was interesting. Two of you could be written in as victims of circumstance, which kind of gels well with the way most of the party has come together. I kind of liked that approach more than having two people just walk into where the party is from outside, which was the situation that I decided on for the leader, so I ran with that. Given close quarter nature of how both the next encounter and the ants in general will be fighting, another melee/close ranged combatant seemed like less of a good idea, given my assumption that the cleric isn't a full-on healing kind of character. Since one character has a fear of insects, it he seemed would be unlikely to be around an abandoned mansion by a lake, as there would be tons of insects there, not even of the giant variety. So, the striker/controller spot goes to Quoth.
I waited until friday as this should provide sufficient time for you guys to generate full level 2 characters, as per dmg and all. If you have any questions regarding this, or if you can't play, lemme know. Thanks again for your interest.
So, TL;DR version: REG Rysk's Cleric and Quoth's ranger (looks/reads like a ranger, could be a seeker) are it. Thanks for posting!
also~ there is a third game I do plan on running soonish (in the coming months?) as well.
Just to clarify on magic items, because I know it's jacked up prior to level 5 really, a level 1, 2, 3 and level 1 item in gold?
Also need to know if choice of Diety matters...I want him to be of Sune because, as he would say, 'she is hot'
The game leans towards a loose ruleset, to keep it in line with its B-Movie roots.
Either of you can post your sheets on MW or Orokos... Your choice. I prefer MW since it doesn't require me to log into DDI in order to view a power description though. I don't know if you have DDI Quoth, but if you do, you can throw your stuff up there too.
Here's Matthias on Orokos
EDIT: The MW one
Edit: nevermind, I just took both.
Ah well have fun all making that little character was fun now I have something to go to in case something else comes up.
oh well I suppose
I thought you would have picked different powers though, lol.
Since you're leaving 2 of you NADs kind of low, you may want to invest in an Amulet of Protection +1. iirc there's one floating in the party currently, but you wouldn't be able to get it as you're kind of coming in just at the start of a major fight. :U
@Cow: Yea, if it was the start of the game then the fear would have worked out nicely. But in the current situation, it worked against you.
@Tommy: Sorry!
@Quoth: everything is wrong! ;p
Kidding! But you do get your choice of 1 level 3 magic item, 1 level 2 magic item, 1 level 1 magic item and 360 gp since you're starting off at level 2.
Looking at your scores you've put 14 into STR but you lean more towards ranged combat (primaries would be DEX/WIS/CON). A score set of 10 STR/12 CON/18 DEX/10 INT/16 WIS/10 CHA may be a little more efficient, or if you want to fully optimize your strengths at the expense of everything else, you can go with a 10 STR/11 CON/20 DEX/10 INT/14 WIS/8 CHA build. I would recommend against that though. You can keep it as is too, totally your call.
You do need the magic items though (math of the game pretty much requires em). Again, an Amulet of Protection is recommended (it's a level 1 item, costs 360 gp). I don't know if you have adventurer's vault or not but if you want more options for items, you can actually just download the character builder trial from wizard's. I think it has everything for a character all up to level 3. That's about it for now.
14 STR/11 CON/18 DEX/10 INT/14 WIS/10 CHA <-- Ranged Favored Balance?
10 STR/12 CON/18 DEX/10 INT/16 WIS/10 CHA <-- Balanced Ranged
10 STR/11 CON/20 DEX/10 INT/14 WIS/8 CHA <-- Maximized Ranged
But in the end, you may be just fine with what you have. While the game definitely leans towards a "challenging" difficulty, I'm not going to murder you guys. Much.
The magic itams are must though, and then you're good to go. Though I'd suggest throwing up the power descriptions into your sheets so you won't need the books for teh combats too~.
Since you guys are really part of the game now though, I think we should direct further posts into the OOC thread so as not to bump other games/etc off the first page anymore than I do with my game threads already. ;p