CoffeeIncluded
2013-01-11, 09:28 AM
AKA the best PbP. We're on our third in-character and our seventh out-of-character thread. Basically what happened was that another player and I joined onto a game after a couple people dropped out, the group got along wonderfully, and when the old DM stopped posting I went out and looked for a new DM. He made a DMPC, a new campaign, and it's gotten to the point where if I don't see new posts when I wake up in the morning, I immediately wonder what happened. I guess I'll be the main poster, but I'd like everyone else in the game to post too (hint!).
Anyway, on to the cast.
Kurt Loderr
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/Kurt.png A dwarven barbarian/crusader with a greataxe, and the cleric likes casting Enlarge Person on him. I'll let you draw the conclusions as to how much damage he deals. Let's just say this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nrCvjg6nsI) is highly appropriate, especially when he's raging. He's put raging orcs at -30. Kurt's a fantastic meatshield; if he ever goes down, then we're all probably going down with him. Out of combat, he's quiet but thoughtful and a valuable, loyal ally and friend.
Miriam Sunwatcher
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/MiriamRevamp-1.png
A human cleric of St. Cuthbert, she took vow of poverty after learning about some nasty truths about her past--that her mentor was really just an old creepy pervert who was taking advantage of her, and many young women before her. Or at least we think they're truths. Actually, we're not entirely sure what actually happened, and we're dealing with it right now. She's extremely serious, to the point of being dour, and is probably the most mentally fragile of the party. She has a tendency to lecture others about what they should be doing morally and thinks that everyone else in the party is just plain greedy. My character thinks she's selfless to the point of being self destructive, and thinks she's also blaming herself for something that wasn't her fault. In combat, Miriam's a buffer and heal-bot.
Mithril Rola
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/Mithril.png
A human wizard, Mithril decided to go adventuring because of her thirst for knowledge--she wants to learn everything in the world. She loves her magic, but is very cautious about its applications, and even though she's a generalist she doesn't like using enchantment spells on principle. Mithril's also rather naive about how the world works and blames herself for any misfortunes that happen to them or people close to them.
Natalia Bolts
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/Natalia-1.png
My character, Natalia Bolts is a human rogue/swashbuckler (I'm going the daring outlaw route) TWF-er. I originally conceived of Natalia as a cross between Wiress and Luna Lovegood, but she's become a cross between Wiress and River Tam. Natalia's a genius--despite being a rogue her intelligence score is higher than her dexterity score, and this was deliberate. Even though Natalia's brilliant, her thought processes are tangled at best and she's basically incapable of speaking a clear coherent sentence. She's always wanted to learn magic but everyone in her hometown forbade it, as they were petrified of the prospect of "Nuts learning magic." Her nickname is also Nuts, which is yet another pun as she's obsessed with traps and mechanical devices. Basically Natalia is trapped inside her own mind and she knows it. She's got few friends and so latches onto the companions she has, although she butts heads with Miriam a lot because she's a loot monkey, though she wants to share her gained knowledge with the world. Natalia also has a massive crush on Mithril.
Shiny "Lightfoot"
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/Shiny.png
A gnome beguiler, "pathological liar" doesn't even begin to describe Shiny. The party face with a wisdom score generously described as "abysmal" or "Elan," Shiny has a new story every time you talk to him, and nobody has any close what, if any, parts of them are real. He may have hidden depths to his character, but only his player knows what they are for sure. All we know for sure is that a) his stories are more often than not hilarious, and b) he's going to be a spanner in the works no matter what happens. Really, there is no adequately describing him with a summary alone.
Valen
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/Valen.png
The DMPC, Valen was originally a sorcerer/barbarian/human paragon, but now he's the DM's homebrewed dragon ascendant class. Valen's rather taciturn, though he has a somewhat wry sense of humor. He's very secretive, and basically refuses to talk about his past or any secrets, even when pressed. Valen's extremely aggressive and is always spoiling for a fight. He shows this in-combat too, as his go-to strategy is to buff himself with Mage Armor and Shield, then go in swinging with his Whirling Frenzy. I'm not sure exactly what he'll do with his new class, but I suspect it'll be similar.
The setting is what the DM calls Forgotten Realms-lite. So for example the traditional gods stay, mostly because Miriam's a cleric of St. Cuthbert and he didn't want her to change.
Anyway, that's the list of players, I'll get on with the journal asap!
Anyway, on to the cast.
Kurt Loderr
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/Kurt.png A dwarven barbarian/crusader with a greataxe, and the cleric likes casting Enlarge Person on him. I'll let you draw the conclusions as to how much damage he deals. Let's just say this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nrCvjg6nsI) is highly appropriate, especially when he's raging. He's put raging orcs at -30. Kurt's a fantastic meatshield; if he ever goes down, then we're all probably going down with him. Out of combat, he's quiet but thoughtful and a valuable, loyal ally and friend.
Miriam Sunwatcher
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/MiriamRevamp-1.png
A human cleric of St. Cuthbert, she took vow of poverty after learning about some nasty truths about her past--that her mentor was really just an old creepy pervert who was taking advantage of her, and many young women before her. Or at least we think they're truths. Actually, we're not entirely sure what actually happened, and we're dealing with it right now. She's extremely serious, to the point of being dour, and is probably the most mentally fragile of the party. She has a tendency to lecture others about what they should be doing morally and thinks that everyone else in the party is just plain greedy. My character thinks she's selfless to the point of being self destructive, and thinks she's also blaming herself for something that wasn't her fault. In combat, Miriam's a buffer and heal-bot.
Mithril Rola
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/Mithril.png
A human wizard, Mithril decided to go adventuring because of her thirst for knowledge--she wants to learn everything in the world. She loves her magic, but is very cautious about its applications, and even though she's a generalist she doesn't like using enchantment spells on principle. Mithril's also rather naive about how the world works and blames herself for any misfortunes that happen to them or people close to them.
Natalia Bolts
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/Natalia-1.png
My character, Natalia Bolts is a human rogue/swashbuckler (I'm going the daring outlaw route) TWF-er. I originally conceived of Natalia as a cross between Wiress and Luna Lovegood, but she's become a cross between Wiress and River Tam. Natalia's a genius--despite being a rogue her intelligence score is higher than her dexterity score, and this was deliberate. Even though Natalia's brilliant, her thought processes are tangled at best and she's basically incapable of speaking a clear coherent sentence. She's always wanted to learn magic but everyone in her hometown forbade it, as they were petrified of the prospect of "Nuts learning magic." Her nickname is also Nuts, which is yet another pun as she's obsessed with traps and mechanical devices. Basically Natalia is trapped inside her own mind and she knows it. She's got few friends and so latches onto the companions she has, although she butts heads with Miriam a lot because she's a loot monkey, though she wants to share her gained knowledge with the world. Natalia also has a massive crush on Mithril.
Shiny "Lightfoot"
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/Shiny.png
A gnome beguiler, "pathological liar" doesn't even begin to describe Shiny. The party face with a wisdom score generously described as "abysmal" or "Elan," Shiny has a new story every time you talk to him, and nobody has any close what, if any, parts of them are real. He may have hidden depths to his character, but only his player knows what they are for sure. All we know for sure is that a) his stories are more often than not hilarious, and b) he's going to be a spanner in the works no matter what happens. Really, there is no adequately describing him with a summary alone.
Valen
http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/Valen.png
The DMPC, Valen was originally a sorcerer/barbarian/human paragon, but now he's the DM's homebrewed dragon ascendant class. Valen's rather taciturn, though he has a somewhat wry sense of humor. He's very secretive, and basically refuses to talk about his past or any secrets, even when pressed. Valen's extremely aggressive and is always spoiling for a fight. He shows this in-combat too, as his go-to strategy is to buff himself with Mage Armor and Shield, then go in swinging with his Whirling Frenzy. I'm not sure exactly what he'll do with his new class, but I suspect it'll be similar.
The setting is what the DM calls Forgotten Realms-lite. So for example the traditional gods stay, mostly because Miriam's a cleric of St. Cuthbert and he didn't want her to change.
Anyway, that's the list of players, I'll get on with the journal asap!