[3.5, Greyhawk] Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil [Closed]

[Sallera]

In the fifteen years since the great temple near Hommlet, built by followers of Iuz and Zuggtmoy in an uneasy cooperation, was cast down and the cultists slain or driven off, the village has grown and prospered. Indeed, despite continued activity in the area by hobgoblins and the occasional undead infestation, their militia has defended them well, and it is said that adventurers no longer visit the area. Nonetheless, in a world like this, you take your work where you can find it, and it's been three months since your last job. One member of your band just received a letter asking you to deliver a shipment of Velunan wine to Hommlet with all speed, as the usual provider is weeks late. It wouldn't seem like much, but read between the lines, and it sounds like this is only a pretext for a more intriguing offer...

System: D&D 3.5
Player Count: 3-4. One spot reserved, as this was a request.
Style of Play: Traditional adventuring, combat and investigation. This is an old module (well, relatively speaking) and I'll probably be running it in a fairly old-fashioned manner.
Allowed Content: Official content (Dragon does not count as official) is generally ok until I say otherwise, but use common sense, and ask if you're unsure. Homebrew is not until I say otherwise, so always ask first. The module is set in Greyhawk, so avoid Realms- or Eberron-specific material. No flaws.

Character Creation:

• Backstory: At least enough to give me a good idea of the character. I don't mind length as long as it's well-written. Work with the assumption that you have worked together with the other characters before, but it needn't have been as a fellow adventurer. That said, have motivation! If your current occupation is not 'adventurer,' you should have some reason to leave it behind and pursue the nebulous benefits of that profession, even if said reason is no more than attachment to another character.
• Experience: 4th level + 100xp spare.
• Wealth: 5400g.
• Ability Scores: 4d6b3 or 30pt buy
• Hitpoints/Health: Max first level, average afterward.
• Partial BAB/saves.
• Alignment: Any.

Other Notes:

• Try to keep overall power levels in the low to moderate range, but versatility is a good thing. Don't devote yourself to one trick.
• Please be able and willing to post regularly. (A familiar refrain, I'm sure.) If you can't manage every day or two, prior notice excepting, you're likely to be NPC'd and eventually replaced.
• Recruitment will probably be open for a week or two, depending on interest.

Submissions thus far:

Player	Character
Christ0ph3r4	Ronald Picadilly
Starbuck II	Glenn Smick
Mr.C	Mattias Creed
ZeroNumerous	Cecily Cielani
Mirku	Kenji Yamaguchi
Anderkent	Farin l'Ohtren
J-H	Petunia
TheFallenOne	Brother Tironius
bindin garoth	Kant Holsborn

[Christ0ph3r4]

I'm posting interest.
Now, let's see..

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(4d6b3)[2][5][4][3](14)
(4d6b3)[3][5][5][6](19)
(4d6b3)[6][3][5][2](16)
(4d6b3)[6][4][4][1](15)

[Christ0ph3r4]

Hmph. May I reroll, please?

[Sallera]

If you don't like your rolls, you can take the point buy.

[Christ0ph3r4]

Okay. Let me check the thingymagig..

[Christ0ph3r4]

Putting this as a reminder...
8 - 0
9 - 1pt
10 - 2pts
11 - 3pts
12 - 4pts
13 - 5pts
14 - 6pts
15 -8pts
16 - 10pts
17 - 13pts
18 - 16pts

Spoiler

12
13
14
10
12
18

Perfect. Should I PM you my Character Sheet now or..

[Mr.C]

way interested.
let's try a roll -

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WOW! that is terrible. will go with point-buy.

gonna look at options and will post a character soon...

[TheFallenOne]

Mighty RNG, hear my plea and grant me good rolls and I will deduct money for an ox and a halfton of firewood from the starting wealth of my character in offering to you.

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[Turk Mannion]

Gonna give a roll and see what happens:

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[Christ0ph3r4]

You see, kids, this is why I always use pointbuy.
*edit* That escalated quickly.

[Starbuck_II]

If I get in Bard wielding wands (can bufff with inpire courage and have own spells so not big issue if run out of charges). Maybe with a multiclass into Crusader.
Do you use multiclass penalty? This important if I will do Bard 4/1 Crusader or Bard 3/Crusader 2.

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Can I take the feat Song of the Heart (+1 bonus to inspire courage, Greatnes, etc) from Ebberon campaign setting book? The book allows a bard to give up a song like Inspire Competence for it as Alternate class feature exchange.

If not that is fine.

I rolled 22 Pb I think? Oh well (going with Point buy I think).

[Sallera]

No multiclassing penalties. Song of the Heart is acceptable; no Dragonfire Inspiration, though, just to put that out there.

[J-H]

Posting interest... I've never played in an "official" module before. I've a hankering to try out a Psychic Warrior, and level 3 is a good place to start.

Stat rolls:

Spoiler

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Looks like it's 30 point buy for me... as opposed to the 19 point-equivalent I rolled.

[Mr.C]

forsooth, we art truly an accursed lot when it comest to rooling dice...

[Medic!]

Lemme see if I can turn the thread's dice-luck around

Dice - (4d6b3)[12]
For - (4d6b3)[9]
The - (4d6b3)[14]
Dice - (4d6b3)[15]
Gods - (4d6b3)[13]
Amirite - (4d6b3)[11]

Gave it my best shot

[Zombulian]

Aw. This looks full. Pity.

[white rider]

Gonna try and roll myself up a wizzard...

Spoiler

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edit: point buy it is

[J-H]

http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetvie...sheetid=467159

Most of the way done... will add name, adventuring gear (food, caltrops, etc) and backstory (ie how he got a Goliath hammer in his size) tomorrow. The dwarven ability to carry a lot of weight without any penalties is coming in handy for this guy.

[Sallera]

Zombulian, I'm not accepting submissions based on when people post. Recruitment won't close for at least a week or so.

[Zombulian]

Originally Posted by Sallera

Zombulian, I'm not accepting submissions based on when people post. Recruitment won't close for at least a week or so.

Don't worry about it. I've basically signed up for 2 other games in the past two days, I'm trying to see if those actually play out well. I'll keep my eye on this thread

[TheFallenOne]

Do wis to AC from Monk and (Unarmed) Swordsage stack? I'd trade it away to avoid the issue, but I can't find a single ACF sacrificing it.

[Sallera]

Hm, no, they wouldn't stack; I'd call them effectively the same class feature. However, add your monk and swordsage levels together for the bonus AC monks get. (Unless unarmed swordsages get that too. I can't remember. <<;;)

[Morbis Meh]

Posting interest for a spirit shaman since it seems that it would be appropriate in this case.... by the way I plan on playing as a lesser aasimar because I could make some lovely fluff with it!

Well lately I have been rolling poorly but the die hard roller in me tells me to give it a crack!

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Wow those are terrible stats, by actual rules that would get a reroll lol oh well point buy it shall be!

[ZeroNumerous]

I'm thinking of a wizard from a wizarding college nearby whose internship program involves adventuring. Something like Ugly Betty in D&D.

Spoiler

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I'll likely end up taking the point buy though.

EDIT: Yup. Point buy it is.

[bindin garoth]

Hmmm...... I have an idea! Actually it's an older one of mine.

A factotum 3/Warblade 1, who makes heavy use of UMD and UPD to convince others he's a mage/psionic. Warblade dip is for versatility/conserving charges. Would probably take a few more later. Perhaps an Incarnate 1 dip for soulmelds too........ Maybe Factotum 2/Incarnate 1/Warblade 1?

Most likely going for Factotum 3/Warblade 1.

Would you mind if I bound a bunch of scrolls in leather and called it my "spellbook?"

rolls:

Spoiler

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Edit: Point buy it is.

[TheFallenOne]

If this keeps up we'll have a TPK in the first encounter

Sheet mostly done, though fluff writeup will take some time until I got a bit deeper into Greyhawk material.

[Mirku]

Posting interest as a human swordsage or warblade(think swordsage)

Spoiler

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I'm planning to play him like a wandering bodyguard, guarding caravans or wealthy merchants, he'd be a hopeless romantic trying to find true love so he can settle down and raise a family as he is sick of all the bloodshed.

I have some time now so I'll start working on him and his backstory. Hope to get accepted.

EDIT: I'll go with point buy.

[Morbis Meh]

Oh mighty DM... I was wondering if we could use a flaw, this isn't for power mongering or anything it's just so I can take Education so I can take spontaneous healing as a level 3 feat since Spirit shaman's don't get knowledge religion.... This choice is so I can be more versatile, I will be able to summon spontaneously and heal spontaneously to help out the group if need be.

[Sallera]

Morbis, 'lesser' Aasimar are a bit too good for LA0. Pick either Wis or Cha for your stat boost and halve the elemental resistances.

Edit: Spirit Shamans don't get Religion? I can sort of see why that might be, but it still seems silly. Just swap one of your other Knowledge class skills for it. Bloody Avoidance Kata.

garoth, that would work to some degree, but scrolls are generally larger than the page of a book. Write tiny, and don't expect that any you pick up along the way will fit in.

[Morbis Meh]

Originally Posted by Sallera

Morbis, 'lesser' Aasimar are a bit too good for LA0. Pick either Wis or Cha for your stat boost and halve the elemental resistances.

garoth, that would work to some degree, but scrolls are generally larger than the page of a book. Write tiny, and don't expect that any you pick up along the way will fit in.

Hmmm... thanks for the knowledge boon but lesser assimar is less attractive now since spirit shamans are a rather MAD class and lesser aasimar really do not get a lot of abilities also how do you have resistance 5, do you want it 2 or 3, it just seems weird to me. I think I will just go with human since most of their abilities are being nerfed... getting +2 to a stat, daylight 1/day and nerfed resistances is nothing compared to what humans get