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Topic Started: Sep 2 2009, 12:19 PM (9,001 Views)
Roguewing
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That was a quick change of mind, oh Darksoul
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
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"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Serenade
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Picked up PHB2, MM2 and the DMG yesterday since my friends want me to make them a campaign. Acutally liking how the balance is fairly consistent (though a player class in PHB3 made me go 'what the fuck?' as it was a TORNADO MADE OF SHARDS)
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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Roguewing
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....okay......that's wierd, even for WotC
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Serenade
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Well, that's not entirely accurate:
The creature is called a Shard... Something, and, like in PHB2, Specific Races now have a Paragon Path they can take starting at level 11 (rather than it being limited to Classes)

For the record, a Paragon Path is what happens when someone reaches level 11 - they get a jump in power, and are considered a different name - For instance, a Wizard can, if they took Longsword Proficiency as a Feat, become a 'Wizard of the Spiral Tower' - A Wizard that can still cast spells, but use a Sword as an implement instead of a wand, as well as use a few interesting abilities.

Anyways, the Shard... Thingie, gets a Paragon class called a 'Shard Disciple' where the picture for it was a tornado of red shards, with a chunky face in the middle. I imagine the cost is the ability to procreate - it'd be like trying to do it in a hailstorm.
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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Roguewing
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Okay.
Still wierd, but makes a little more sense
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Serenade
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Still, I got PHB2 because it has Shifters.
Feral humanoids that take on either feline or ursarine mannerisms/characteristics.
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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Roguewing
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Makes sense as a choice for any of us.
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Serenade
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There's a couple other half-human type creatures to be had in 4th I must say actually.
Half-Elves and Half-Orcs make a comeback, naturally.
Tieflings are main player classes (Essentially half-demon)
Dragonborns are a new feature (Half-Dragon)
Shifters come in PHB2 (see above)
Minotaurs come in PHB3? Ok WotC, calm it down a bit

And then the Shardminds. I want to find the guy that was on the reefer when that idea was published.
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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Serenade
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Ok, another thing of 4th that fills me with approval:
Relevant information is actually kept to the proper books, ergo:
The Player's Handbook contains Equipment, Races, Classes, Feats, and everything you need to create a player character (The only thing that irks me is that it is -this- handbook that has Magic Items)

The Monster Manual only has monsters. No Templates. No Monster Creation rules, nothing like that.

The Dungeon Master's Guide contains information on making traps, dungeons, monsters, Monster Templates, how to turn a creature from a Standard to an Elite or even a Solo creature.
Example of each:
Kobold Skirmisher, a simple little guy with a spear and a short sword maybe - That guy's a Standard Creature.
Irontooth, the Goblin that wears half a helm on his lower jaw, and commands several kobolds in battle while bolstering their defenses and making vicious attacks - that's an Elite.
Szadeck, the Vampire Lord, who has no use for minions, as he has gained enough power from the maidens he dines upon, is a Solo.

Everything is streamlined and simpler to understand. Yeah, admittedly, it feels a bit constrained as opposed to how open 3.5 was, but it still gives enough freedom to go out, have some fun, smash in a Kobold's head with a decapitated arm torn from his fallen comrade, and be some Heroes for a change, rather than reality-warping demigods at level 9.
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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Interesting evolution of the game.
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Serenade
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Campaign progress is slow, but hey, that's how things work sometimes.
Starting session will be as early as early October, once I flesh out teh nearby town.
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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Serenade
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...So, a look at the characters upcoming for this party (consisting of six people) is looking both scary and 'What the hell' at the same time.

4E introduced a new thingie in the form of giving each class a 'role' so to speak. The roles are:

Leader - Character who can heal other characters, as well as provide bonuses to allies, or negatives to enemies.
Defender - Tank of the group. Often has tons of HP, and is used as a sponge. Does a lot of aggro pulling.
Striker - Used for taking out foes one at a time - Strikers are characters who deal tons of damage to single targets at once (a Barbarian, with the right items, can rack up 60 damage at level -2-)
Controller - Damage dealer, but disperses damage across several enemies at once, while also afflicting them. Kinda a cross between Leader and Striker.

The typical party consists of: One Leader, One Defender, and any combination of Three Strikers and Controllers.

This party has six people, so I wouldn't be surprised at there being two leaders, or two defenders. But here is the lineup:

Ether will be playing a Tiefling Warlock (Controller) by the name of Balard.
My friend Sivle is a Dragonborn Warlord (Leader) named Zajreen.
Sin, another friend of mine, is playing an as of yet unnamed Human Paladin (Defender)
Sam is playing an Eladrin Cleric (Leader)
Welnis is playing a Bard (Leader) (race unknown)
Ether's Dad is an unknown for character (but hopefully he'll be a Striker or controller, or battles will take a -long- time.)

... THREE. LEADERS. This is either going to go really badly, or really, really awesomely.
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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Roguewing
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Betting on really bad.
And I'm betting their change to those terms is a direct result of MMOs
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Serenade
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Well, yeah, 4E is a lot more streamlined than it's 3.5 predecessor.
I see this group as basically a group of clerics - they can keep each other healthy and whittle down enemies, but once in a while, they'll be able to obliterate all in their path (undead)
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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Roguewing
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True.
And, if it's like most parties, the actual leader will come forward fairly quick
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Serenade
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Well, the Dragonborn is a bit of a Xenophone, and the Bard is... well, a bard.

I'm willing to bet it'll eitehr be the Cleric or the Paladin.
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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And they might surprise you. You never know
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Serenade
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Oh I certainly hope it's not the Warlock... that guy scares me D:
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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And you may have just cursed yourself, SD
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Serenade
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The guy's a fractured soul, with only the barest grips of sanity, and therefore, isn't really fit to be a party leader.

Enough about the player, the warlock's a cool guy =p

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"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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Serenade
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Learned about the Bard last night.

It's a Dragonborn.

...

A Dragonborn Bard. As in, a crazy half-dragon beast who beats people to death by playing songs on a lute.

Is there anything more Metal than that?
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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Can't think of much, especially considering the lute was a precursor to the guitar
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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I plan on potentially giving Competence/roleplaying bonuses if he can think of clever executions of his bard powers (not use, execution - if he uses his Mockery ability which is followed by a powerful insult, yeah, I may give a bonus)
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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Understandable.
Those kinds of bonuses always help with the quality of RP.
"What would Kara Thrace do? She'd kick my @$$ for acting this way.
Sunswords, form on me."
--Haleanar "Roguewing" Donovan, CAG, BSG-47 Solaria
~~~~~~~~~
"You cannot play God, then wash your hands of the things you've created.
Sooner or later, the day comes, when you can't hide from the things you've done anymore."
--William Adama, CO, BSG-75, Galactica
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Serenade
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I'm afraid of one thing though:

Level 13 Bard ability - Song of Storms.

With all of us being Gamers, this song coming up will be inevitable
"Would you like something to drink?" She opened the fridge. "We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper-"
"Spiders?"
"Spiders it is then."
"No, that wasn't-"
But she was already pouring him a brimming glass of spiders.
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