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[Nerjin]

Sacha is complete now I believe. Unless I missed something...

[Spehss _]

How essential will all the rulebooks and stuff be for actually participating in the game? I'd like to try and play sometime if there's a free slot, but all I've got is DnD Essentials "Heroes of the Fallen Lands" and DnD Essentials "Dungeon Master's Kit" and both of which I believe are from DnD 3. I don't even have a DnD Player's Handbook, yet. If I find one for cheap and have the spare money I might get it, but otherwise I don't have much as far as DnD gear goes.

Did I mention I'm a total DnD noob. I am.

Are there adequate resources available for free online a player could use instead of all the official paper books and all?

[bawr]

Heh, I picked that one to ask about at random, too. Okay, so here's what I'm thinking. Is this acceptable?

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Ashcroft usually operates in Birdsglen, his parents moved there back when he was a child. His father had been claimed by the sea on the way to the city. His mother worked at an inn, and young Ashcroft was an errand boy. He always admired the colourful characters passing by, and did his best to help them out. Deliver a message to the other side of town, for a few coppers; escort a staggering drunk to his room, and pilfer a few coppers; direct a wealthy merchant to a nearby friendly whorehouse, and get a few coppers; a few coppers here, a few coppers there, that was his life, at least until his teens. He studied the patrons with a keen eye. He watched their bodies shift when they tried to intimidate one another. He watched them tense up right before it came to blows. He watched their hands blur when a few stabs settled the matter right then and there. He watched for sudden glints when a hand crossbow was drawn under the table. He watched the same people meet every time a major robbery happened. He watched half-orc enforcers break both hands of a man who thought hitting a working girl was a bloody great idea. That last thing he did with a certain satisfaction - he knew the enforcers on a first-name basis by then, and he directed them to the table himself. After that, well, he started to branch out.

Ashcroft respects honest work, even though he hasn't worked an honest day in a few years. He doesn't have a problem with criminals as such - he just despises the common and crude. All steam and no whistle, he says. Himself, he strives to be polite even when holding and edge to their necks. And by "necks", I really mean "balls".

He has a few professional contacts at the city, but doesn't trust them further than he can throw them. That, or throw a knife to their neck. At the inn, they still recognize him as one of their own, which means that they swear up and down they've never seen him in their life. He's sort of a mascot at the nearby friendly whorehouse, too. That's where the "Pretty Boy" nickname came from, anyway. More of a man now, he still uses it with more pride than anyone would ever suspect. His always keeps his word and protects his own people.

Recently Ashcroft's mother was been killed during a particularly nasty tavern brawl - some upstart noble had swung too wide when unsheathing his sword. Ashcroft's mother would have said that the best revenge is living well. He would agree, only to add that it's after killing well. For now, he came to Fewhope to bury her at sea, like she wanted. He decided to stay for a while, at least until his head clears.

[Arx]

How essential will all the rulebooks and stuff be for actually participating in the game?

As long as someone has one, you'll cope. 4e can be fairly rule heavy.

Also, PTW. If necessary, I can offer advice when I have time (exams... bleh) since I've played 4e before and know the rules reasonably.

Edit:

So how many exploits/powers does the warlord get? Because there's a lot more  listed than i think they'll have.

Two at-wills, one encounter, one daily. Goes for Nerjin, too.

[bawr]

-snip-

...That is one great backstory.

Thanks, I have my moments. Felt a bit cliché to me, to be honest. Then again, I *am* a halfing rogue, so maybe clichés aren't all bad.'

Any timeline on when we might actually start?

[USEC_OFFICER]

Wait, are we supposed to come up with detailed backgrounds or what? I just kinda went with the generic things in the character creator.

[bawr]

@USEC_OFFICER: Yeah, I tend to... overdo things by accident, sometimes.

Excellent, I'll be watching closely.

[Nerjin]

Wait, are we supposed to come up with detailed backgrounds or what? I just kinda went with the generic things in the character creator.

Not that detailed. A coherent background explaining why you are in this town would be enough.

We are starting as soon as Tawarochir and Objective get their sheets ready.

When did they state their interest? I'd say give one of their spots to Giglamesh if too much more time passes. Reservations are nice, but you can't exactly deny someone else a table at your fancy restaurant forever because someone else is late for their time. Especially not when it stops everyone else from eating their food as well. [Awful metaphor ahoy!]

[USEC_OFFICER]

Yeah, that makes sense. I'll give them one more day.

Ironically enough I'm sorta dropping out of the forums for a little while, so... Since my character is a sniper/assassin guy and we already have another rogue, I guess you guys can just go on without me. When I come back it shouldn't be too hard for me to find a place into the party. Just so everyone knows.

[Spehss _]

I've got a rough draft of my dude. Need to make sure I'm not missing anything and then put it all on an official sheet.

I'm unfamiliar with the classes of 4e. I assume a dwarf slayer will be ok? Slayer's basically a fighter with a huge 2-hander instead of a sword and shield.

Also, what's the scale of the world like? How big are the islands in comparison to real land masses? Are the islands huge continent sized or smaller like Australia or even smaller?

[hops]

I guess I'll just directly expy Vince over here, but make him an elf or something.

EDIT: http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=927378
This is what I got so far, I have no idea how spells work in 4th Edition.

[Tawa]

Well, here's my character sheet. Named for my latest DF character, heavily laden with references ^{_{of a certain kind DwArfY will get}}.

^{_{I kinda feel guilty for ripping the image off the internets but oh well}}

You said Melora is OK for a deity, right? She seems the most "in tune" with ad'Ucim here. Also, it's OK to use an old 3.5 edition alignment, right? Lawful neutral is more descriptive than "unaligned".

[Tawa]

Cool.

So when are we starting?

[Arx]

This is what I got so far, I have no idea how spells work in 4th Edition.

You can use all the cantrips (Ghost Sound, Light, Mage Hand, Prestidigitation) plus two at-wills, one encounter, and one daily.

Tawarochir and Spehss, in 4e a Slayer is a Great Weapon Fighter, so the class is just 'Fighter'. It's only the weapon/feats/skills that change.

[hops]

How many time can I use an encounter spell?