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[Tawa]

_{^{High adventure in a fantastical past... and future.}}

Continuing on stuff I mentioned like a week ago in the WTF thread, this campaign is the result of playing waaaaaay too much Chrono Trigger and having the godforsaken idea of adapting the general setting concept (time travel stuff in a fantasy setting, bluntly) to D&D.

Let me just make something clear: I AM NOT STEALING THE GAME WHOLESALE. I HAVE MADE MY OWN SETTING, POPULATED IT WITH MY OWN CHARACTERS, AND MADE MY OWN STORYLINE. I DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO RIP IT OFF EITHER. DO NOT BUILD CHARACTERS OFF OF SOURCE MATERIAL CONCEPTS OR YOU WILL BE CRUSHED WITH THE MIGHT OF THE ELDRITCH GOD CALLED "DUN'JUN MASTAAR".

Thank you! I should mention that you do not need to have played the original game to play this. In fact, basically the only thing I was truly adapting was flavor and concept.

1. Play by post, of course.
2. Myth-Weavers for sheets. Or not. Your pick.
3. Having recently grown fond of DnDtools, I am not going to try to be all strict about character creation. However, let me make the character rules clear:
-28 point buy
-If you want a tier 1 class, talk to me about it. I'm not outright banning them, see, but I am restricting them.
-Up to 2 flaws and 2 traits.
-Everybody gets a free 200 gold to spend at the start instead of usual stuff.
-All characters start with a quarterstaff or 2 daggers and regular clothing; you may not start the game with a better weapon, but you may purchase one at the Renaissance fair you're at. Yes, it's a Renaissance fair. I'll explain later.
-I want a backstory. It can be three sentences or a flowery soliloquy with undertones on the horrors of the universe. I don't care what it is, as long as it doesn't take up more space than the rest of your sheet. Your character is autorejected if your backstory is cliché as hell.
-Oh, and your character has to have some kind of reason embedded within them to go run off looking for treasure. It's a plot point early on.

Spoiler: Obligatory copypasta from MNII's OOCs, stolen from Remuthra, stolen from Wrex (click to show/hide)

-Anyone who would normally have 2 + Int skills instead has 4 + Int skills. Those that already have 4 or more skill points per level remain unchanged.
-Untrained Knowledge skills can reveal information with a DC higher than 10. Of course you're still untrained, so don't expect miracles here.
-When using the Craft skill to create a non magical item, determine the time it will take to complete the item using the formula for magic items (1,000 gold/day) instead of the existing formula. If this would result in a time of less than 1 day instead use the following formula: Less than 50 gold = 1 hour, 51-250 gold = 2 hours, every 125 gold or fraction thereof = +1 hour. Yes, this does mean you can make most mundane gear rather quickly. Good for you.
-Permanent increases to Intelligence provide retroactive skill points. Temporary increases to Intelligence do not grant additional skills.
-The Toughness feat grants 3 + HD HP, and cannot be taken more than once.
-Improved Toughness grants 3 + HD HP, requires Toughness and a base Fortitude save of +2, and can still only be taken once.
-Two Weapon Fighting grants you a number of offhand attacks equal to the number of main hand attacks you are entitled to, and does not impose additional to hit penalties for a one handed weapon in the off hand. It also no longer has any prerequisites. Happy birthday.
-Two Weapon Defense provides an Insight bonus to AC equal to the number of mainhand attacks you can make derived from BAB.
-If any of the feats that give +2 to 2 different skills were needed somewhere as a prerequisite, now you don't.
-Monks are proficient with their own bodies (finally! They still fail though). They are also automatically proficient with gauntlets, which are considered a Monk weapon and do the listed damage or their unarmed strike damage, whichever is the greater.
-Craft feats no longer grant a discount on the gold cost of an item, and no longer have an XP cost. They still cost the usual amount of time, but are granted automatically to anyone with a sufficient caster level.
- If you have at least 1 BAB, you can Power Attack with any weapon you are proficient in and are treated as if you have the Power Attack feat without actually taking it. Yes, this does include ranged weapons. Call it a Headshot. Also see feat section.
-If you have at least 1 BAB, you can Point Blank Shot with any ranged weapon you are proficient in and are treated as if you have the Point Blank Shot feat without actually taking it.
-If you have at least 4 BAB, you can Precise Shot with any ranged weapon you are proficient in and are treated as if you have the Point Blank Shot feat without actually taking it.
-You can become proficient with any weapon by training with it for (7 days - your BAB, minimum 1 day) and making an Int check. The DC is 5 for Simple weapons, 10 for Martial weapons, 15 for Exotic weapons. You cannot take 10 on this check. If this check fails you can try again from the beginning, but if it fails by 5 or more you cannot reattempt to learn that weapon until your BAB permanently improves.
-You can become proficient with any armor by training with it for (14 days - your BAB + the armor bonus of the armor, minimum 1 day) and making an Int check. The DC is 7 + the armor bonus of the armor. You cannot take 10 on this check. If this check fails you can try again from the beginning, but if it fails by 5 or more you cannot reattempt to learn that armor until your BAB permanently improves. If the armor has other negative effects such as arcane spell failure or violates Druidic oath you still suffer those drawbacks.
These both require you to train under someone who actually has the proficiency already.
-Monks get full BAB. Not that that will stop them from failing.
-Paladin Smite Evil can be used x times per encounter instead of per day and applies to any attacks made for one round, including AoOs. In addition if you Smite a target that is neither Good nor Evil the Smite still has half normal effect. Note the change to Smite also applies to any other Smite abilities with the target lines changed accordingly.
-Paladins and Rangers have full caster level. Their actual access to spells remains unchanged.
-Paladin casting is now Charisma based. Happy birthday.
-Ranger's animal companion advances at the same rate as the Druid's. Happy birthday.

Spoiler: Obligatory homebrew (click to show/hide)

-I like Monks a whole lot. AC bonus increases at (0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9).
-I also like Jedi soulknives. Full BAB and also a free Psychic Warrior power of a quarter his soulknife level or lower every three levels. Mind blade +ing rate doubled and drawing is a free action at all levels now.
-I also also like Barbarians, so Barbarians have Reflex saves that grow at the same rate as their Fortitude save. Minor, but handy.

And, lastly, to nerf my beloved spells, I hereby decree that any spell has a five per-cent chance of failing at all times.

That was beefy.

Anyway, setting:
It is Vustisef, the Festival Day, of the year 1576 AZ in the world of Genera. In the year now known as 0, the kingdom of Lysia took hold in the world and established order on the continent. They began to keep track of history in an organized manner, and the other lands of Alanum, Corcia, and Alarta followed their lead. In the major port Maerda, on the south side of Lysia, today is a very special day indeed. Today is the first year that King Coré has declared a year of the Renaissance, an obscure term from an archaic dialect of Alarta, meaning "rebirth"; that is, the country is prosperous once more, as prosperous as it had been in the Golden Age over a thousand years ago. He has decreed the day the Renaissance Fair in honor of this, and you six have attended the fair to experience this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Spoiler: Calender (click to show/hide)

There are thirteen months in the year: Varatas, Tezina, Beisabi, Nazuuma, Abum, Revelandaa, Wenador, Beiadan, Hataranu, Pedianar, Kashaar, Arinakas, and Lewenn. At the start of each year, in midsummer, is the single, non-month day of Vusistef, which is when each nation in the world celebrates its national day.

Players
Vorthon
tryrar
Arcvasti
Kansa
ggamer (unfinished)
Kassire
Waitlist
-none-

[tryrar]

sounds interesting. I might go for a dragonfire adept or some other blasty type

[Orange Wizard]

Heheh. Watching to post.

[NAV]

Never played DnD before.
Played Chrono Trigger twice.
It joining this an option?

[Kansa]

Would it be ok if I reserved a spot for this?

[Tawa]

Never played DnD before.
Played Chrono Trigger twice.
It joining this an option?

Verily!

Would it be ok if I reserved a spot for this?

Verily!

[tryrar]

Working on char sheet right now(Note, I was briefly tempted to go Duskblade for a Crono clone, but figured I would get meteor'd instantly )

[My Name is Immaterial]

Credit should go where credit is due: I stole those rules from Remuthra, who stole them from Wrex.

[ggamer]

Alright, if no experience means I can still play, colour me interested

[Tawa]

Credit should go where credit is due: I stole those rules from Remuthra, who stole them from Wrex.

Acknowledged.

Alright, if no experience means I can still play, colour me interested

'k.

[tryrar]

blargh, I want to play something other than a bog standard dwarf, but I have no real knowledge of any other +con race. Any tips?

[Tawa]

Gnome, maybe?

[Orange Wizard]

Half dragon.

[tryrar]

I was thinking that, actually. I'm also wondering with all the spell-likes the gnomes get how it is even a +0 LA race in the first place.


Also, isn't Half-dragon too high an LA for our start, or are we not starting at level 1?

[Tawa]

Level 1, although I forgot to mention standard tier-related LA procedures. What's a half-dragon's LA?