[OOC] Tales from the Traveler's Taphouse

[hallstadt]

Welcome one and all to the Traveler's Taphouse! Pull up a stool and gather round, for here, in Haven's Hold's chief watering hole, you will meet many with a story to tell and over a draught if the time is right and the company is good.

This is the Out of Character (OOC) chat area for the Secret of the Scarlet Door Campaign. Please feel free to post here as you wish to discuss out of game activities, in-game plans out of character, and to announce any absences or other concerns that might affect the game.

[Klazzform]

Hey all Have to head to work in a few, but will try to have my character sheet posted tonight, or at the latest, tomorrow morning. Looking forward to playing with you all

[Stormhammer]

Greetings everyone! I will have my character up tomorrow!

[Connor]

I should be done, if I forgot something, let me know.

[Klazzform]

I think I am done. Let me know if you see anything I missed.

[Familiar]

Excited to start adventuring with all of you! My sheet will be complete later today.

@DM: I originally put my height at 3 meters, imaging a giant-sized character. Now I'm realizing that may be a tad too tall. Should I reduce the height and use a medium template, or can I acquire a 'large' template? (If so, I could give up, say, a feat. More, perhaps?) I'm pretty gigantic. My strength's 22.

[hallstadt]

Familiar: I thought about making the firbolg template large--or keeping it large, as it is in my pen and paper games--I only worried that with such a huge party the 10ft reach and such will make managing combat maps a little trickier.

The Bramblewood is cramped and tight in places. Just realize that if you "Super-Size" your character, there may be a few spots you simply can't fit! I won't cut you out of whole chapters or anything, but it will likely, at the very least, make it hard for you to do combat in certain spots.

Having said that, I suppose, I shall leave the decision up to you!

Since we're beginning at level one, and since a large size does pose more of an advantage than a disadvantage for a tough, melee based character, please do take "Large Size" as your first level feat if you choose this route.

[hallstadt]

Originally Posted by Klazzform

I think I am done. Let me know if you see anything I missed.

Looks good except for a couple of minor anomalies.

1. You have 5 ranks in Survival and Listen, when the maxiumum ranks allowed for a first level character in a class skill is 4. Perhaps consider moving a couple points to spot (I'm just saying).

2. Be sure to record the special abilities granted by your race (i.e. select a "glamour" and apply skill bonuses by recording them in the "Misc Modifier" column). If you're confused, click here to read about Faerie-Blooded Humans.

3. Record the weight of non-combat items.

[Stormhammer]

I'm done! Take a look!

[Connor]

Originally Posted by hallstadt

Familiar: I thought about making the firbolg template large--or keeping it large, as it is in my pen and paper games--I only worried that with such a huge party the 10ft reach and such will make managing combat maps a little trickier.

The Bramblewood is cramped and tight in places. Just realize that if you "Super-Size" your character, there may be a few spots you simply can't fit! I won't cut you out of whole chapters or anything, but it will likely, at the very least, make it hard for you to do combat in certain spots.

Having said that, I suppose, I shall leave the decision up to you!

Since we're beginning at level one, and since a large size does pose more of an advantage than a disadvantage for a tough, melee based character, please do take "Large Size" as your first level feat if you choose this route.

Very simple to do, give him the POWERFUL BUILD (as a feat). It keeps you medium sized, but for most aspects allows you to act or react as a large creature. (Like Goliaths and Half-giants.)

[Klazzform]

Originally Posted by hallstadt

Looks good except for a couple of minor anomalies.

1. You have 5 ranks in Survival and Listen, when the maxiumum ranks allowed for a first level character in a class skill is 4. Perhaps consider moving a couple points to spot (I'm just saying).

2. Be sure to record the special abilities granted by your race (i.e. select a "glamour" and apply skill bonuses by recording them in the "Misc Modifier" column). If you're confused, click here to read about Faerie-Blooded Humans.

3. Record the weight of non-combat items.

Ok, updated. Added a couple of items, but recorded the weight and such. Should be fully formed now.

[Familiar]

I don't mind being a medium-sized character. I'll reduce my height to eight feet, and perhaps alter the description slightly.

[Stormhammer]

I'm wondering if instead of signing, my bard's abilities could come through comedy, i.e. silly dancing, telling jokes, etc?

[Scaldin]

Your bards perform skill can absolutely be anything. Thats whats fun about bards. As long as its some performance. ive seen an bard knife thrower, who had a sombrero with throwing knives hanging like wind charms he would use to play music on. very interesting. shoulda seen him use whirlwind attack.

[Connor]

Your perform can be anything you want it to be, really. It's up to the DM to determine how what you are doing effects everything else. All of your bardic abilities are based off of your perform, so however you perform is how you use those same abilities. (They tend to use generics in text type because it doesn't look professional to have (perform skill) like three or four times a paragraph.