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A goblin? But... but there are so many puns to be had! Why not a ghoul? Or a gnoll? Or a golem?

"I don't pray. I'm incapable of kneeling as a consequence of my shoddy manufacture."

Originally Posted by Zergrinch

Will you be sticking to the new player gear and cash rule (level +2 item, level+1 item, level+0 item, cash equivalent to level-1 item) or will you have a separate budget calculation?

It's level-1 item, level+0 item, level+1 item. DMG pg. 143, #7. Unless when you say "new" you refer to some errata I'm not aware of.

But that ASIDE, valid question. With the inherent system the need for PCs to start with their "holy trinity" (+X weapon, +X armor, +X neck) is gone. Therefore players don't NEED to start with 3 magic items just to keep pace. You see where I'm going with this. I think it's more interesting for people to take their starting gold and spend it on a couple of items they find interesting than to waltz around with magic doodads practically spilling out of every pocket, and it makes the gold and items that they DO find all the more desirable.

I mean, the guidelines for the inherent system assume that you get magic items once in a blue moon or perhaps even never, so I don't feel that this is unfair.


EDIT: Not that these changes MATTER much, since maybe 1/4 of the character files I've ever received actually had their level-appropriate gear added by the player.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

All right, so basically Adventurer's Pack, mundane weapons and armor, and cash equivalent to Level - 1? Goodbye, boons and tattoos.

Guess I'll have to rethink McLucas' gear, since it assumed the gear+1, +0, and -1 were sold for 100% cash and used to buy other doodads.

(And yes, I meant "new player", and it looks like I goofed with the +2 thing)

FELIPE NO

Mundane gear, kit, whatever. Technically speaking the guidelines say you can have as much mundane equipment as you want for free if you're starting above level 1, and that's fine by me. Have 20 bottles of wine, have 1000 feet of rope, go crazy.

As the gunpowder weapons aren't available in the Builder, what would otherwise be a very hilarious loophole in the reloading mechanic is avoided. And of course I reserve the right to stomp anyone who obviously intends to go on a reselling spree to artificially inflate their starting gold —

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the gear+1, +0, and -1 were sold for 100% cash and used to buy other doodads

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Hawk, rules as written, you can't end a jump in mid-air. A little re-jiggling of events (Deft Strike+shift), then a run (moving a total of 10 squares), will let you end up at Row AR (I suggest maybe AR51).



Of course, maybe Pang can be persuaded to house-rule this, because frankly gravity and momentum do not work that way when you "run out of movement"!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Zerg, we already have a method in place for people who try to violate the laws of physics.

It's called "roll acrobatics".

And yeah I doubt I would let people just abruptly drop like a stone Looney Tunes style

In other news Maris hasn't even been on the board in days let alone answered my PM so if I haven't had a response by the Kraken's next turn I'll just roll Deni's initiative right then and there.

I should also mention, relevant to Deni's character, that I'm waiving the special weapon rules for small PCs in future. So if someone wants to make a halfling or gnome with a two-hander go nuts.

Or a corgi, corgis are also small. Never Forget About Corgis

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Oh god. A gnome named Cloud wielding a giant 2 handed blade. Tempted to roll that just so I can throw him into the sea.

Epic.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

So, how much of a bad idea would it be to leap onto the Kraken? Would I get any sort of to-hit or damage bonus the turn of the leap? Also would I actually be able to grab on to it or is its skin too slippery?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Man. Athletics to jump plus a grab. I like it.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Pangalin

I should also mention, relevant to Deni's character, that I'm waiving the special weapon rules for small PCs in future. So if someone wants to make a halfling or gnome with a two-hander go nuts.

Or a corgi, corgis are also small. Never Forget About Corgis

Excellent I've had a kobold barbarian I was putting together that the weapon limits were really cramping his style.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Wvlf, I would rule that your anti-slippery boots are adequate to counteract the slipperiness of the Kraken's hide.

The kraken can't really do much to you while you're on top of it that it can't do anyway, so there's no special risk there. And it's awesome so take a +2 circumstance bonus to hit why not.

FELIPE NO

Deni, feel free to write yourself into the scene as you like. Your quick reference sheet is here:

Samwise Shadowspade | D&D 4E | Obsidian Portal

To view your powers, scroll down, click on misc, and you should then see the provided link at the top of the sheet. It's a little rudimentary right now but functional. And by all means let me know if you ever found a decent portrait image; I just stuck something up that amused me.

Moving forward the campaign wiki will be gradually moving to Obsidian Portal as — well, I'll be honest: all that amazing work Zerg did on fixing up new sheets for the new Saxypunch wiki? I accidentally destroyed it. All of it. Happened while installing the vb4 forum test. Tables = wiped. So while Zerg amazingly viewed this disaster as an opportunity to just rebuild something better, I decided it would be smarter to keep the campaign somewhere I couldn't break it so easily. I can't thank him enough for his help in all of this, but honestly it's time for us to stop trying to reinvent the wheel. Honestly I don't know why I didn't put this business on OP in the first place, other than pride.

Gra-fa-zut's sheet should also be Obsidian-ready by the time the next adventure starts, and from that day forward we can bid a fond farewell to MediaWiki, which has served us slowly and unreliably for many a month now.

Any of you who'd like to sign up for OP, feel free; let me know, and I'll invite you to the campaign and then, shit, you could edit your own sheet whoooooooa. This is optional, of course, but if you wanna then it's groovy with me.

This invitation does not extend to Skills, that cheaty fucker.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

What promo code do we put in, Pang?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

No code

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Also, Lead the Attack was totally nerfed in the July 2010 errata. But I guess since Mr. Pang didn't update the card, he's gotta honor it

That seems fair, and by fair I mean I'm lazy. Changing how someone's powers work midfight would be a dick move.

Also Filth Fever doesn't do anything until the encounter ends! No disease does. We've been over this. I promise to totally roll the Endurance checks if the Kraken gets away alive, ok? Then when your next character joins he can fight an insane, rabid Kraken.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Oh dang. Guess it's poisonous beard quill arrows time then =O

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I've got some ideas for my intro. You care where I make him appear from?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Nah, airdrop from out of the stratosphere and Dragoon that bitch if you wanna.

How ya doing, buddy?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

A halfling rogue called Sam? You ever read the Warhammer books about Sam Warble?

FELIPE NO

I have not.

Ever seen the Maltese Falcon?

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

There should be More Warhammer Around Here in general, though. Henceforth all gnolls are instead Skaven, forever. Deal w/ it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Gnolls are rat-people? I always assumed they were sort of mini-troll things or something like gnomes, maybe a cross between the two. I guess I should read more into the subject rather than just assuming everything is what it sounds like.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

No, they're hyena-people. I don't think D&D has any rat-people natively, aside from were-rats. Also: a joke.

Anyways I'm not specifying who earned a card from here on out since I don't want people to feel like they're steppin' on toes or whatever



This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

This is the greatest card ever invented.

Can we fight Death?

I want to play chess.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Death, hell. He might put up a challenge.

Now, if chess is your game you wanna save this for an ooze of some kind, at least something with no hands.

Because I'm actually really bad at chess and I need an excuse

How ya doing, buddy?

So if you don't specify who earned it, then who gets to decide its usage?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?