How About Some D&D?

[OldSchoolGamer]

You know...a little Dungeons and Dragons never hurt anyone.  You'll just start worshipping Satan and find yourself chasing alligators through the sewers with makeshift swords...but those are trivial side effects...that and...ETERNAL DAMNATION...BWAHAHAHAHA!

Amazing how people actually took that shit seriously though.

But that aside, I'm looking to boot up a nifty game of classical D&D.  Back when creating a character was less complicated than a large corporation's income taxes.  Just straight, clean Second Edition.  You'll start out at first level...kobold fodder, expendable, just another batch of greenhorns who think you have something to prove.

But maybe--just maybe--you do...

And if you do...IF you have the right mix of gumption, luck, steel, and get up one more time than you're knocked down...then this world I'm inventing has a place for you.

The starting scenario is deviously simple: you are shipwrecked.  You bought passage on a ship headed for a colony, and the ship met with a fierce storm.  Starting equipment is simple: you don't have any!   Where are you?  You don't know!  Your first order of business will likely be to try to find whatever's left of the ship, or its equipment washed up somewhere. 

And then...it's up to you.  This game will be open-ended.  Anything can happen.  Your character could end up as anything from breeding stock for orcs to king of his own kingdom, or anything in-between.  Founding a temple, running a guild, being an intrepid explorer or mercenary...all of these are possible.  All levels of sexual content are possible, with both consensual and non-consensual situations possible (just as in real life itself).

[Caustic]

So would this be a strict system game?  And what kind of character types would be expected?

[WarDragon]

I was with you up until you said "Second Edition."

[RubySlippers]

I love 2nd Edition and will be happy to play.

[OldSchoolGamer]

I was with you up until you said "Second Edition."

What is it about Second Edition that you hate?  Conversely, what of Third (or 3.5) do you like so much?

[OldSchoolGamer]

So would this be a strict system game?  And what kind of character types would be expected?

I'm not going to be religious about the rules, but yes, this will be a system game, though not a strict one.  I'm certainly amenable to bending the rules whenever creativity requires it.

As for character types, you can come in with anything except munchkins.  No drow elves...

[Swedish Steel]

As for character types, you can come in with anything except munchkins.  No drow elves...

What!? You need at least three of those in any adventuring party. :)

[OldSchoolGamer]

What!? You need at least three of those in any adventuring party. :)

I'm tempted to ban all elves.  Don't get me wrong.  I have nothing against elves per se.  Elves are a noble race, and decent folk.  But it seems like whenever I open a game, every...fracking...character...is...a...goddam...elf.  It gets old. 

I don't think  I'll ban elves, but I'll probably cap the total number of elves at two.

[Hunter]

I'm tempted to ban all elves.  Don't get me wrong.  I have nothing against elves per se.  Elves are a noble race, and decent folk.  But it seems like whenever I open a game, every...fracking...character...is...a...goddam...elf.  It gets old. 

I don't think  I'll ban elves, but I'll probably cap the total number of elves at two.

*holds up a hand*  I'd like to be a half celestial/half dragon/gnome.   :)

[WarDragon]

What is it about Second Edition that you hate?  Conversely, what of Third (or 3.5) do you like so much?

I like 3.5 because it's all I know.  Never played 2E, and from what I've seen of the rules, I have no desire to learn.

[Muse]

*Laugs*  More room for me! 

But...  But... 

No loveable, huggable Sworddancer of Eilistraee?   :'(

May I use Faiths and Avatars, Demihuman Dieties, or Powers and Pantheons? 

Failing that, how about the Compelte Book of Elves? 

[OldSchoolGamer]

*holds up a hand*  I'd like to be a half celestial/half dragon/gnome.   :)

Sounds like a plan...for the first minute of the game.  Then your character wakes up in an alley with a hell of a hangover, returning to his banal existence as a human first-level recruit of the Beggars' Guild...

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

[RubySlippers]

How about a human priesstess I have the complete priests handbook I have oogles of interesting options mystical powerful ones, hard-core beat-up the bastard militant ones and everything in-between.

Elves suck anyway! Humans in 2nd Edition have one advantage unlimited advancement in a class.  :P

[Elayne]

I, too, could be conceivably in, but I don't know the DnD systems too overly well.  :)

I like the story idea though.

[Muse]

*Waits for an answer, holding back the wave of creativity.* 

[OldSchoolGamer]

How about a human priesstess I have the complete priests handbook I have oogles of interesting options mystical powerful ones, hard-core beat-up the bastard militant ones and everything in-between.

Elves suck anyway! Humans in 2nd Edition have one advantage unlimited advancement in a class.  :P

SOunds good to me...I like priests.

[alahendra]

Can I play a thief?  so i can never backstab anyone unless it's just the perfect situation?  *grins*  seriously.  I am interested but no longer have any of my source books.  They've got to be available somewhere on line.  Can anyone point me in the right direction?  And if so, I'd be willing to wait to see what others play before deciding on a character.

[delle]

I love 2nd edition! Human bard or specialist mage please :D
Possibly a druid.

[CaptainErotica]

Been years since I opened my 2e books. I might have to give this a try. Now how to get a
Dwarf onto a boat?  Hmmm...

[Mindhazingsquid]

Oooooo!  A clockwork mage/cleric of Gond tinker gnome!
...
From Mecanus!

[MechanicalImpulses]

If ya have room for one more,  I could probably get in on this.

[schnookums]

I'd be interested myself if there's room...I'd have to remember 2nd ed, I may have played it for years and years but I formatted my brain in time to retain 3rd ed instead *chuckle*

[OldSchoolGamer]

*Laugs*  More room for me! 

But...  But... 

No loveable, huggable Sworddancer of Eilistraee?   :'(

May I use Faiths and Avatars, Demihuman Dieties, or Powers and Pantheons? 

Failing that, how about the Compelte Book of Elves? 

NO FRACKING ELVES!   OR ELVIS!   "HEY!  WE DON'T SERVE THEIR KIND HERE.  YOUR ELVES--THEY'LL HAVE TO WAIT OUTSIDE!"

;-)

Sure...any of those sourcebooks is fine.  I might mod the material to fit into my world, but for the most part it's all good.

[Muse]

You always here about cat-girls, how about a Lion-Girl? 

[delle]

Hmmm maybe one of the guys could play this ultra-sensitive drow elf with twin swords.  ::)

[MechanicalImpulses]

What about a horrible violent but submissive drow who weilds a maul?

[DarkestDreams]

Hmmm maybe one of the guys could play this ultra-sensitive drow elf with twin swords.  ::)

*stiffles laughter*

Love to be in, if you'll have me..I literally started my RP career (of sorts) being dragged into a 2nd edition game..played an Elf but I'm willing to accommodate :P Let's see...half-elf mage/thief? Classic I know but good..

[OldSchoolGamer]

Sorry I was away for a couple days.  My main hobby is world domination, and tending to this does take some time.

I think I'm going to spice up the game a little bit.  I'm going to allow evil-aligned characters into the game.  Now, "evil" doesn't necessarily mean "constantly plotting against all good characters."  Evil just means being in the game of life for one's own gain, to satisfy one's own lusts and desires, and to hell with the rights of others. 

Where cooperating with and even at times supporting Good characters is in line with advancing an Evil character's personal agenda, the Evil character will likely cooperate and work harmoniously with others.  But where interests diverge..this is when alignment differences will emerge.

Alignments will be kept secret, known only by the player of the character and myself.  (A Know Alignment spell may reveal an alignment, as may other clues as the story progresses.  If your character wakes up one morning and finds herself being raped by the barbarian, that's probably a good clue said barbarian's alignment is something south of Neutral.)

Know that if you choose to attack another PC (something I neither encourage nor forbid, with a caveat below), then you ipso facto agree to accept any and all consequences, up to and including character death, that may result.  Characters that exist solely to assassinate other characters will be forbidden.  In other words, it's okay if you develop an ideological rift with another character and want to attack, or you lust after a maiden, but I won't let you just go around bumping off everyone else's character for the sake of bumping them off; this is not some twisted version of Survivor, nor an arena game.

[delle]

Whoo... raped by an evil barbarian...  :D

[MechanicalImpulses]

Well I'm still willing to play.

[CaptainErotica]

Can I play the barbarian?  j/k. I'm still in but not sure what I want to be yet. I'm think I like the idea of a musketeer/swashbuckler type like Parthos or Arimos.

[RubySlippers]

How will character generation work. I will follow my normal pattern role in order and see what works.  ;D

Well its given me two nice character so far. Both I would never normally play given a choice of point assignment.

But since its 2nd edition I could have a Wis of 12 and be a cleric and such.

Race will likely be human.

[OldSchoolGamer]

These ideas all sound good.  Here's how I'm going to do points.  You start with 78 points.  Any score up to 14 is available on a point by point basis.  A 15 costs 16, a 16 18, a 17 20, and an 18 23.

I'm going to borrow a popular idea from 3.5 D&D: at every fourth level, you can add a point to the ability score of your choice.  There will also be magical items that can raise scores, uncommon but not unheard of.

I will assign wizard spells.

Go ahead and PM your characters to me.  Human characters can be from any ethnic group, by the way.

[OldSchoolGamer]

What about a horrible violent but submissive drow who weilds a maul?

Gotta say no to the drow part...but otherwise the concept seems fine.

[DarkestDreams]

I think I'm going to spice up the game a little bit.  I'm going to allow evil-aligned characters into the game.  Now, "evil" doesn't necessarily mean "constantly plotting against all good characters."  Evil just means being in the game of life for one's own gain, to satisfy one's own lusts and desires, and to hell with the rights of others. 

Mmmm my kind of character..time to get the Core Rules out from beneath the dust..

[OldSchoolGamer]

Mmmm my kind of character..time to get the Core Rules out from beneath the dust..

Excellent...pull up a chair, and welcome to the table.  There's still plenty of pizza and Coke, and some vintage Led Zep and Sabbath on the stereo...

[MechanicalImpulses]

That was pretty much a joking character concept...  unless there's a female character perferably a cleric out there who wants a body gaurd....

Either way I'll probably wind up playing a fighter type...

[OldSchoolGamer]

Well, let's get those characters rolling.  Here's an intro to help you get those creative juices flowing, and to begin to "flesh out" the world of adventure which will be testing your mettle.

Your journey began in Sunriver's Gulf, a large town on the outskirts of the Kingdom of Noria.  The Kingdom is old and powerful...and for that reason, well on its way to becoming ossified.  Bureaucrats push papers, taxes are high, and getting on a bad-guy list of some kind is all too easy.  The jails are full of petty criminals, and laws are draconian.

But the Kingdom's weakness is a second-rate navy...and so much of the Kingdom's commerce is carried out by mercenary ships and independent freighters.  This provides an opportunity for those seeking escape...while the independents are supposed to report all passengers to the Norian Legate prior to departure, mercenaries are not well known for their adherence to procedure.   A small sack of silver and gold given to a ship's captain will almost always enable passage, no questions asked...

For whatever reason, you have decided to leave Noria via a freighter bound for Far Strider Hills, a colony about two weeks' sail from Sunriver's Gulf.  The colony itself is part of the Kingdom, but there is no Legate, and no one bothers to check who debarks into the rough port quarters.  Once there, anyone can blend in with the steady stream of fortune-seekers...or become one themselves. 

The lands around Far Strider Hills are ripe with both danger and opportunity.  The forests are dense, and the hills have deposits of gold, silver...and orcs and wargs and hill giants and trolls.  Tales of ruins and lost civilizations abound.  Stories of a mighty empire of jet-black people worshipping strange gods somewhere far to the south of the colony are told around campfires.  Somewhere in the Hills is reputed to be an ancient pair of dragons, one white and one red, whom a tribe of gnolls worship. 

For reasons known only to you, you decided to catch a freighter to Far Strider Hills.  You booked passage on the Zori, a fast ship captained by a Burthar, light brown-skinned mariners known to be consummate traders, ruthless in battle, but to keep an oath once it is given.  And in exchange for coin, the Burthar captain, Al'kahan, has promised you passage to Far Strider Hills...

But you never make it...

[RubySlippers]

I'm working on my character looks like a Mage/Priestess of Magic with a half-elf racial selection. Now the big problem is hit dice for both are d4 and her physical combat stats are low (no penalties but not high) so will NEED Mage Armor at least. I know you select spells but I hope you are practical about it.  :-\  No she can't wear or use any armor either due to her priest class the limitation is similar to a mage. But they have wicked spell access and granted powers for a priest.

[OldSchoolGamer]

I'm working on my character looks like a Mage/Priestess of Magic with a half-elf racial selection. Now the big problem is hit dice for both are d4 and her physical combat stats are low (no penalties but not high) so will NEED Mage Armor at least. I know you select spells but I hope you are practical about it.  :-\  No she can't wear or use any armor either due to her priest class the limitation is similar to a mage. But they have wicked spell access and granted powers for a priest.

She will have the armor spell.  She might also find something that will provide a little help in the personal defense department.

[Nanoki]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...  ::Ponders getting back into playing D&D instead of just sitting back and running campaigns::  Sometimes it's a pain to be a DM, on the other hand it can be fun to screw ofer idiots. XD

[RubySlippers]

Well my character is going to be arcane all over the class lets her learn eight extra languages over the first eight levels including if she wants specific animals per slot, inspire fear, turn undead, improved infravision at higher level and shapechanging and lots of spheres of magic. Plus is a pretty damned good mage for a general practitioner. And is a Scholar Priest kit so can trade off weapon proficienscies for non-weapon ones as a kit benefit. Yes its allowed according to the priests handbook if your a multiclass priest. But FITS the character combination being all into the mystical arts and all so is a bookworm but a cute one.  ;)

Oh GM I suggest give any mage Read magic and Cantrip they are so staple they should be free extra spells and let them choose if a specialist their extra spell. Plus maybe three others. Its just practical all mages need Read Magic and would know Cantrip I would think. Then I suggest one defensive spell, one offensive spell and one miscellaneous spell. Should round out a Level 1 mage pretty well. Plus a specialist gets the extra spell per spell level that should be chosen by the mage I would think its a class special feature almost. Just an idea though. Thanks for the Armor spell its really good in second edition and hell an AC 6 is better than AC 10. Not she is a combatant priest that is what warriors are hired for.

REMEMBER THE BIG DUMB FIGHTERS LAST WORDS: Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt m.....WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S ARE A WIZARD!  ;D

[Nanoki]

REMEMBER THE BIG DUMB FIGHTERS LAST WORDS: Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt m.....WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S ARE A WIZARD!  ;D

Well a warrioir really is stupud at times.  On the other hand the Ranger is pretty smart if one knows what they are doing.  Especially when one said Ranger is an Elf. XD

[delle]

I wanna play a Human Transmuter specialist wizard.

Maybe I should give her a Dexterity of 5. Imagine trying to cast a Fly spell and discover a huge zipper appearing in the air in front of you... :D

[Nanoki]

A Dex of 5???  WTF???

[RubySlippers]

Even I took a Dex of 8. I figured at least go for no penalties. Strength is also 8. Her points went into the other stats where they can do some good.

[delle]

A Dex of 5???  WTF???

If you remember the rules, you'd now I was just kidding. It's impossible to create a Transmuter with a Dex of 5 :D

[MechanicalImpulses]

how are we doing the streanght percentile?

[Nanoki]

If you remember the rules, you'd now I was just kidding. It's impossible to create a Transmuter with a Dex of 5 :D

I know that.  I was just trying to be wierd.  I know the rules.  I may not know all of the 3.5 rules, but I'm a DM in v1...  I know the rules.

[OldSchoolGamer]

how are we doing the streanght percentile?

You can throw the d% at any verifiable site that emails a copy (I don,t know if the Irony dice server is still up).

[schnookums]

Soooooo....if Powers and Pantheons is permitted can I play a Specialty Priest of Lurue? I played one for a decent amount of time back when I was still playing 2nd Edition and I really enjoyed playing her.

[OldSchoolGamer]

Soooooo....if Powers and Pantheons is permitted can I play a Specialty Priest of Lurue? I played one for a decent amount of time back when I was still playing 2nd Edition and I really enjoyed playing her.

Tell me more about the deity and the priesthood.

[schnookums]

Well, Lurue herself is the goddess of talking animals and good magical creatures. She's mainly the patron of unicorns and pegasi, but she does have human (and humanoid) followers(the goddess herself being depicted as a Unicorn). She herself is a very whimsical goddess, given to wanderlust and the like and  Her priesthood is fairly loosely organized, with her priestesses working towards providing aid and comfort to the needy, helping dreamers and questers, encouraging the spread of joy and hope (they seem to me to be a bit quixotic, but that's just me.) Her priesthood tend to be struck with wanderlust and the like, very adventurous and that sort. (I'm trying to make a concise version of what they've got in Power's and Pantheons) I can give me detail from the book but that's a basic summery.

[Muse]

Oh, cool!  The preists of the Lion and the Unicorn in the same party!  :) 

[schnookums]

Only if I get the okay to play her, which hopefully will happen

[RubySlippers]

If we have two priests I won't play one also.

[schnookums]

Hmm, I hope I didn't derail your concept there, Ruby....

[Muse]

Don't be silly, ruby, you can never have too many priests! 

In my case, I'm more like a ranger with some healing spells, and a Silvermaid is more like a cavalier who talks to animals anyway.  ^_^;; 

[OldSchoolGamer]

With all these priests, we should have some nice religious wars here.

"You god is wimpy! "

"My goddess can kick your god's ass! "

"No she can't! "

[schnookums]

Heh, so does that mean I can play my priestess of Lurue then?

[OldSchoolGamer]

Heh, so does that mean I can play my priestess of Lurue then?

The prevalence of priests in the party neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.  I'm not going to reject any character (excepting elves) as long as the character is fair and within the scope of first level.  Now, not having enough wizards and warriors might make YOUR lives more complicated.  But I always leave it to players to negotiate out issues of party balance and composition.

Remember, evil characters are welcome too.

[schnookums]

I just figured I'd ask since you wanted info on the priesthood, you might have decided her religion did not fit in your world.

[OldSchoolGamer]

I just figured I'd ask since you wanted info on the priesthood, you might have decided her religion did not fit in your world.

Ah...yes...I can pretty much fit any religion in...just a question of plot twists.  Actually I liked it.  Go ahead and get the character together and we'll go from there.