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Re: PbP Interest Check(And OOC Thread)

Much better! I've seen plenty of threads with posts that have an entire page of just draw matches. It could get boring for the poster, as well as you too.

Problem is, now that even draws aren't capable, sooner or later character wins, monster wins, character wins, monster wins, and again nothing progresses. But I suppose it would save you the amount of roles and effort to figure this stuff out. Be much easier on you.
 

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I think than the fights will be faster and more easy for the players.
 

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Re: PbP Interest Check(And OOC Thread)

From reading the threads I can fully support that, less back and forth and more fun all around.
 

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Sure, why not?
 

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Sounds like it would speed up the whole process.
 

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Well, it would lower the number of grapple rolls made between any two grappled states (like ungrappled/submission held), which would most likely be beneficial. As well as, as pointed out, lowering the amount of work the GM has to do. If you think you can do it without making it unfun, go ahead. You can’t make improvements if you don’t try to make improvements, after all.
 
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Re: PbP Interest Check(And OOC Thread)

Wondering what you all would think if I decided to change the grapple rules a little. Currently, players and monsters always go separately, requiring a lot more rolling for me in case something happens, and occasionally ends up with the players breaking the grapple only for the monster to then immediately grapple them again. My change would be that there is only one roll from now on, and whoever wins it gets an action. Thoughts?
Sounds like a good change to me. Hafta see it in action, to really decide, of course.
 

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Can someone help me out with my character for DG2? I intend for her to be an unarmed specialist. I wish to keep all her flaws and mutations. However, Tass informed that I have one too many of each. I plan on her being horny, evil and bloodthirsty. If you could help me decide which ones to be removed while still keeping her the way I had in mind originally I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. :)
 

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Strong of body and Evil. Only a minor stat adjustment and you could still play her as evil without the official stamp.
 

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Thanks, but I worked it out already. I dropped Evil and Greater Draining. Will try to get a background out for her sometime.
 

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Re: PbP Interest Check(And OOC Thread)

Okay, quick question. Just got around to trying to make a 2.0 char sheet. Should I just edit over my old one in the thread?
 
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Doesn't really matter. You can if you want, or you could edit it in separately, or put it into an entirely new post. I never made a policy for that, really.
 

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Edited it. Would appreciate if you looked it over. I put my racial bonuses in in parenthasis, but didn't know if I should with talents/etc.
 
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Arg.
 

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it's okay Tass, we all know how things like this happen and it gets hard to deal with. We all wuvs ya!
 

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Sorry... been out looking for a full time job and place to move out to this last week so that why I've been away.
 
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Re: PbP Interest Check(And OOC Thread)

Once the current conversation in the Warp Up thread finishes up, I'm moving on to the next day. So, with only a few posts, which will take an indeterminate amount of time to go, it looks like now is a good a time as any to start getting ready for game 2.

Firstly: There isn't any central location or hub that connects all of the threads, and all of the characters aren't going to be at the same place to start out with. So, people are going to have to pick from a list of locations to determine their starting location, and preferably explain why they're there. Anyone can theoretically start anywhere, but if the place is too strange given your characters backstory, you're going to have to write something good explaining why your Night Elf Paladin is in the middle of the desert. Or in Hell. So, unless you're giving some reason as to why they're somewhere else, your character should start in their races home territory, which is indicated beneath each location. If you have one of the more exotic races, like Daemon Spawn or Dragon-Kin, you can start out anywhere other than Hell with minimal explanation, though you might face hostility if you're in Badaria.

The list of locations:
Badaria:
Artmirst - The sight of the recent demonic invasion, which was pushed back a mere 2 years ago. It is nothing but a ruin now, with a few treasure hunters sifting through what's left, and an occasional demon still searching for prey. It sits in the Southern portion of the empire, and its crumbling industrial sector or the thick forests that surround this town are an excellent place for a person to hide.
(Any)

Necropolis - The capitol of the empire, a huge city filled with wondrous items of powerful magic and magnificent engineering, all owned by the Lich King. It is an urban jungle, filled with factories, warehouses, taverns, whorehouses, barracks, the palaces of the ruling class, and miles upon miles of slums.
(Badarian)

Argent Vale - A village on the Eastern edge of the empire, bordering on Amazonian and night elf lands. It is small and has little of interest, other than a few farms. It is surrounded by forest, with a road cutting through the center of the village that forms a cross, allowing travelers to go in any direction.
(Badarian)

The Hidden Village - A small village where groups of demons who had deserted the invasion gathered, and is home to numerous social outcasts of all types. It sits on the edge of a lake, somewhere in the South-West portion of the empire, and is surrounded by dense forest.
(Demons, Fey, Naga, Alruane, Dragon-Kin, Daemon-Spawn.)


Amazonia:
Celesis - The largest city nestled in the Amazon jungles, sitting far to the East of Badaria. It is a center of learning and culture unrivaled anywhere else in the world, with members of any race able to walk the streets freely, and guarded by fierce warrior-monks said to possess incredible spiritual power. It is surrounded by dense jungle spotted with small villages and orchards or pastures that grow the cities food.
(Amazons, Fey, Night Elves, Any within reason)

Pfithirian Jungle - An inhospitable section of jungle that borders South-Eastern Badaria, and populated by a few small scattered villages of Night Elves and Amazons. Local stories say that it is filled with hostile creatures, sentient mobile plants, and even wandering Fey, all of which are exceedingly hostile and dangerous.
(Amazons, Night Elves, Alruane)


Crolia:
Gods-Reach - The home of the oldest and largest enclave of high elves currently in existence, and a place filled with powerful arcane secrets. It sits atop a low mountain, overlooking one of the smaller passes into Crolia from Badaria, and it is surrounded by pine forests and other peaks.
(High Elves, Fey)

The Pass of Ghosts - The largest pass through the mountains that separate Crolia and Badaria, and the corridor through which the Lich King has sent his invading armies time and time again. The place is practically a graveyard, with the forests long ago cut down to build fortifications. Over a dozen forts and hideouts, some ruined and some occupied by scouts awaiting the next attack, dot the snowy tundra. Far to the North West is the city of Therion.
(Crolians, High Elves, Badarians, Orcs)

Therion - The largest City State in Crolia, it sits close to the frozen sea on the West, but also close to the Pass of Ghosts, which it has been the greatest defender of out of all the Crolian states. It is currently ruled by an Elven Queen, who rules from the Tower Goldspike, as spike of stone and metal that juts almost a thousand feat into the air, and is sustained by powerful magics.
(Crolians, High Elves, Orcs)

The Academy - A school and library where wizards and spirit users are trained to control their abilities, and new magical techniques are researched. It is surrounded by snowy woods where students are allowed to practice their abilities, and a small village called Buttersville sits a mile or so away, supplying the Academy with food and providing sanctuary to those traveling to the academy.
(Crolians)


Anudor Desert:
Shry-Kuth-Lus - The largest city in the desert, and with its back to the sea giving it abundant trade with the lands beyond it, this titanic walled metropolis is home to hundreds of thousands of Su-Ku-Ta of all classes. There are centers of industry centered around the docks, a section of the city devoted entirely to the homes of the richest lords, slave markets selling humans, orcs, elves, and even some Su-Ku-Ta women. The rest of the city is devoted to the slums of the working class who provide the labor behind the cities wealth. the city borders a massive, hostile desert.
(Su-Ku-Ta)

Haven - One of the few long term communities held by the nomadic Anudorian peoples, this small encampment borders the only river running through the desert, around which a small forest has grown. The ruins of a large stone fortress, built by some ancient culture long extinct, sits on the Western edge of the encampment, which is made up of small wooden buildings that are sunk low into the ground and have many windows to keep the relentless desert heat at bay.
(Anudorians)

The Expanse - An endless desert that stretches as far as the eye can see. It has little in the way of shelter from the desert sun, and no marked roads save for a single stone path laid by the Su-Ku-Ta that connects them to trade with Badaria. Only a few roaming bands of Anudorians live in this inhospitable region.
(Anudorians, Su-Ku-Ta, Badarians.)

Hell:
The Portal - Once the sight of the portal to Artmirst, now an empty desert with nothing but empty stone ruins and sand dunes.
(Demons)

The Heart of the Abyss - The capitol city of hell, once ruled by the Demon Queen, a throne that now sits empty. As such, the city has been in chaos since the invasion was pushed back, the lack of any clear leader having let the demonic inhabitants fall to infighting. The stone buildings of the city, which range form tiny stone huts to titanic castles, are all battle scarred, with most demons supporting one Lord or another.
(Demons)

Secondly: The reason for that is that what's happening is a global event. So, instead of just one town sitting in the middle of the game world getting invaded, everywhere is getting hit at once. Including the demons world, which I'm calling Hell for lack of a more creative title, since the "bad guys" aren't the same as they were in the first game. I mentioned Rise of the Eldrazi as the source of inspiration for this game, and I'll now explain to all of you that don't play Magic what exactly that means: The entire world is being invaded by tentacled Cthulhu-esque abominations from beyond the veil of time and space. They plan on raping and pillaging the world(s) until nothing is left but their now useless broken-minded minions.

Thirdly: Everyone can, for unknown reason (IE: I don't care enough to try to explain why, since it's just for player convenience anyway,) everyone can go to the shop at any time that they aren't in combat. The shops inventory, along with a wealth of other information, will be up in a thread shortly.
 

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Hrm... well, I think I'll have to wait on posting a final version of my character sheet until the wrap-up is finished, but I'll go ahead and post a placeholder later tonight. Good to see things really starting to move again, especially since The Egg died at about the same time. >.>
 

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Re: PbP Interest Check(And OOC Thread)

Personally, I would like the chance to...stumble upon another player this time, if anyone would care to be a taker. So I'll wait before deciding. Otherwise though, expect Enigma to either have returned to her homeland which she was exiled from to "hunt" for specific individuals (and food for her demon pet)...or perhaps journeying into Hell itself.
 
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