Shadow War campaign OOC Thread

[Strifeter]

Sorry I just wasn't completely sure what everyone was doing. I wanted Tren to speak with Aphra Inoke and Vinrog before going to the cave.

[Navarre]

That's fine. I haven't written them into the cave scene nor would there be much to contribute.

Do you want to go to the cave at all (ie, you have your conversation via retcon before the current scene) or do you guys just want to stay behind with Bedlor and talk?

[Strifeter]

I'll let them enter the cave and I will join after the conversation. Timing wise it makes sense and Tren won't rush things for people he doesn't know. Let them die in the cave and then Tren can take the spoils 

[Gaumer]

Bed knows a Porpoise that can check it out in the morning

But Bed is fairly sure its the same sort of thing as the well from the "other" world, just moved a bit.

[sab39]

So difficult to know who to trust...

[Navarre]

So difficult to know who to trust...

I don't trust Rachel. 

[Eothr]

Sry to poke in, but I had a 3.5 question;

Would it be possible to homebrew Half-Races using their different bonuses? Like Half-Dragon/Half-Elf (i.e. Elf-Dragon)? Back when I was a teenager, my namesake's character was an Elf-Dragon Werewolf (so 1/4 Elf, 1/4 Dragon, 1/4 Wolf, & 1/4 Human,  ) with an extensive lifespan of over 7000 years of slavery, combat, and traveling, so I wondered if it could be mechanically reproduced...

[Navarre]

Hi, Eothr. You're always welcome to stop by. Say hi or comment on the game whenever you want!   

You definitely could homebrew mixed races. There aren't very defined rules for it but it would work.

If the two races had similar abilities (like darkvision) that's easy.

I would give them the better of any two modifiers (ie, Reflex or a Skill or whatever).

A werewolf is a template though, not a race. So that overlays whatever else you create...and makes them hellishly scary!

But otherwise the main thing would be to see what sort of ECL you end up with. If you have a creature with overall better modifiers, statistics, and abilities that's fine. But they may not be well-suited for a Level 1 character.

If your character is a half-dragon and half-orc, does that make him a Dork?   

[Eothr]

If I had to guess, my described build would be about ECL 5 (since Half-Dragon is already ECL 3) and would be focused on Lawful Neutral Paladin and Neutral Good Sorceror...

Add in the werewolf, and the ECL jumps to 7...

Yeah, not so much optimal, but would be hella fun to play in a Vampires vs. Werewolves campaign

Vampires: "We're weak to sunlight, but can dominate and control you."

Werewolves: "We're weak to silver, but can fight in daylight and make you one of us."

Elf-Dragon Werewolf: *toothy grin* "I'm only weak to Dragonsbane, and can use magic, weapons, and Dragon Breath."

ROTFLMAO

[Eothr]

If your character is a half-dragon and half-orc, does that make him a Dork?   

Oh God, what if Torq from Critical Hit could have picked up Draconic Heritage (not sure if it exists ) before his death?

*shudder*

[Navarre]

You can definitely power-build some crazy stuff if you try. There's nothing wrong with it, as long as you can justify the reason for the mix in-game and make sure your creation balances against the other characters around it.

Since dragons are your one true love and they can change form, it would be easy to justify any number of draconic based racial combos.

Draco-Pixie? Yeah, you do that.

[Eothr]

You can definitely power-build some crazy stuff if you try. There's nothing wrong with it, as long as you can justify the reason for the mix in-game and make sure your creation balances against the other characters around it.

Since dragons are your one true love and they can change form, it would be easy to justify any number of draconic based racial combos.

Draco-Pixie? Yeah, you do that.

Draco-Pixie? Suddenly I get the feeling there's a reason Fairies are kept cute...

If I ever get the spare cash, I might pick up the 3.5 core rules and give them a spin; might find I like it.

[Navarre]

3.5 is where all the cool guys hang out. 

[Navarre]

Currently, I'm just waiting on any ideas and/or opinions from the PCs about what to do with the statues.

Bedlor gets a free pass because he's a'talkin' to duh aminals. Yes he is...yes he is!

[sab39]

I want the druid or the sorceress to summon a burrowing animal and dig down, but I don't trust either of them.