Need Players!
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 10:25 pm
For those of you who missed it, a discussion of epic-level gaming in Ravenloft several months back inspired me to prove that it could be done, and with the help of some great volunteers, the Reckonings epic-level RL game has seen a lot of progress! Unfortunately, we are now down to two players, the others having dropped out over the past year due to bad cases of real life.
I'm in need of a few more vict--er...volunteers, to help continue this experiment. If at all possible, I'd prefer new players take one of the preexisting PC's or cohorts. New players will get all the info from the previous player, and the freedom to change anything not already made public. This allows the new player to personalize the character as much as possible.
PC's
Tessius Lionheart was the de facto leader of the party (!!), a royal spymaster who helped put together this group to go rescue his country's royal family from Saragoss. The first to be separated from the group, Tessius has managed to join up with the equally lost Balin (see below) thanks to a wish from his luck blade. Unfortunately, his clothes and equipment did not make the journey, leaving him now only with his considerable cunning and skill.
[Anyone who wants to play Tessius will have to cope with the lack of equipment. His is still a 27th level stealth-based character, so much of his value is in skills and feats anyway.]
Saint Balin Cormaeril is a Cormyrean knight who has left his followers at home to follow Tessius into the Great Unknown, taking only his faithful gold dragon steed (Sariel, below) for company. Balin was abducted by mist ferrymen while exploring, and has come to rest on the isle of Ghastria in the Sea of Sorrows. Now joined by Tessius, Balin is pursuing rumors of a pirate king who rules a nearby isle.
[Balin remains mostly untouched, having lost only his mount Sariel, who remains with the main group. Anyone who picks up Balin will have the option of playing Sariel (see below) as well.]
Ciera is a mysterious sorceress, one of the Witches of Rashemen. For reasons no one else understands, Ciera--reportedly a woman in advanced age--has arrived as a child who cannot have seen more than a dozen summers. Ciera remains with the main group, but her contribution of late has been mostly scrying and information.
[Ciera was only recently 'orphaned,' and can be adopted in roughly the same condition she started in--she's used up a few spells, that's all. As a bonus, whoever takes Ciera has the option of also adopting her bodyguard Kinketsu (see below)]
Arcadius is a powerful elven wizard, a friend of Cortez (a current PC)who disappeared alongside the royal family, and who managed to make the trip to Mordent and assemble a rescue party. On the return trip, however, Arcadius discovered that he had been cursed to arrive too late to save the royals, so in a last-ditch effort, he teleported into the Mists, allowing himself to be mist-led into the future while the others resumed their course.
[Arcadius may arrive at any moment, due to the nature of his curse. On his previous visit to Saragoss, his spellbooks were stolen, but he has managed quite well with magic items alone and has almost his full spell allotment. Regaining his spellbooks would, of course, be a high priority upon reaching Saragoss, but I daresay he'll hold his own quite well until he gets them!]
Anders Black is a powerful psion uncarnate and soulknife, still reeling from the altered effects of his powers in Ravenloft. His excursions into the spirit world as a psion uncarnate have allowed him to fight spirits on their own turf and even rescued the entire party from a will-o-sea, but his new ghostly appearance has caused some confusion. Recently he nearly assaulted a sailor whose mind 'refected' an illithid attack (BoSouls: Realms Beyond). As he struggles to understand these changes to his psionic abilities, others in the group are openly wondering if he's lost his mind altogether.
[Anders has suffered a harsh learning curve, but is otherwise unchanged and in a great position to bounce back to full activity.]
Cohorts
The following are cohorts of the epic characters who are available for play as PC's. They are the equivalent of 22nd level characters. Both are unchanged from their original forms.
Sariel is a very young gold dragon who served as a mount and companion for Saint Balin (above). Sariel has added abilities due to being a paladin's mount and an epic cohort, including the ability to cast a few spells. Sariel was separated from his master but remains with the main group, taking human form unless he needs to use his draconic abilities.
Kinketsu is Ciera's Tuigan bodyguard, a warrior-monk from the steppes. His monk abilities and a wide array of magic items make him a versatile and formidable combatant. Kinketsu's tightlipped pragmatism is currently working overtime as he struggles to stay ahead of the ghostly spies that linger on the heroes' ships.
Any questions?
I'm in need of a few more vict--er...volunteers, to help continue this experiment. If at all possible, I'd prefer new players take one of the preexisting PC's or cohorts. New players will get all the info from the previous player, and the freedom to change anything not already made public. This allows the new player to personalize the character as much as possible.
PC's
Tessius Lionheart was the de facto leader of the party (!!), a royal spymaster who helped put together this group to go rescue his country's royal family from Saragoss. The first to be separated from the group, Tessius has managed to join up with the equally lost Balin (see below) thanks to a wish from his luck blade. Unfortunately, his clothes and equipment did not make the journey, leaving him now only with his considerable cunning and skill.
[Anyone who wants to play Tessius will have to cope with the lack of equipment. His is still a 27th level stealth-based character, so much of his value is in skills and feats anyway.]
Saint Balin Cormaeril is a Cormyrean knight who has left his followers at home to follow Tessius into the Great Unknown, taking only his faithful gold dragon steed (Sariel, below) for company. Balin was abducted by mist ferrymen while exploring, and has come to rest on the isle of Ghastria in the Sea of Sorrows. Now joined by Tessius, Balin is pursuing rumors of a pirate king who rules a nearby isle.
[Balin remains mostly untouched, having lost only his mount Sariel, who remains with the main group. Anyone who picks up Balin will have the option of playing Sariel (see below) as well.]
Ciera is a mysterious sorceress, one of the Witches of Rashemen. For reasons no one else understands, Ciera--reportedly a woman in advanced age--has arrived as a child who cannot have seen more than a dozen summers. Ciera remains with the main group, but her contribution of late has been mostly scrying and information.
[Ciera was only recently 'orphaned,' and can be adopted in roughly the same condition she started in--she's used up a few spells, that's all. As a bonus, whoever takes Ciera has the option of also adopting her bodyguard Kinketsu (see below)]
Arcadius is a powerful elven wizard, a friend of Cortez (a current PC)who disappeared alongside the royal family, and who managed to make the trip to Mordent and assemble a rescue party. On the return trip, however, Arcadius discovered that he had been cursed to arrive too late to save the royals, so in a last-ditch effort, he teleported into the Mists, allowing himself to be mist-led into the future while the others resumed their course.
[Arcadius may arrive at any moment, due to the nature of his curse. On his previous visit to Saragoss, his spellbooks were stolen, but he has managed quite well with magic items alone and has almost his full spell allotment. Regaining his spellbooks would, of course, be a high priority upon reaching Saragoss, but I daresay he'll hold his own quite well until he gets them!]
Anders Black is a powerful psion uncarnate and soulknife, still reeling from the altered effects of his powers in Ravenloft. His excursions into the spirit world as a psion uncarnate have allowed him to fight spirits on their own turf and even rescued the entire party from a will-o-sea, but his new ghostly appearance has caused some confusion. Recently he nearly assaulted a sailor whose mind 'refected' an illithid attack (BoSouls: Realms Beyond). As he struggles to understand these changes to his psionic abilities, others in the group are openly wondering if he's lost his mind altogether.
[Anders has suffered a harsh learning curve, but is otherwise unchanged and in a great position to bounce back to full activity.]
Cohorts
The following are cohorts of the epic characters who are available for play as PC's. They are the equivalent of 22nd level characters. Both are unchanged from their original forms.
Sariel is a very young gold dragon who served as a mount and companion for Saint Balin (above). Sariel has added abilities due to being a paladin's mount and an epic cohort, including the ability to cast a few spells. Sariel was separated from his master but remains with the main group, taking human form unless he needs to use his draconic abilities.
Kinketsu is Ciera's Tuigan bodyguard, a warrior-monk from the steppes. His monk abilities and a wide array of magic items make him a versatile and formidable combatant. Kinketsu's tightlipped pragmatism is currently working overtime as he struggles to stay ahead of the ghostly spies that linger on the heroes' ships.
Any questions?
Now, you don't have to play a villain--there are many other NPC's to choose from--but for some folks that's half the fun of playing an NPC!