Online-Roleplaying.community http://online-roleplaying.com/forums Play roleplaying games online - regardless of ruleset. en Sat, 19 May 2012 09:10:04 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.online-roleplaying.com/forums/images/coal/misc/rss.jpg Online-Roleplaying.community http://online-roleplaying.com/forums <![CDATA[Shouldn't he get a reflex save?]]> http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12989&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 12:14:16 GMT Image: http://newcdn.pvponline.com/img/comic/pvp20120518.jpg (http://pvponline.com/comic/2012/05/18/the-sudden-stop) ]]> Uncognitive Cackling Mercutio http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12989 Prelude: Claelin and Leira http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12986&goto=newpost Thu, 10 May 2012 13:08:18 GMT Fleeing from their former employers had been even more difficult than both of the hard bitten warriors had anticipated. The pursuit had been dogged, claiming the lives of most of their compatriots. For an outsider, it would be hard to believe that former brothers could be so ruthless in the... Fleeing from their former employers had been even more difficult than both of the hard bitten warriors had anticipated. The pursuit had been dogged, claiming the lives of most of their compatriots. For an outsider, it would be hard to believe that former brothers could be so ruthless in the pursuit of those who had so recently been ranked highly among them. Both Claelin and Leira knew the truth - the dogs were always ready to tear up a fallen leader to advance their status in the pack.

Both were wounded and haggard from their long flight, exhausted from days and nights spent eluding their pursuers. To stay ahead they'd had to forgo sleep regularly, and push beyond the limits of their considerable endurance. With no time to stop and hunt, their provisions had all but run out. Luckily, this last leg of the journey had taken them across the strait and onto the eastern peninsula of the Cannesian province. It would be hard for pursuit to find them now, with a long line of coast to search.

A local had indicated there was a sizable village north of their landing point, and with dogged determination they resisted the urge to sleep and instead pressed on to someplace more hospitable. ]]> The Oasis Atop the Obelisk Gralhruk http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12986 <![CDATA[Kindle & Feather [Freeform]]]> http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12985&goto=newpost Tue, 08 May 2012 01:12:11 GMT _Name_: Kindle _Caste_: Zenith _Concept_: Warrior-priest _Motivation_: Make the Unconquered Sun proud _Anima_: A winged woman with glowing golden eyes floats above and behind Kindle, holding a sword of the noonday sun in one hand, and a scale that tips towards Just or Unjust in the... Name: Kindle
 Caste: Zenith
 Concept: Warrior-priest
 Motivation: Make the Unconquered Sun proud
 Anima: A winged woman with glowing golden eyes floats above and behind Kindle, holding a sword of the noonday sun in one hand, and a scale that tips towards Just or Unjust in the other.

Intimacies: Feather

Attributes
Strength 2
 Dexterity 4
Stamina 3

Charisma 4
 Manipulation 3
Appearance 4

Perception 2
Intelligence 2
 Wits 3

 Abilities (* Denotes caste or favored ability)

 Dawn

 Martial Arts 1
 *Melee 4

 Zenith

 *Integrity 3
 *Performance 2
 *Presence 3
 *Resistance 3
 * Survival 5

 Twilight

 *Investigation 1
 *Medicine 1

 Night

 Athletics 1
 *Awareness 2
 Dodge 2
 *Stealth 2

 Eclipse

 Linguistics (Native: Flametongue)

 Specialties

 Awareness (Listening) 1
 Survival (Foraging) 1
 Investigation (Finding concealed objects) 2

Charms

Dawn

 1st Melee Excellency
 Call the Blade
 Summoning the Loyal Steel
 Dipping Swallow Defense

 Zenith

 2nd Presence Excellency
 Whirlwind Armor-Donning Prana
 Hauberk-Lightening Gesture
 Body-Mending Meditation
 Ox-Body Technique
 Hardship-Surviving Mendicant Spirit
 Element-Resisting Prana
Backgrounds

 Artifact (Daiklave [Judgment]) 2
 Artifact (Thunderbolt Shield [Clarity]) 2
 Henchmen (Feather) 1
 Contacts 2

 Merits & Flaws

 Priest (6 BP)

 Essence

 Permanent: 3

 Personal: 14
 Peripheral: 13 (35)
 Committed (artifacts): 10
 Committed (Charms): 12

 Willpower 5

 Compassion 2
 Conviction 3
 Temperance 2
Valor 2

 Virtue Flaw: Broken Resolve (Conviction)
Health Levels


-0 [ ]
 -1 [ ] [ ] [ ]
 -2 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
 -4 [ ]
 Inc. [ ]

 Physical Description

 Kindle was born in the Southeast and it shows in her lithe body and russet colored skin. She has curly red hair that sits atop her head but doesn’t go past her neck. Her large grey eyes are often cast downwards, rarely meeting other’s gazes. She stands at 5 and half feet and only weighs roughly 120 pounds. While she moves with a grace and agility fitting her form, she doesn’t seem too confident most of the time, almost constantly being near Feather. She smiles often however, with even the tiniest making people instantly trust her; expressions of true happiness have been known to melt the hearts of even jaded Guildsmen. While quite pretty, Kindle it usually too meek to acknowledge praise for her looks.

Kindle's clothing consists of a simple cotton sleeveless shirt, trousers she has outgrown in recent years, and sandals that are fraying apart on her feet. They could be described as weather worn at best, ragged being a more common description, and decrepit being the most accurate. While it still functions to keep the sun from scorching her skin and still provides some decency, it marks her as the copperless street urchin that she is. ]]> The Chosen red_dr4g0n94 http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12985 <![CDATA[0: The Mercenaries' Fight]]> http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12984&goto=newpost Fri, 04 May 2012 15:34:51 GMT Of blood between brothers who aren't and how abandoning one's duty is sometimes more honorable than executing it. A lesson where we see that finding what you seek oft times carries with it unpleasant consequences, although the journey itself be full of hope. Why it is not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, but rather the opposite - tempered, of course, by the relative sobriety of those involved. ]]> The Inn at the Edge of the World Gralhruk http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12984 Push Die Tracker http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12983&goto=newpost Fri, 04 May 2012 06:41:37 GMT *Push Dice (Charged/Total)* GM: 0/1 Jimmy Eff: 0/2 The Russian: 3/3 Linn: 3/3 Push Dice (Charged/Total)

GM: 0/1

Jimmy Eff: 0/2

The Russian: 3/3

Linn: 3/3

Brutus: 3/3 ]]> Characters thranduilsson http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12983 Freeform Prologue - Dusk to Twilight http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12982&goto=newpost Thu, 03 May 2012 11:35:51 GMT It was hot, but it was always hot in the South, The Weeping Princess of Fate and Sorrow was used to heat. She'd lived most of her life, and all of her death, in the South; heat no longer bothered her. What bothered her was the noon day sun, bearing down, bringing with it the hints of memory. Princess frown, shaded her eyes and moved on through the grasslands. Her patron, The Prioress, was growing impatient and Princess needed to report some progress on her mission.

She guessed it was the First of Descending Fire, and if was the First of Descending Fire, it meant she'd been tracking the traitor for over a month. The Prioress was not going to be happy. Then again, the Prioress was never happy, not happy with her or this traitor. The sad fool had sold out his village to gain The Prioress's favor, only to turn squeamish at the last moments. He'd lost his village regardless, but gained The Prioress's ire for his cowardice. Now Princess followed him, tracking him to the rolling foothills west of Chiaroscuro.

The dry grass crunched and split as she waded through it, he wouldn't stop here, odds were he'd keep heading west, until he was tired, or broke, or dead. Any of these suited Princess fine, as long as the fool didn't run too far or too long. In the meantime, the unforgiving sun continued to bear down on her, she felt akin to the grass she moved through, not tired but...beaten. As long as she kept moving she'd be fine, night would fall soon enough and she could rest. In his scabbard, Mercitual rattled in his sheath, crying out in pain or anger, or both. Princess rested her hands on her blade as she crested the next hill, stilling his movements.

There was a girl at the top of the hill. Dressed in sun bleached beggars clothes she knelt in a pose of supplication. Princess stopped, the girl hadn't noticed her yet and for now, she preferred it that way. Normally a girl wouldn't bother The Weeping Princess, she'd have past by like all the other people in this sun drenched world. But this girl, kneeling with her eyes closed at the top of a hill, this girl, had a mark on her. A solid circle of golden light shown from her forehead. Princess winced and shied back from the light, but stayed, gliding behind the girl and waited. ]]> A New Age TagalongDT http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12982 The Los Angles Sprawl http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12981&goto=newpost Thu, 03 May 2012 00:48:26 GMT Okay, welcome to Los Angles. Keep your specs on--wouldn't want to miss out on any of the high-tech entertainment LA has to offer! No no, those aren't bodies, I said keep your fuckin' specs on!

Alright, so it's late Thursday night (technically early Friday morning, but fuck you). The sky is a blueish-yellowish color, on account of all the light LA shines into the sky. Other than the various kinds of pollution in the air, it's a pretty nice night. If you kept your fuckin' specs on like I toldja, you'd see a nice dark sky full of stars.

Linn, you're at the Angel Center. The Angel Center is a volunteer-run clinic that serves the downtrodden population of society. That's a euphemism; it's generally used as a front to service hi-tech criminals like yourself. Pi Larson volunteers out of here as a way to do his illegal splicing without drawing too much attention. Oh, yeah, and he gets paid for his volunteer work. Weird fuckin' world man.

The rest of you lumps are across the street at a dive bar, waiting for Linn. A few hours ago you all got a call from a one Mr. Johnson (suits aren't the most creative motherfuckers wandering the streets, let me tell you).

It turns out someone needs someone to head into gangland and recover or destroy (preferably recover) a shipment of weapons stolen from Starlight Watch, the private security firm that makes sure rich schmucks keep hitting the LA streets to have a good time.Mostly they roll around with assault rifles and combat prostheses giving shit to minorities, but some shit just never changes, does it?

It's actually unclear whether the weapons were stolen by or sold to the gangs, but that's the streets for you. Full of misinformation. You're supposed to meet Mr. Johnson at some club in downtown LA after Linn's checkup.

Anyway, Linn has got some problems and Pi Larson is the one who takes care of what ails her. Linn appreciates Larson's help, and Larson appreciates the attention. And the Kreds.

Linn, you had just finished up with Larson ("Come back real soon, sweetheart.") when the explosion hit. Luckily it didn't take out the back of the clinic where you are; it just blowsthe front to kibbles and bits. Your ears were ringing for a minute or two, and it was hard to see after the bright flash of the explosion, but before you know it Larson grabs you by the arm and pulls you out the back, into the clinic's modest garage. That's when you hear the gunshots--rapid-fire and loud, like assault rifles. Oh yeah, and screaming. Lots of screaming. Larson yells, "Come on, let's go, let's go!" and pulls you over to his ACar, when suddenly everything goes quiet. All you hear are quiet moans of pain and the crackle of the fire burning in the Angel Center. Larson stops, looking dumbfounded, or in shock, or some shit like that.

The rest of you hear the explosion over the loud dubstep playing in the bar, and then you start to hear the unmistakable sound of multiple assault rifles unloading in full auto. Before you can react to the gunfire, the gunfire ceases abruptly and you hear the sound of tries screeching.

Well, what do you do? ]]> Technoir thranduilsson http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12981 <![CDATA[You've never been so spoiled!]]> http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12980&goto=newpost Tue, 01 May 2012 21:02:14 GMT The administration team is proud to bring you yet another thing you might have asked for a long time ago and may even still want. To wit: the spoiler tag.

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Try not to keel over in excitement. ]]> Proclamations Gralhruk http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12980 <![CDATA[PBEM 3.5 D&D 'Arena']]> http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12979&goto=newpost Tue, 01 May 2012 05:22:27 GMT Hey Gang,

I'm going to run an arena-style (7 Men enter, only 1 can leave!) dungeon for a few friends, and we have a few spots left for people (3 ish).

The Rules in quick format:
  1. Create a 5th level 3.5 Dungeons and Dragons Character. 28 point point buy stats. SRD and Complete Series definitely available. Other books check with me.
  2. Any Healing Potions or Food/Drink/Sustenance Items were confiscated when you were arrested
  3. 9k starting gold. No more than half of your starting gold may be spent on 1 item.

Also - these guys are only slightly powergamey, not wily veterans like exist here.

If you're interested, pm me your email address. ]]> Character Acquisition Krypton http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12979 Specialization vs. Versatility http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12978&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:47:28 GMT So, a not-so-recent post on the Wizards' site about D&D Next floated the idea of system where to-hit modifiers remain constant through a character's career, but damage increases. This got me thinking about the concept of leveling/advancing a character and what it is that a character should gain as a game progresses. In many games, characters get better at what they do as the game progresses: modifiers go up, dice pools increase in size, numbers generally get bigger. This leads to their opponents numbers having to undergo a similar increase if the game is to remain challenging. However, there is another school of thought out there where rather than the raw numbers going up, the number of options that a character has goes up instead. A character may still be doing the same damage after 6 months, but they now have more ways to deliver that damage (or some such thing).

Actually, now that I think about it, most games have both of these forms of advancement going on simultaneously.

So what is your preference? Do you prefer games where your character gains more raw power, but does basically the same thing through out their career, or one where their raw power is fairly constant but their versatility increases over time? If you like some mix (as I'm sure many do) how do you set the balance between the two?

Finally, as a kind of aside: Would you play in a game where your character never advanced? What would be the minimum amount of advancement that you would find acceptable? ]]> Uncognitive Cackling Black Plauge http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12978 <![CDATA[0: The Witches' Flight]]> http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12976&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:09:38 GMT Showing how a witch, though she be the friendliest of her kind, is still maligned when suspicion rears its less than beauteous head. Of the fickle nature of felines and the peculiarity wherein an ordinary cat becomes more than a cat, while one not quite a cat is yet greater than their sum. With... Showing how a witch, though she be the friendliest of her kind, is still maligned when suspicion rears its less than beauteous head. Of the fickle nature of felines and the peculiarity wherein an ordinary cat becomes more than a cat, while one not quite a cat is yet greater than their sum. With interesting insights into the kindness of strangers, the difficulties of loving outside of one's station, and how it is possible to drown yet still live. ]]> The Inn at the Edge of the World Gralhruk http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12976 <![CDATA[Annihilation's Advance Ch. 2: Desecration and Defilement]]> http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12975&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:44:35 GMT Eternity passes in the blink of an eye, blinding light giving way to dim twilight as Alem, Carver, Sarxe and Talmak exit the portal. Large stone steps lead down from what appears to be an altar upon which the portal, framed with heavy, polished oak stands. The area around the altar is a clearing in... Eternity passes in the blink of an eye, blinding light giving way to dim twilight as Alem, Carver, Sarxe and Talmak exit the portal. Large stone steps lead down from what appears to be an altar upon which the portal, framed with heavy, polished oak stands. The area around the altar is a clearing in what appears to be a jungle.

A dirt path leads away from the base of the stone altar, heading into the jungle. ]]> Linklegacy77 http://online-roleplaying.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12975