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Will there be a place for fishing in the town? In some other editions, the material components for a Floating Disk is mercury. Find a couple mid-sized fish and you can extract enough mercury as well as have some food... oh, and how much is a pound of salt? I'll be needing that too, and I didn't see it on the lists....
From what I can tell in 4E, you dont actually have to buy the mercury, salt, etc to preform the ritual like previous versions. It simply states the the components to cast it would take you 10 gold to acquire. I'm newish to 4E so I will do more research into it...I'm not sure how it would handle actually trying to acquire the materials on your own.
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4E tends to handwave the process of collecting material components. It basically boils down to "If you have the gold, you should be able to acquire what you need in town without any hassle".
Helja-Falkunn Ridhalreight, Dwarf Shaman Init +0 HP 28/28 Bloodied 14 Healing Surge 7 (0 used/10) AC 14 Fort 14 Reflex 12 Will 15 Speed 5 Str 11 (0) Con 16 (+3) Dex 10 (0) Int 14 (+2) Wis 18 (+4) Cha 10 (0)
Background: Born in tragedy, Helja-Falkunn Ridhalreight bears the name of her mother and the would-be name of her twin sister, both of whom died in childbirth. Treated as painful burden by her family and a child of misfortune by everyone else, Helja-Falkunn found a place by making herself invaluable as a midwife in adulthood. Her names were spoken with gratitude. But when one of her wards died in childbirth, the whispers were even worse than in her youth. People spoke about how she seemed to avoid religious services, how she is sometimes seen speaking to the air and a dark figure sometimes stands besides her reflection. Helja-Falkunn decided to head off whatever was coming to a boil by slipping away in the night.
Helja-Falkunn set out from the mountain homes of her ancestors, her warrior mother's axe resting on her shoulder and the spirits walking besides her. She found new friends, people who relied on her and she could rely on, and she found new guidance as she finally began to embrace the spirits around her and she found new paths. Perhaps she will even find a new name.
Joined: Sep 22, 2013 Posts: 11309 Location: Asleep at the wheel
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Okay, I think I have everything done. I've filled in everything I can, and even added in some fairly vague backstory. I copied it here as well, can you let me know if it is acceptable for your world, Bounty Hunter? Heh, I even finally managed to name him.
Backstory:
Spoiler
From the age of eight when his powers began to manifest he knew he was different, and so did his parents. His parents alerted the local mages, and he was taken away into seclusion for training. The tower mages never asked his name, and every time he would begin to tell them he got punished, severely. Every lash on his back reminded him that names given by parents carry power and weight, and that he was never to reveal his to anyone. Not to his teacher, not to his friends, and certainly not to strangers. He was given a number on his right arm, an arcane marking made permanent by the headmaster of the tower. “34-8LL-85DK-G4” was what it said. Once, he tried to ask why everyone got such a long number when there were so few of them, and he got a new set of lashes to think about. Every year on his birthday he would examine his back in a mirror and count the number of times he forgot that lesson, and he would count the number of times he could have died by passing that power to the wrong people. In his third year at the tower he was asked if he wanted to create a new name for himself. Staring down at his arm, he said “34.” His teacher smiled and gave him only one lash for being cheeky about it.
Once each resident of the tower reached the age of twelve they were given jobs in the local city. 34 took a job at a blacksmith's shop working harder than he had ever needed to during his studies. Magic coursed through his veins, but except for sparring days, this was the most grueling work he had ever done in his life. So much of his studies involved the mind, focus and only exerting yourself by straining his face and contorting it in concentration. This involved so much more and he loved it. Every time he got to work he threw his entire body into it, and eventually his heart and soul bonded with his job. His forge-master even allowed him to construct his own set of daggers. Perfectly balanced for throwing and slicing, his forge-master even gave 34 some excess leather from an old binding to a broadsword and he made straps to hold the daggers. All six of his personal dagger still hang on his body to this day. One on each side of his waistband, one attached to each ankle and one hidden on his forearms under his mage robes on either side of his body.
Despite working so hard, every penny earned in his job was sent back to the tower. All the residents in the tower were given a choice. They were allowed to keep as much of their money earned in their jobs as they wished as long as they gave at least 10% back to the tower. While many of the students chose to keep a decent bit of their money, 34 decided the only way to repay them for their training was to give 100% of his income to the tower. This got him no preferential treatment, but it did fill his soul with a sense of belonging and accomplishment.
At the age of fifteen, 34 was given the chance to choose a course for apprenticeship. The tower taught predominately fire magics, which was never his favorite evocation. Despite many expert mages and a nearly endless supply of tomes to read and learn, 34 decided to ask to become a journeyman. Reluctantly, he was allowed to leave the tower. Given his robes, a backpack with supplies enough for now and his foci, he was given a chance to leave. As he left, he promised the headmaster that he was still loyal and would continue to give 100% of his rewards ever found in the world back to his tower. His headmaster told him that there were small outposts for the tower in nearly every city and most towns, which was how he was always aware of things happening around the world. He told 34 that if he ever needed to send anything back, to find one of those mages hidden around the city. Finally, his headmaster handed 34 a coinpurse of 25gp and told him that he would need something to make his way in the world, and that always, 25gp would be exempt from his 100%. For the first time in his adult life, 34 stepped out of his tower and onto the walkway with no plans on going back.
One year later, 34 finds himself just outside of Winterhaven, still with 25gp in his pockets and his rations running down to about 10 days left. Perhaps here he will find what he's looking for..
Edit: I really wanted to keep him "Unaligned," which I'm guessing pretty much means Neutral. Got harder as I wrote his story since I pictured him in a Fire Tower... they're so damn Chaotic... maybe that's why he moved out. I dunno.... don't mind me.
Joined: Sep 22, 2013 Posts: 11309 Location: Asleep at the wheel
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Bounty Hunter wrote:
@Squint. : In bed now but will read story. Its not "my world"its only a module so most anything. Should fit.
I dunno. The way it was explained to me by a friend who DMs was that modules take place in a specific world made by Wizards of the Coast. I never know how they do things. I came from playing custom worlds built in 3.5 and Pathfinder.
@DS :The strong dwaven woman was a reference to a quote ...WoW I think.
@Squint. : In bed now but will read story. Its not "my world"its only a module so most anything. Should fit.
@Bun : Most PbP are slow normally a post every day or other day suffices. I prefer more ...but ... you know me
Yeah, but I've got too much going on to even find time to make a character, and I hate being the person people are waiting on in a game. Maybe next time.
I wouldn't mind joining... I'll start working on a character
What kind of class would you guys want me to be? I notice no rogue, so I'll start that route unless mentioned otherwise.
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Bounty Hunter wrote:
From what I can tell in 4E, you dont actually have to buy the mercury, salt, etc to preform the ritual like previous versions. It simply states the the components to cast it would take you 10 gold to acquire. I'm newish to 4E so I will do more research into it...I'm not sure how it would handle actually trying to acquire the materials on your own.
I'm an expert 4E DM. I can quote rules without glancing at the books. I used to run 4 separate games weekly of 4e for like 9 months straight. If you need any help I offer my assistance.
You DO need to acquire components to do rituals. This is specified in the Player's Handbook. But it is an easy thing to ignore if you want to ignore it. I gave my players a trans-dimensional shop for mundane objects that they could carry around with them in their pockets for stuff like this.
Please take that huge image out of your sig, its spamming the page everywhere you post.
altimis wrote:
I notice no rogue, so I'll start that route unless mentioned otherwise.
I welcome a rogue, love playing them myself. That would leave the final slot to some sort of healer, or controller, though i wouldnt turn down a ranged class of any particular sorts.
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I ask this every time I start pulling together an equipment list... but do I need clothes? What is the penalty for traversing naked?
Am I ignored? Imprisoned? Shied away from? On the other hand, do creatures avoid me in combat? etc. Please and thank you!
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squinty_eyes: Alt, you have fantastic logic. And zero political prowess. CKY: Through a convoluted series of events involving three tons of garden gnomes and a pickup truck, Henderson’s Magikarp defeats the Deoxys terrorizing the city.
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