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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
Subject: Oops! was both joking and OOC,
but I could see how you could misunderstand. Sorry. The joke was intended because of the "curly hair" similarity in the two characters (and a juvenile sense of humor).
You're doing fine. Good luck with the kid ... 
Posted on 2008-05-29 at 04:29:44.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
Subject: Oh, wow!
Talus has curly hair, Sheva has curly hair. Maybe they should get together ... 
matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match ...
Welcome to the "other side of the coin"! Now hurry up and get over here!
Hee-hee! 
Posted on 2008-05-29 at 03:48:27.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
Subject: Inconsistencies ...
in intro post noted and corrected.
Posted on 2008-05-28 at 18:04:02.
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Topic: Copywrite Police?
Subject: Ummm ...
To use Creative Commons and Copyright in the same comparison is like saying light is the same as dark.
Peruse the copyright laws and note phrases like "may not be reproduced, copied, and/or rebroadcast by, on, or with any medium or method, known or unknown ..." Nearly everything on most every medium is automatically copyrighted, currently for 20 years or until released by the the material's creator. This copyright can be waived, but only in writing, and must be posted whereever the material is available for use.
But I agree that Creative Commons is great! I use and contribute to it regularly for various vendors/providers.
Posted on 2008-05-27 at 17:51:12.
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Topic: Copywrite Police?
Subject: Something to think about ...
If the government is going to pass a law that allows it to peruse Joe Public's computer for illegal software, it will also have to apply to the government entities' own private computers. They can't side-step that because of the firestorm it would cause.
Why do you think the government killed the Clipper Chip proposal?
Posted on 2008-05-27 at 17:12:57.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
Subject: Whew!
Just posted a book!
Okay, all, Sheva's in the fray!
Posted on 2008-05-27 at 16:25:33.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: The Unsung Heroes
Subject: Sudden newcomer (or Arcsheva Redmane, Volume One ...)
Arcsheva was born in Tilverton, and had a relatively uneventful life, as childhoods go. Her parents, though not destitute, were tired of having to provide for the extra mouth when they could barely afford to feed themselves. But they made do. A fortuitous opportunity arose for them when Sheva was only thirteen years of age. An itinerant mage was caught in a sudden rainstorm and hailed them from outside seeking shelter until the storm abated. Sheva's father's offer of shelter for the spellcaster, even overnight if necessary, was in keeping with what he had long taught her -- if you have something to give, give without fear of loss. It will usually be repaid in kind, or in abundance. And even though the presence of yet another mouth to feed would further drain an already sparse pantry, he invited the mage to stay as long as he wished. The meager night's meal and pleasant conversation was proof enouigh to the mage that these were no ordinary, greedy, self-centered, get-what-you-can peasant that would charge him outrageously for what could be considered poor travel plans. Sheva's parents had, notably, asked for nothing in return for the shelter offered. Only after the meal did the mage reveal his name to them, for they had not asked for it at all, as if it were none of their business.
The following morning, when taking his leave of them, he told them he would return in a few hours. He said that he would have a request of them when he came back and left them wondering as he went to Tilverton's marketplace. There, he made arrangements (paying in advance) for food and necessary requested items to be delivered to Arcsheva's home every other day for the next year. That being done, he returned to the abode of Sheva and her parents to inform them of what he had done. He would accept no thanks, telling them that he felt what he had done was well deserved, in recompense for what they had provided him unbidden.
He also mentioned that he had noticed during his stay that their daughter showed and inquisitive and intelligent nature in her questions to him, but also showed self-restraint in restricting of the number of questions asked, of her own accord. The corcerer asked if they would be willing to foster her to him as an apprentice, for he felt the need for a change in the quality of his life and had not felt the desire to instruct a new apprentice until he heard Sheva's questions. Her father hesitated before answering, for now there was food enough for all of them. But so generous had their guest been in his return for their hospitality, he would now refuse him nothing. He agreed to the apprenticeship for Sheva. And so NeoMaximillianus zund Dwibius and Arcsheva Millander traveled together to Baldur's Gate, each to begin a new chapter in their lives. It was during her apprenticeship that she aquired the surname Redmane, given her by Max and describing her fiery-red, curly locks. It was also his contention that her bright shock of hair and the intelligent sparks flashing in her green eyes signaled greatness, as told in a local legend of old.
After concluding her apprenticeship in an uncommonly short time and, gratefully, striking out on her own as an adventuring mage, Sheva's travels took her into and around Sembia, the forest of Cormanthor, and lands around the Moonsea. She periodically returned to visit her parents until the death of her father at the hands of brigands, who also ransacked and destroyed their home. She had returned a full month after it happened, and she set her mother up in an apartment in Tilverton, for which she pays on a yearly basis. She is still searching for the brigands responsible for the death of her father, but has not located them yet. She is carefully cultivating a repertoire of damaging spells at this time, and when she feel she has sufficient strength, she will either divine the robbers' identities for herself or pay to have it done. There was time, and hurrying her goal would not bring her father back.
Sheva had recently purchased a scroll of Teleport to take the "easy way" from Suzail to the abode of her mentor, whom she had not seen for nearly four years. She would rather had purchased a scroll that minimized any error on her part, but her "liquid assets" were not sufficient to purchase the more expensive scroll. When casting the spell she did buy, she visualized an underground escape tunnel and storage area known to her, but seen only a few times during her tenure in training. Where she arrived, there seemed to be an unexpected lurch to her innards. This was a bad sign, she knew, for the spell described no such effect as a result of its use. She began to mutter under her breath about overpriced and shoddy merchandise, while ever-so-briefly entertaining the thought that she may have flubbed the casting herself. Her cursing stopped quickly and suddenly at the din that her ears finally passed on to her brain. Not only was she not where she intended to be, but she had arrived in the midst of a battle! From experience, she took precious seconds to take in the current situation as best she could. She knew she would have to take a side, but which one? Then the words "fetch quite the coin" faintly reached her hearing above the sounds and screams of battle. And did she hear something about the "winning buyer's price"? She couldn't be sure. But the combination of phrases told her what she needed to know -- she knew what to do, and to whom.
She quickly turned her staff horizontal and dropped it behind her. Then she tapped the foot-long gecko on her shoulder on the head to indicate she wanted him to stay put and hang on as she fished in her spell component pouch with her other hand. From it, she drew forth a waxed paper packet that contained a small ball of tallow, infused with a pinch of brimstone and rolled in powdered iron. She quickly pulled off the wrapping and began rolling the tallow between her palms as her lips began the formula for creating a Flaming Sphere. This she would direct toward the man who seemed to be orchestrating this chaos while holding a big sword.
[She will take no chances and will push the Sphere against him, keeping it in contact with him as much as she can, until dispelled, duration ends -- 4 rnds, or he falls. Do you want rolls (2d6/rnd)?]
Posted on 2008-05-27 at 16:19:04.
Edited on 2008-05-28 at 23:21:30 by Solvy
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
Subject: Thanks, Ginafae!
I haven't gotten to the slaver thing yetint in my reading yet, so doint spoil it for me, now. I wil say, though, that even what I have read so far is very interesting. Good character interaction and descriptive posts.
I just hope I can measure up to the caliber of play so far exhibited ...
Posted on 2008-05-26 at 23:14:07.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: Kaelyn Style~Recruitment Thread
Subject: Ogre's Cave rescuee ...
The name of the boy rescued from the ogre's cave is Marcus Brown. His father was met earlier on the road to Castle Tethyr, near his wrecked cart. Marcus' father had informed the party that his wife and son had been taken by the Ogre and been taken south ...
Posted on 2008-05-26 at 15:09:11.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: Kaelyn Style~Recruitment Thread
Subject: okey-dokey
Change(s) sent via PM.
So sentence me -- I mean, add me to the stew -- I mean the mix ...
Posted on 2008-05-26 at 05:26:09.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: the Unsung Heroes Q/A
Subject: Kaelyn?
She's been sent via PM ...
Posted on 2008-05-25 at 22:29:02.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: Kaelyn Style~Recruitment Thread
Subject: Sheva's been sent via PM to ya, Kaelyn
Hope she "passes muster" ...
Posted on 2008-05-25 at 22:27:11.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: Kaelyn Style~Recruitment Thread
Subject: Ummm ...
I only have the core books, so an "enhanced" or "prestige" class for me is out. If a run-of-the-mill mage (maybe a specialist) would do, I'll get to it and get it (her?) to you asap ...
Posted on 2008-05-25 at 20:05:22.
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: Kaelyn Style~Recruitment Thread
Subject: VERY interested ...
Okay, 8kgp and 4th level. Can have a spellcaster generated relatively quickly ...
Creation by standard 4d6-drop-lowest? Point-buy? Other method?
I have char sheets turned in for two other games, but they haven't started yet, and I WANT TO PLAY !! And even then, I don't think three games is too many. I have seen others in 6 or 7 different games ...
Can I? Can I? Huh? Pretty please?
Posted on 2008-05-25 at 19:42:04.
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Topic: Stupidest game-related utterances
Subject: One of the best opponents for the stupid people ...
has GOT to be the "Green Man", a mythological manifestation, a humaanoid god-like dude that has has 168 hit points and REGENERATES 168 hit poihts PER ROUND (among other spell-like abilities).
Whenever I use him, I invariably get:
"Aww, crap! You just made him up to pi@@ us off! He isn't "legal".
Then, when I show them the printed material from TSR, it turns to:
Well, it still ain't fair!
Very few have played out an encounter with him ...
Posted on 2008-05-24 at 16:44:14.
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Topic: New Forgotten Realms Game(just checking interest)
Subject: I may be overboard ... if so, I apologize.
But the way I see it, intent is irrelevant. Even intent to multiclass. And I won't assume what she meant was to multiclass later when she said she wanted to bring in a multi-class character. That is for her to explain or clarify ...
Oh, and Stryke? If allowed, I would like to bring in a sorceress ...
Posted on 2008-05-20 at 17:01:55.
Edited on 2008-05-20 at 17:03:08 by Solvy
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Topic: Stupidest game-related utterances
Subject: I love wishes ...
Player: ... oh, a giant, eh? My final wish is to not take damage from the giant I am about to face. And since I am wearing Armor of Proof Against Metal Weapons, I don't think he'll be able to do much damage, if any ...
DM: Okay. The giant swings his WOODEN Maul of the Titans and does [rolls and adds, using fingers and toes] 72 points damage.
Player: No way! No damage from the giant and no damage from the Maul, I know it's iron-bound!
DM: Umm, the damage isn't from the giant, it's all from the maul which is, I say again, WOODEN. The iron bands don't hit you, the Maul does.
Player: You suck as a DM! You did this just to kill my character! My character turns to leave.
DM: ...And gets attacked from the back for ... forget it. 72 plus whatever over 20 ... he's dead, alright.
Player: No he isn't! ...
Posted on 2008-05-20 at 16:55:52.
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Topic: New Forgotten Realms Game(just checking interest)
Subject: Dragon Mistress?
In all my reading, I have never run across how to do this. How do you multiclass a level one character? Even a minimum Multiclass of 1/1 is considered 2nd level, no? Or did I miss something when I read the book(s) ...? 
Stryke?
For any clerics, will you be using the PHB list or the FR list of dieties?
Posted on 2008-05-18 at 21:43:54.
Edited on 2008-05-18 at 22:03:28 by Solvy
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Topic: New Forgotten Realms Game(just checking interest)
Subject: interested ...
I have the 3.5e core books and not much else.
I hae the 3e core books and a few others, including the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. Is the 3.5e version of Forgotten realms much different from the 3e version?
I ask because:
Sul'thay? I can find Surthay, on the southern shore of the Lake Mulsantir.
Eltammar? Can't find on map.
I mean, that is all irrelevant, but I was curious. Would the feats listed in the 3e Forgotten Realms Campaigns Book work in 3.5e?
This would be my first game in this type of play-by-post setting, and first level with a new DM doesn't put me off a bit. It's all about the learning, yes?
Starting Level: 1 (no negotion on that)
Forgotten realms campaign
Character gen: Standard 3.5 gen, 4d6, 3 highest, reroll 1's.
Background required and appearance required too.
Do you require Statistic rolls to be witnessed? Or is this on the honor system?
All else is cool, can do stuff ...
I know how the Red Wizards view Sorcerors but would like to play one nonetheless, if allowed. (it would be another reason for her to leave/move out)
If not, I can just as easily play a Ranger, Rogue, Cleric, or Fighter (each single-classed and in order of preference)
If I seem kinda wishy-washy about character class, it's because I have no real favorite. I just enjoy the game, regardless of what I play ...
Posted on 2008-05-18 at 05:56:07.
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: I saw a end-of-sentence marker ...
One should never
Posted on 2008-05-17 at 12:27:24.
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Topic: ^ < V game
Subject: mm-hmmmmm...
^ is weaponless in a war of wits
^ [draws her slapping-weapon and does battle with a HUGE fly ...]
v is America's secret weapon against terrorism
Posted on 2008-05-17 at 12:24:54.
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Topic: Blatantly Obvious Lies
Subject: okay, I think I got it now ...
The fifth was created to honor Beethoven after creating his Fifth Symphony (which was actually his ninth, making his Ninth Symnphony ... ummm ... ... ... his thirteenth!)
If Pro- is the opposite of Con-, does that mean Congress is the opposite of Progress?
Posted on 2008-05-14 at 05:01:12.
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Topic: Add On Story. Fill in 3 words!
Subject: uh
whatever-it-is!
Posted on 2008-05-14 at 04:39:33.
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Topic: ^ < V game
Subject: well ...
^ scares me (kinda)
< on my own, changed my sex from -less to -y
V still thinks M&M and Eminem are one and the same ...
Posted on 2008-05-14 at 04:36:47.
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Topic: The Would You Rather Game
Subject: Yeesh!
The question above the last one I could answer.
Lyskhala, yours is a poser extraordinaire (for me).
Cosmetically, no contest. Musically, both leave a lot to be desired. Take away the looks and they're both blah. But the lesser of two evils would be Jessica.
Vociferously right or knowingly silent?
Posted on 2008-05-14 at 04:29:48.
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