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Here is a small map of the Greyhawk area your adventure will begin: http://www.spaceempires.net/dnd/imag...tart-small.jpg

Here's the entire Greyhawk map (1mb) if desired:
http://www.spaceempires.net/dnd/images/ghmap.jpg

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Does that open rpg let you keep a log? If so you could post it somewhere for those of us that are interested but can't make it. I'm going on vacation that day.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I was going to be a Ranger, but is that ok if someone else has already claimed a Ranger.
Unfortunately this is all moot as my calculation

9pm-10(GMT)-7(EST*)=4am.

shows that I can't participate.

*Narf told me he was at -7 with Fyron.

Edit: actually I'm confused http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif . I just remembered that I always guess time by remembering that 9am in New York is 11pm here (I was watching TV at 11 pm on 9/11). This means 9pm there should be 11am, which means I can play.

I just changed my clocks time zone to EST and it says 12am here is 10 am there. I can play http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif . Yet, if 11pm was 9am then 11am (not 7am) should be 9pm.
This is all very confusing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

[ June 30, 2004, 14:07: Message edited by: Randallw ]

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Having two or more Rangers for this adventure will be fine (actually needed). Don't forget some Rangers prefer swords while other specialize in bow (or both).
We could also use a figther or Barbarian class to be the lead during heavy encounters.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yes it does.

Dumbluck is most likely going to be a dwarven fighter. Maybe a barbarian, but much more likely a fighter.

I was waiting to see what others wanted to be, so I could plug in whatever hole appears. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Technically, Narf and I live in GMT -8 time zone (Pacific Standard Time). However, GMT does not change for Daylight Savings Time, so for now, we are GMT -7.

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>GMT does not change for Daylight Savings Time, so for now, we are GMT -7.

It does too. Just a week out of step with the US. PST is currently GMT-8.

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Ugh. Some other people told me it did not. Do you have any verification of this?

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I spoke to my sister in London about 30 mins ago and they are 6 hours ahead of us here in Central.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">No, GMT does not change.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">GMT is Greenwich Mean Time, NOT Greewich local time. Half the year the UK is GMT, and the other half it's GMT+1.

Geoschmo

[ June 30, 2004, 19:06: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

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Yes, you are correct. I was referring to Greenwich loacl time rather than GMT itself. The point that I was trying to make, and that still holds, is that the UK does follow daylight savings time, albeit staggered a week from the US and that The West Coast is 8 hours behind the UK right now.

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I was refering to GMT itself merely as a point of reference. Those living in the UK will have to know about daylight savings time and all as well. Now back to D&D...

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Randallw - I am going to take a Ranger/Cleric so he wont be as good as a pure ranger at the strictly ranger abilities. It would not be a bad idea to have a pure ranger or a pure cleric if someone wanted that... This is just a character personality I have established, is flexible, and normally works with most Groups.... Also I wont be there the frist game night.. It will be the second game night before I can get there (assuming weekly game nights)

Besides Talon (the character name for my Ranger/Cleric) would greatly appreciate a fellow ranger to have some shop talk and learn new tricks.

Rasorow (on the Boards)
Talon (Ranger/Cleric - though will probably just use my forum name to cut down confusion in-game)

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Updated list of players and character types:

Narf: Elf Wizard - Lae'nial
Rasorow: Half-elf Ranger Cleric
Fyron: Elf Rogue - Sulimo Mandrallorn
Randallw: Ranger
Hugh Manatee: ???
Dumbluck: Dwarf Fighter - Draknor

Once you make your character sheet in Open RPG, you can use the Export to HTML function to save it to an HTML file. Email it to me (see profile), and I will post it on the site with my character and with Dumbluck's. If you want to hide your alignment for role playing purposes, open the HTML file in Notepad. Locate the section where it says this, and delete it:

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;"> &lt;B&gt;Alignment:&lt;/B&gt; True Neutral, </pre><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">

[ July 01, 2004, 06:02: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

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LMAO!!!! My character hates elves, then ends up in a group with at least 3 elves in it....

Maybe I'd better edit my history to hating HUMANS....

Nah.

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You are going to need to come up with a damned good reason for adventuring with us them. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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Heres some comic strips to get us in the mood.
When I discovered Nodwick a few months back I went back and read every strip in the archive.

http://archive.gamespy.com/comics/nodwick/index.htm

When will we get a henchman to do all this stuff?

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In the Game Tree, expand the + sign next to your character. Locate the ClassesAndStats section. Expand it. Then, expand Ability Scores. If you right click on an ability, say strength, it will make a strength check roll in the chat window automatically.

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Same for skills and saves. It'll also automatically count off spells. Refresh spells is for when you rest. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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hehehe...Me and Ashton and Fyron are playing Alternity. I think my characters a little psychotic. I guess that's what you get from your subconcious when you pick bad temper as a flaw and name your character Garrak. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

(8) Fyron: <font color='#000080'>"Station Administrator Crowell has gathered the other survivors in the ore storage bay. They have barricaded themselves in. I need you to convince him to come out and help. We need his security card to open the closet containing the components necessary to repair the power generator." </font>

(8) Fyron: <font color='#000080'>OOC: There you go</font>

(6) Narf Poit Chez BOOM!!!: <font color='#000080'>Thank you</font>

(8) Fyron: <font color='#000080'>OOC: On the Map, each square is 4 meters by 4 meters. Grey lines are walls. Blue lines are airlocks. White lines are normal doors</font>

(6) Narf Poit Chez BOOM!!!: <font color='#000080'>Well, we could hole the dome. The coward would come out real quick. If there weren't other people in there...</font>

(8) Fyron: <font color='#000080'> http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif </font>

(6) Narf Poit Chez BOOM!!!: <font color='#000080'>OOC:Growly enough?</font>

(10) Ashton Skydust: <font color='#000080'>No, that would quickly kill the people inside. Do they have any portable communications equipment?</font>

(8) Kreenak: <font color='#000080'>We need them alive...</font>

(6) Narf Poit Chez BOOM!!!: <font color='#000080'>I did say if there WEREN'T other people in there. Maybe a really small hole?</font>

(6) Narf Poit Chez BOOM!!!: <font color='#000080'>OOC: How do I do that name thing?</font>

(8) Fyron: <font color='#000080'>OOC: /nick</font>

(6) Garrak: <font color='#000080'>OOC: Thanks</font>

(8) Fyron: <font color='#000080'>Birden says, "There are other people in there!"</font>

(6) Garrak: <font color='#000080'>I know. Oh well.</font>


[ July 01, 2004, 22:01: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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I run a D&D IRC channel, so maybe I can answer a few questions.

3.5 vs 3.0 Very basically 3.5 nerfed a bunch of spells ( primarily buff spells) and made rangers and dwarves VERY powerful. It also nerfed the sorcerer class, slightly boosted bards ( a good change IMO), improved the skill list, altered monster damage resistance significantly, and changed the spell focus and power attack feats and a number of popular prestige classes.

I don't like 3.5, but I play casters and the thing I liked best about 3.0 was that it had nice strong (but not crazy strong IMO) spellcasters.

If you want to look at the differences read the SRD ( Note that the srd isn't as "user friendly" as the players handbook, since it was writen for gme designers to reference)

http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/srd.html has the 3.0 srd and a link to the 3.5 as well.

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Run any games?

* The Last time I was this excited about a new hobby, I ended up with about 400 webcomics bookmarked. LOL

* I'm finding the SRD more user-friendly.

[ July 01, 2004, 23:54: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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Our first character story is complete!
Dumbluck will be receiving a small bonus item and trait for being the first to give us a story. Draknor Burnbeard History

Hating elves will be a great roleplaying addition, especially since his family mission is more important than his hatred.

Keep the stories and good character generation coming. I have a lot of work to do but our first adventure should be a fun one.

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Hmm. I was going to post my story, but it seems Cyclop beat me to it! Oh well. Here are a few minor edits/additions.

-Draknor’s Great Grandfather Repinor Stoutfoot died before Draknor was born.

-Gratnor Burntbeard (Draknor's Grandfather) died when Draknor was 10 years old.

-Tarnor (Draknor's mother) died giving birth to Draknor. Felnor then became the head of the family.

-...He currently knows only that it was Elves that attacked Repinor all those years ago. But a remote cousin (Topsider Eon Walestone) of his Stoutfoot clan has been rumored to be working as a gem miner near the Molivar pass. Some of the older miners told Draknor that the miners at Molivar Pass often go down to trade at the trading town near the entrance of the Molivar pass. ...

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I'm working on my character at the moment. I have installed openRPG. I have a question. In the how to section of the character builder it says once I have entered my stats and stuff "click on the +(plus) next to the gears, and right click. This will cause it to roll what is needed to roll". I can see 2 gear icons and neither has a + next to it.

Edit: By the way I am using a 3.5 PH book. If there are any differences please point them out.

[ July 01, 2004, 13:42: Message edited by: Randallw ]

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Cyclops. I have practically done my character, just have to buy all my equipment. openRPG doesn't seem to allow me to record all my equipment seperately. Only one square for it all.
ALso I have CC2 viewer and a map of Greyhawk. Since you had a full map I didn't mention it, but It has the option to measure distances (even along winding rivers etc) eg. Lopolla to Molvar is 165 miles and the blashikmund river is 557 miles long.

[ July 02, 2004, 10:54: Message edited by: Randallw ]

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That CC2 viewer with Greyhawk map sounds great!
We can probably make a plugin input area for equipment once we get use to the OpenRPG program.
For now just list equipment in an email format and send it to me. Don't feel too overburdened to purchase all of the needed equipment before we start as there will be ample time in the trading village before any real encounters begin.

Send anything you have to: unitednaper@hotmail.com
anything over 1mb to: rhenning@bellsouth.net

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No need for the CC2 viewer. I took the time to search for it and found it rather quickly.

THX

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Cyclop,

How are you handling spells for clerics? Also I happen to have the full set of Priest Companion spell books... the ones that came out just before 3.0. Any of those spells valid (few decent low lvls that I like) or just keep to standard kit?

Also, I am not familiar with Greyhawk as I did most of my adventuring in either Forgotten Realms around Waterdeep or (most often) in custom worlds. Would it be possible for you to let me know Diety choices?

Thanks,

Rasorow
Ranger/Cleric

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It is my understanding that Greyhawk uses the default gods, so the gods in the PH book. I will be worshipping Ehlonna.

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The good news is that most haven't played in the Greyhawk realm so it will all be new. The other good news is that I rarely ever stay to the "campaigns" created for each world. What I like to do is give objectives that the group picks from and they evolve with the party instead of filtering a group through a pre-constructed adventure from A-Z.

Here are some great links to help you learn more about the world of Greyhawk.

Greyhawk Gods
Greyhawk Locations
Greyhawk Site
Legends of Greyhawk

Try and stay with the 3.0 and 3.5 rules but if you see something you like I am flexible http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ July 03, 2004, 04:10: Message edited by: Cyclop ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Bad news is some of us have never played this game period..... I don't suppose I could get a link to an informative n00btorialon on character creation? I've figured out the forms in Open RPG, just not what to put in them, maybe like a list of all my options and what they do... something like that. It seems we lack a full cleric, this sounds apealing.(unless cleric is a n00b unfriendly character, then I'm open to advice, however Monks also look "fun").

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If we don't have to have the stock gods perhaps I could have a Ranger of Viruk (Virkokka). Viruk is sort of made for Rangers. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif .

Warning: This is a joke. There is absolutely no way, to my knowledge that obeying Viruk is realistic. Besides I highly suspect you have to be CN.

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Ok, I found my Never Winter Nights manual, there is some stuff in here about the classes, but I don't know how much aplies to what we are doing here.....

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Diablo 2 and the expansion should have some good stuff too.

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I don't know if there is still space, but I'd love to play (or help GM - I've been a storyteller for 15 years). 6 pm to 9 pm T/W/Th work for me most of the time, and I can confirm when it doesn't.

Also, if there is space, do I need to download something for character generation? I have the 3.0 books, and I gmed 2nd ed for years, but I've never played a 3rd ed table-top, just the pc games.

[ July 03, 2004, 15:23: Message edited by: Murph ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Not really. They have nothing to do with D&D.

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">NWN is more or less like D&D. There are a few changes to how some feats and skills function, due to it being a computer game and all. You could design your character in-game, then transfer it to OpenRPG (manually of course). Well, except for ability scores, which you need to do manually as we are using a different system.

Clerics are not too unfriendly. They combine spellcasting with decent combat abilities, so you are not stuck in one role or the other.

Personally, I would prefer to never see a monk... The monk class is extremely unbalanced class, even in 3.5...

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">You need OpenRPG. Another person willing to DM at times is always welcome! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Speak with Cyclop.

[ July 03, 2004, 17:06: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

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Ok,

WOW they have changed the rules....

Havent played anything but 1st and 2nd ed and just got a hold of a 3rd ed players today and it came as something as a rude shock.

So Cyclop, I would actually start as either a ranger or cleric then add later correct? Also I never saw in there but I take it its 1 feat at frist lvl and then feats are gained based on your overall all lvl not your class lvl..

Sorry just need to check my understanding.

Also I will be modifing my ability scores based on the new information from what I sent you... Apparently Cha plays a greater role in these rules....

Should have character for you tomorrow

Rasorow

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Yes, you get one feat at 1st level, and when you gain a level, you can pretty much take it in any class, given some limitations. You gain feats based on total level, not on individual class levels, but you gain class skills based on class level.

It's a little different from 2nd Ed, but I find that it actually plays pretty well. I usually don't bother to multi-class much, because the benefits of sticking to one class can be pretty high.

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Less than 23 hours before the adventure begins.
I do however need your help with my contact sheet.
Please post or email me any info I don't have:
D&D Contact Info

I will be in the OpenRPG / Alkazhar server with a SEIV D&D room open (9pm EST)

Most of the characters will be meeting in this town: Angry Thoms Trading Post
So far I have the Barbarian and Dwarf teamed up and the other Elves as a group. I will speak to you seperately via chat or email then.

Contact me if you need anything,
Cyclop
unitednaper@hotmail.com
ICQ=4093688

[ July 06, 2004, 03:07: Message edited by: Cyclop ]

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Please do not post any email addresses in the "normal" manner. They become susceptible to spam spiders and such that way. Please post them in a form such as user at domain com.

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lrg mouse at tel us dot net

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email: dumbluck at msn com
ICQ: Hmm. I can't seem to log into my ICQ anymore. The password finder keeps giving me an error, too. Will MSN Messenger do?
MSN: see email
Y!: dumb1uck

[ July 06, 2004, 20:43: Message edited by: dumbluck ]

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PM-ing them would be the most secure manner, and then you can spread it to the group via IM.

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Ok thanks to Fyron and Narf, I got most of my character set up, Last things I need help with are weapons(what should I put in these fields), spells& powers(again, what goes here, and what do I do about my domains) , armor, and Deity, or do I even need one? If so which is a good coice for a CN? I'm leaning towardsTritherion , unless losing the shields is a big deal, and the +10% exp thing...

I'd upload what I have so far for aproval, but I seem to have forgotten how to upload files to shrapnel.....

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You can't upload files to shrapnel. Send it to Fyron, he's collecting them.

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Weee, that was fun. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

What, you want detail? I'll stick the transcript on my website later.

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Thanks for a great start guys. Although it is hard to give the perfect setting and different not doing it face to face, things did seem to work out as we progressed.
It was nice to see the group chat and the dwarf and I have our own conversation that no one realized. Only thing I hate is that I can't whisper to two or more people.
See you tomorrow.

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We need a name for the role-play.

Here for the roleplay history.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">you can. select each player and add them to whisper group. then choose whisper to group.

edit: checked openRPG. You can toggle each player to whisper group then when you whisper to group all players toggled hear.

[ July 07, 2004, 07:38: Message edited by: Randallw ]

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Sure you can. Right click on their name in the user list and select "group whisper". You can whisper to as many as you would like.