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alexandraerin) wrote2010-08-07 09:06 pm
alexandraerin) wrote2010-08-07 09:06 pm
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Inn Campaign: Character Wishlists.
Okay, I had planned on posting the transcript first, but the room where my desktop computer is located is too hot for me to be hanging out in during sunlit hours today so I'm doing this one first.
This is the character rewards wishlist post for the Inn Campaign. I'm tagging this "player action required" because it's semi-important, but it is actually optional... nobody has to post here, and there's no deadline. Feel free to come back and add comments to this post later, as ideas occur to you, as your character levels/evolves, etc. While I'm not going to be giving out level-inappropriate rewards, you can put ideas for higher level items on here... if you don't have any particular preference for the here and now but there's something you know you'll want later, you can list it now.
For those without much 4E experience/; wishlists are a time-saving and player-pleasing tool for DMs. If there are particular magic items that you feel would suit your character (either in the sense of "If I just had a +1 to x, I could do y." sense or an "I think I'd look really cool with a Halberd of Looking Really Cool."), drop a comment to let me know. You can be as specific (an actual named item that has defined stats) or general ("A magic axe.","Something that will make me hit better.","Something to make my Invoker more Invokery.", etc.) as you care to be.
Alternate rewards are also possible if you'd rather not rely on magical gear, or you're attached to your character's current gear. This campaign is going to have plenty of opportunities for exposure to otherworldly energy, so I'm planning on using spontaneous enchantment of existing stuff as an alternative to always finding magic items, anyway. If you'd prefer to go that route, or have the idea that one of your character's items is already "special" and just needs to be unlocked/mastered, please let me know so I can work it into the story.
I'm also open to using boons and grandmaster training, but see the caveat below.
Caveats:
I'll take wishlist items on board as suggestions, but this isn't a shopping list. The mere fact that you've added a level-appropriate item to this post does not mean it's going to turn up under a rock next session. In some cases I may have things you list here show up as an incentive to complete a challenge rather than having it drop into the game as a reward after you've done so.
I can't think of anything except unique items (item sets, the "Legend of Drizzt" icons that they put in Dragon, etc.) that I'd veto outright, though.
On the subject of "unique", please don't pitch a specific custom item or boon/training at me. I will say no, and I'll feel bad about saying no, and because I said "please don't", I'll blame you for it. :P This is a large group. My level of personal familiarity within the group varies wildly, as it includes people I love, people I know, people I respect, and people I barely even know. This makes approving/disapproving other people's homebrewed stuff really awkward, so I'm just saying no outright.
I know there isn't a list of boons and grandmaster training types like there is for magic items, so while the "no homebrew" rule applies, what it really means is that you're leaving things up to me. If you'd rather have your character receive special training than special gear, say so, and feel free to specify the type/area of training. Just please don't write up specific powers you'd like to have, because again, I'll have to say no. If you're open to the idea of being given custom boons/training that I feel fits your character, please say so as well. Because boons and grandmaster training are custom and we might have different ideas of what is level/character appropriate, I'm not going to give these out to anybody who doesn't explicitly signal that they'd be open to it... I'll stick to magic items in that case, since we have an impartial ruling on those.
Entirely unconventional rewards that don't fit the item/boon/training model will also be considered, but please don't try to use that as an end-run around the "no homebrew" thing. "How about if my character gains the ability to _______" is basically asking for a boon without calling it one.
This is the character rewards wishlist post for the Inn Campaign. I'm tagging this "player action required" because it's semi-important, but it is actually optional... nobody has to post here, and there's no deadline. Feel free to come back and add comments to this post later, as ideas occur to you, as your character levels/evolves, etc. While I'm not going to be giving out level-inappropriate rewards, you can put ideas for higher level items on here... if you don't have any particular preference for the here and now but there's something you know you'll want later, you can list it now.
For those without much 4E experience/; wishlists are a time-saving and player-pleasing tool for DMs. If there are particular magic items that you feel would suit your character (either in the sense of "If I just had a +1 to x, I could do y." sense or an "I think I'd look really cool with a Halberd of Looking Really Cool."), drop a comment to let me know. You can be as specific (an actual named item that has defined stats) or general ("A magic axe.","Something that will make me hit better.","Something to make my Invoker more Invokery.", etc.) as you care to be.
Alternate rewards are also possible if you'd rather not rely on magical gear, or you're attached to your character's current gear. This campaign is going to have plenty of opportunities for exposure to otherworldly energy, so I'm planning on using spontaneous enchantment of existing stuff as an alternative to always finding magic items, anyway. If you'd prefer to go that route, or have the idea that one of your character's items is already "special" and just needs to be unlocked/mastered, please let me know so I can work it into the story.
I'm also open to using boons and grandmaster training, but see the caveat below.
Caveats:
I'll take wishlist items on board as suggestions, but this isn't a shopping list. The mere fact that you've added a level-appropriate item to this post does not mean it's going to turn up under a rock next session. In some cases I may have things you list here show up as an incentive to complete a challenge rather than having it drop into the game as a reward after you've done so.
I can't think of anything except unique items (item sets, the "Legend of Drizzt" icons that they put in Dragon, etc.) that I'd veto outright, though.
On the subject of "unique", please don't pitch a specific custom item or boon/training at me. I will say no, and I'll feel bad about saying no, and because I said "please don't", I'll blame you for it. :P This is a large group. My level of personal familiarity within the group varies wildly, as it includes people I love, people I know, people I respect, and people I barely even know. This makes approving/disapproving other people's homebrewed stuff really awkward, so I'm just saying no outright.
I know there isn't a list of boons and grandmaster training types like there is for magic items, so while the "no homebrew" rule applies, what it really means is that you're leaving things up to me. If you'd rather have your character receive special training than special gear, say so, and feel free to specify the type/area of training. Just please don't write up specific powers you'd like to have, because again, I'll have to say no. If you're open to the idea of being given custom boons/training that I feel fits your character, please say so as well. Because boons and grandmaster training are custom and we might have different ideas of what is level/character appropriate, I'm not going to give these out to anybody who doesn't explicitly signal that they'd be open to it... I'll stick to magic items in that case, since we have an impartial ruling on those.
Entirely unconventional rewards that don't fit the item/boon/training model will also be considered, but please don't try to use that as an end-run around the "no homebrew" thing. "How about if my character gains the ability to _______" is basically asking for a boon without calling it one.
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As a note: I don't ever want Har to have something he himself can attack with.
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I could see him being quite happy with any of the thunder or sound-based weapons, particularly ones that couple knockback, knockdown, or sliding opponents with their damage output. Because everything about Carrog is loud. Even his weaponry.
Other than that, he's the first character I can plausibly see wandering around with a battle standard that he'd plant in the ground at the start of a fight and then use it as a point around which to rally his allies. And just generally carry on, shouting and posturing and so forth.
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I also dig the idea of spontaneous enchantment/forging a deeper bond with your signature tool. That being said, the first thing I need from a meta perspective is a bonus to hit. I have trouble hitting MYSELF with a lightning bolt right now. This is problematic as a ranged damage dealer.
*PS: Sorry about missing on Thursday. My improvised mobile computing solution failed catastrophically. I'm looking forward to hearing what I missed, and joining back in next session, story allowing.
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Putting the war in warlock
To reflect his past as an officer of the law, and briefly, the war, I'd like him to remain a threat in melee. To do this I'd like a reasonably damaging weapon that doubles as an implement. A pact dagger is just not going to cut it.
I either need to take weapon proficiency (rapier) at level 2, and wield a pact rapier, or pick up arcane implement mastery (heavy blades) and have Spectre run around with a heavy blade of some sort. The only heavy blade Spectre is proficient with is the scythe, which... honestly would be kind of awesome. Mechanically, though, the best choice may be a mage's fullblade.
Mage's fullblade (lvl 2): +4 to hit, av. 7.5 dmg.
Pact Rapier (lvl 3): +4 to hit, av. 5.5 dmg.
Scythe of Looking Really Cool: +3 to hit, av. 6 dmg. (e.g. Staggering (lvl 2), Vengeful (lvl 5))
So I'm torn. Ridiculous oversized sword, classy officer's sword, or the scythe?
Other things on my wish list include a nice set of dark majesty in leather (lvl 4).
I'm also kind of fond of Zy Tormtor's trinkets item set (AV2), as a spirit bound to one's service fits rather well with Spectre, which I suppose is an argument for wielding a pact rapier as it is part of that set.
In sum: this is less a wish list, and more a wishy-washy list. So, I'm going to duck out of making a decision and lay these suggestions out on the table in the name of letting the DM have options.
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Gosh, that was easy!
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Re: Putting the war in warlock
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Re: Putting the war in warlock