Board 8 > Anagram's D&D Game - Topic 666

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Hm... Just noticed that most NPCs use swords, staves, or are unarmed but use magic. I should probably change that up a bit.

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Definitely prefer some vouchers myself. I rather like getting what I want, though a stock of money also makes some sense. We're murderers, but there's no reason for us to be murderhobos!

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Any option's okay; I agree a mix between money and vouchers probably works out best.

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"As the size of an explosion increases, the number of social situations it is incapable of solving approaches zero." -Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick

So after doing some digging, I found a huge list of homebrew rituals:
http://hastur.net/wiki/Rituals_%284E%29

Some of these sound really, really cool.

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lol teleportation circle. ritual time = one month

but damned if that wasn't the ritual we needed to make a gate.

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Ascension is really, really dumb. You could use it to nerf enemies considerably, even after leveling the creature up.

And Simulacrum just shouldn't fly. It literally lets you make a squadron of Valerians, Amys, and Bronas to fry fights with. Just send them in and have them take action instead of you. Most of the other rituals look fine I s'pose, though several powers duplicate them.

EDIT: Teleportaion Circle is kinda 'laff' too - I wouldn't allow it but that's just me.

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It says that the Simulacrum must be commanded; standard for it to take a standard, etc. It's not a big deal.

Ascension should probably not let you change solos/elites to non-solos or elites.

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From: Sceptilesolar | #207
It says that the Simulacrum must be commanded; standard for it to take a standard, etc. It's not a big deal.

Ascension should probably not let you change solos/elites to non-solos or elites.

Scep, allow me to clarify something you missed:

Simulacrum gives you several dozen dailies a day.

Yes, it costs actions. It also doesn't matter because you're seriously giving yourself the entire party's fight-enders as many times as you have the money to ritualize. It shouldn't exist, period. If it was limited to at-wills it'd be more sensible, at least.

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It's homebrew crap are you expecting it to be balanced?

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But most of our fight-enders aren't even dailies...

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From: Accel_R8 | #209
It's homebrew crap are you expecting it to be balanced?

I make a point of balancing my stuff! Also, as soon as I detect something broken I go back to nerf it, too. Sadly I forgot most people don't do that. :(

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Well, if Ana allows any of these, I would be sure to run all of these by him on a case-by-case basis.

And as far as balance goes, you have to figure they're not taking the Vengatol into account, which makes some of these really silly.

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While I am not going to argue it isn't a bit op, I do notice the cost to do it is 4k which isn't exactly super cheap at this level. I further notice that the clones have minion hp.

Though these things getting access to all our powers would prrrrrrrrretty much throw any semblance of a fair fight out the window...we crack skulls fast enough as it is ._.

So yeah, limiting to at-will stuff (the same kind of restrictions dominated things would have) seems a bit more fair.

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I think introducing as little homebrew as we can is probably best >_>

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You can bring up homebrew rituals you want on a case-by-case basis, Tiro.

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One more thing, you guys need to level another NPC. Miss R and Reen are not available at the moment, so choose someone else. Maximum level is 11.

Forget - Bunny Knight 3
Konamy - Modron 10
Dubs - Bard 1
Atharathes - Warlord 16
Ederax - Warlock 11
Kira - Fighter 5
Kim - Rogue 10
Aluxial - Wizard 51

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Forget.

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I kind of want to level Kim.

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Summary of the sessions from last week and this one's up to Friday:

-Went on a cultist hunt for Saya, arriving at the college of artificers.
-Found one of the cultists, and convinced her of the importance of speaking with Vivi.
-Arrived at the hidden meetup below a Snickdonald's, only to meet none other than Vivi herself.
-Accusations ensued, as Vivi was revealed to be much less stable now, after losing her younger sister to the universe detonation. Among other things, Valerian snapped at her, then broke down crying, and Amy implied that she should have died with her sister, causing her to fly into a berserker rage.
-After much evasive fighting, Valerian caved in the ceiling on Vivi, trapping her, her accomplice Rika, and Amy beneath the buried Snickdonalds.
-While the authorities began to excavate the remains, Saya called the party to her to discuss what had happened. The matter of the Raelite cult Vivi had formed emerged, and the party collectively decided to send Miss Right and Reen to a mine, while investigating another.
-The mine proved to be mostly a bust. Only a series of inane riddles, the spirit of an ancient barbarian king, and a study awaited the party.
-But within that study, the group found a relayed illusion of Rhea, Vivi's third-in-command. After much arguing with her, the party secured a bid to earn their trust: capture Tevaline and Asabew, whom Rhea could track, and hand over their lsland to her.
-The party eagerly agreed, and set off to meet Rhea. Together, they conquered Asabew's home with ease, after Valerian broke through her veil of madness with a brutal speech.
-To everybody's horror, the party found out that Asabew had ripped Atharathes' tongue out, and broken Learrette once more, this time into a comatose state. Teracor was also missing, but managed to escape.
-In spite of their begging, the party handed Asabew and Tevaline, plus Learrette, to Rhea, and departed.
-Back at Sayaburg, the party accepted a task from Saya to help extract a friend of hers and his daughter from the nearby city of Oldport, while waiting for Miss Right and Reen. Saya also had some bad news for the party, as she told Valerian that Eren could not be raised without help from a Raelite.
-She also gifted the party with an apartment complex all their own, and told them that a pale woman with black hair (i. e. Teracor) had been sighted at the hospital, but had left, leaving a message in the process. That message indicated that she was done with the party, and did not wish to see them again. In exchange for going to Oldport, Valerian asked Saya to locate her.
-To guide them to Oldport, Saya recruited Lloyd Fear-Slayer, a monk obsessed with speed that the party had briefly glimpsed back at Saya's island. After a rocky start, the party set off.
-On the way, the party was lured into a bandit ambush. It...didn't work well, as even a Dire Wagon wasn't enough to save the bandits. The leader was knocked out and stuffed into a bag before she could ingest cyanide.
-At Oldport, the party met Saya's dwarven friend, Axehand. The city had descended into chaos with the death of one of the Top Ship Captains, and now only two remained, Valdaan the Warlock and Kulkulat the Psionic Necromancer. Axehand sought revenge due to Valdaan transforming his daughter, Beardette, into a demoness.
-The party successfully infiltrated Valdaan's compound. In the process, Kirie helped a lamed wereshark by giving him a robotic arm.
-Thanks to a bit of trickery from Valerian, Valdaan was caught in an ambush and killed before he could react. The party recovered Beardette without a struggle, and took a picture with the image of Valdaan and his sister when they were younger, as well as his coffers.
-The party then retreated to rest, awakening the leader of the bandits that had attacked them before, whose name was Kim. On a whim, Vanessa hired her as a retainer to the party.

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Continued from above:

-The party then entered Kulkulat's manse. There, they met the four men who claimed to be Kulkulat, and worked in unison.
-After some hesitation and debate between Vanessa and Valerian, battle ensued. Kulkulat was swiftly defeated, leaving Oldport captainless.
-The party returned to Sayaburg, with Kim and Beardette in tow, seeking to help the latter overcome her demonification with Saya's help.
-The party scattered after handing Beardette to Saya.
-Brona and Lloyd got to know each other a bit more, striking up an odd friendship, or at least the beginnings of one.
-Kirie and Vanessa sparred. Vanessa came out on top with almost embarrassing ease, but accepted a rematch down the line.
-Quentyn flirted with Dubs and Atharathes, to little success.
-By contrast, however, just a few words of his were enough to fill Kim up savage lust. She jumped his bones then and there, beating the other two girls to the punch. Quentyn's a big boy now!
-Valerian received directions from Saya, pointing him towards Teracor's location. After gathering up courage, he went to find her, discovering she was now a waitress at a restaurant. She was reluctant to speak with him, but at his insistence, she accepted a private meeting with him.
-She had very, very harsh words for him, having lost all respect for him. She called him a hypocrite, fool, liar and murderer, and Valerian did not have it in him to refute her. She considered him so far beneat her, so disappointed was she about his actions, that she did not even care to enunciate the entirety of his faults and blunders. She made an attempt to leave...
-...Only to be stopped by Valerian, who asked for her forgiveness and, desperately, confessed that he loved her. This was enough to catch Teracor offguard, and soften her heart. She accepted to think about her words, if Valerian promised to come to her side if and when she decided she needed his helpm and not a second before and out of his own initiative. Valerian accepted.
-On the way back to the apartment complex, Val bought a few black roses. Thinking of Tera, he attached one to his armor's breastplate.
-Everybody reached level 13, then gained 2300 XP. We are currently at 41300 XP.

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Wishlistin' while I'm at it.

-Battle Standard of the Hungry Blade, Dragon 381
-Power Jewel, Adventurer's Vault.
-Iron Armbands of Power +4, Adventurer's Vault.
-Horned Helm, Paragon Tier, PHB1.
-Bloodfury Gauntlet Axes, Adventurer's Vault 2.
-Shard of Merciless Cold +3, Eberron Player's Guide.

Man. I really cleaned up my list now. It's pretty much just a couple numbers upgrades and then I'm set for a damn long time.

PS: Incidentally, could I trade the shard I picked up for another item of the same price bracket? Just realized it makes more sense to find one than buy one. >_<

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And lastly, I kinda wanna say we should level Forget here. I'm open to leveling Kim after her Social Link went up though.

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Almost any time i would say forget, but the events of tonight just scream leveling kim up.

edit: "OH YES! YESSSS! LEVEL UUUPPPPPP~!"

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Well the problem with Kim is that she's the same class as Miss R, but it is an option if you so choose.

(Nice recap, Kan)

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Also:


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She reminds me of a pony.

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From: Accel_R8 | #226
She reminds me of a pony.

Twilight Fanas does have a nice ring to it....

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Accel_R8 posted...
She reminds me of a pony.

Great, now I can't unsee that.

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Twilight is far too awesome to be compared to the likes of the Fanas.

Anyways...

Lloyd Wishlist v1.0

-Lightning Sickle +3
-Badge of the Berserker +3
-Lightning shard +3
-Diplomat's Scabbard

There...really isn't much Lloyd wants, which is probably for the best since a bunch of money will probably go towards certain other things...

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SovietOmega posted...
Twilight is far too awesome to be compared to the likes of the Fanas.

Fanas is awesome, what with all of the characterization she's gotten so far >_>

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>ponies
>awesome

pick one. those don't go together.

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Accel_R8 posted...
>ponies
>awesome

pick one. those don't go together.

They do if you are twilight sparkle or rainbow dash and rarity too i guess.

gog damnit, what are ponies doing in my dnd topic. out with them i say! this is a sacred pony free zone!

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First Draft of the VA list (There're repeats, unfortunately. >_>'):
Vance/nessa: Troy Baker or Raphael Sbarge, Richard McGonagle/Jennifer Hale
Brona: Christopher Sabat
Val: Todd Haberkorn
Quent: Robin Atkin Downes
Lloyd: Kirk Thornton.
Kirie: Kira Vincent-Davis
Amy: Patricia Drake

Vivi: Claudia Black.
Ephestral: Bridget Hoffman.
Winter: Kim Mai Guest
Forget: Jessica Boone
Konamy: Michelle Ruff.
Dubs: Christina Valenzuela
Atharathes: Maryke Hendrikse
Ederax: Kari Wahlgren
Kira: Tricia Helfer.
Kim: Mandy Clark
Aluxial: Wendee Lee.
Miss R: Colleen Clinkensbeard
Reen: Stephanie Young
Samantha: Christine Auten
Saya: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Rael: Gideon Emery.
Omna: Claudia Black
Rhea: Lisa Ann Beley.
Attii: Kari Wahlgren
Calmarie: Romi Park.
Ranala: Jennifer Hale
Asabew: Kari Wahlgren
Learrette: Luci Christian
Queen: Grey DeLisle
Huntsman: Claudia Black.
Fanas: Stephanie Sheh
Eren: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Beardette: Laura Bailey
Marial: Caitlyn Glass.
Shursh: Uncredited.
Sonya: Kathryn Fiore.
Rika: Tara Strong
Avery: Rob Paulson
Tessal: Caitlyn Glass.
Burson: Nolan North
Teracor: Grey DeLisle
(Aged) Gladiator Joe: Michael Ironsides
Mentalo: Phil LaMarr
Ashara: Michelle Ruff
Rogdar: Sean Connery.
Jessedown: Rob Paulson
Hammerconnery: Sean Connery, obviously.
Quickfoot: Scott MacNeil
Shadowman: David Kaye.
Gatarax: Bob Papenbrook.
Joniel McQueeniel: Nolan North
Castor: Steve Blum
Josh: Frank Welker
All of the vampires: Yuri Lowenthal.

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So uh


Do you guys want to retcon giving Tatyana to Rhea or what?

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I was busy with the list while y'all were talkin' to Tatyana, so it's the other's choice here.

...Could you post brief summery of what a Aluxifact should be capable of, just to help with the idea process?

Also, Warforged Thri-Kreen Druid(Read. Transformer.), Minotaur Rogue/Ninja, or Shardmind Paladin. Go.

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IhatethisCPU posted...
I was busy with the list while y'all were talkin' to Tatyana, so it's the other's choice here.

...Could you post brief summery of what a Aluxifact should be capable of, just to help with the idea process?

Also, Warforged Thri-Kreen Druid(Read. Transformer.), Minotaur Rogue/Ninja, or Shardmind Paladin. Go.

I'm not sure. You can suggest something about the Aluxifact if you'd like, and we could see how it would work out. You could even keep it as a hair dec.

As for the others, how could you be a warforged thri-keen?

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From: Anagram | #235
So uh


Do you guys want to retcon giving Tatyana to Rhea or what?

I'd say keep her. Makes more sense, I think, considering she kind of set the whole shindig up by blowing everything up and making us wary.

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Anagram posted...

As for the others, how could you be a warforged thri-keen?

You could be a warforged SHAPED like a thri-keen, perhaps? This is badass, either way.

Edit: Oh, right. There's internet where I'm going, so I think I'm okay lol


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The Warforged bit of the Forged Threen is fluff, mostly. Just a Kreen that happens to be a robot.

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Whoa.

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The quest for the double turban. The only relic capable of saving the world...

World Eater: "I can not live in a world where double turbans exist. Give me a cyanide pill."

Kim will procure some and save the day.

Meanwhile in Oldport



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Came across this picture online, immediately thought of Thoron:



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I bet that will work out just fine!

*peers into the future^

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From: SovietOmega | #244
I bet that will work out just fine!

*peers into the future^

CAMPAIGN DIRECTION
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..............................................\\ "We have the POWER to say this is NOT how the story is going to end!"
.........................................(END OF THE WORLD)

Refining this a bit.

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Said the party who is, at minimum, responsible for three separate off-screen genocides of entire races.

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Oh, don't be ridiculous.

We blew up the universe, that's gotta count for like infinite genocides. And we're well on our way to repeating the feat!

If the world gets eaten because of the party that's gotta be worth ridiculous amounts of XP. Win win!

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From: Anagram | #246
Said the party who is, at minimum, responsible for three separate off-screen genocides of entire races.

That was kind of the point, yes. That final fork in the road is the party going Full Tyrant.

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KanzarisKelshen posted...
From: Anagram | #246
Said the party who is, at minimum, responsible for three separate off-screen genocides of entire races.
That was kind of the point, yes. That final fork in the road is the party going Full Tyrant.

Don't forget driving Rhea away by blaming her for things she tries to stop!

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From: Anagram | #249
KanzarisKelshen posted...
From: Anagram | #246
Said the party who is, at minimum, responsible for three separate off-screen genocides of entire races.
That was kind of the point, yes. That final fork in the road is the party going Full Tyrant.

Don't forget driving Rhea away by blaming her for things she tries to stop!

On that point I regret nothing! It's a lack of trust that got us into this mess in the first place.

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