Ranger Rogue.

Splendid.  :-)  Ranged or hth?  Duncan's a favoured soul of helm in the buff n' bash style, but I intend to take cure spells at every level, so I'm guessing I'll be our healer/tank.  And possibly our face.  Which is a scary thought.  It's not that Duncan isn't good at talking to people, far from it, he just doesn't have the ... temperment.  And probably won't, until he's forced to grow up.  ;-)  Just thought I'd warn you - Duncan probably will annoy you tremedously.  I know he annoys me...

Just force some emotional maturity on him and I'm sure he'll be a wonderful lad to be around.  ;-)
This message was last edited by the player at 21:07, Mon 12 Nov 2007.

hth.  Coby is a bit socially awkward as well, a bit shy, really.  I've taken the ranger levels for a survivability boost and because it fits his background, but am going to go utility/skills rogue from here on out.

Opposite problem with Duncan.  He's not shy, he's self righteous, egotistical, opinionated and more than a little prejudiced.  In other words, the sterotypical image of a paladin, and therefore although on occasion charming, at other times he's just a pain to be around and needs a good kick up the arse.

...

You can tell I have issues with paladins, can't you?  ;-)
This message was last edited by the player at 21:07, Mon 12 Nov 2007.

hth? I guess that means two-weapon fighting, but I'm not sure what that acronym stands for, I've never heard it before.

Between a Rogue, a Favoured Soul and a Swashbuckler, you guys will have plenty of faces to go around. :) And there will be a few opportunities to try it out, don't worry.

The Swashie should be in soon, and hopefully I'll be able to find some more PCs to join you. Then we can get off to a start. For now, chat.

Actually, it means hand to hand combat - a holdover from my wargaming.  :-)  Same difference, so meh.

Well I'm pretty much melee too. Well at least we will have ample flanking opportunities.

Welcome aboard Gildor!  Pleasure to be gaming with you too.  :-)  By the by, Coby, as I only just noticed (lil' observant me...), if you're from the Sword Coast you might be familiar with the Faithful Blades and possibly the Radhes.

The Radhes are minor Neverwinter nobles (Duncan's father Edward is a knight-captain of Neverwinter), and as the Faithful Blades maintain their chapterhouse just outside the city, they're quite active in the region.

Unfortunately Coby has no ranks in knowledge (nobility) and has spent little time in cities or towns, so he really doesn't have a lot of familiarity with anything but the big groups; Harpers, Zhents, Red Wizards, that kind of thing.

Fair enough.  The Radhes are so minor, knowing about them would probably be obscure, even if you were from Neverwinter itself.  And while the Faithful Blades are big on the local scene, even for a native like yourself they're nowhere near that level.  Unless you took a civil case to court, in which case one of them might have been the judge.  But given your character, unlikely I imagine, yes?  Ho Hum...

Hey boss, do you want me to go ahead and explain the mission, or would you rather we wait to see if more players turn up?

Carry on. Anyone new can catch up later.

Grom the Dwarven Fighter here!  If ya could fill me in quickly on what's goin' on, I'd be mighty obliged.  Thanks!

'standard dwarf barbarian' - isn't that an oxymoron?  ;-)  Good to have you with us Grom!  :-)  Let's get you joined with the group, and I'll post about Duncan's quest.

So to review, on an adventure heavily featuring undead we have:-
1. A dwarf barbarian
2. A swashbuckler, many of whose class features don't work on undead as well
3. A ranger/rogue, when sneak attack doesn't work on undead
4. A favoured soul, who unlike a cleric can't turn undead
Yep, well prepared we are!  ;-)  This is why I love roleplayers rather than rollplayers - it means even the simplest things can be interesting.  :-)

Well, undead are my favored enemy, so there's that.

Or rather, a bunch of random PCs. :)

Fortunately there won't be too many undead, they just tend to be the most problematic, and there will be plenty of other creatures besides. I'll just keep them as surprises. :) I think each of you will have something to add in various situations, be it skills, diplomacy, magic or brute force. :)

I hope to get in an arcane spellcaster of some kind to round things out, before we begin.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:00, Sat 17 Nov 2007.

And I suppose I'm the arcane caster, though the light armor, the waraxe, and the fact that Jorn's a dwarf might skew the image a bit for some observers.  Jorn's also definitely focused toward the conjuration side of magic.

Glad to meet all of you.

Well, several things to get through in a hurry, so I hope you'll pardon me for not welcoming you properly, Jorn.  :-)

Firstly, my apologies for not making this post sooner.  I meant to do it earlier than this, but due to circumstances beyond my control I've been unable to.  Those circumstances are that I'm moving house today, hence why I've been a bit intermittant of late.  And that's likely to continue - I'm not getting a phone line till the 26th and I don't know how long it'll be to get broadband set up in my new place.

My parents, (who conviniently live just two junctions down the motorway) have very kindly offered me their computer for the duration.  But I don't want to impose on them by dropping by to go online every night.  So to play it safe, I'll post when I can, and can you npc me as necessary until I'm back to regularly scheduled service and all that boss?  [Private to DM BadCatMan: Please have Duncan suitably affronted at the suggestion he'd do anything improper and especially that he'd hurt innocents.  This is just a delicate matter to him as he views it as a shameful failure on his part.]

Of course, due to the potential difficulties involved in this, and the potentially long (though hopefully not too long) duration, I fully understand if you want to drop me and seek a replacement.  If so, it's been a great pleasure, if only for a short while, to game with all of you.

It'll only be about a week, won't it? I think we can wait or slow down a bit until then.

Perhaps Duncan takes a trip to loo while the others talk? :)

Theoretically.  (borrowing parents pc atm)  I get my phone line on monday, but given it's getting near to Christmas my broadbad might not arrive/be activated until January.  And meanwhile I'm bored out of my mind while I unpack, get another load packed, and unpack again....

I really am sorry about this. :-(

That's a long trip to the bathroom.

Is there an orphan game for orphans while we wait, or should we just forge on ahead?

Sorry, I missed this.

Carry on chatting for a bit. I'll figure something out in time.

Okay, Plan, uh, A. :)

Right, phone line has been installed.  I got lucky with my broadband and it's been booked in for Friday, so it should be active by next Saturday.  So, theoretically, normal service should resume in a week.  I don't want to say definately as we all know what these things are like...

Okay, best of luck with that. I know all too well the torments of broadband installation. :(