The equipment in Basic is just a convenient working list. Any reasonable equipment is okay.

Everybody get your character sheet filled out so I can start the game... hopefully tomorrow.

Hello all.  Your friendly neighborhood Dwarf Warrior at your service.

Exited to be playing in Mystara again :)

I thought you were going to fill out the details, Mysterion?

Should I choose my own spell?

How do we fill out our backgrounds?  Is this set somewhere specific in Mystara?

Yeah, I'll fill in the mechanics detail... as soon as I get to it.

The game is set in Glantri City.

Any of the following would be appropriate as background hooks:

emissary
wanderer
native of Glantri
traveling merchant/minstrel
mercenary looking for work
delivering a message as a favor or mini-quest
just passing through on the way to somewhere else
seeking fame and fortune
pursuing magical studies

In reply to Mysterion (msg # 14):

So far we have an Elf and a Dwarf.  Anyone else want to chime in with Character thoughts?

I am a human thief (actually a bard with thievish tendencies...)

IIIII...have been mulling over these classes, because I'm really impressed by the variety Scott Ludwig's creations have given us!

In reply to Scary Wizard (msg # 17):

Yeah I've been eyeing them myself, but I really have a hankering to play an Elf recently.

When and if Talis gets killed I'm going to try one of them out.

Hi folks, I'll be playing the outrageously-flamboyant Rodrigo, a Belcadiz elf!

In reply to Rodrigo (msg # 19):

Fun start!

Mysterion, I still need a spell for my spellbook.  DO you want to choose one for me or do I get to pick something myself?

You can pick your own spell.

In reply to Mysterion (msg # 21):

Hmmm...looks like a should start with Read Magic so I can leanr others spells later.

In reply to Talis Aramorn (msg # 22):

This may seem like a silly question, but should we react to your post now, Mysterion?

That's post WOTI, then? I forget, is Glantri essentially the same as it was before, in that period?

And there are free dwarves in Glantri? How about clerics?

Thanks!

Yes, post away!


The meteor struck in 1006.
The Wrath of the Immortals occured in 1010-1013.
Current date is 1056.

Glantri is mostly the same. The monsters beseiged the city and were driven off by the Heldannic Knights.

Glantri has suffered severe economic problems ever since, and is only slowly recovering.

Clerics are no longer outlawed, but they are still 'unwanted and discouraged'.

Okay, I haven't played BECMI version in years.  With all the clones out there I'm muddling some of the rules.

Do spellcasters receive bonus spells for high scores?
Are there attribute or racial bonuses to thief skills?

I'm playing a Viridian, essentially a reskinned version of an elf.  Though with 2 elves already, perhaps we need another straight up spellcaster or thief or fighter.

I think my character's done! :)

No, there are no spell bonuses for Int in this game, nor are there any Dex bonuses to Thief skills.

That's why it's Basic... keeping the game mechanics simple.

I should be able to get a post up for Geirdon, Rodrigo and Xalentha later today, and anyone else if their characters are ready.

Hello all,

Hardened Dwarf looking forward to the many battles I may fight at your side.

Welcome.  Always great to see another Dwarf

In reply to Durek (msg # 30):

Two Dwarves?  Now I'm out numbered.

Well, I'm an elf.

In reply to Rodrigo (msg # 32):

Thank goodness.  We can't let the Dwarves have their own way or else we'll be up to our ears in ale and drunken stories about blacksmithing and stonemasonry.  /shudder

Don't be a hater...........

How much would Kareth reasonably know about Radiance and the Day of Dread?