Hello and welcome and thanks for your interest in my game. I have played with all but one of you as either your DM or a player. Please introduce yourself to the degree you a comfortable doing so, and tell a bit about the character you're playing. Nothing is set in stone, even for the characters for whom this is a continuing adventure.

Froodle, Drake and Frug each just finished a run through of the Kobold Hall adventure in the back of the DMG, along with another player who decided to bow out after they defeated the final encounter. That adventure and its three quests were enough for those characters to reach level 2, which is why we're starting there.

My preference is that the characters know each other to some extent. We can discuss how that is. One option to consider is that Aleyathas has a patron/employer named Granton ir'Merdreen, who is a human art and antiquities dealer and aspiring member of the Aurum.

The party can also be entirely freelance, taking jobs or following up leads as they see fit. They can even have their own business or collection of businesses, as long as their work also positions them to have adventures in the city.

I'd like the characters to start somewhat humbly (insofar as that as possible for 4th Edition characters). Mainly what it means is that they have yet to gain a substantial reputation or standing in Sharn. This means that they are currently in the least amount of trouble they will ever be.

Once people have sorted out their characters, we'll start with a fairly easy introductory combat scene, probably a straightforward "kill-em-all" kind of situation. I normally prefer situations that have a little more point to them, but this will be to introduce you (or refamiliarize you) with my approach to combat, and let you all learn a bit about each other's capabilities.

Hi fellow players

I’m Lee otherwise known as Drake. I live in the UK, married with three kids, a step daughter and a 5 ½ month springer spaniel. I retired 18
Months ago at 49  from my 30 Year career but recent times have seen me return to some part time work.
I’ve always loved the RPG world dating back to Ian Livingston’s and Steve Jackson’s solo final Fantasy books. I’ve been gaming with Declan (Froodle) since the early 90’s playing Runequest, with sporadic games of Traveller and Cthulu. The last few years we’ve delved into playing 4E and during lockdown we’ve been having a weekly online session together.

I lean towards Paladin/Clerics as I like the ability to heal and to Protect the team coupled with the ability to fight and hold their own.

Drake is a devout Bahamut follower, with an almost maniacal drive to bring balance to society in Bahamut’s name. Honor, bravery, Valor  and justice are watchwords for Drake. A deep desire to excel and to improve his abilities are driving forces for him. Drake is happiest when he is in the thick of things  witnessing team harmony, acting together to achieve their goal.

Drake abhors cowardice, bullying, injustice and villainy.

In reply to Drake (msg # 2):

Cool, congratulations on your retirement.

Eberrom is known for having a lot of gray areas to it. It's quite likely that those Drake looks up to don't always avoid the things Drake abhors and that those who oppose him don't always embody those things. How does Drake reconcile that?

I don't have a lot of plans to introduce moral dilemmas, but that way if thinking about the world should set the tone somewhat.

Weird - I just got my first pension cheque myself, and after D&D was also into Traveller and RQ. If you like 4e and Glorantha, you might like 13th Age Glorantha.

Sietnyas might have been referred to the group as an Undersharn guide - it's been his sideline for a couple years. Maybe he worked with some other clients of Granton ir'Merdreen? He's a Sharn native from someplace deep near the Cogs. Technically he worships the Dragon Below, which might not sound so cheerful, but the kobolds interpret him differently than others, and think most of the other cults are pretty weird and steer clear of them.

Hails all.

I am very pleased to yet again try and play. I have GM'ed almost exclusively for the last 4 years and joined in 2008 here on RPOL and have ever since then run some sort of game. Mainly 4e and WFRP 2ed.

I have on many occasions run across Paul as a player and am thus happy to play along side him yet again.

As a person I am 38, work as a senior software consultant and hail from Denmark, which means my timezone may differ from at least some of you.


As for Tur, he is an elf raised in a run down house in the rattlestone area, alongside three siblings, a single mother and a long distance father. He is thus a homebody, and sees the area as a his home, his area, his proving grounds and will fiercely protect it.
He is attentive, calm, alert, and outgoing. His moral complex leans on following the laws of Sharn, seeing the good in all, and wronging right, but due to his upbringing also knowing that that ideal is often challenged and the world is a plethora of colors in terms of morality.

As an Avenger, he is basically a divine recon unit - with focus on finding the light in others, respecting those close to one self, and abandoning the rising darkness in the world.

Tuur is in a few words, dedicated, driven, but also highly protective and territorial. Sharn is his home and he will go to great lengths to protect it.