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An 15, 16, and an 18: they must be Jarder's legacy. He could be a paladin, he could, but I'm thinking his high stats might better suit a cleric.

I am also tempted by Paladin as well, but I had initially set my sights on a Ranger when I heard we were using this system. This is one of the best characters I've rolled on RPOL!

Dryvyk rolled 12,9,13,8,17,15

I am playing a slight above average thief.

I thought I'd rolled well, but I think you've got me beat!

If we have a cleric and a ranger and a thief already, I guess I ought to look at magic-user for me.  Let the Lady Arcantryl guide my hand - but you might want to duck just in case!

I ended up picking Paladin, too tempting. I might never roll well enough again!

Okay, paladin it is!  Congrats!

For races we have one dwarf so far - anyone else thinking demi-human?  I'm trying to decide on that myself, but a bit concerned about potential level limits.

I'll worry about level 12 if I ever get there...

I'm playing a dwarf because a halfling is too cliche.

In reply to Dryvyk (msg # 6):

d8 for LL pally hps

LL -- speaking of paladins, we can't have one char starting at 2.725k exp and another, say, a cleric, starting at 1.565k exp? This is the age of equity, after all.

I think you've got the right approach Ishmael.  I'm going to go with an elf magic user.

Yeah, being in a PbP game long enough to level cap is rare.

a human paladin, dwarf thief, elf magic user and a cleric... no room for interparty conflict there...

As a reminder, I want to make certain that everyone is using the Advanced HD option with regard to hit dice/hit points.

I'll post the table here for ease of reference:


If your class isn't listed on the table, you'll use the hit die specified in the original class description.


While I'm sympathetic to that line of reasoning, the flip side is that the cleric will reach third level after accruing 1,560 experience points. The paladin will have to collect 2,730 to achieve third (i.e. 1,170 more XP). So, in my mind, it's reasonable for both to start at the point where they've both just crested second level.


Just so I'm on record as having said it now: Having drawn out disagreements inside the catacombs is not advised.