Garaxus is a very combat heavy kind of character. If it's one big bad creature, his first instinct would be to try to grapple it. He's going to be big on grappling and wrestling some foes. However when the need arises, he can always bust out his greatclub smashing skulls like melons.

I've always liked a good 50/50 mix between combat roleplaying.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:39, Fri 13 Jan 2023.

Also with 10,000 gold pieces, he possesses three magical items, given to him by the old woman that raised him (Gaia in disguise).

The first are his gauntlets (gauntlets of ogre power), made of bronze with a depiction of Atlas on the forearms. Raising his Strength to 21 total


Secondly, he has his cloak made out of a minotaur, the jaw has been removed and the head of the Minotaur sits on top of his head. This is his cloak of charisma +2. This raises his charisma to 18.

Thirdly, he has an amulet of natural armor +1. This beautiful amulet has a silver coin in the middle bearing Gaia's face with animal teeth adorning it, each one containing a magical writing on it. The coin marks him as a child of Gaia. Garaxus is only aware of the amulet making his skin tougher and more resilient in combat. He is unaware of the significance of the amulet itself, or what it means. He has zero knowledge religion.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:55, Fri 13 Jan 2023.

My strength might be all the way up to six :) I'm not the strongest character you'll ever meet. But hey we spoiled nobles have other people to do our fighting for us right? And I do hit quite hard.

Out of curiosity do we have a rogue type? I have a few rogue skills (I'm a dilettant not a specialist), but not great. And the thing about being a trap finder is you don't want to be 'the average trap finder'! If we get a level I'll probably get a level of rogue to improve them...

I do have 'social skills' mostly covered. Not great at bluff (probably I should be: but you can't be good at everything)  But if you want the icy Noble glare to make them quake in their boots, or the smooth talking to calm those ruffled feathers, I'm your girl.

My character isn't even "fully" trained in their racial features at ECL6. Though that assumes no LA. Which COULD mean I have more levels I should field to the character. Which I think would net me a level of rogue.

I have the character marginally completed, if in disjointed private messages. I'm not sure if it is up to code but it is meeting the lowest of rules I read.

Do we have a 'specific goal'?

I'm asking because Aranea is sensibly saying 'let's get the hell out of here'. But has made some suggestions about where to go.

She emphasized HER goal but gave another option that she thinks she can redirect, now isn't the time for long explanations but others are welcome to suggest directions of they have other hopes.

The main character start off post is great and well detailed, but I feel it leaves a lot of questions.

For one and as already mentioned, what is our specific goal?

Two, how long have we known each other?

I really feel like the group almost needs, a post where we all meet each other for the first time, instead of just jumping us into what feels like two chapters into a fantasy novel.

I have too many questions and thoughts to properly write a in character post. Would it be possible to start off with a thread called The gathering?

Also, my character sheet has yet to be opened. I've rolled my stats, secretly and they were beautiful as the DM can see. And I mostly have everything done on paper, but I need a character sheet.

I 100% agree Garaxus

OK I propose we ignore the main IC thread until we have the basics out of the way. Like

• Why are we together
• Why are we there
• What are we wanting to accomplish

We can do that in the new IC thread.

In reply to Lady Maevre (msg # 118):

Agreed. :)

Almighty DM. Would you be so kind as to please open up my character sheet?

In reply to Garaxus (msg # 120):

I just added my sheet to the description tab.

Actually I prefer not knowing what other people are playing and have it come out in play. For instance I have no idea what Aranea is playing, and it's so cool having 'just the fluff without the crunch'. I can make guesses about Garaxus, but they are just guesses, and again that's cool! Once we have the character sheet that sense of 'who are they' gets dominated (for me, in my head) by the numbers on the sheet.

It's only a mild preference by the way. Text is weak at emotions!

And... i just reread the Game Info. It had changed a lot! I like it now. It does cover some of this. You're travelling to the city to fulfill objectives of travel, having met your companions on the road or in the last town

So we have some hints from the GM:

•   let's assume the rituals are all part of a book
•   Amidst scrolls and rolls in the library of the city to the south of the Sea of Pelluria (Caranhal) you were able to make a link between the demonic raid and the book where you convened
• So you're in the library fawning over the book together

I'm not quite sure what the rituals are in line 1 (any help appreciated). But it reads very much as though we are in Caranhal. Each of us looking for a very special book for some reason.

In reply to Lady Maevre (msg # 122):

Spells, spells, and more spells! History, knowledge! When the sheets are open, I'll move mine there and no one will ever see it again except DM and me.

Hello everyone!

Glad to be joining you guys. I see we seem to be doing the character introductions in character, which is great :)

Do we want to discuss general party roles or anything like that? Not necessarily classes and such but simply 'Tank', 'Healer', 'Damage Dealer', 'Debuffer', 'Specialist', 'Caster', ect?
Just a thought to help us coordinate a bit and smooth over any introduction confusion from the text only media.

I think I'd ask that IC. But yes.

Sun tzu says "know yourself and your enemy and though you fight a thousand battles you cannot loose, know neither and though you fight a thousand battles you cannot win". At the moment we know neither. Good idea to start getting to know one of them!

IC works for me :)

In reply to Eleni (msg # 124):

Welcome Eleni. A full-plate warrior, I'm picturing a bronze armor on a woman built like a demigoddess Amazon? A beautiful hoplite shield with a goddess or gorgon on it. Spear and sword? Corinthian style helmet with magnificent and intimidating red horse hair cresting the top of the helm (that match your hair and cloak)? :)

Almost exact :) Shield has a river motif on it. Spear, sword, and morningstar for weaponry, with a bow hiding in a holster on the back.

In reply to Eleni (msg # 128):

Awesome we're going to be a great combat tag-team! Eleni pushing back the enemy and cutting them down to ribbons as blood flies everywhere, Spartacus/300 style.

Garaxus wrestling, lifting monsters up into the heavens above his head, letting the gods of Olympus themselves watch, because in the end they will not want to get involved, including that bastard Zeus, and then to be thrown to the ground broken. Prepared to have Minotaur scoop slammed and ogres vertically suplexed.

There will be many enemies smash crushed and destroyed in our wake. ;)

Sounds great. Eleni is pretty strong herself, probably not to Garaxus' level but nothing to ignore either lol. Our frontline will be fantastic :)

In reply to Eleni (msg # 130):

I will hide behind you both!

I'll let the baddies attack you lot... I'll be over there...

In reply to Lady Maevre (msg # 132):

Can I hide under your skirt or behind you? I'm squishy!