Scattered Embers:Flames Rekindled Discussion Thread

[Magrus]

*nods* I won't be anywhere near as effective as a cleric, but in the case of needing to heal outside of battle, I can. Not to mention doing a good deal of other things as well. Plus, I'll have some interesting tricks with fighting as well.

[dragon wench]

Just to note, in a pinch, Tashara does know a few fairly low level healing spells, but her Druid path has largely taken her into the direction of offensive magic, so she won't have many healing spells memorised, and she does not view herself as a healer.

lol! This is all sounding awesome, I can't wait to read what people have done!

[Sytze]

Originally Posted by Cuchulain82

My guy is kind of basic sounding, but anyone who has read my SOA posts probably knows of my proclivity for F->Th. I really don't have the patience for Arcane spellcasters, and luckily there seem to be plenty already

From the sound of that, I fear you are heading in the same direction as what I had planned. Unless you focus more on the melee, soaking up damage, kind of guy. Mine will be more stealthy, focussing on agility, technique, speed and stealth, rather than on strenght, endurance, etc.

[Magrus]

Yeah, yeah, I like tanks. They distract people while I set them on fire.

[Sytze]

Funny, I was thinking the same about weird, funny looking Gnomes whom distract enemies while I have 'm shot down before they realise what hit 'm.

[Magrus]

Well....I could do that too. I'm a flexible little gnome.

[Sytze]

Sounds good. Now to get you some fitting clothes and make-up. You may start practicing.

[dragon wench]

Originally Posted by Sytze

Sounds good. Now to get you some fitting clothes and make-up. You may start practicing.

Magrus is going to be a cross-dressing gnome ?!?!?!

[Magrus]

Pssht. Sytze just wants to sneak up on a gnome in a dress is all.

[dragon wench]

Originally Posted by Magrus

Pssht. Sytze just wants to sneak up on a gnome in a dress is all.

That sounds truly disturbing... Not only does Sytze have a thing for midgets, he prefers them as cross-dressers....

I'm glad my character is neither a midget nor prone to wearing dresses (leggings, tunics etc. are far more practical than robes )

*cough* Er... Maybe I should bump that pub thread over in SYM

[Magrus]

Might be a good idea. I'm starting to type up my first post right now. I've got alcohol in my system and I'm ready to go!

[dragon wench]

Originally Posted by Magrus

Might be a good idea. I'm starting to type up my first post right now. I've got alcohol in my system and I'm ready to go!

Excellent!

[Bloodstalker]

Originally Posted by dragon wench

lol!!! It is a good thing you asked. My apologies, in putting up this thread I think both BS and I forgot to mention anything about approximate levels

nonsense. I merely have little to no practical understanding of the concept of leveling For what it's worth though, my character is probably in his mid to upper 20's by now, was rasied in a very hostile environment, learned melee fighting at a very early age, escaped, went through a very dark time in which he became basically an outlaw due to his pursuit of vengence before making his way into the original DF story. He's pretty much got his act together by now though.

Classwise, I'd say you'd mostly classify him as a wizard slayer with ranger tendencies. Like I said, I don't know if it's a valid class of not, but given the fact that he developed a resistance to magic in general, and immunity to a very selct group of spells as a result of his past, his general dislike of mages (used to be homicidal intolerance of them) and the resulting time when he spent alone as a hunted man in the wilds of Icewind Dale, I figure he would have developed skills similar to what those two classes have.

However, that's not to say he's uber. While a kick ass melee fighter, his temper sometimes gets the best of him in combat, he snaps, and he can kind of lose a bit of self preservational urges. He also can't use a bow for spit, and his magical resistance also makes him extremely uncomfortable around spells of any nature to the extent that he relies on healing potions, will not submit himself to any types of haste/protection/healing spells unless at deaths door simply because they cause him intense discomfort, and, like anyone regardless of level I guess, he can be prone to those less than memorable moments we all have He also is not overly outgoing, not unfriendly, just not used to dealing a lot with other people.

[dragon wench]

Originally Posted by Bloodstalker

nonsense. I merely have little to no practical understanding of the concept of leveling

Actually, nor do I. I'm horrible at technical details
Hmmm. There's that cover blown...

[Cuchulain82]

Originally Posted by Sytze

From the sound of that, I fear you are heading in the same direction as what I had planned. Unless you focus more on the melee, soaking up damage, kind of guy. Mine will be more stealthy, focussing on agility, technique, speed and stealth, rather than on strenght, endurance, etc.

Actually, that was what I had in mind. I have two characteristics in mind- toughness and adaptability. He isn't going to be a rogue, just have rogue tendencies- jerry-rigging items, sneaking around just enough. This said, it is entirely likely he will make a blunder of it as often as it goes well.

His bread and butter is going to be when he is in the thick of it, especially when he is unarmed. He's going to be a "big" race, and with the excess amount of elves & h-elves, that leaves:
(a)human or (b)something else wacky. This is great because, again, he's going to focus on adaptability and toughness.

I picture him as a (the following is in black because I'm not sure how much exposition I should do out of story- if this is too much, someone say something and I will edit it out)
former fighter who studied martial combat to an extreme, but was then confronted with a set of circumstances that didn't fit into his martial teaching (like, for example, a Hold spell). So he widened his perspective...okay, save the rest (this IS coming together)