Game Announcement: Countless Doorways

Probably ECL 12 or so, not as a matter of principle, but just to ratchet up the options. However, oddball characters get screwy, so most of that should be actual levels, not ECL adjustments.

I'm definitely interested. The only problem is that I've already read half of BCD. I can make myself amnesiac and roleplay ignorance fairly well though. Which planes will be featured in your game?

I'd probably want to play a Wind Duke (air genasi) or a hard-bitten inter-planar smuggler (Gatecrasher PrC).

Edit: Is the game rules-lite? I know the basics but I'm no rules guru and I like to wing it. Also, are the factions involved at all?

I wish to make a Kobold Samurai. It'd be nice if we could devise a form of Kobold that doesn't suck compared to other races (the current kobold stats are at approzimately -1 LA).

For pictures of this character I direct you to.... http://www.makeshiftmiracle.com/Artwork/Kobold-Samurai.jpg

MJ, I've got BCD. I wasn't sure if I should use a Dire Kobold. I kind of would rather play a regular sized kobold, just one with stats that don't suck (Dire Kobolds are Medium, ya see) also, I was hoping to be not from the Lizard Kingdoms so going there would be interesting. I was imagining a Rokugan-ish world with kami and such.

I dunno about stats. I'll probably use a Fighter or some such thing... I know some folk over at the Pits who are good at making Balanced and interesting PrCs.

I haven't read the chapter on Ouno yet. Should I? It does seem to fit a wind duke and a smuggler well. I was thinking of a female figure that appears innocuous but is actually a rather mercenary cross-trader. An older woman with a weather-lined and kindly face, silver vambraces and breastplate, wrapped in a dozen colourful shawls and transparent veils blowing in an ever-present wind. She cuts deals, charms her way through guard posts, and when her charm fails she draws her sabre and main-gauche and spills blood.

Would you guys be willing to use the unarmoured combat rules from Conan, which I heard are quite good? The ones with your level being used as your AC defense. I prefer lightly-armoured characters, but those are at a severe disadvantage in d20-style combat.

What kind of adventures do you guys have in mind? Exploration mostly? Political intrigues? Interplanar scholarly expeditions? I'd like to customize my knowledge skills so that they get used during the game.

PS: Primus, your character looks fantastic. That's one tough little guy there.

Note: I did NOT draw the kobold, I found it online and have been wanting to play a kobold samurai for a long time.

Hell, I've got time. You want another, I'm in. I'm nothing if not mercurial, and can write up stats for any type of character that the Party needs.

I do not have Beyond... so it's a non-issue on that part.

As for characters, considering the Party's looking pretty strange to begin with, maybe a bit of normal ol' Human couldn't kill ya.

Don't worry about timing. Mephit James is in a bit of a relocation at the moment, so this won't get underway for a little bit. Oh, that, and the fact that we still have to come up with the actual campaign arc itself.

So that's, what, a month or so? Give us a few more details so that we can customize our characters to the environment.

What kind of commitment are you expecting, btw? Once a day? A few times a week? More? I don't have much experience in playing-by-post (though a lot of RL experience), so I'll need to learn the conventions.

We've got Primus, eldersphinx, jordarad, rhys, mephit james and myself. Looks like we're ready to roll.

I'll be playing a human spellslinger (mage, wiz or sorc not determined yet). Level cap?

Yeah, the composition of adventuring groups being what it is today (half-this or demi-that) you'd think that the entire multiverse would be empty of humans. Maybe they're out doing the farming, woodchopping and baking. You know, the *real* work.

Hmm... Countless Doorways. If there's room for me, I'd love to play. I don't have a character concept yet, but I think Box-in-Bloom and Olorin are good examples of the level of detail and quality I'm capable of.

Let me know if there's room for me.

Mephit James is in something of a difficult DMing position at the present, settling into his overseas move. For a few more days (I would think) he won't have computer access. So if you're waiting for a PM or e-mail back, you'd probably be better off contacting me for a quick reply. As if I'm a prompt e-mail or PM responder. I'm at as much of a loss as the rest of you, though, since we can't really plan while he's out of contact.

Definitely no rush on these characters. Things are moving slowly from the DM side of things, so basically this campaign will move along just quickly enough to keep some interest, but won't happen for a little bit.

Rhys-

I sent you guys my concept. Let me know what you think.

-Jordar

I have no dragon-ish feats, but the concept was begat when a friend lent me the Draconomicon. I don't have Comp. Arcane either, just get by on my core rulebooks and MMs. I was envisioning a dragon cohort using the feat, but decided against it for ease of RP and combat.

If you'd like, I'll send you the stats. They're ready at this time.

I'll be playing Kessel Char, ex Harmonium Bowman born within the Harmonius Ether on Ortho. Jumpstarted to Freedom and Will by Feldgerdranggast the Copper Wyrm, currently a member of the Converts Sect.

C/G Human F4/Sorc8.

No Familiar. (Of yet)

I'm considering a human shadowdancer, haven't decided on gender yet. How does Shadow work in Countless Doorways? Is there a Plane of Shadow? If not, is there something similar that can serve the purpose for the Shadow Jump ability? For a twist on the Shadow companions, I'd like to treat the Shadow(s) as his/her actual shadow, that he/she can send away. I remember reading something like that in David Eddings' Belgariad and I'd like to steal it.

Just wanted to note that I'm still interested, just haven't had much time to talk lately due to upcoming midterms and other class work.

But since there's tonal problems, I'll do some brainstorming and get back to ya.

Othelia the Silverbird is from the plane of Ouno, and is a believer in Mother Ocean [insert plot hooks as appropriate]. By lineage she is a wind duchess (air genasi), well-travelled in the Ethereal Ocean and is a smuggler by trade. She is middle-aged, with a lined face and tough body to complement her fierce temperament. She is called the Silverbird because of the silver-etched breastplate and vambraces that she wears for protection in combat. In her lighter moments she also covers herself in shawls and translucent robes that flutter in a constant breeze. Once a pirate, she now finds it more profitable to carry "exotic goods" between the Countless Worlds.

If possible, she also has a bottled imp called Grime who occasionally dispenses good advice on matters criminal, but is usually spiteful and mendacious in the utmost.

OOC: Is there a smuggler class that anyone knows of that I can refer to for stats?