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I'm thinking of runing a mid to high level campaign using 3e-/3.5 rules. I'm looking for 3-5 players. Characters would start at around levels 13-16 probably. I like tinkering and unique characters are strongly encouraged. I use the SRD, unearthed arcana, and various books in the complete series. Starting gear would be at about standard.

The campaign will probably be a reasonable balance of RPing and combat. The campaign will favor evil or neutral characters. They should be reasonably able to work together (probably no meglomaniacal crazies or compulsive backstabbers, etc.). One important thing to note is that this is my first planescape campaign as a DM. I've read most of the setting-related stuff in the articles section of PW, but i've not read any of TSR's setting books so forgive any questions I may ask in the probable event that you know more about the setting than me. I'm also not a brilliant writer, so you'll have to forgive me in advance.

Anyone interested please post with a general character concept. I'll possibly be including a DMPC a very specialist wizard in the party as an exercise in narration and as an excuse to share a fun character concept.

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Would this be a PBP??

I'm game; I should have a character by this weekend, early next week at the latest.

What sort of tale would be weaving? Wouldn't want an inevitable if we're running through Pandemonium (Well, now, I dunno...might be interesting. Eye-wink

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yeah, PBP. An innevitible might have a problem with all the law-breaking nastiness going on, but a rouge or corrupted inevitable would be hysterical. Better than a rouge modron even! What kind of inevitable were you thinking of? also, this is a a pretty high-powered campaign and I'm using 28 point buy. I don't much like multiclass penalties as long as nobody goes crazy or munchkins.

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I'm interested for sure.. any races not allowed? I was thinking demonic/ or perhaps slaadi

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none except mephlings disallowed (completely arbitrary), but more chaotic races would have a harder time fitting into the party and trust would also be an issue (naturally). Demons and slaadi are both good if they won't randomly betray the party on a whim--they'd have to have some more motivation than simple profit (like a big superior or major curseage, etc..

Benyamin: I've got 2 words for you. Lying. Inevitable. That's a scary, scary thought.

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This is actually just the opportunity I was looking for. I have a character that I once played on the planewalker forums, who due to a campaign collapse didn't see alot of action. I immensely enjoyed playing the character, but for roleplay reasons can't play it outside a play by post format.

For a view of the character in action, see this thread. If you don't want me to bring him back, thats okay, I have a few other concepts as well.

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I think I could join a campaign like this. Wouldn't a githyanki be fun?

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Evil-ish campaign? Count me in.

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BERK: Yes. Definitely. Escaped barmies are mandatory for something like this. A more detailed description (motivation, morals, etc.) not spread out over several pages might help too. Is Bruce just a wizard if so is he a specialist and of what sort? The DMPC is a very specialised necromancer/diviner so a second arcane caster is probably wise.

Rhys: Yes, a githyanki would indeed be fun. Any particular class in mind?

Fridrikon: Any ideas on what you want to play?

1 or 2 more PCs is probably the sane max for me. I'm used to running a party of 7-8 so i can handle planning for that many. Primary arcane casters seem spoken for, so we need the rest of the classes now.

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I'm thinking a corrupt kolyarut with a couple levels of fighter (should bring him to 14, but I'm not certain...I'll have to look at it under the light of day)...looking to go with the lawgiver gone vendetta--but against the law, o'course. Eye-wink

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I'm up for it if you really feel there's room, wei. Evil campaigns are a much refreshing change of pace from gaming with my local group.

I'm thinking a low caste baatezu with several class levels - sort of a deviant, in that rather than striving for progressing through the infernal hierarchy through castes, he will develop in power through training in his current form. Thus, he stays under the radar of much of the competition, despite having significant prowess.

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Edit: It occurred to me after I posted this that I'm being greedy. This campaign was posted, and then in four hours it was almost full. Its in high demand, and I'm already in a planewalker campaign. I'm going to bow out for now, and let someone take my place.

Wow, I just joined/quite a campaign in record time!

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I'm basically a crazy, magic resistant psionic Ardent. I can do alot of the same things as a spellcaster, just differantly.

Motivation: I more or less wandering the planes, looking for something to do with my time. I've accicdentaly aquired immortality, and the Bleaker's managed to convince me that there is no cause great enough to devote my time to. In short: I'm looking for a hobby.

As for morals, the only thing you are likely to find to be consistent is the fact that I hate Illithids, hardcore.

So, I already have the concept worked out in my head (it'll be easier to explain after its on paper) but I need to know what level we are going to start at. There's a lot of ground between 13 and 16.

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Weishan, Actually , I really like my Fallen Monk/Cleric Concept from Azure's game - I'll PM you the background and history.

He is an assassin.. OF assassins. His motivation in Azure's campaign is to avenge the death of his parents, but this motivation could 'evolve' in your campaign, where his motivation becomes acquiring power (hence he would either remain CN or perhaps become CE), so that vengeance will be shadowed by his drive to excel

OR... perhaps a better idea is that somewhere along his campaign for vengeance, he angered an assassin (or a group of assassins) far too powerful for him, and he is on the run (yes, another runaway)..

Lemme know what you think of the background.

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I think I'll probably stop with 5 PCs. PBP will get to crazy if we have a much larger group. If everyone could PM char concepts and a general sketch of class levels to me (thanks, Trias). as for level, humanoid characters will be 15-16 (you'll get more money to spend on stuff if you choose lower). As for Dunamin and Benyamin, I'll say around level 14 and we'll add class levels as needed if they're underpowered.

People who are in in:
Trias
Berk
Dunamin
Benyamin
Rhys

Trias: Assasination is a possibility for a party asignment, but I doubt your character would have many moral issues with the targets

Berk: I don't know what a psionic ardent is. Please explain. I still like the character concept.

Dunamin: I like. LE and NE will probly fit slightly better into the campaign so this is good. (besides, we're gonna need a lawyer.

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An Ardent is a psionic base class that, instead of giving you a set list of powers to chose from, grants you access to 'mantels.' This is the psionic equivelant of domains.

Imagine a Cleric who had the sorcerer spells per day going on, and their entire spell list was a short list of different domains that you could add to over time. The Mantels are supposed to represent the ideals that effect your character the most, so it kinda fits into planescape on a belief level too.

I'll make Bruce level 15, and I should have him done by tonight, expect a PM.

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an (EDIT: more current) update on who's who and what:
It looks like we've got all the party's bases covered. Between Min and Bruce the party has the close to the offensisve abilities of a specialist evoker. We have melee characters and a cleric (it looks like most of us can hold our own in melee anyway). We may want a dedicated rouge, though Trias may have that covered. Baisicly, any class is all good now. A bard, druid, or some other backup caster may also help.

Annother important thing since we have psionic characters in the party is that i sepearate psionics for most things except SR/PR (BERK, what would an antimagic field do to you?)

Trias: Rey’atreb (Githzerai) Monk/Clr
BERK: Bruce Maxson (Elan) Psionics user/ranged attacker
Dunamin: (Flaxugon) Bard, (negotiator?)
Benyamin: Penace Arbiter (Kolyarut) Meelee
Rhys: Githyanki?
Me (DMPC): Min Atiba (Anthroporphic dolphin/half fiend?) utility wizard (not much of an evoker)

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Antimagic? I'd lose some item based abilities, and I'd be none too happy about it.
One of my eyes is magic based, after all. I need that to SEE.

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BERK: how does you gauntlet work?

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Hmm, I really like the flavour associated with a bard falxugon (aka harvester devil, from FC2). The base concept would naturally be a honey-tongued master of manipulation that stays out of violent confrontation to the best of his ability.

A falxugon without class levels has a CR of 7 and ECL 13, so that would be adding 1 level of bard to arrive at ECL 14. Would such a character be suitable for your campaign, wei?

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Very well thank you. Goodnight folks!

But seriously, I'm not sure what you're asking. Most of it is magic based, the exception being the Collision special ability. Other than that and the ability to shoot fire, I kinda just punch people in the face with it.

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Dunamin: I don't have the stats for the flaxugon. I usually find WOTC's ecls to be a bit low, but i need to see the stats to make sure. Try 1 level of the bard for now and we'll see how your character stands compared to the rest of the party.

BERK: the collision bit mostly Laughing out loud

edit: sory BERK. read your PM. Please ignore me.

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I see you are filled and I dont think anyone would really be dropping out but if there is room or if you would like someone on the sidelines waiting to fill a roll I would love to roll up a charcter for this very... unique group you have so far. perhaps a spellwarped or woodling character of some sorts, I also have an odd idea of a chacter host of a mindleech that makes him look like a Schizophrenic.

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Rei: we'll see how the campaign goes if adding a sixth won't slow things odwn i'll let you know

Dunamin: You can ignore the bard's alingment requirements and stay LE if you want to.

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I've not heard back from Rhys yet.

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Well, its only been a couple of days. I'd say we give her the weekend. She should have some free time then, and should be able to check in.

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true. I'm not used to having a life now that school and finals have mostly wound down

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I just PM'ed you a basic overview of falxugons, wei. See what you think.

You can find their FC2 illustration here:
http://wizards.com/dnd/images/FC2_Gallery/101487.jpg

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Actually, I probably let my enthusiasm get the best of me. In a few weeks, I'll be starting a semester in Santiago, Chile. I don't think my web access will be at all what it is in the States, so it wouldn't be a good idea for me to get into a new campaign right now. I know how tough it is to keep a PBP campaign going, and I wouldn't want to contribute to that difficulty. Sorry. But I hope that by deciding this now I can allow someone else to jump in.

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It's a pity, Rhys. A githyanki and githzerai is always fun.

on a completely unrelated note i'll do my absolute best to provide at least rough maps of wherever the party is in some way or annother.

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Rei has joined the campaign

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me

well if there are any open slots i would enjoy playing

and well this would be my first online campaign

(somewhere there is a child crying)

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Rei asked first unfortunately, but if we need another or if someone else has to leave for some reason I'll let you know

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So... are we just waiting on Rei, then? What exactly is left before we begin?
(apologies if I seem impatient.)

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Rei and Dunamin need to submit characters and backgrounds (though we could possibly introduce them a bit later on.) Everyone else seems ready. I'll PM those two to see if starting a bit earlier is okay with them.

since we're on the topic of the actual game I'd like to note a few small things:

1. You can make any changes to you characters during the first encounter if something dosen't work right (just PM me)
2. I like to reward creative use of the environment and spells. (a lightning bolt to a metal platform would do splash damage etc.
3. I allow called shots on helpless, unaware, or much weaker enemies. the penalties to hit and bonuses to damage vary (often arbitrarily)
4. I will be posting once as the DM and once for Min's narrative (as practice). these will be labled at the top of each post
5. private conversations between various characters and between NPCS and characters will take place in the thread (I trust all of your ability to rp)

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fair enough

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Meaning you're ready?

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I'm game! Definitely love the DM kudos to unique application of abilities...always enjoy creativity on the battlefield Eye-wink

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Pretty much ready to go, guys. PM'ed weishan what I got.

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Wei, I;ll have my character in soon - sorry about the delay - we've been busy packing because we're moving in a few days.

So instead of Rey'arteb, I've decided on a demonic-Jester type (CE human fighter-bard, or fighter-rogue - think "Joker" from Batman)

I'll get the necessary in soon.

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a full blooded demon would not work well. a half fiend would work with some conflict with most of the rest of the party (a devil, an inevitable, and a half fiend of some nonchaotic variety (the paty's CN barmy isn't an issue.)).

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oh yea, I meant demonic only in the figurative sense; the character's actual race would be human.

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oops, sorry Rei. school is now out for me. I do not read. reading is for...for...people...other than me.

also, people, please post or pm a short description of your characters as annother pc would see them

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PM'ed you my character's presentation, wei.
What about hp? Do we roll here in the OOC thread?

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I prefer to take an average hp result (round any .5s up) and post in the thread

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Hey, weishan, on a totally OOC note - I've been seeing a lot of bounceback PM alert messages coming into my box from your email address. It looks like you may have the wrong email address in the system - so if you want to receive an email when you get a PM you may want to check on that.

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heh. oops. changed ISPs but not my profile

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Meaning you're ready?

That would be a resounding Yes.

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I'm itching to play as well. Smiling

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Rei is PMing his stats to me sometime today so we'll probably be starting in maybe as little as a few hours.

Unfortunately I'm gone for a week after this saturday though and i won't have internet access then. So it looks as though there'l be an interrupted campaign

The campaign will begin at the Crossed Daggers Tavern. It is a devil-run establishment in Hell's Gate near the border between the hive and lower ward. Your characters will need some reason to be going there (even if it's for a drink). The tavern is often used by information brokers, criminals, devils, and merchants to meet and conduct shady business. It is one of the best and safest taverns in the lower ward (and probably the most expensive too) and is frequented by some middle and higher ranking devils as well.

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Nice! Can't get much more ideal environs than that for my character (except for Baator, of course). Canzon would likely be there looking for lucrative business deals, bargaining with his kinsmen and exchanging favors for souls.

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