Hello, and welcome fair gamers to a little experiment of mine. I have been playing some DnD lately, and I realized DMing is a lot like running a Forum Game. So, I decided I'd try doing a game DnD style. What will I do? Well, I'll reveal the first story after enough people join in. Also, I'm doing all the rolling so you don't need dice and I don't need to accuse cheating. Now, the ultimate forum game question: How do you join?
Well, to join, you give me this:
Name: Your name, Derpy. Bio: Describe yourself! Have some fun with this! Affinity: Your element your are associated with. Race: See Races below Class: See Classes below Preferred Weapon: What weapon class you would like to use.
Name: John Menon Bio: A generic hero used to make an example. Has no characteristics unto himself. In fact, he may be a Doppelganer. Affinity: Fire Race: Chanian Class: Avatar Preferred Weapon: Blade
You get:
Name: John Menon HP:28 MP:10 Afiinity: Fire Race: Chanian Race Perk: Cleave(Gains an extra attack when killing an opponent) Class: Avatar Class Perk: Divine Strength (+3 to damage) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stats Strength: 8 Perception: 5 Endurance: 8 Charisma: 2 Intelligence: 2 Agility: 5 Luck: 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Inventory: Weapon: Shortsword (1d6) Armor: Double Leather(12 AC, -3 Acrobatics) Other: Lume's Everburning Candle
As for the classes...*cracks knuckles*
Mercenary For-hire adventurers that make up the meat and potatoes of a team. They excel in direct combat, taking direct hits and dishing out damage with melee weapons. They dabble in gunplay, but will not use magical force. Magical equipment yes, magic itself no. Weapon Proficiencies: Pistol, Auto, Polearm, Bladed, Blunt Armor Proficiencies: Heavy, Medium, Light, simple
Pirate A sailor of some sorts always seeking booty. Some seek causes, some seek money, others seek chaos, all bend the law to do so. After all, raiding isn't illegal if it's "eace keeping". Whatever they do, they do it with style, with swagger equaling effect for them. Weapon Proficiencies: Blades, Polarms, Pistols, Cannons, Rifles Armor Proficiencies: Coats, Simple
Musicians The living body of a muse. Their memory for songs is limitless, and at a glance they can play a song like a non-musician with decades of memorization and practice. They are the only ones who can use the mysterious musical weapons. Musicians, rock out! Weapon Proficiencies: Musical Armor Proficiencies: Simple, Exotic
Syntical Synticals are one with the shadows. They can-and often do-steal from others to make ends meet. They are masters of gunplay, but not so much with anything else. Weapon Proficiencies: All Ranged Classes Armor Proficiencies: Light, Coat, Simple
Avatars Avatars are exemplars of their chosen deity and believe those who follow others are in the wrong. Their powers remain so long as they remain aligned with their god of choice. Weapon Proficiencies: Polearms, Blunt, Bladed, Rifle, Sniper Armor Proficiencies: Heavy, Medium
Wizard Masters of magic who enter combat doing whatever they want with it. They can strike many foes with a single use of magic, weakening entire hordes for their allies to slaughter. Proficient Weapons: Staffs, Wands, All Magic Proficient Armors; Simple
Vansibanes Hermits who live alone, only associating with those who they trust implicitly. Their magical knowledge is rivaled by none. Magic oozes from every pore of their body...and in some cases, so does stench. Proficient Weapons: Staffs, Bladed, Pistols Proficient Armors: Simple
Cleric These are the guys you always need, the guys who can heal. They combine medical knowledge with healing magic to cure their allies any way they can. After seeing so many cadavers, they have become largely atheist, even in the face of Avatars. Proficient weapons: Blunt, Staffs, Pistol, Sniper Proficient Armor: Light, Simple
Races:
Cheezburgians: The cat people! They have heightened senses and are very agile, but are not as strong or durable as other races.(+3 PER/AGI, -3 STR/END)
Youtubians: The race of cyborgs! They are more intelligent than average, but their robotic enhancements slow them down. (+2 INT, -2 AGI)
Chanians: The huge gorilla people! Their massive size gives them more strength and endurance, but they are dumber and less charismatic than average. (+3 STR/END, -3 INT/CHA)
Trollix: Galactic politicians that happen to be dragon men! They are luckier than average and more charismatic, but their scales make them less agile and they cannot see well. (+2 CHA/LCK, -2 AGI/PER)
Behemel: The largely hated space nazis! Their aggressive tendencies make other races hate them and they are largely unlucky , but they are more agile, strong and durable than others. (+2 STR/END/AGI, -3 CHA/LCK)
Collective: The once rulers of the whole **** universe! They have good eyes and can sweet-talk well, but they aren't as strong or lucky as most. (+2 PER/CHA, -2 LCK/STR)
Balcheans: The warmongering frogs! They are stronger and more agile than anyone by average, but are easy to squish and can't see well. (+4 STR/AGI, -4 END/PER)
Tropers: The gem-laden race of infinite wisdom and beauty! They are smarter and more charismatic than others, but their gem skin makes them less agile and their gem eyes make it harder to see. (+3 INT/CHA, -3 PER/AGI)
PHEW. So, now we wait for about...six people to make characters!
[Is it possible to have this conversation with Jin still before the encounter? If not, then nvm.] Sure you can, iron- or stealhead? But back on topic, how old are you then? [And how old am I, DM (as far as I know)?]
[For the encounter:] I shout "stop!" to Guild, followed by an arrow (ironhead, if I haven't given those to Jin) shot at the bush.
Name: Trollra HP: 8/8 MP: 39 Affinity: Ice Race: Trollix Race Perk: Dragon Breath: Can channel affinity into a LCK based attack. Class: Cleric Class Perk: Smack Healing: Can hit an ally and convert damage to healing. Nature: True Neutral ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 16 Perception: 14 Endurance: 8 Charisma: 21 Intelligence: 24 Agility: 8 Luck: 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Pistol(1d6)(20 B00lets) Armor: Clerical Coat Off hand: none Other: Small Caliber Submachinegun(3d6)(50 FMJ B00lets) 100 Credits Mysterious list-locked-
Name: Mort HP: 9/9 MP: 11 Affinity: Wind Race: Cheezburgian Race Perk: Master Barter: Gets 50% better prices at any shop. SYNTICAL SPECIFIC: All merchants double as fences. Class: Syntical Class Perk: Shirt Stealer: Can steal equipped equipment from people! Nature: True Neutral ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 17 Perception: 18 Endurance: 11 Charisma: 14 Intelligence: 13 Agility: 28 Luck: 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Scoped Compound Shortbow(1d6+3)(68 Steelhead Arrows) Armor: Leather Coat (10 AC, +1 Acrobatics) Off hand: -Scoped Compound Shortbow- Other: 100 Credits Lockpicks Mysterious Locket of...Freaking Jin? WTF!?
Name: Guild Slew HP: 19/19 MP: 17 Affinity: Fire Race: Behemel Race Perk: Priest: Can use Cleric skills at half effect. Class: Pirate Class Perk: Bountiful Booty: Pirates always find at least 25 credits when searching, always. Nature: True Neutral ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 16 Perception: 15 Endurance: 20 Charisma: 8 Intelligence: 14 Agility: 23 Luck: 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Shotgun(4d2)(19 Mag.Shotshells) Armor: Leather Coat (10 AC, +1 Acrobatics) Off hand: -Shotgun- Other: 225 Credits Papa Slew's Cross Necklace Bolt-Action Rifle(1d8)(20 Rounds) 10 Cold Crystal Chunks Small Caliber SMG(2d3)
Name: Jin HP: 6/6 MP: 15 Affinity: Arcana Race: Halfling Race Perk: Sneaky *******: Gains a +5 to all sneak related rolls. Class: Syntical Class Perk: Sneak Attack Critical: All sneak attacks are criticals. Nature: Neutral Evil ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 12 Perception: 24 Endurance: 8 Charisma: 16 Intelligence: 20 Agility: 26 Luck: 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Shortbow(1d6)(20 Ironhead Arrows) Armor: Leather Coat (10 AC, +1 Acrobatics) Off hand: -Shortbow- Other: 0 Credits Lockpicks
Name: Shadow White HP: 34/34 MP: 20/22 Affinity: Light Race: Cheezburgian Race Perk: Hook Claws: +3 to damage and grapple Class: Avatar Class Perk: Divine Protection: Gains +8 to AC Nature: Lawful Good ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 20 Perception: 15 Endurance: 24 Charisma: 17 Intelligence: 17 Agility: 13 Luck: 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Iron Longsword (1d8) Armor: Double Leather (14 AC, -2 Acrobatics) Off hand: None Other: Sun Amulet
Name: Mishka HP: 10/10 MP: 80 Affinity: Light Race: Kobold Race Perk: Kobold Logic: Mishka rerolls as much as she want! Class: Cleric Class Perk: Medic Instinct: Drops everything to heal an ally. Nature: Chaotic Good ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 10 Perception: 16 Endurance: 10 Charisma: 10 Intelligence: 40 Agility: 20 Luck: 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Sun Staff(1d8 Light) Armor: Cloak of Skrom Off hand: -Sun Staff- Other:
Party Level: 1 Experience: 40/1000
Mort: You can add your age to your sheet, you would know better than me. Just remember that one Cheezburgian year is like two Human years. [Flashback: Before encounter] Jin takes some Ironheads and puts them away before speaking.
Jin: I'm 60, but that's, like, twenty in human years. At least, I was 60 when I came here. Time is kinda weird here. [Flashback ends]
You roll a 17 to blindly shoot the bush Guild is poking and deal a massive 9 damage to the head of a not-Balchean, silently causing him to fall down and die instantly.
Mishka: *gasp* it's the Goblins that raided my village. Let us try to sneak attack more of them...
Shadow: You hear four screams in chorus as you hold your blade aloft and let holy light shine from it. Four goblins stagger out, clutching their eyes in pain. One is next to Demyx holding a flute, one is next to Shadow and Mishka holding a staff, one is next to Chronos holding a spear and one is next to Mort and Jin holding a crossbow.
Chronos: Well, it's kinda late now, but you try grabbing the goblin by the neck, only for it to squirm out since you rolled an 8 to grapple it.
The goblins are still stunned!
Jin: I'm not wasting my arrows on these things!
Jin puts his bow away and tries to kick a goblin in the junk, rolling a 17 and successfully nailing the goblin for 4 damage. The goblin clutches its groin and starts to stagger in pain, but it's not quite dead yet.
Weaver: Weaver tries to shoot the one by Demyx twice with his pistols, but he completely misses with the off arm and glances the armor with the main one.
I'm only having 2 DM party characters move when the enemy does.
Name: Vademark Bio: A once a Famous Vansibanes who likes to help Village People and he likes Animal.he once to be raised by Animal Who got Lost in the woods. Affnity: Earth Race: Chanians Class: Vansibanes Preferred Weapon: Blade
Name: Mort Age: 40 HP: 9/9 MP: 11 Affinity: Wind Race: Cheezburgian Race Perk: Master Barter: Gets 50% better prices at any shop. SYNTICAL SPECIFIC: All merchants double as fences. Class: Syntical Class Perk: Shirt Stealer: Can steal equipped equipment from people! Nature: True Neutral ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 17 Perception: 18 Endurance: 11 Charisma: 14 Intelligence: 13 Agility: 28 Luck: 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Scoped Compound Shortbow(1d6+3)(68 Steelhead Arrows) Armor: Leather Coat (10 AC, +1 Acrobatics) Off hand: -Scoped Compound Shortbow- Other: 100 Credits Lockpicks Mysterious Locket of...Freaking Jin? WTF!?
I try to sneek up to a goblin to snap its neck. If I'm noticed by that goblin I'll make a quick sweep with my leg, and break his neck when he's on the ground.
Name: Trollra HP: 8/8 MP: 39 Affinity: Ice Race: Trollix Race Perk: Dragon Breath: Can channel affinity into a LCK based attack. Class: Cleric Class Perk: Smack Healing: Can hit an ally and convert damage to healing. Nature: True Neutral ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 16 Perception: 14 Endurance: 8 Charisma: 21 Intelligence: 24 Agility: 8 Luck: 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Pistol(1d6)(20 B00lets) Armor: Clerical Coat Off hand: none Other: Small Caliber Submachinegun(3d6)(50 FMJ B00lets) 100 Credits Mysterious list-locked-
Name: Mort HP: 9/9 MP: 11 Affinity: Wind Race: Cheezburgian Race Perk: Master Barter: Gets 50% better prices at any shop. SYNTICAL SPECIFIC: All merchants double as fences. Class: Syntical Class Perk: Shirt Stealer: Can steal equipped equipment from people! Nature: True Neutral ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 17 Perception: 18 Endurance: 11 Charisma: 14 Intelligence: 13 Agility: 28 Luck: 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Scoped Compound Shortbow(1d6+3)(68 Steelhead Arrows) Armor: Leather Coat (10 AC, +1 Acrobatics) Off hand: -Scoped Compound Shortbow- Other: 100 Credits Lockpicks Mysterious Locket of...Freaking Jin? WTF!?
Name: Guild Slew HP: 19/19 MP: 17 Affinity: Fire Race: Behemel Race Perk: Priest: Can use Cleric skills at half effect. Class: Pirate Class Perk: Bountiful Booty: Pirates always find at least 25 credits when searching, always. Nature: True Neutral ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 16 Perception: 15 Endurance: 20 Charisma: 8 Intelligence: 14 Agility: 23 Luck: 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Shotgun(4d2)(19 Mag.Shotshells) Armor: Leather Coat (10 AC, +1 Acrobatics) Off hand: -Shotgun- Other: 225 Credits Papa Slew's Cross Necklace Bolt-Action Rifle(1d8)(20 Rounds) 10 Cold Crystal Chunks Small Caliber SMG(2d3)
Name: Jin HP: 6/6 MP: 15 Affinity: Arcana Race: Halfling Race Perk: Sneaky *******: Gains a +5 to all sneak related rolls. Class: Syntical Class Perk: Sneak Attack Critical: All sneak attacks are criticals. Nature: Neutral Evil ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 12 Perception: 24 Endurance: 8 Charisma: 16 Intelligence: 20 Agility: 26 Luck: 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Shortbow(1d6)(20 Ironhead Arrows) Armor: Leather Coat (10 AC, +1 Acrobatics) Off hand: -Shortbow- Other: 0 Credits Lockpicks
Name: Shadow White HP: 34/34 MP: 12/22 Affinity: Light Race: Cheezburgian Race Perk: Hook Claws: +3 to damage and grapple Class: Avatar Class Perk: Divine Protection: Gains +8 to AC Nature: Lawful Good ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 20 Perception: 15 Endurance: 24 Charisma: 17 Intelligence: 17 Agility: 13 Luck: 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Iron Longsword (1d8) Armor: Double Leather (14 AC, -2 Acrobatics) Off hand: None Other: Sun Amulet
Name: Mishka HP: 10/10 MP: 80 Affinity: Light Race: Kobold Race Perk: Kobold Logic: Mishka rerolls as much as she want! Class: Cleric Class Perk: Medic Instinct: Drops everything to heal an ally. Nature: Chaotic Good ------------------------------------------------------------ Stats Strength: 10 Perception: 16 Endurance: 10 Charisma: 10 Intelligence: 40 Agility: 20 Luck: 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Inventory: Weapon: Sun Staff(1d8 Light) Armor: Cloak of Skrom Off hand: -Sun Staff- Other:
Party Level: 1 Experience: 40/1000
@Bluydee: The goblins snarl at you.
Goblin: Intet tell us to fight adventurers! We fight and dine on cat! Just try to stop us, gorilla!
@Demyx: You get the same response, and while you miss a chord (rolled a 6), You did try to blast the other two... only to have the flutist counteract your blasts. (Rolled a 17)
@Shadow: You expend 8 MP to smite a goblin, dealing 10 damage to the flutist and turning maybe her into a scorch mark!
@Guild: You roll a 21 and smack the injured goblin in the face, causing him to double over and die! Really, any damage to him would kill him.
@Mort: You're kinda already spotted... the leg sweep rolls a 17, knocking down the goblin and dealing 3 damage, but the goblin managed to prevent the neck snap. (You need a sneak attack or a critical to succeed with a killing blow)
The spearwielder stabs at Mort and pierces his shoulder, dealing 3 damage!
The staff user engulfs Shadow in dark flames, but light shines from his armor and dispels the flame!
Jin stabs the spear goblin with a steel arrow, eviscerating his spine and dealing a whopping 10 damage!
