Hello Tolkienites! This is going to be a pretty relaxed play-by-post adventure: I don’t plan on posting more than once a day. Don’t worry if you miss a few days, we all have lives. The game will be fairly short, so it’s no great commitment.
If you’re interested in playing, great! Just add a post linking your character, and I’ll start the game in a few days. But make sure to read the rules below!
For character creation: your characters are either locals from Bree (men and hobbits) or travelers from the Dale-Lands (wood elves of Mirkwood, dwarves of Erebor, or men of Dale or Lake-Town). We’ll find you in Bree, early September, the year of Bilbo Baggins’ party. You’ve met to arrange a deal, having brought fireworks from Dale for a strange wanderer named Gandalf, who hasn’t yet arrived. But an unexpected adventure is around the corner…
All classes are allowed except Artificer, Monk, Sorcerer, and Warlock, with a few caveats. One, you can’t choose any cantrips used to attack, to replicate the low-magic world of Tolkien. Two, spellcasters will almost certainly be either Elves or Dwarves. You’ll be Level 1: don’t expect to level up.
Finally, we’ll be using a variant of the ordinary rest rule: short rests take one night, while long rests take a week. Don’t plan on getting a long rest during this short adventure!
In a few days, once we’ve got some characters, we’ll begin our journey into Middle-Earth.
Tallind was a trapper and a hunter but recently retired to a small hut about an hour out of Bree-land after a rather nasty encounter with barrow wights that left their right eye milky-white. They were born outside of the Grey Havens and were taught by the elves in the ways of the world, but the elves were cautious of Tallind and sent them away to Bree. Tallind knows Gandalf by way of reputation, but assisted despite their suspicions. If you want more backstory, I can try write more.
Right. I'm unsure whether or not to bring in Lindir (he may be to high level for this though. He's my elf ranger that I've played in every LOTR adventure I've ever done. He's Legolas' cousin and has a ton of fan lore I've wrote for him that integrated him perfectly into the LOTR and Hobbit)
I would love to participate! I can't be on everyday though. Also, I'll have to give my character tomorrow.
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I would love to participate! I can't be on everyday though. Also, I'll have to give my character tomorrow.
What's an appropriate starting level?
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I would love to participate! I can't be on everyday though. Also, I'll have to give my character tomorrow.
What's an appropriate starting level?
1. See the OP.
Cool. i'll get right to making my character tomorrow.
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For some reason whenever I trry to make a character it says we rolled a one on our ap check. I think it's because i'm using a chrome so my I tried my dad's computer and when I sgned in it said my account didn't exist. Anybody have a solution?
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For some reason whenever I trry to make a character it says we rolled a one on our ap check. I think it's because i'm using a chrome so my I tried my dad's computer and when I sgned in it said my account didn't exist. Anybody have a solution?
I'll make it on a different account and give it you on that and then just use this account to play. The account is just mine but with a 3 instead of a 2.
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Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts. CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
For some reason whenever I trry to make a character it says we rolled a one on our ap check. I think it's because i'm using a chrome so my I tried my dad's computer and when I sgned in it said my account didn't exist. Anybody have a solution?
I'll make it on a different account and give it you on that and then just use this account to play. The account is just mine but with a 3 instead of a 2.
OK. Wierd, I've never heard of a problem like that before.
Varannus Zhizenhorn III was a Crown Prince. the day before his coronation, his entire family was murdered and his castle was raided. He was forced onto the streets. He had to learn how to survive by stealing and grabbing life by the horns. Now he'll take any chance to get something valuable.
1, there's something wrong with the link, it's not working. 2, that is not a LOTR character. ???
Varannus Zhizenhorn III was a Crown Prince. the day before his coronation, his entire family was murdered and his castle was raided. He was forced onto the streets. He had to learn how to survive by stealing and grabbing life by the horns. Now he'll take any chance to get something valuable.
1, there's something wrong with the link, it's not working. 2, that is not a LOTR character. ???
1. Of course it isn't. 2. I think i'll sit this one out then. my computers stopped working I can't make anothe rone
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Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts. CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
Varannus Zhizenhorn III was a Crown Prince. the day before his coronation, his entire family was murdered and his castle was raided. He was forced onto the streets. He had to learn how to survive by stealing and grabbing life by the horns. Now he'll take any chance to get something valuable.
1, there's something wrong with the link, it's not working. 2, that is not a LOTR character. ???
1. Of course it isn't. 2. I think i'll sit this one out then. my computers stopped working I can't make anothe rone
Varannus Zhizenhorn III was a Crown Prince. the day before his coronation, his entire family was murdered and his castle was raided. He was forced onto the streets. He had to learn how to survive by stealing and grabbing life by the horns. Now he'll take any chance to get something valuable.
1, there's something wrong with the link, it's not working. 2, that is not a LOTR character. ???
1. Of course it isn't. 2. I think i'll sit this one out then. my computers stopped working I can't make anothe rone
:( We'll kill a lot of orcs for you.
Sorry. i don't think ddb is made for chromes. I can try to save up for a windows. I am getting an iphone soon so i will be able to use that as well.
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts. CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
Varannus Zhizenhorn III was a Crown Prince. the day before his coronation, his entire family was murdered and his castle was raided. He was forced onto the streets. He had to learn how to survive by stealing and grabbing life by the horns. Now he'll take any chance to get something valuable.
1, there's something wrong with the link, it's not working. 2, that is not a LOTR character. ???
1. Of course it isn't. 2. I think i'll sit this one out then. my computers stopped working I can't make anothe rone
:( We'll kill a lot of orcs for you.
Sorry. i don't think ddb is made for chromes. I can try to save up for a windows. I am getting an iphone soon so i will be able to use that as well.
@Gradius if you want to just use a paper character sheet that’s okay. I’m not really concerned about cheating. Just let us know your AC/HP.
I do have Ikko Greenleaf. I could use him, but I'd have to lower his level if that's even possible
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Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts. CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts. CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
Looks good. So are we rolling ability scores then Naivara?
Thanks! Is it usable do you think?
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Hello Tolkienites! This is going to be a pretty relaxed play-by-post adventure: I don’t plan on posting more than once a day. Don’t worry if you miss a few days, we all have lives. The game will be fairly short, so it’s no great commitment.
If you’re interested in playing, great! Just add a post linking your character, and I’ll start the game in a few days. But make sure to read the rules below!
For character creation: your characters are either locals from Bree (men and hobbits) or travelers from the Dale-Lands (wood elves of Mirkwood, dwarves of Erebor, or men of Dale or Lake-Town). We’ll find you in Bree, early September, the year of Bilbo Baggins’ party. You’ve met to arrange a deal, having brought fireworks from Dale for a strange wanderer named Gandalf, who hasn’t yet arrived. But an unexpected adventure is around the corner…
All classes are allowed except Artificer, Monk, Sorcerer, and Warlock, with a few caveats. One, you can’t choose any cantrips used to attack, to replicate the low-magic world of Tolkien. Two, spellcasters will almost certainly be either Elves or Dwarves. You’ll be Level 1: don’t expect to level up.
Finally, we’ll be using a variant of the ordinary rest rule: short rests take one night, while long rests take a week. Don’t plan on getting a long rest during this short adventure!
In a few days, once we’ve got some characters, we’ll begin our journey into Middle-Earth.
Wizard (Gandalf) of the Tolkien Club
Awesome! A short backstory is perfect.
Wizard (Gandalf) of the Tolkien Club
Right. I'm unsure whether or not to bring in Lindir (he may be to high level for this though. He's my elf ranger that I've played in every LOTR adventure I've ever done. He's Legolas' cousin and has a ton of fan lore I've wrote for him that integrated him perfectly into the LOTR and Hobbit)
EDIT: Wait, he is definitely to high level.
I'm the Valar (leader and creator) of The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Anything Tolkien Cult!
Member of the Cult of Cats, High Elf of the Elven Guild, and Sauce Priest & Sauce Smith of the Supreme Court of Sauce.
If you want some casual roleplay/adventures in Middle Earth, check out The Wild's Edge Tavern, a LotR/Middle Earth tavern!
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I would love to participate! I can't be on everyday though. Also, I'll have to give my character tomorrow.
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts.
CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
What's an appropriate starting level?
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts.
CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
1. See the OP.
I'm the Valar (leader and creator) of The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Anything Tolkien Cult!
Member of the Cult of Cats, High Elf of the Elven Guild, and Sauce Priest & Sauce Smith of the Supreme Court of Sauce.
If you want some casual roleplay/adventures in Middle Earth, check out The Wild's Edge Tavern, a LotR/Middle Earth tavern!
JOIN TIAMAT'S CONGA LINE!
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Cool. i'll get right to making my character tomorrow.
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts.
CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
For some reason whenever I trry to make a character it says we rolled a one on our ap check. I think it's because i'm using a chrome so my I tried my dad's computer and when I sgned in it said my account didn't exist. Anybody have a solution?
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts.
CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
I'll make it on a different account and give it you on that and then just use this account to play. The account is just mine but with a 3 instead of a 2.
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts.
CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
OK. Wierd, I've never heard of a problem like that before.
I'm the Valar (leader and creator) of The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Anything Tolkien Cult!
Member of the Cult of Cats, High Elf of the Elven Guild, and Sauce Priest & Sauce Smith of the Supreme Court of Sauce.
If you want some casual roleplay/adventures in Middle Earth, check out The Wild's Edge Tavern, a LotR/Middle Earth tavern!
JOIN TIAMAT'S CONGA LINE!
Extended Sig
1, there's something wrong with the link, it's not working. 2, that is not a LOTR character. ???
I'm the Valar (leader and creator) of The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Anything Tolkien Cult!
Member of the Cult of Cats, High Elf of the Elven Guild, and Sauce Priest & Sauce Smith of the Supreme Court of Sauce.
If you want some casual roleplay/adventures in Middle Earth, check out The Wild's Edge Tavern, a LotR/Middle Earth tavern!
JOIN TIAMAT'S CONGA LINE!
Extended Sig
1. Of course it isn't. 2. I think i'll sit this one out then. my computers stopped working I can't make anothe rone
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts.
CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
:( We'll kill a lot of orcs for you.
I'm the Valar (leader and creator) of The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Anything Tolkien Cult!
Member of the Cult of Cats, High Elf of the Elven Guild, and Sauce Priest & Sauce Smith of the Supreme Court of Sauce.
If you want some casual roleplay/adventures in Middle Earth, check out The Wild's Edge Tavern, a LotR/Middle Earth tavern!
JOIN TIAMAT'S CONGA LINE!
Extended Sig
Sorry. i don't think ddb is made for chromes. I can try to save up for a windows. I am getting an iphone soon so i will be able to use that as well.
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts.
CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
@Gradius if you want to just use a paper character sheet that’s okay. I’m not really concerned about cheating. Just let us know your AC/HP.
Wizard (Gandalf) of the Tolkien Club
My character is nearly ready.
I'm the Valar (leader and creator) of The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Anything Tolkien Cult!
Member of the Cult of Cats, High Elf of the Elven Guild, and Sauce Priest & Sauce Smith of the Supreme Court of Sauce.
If you want some casual roleplay/adventures in Middle Earth, check out The Wild's Edge Tavern, a LotR/Middle Earth tavern!
JOIN TIAMAT'S CONGA LINE!
Extended Sig
I do have Ikko Greenleaf. I could use him, but I'd have to lower his level if that's even possible
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts.
CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
I couldn’t find a way to copy the actual character sheet so here’s the pdf (that’s okay?)
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sheet-pdfs/Gradiusguy1245_56662314.pdf
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts.
CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.
Looks good. So are we rolling ability scores then Naivara?
I'm the Valar (leader and creator) of The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Anything Tolkien Cult!
Member of the Cult of Cats, High Elf of the Elven Guild, and Sauce Priest & Sauce Smith of the Supreme Court of Sauce.
If you want some casual roleplay/adventures in Middle Earth, check out The Wild's Edge Tavern, a LotR/Middle Earth tavern!
JOIN TIAMAT'S CONGA LINE!
Extended Sig
Thanks! Is it usable do you think?
Who needs a signature? No-ody ever reads them, -esides, normally it's just quotes from people. Well great, now i'm just going on and on, is this a signature now? No. It's not. I don't need a -ig old signature at the -ottom of my posts.
CAUTION: I AM THE LOGIC DESTROYER, DO NOT COME NEAR ME WITH LOGIC, FOR IT WILL BE DESTROYED.