There is no rush, as I said. There are a few starting character options. You may have been born in the city, or maybe you got lost travelling from somewhere else. This should open a few options. If you want to know more about the world, perhaps you were leaving somewhere else, let me know and I can tell you where that may have been.
It’s also worth mentioning this will be very shared story telling. Sometimes I might even ask you what your lizard folk barbarian tribe looked like when you were living in it for example. We are all contributing to this world as we explore it.
big picture stuff, I got that covered. Nitty gritty stuff, we literally explore together :)
also, I never asked y’all for specific DM feedback. You’re all probably more experienced than I am and Imlearnt a bunch last campaign. Anything you want to see more or less of from me as your DM?
I like my character, but i’m mulling over how would I incorporate her into a level 1 position again. Also, I don’t want to bore you all with continuing all of her same cliches once again. Naturally, I dont think her story is far from over, but I want to make her still interesting and complex.
Does her story start thousands of years from now where she gets pulled back to the past? And if so, why? Does she complete her demonic service and piss off someone important and as punishment get sent to this new land? If you all are rolling new characters, if she comes from the future, everyone she knew has already died and this would be a chance to make new friends.
Or for some reason does she have a memory wipe and I can explore a softer personality? Or do I do something entirely different?
Also, maybe this game we can use discord texting for OCC talk. Chubby and I use it for another game we’re in, and its pretty neat and filled with good humor. So Liam may not like it. Anyways, just a thought.
I feel ya with discord, but I do like the post system here as it makes it easier to track conversations. Being different time zones, last thing I wanna do is wake up and scroll through copious amounts of chat, making me late for work haha.
Also Crispy, behave.
I was also thinking about Cora. You're more than welcome to try a new character. I see this campaign happening more in the future of forgotten realms, so maybe it's Cora's daughter, maybe she had a memory wipe and the demons used a wish spell to turn you back into an infant, but you still have nightmares of the world before this one. Something like that?
I think I might play Yasei (the samurai), but have her go back to what her original background was (ignore the Chubby lovechild background that Crispy and I were playing up at the end of Temple of Ishassara. I played her as a character in a campaign a year ago, and rather enjoyed reading and learning about samurai in the background as I role played her.
Yasei no ōkiddo's ("Wild Orchid") background:
• Shes from an extremely wealthy noble family, but the only daughter amongst 6 brothers (hahahaahaha, the "7th Samurai!"). Her father is Shōgun Ashikaga (of the Ashikaga shogunate, 1336–1573). • Yasei grew up around her brothers, as a tomboy. She always yearned to become a samurai, but because of cultural norms, she was destined to be a geisha, much to her chagrin. • Another shogunate attacked her family, and in the midst of the major battle, Yasei witnessed her eldest brother captured by the enemy, and were about to behead him. She quickly scrambled out from her hidden cover, grabbed her brothers katana, and sliced off the hands of her brother's attacker, saving her brother. • Her saving her brother actually backfired. This prevented her brother from seeing an honorable death. This brought HUGE dishonor to her and her family, so she was shunned. Her family disowned her, and kicked her out at the tender young age of 16. • Thus, we find her at the start of the campaign as a sad, lonely rich girl with no family name to live by any more. She's rōnin, seeking to reclaim her family name, and be recognized as honorable by her brothers again.
Furiosa and Crispy have a few things in common. Except I have both hands. And hair.
I like Yasei. The question is, is this past Crispy? Future Crispy? Alternate reality Crispy? Once I answer THAT question, there's more, like how is Yasei in this picture? Do we know each other? Im struggling with “how” does she get to this place and “why”. If youre playing Yasei, theres another variable too id love to connect. Just don't know how.
Some time in the far, far future, Crispy has finally nearly finished her 2000 year agreement with the demons of the 6th(?) layer. Her nightmares have ended, and the malevolent spirit of her father has dissapated. However, like always, something always goes wrong. The demons never intended to keep their end of the bargain, and decide to kill her at the 2000 year mark. Crispy, in all of her investigative wisdom, finds this out and decides to flee from her judgement using technology and connections she’s made over her lifetime.
In her getaway, she encounters a few mishaps, and in the teleportation process, her brain gets a little a scrambled. Now she’s in a land she’s unfamiliar with very little memory of her previous life.
Of course I will. I'll do that, and join up, shortly.
Joined up with a character that I'll iterate to fit :)
Hmm...with details like that about our starting location, I'll need to think about what sort of character I'd like to do.
There is no rush, as I said. There are a few starting character options. You may have been born in the city, or maybe you got lost travelling from somewhere else. This should open a few options. If you want to know more about the world, perhaps you were leaving somewhere else, let me know and I can tell you where that may have been.
"CoS" Rumble- Tabaxi Shadow Monk
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Thanks Crispy!
It’s also worth mentioning this will be very shared story telling. Sometimes I might even ask you what your lizard folk barbarian tribe looked like when you were living in it for example. We are all contributing to this world as we explore it.
big picture stuff, I got that covered. Nitty gritty stuff, we literally explore together :)
also, I never asked y’all for specific DM feedback. You’re all probably more experienced than I am and Imlearnt a bunch last campaign. Anything you want to see more or less of from me as your DM?
"CoS" Rumble- Tabaxi Shadow Monk
I like my character, but i’m mulling over how would I incorporate her into a level 1 position again. Also, I don’t want to bore you all with continuing all of her same cliches once again. Naturally, I dont think her story is far from over, but I want to make her still interesting and complex.
Does her story start thousands of years from now where she gets pulled back to the past? And if so, why? Does she complete her demonic service and piss off someone important and as punishment get sent to this new land? If you all are rolling new characters, if she comes from the future, everyone she knew has already died and this would be a chance to make new friends.
Or for some reason does she have a memory wipe and I can explore a softer personality? Or do I do something entirely different?
Also, maybe this game we can use discord texting for OCC talk. Chubby and I use it for another game we’re in, and its pretty neat and filled with good humor. So Liam may not like it. Anyways, just a thought.
I feel ya with discord, but I do like the post system here as it makes it easier to track conversations. Being different time zones, last thing I wanna do is wake up and scroll through copious amounts of chat, making me late for work haha.
Also Crispy, behave.
I was also thinking about Cora. You're more than welcome to try a new character. I see this campaign happening more in the future of forgotten realms, so maybe it's Cora's daughter, maybe she had a memory wipe and the demons used a wish spell to turn you back into an infant, but you still have nightmares of the world before this one. Something like that?
"CoS" Rumble- Tabaxi Shadow Monk
Oof, not a fan of Discord myself, but if that's what everyone else is using I'll log in to check things out occasionally.
Don't worry about Discord, then. I was just throwing it out there. No worries.
I like your idea, let me mull over it a bit!
I think I might play Yasei (the samurai), but have her go back to what her original background was (ignore the Chubby lovechild background that Crispy and I were playing up at the end of Temple of Ishassara. I played her as a character in a campaign a year ago, and rather enjoyed reading and learning about samurai in the background as I role played her.
Yasei no ōkiddo's ("Wild Orchid") background:
• Shes from an extremely wealthy noble family, but the only daughter amongst 6 brothers (hahahaahaha, the "7th Samurai!"). Her father is Shōgun Ashikaga (of the Ashikaga shogunate, 1336–1573).
• Yasei grew up around her brothers, as a tomboy. She always yearned to become a samurai, but because of cultural norms, she was destined to be a geisha, much to her chagrin.
• Another shogunate attacked her family, and in the midst of the major battle, Yasei witnessed her eldest brother captured by the enemy, and were about to behead him. She quickly scrambled out from her hidden cover, grabbed her brothers katana, and sliced off the hands of her brother's attacker, saving her brother.
• Her saving her brother actually backfired. This prevented her brother from seeing an honorable death. This brought HUGE dishonor to her and her family, so she was shunned. Her family disowned her, and kicked her out at the tender young age of 16.
• Thus, we find her at the start of the campaign as a sad, lonely rich girl with no family name to live by any more. She's rōnin, seeking to reclaim her family name, and be recognized as honorable by her brothers again.
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
This campaign sounds AWESOME -- very Mad Max: Fury Road. Crispy, you absolutely must play Furiosa!
Last to know and first to be blamed...
As a free action, can I regret my life choices?
Furiosa and Crispy have a few things in common. Except I have both hands. And hair.
I like Yasei. The question is, is this past Crispy? Future Crispy? Alternate reality Crispy? Once I answer THAT question, there's more, like how is Yasei in this picture? Do we know each other? Im struggling with “how” does she get to this place and “why”. If youre playing Yasei, theres another variable too id love to connect. Just don't know how.
This could be an alternate- dimension crispy.
"CoS" Rumble- Tabaxi Shadow Monk
Wait...you mean there could be MULTIPLE Crispy's out there?!?!
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(double facepalm)
HUR HUR!
(double eyerolling)
Speaking of backgrounds, is outlander kosher?
Ok I think I have an idea.
Some time in the far, far future, Crispy has finally nearly finished her 2000 year agreement with the demons of the 6th(?) layer. Her nightmares have ended, and the malevolent spirit of her father has dissapated. However, like always, something always goes wrong. The demons never intended to keep their end of the bargain, and decide to kill her at the 2000 year mark. Crispy, in all of her investigative wisdom, finds this out and decides to flee from her judgement using technology and connections she’s made over her lifetime.
In her getaway, she encounters a few mishaps, and in the teleportation process, her brain gets a little a scrambled. Now she’s in a land she’s unfamiliar with very little memory of her previous life.
Could this be a second chance?
Yeah, it works.
"CoS" Rumble- Tabaxi Shadow Monk