The Keep on the Borderlands

[Rusty Tincanne]

I am guessing the cash you are giving us is to purchase further start-up supplies. Having just played a game of Torchbearer, I have grown acutely aware of carrying capacity, food/water and lighting resources. As such, i am inclined to stock up on torches and candles. How closely will we be tracking these things?

[Bloodaxe]

I am guessing the cash you are giving us is to purchase further start-up supplies. Having just played a game of Torchbearer, I have grown acutely aware of carrying capacity, food/water and lighting resources. As such, i am inclined to stock up on torches and candles. How closely will we be tracking these things?

Just roughly- not very accurately. Just use common sense- you cant carry 100 torches and a bunch of other stuff- then fight & run.

[Mister-Kent]

I'll have a more in-depth character update soon (with pic-toors!)

[Rusty Tincanne]

Gunther Biltimere, peasant-farmer

The eighth son of a peasant-farmer couple, Gunther had absolutely no prospects for inheritance. As such, he sought a position with the Keep's guard but was turned away because his club foot made him too clumsy. Despondent, he sat on the cobblestone street, stomach grumbling. He was about to return home when Clay Dreaver tripped over him as he stormed out of a shop. The two began talking and Clay offered him a job as bodyguard.

Str - 16 (+2)
Dex - 8 (-1)
Con - 16 (+2)
Int - 8 (-1)
Wis - 9 (0)
Chr - 11 (0)

HP-6 (4+2)

belongings:
6 silvers
clothing
leather armor (AC7) - 15lb
a small knife (1d3)
short sword (1d6) - 2lb
a small sack - .5lb
3 days food (preserved rations) - 3lb
a waterskin - 4lb
torches (8) - 8lb
bedroll - 5lb

Clay Dreaver, former locksmith-journeyman (three stats rearanged with permission from Bloodaxe)

Clay had been paying for a pallet of straw in Gaven Loxtley's shop for four years, hoping to learn the locksmithing trade. But Gaven was a cruel master. Forced to hunt rats with a sling, Clay had learned little. Realizing he was being cheated, Clay confronted his master and was promptly thrown out of the shop with his meager belongings.
Speaking with Gunther, Clay noticed a group of well-dressed adventurers pass through the city's gates, and he resolved to seek his fortunes on his own terms. And having a bodyguard around would not be a bad idea, particularly one that agreed to take a mere 15% of the earnings.

Str - 8 (-1)
Dex - 17 (+2)
Con - 13 (+1)
Int - 15 (+1)
Wis - 10 (0)
Chr - 12 (0)

HP-4

belongings:
2 gold, 9 silvers
a small knife (1d3)
dagger (1d4) - 1lb
sling and stones (1d4) - 5lb
clothing
50' rope - 10lb
backpack - 2lb
a small sack
5 days food - 5lb
a wineskin - 4lb
bedroll - 5lb
lockpicks/thieves tools - 1lb

edit: Gear purchased. I tried to buy things as I figured a total novice would, so I left off iron spikes and a hammer. I might rethink that if no one else brings that sort of thing along.

[Bloodaxe]

I requested a game slot, Caves of Chaos.
1) LtTibbles
2) ybn1197
3) Mister-Kent
4) Darkmane
5) Rusty Tincanne
6) smoke warrior
7) jdluna


0 level to start. Those with a mystical background will have small prayers or cantrips/.spells. At 500Xp you will advance to a real class. Bonus XP for good role-play, accomplishing goals, special actions, etc. Of course XP for treasure & killing stuff. But you also get XP for clever actions. Your actions & background will be considered for your class. (sneaking, stealing, - Thief, killing, fighting- Fighter, etc)


I think we have all humans.

If a character dies- you can recruit another if needed until one advances to Level 1.

[LtTibbles]

Sounds good I can't wait to get started I'm so excited!

[idiot]

i'll take a spot on the waitlist, if you're still doing that, and if you're ok with a relative beginner (played 2nd ed ad&d years ago, but haven't played a tabletop rpg in many years). i should be able to track down a copy of the labyrinth lord rules or at least the red book basic d&d players' handbook which hopefully will get me pretty much up to speed on the rules you're using. if you'd rather have experienced players instead, that's ok too, let me know

[Bloodaxe]

i'll take a spot on the waitlist, if you're still doing that, and if you're ok with a relative beginner (played 2nd ed ad&d years ago, but haven't played a tabletop rpg in many years). i should be able to track down a copy of the labyrinth lord rules or at least the red book basic d&d players' handbook which hopefully will get me pretty much up to speed on the rules you're using. if you'd rather have experienced players instead, that's ok too, let me know

Anyone is welcome! Goblinoid Games has LL rules for free.

[Rusty Tincanne]

@ Idiot: rules are here - http://heroes.mystara.net/pdf/labyrinth-lord.pdf

[Bloodaxe]

Caves of Chaos pbp game is open. I will send invites and post on Monday.

[Rusty Tincanne]

Fantastic!

Campaign number?

[Bloodaxe]

Fantastic!

Campaign number?

Monday. I'm posting by cell, on a small screen, so we have to wait.
Thanks!

[idiot]

@ Idiot: rules are here - http://heroes.mystara.net/pdf/labyrinth-lord.pdf

thanks!

these rules are great--there's some amazing old-school stuff in there, like elf and dwarf as classes, and alignment languages!

[Keehnelf]

Labyrinth lord is a great system overall, especially if you run with what it offers and the. Tack your own systems on top of it as needed.

[Mister-Kent]

Anne Summerisle and Gustav the Grasping


The Summerisle Farm grows wheat, so come harvest time Anne is pretty handy with a scythe. The family also raises a few pigs, cows, and chickens, but Anne's five older brothers take care of the animals. Anne is on fairly good terms with her family, though she has recently expressed her desire to be schooled in the business of the farm--only her brothers are ever allowed to trade their goods at market, and Anne is always forced to stay home. Her parents don't want her to leave home, so she leaves them a note and heads out at night. From Anne's view they don't really need her for daily farm stuff anyway. With finding the missing youths, she can really do something that makes a difference.

(Anne is a pastiche of Buffy Summers elements--I even drew her with Buffy's nose! But come on--the chance to train up a Level 0 damsel into a Fighter was too tempting to resist )

Gustav is the bastard son of the noble house of Garvasson. Kept at arm's length by his father and his father's wife, Gustav was nonetheless brought into the home as a ward. When Lady Garvasson produced no heirs, the Lord decided to legitimize young Gustav and make him his heir. Unfotunately, before this could happen Lord Garvasson died of an apparent foodborne illness. Despite all previous claims to love Gustav as her own son once he was legitimized, Lady Garvasson took the house fortune for her own and cast Gustav out into the streets. Gustav was just barely a man then, and he fell in with bad crowds--gamblers, thieves, and highwaymen. He's older and more bitter now. He carries himself with the posture of a nobleman, but hides a treacherous greed beneath it all.

[Bloodaxe]

Game section is open- you have been added . (idiot too)

Caves of Chaos

[Bloodaxe]

Dark mane can't make it, Idiot you are up if you like. You can take Dark manes characters , make your own, or change his characters to fit. Lmk.

[idiot]

Dark mane can't make it, Idiot you are up if you like. You can take Dark manes characters , make your own, or change his characters to fit. Lmk.

cool, darkmane's characters look pretty good to me, so i'll take them

looks to me like the most that's been written about these characters is this post: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=4562&start=20#p196351

what comes next? i think you roll the HP for each character, and let me know about starting inventory (you decide this, not the players, right?), and then i make a post in the "Characters -- Work in Progress" thread, right?

[Bloodaxe]

HP & equipment, coin, have been given out already in the thread. I'll relish it later for you when I can, if you can't find it.
Read through the thread and get caught up.

[Bloodaxe]

Dark mane can't make it, Idiot you are up if you like. You can take Dark manes characters , make your own, or change his characters to fit. Lmk.

cool, darkmane's characters look pretty good to me, so i'll take them

looks to me like the most that's been written about these characters is this post: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=4562&start=20#p196351

what comes next? i think you roll the HP for each character, and let me know about starting inventory (you decide this, not the players, right?), and then i make a post in the "Characters -- Work in Progress" thread, right?

HP-4 each

Jack
10 silvers
2 bottles of hooch

Horace
10 silvers
club
tinderbox
incense
3 candles
(gets strange visions)

Everyone has clothing, a small sack, 3 days food, a waterskin and a small knife (d3 damage)

HP do not include any CON modifiers.