OOC discussion

[BowenSilverclaw]

Any out-of-character, off-topic and/or metagame chatter goes here

[PhaedrusXY]

Ok, so who knows who? Unless Bowen has plans for how we all met/meet, it will probably make his job a bit easier if at least some of us know each other. And... Flumph isn't exactly the kind of guy who travels around alone. Without someone to basically act like a parent towards him, he'd probably get into all kinds of trouble. He would definitely appreciate a canine companion, also. (Awww... good puppy! Let Flumph scratch behind your ears! )

I'm going to RP him a bit like Sloth from the Goonies. He's actually average intelligence, but a bit... stunted... emotionally, and since I'm headed towards picking up Deformity: Madness soon... I figure I might as well get a head start on RPing it.  


And since I said he was previously a slave to Rakshasa in the demon wastes, is there anything I should actually know about Rakshasa in Eberron, or the Demon Wastes, that might be important? I haven't actually read up on either much, but I remember that Rakshasa are actually supposed to be some kind of ancient demonic faction that opposes the dragons of argonesse, right? I know Agita's loli character in the Death of an Artist thread was also from there. Any pointers?

[Nanshork]

I'm fine with however we decide to do it.

I'm a bit behind on character creation due to life being a little bitch, but I'll be done within the next couple of days.

[BowenSilverclaw]

It's cool, I've got plenty of stuff to do as well.

And yes, I forgot to mention it so far, sorry 'bout that, but I would prefer if you guys have been traveling together for a while, or are at least traveling together at the start of the campaign.

Any ideas for character hooks? I'm all ears.

Potential ones I have so far (of the top of my hat):
-Rumors of (an increase in) bandit raids in the area
-Rumors or old map of ruins possibly containing undiscovered treasure
-Hired as mercenaries to investigate rumors about goblinoid raids originating in Darguun and crossing the border (the adventure takes place in eastern Breland, close to the border)
-Vision by superior (if character is a member of a church) causes said superior to send the PC to investigate
-Message delivery to someone in the area


Got anything else?

[PhaedrusXY]

Got anything else?

A dark force is threatening all of the puppies/butterflies/fluffy bunnies in the area, and a hero is needed to defend them! 

[BowenSilverclaw]

Got anything else?

A dark force is threatening all of the puppies/butterflies/fluffy bunnies in the area, and a hero is needed to defend them! 

See 'rumors of increasing bandit/goblinoid raids', please

[PhaedrusXY]

So I see that "example" map wasn't just a hypothetical one, eh? 

[BowenSilverclaw]

So I see that "example" map wasn't just a hypothetical one, eh? 

Yeah, big surprise there

[VennDygrem]

Re: Rakshasas- Read up on the Lords of Dust.

Rakshasas are part of an evil organization called the Lords of Dust who scheme in Khorvaire to release their godlike masters from Khyber. These evil spirits are the undisputed masters of illusion, treachery, and subversion, and they have a hand in the politics of practically every nation of Khorvaire.

[PhaedrusXY]

Re: Rakshasas- Read up on the Lords of Dust.

Rakshasas are part of an evil organization called the Lords of Dust who scheme in Khorvaire to release their godlike masters from Khyber. These evil spirits are the undisputed masters of illusion, treachery, and subversion, and they have a hand in the politics of practically every nation of Khorvaire.

I'd heard of the Lords of Dust, and know they are a "faction" in Eberron, and that they are based out of the Demon Wastes. Come to think of it... that's probably enough for me to know, since I'm playing someone with the mentality of a 5 year old. It should be interesting RPing him having Collector of Stories, though. "Oooh! Oooh! I heard a story about that once!" 

[BowenSilverclaw]

Haha

[Agita]

Being a(n ex-)soldier, my character could've been commissioned by the Karrn military to do a short mission on behalf of Breland as a token proof of friendship or something?

As for the Rakshasas, the Rakshasa Rajahs were basically the big bads of Eberron prehistory (like, a million+ years ago). They were, IIRC, mostly based in modern Khorvaire and fought the dragons of Argonessen and the couatls of Sarlona. They're basically Eberron's version of the Demon Lords and Archdevils from other settings (for example, Demogorgon would be a powerful Rajah in Eberron). In the end, the couatls sacrificed themselves in order to seal the Rajahs in Khyber.

Other than that, what I did in preparation for coming up with a background for Lucy was read up on the Demon Wastes section of the Player's Guide to Eberron and that's about it.

[bearsarebrown]

My backstory should be easy to connect in. I can be someone doggy companion and I could've come from just about any country.

[Nanshork]

I fight evil with demons.  What more do you want from me?   

[Agita]

I fight evil with demons.  What more do you want from me?   

Let's see, I'll make you a list. Would you like it ordered alphabetically?

[bearsarebrown]

hey! there are three dragonborns! cool!

[PhaedrusXY]

hey! there are three dragonborns! cool!

Yeah... why don't we just all be dragonborns? Then we can say that's what we have in common. 

[Nanshork]

Bahamut made us do it!

[VennDygrem]

Sorry, I lose all the awesome things that make me Me if I do that.

Speaking of which, that makes 2 dragons, 2 dogs, and a human made of stone.

[bearsarebrown]

well I've changed from Dog to Monkey/Bird.

whose the other dog!?