A Hero's Quest: Eye of the Demon Emperor
- Thread starter Birdsie
- Start date
- Original Fantasy
- Location
- St. Petersburg
Huh? Why me?
I normally don't like planning out character builds from scratch, there are too many variations and too many ways to create an evolutionary dead end, or a one-trick pony. I prefer for options to be limited (say, a choice between a few pre-defined techniques, skills or spells that the GM knows will be useful) so that we could adjust each iteration of our character one step at a time, and get feedback from the story on which areas we need to focus on.
If you ask me about personal preferences, I don't particularly care for physical stats and prefer utility magic. Teleport/Blink, Lock, Telekinesis, Speak with Animals - you wouldn't believe how many opportunities these tools could offer compared to their direct damage counterparts. I fondly remember convincing a pack of rats and a couple of moles in a sieged fort to sneak a mine under the enemy commander's tent in one of the campaigns... good times. Though a good old fireball wouldn't be amiss if you find your back against the wall.
We don't know our next goal, so we are in the same position we were at the beginning: pick what you like and try to make it work as a character concept. Right now we have a fighter-mage, so probably some healing and battlefield control spells are in order.
I normally don't like planning out character builds from scratch, there are too many variations and too many ways to create an evolutionary dead end, or a one-trick pony. I prefer for options to be limited (say, a choice between a few pre-defined techniques, skills or spells that the GM knows will be useful) so that we could adjust each iteration of our character one step at a time, and get feedback from the story on which areas we need to focus on.
If you ask me about personal preferences, I don't particularly care for physical stats and prefer utility magic. Teleport/Blink, Lock, Telekinesis, Speak with Animals - you wouldn't believe how many opportunities these tools could offer compared to their direct damage counterparts. I fondly remember convincing a pack of rats and a couple of moles in a sieged fort to sneak a mine under the enemy commander's tent in one of the campaigns... good times. Though a good old fireball wouldn't be amiss if you find your back against the wall.
We don't know our next goal, so we are in the same position we were at the beginning: pick what you like and try to make it work as a character concept. Right now we have a fighter-mage, so probably some healing and battlefield control spells are in order.
Well, I was trying to ask you as you seem to be pretty knowledgeable about this stuff, and see if I should make any adjustments.
Plus, my plan is losing right now, so I'm gonna have to bribe you.
Terran Imperium
[French]
- Location
- Southern France
We have a tie about the ritual and Tavish, someone here can break it?
I definitely would rate Nature/Spirit Magic over explosive one, but have no opinion on Logistics and Etiquette, so I'll pass.
You wound me sir!
Birdsie
Sharp Talons Cleave The Worthy
- Location
- Poland
Your suffering sustains me.
You wound me sir!
Terran Imperium
[French]
- Location
- Southern France
So is Happiness a poison for you?
- Location
- Canada
[X] "Mind giving a friend of mine a few lessons in conjuration, enhancement, and such?"
[X] Plan BookMouse
[X] Physical training. (Raises physical parameters.)
-[X] Focus on strength.
-[X] Focus on stamina.
-[X] Focus on agility.
[X] Melee combat.
-[X] Swords.
--[X] Train with Excalibur
---[X] With the Knights
[X] Magic.
-[X] Practical Thaumaturgy.
--[X] Nature Magic
--[X] Spirit Magic
[X] Animal Ken
-[X] Magical Beast Lore
[X] Art, including painting, dancing, and singing.
[X] Plan BookMouse
[X] Physical training. (Raises physical parameters.)
-[X] Focus on strength.
-[X] Focus on stamina.
-[X] Focus on agility.
[X] Melee combat.
-[X] Swords.
--[X] Train with Excalibur
---[X] With the Knights
[X] Magic.
-[X] Practical Thaumaturgy.
--[X] Nature Magic
--[X] Spirit Magic
[X] Animal Ken
-[X] Magical Beast Lore
[X] Art, including painting, dancing, and singing.
Terran Imperium
[French]
- Location
- Southern France
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
He is currently offline so he'll probably close when he comes back online.
Hey Oshha!
Hope you're feeling better today
I hope you are cause I'm definitely not!
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Hope you're feeling better today
Strangely enough, I have almost fully recovered and should be fully recovered by tomorrow. Thanks for the concern.
Terran Imperium
[French]
- Location
- Southern France
Your post suggests the opposite.Hey Oshha!
Hope you're feeling better today
I hope you are cause I'm definitely not!
Good recovery.
Hah
You passed the curse onto me!
Curse you foul daemon!
(Just kidding, glad you're alright
)Meh, why let a teensy-little migraine drag me down?
Terran Imperium
[French]
- Location
- Southern France
Well that would be too bad for us, they aren't as many active players in this Quest as @Oshha is, so hope it doesn't get worse! recover well!
Metrux
Gentle Demon Lord
- Location
- Brasil
[X] "Mind giving a friend of mine a few lessons in conjuration, enhancement, and such?"
[X] Plan New View
[X] Physical training.
-[X] Focus on strength.
-[X] Focus on stamina.
-[X] Focus on agility.
[X] Melee combat.
-[X] Swords.
--[X] Train with Excalibur
---[X] With the Knights
[X] Magic.
-[X] Practical Thaumaturgy.
--[X] Nature Magic
--[X] Spirit Magic
[X] Animal Ken
-[X] Magical Beast Lore
[X] Logistics and management.
-[X] General logistics and management.
Hey, new guy New view... Because, you know, none of the plans seemed complete. I WOULD'VE liked the explosion kind of magic, mas honestly, that was specific to fighting the big damn dragon, not all fights. We NEED something ranged, one way or another, so magic for that, since we seem pretty good and powerfull. Still, stopping the training with swords won't help, we may even degrade, like normal people after months without training.
For the favour... Even without he not giving us a new chance, I believe a strong magical ally is a better combat boost than the dragon thing, and we would be making he go back to his darkest past, simply because we repaid his favour of saving us. Not. Cool.
I couldn't bother to read the several pages of conflict and discussion, but... I believe when our little thief/friend sayd "So much for heroics..." He WASN'T talking about US, but about HIMSELF and his future. Re-read it, because for me it REALLY sounded like that, even the narrative seems to suggest our MC was wrong in her assesment.
[X] Plan New View
[X] Physical training.
-[X] Focus on strength.
-[X] Focus on stamina.
-[X] Focus on agility.
[X] Melee combat.
-[X] Swords.
--[X] Train with Excalibur
---[X] With the Knights
[X] Magic.
-[X] Practical Thaumaturgy.
--[X] Nature Magic
--[X] Spirit Magic
[X] Animal Ken
-[X] Magical Beast Lore
[X] Logistics and management.
-[X] General logistics and management.
Hey, new guy
New view... Because, you know, none of the plans seemed complete. I WOULD'VE liked the explosion kind of magic, mas honestly, that was specific to fighting the big damn dragon, not all fights. We NEED something ranged, one way or another, so magic for that, since we seem pretty good and powerfull. Still, stopping the training with swords won't help, we may even degrade, like normal people after months without training.For the favour... Even without he not giving us a new chance, I believe a strong magical ally is a better combat boost than the dragon thing, and we would be making he go back to his darkest past, simply because we repaid his favour of saving us. Not. Cool.
I couldn't bother to read the several pages of conflict and discussion, but... I believe when our little thief/friend sayd "So much for heroics..." He WASN'T talking about US, but about HIMSELF and his future. Re-read it, because for me it REALLY sounded like that, even the narrative seems to suggest our MC was wrong in her assesment.
[X] "Mind giving a friend of mine a few lessons in conjuration, enhancement, and such?"
[X] Plan New View
[X] Physical training.
-[X] Focus on strength.
-[X] Focus on stamina.
-[X] Focus on agility.
[X] Melee combat.
-[X] Swords.
--[X] Train with Excalibur
---[X] With the Knights
[X] Magic.
-[X] Practical Thaumaturgy.
--[X] Nature Magic
--[X] Spirit Magic
[X] Animal Ken
-[X] Magical Beast Lore
[X] Logistics and management.
-[X] General logistics and management.
Hey, new guy
For the favour... Even without he not giving us a new chance, I believe a strong magical ally is a better combat boost than the dragon thing, and we would be making he go back to his darkest past, simply because we repaid his favour of saving us. Not. Cool.
I couldn't bother to read the several pages of conflict and discussion, but... I believe when our little thief/friend sayd "So much for heroics..." He WASN'T talking about US, but about HIMSELF and his future. Re-read it, because for me it REALLY sounded like that, even the narrative seems to suggest our MC was wrong in her assesment.
Welp, pretty much the same as my original plan, so okay. I'm fine with this plan.
[X] Plan: New View
Hey, could we count Plan BookMouse and Plan New View as the same, because, other than the last option, they're functionally the same?