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Baldur's Gate: Sufficient Velocity Edition

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Nestled atop the cliffs that rise from the Sword...
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Prologue 1 (Character Creation/OP)
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    Baldur's Gate: Sufficient Velocity Edition

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    Nestled atop the cliffs that rise from the Sword Coast, the citadel of Candlekeep houses the finest and most comprehensive writings collection of writings on the face of Faerun. It is an imposing fortress, kept in strict isolation from the intrigues that occasionally plague the rest of the Forgotten Realms. It is secluded, highly regimented, and it is home.

    Within these hallowed walls of knowledge your story begins. You have spent most of your life within this keep's austere walls, under the tutelage of the sage Gorion. Acting as your father, he has raised you on a thousand tales of heroes and monsters, lovers and infidels, battles and tragedies. However, one story was always left untold: that of your true heritage. You have been told that you are an orphan, but your past is largely unknown...

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    Prologue I (Character Creation)

    You shift in your bed uncomfortably. Your dreams have always been uneasy, but last nights were the worst. Images of blood and war had assaulted your mind. You shake your head and try to clear the cobwebs from your brain. A rooster in the distance crows and you sigh in irritation. It is time to start your chores.

    You do not wait for someone to wake you. Gorion will have long since awoken and made his way to his research in the library. You pause at the thought of your foster father. The man loved you, of that you are certain. The man held nothing but pride for his adopted:

    Gender:
    [] [Gender] Son
    [] [Gender] Daughter

    Despite his love and affection, you had begun to feel distant from the man. He had increasingly left you to your own devices and studies around the citadel. You wondered if this distance was a part of growing up. You shake your head once again. Such idle thoughts will not get your chores done. You make yourself a quick breakfast and wash your face in the basin close to your room. As you look into the water, you see staring back at you a:

    Race
    Races
    [] [Race] Dragonborn
    [] [Race] Dwarf (Hill)
    [] [Race] Dwarf (Gray)
    [] [Race] Dwarf (Mountain)
    [] [Race] Elf (Dark)
    [] [Race] Elf (High)
    [] [Race] Elf (Wood)
    [] [Race] Gnome (Rock)
    [] [Race] Gnome (Forest)
    [] [Race] Half-Elf (Drow)
    [] [Race] Half-Elf (High)
    [] [Race] Half-Elf (Wood)
    [] [Race] Half Orc
    [] [Race] Halfling (Stout)
    [] [Race] Halfling (Lightfoot)
    [] [Race] Human
    [] [Race] Tiefling

    Living among the scholars of Candlekeep, you were treated equally regardless of your race or gender; however, you know that the outside world is not so kind. Your background, living among theses scholars, has been limited to more educational pursuits, but you focused more on being:

    Background
    Backgrounds
    [] [Background] Cloistered Scholar
    [] [Background] Acolyte
    [] [Background] Anthropologist
    [] [Background] Archaeologist
    [] [Background] Sage

    You finish washing and head out to focus on your chores. Today is a special day. Because today, Gorion has said that it is time for you to begin an apprenticeship. (You will choose your class in Prologue 2).

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    Game Information
    D&D 5th Edition
    D&D 5th Edition Wikia

    Hello and welcome to Baldur's Gate: Sufficient Velocity Edition. The goal is to create a DnD Campaign based on the decisions and choices of SV Questers. A few bits of information to start. We will be using the Dungeons and Dragon's Fifth Edition Ruleset with some minor changes to accommodate the quest nature of this campaign. Decisions in combat (unless it has story consequences) will be determined by a wisdom or intelligence roll (whichever is higher). I will then use that roll to determine the decisions made by your character in combat.

    Stats will be determined by Standard Array.

    Inspiration will be given based on number of votes. For now, the threshold will be:

    25+ Votes=Inspiration
    50+ Votes=XP Boost
    Fan Art/Omakes=Major XP Boost.

    Regarding the actual story of Baldur's Gate, I reserve the right to change up anything. As DM, I plan to change some things that will be different from the game.

    Inventory Management/Spell Components
    As a DM, I don't like to get overly complicated with this. Certain spells (specifically resurrection ones and higher tier) will require ingredients, but I'm not going to be picky if you don't have a forked twig and try to cast locate object. As for inventory management, I don't really mess with encumberment, but obviously if you're carrying a ton of heavy things I'll be using common sense.


    Anyways, I think that's everything Major. I reserve the right to update this post as necessary to reflect changing rules. Let's have some fun!

    Voting is now Open.
     
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    PastaSentient said:
    Decisions in combat (unless it has story consequences) will be determined by a wisdom or intelligence roll (whichever is higher).
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    makes me want to play something with high wisdom or intelligence. So I'm going to go with:

    [X] [Gender] Daughter
    [X] [Race] Half-Elf (High)
    [X] [Background] Sage

    and aim for a wizard, though I'd be happy to switch to a race and background more relevant towards a druid or cleric if there's more interest there.
     
    PastaSentient said:
    [] [Race] Dragonborn
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    Ugh, Dragonborn? What's that? Some kind of later-edition heresy, I'll be bound. :mob:

    Nah, we don't want none of your fourth or fifth edition here in Baldur's Gate, nosiree. Around here, we worship the one true god: THAC0

    PastaSentient said:
    Game Information
    D&D 5th Edition
    D&D 5th Edition Wikia

    Hello and welcome to Baldur's Gate: Sufficient Velocity Edition. The goal is to create a DnD Campaign based on the decisions and choices of SV Questers. A few bits of information to start. We will be using the Dungeons and Dragon's Fifth Edition Ruleset with some minor changes to accommodate the quest nature of this campaign.
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    Oh... :o

    Burn the heretic!

    Radvic said:
    makes me want to play something with high wisdom or intelligence. So I'm going to go with:

    [X] [Gender] Daughter
    [X] [Race] Half-Elf (High)
    [X] [Background] Sage

    and aim for a wizard, though I'd be happy to switch to a race and background more relevant towards a druid or cleric if there's more interest there.
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    Yeah, that sounds good to me. I'll go for that.

    [X] [Gender] Daughter
    [X] [Race] Half-Elf (High)
    [X] [Background] Sage
     
    [X] [Gender] Son
    [X] [Race] Half-Elf (High)
    [X] [Background] Sage
    Hmm..not much love for the drow. In that case, changing to Half Elf.​
     
    FYI for sake of narrative, update 3 will include the "class specialization."

    For example if you choose elf/wizard...update 3 will have choice of like bladesinger or illusionist or evocationist etc.

    But gnome wizard wouldn't have bladesinger naturally.
     
    Note on Human choice. The Feats available will be those which one could reasonably develop in an enclosed library. No weapon master etc. List of Available:

    Actor
    Alert
    Athlete
    Durable
    Keen Mind
    Linguist
    Mobile
    Observant
    Skilled
    Tough
    Prodigy
     
    Human and Half Elf (High) Currently Tied
    Adhoc vote count started by PastaSentient on Dec 16, 2018 at 2:25 AM, finished with 24 posts and 14 votes.
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