'Poly D&D- Coordination Thread.

[LDiCesare]

I couldn't find out any reference as to how often players would play/when they 'meet'/chat etc. I might be interested, but I suggest that you link the active thread to previous inactive threads so that old information can be found out easily if it is relevant.

[Jon Miller]

we actually ahven't thoguht about that

we woudl problably have two running threads which would run how the GMs running them want tthem to run and we will have one PBEM group (Snowfires)

Jon Miller

[Victor Galis]

I'm thinking some might run in the thread and partially via e-mail and/or PMs (not every action a character takes needs to be made public).

What I was thinking of doing actually was to start everyone in a rather large tavern/inn/whatever (yes, how cliche) populated with at least 5 NPCs that have some sort of problem they wish to have taken care of, as well as some minor NPCs. Over the course of a couple real days, the PCs would make their entrance, describe their characters, etc. They would talk to the NPCs and decide which of the quests they'd be interested in (this would lead to the partition in multiple groups) and after that the individual DMs could probably go from there.

That being said, there's a lot of organization stuff that needs to happen before we get to that stage, such as deciding firmly which edition, setting, houserules, character creation rules, etc. Then creating all the characters, and helping the people who are new to this create their characters, etc.

(We might need more than 2 threads for this. Heck a whole forum would be nice, but we don't have that at the moment, and we might not need the whole forum after the business of figuring out where and how we're playing is settled.)

[Makeo]

*newbie speaks*

So can i go about creating myself a character or do I need to wait for the DM?

Questions: I've been looking around and I guess my character needs a character sheet with stats and stuff. Does the DM assign stats?
Can I decide what weapons/armour I have?
Should I write a character background kind of thing?

I have other questions but can't remember them right now. I'll be back.


I have no skill in writing fantasy but will give it a good try. No laughing.

[Jon Miller]

the GMs need to decide the setting and starting level of characters

I personally think that FR and level 1 would be good

Jon Miller

[Lord Merciless]

I'm in favor of Forgotten Realms(FR) and Level 1 characters too.

[Victor Galis]

Character creation will be done by the players with the characters then run by the DMs for approval. In general legal characters will be approved, this is just to try to catch mistakes in the char creation process (both in the character's favor and otherwise (like say you forget to assign all your skill points)). Character creation can't really start until we decide how to assign stats, how much money you get, etc.

You can start thinking of a character background and/or write it because that's really not that subject to rules or stuff like that.

[Solver]

So I can start thinking about my Elf Wizard character, I assume?

A question now... has anyone already decided on something about our game world?

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Victor Galis
Character creation can't really start until we decide how to assign stats, how much money you get, etc.

I tihnk we are letting GMs decide that (and in particular, you)

Jon Miller

[Solver]

Can anyone experienced come up with the usual figures of starting levels, starting money, etc?

[Makeo]

ok so i'm going to go ahead and write a character background for Makeo Sumiyori Mixtashiro.

[Jon Miller]

starting level is usually 1

starting money is usually done as per table 7-1

barbarrian and bard 4d4x10
monk 5d4
cleric and rogue 5d4x10
fighter and paladin and ranger 6d4x10
sorcerer and wizard 3d4x10
druid 2d4x10

Jon Miller

[Solver]

Thanks Jon.

[Barley]

As im new to PBE, online type roll play (played D&D loads before - but was face to face).

Do I assume I develop a Character persona / background in terms of something like this.

Character:

Dorgbeard Longshanks (Fighter) of Akinarie, born of a blood lust between rival feudining knights to unite the quarraling tribes. Trained in the art of swordsmanship by Darwield or Derberinan (Master Swordsman). On a quest to prove his valuour in order to fulfill his destiny and in serach of the keep of the fallen Knight "Dingdong"

-> Excuse the name Dingdong but twas the name of a much prized 9th level fighter I once lost in battle with a Red Dragon way back in around 1982.

[Makeo]

if possible. sorry for bugging you. could one of you guys send the pdf's to gmdoz@supanet.com please. and i'll try and decode it this time.