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This is an arc of destiny based epic adventure. It is my take on combining elements of Robert Jordans-Wheel of Time series with, D&D 3.5. I know there was a gaming system already created for The Wheel of Time, I just did not care for it. The whole world is located on one continent. The adventure is very generic in many ways(large battle between good and evil forces, good prevails, now evil is coming back), but I think I have added some unique twists on some admitedly borrowed ideas(elemental based magic,humans use different magic than elves and dwarves). The party will discover the truth, about the evil that is returning, and about the dormant hero within themselves.
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The Isle of Deroge-The Grand Wager...

The storm is coming and there is nowhere to hide...

D&D (3.5)

The Characters

Of all Races, Sizes, and Places...

April 30, 2008 15:09

For the party's character creations, I told my players, that they could be from any country on the continent.  They could be from any of the limited races(Eshih-Elven,Devonan-Dwarves,Ahebban-Human,or mixed races), and any of the altered and allowed classes.  As I have stated earlier, in the general description, I tried to bring a strong element of Robert Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' world into a D&D setting, with some twists of my own thrown in.  I think I should give you some background, of my world, so that you will understand the characters that were created, a bit better.

 

Nick is playing the human rogue Valerian D'Coeur from Kantora.

AJ is playing  the devonan fighter Torrack Nalarten from Uruz in Harthelen

Becca is playing the eshih rogue Wynnder Darcy from Keening

John is playing the human willworker

Chris is playing the human fighter Caneus Valorn from Cendrillion.

Giorgo is playing the devonan druid 

 

The Players

One diverse, but intelligent group.

April 25, 2008 16:03

Nick

I have to give alot of credit here, to Nick.  He basically, almost co-created this world with me.  He is a far better writer and DM than I, so he helped me flesh-out , most of my ideas.  Thanks Nick for always giving me your ear, and more importantly your brain, to bounce ideas off.

Nick, is the the type of player, who can easily handle the roll playing or role playing, sides of the game.  He likes the role playing side of the game better, probably even as much as me.  He likes to physically role play his characters (their voices, mannerisms, etc.), a quality he is very adept at, and I admire very much.  He is also quite capable of maximizing the rules of the game, to get the most of his characters.  Nick likes to present(while DM), and play(as a character) moral quandries.

Becca

I have to give credit here to, to Becca.  She designed most of the Eshih(elven) land and cities.  She also is a far better writer, and I would say, DM than I.  Her specialty is political intrigue and inner workings.  Thank you Becca for giving me some of your creativity, in making my world.

Becca, as I have said, has a gift for political situations in the game.  Her characters are usually, but not always, monetarily motivated.  I would say she is on the fence, between roll playing and role playing, but she is certainly capable of some fine role playing, if she is into her character.  She very much prefers role playing with notes, rather than verbally, and her notes can be fantastic.

AJ

AJ is definitely the rules lawyer of the group.  As much as he is on the roll playing side of the game, and I am on the role playing side, I do find his retention of the rules impressive.  Remembering all the rules and their nuances, was never a strength of mine.  AJ's characters are almost always monetarily movated, the traditional 'blade for hire' character.  AJ is very good at finding specialty classes, and doing character builds.

John

John is good at role playing or roll playing his characters, it depends on how much he likes his character.  He is very good at making hit point punishing characters.  John does not make weak or frail characters, and he hates interparty strife.  John is very good at getting maximum damage and efficiency out of the character classes he chooses.

Chris

Chris can be good at role playing his characters, especially at the beginning of a campaign.  Sometimes he can lose focus on that, later on as the campaign progresses.  I think this is due to, either he gets more caught up in the roll playing end, and the power his character is accumilating, or he looses touch with the character's personality, after a prolonged break in play.  Chris likes powerful characters, and characters that can get away with doing things.

Giorgo

Giorgo is a quiet player, with a wicked wit.  His barbs are so sharp and deadly, that he could be sitting there, seemingly not even paying attention, head in a book, and then out of nowhere, show you your own heart beating in his hand, before you knew he even ripped it out of your chest. Giorgo is excellent at picking unique character creations, and then maximizing their potential.

Reason to run

Time to run one, and stick to it 'til it's done

April 24, 2008 20:51

I started playing D&D (AD&D to be presise) when I was in the eighth grade. I am 39 now. and currently playing under the 3.5 rules. 95% of my experience with the game, was just that, playing. Oh I tried to dabble into running the game a couple of times, but I wasn't very successful. I would come up with what I thought were good ideas, but could never quite get them to materialize, like I wanted them to. They would eventually fizzle out, either because I would hit a creative wall, or I would come to some self-perceived notion, that the players were not interested anymore. I am a DM, for better or worse, who comes up with what I believe are these really detailed and important situations, that are to be, the road signs and party shaping moments of the adventure. All else is the leading, to and from, these moments. The bad thing about this course of action,(and I am sure there are many of them) at least to me, is that the party, does not always see these situations, as important or in the same light, as you the DM does. Times like that can leave me a little frustrated, to say the least, but I think I am a bit better dealing with that now, than I was a coulple of years ago.