[GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Welcome to GURPS DF OOC thread of the game called "An Adventure, You Say?"

NOTE: The roster is currently closed, got 5 players interested. I'll post if more would be in some case needed.

The game came up as an idea, and let's see if it'll progress into something greater than just that.

Q: So, what is this about?

A: Well, it's about a couple of guys, not as powerful as most dungeon delvers are, but they are just as ambitious, if not more, to become powerful and make legends out of themselves. It's about a couple of guys who have been serving under the benevolent hands of their masters, and decided to go to their own adventure.

Q: You're talking rubbish, give us the meat.

A: Alright, so here goes. You'll be playing 125-point characters from Dungeon Fantasy 15: Henchmen sourcebook. At first, I thought of making a game for 100-point characters based on this link here, but in the end I decided to take the official material, even after simply skimming the book a bit and make a party of players consisted of 125-point characters. In a Dungeon Fantasy setting.

Q: Alright, now you're talking. So, who and/or what are we?

A: Well, you're all squires, initiates, apprentices or agents of some famous adventurer heroes. Your "bosses" have of lately been busy carousing and celebrating their latest triumph for straight 5 days, and all of you have been brewing the same idea lately: "When will I get to the point to be like them?". All of the characters would in a way know each other, since their masters are close friends and have at some point told their friends about their, I quote: "Incompetent idiots who can't even pour a glass of wine without spilling it all over my new, expensive Spider Silk robes."

Q: Could you give us a bit more detail on this?

A: Sure. You all live in the world called Tergos. It's a lovely world, full of dragons, evil creatures and catastrophes lurking to destroy everything that's worth fighting and living for, but luckily there have always been heroes around to stop the threat and make the world a better place. To be more specific, your masters are the ones who have been fending off dangers as of lately.

Your characters would strike a deal to meet each other. However, the meeting would not happen in Goridron, the capital of Vasa Kingdom, where your masters are spending all their precious gold, but in a village of Goy not far from there, in a tavern called "Strucky Luck".

There, you would discuss how to become a legend just like your masters. Not just because you want to be like them, but you're sick of them treating you like you're the filthiest piece of trash on Tergos.

Q: What you're implying here is that I'll have to make a character who is ambitious enough to make such a move, is that right?

A: Well yes, and no. All the characters will have a good reason to come to "Strucky Luck", and it entirely depends on you whether it's because you are ambitous, see your master as someone who is just doing it wrong or you're sick of being your master's doll. It all depends on you.

Q: Alright. So far it sounds catchy. Let's go to the mechanics now, shall we? How much points, which races are available etc... you know the drill, right?

A: Ah, ok. For the convenience's sake, I'll write it like this so you have everything organized:

Points: 125 pts, with -50 disadvantages and -5 quirks. Basically, you'll take templates from DF 15: Henchmen. If you do not possess the copy of this sourcebook, I'll help you out a bit in the creation of the character.

Equipment: You'll all start with $1500. Starting wealth IS $1000, but I'm adding an extra $500 you received from your last paycheck. You might also have some money stashed and might trade it for $500 per point, as described in DF1. However, you may NOT spend more than the initial wealth + Signature Gear up to the point where you meet at the "Strucky Luck". You have the money stashed, but only after the meeting you'll see what will you spend it on. You may not take more than 6 points in extra money. Regarding Signature Gear, you may not take more than one specific item as SG. This may either be a weapon, ONE piece of armor (either only a chectpiece, or only a helmet etc.) or ONE specific tool, gadget and so on. You get the drill. Also, you may not have any other Wealth level than Average.

I prefer using Low Tech for making armor and weapons, but only that. For all the other gear, use Basic Set and DF.

Books used: Basic set Characters and Campaigns, Magic, DF arsenal (with a focus on DF15), and Low-tech. I will not be using MA, simply because I do not possess the book and can't be bothered to have a grasp of all the stuff written there. You're free to add perks from Power-Ups: Perks, though. But go easy on them.

Stories: You'll have to write a short story, a couple of paragraphs long. What you all have in common is that you've served some time working for your masters, which are at the moment 350-point characters. You will have to mention who your masters are and what are they famous for, and how did it come to the point that they hired you or made you work for them. You will need to have at least ONE good reason to go to "Strucky Luck".

Races: I'm ok with anything, but keep in mind that everything over 40 points will really mess up your DF 15 characters. If it's not really a necessity, I'd highly reccomend to stick to races up to 40 points of cost.

Masters as Patrons: You will add an advantage to you sheet - Patron worth 5 points (FoA: 6 or less, Extremely powerful individual, Minimal Intervention, because they're busy celebrating as of lately, and it's gonna last for some time.) This is more of a formality than something functional, but I'd like you to have it on your sheets.

Some extras: I would really, really, REALLY like not to resort to MA if not necessary. I am aware that many of you are fond of this book, but because of my personal preference, I'd like it to stay out of this.

You may use unspent points as Failure->Success reverters, but only that. Crit. fail is always a crit. fail (unless using Luck) and Crit. success is always a Crit. success.

There will be fights, and some might not be online in time to keep up with others. Strike a deal between yourselves who's gonna be your substitute in case you go offline for some longer period of time and do the combat rolls for you. Out of combat, this will not be necessary, as I like to keep the "roleplaying" parts of the game strictly to characters and their respective players.

I'll split the story in arcs. When it comes to using advantages such as Luck, you'll be allowed to use them per Arc instead of per hour. Same goes for Serendipity.

Q: Uh...ok. So, what if we have any more questions?

A: Post them in this thread. I'll answer them gladly.

Q: Okay, so when do we start?

I'll be writing up the story while you guys make your characters. When it's all set and done, we'll start the game in the "Struckly Luck" in the IC thread.

That would be all for now, gentlemen.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Post reserved for placing characters.

In this game, we have...

Jarite, as Leon the Apprentice,
zoncxs, as Wei Tien the Skirmisher,
ErnhamDJ, as Ida Pumblechook, a Druidic Initiate,
Poonbahbah, as Jean Thorn the Archer,
and MIB.6361, as Celeste Windmarrow the Priest Initiate.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Name: Tien
Race: Human
Picture: Tien

Wei Tien Remembers the first time he met his master, he was only 12 years old, his mother was ill and his father died from a bandit raid two winters before. He was at the local tavern begging so he can aid his sick mother when a group of thugs came by and began to hassle everyone. One of the drunks inside came out and confronted them, "What the hell do you want?!" one of the men said to the drunk, "You want us to **** you like we did that old hag up by the river?! HUH?!" That old hag was Tien's mother, he did not cry. He got up, grabbed a stick near him and charged at the thugs. The Drunk stopped him, the look in his eyes went away when he looked at the drunk, he was crying. The drunk then grabbed the stick from Tien, "What you gonna do with that little man? poke us? Hahahaha!" they drew their own weapons. The moments that followed was etched into his and every on lookers mind, that drunk moved like a leaf in the wind and struck like lightning, all with a stick. when it was all over the drunk, with his heavy ale breath said to Tien "when you master that stick, I will give you a real sword." and so Tien followed the drunk, learning how to fight.

He later learned that the "drunk" was a master swordsman by the name Master Lloyd Lodoss. During a war between 2 small kingdoms in a desert, it is said that Master lodoss killed over 1000 men by himself, the fight was in his favor for he picked a small fort that had a strong roof to withstand overhead sieges and only one small front gate. the Kingdoms king and a few of his trusted retainers were held up in it, making an escape through a hidden tunnel inside. Master lodoss fought off all the enemy soldiers that tried to break in. You see, He positioned himself between the outer gate and inner gate, making it easy to kill them one or two at a time. the fight went on for hours before the enemy called for a retreat when their king fell. The only reason this story is know is because the king that he saved went back to claim his body, for thinking him dead against such odds, only to find Master Lodoss sitting on a pile of bodies that clogged the entrance to the fort, hence is nickname "Gatekeeper of Death".

It took Tien 4 years to master the basics, that is when Master Lodoss gave him his sword. "Whisper" was the name of the sword, It was beautiful to Tien, its sleek subtle curve to its custom grip. Tien Cherished this sword and practiced with it everyday. After another year Master Lodoss started teaching Tien his secrets in the way of the sword, and bringing him on his adventures. They battled bandits, Giants, Goblins, Orcs, and a Dragon once. They drank and trained and sang and ate. Tien met some more masters like his, learning a few tricks from them as well. They traveled the lands for several years.

Tien is now 24 years old, a master of the sword, but still no where near his master. His life goal is to perfect his art and be world renowned as the best swordsman, which is hard to do when your master is Lloyd Lodoss. He is eager to prove his worth and make a name for himself, what will the people call him when he becomes great? he dreams of it.

Attributes [110]
ST 10
DX 14 [80]
IQ 10
HT 12 [20]
HP 10
Will 10
Per 10
FP 12

Basic Lift 34
Damage 1d-1/1d+1

Basic Speed 7 [10]
Basic Move 7
Ground Move 7
Water Move 1


Advantages [40]

Lifting ST (3) [9]
Signature Gear (sword) ($3,000) [6]
Striking ST (1) [5]
Weapon Master (sword) (one specific weapon) [20]


Disadvantages [-50]

Impulsiveness (12 or less) [-10]
Obsession (Become the Best Swordsman in the world) (Long-Term Goal) (12 or less) [-10]
Obsession (Perfect my art at any cost) (12 or less) [-10]
Overconfidence (12 or less) [-5]
Sense of Duty (Adventuring companions) [-5]
Social Stigma (Minority Group) [-10]


Quirks [-5]

Bad with names [-1]
_Unused Quirk 2 [-1]
_Unused Quirk 3 [-1]
_Unused Quirk 4 [-1]
_Unused Quirk 5 [-1]


Skills [30]

Acrobatics DX/H - DX-1 13 [2]
Brawling DX/E - DX+0 14 [1]
Climbing DX/A - DX-1 13 [1]
Fast-Draw (Sword) DX/E - DX+0 14 [1]
First Aid/TL3 (Human) IQ/E - IQ+0 10 [1]
Hiking HT/A - HT+0 12 [2]
Jumping DX/E - DX+0 14 [1]
Stealth DX/A - DX+0 14 [2]
Throwing DX/A - DX-1 13 [1]
Two-Handed Sword DX/A - DX+4 18 [16]
Wrestling DX/A - DX+0 14 [2]

Stats [110] Ads [40] Disads [-50] Quirks [-5] Skills [30] = Total [125]


Weapons carried - 5 lbs

"Whisper" - 5 lbs


Armor Worn - 27.62 lbs

Light Scale Mountain pattern armor (covers chest) - 9 lbs
Light Plate Jingasa with Menpo - 2.52 lbs
Light Plate Vambraces - 1.5 lbs
Light Plate Greaves (Front Only) - 1.5 lbs
Leather Boots - 2.25 lbs
Padded Cloth armor (covers neck, shoulders, upper arms, elbows, abdomen, thighs, knees, back of shins) - 5.85 lbs
Heavy Cloak - 5 lbs


Items Carried - 25.7 lbs

Quick Release backpack - 3 lbs

• Blanket - 4 lbs
• Canteen - 3 lbs
  • Water - 2 lbs
• Personal Basics - 1 lbs
• Eleven Rations ×4 - 2 lbs
• Rope, 3/8” (10 yards) - 1.5 lbs
• Sleeping Fur - 8 lbs
• Pouch - .2 lbs
  • $12
• Bandages -1 lbs

Signature Gear

Fine Katana named "Whishper - $2600, 5 lbs.

• 1H Swing Dam:1d+3 cut Reach:1, 2 Parry:10 ST:11 Skill:Two-Handed Sword-4
• 1H Thrust Dam:1d+1 imp Reach:1 Parry:10 ST:11 Skill:Two-Handed Sword-4

• 2H Swing Dam:1d+6 cut Reach:1, 2 Parry:12 ST:10† Skill:Two-Handed Sword
• 2H Thrust Dam:1d+3 imp Reach:1 Parry:12 ST:10† Skill:Two-Handed Sword

Items Owned

• Blanket [Torso] $20, 4 lbs.
• Canteen [Torso] $10, 3 lbs.
• Personal Basics [Backpack] $5, 1 lb.
• Eleven Rations ×4 [Backpack] $60, 2 lbs.
• Rope, 3/8” (10 yards) [Backpack] Supports 300 lbs. $5, 1.5 lbs.
• Quick Release backpack [Torso] Holds 40 lbs. $300, 3 lbs.
• Sleeping Fur [Backpack] $50, 8 lbs.
• Pouch [Backpack] Holds 3 lbs. of small items (coins, personal basics, etc.). $10, 0.2 lb.
• Bandages [Backpack] Cloth bandages for a half-dozen wounds. Basic equipment for First Aid skill. $10, 1 lb.
• Heavy Cloak, $50, 5 lbs.

Armor Owned

• Shins Plate, Light (Front Only; Cheap), DR 2+1, $100, 1.5(2) lbs.
• Feet Boots, Leather, DR 2*+1, $80, 2.25(3) lbs.
• Chest Scale, Light (cheap; Chinese Mountain scale), DR 2+1, $192, 9(12) lbs.
• Abdomen, Shoulders, Neck, Upper Arms, Elbows, Thighs, Knees, Shins (back only) Cloth, Padded, DR 1*+1, $66, 5.85(7.8) lbs.
• Forearms Plate, Light (cheap), DR 2+1, $100, 1.5(2) lbs.
• Pot Helmet Plate, Light (Wide check guards 3/6; nasal guard 1/6; Brim 1/6; padding) DR 4+1, $280, 2.52(3.36) lbs

Fortify spell on whole armor set: +1DR, $50
Lighten spell on whole armor set: -25% wgt, $100

Money: 12

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Since we're dealing with a hero material instead of fully fledged heroes here, I reccomend that people at least post what kind of character would they play - be it a squire, an agent an initiate or something else. No need to go into detail if you want the secrecy :)

Also, one thing I forgot to mention is that your masters are what you would be if you were a higher level. I.e. a Squire would have Holy Warrior or a Knight for a master, while an Apprentice would have a Wizard or a Demonologist. Refer to pg. 5 in DF 15 for suggestions.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I'd like to play a halfling druid initiate. I'll get a sheet up sometime soon.

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NAME: Jean Thorn
Player: Poonbahbah
Ht: 5’ 2”
Wt: 139 lbs
Size Modifier: +0
Age: 17
XP: 0

Attributes
ST: 13 [30]
DX: 13 [60]
IQ: 10 [0]
HT: 11 [10]

Secondary Attributes
HP: 13 [0]
Will: 10 [0]
Per: 12 [10]
FP: 11 [0]

Basic Lift: 34 lbs
Damage thrust: d, swing 2d-1
Basic Speed: 6.00 [0]
Move: 6 [0]

Social Background
TL: 3
Cultural Familiarity: Human
Languages: Common (Native/Native)


Advantages
Heroic Archer [20]
Sig Gear [2] Master's old Yew Long Bow that he named Stan. (Balanced Long Bow)
Patron (Master Hood) [5] (6) Extremely Powerful individual, Minimal Intervention

Perks
Strongbow
Trademark Move (One Round Cripple) Fast Draw (bodkin) Arrow Skill 15, Draw Bow skill 13, attack left leg skill 14(+1sig bow)+acc-range, for d+3(2) pi Damage gain +1 to all skill rolls involved with doing tradmark move (From Power Ups 2 Perks)
Weapon Bond (Sig Bow)

Disadvantages
Code of Honor (Soldier’s) [-10]
Loner [-5]
No Sense of Humor [-10]
Odious Personal Habit (“Unwashed bushwhacker”) [-5]
Overconfidence [-5]
Sense of Duty (Adventuring companions) [-5]
Obsession [-5] (Kill Goblin Kin)
Wounded [-5]

Quirks
Likes Children
Horrible Hangovers
Alcohol Intolerance
Proud
Sensitive about his height

Skills
Armoury (Missile Weapons) (A) IQ [2]-10
Bow (A) DX+3 [12]-16
Brawling (E) DX [1]-13
Camouflage (E) IQ+1 [2]-11
Climbing (A) DX [2]-13
Fast-Draw (Arrow) (E) DX+2 [4]-15
First Aid (E) IQ [1]-10
Gesture (E) IQ [1]-10
Hiking (A) HT [2]-11
Navigation (Land) IQ [1]-9
Observation (A) Per [2]-12
Stealth (A) DX [2]-13
Staff (A) DX+2 [8]-15
Survival (Plains) (A) Per [2]-12
Tracking (A) Per [2]-12
Wrestling (A) DX-1 [1]-12

Equipment $70
Combat Load: 2 Cornucopia Hip Quivers one barbed (half again damage coming out,) one bodkin (imp to pi and armor divsior 2) 2 lb total, Stan 3 lbs, Staff 4 lbs, Full suit of Lightened Fortified Medium leather Armor of Deflection 27.9 lbs, Pouch .2 lbs with 2 lbs of hideway Does count towards encumbrance holding (personal basics 1 lbs, Hand mirror 1 lbs, 20 copper bits ($20) .32 lbs, 5 Silver Lunars ($50) .05 lbs) Whistle worn on thong around neck .1 lbs,
Total of 38.57

Travel Load: Quick-Release Backpack 3 lbs, Blanket 4 lbs, Tent, 1-Man 5 lbs, Bandages 24 uses worth 4 lbs, First Aid Kit 2 lbs, Hatchet 2 lbs, 2 wine Skins .5 lbs + water 16 lbs,
Total of 36.5

Encumbrance:Combat load - 38.57 lbs (light -2 move)

Travel Load - 72.07 lbs (Medium -3 move)

Point Summery: 110 Attributes +10 Secondary Attributes +25 Advantages/Perks/Languages/Cultural Familiarity –55 Disadvantages/Quirks +45 Skills/Techniques + 0Miscellanies (extra cash, etc) = 125 points

Offense
Sig L Bow (Stan) d+3 imp 4 Acc, 195/260 range, wt. 3/.1, -8 bulk balanced for +1 acc and bonded for +1 skill (17)
Or d+3(2) Pi

Staff 2d+1 cr damage, 1/2 reach, 12 (+1 in armor) parry, $10, 4 lbs,
or d+2 cr, 1/2 reach, 12 parry

Defenses
Leather, Medium Full Body 2*+1 $100*3.1+250($560) 12*(3.1*.75)(27.9 lbs) -1 DR vs Imp, Fortified +1 DR, +1 DB and lightened to 75% for +250
Dodge- 9 -1 encumbrance with combat loadout (+1 in armor)
Parry- 12 (+1 in armor)

Back Story:
Jean grew up in a border town close to the wild lands to the (gm's pick of direction) where he grew up as part of a large family that were a successful part of the merchant's guild there. Being in the middle of the pack he decided at an early age to distinguish from his sibling by joining the town guardsmen, not to be confused with the constabulary. There they thought him the basics of the staff and bow. He took to the bow quite well and was soon manning one of the guard towers. Things continued until one day an especially large raiding band of goblin kin over ran the town. He did his duty well that day but his efforts were not enough to turn the tide of battle. Latter the Adventures, and their retinue came and found and healed him, mostly, and the few other survivors that were left. He joined up with them to try and take his revenge for town and family. He was successful. He also distinguished himself and was taken on by their master scout as an apprentice. He's started learning a lot more about survival in the woodland and stealth and other such things.

However Master Hood has been slowing down in his tutelage of late though and now he's partying like there was no tomorrow. So now that he's heard of this little get together he wants in to help improve his skills with practical experience and such. May have tried to set up this meeting.

Appearance:
Brown hair, green eyes, dressed all in leathers, hasn't taken a bath in a while (hasn't cared to in a while) has a bow taller then he is strapped to his back under his back pack and a staff underneath the bow.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Interested. Will edit this post to add my character in a few minutes.

(Type: Apprentice)

NAME: Leon
Player: Jarite
Ht: 5'2
Wt: 120 lbs
Size Modifier: +0
Age: 16
XP: 0

Attributes:
ST: 10
DX: 11
IQ: 13
HT: 11

Secondary Attributes:
HP: 10
Will: 13
Per: 12
FP: 19

Basic Lift: 20 lbs
Damage: 1d-2/1d
Basic Speed: 5
Move: 5

Social Background
TL: 3
Cultural Familiarity: Human
Languages: Common(Native/Native)

Advantages:
Magery 2: 25 points
FP+7: 21 points
Patron((FoA: 6 or less, Extremely powerful individual, Minimal Intervention): 5 points

Perks: None

Disadvantages:
Skinny: -5 points
Weirdness Magnet: -15 points
Wealth(Struggling): -10 points
Overconfidence: -5 points

Quirks:
-Careful
-Attentive
-Obsession: Start a family with a nice home and a steady income
-Congenial
-Likes reading

Skills:
Fast-Talk(Average, IQ, Skill 13): 2 points
Hidden Lore(Demons, Average, IQ, Skill 13): 2 points
Hidden Lore(Magic Items, Average, IQ, Skill 13): 2 points
Hidden Lore(Spirits, Average, IQ, Skill 13: 2 points
Hidden Lore(Undead, Average, IQ, Skill 13): 2 points
Broadsword(Average, DEX+2, Skill 13): 8 points
Research(Average, IQ-1, Skill 12): 1 point
Writing(Average, IQ-1, Skill 12): 1 point
First Aid(Easy, IQ, Skill 13): 1 point
Cartography(Average, IQ-1, Skill 12): 1 point
Psycology(Elementals, Hard, IQ-1, Skill 12): 2 points
Innate Attack(____, Easy, DEX+1, Skill 12): 2 points
Search(Average, Per-1, Skill 11): 1 point
Psycology(Demons, Hard, IQ-2, Skill 11): 1 point
Physiology(Demons, Hard, IQ-2, Skill 11): 1 point
Physiology(Elementals, Hard, IQ-2, Skill 11): 1 point

Spells:
Fireball (Hard, IQ+Magery, Skill 15): 4 points
Shield(Hard, IQ+Magery, Skill 15): 4 points
Ignite Fire(Hard, IQ+Magery-2, Skill 13): 1 point
Create Fire(Hard, IQ+Magery-2, Skill 13): 1 point
Shape Fire(Hard, IQ+Magery-2, Skill 13): 1 point


Equipment:


Travel Load:


Encumbrance:Combat load - x lbs (none -0 move)

Travel Load - x lbs (none -0 move)

Point Summery: 80 Attributes - 12 Secondary Attributes + 26 Advantages/Perks/Languages/Cultural Familiarity –40 Disadvantages/Quirks +30 Skills/Techniques + 11 Spells + 0 Miscellanies (extra cash, etc) = 95 points
(Did I do something wrong here? It's been months since the last time I last created a GURPS character, but I don't know where I went wrong)

Offense

Defenses
Dodge-
Parry-

Back Story:
Leon started life as a poor peasant in a very poor village- the oldest of his family. Life there was horrible- constant monster raids led to severe danger, hygiene was horrible, lifespans were short, and the food was disgusting. Leon had six siblings (four boys, two girls)- of them, four died before they turned one (three when Leon was in the very room). The remaining siblings were the deeply cynical Charles and the psycologically fragile Anne. The peasants couldn't even leave- they were hereditary serfs, tied to the land.

Eventually all this changed when Leon was bought and recruited by a wizard known as Phillip the Great (Charles would remain a peasant, inheriting the farm). The wizard, known as "Phillip the Great" for his achievements, was the leader of a small group known as the "Artillery crew"- apprentices taught the Flame Jet spell and working from behind the lines of the "real" adventurers. Phillip in particular was extraordinary at the use of artillery spells. He also had a lot of other scrolls, and saw no reason not to let Leon satisfy his appetite for reading (well, at first merely trying to read with a little help from Phillip) between adventures.

Leon, despite his treatment, is ever-grateful to Phillip for bringing him out of the severe poverty that was his childhood. However, he does have a degree of ambition- wanting to settle down and become an independent farmer with a family. But to do this, he needs to make money- and to do that, he needs to adventure. Hearing of a small group of adventurers deciding to strike out on their own, he decides to take a risk...

Appearance:
Leon is fairly nondescript- he has brown eyes, black hair, and


Strategy Notes:
Leon's default battle strategy


Growth Notes:
I can see several ways Leon can go in his short term character point growth:

1- The Magic Warrior (add a little more HP or Striking ST and/or improve in the Armor spell. Can thus act as a Tank or DPser when required)
2- The Expert (focuses on lore, taking advantage of his knowledge of Demons and Elementals to be able to act as the group expert whenever they emerge)
3- The Generalist Wizard (learns a few basic spells in one of the routes in the hope of unlocking something more)
4- The Focused Wizard (puts points into building up the Fireball spell to be more effective)

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Ok, so we have a Skirmisher (with Martial Artist master), an Archer (with Scout master I presume), an Initiate (with Druid master) and an apprentice (with Wizard master).

I've reviewed zonxcs' character he sent me via PM, and it all looks fine to me. Poonbahbah's Archer looks fine as well.

Jarite, according to my calculations, you have [90] Attributes + [14] Secondary attributes + [25] Advantages + [-40] Disadvantages + [-5] Quirks + [40] in spells and skills = 124 points, which means you have one spare point for something of your choice. Like the character's story, as well. So, your reason to go to the tavern is to try to see if you'll be able to be as skillful as your master is, correct?

Also, so far I do not see a healer. It is not obligatory, but... you all know how it goes in dungeons without one...

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Wizards can get some healing. Maybe we could sweet talk our wizard? :)


Also, I'm nearly done with my character sheet. Just working out the last few points.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Not really.

"Aside from Lend Energy and Recover Energy, Healing spells are the dominion of clerics. Wizards may only learn Healing spells that either belong to another college as well or are in the only prerequisite path to a spell in a different college. (e.g. Zombie requires Lend Vitality, so a wizard could learn it). In the latter case, if any other path exists, the wizard must take it instead." - p.20 from DF1.

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They can get Minor Healing and Major Healing, but it ends up costing a ton of points to get Major Healing.

The sample Necromancer on page 13 of DF 1 has Minor Healing. That's the only way to get Steal Energy. So it's only a two point cost to get that one.

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But still, it doesn't make him a dedicated healer. He'll be able to toss the spell a couple of times and in the end he'll not do it as effectivelly as a Cleric would. Also, taking Minor healing brands him as someone who'll go for a Wizard (Necromancer) calling - making his master as one.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

True. Not sure if he'd want to do that.

I can get Heal Plant, but there's no immediate way that I can see for us to use that. He could take Plant Form Other as a Leprechaun Charm. :)

Edit:

Trolls from Monsters get fast Regeneration. Maybe he could take them as a Shapeshifting form? Wait! He's not a Leprechaun. Bah. Probably easier to talk him into taking Minor Healing than being a Leprechaun.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

That... is an idea, I'll tell you that.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I'm interested. Working on an Initiate or a Killer character right now.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I laugh at Tony Danza.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

With you, I'll close the roster for now. What are you planning on making?

EDIT: Ah, ok. Initiate would come in handy.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Name: Ida Pumblechook
Age: 17
Height: 2'8"
Weight: 96 lbs.

Attributes [90]
ST 7
DX 12 [20]
IQ 13 [60]
HT 12 [10]

HP 9
Will 13
Per 13
FP 12

Basic Lift 9.8
Damage 1d-3/1d-2

Basic Speed 5.5 [-10]
Basic Move 4

Social Background
TL: 3
Cultural Familiarities: Town [Free!]
Languages: Common [Free!]

Advantages [37]
Power Investiture 3 [30]
Animal Empathy (PM, -10%) [5]
Big Weapons 2 [2]

Halfling [0]


Disadvantages [-40]
Intolerance (Urbanites) [-5]
Vow (Vegetarianism) [-5]
Sense of Duty (Adventuring Companions) [-5]
Charitable [-15]
Social Stigma (Criminal) [-5]
Chummy [-5]


Quirks [-5]
Overweight
Doesn't care about animals. It's fun to squash bugs. Really!
Loves pie more than anything else in the whole world.
Likes Nice Things
Slightly Unappreciative


Skills [31]
Hidden Lore (Faeries) (A) IQ [2]-13
Naturalist (H) IQ-1 [2]-12
Pharmacy (Herbal) (H) IQ-1 [2]-12
Theology (Druidic) (H) IQ-1 [2]-12
First Aid (E) IQ [1]-13
Public Speaking (A) IQ-1 [1]-12
Weather Sense (A) IQ-1 [1]-12
Diplomacy (H) IQ-1 [2]-12
Veterinary (H) IQ-2 [1]-11
Staff (A) DX+2 [8]-14
Sling (H) DX+2 [4]-14*
Fast-Draw (Ammo) (E) DX [1]-12
Climbing (A) DX-1 [1]-11
Stealth (A) DX-1 [1]-11
Camouflage (E) IQ [1]-13
Navigation (Land) (A) IQ-1 [1]-12
Survival (Woodlands) (A) Per-1 [1]-12

*Includes +2 for Halfling Marksmanship talent.

Spells [22]
Vermin Control (H) IQ+2 [2]-15
Fish Control
Reptile Control
Bird Control
Mammal Control
Rider Within (H) IQ+2 [2]-15
Beast Summoning
Beast Seeker
Beast Speech
Detect Magic
Purify Water
Bless Plants
Cure Disease
Mystic Mist
Plant Growth
Shape Earth
Conceal
Create Plant
Blossom
Walk Through Wood

Equipment

Staff Sling - $20 - Weight 2
Bullets ×20 Give +1 damage, double range. $2, 1 lb.
Uncle's Favorite Halfling Initiate's Outfit (Exceptional Material, +19CF; Expensive Dye, +8CF; Expensive Patchwork, +5CF; Expensive Fringe, +6CF; Extensive Lace, +9CF) w/Fortify +1 Enchantment $50 - $1152 - Weight .4 - Power Item 8
Halfling's Boots - DR 2* - $80 - .6 lbs.

Halfling Frame Backpack (p. B288) $20, 2 lbs.
Halfling Bull’s-Eye Lantern $20, .4 lbs.
Halfling Delver’s Webbing $32, .6 lbs.
Halfling's Hooded Cape $4.4, .44 lbs.
Halfling's Sleeping Fur (p. B288) [Sack or Backpack] $10, 1.6 lbs
$109.6 Pie Money

Stats [90] Ads [37] Disads [-50] Quirks [-5] Skills [31] Spells [22] = Total [125]


Backstory

Halfling justice is swift and merciless. At the age of 14, after stealing her second pie, Ida was sent away to train with her uncle, Jimmyjimjimjimmyjim Green, who specialized in the care of animals. Ida was not his only student. All the town's reasonably misfitious children were sent to live under his tutelage. Most of them learned little more than to shovel manure or keep their heads aware from the horses' hooves. Ida was a quick study and received special treatment from her uncle, though she still found living with him to be nearly unbearable. As part of her druid vows she had been forced to swear off eating meat. And they only had pie four days a week!

After three years of enduring such treatment, Ida has decided it's time for her to make her own way in the world.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I don't mind people trying to sweet-talk my character IC, but OOC my conception of Leon is as a DPSer or perhaps a Magic Warrior- so at least initially, I want to go for such.

Harry, Leon's motivation is to try and save up money so he can eventually buy a piece of land and start a family as a wealthy independent farmer- unlike his dirt-poor lifestyle beforehand. His master paid him, but nowhere near as much as he needed.

EDIT: It seems I can't edit my previous post, so editing this post. Don't worry- I'm pretty sure this'll be the last time I need to.

NAME: Leon
Player: Jarite
Ht: 5'2
Wt: 120 lbs
Size Modifier: +0
Age: 16
XP: 0

Attributes:
ST: 10
DX: 11
IQ: 13
HT: 11

Secondary Attributes:
HP: 10
Will: 13
Per: 12
FP: 19

Basic Lift: 20 lbs
Damage: 1d-2/1d
Basic Speed: 5
Move: 5

Social Background
TL: 3
Cultural Familiarity: Human
Languages: Common(Native/Native)

Advantages:
Magery 2: 25 points
FP+7: 21 points
Patron((FoA: 6 or less, Extremely powerful individual, Minimal Intervention): 5 points

Perks: None

Disadvantages:
Skinny: -5 points
Weirdness Magnet: -15 points
Wealth(Struggling): -10 points
Overconfidence: -5 points

Quirks:
-Careful
-Attentive
-Obsession: Start a family with a nice home and a steady income
-Congenial
-Likes reading

Skills:
Fast-Talk(Average, IQ, Skill 13): 2 points
Hidden Lore(Demons, Average, IQ, Skill 13): 2 points
Hidden Lore(Magic Items, Average, IQ, Skill 13): 2 points
Hidden Lore(Spirits, Average, IQ, Skill 13: 2 points
Hidden Lore(Undead, Average, IQ, Skill 13): 2 points
Broadsword(Average, DEX+2, Skill 13): 8 points
Research(Average, IQ-1, Skill 12): 1 point
Writing(Average, IQ-1, Skill 12): 1 point
First Aid(Easy, IQ, Skill 13): 1 point
Cartography(Average, IQ-1, Skill 12): 1 point
Psycology(Elementals, Hard, IQ-1, Skill 12): 2 points
Physiology(Elementals, Hard, IQ-1, Skill 12): 2 points
Innate Attack(____, Easy, DEX+1, Skill 12): 2 points
Search(Average, Per-1, Skill 11): 1 point
Psycology(Demons, Hard, IQ-2, Skill 11): 1 point
Physiology(Demons, Hard, IQ-2, Skill 11): 1 point

Spells:
Fireball (Hard, IQ+Magery, Skill 15): 4 points
Shield(Hard, IQ+Magery, Skill 15): 4 points
Ignite Fire(Hard, IQ+Magery-2, Skill 13): 1 point
Create Fire(Hard, IQ+Magery-2, Skill 13): 1 point
Shape Fire(Hard, IQ+Magery-2, Skill 13): 1 point

Back Story:
Leon started life as a poor peasant in a very poor village- the oldest of his family. Life there was horrible- constant monster raids led to severe danger, hygiene was horrible, lifespans were short, and the food was disgusting. Leon had six siblings (four boys, two girls)- of them, four died before they turned one (three when Leon was in the very room). The remaining siblings were the deeply cynical Charles and the psycologically fragile Anne. The peasants couldn't even leave- they were hereditary serfs, tied to the land.

Eventually all this changed when Leon was bought and recruited by a wizard known as Phillip the Great (Charles would remain a peasant, inheriting the farm). The wizard, known as "Phillip the Great" for his achievements, was the leader of a small group known as the "Artillery crew"- apprentices taught the Flame Jet spell and working from behind the lines of the "real" adventurers. Phillip in particular was extraordinary at the use of artillery spells. He also had a lot of other scrolls, and saw no reason not to let Leon satisfy his appetite for reading (well, at first merely trying to read with a little help from Phillip) between adventures.

Leon, despite his treatment, is ever-grateful to Phillip for bringing him out of the severe poverty that was his childhood. However, he does have a degree of ambition- wanting to settle down and become an independent farmer with a family. But to do this, he needs to make money- and to do that, he needs to adventure. Hearing of a small group of adventurers deciding to strike out on their own, he decides to take a risk...

Appearance:
Leon is fairly nondescript- he has brown eyes and black hair, and is of fairly average height and weight.

Growth Notes:
I can see several ways Leon can go in his short term character point growth:

1- The Magic Warrior (add a little more HP or Striking ST and/or improve in the Armor spell. Can thus act as a Tank or DPser when required)
2- The Expert (focuses on lore, taking advantage of his knowledge of Demons and Elementals to be able to act as the group expert whenever they emerge)
3- The Generalist Wizard (learns a few basic spells in one of the routes in the hope of unlocking something more)
4- The Focused Wizard (puts points into building up the Fireball spell to be more effective)

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Jarite, why didn't you make a Fire Elementalist? You'd have saved some points on Magery that could have gone toward your fire spells.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Wanted to suggest the same thing. If you're not going for other spells, you could go for the Fire Elementalist. However, if you planned on making a Magic Warrior with Armor, Haste and other spells, I guess this is not an option.

Btw, how come you can't edit your posts?

If there seems to be a problem, contact the admins. Meanwhile, if you need to rewrite your sheet, send it via PM to me so we don't spam the thread.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I didn't know that was an option(well I did, but I didn't know it was better), because I don't have Summoners. In addition, I want Leon's abilities to expand over time- he may start off having Fireball and Shield as his only useful spells, but eventually he should get more.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

All of you will have a Perk you'll receive at the beginning of the game. The Perk is strictly connected to your stories, and I'll make all of them up depending on what you write. All of the Perks will give you some kind of a bonus due to the fact that you're all working for big heroes. Access to a wizard's library, discount with a merchant etc.

Just so you all know.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I wanted to let you know that Lien's master is a swashbuckler/knight and not a martial artist.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Ah, okay. Swashbuckler Knight it is, then.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Celeste Windmarrow
Human, 5'6” 212 lb 23 years old
Thick framed human woman, long wavy blonde hair, almond eyes, always smiling.

Initiate Celeste is a disciple of High Cleric Darvok, a champion of Puela, the goddess of love and medicine.

The light of Puela shines brightly in Celeste. Her boundless love for all good people is expressed in her frequent caress, her sweet words, and her kind and gentle presence.
Don't let her doughy build and soft kisses fool you though. She takes great personal offense when someone attempts to harm her or her friends. She carries a pair of well honed axes to make that statement clear.

She loves Darvok with all of her being, but she knows that he does not see her as an equal, but merely a follower begging for his affection. This is reinforced by the fact that she did exactly that for more than five years. It's time she proved herself to him so that he can see her for the amazing woman that she is.


Attributes [86]
ST 10
DX 11 [20]
IQ 13 [60]
HT 11 [10]

HP 10
Will 13
Per 13
FP 13 [6]

Basic Lift 20
Damage 1d-2/1d

Basic Speed 5 [-10]
Basic Move 5

Ground Move 5
Water Move 1

Social Background
TL: 3 [0]
Cultural Familiarities: Vasa Kingdom [0].
Languages: Common (Native) [0].

Advantages [51]
Clerical Investment [5]
Higher Purpose (Spread the Word) [5]
Patrons (High Cleric Darvok) (6 or less; Minimal Intervention) [4]
Power Investiture (Holy) (3) [30]
Recent Payday ($500) [1]
Resistant (Evil Supernatural Powers) (Common) (+3) [5]
Signature Gear (Torc of Puela) ($500) [1]

Perks [1]
Rest in Pieces [1]

Disadvantages [-41]
Charitable (12 or less) [-15]
Chummy [-5]
Discipline of Faith (Ritualism) [-5]
Overconfidence (12 or less) [-5]
Overweight [-1]
Selfless (6 or less) [-10]

Quirks [-4]
I always greet with a hug [-1]
I talk to animals as if they were people [-1]
I'm quite attentive [-1]
I'm very congenial [-1]

Skills [22]
Axe/Mace 12 [4]
Brawling 11 [1]
Carousing 11 [1]
Cartography/TL3 12 [1]
Detect Lies 11 [1]
Erotic Art (Human) 10 [1]
Esoteric Medicine (Holy) 12 [2]
Hidden Lore (Spirit Lore)12 [1]
Knife 11 [1]
Naturalist (Tergos) 11 [1]
Pharmacy/TL3 (Herbal) 11 [1]
Religious Ritual (Puela) 11 [1]
Research/TL3 12 [1]
Scrounging 13 [1]
Stealth 10 [1]
Swimming 8 [0]
includes: +1 from 'Overweight'
Theology (Puela) 11 [1]
Thrown Weapon (Axe/Mace)12 [2]

Spells [15]
Armor (Holy) 14 [1]
Awaken (Holy) 14 [1]
Body-Reading (Holy) 14 [1]
Detect Poison (Holy) 14 [1]
Final Rest (Holy) 14 [1]
Lend Energy (Holy) 14 [1]
Major Healing (Holy) 13 [1]
Minor Healing (Holy) 14 [1]
Recover Energy (Holy) 15 [2]
Relieve Sickness (Holy) 14 [1]
Resist Disease (Holy) 14 [1]
Resist Poison (Holy) 14 [1]
Stop Bleeding (Holy) 14 [1]
Test Food (Holy) 14 [1]

Stats [86] Ads [51] Disads [-41] Quirks [-4] Skills [22] Spells [15] = Total [130]

Hand Weapons
1 Hatchet LC:4|4 $40 Wgt:2
Dam:1d cut Reach:1 Parry:9 ST:8
2 Throwing Axe LC:4|4|4 $120 Wgt:8
1H Dam:1d+2 cut Reach:1 Parry:8U ST:11
2H Dam:1d+3 cut Reach:1 Parry:7U ST:10

Ranged Weapons
1 Hatchet LC:4|4 Dam:1d cut Acc:1 Range:15/25 RoF:1 Shots:T(1) ST:8 Bulk:-2 Rcl:- $40 Wgt:2
2 Throwing Axe LC:4|4|4 Dam:1d+2 cut Acc:2 Range:10/15 RoF:1 Shots:T(1) ST:11 Bulk:-3 Rcl:- $120 Wgt:8

Armor & Clothing
1 Boots, Leather (Fortify +2) $95 Wgt:3 Location:Feet
1 Cloth, Padded (Arms, Fortify +2) $55 Wgt:3 Location:Arms
1 Layered Leather, Light (Pot Helm, Fortify +2) $34 Wgt:3 Location:Skull
1 Layered Leather, Medium (Neck, Fortify +2) $16 Wgt:1.3 Location:Neck
1 Layered Leather, Medium (Torso, Fortify +2, Lighten .75) $370 Wgt:19.5 Location:Torso
1 Ordinary Clothes $0 Wgt:2 Location:
1 Torc of Puela (Power Item FP5) $500 Wgt:.2 Location: Neck


Possessions
1 Quick-Release Backpack $810 Wgt:39.878 Location: Back
> 1 Blanket $20 Wgt:4 Location: Pack
> 1 Giant Spider Silk Cord (Per 10 yards) $100 Wgt:.5
> 1 Grapnel $80 Wgt:2
> 1 Healer's Kit $200 Wgt:10
> 1 Lantern $20 Wgt:2
> 1 Oil (per pint) $2 Wgt:1
> 1 Personal Basics $5 Wgt:1
> 10 Rations $20 Wgt:5
> 1 Whetstone $5 Wgt:1
> 1 Wineskin $10 Wgt:.25
>> 1 Water (per gallon) $0 Wgt:8
> Coins
>> 0 Gold Crowns $0 Wgt:0
>> 8 Copper Bits $8 Wgt:.128
>> 0 Silver Lunars $0 Wgt:0

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

The world is only in alpha phase now, so I'm open to suggestions such as MIB.6361's.

Bits, Lunars and Crowns sound just as fine.

However, a few things puzzle me. First, your character is worth 129 instead of 125. I see you have one quirk missing and still have some unspent points on disadvantages (-9 pts missing, if I'm right).

Get some disadvantages and work out your final character cost to 125 points.

Also, you might spend up to $1500 from the fresh start, instead of regular $1000. I mentioned that in the beginning.

I like the story and the whole concept of Paula as a goddess.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Oh yes, maybe I forgot to mention this, but your Patrons do not count to your point cost. I.E, they're free Advantages, I just want you to write them on your sheets. (Nota bene, this actually makes you as 130 pt characters.)

The language spoken is Common (human language), and you may all buy the CF as Vasa Kingdom, which spreads on a vast territory.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I reduced Basic Speed by .5 which is a -10 point disadvantage. Overweight lists as a disad instead of a quirk, but it completes my -5 points of quirks. She's at 129 because of the patron.

Including the Signature gear, I spent exactly $1500.
Maybe I misunderstood, I thought the extra $500 was stashed and could be spent after we start. Did that just refer to any "points for cash" money we may have selected?

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I fail at mathematics. Yep, you got everything alright, it seems.

And yes, you don't start with $1000, you start with $1500 (NOT including Signature Gear, should you take any).

The "stashed" money is the money you get for trading CP for the same. However, this money will not go to gear but remain stashed somewhere in your house, habitat, room etc.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Thank you, I'm always happy to help. And you can just call me Jessie unless you prefer using my forum ID.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Updated. Listed the "recent payday" as a 1 point of points for money just for bookkeeping purposes.
Added some more armor and a quick-release backpack full of adventuring gear.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Okay, I've updated the second post with links leading to your characters. I believe it is much more convenient this way.

Now, as soon as the equipment and stories are dealt with, we can start the game.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Working on both. Hope to have them done and updated by tomorrow.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Before I start on that, requesting permission to have Leon have a wealth level of Struggling- it's integral to his character concept that he's a poor peasant who has little in the way of luxury.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

FINALLY done with my gear and armor, I am walking away from it now, no more touching...NO! no more!

I think I did pretty good with my armor choices. I only have $1024 to spend on armor and want it to stay below 28 lbs. thats because my sword weighs 5 lbs, when I drop my back pack I would go into no encumbrance if my armor is less than 28 lbs.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Just means you start with $750 instead of 1500 so far as I can tell.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I didn't notice before (or maybe it was added), but it was said we can't start with Wealth Levels other than Average for some reason.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

it was there before. and I don't know if he meant higher levels or any level too.

my question to you is this though:

is your master also struggling with wealth? cause if not then you are also not. your his servant so he pays for almost everything.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Again, that doesn't fit my character concept. Leon's master is meant to be very stingy- he doesn't pay his employees more than a small wage (which is Leon's motive for striking out on his own in the first place).

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Sounds like a good enough reason to me. Now we wait for the GM to ring in on the matter :-)

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Hm, yes, I see... well, the thing is, all of your masters are, as of moment, Filthy Rich. The money they earned from their latest adventure is enough to fund a whole city of 100,000 for about a month.

And since you all pretty much live somewhere near your masters or at their habitat, your cost of living has been taken care of.

You may decide, if you want, to have the meoney you receive sent to your poor family and sacrifice yourself, regardless of the wage you get every time you travel with your master.

That would be the only explainable reason for taking Wealth (Struggling). You would start with $750, then. And this went on for some time, you sent your family money over and over, but it's never enough to make them live a life without labour. Yes, the letters you received from them state that the life has been more comfortable since they started receieving money, but they still have to wake up early and work all day.

How does that sound?

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Not quite what I had in mind, but I could go with that. Leon is burdened by his sense of duty to his family, and a 'tax' on his income occurs from his loot as a share is sent back to them.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I got some work done on my character. Even got a picture put up.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Even though there is no such thing as too much comic relief, expect a rather serious game. Your characters do not know each other that much, you could have travelled together with your masters and made acquintances, but no more than that.

It is up to you to decide how you arranged the meeting. All of you arranged it together, someone (or more someones) had an idea and sent a letter to the others.

It's up to you guys to work this detail out.

I'm done with the story, I guess the material I wrote would suffice for at least 2 irl sessions.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Two things:

1- This doesn't mean you're railroading us, does it? Even if the adventures are set up, we at least have complete free will as to how to go about them, right?
(Also, I have no desire to play in rigged games with fudged rolls or any other means of guarenteeing PC victory)

2- I don't have GURPS Low Tech. Perhaps somebody could help me out with weapons and armor? I know I plan to put most of my money into a broadsword combined with armour, but not sure beyond that.

(As a minor point, Ida has only three quirks. Quirks worth -2 points are disadvantages and do not count as quirks)

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

No, the only things used as a starting setup is what I mentioned with this tavern. That is where the game starts, and playing this game takes into account that you accepted the call and went to "Strucky Luck". Just like any other game intro.

However, you will pretty much mould your own adventure. You'll have a lot of options on what to do as new adventurers and you'll go wherever you guys (as a group) decide. I made a rough sketch of things going on around lately in the ingame world, and depending on your choice, I'll just enhance your choice with details. No railroading, don't worry :)

So, you'd like a help with Low-Tech? Alright, then. Tell me what kind of weapons and armor would you like and I'll craft something for you.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

For a weapon, anything that's at least decent will do- Leon will actually use his broadsword only as a weapon of last resort.

For armour, Leon heavily leans towards Prevents Damage in the tradeoff between that and mobility constriction. The aim is to protect his fragile body from as much of the attacks coming at him as possible.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

If you start off with Wealth: Struggling, I highly doubt you'll have enough money for both broadsword AND some decent armor, unless they're of cheap quality. Either spend some points on signature gear or rethink this decision, because a standard Longsword would cost you $700, $420 if Cheap (more chance to break) or Unbalanced (-1 to skill). Heavy Leather would cost you some $200 for whole torso, and weight 20 lbs, having 3 DR. Leggings would cost the same, arms would cost you some $100 and weigh 10 lbs. In any case, it would be a bit heavy, and the whole Heavy Leather suit would probably climb up to some $600 of price.

This is why I left people with $1500 as starting money instead of regular $1000, due to the prices of Low-Tech.

I could make you some crazy hybrid armour, though, with Heavy Leather protecting vital points such as torso, neck, groins and arms, while everything other could be made of cheap and light Padded Cloth. ($50 for whole torso, 6 lbs heavy, 1 DR.)

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Maybe I'll discard the Broadsword for the time being and simply go for the most effective armour I can get with the remaining money, then.

(BTW, thanks for the help)

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I'll work something out once I get back from town. Gotta send some papers, it seems like getting a room in dorms is not so easy anymore. (long live Croatian education system!)

I'll make a cca $500 armor suit and spend other stuff into travelling necessities.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Before I commit myself to armor crafting, I'd better ask you guys whether you are, in the end, more comfortable with Basic Set armor and weaponry instead? If Low Tech seems too big or as a too much of a fuss, I can easily switch to Basic.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I prefer Basic, but I'm ok with Low Tech. I appreciate your offer of flexibility.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

Nah, I just don't want to bog you all down if you don't want to, that's all. De nada.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I'm not done with the sheet yet. I still need to add two more quirks and her equipment.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I prefer low tech over the basic set, I love the amount of detail I can put into every piece of armor and my weapons. Just look at my gear for my character and you will see what I mean! you can't do that with the basic set :)

so I vote for Low-tech.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I ended up with an armor that cost $365 in total, with 39.50 lbs of weight.

Cloth, Padded, DR: 1* (Thighs, Back Elbows, Back Forearms, Back Upper Arms, Back Knees, Back Shins), 45.5$, 5.46 lbs
Leather, Heavy, DR: 3 (Feet, Hands, Shoulders, Chest), $210, 21 lbs
Leather, Medium, DR: 2* (Abdomen, Front Elbows, Front Forearms, Front Upper Arms, Front Knees, Front Shins, Neck),51.5$, 9lbs
Leather, Medium Pot Helm, DR: 3 (with Nasal, Brim and Padding), $58, 4.08 lbs

So only armor gets you up to almost the maximum of your Light encumbrance. Any other weapon would get you immediately to Medium. If you want, I can ditch some parts, or spend even more on armor, but there you go, Jarite.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I'll go with that, I think. Thanks again for the help.

Re: [GURPS DF]: An Adventure, You Say? - OOC
 

I guess you can buy the other gear from Basic Set and DF, I'm planning on using only weapon and armor from TL.

If you want, I can enhance it a bit (switching Medium with Heavy leather, although it will weigh like hell).

Regarding weapon, you're still sticking with Broadsword or are you gonna go with something else?

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ok now I am done with my armor, added the enchantments fortify and lighten to my whole get-up. I don't know if I got any mistakes though.

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Forgot about those enchantments...

Well, the most logical thing is to set the enchantment cost the same way the armor is set in LT.

So, 100% of Enchantment cost on torso, 100% on legs, 50% on arms. Etc. If it's not inconvenient for all of you, could you modify enchantments in this manner?

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actually, the cost for the full suit spell at +1DR is $50 as per page 66 in magic.

Full Suit 100%
Torso and Vitals 50%
Groin 10%
Neck 2.5%
Arms 15%
Legs 30%
Hands 5%
Feet 7.5%
Head (skull and face) 10%
Skull 5%
Face 5%

now, what that means is that I get +1DR when I wear my full suit (everything I cast the spell on). If I change any of the armor pieces or don't wear any part (like I don't put my helmet on) then I don't get the +1DR.


we can do it your way too if you like, but then it inflates the cost by 300% I would have to do redo my things when I get off of work.

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It's been a while since I thoroughly studied Magic. Alright then, $50 for the whole set.

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Character should be updated and good to go. If he isn't let me know. Note I changed his disadvantages a fair bit to better reflect his background.

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I'm going to have Leon fall back on his magic instead for the moment- he wants to get a broadsword eventually, but he's going to have to save up.

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So, with the last preparations for the game done, I only need you now to update your stories. It is crucial before we begin the game, because I'll give you out starting hints based on who your masters are and what they do.

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I am going to need you to PM me the backstory I PM'ed you since I did not back it up lol

EDIT: I just added a picture of Tien

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I believe Celeste is ready. If anyone wants to start out knowing her, let me know. If not, don't worry, she's so bubbly and friendly, you'll be friends in no time. At least in her mind.

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Ida is done, I think.

She would probably get along reasonably well with Celeste. They're both Chummy and Charitable, after all. And Ida has Sense of Duty to her friends.

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Celeste says "You are soo cute! I just want to hug you all day! And we'll eat pie! I wish I had learned to cook, I'd bake you a pie little sweetie!"

And I say "Celeste, this is the OOC area, get out!"

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With a stern look on her face, she responds: "Best leave pies to the professionals."

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Sent you a PM with your char in it.

If you want, sort out with others you know each other well. You all know each other like acquintances by default, since your masters travelled together.

It took me a while to realize where her last name is coming from. I giggled a bit since I still have the book the last name is from 1 yard away from me, with notes for the paper I'm about to hand in.

Nice touch with pies, btw. Like your choice of books :)

It's 13:00 by GMT+1 now, so let's say I'll put up IC thread somewhere tonight? Like... 21:00 GMT+1 tonight? That ok?

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I really hate to disappoint you, but I got the name out of a random name generator. Google says... Dickens? Never been a big fan. Sorry! I was looking for English names, though. I figured Tolkien had pretty much monopolized the halflings at this point.

Now I'm sad. I could have seemed much more clever than I actually am.

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Lol, now that's interesting. Maybe it's a sign to read the book written by the 1st professional writer. The book which perfectly describes the 19th century Britain, and what it took to be a "gentleman". The Great Expectations is definitely one of the finest books I've ever read, there's no doubt about it. And that's NOT the kind of books I usually read, since I'm hooked to detective novels and fantasy genre.

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You know, I could say a whole bunch of stuff. But I figure this would get off topic real fast. I hope it will suffice to say that I'm not a fan of Dickens. And I'm pretty sure anything else I say about him would come off as inflammatory. Maybe I'll give Great Expectations a try. Maybe.

Speaking of detective fiction, I'll say that I love Raymond Chandler's works more than anything else in the world. And that might even be the truth.

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I think casual acquaintances works for me. Celeste will still greet you like family though. Unless one of you has an allergy to hugs,

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Works for me. I'm in GMT -7 in case anyone needed to know.

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I updated my sheet with my back story.

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All right, I got busy with irl GM-ing of a Banestorm campaign in Caithness which took a lot longer than I suspected.

It's almost 2 AM here, so I'm friggin tired and would like to go to sleep and have a lot of job to do tommorow. However, I'd like Poonbahbah to do that lil' job I asked of him, if it's not a problem.

Tommorow night, I'll start the IC, so we'll see each other then.

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Anyone know if you can tell who else got sent a PM?

At least if it was sent to multiple people at a time.

Because I sent to Harry O'Gane plus one, four times, and so far as I can tell any replies I've gotten have been to only me.