Still not quite ready to get things rolling on the game since I'm waiting on a couple character sheets still, but I figured a QA thread was as good a tool to keep interest in the game alive as any other.

It is assumed that your group has worked together since being recruited, so you all know each other, at least to the extent that some of you will allow others to get to know you. I recommend that you take the time to make use of this thread to discuss your characters here and determine just what you allow the other characters to know about you. Obviously you can see sheets in the character thread, so you know statistically what each of your comrades can do, and you have the brief paragraph regarding personality. I omitted the background and motivation parts of the sheets for a reason, since some of our more self serving members may not make their background as well known to the rest of the group as it should be to me. Talk amongst yourselves and decide just what your character has told the others about himself (or herself) and maybe even collaborate to come up with some personality conflicts that have come up during previous missions. Basically I am giving you as players a chance to further flesh out the group dynamic before the game itself gets rolling. This will also allow other players a chance to see just how the group supposedly operates and give them a chance to find a niche to fill.

The two drow arrived to the group together. In all of the time that they have worked beside you they have said little of their past or how they came to work for the Guild, let alone why or how they came to the surface. Their attitude is generally that of "take us as we are, and work with us, or get out of our way."

They seem to look out for each other first and foremost, watching each other's backs even at the expense of the Group if necessary. That being said, they are ruthless in their efficiency to get the job done. Laws and morals have never stopped them from achieving their objective.

The two drow fight well together, though usually under the cover of darkness. Rath'Sharr works on the front lines, using every tactical advantage possible, even causing enemies to attack each other as he moves through his shroud of darkness. Nefarion covers him from a distance, using the powers at his disposal to aid him in the most effective way possible.

They can work well with the party when they need to, but generally speaking they will not hesitate to knock someone down if they stand between them and their goal.

This quiet man stays well clear of the spell-effects and whirling blades that inevitably follow the pair of drow as they enter combat. He enjoys that the pair draw so much attention to themselves in their blunt approach to obstacles, as it gives him the chance to sneak around the fringes unnoticed by guards who are too busy dealing with a deadly drow duo.

Khetarin does not carry a blade on his person. The lack of an obvious weapon leads all but the most suspicious of people to underestimate just how lethal Khetarin can be. Too many times to count has a guard relaxed after a thorough weapons search only to be struck dead in that moment.

Anyone who has worked with the man knows that he has some arcane talents, and that he's obviously not a sorcerer or a wizard, but he never volunteers any information about exactly what his magical abilities are. There was one Orion Group initiate who insisted on questioning Khetarin until he gave a straight answer about his powers. The poor fool didn't understand the icy glare meant "go away". Multiple, conflicting rumors exist about the exact condition the body was found in, but they all say he died a painful, probably slow, death. The closest anyone gets to asking for details anymore is Sighvat inquiring if aspects of a mission are within Khetarin's capabilities (Apparently, Khetarin is upfront in answering binary questions like that and has been heard to say "no" when adding a more traditional mage for that assignment would be beneficial.)

Not to be argumentative but really? You would describe a pair of drow who are masters of darkness, magical and otherwise, who attack from the shadows and seek tactical advantages at every opportunity as taking a "blunt approach to obstacles"?

lol Other then that I like the descriptions so far though! Sounds like this is developing nicely!

I believe what Deuce means is that the use of magical darkness as distraction would be more of an attention grabbing tactic, especially when there is a vicious dark elf slicing people open or poisoning them within the range of that darkness. It may not be blunt per say, but it sure as hell would draw more attention than the unarmed guy sneaking around in the shadows.

To be fair, I made no claim that the ninja was anything other then the least noticeable of the characters so far

He is a ninja after all.. enough said!

It is simply a matter of the description of the drow. I mean if we were talking about dwarven fighters or a couple barbarians then I would have no qualms about calling them blunt. I merely don't think drow can be described as such

I'm actually eager to see how Khetarin and Zauathin interact. Khet clearly is not open about his warlock-ness, yet as a fellow warlock Zau would easily be able to recognize the abilities and recognize Khet as what he is, that and the shared fiendish heritage should make for some interesting interactions..

Zau claims his warlock abilities are really cleric abilities granted by access to the spell domain. He doesn't publicly share that he has any fiendish abilities beyond what people can see. Seems like the 2 warlocks have that in common.

It should be interesting to see if Nefarion Murantheil rats him out on them being divine powers or not or knows whether or not the spell domain grants that ability too.

I once played in a group where a bard/warlock (non-gestalt) passed his eldritch blast off as a bardic ability by singing at least one note every time he used it. That said, since his deity doesn't grant access to the Spell Domain, nor would he have any reason to be familiar with its granted powers, I think its safe to say that he wouldn't know. However, since his deity is a goddess of dreams and whatnot she may or may not clue him in at some point, but its unlikely. Besides, Drow are typically all about keeping secrets, unless revealing said secret proves to be beneficial to them in some way. Keep in mind though, these are the comrades you have worked with for just under a years time, you all know each other (to the degree that you let yourself be known anyway) and typically would not attempt to sell out one of your own unless you felt it was EXTREMELY worth your while.

Which reminds me, does Zau worship a specific deity, or is he one of those clerics devoted to a cause as opposed to a deity. Either way, which cause and/or deity?

actually i just picked two domains i thought would work well with the warlock theme

We'll just say you're one of the self serving clerics that somehow draws power from extreme faith in yourself?

I'm shooting to get this game moving Tuesday or Wednesday, but don't hold your breath, I'm notorious about not meeting deadlines. I'll start working on my opener when I have free time after work the next couple days, but we'll just have to wait and see how things go.

I'll be keeping an eye out for it!

*holds breath*

After much time spent with the group and having seen the other members out on missions/assignments, Kordar is confident in his ability to jump into the fray without worrying about backup but won't think twice about sliding back out of the way or jumping over to a party member to help, whichever comes to mind first. Having 2 drow, a dire street rat (Zau) and a sneaky bastard (sorry Khetarin, still think of you as that lol) it makes it easy for this guy to go a lil crazy on the fights, though it does sometimes make it hard for the others to depend on him for any set about of damage on the battlefield. But hey, mixing things up keeps the fights lively right?

Okay. so...

I have two different characters that rely very heavily on their speed and ability to move unhindered through a combat field. One uses the mobility feat and a feat from Compete Warrior called Elusive target. The other uses tumble and a ridiculously enhanced base-speed. Once battle proper has been joined neither of them really hide very much, but both of them have concealment-granting magical effects they can take advantage of. When I read:

Rath'Sharr works on the front lines, using every tactical advantage possible, even causing enemies to attack each other as he moves through his shroud of darkness. Nefarion covers him from a distance, using the powers at his disposal to aid him in the most effective way possible.

...but generally speaking they will not hesitate to knock someone down if they stand between them and their goal.

I imagined three enemies standing in a T formation near a cliff edge in some underground complex. Rath, after casting darkness on himself for the 20% miss-chance, runs between the first two so quickly that they hit each other when they swing at him. They are both hastily dispatched by Nefarion's spells. Rath, clear of the first two, bull rushes the other off the cliff and snatches whatever artifact he was about to pluck from its pedestal.

That scenario I put together in my head(definitely tainted by what I've done with my own characters) touches on every point that was stated about their tactics and the way they work and suggests to Khetarin a bit straight forward of an approach than he would take himself.

That's what all was going through my head when I said "blunt".





Also, yay for the title of Sneaky Bastard!