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[Pirengle]

Originally posted by shadowolf03: What's a bard? lol. No really what kinda of songs can he play?

Bards get six songs. Read about them here. My favorite is the Ballad of Three Heroes, the very first song a bard learns, that gives +1 to attack, damage, and saving throws. They're fun characters. Don't start HoF without one.

[Balintherlas]

What druids outside of targos, u mean the ones that worship anduril?

[shadowolf03]

He could be talking about the two druids you meet before Shengarne Bridge

[Marty4]

Yep, those two. They are worth quite a bit of xp for slaughtering.

Thanks for the sight, Pirengle. Should I give my bard more INT? I don't think she needs much, since the mage will be doing the identifying...

[Lemmy]

Marty4: No 2 handers. All members of party are good. All members are single class. There is NO race or class overlap. No stats will be maxed for the race. I will attempt to be as roleplaying as possible.

Are your "rules" supposed to emulate what you consider roleplaying, or are they more along the lines of restrictions? Some of the things you listed are not at all related to RPing, so they really only serve as restrictions.

Technically, you seem to have already violated your "No 2 handers" rule by including bow and staff users. (Not all "two-handers" are swords and axes. [img]tongue.gif[/img] )

If you really want "to be as roleplaying as possible," fill in your characters' custom biographies. (It may help to write the biography as if the character him/herself was speaking.) This'll give you some idea of the character's personality, beliefs, attitudes, et cetera. That way, when you're playing, you may be able to think a bit like your character and respond to NPCs and situations accordingly.

The biographies may also give you some idea of how/where the party met. I can provide some of my own example char bios if you'd like.

And does it count as powergaming if I make the dwarf a morninglord, or must I take Tempus?

Roleplaying and powergaming are not opposites; it's just difficult to powergame as effectively with a character that's supposed to be roleplaying. Powergaming typically relies on information your characters don't have. Among other things, strict roleplaying involves making in-game decisions based only upon information your characters have.

Why do you think you must make your dwarf a Battleguard? Your dwarf's deity should reflect something about him. Why does he worship Lathander? Is that the primary religion of wherever he's from? He can worship whichever deity he likes; you just need to justify it.

-Lem

[Marty4]

Thanks for the idea, I had forgotten about biographies. Also, I have always considered the "2 handers" to be the swords and axes, since they are the ones that are actually overpowered.

quick question: My drow, as I said, is dualing scimitars. However, he is getting the -4 to each hand penalty of wielding 2 "heavy" weapons. I though that scimitars were light! Could this be a bug, or should I play around it?

[Bozos of Bones]

We had a nice little argument about that one a while back. Scimitars are not considered light. Nor are they Finesseable.

[Marty4]

Any mod to change that? I mean, with 12 STR I had kinda counted on finesse for this guy... and it would be un-drizzt like to opt for a short sword.

[Pirengle]

Originally posted by Marty4: Thanks for the sight, Pirengle. Should I give my bard more INT? I don't think she needs much, since the mage will be doing the identifying...

Charisma is the bard's only key stat for spells and abilities. Her stats mean she's going to be toting a bow rather than a sword and shield most of the time, but other than that, she looks playable.

[Alphite]

you said you will not have any stats under 8. But your dwarf cleric has 6 cha...hmmmmm -_-