D & D on the Straight Dope setup thread. (In Middle Earth FA63)

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I suspect not, unless I want to spend my 6th level bard ability on them, or take 4 more levels of Wizard.

I’ve finished the background and the skeleton, onto which I now need to hang spell selection and work out all the crunchy bits - attack rolls, saving throws etc.

I tried PMing you with the background, but when I opened the form my screen got covered in black and I couldn’t post the draft. Shall I put it in here or email it to you so you can do a private review?

I’ll be afk for an hour or so dealing with chores.

2123

Best to email it.

2124

Would you like to be a child of Pippin? It is FA 65 and his eldest was born in FA 10. You could be born any time from FA 12 to 30. (Age 35 to 53)

Another good line would be a grandson of Ferdinand Took, son of Sigismond Took son of Hildibrand Took son of Gerontius Took himself. (The Old Took)
If you go this way, we’ll come up with your family.

2125

I’m getting old. Just where i your email?

I do have another route; I can PM you on GB.

Let me know what you think?

2126

That is a very thorough background. I think you went down 1 generation too many.
Great grandchild seems more in line. If you were born right before the end of the 3rd age, you’re probably the same generation as Pippin, just on the younger side of it.

2127

I flip-flopped on the generation. Went from great-grndchild to great-great.

I’ll settle for being a younger cousin of Pippin. :slight_smile:

2128

I’ve emailed you a suggested spell list. Noe all I have to do is get equipment and I’ll be ready to get my combat stats prepared.

What can I get?

2129

Good question. What were you looking at for weapons & armor?
There will be one item of Very rare quality, a rare and 2 uncommon most likely. Maybe a trinket or 2. We’ll have to figure that out. Maybe a bardic instrument even, but I’m not sure yet.

2130

Olorin has joined the pantheon of the Valar, eh? Interesting. And see post 4 here: We Need Your Votes!! in the Anthology Thread of the February 2012 SDMB Poetry Sweatshop! - #4 by Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela

2131

Armour: a breastplate. ½ plate offers better protection, and I’d take that if available.
Weapon: Rapier or Shortsword. A longsword might be a little big for him A rapier for preference since it’s a finesse weapon.Missile weapon; a sling.
An entertainer’s kit.
A mandolin of good quality and a carrycase, a set of pan pipes. He’s also skilled with the tomtom.

2132

Half Plate made by Dwarves for a young Dwarf. Remember this gives you disadvantage Stealth.

Would you like the Instrument of the Bards, Canaith Mandolin?

Sling of accuracy: All ranges short out to 240’ and give a +2 to hit.
Ring of Swimming
Cloak & Boots of Elvenkind( attunement required)

Does that work?

2133

Yes thanks.

I’ll take the Canath Mandolin.

I’ll copy that stuff into my Open Office doc, abstract the crunchy stuff into a file for a 5th level character, and post it to you.

2134

Dunno why the title doesn’t appear there: “Olorin.”

2135

I wish to confess that not only did I misspell Meriadoc, but that I had lost track of time and almost had Ghan say that he’d heard Merry was buried in Gondor! :nerd_face:

2136

Mirëgol will need a couple of days to determine how to repair the Elf Stone. She will also need to consult with the party. Gilraen, Bitur, probably Ghan and she calls in Felareth the Bard and of course Hejren the archaeologist.

2137

Should I move us on in the game thread?

2138

Fine by me, or I’ll statrt telling tall tales.

2139

Sounds good to me.

2140

I’m happy for that.

2141

Galvorn was a metal devised by Eöl from which he made resistant armor. Black and “shining like jet”, it was hard as steel, but supple and malleable, proving resistant to all blades and darts

Etymology The word galvorn translates as “shining black” in Sindarin. It is formed by combining gal , which means “shine” and morn , signifying “dark” or “black”.