D&D 4th Ed is Out

Ah so THAT is what a docent is! Man, you get those damned things all the time in DDO and they're completely useless if you're not a warforged.

The docent sounds pretty similar to a concept used in another game I'm playing currently, Eclipse Phase. In Eclipse Phase, everyone has something called a muse which is like an AI that lives inside your head and acts as your journal and go-to for all mesh-related activities. If you've ever read Snow Crash, it's kind of like the dude Hiro has in his computer system that helps him search for things.

Since we're going to make it so your character is highly unique, we should make these items rather unique as well. Add some of these to your wish list and I'll work it into the story of your origins.

EDIT: Oh, it occurs to me I left Timman out of the Taggart backstory discussion! We're going to make it so Tock's existence in this world is not normal. Ashen knows this, the Holy Order knows this and Werk might know this, but Tock does not. He of course knows he is a construct but he has no memory of life prior to being found by Ashen and Professor Grandmeer (oh snap, named!) several years ago and does not realize he is unique.

EDIT 2: For those of you who missed that, I'm going to call the deceased professor, Professor Thaldon Grandmeer.

What about having standard items attached or embedded to my being?

For example, I'm thinking about having a heavy shield "attached" to one of my arms. According to the manual, this treats the shield as a light shield since your hand is still free to do stuff.

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Attached components are fastened to your body in such a way that, as long as you’re conscious, they can only be removed if you want them to be. Such an item cannot be taken from you, and you can’t accidentally drop it. You sense if such an item is damaged. Unless otherwise specified, affixing an attached component to you takes the same amount
of time as it would for another character to draw and/or ready such an object.

Any item can become a component item or be found as one. Your DM decides if an item he or she places in an adventure is a component item, and you can craft these items as normal. Making an item a component item does not increase its cost or level.

Shield: With a heavy shield attached to you, your shield hand can hold items as if the shield were light. An attached light shield offers no additional special benefit.

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So I guess the first question is if its even possible to have standard items attached or embedded (as per the D&D guidelines)?

If so, with regards to heavy shields, does this mean I don't suffer a -2 penalty to strength, dex, and con related skill checks for an attached heavy shield?

My idea was to have a shield attached that i can mechanically draw and withdraw at will depending on the situation. It would be stored on my back and slide/transformation into place as part of a minor action (the same as readying a weapon) . I think that still works within standard rules but If I can have a heavy shield attached and treat it like a light shield (but with 2 AC bonus), then that's just icing on the cake. I'm not sure it works like that but i haven't found any explanation online to clarify.



EDIT: Cleaned up my post. A couple of other things I was toying around with: Embedded compartments that are basically secret storage spaces to hold money and small items of high worth, an embedded short sword in my right arm that I can use in emergencies, and attaching holy symbols to my body.

Updated my wish list which is in my shared folder.

I'll be making changes to it off and on. Consider it a dynamic list of awesomeness. I also found out the eberron manual has more in depth stuff regarding warforged and components and etc. I'll try to get a chanve to read it this week to see whats up.

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Originally Posted by Timman_24

Werk:

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Werk:

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"Oh, this will be fine." Balasar takes the dragon skin, admiring it for a moment before placing it in a small chest on the side of his desk. "As for the kobolds, what god were they worshipping? It is quite common for their type to worship some of the... ah... less savory of dragon gods. Because they share some form of kinship with the dragons, they are sometimes sought out by young dragons looking for protection. Judging from the fact that you are still alive, surely this dragon was quite young." He leans back in his chair and waves his hand dismissively, "I doubt there would be any sort of "uprising" from any kobolds; dragon or no. Maybe some looting and pillaging, and they do love their traps, but the little beasties just don't have it in them for any grand schemes."

Balasar reaches into his desk drawer, pulls out a pouch and places it in front of you. "200 gold, as we agreed. Good job out there."

[You gain 200gp]

"I have another mission for you and your friends, if you would accept. I was contacted by an agent of The Holy Order of Bahamut and Company who is currently operating out towards Gorizbadd. She reports that there is a potentially dangerous artifact located somewhere in the town, and if this falls into the wrong hands, the results could be devastating." Balasar leans forward in his chair, gently resting his fist on the desk. "We must recover this artifact. Will you help?"

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Originally Posted by taggart6

Tock

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Teldorthan grins at you. "I think I've got just what you need."

The dwarf leads you into his shop where you see two shirtless dwarves hard at work on a rather large greatsword. One is holding the hilt up an anvil while the other is pounding it with a hammer. The room is illuminated by the two furnaces burning hot along the back of the room.

Teldorthan shouts, "HOWDY, BOYS!" to which they reply, without looking up, "HEY, POPS."

Along the walls you see many weapons and various suits of armor, all immaculately crafted, shining steel reflecting the fire from the furnaces so clearly they might as well be made of glass.

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Teldorthan sells all sorts of armor and weapons. He tends to have any Simple or Military weapon you can think of in stock at any given time. If desired, he and his sons will craft you Superior weapons, but it will take some time to do so.

When would be a good day/time for everyone to meet up for a live session again?

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i tell the dwarf, "before i purchase anything, what can you give me for this great sword that has tasted the blood of an ice dragon? It's also pretty shiny."

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Originally Posted by taggart6

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As I said earlier, you can sell any item at 20% the standard value. The greatsword is worth 6gp.

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Originally Posted by Kamakazie

As I said earlier, you can sell any item at 20% the standard value. The greatsword is worth 6gp.

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So I guess no dynamic role playing like I suggested.

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I begrudgingly sell the sword for 6 gp.

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*bump*!

Even though I can't attend these sessions, at least Thaldon can :)

Life is crazy right now. I'll try to post Tock's purchase list in a day or 2.

I have a very chaotic last few weeks. With a new daughter and a new job I have had very little free time. I will do my best to catch up in the coming days. If there is something I should focus on first, let me know.

Just got my first miniature, that a friend painted for me for the campaign he's running IRL -

http://www.sharkyforums.com/images/i...2010/08/13.jpg

I never bothered to give my Tiefling Warlock a name, so he was always just "The Nameless Warlock," but once I decided on a miniature and we realized he was throwing the horns my character became known as "The Rock and Roll Warlock."

Now his name is officially Amadeus Rockso.

Nice! Our group hasn't been able to meet for over a month now, we're finally going to get to play again this Thursday and Friday night! Woo!

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Originally Posted by monroeski

Just got my first miniature, that a friend painted for me for the campaign he's running IRL -

http://www.sharkyforums.com/images/i...2010/08/13.jpg

I never bothered to give my Tiefling Warlock a name, so he was always just "The Nameless Warlock," but once I decided on a miniature and we realized he was throwing the horns my character became known as "The Rock and Roll Warlock."

Now his name is officially Amadeus Rockso.

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Your miniature looks like Hellboy. Excellent choice of names. Maybe you should paint him in black so he gives more of a black metal vibe than glam metal.

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Originally Posted by senorgotti

Your miniature looks like Hellboy. Excellent choice of names. Maybe you should paint him in black so he gives more of a black metal vibe than glam metal.

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It didn't look as much like Hellboy when I pulled it up in The Gimp and used transparencies to throw on a color scheme, but I had that same thought as soon as I saw the thumbnail in the email the guy sent me - "Oh crap, it looks like Hellboy." :D

The coat and hair are black, I went blue with the pants and orb and brown on the boots because I didn't want the whole thing to basically just be two colors, black and red (with some brown for the pouches and silver for the metal).

Can shields be embedded items? From what I've read, they have the off-hand property and should be legit for embedding.

Nice mini. It would fit my D&D character too (a Tiefling mage I describe as Hellboy played by Clint Eastwood).

TOCK

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I purchase the following items:
war hammer, light shield, and 4 throwing hammers.

Using my natural warforgred ability to attach and embedded items, I have the light shield embedded in my left forearm and the I also have a throwing hammer embedded in my right forearm as a back up weapon.

I also purchase a chest that I embed into my left leg for storing money, precious gems, and any other trinkets I want to keep hidden.

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Kama, let me know what you think about embedding shields. I saw that a spiked shield can be embedded so I figure light shields should be okay. I figure heavy shields are too large and can only be attached. I dunno, the rules are not clear. I still need to look up the ebberon players guide tonight. The only benefit is that my item stays hidden and uses a minor action to equip.

I can also meet this Sunday after 12pm West coast time and Monday the 23rd after 6pm west coast time.

You're starting to sound like Robocop. I don't know the rules for embedding items, I believe I read you need to actually get an item that is specifically designed for embedding, no?

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Originally Posted by Kamakazie

You're starting to sound like Robocop. I don't know the rules for embedding items, I believe I read you need to actually get an item that is specifically designed for embedding, no?

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No, according to the rules any item can be attached or embedded as long as it fits the requirements. I read the eberron guide and saw that armor and shields can only be attached. :(

I'll post the eberron pdf I have in the shared drive. It looks like anything can be attached and ony certain weapons and items can be embedded. It also has a list of various warforges specific gear though it sounds like the DM has the freedom to think of any crazy weapon they want....(hint hint hammer should cannon ;) )

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Originally Posted by Eberron guide - page 113

Weapon: A one handed weapon that has the off-hand or light thrown property can be embedded. An embedded weapon is retractable, stored in a space within your forearm.

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No embedded light shield for me, so I'll just have it attached to my left hand and a throwing hammer embedded in each forearm.

Check out this. This is older then the Eberron 4th ed guide, but it has a lot of the frame work. The eberron has some updated guidelines but this gives the gist of it. Its the original 4th ed warforged article that came out in the DnD mag.

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/364_Warforged.pdf

I have the Eberron guide, I just haven't read any of it yet. If the embedding is dependent on Eberron campaign setting-specific things, I'm going to put some restrictions on it, otherwise we can assume Tock knows how to attach things to himself.

From what I read, it sounded like general rules for the race but its your call. Take a look and let me know what you think so I can plan accordingly.

Check out page 113 and 114 of the Eberron Player's Guide. In order for a warforged to attach or embed an item, that item needs to be specifically designed for warforged component use. If you want to be able to embed a normal item, you need to use the Enchant Magic Item ritual to make it a warforged component.