D&D 4th Ed is Out

[senorgotti]

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



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.

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.

[monroeski]

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.

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."

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).

[taggart6]

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

[Lee_T]

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

[taggart6]

TOCK

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.

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.

[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?

[taggart6]

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?

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 )

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.

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

[Kamakazie]

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.

[taggart6]

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.

[Kamakazie]

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.

[taggart6]

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.

On page 113, Enchant magic item ritual is only needed to turn a magic item into an attached or embedded component.

From the pdf I linked to it sounds like any standard item can be turned into an attached or embedded item at no additional cost, but it does have to be made into a warforged component.

a nonmagical item can be fashioned as a war-
forged component for no additional cost. Modifying
a magic item this way requires the enchant magic
item ritual, but like resizing armor, reshaping the
item has no component cost. if you use enchant
magic item to resize magic armor, you ca alter it
to be a component as part of the same ritual—you
needn’t use the ritual twice.

So yeah I guess it depends on how you want to play it. It doesn't say what you need to change a standard item into attached or embedded so its your call (i.e. whether my character can do it himself or a blacksmith has to do it, and etc). I figured since no cost was involved, it was a natural thing for my character to do it himself but whatever is fine.

[taggart6]

*bump*

So when are we meeting next?

[SewerUrchin]

Ashen:

After being shot down, Ashen spends his day attempting to meander around the town with the goals of condensing his gold into larger denominations as needed, restocking any mundane gear expended (while acquiring an adventurer's kit), and gaining information on anything happening in the town or within a few days of town that is of interest.

[taggart6]

bump

[Kamakazie]

Superbump. Waiting to hear back from Timman!

Taggart, as I mentioned the other night, that's fine if you want to store a hidden weapon in your arms (ROBOCOP POWERS, ACTIVATE). If you want to attach a shield to your arm, Teldorthan will have NO PROBLEM getting some hands-on time with you.