Adventurers, Incorporated! The story or Shandyr, Hero for Hire!
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Sup fools!
I have never played a rogue. I know right? That is nuts.
I have also never done a playthrough journal on this forum, despite being an avid poster.
Well, I will change that, and you will be part of the adventure! In fact, I even took a poll for it: http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/31540/the-adventures-of-shandyr-but-wait-what-kind-of-rogue-should-i-be#latest
I decided to make a dashing rogue, and I also modeled him after homeboy @Shandyr because a. the name is awesome and b. Shandyr is even more awesome. He is a chaotic good swashbuckler elf, who likes to do good things but also make a decent living. He also will be your typical womanizing carefree adventurer. He may not always be good at it, but he will try! He will also have little control over his libido and be too eager to do away with caution at times, which may get him into trouble.
You will see him grow his start-up company Adventurers Incorporated from a small firm operating on the Sword Coast (9-5 Weekdays, plus Saturdays 10-1) to a major multi-national corporation with branches everywhere from Nashkel to Saradush!
I am basing the roleplaying off of two things.
1. Heroes for Hire: this is a comic book from Marvel that stars Luke Cage (Power Man) and Iron Fist (aka Danny Rand), two C-List characters. They are superheroes... but also need to make some money. So they make business cards and start to sell their talents to the public, but only for causes that make them feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
I will make this the goal of Shandyr and his company of adventuring capitalists! In order to properly role-play this, I need to choose a party that fits in with his goals. Since I'm going for the whole rogue thing, I will also make it a thief and bard heavy party.
2. The ultimate swashbuckler: Jack of All Trades
The first scene of this video should tell you all you need to know about this "Scoundrel with a Heart"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmrUjX94I74
I am using two mods in particular:
1. Rogue Rebalancing: changes swashbuckler a bit, adding an "acrobatic dodge!" bonus to AC every five levels and using fighter thac0 with melee weapons while removing the damage bonuses
2. BG1 NPC Project: because it is the shizznit, yo. Romance will be in the air as well. It may get awkward.
I'll give a little preview of two characters I am definitely taking with me.
-Imoen will be a gnome (lol) wild mage/thief. She is a sure part of any party and fits in with the storyline. She likes shinny stuff but also has a good soul, and will serve as the conscience of the group.
-Kagain is the perfect mentor for my character... aside from the whole evil thing. He will be Shandyr's creepy old uncle version of Yoda. He's like the sensai of bringing home the bacon. We will look to him for guidance on how to become stinking rich.
These two characters are both shoe-ins for the first game. Other spots will be mostly filled with Rogues and bards, or anyone who loves adventure and doesn't mind making a gold or two. You can probably guess the rest, but I will roleplay it through as I go along. Some of you may know my favorite bard ever, and he might have brief stint in the party
I will begin sometime this weekend most likely, but I'll give you a preview of his character sheet:
I have never played a rogue. I know right? That is nuts.
I have also never done a playthrough journal on this forum, despite being an avid poster.
Well, I will change that, and you will be part of the adventure! In fact, I even took a poll for it: http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/31540/the-adventures-of-shandyr-but-wait-what-kind-of-rogue-should-i-be#latest
I decided to make a dashing rogue, and I also modeled him after homeboy @Shandyr because a. the name is awesome and b. Shandyr is even more awesome. He is a chaotic good swashbuckler elf, who likes to do good things but also make a decent living. He also will be your typical womanizing carefree adventurer. He may not always be good at it, but he will try! He will also have little control over his libido and be too eager to do away with caution at times, which may get him into trouble.
You will see him grow his start-up company Adventurers Incorporated from a small firm operating on the Sword Coast (9-5 Weekdays, plus Saturdays 10-1) to a major multi-national corporation with branches everywhere from Nashkel to Saradush!
I am basing the roleplaying off of two things.
1. Heroes for Hire: this is a comic book from Marvel that stars Luke Cage (Power Man) and Iron Fist (aka Danny Rand), two C-List characters. They are superheroes... but also need to make some money. So they make business cards and start to sell their talents to the public, but only for causes that make them feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
I will make this the goal of Shandyr and his company of adventuring capitalists! In order to properly role-play this, I need to choose a party that fits in with his goals. Since I'm going for the whole rogue thing, I will also make it a thief and bard heavy party.
2. The ultimate swashbuckler: Jack of All Trades
The first scene of this video should tell you all you need to know about this "Scoundrel with a Heart"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmrUjX94I74I am using two mods in particular:
1. Rogue Rebalancing: changes swashbuckler a bit, adding an "acrobatic dodge!" bonus to AC every five levels and using fighter thac0 with melee weapons while removing the damage bonuses
2. BG1 NPC Project: because it is the shizznit, yo. Romance will be in the air as well. It may get awkward.
I'll give a little preview of two characters I am definitely taking with me.
-Imoen will be a gnome (lol) wild mage/thief. She is a sure part of any party and fits in with the storyline. She likes shinny stuff but also has a good soul, and will serve as the conscience of the group.
-Kagain is the perfect mentor for my character... aside from the whole evil thing. He will be Shandyr's creepy old uncle version of Yoda. He's like the sensai of bringing home the bacon. We will look to him for guidance on how to become stinking rich.
These two characters are both shoe-ins for the first game. Other spots will be mostly filled with Rogues and bards, or anyone who loves adventure and doesn't mind making a gold or two. You can probably guess the rest, but I will roleplay it through as I go along. Some of you may know my favorite bard ever, and he might have brief stint in the party
I will begin sometime this weekend most likely, but I'll give you a preview of his character sheet:
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*swoons*
In this world of Baldur's Gate Shandyr likes to do odd jobs around Candlekeep. He has been bravely defending Reevor's storehouse from pests for years, and he has been "guarding Firebead's precious merchandise from bandits" (fetching scrolls) since he was 11 for petty change.
He has been saving up to start his own mercenary band. Imoen is convinced she will be a co-founder, but Shandyr was initially reluctant, but then he hit puberty and realized girls weren't so icky... and that having a female best friend makes for the best wingman!
He has a plan to one day come back and hire Hull to be his assistant in the mercenary group... but Hull hasn't been very reliable and Shandyr is having his doubts. Oh... and he has a MAJOR crush on Phlydia. Imoen likes to help him find excuses to talk to her, and sometimes he gets hired to find her missing books...
Imoen has been studying magic under Firebead during his visits to Candlekeep over the years. She pays the forgetful wizard back for his lessons by giving him books to read. Usually books that have "mysteriously disappeared" from the library. This drives the ever suspicious Tethtoril crazy, but the absent minded Elvenhair doesn't seem to notice. Winthrop approves.
Shandyr loves Gorion, who has been the best mentor he can ask for. Gorion likes to keep him safe and sometimes seems like he is stifling Shandyr's adventurous spirit, but Imoen and Shandyr both suspect that Gorion's past wasn't as vanilla straight and narrow as he makes it out to be.
Recently Gorion has been acting a little worried though. This makes Shandyr uncomfortable, but also excited. He has recently found out they have to go on a trip, and Imoen is dying to come along. I wonder where they will be going...
I don't click categories at all and just check every single discussion I get clicking DISCUSSIONS button next to ACTIVITY and BEST OF. For someone who's so often on the forum it's a more convenient way of reading, I think. On one single page you get all the available discussions.
This way you won't miss any new post.
Sorry about the delay with getting this underway. I am actually trying to wait for those wonderful gentlemen working on the BG1 NPC Project to finish fixing a couple bugs then I will start in earnest.
It is my first journaled playthrough and I want to do it right!