BGEE "Bantering" RP Playthrough (easy mode, minimal reload) - Our living BG1NPC
Itomon
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OBJECTIVE:
Starting outside of Candlekeep, CHARNAME and 3 fellow adventurers must survive against the odds and run the whole BGEE campaing in a multiplayer game (or whatever storyline the party finds out). All participating players must roleplay their characters, bantering with CHARNAME and each other (in a similar way joinable NPCs do).
RULES:
Easy mode. No pausing. No resting just for spells. No alignments that may crash gameplay (CE and LG in the same party, unless whole group decides to make it work). Minimal reload (detailed below)
PARTY:
4 players will be the core, respecting the follow:
MAGE (CHARNAME): wizard, sorcerer, or bard. CHARNAME is favored, because of "Find familiar" spell.
FIGHTER: fighter, ranger, paladin, barbarian. Melee and high AC (tank).
PRIEST: cleric, druid, ranger, paladin. High AC and healing (divine scrolls).
ROGUE: thief, bard, ranger, monk. Stealth and skill (scout, trap-dealer).
CHARACTERS:
- All characters must have exactly 80 as total score (u can reroll as many times as you want, but you cant use more or less than 80 points, considered after racial modification).
- Any multi/dual classe are allowed, as long one of those classes are in the proper role (PRIEST may be a Cleric/Fighter, the ROGUE can be a thief that dual to mage, etc.). Be careful not to let your party down, though (dual classing a thief may leave party without trap-dealer for dangerous time, in example)
- TRADE LEADER: CHAR with highest charisma score is responsible for dealing with trade (gold and such). The lowest charisma score will be the last in equipment/loot share priority.
- GROUP LEADER: CHAR with highest wisdom is responsible for leading the group, telling where to go and what to do.
- Although CHARNAME must be the MAGE, anyone/everyone may be the "main char" of BGEE (Gorion's pupil). Or you may build your own background (whomever the players want to roleplay). Just keep in mind that the party wont split up, so build arguments and rivalties with ease.
GAMEPLAY:
- easy game. since we are not resting at will, pausing for tactics, and minimal reloading, easy game fits perfectly on this multiplayer "challenge".
- no pausing. try to form tactics through IC chat, because you wont be able to carefully plan your fireball casting in the heat of the battle.
- no unnecesary rest. Party may only rest if at an inn or if over half of the party is exausted. And since its minimal load, rest outside at your own risk.
- minimal reload: if main character is killed and the game is loaded, he/she must conjure FIND FAMILIAR and then have its familiar killed. In other words, Loading will drain 1 point of constitution PERMANENTLY. (Alternatively, we may use the Donation to Temple if you dont want to lose Con, but since it's gold business, the TRADE LEADER must decide it for you (unless you are the TRADE LEADER, of course!)
- Players must log with their PCs names, helping identification on the Text Box; OOC speaking should be identified between *apostrophes* or (parentheses)
MORE INFO:
- Roleplaying your character is the main goal, but keep in mind that by doing so we want to achieve fun and enjoyment for the entire group. Be wise, IC and OOC. Specially about romance, drama and evil-related themes.
- If a player is missing, she or he will be removed from the party for that time. The player must reload previous character next game session, or the group will rejoin with him then to resume the adventure.
Starting outside of Candlekeep, CHARNAME and 3 fellow adventurers must survive against the odds and run the whole BGEE campaing in a multiplayer game (or whatever storyline the party finds out). All participating players must roleplay their characters, bantering with CHARNAME and each other (in a similar way joinable NPCs do).
RULES:
Easy mode. No pausing. No resting just for spells. No alignments that may crash gameplay (CE and LG in the same party, unless whole group decides to make it work). Minimal reload (detailed below)
PARTY:
4 players will be the core, respecting the follow:
MAGE (CHARNAME): wizard, sorcerer, or bard. CHARNAME is favored, because of "Find familiar" spell.
FIGHTER: fighter, ranger, paladin, barbarian. Melee and high AC (tank).
PRIEST: cleric, druid, ranger, paladin. High AC and healing (divine scrolls).
ROGUE: thief, bard, ranger, monk. Stealth and skill (scout, trap-dealer).
CHARACTERS:
- All characters must have exactly 80 as total score (u can reroll as many times as you want, but you cant use more or less than 80 points, considered after racial modification).
- Any multi/dual classe are allowed, as long one of those classes are in the proper role (PRIEST may be a Cleric/Fighter, the ROGUE can be a thief that dual to mage, etc.). Be careful not to let your party down, though (dual classing a thief may leave party without trap-dealer for dangerous time, in example)
- TRADE LEADER: CHAR with highest charisma score is responsible for dealing with trade (gold and such). The lowest charisma score will be the last in equipment/loot share priority.
- GROUP LEADER: CHAR with highest wisdom is responsible for leading the group, telling where to go and what to do.
- Although CHARNAME must be the MAGE, anyone/everyone may be the "main char" of BGEE (Gorion's pupil). Or you may build your own background (whomever the players want to roleplay). Just keep in mind that the party wont split up, so build arguments and rivalties with ease.
GAMEPLAY:
- easy game. since we are not resting at will, pausing for tactics, and minimal reloading, easy game fits perfectly on this multiplayer "challenge".
- no pausing. try to form tactics through IC chat, because you wont be able to carefully plan your fireball casting in the heat of the battle.
- no unnecesary rest. Party may only rest if at an inn or if over half of the party is exausted. And since its minimal load, rest outside at your own risk.
- minimal reload: if main character is killed and the game is loaded, he/she must conjure FIND FAMILIAR and then have its familiar killed. In other words, Loading will drain 1 point of constitution PERMANENTLY. (Alternatively, we may use the Donation to Temple if you dont want to lose Con, but since it's gold business, the TRADE LEADER must decide it for you (unless you are the TRADE LEADER, of course!)
- Players must log with their PCs names, helping identification on the Text Box; OOC speaking should be identified between *apostrophes* or (parentheses)
MORE INFO:
- Roleplaying your character is the main goal, but keep in mind that by doing so we want to achieve fun and enjoyment for the entire group. Be wise, IC and OOC. Specially about romance, drama and evil-related themes.
- If a player is missing, she or he will be removed from the party for that time. The player must reload previous character next game session, or the group will rejoin with him then to resume the adventure.
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Comments
I would think the party would tend to seek the safety of an inn in order to rest whenever it can.
Have you actually played such a game @Itomon?
How is multiplayer working with BG:EE these days?
I'd say Hamachi is easy to handle, almost "noob-friendly". We did some RP "in character", but we couldnt play without pausing because he was controlling more than 1 character (just 2 would be rough).
Im avaliable for all the testing and setup that may be needed. The only issue is about scheduling: I'm from Brazil (UCT-3) and i can only play after midnight (or after 3AM UCT-0)!
You can reach me at Skype (username: Itomon). Or we could check this thread: http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/19117/looking-for-other-players-who-have-hamachi#latest and join this guy at Hamachi.
Btw hamachi isnt rly needed anymore, cept for those like fox who cant setup their router/firewalls.
MP works almost flawlessly now apart from the matchmaking, that's still kinda buggy. If you can manage to start a game tho, you can almost be sure it wont go wrong (aside from anoyne with bad internet or whatnot).
I wont be avaliable for playing today (i got a RP event scheduled on WoW... ^^'), but I hope we can get in touch through skype and start making arrangements ASAP for this gaming.
Alas, we need +2 ppl to make it work properly, or maybe we can try playing with each player controlling 2 characters (but i strongly hope we can join as suggested in OP)
@littlefrog38 - prolly a Sorcerer, filling the MAGE role
@Liberelli
Me - (i'll pick last, so feel free to choose ur roles)
and my Friend "KiotoBoy" - who is willing to be the FIGHTER, if none object
This friend of mine is already in our Hamachi channel, "itomon-bgee" - and the password i'll send by Skype. It will be awesome!! ^^
He says he was born in the mystic forest of Duskwood, or Mistwood, or Everwood.. the name keeps changing, along with the description, direction and major details. He is proud to say that no man or dwarf will ever be able to lay his eyes on this legendary homeland, but also states that the place was really boring, and that leaving it was a great deal to him: now he can get all the fun there is in dwelling with travellers, adventures and challenges.
Redleaf shows no love for tradition, stability, or peace - his tales, whether he’s the protagonist or not, are full of fantasy and adventure and excitement, which seems to be the very goals he pursue for himself. Despite his lack of discipline, he bears gifted talents with arcane arts and archery, and his good-passionate-heart equals his annoying tendency to drink more than his elven endurance would find reasonable.
She bears scars of physical pain, and it is known that she lives in Candlekeep long before you can remember. Gorion and other monks treat her well and with care, but she often seeks solitude and shows little interest for social interaction. She is loyal, though, and fearsome - stronger than most men that you know, she helps the garrison of the Keep with skilled swordsplay, and sometimes hunts for food (but never for sports).
Gorion was one of a few that managed to get some of Vil’s attention, with the help of stories in the books. She seems unable to read books by herself, limited to simple words of the common languages, but she does not hide her growing interest in stories of adventures and glory. Her preferred tales bring stories of overcoming difficulties, epic battles, and glorious bravery.
I'll be filling the cleric role then, stats arent the best what with 80 points and all but it should fit my role pretty well. I also made a little bio to give it some flavour and actually give him a purpose for being in Candlekeep :P
- Redleaf, an elf seeking adventure, excitement and a booze
- Vil, an elf with scars and great STR, haunted by her own ghosts