Post by Head Moderator on Dec 26, 2013 15:32:24 GMT -5
September 8, 2013
Update 2.35
Greetings, OH Members:
Our Update this week is VERY IMPORTANT TO SPELLCASTERS! Invocations are a new and exciting addition to our game. I hope that you give it a look and that many of you find use for them. We've also instituted not only a spells per day, but spells per adventure. Please abide by these new rules, and DM's you need to know them too.
We also have instituted a size category. Most races are Medium so nothing needs to be done, but if you play a Large, Small or Tiny race, be sure to check the changes. Every race has been marked with its size on the racials page.
Please remember - if you are a spellcaster in OH, you need to read the updates, tweaks and additions to magic below. There are some very important changes and tweaks that effect ALL magic casters.
Ophelia has earned the Ribbon of Song! Congratulations on your Bardic Achievement!
OUR IC NEWSLETTER: We haven't had an IC newsletter in months so I want to get one out for September. If you have anything you wish to add including articles, gossip, news, advertisements for your crafting, looking for a man - anything - just let me know before September 14th (Saturday). I got nothing this week so I've extended the deadline.
Don't forget, if you have crafting skills it's time for you to ask for your crafting points. Don't forget to tell (ashtonlocke) and let him know how you want your points divided between skills if you have multiples...i.e. "Alchemy 8CP, Artisan 2CP". If you have skills or items that give you more points, you need to claim that on your email.
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Question: If I wanted to try to use Diplomacy to get information that the team needs, how do I go about doing that?
Answer: Diplomacy is what we term a "tactic" in OH. Tactics are opposed checks. This means that you roll against the target, and whoever makes the higher roll is the winner. So you would let the DM know what you want to do, then roleplay this out, then you'd roll your d20 and add your CHARISMA. Then the DM rolls the target's d20 and they get to add Perception. This is because Perception is a blanket trait that would allow them to perceive that you are attempting to influence them in some way.
RECRUITING CONTEST
It's that time again, a "Back to School" Recruiting Contest! It is never a bad thing to try to bring in new players. They bring in new ideas, new twists and storylines and new blood to the game!
Indeed, there will be prizes, but as always, this is not for recruiting current player's new characters, this is for bringing in new PLAYERS to the game! And please bear in mind, recruiting players that do all the work of sending in an application only to never show their face again does nothing for our game, so for this contest I will not count a person as recruited for this contest until they attend their first QUEST run by an official DM! You will still get your 10XP per recruit though (not including your own new characters or current player's characters). If there is a tie (such as several people all recruit 1) I will roll dice to see who gets first, second and third place.
First Place - 20XP to Any Character, 10,000gp, 2 Reputation Points
Second Place - 15XP to Any Character, 5,000gp, 1 Reputation Point
Third Place - 10XP to Any Character, 3,000gp, .5 Reputation Point
You don't have to sit in a boring stuffy recruit hall to recruit! The best recruiting comes from just roleplaying in public, and having people wander in and ask questions. Open up some of our chats, and if you WANT you can open up a recruit chat!
Here's just a few places you could open in and around Navahla and the OH Inne:
Arts and Entertainment - Obsidian Heart Inne
Arts and Entertainment - OH Pincer Lake
Arts and Entertainment - OH Navahla Market
Arts and Entertainment - OH Amelia Park
Arts and Entertainment - OH Archgate Library
Arts and Entertainment - OH Knifedge Arena
We also have an incentive to new characters starting during this contest.
All new characters start at 35XP, and 3,000gp. This allows a new character to start at Topaz Adept (2d32), giving them 10 trait points, 5 Crystal skills, 3 Topaz skills and a Class & Profession.
WEEKLY QUESTS & ROLEPLAY NIGHTS
• Tuesday, September 10th at 9pm (est) -- DM: Pamela / tesarikone [Going after the Dragon!]
• Thursday, September 12th -- Activity/Event Night - Leader: Tim / scaleschange
• Saturday, September 14th at tba -- DM: tba [If you are a DM/pending DM and wish to take this spot, tell tesarikone]
• Sunday, September 15th at 6:30pm (est) --DM: Becca / ascendingaria
WORD OF THE WEEK
Don't forget the Word of the Week! It's easy 2XP you can earn once a week just within your normal roleplay! Check the message board. Learn it. Use it. Send it in.
UPDATES, PATCHES, CLARIFICATIONS
--1. CHANGE OF NAME: GHOST TOUCH to GHOST WARD
To better describe this defense enchantment, it is being called "Ghost Ward".
--2. NEW CRAFTING SKILL: DELUXE CRAFTING
Deluxe Crafting : You are able to make more finely crafted items, often referred to as "Lux" items. These Lux items have the "Ornate" improvement automatically on them, and it does not take up a point of enchantment/improvement. You can sell Lux items back to the Emporium for 1.5x what you would normally be allowed.
Ornate
Although most soldiers in the field care little for the decorative aspect of a weapon or suit of armor, many craftsmen come to pride themselves on the ability to make an item both utilitarian and beautiful. An ornate weapon or suit of armor brings with it a certain amount of prestige, especially since quality decoration is often a sign of great honor or station. Ornate weapons and armor grant the owner a +3 bonus on Diplomacy checks when wielded or worn in an appropriate setting.
.--3. INVOCATIONS ARE NEW
www.obsidianheartrpg.proboards.com/thread/1004/magic-invocations-enchantments
Magic casters can now wield an invocation like a combatant wields a weapon.
--4. SPELLS PER DAY / PER ADVENTURE
How many spells can I cast per day?
You have an overall number of spells you may cast in any given 24 hour period, and a limit to how many you can cast in one quest.
Crystal: 6 spells a day / 3 per quest
Topaz: 8 spells a day / 4 per quest
Amber: 10 spells a day / 5 per quest
Sapphire: 12 spells a day / 6 per quest
Emerald: 14 spells a day / 7 per quest
Ruby: 16 spells a day / 8 per quest
Obsidian: 20 spells a day / 10 per quest
--5. COMPLETE DETAILED RULES ON SELLING TO THE EMPORIUM
www.obsidianheartrpg.proboards.com/thread/114/selling-items-emporium-submissions-scale
--6. NEW SKILL
- Double Invocation: This allows a magic caster to use two invocations like a person would dual-wield two weapons.
--7. UPDATED SKILLS
Parry Spell : You are able to reflect a regged spell back onto the magic caster, once per combat.
Prerequisite: Arcane Class (Primary), Emerald Rank
COMBAT
Requiem: Your bardic music affects undead, even if they are immune or resistant to mind-altering effects. At Sapphire, you may choose a second type of enemy normally resistant to mind-altering effects, and at Ruby a third. You may choose from: Plants, Animals, Constructs, Oozes, or Vermin.
Prerequisite: Bard
(V)
--8. YOUR CHARACTER'S SIZE CATEGORY
Every race is marked as to what size they are. It is logical that a longsword for a human would be much bigger and do more damage than a longsword for a gnome. The majority of our races are "medium", so the damage listed below is for medium size. There are a few races that are bigger than medium, and smaller. In this case, use this chart:
BIG - +1 to your dmg roll. So, a 1d6 longsword will do 1d7. +500gp.
MEDIUM - Listed below.
SMALL - -1 to your dmg roll. So, a 1d6 longsword will do 1d5. -500gp.
TINY - -2 to your dmg roll. So, a 1d6 longsword will do 1d4. -1000gp.
---
All races are now marked with what size they are. If you are "Large" you take a -1 to your Defense DC, if you are Small or Tiny you gain "Small and Fast" (edited) for free, outside of your chosen racial skills.
Small and Fast : You are a small or tiny race and gain a boost to your Defense DC. Small size gains +1, Tiny size gains +2.
Prerequisite: Small or Tiny Race
Colossus Hunter has also been updated with the size categories in mind.
Extra Credit: Answer a question for 2XP. Remember, one per player. Tell me where you want the 2XP when you reply!
What trait do you add to an Athletics check?
Update 2.35
Greetings, OH Members:
Our Update this week is VERY IMPORTANT TO SPELLCASTERS! Invocations are a new and exciting addition to our game. I hope that you give it a look and that many of you find use for them. We've also instituted not only a spells per day, but spells per adventure. Please abide by these new rules, and DM's you need to know them too.
We also have instituted a size category. Most races are Medium so nothing needs to be done, but if you play a Large, Small or Tiny race, be sure to check the changes. Every race has been marked with its size on the racials page.
Please remember - if you are a spellcaster in OH, you need to read the updates, tweaks and additions to magic below. There are some very important changes and tweaks that effect ALL magic casters.
Ophelia has earned the Ribbon of Song! Congratulations on your Bardic Achievement!
OUR IC NEWSLETTER: We haven't had an IC newsletter in months so I want to get one out for September. If you have anything you wish to add including articles, gossip, news, advertisements for your crafting, looking for a man - anything - just let me know before September 14th (Saturday). I got nothing this week so I've extended the deadline.
Don't forget, if you have crafting skills it's time for you to ask for your crafting points. Don't forget to tell (ashtonlocke) and let him know how you want your points divided between skills if you have multiples...i.e. "Alchemy 8CP, Artisan 2CP". If you have skills or items that give you more points, you need to claim that on your email.
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Question: If I wanted to try to use Diplomacy to get information that the team needs, how do I go about doing that?
Answer: Diplomacy is what we term a "tactic" in OH. Tactics are opposed checks. This means that you roll against the target, and whoever makes the higher roll is the winner. So you would let the DM know what you want to do, then roleplay this out, then you'd roll your d20 and add your CHARISMA. Then the DM rolls the target's d20 and they get to add Perception. This is because Perception is a blanket trait that would allow them to perceive that you are attempting to influence them in some way.
RECRUITING CONTEST
It's that time again, a "Back to School" Recruiting Contest! It is never a bad thing to try to bring in new players. They bring in new ideas, new twists and storylines and new blood to the game!
Indeed, there will be prizes, but as always, this is not for recruiting current player's new characters, this is for bringing in new PLAYERS to the game! And please bear in mind, recruiting players that do all the work of sending in an application only to never show their face again does nothing for our game, so for this contest I will not count a person as recruited for this contest until they attend their first QUEST run by an official DM! You will still get your 10XP per recruit though (not including your own new characters or current player's characters). If there is a tie (such as several people all recruit 1) I will roll dice to see who gets first, second and third place.
First Place - 20XP to Any Character, 10,000gp, 2 Reputation Points
Second Place - 15XP to Any Character, 5,000gp, 1 Reputation Point
Third Place - 10XP to Any Character, 3,000gp, .5 Reputation Point
You don't have to sit in a boring stuffy recruit hall to recruit! The best recruiting comes from just roleplaying in public, and having people wander in and ask questions. Open up some of our chats, and if you WANT you can open up a recruit chat!
Here's just a few places you could open in and around Navahla and the OH Inne:
Arts and Entertainment - Obsidian Heart Inne
Arts and Entertainment - OH Pincer Lake
Arts and Entertainment - OH Navahla Market
Arts and Entertainment - OH Amelia Park
Arts and Entertainment - OH Archgate Library
Arts and Entertainment - OH Knifedge Arena
We also have an incentive to new characters starting during this contest.
All new characters start at 35XP, and 3,000gp. This allows a new character to start at Topaz Adept (2d32), giving them 10 trait points, 5 Crystal skills, 3 Topaz skills and a Class & Profession.
WEEKLY QUESTS & ROLEPLAY NIGHTS
• Tuesday, September 10th at 9pm (est) -- DM: Pamela / tesarikone [Going after the Dragon!]
• Thursday, September 12th -- Activity/Event Night - Leader: Tim / scaleschange
• Saturday, September 14th at tba -- DM: tba [If you are a DM/pending DM and wish to take this spot, tell tesarikone]
• Sunday, September 15th at 6:30pm (est) --DM: Becca / ascendingaria
WORD OF THE WEEK
Don't forget the Word of the Week! It's easy 2XP you can earn once a week just within your normal roleplay! Check the message board. Learn it. Use it. Send it in.
UPDATES, PATCHES, CLARIFICATIONS
--1. CHANGE OF NAME: GHOST TOUCH to GHOST WARD
To better describe this defense enchantment, it is being called "Ghost Ward".
--2. NEW CRAFTING SKILL: DELUXE CRAFTING
Deluxe Crafting : You are able to make more finely crafted items, often referred to as "Lux" items. These Lux items have the "Ornate" improvement automatically on them, and it does not take up a point of enchantment/improvement. You can sell Lux items back to the Emporium for 1.5x what you would normally be allowed.
Ornate
Although most soldiers in the field care little for the decorative aspect of a weapon or suit of armor, many craftsmen come to pride themselves on the ability to make an item both utilitarian and beautiful. An ornate weapon or suit of armor brings with it a certain amount of prestige, especially since quality decoration is often a sign of great honor or station. Ornate weapons and armor grant the owner a +3 bonus on Diplomacy checks when wielded or worn in an appropriate setting.
.--3. INVOCATIONS ARE NEW
www.obsidianheartrpg.proboards.com/thread/1004/magic-invocations-enchantments
Magic casters can now wield an invocation like a combatant wields a weapon.
--4. SPELLS PER DAY / PER ADVENTURE
How many spells can I cast per day?
You have an overall number of spells you may cast in any given 24 hour period, and a limit to how many you can cast in one quest.
Crystal: 6 spells a day / 3 per quest
Topaz: 8 spells a day / 4 per quest
Amber: 10 spells a day / 5 per quest
Sapphire: 12 spells a day / 6 per quest
Emerald: 14 spells a day / 7 per quest
Ruby: 16 spells a day / 8 per quest
Obsidian: 20 spells a day / 10 per quest
--5. COMPLETE DETAILED RULES ON SELLING TO THE EMPORIUM
www.obsidianheartrpg.proboards.com/thread/114/selling-items-emporium-submissions-scale
--6. NEW SKILL
- Double Invocation: This allows a magic caster to use two invocations like a person would dual-wield two weapons.
--7. UPDATED SKILLS
Parry Spell : You are able to reflect a regged spell back onto the magic caster, once per combat.
Prerequisite: Arcane Class (Primary), Emerald Rank
COMBAT
Requiem: Your bardic music affects undead, even if they are immune or resistant to mind-altering effects. At Sapphire, you may choose a second type of enemy normally resistant to mind-altering effects, and at Ruby a third. You may choose from: Plants, Animals, Constructs, Oozes, or Vermin.
Prerequisite: Bard
(V)
--8. YOUR CHARACTER'S SIZE CATEGORY
Every race is marked as to what size they are. It is logical that a longsword for a human would be much bigger and do more damage than a longsword for a gnome. The majority of our races are "medium", so the damage listed below is for medium size. There are a few races that are bigger than medium, and smaller. In this case, use this chart:
BIG - +1 to your dmg roll. So, a 1d6 longsword will do 1d7. +500gp.
MEDIUM - Listed below.
SMALL - -1 to your dmg roll. So, a 1d6 longsword will do 1d5. -500gp.
TINY - -2 to your dmg roll. So, a 1d6 longsword will do 1d4. -1000gp.
---
All races are now marked with what size they are. If you are "Large" you take a -1 to your Defense DC, if you are Small or Tiny you gain "Small and Fast" (edited) for free, outside of your chosen racial skills.
Small and Fast : You are a small or tiny race and gain a boost to your Defense DC. Small size gains +1, Tiny size gains +2.
Prerequisite: Small or Tiny Race
Colossus Hunter has also been updated with the size categories in mind.
Extra Credit: Answer a question for 2XP. Remember, one per player. Tell me where you want the 2XP when you reply!
What trait do you add to an Athletics check?