We're looking for a few more players for a 5e Talislanta game which is going to be played over Skype. Currently, we have three people (GM and 2 players). Thus far, we have a Dracartan Scout and a Yassan Technomancer in the group.
We are meeting weekly on Mondays at 9:00 CST.
Please either post here or PM me with any questions.
Sounds fun, wish I had played Talislanta. :)
Quote from: Werekoala;381627Sounds fun, wish I had played Talislanta. :)
Why not download the free PDFs and play it? Talislanta for free blows away Exalted for free one hundred fold.
Yeah, I glanced at the website linked in Dro's sig - which version? There re 5 of 'em! :)
Quote from: Werekoala;381643Yeah, I glanced at the website linked in Dro's sig - which version? There re 5 of 'em! :)
I think he said 5th ed. You can't really go wrong with any of them, though.
Darn it, I don't get home until 9:15PM CST or so from TKD.
Unless by 9 CST Drohem means they begin playing down under during early morning, us folks on the other side of the planet won't have much of a chance to join.
Yeah, the time thing can be a deal. So far, all three of us have different time zones (EST, CST, and MST).
@ Werekoala:
The 4th edition (big blue) is generally considered the best version. (Personally, my favorite is somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd editions).
Although, the Path System of the 5th edition is pretty cool too.
Quote from: Drohem;381773Yeah, the time thing can be a deal. So far, all three of us have different time zones (EST, CST, and MST).
You couldn't nudge it back a bit? :D
So I can use whatever version? That's wierd (but again, I know nothing of Talislanta) - is the core mechanic the same, and the editions just change some of the details?
Which would you suggest? I like Lifepath type generation, so maybe 5th?
Quote from: Werekoala;381820So I can use whatever version? That's wierd (but again, I know nothing of Talislanta) - is the core mechanic the same, and the editions just change some of the details?
Which would you suggest? I like Lifepath type generation, so maybe 5th?
Yes, all of Talislanta is free to the gaming community so you can download and use whichever edition you like. The major break in editions is between the 3rd and 4th editions. Prior to the 4th edition, character advancement could be done through purchasing an overall character level or individual bonuses to skills and abilities. 4th edition removes the class level concept and character advancement is done strictly through purchasing bonuses in skills.
I would start with the 4th edition, and then look at the 5th edition. The changes are minor, namely in magic, spells, and Life Path system.
Talislanta is the original 'D20 System' in that the core mechanic for all editions is based solely on a single d20 roll.
Quote from: Silverlion;381796You couldn't nudge it back a bit? :D
Would Tuesday or Wednesday work for you at that time?
Quote from: Drohem;381972Would Tuesday or Wednesday work for you at that time?
Tuesday would. Even if I visit friends (which I usually do.) I could likely get online.
Wednesday is another taekwondo night (6-9cst)
If you can move it--what character races would fit, in or out of the immediate region? What is the tone of the game you are aiming for? (Heroic, Scoundrels, villains, etc...?)
Oh wait, not using IRC, skype...Yeah likely I wouldn't visit my friends then--since I can't talk to them and the game at the same time.
Quote from: Silverlion;382000Tuesday would. Even if I visit friends (which I usually do.) I could likely get online.
Wednesday is another taekwondo night (6-9cst)
If you can move it--what character races would fit, in or out of the immediate region? What is the tone of the game you are aiming for? (Heroic, Scoundrels, villains, etc...?)
Oh wait, not using IRC, skype...Yeah likely I wouldn't visit my friends then--since I can't talk to them and the game at the same time.
Yeah, I think we will be able to move to Tuesday night if you can play.
Right now, I'm playing a Dracartan Scout and Erik is playing a Yassan Technomancer. So, it looks like a desert game. We're still in the beginning phase, so the tone is still open. I don't think that we're going to go for any serious villainy, but some grey moral ground might be cool. Both the Yassan and Dracartan are veterans of the Dracartan military. The Yassan was in a siege weapon unit, and my Dracartan was a Hussar and Scout before mustering out.
PM with an email address and I'll hook us all up through email.
Had fun last night, thanks for the invite. It was nice to "meet" Dro and Silverlion. We've got quite a motley crew of characters, in every sense of the phrase. I can see why the caravan master didn't have a problem with us wandering out into the desert for a few days... :)
I had a great deal of fun. I don't often get to play a character like Sulath. Not that I mind playing them, just a rare oppurtunity.
I think skype is almost as fun as face to face--the humor, jokes, and OOC silliness occurred but didn't truly slow the game down too much. (Compared to my face to face games.) Sure it does a little, but its a first game and everyone is finding their characters fee, it felt like a normal face to face game. Only with less snacks.
Thanks to you two for the fun. (Since I don't know if the GM or others post here :D)
Yeah, I had a blast too guys! :)
OK, we had our first real session last night. We have four players and characters in the game. The GM of the game is Dirk Cjelli.
The characters are:
- T'Sarma- Dracartan Scout (Drohem)
- Speak to Animal- Jaka Hunter (Werekoala)
- Tok- Yassan Technomancer (Thunderstep)
- Sulath- Sauran Shaman (Silverlion)
The game opens with all of the characters working together on a caravan traveling from Dracarta to the city-state of Hadj. T'Sarma and Tok are old friends who met when they served together in the Dracartan military. Both T'Sarma and Speaker with Animal were out and ahead of the caravan scouting when they spotted some Avirs circling in the distance. They rode in the direction of the circling avians when they spotted a lone figure on the walking on the dunes. They rode closer to investigate and they could see that it was Cymrilian man with a cloth wrapped around his head, wearing a longsword at his side, and was wounded with blood on his shirt. After coming to the conclusion that this wasn't some kind of trap, the two scouts rode up to the lone figure.
The Cymrilian man was grateful to see T'Sarma and Speak with Animal. After giving the man some water, he said that his name was Malahan. He was a windship Captain and his craft crashed landed about four days ago. The scouts return to the caravan with the wounded windship Captain. Once back at the caravan, the Sulath applied first aid to Malahan's wounds. Once T'Sarma told Tok that there was a crashed windship, he became very excited. The group questioned Malahan further and he revealed that when he and his First Officer, a Blue Aeriad, left the wreckage there were five other survivors. He also said that his First Officer fell to the Avirs that the scouts saw circling in the distance.
T'Sarma asked the caravan master if he could take a few men, some Aht-Ra, and water with him to rescue the survivors, if any are still alive by the time they reach the wreckage. The caravan master agreed as long as some kind of profit could be made from the situation. Speak with Animal, Tok, Sulath, and T'Sarma leave with Malahan for the wreckage site. Malahan is a skilled navigator, T'Sarma an experienced desert scout, and Speak with Animal an experienced tracker. Speak with Animal started following out Malahan's tracks. Close to nightfall, the group finds an area covered with blood. They find Malahan's First Officer's Dart-Thrower, but no corpse. The group moves away from the bloody scene and makes camp for the night.
Sulath took the first watch since he would be too sluggish at any other time. On his shift, he hears and sees something moving near their mounts. He wakes up T'Sarma just as a large creature jumps onto the back of one of the Aht-Ras. T'Sarma recognizes the creature as a large male Omnivrax. Both Sulath and T'Sarma yell in alarm as they grab their weapons and move to protect the mounts. The quick and adroit Speak with Animal was the first to attack the Omnivrax, but the creature dodged the incoming sword slash. It was not so lucky against Sulath's savage hacking attack with his massive War Axe. T'Sarma moved into and put his spear through the creature's eye and into it's small brain. The creature died instantly on T'Sarma's spear. The attacked Aht-Ra was killed in the attack. T'Sarma dragged the dead bodies out and far away from the group's campsite. The rest of the evening passed uneventfully.
As the group waited for Sulath to properly warm up in the morning, Tok went to work on creating a makeshift sled to carry Sulath between two Aht-Ras since he was too heavy to ride the creatures. As a skilled Technomancer, it was fairly easy for Tok to create it in the field with the few and precious supplies that they carried with them. The second day of travel passes uneventfully and the group finds another suitable campsite for the night. During the second watch, Speak with Animal notices a winged and seven-foot tall creature walking casually towards their campsite. He sneaks up to the creature and confronts it. The creature says he's a fellow traveler in the desert and came to their camp to talk. Speak with Animal yells a warning shout to the group, who all wake up to the alarm.
After the group decides that this strange humanoid creature isn't a threat, they invite him into their campsite. The creature says his name is T'Fel and he produces several dead Avirs as a gift and offering. As they start talking, T'Sarma asks T'Fel if he saw a windship wreckage back in the direction that he came walking into the camp. T'Fel said yes that he found the wreckage but that it was being held by half a dozen Rajans who shot at him. He agrees to take us back to the wreckage in the morning.
Yeah, I had a blast too guys! :)
OK, we had our first real session last night. We have four players and characters in the game. The GM of the game is Dirk Cjelli.
The characters are:
- T'Sarma- Dracartan Scout (Drohem)
- Speaker to Animal- Jaka Hunter (Werekoala)
- Tok- Yassan Technomancer (Thunderstep)
- Sulath- Sauran Shaman (Silverlion)
The game opens with all of the characters working together on a caravan traveling from Dracarta to the city-state of Hadj. T'Sarma and Tok are old friends who met when they served together in the Dracartan military. Both T'Sarma and Speaker with Animal were out and ahead of the caravan scouting when they spotted some Avirs circling in the distance. They rode in the direction of the circling avians when they spotted a lone figure on the walking on the dunes. They rode closer to investigate and they could see that it was Cymrilian man with a cloth wrapped around his head, wearing a longsword at his side, and was wounded with blood on his shirt. After coming to the conclusion that this wasn't some kind of trap, the two scouts rode up to the lone figure.
The Cymrilian man was grateful to see T'Sarma and Speak with Animal. After giving the man some water, he said that his name was Malahan. He was a windship Captain and his craft crashed landed about four days ago. The scouts return to the caravan with the wounded windship Captain. Once back at the caravan, the Sulath applied first aid to Malahan's wounds. Once T'Sarma told Tok that there was a crashed windship, he became very excited. The group questioned Malahan further and he revealed that when he and his First Officer, a Blue Aeriad, left the wreckage there were five other survivors. He also said that his First Officer fell to the Avirs that the scouts saw circling in the distance.
T'Sarma asked the caravan master if he could take a few men, some Aht-Ra, and water with him to rescue the survivors, if any are still alive by the time they reach the wreckage. The caravan master agreed as long as some kind of profit could be made from the situation. Speak with Animal, Tok, Sulath, and T'Sarma leave with Malahan for the wreckage site. Malahan is a skilled navigator, T'Sarma an experienced desert scout, and Speak with Animal an experienced tracker. Speak with Animal started following out Malahan's tracks. Close to nightfall, the group finds an area covered with blood. They find Malahan's First Officer's Dart-Thrower, but no corpse. The group moves away from the bloody scene and makes camp for the night.
Sulath took the first watch since he would be too sluggish at any other time. On his shift, he hears and sees something moving near their mounts. He wakes up T'Sarma just as a large creature jumps onto the back of one of the Aht-Ras. T'Sarma recognizes the creature as a large male Omnivrax. Both Sulath and T'Sarma yell in alarm as they grab their weapons and move to protect the mounts. The quick and adroit Speak with Animal was the first to attack the Omnivrax, but the creature dodged the incoming sword slash. It was not so lucky against Sulath's savage hacking attack with his massive War Axe. T'Sarma moved into and put his spear through the creature's eye and into it's small brain. The creature died instantly on T'Sarma's spear. The attacked Aht-Ra was killed in the attack. T'Sarma dragged the dead bodies out and far away from the group's campsite. The rest of the evening passed uneventfully.
As the group waited for Sulath to properly warm up in the morning, Tok went to work on creating a makeshift sled to carry Sulath between two Aht-Ras since he was too heavy to ride the creatures. As a skilled Technomancer, it was fairly easy for Tok to create it in the field with the few and precious supplies that they carried with them. The second day of travel passes uneventfully and the group finds another suitable campsite for the night. During the second watch, Speak with Animal notices a winged and seven-foot tall creature walking casually towards their campsite. He sneaks up to the creature and confronts it. The creature says he's a fellow traveler in the desert and came to their camp to talk. Speak with Animal yells a warning shout to the group, who all wake up to the alarm.
After the group decides that this strange humanoid creature isn't a threat, they invite him into their campsite. The creature says his name is T'Fel and he produces several dead Avirs as a gift and offering. As they start talking, T'Sarma asks T'Fel if he saw a windship wreckage back in the direction that he came walking into the camp. T'Fel said yes that he found the wreckage but that it was being held by half a dozen Rajans who shot at him. He agrees to take us back to the wreckage in the morning.