I am not saying that.  I  am  saying I need to consult the DM to see if the normal class is going to work as expected.

Oh, I think there is an extra Freeform element to this game that will make it not matter too much. Just my impressions though.

I am still updating my journal
Creatures and Locations

Cool!  Looking forward that hopefully a library can fill most of my knowledge gaps, including the Greek gods pantheon

Bottle:

Carved from obsidian, hewed and halled by dwarves, the bottle works like a way to transport dangerous and potentially toxic fluids, hefting it takes considerable strength and can be charged up at a power nexus. In Cauldron, the central lake was considered a power nexus and your reasons for leaving it behind can be chocked up to power seeping from the divine realms into the ranger's scimitar +1. Jack successfully hides the bottle from him but for some reason the sword seems to temporarily, as though through illusion, vacillate in and out of the visible world. Maybe it's a planar juncture, and they occur when important adventurers spread their seed, as it were, with horses (specifically chargers) huddled against the cold and breath recalling lich's frost from your last encounter. The scimitar has a companion on his other side, but much to the strain of your supernatural eyes, the dusk masks the other blade, suggesting it could be important. At the mention of the Tithe and a beer, the glowing fists of the other rangers suggest they have levels in monk, which is especially potent, seeing as creatures of cold (it is pretty cold here on the lake, see: Chicago) are vulnerable to the holy fire of monks, but also that weapons are hard to come by. So if yours get broken, you can always blame rending on those rogue elves who betrayed their kind.

The grey-eyed attendant at the gate taps his foot impatiently, suggesting boredom. His aloofness also suggests that he is not paying enough attention, or he would have seen the monk's fist dropping a few coins in the cart ritualistically. They rattle around, maybe causing the guard to look the other way from the scimitar. The rapier you have in the cart alongside the other items must be some kind of magic trick by either the monks or the Ferryman, and inspected by the timid guard, they glow red, drawing your eyes from it to the central brazier of the plaza. Ambient town noise reaches your ears, and the grunts of approval from the rangers (now multiclassed with monks, two of the three) means the beer will be highly savoured. The drawbridge is dropped behind you and the one hundred thousand-worth coin that glows the brightest, Icarus, Brett, and Katherine, light the town's central brazier which reserves a charge for you to summon a fire elemental if needed, Summon Monster IV, CL 13. The fire is passably warm, and several itinerants in the village come to warm their hands, looking severe and drawn.

"We are the Striders of Farlaghn, Highwall branch (are they the same as before?) and seek to protect this town against the shadow. If we can successfully hide," and they say this muffling their voices severely, "then we can spring upon them in this holy place." He eyes a cleric who warms his hands and drops holy water on the fire. "Supposedly that stuff is from the lake of Cauldron, Olympos that it is. And we normally don't recommend beer but this variety only warms you up, doesn't get you drunk. It might even be the cleric who made it. "Eh, sir?" He casts a glance at the cleric who smiles wanly.

Quote posted the DM; the post above into the game thread....

What is a power nexus? Is it common knowledge, or was the info implanted in my brain when I was transported here?

I  have been assuming it is something obvious like  a crystal with lighting bolts coming out of it, or a big humming hot box with massive cables, or a Stonehenge, or a huge ferris wheel in the center of the flat area......

There is very limited info in my journal under the  original mission details.

Who are Icarus, Brett and Katherine?


What shadow are they talking about?


Is it okay to admit to them that I have no idea what they are talking about?

Not sure who the three names, part of the pantheon or heralds/messengers of the gods?


I was saving the I am clueless newcomer Convo for the future tavern/library/pround, rather than the guard station....

Assuming I will get more info from the pround and library.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:35, Thu 09 May.

Just moving us forward if possible.....

Will post in the next few days, have had a full plate.

Cool beans....

Will post tomorrow. In the meantime, any questions or concerns?

You mean in character or OOC?

If in character I assume we will get some good information soon at the library and or the bar....
I think my questions are laid out fairly well in my journal and other people have chimed in with questions...

Power nexuses are kind of like cell towers, they are dying and decaying metallic installations (and steel is pretty rare, most weapons are corrugated iron) somewhat resembling watchtowers. They look like claws planted in the earth and radiate with blue light.

Icarus, Brett, and Katherine are the rangers and monks, you believe they are somewhat green but still wielding and hefting a certain clout and power. They are the Striders of Farlaghn, whose dealings might become more clear over a beer. They seem good-intentioned but you might wanted to remain guarded lest the shadow trick you. The shadow is the military arm of the dark god Izrador whose aims are somewhat ambiguous and he may at some point become your friend depending on how corrupt the party ends up being, but with a lack of true good and evil, as I said, sometimes the bad guys are supposed to win.

Mongo's weapons are steel, silver and Cold Iron. Will this be a problem?

Mongo...I do not think so, my weapons are metal and my shirt is mitheral no one has said anything.



Power Nexus- added to my journal

as is this:
"Striders of Farlaghn
A new good intentioned organization: Some power
Location: Highwall and ?
Known members: Icarus, Brett, and Katherine: Ranger and monks
They may be infiltrated by "The shadow" (military arm of the dark god Izrador)"
This message was last edited by the player at 19:17, Sat 18 May.

My character spins enchanted silk and has 7 natural melee attacks. Should be alright to have some specific weapons good against specific creatures. Race DOES eat up all my initial levels though.

I am hoping to level at some point, though PBP (play by post) does tend to take a good while.

In reply to Aranea (msg # 252):

Must be one hell of a lot of advantages to be worth +6 LA

Only ones I found that high were
Ogre Mage
Rakshasa

Yeah, I pulled from savage species to turn the species into a class that completes the monster so she isn’t even an adult by their standards because it had to be broken down to smaller pieces. She owes another level or two to grow into the full measure of her species. Then she can start growing beyond them.

She can’t change form as much, doesn’t have quite the magic, can’t web as often and has a few stat points left to gain.

No worries, hopefully we keep moving forward.

Is my journal a useful tool or is it just getting too cluttered?

It might make sense for anything journal worthy to be posted here first and then I can edit it into only having my "entries" rather than other commentary, if that makes sense.

Locations
Creatures
Deities
Organizations
Definitions


Blocks of Information

If it is kept to mostly bullet points, that will help keep organized and the least amount of text on a subject while still defining/describing them adequately will allow new folks to benefit from what we have discovered- or let the DM correct things.

Going to try and keep things organized and clean to the best of my ability....