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#1
bakomusha
Oct 15, 2008 7:08:05 hello its been a while since the last time i posted on these forums as i have kinda been taking a break from table top gaming for a bit. now my FLGS is running the new LFR so i decided what better time then now to start back up again! how ever my problem is i know only bits an pieces of the FR lore and i plan on playing an orc fighter ( i earned the card at anime expo) who uses a pole arm.(not sure witch one yet) i have no idea how FR has changed since the time skip other then magic exploded, and helms dead or something. i normally wouldn't come here for help but my brains kinda blah right now any help would be great.
#2
leowulf
Oct 15, 2008 10:03:16 Depending on the setting, you could use something similar to the backstory for a DMPC I made for a campaign beginning in Loudwater. A Minotaur child escaped from slavery in the Underdark by way of the East Rift. He hid in a caravan until he got to Loudwater where he was discovered and - because he was actually pretty cute for a young monster, abandoned to the city watch rather than killed. He was adopted by the watch and is seen as a sort of mascot for the watch. He's been raised to uphold the law and defend the weak. When play starts, he is still young, but very large and strong, and skilled at arms (TWF Ranger 1, will multi into Fighter at Level 2, both for the Defender qualities and for RP purposes to represent finishing his training with the Watch).

Perhaps the "Adopted by the Good Guys" story would work for your Orc?
#3
lord_karsus
Oct 15, 2008 10:19:11 -Read the FRCG, to get a sense of how the designers have changed the setting, if possible.
#4
bakomusha
Oct 15, 2008 10:47:28 id like to but i have no gold to trade with, i doubt wizards would barter with anything i own
#5
lord_karsus
Oct 15, 2008 10:49:28 -In that case, check out the Forgotten Realms 4e Changes thread. It hasn't been updated in a while (since I got the books :embarrass), but it still has plenty of information that is valuable.
#6
bakomusha
Oct 15, 2008 11:10:25 wow thanks for the link! but any help would still be much appreciated!
#7
lord_karsus
Oct 15, 2008 11:16:01 -Okay:

Where is the Orc from?
What are his goals in life?
Who does he associate with?
#8
bakomusha
Oct 15, 2008 11:36:14 i am thinking he was raised in baldurs gate, seeing as how its now so huge! oh it just hit me as i am posting, hes questing to prove that he and other orcs can be good(i know its clichéd) he's races blood lust haunts him and he has both anger issues and guilt that springs forth from those issues.oh something else that just hit me!he was raised in an orphanage run by the church of ilmater ( my personal fave FR god) and the clerics/monks raised him with a deep sense of compassion that some would say makes him a bit naive, and hes also an extremely devote follower of ilmater cause of it. since its rpga i don't have any idea who the regulars are going to be playing at my FLGS, so i have yet to meet any one adventuring. so any more advice? i kinda answered my own question lol.
#9
leowulf
Oct 15, 2008 19:10:05 If he was raised by clerics and is very devout, maybe you could have him multiclass into Cleric. Seeing an Orc might make the townsfolk nervous, but seeing an Orc Cleric of a Good-guy god might make them intrigued instead, and when you lay down some healing on a sick kid, that'll give you lots of street cred with the crowd.
#10
bakomusha
Oct 15, 2008 21:14:10 was thinking that, and seeing as i see multiclassing in 4e as allot more useful, i might do that! thanks for the idea.
#11
kainhighwind
Oct 20, 2008 5:57:08 Orc cleric of Ilmater(props on Ilmater, my fave good-god)

well, no offense, but to quote Murderface: "They suck! I approve."

(great idea, wish I'd thought of that)
#12
rinonalyrna_fathomlin
Oct 20, 2008 12:59:18
If he was raised by clerics and is very devout, maybe you could have him multiclass into Cleric. Seeing an Orc might make the townsfolk nervous, but seeing an Orc Cleric of a Good-guy god might make them intrigued instead, and when you lay down some healing on a sick kid, that'll give you lots of street cred with the crowd.

I agree, maybe the orc PC has proven himself to the point where the people who have come to know him now trust him.
#13
rauric
Oct 20, 2008 13:42:23 On the game mechanics side look into makeing his str high and keep his wis up there as well. Check out how Opportunity attacks works now and work that into your PC through the feats that are availible. A high wisom means you OAs have a better chance of hitting and stopping the badguy from moving. Fighters are good at keeping the badguys near them and polearm fighters have a nice range to keep badguys even "close". Multiclassing as a cleric would be useful for the group and works into your background. Many cleric powers are str based. If you do raise your wisom might as well take the Perception skill through a feat at some point also.
#14
bakomusha
Oct 21, 2008 10:58:28 now what pole arm should i use, as a fighter cleric of ilmater? thats more of a game mechanics question but for the life of me i have no idea witch one to choose! also im having a hard time coming up with a reason hes not a paladin ( friend brought that up) instead.
#15
lord_karsus
Oct 21, 2008 11:29:18 -A spear is a very traditional Orc weapon.
#16
bakomusha
Oct 21, 2008 11:52:30 cool, ok thats settled. looks like i can handle it from here, i got my "spark" back but if anyone has more thoughts on the matter id be more then happy to listen.
#17
kainhighwind
Oct 22, 2008 5:03:37 I'm a fan of the Glaive, since it counts as both a polearm AND a heavy blade. As for the cleric/paladin thing, IIRC, clerics have to train, and paladins were "tapped" by their god to become a paladin. No calling, no paladin-hood
#18
lord_karsus
Oct 22, 2008 10:39:32
I'm a fan of the Glaive, since it counts as both a polearm AND a heavy blade. As for the cleric/paladin thing, IIRC, clerics have to train, and paladins were "tapped" by their god to become a paladin. No calling, no paladin-hood

-Meh, ignore that. Clerics and Paladins, both have to realize their calling, and both have to learn their "trade" from somewhere.
#19
rauric
Oct 22, 2008 16:08:22 Actually I think both can have training and neither can have training. Look at Cale, he had no formal clerical training and he did okay.
#20
lord_karsus
Oct 22, 2008 21:14:34
Actually I think both can have training and neither can have training. Look at Cale, he had no formal clerical training and he did okay.

-With a Cleric, I think that makes sense. With a Paladin, though, it doesn't. With Clerics, sure, a deity invests his/her/its power in you, and you start performing miracles without having formal training, or being involved in a Church. With a Paladin, though...Well, part of being a Paladin is being "knight-like", if that makes sense. A Paladin is different from a Fighter who worships and has a special relationship with X deity. Part of the Paladin is the formal training in the convent/monetary/temple that his/her order is from, and his/her order itself.
#21
kainhighwind
Oct 23, 2008 7:24:35 I was going off of whtat was put in the 3.5 PH. I can't recall what was said in 4e

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 bakomusha Oct 15, 2008 7:08:05	hello its been a while since the last time i posted on these forums as i have kinda been taking a break from table top gaming for a bit. now my FLGS is running the new LFR so i decided what better time then now to start back up again! how ever my problem is i know only bits an pieces of the FR lore and i plan on playing an orc fighter ( i earned the card at anime expo) who uses a pole arm.(not sure witch one yet) i have no idea how FR has changed since the time skip other then magic exploded, and helms dead or something. i normally wouldn't come here for help but my brains kinda blah right now any help would be great.
#2 leowulf Oct 15, 2008 10:03:16	Depending on the setting, you could use something similar to the backstory for a DMPC I made for a campaign beginning in Loudwater. A Minotaur child escaped from slavery in the Underdark by way of the East Rift. He hid in a caravan until he got to Loudwater where he was discovered and - because he was actually pretty cute for a young monster, abandoned to the city watch rather than killed. He was adopted by the watch and is seen as a sort of mascot for the watch. He's been raised to uphold the law and defend the weak. When play starts, he is still young, but very large and strong, and skilled at arms (TWF Ranger 1, will multi into Fighter at Level 2, both for the Defender qualities and for RP purposes to represent finishing his training with the Watch). Perhaps the "Adopted by the Good Guys" story would work for your Orc?
#3 lord_karsus Oct 15, 2008 10:19:11	-Read the FRCG, to get a sense of how the designers have changed the setting, if possible.
#4 bakomusha Oct 15, 2008 10:47:28	id like to but i have no gold to trade with, i doubt wizards would barter with anything i own
#5 lord_karsus Oct 15, 2008 10:49:28	-In that case, check out the Forgotten Realms 4e Changes thread. It hasn't been updated in a while (since I got the books :embarrass), but it still has plenty of information that is valuable.
#6 bakomusha Oct 15, 2008 11:10:25	wow thanks for the link! but any help would still be much appreciated!
#7 lord_karsus Oct 15, 2008 11:16:01	-Okay: Where is the Orc from? What are his goals in life? Who does he associate with?
#8 bakomusha Oct 15, 2008 11:36:14	i am thinking he was raised in baldurs gate, seeing as how its now so huge! oh it just hit me as i am posting, hes questing to prove that he and other orcs can be good(i know its clichéd) he's races blood lust haunts him and he has both anger issues and guilt that springs forth from those issues.oh something else that just hit me!he was raised in an orphanage run by the church of ilmater ( my personal fave FR god) and the clerics/monks raised him with a deep sense of compassion that some would say makes him a bit naive, and hes also an extremely devote follower of ilmater cause of it. since its rpga i don't have any idea who the regulars are going to be playing at my FLGS, so i have yet to meet any one adventuring. so any more advice? i kinda answered my own question lol.
#9 leowulf Oct 15, 2008 19:10:05	If he was raised by clerics and is very devout, maybe you could have him multiclass into Cleric. Seeing an Orc might make the townsfolk nervous, but seeing an Orc Cleric of a Good-guy god might make them intrigued instead, and when you lay down some healing on a sick kid, that'll give you lots of street cred with the crowd.
#10 bakomusha Oct 15, 2008 21:14:10	was thinking that, and seeing as i see multiclassing in 4e as allot more useful, i might do that! thanks for the idea.
#11 kainhighwind Oct 20, 2008 5:57:08	Orc cleric of Ilmater(props on Ilmater, my fave good-god) well, no offense, but to quote Murderface: "They suck! I approve." (great idea, wish I'd thought of that)
#12 rinonalyrna_fathomlin Oct 20, 2008 12:59:18	If he was raised by clerics and is very devout, maybe you could have him multiclass into Cleric. Seeing an Orc might make the townsfolk nervous, but seeing an Orc Cleric of a Good-guy god might make them intrigued instead, and when you lay down some healing on a sick kid, that'll give you lots of street cred with the crowd. I agree, maybe the orc PC has proven himself to the point where the people who have come to know him now trust him.
#13 rauric Oct 20, 2008 13:42:23	On the game mechanics side look into makeing his str high and keep his wis up there as well. Check out how Opportunity attacks works now and work that into your PC through the feats that are availible. A high wisom means you OAs have a better chance of hitting and stopping the badguy from moving. Fighters are good at keeping the badguys near them and polearm fighters have a nice range to keep badguys even "close". Multiclassing as a cleric would be useful for the group and works into your background. Many cleric powers are str based. If you do raise your wisom might as well take the Perception skill through a feat at some point also.
#14 bakomusha Oct 21, 2008 10:58:28	now what pole arm should i use, as a fighter cleric of ilmater? thats more of a game mechanics question but for the life of me i have no idea witch one to choose! also im having a hard time coming up with a reason hes not a paladin ( friend brought that up) instead.
#15 lord_karsus Oct 21, 2008 11:29:18	-A spear is a very traditional Orc weapon.
#16 bakomusha Oct 21, 2008 11:52:30	cool, ok thats settled. looks like i can handle it from here, i got my "spark" back but if anyone has more thoughts on the matter id be more then happy to listen.
#17 kainhighwind Oct 22, 2008 5:03:37	I'm a fan of the Glaive, since it counts as both a polearm AND a heavy blade. As for the cleric/paladin thing, IIRC, clerics have to train, and paladins were "tapped" by their god to become a paladin. No calling, no paladin-hood
#18 lord_karsus Oct 22, 2008 10:39:32	I'm a fan of the Glaive, since it counts as both a polearm AND a heavy blade. As for the cleric/paladin thing, IIRC, clerics have to train, and paladins were "tapped" by their god to become a paladin. No calling, no paladin-hood -Meh, ignore that. Clerics and Paladins, both have to realize their calling, and both have to learn their "trade" from somewhere.
#19 rauric Oct 22, 2008 16:08:22	Actually I think both can have training and neither can have training. Look at Cale, he had no formal clerical training and he did okay.
#20 lord_karsus Oct 22, 2008 21:14:34	Actually I think both can have training and neither can have training. Look at Cale, he had no formal clerical training and he did okay. -With a Cleric, I think that makes sense. With a Paladin, though, it doesn't. With Clerics, sure, a deity invests his/her/its power in you, and you start performing miracles without having formal training, or being involved in a Church. With a Paladin, though...Well, part of being a Paladin is being "knight-like", if that makes sense. A Paladin is different from a Fighter who worships and has a special relationship with X deity. Part of the Paladin is the formal training in the convent/monetary/temple that his/her order is from, and his/her order itself.
#21 kainhighwind Oct 23, 2008 7:24:35	I was going off of whtat was put in the 3.5 PH. I can't recall what was said in 4e