In Xcrawl, the players are superstar athletes taking their chances in a live-on-pay-per-view death sport. It?s a modern-day world with a fantasy twist, and the game is simple: the Dungeon Judge, or DJ, creates an artificial dungeon under controlled ? but lethal ? conditions. He designs the maze, and stocks it with monsters, secret doors, magical traps, treasure and prizes. The players must go through the dungeon and fulfill whatever conditions the DJ puts forth in order to win.
Xcrawl is a sport and the challenges are created, but the danger is no less real. If you die, you die. There are no second chances. Citizens of the North American Empire tune in every week to watch their favorite celebrities get eaten, paralyzed, turned to stone, and ripped apart. The nation?s hunger for blood and mayhem grows with every contest. How will you fare?
Any hard and fast no-nos on your mind currently? Starting level, general ideas?Anything that would get you a ban on IRC is obviously out. Acceptable violence/lewdness level will need to be worked out when a full group is assembled.
How non-serious is this going to be? Or in Paranoia terms: Zap, Classic, or Straight?If we're pure episodic? Zap/Classic. If we have an actual campaign? Classic/Straight. There will always be some hilarity, but I can't go totally wacky. Not really my system.
I like the thought of us doing 'episodes' with a larger metaplot behind it all, but that's me.
I'm a little confused about the setting though, since it seems modern. Is it part of the rules that we're only allowed to use medieval equipment in the dungeons or is the whole world using stuff like that?Yeah. Since its a game show you're limited to medieval weapons. There is a debate about allowing archaic firearms in, but they don't want you using a 45 to just gun down all the gnolls in a room, and they definitely don't want you using C4 on their golems. Outside the XCrawl arena of course guns and other modern weapons are available, though finding magical versions outside a noble's villa or the SWAT armory would be difficult.
Alright, how do contestants go about getting their skills? Are there training schools that give experience in XCrawl conditions or something or do they just toss unlucky level 1 chumps in the pit and see who advances? Mostly asking so I can work out some character concepts.XCrawl has four divisions. Rank 3 and up are lethal, but rank 4 (college ranks, amateurs, and gimmick Crawls) are non lethal. There are gyms and trainers all over the country happy to teach people the ways of Xcrawl. In addition there's the underground Xcrawl circuit, where the mafia rules and anything goes.
Will characters be proficient with modern weapons if they manage to get their hands on them?Guns yes. Tanks no. Similarly, your character will not need to take "Driving" as a skill, unless they're a street racer on the side.
I don't have my Xcrawl book anymore, but I believe the idea came from LARPers, and the first actual crawlers recruited were athletes. Low-level equipment tends to be baseball bats, sports pads, etc. At higher levels you're wearing kevlar/ceramic armor and carrying compound bows, iPads, titanium alloy swords, all emblazoned like a Nascar.I admit to not working entirely (or even closely) off the book here. But yes, initial weaponry and armor tends to be modernish, excepting of course specialized stuff. However most equipment over the course of the game tends to be earned in XCrawl rather then bought (and all equipment needs to be XCrawl approved).
I'll be interested if anyone would be willing to fill me in on the basics
I'll be interested if anyone would be willing to fill me in on the basicsHere's the outline for creating a character. (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/basics-ability-scores/character-creation) Go ahead and have fun, and just ask if something is confusing you.
Well I have no idea how the DnD system works so... :V
A no magic at all party would be best, because then we'd actually have to solve puzzles and shitsPuzzle hack spells are the usual banned spell list, and similarly there will be no prismatic bullshit from my side. Again, feel free to chat about what should and shouldn't be in a XCrawl environment, on either side.
I admit the second option has quite a bit of Kaiji-esque appeal.
Also, scratch the archer, since I realized I'd be doing literally nothing but full attack. I'm going to play a melee character of some sort instead to make sure Purvis can get his flanks.
Iced: A good strategy is to take one or two more players than you actually want, because it is inevitable that someone will drop.I'm utterly certain I can't handle more then six players, and I feel somewhat hesitant about six so I figured I'd stay safe to start. I also was reminded that I have a favor owed that might eat a space. Fortunately if things do go south the episodic nature of the game allows easy replacement since, you're going to be in a city, not 6 levels underground on the "evil fungi" level.
...chat with the monsters...
Should probably decide as a team whether we're faces or heels.
Brock Ohmama
Tempted to blow all my GP on stupid shit.
Here's my build, feel free to critique it. http://pastebin.com/CsPPZtgRGrandstanding is a separate perform skill yeah. And I think you're crazy for not taking the best skill in the game, but it's not required.
I didn't take UMD, but if you think it'll be important I can switch something out.
I'm assuming Grandstanding is a separate skill, but maybe it isn't?
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Alright, I'm fleshing out an intro adventure and notes. Now to set up session 0. This is gonna mostly be putting stuff together and getting the setting all tied out.
Currently, given time zones, I'm thinking 6:15 PST Saturday or 9:15 EST. Tell me if this is too early west coast or too late east coast.
This is PDT 6:15 PM, right?Whichever actually exists at this time of the year.
Works fine for me.
PX - we're starting at level 4, not 5.
"AS THE SONGS OF YORE SAID, I HAVE THIS PIECE OF ADVICE FOR YOU: JUST WORK THAT BODY, WORK THAT BODY, MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HURT NOBODY. BESIDES THAT TALL FELLOW."
We also got a year's supply of silver polish. None of us has a silver weapon yet, do we?Nope!
Oh yeah. I'll be here the 23, but not the 30. Anime convention in Vancouver (although I doubt they'll have anything like THAT there)
Does anyone have a recap of the last episode which I missed?
I'd like to steal those bracers and daggers. I need AC badly.
total: 382k, scroll of baleful polymorph, and assorted gearJesus, literally a million dollars and change. Or, 76400 GP each. How much does that neighborhood cost?
I claimed the broach when it first dropped.
I'll trade you for the amulet of natural armor, though~
Picture! (http://i.imgur.com/OTDLnSC.jpg)
This is our town, scrubs.(ง ?̀_?́)ง Yeah, beat it! (ง ?̀_?́)ง
None of the factions intersect with our Fey friends, do they?Not really.
how rare are PC classes? Do they congregate or spread out? What's more common, a standard education (bard college, wizard school) or individual apprenticeships?Staggeringly common but usually low level. Spread out. They teach you this stuff in college. Remember there are college level XCrawl events.
Are the kobolds scaly or furry? Do they have big round snouts?Scales to make Purvis mad. Snouts are yes.
How exactly would Brock get into political office? Are there elections?There are elections, consisting of people voting for the noble who either gave them the most free stuff, or who they're most afraid will throw them to the wolves if not elected.
What would Maya think about this idea: renovate B apartments and raise rates, demolish D apartments and build high-rise public housing, demolish C apartments and build park.You don't have zoning rights for anything past three stories. LA hates tall buildings.
Brock would be happy to stand for public office but he would want people to do research and digging around. Find out all about Joseph McCarthy, and the current district councilman, and possible opponents.Getting deep info on a Senator is, as you might imagine in difficult. James Mc Carthy is closely aligned with Emperor Reagan, but occasionally strays from the imperial party line, especially when he can target an adviser or clergyman directly. He's big on public works projects and the imperial legion, but avoids fear mongering over slave rebellions.
I assume the Empire does not have a two-party system, but more of a Pokemon gym badge system where you collect sponsorships and endorsements before and while you run. Brock is confident of the Vestal sponsorship, and his fans of course, but that is probably not enough.
You have not seen Dot in a few weeks, and she isn't answering her phone. When you go down to her bunker to check on her, you find this note on her door:
(http://i.imgur.com/YenwMnH.png)
You have two tentacles now? As you more symmetrical?
Still only one horn.
What did the assassins have to say?After Brock slammed a fascinate -> suggestion onto them, they claimed to have been hired by the local congressman to kill Brock. However their info is based on research the brains of the outfit did and he's a little digested, so it's not a clear cut case. Guy's in hot water though.
Surface area to get our feet on the ground sounds like the most likely start. I want to clear out the larva farm myself, though clearing out the oubliette and capturing that could work too. Mostly oriented towards territory claiming instead of just exploration.
We encountered our favorite young black dragon again, who asked us to hunt down a murderer and retrieve a ring. The murderer turned out to be a drow with a strong poison which took out most of Maya's strength. We had to chase him through most of the oubliette before he died.Pfft, you haven't even seen half of his maze, much less the oubliette.
Which reminds me: what does Gonzo spend his non-WBL money on? I'd guess charity but Dot follows the same religion and didn't seem to do all that much.
Wand of comprehend languages
glitterdust scroll
yugoloth bank account
37 soul coins
Deed to the larva farm
Magic power strip
games and stuff from the night hag's tent
sparking rod of pain (1d4 subdual on hit)
2 enlarge person shrooms
wand of ilw
wand of magic missile (CL3, 31 charges)
Are the alien alloys and elerium just a joke, or is someone actually doing research on alien tech?They are a joke and also in your loot stores.
if we play on a sunday we need to start earlier. remember, I'm 3 hours ahead of you and I need to leave for work at 5:30 AM.Right. Looks like most people are for 3 or 4, so we'll hash it out at next game on irc
My sister has put down a very important question: When are Dot and her Ladyfriend (I can't remember which one it was, other than Not-Exes) going to adopt a cat?