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[kenada]

Please note that PCs without posted backgrounds will not be able to regain action points.

[kenada]

I updated the allowed materials list to include Primal Power. I also added a link to where the D&D characters saved. I’ll be adding the Scales of War campaign settings file later.

[kenada]

Now that we effectively are down to three players, I’m thinking that we might want to take on a few followers. Not everyone needs one, but having a few extra companion characters might be helpful.

[Measure Zero]

How about my Eladrin warlord guy?  Do you want to make him as a companion character or a full PC type thing?  Either way would be okay with me.

[kenada]

They’ll just be companion characters. I’ve already talked to Trever about doing one as well, so we should be fine with two. I don’t want them to suck up loot or otherwise steal the spotlight from PCs.

[kenada]

I’m doing companion characters based on information provided by Mike and Trever using the rules described in the DMG2.

One thing I will note is that their stats will not be ‘optimized’. I’m rolling them 2d6+6 in order. If the value of those scores does not add up to a standard point buy, I will boost their primary stat as needed. I plan on using variant of this stat generation method in any future games I run.

[kenada]

First stab at Balasar’s companion is up on my iDisk here in the D&D/Scales of War folder.

[kenada]

Mike, you said you didn’t really like playing the companion character. If you want, he can step back into the background. I don’t think Trever minded having his companion character around (especially since he was treated as a quasi-DM NPC), so we’ll have four regular characters in the party.

[Measure Zero]

It's not that I don't like playing it; it's fine.  If we are going to have companion characters I can certainly run one.  I just don't like the implementation of companion characters that is used in the DMG2 because it only simplifies the part of the character that was already pretty simple.

[kenada]

What other part do you mean? Roleplaying? I don’t think companion characters are intended to be roleplalyed. They exist in the background, kind of like cohorts in 3e.

[kenada]

I picked up the Player’s Handbook 3 and Martial Power 2 today. Kobold monks are totally awesome now. I’m a bit surprised that the assassin isn’t in there, but I guess it wasn’t ever really presented as being PHB3 preview content.