The Campaign Builder's Guild

If we did it on Friday, it would probably start around 8-9 pm PST.  Saturday/Sunday has more possibilities but it is also more uncertain, as a lot of random things could come up.

With that timing then Sat/Sun are probably better days for me, but once again, my schedule is so much in flux that you should set a date for the other people and If I can make it-then I will.

Any news on the upcoming event??

Sure why not.  Let's go for 9:00 pm PST on Friday, as in this coming friday.

[spoiler=Game Info and Characters]
This will be a statless mini-adventure of ruins exploration.  Our protagonists have been hired by an Umbril antiquities dealer, Areth-Ven, to accompany it on a quest for an ancient ruin complex (which Areth-Ven has promised is full of fantastic treasure).

I am providing a list of possible PCs for you, but if you have another character idea you can propose that.  Catch me on IRC sometime and tell me what you'd like, or how you'd like to change an existing character.  The only requirement is that one of you must play Areth-Ven itself (I don't care who '" but I'm not going to play a DM PC!).

Additionally, these are only very brief character blurbs, and I have no problem with them being embellished or altered as you see fit.  They're just here for your convenience.

[ic=Sample Character List]Areth-Ven Ilfan (Umbril)
A merchant of exotic wares hailing from the port city of Inembran.  Areth-Ven is a clever businessman and dabbling historian, but knows little of combat, jungle survival, or other 'hands-on' fields.  Areth-Ven is reasonably well-known among a certain circle of Netai merchants and information brokers who have an interest in the kind of rare goods he trades exclusively in.  A portion of this is probably stolen or otherwise ill-gotten property, but Areth-Ven does not consider itself a thief or a fence '" just a middleman for uncommon goods and antiquities who asks very few questions.  Areth-Ven carries the group's only lodestone.

Fens-Ul Thalun (Umbril)
A ballooner and veteran of the Netai Wars from Var Umber.  Fens-Ul captained a smokeship during the last war, and has plenty of experience in navigation, flying, and crossbow-shooting.  Fens-Ul is confident and cool under pressure, but a bit abrasive, with a military manner not suited for polite company '" especially the company of many of its fellow Umbril, for whom the military is not a very prestigious profession.  It has long since abandoned the idea of gaining approval from Evne society at large, preferring the company of the aliens it served with.

Uszkal Tzulan (Ussik Female)
One of the Ussik mercenaries of the Netai Wars, a highly respected (and feared) group of foreign warriors who fought on the side of the Confederation.  Originally from distant White Lotus, she's been out of a job since the peace began less than a year ago.  Uszkal is a fierce and skilled swordsman with a keen eye (and a fondness for painting that she doesn't talk about much), but is frequently impatient with the customs and society of this new land and its strange inhabitants, which she has not adapted to quickly.

Nialeng (Iskite Male)
A traveling academic and amateur explorer from Scalemount.  Nialeng knows a bit about antique Iskite languages, which is why Areth-Ven chose to have him along.  He has a stern and meticulous manner, perhaps even an arrogant one, though his time among aliens has cured him of some of the xenophobia that his fellows back in the homeland have.  He is conscious of the deep resentment his local kindred have for the Netai Umbril and their Confederation, but believes it best to maintain a scholarly detachment from such matters.

Kunetze (Iskite Female)
A clockmaker and mechanical specialist from Anath who Areth-Ven invited chiefly on the basis that 'there might be traps.'  Unknown to the rest, Kunetze was a sympathizer with the Right Orientation Alliance and spied for them during the wars, an action that entailed significant personal risk (to be precise, the risk of torture and execution).  She harbors no exceptional hatred for aliens, but believes that the Evne and their alien lackeys have already plundered enough of her kindred's land and treasure and would rather see any relics of the szalk in the hands of her people.  She is bright and opinionated, but tries to keep her potentially dangerous political leanings under wraps.

Akan Yika Meeran (Gheen Male)
An old acquaintance of Areth-Ven who also hails from Inembran; despite the fact that he was a smuggler for some time, he's the only one of the group Areth-Ven maybe trusts.  He's a bit of a black sheep among his large and influential family back in Inembran, the last descendents of a Gheen royal house from Chalicewood who fled their homeland because of the expanding Mosswaste generations ago.  Though he's never really had an 'employer,' he has done a few other jobs for Areth-Ven over the years, often involving deals with people that Areth-Ven 'doesn't want to know about.'  He resents his wealthy and powerful family and tries very hard to make a name for himself as an individual.

Tulthan (Tahr Male)
A skilled tracker from the Great Mire.  Tulthan is both curious and combative, which got him into trouble with his blood's patriarch (who he bickered with incessantly).  Without many prospects at home, he left the Mire to work as a caravan scout on the Rainbow Road between the Netai and Scalemount.  He's a proficient outdoorsman and survivalist, but his tendency to join any argument has caused him to bounce around a bit.  Tulthan is a strong-willed and honorable person, but has trouble suffering those who disagree with him.[/ic][/spoiler]

I would prefer at least 3 players.  If we don't have that, I think I'd rather reschedule - either to later that weekend, or a subsequent week depending on what works for people.

Hope to see you there!

I'll play Areth-Ven unless someone else wants him. If that is the case I'd like to play Fens-Ul. I'll also post this in the news.

By the way, in case you're interested in background, these links might be helpful:

Gheen, Iskites, Tahro, or Umbril (depending on who you're playing '" feel free to skim these, as they're pretty long)*Szalk*Cog*Artificers (just the first part, you don't need to read the theories)[/list]
I can't emphasize strongly enough, however, that you don't need to hit the books to play with us on friday.  I'd love to have you even if you're totally new to the setting.  This is, after all, just a short "ruins-crawling" adventure.

Ooh, 9PM PST will make it midnight for me, which is a little late... I hate to back out but I don't really want to be up till 3 in the morning.

Well then that once again leaves us with only one person maybe coming (I am not sure if I can make it since my Aikido is 6pm PST Friday and can sometimes go quite late). Perhaps we could move it to Saturday, and maybe a little earlier (5 or 6 pm PST would make it more viable for more people)

6 pm PST is too late for me, I'm going to a movie around 7:30 or so and I don't really know how long we're going to be.  5 PST could work, as long as we start rather promptly.  3 or 4 would be even better.

I rather like 4:00 pm PST on Saturday.  Does this work for more people?

Works for me. And that makes it 7pm EST 12am GMT. Much easier to attend for most people.

That works for me.

Well that's 2 definites so I'll update the news. Hopefully we can get 3-4.

I'll go for one of the Iskites - which would make more sense? Maybe Kunetze?

5PM PST = 8PM EST, 7PM CST Nomadic. I think your times are a bit off.

Quote from:  8PM EST, 7PM CST Nomadic. I think your times are a bit off.
[/quoteIf you read Polycarps post he talks about starting at 4 PST, wich is 7 EST.