Fimbulvinter

[Steerpike]

Fimbulvinter won't be this Monday, but the Monday after.

[Steerpike]

Hi everyone,

Some may be following the CE thread, in which case this isn't news.

I'm going to have to suspend Fimbulvinter for now in light of RL school stuff that needs my immediate and sustained concentration.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

[Polycarp]

Aww.  :(  Well, for what it's worth, it was a fun casual game and I'll still be up for it if at some point you want to resume.  Best of luck with your school stuff!

[Steerpike]

It'll be back at one point or another!

[Superfluous Crow]

Is this hiatus immediate or will we continue the game for a weeks before ending it like with CE?

[Kindling]

I was lying in bed last night trying to get to sleep and it struck me that Ragnvaldr and Andreas's theological discussion was one of the most fun roleplaying moments I have ever had. Thanks to everyone involved, this was an awesome game while it lasted! :D

[Rose-of-Vellum]

Will you be accepting new players? If so, what level should new PCs be? I'm assuming 15 points for ability scores as last time and standard wealth per level?

[Steerpike]

Absolutely new PCs are welcome - start at 2nd level (I believe this is in line with most PCs), 15 point spread, and 500 gp to spend on items.

Note that some of the later pages have rules for Trollblood and Dvergar characters for any who would like. I'll stat up Elves as well if anyone wants to play one of those.

Recurring characters are more than welcome, of course! Despite the fact that I last GMed Fimbulvinter like 2 years ago, we'll be picking up more or less where the group left off, in Wulfheim. I actually have some logs to post, although there is a missing session where Dagny, Katla, and Sirje held off waves of Dark Elves. I've scoured my hard drive(s) for it and turned up nothing, so that will just have to be a "burnt page in the chronicle" unless the Norns decide to smile on me...

[sparkletwist]

The party was 3rd level, actually. At least, Dagny was-- and she was new-ish, so I'm assuming she came in at the same level the rest of the party was at the time. I remember that fight, and I remember distinctly that Dagny cast web.

I don't have her character sheet any more, but I think I want to rework her given how long it's been. Not to mention there's new stuff now. So I'll probably build her more or less from scratch anyway... just mechanically, mind you. Her charming personality will remain intact!

[Steerpike]

Ah, you're right. I think some character sheets were just a bit outdated. 3rd level it is. Still only 500 gold though because I am a tyrant and the gods are cruel (well, really I just want to keep magic items to a relative minmum; there'll be magic items, but they tend to be rare and unique).

sparkle, I can send you a copy of her sheet, which I have because my inbox has never been cleaned out (which is a bit scary considering the sheer number of messages I received during Underdeep). But feel free to rework her or remake her from scratch if you prefer.

[Rose-of-Vellum]

Thanks for the replies. I look forward to the rest of the logs, and will try to use that information to guide character creation. I've read over both threads and heartily enjoyed them.

[HippopotamusDundee]

Fantastic news, Steerpike - Fimbulvinter has always been at the top of the list of games run at the CBG I wished I'd played in.

[Ghostman]

I'll be there to play Katla again if we can fix a suitable time for IRC sessions.

[Weave]

I'd like to join if there aren't already too many in the party. This'll be between semesters for me so I should for once be free.

[Steerpike]

Welcome Weave!

With Fimbulvinter, it's usually been OK to have people coming and going. Adventures tend to be fairly self-contained rather than sprawling storylines (they're connected, certainly, but each adventure itself has been relatively brief), so a rotating cast is fine. Consequently, I probably won't be stressing about scheduling as much as I normally would.