I recently started playing DnD 3.5 again and wanted to create my own race of humans to play a Barbarian from the North.
Here is what I came up with, hope you like it!
Northern Humans (Norths)
Rumored to be descendents of a tribe of smaller Frost Giants, the Humans of the North (Norths) are tough, superstitious, quick to laugh and quick to anger.
A love for their land and shamanistic rituals define their culture.
Their national sport is drunken wrestling on ice.
Their hair and beard ranges from white to blue, and so is the color of their skin. For this they are often mistaken for teenage frost giants.
They like to showcase trophies of their skills. Frost Giants teeth and bones, mammoth pelts and horns, polar bears skulls and such decorate their clothes and homes.
+2 constitution –2 intelligence.
Harsh conditions have made the northern humans tough.
It has also made them isolated and resistant to change.
Medium Creatures.
Land speed is 30 feet.
Low-light vision: They can see twice as far as regular humans in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and conditions of poor illumination. They retain the ability to distinguish color and detail.
This is because for 6 months a year, they live in the dark of night.
Weapon familiarity: Norths have weapon focus with Greatmaces and Heavy Picks. Their combats againts Frost Giants and their prospecting explorations within ice caves led to them adopting these weapons in their daily lives.
They ignore penalty from difficult terrain when on ice or in snow or any other condition created by cold. Living near the northpole has made them adapt their movements to their environments.
+4 racial bonus on fortitude checks against harsh conditions created by a cold environment. Their bodies have been tempered by the aggressive climate.
-2 against harsh conditons created by a hot environment.
+2 on saving throws against cold spells.
+1 racial bonus on attack rolls against giants.
+2 racial bonus against frost giants.
+4 dodge bonus to AC against monsters of the giant class.
-4 to appraise
+2 to climb
+2 to intimidate
+4 to survival
-4 to swim
Norths may not start the game with additional languages besides Common and their own tribal language. Living in a secluded area makes for few contacts with the rest of the world.
Northern Humans do not get the bonus feat and skills that regular humans do.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Hockey cards!
Well, just when I was starting to be good with my money.
My friend who's been collecting for years knows I like to collect stuff, that I like hockey, and that I haven't been spanding a lot of money lately.
He's been pushing for me to start collecting with him.
I might just start, too. I always wanted to get back into that hobby, looking for the signature card or for my favourite player.
But it's so expensive!
I'm used to the Magic the Gathering ratio... 15 cards for 5 big bucks, with 2 rares and 2 uncommon FOR SURE.
That's 1:15 chances for an ulra-rate, 1:15 for a gold (or a holographic), 2:15 chance for a silver.
I want to compare value, or my chances, before i start. If I'm going to waste money on a new hobby, I want it to be worth it!
I look at the hockey card insert ratios for exemple, to help me decide.
Magic the Gathering box: 36 booster packs of 15 cards, so 540 cards per box.
Out of these, you'll have 36 ultra-rare FOR SURE and 36 rare FOR SURE.
72 of my 540 cards will be worth it.
But it's also a different thing we're looking at. Those rare cards were usually also better to play with. I'm not going to play with the hockey cards, they'll be on display.
I don't even know how to calculate my chances...
Let's say i divide 1 by 15, that's ,06.
And then what?
Let's keep that number for now, I have no clue where I'm going with this.
Well actually let's just put it at 1:7.5
If I look at the Upper Deck series 2, they have a shitload of different crap, ranging from 1:8 to 1:30... Signatures, rare rookies, a piece of a shirt attached to the card... sounds like fun.
I have absolutely no clue where I was going with this, but I might just start buying hockey cards again! Yay!
My friend who's been collecting for years knows I like to collect stuff, that I like hockey, and that I haven't been spanding a lot of money lately.
He's been pushing for me to start collecting with him.
I might just start, too. I always wanted to get back into that hobby, looking for the signature card or for my favourite player.
But it's so expensive!
I'm used to the Magic the Gathering ratio... 15 cards for 5 big bucks, with 2 rares and 2 uncommon FOR SURE.
That's 1:15 chances for an ulra-rate, 1:15 for a gold (or a holographic), 2:15 chance for a silver.
I want to compare value, or my chances, before i start. If I'm going to waste money on a new hobby, I want it to be worth it!
I look at the hockey card insert ratios for exemple, to help me decide.
Magic the Gathering box: 36 booster packs of 15 cards, so 540 cards per box.
Out of these, you'll have 36 ultra-rare FOR SURE and 36 rare FOR SURE.
72 of my 540 cards will be worth it.
But it's also a different thing we're looking at. Those rare cards were usually also better to play with. I'm not going to play with the hockey cards, they'll be on display.
I don't even know how to calculate my chances...
Let's say i divide 1 by 15, that's ,06.
And then what?
Let's keep that number for now, I have no clue where I'm going with this.
Well actually let's just put it at 1:7.5
If I look at the Upper Deck series 2, they have a shitload of different crap, ranging from 1:8 to 1:30... Signatures, rare rookies, a piece of a shirt attached to the card... sounds like fun.
I have absolutely no clue where I was going with this, but I might just start buying hockey cards again! Yay!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Interests
Funny how this blog always reflects my current interests.
If you scroll down you'll see video games, comics, youtube videos, D&D...
One thing i haven't talked about a lot is my love for board games.
I play them a lot, and i have many friends that enjoy them too.
Recently my good friend Marc got Agricola for x-mas. I won't go into the details of the game but i must say it's one the funnest board games i've been given to play. Even on the first play, everybody could get a chance to be competitive.
I'm currently in the business of designing board games.
I've been working on a card game for about a year now, all i have left to do is print cards and playtest it.
I've also been working on 3 different board games with 3 different people, most are stuck are the same stage, the one where i have to stop just throwing ideas around or doodling and start... ya know... building stuff.
Hopefully with school ending soon i'll have a burst of motivation and produce 1 game before 2011, at which point, you, my dear lonely reader, will be the first to know.
Besides me. I will be the first to know.
If you scroll down you'll see video games, comics, youtube videos, D&D...
One thing i haven't talked about a lot is my love for board games.
I play them a lot, and i have many friends that enjoy them too.
Recently my good friend Marc got Agricola for x-mas. I won't go into the details of the game but i must say it's one the funnest board games i've been given to play. Even on the first play, everybody could get a chance to be competitive.
I'm currently in the business of designing board games.
I've been working on a card game for about a year now, all i have left to do is print cards and playtest it.
I've also been working on 3 different board games with 3 different people, most are stuck are the same stage, the one where i have to stop just throwing ideas around or doodling and start... ya know... building stuff.
Hopefully with school ending soon i'll have a burst of motivation and produce 1 game before 2011, at which point, you, my dear lonely reader, will be the first to know.
Besides me. I will be the first to know.
Monday, March 8, 2010
NOthing
Spring's here and I can smell it.
Or is it all the dog poop uncovering?
Used to be that we'd have ice from November to the end of March.
I started playing hockey too late. At 25. During global warming.
So my season lasted from the beginning of January to the end of February. I was getting good at ice skating too, so i'm sad that i won't be able to practice anymore. I could brake on both sides real hard, and I can make sharp turns on my comfortable side, even cross-skate.
Maybe i'll buy some rollerskates, and prance around.
Cause that's what you do when you have roller skates. You prance. On asphalt. With cars rapidly going by, and old ladies in your way. And dogs barking at you.
But you get to look really cool and move effortlessly, probably while wearing awesome sunglasses.
You really need the sunglasses though. Because you can't let them know. You can't.
They can't see.
They can't see the fear.
The streets of montreal are as defaced as the surface of the moon, or as the craterous face of a pulpous teenager. One moment of distraction, and you're sent flying headfirst into cheese-gratter pavement.
The face-raper.
I can already see it. Just like those fire adds with that scarred woman. My face. No lips, no nose anymore. One eye is missing, a dark gap is taking its place.
My skull is deformed. One part of it is perfectly flat, the place where the initial impact occured.
And besides, I used to skateboard. My mind has been fully influenced to think that roller skates are gay.
Or is it all the dog poop uncovering?
Used to be that we'd have ice from November to the end of March.
I started playing hockey too late. At 25. During global warming.
So my season lasted from the beginning of January to the end of February. I was getting good at ice skating too, so i'm sad that i won't be able to practice anymore. I could brake on both sides real hard, and I can make sharp turns on my comfortable side, even cross-skate.
Maybe i'll buy some rollerskates, and prance around.
Cause that's what you do when you have roller skates. You prance. On asphalt. With cars rapidly going by, and old ladies in your way. And dogs barking at you.
But you get to look really cool and move effortlessly, probably while wearing awesome sunglasses.
You really need the sunglasses though. Because you can't let them know. You can't.
They can't see.
They can't see the fear.
The streets of montreal are as defaced as the surface of the moon, or as the craterous face of a pulpous teenager. One moment of distraction, and you're sent flying headfirst into cheese-gratter pavement.
The face-raper.
I can already see it. Just like those fire adds with that scarred woman. My face. No lips, no nose anymore. One eye is missing, a dark gap is taking its place.
My skull is deformed. One part of it is perfectly flat, the place where the initial impact occured.
And besides, I used to skateboard. My mind has been fully influenced to think that roller skates are gay.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Video Games Update!
Hey!
Haven't been here for a while.
So since the last update, I bought Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age, MAG, Greed Corp...
Modern Warfare: Bandwagon extravaganza!
I played Modern Warfare 1 a lot on the internet, so i knew i was gonna be sick of the 2nd one really fast. I still bought it, for 30$ from a guy at work because it is in french.
The missions are really cool, the multiplayer is horrendously fast, arcady, and addictive, but my favorite mode is Spec Ops. Basicaly you have a series of short missions that you can finish within a time limit, or within a set difficulty to get different scores, and you can do them with friends.
The multiplayer i found incredibly frustrating... Whenever i'd get killed it seemed like i was just at the wrong place at the wrong time... Someone turning the corner to find me crouching around, and they happily shoot me in the back for an easy kill...
Dragon Age Origins: More of the same!
I played KOTOR 1 & 2 a lot, so i thought i would really enjoy this game. Unfortunately, it did not have the same lasting appeal as the Jedi franchise. I love that kind of game, but i did not even finish the story mode. The reason? Boring fights. I really like the story and the system and the graphics, but the battles just didn't cut it for me... Normal difficulty was too easy, so i upgraded to Hard... which was... too hard... my whole party would die save one character, fighting just normal critters, and when i would reach the boss i wouldn't have any potions left, so i'd have to fight him on easy.
MAG: Socom meets BF2!
I played the Battlefield series a lot, so i knew i would love this game. You don't die of 1 shot, you can't run very fast, it's not too arcady.
The focus of this game is on teamwork and strategy, not to just kill and maim as fast as you can.
For exemple, it's really worth it to put down your gun and start reviving your allies when you're attacking or defending a base... it makes for a violent neverending onslaught.
If your crew doesn't work together though, and 5 guys just decide to leave and help another squad, you really suffer from it...
My favourite game lately!
Greed Corp: pretty but with no personality.
I play a lot of board games so i thought i would enjoy this game a lot.
Suffice to say, it's a very, very basic game, with 1 type of unit, 3 types of buildings, and 1 type of vehicle... and 1 way to win. The missions are okay, the different levels let you think you'll be able to adopt a different strategy than what you usually do, but really you can't...
The multiplayer missions are won by the player that doesn't do any mistakes all game.
Not worth 10$ IMO.
Haven't been here for a while.
So since the last update, I bought Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age, MAG, Greed Corp...
Modern Warfare: Bandwagon extravaganza!
I played Modern Warfare 1 a lot on the internet, so i knew i was gonna be sick of the 2nd one really fast. I still bought it, for 30$ from a guy at work because it is in french.
The missions are really cool, the multiplayer is horrendously fast, arcady, and addictive, but my favorite mode is Spec Ops. Basicaly you have a series of short missions that you can finish within a time limit, or within a set difficulty to get different scores, and you can do them with friends.
The multiplayer i found incredibly frustrating... Whenever i'd get killed it seemed like i was just at the wrong place at the wrong time... Someone turning the corner to find me crouching around, and they happily shoot me in the back for an easy kill...
Dragon Age Origins: More of the same!
I played KOTOR 1 & 2 a lot, so i thought i would really enjoy this game. Unfortunately, it did not have the same lasting appeal as the Jedi franchise. I love that kind of game, but i did not even finish the story mode. The reason? Boring fights. I really like the story and the system and the graphics, but the battles just didn't cut it for me... Normal difficulty was too easy, so i upgraded to Hard... which was... too hard... my whole party would die save one character, fighting just normal critters, and when i would reach the boss i wouldn't have any potions left, so i'd have to fight him on easy.
MAG: Socom meets BF2!
I played the Battlefield series a lot, so i knew i would love this game. You don't die of 1 shot, you can't run very fast, it's not too arcady.
The focus of this game is on teamwork and strategy, not to just kill and maim as fast as you can.
For exemple, it's really worth it to put down your gun and start reviving your allies when you're attacking or defending a base... it makes for a violent neverending onslaught.
If your crew doesn't work together though, and 5 guys just decide to leave and help another squad, you really suffer from it...
My favourite game lately!
Greed Corp: pretty but with no personality.
I play a lot of board games so i thought i would enjoy this game a lot.
Suffice to say, it's a very, very basic game, with 1 type of unit, 3 types of buildings, and 1 type of vehicle... and 1 way to win. The missions are okay, the different levels let you think you'll be able to adopt a different strategy than what you usually do, but really you can't...
The multiplayer missions are won by the player that doesn't do any mistakes all game.
Not worth 10$ IMO.
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