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This topic is Quest #001 - Rescue

Welcome to the "Dragon Lance" D & D RPG. This will be the 4th RPG on this Guild. This is the special version of "Dragon Lance" that I have spent 6 weeks on. It will run just like other RPG's on the "Role Playing Games Home" sub forum except that the characters will have a lot of enhancements. Also I will play a Game Master Character that will act like a Dungeon Master in a regular D & D game. Since this version is a lot more complicated I would prefer to have only experienced RPG players to post in it.

As a Game Master I will help set up scenes, obsticles, have NPC's with useful info, and help determine the outcome of a battle. Some of the NPC's will be monsters. Since I don't have the Dungeon and Dragons players guides to refer to some of the monsters and characters will not match the stats that D & D players are familiar with. I would rather use imaginative ways to do the battles between players, creatures, and monsters. I'm going to do my best to make things interesting and different than what players are use. Also the treasure will not only be valuable but the Gems that are found can be added to weapons and items to enhance their abilities. Check out my character Chante for an example.

Please use the "First Time D & D Character" Topic and "Character Creation Form #3" to create characters for use with this RPG.

RPG Type: Dungeon and Dragons

Theme / Description / Setting: Dragon Lance is set back in the Middle Ages. I have the Start Date as July 9th, 752 AD. Dungeon and Dragons itself goes back to the real life 1970's and has around 40 years of rich history. Using movies like the "Lords of the Rings", the two Dungeon and Dragons movies, a lot of Video games based on the time period, and even the Harry Potter Movies as reference their is plenty of material to base Role Playing on. In this special edition RPG I would like to keep things simple and imaginative at the same time. Also with plenty of action. Refer to the "Dragon Lance" Dungeon and Dragons RPG Info Topic and First Time D & D Character topic as needed when posting.

My intention is to have the characters in this RPG to explore and help create the Dragon Lance town and the other provinces and towns in the area. Many RPG's already have everything setup for you and rich lands setup. In this RPG the imagination is the limit. In this RPG your characters can be hurt badly and they can die if you don't have a powerful cleric in your group. If an adventure or quest is finished then all of the characters go up a level.

Note: It's best to go on a quest with at least 3 characters. Otherwise you could end your Quest really quick. If you die your character goes back to the stats that it had before starting the Quest. That way you can learn from your mistakes and try again. Yes, characters can die. Please don't go reckless or try to kill a quest member or yourself on purpose. You can play two of the characters in the group that you are a part of. I do prefer that a group has at least 2 members running characters in it. Of course having more than 2 members running characters in a group can be more enjoyable.

Character Types: Fighter, Cleric, Mage, Thief

NPC Character Types: Same as the Regular Character Types above. Also General town folk (Stops, Taverns, Inn, Governors & soldiers, employees of the various establishments, school children, relatives, etc). Also a vast array of creatures of all types from the Dungeon and Dragons World.

Weapons, shields, useful items, magic, spells, psioncs, etc: Refer to the "Dragon Lance" Dungeon and Dragons RPG Info Topic.

Location: Dragon Lance Tavern, July 9th, 752 AD. The adventurers gather at the Tavern to start the mission below.

Mission - A Group of at least 3 to 4 characters (One member can run 1 or 2 characters) will hear about some town folk being imprisoned unjustly at the Grimstone Castles Dungeon. The group will leave the Dragon Lance Tavern on an rescue mission to the South. Going through the wild untamed land until they reach the Grimstone Castle. Next they will have to get past the defences of the castle which will include soldiers, guards, creatures, and monsters. Then brave the depths of the dungeon. Once the prisoners have been freed then the group will go back to the Dragon Lance Tavern and the Game Master will give account of all of the treasure etc, that have been gained along the way. Freeing the prisoners is the winning condition for this quest. Death of the group members is the losing condition of the quest.

The winners can boast of their victory in the Dragon Lance Tavern and Dragon Lance Inn restaurant in posts. Then they will go up a level and be able to swap gear with what’s in their rooms in the Inn. Next they can go to the blacksmith & alchemy shop to enhance items and trade up, swap, and cash in items and currency. Also they can go to the General Store Shop and buy and sell provivisons and other items towards their next quest. The transactions will be done in posts as well. Once everything is settled post your characters back in the Tavern to get ready for the next quest. If a list in the shops are not up yet just ask the NPC shopkeeper what you want and I will do my best to have the shopkeeper comply.

General RPG Rules: Posts around 150 words or longer within reason, follow Gaia TOS and Rules & Regulations, PG13 in Nature, Some gore & battle damage (Please don’t overdo).

Make sure to read all previous posts after your last post to see if another character (Regular or NPC) wants to interact with your characters (Use tags in your posts for specific characters), and to keep track of the progress of the journey / quest.

Note JP’s (Joint Posts) can be done: Two or more characters can do private messages back and forth to build the JP and then post it noting which characters were used. (Please don’t make JP’s too long and use a reasonable amount of time to make sure that the JP characters are able to keep up with the rest of the group). Make a title for your post.

Also beware of the date and passage of time. Dates will most likely be noted in my characters posts. Please post regular & typical RPG posts. Don’t do silly posts or ones that mess up the ongoing story lines, Plots, Feel free to post interactions between your characters.

Have fun!!

Sincerely,
Smithers456 Guild Captain