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[The Red Baron]

What weapons can a hobbit throw?

Do javelins cost the same as spears? Can he sit around and collect stones?

[The Red Baron]

Dopey the Lawful Hobbet Fighting-man (0 exp)

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[b]General[/b]
AC: 7
HTK: x/x
Move: 12"

[b]Abilities[/b]
Strength 9
Intelligence 10
Wisdom 9
Constitution 15
Dexterity 12
Charisma 10

[b]Equipment (62 lbs) [/b]
Ordinary clothing (-)
Cloak, hooded (2)
Padded armor (10)
Warhammer (5)
Belt (4)
- Dagger (2)
- Coin purse (1/5)
-- 21 silver
-- 2 copper
- Pouch(1/5)
-- Chalk (-)
-- String (1)
-- Tinderbox (-)
Backpack (30/30) 
- Bedroll (10)
- Food x7 days (15/15)
- Pipeweed, pouch (-)
- Smoking pipe (-)
- Waterskin (5/5)
Satchel (11/20)
- Crowbar (10)
- Torches x6 (1)

[b]Languages[/b]
Hobbet
Illiberal

[b]Henchmen[/b]

[b]Hirelings[/b]

[Todd]

Fendrel the Lawful Human Fighting-Man

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Fendrel
Lawful Human Fighting-Man

STR: 14
INT: 12
WIS: 12
CON: 12
DEX: 12
CHA: 9

HP:
AC: 3 (Mail 6 - 2 for shield, -1 for helmet)/5 (Mail 6 - 1 for helmet)

Languages: Illiberal, Gothic, Empyrean, [random]

BACKGROUND:

The third son of a merchant family, Fendrel was sent to study the faith of Law. However, he found temple life too restrictive so, drawn by tales, high and low, of the wild Hinterlands, he has come to make his fortune.

POSSESSIONS:

* Coins: 11sp
* Mail armor (30sp) (AC 6)
* Helmet (10sp) (-1 AC)
* Shield (15sp) (-2 AC, front only)
* Flail (8sp)
* 6 iron spikes (1sp)
* Hammer (3sp)
* 7 days of rations (7sp)
* 100ft rope (2sp)
* 6 torches (1sp)
* Tinderbox (2sp)
* ordinary clothing
* backpack
* bedroll
* supplies (7 days)
* water skin
* coin purse

[sully]

Sully
[ 5, 1, 4 ], ...
[ 3, 6, 5 ], ...
[ 6, 5, 4 ], ...
[ 2, 3, 5 ], ...
[ 1, 2, 4 ], ...
[ 1, 6, 4 ], ...
[ 4, 3, 6 ]], ...

As one Herald dies, another emerges to take his place. There must always be a Champion of Humanity fighting against the rising tide of non-humans...

The Herald of Man
1st level Lawful Human Cleric
0/1,500 XP (+5% XP bonus)

AC: 3/5
HP: 4/4
Move: 6"

10 STR
14 INT (6 languages known)
15 WIS
10 CON
11 DEX
13 CHR (+1 loyalty adj.)

Money & Treasure
70 starting silver (adjusted to 120 as my character is human)
19 sp remaining

Equipment (94 lbs)
Mail (30)
Shield (10)
Helmet (5)
Mace (5)
Enigma of Thuul, iron, around neck (2)
Belt (12)
- Belt purse (4/5)
- Sack, small (8/10)
-- Candles x6 (1)
-- Tinderbox (-)
-- Torches x6 (1)
-- Oil Flask x3 (6)
Backpack (30/30)
- Sack, large, empty (0/30)
- Bedroll (10)
- Waterskin (5/5)
- Food x7 days (15/15)

Languages
Illiberal (Common)
Empyrean (Lawful)
Gothic (tongue of the Kingdom)
Three more to be determined at random

Spells
TBD

[waysoftheearth]

7 # (3 # (d6)) →
[
Riftstone
[ 1, 3, 4 ], ...
[ 3, 6, 5 ], ...
[ 6, 4, 3 ], ...
[ 5, 4, 5 ], ...
[ 3, 4, 2 ], ...
[ 4, 2, 6 ], ...
[ 3, 4, 5 ]]

[waysoftheearth]

What weapons can a hobbit throw?

Do javelins cost the same as spears? Can he sit around and collect stones?

The classic Hobbet weapon is: the sling (1 sp).
Yes, they can also throw stones by hand (6" range).
Yes, they can pick stones up ad hoc.

Hobbets can employ (small) horsebows, and (small) crossbows. Greatbows and arbelasts are too large for them.

Two javelins can be had for the cost/load of one spear. However, they are generally too long to be usable by Hobbets.

[waysoftheearth]

Nice work Red Baron and Sully; please PM me your gmail accounts so I can set you up as editor of a Goldenrod sheet.

[waysoftheearth]

Brother Alfwin (11 intelligence) has a language dilemma; he speaks Gothic (man) and Illiberal (common), but his third option could be either Empyrean (Lawful) or literacy. If he chooses literacy, he won't know Empyrean (Lawful) and thus not be able to read clerical scrolls without the aid of a Comprehend Languages spell or a Helm of Comprehending Languages (he would still be able to memorise clerical spells by prayer, however). If he chooses Empyrean (Lawful), he will be illiterate and thus would likewise be challenged by clerical scrolls. A perplexing choice. (FWIW, all the Temple prayers would be spoken in Empyrean so this seems the more logical choice).

Cousin Rigatoni speaks Lilliputian (Hobbet) and Illiberal (common).

Brother Herald speaks Gothic (man), Illiberal (common), Empyrean (Lawful), Dogeral (goblin), is literate, and knows one random lawful languages: 1 # d19 → [18] thus: Unicorn.

[waysoftheearth]

Now awaiting character choices from: doctorx, coffee, todd, and riftstone, and eris need to choose and alignment for Gunter.

Looks like we're set for a merry band of 13 players.

[coffee]

Here we are!

Str - 16
Int - 12
Wis - 8
Con - 10
Dex - 12
Cha - 8

starting coin: 120 sp

Name: Karl Friedrich Schmidt
Class: Fighter
Alignment: Lawful
Level: 1
HD:
Hit Points:

Equipment:

Mail (30 sp, AC 5, 30 lbs)
Iron cap helmet (10 sp, -1 AC, 5 lbs)
Iron-rimmed shield (10 sp, -2 AC, 10 lbs)
Sword (15 sp, 5 lbs)
Dagger (3 sp, 2 lbs)
Horse Bow (25 sp, 5 lbs)
Quiver w/20 Arrows (14 sp, 5 lbs)


Cloak, hooded (2 sp)
Tinderbox (1 sp)
Whetstone (3 cp)

Backpack, 1 week standard rations, bedroll, waterskin, coin pouch


Coins/Treasure:
9 sp, 3 cp

Encumbrance: 99 lbs
Movement: 12"

Idiom: As the name implies, son of a smith. After shoeing horses and mending tools for a few years, young Karl became fairly proficient at it. He soon realized however that the occasional soldier who came through was better off than even his father. (Plus they had stories to tell!) So Karl has left home to seek fame and fortune as a warrior.

Notes: Not the most dramatic of backgrounds, but enough to be getting on with.