leegi0n
2019-12-09, 12:33 PM
Hey everyone. I'll try to make this as short as possible. (this is 3.0/3.5 homebrew setting - Forgotten realms feel) - the game has been going on for just over a year. Other characters are: 1 elven cleric, 1 halfling barbarian, 1 dwarven fighter, 1 human blood magus, 1 human ranger.
I have been playing an gnome bard (level 5 gnome/ 1 mindbender) that has been marooned on an island of dwarven barbarians. There are 3 clans and we were met, many moons ago by the clan of the blue kracken. There is a mist that prevents anyone from leaving the island, once there. Long story short, after many months of resistance to the warring and dwarven clan faction politics, my bard has come to accept where he is, taken a liking to the clan chieftan, priest, and warlords. In fact, he was made 'hand of the blue-kracken chieftan and swore allegiance to the clan.
One of the other clans (Red Dragon) is responsible for much of the troubles of the island such as the multiple assassinations, poisoning of commoners for sacrifice, and summoning some really nasty stuff. My character, on multiple occasions has obtained knowledge/information to expose this clan to the stormlord (basically, the president of the island) and other notable leaders. Each time it has been presented, the evidence was destroyed or someone was killed so that I couldn't prove anything.
This gave rise to the early stages of war. I attempted to forge an alliance between the kracken and purple worm (neutral clan) and the leader of purple worm was assassinated. Then the stormlord was murdered. I was forced to witness the murder of our clan leader at the hands of the Red Dragon's generals and am currently held captive, probably going to be tortured, etc.
This will absolutely lead to all out war.
------- Here's what I'd like to do -----------
I want my gnome to have a massive change of persona because of this life-wrecking heartbreak and current dilemma.
I want him to become something of a zealot or paragon for the blue kracken army. Basically, he will no longer be primarily a bard but rather, a paladin or barbarian or the like and riff on the "inspire" thing in a whole new manner. I want to take up armor and weapons where I have not, up to this point. The DM has agreed to let me have kracken scale armor. I'm thinking I could use a reach weapon (like a halberd, spear, or glaive) and have a rapier/buckler for back up.
1. Would I be able to wield these weapons?
2. Could I still cast spells or buffs with the scale armor?
How do you imagine this looking and functioning? Any ideas are much appreciated.
Thanks everyone -
I have been playing an gnome bard (level 5 gnome/ 1 mindbender) that has been marooned on an island of dwarven barbarians. There are 3 clans and we were met, many moons ago by the clan of the blue kracken. There is a mist that prevents anyone from leaving the island, once there. Long story short, after many months of resistance to the warring and dwarven clan faction politics, my bard has come to accept where he is, taken a liking to the clan chieftan, priest, and warlords. In fact, he was made 'hand of the blue-kracken chieftan and swore allegiance to the clan.
One of the other clans (Red Dragon) is responsible for much of the troubles of the island such as the multiple assassinations, poisoning of commoners for sacrifice, and summoning some really nasty stuff. My character, on multiple occasions has obtained knowledge/information to expose this clan to the stormlord (basically, the president of the island) and other notable leaders. Each time it has been presented, the evidence was destroyed or someone was killed so that I couldn't prove anything.
This gave rise to the early stages of war. I attempted to forge an alliance between the kracken and purple worm (neutral clan) and the leader of purple worm was assassinated. Then the stormlord was murdered. I was forced to witness the murder of our clan leader at the hands of the Red Dragon's generals and am currently held captive, probably going to be tortured, etc.
This will absolutely lead to all out war.
------- Here's what I'd like to do -----------
I want my gnome to have a massive change of persona because of this life-wrecking heartbreak and current dilemma.
I want him to become something of a zealot or paragon for the blue kracken army. Basically, he will no longer be primarily a bard but rather, a paladin or barbarian or the like and riff on the "inspire" thing in a whole new manner. I want to take up armor and weapons where I have not, up to this point. The DM has agreed to let me have kracken scale armor. I'm thinking I could use a reach weapon (like a halberd, spear, or glaive) and have a rapier/buckler for back up.
1. Would I be able to wield these weapons?
2. Could I still cast spells or buffs with the scale armor?
How do you imagine this looking and functioning? Any ideas are much appreciated.
Thanks everyone -