New. Q's bout SD PRC app, Cormyr PW

[asturonethoriusaline]

Hi I am new. I have some questions about the Shadowdancer, and the application, and about Assassin Class, and about other FRC PW concerns that help determine fit here.

1. SD PRC class, application:

One concern I have is about the possibility of making either a Monk/Ranger of the Order of the Yellow Rose in order to try to be a Monk/Ranger/Shadowdancer.

My concern is if do that and take all the prerequisite feats, skills, MAKE SACRIFICES, CHOICES, etc, in order to QUALIFY for Shadowdancer Prestige Class, that what happen if not have application approved, rejected?

Game Mechanically, CONCEPT, IDEA, BUILD, maybe even RP wise, that would either seem to SCREW, HOSE, NERF, DESTROY my toon, character, game mechanically, and concept, idea wise.


I mean to qualify for SD, I would have to spend 5 skill points on Tumble(not that bad admittedly as would probably spend those points on Tumble anyways.), take dodge, Mobility(hmmm maybe I am wrong here, as I would take this if I was to make a Monk/Ranger/Assassin, so maybe this is not too bad either.)

But surely if I make a Monk/Ranger of the Yellow Rose, that getting application rejected makes it so that I dont get both SD or Assassin, because Yellow Rose Monk is good, cant be evil, the align of Assassin.

So the only way I could try to make a Monk/Ranger/SD(apply for SD), would be to NOT join a Monastery, take 6 straight levels of Monk(Build)(Need 6th lev for Knockdown feat given by 6th Monk lev) then stop being a monk forever. During that time apply for Shadowdancer, take requirements for both Shadowdancer, Assassin, since requirements are similar. Then take 3 Ranger Levels, then if get SD application approved, take SD lev 1 at 10 character lev(Monk 6/Ranger 3/SD 1), or if get SD app rejected, then take Assassin Lev 1 at 10th lev(Monk 6, Ranger 3/ Assassin 1).

So maybe I am wrong about this, in regards to screwing what kind of character concept I want to play.

But it seems like not screwed, if rejected, only if I do it this way. Otherwise it seems like getting screwed, if application rejected.

I guess the reason going into this was to find out if that I would be screwed by getting SD application rejected, if need to then not ever apply to be a SD, so I wouldnt be screwed if application rejected.

The other thing is I noticed in the application about it asking to what RP has be done to justify getting to play a Shadowdancer.

The only problem I might have about that, this, is that how are you supposed to get the needed and Proper RP that would justify getting a SD and what that kind of RP is?

I mean it seems to me that could be whether or not get the RP done to get SD, could be CHANCE.

So that if Chance is against me, I could end up not getting the RP(Right Kind Of RP)to get Shadowdancer)

That makes it seem like there might maybe could in theory be either no or less control in development, planning, building, creating, playing, etc, character, toon.

I guess if I have the power to RP, control, build, develop, create, plan, play, etc, whatever character, toon, concept, idea, etc,I want to, can thru having the power, ability to RP, within the rules, that can, will,would, etc, get approved, that that would be what I am looking for, ok with, by me.

But if its blind chance, luck that determines if get the Right Kind of RP needed to get approval, play what you want to play or dont get approved, dont get to play what you want, that is available within the rules, then that would not sit well with me, at least I dont think it would.

So that covers the 1st issue.

2. About the eating, etc things.

I was on another RP PW. They required eating, etc, lots of similar stuff, to this PW

I couldnt find where to buy food, BASIC Gear, couldnt figure out how to Rest, etc, and because of that kept on starving to death, dying of sleep exhaustion, and couldnt get the money to do those things, because couldnt get the food, sleep, gear to be able to go earn money, etc.

I hope this PW is not like that.

Hopefully there is a newbie friendly area, that while still does those things, RP, is nicer, kinder to the newbie, until the said newbie learns the ropes, figures things out.

Such a area, situation seems like should start PC's with a certain amount of starting Gold, whatever that fair amount might be.

Such a area, right kind of RP PW should either have class, RP specific BASIC GEAR on newly created toon, character, or be easily able to find a store to buy said Basic Gear, food, things to be able to rest with, or a easily findable nearby inn, tavern, where can, could rest, if need to, want to.

That seems reasonable, fair, logical, rational, and still RP based.

If this PW like this, that,then good, ok.

But if like the other RP PW I mentioned, not interested in that.


Other then those relatively few concerns, I am looking forward to creating a toon, chatacter, RP, roleplaying said Toon, Character.

Mike

[asturonethoriusaline]

As for a roleplaying reason to play a Shadowdancer, how about a Ancient Ancestor was a Shadowdancer, and that knowledge got passed down thru the Generations.

Then using that, could RP, IC ask around about a Shadowdancer Gypsy Troupe, group to join.

And that the reason why became a Monk/Ranger, is that wanted to train at the order of the Yellow Rose, because the monks there trained to become rangers, Shadowdancers, and that he liked that because of his Shadowdancer Family History.

But Life happened to him, turning him, twisting him to a man that did not care about Morality, where all that mattered to him was his Monkly Discipline, Order(LE, Lawful Evil, Assassin Like Alignment where cares only about the discipline, order of being a semi sorta kind of semi Greedy of only doing something for the money, thus becoming a LE Deputy, Mercenary, Bounty Hunter, Wannabe Assassin, and Adventurer, willing to do any job as long as its doable, within his abilities, and as long as he is paid the right fair price.)

So with that background he is trying to become a Shadowdancer. So he practices his stealth, dodging, springing, weaving thru his enemies(Dodge, Mobility), dancing the deadly stealthy battle dance of steathily attacking, killing enemies in battle, as a stealthy battle dance, because he knows, because it was passed down from his Ancestors, and because he was once interested in joining the Order of the Yellow Rose, that the secret to becoming a stealthy semi battle Shadowdancer was to become skilled enough at dancing the deadly to enemies, stealthy Battledance, dodging, hiding, Moving Silently, in such a way that could find a way to hide in plain sight by hiding in nearby shadows.

So how I would further roleplay, is that would have to fight every battle possible as stealthily as possible, using hit and run tactics, retreating, leaving battle temporarily only to try to hide, sneak, ambush, re engage, use hit and run tactics, dodging, mobilizing(basically using dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack every battle possible, use stealth, hide, move silently every battle possible. So must do best to, and to do those things every battle, as part of Roleplay.

If dont do those things, then no can become Shadowdancer(Disapproved Application)

But if do those things then some day(When going to take 10th level he becomes a Shadowdancer, becomes a level one Shadowdancer, because thru his roleplayed practice in every battle possible, he figured out how to hide in plain sight, where his first Shadowdancer lev at lev 10 character lev is when he has his aha moment of not only figuring out how to hide in plain sight, but actually manifesting and hiding in plain sight.

Also as part of roleplay must try to search out, find, talk to Shadowdancer, shadowdancer troup if possible.

That doesnt, wouldnt mean that would have to find a Shadowdancer Per Se, only that he would have to TRY by roleplaying asking around, doing research, etc, when possible, when have spare time.

So what do think about this?

Is this a good example of, of what you mean by Roleplaying to get application approved?

Also if this kind of Roleplay was on Shadowdancer Application, and you saw Character doing this roleplay or at least making a good faith effort to try to do this roleplay, would you approve Application based on this kind of RP?