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Post by awintersnight on Apr 26, 2018 14:33:43 GMT -5
Hey guys, mostly targeted towards DM help. To the point Id like to bring a pair of Aquatic Elves to the server. Would this be something at all possible within the rule system of the server, when i hoped online to ask, i got a pretty simple answer being only standard races and sub-races, which i don't fully understand the limit of meaning (procrastinating for hope i know >.<). Excuses are as follows to maybe be okay with this race. The Aquatic elves are basically rarely seen (first problem), breathing water (second problem) and hold a different perspective on the world, as all subraces tend to. (In this they are rather similar to wild elves an allowed sub-race who are also rather rarely seen race (counters the first problem), and see the world differently to Sun elves, Moon elves, ect) To my knowledge there is no custom stats or alteration of the elven template, only certain skin and hair colors, gills, and different homeland/origin point. One listed happens to be the Sea of the Fallen Stars - reasonably close to Cormyr to be a logical travel with no leaps of faith in how they got there. I personally don't see any complications, so please let me know the answer and why. Anyway, fingers crossed. Thanks for the time reading and considering.
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Post by Munroe on Apr 27, 2018 19:02:17 GMT -5
Hey guys, mostly targeted towards DM help. To the point Id like to bring a pair of Aquatic Elves to the server. Would this be something at all possible within the rule system of the server, when i hoped online to ask, i got a pretty simple answer being only standard races and sub-races, which i don't fully understand the limit of meaning (procrastinating for hope i know >.<). Excuses are as follows to maybe be okay with this race. The Aquatic elves are basically rarely seen (first problem), breathing water (second problem) and hold a different perspective on the world, as all subraces tend to. (In this they are rather similar to wild elves an allowed sub-race who are also rather rarely seen race (counters the first problem), and see the world differently to Sun elves, Moon elves, ect) To my knowledge there is no custom stats or alteration of the elven template, only certain skin and hair colors, gills, and different homeland/origin point. One listed happens to be the Sea of the Fallen Stars - reasonably close to Cormyr to be a logical travel with no leaps of faith in how they got there. I personally don't see any complications, so please let me know the answer and why. Anyway, fingers crossed. Thanks for the time reading and considering.
From the FRC Server Rules and Information post. Character CreationDo not give your character any type of noble status or title. For example "Sir", "Lady", "Lord", ect. Characters may not have the names of characters from existing fact or fiction, including historical figures or characters appearing in video or print media. Likewise, characters should not have names that are variations in spelling on any of the disallowed names, nor should they have names that are phonetically similar to expressions or phrases. Roleplay the ability scores your character is given. All characters should be from the Material Plane, and from Toril, the planet central to the Forgotten Realms Campaign. Only standard races and subraces are valid and accepted at FRC. Races and subraces allowed include: Human Elf Moon Elf Sun Elf Wood Elf Wild Elf Dwarf Gold Dwarf Shield Dwarf Halfling Lightfoot Halfling Strongheart Halfling Gnome Rock Gnome Half Orc Half Elf If you pick a subrace that is not listed here you will have to remake your character. Do not pick a headset with horns and choose a normal skin tone for your character. Normal can vary by race. An example: No purple humans, or bright green elves, ect. These listed in the quote are the only allowed subraces on FRC. - Elf with no sub-race specified can be RPed as one of the four listed subraces of elf (Moon elf, Sun Elf, Wood Elf, and Wild Elf), and is generally assumed moon elf unless obviously one of the other three.
- Dwarf with no sub-race specified can be RPed as one of the two listed subraces of dwarf (Shield Dwarf and Gold Dwarf), and is generally assumed shield dwarf unless obviously a gold dwarf.
- Unspecified halfling is assumed to be lightfoot halfling, the more common of the halfling subraces outside of Luiren.
- Unspecified gnome is assumed to be rock gnome, the only playable gnome subrace on FRC.
- Half-elf player-characters on FRC have human and elven ancestry. Their elven ancestry should come from one of the four listed elven subraces above.
- Half-orc player-characters on FRC has human and orcish ancestry.
FRC doesn't allow non-standard races as standard playable characters. Sometimes a DM may create and oversee a Guest PC of a non-standard race that a player is allowed to operate under DM supervision in a limited capacity and relating to a DM plot, but these are very rare and not given the same liberty of operation as standard player characters. FRC's dragon disciples all start as a standard humanoid playable race with sorcerous magic (including bardic magic) that must strive to awaken latent draconic traits through magical study and ritual if they seek to become dragon disciples. Though they gain the qualities of half-dragons at dragon disciple level 10, they are still members of the standard races that awaken dragon traits (through innate magic probably inherited from dragons), not the direct descendants of dragons. The main reason all characters are limited to standard races on FRC is to establish that the characters are distinguished by their actions and accomplishments, not by their singular bloodlines and racial powers. While aquatic elves are not an overpowered subrace that will throw-off the game balance (Balance? Ha!), FRC does not allow non-standard subraces. I know this isn't the answer you wanted, but hopefully you can find a character concept you like within the allowed subraces to play on FRC.
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Post by awintersnight on Apr 27, 2018 23:09:45 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply, it explains all thing well An back to the drawing board.
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Post by louballic2 on Apr 28, 2018 21:12:42 GMT -5
Umm - if aquatic elves just use standard elf stats - - - - "So, you are telling me you look like that, because and evil necromancer stole you from your elvish village as a child and experitmented upon attempting to make you breathe underwater. Does it work? Thats some story!" - -- - - - - - - - - - - My character Might claim to be a child of Selune and a demigod - -- - - Doesn't mean its true - just that my character believes that - - or its the story my character puts out. Aquatic elf - could just be a characters belief - (too many knocks on the head) - or - their "tale" - - - - - - - - as i understand there is no special abilities etc requested?
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Post by Munroe on Apr 29, 2018 5:28:57 GMT -5
Umm - if aquatic elves just use standard elf stats - - - - "So, you are telling me you look like that, because and evil necromancer stole you from your elvish village as a child and experitmented upon attempting to make you breathe underwater. Does it work? Thats some story!" - -- - - - - - - - - - - My character Might claim to be a child of Selune and a demigod - -- - - Doesn't mean its true - just that my character believes that - - or its the story my character puts out. Aquatic elf - could just be a characters belief - (too many knocks on the head) - or - their "tale" - - - - - - - - as i understand there is no special abilities etc requested? awintersnight was requesting to play an aquatic elf. That is not allowed. His character cannot be an aquatic elf, as explained above. The character could be another kind of elf and lie in-character, claiming to be an aquatic elf, but that would not be the same as being an aquatic elf. So the answer is "No, you cannot be an aquatic elf." The character claiming to be something they're not is something else entirely.
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