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Introduce Yourself / Hi all, how's it going?

« on: December 08, 2007, 05:36:03 PM »

Long time D&D player, first time Layonara. Here's my MySpace profile if you want to know abit about me.

http://www.myspace.com/devilzukin_59


As a new player trying to get started here, creating a character seems to be quite a difficult task. There seems to be alot going on IG that new players aren't aware of. I've only got the Layonara handbook to work with, but I just read before in one of the previous posts that it's starting to get outdated. Tables to some important info in the Layonara Handbook would have been nice and easy. The information that is accessible are pretty vague as there might be alot of back story. I think I'll start with a simple character for now to get the feel of the world. I have the D&D corebooks to guide me through the process, Hero builder's Guidebook to help with bio, and numerous other manuals such as the Quintessential guides and D&D class guides to help flesh out my character. Here are some questions I would like to ask.

1. Where does the character start of in the server? How do you choose a locale to come from that would fit with a starting character. There seems to be a current running history IG which is not readily accessible. The world is pretty large as well.

2. What's the recommended background overall that works with most classes/races? It seems the more information given the more questions it raises.

3. What are your expectations in a biography? If you don't want to write in a novelistic approach, how much information do you need for it to be brief/simplistic? (Eg. Detailed explanation for every stat, skill, feat acquired; Complete character sheet format) Is an explanation through the years of growing up required?

4. If you decide to multi class, how is it approached IG and how should it be shown in the biography? If you can't foresee a different path when your level 1 IC, how do you apply to gain that other class?

5. Are level 1 characters treated as initiates? If so, how much of the time line affects the age of a starting character?  (eg. Start of as a young person not affected by history, older characters must have knowledge of current IG world history)

Thanks for reading, and I hope to join you all in-game soon. Cheers!

PS. My comp is really slow so I hope it can handle the server.