User:Aranho/Sandbox

aranho's High Rollers D&D sandbox

To-Do List

 * 1) Expanding/Adding contents about High Rollers D&D
 * 2) *To Expand: Session 1-9, Dawn Republic, Talis'Val, Tallfield, Creatures and Races
 * 3) *To Add: Planes of Existence, all key locations (Longwood, Feyden, Garden of Stones/Underdark, Troubled Lands), details from Q&As
 * 4) *To Consider: Splitting into Season 1 & 2, Timeline of Events, Lightfall Campaign/Trivia (homebrew rules)
 * 5) Add details (if any) from Kim's Q&A & Mark's Twitch videos.
 * 6) Finish up Cabin in the Woods & Christmas Special

General

 * Gameplay & Campaign
 * Alignment: made purely for the sake of it, character role-played not really alignment based, Matt don't even know what alignment is until much later in the game
 * Group Name: let it happen naturally
 * Another Character: Katie: stick to elf, specifically moon elves, paladin or barbarian. Matt: maybe old wizard human. Kat: night(?) elf bard.
 * Matt: thinks that getting a more outlandish character & granny trell would make him easier to get into his character, so that may be his next character
 * Next Character backstory for Matt: elderly man
 * Next Character for Katie: may go opposite of Elora, like the idea of barbs or be really aggressive, go opposite of spellcasting and magic
 * Mark is trying to get Kim to play a barb orc like "Warf"
 * Mark's Character: elf assassin who got a "darphenar" wooden knife, or big heavy fighter since "the adventurers" don't have one, perhaps female non-human like halfling/big dumb barb
 * Backup PC: Matt has one
 * Steve: human fighter or human thief
 * "Banned" items: Deck of Many Things
 * PC Minis: Kim: someone made for her. Trott: good fit found online. Katie: Hero Forge (3D printed models). Matt: typical drow and painted over
 * What did you think Mark told Crownrend/What did Mark wrote on Kim's character sheet: Mark refuses to say anything on what Crownrend did to JT (off-limits), will have to find out, Katie: Crownrend is trying to come back on his own & cannot dismiss him at own will
 * JT Teenagers: Mark actually wanna "I really fancy you" to JT, Kim thinks JT won't understand such stuff
 * End of Season 1?: Mark haven't thought about it, the season 1 on shirt is just added cuz looks cool, conclusion of Elora arc would take characters to lvl 9 so perhaps could be nice conclusion for season 1
 * IRL
 * Enjoyment: everyone's enjoying it, though it can get frustrating at certain points
 * HG Expectation: Katie: didn't expect to be popular, pleasantly surprise to see ppl cosplay as HR characters. Matt: worried i won't enjoy it, now love it!
 * How the 5 meet and decide to do D&D: Mark introduced Trott to CritRole & Katie join in, JJ'15 did Star Wars D&D with the Hats, also other D&D within office outside of streams, 2016 looking for stream on Sundays so Mark & Trott take the offer, get Katie in since she watched CritRole, Mark asks Kim if she wanna join in she said ok, Matt becuz Kim did "To Infinity" scripts with him before & Matt's voice acting background
 * Favourites
 * Fave Moment in Campaign: Katie: JT resurrection. Matt: Cam murder Dimitriv (Trell part). Kat as non-player: Cam-Trell after Dimitriv & Spectator Matt: going back in time as Xan. Kat: both ending of Kim's one-off, "Tharizdun", Cam-Trell prison in S11. Mark: the crew planning against Sharisa, succubus/Gurli
 * Fave combat encounter: Matt: S14 shoving man's face into containter
 * Proudest Moment: Matt: whole journey though Underdark. Mark: S7.5, more emotional moments
 * Fave NPC: Matt: Enoran. Katie: Spectator.
 * Matt's Fave Moment: JT death since it's unexpected or generally anything not-according-to-plan stuff like Broken Sky trial, manticore (it's what trell would do but Matt's thought is that, if he's going to die, might as well do it in a blaze of glory)
 * Katie's Fave Moment: JT resurrection cuz of emotional, seeing parents (Katie gave Mark their names, of Elora becoming druid cuz of mom), interacting with Nalistri
 * Kim's Fave Momemt?: JT first meeting with Korak, then later at Champion's Hold
 * Matt's/Kim's Fave NPC: Enoran, Tharizdun, Granny Trell

Locations & History

 * History
 * Old enough to rmb before Lightfall: most elves won't(?), they also abandoned material plane during the "sad times", dwarves too. Dragonborns & other races won't. Anyone aged human years 46 and older will rmb, though lots of elders would hav died during the "sad times". That's why there are not much elders now.
 * Firstlight
 * fallshards fall there coincidence or deliberate? No one knows yet & remains a mysterious, though ppl questioned why would large chunks of it focus on Firstlight
 * Continent
 * No other continents
 * Unbroken Empire
 * empire ruled by an "order who follow a philosophy", they follow the Young Empress who got extremely powerful divine abilities but have issues with gods, claiming that they are the cause of the Lightfall, so what's worth following is your own self belief and working together. Philosophy is "Jedi Order"-esque & bit of Buddhism, like militant monks, "perfecting the body, working together, and everyone doing their fair share". Empire is growing in the south of Dawn Republic. Character is god-emperor-esque, but imagine her like a 14-yr-old girl who is also very powerful. Has paladin knights who go around making sure everybody works together. No nobility, no upper classes. Money does not exist. "Mega-communism".

Characters

 * General
 * Sexuality: Naples is gay, Katie never thought of Elora's, Cam is pansexual(?, may not be serious)
 * Class & background: Elora: Forester Outlander. Naples: Circle of the Land, Artisan.
 * After the Campaign: Elora: after all spires reunited, she would be more confident and be happy, probably travel more Trell: reconcile with drows & save them. Katie: just keep ppl in the dick.
 * Metallic Dragonborns: Chromats in charge of Bresseras, that's why barely any Metallics dragons are seen either kept somewhere or prevented from being woken up
 * Bresseras: capital is Bresseras
 * Cam
 * Resurrection: Trell likes Cam (same wavelengths at times). Elora haven't have many friends back home due to her royalty, so the adventurers are her friends the more she is with the group. Elora maybe sacrifice her circlet (but may still give up lots of things). Trell maybe sacrifice inverness cape as he don't wear it anymore.
 * Elora
 * "Do you feel ur character has changed in since of campaign?" "Yes, getting tougher, less surprised to bad events as getting used to real world."
 * 4`11``
 * Character Inspiration: single small idea, created a basic thing based on Mark's description of the world (elven spires retreated into the Feywild), Elora's quest to reconnect elven spires is from Mark. Elora's character is based on Brave's Merida (scene of her entering castle eating an apple despite people's expectant of her being princess-like). Her past it left to Mark's creativity.
 * What inspired Elora: likes elf, reading "Sword Coast adventures" which showed different "races" of elves & description of moon elves caught her attention since they were more accepting of other races and generally nicer, also some of Katie's personality added into Elora, also didn't want it to be too difficult to RP since first time playing D&D
 * Elora's technically a High Elf, but stats/personality based on moon elf
 * Jiutou
 * Crownrend: grants fire resistance to wearer due to its demonic nature or fire immunity should the wearer has fire resistance
 * Trellimar
 * "Do you feel ur character has changed in since of campaign?" "Yes, started off as loner & reserved (supposed to be mysterious), now sassy & goofy due to poor dice roll, still mysterious though."
 * Character Inspiration: no knowledge of D&D, flip through PH and find drows cool, so mysterious drow. Matt have Trell killed a person close to him as the base idea, Mark developed it further. Trell's character developed as Matt plays along.
 * Inspiration behind Trell: looking through PH, find drow & warlock (link to other power) interesting and done! Also on how Mark describes drows to be generally badass, also aloofness is "what am I doing with these guys" since he wasn't sure about joining High Rollers
 * Hobby: Mark: maybe performing arts? sophisticated theatre
 * Backstory: well educated, well spoken
 * Naples
 * "How would Elora & Trell react to Naples?" Elora: initially nice or don't know what to do since Naples is small and looks innocent, but later "don't have anything to say back" upon hearing Naples' foul mouth, still try to help out in druid related stuff. Trell: don't know, but may hate her since she may target Trell as he's generally quiet & stoic. Granny Trell: Naples would love her more than G.Trell would live Naples (0:18:39). Cam: may react well to Naples but he might still find her annoying. Jiutou: probably respect her since Naples is a good fighter but will be baffled by who Naples actually is. Naples may find Jiutou cool though.
 * Character Inspiration: initially want to be beautiful, amazing, awesome powers and really cool, but Kat feels that she may not be able to play that character right (elegant). So just create a disgusting, vile, gross and repulsive. Leg idea was from tinkers from her race.
 * Hobbies: dick kicking, tinkering in animal form

NPCs

 * NPC Diversity: Mark ain't aiming for it, just wanna make cool characters, make realistic world
 * Adrik
 * won freedom in a coliseum
 * hobbies: crafting like blacksmithing
 * Dimitriv
 * Hobbies: cooking & eating
 * Fellania
 * Early Life: Being a princess, she's part of a "very, royal, ancient line of storm giant kings, she led a good life, perhaps spoiled, an artist, good to her people, see smaller races as lesser ppl
 * Lightfall: not kind to cloud giants (no further details)
 * Four Drow
 * "character sheet" given few minutes before session started
 * Petrified Cleric
 * knows Greater Restoration
 * Spectator
 * Trott & Katie "crapped pants" because of the beholder in Critical Role

Location Hierarchy
ORDER: World/Universe > Plane of Existence > Continent > Country/Region > Settlement > District > Building/Citadel/Landmark

All known locations of High Rollers: Material Plane

Arrak (continent)
 * Bresseras (country)
 * Unnamed citadel, near Aramount
 * Unnamed combat arena
 * Unnamed palace of Wyrm King
 * Dawn Republic (country)
 * Within or Near Shard Lake + tributaries & distributaries
 * Talis'Val (capital)
 * Guild Quarter (district)
 * Government Building
 * Mason's Guild Hall
 * Artisan's Rest (district)
 * Black Valley Brewery
 * Temple of Kord
 * Dawn Square (district)
 * Open Locket
 * Pegasus Lodge
 * Journeyman's Run (district)
 * Duck and Porter
 * Frowning Fox Farm
 * Unicorn's Patch
 * Old Temple Way (district)
 * The Stacks (district)
 * Lion's Pick
 * The Laughing Blacksmith
 * Whisper's Walk (district)
 * Temple of Tharizdun
 * Firstlight (former capital)
 * Newlight (village)
 * Ruined Watchtower (citadel)
 * Tower of Master Wizard of Necromancy (landmark)
 * Anything else north of Aramount-Talis'Val route
 * Unnamed citadel, north-east of Talis'Val
 * Unnamed landmark, south of Newlight
 * Unnamed landmark, in unnamed northern forest
 * Within or Near Longwood Forest
 * Fallcliff (town)
 * Feyden (village)
 * Unnamed Blacksmith
 * Dimitriv's General Shop
 * Lumber Yard
 * Marshal's Office
 * Oaken Wagon
 * Unnamed Stable near North Gate
 * Unnamed Valley near Feyden
 * Spire of Eternal Autumn (citadel)
 * Tmeple of Melora (landmark)
 * Along or Near Unnamed southern river + anything west of it
 * Aramount (town)
 * Greybell (town)
 * Downford (village)
 * Longdale (village)
 * Unnamed citadel, near river
 * Unnamed citadel, near border
 * Unnamed landmark, along southern coast
 * Anything else along and south of Aramount-Talis'Val route
 * Briarcrest (town)
 * Wickport (town)
 * Damrick's Rest (village)
 * Tallfield (village)
 * Alabaster Cask (in village)
 * Marshal's Office (in village)
 * Unnamed Blacksmith (in village)
 * Abandoned Farmstead
 * Culhelm Farm
 * Dunswood Farm
 * Green Family Farm
 * Kingswood Farm
 * Old Windmill
 * Ruined Manor
 * Unnamed citadel, along southern coast
 * Elven Barrow (landmark)
 * Unnamed landmark, between Downford and Damrick's Rest
 * Troubled Lands (region)
 * Spire of Winter (citadel)
 * Unbroken Empire (country)
 * Underdark (region)
 * Garden of Stones (region)
 * Gloom (village)
 * Bork's residence
 * Grimfang's Keep (citadel)
 * Temple of Dah'Mir (landmark)
 * Unnamed drow enclave (landmark)
 * Unnamed Region under Aramount

Feywild


 * Unnamed area with Cenaria

Shadowfell


 * Unnamed Temple (demi-shadowfell)

Demiplanes

For Future Reference
 * Sigil
 * Inner Planes: 4 main Elemental Planes [Air-Earth-Fire-Water] (also Elemental Chaos in 4E), each connected to Positive (PEP) or Negative Energy Plane (NEP) via Quasi-Elemental Planes. Unlikely used in campaign.
 * Ethereal Plane: Transitive plane between Inner Planes and Material Plane
 * Demiplanes: Planes commonly created by demigods/extremely powerful wizards/psions. Found in Deep Ethereal Plane.
 * Material Plane: Basically "Earth". A plane that balance the [philosophical] Outer Planes and [physical] Inner Planes. Largely used in campaign.
 * Feywild: Material Plane with more connection to PEP and Plane of Faerie
 * Shadowfell: Material Plane with more connection to NEP and Plane of Shadow
 * Astral Plane: Transitive plane between Material Plane and Outer Planes. Souls of newly dead pass through here to afterlife or Outer Planes. Deities who die and/or forgotten also end up here.
 * Outer Planes: Alignment-based planes. [G Elysium], Beastlands, Arborea, Ysgard, [C Limbo], Pandemonium, Abyss, Carceri, [E Hades], Gehanna, Baator, Acheron, [L Mechanus], Arcadia, Celestia, Bytopia
 * Far Realm: Literally far from Inner, Material & Outer Planes. Strange creatures are common.

Organising NPCs
Priority: DONE, TO TOUCH-UP. NPCs article is now reorganized, so all it needs is some touch-up/clean-up. A major change is that all major factions, except Burning King, now have their own article and the respective NPCs. Still, the option to split the article is still open when deemed necessary.

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