Living Forgotten Realms Changes (23/10/08)

The new character generation guidelines (version 1.7) have been released for download from the Wizards site. There are some important changes: All backgrounds in the FR Players Guide are now legal, not just the 12 LFR regions. Existing characters cannot change their background, but all new characters can take advantage of that. You can now purchase any equipment from Adventurer's Vault or Dragon Magazine without getting special access. Remember if you want to buy a magic item, you can still only buy an item of your level or lower. In addition to having to play a Lawful Good, Good or Unaligned character your character is now prohibited from worshipping an Evil or Chaotic Evil deity. If you have a Channel Divinity feat from the Player's Handbook you must exchange that for the appropriate Channel Divinity feat in the FR Player's Guide (as the gods in the PHB are different to the gods in the FRPG). I don't think that effects anyone at our tables but if it does, download the sheet and look at the chart. If you're lucky enough to have a chance to pick up an item 5 or more levels above your character level, you are now allowed to pick it but not use it until your character is within 4 levels of the item. Before you couldn't pick it at all. Everything in Martial Power, Player's Handbook II and Arcane Power will be legal for LFR play, you can play things in Martial Power from 18th November, Players Handbook II from 17th March and Arcane Power from 21st April.

Weekend in the Realms - Call for Players

I'm running the Weekend in the Realms adventure "Beneath Haunted Halls" at the Witch Engine on Saturday, starting the trilogy of adventures at 10:30am and running on to the early evening. At the moment I've got Louis and Antonié confirmed as playing, Michael as a possible but I need four to take part in a legal table.

The Rotting Ruin of Galain at Yeovil Games

Louis ran a Living Forgotten Realms adventure this morning for Henry, Arthur, Antonié and me. To avoid spoilers, I'll only say that The Rotting Ruin of Galain is an encounter heavy exploration adventure which appealed to the more combat-eager of our party though it did need to difficulties in running the game to time.

Notable actions:
Thalgrim (my dwarven fighter) deciding to leap downstairs rather than take the ladder down only to roll a 1 on his acrobatics check. To add insult to the eight hit points of injury, the fight he was eager to join in was over before he had a chance to get up.