Ok, so this might be fixed in Spellbound, or I could be currently wrong, but I can't see in the FC book any form of magic that 'undos' the effect of a Petrifying Gaze attack i.e. Being turned to stone.

I mean I could throw a McGuffin in to the story but I'd kinda like my PC's to have to earn that potion/elixir before going up against the Gorgons I intend to throw at them.

Any thoughts?

I've updated my character sheet, and this is the final draft (unless there are any mistakes!) I edited my original post here if you want to move it across to the OOC thread Iprophet.

Looking forward to kicking this off!

Weirdly I thought this posted last night but no matter! Here's a picture that will suit for Elias, though he would normally have a heavy travelling coat as well, and the gun his favoured gun is more chunky with a bayonet blade fitted to it as well.

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Hey, I've tweaked my character with languages and interests in the original "idea for a game thread", not sure how to stick a picture in but I have one if someone could let me know. Sorry about being (relatively quiet) -I've had a busy end to the week!

Also @Iprophet, Elias will have been in Chataya for about a year. He knows the city well enough but is discovering new aspects of it all the time.

I don't recall Sabretooth having retractable claws.

In Origins (I think) there's at least one shot of his fingernails growing noticably, if only by an inch or so. I wouldn't bet on it's canonicity, though.

His fingers grow in X Men 1 I'm sure.

If it helps Iprophet I'm in a exactly the same boat, and it's been about 5 months so far. Just stay positive and something will come along I'll finalise up my character details tonight, and I'm ready to go.

Game of Thrones also got a new "Iron Throne" trailer.

"Winter is coming." I CANNOT wait for this. The cast they've assembled will do this proud. And the fact that I regularly serve Robert Barathon - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004692/ a pint is always nice!

17 peeps for me (though I live in the UK)

• There are 5,184,575 people in the U.S. with the first name James.
• Statistically the 1st most popular first name.
• 99.7 percent of people with the first name James are male.

• There are 1,022 people in the U.S. with the last name Lorimer.
• Statistically the 26035th most popular last name.

Considering I have the statistically most popular first name  in the US, I think it's quite incredible that I end up with such a overall low number. I reckon that this is because my surname has been Americanised in the hop across the pond to such derivatives as "Lorrimer" and "Lorimar" (of which there is a TV production company).

Oh, and I'm also a Canadian publisher!

Elizabeth Hurley has apparantly just tweeted that she'll be playing Veronica Cale, the chief villain from the Wonder Woman pilot

Watch out for some great "acting" then!

The D&D environment books were pretty good products IMO. Ridiculously wordy sometimes, but the tools under the verbage aren't bad. I'm probably gonna use "dessication damage" from the book also.

Yeah I thought they were a great inclusion to the D&D world. The themes they concentrated on were good fantasy standards, the rules were simple enough for the environmental factors, and for once the monsters seemed like they would actually be found in that environment not just a game designer's drawing board.

Thanks for the work on this!

@foproy - Under abilities you seem to have listed the class abilities for the Assassin not the Scout that you list your character is at the beginning? Is the top of the page entry merely a mistake?

The new Skyrim trailer is so epic you'll need a new pair of pants afterwards.

O. M. G. - Right that's my game of the year sorted then!

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Ok, here's my rough character draft - hope you like! There's still things to be added and tweaked but it's a start.

Elias Kant
Unpredictable Human Gunmage
Mage 4 / Rune Knight 1

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Type: Medium biped folk, Reach 1
Speed: 30 ft.

STR: 10 / 0
DEX: 16 / +3
CON: 10 / 0
INT: 18 / +4
WIS: 14 / +2
CHA: 10 / 0

Vitality: 36
Wounds: 10

BAB: +2
Melee Attack: +2 = 2+0

• Long Knife: +2; 1d6+3 lethal; threat 19-20, finesse, keen 4
• Old Kicker's bayonet: +2; 1d6; threat 20

Unarmed Attack: +2 = 2+0
Ranged Attack: +5 = 2+3 (+6 if using Canny shot trick, or using Black powder weapons, +7 if both combined)

• "Old Kicker" military pistol +7; 3d6 lethal; threat 18-20; range 20x3ft; armour piercing, bludgeon, load 7, unreliable & 2 runes applied(gouging, lightning)

Fortitude save: +2 = 2+0
Reflex save: +9 = 3+3+3
Will save: +6 = 4+2

Defense: 17 = 10+4+3
DR: 3
Resists: Fire 3

Initiative: +5 = 2+3 (can roll twice keeping preferred result)

Action dice: 3d4

Lifestyle: 2 (and bonus 2 Panache)

• Panache: 2 (Appearance bonus +1, 20s)
• Prudence: 2 (25% money saved)

Legend: +4
Reputation: 20
Renown: Military 1

Origin Abilities:
Lightning Reflexes feat
Mix up trick
Split decision
Attribute training – lower of Dex and Int rises by 1
Black powder proficiency
Flashy – Prudence bonus +2
Paired Skills – Ranks in Spellcasting, gains equal ranks in Impress

Class Abilities:
Arcane Adept
Subtle and Quick to Anger
Arcane Might
Circle of Power I
Battle-Mage
Rune Carved (Gouging Rune, Lightning Rune; both applied to Old Kicker)

Skills: Total = Ranks + Attribute Modifier + Misc
Acrobatics         4 = 1 + 3
Bluff                  7 = 7 + 0
Crafting            12 = 8 + 4 (3 foci)
Impress            8 = 8 + 0
Intimidate        10 = 8 + 0
Investigate      9 = 7 + 2
Medicine           11 = 7 + 4
Notice              10 = 8 + 2
Prestidigitation   10 = 7 + 3
Resolve            8 = 8 + 0
Ride                 11 = 8 + 3
Search             11 = 7 + 4
Sense Motive   9 = 7 + 2
Spellcasting     12 = 8 + 4
Sneak              4 = 1 + 3
ACP -0

Feats:
Lightning Reflexes (origin)
Favoured Gear [black powder – Old Kicker](origin)
Quick Draw
Surge of Speed
Spell Conversion: Effect (bonus)

Proficiencies:
Black Powder forte
Edged Proficiency

Advanced tricks:
Canny Shot
Mix-up (Distract)
Focus Spell
Power Spell

Gear:
“Old Kicker” - military pistol with bayonet and armour piercing qualities - 128s
Lightweight Fitted partial Hardened Leather armour – 250s
Long Knife - 30s
Bandolier – 20s
Chemist's Kit - 20s
Rations x2 - 10s
Mage's Pouch - 20s
Backpack - 10s
Magnet -10s
Money in hand: 12s
Load: ~50lbs

Spells known: 22
Level 0: Endure Elements, Expeditious Retreat, Feather Fall, Flare, Glow I, Whispers
Level 1: Bless, Cure Wounds I, Detect Magic, Disguise Self, Entropic Shield, Magic Missile, Shield, True Strike I*, Scare I, Unseen Servant, Winter's Domain
Level 2: Blur, Brawn I, Mage Armour*, Wit I, Illusionary Image II, Silence*
Level 3:Call Lightning I, Searing Ray, Counter Magic I
* +2 bonus from Arcane Might
Caster level 5, Save DC 11

Languages: High Draconic, Rust Common, and Steam Talk

Studies/Interests: Dragon Kingdoms, "Mechanika" (the art of combining magic and tech)

Born and orphaned in the harsh realms of the Dragon Kingdoms, Elias Kant realised from a young age he had several gifts in life; a sharp mind, quick feet and the gift of sorcery. In a land where the Aether is so strongly manipulated, it was hard to conceal the raw nature of what was within him; using only enough to survive and testing these nascent magicks only when he was alone, Kant eventually came of age and seized the moment to escape the lands of his draconic captors as few others had before him.

He first arrived in Bulwark, which proved to be a tough city for a young man to not only live but survive in. Kant's first few months were ones of poverty, rough-living and hiding from those that would prey on him. One night, he was caught up within an attack on the city, a rolling melee of combatants near one of the cites gates. As both attacker and defender fell around him, a pistol dropped to his feet as another waves of saurians surged through an opening in the defenses. Taking up the weapon, he pointed at the onrushing mass of scales and fired. For a moment nothing happened, but in his panic Elias unleashed his gift through the gun, surrounding the barrel in a crackling of lightning. The resultant shot killed the lead attackers, and dropped the following saurian as well.

Having discovered a way to quite literally channel his abilities, he enlisted in the local militia seeking out anyone who could teach him how to further them. However this was to no avail; few mage-scholars knew of military techniques and few soldiers had the Gift. Elias stayed within the militia for several years, honing his weapon skills whilst all the while searching to learn more about his magicks.

Eventually Bulwark could provide him with no more, and his desire to learn more and better his fighting style lead him to leave the city to discover more. He headed for Chataya, with the hope that the diversity of peoples within its walls could finally provide him with some answers.

I take it we start with the standard 500s, and can we spend Reputation to buy prizes or renown?

The Rune Knight's Rune-Carved ability - once learned does the RK know all of those runes, and thus can choose to apply different ones to different weapons, or do you pick 2 at 1st level, 2 more at 5th etc?

Also, is there any more info on the setting just to flesh out things like interests, studies, languages etc?