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12 months ago ::
Jun 17, 2012 - 2:44AM
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Date Joined:
Aug 13, 2011
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So, I have never played a game of LFR before... but I recently found out that there is a nearby gamespot around my neighbourhood. I got pretty excited about it, and have been trying to brainstorm a few characters to start up at level 1 and bring in to experiment with.
My main concern with Character Creation right is the Legality of certain Themes. In particular, I was aiming to make a Essentials Knight who is sent to hunt down unscrupulous characters and ne'er-do-wells. I was immediately drawn to the "Sentinel Marshal" that debuted in 407, because it definitely fit the bill for what I was aiming at.
The rules state that all material included in Dragon Magazines are considered usable for LFR games, but Sentintel Marshal has a very strong Eberron bent to it; and revolves around one of the Dragonmarked Houses (though it doesn't require you to be Dragonmarked in any way, shape, or form). In a usual gaming instance, it would be easy to reflavor the Sentinel Marshal into any other form of justiciar order... but I'm not sure if that is an "OK" thing to do by LFR standards.
So, is the theme legal because it was featured in a Compiled Dragon Magazine article? Or is it Illegal because it is Eberron-centric?
I thank everyone in advance for their replies.
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12 months ago ::
Jun 17, 2012 - 9:01AM
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Date Joined:
Aug 21, 2007
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The character theme of Sentinel Marshall assumes a centrally based, international police function based upon a particular Eberron House, none of which matches the Forgotten Realms. I think the exclusion in the LFR Campaign Guide applies. The implication in the article (in discussing that race must be human) to me is that you must be a member of the House. While in the Forgotten Realms, one might be a mercenary who tracks down a criminal for a particular realm or victim, there is no existing organization that has authority everywhere. YMMV.
Keith
Keith Hoffman
LFR Writing Director for Waterdeep
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12 months ago ::
Jun 17, 2012 - 9:26AM
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Date Joined:
Aug 13, 2011
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Thank you for the help! I figured as much.
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12 months ago ::
Jun 17, 2012 - 10:12AM
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- Senior Volunteer Community Lead
Date Joined:
Aug 19, 2007
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No mechanic or prerequisite of the group has anything to do with Eberron except for...
"You gain a +2 bonus to Diplomacy checks and Intimidate checks when the check’s subject knows that you are a Sentinel Marshal and respects or fears members of that group. (The DM decides if this bonus applies.)"
So, technically, you could just not benefit from that bonus at all, and use the rest of the theme. Or, you can choose which group you'd be attached to as part of your relevant reflavoring (ex: Flaming Fists) and then DMs can give you a +2 bonus when applicable.
The amusing part is that a lot of DMs will give you a +2 bonus for being part of a group for those who respect/fear that group _regardless of it being a theme benefit_. Anyhow - reflavoring is your best friend in terms of any relevant article, path, etc. Make it your own, and people will appreciate it.
Keith Richmond
Living Forgotten Realms Epic Writing Director
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