My next character concept.
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I'm not quite done with miss Pricklypear yet, but I've begun massaging a new concept into shape and I was hoping for some feedback.
In general the concept is the heavy metal bard. I was thinking something between Ash from the Evil Dead series of films, and Freddy Mercury from Queen. My first concern with the concept is that it may be too far out of the norm for the setting. Thoughts?
Roughing out goals for the heavy metal bard, I started with thoughts of fame, fortune, a healthy following of groupies. If I could pull that much off, I would consider some sort of bard guild/musicians organization, all depending on the blessings of the dms of course. I've seen others playing with the new bard songs. Adding that to what the bard is already capable of really opens up some interesting and humorous role playing oppertunities. Im hoping to make this a comic relief type character for the most part.So what think you all? Is there a place for this idea here?
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I will be in the front row in your first gig! \m/
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I'll be your lead guitar! err…. lute?
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So your going to cut your hand off, lash on a sword (chainsaws don't exist) and play for the other team.
Well the first part hasn't been done before to my knowledge.
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An Illuskan bard would be perfect for this. He could combine the Illuskan culture's devotion to violence with Oghma's devotion to recording lore through song. He would be less Queen and more Mayhem, however.
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I have ideas for instruments too. Something I tried breifly about four years ago. It was unusual. I don't want to give it away, but the instuments would be best it they were props created by the dms.
I was hoping for a CoA band at some point lillesmurfin! I didn't realize there would be volunteers this soon into it though. Thanks!
LoC. I wasn't looking for prosthetic chainsaw hands or team switching… I was thinking more Ash's brashness and abrasive humor, and Freddy's vocal style.
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If I'm not deep in by the time you decide to start it I'm all for it.
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@Amarantha:
I have ideas for instruments too. Something I tried breifly about four years ago. It was unusual. I don't want to give it away, but the instuments would be best it they were props created by the dms.
I was hoping for a CoA band at some point lillesmurfin! I didn't realize there would be volunteers this soon into it though. Thanks!
LoC. I wasn't looking for prosthetic chainsaw hands or team switching… I was thinking more Ash's brashness and abrasive humor, and Freddy's vocal style.
Will he be Bi-Sexual, like Freddie? (and some CoA bards…and elves...)
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Oh, also. Drumming…uhm...war-drumming...yeah. I'd be up for something like that.
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Ok guys… Maybe I should have mentioned a different vocalist. Bon Scott, or Ronnie Dio, or Paul Rodgers. I'm not making a gay or bisexual bard! I was talking about his vocal style when I mentioned Freddy, not his sexual orientation. He was one of the most bad ass vocalists to ever rock a mic. I appreciate the replies, but I'd like to keep blatant sexuality to a minimum since kids play here and I'm a prude.
Steering this back on topic now... Looking at your post Eddie sedative, I was wondering if you had any source material for Illuskan culture. I have to admit I don't know enough about it to create a descent background. I'm still working the back story out and I'm in the air as to whether I want a good or evil alignment. Either way my target is a humorous character with an oppertunity to mix the music into the adventuring situations.
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um. Isn't Wabs doing this right now?
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I have thought about doing a similar concept many times as I would call myself a minor metal head…Never got around to getting it past the concept stages though. I'd like to watch how this turns out.
Who knows, maybe I'll go ahead and do it and we can start Arabels first HEAVY METAL BAND! Destroying Orcs, Demons and Dragons with the power of ROCK! :wink:
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slings will be more and more popular as DM loot!
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Needs more ManOwaR
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I have thought about doing a similar concept many times as I would call myself a minor metal head…Never got around to getting it past the concept stages though. I'd like to watch how this turns out.
Who knows, maybe I'll go ahead and do it and we can start Arabels first HEAVY METAL BAND! Destroying Orcs, Demons and Dragons with the power of ROCK! :wink:
…..We will have you BANNED. BANNED I say.
You will not make other concepts.
You will not cheat on EAGLEMAN.
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Cunning stunt. If someone else is doing something similar right now I'm not aware of it. Not sure who Wabs is. Other than a certain dm and his bard I haven't seen any bards actually put on any kind of performance since Ella The Black Rose or Isabella. These were a few years back.
Cogs. All I can say is that you read my mind. Another of my inspirations for this is Tenacious D. :D
I take it from the responses so far that no one thinks this will be too far out for the setting then? That was one of my major concernes. I didn't want to get started on this and have an avalanch of tells saying. "You can't do this in a medieval setting!" Would I need some dm approval for this? I was thinking I'd need a particular instrument made. Not sure if an app would be necessary or not though.
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@Amarantha:
Not sure who Wabs is… I haven't seen any bards actually put on any kind of performance since Ella The Black Rose
:lol:
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@Amarantha:
Ok guys… Maybe I should have mentioned a different vocalist. Bon Scott, or Ronnie Dio, or Paul Rodgers. I'm not making a gay or bisexual bard! I was talking about his vocal style when I mentioned Freddy, not his sexual orientation. He was one of the most bad ass vocalists to ever rock a mic. I appreciate the replies, but I'd like to keep blatant sexuality to a minimum since kids play here and I'm a prude.
Steering this back on topic now... Looking at your post Eddie sedative, I was wondering if you had any source material for Illuskan culture. I have to admit I don't know enough about it to create a descent background. I'm still working the back story out and I'm in the air as to whether I want a good or evil alignment. Either way my target is a humorous character with an oppertunity to mix the music into the adventuring situations.
Illuskans are Faerun's version of the Norsemen, viking archetype. Races of Faerun has lots of information about them. More than likely, they wouldn't fit humorous characters. If you wanted to go black metal, however, they would be the perfect fit.
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While we won't have electric guitars and stuff, there can still be exotic instruments from other cultures, or just traditional instruments used in a new fashion. (like Apocalyptica for instance) I would think this to be something more of a revolutionary music fashion with rockstar-type members than actual heavy metal as we know it today.
And also; singing in NWN, via text, only work half out. I've done preforming bards in the past, and while you can create your own songs and sing them out perfectly well, unless you refer OOCly to a known melody, no-one will "feel" the song and the rhythm just like you do. Sure they can catch the rough pace, or even make their own melody to the song in their head, but it won't come close to the real thing. It kills some of the spirit of it, but can still be fun.
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Illuskans are Faerun's version of the Norsemen, viking stereotype.
Fixed. Vikings had a sprawling and civilized culture until the Danes introduced Christianity by force and pulled them into the middle ages.
