A Multiverse of Options.

Conundrum!

My girlfriend is talking seriously about trying to run a Planescape game using 3.5 rules. We'll all basically be a detective agency. And there is too much to choose from.

Planescape itself has too many cool things going for it. Planar or Prime? Insert weird race here! Faction, sect, religion...it's all so huge. Then add 3.5, in all it's glory (and kobolds). ECL! Prestige classes!

I'm beginning to think that I should play a very "Jason character," and let things flow from there. Dark magic! Smart! Maybe something vaguely Egyptian! The whole concept for "Hygelak" came from a time when I was toying around with Planescape in 2nd Ed, though he's gone through alot of drift over the years. Hyge was a necromancer with Dustman ties that dreamed of gaining power and influence with the Baatezu--the devils. She's not gonna let him be LE, though. :D

There's True Name magic, from the Tome of Magic. I've never tried it out, and always wanted to. Magic is skill checks that get harder if you use the same one more than once a day. Another personal favorite is the Binder class--sharing your body with a lost or dead...thing...to gain power.

Did I mention I like the creep-factor in my characters?

Also, if people who read this (HA!) know of a good, free, online battle-map dodad, let me know. The proposed game will be over the 'net to connect to some out-of-state friends, so we're gonna need to know where we stand.

Ah! Time to throw stuff together for work.

~j