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1 SEP 2007
My gaming group has recently started playing a d20 variant called Iron Heroes, originally published by Monte Cook but now under control of Fiery Dragon. Written by Mike Mearls, it takes place in a high fantasy, low magic setting, where your abilities are more important than the equipment you carry.
Expanded uses for skills in and out of combat, and new mechanics for combat challenges and stunts makes combat far more dynamic and stops the "I full attack; the enemy full attacks; repeat to end' style which can end up characterising a lot of D&D combat.
My character is Tal, son of Cairn, a Berserker. Every time he is hit in combat he gains a fury token, and as these build up he can use them to activate special berserker class abilities, such as improved Strength and Constitution, or immunity to mind-affecting abilities.
Tal is tall and well-built, about 6'4". He has a mohican, a large tattoo of a snarling wolverine's head on his chest and a wolverine pelt cloak. He draws on other less permanent tattoos with a red-colured dye which has powerful psychotropic properties; it gets absorbed into his skin and lets him enable his berserker abilities. As a side-effect, they also dull his senses somewhat, so he's a bit short in intuition and subtlety. He's not stupid though, and doesn't like being patronised. He's the son of a tribal shaman whose clan worship animal totems, his main focus being the wolverine. The clan are somewhat primitive and traditional (men do the fighting and protect the women, elderly & children) so he's still having some problems adjusting to the fact that two of his new companions, Melody and Ann-See, are fully competent adventurers.
As befits someone in line to be tribal leader, Tal tries to be noble and just, and is not motivated particularly by amassing personal wealth, though he does still want enough to be able to better himself. His main aim is to experience & understand how the rest of the world works so he can return at some point to his clan and become the best leader he can be.
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