As most of you no doubt know, Roland Vordhael has joined a long line of Ironside PCs in death. I can honestly say he was one of the most enjoyable PCs I've played in efu:r, and this was in large part due to the absolutely kick ass players we have running around Upper and Lower Sanctuary. I have here an excerpt from his application that I hope will explain exactly what I wanted to accomplish with him:
"Ultimately, with Roland I want to alter the way in which players perceive the Society of the Ordered Mind. He possesses strong convictions, coupled with paranoia – in his mind the Dread Empire are already here among us, and all the mortal races might carry their taint. Every man, woman, and child of Sanctuary is vulnerable and could well be Enthralled, for the Shield does not truly protect us from the Illithid nor the eldritch terrors of the Underdark. Roland will not trust easily, gone will be the days where Ordinants frolicked with wild-folk, drow, the monsters of the dark, or even their fellow Sanctuarians."
Screenshots come now.
Roland wouldn't have been half the man he was without the influence of one Hubert Cline, and though I don't have many screenshots of the man the two were as thick as thieves:
(http://i.imgur.com/JK3YSvJ.jpg)
Jason Keswick proved a valuable ally, though he had a habit of getting Roland set on fire:
(http://i.imgur.com/rxgMtED.jpg)
Roland and Iestryn had something of a rocky relationship:
(http://i.imgur.com/em6N8Gc.jpg)
Roland was something of a hypocrite, here he is spying on a certain flayer's tournament, praying the Golden Chalice would all die:
(http://i.imgur.com/dvareq4.jpg)
(Note Griff running away from the monsters!)
(http://i.imgur.com/wDmwuXk.jpg)
Of all of the people Roland hated, Phaele Gedreghost topped the list:
(http://i.imgur.com/RDO4gSa.jpg)
Ysinode! We went there! It was incredibly frightening, big props to Mort for an amazing quest:
(http://i.imgur.com/hi9KnQp.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/vchuhyh.jpg)
Naturally, after facing down such horrors a man needs a stiff drink:
(http://i.imgur.com/NHfYGwn.jpg)
WOW LOOK LOOT!
(http://i.imgur.com/LsRw1ga.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/jWMcvdg.png)
That's all for now folks, though if I can find some more (read: better) screenshots, I'll be sure to post them! I'll be seeing you all again very, very soon...
you didn't play a diviner/10
Roland was one hell of a polarizing character, and I respect it. I sincerely regret the dearth in interaction between our PCs, though it was always interesting to hear what sort of wild things he'd been getting up to or who he'd pissed off any given day. I don't have many screenshots to plop down, so I'll simply leave this here:
(http://i.imgur.com/4hEYJ20.jpg)
I look forward to the next!
He died the way he lived: Getting repeatedly crit.
I can honestly say that Amber did not want Roland dead. After the trip to Ysinode she was convinced he was too valuable in the war against the Dread to kill him just because of their mutual conflict. She disliked him but didn't hate him, certainly not enough to kill him.
Still, rest well, conflict generator. Good luck with the next one.
So lucky I like you.
Roland the Ravager will be missed, I'll never forget him wiggling around the mind flayer tentacle he skewered on his sword, waving it around.
Wonderful ordinant. I greatly appreciated his willingness to conduct dishonest enterprise!
IF I LOSE THIS BATTLE CUT OFF MY HEAD
The greatest ordinant to grace EFUR.
One of my favorite Ordinants if not my favorite. A really awesome PC, I had a lot of fun working against him and later with him. Sadly all Ironside PCs must die early and often, before their time. Roland just couldn't live with the dishonor of losing to a halfling midget.
The last sane man.
Quote from: Vlaid;n644995One of my favorite Ordinants if not my favorite. A really awesome PC, I had a lot of fun working against him and later with him. Sadly all Ironside PCs must die early and often, before their time. Roland just couldn't live with the dishonor of losing to a halfling midget.
Well, if you can't take the critstorm, don't fight the midget. >.>
Fun stuff, the paranoia was fantastic.
o7 ;[
[video=youtube;GmXeJlJFSXs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmXeJlJFSXs[/video]
Roland was a great Ordinant. Though clearly a madman he was very vibrant and unpredictable, which when mixed with his skill led to this interesting feeling where you were never sure what you could expect out of the man. It gave him an amazing presence in the Society.
10/10 would hate again
Great Ordinant! Brought on some memorable conflict and stuck to his (often smoking) guns.
I am sad we never got to meet, he seemed like a lot of (madman) fun to be around. :(
Really good!
(A very Ironside end btw)
Loud and filled with convictions. Sweet PC.
Nice PC. We got to fight a lot. Ahh, I recall our first encounter, where the first thing he did was summon a - wait, what was that, an eyeball? xP