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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #100 on: August 28, 2014, 05:49:55 PM »
But I don't know what sort of funds there are. 20gp is probably too low for level 3.

... or at least haven't found the right place to find that out.

I mentioned before, everyone begins with as much mundane equipment as you like, within reason, 200 gp, 2 magic potions (typically potions of healing or you can swap one or both out with a potion of climbing, which lets you auto-succeed on athletics checks to climb for 1 hour, or a potion of jumping, which triples your jump distance for 1 hour, or a Longstrider potion, which increases your speed by 10 ft. for 1 hour) and either 2 uncommon-rarity magic items or 1 magic item that's somewhat more powerful without necessarily being a rare item - most likely a custom item like a weapon, amulet, staff, etc. that is tied into your background and fits your character concept a bit better, and makes up for only starting with one magic item rather than 2 - for instance, an heirloom sword that acts as a +1 weapon, but can be activated to spray a cone of fire once per short rest, or a ring of cold resistance that allows you to summon a magical shield of ice (or fire, or whatever). Not quite a rare item's power, but more than an uncommon one. I still rather expect most of you to select the two uncommon items, though the heirloom item may grow in power as you gain levels. Occasional other magic items may as well, though it's more of a rarity than usual.

I may need aid with item shopping, both because I have trouble with the pdf at work, and also I am not sure I'm doing it right.

What I am going for:
The best light armor I can afford.
Two Daggers
Thiefy Items

Those magic items, are they in the pdf or did you make those up?  If you made them up, I was thinking having a vest or sheathe or something of infinite daggers like that one MIC item.  They can be nonmagical daggers that vanish after a round.  That'll let me chuck things, and then go into melee with the same weapons without worrying about losing a fancy magic weapon.
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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #101 on: August 28, 2014, 06:15:55 PM »
I think that's all the crunch stuff sorted out, but knowing me I probably forgot something dumb.  I have a good idea for her fluff, but I'm going to take a rest for now before writing it up.  Also I guess I'll need to figure out what her discovery is with Venn at some point.

Meanwhile, because I am a total dork, I drew my character.  Um, yeah.
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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #102 on: August 28, 2014, 06:55:37 PM »
I almost got mine done, just need feats, equipment and trinkets i think.

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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #103 on: August 28, 2014, 07:00:35 PM »
I almost got mine done, just need feats, equipment and trinkets i think.

Fears are only relevant if you decide to take one instead of an ability score.

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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #104 on: August 28, 2014, 07:10:55 PM »
trinkets and equipment it is then.

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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #105 on: August 28, 2014, 07:18:59 PM »
I almost got mine done, just need feats, equipment and trinkets i think.

Fears are only relevant if you decide to take one instead of an ability score.

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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #106 on: August 28, 2014, 07:21:12 PM »
I almost got mine done, just need feats, equipment and trinkets i think.

Fears are only relevant if you decide to take one instead of an ability score.

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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #107 on: August 28, 2014, 07:24:53 PM »
 :lol Did I mention I am terribly fearful of large piles of gold, unlimited alcohol, and sexy harems of women?  Just sayin'...
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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #108 on: August 28, 2014, 07:27:46 PM »
:lol Did I mention I am terribly fearful of large piles of gold, unlimited alcohol, and sexy harems of women?  Just sayin'...

Noted.  We'll try to avoid them during gameplay, for your sake. 

Edit:  Oh, has anyone found a good online character sheet template?
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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #109 on: August 28, 2014, 07:30:17 PM »
:lol Did I mention I am terribly fearful of large piles of gold, unlimited alcohol, and sexy harems of women?  Just sayin'...

Noted.  We'll try to avoid them during gameplay, for your sake. 

Edit:  Oh, has anyone found a good online character sheet template?

The myth-weavers one has all required fields--but they've yet to automate it (seriously? I have minimal HTML experience, and I could code the maths behind the javascript) and have as many non-crunch fields as possible, it seems.

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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #110 on: August 28, 2014, 07:55:36 PM »

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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #111 on: August 28, 2014, 08:28:12 PM »
So, fluff sorted out kind of.  Hoping it's okay.  I wanted to just go with something a bit simple, really. ^^;
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...Also, I have absolutely no plans for who or what her father is, so Venn can go nuts with that.

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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #112 on: August 28, 2014, 11:24:35 PM »
Here's Volsk, a Rashemi druid with a serious mad-on for Red Wizards.

http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=22981

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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #113 on: August 28, 2014, 11:32:45 PM »
@Michael: Sounds like a good hook for your character!

@Raineh: As far as Drow languages known go, I'm gonna go ahead and give you Undercommon since Drow, particularly in Forgotten Realms, all know it. However, since your character left home and never particularly paid attention to Drow affairs and isn't exactly an academic, your Undercommon is really poor. There will be a percentage chance that anyone you speak to in Undercommon misunderstands what you say.

I may need aid with item shopping, both because I have trouble with the pdf at work, and also I am not sure I'm doing it right.

What I am going for:
The best light armor I can afford.
Two Daggers
Thiefy Items

Those magic items, are they in the pdf or did you make those up?  If you made them up, I was thinking having a vest or sheathe or something of infinite daggers like that one MIC item.  They can be nonmagical daggers that vanish after a round.  That'll let me chuck things, and then go into melee with the same weapons without worrying about losing a fancy magic weapon.

The magic items I described are largely made up, aside from the Flame Tongue. The game is designed so that you can adventure just fine without magic items if need be, though they are present so you need not. :)

The best light armor you can afford would simply be +1 Magic armor, depending on what kind you normally use, though that uses one of your allocated magic items. If you condense down to one item, it could be enhanced a bit. Otherwise, one of your items could probably be something along the lines of item of infinite blades. There are also plenty of thiefy items to choose from. :)

@caelic: Looks fun! You might have some Red Wizards to also disembowel. :)

@Rin: Looks good so far! I'm interested to see how the Sorcerer works out in a group.

@Raineh: I believe your hp should actually be 24. "Average" in 5e is 1/2 + 1 (ie: 1d6=4, 1d8=5, etc.)
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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #114 on: August 29, 2014, 12:12:38 AM »
So, now my character's mechanically done:

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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #115 on: August 29, 2014, 12:28:12 AM »
Are we going with average hp?  I rolled mine--they're 2 above average, I think.

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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #116 on: August 29, 2014, 01:27:47 AM »
I think I'm about done with my sheet too.  Gotta pick out magic items though. 
I intend to buy rituals of Identify and Comprehend Languages with my starting gold, whatever that ends up costing me.
Does 5e have magical implements like 4e did, that add their enhancement bonus to your attack rolls/save DCs for spells?  If so, would that count as an "uncommon" item?
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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #118 on: August 29, 2014, 02:35:26 AM »
Doing Spells because they've changed since the Basic rules... is Scorching Burst really 1d4 damage, DEX for 1/2? Even for a cantrip, that seems crappy. :/

Edit: Looks like I'm a Force Mage, not a Fire Mage. Oh well.

Bigogan Kaelang, a gnomish Evoker, has set out from his home on the coast of the Shining Sea, in search of the answer to his question - a question that he keeps carefully tucked away in an envelope, the same envelope that showed up on his doorstep the day one of his closest friends (and, at times, intellectual rival) disappeared without a trace. In search of this answer, Bigogan wanders the world, trusting his magic to keep him safe... or at least alive, if safe isn't possible.

(I think I'm done, but for a magic item of some sort, and some sort of "player-specific ability". And yes, I'm intentionally not mentioning the question so that Venn can come up with something interesting / plot-hook-y.
I may have rolled on random tables to get his personality / bonds / flaws / etc.)
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Re: Interest check-in for a 5th Edition D&D game
« Reply #119 on: August 29, 2014, 04:30:07 AM »
Um... what's Scorching Burst?  It's not in Basic v0.1 or 0.2, nor in the PHB. 
It doesn't even make sense to have a "save for half" cantrip, since that would defeat the purpose of the Evoker ability.

Edit:  Couple other things:  Cloud of Daggers is a 2nd level spell, not first, and Wizards can't take Eldritch Blast. 

Edit 2, Electric Boogaloo:  Aha, it looks like you're using the leaked Alpha document that was floating around.  That explains the discrepancies. 
« Last Edit: August 29, 2014, 04:38:51 AM by linklord231 »
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