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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2017, 01:29:58 AM »
Beeeee a barbarian~

We don't need no healing :p

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #21 on: August 22, 2017, 09:46:18 AM »
Go for barbarian. We can take it.

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #22 on: August 22, 2017, 10:09:06 AM »
I'll see what the DM says first.  :P

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2017, 10:21:54 AM »
It's really up to you. At first level specifically, the healing could be quite helpful if you're worried about stray luck downing someone, and there's both a bigger healing spell that takes your action and a smaller one that can be used as a bonus action, i.e. in addition to your attack or other action (think 3.5's swift actions, with some special rules for spells cast as bonus actions specifically). That said, it may be something of a self-fulfilling prophecy in that you're more likely to need healing if you don't have a frontliner who can make enemies focus on them. Barbarians specifically take half damage from weapons while they rage, so there's that (though you won't be raging in every fight). Do you prefer safety or aggression? If you want to bowl over a dangerous fight quickly and have a good shot at ending it before you're in danger, I'd recommend the barbarian. If you'd rather play it safe and have a tank more than a bulldozer, or have a team of backliners and avoid direct fair fights, I'd go for the cleric.
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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #24 on: August 22, 2017, 12:16:49 PM »
I can do either, I just don't want everybody to die.

Then again, the rest of the party voted Barbarian so they can't complain when I can't heal them.

Barbarian it is.

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #25 on: August 22, 2017, 12:21:24 PM »
Then again, the rest of the party voted Barbarian so they can't complain when I can't heal them.

Barbarian it is.

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #26 on: August 22, 2017, 02:28:08 PM »
Not to mention healing potions are part of the standard nonmagical adventuring gear list

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #27 on: August 22, 2017, 03:25:53 PM »
So, character sheet is complete, if anyone other than the DM wants to eyeball it.

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #28 on: August 22, 2017, 03:52:54 PM »
Not to mention healing potions are part of the standard nonmagical adventuring gear list

I was unaware of that!  I never got around to taking a close look at gear.

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #29 on: August 22, 2017, 06:02:18 PM »
Still 50gp each so it's not really available at but they're there. I spent awhile browsing items cause my background gave me money  :p

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #30 on: August 22, 2017, 07:49:43 PM »
So all that personality stuff, ideals and bonds and flaws and whatnot, is that actually required or just fluff?

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #31 on: August 22, 2017, 08:50:02 PM »
Also, are we straight up rolling for starting money?

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #32 on: August 22, 2017, 08:50:55 PM »
They're on charts that go with the background. Playing them goes towards the inspiration mechanic for being granted rerolls by the DM or something

Starting money is part of backgrounds equipment/items kits

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #33 on: August 22, 2017, 09:00:56 PM »
They're on charts that go with the background. Playing them goes towards the inspiration mechanic for being granted rerolls by the DM or something

That whoe "or something" is what I'm not clear on.  :P

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Starting money is part of backgrounds equipment/items kits

There's a "roll for money" chart on the first page of the Equipment chapter.  However, first reading missed that it was an alternate rule so nevermind.

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #34 on: August 23, 2017, 04:33:35 AM »
Personal characteristics: They are technically required, but I will be honest: This stuff is sort of tacked on, the books don't do a great job of actually answering the "or something", and aside from a few clever bits in the DMG it barely interacts with the rest of the system. It's one of the weaker points of 5e, in my opinion. What they are fundamentally supposed to do is that I, the GM, give you a goodie when I think you've portrayed your character well. It doesn't really get more concrete or complicated than that.
For our purposes, you can treat them as optional if you're having a hard time filling them in, or leave them blank for now and fill them in later.

Equipment: As already noted, you get starting equipment from your class and background, which generally give you what you need starting out as a member of your class, objects from your background for flavor, and some starting pocket money. If you want, you may choose to forgo these and buy your starting equipment the hard way (in this case, just take the average of the starting gold roll). If you're starting with the class and background kits, you may also buy extra things from the equipment list with the starting gold from your background, if you wish.
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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #35 on: August 23, 2017, 12:05:27 PM »
I'll write a background history and integrate them into it instead of writing out explicitly what my ideal is and whatnot.  How does that sound?


I'm fine with the kits, they meet my needs well enough and I'm realizing that 5E can support a character concept that I really like (guy with a bunch of weapons for different purposes).  My barbarian is coming along well in my head, I just can't decide if I want to be a human with point-buy stats to buy a bunch of odd numbers and make them even or if I want to have actual racial abilities.

I'm leaning towards Human.

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #36 on: August 23, 2017, 01:04:24 PM »
Just make sure to wear only a loin cloth.

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #37 on: August 23, 2017, 05:49:22 PM »
Just make sure to wear only a loin cloth.

Just because I don't have armor doesn't mean I have to be a sterotype.  :P

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #38 on: August 25, 2017, 12:19:56 AM »
So I'm going Human with point buy stats of 15, 15, 13, 11, 9, 8.  That gives me 16, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9.

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Re: Phandalin Town Square (OOC Thread)
« Reply #39 on: August 25, 2017, 06:44:32 AM »
Just make sure to stand up front so you can take all the hits.  :D