However, Hexblade's Curse doesn't grant advantage so what am I missing?Me being forgetful and not knowing 5th too well. Elven Accuracy triggers when you have an Advantage on Attack Rolls and the Hexcurse's deal is it increases Critical Range. So the two of these things work together to increase the chance from 5% to 27.1%.
I expect no underwater combat, and I think you're way overthinking your stats. To each their own though.
SorO, I want you to know that your sheet makes me happy.Thanks, I modeled it after 5th's layout and just need to trim up the back end at some point.
Massive amounts of optimization aren't really necessary, I promise.Depending on who you talk to Moon Druid really isn't all that powerful. Think of it like 3.5's Druid, the general high stats make it easy for anyone unsure how to build & play can probably stumble into something decent but in all reality it has such a low optimization plateau that other, better, Classes treat it as a dip or less.
Okay, I'm reminded of the absurdity of point buy. ... As for underwater combat, you can always recycle rules for aerial combat. Those exist, right?Underwater combat rules appear in the PHB and are included in the index on the first page. And not only is 5th's bonuses lower but if you're using a generator you probably didn't notice PB cost was increased in 5th. In 3.5 it takes one point to increase your score from 13 to 14 but in 5th it costs two which makes it harder to obtain +2s in secondary/tertiary scores in 5th than 3rd. Which makes me sad :(
shamelessly copying the formatting of SorO because that's a really clean way of doing it online. Doesn't have room for much in the way of prepared spells, but that's fine by me.Mark what's prepared by using an asterisk.
Well, I'm set aside from a name and finding an appearance.I'm good.
And not only is 5th's bonuses lower but if you're using a generator you probably didn't notice PB cost was increased in 5th. In 3.5 it takes one point to increase your score from 13 to 14 but in 5th it costs two which makes it harder to obtain +2s in secondary/tertiary scores in 5th than 3rd. Which makes me sad :(I did notice. That's why Dex is 13 and base Con, before the Dwarven +2, is 14.
Well, I'm set aside from a name and finding an appearance.I'm good.
Hmmm, don't paladings only get the fighting style at 2nd level?
Also great pick choice!
And now you're making me want to clean up the code side so everyone else can easily use it.Ok I made a second pass at it and I cleaned the code up some. I also adjusted it for three columns at the bottom but you still have to manually wrap your text to keep the width from going nuts. Part of that is because the entire table isn't as wide as the page and you can't force a cell's size on here. But I made the bottom a little independent from the top so Spells/Features mostly just push the upper right stat block over.
Does Sneak attack apply to caintrip damage?
Because now I am thinking about being a feat human rogue/ dragon sorcerer or something like that. Skill monkey/caster.
A ranged spell attack is not a ranged weapon. However, if the spell involves a weapon attack (such as booming blade) then sneak attack would apply.
That's my reading of it anyway.
Edit: Reading some of the cantrips in Xanathar's, there are spells I would be flexible on. Primal Savagery says "spell attack" but it's a spell that creates natural weapons that do acid damage. I'd probably allow sneak attack there. So....hmm. It depends?
Those two definitely do not qualify for sneak attack per the rules.
My character is up. Arcane trickster rouge with ritual caster.
Character up, ended up going with Half-elf because I couldn't decide on a feat. (https://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-buddy.gif)My character is up. Arcane trickster rouge with ritual caster.(click to show/hide)
we'll have more healing than we should ever need.Dicebot said challenge accepted while glaring at me, I think he likes my pants.
I like how these two paladins have a near identical statline. They're both idiots.
I'll flesh out the initial post, and SorO can keep his IC post if he wants to.Eh I pretty much just poke some fun at a movie plot without really commiting to anything.
SorO, Raineh, Archon, os, and VNut, are all of you finished with your characters?I am, will flip the table to the new version at some point when I get some sleep but that's about it.
I just need to have a Background decided on, then I'm good to go. The big problem is that I've also not gotten the character pinned down because characterization is the bane of my existence. What I have decided on is not taking the most direct approach to solving given problems(hence the pile of control spells readied), which basically means that there will probably be awkward moments of suggesting a known-to-be-slower path based on nothing but not liking direct paths.
And Os and I seem to be playing team gung ho.
I'm sure that this cannot cause issues arguing with the dwarf.
Speaking of, your dorf should probably pick a god to worship.
Then seemingly-actually-suicidal Leeroying incidents can be responded to with Save-or-Sit-Down.If there is going to be any party shenanigans let's not forget I'm the closest thing to a black mage we have and I have two daggers.
Then seemingly-actually-suicidal Leeroying incidents can be responded to with Save-or-Sit-Down.If there is going to be any party shenanigans let's not forget I'm the closest thing to a black mage we have and I have two daggers.
If there is going to be any party shenanigans let's not forget I'm the closest thing to a black mage we have and I have two daggers.You also have nothing but Proficiency on Wisdom saves, while my character gets DC 12 on Command already. Note that Fey Ancestry only applies to being Charmed. Command isn't being Charmed, and your odds of success are liable to only go down from the current 50% when I'm actually needing you to sit down, because upcasting exists. So if you edge into causing legitimate problems, expect the response to be a Command to sit down. If a slot is available to spare, anyways...
SorO, Raineh, Archon, os, and VNut, are all of you finished with your characters?
Linklord, do you know what you're going to play?
Strat has bowed out.
I'm gonna have to bow out as well. Just not feeling inspired.:(
I'm gonna have to bow out as well. Just not feeling inspired.:(
Picture a Tortle Monk waterbender (or shadow) named Raphael and see if that helps. +2 Str, +1 Wis, min 17 AC, can deal slashing and hold your breath for an hour, plus you look like a turtle.
And Os and I seem to be playing team gung ho.
VNut, I sent you a private message but you replied with this instead of reading it. Now you get a more severe public reprimand....To be fair, I literally did not notice the message. On account of said things being shown solely as a barely-bolded number next to My Messages, which is on a bar that's of no interest to me outside the rare cases I do get a PM.
I don't know how serious you are, but no. Do not start shit with your fellow players. This raises a huge red flag for me which goes with other small not actually red flags you've already raised.
I'm getting the impression that you're viewing this game as a serious competition between the players and I, and that you need to pull out all the stops to make sure that I don't curb stop everyone. What you've said makes me feel like you think that any mistake will end in player death.
If you threaten to take away another player's agency and fun you will be removed from this game. I'm not going to put up with it, period.
My sheet should be ready now that I have a weightless stone block as my mysterious trinket of plot.Weightless? Does that mean it only slows down from air resistance if thrown? Does it just sit in midair if you let go of it, drifting in the wind? HOW DOES THIS INTERACT WITH PHYSICS!? And before you pull gravity as spacetime curvature and thus ignoring mass, weightless means it's unaffected by gravity, because weight is the measurement of the downwards force exerted by an object due to gravity, so zero weight means it is unaffected by gravity.
My sheet should be ready now that I have a weightless stone block as my mysterious trinket of plot.And Os and I seem to be playing team gung ho.
"You're out of control, I'm taking you out of this crusade! Hand over your holy symbol and sword!"
Sooo, how about combined backstory? We graduated together from paladin academy but then you joined the army and I the navy, still end up meeting and working together from time to time, including now.
Trying to get him to play a ninja turtle? :lolIt's what I tried to get someone else to do in the PbP area, I was just a little less subtle this time. :D
We're following different gods, though. Pretty certain I was a soldier first, paladin second, too. :pHmmm... What about Barrin Von Teferi, you could have been an orphaned kitchen rat that played sticks with him. You became a solider in the house guard to learn how to fight so you could revenge your parents and along the way you got patroned into paladinhood, took your vows, and are now on your first mission to polity answer Yovir's request as a small token of mutual aid. Teferi is also headed to Phlan for "contracts & stuff", you suspect it's to fulfill his desire to be seen as a hero since you never heard about his plans to leave until he heard about the ghost pirates, and now playing sticks has taken a much more deadly turn.
And it's that I have no clue what the overall numbers breakdown of 5e actually is,Enough that they consider +2 to a roll to be a lot and +5 is your basic cap. Also mechanically everything is supposed to pass through HP with higher leveled opponents simply dealing more damage, plus 5th thinks everyone should walk into melee. Like there are no AoOs or Spell loss for a Wizard casting a spell in combat, and over half the schools offer direct combat bonuses. Hell even Illusion gives you a version of mirror image using your reaction as a class feature.
My sheet should be ready now that I have a weightless stone block as my mysterious trinket of plot.And Os and I seem to be playing team gung ho.
"You're out of control, I'm taking you out of this crusade! Hand over your holy symbol and sword!"
Sooo, how about combined backstory? We graduated together from paladin academy but then you joined the army and I the navy, still end up meeting and working together from time to time, including now.
We're following different gods, though. Pretty certain I was a soldier first, paladin second, too. :p
What gods are people worshipping? We have a pretty religious party.
I'm not too fussed about where I was a soldier. Though one that saw actual combat against undead and got saved by... probably a priest of some sort, oddly. Then the segue into a paladin. :lmao
Okie so we started as navy vs army rivals then both decided to become paladins, but even then followed different gods. Or if you don't mind I can follow your good too and then we can argue about which one has the correct interpretation of their teachings. :POne day while playing Teferi & Magiries double dared each other to explore the underground crypt, climbed the wrong thing and caused a wall to cave in hiding a secret passage. Inside something was less dead than it should of been. But luckily the sound attracted a cleric of Torm and they came down to investigate saving the two kids.
What gods are people worshipping? We have a pretty religious party.Sharindlar, Dwarven Goddess of Healing and Mercy. Also has temples that frequently host parties and they have back rooms for lovers to be "together" in private. I will not be making dirty jokes about this...
I'd rather not be tied up in everyone else's histories when it makes it hard to explain why she's so fanatically opposed to the undeadHard? Dude, six words: "Magiries thinks undead killed her parents"
The thing is, the whole point of backgrounds is that you've done somethingYep, something that doesn't matter. Like if you were a mercenary for ten years your collective experance comes out to a +10% chance at winning a game of dice over a kid. Woot!
No matter where you go, people are afraid of you due to
your reputation. When you are in a civilized settlement, you
can get away with minor criminal offenses, such as refusing
to pay for food at a tavern or breaking down doors at a local
shop, since most people will not report your activity to the
authorities.
The thing is, the whole point of backgrounds is that you've done somethingYep, something that doesn't matter. Like if you were a mercenary for ten years your collective experance comes out to a +10% chance at winning a game of dice over a kid. Woot!
As the headers brings up when talking about wealth, selecting backgrounds and traits, they need to conform. Matching not only in flavor but mechanics. And mechanically we're all noobs to our respective areas.
And don't forget the pirate variant:You mean the one where you are so well known city guards would arrest you on sight and even a common mercenary would consider gutting you for a reward?
Os was still deciding things while SorO argued with him last anyone posted.Were we really arguing or were we pointing out certain things in 5th that don't quite make sense?
Also, I find the "if they even care to use it" comment to be odd.It's from this.
STEP 5. SETTLE ON A BACKGROUND FEATURETake it however you care to since you already have before you knew about it.
Choose an existing background feature or create a new one, as you prefer. If you choose an existing feature, add or tweak a few details to make it unique.
For example, the acolyte of Candlekeep background might have the Researcher feature of the sage (as presented in the Player's Handbook), with the additional benefit that the character is allowed to enter Candlekeep without paying the normal cost.
A background feature should avoid strict game benefits, such as a bonus to an ability check or an attack roll. Instead, the feature should open up new options for roleplaying, exploring, and otherwise interacting with the world.
For example, the sage's Researcher feature is designed to send the character on adventures. It doesn't provide information or an automatic success for a check. Instead, if a character with the sage background fails to recall information, he or she instead knows where to learn it. This might be a pointer to another sage or to a library long lost within an ancient tomb.
The best background features give characters a reason to strike out on quests, to make contact with NPCs, and to develop bonds to the setting you've devised.
Proficiencies
Each background gives a character proficiency in two skills. Skills are described in chapter 7.
In addition, most backgrounds give a character proficiency with one or more tools. Tools and tool proficiencies are detailed in chapter 5.
What is the point of this argument?Presumably to clearly establish the clear lack of communication - like Nan thinking I said Backgrounds were an optional rule - and highlight some inherent problems of experienced players sliding into a different rule system that has analogs from another more familiar system.
Well, do we know where the graveyard is? That way the question in the only post so far could be directed to one of us.It is directed at whom ever is standing next to Teferi. Be you, an NPC, or the whispering voices in Teferi's head.
Well, do we know where the graveyard is? That way the question in the only post so far could be directed to one of us.
Handily, the graveyard is outside. :lmaoMost graveyards are, but they might have a tomb you can go inside *dundundun*
Handily, the graveyard is outside. :lmaoMost graveyards are, but they might have a tomb you can go inside *dundundun*
Woo, progress!I was like all over it thirteen days ago. ;)
No, no, the reason the catacombs were established (in old stone mines at that) is because the above-ground cemeteries within the city bounds were overflowing. It's a strange situation.Oh I thought it was the other way around.
You had me worried there Os.
Okay VNut, I'll give you until Friday and then I'm moving this puppy along.
Everyone feel free to interact with each other, I'm not ignoring you I just don't really have anything to say until I "teleport" you to the quest giver.
You had me worried there Os.
Okay VNut, I'll give you until Friday and then I'm moving this puppy along.
Everyone feel free to interact with each other, I'm not ignoring you I just don't really have anything to say until I "teleport" you to the quest giver.
Sorry, been sleep deprived and starved(the two are directly connected, I just haven't been awake to get breakfast and sometimes lunch). I'll see about posting tomorrow, when I'm not constantly about to pass out.
I thank you for taking initiative in this grave matter
Fillistrom Wunderkundoodle is the actual name from the adventure. I did not make this up.To be honest if I was going to get an adventure published I would have done the same thing.
Fillistrom Wunderkundoodle is the actual name from the adventure. I did not make this up.To be honest if I was going to get an adventure published I would have done the same thing.
That sounds... gnomish.
You just have to make things complicated for me. :lmaoIt's ok, mostly I was thinking about how we're all lost trying to find the graveyard anyway :p
Alright, Christmas is over.Maybe, some people might still be cranking through parties and then we still have New Years.
Alright, Christmas is over.Maybe, some people might still be cranking through parties and then we still have New Years.
I have no patience for people who party for a week when I have to work. :PDid you get stuck with a 12 on Christmas too?
I have no patience for people who party for a week when I have to work. :PDid you get stuck with a 12 on Christmas too?
No, but I only got Christmas Day off (aside from my normal weekends off). No actual vacation for me...
...sign me out, between the difficulty of reading all the colored text and the problems I'm having with keeping things straight, I just can't make sense of it at this point.
fyi, You can force text to always display in certain fonts, sizes, and colors. Such as black...
In Firefox you click on Tools, Options, Content, and then in the Advanced/Color buttons you check/uncheck the boxes as needed. Since Chrome was designed like Firefox, it's probably in just about the same area. idk about IE.
You don't need land vehicles proficiency to make the roll, it is a strength check not based on a skill. I let Raineh's land vehicle proficiency grant her advantage because it made sense and I'm the DM so I can do that. :pWell in that case I can roll it too.
Soro's vaguely aggressive response makes me want to be sure.That's because it rhymes :)
Soro and Os, still give me a roll but this time for horses since wolf mom wants to eat people.14, and I don't have to out run the wolf I just have to outrun Ols's 3. :P
Right. I got a 8.
Right. I got a 8.
I'll need a Dex save from you as well then.
Os, crit fail your Dex save so I can have fun!That sounds foreboding.
It's a freaking wolf. Not safe.
If we didn't all have no animal handling, I'd suggest raising the pups.
But, y'know.
It's a freaking wolf. Not safe.
If we didn't all have no animal handling, I'd suggest raising the pups.
But, y'know.
You're first level characters in a 5E game. I don't think that's something you are capable of. :P
C'mon, even the Stark kids could rise Dire Wolves from pups, and one of them was barely old enough to talk at the time.Ricken did such a fine job training Shaggydog...
That does look official; It also does not seem to contain rules for raising baby wolves.
"Why are we attacking the wolf?"The DM wanted some action so he probably decided my Crocodile Dundee stare ticked the wolf off and then Enar was voluntold to be bait and tried to tackle the ground.
"Why are we attacking the wolf?"The DM wanted some action so he probably decided my Crocodile Dundee stare ticked the wolf off and then Enar was voluntold to be bait and tried to tackle the ground.
She succeeded and after that heroic act everyone decided should could be like the Stark kids which means most of us is going to die (possibly more than once). So, 'not it' when it comes to who gets to marry any malicious bastards and also dibs on any dragon eggs we find.
Clearly Enar is a vortex of bad luck and I just need toruntrip and fall straight to the middle of the enemy and they'll whiff all their rolls. Best! Tank! Ever!
Here (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=57VCDWDxljc) is a video of the ferry type.
Feature: Ship’s Passage
When you need to, you can secure free passage on
a sailing ship for yourself and your adventuring
companions. You might sail on the ship you served on,
or another ship you have good relations with (perhaps
one captained by a former crewmate). Because you’re
calling in a favor, you can’t be certain o f a schedule or
route that w ill meet your every need. Your Dungeon
Master w ill determine how long it takes to get where
you need to go. In return for your free passage, you
and your companions are expected to assist the crew
during the voyage
Is there a list of places? Like is it "That there fourth unmarked brown building was actually the historian who knew everything, better luck next time."?
Alright, we have now hit a part of the adventure with a time abstraction.
You can only visit so many places to do whatever you want to do there. Walking one place to get to another doesn't count against you, if you walk through the village to get to the fire pit only counts as visiting the fire pit (but you can't do anything in the village). Splitting up reduces the amount of places that each group can visit but the total is larger than what everyone can visit together.
You guys figure out what you're doing (you can do it in character, no time constraints on talking, this is an abstraction). When it's sorted out I will make separate threads for the split.
Eeerr, I already said Enar would go to the landings in the morning.
5 : (
SorO, I just realized that you're here with colleges. :lmaoIs that a person or a thing?
SorO, I just realized that you're here with colleges. :lmaoIs that a person or a thing?
Maybe this? Just saw it after a quick search. (https://www.kassoon.com/dnd/dice-roller/)
Login to save rollUh-huh.
You need to log in to manage campaigns.
You need to log in first.
If you register on the left, you can create a campaign, which allows a group of people to share a single dice roller.
There are a few but they require accounts for obvious reasons. I mean I could find a roller that totally links you to a rolled outcome, but who is to say I didn't keep rolling until I got a URL that says I rolled a Natural 20?If we're going to sign up and dash off to another board, I feel like Mythweavers is a given since it hosts games/sheets and not just dice. I'm shocked it wasn't RD's first hit.
Just roll for me or I'll report same made up figures. :P
... I feel like the point was "find somewhere to roll dice for now" not "find a completely different website".Umm... I think I agree? Not sure, here I'll just take the option that says, "I'd rather not have to sign up to yet another different website and manage it's password just to roll some dice."
I hate mythweavers and am optimistic about the dice rolling getting fixed eventually. The honor system can have issues so Raineh has the right of what I was looking for.If that's what you like, I just need to talk someone into rolling some d20s every now and then. If not, I already have an account on Myth maybe I can roll in someone's thread.
See? That's why I felt like I had to be specific rather then simply saying yes. You'll complain about moving to another site but you're totally up for (partly) moving to another site. >.>Password managers are a thing.Umm... I think I agree? Not sure, here I'll just take the option that says, "I'd rather not have to sign up to yet another different website and manage it's password just to roll some dice."There are a few but they require accounts for obvious reasons.... I feel like the point was "find somewhere to roll dice for now" not "find a completely different website".
And I was just looking for something that didn't require involvement in an entire forum but did allow for campaign rolls.Eh we can still use it. You can hash out the date/time of a post with a phase from Nan and crunch it into a die roll. As long as Nan mentions the phase after you posted there is no way for you to predict the outcome. Through Nan could if he really wanted to try (unless we double blind it).
I think you're getting too complicated SorO. :PNahhhh.
1D20+2 => 18
Quote1D20+2 => 18
Given my shitty wisdom, I was expecting worse. xD
Roll(1d20)+5:
10,+5
Total:15
What a shock: when the second guy reports a dracolich, maybe he's not crazy. Or maybe there are some big illusions going on. :lmao
Did the social part of the adventure kill it?
Alright SorO, it's all down to you. Are we going to entirely split the party again? :smirk itProbably not.
Yup.
Did you click the list of posts that were unread since your last visit instead of the list with new replies?The latter. I never really click the former, no point in that.
Well I just skimmed the whole thread ans you nust have because you've never posted here before.Fair point.
I always click that button, it's how I know if new threads have been posted that I want to contribute in.
The "Audacity" beam doesn't ring any bells in Enar's sailor memories?
The "Audacity" beam doesn't ring any bells in Enar's sailor memories?
Hmm, give me an Int check.
I got a 20 on my perception. (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=18258.msg337288#msg337288)Congrats.
Everyone knows gnomes are imaginary and don't exist.
I have lay on hands, it's fine if things break.
Well, I'm thoroughly unimpressed by whoever wrote that part of the adventure. "Succeed on a save or stop taking part". :rolleyesIsn't that called "death" in most cases? Cus like Teferi is over halfway there thanks to a downhill slope.
Well, I'm thoroughly unimpressed by whoever wrote that part of the adventure. "Succeed on a save or stop taking part". :rolleyes
Well, I'm thoroughly unimpressed by whoever wrote that part of the adventure. "Succeed on a save or stop taking part". :rolleyes
Well it's the same adventure where taking a quick look at a simple goat shed takes as much time as exploring an unknown forest, finding a dungeon there then also exploring the dungeon.
So we'd have had more people who fell down the hole and got stuck outside? :p
Do we have any?I thought was the oddball that took an Arcane Class but took History for the nobility deal over Arcana. But after looking at Osl and your sheets, it appears both are Divine Classed players skipped picking up Religion.
Just because I'm a conduit for divine energy doesn't mean that I'm a theologian. :PThat was the point with the Favored Soul Class :p
You guys don't know anything. :P
Speaking of that, I just realised I was unnecessarily penalising my speed despite having the STR to wear any armour I feel like without trouble. Whoops.
I have no control over party members splitting up. :P
Don't worry, part of the handwaving is going to involve getting you guys out of the ravine. I have no interest in killing party members due to failed climb checks.
You know, 5E Paladins HAVE been more interesting overall for me than in previous editions... I could give that a shot.
Well, that would possibly help with our horribly lopsided class selection... :lmaoOR I COULD ADD TO IT
This is the bad end route. Thank you for not failing me. :smirk(https://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/578/024/a8c.jpg)
At least the fights are being staggered out? :p
Yep, only out for one round isn't bad!
Edit: Your turn Kuro.
Ack! Sorry, was waiting for you to post the results from Rayne's turn.
Hello, our party lacks anything in the way of healing or preparedness for villager onslaught. I would say we're not "normal". xD
Great, of course the first party member to fall has to be the healer. :P
Friendliest is definitely not Magiries.
Actually yes! Anyone who survives the village will level up!
And you murdered over 50% of the population.
I now get great weapon fighting, huzzah!
In the words of Rogar, the Barbarian:
"Am I still unconscious?"
In the words of Rogar, the Barbarian:
"Am I still unconscious?"
Os gave you and Archon a healing potion. 2d4+2 healing.
Okay, just to be completely clear on this
- we're adopting Elisande, right? All good parties need orphans!
Okay, just to be completely clear on this
- we're adopting Elisande, right? All good parties need orphans!
(https://i.imgsafe.org/03/03102ec200.png)
Sure, let's recruit the kid after slaughtering most of her adoptive family. Not like she has much of a future if she stays in this crappy island. :P
Sheet should be updated, taking the non-random HP upgrade.
Just remind me what the policy on HP is for this campaign :P
Just remind me what the policy on HP is for this campaign :P
Go ahead and use the average, I'm assuming that's what Os and Archon did.
They attacked us!
They attacked us!
You guys threatened/blackmailed them. What else would you expect?
Also, you're all on an island with no defenses set up because you didn't go that route, and you know that the villagers won't listen to you, so good luck doing things tactically. :P
Maybe we can convince them to go into the caves? I would rather not leave them to their fates, murderous or not.
Who needs to be followed, drive them like sheep.
Hey, I just got here and I WAS WEARING A MASK WHEN I KILLED THOSE PEOPLE!
WHERE IS MY PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY?!
I am totally just trying to figure out what happened! Why, the evil masked man has clearly fled by now!
Isn't there a storm going on.
Are you guys going to leave the barn and do something or do I need to do an IC post to nudge things along?
I need to do an IC post to nudge things along