Character creation

Use the stats 16, 14, 14, 12, 11, 10

Any printed material accepted (no monster races).

No starting items or gold.

Are spellcasting characters likely to be viable for this game? With no equipment, I'm assuming we'd have to do without any material components.

Also, just to confirm, are we starting at 1st level?

Edit: As gladiators, are we expecting to fight mainly alone, mainly in groups, or a mix of both? Playing something like a Bard could be fun, but it's going to suck if they're sent into the arena alone. :P

It will mostly be groups, occasionally individual. Spellcasters will be fine, but I’d probably use an arcane focus as opposed to components.

Cool. A spellcasting focus is still equipment though, are we likely to be able to get one along the way, or should I look at the class options that enable you to use one through alternative means?

You will get equipment before battles and if an uprising happens, you may obtain one.

Sweet, thanks for clearing that up :)

I'm trying to choose between a whole bunch of character ideas at the moment, how's everyone else going?

I'm in the process of creating a halfling monk. Backstory will be forthcoming.

Hello everyone! Glad to join this game. I think the gladiator style arena battle lends itself to the PbP setting so I'm exicted to finally join one.

A quick question, would we have been captured and taken to the arena or would we have been born into slavery? Or is that up to us for our backstory?

Entirely up to you. Perhaps your parents sold you.

Would you consider a Satyr a monster class?

This is what I'm looking at... Satyr Description

You can use it, but I’d prefer This one.