Character Creation

This is where we will work together on character creation. We'll try to work in as much as possible of what you wrote in the interest check thread but don't get too attached to the particulars of your individual backstories yet, as those may change in the process of fleshing out your connections to the world and the other party members.

Some helpful links:
• Character creation guidelines are here.
• Here is a sample character sheet you can use as a formatting template.

Would it be ok to play a human with the elven traits ? (having detect magic as a cantrip instead of choosing a clerical spell).
I could see it as something in his mind was unlocked the firs time he read his old tome...

Sure!

If anybody needs hep with character creation, don't hesitate to ask! :-)

Do we have to use one of the suggested names?

Trying to choose my wizards avatar...My wizard his a linguist specialized in lost languages. He learned his magic in one of the old god-pharaoh's spellbook...

You can make up your own names.

Halfling druid submitted. I have a picture for avatar.

What animals would be native to the desert? And what other animals would I have seen.

So my elf ranger is based on the Aiel from the Wheel of Time and I thought this was an appropriate portrait.I think I'm going to go with a dog as my companion and I'll try and get my character sheet together by the end of the weekend.

Whats everyone's thoughts on how long the group has know each other. It might be nice to start a game with a group that knows each other instead of having to role-play each of our introductions.

Here's the beauty of a system like DW - and this may be strange to some of you: You get to tell me what animals are native to the desert. Give me 2 creatures (even made-up ones) and I will make up a special ability or Move that you can do when in that form (for which you spend "hold"). Here, I'll give you your first form:


Desert scorpion

Special ability: Envenom (costs 1 hold)
Effect: When you pierce an enemy with your stinger, in addition to dealing your damage, the target takes 1 poison damage that ignores armor. If you roll 12+ on your attack, the poison deals 2 damage instead.

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Jana looks great! Just a few notes:

Please put the modifiers next to your stats - it'll make it easier for you when you roll your moves. It would also be helpful to have the names of the moves on your sheet rather than just the descriptions.

Alignment: Good - Help something or someone grow.

You're missing a bunch of gear.

Your Wizard is looking great so far as well, @deadpool! Don't forget to assign your stats. Keep in mind that as a wizard, your maximum HP is 4+Constitution score (not constitution modifier).

Off to research animals. And I will get the gear and stuff done.

Is it the same with gear load (load=7+str) ?

Nope, with HP calculation as the only exception, when a stat is mentioned that means your stat modifier.

Machiabelly, I have modified your scorpion form's Envenom ability (see above). "Ongoing damage" doesn't work in DW because there are no combat rounds in this system (I'll explain that some more when we get to combat).

How are everyone's character sheets coming along?

Everyone: Did you grow up in this wasteland, or did you come here from someplace else? If the former, how have you survived? If the latter, what drew you here?

Fighter: Describe your signature weapon. Did you forge it yourself, or did you come to have it some other way?

Describe your fighting style. In what ways is it beautiful and strange?

Druid: To those without the eyes to see, this land is dead. But you know otherwise - the desert is alive. When you help things grow here, describe how it is beautiful and strange.

Ranger: How does your clan find water?

How did you and your animal companion meet? Did you raise him/her as a cub? Did s/he come to you in the wilderness? Is she an actual animal, or a spirit of some sort? Describe this supernatural bond you share with your companion. In what way is it beautiful and strange?

Wizard: There is a place of power in the desert that only you know. Describe it.

I misunderstood, I put this stuff on my character sheet. Did you want it on here?

Put it here. We're building the world. You decide if this is something only you know at this point, or if you've shared it with some or all of the other PCs.

I may have additional questionsfor some of you. When we're done with those, we'll start on your Bonds.

Jana was born in the great desert, more specifically, she was born in the Golden Sky Oasis. This oasis is the home base of a tribe of halflings who roam the desert. They work as guides for the outsiders who are foolish enough to come here, they trade with tribes at the border of the desert, and most importantly they keep the desert safe from those who would harm it.
Jana's mother was a druid, and her mother before her. They taught her to see the beauty and power of the sands. How to exist without food and water and to hear the voice of the desert animals.
When her magic allows some area of the desert to flourish, she can see her home oasis for a few seconds. That way she knows she is doing good.
As a reminder of her home, she carries a small vial of water from the oasis.

Swordsman (SJoyner72):

1. Your base damage is indicated on your sheet as both d8 and d10. The latter is the correct one.

2. Two HPs also indicated. 25/25 is the correct one.

3. I think the above was causes by copy-pasting from the sample sheet. Also carried over was the sample gear:
Your gear should be:
4. Based on your gear, your armor should be 3, not 2.

5. Don't forget to add a cool avatar! :-)

Soro's clan have been water finders since the great Pharaohs. At a young age the children of the clan are brought before the seekers (a group of animals that have been called by the clans shamans) and these seekers select the child they will be bonded too. Through a long 3 day ritual the seeker and child are magically sustained underwater at the clans reservoir. When they emerge from the water they are then bonded to clan and land to search the desert and find any available water.

Soro's was chosen by a painted dog that has quick reflexes, camouflage, keen senses and is trained to search but is savage, stubborn.

I love it! Just need your character sheet submission now.

Keep in mind how rare water is around here, and how precious Jana's tribe's oasis, and Soro's clan's reservoir are! It's hard to imagine the two clans having no interaction, so work out here the nature of that relationship.

I figured we would cover it in the bonds section.

Sure, yeah. I love that part of character creation. Just need to get JoHoover's stuff in, then we'll move on to Bonds.

Soro's has been submitted to the game.

Soro Samma N'Sei

I love the avatar!

Only 1 correction on the sheet:

1. Your CON modifier should be 0. Refer to this table.

After SJoyner's responds to this, were on to Bonds!

The Swordsman came across the Sword of Vengeance in an ancient tomb of a long forgotten warrior (how he came to arrive there is a tale for another day). The sword looks ancient beyond years with its weathered and pitted blade, though looks are deceiving, for it is uncannily sharp and it cuts deep, leaving gaping wounds. The worn handle is of an exotic wood, and the heavy round pommel bears indecipherable hieroglyphs etched in its surface. The cross guard is a simple curve made of the same strange metal as the blade.


The Swordsman's fighting style is 'beautiful' only in that it is brutally efficient. An observer would perhaps see the Swordsman's style as strange in that there are times when it appears that the sword itself is making the attacks or parries as he fights.

Badass!!!

Please note the corrections I posted above.

Okay, onto Bonds. You can just assign them yourself, but a great way is to share them with the group, and people can volunteer for them. That way, it's a collaborative effort. Also, remember that you can make up your own bonds rather than use the ones in your class playbook.

I have sworn to protect Akh.

I worry about the ability of Soro to survive in the dungeon.

Jana is soft, but I will make them hard like me

Swordsman, describe the event (or chain of events) that led to you swearing an oath to protect Akh. Is Akh or anyone else aware of this vow?

Seems tailor made for Jana, but I leave that to the two of you.

It was with Akh that the Swordsman first delved into the forgotten tomb. Akh was searching for ancient lore and legends, the Swordsman was a caravan guard at the time. Nearly the entire party were killed by the stone construct guardians of the tomb. The Swordsman with his ancient blade and Akh fought their way back to the surface. Bleeding from a dozen wounds, the Swordsman fell into darkness and awoke days later in an oasis, having been saved by the wizard.

I've found one but can't put it on my character sheet.

Did it for you. :-)

Awesome shared backstory, Swordsman & Akh! 

Akh, did you find what you were looking for?

Swordsman, is Akh or anyone else aware your vow to protect the wizard?

Jana, was the oasis where Akh & the Swordsman ended up your tribe's oasis? Or some other oasis that you (and Soro, maybe?) frequent?

Swordman will play an important role in the events to come. I have foreseen it! (That's a vision I had in the dungeon, when he touched the sword of vengeance for the first time.)

___ is keeping an important secret from me. (Looking for volunter, what secret are you keeping from me...)

Soro is woefully misinformed about the world; I will teach them all that I can.
(From Soro: Akh does not understand life in the wild, so I will teach them.) We both think our view of the world is the right one, we'll need to find a middle ground...

I really like that juxtaposition
Since both of us come from communities that have large water sources that plays really well into the tension and truce that they probably have with each other.
Man I hope a druid is a friend to nature ;-P

The spirits spoke to me of a great danger that follows Akh.
(The spirits have sensed something old and dangerous watching Akh, as if waiting for something....)

-He has not told Akh about his vow.

In the Oasis, Jana performed a healing rite on the Swordsman despite his village elder's misgivings.

I have guided _The Swordsman_ before and they owe me for it. _Jana_ is a friend of nature, so I will be their friend as well.

_Ahk_ does not understand life in the wild, so I will teach them.

Great work, everyone! We're almost ready to begin the adventure proper.

I have started individual threads for each of the PCs. While we will retain this shared Character Creation thread for discussing the characters a a group, I intend the individual threads to serve as a place to talk about character development as the story progresses. In addition to game mechanics progression, we can talk about your personal story arcs there. Where would you like to see your character go? What secrets do they keep? What will they discover and achieve, and how will they change? That sort of thing.

● The Swordsman
● Akh, the Wizard
● Soro Samma N'Sei, the Ranger
● Jana Dunestrider, the Druid

We could start as either a small expedition looking for the place of knowledge for the wizard, or we could have been part of a larger caravan that was attacked and we are all that survived.

What about starting in a settlement, looking for a job?

I'm working on something, will post it up later.

Akh, which two spells (of the three that you know) do you have prepared today?

I see you also put the prepared list on your sheet. Thanks!