Jan 8, 2020 11:15 pm
Cosmic_Cube says:
Gnome Druid and more a dexterous close in fighter then spell attacks.OOC Thread
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Jan 8, 2020 11:17 pm
Cep100 says:
I was going to go Gloomstalker, actually. I plan to make more of a bruiser thief than a woodsman
Jan 8, 2020 11:35 pm
Are using starting equipment or rolling for $?
My preference would be to just use starting EQ.
Brother Gregor will be a Human Variant (warcaster) priest of Pelor.
My preference would be to just use starting EQ.
Brother Gregor will be a Human Variant (warcaster) priest of Pelor.
Jan 8, 2020 11:37 pm
I assumed that most people used starting equipment, but if you want to roll, feel free to do so on the character thread.
Jan 9, 2020 3:32 am
I had an old book with a cool keep area map. Can't find it though to scan in, will try and google it.
Jan 9, 2020 9:04 am
CrossFire01 says:
Group so far:...
Elf Fighter/Wizard Bladesinger? - front line or bowman??
I thought bladesingers were a FR/Volo's guide/SwordCoast thing so I presumed they'd not be available in the campaign. If I'm mistaken, that might be an interesting option. Otherwise he'll be a 'standard' wizard/fighter
Jan 9, 2020 9:08 am
matmaisan says:
I thought bladesingers were a FR/Volo's guide/SwordCoast thingJan 9, 2020 9:50 am
yep it is SCAG and a neat option if you go fIghter(arcane archer)/wizard(blade singer) as some seriously crazy options
Jan 9, 2020 9:53 am
@WhtKnt: A couple of story-related questions...
● How are the PCs related at the start of the game? Do we know each other? Or are we all strangers to each other who just happened to arrive at the same time?
● Why are we going to this Keep? Is there an in-game hook pulling us there (e.g. a job posting, a call for help, rumors of something), or should we develop our own reasons for being there?
● How are the PCs related at the start of the game? Do we know each other? Or are we all strangers to each other who just happened to arrive at the same time?
● Why are we going to this Keep? Is there an in-game hook pulling us there (e.g. a job posting, a call for help, rumors of something), or should we develop our own reasons for being there?
Jan 9, 2020 9:56 am
I think a band of odd mercenaries may make for an easy start. We can form ourselves into a true Company after a few adventures together.
Jan 9, 2020 12:36 pm
Peachyco says:
@WhtKnt: A couple of story-related questions...● How are the PCs related at the start of the game? Do we know each other? Or are we all strangers to each other who just happened to arrive at the same time?
● Why are we going to this Keep? Is there an in-game hook pulling us there (e.g. a job posting, a call for help, rumors of something), or should we develop our own reasons for being there?
As to his motives to go to the Keep and to seek adventure in the borderlands, its partly a question of chance (the keep was the closest establishment when tragedy struck his original group) and partly a desire to find something to do (he no longer has another mission/job).
Of course this all depends on whether the DM accepts Caelymbor's background and initial circumstances.
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Jan 9, 2020 1:14 pm
I’m fine with Brother Gregor traveling with others in the party. Since the Keep is on the Borderlands , Gregor has been called there to "bring the light of civilization to the darkness of the wilderness."
Priests of Pelor often spend their youth on ministry spreading the good word of Pelor. If he fell in with a group of adventurers for mutual protection on his way to the Borderlands, that makes sense to me!
Priests of Pelor often spend their youth on ministry spreading the good word of Pelor. If he fell in with a group of adventurers for mutual protection on his way to the Borderlands, that makes sense to me!
Jan 9, 2020 1:33 pm
I specifically built in a backstory reason for my character to be traveling so realistically He could have either come there alone or met the group along the way or whatever you guys prefer.
Jan 9, 2020 1:52 pm
Here's a summary of my Hexblade. ^_^
Stefan Lorenz, Half-Elf Hexblade
Stefan, Half-Elf Hexblade 1 (Outlander)
HP 10/10 ■ AC 16 (Hide, Shield) ■ Speed 30
Abilities Str -1 ■ Dex +2 ■ Con +2 ■ Int +0 ■ Wis +2 ■ Cha +3
Saves Wis +4, Cha +5
Skills Arcana +2, Athletics +1, Deception +5, Perception +4, Stealth +4, Survival +4
Languages Common, Draconic, Elvish, Giant
Features Darkvision 60, Fey Ancestry, Hexblade's Curse (1/1), Wanderer
Attacks
■ Eldritch Blast: Ranged 120 ▪ +5 vs AC ▪ 1d10 force damage
■ Battleaxe (Hex Warrior): Melee ▪ +5 vs AC ▪ 1d8+3 piercing damage (versatile 1d10)
Pact Magic Spell Save DC 13, Spell Attack +5
■ Cantrips: Eldritch Blast, Prestidigitation
■ 1st (1/1): Hex, Protection From Evil & Good
Equipment Traveler's clothes, rod (arcane focus), signal whistle, backpack, bag of 1,000 ball bearings, bedroll, crowbar, flute, grappling hook, hammer, healer's kit (10/10 uses), hunting trap, 10 pitons, 5 days' rations, 50-foot hemp rope, shovel, 2 bars of soap, 5 torches, waterskin, 9 gp, 6 sp, 6 cp.
● Ht: 6'2" ● Wt: 145 lbs.
● Eyes: Bright Gray
● Hair: Dark
● Skin: Light Tan
● Tall, broad-shouldered, slender and sporting a full beard, Stefan would easily pass as a human, his Elven blood only belied by his pointed ears, which he hides under his long, dark hair. His skin is lightly tanned from hours under the sun, and his deep, bright-gray eyes are ever keenly observant, as if the young half-elf is always aware of his surroundings. He moves with the easy grace of a panther, and speaks with a musical lilt that is akin to that of the Elves.
Born of an illicit affair between a married human noblewoman and a wandering elven warrior, Stefan has had quite a rough childhood, never feeling at home within the halls of his mother's ancestral home, Lorenz Manor. Worse, as he grew into his teens, he had relations with the daughter of the noble house Antemeier, and their union led to the young woman's pregnancy. Out of shame, he was disowned by and cast out of the Lorenz Clan.
Disowned by his family and hunted by mercenaries sent by House Antemeier, Stefan was forced to flee his home town and live in the wilderness. He became quite accustomed to such a life, though he still proved ill-prepared for an encounter against dire wolves some years later.
It was as he lay on the ground, dying from wounds inflicted by the dire wolves, that he was visited by Wyrmfang, which appeared to him in a vision as a mystical sword with draconic themes in its design. A pact was made, and Stefan arose as Wyrmfang's hexblade, with only long-healed scars to serve as memory of that pivotal moment in the half-elf's life.
Now he seems to be a wanderer, going with no direction that is clear in his mind, but in truth, he is guided by visions and impressions visited upon him by his patron, Wyrmfang. He travels to this Keep not because he wants to be there, but because he feels like he's being pulled to the place.
Stefan Lorenz, Half-Elf Hexblade
[ +- ] Quick Sheet
Stefan, Half-Elf Hexblade 1 (Outlander)
HP 10/10 ■ AC 16 (Hide, Shield) ■ Speed 30
Abilities Str -1 ■ Dex +2 ■ Con +2 ■ Int +0 ■ Wis +2 ■ Cha +3
Saves Wis +4, Cha +5
Skills Arcana +2, Athletics +1, Deception +5, Perception +4, Stealth +4, Survival +4
Languages Common, Draconic, Elvish, Giant
Features Darkvision 60, Fey Ancestry, Hexblade's Curse (1/1), Wanderer
Attacks
■ Eldritch Blast: Ranged 120 ▪ +5 vs AC ▪ 1d10 force damage
■ Battleaxe (Hex Warrior): Melee ▪ +5 vs AC ▪ 1d8+3 piercing damage (versatile 1d10)
Pact Magic Spell Save DC 13, Spell Attack +5
■ Cantrips: Eldritch Blast, Prestidigitation
■ 1st (1/1): Hex, Protection From Evil & Good
Equipment Traveler's clothes, rod (arcane focus), signal whistle, backpack, bag of 1,000 ball bearings, bedroll, crowbar, flute, grappling hook, hammer, healer's kit (10/10 uses), hunting trap, 10 pitons, 5 days' rations, 50-foot hemp rope, shovel, 2 bars of soap, 5 torches, waterskin, 9 gp, 6 sp, 6 cp.
[ +- ] Appearance
● Ht: 6'2" ● Wt: 145 lbs.
● Eyes: Bright Gray
● Hair: Dark
● Skin: Light Tan
● Tall, broad-shouldered, slender and sporting a full beard, Stefan would easily pass as a human, his Elven blood only belied by his pointed ears, which he hides under his long, dark hair. His skin is lightly tanned from hours under the sun, and his deep, bright-gray eyes are ever keenly observant, as if the young half-elf is always aware of his surroundings. He moves with the easy grace of a panther, and speaks with a musical lilt that is akin to that of the Elves.
[ +- ] Backstory
Born of an illicit affair between a married human noblewoman and a wandering elven warrior, Stefan has had quite a rough childhood, never feeling at home within the halls of his mother's ancestral home, Lorenz Manor. Worse, as he grew into his teens, he had relations with the daughter of the noble house Antemeier, and their union led to the young woman's pregnancy. Out of shame, he was disowned by and cast out of the Lorenz Clan.
Disowned by his family and hunted by mercenaries sent by House Antemeier, Stefan was forced to flee his home town and live in the wilderness. He became quite accustomed to such a life, though he still proved ill-prepared for an encounter against dire wolves some years later.
It was as he lay on the ground, dying from wounds inflicted by the dire wolves, that he was visited by Wyrmfang, which appeared to him in a vision as a mystical sword with draconic themes in its design. A pact was made, and Stefan arose as Wyrmfang's hexblade, with only long-healed scars to serve as memory of that pivotal moment in the half-elf's life.
Now he seems to be a wanderer, going with no direction that is clear in his mind, but in truth, he is guided by visions and impressions visited upon him by his patron, Wyrmfang. He travels to this Keep not because he wants to be there, but because he feels like he's being pulled to the place.
Jan 9, 2020 5:21 pm
I'm fine if the PCs want to be an established company or if they are each there for their own reasons. As to why you might have come; the area is a wilderness and untamed, which offers opportunity for adventure. It is also possible that you are merely traveling through and the Keep is but a civilized stopover. You may have come with a caravan, or you might have simply banded together for mutual protection on the road. Ultimately, the reasoning is up to you.
Jan 9, 2020 5:24 pm
I would like my character to be there for his own reasons. Laying low after a stint of highway robbery.
Jan 9, 2020 6:51 pm
I kept Brother Gregor as a Cleric of Pelor but switched to Life Domain.
I’m fine with him starting with anyone who wants to have been journeying with him.
Wouldn’t it be a lot easier start for everyone to have been in same caravan or something? I don’t want to have to spend 3 weeks IRL going around and gathering all the edgelord loner types. I mean either you’re in or not! Can I get an amen?
I’m fine with him starting with anyone who wants to have been journeying with him.
Wouldn’t it be a lot easier start for everyone to have been in same caravan or something? I don’t want to have to spend 3 weeks IRL going around and gathering all the edgelord loner types. I mean either you’re in or not! Can I get an amen?
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