OOC Character Building

You can build and roll for your characters here.

Here’s a list for possible scenario specific character motivations. Boom!
Of course it’s up to you whether you use it or not 🙂

The game starts in the village of Red Larch, if you want you may also think of a reason for you to go there. Any questions, just let me know.

Right lets see what we win this time.

Edit: Ouch

Thinking a bard trying their best. Possibly a noble not ready for the harsh realities of the real world or with something to prove. I will resist the urge to take settle a score and have yet another character left for dead :P. Likely Ominous dream instead.

Rolling for stats
Edit: That's... Awful

Okay you know what, I'm going to complain less.

Adventures of the 'trying their best' squad?

Haha, oh my! We’re off to a great start 😂

I request at least one reroll 😓

Alright, I’m not completely heartless. You can each reroll ONE stat if you’d like. But you live with whatever you roll, fingers crossed that it won’t get worse

Whoo. Lets reroll that 10. (Watch me get an 8, though I can live with that)

Edit: Well bards are known as jack of all trades.

You are a merciful God
This blessing shall bring us bountiful harvest and a prosperous life.
Edit: Meh, I was expecting a 18 but this is better than a 9

Here we go!

Hired Hand: The homesteaders who raised you as their own
and were often kind to itinerant workers are now missing.
You now seek to rescue the members of your adopted family
who still live and seek revenge for those now dead.

I like this underdogger approach.

Do we proceed with choosing class and race and whatnot?

Yeah. I'm likely going for a human bard, probably school or grammar. Possibly ominous dreams, quite likely dared to prove there was something to them.

I choosed a Goliath barbarian. The subclass will be decided when the time comes. But now, rage is the word

Since my playing joints are rusty: do we roll for 1st level HP?

Sorry. Found my answer. Ignore my ignorance!

Dear Dice Gods, bless these rolls.

Edit: That'll do, pig. That'll do.

How do you feel about a satyr warlock (archfey)? :) Certainly shenanigans could ensue with the bard, at the very least. :)

Dude I am so pumped for the satyr race on the upcoming WoC release. I wonder, how did you get the data on the satyr? I thought the book released later this month

It came out yesterday on DnD Beyond. ;)

Oh ma gaaaaaaaaaa and how does it look? Is the race any good?

+2 CHA +1 DEX; 35 ft speed

Nice, they are tailored for Bard but they could also work as a Dex paladin or face monk

Yeah, I’ll allow it. That book sounds really cool, I really dig Greek mythology a lot so it’s right up my alley

Yeah totally. Actually a monk sounds hilarious. Haha. Prancing around with deer hooves and big ram horns. Choices choices. I think I’ll stick with warlock. How much info do you want for a patron? Should I DM you with that info? I have ideas.

Yeah, just send me your ideas in a DM and we’ll take it from there.

Alrighty locked in. Satyr Warlock (archfey) entertainer background.

I'm going to roll my dice now.

Edit:
17, 13, 10, 9 , 8, 8

Whelp, I need to build a single stat dependent character. It looks like all we have right now is a Warlock, so what role do you think I should build towards? Note that I am a little partial to the Artificer, given an option, but we might need melee or skill support.

Edit 2: That's a net +1 modifier, compared to the +6 of the basic array.

I'm going to reroll the 8, as it cannot get worse.

Also I re-read the thread and it looks like we have a:
Barbarian
Bard
Warlock

So we have basic melee and skills more or less covered, do we think we need a serious healer?

Edit: 17, 17, 13, 10, 9 , 8

Wooh, with a reroll like that maybe I do need to build a front-liner.

The last one is a Fighter just FYI :)

I think your satyr may out bard my bard :P

Edit: Also may no longer be going ominous dreams noble. Possibly a pirate who got in over their head, and coerced into going undercover, or a con person pretending to divine peoples futures, etc, and then got the ominous dreams, but has got caught in a 'boy who cried wolf' scenario

They can be partners in crime. Just imagine having a satyr as your wingman. Haha

'Hey you're stealing all the attention' probably :P

Still thinking of her using a deck of cards, and tarot etc. So she distracts, satyr 'acquires' stuff.

Yeah leaning towards faux fortune teller/divination wizard. Possibly related to actual diviners, but didn't seem to have the ability, but pretends to. Stacks a deck, claims she can predict the cards, and then asks for money to tell someones future.

Edit: Also she can fill the healer role, and will likely try and pick buff spells, given my high stat of 14

So we are??

Barbarian
Bard
Fighter (Melee or Ranged?)
Warlock

Yup, I think that’s right. I don’t know what Slay has envisioned in regards to ranged or melee, he’s got both weapon types and his strength and dex is the same. So I guess an all-rounder

So I'm thinking a ranged character. Maybe an Artillery Artificer, or a UA Ranger?

Grink (my character) has mediocre martial prowess but makes up for it with a vengeful spirit. Animus for his wrongdoers: this is his ammunition.

Echo Knight looks amazing.

Alright, I've settled on the Artificer. They have the most variable option I can use to support the party without feeling left out. I'll decide what kind of artificer once we get there.

Next up is deciding on race:
Variant Human is sort of the boring option race wise, but still hard to say no to.
Rock Gnomes are thematic
Warforged are thematic and stated, but I'm not sure they fit in this particular setting.
Fire Gensai are also a good fit, but I am not sure they fit in the setting.

I'm happy running support if you wanna be something for active, that;s what I've currently spec'd myself to.

Also on Genasi - They were actually released with Princes of the Apocalypse, so would very much fit.

On the second, good point, that might be a deciding factor.

On the first. Nah, I'm good on support, though odds are once we get up a few levels I could end up on the front lines being comparable to anyone else up there. With two good stats going into Int and Con, I could likely out armor, and maybe out-damage, the warriors.

Also, GM, it feels silly to ask, but what is your opinion on firearms in this adventure?

I fully intend to pew-pew Eldritch Blast from the back. :)

I am hiding at the back and may occasionally cast healing word. :p With more spells hopefully come more options.

I will also be yelling insults admittedly.

No firearms in this one I’m afraid

I have a character now.

Meet Vanri Lightspark, the Fire Genasi Artificer. Despite her lack of strength, Vanri is basically a weapon nerd. She wished to construct the ultimate magic weapon with her master. When their combined work produced what they hoped would be the base of their work, Vanari's master was murdered and the sword stolen.

Character Sheet?

Okay if I got the current lay of characters correct I get this :

LightOfMidnight ..... Nadya Hordseer ....... Human Bard > To Be > School Ominous Dream
ToDream ............... Vanri Lightspark ...... Fire Genasi Artificer > To Be > ??
Mr.Armitage .......... PC - Welsh .............. Satyr Warlock (Archfey) Entertainer
-------< player lost
OctopusGLZ .......... Aukan .................... Goliath Barbarian

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Please let me know if any of that is in correct --- also is the group still 1st level

Rolls : 12, 14, 9, 13, 9, 10 --- Average Stat : 11

Well it seems the psuedo-random generator does not like this game -- although cudos to the GM your version of rolling stats is close to mine -- I just go a we bit further -- 3d6+6 (drop lowest) if you do not average 13 above you can reroll the whole kit and caboodle but you cannot go back only forward

Roll 1 - (2d6)

( 4, 2 ) = 6

Roll 2 - (2d6)

( 6, 2 ) = 8

Roll 3 - (2d6)

( 1, 1 ) = 2

Roll 4 - (2d6)

( 3, 4 ) = 7

Roll 5 - (2d6)

( 2, 1 ) = 3

Roll 6 - (2d6)

( 1, 3 ) = 4

I'd just roll again if I were you. Haha. Low stats can be fun, but I mean...yikes.

?? I did not think that was an option I mean from what I understood LightOfMidnight got (11, 11, 12, 11, 13, 10) which also averages out to an 11 not sure which of is worse off (12, 14, 9, 13, 9, 10) -- I at least got a 14 and a 13 but yeah 2 9s are not nice either of course ToDream got a really nice set of stats (17, 17, 13, 10, 9 , 8) while still getting a 9 and 8

Yeah its nice to get to play a heroic character rather than an near average joe/jane which is why I do the 3d6(drop lowest) + 6 folks tend to average 13s this way with an occasional 8 --- and from a GM point of view does it hurt the game -- no -- but it does tend to make the game more fun for the players --- the reason I go with if you do not average a 13 or better is because you tend not to get someone above average and the Point Buy system averages a 12 (15, 13, 13, 12, 10, 10) assuming no stat below 10 which again is pretty poor but most folks with Point Buy do not get a stat below 10 unless they are really trying to excel at something

You are still level 1 yeah. I think you might have a point with the way you roll stats, the whole reason I chose the 2d6+6 was to minimise the really shitty rolls, but I’ve still had a few characters roll abysmal in my games. For this particular game I reckon we just go with the way the others have rolled to keep it fair between the players. But I think I’ll go with your method for future games for sure

IMO, low stats can be alot of fun too. You've just gotta roll with it and embrace the chaos. :D

Oh I have played the full gambit of stats and yes sometimes -- if you have a creative GM -- low stats can be a lot of fun -- we had a paladin-like character who started with an 8 Charisma (because it was a roll them in place game and they really wanted to play this class) of course I had a skill in that game called Faith that clerical types used which reflected ones belief in their patron -- so what I allowed them to do was take a Feat (that did not exist) that allowed them to substitute their Faith in place of their Charisma (a fairly standard feat-like ability) -- basically they did not believe in themselves all that much but they were nearly fanatical about their Patron and believed in them greatly that they would help/guide them through.

In an old school game I played in some fighter rolled a 1 for hit points and did not have Con bonus -- of the group he was the only one that survived along with someone's war pig -- the group set out and only the 1 hit point fighter and the war pig returned.

But yeah it is what is -- I am not sweating it -- you just brought up something that I wanted to make sure was or was not the case -- since it is not I am cool with it

I did a cursory review on Princes of the Apocalypse (checking out what races might be more in tune with it) and it appears that not only do Gensai seem to be at home here but Dwarves are as well (or at least once were) so I figured I would go with a surly and stubborn (Charisma 9 / Intelligence 9) Dwarf Cleric who would like to reclaim dwarven birthrights or some such with this guy -- as that would cover some of the front-line fighter that seems to be missing and give a hook into dwarf stuff in the area maybe

Awesome. This group needs a straight man for our shenanigans. I look forward to making you eyeroll constantly. =D

"AH! AH! It's stuck! It won't roll back... AH! AH!"

And from that day forward, the dwarf had a lazy eye.

Will try to get the character submitted this evening -- I mean all I have to do use create a 1st level character that has already been mapped out in my mind.

Okay thanks going to go with Thorgrim blood of Torhild Flametongue
Sorry that I did not get it posted last night, sometimes the days catch up on me and I end up crashing early, like last night

It’s all good. Life happens to us all.

Okay the character has been submitted -- minus a full background -- which I want to discuss a bit more with you.

DeJoker will for now take over Aukan until I can write him out

Hi all I will be doing my best to adhere to the Aukan character that has been portrayed thus far. If you feel I might have posted something outside the character's norm please feel free to let me know along with how you feel he might have responded to such.

As long as you adhere to "big brute goliath boy" I'm sure you'll do fine. :)

Hey Sassafras have you approved Thorgrim yet?

I thought I had, but apparently not. I have now