GeneCortess Character Creation Thread

Player: Gene Cortess
Character:
Class: Male Elf (Veteran-Medium)
EXP: 0 (Next Level: 4,000) 10% Bonus (Automatically Levels)
Languages: Common, Alignment, elf, gnoll, hobgoblin, orc

15 STR +1 to Hit, +1 to Damage, +1 to Open Doors
9 DEX None
6 CON -1 HP
18 INT +3 Extra Languages
7 WIS -1 Magic Based Saving Throws
4 CHA -1 Reactions, 2 Max Retainers, 5 Moral for Retainers

12 Death Ray or Poison
13 Magic Wands
13 Paralysis or Turn to Stone
15 Dragon Breath
15 Rods, Staves, or Spells

HP 5

1 Spell

Armor: Any
Shield: Any
Weapons: Any

Vision: I have Infravision in addition to normal sight and can see 60’ in the dark. Infravision is the ability to see heat (and the lack of heat). Normal and magical light makes infravision useless. With infravision, warm things seem red, and cold things seem blue.

Detection: I can find secret and hidden doors better than other characters. If I want to search for hidden doors in an area, tell your Dungeon Master. The DM will roll 1d6, and a result of 1 or 2 will indicate success if there is a door to be found. I may check once for each door. I must tell your DM if I want to look for anything; the detection is never automatic.

Immunity to Ghoul Paralysis: I'm naturally immune to the paralyzing attacks of ghouls.

Player: Gene Cortess
Character: Selvam
Class: Male Elf (Veteran-Medium)
EXP: 0 (Next Level: 4,000) 10% Bonus (Automatically Levels) Max Level: 10
Alignment:
Languages: Common, Alignment, Elf, Gnoll, Hobgoblin, Orc (3 Additional ? )

15 STR +1 to Hit, +1 to Damage, +1 to Open Doors
9 DEX None
6 CON -1 HP
18 INT +3 Extra Languages
7 WIS -1 Magic Based Saving Throws
4 CHA -1 Reactions, 2 Max Retainers, 5 Moral for Retainers

12 Death Ray or Poison
13 Magic Wands
13 Paralysis or Turn to Stone
15 Dragon Breath
15 Rods, Staves, or Spells
Note: -1 Magic Based Saving Throws

5 HP (5 HP Left) Original HP: 6, (-1 CON)
20 THAC0: +1 to Hit, +1 to Damage
AC:
120 SPEED:
INIT:

COMBAT:

Note: An elf may "set" a spear against charge attacks, and (when mounted) may charge with a lance.

1 Spell Slot:

Armor: Any
Shield: Any
Weapons: Any

Vision: I have Infravision in addition to normal sight and can see 60’ in the dark. Infravision is the ability to see heat (and the lack of heat). Normal and magical light makes infravision useless. With infravision, warm things seem red, and cold things seem blue.

Detection: I can find secret and hidden doors better than other characters. If I want to search for hidden doors in an area, tell your Dungeon Master. The DM will roll 1d6, and a result of 1 or 2 will indicate success if there is a door to be found. I may check once for each door. I must tell your DM if I want to look for anything; the detection is never automatic.

Immunity to Ghoul Paralysis: I'm naturally immune to the paralyzing attacks of ghouls.

GEAR:

Spellbook: 2 spells?
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Elf Description: An elf is slender and graceful, with delicate features and pointed ears. An elf is 5' to 5'2", and weighs about 120#. Elves are fascinated by magic and never grow tired of collecting spells and magic items, especially if the items are beautifully crafted.

Note: Elves only hire elves as mercenaries, although specialists and retainers of any race may be employed.

Clans: The demi-human races of dwarves, elves, and halflings have a different way of life than humans. They usually live longer, have a stricter way of life, and find security
in large family groups called Clans. A Clan may include several hundred demi-humans! The head of the Clan is always the oldest member, male or female. Day-to-day tasks are usually done by those best suited to do them. Unlike many human communities, few demi-humans are lazy; everyone has a job, with clan duties and responsibilities, and "goofing off" is nearly unthinkable! Many other aspects of demi-human family life (such as marriage customs, moiety, industry, clan-to-clan relations, and so forth) may be developed as needed. Your local library should have several books on human clans, which can be used for guidelines. See Followers and Strongholds for additional information. Elves and dwarves don’t usually like each other. This dislike usually surfaces as verbal battles, rather than physical. Both get along fairly well with halflings. All demihumans cooperate with humans; though men can be dangerous, they are also trustworthy and have many good points (as short-lived races go).

Spell Books: The spell book is a large bulky thing, and cannot be easily carried. A spell book is about 2 feet square, 2-6 inches thick, and weighs at least 20 pounds. It will not fit inside a normal sack of any size, but may be carried in a backpack or saddlebag.

They will not affect most games. Different magic-users often have different spells in their books. For example, you might start with the Read Magic and Sleep spells, and find another magic-user who knows Read Magic and Magic Missile. But magic-users never trade spells, nor do they ever allow anyone (except their teachers) to read
their spell books. The risk of losing the book or having it damaged, is too great.

If a magic-user’s book is lost, the character cannot memorize any spells to cast! One magical treasure which may be found during an adventure is a magic scroll. Some scrolls contain magic-user spells. If a new spell is found on a scroll, it may be added to the magic-user’s book - but this can only be done once for each scroll spell, and uses up the scroll in the process. If the spell is of too high a level to be cast, it cannot be put into the book.

A spell on a scroll may be saved, to be put into a book at a future time. It may also be carried during adventures, to be cast as needed. Any magic-user can cast a spell found on a scroll as if it were memorized, regardless of the level of the
spell. If the spell is cast, it disappears from the scroll.

Learning Spells: To learn a spell, the magic-user must be completely rested. A good night’s sleep is enough. The character then gets out the spell book and studies the spells to be used, which takes an hour or less. The character is then ready for adventure, and is able to cast the spell or spells studied.

I must be able to gesture and speak without interruption to cast a spell. While casting a spell, I must concentrate, and may not move. A spell cannot be cast while the character is walking or running. If I'm disturbed while casting a spell, the spell will be ruined, and will still be "erased," just as if it had been cast.

Types of Spells: Most spells have an effect that lasts for a given time. For example, a Magic Missile spell creates a glowing arrow that follows the magic-user around, either until it is shot or until a turn passes (10 minutes).

However, some higher level spells may have "instant" duration. A Fire Ball spell creates an explosion which causes damage. The damage remains until cured, but the spell itself only lasts part of a second, much less than a round.

Saving throws vs. Spells: Many spells only have full effect if the victim fails a Saving Throw (vs. spells). If a Saving Throw is allowed, it is mentioned in the spell description.