Character Creation

Oct 23, 2021 1:35 am

Character creation is simple and familiar to those of you who have rocked your way through a 5e game.

Choose a class, a race, standard array for ability scores (15,14,13,12,10,8), alignment, record your HP and class features, roll your starting gold (5d4 x 10gp), purchase your equipment, choose a worthy name, pick a quirk.


But be warned. What Lies Below has customized all of that, so don't come to me with your tabaxi rogue. Oh, it just died. Use the What Lies Below book. It's pay what you want so tip the band but if you haven't got the goat horns to spare, $0 is an option. No excuses, dudes and dudettes.
Oct 24, 2021 9:50 pm
Umm. Mr. Eddie the Head, sir. Is there any difference in the two downloads for the player's guide? I downloaded both.
Last edited October 24, 2021 9:51 pm
Oct 24, 2021 9:52 pm
I haven't compared them. I suspect the 9-9-21 version is the more recent, since the game was created in 2019.
Oct 24, 2021 10:37 pm
Here is a character sheet template for you to use. Simply quote this post, copy the code below the linebreak, and post it in a Custom character sheet:
Name: XXXRace: XXX Class: XXX
Level: 1XP: 0
Alignment: XXX Quirk: XXX
AC: XXXHP: XXX


Proficiency Bonus:

Attribute Bonus Saving Throw Skills
STRENGTH +0 + 0 Athletics:
xxx Climb:
Bend Bars:
Wrestling:
DEXTERITY +0 + 0 Acrobatics:
xxx Sleight of Hand:
Pick Locks:
Disable Traps:
Stealth:
CONSTITUTION: +0 +0Survival:
xxxTrack:
INTELLIGENCE:+0+0Arcana:
xxxMagic:
Planes:
History:
Investigation:
Loot:
Find Secret Doors:
Nature:
Religion:
WISDOM+0+0Animal Handling:
xxxInsight:
Medicine:
Perception:
Vigilance:
Locate Traps
CHARISMA+0+0Deception:
xxxIntimidation:
Performance:
Persuasion:



CLASS POWERS AND SPELLS
Spell Power Points: 0Spell / Power Save DC: 10 Spell Attack Bonus: +0

NamePoint CostAction TypeSave Req?Effect
.....
.....
.....
.....


EQUIPMENT
Armor:
Backpack (2 Large & 3 Medium Items):
Pouch (6 Small Items):
Quiver/Ammunition:
Carried Items:

CP:
SP:
EP:
GP:
PP:
Oct 25, 2021 12:26 am
Ash Soulshriek

I am going for a Bone Elf Cultist.

Edit: Where do we put AC and HPs on the sheet?
Last edited October 25, 2021 1:14 am
Oct 25, 2021 12:44 am
Devilchild (either Hellion or Jack)
Oct 25, 2021 1:00 am
Madaxe - Insane human lunatic with a big axe
Last edited October 25, 2021 1:07 am
Oct 25, 2021 1:08 am
Edited a line in for HP+AC
Oct 25, 2021 7:33 am
Starting funds for Ash: 170 gp
Last edited October 25, 2021 7:34 am

Rolls

Starting funds - (5d4)

(24443) = 17

Oct 25, 2021 8:31 am
Gold 160
Last edited October 25, 2021 8:32 am

Rolls

Monies - (5d4)

(44314) = 16

Oct 25, 2021 10:23 am
Money roll - haven't thought out a character yet

Edit- of course my roll would suck xD
Last edited October 25, 2021 10:23 am

Rolls

Mullah - (5d4)

(31121) = 8

Oct 25, 2021 12:24 pm
$$$$
OOC:
Right there with ya Anti
Last edited October 25, 2021 12:24 pm

Rolls

Beans - (5d4)

(12141) = 9

Oct 25, 2021 3:43 pm
Rolling for quirk...
Well...29-30 Slow: takes forever to do anything, never in a rush.
Last edited October 25, 2021 3:45 pm

Rolls

Quirk - (1d100)

(30) = 30

Oct 25, 2021 4:51 pm
WTF?! A slow Madaxe? Isn't that like an oxymoron?
Oct 25, 2021 4:53 pm
Question:

For skills in which our characters do not have proficiency, do we list the stat bonus on any specialties for those skills or no?
Oct 25, 2021 4:54 pm
I thought about that and thought about rerolling or just picking one but decided I could make it work, (and it's optional xD ).
Oct 25, 2021 6:11 pm
True.

I've submitted Ash.

I went off board for his quirk. He adds a new tattoo for every adventure he survives. He will start with only one to reflect his cultist tastes.
Oct 25, 2021 6:48 pm
Awesome, I've accepted Ash into the game, but I'll review the sheet later.
Oct 25, 2021 7:16 pm
Thanks for the invite. This looks to be fun.
I initially wanted to be a madaxe viking metal style, but two madaxes may be too much. I'll go for a Hellion Human Crusader.
Last edited October 25, 2021 8:52 pm

Rolls

Gold - (5d4)

(44133) = 15

Oct 25, 2021 8:05 pm
Almost finished with my Devilchild Hellion.
Oct 25, 2021 8:16 pm
I've submitted Pike Thornheart.
Oct 25, 2021 8:17 pm
I love these concepts. Looking forward to blasting some metal while playing.

Feel free to add suggestions to the track listing thread, too.
Oct 25, 2021 9:33 pm
[ +- ] Too Much?
Oct 25, 2021 9:44 pm
Fascinating picture.
I think I'll go with this for a character. I'll have a character submitted tomorrow when I on a PC.
[ +- ] Hermod
Last edited October 25, 2021 9:45 pm
Oct 25, 2021 9:53 pm
Those pics are both great. RageRed's reminds me of Wendy O Williams which I thought about adding to the track list.
Oct 25, 2021 9:55 pm
Submitting Vivian Sexxton.
I have all her mechanics done. Buying equipment, armor, and weapons now.
Oct 25, 2021 9:57 pm
Love Wendy O Williams.

Althought, unless we find some super magical black tape, I guess my girl needs to actually wear armor (and clothes).
Oct 25, 2021 11:26 pm
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Oct 26, 2021 11:18 am
I have submitted a character. Still need to buy stuff. I'm a DnD noob, so mistakes may have been made but I did my best to follow the steps in character creation.
Oct 26, 2021 1:47 pm
Awesome! Just waiting for Gnome and Anti. I'll review the submitted characters tonight and launch the game thread, although we will wait for all characters on board before we bend strings into the distortion heavy bridge.
Oct 26, 2021 5:21 pm
Qralloq says:
Awesome! Just waiting for Gnome and Anti. I'll review the submitted characters tonight and launch the game thread, although we will wait for all characters on board before we bend strings into the distortion heavy bridge.
I've been half busy, half waiting to see what we got so far. I have a half-baked idea. Maybe two.
Oct 26, 2021 5:25 pm
I think this is our cast so far.

Ash - Bone elf, Cultist
Pike - Human, Madaxe
Viv - Devilchild, Hellion
Hermod - Human, Hellion
Last edited October 27, 2021 8:00 am
Oct 27, 2021 3:47 am
Note to all: We should indicate which skills you're proficient with, maybe with an * or (P). Would save some confusion, I think.

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Oct 27, 2021 12:20 pm
I forgot about the sub-skills in my review. As RageRed and Equinox pointed out to me:

Sub-skills represent the activities for which ability checks are most often rolled during the course of a game. If you are proficient in a skill, you are also proficient in all the sub-skills.

Sub-skills include:
• Str (Athletics) sub-skills: Climb, Bend Bars, Wrestling.
• Dex (Sleight of Hand) sub-skills: Pick Locks, Disable Traps.
• Con (Survival) sub-skill: Track.
• Int (Arcana) sub-skills: Planes, Magic.
• Int (Investigation) sub-skills: Loot, Find Secret Doors.
• Wis (Perception) sub-skills: Vigilance, Locate Traps.
Oct 27, 2021 2:10 pm
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Oct 31, 2021 3:19 am
Antiproduct has submitted a character, but no word from Gnome yet. I'll move us along tomorrow, and get it going properly.
Oct 31, 2021 8:31 pm
@ Antiproduct,

So, where's your character? What are you playing?
Oct 31, 2021 8:38 pm
Woopsies. I'm -as usual- been having some trouble with character creation and have been waiting for Q's handholding guidance.
After presenting Q my two ideas, I've submitted a third one. xD

Meet Strux, the Goblin Jack.
OOC:
wrong picture, one second
http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/1200x/f0/8c/a8/f08ca8016f82825131420453ccdc1fb2.jpg

Also, quirk roll.
OOC:
Great, a wanna-be stealther with a bad cigarette cough, lol
Last edited October 31, 2021 8:46 pm

Rolls

quirk - (1d100)

(68) = 68

Oct 31, 2021 8:54 pm
Nice!

Welcome to the band, Strux!
Oct 31, 2021 8:57 pm
The band...so far

Ash - Bone elf, Cultist
Pike - Human, Madaxe
Viv - Devilchild, Hellion
Hermod - Human, Hellion
Strux - Goblin, Jack
Oct 31, 2021 9:05 pm
Nice! I'll get us going right away. Gnome_Chomsky can join in later or not.
Nov 3, 2021 2:52 am
Gnome_Chomsky might be pulling out but that still leaves you with 5.

I decided to use Esper's Emporium of Esoterica, a recent Kickstarter delivery for most monsters, in case you're guess what they are.

https://i.imgur.com/H8pYfea.jpg
Nov 4, 2021 9:27 am
I'm holding off making Ash's attack to the start round two, until Strux has had a chance to act in round 1.
Nov 5, 2021 11:11 am
Terribly sorry, have my kid ill with lots of vomiting and I'm sleep deprived. Feel free to skip my turn or maybe I'll get to post something tonight.
Nov 5, 2021 11:00 pm
I'll move us on. I've been heavily distracted last 36 hours too, just with less upchucking
Nov 10, 2021 11:09 am
As we're using this thread as ooc as well, could you enable sheet integration Q? I made my sheet so pretty, it's a shame really. ;P
Nov 10, 2021 1:11 pm
Done!
Nov 10, 2021 3:25 pm
Qralloq says:
Done!
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/852576442608517190/908014136586276884/1636557796227878311538086416134.jpg

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