Session Zero

I'm going with a rogue (assassin)/monk (shadow) build, creating a ninja from Kara-Tur. She has three levels of rogue and specializes in acrobatics and stealth, not trapfinding and disabling devices. Her primary focus is monk.

I'm looking at a male beasthide shifter barbarian, path of the beast, that hates giants named 'Scar'.

Thanks to JoshuaMabry shared resources in D&D beyond I found the background Celebrity Adventurer’s Scion that laid the foundation for a character concept for a human sorcerer like character.
In short, my characters parents were famous adventures like Alaeros Margaster or similar.They both have something to tell me about making on their own. He is much about the lifestyle, she emphasises her mental abilities as a Aberrant Mind sorceror with her halo

Gene I’m using my phone right now and I fat fingered the remove character button for Scar. Please resubmit him here on GP.

I'm sticking with human tempest domain cleric. I've edited most details of my character, even shopped some stuff. A quick question: since character sheet creation is mostly done using D&D Beyond, do we have to fill out all the details on GP as well or is it enough if we just fill the name, abilities, proficiencies etc?

As far as I’m concerned you can just throw your characters name on a Gamersplane character and be done with it. That way you can post as your character.

With Adam chrome/Firefox extension you can copy paste dndbeyond character to GP

I drew up a goliath evocation wizard. Specific details of the things below I'll flesh out if the general character is okayed/finalized.

General idea is that he was a clan mage for a goliath tribe. As a young woman, however, she left her tribe and joined a mercenary outfit from the north. She fought as a warmage with them for several years, honing her use of flame and frost magics. Along the way, she picked up a few things that allow her and her squad (from the company or the adventuring band) a bit of utility (things like tiny hut, telepathic bond, etc).

She's generally kind to those she works with and to those she doesn't yet know. The exception is if she's identified someone as an enemy, whether through contract or experience. To those she marks as an enemy, her hatred is easily detected and cannot be shaken. It was something that got her into some manner of trouble in the mercenary life when her outfit would be hired by someone they'd fought against in the past. It was difficult for her to separate the two and kept her from rising in rank beyond a certain point.

I haven't done any looking at magical items or any additional gear yet, just the basic stuff. I did pick the "normal" allotment of 24 spells in her spellbook (6 for first level, +2 for each character level 2-10). Assuming she hasn't recorded any additional to this point unless there is some way you'd want me to spend part of the 750 (per spell copying rules) to pick up some extra spellbook entries ;).

Getting an electric pencil sharpener for GM. To fix his fingers. BZZZZZZZZ. The SCAR has returned.

Can we buy magic items with the 750gp? What are the prices for those again?


As for Atgørvimaðr Jötnarblóð, he is an Uthgardt from the Frozen North. His tribe has waged war against the frost giants for centuries and atrocities happened back and forth. Atgørvimaðr has frost giant blood in him. So much in fact that he was cast from his tribe as a young adult for the shame of his birth once he did not stop growing. In an effort to regain his honor he became a hunter of giants. He learned their tongue and script, then their magic. Mighty have been his deeds, enough so for him to be honored among his people. But he still thirsts for the glory of battle against the giant-kin and since travels to rid the world of their kind.

Atgørvimaðr is about 2m20cm and all muscle while clad in sky metal armor encrusted with runes and charms of bone and hair. He is bound by the honor of the Uthgardt traditions and he worships Uthgar and his tribal totem Sky Pony (pegasus). He mostly came because he heard there were giants to kill and he wants the honor of slaying them. If the little soft southerners pay him to do so then all the better! :)

Custom Backgrounds are fine?? Below is what I was looking at.

Smuggler: Scar has trafficked the Dragon’s Breath (a brandy-like liquor) for avoiding tariffs or contraband to avoid the seizure. Stolen elven wine under the gaze of the moon and even it sold for twice its value in the morning. He's been shepherd illicit the goods and also a non-humans into and also out of the city by the secret routes.

Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Stealth
Language Proficiencies: Dwarvish, Giant

A fancy leather vest, a set of common clothes, and a leather pouch with 15 gp

Feature: Down Low: Mainly you are the acquainted with the specific network of smugglers those who are to be willing to help you out of the most difficult situations. While in a specific town, city, or even other similarly sized community (depends on DM’s discretion), of course you and your companions could be stay for free in the safest houses. So, the safe houses shall provide a poor lifestyle. While in staying at the safe house, you can simply select to keep up your presence (and that of your companions) a secret.

@GeneCortess is that the Smuggler background from Ghosts of Saltmarsh? You can absolutely use that.

@Khulod I've never seen an actual price list for magic items. I use the average of the ranges given in Xanathar's. That makes potions of healing and other common potions 35 pg, and uncommon magic items 350 gp.

@Dramasailor Feel free to spend some gold copying spells into your spellbook.

@Khulod Would you spell your characters name phonetically just once for me? I can't get my brain around it.

Everyone please let me know when your finished with your character.

Being a known smuggler, Scar has been around. It's known that Scar doesn't work with the law but comes highly approved. Usually, he isn't too hard to find either. Asking around usually can locate him rather fast. He does leave a mark wherever he travels.

Has he hooked up with any of you? Was there something you needed badly? or had someone that needed to disappear or be moved? Scar is known to do favors and has connections.



Scar's five feet height is totally brown fur covered from head to toes. He has a flat nose and prominent pointy teeth. His feet are bare has small, pointed ears.

His yellow eyes seem to always take in all that is about him and his voice seems to pause a lot when he speaks. He has a bestial feel about him all the time.

You get a feeling of a bear when you see him. Something that you don't want to hug you. Being around him is Like you're working with a wild animal.

He does wear pants and shirt with a vest. Likes his fancy cloak too. Ever so proper he is.

For the "free" uncommon item, I'm taking a dagger of warning (advantage on init, party within 30' can't be surprised unless incapacitated by other than unnatural sleep, awakens companions within 30' if normally asleep at the start of combat).

Spent 150 gold to copy Dispel Magic

Spent 350 gold for a Brooch of Shielding (resistance to force damage, immunity to magic missile)

Reserving 260 gold (250 + 10 from starting gear) for any in-character purchases once we get rolling.


At this time, I'm good to go with both D&D Beyond and GP sheets.

Good to go with both GP and Beyond sheets.

Neither can I! :D

It's actually old nordic and it should mean something like 'exceptional man frost giants blood'.

Having heard a bit of nordic it probably sounds like the Swedish chef moaning and grinding his teeth. But I'll try:

You are now Arnold Schwarzenegger and say this:
Aht-Guhhr-vimj-ahdrr juhht-nar-bluhhd

Suppressing my Scandinavian cringe :)

I'll have my character done soon. I hope to find some time tonight, but my IRL group is meeting so... 95% of the character is finished, enough for @JoshuaMabry to review on dndbeyond