OCC

Meta: I would shoot the hell out of them.
In character: What pretty stars.

That is correct, szemely.

Yo so would all this shenanigans qualify as a stonework type thing cuz Izen's dwarven experience may have something to say about all this.

Technically no but I'd give you advantage on the roll being they are underground cave dwellers. However, Ramiel got a pretty good roll to learn about them a few pages back.

Here is what Ramiel found with his roll.

You forgot to roll for damage, Sampai.

I usually roll it after I see the attack roll, but it's there!

Scroll: Any creature that can understand a written language can read the arcane script on a scroll and attempt to activate it.

Spell scroll: A spell scroll bears the words of a single spell, written -a mystical cipher. If the spell is on your class's spell list you can use an action to read the scroll and cast its spell without having to provide any of the spell's components Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible.
If the spell is on your class's spell list but of a higher level than you can normally cast, you must make an ability check using your spellcasting ability to determine whether you cast it successfully. The DC equals 10 + spell's level. On a failed check, the spell disappears from the scroll with no other effect.

My interpretation is that anybody that can read can attempt to activate a spell scroll. However, unless they are a spellcaster and the spell is from their class's spell list, the attempt will fail.

Okay, I guess we can rule it, using the scroll of silence for an example: Anyone can cast it if they make the DC 12 (perhaps higher if they have low arcana?), if they fail, and they aren't a bard, cleric, or ranger the spell disappears from the scroll with no effect. If they fail and they are a bard, cleric, or ranger they get another chance or something.

Oh crap, I didn't realize that Silence wasn't on a sorcerer list! D:

I'll change my previous post and hand the scroll off to someone else. . .Because technically, you cannot cast a spell scroll that is not in your spell list (as far as I know, in that instance the more specific ruling overrides the previous one).

Well, I'm fine with using the home-ruling, although in this situation it doesn't do much, because you have a cleric. But if you find a ranger only spell scroll for example, it won't be a useless piece of paper.

Welcome aboard, Mcneils, feel free to read through the story so far if you want. The main gist is the current party was hired to exterminate a couple rats in a taverns basement but found a secret underground tunnel, that they are now exploring. Feel free to tie your backstory in with any of the current party or be a lone wolf. The party is still level 1, any race/class in the PHB. If you want to roll for stats, roll 4d6 dropping the lowest.

The subforum: Fun stuff is where you'll find the maps and party loot; more = to be decided
The main game thread is 'Game: Grab yourself a seat, friend.'
'Game: Grab yourself another seat, friend.' is used if there is a party split.
'OCC' is out of character acronym-ed wrong, which I do rather often.

Thanks for accepting me, this is my first game on here so it may take me a little bit to get my head round the way things are set up but I've played a few pbp games elsewhere in the past so I don't see it being too much of an issue.

I'll have a read through the game so far and sort a character over the next day or so, really looking forward to starting though!

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welcome aboard Mcneils5

Right, am about halfway through reading the Game thread, I'm thinking to go with a High Elf Ranger, will be aiming to go with the Hunter Archetype (thinking undead hunter), potentially to have some acquaintance with Silene in the past. Any thoughts/opinions on that?

Adjusted stats are: 18, 12, 11, 10, 13, 12

2nd Edit - Starting cash: 150 ranger, 10 for background

Yeah, if I remember correctly Silene was a hermit of sorts. So if you were the iconic live off the woods ranger, you could of run into her a bit and by proxy Béke as well. It is up to them though.

Will you be using the new ranger build?

Not so much the live off the woods type but prone to spend long periods in the wilds hunting undead, figured we may have crossed paths and maybe even worked together in the past....up to the other players though, happy to go forward with no previous connections to the party. Was thinking the character would be part of a militant High Elven order dedicated to hunting necromancers and undead so more civilised than the stereotypical ranger but still happy to rough it as the "cause" demands it.

I'll take a look through the new build tomorrow morning (it's pretty late here at the moment) and sort the character for review.

I've never played a ranger so I have no personal experience in the matter but the revised version seems to get a good amount of praise. Link to a forum post talking about the revised version + a link to the .pdf