Character Discussion / OOC

This is where we can discuss characters together. It will also function as our out of character thread.

Please allow custom character sheets

Stats are rolled (and how) or pointbuy?

Custom character sheets should be allowed now. Stats are rolled as 4d6 drop lowest, but if you don't like rolling feel free to use point buy or standard array. If you're rolling maybe hold off until you're on the discord server that way I'm able to have the character stats all in one spot.

Maxwell is is a young idealist, who believes in the heroic paladins. For one reason or another he never became a paladin, but has replicated a lot of the paladin splendor with geminfused techonology.

@Adventurer_Slayer you do know that this forum has an advanced dieroller, right?

Check out this post about Guide to Gamers' Plane BBCode
And The die roller guide

Going to hve a look at the those variant dragonborn before completely deciding on PC but will ask Rune -> Would you rather there not be and actual Paladin in the party?

If I did go Paladin is its standard deities (Melora comes to mind)? Or do you have some homebrew ones?

Hi! Here's to good gaming!

That is the core of his character - He admires the paladins, total fanboy, so he makes the tech version

Honestly, all I knew is that simple rolls could be done, but after checking that out I am enlightened. Feel free to roll stats here if that's what you'd prefer. The discord is where I have a common hub for all of my games so as to not repost things like lore articles and such many times over plus it gives another way for people to reach me with questions / @ me if I'm not responding or checking up on things here for whatever reason.
Oh yes! I'll post a full list here in a minute for you all to see every new dragonborn option.
Good question. There are only a few gods that are venerated on this continent as it is the birthplace of dragonkind and is sort of removed from the rest of the world. As such, the following dragon gods are worshipped:
Non-homebrew: Bahamut and Tiamat
Homebrew: Cathrax (God of Gem Dragons), Khrainos (God of Time), and Varahosst (Recently resurrected brother god of Tiamat. Holds dominion over the 'lost' chromatic dragons)
Paladins do not require a deity though as they get their power from their conviction to uphold their oath.

In lore, the reason for there being so few gods was a massive 'civil' war wherein the draconic pantheon was cut into pieces. There's also a sort of 'big bad' for the entire setting who has done his part in culling gods and thus thinned the herd even more.

Cool, sounds good.

Will roll for stats and have a think. Am I being blind to a discord link, or are you still setting that up?

Edit: Okay interesting, not the best I've had but definitely not the worst. If I went for kobold would you allow the Tasha rule to swap that +2 dex to charisma (or something else), or is that set in stone?

Haha, apologies. It would've probably been more efficient to just post a server invite link now that I think about it.
Here: https://discord.gg/YCdvZSWg

Let me know if that doesn't work. You could also either send me your discord name or add me (Adventurer Slayer#8117)

Hmmmm, I've honestly never used that and I'm not really the biggest fan of it, but I'm willing to try it out for this game. Especially since that's the only stat increase for a kobold if I'm not mistaken

stats

Since everyone rolling in this thread, so will I. Note that I plan to keep Kobold but work hard on character pro prevent being a problem in the party because kobold must avoid any action during day-time, while other races would like to sleep during the night.

I usually hate rolling but I'll bow to peer pressure... unless the rolls are truly horrible :P

Edit: Yeah... That's a no.

Oh jeez, yeah if you'd like you could reroll those. 56 total is... low to say the least lol

Part of me wants to go with my gut and just point buy but... Once more with feeling!

Edit: OK. I'm going point buy. :(

Ah yeah, fair enough. The dice are just not on your side as of yet

Maxwell A Theodor is the son of a renowned pair of adventures. This pair of dragonborns were the rouge and sorcerers of the adventure party. There was also a paladin in that group, a paladin that Maxwell idolised. With a boyish glee he vowed that "I'll be just like you when I grow up". Why it couldn't be I don't know yet.
He used his technical aptitude to craft himself an armour so he act like a paladin

What the adventure group is known for I don't know yet.

I might use the custom background rules to change the skill/tool/language and equipment as I don't feel that a disguise kit would really work for a Dragonborn. Do many distinguishing features


Question for GM: I would like to have the Homunculus Servant, but for that he needs to have a 100gp gem/crystal. That is a bit out of the range of the starting budget. Can we wave the initial 100gp cost? Or is this the reason why he is going treasure hunting?

Keks was weird from the moment he hatched from the egg, even tribe elders did not recall a white skinned Kobold. Their prediction of a unique draconic bloodline sorcerer birth turned out to be wrong. Keks has no talent to magic whatsoever. His skin color does not change as he grow. He has very few friends and prefer taking jobs outside tribe territory even the risky ones - visiting Dragonborn towns becomes a routine. With time he discover powers and abilities different from magical. But there is none to teach him how to use those powers. He discovers his non-magical, but unnatural abilities could help him with anything he attempt to accomplish, it just take time and practice to use it.
He spend his free time learning new skills and abilities to help him do what no Kobold dares to - survive alone.

Keks hope that the wizard summoned him will have answers about his bloodline or knowledge of the source of his abilities...

Yeah, you guys are third level adventurers so I think that it's fine to just waive that and say you start with your homunculus. If you'd rather wait though I'm fine with that too.

I'm going to step back from this game.I don't think this is the right long-term game for me. Yesterday I had a run of the new spelljammer academy game (through adventure league), and it made me realise that, while I really enjoy D&D I have had my fill of classic fantasy with mad wizards and dungeons. I'm not going to be happy with this game in the long run

I will suggest Bubbles as a replacement player. She is a new, but good player.

I would also like to introduce myself as a player and share my desire/expectations for the game. Let me know if I can't fulfill them and I would step back so you could hire another player instead:
I love RPG that is a story about team of heroes finding ways to solve heavy challenges (all types of challenges, not just monsters engaging in combat with party) a a less skilled party would fail at. My desire is to PLAY this rpg and have story events to develop at a weekly basis. I want at the end of each week to be able to look back and tell what new cool things have the party done, not just "we had a wonderful conversation with the wizard or "party did other 40 miles through the wasteland facing no threats, but having wonderful dinner".

I expect world lore to be supplemental
I expect most of DM posts to describe a new challenge party has faced or narrate results of party response to previous challenge ( or both in case narrative is that previous challenge is removed/solved/eliminated/escaped/etc.)
I expect players to address challenge with every post, while adding role-play for flavor.

I wish our party could start the journey July real time. I wish DM narrate our PCs have already met at wizard tower and wizard explained us the mission and the contract and we begin with party going on the mission and facing their first challenge - be it enemies, social interaction or exploration decisions.

Sorry I wasn't able to check up on this all earlier; you guys posted right after I went to sleep and just before I woke up respectively. Now, to address your expectations:
So, as I said in the initial recruitment post, the game will start with a little dungeon delve and then open into a more open experience to allow for exploration. I'll throw in quests and plot hooks as they come up naturally, but since this is a text game things will always come a bit slower so it'll all depend on how often people post responses and what life's throwing at people. This is something that I'd also like to have happen though since it's easier to stay engaged when there's stuff happening beyond trying to talk to a guard for a week.
I will admit that I am a heavier world builder (all of my games take place in the same world and thus affect each other) but it isn't a requirement to read all of my lore (especially since this continent is more removed from the rest of the world so a lot of what I have written isn't particularly applicable. I have many players who don't read all my lore and they function just fine because they'll get the info they need when they need it. However, skimming through things now and then isn't a bad idea either as it'll let you find cool little things that you might want to have your character do/see/obtain or whatever.
Now, I don't necessarily know exactly what this is meaning, so apologies if I don't answer what you were looking for. I will likely always start off a new 'scene'/area out with a description, allow for player interaction, and then respond based on that.
I will admit I'm not super well-versed in pbp gameplay, but I'm unsure on this one. Sometimes talking to a person or traveling is just part of the game and there won't necessarily be a 'challenge.' Obviously, some of this does depend on the players as well, but just since I'm not a veteran pbp gamer I don't know how realistic it is to expect constant threats/challenges/obstacles but I can certainly try.
That's my hope too! Just waiting for one more character and then we'll start!
I'll admit I intended on having a slightly different beginning (roleplay at wizard tower to ease in and then go onto the mission after discussion), but if the group would rather I can just narrate that out and start you off either on en route to the dungeon or at the entrance.

Thanks for your answers, appreciate. As for my unclear statements... I just don't know how to explain that. I've been in two types of PBP games. I love one type and can't stand the other. I don't think I managed to explain the difference. Perhaps best example is this: players decide to get from point A to point B. Assuming DM do not plan to have any major obstacles preventing party to reach B, just some minor impediments or the need to spend resources:
Case A: DM narrate (optionally describing the weather and sights) the party get to point B and lists resources they spend doing that if any. DM also list the obvious options PCs see in B and explain the environment for players to be able to do something else than the obvious.

Case B: Journey is spit into 3-7 DM posts allowing players to post their role-playing, illustrating how they spend their resources (eat, drink, pay for inn, etc.) and talk to each other as well as random NPCs along the way.

Ohhh ok I see, that makes more sense. I would say that my game would probably be a mix of those? The way I generally run things is 'Party leaves point A -> *roll for encounter* -> describe journey (and encounter if there was one) -> allow players to roleplay out anything if they desire -> arrive at point B.' That's just a rough framework though, sometimes things are different; there might be more 'scripted' encounters on the road that have importance to characters/story or there might be nothing for shorter travels. Generally, I'll just do road encounters for longer travels (1 week or more in game).

Going to jump in here. I aoreciate the slow pace of pbp may may some things drag on (which I personally don't mind and do like being let lose to role play as it learns me learn and feel out the character, burr appreciate others want to keep things movong) I would definitely ask to have the initial encounter with the wizard and a chance to ask questions, post reactions and interact with the others. It gives everyone a starting point on what each other and our employer is like and personally helps build investment other than just *handwave this happens, now you are doing this*

Hi Everyone!

I’m excited to check this game out! I love the dragon theme.
Apparently this link is now invalid for the discord server, so I sent a friend request to you, DM.

Howdy, DM! I looked at your allowable materials on Discord, and I didn’t see Fizban’s Dragonborns allowed.

Can I use the Fizban’s dragonborn instead?

Yep, for this game I’m easing up on those restrictions a bit since the character options for races have been cut down to fit the setting. Fizban’s Dragonborn are good to go! And if you want to see any of the homebrew dragonborn ancestries’ stats then let me know.

Thanks! I’m just finishing up the details on my guy, but I’ll submit him now and do the finishing touches later.

Hey DM, is it alright to say that my character has his familiar already summoned at the start of this adventure?

I’m taking that spell as one of my spells, and I would love not to have to spend the time in-game to summon him in the beginning.

If you’re not good with this, then I’ll choose a different spell.

Thanks!

Hey, apologies for not responding earlier; it’s been a crazy couple of days. Yes, I’m fine if you have your familiar already summoned at the start of the game.

Sounds great!

Ping

it is a pity but have to agree

See you, guys!