Character Creation & Leveling Discussion Board

Wotan Ygg Ýjungr:

Wotan will be a Barbarian Zealot who is cunning and wiser than he seems, though completely insane.

On that tree, which no man knows, from what roots it runs. I gave myself as sacrifice unto myself, and hung wound my spear. For nine whole nights I did sleep upon that white and wind swept tree. Til runes they from the well of world's at last be known to me.

It is said that in the hands of a warrior, even a blade of grass or a twig is as good as a blade of dragonbone.

Seyala will be an Eladrin Fighter - Raider background - who has adopted a (mostly) human clan. I'm assuming we're all affiliated with the same clanfire.

I'm going to roll up a sorcerer, name TBD!

Right now I'm toying with an Elf (or maybe Half-Elf) Circle of Stars Druid. Though I'm eyeing the Starling kinship as well. I'll be digging into the lore and brainstorming a more concrete concept over the next few days.

I am going for the most loathsome character imaginable: A half-ooze druid. :)

Inspiration.

Ps. Probably moon druid so I won't clash with Ranimara.

Oooh! Circle of spores would be cool with that half-ooze concept, too.

Okay, I’ll stop!

It is! Good thing I have one whole level to decide. :D

Reading the pdf a little bit I'm thinking the concept/backstory I have in mind might work better as a warlock than as a sorc but I don't want to step on anyone's toes.

Is anyone else in the party rolling either a warlock or a sorc?

I second the thought of a disliked character. (Druid) He has really bad breath....

I'm going with a green dragonborn outlander druid. Starting Character is applied.

Druid Godhunter club, go!

Ability Scores: You will either use point-buy or standard array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) with standard 5e racial ability scores or Tasha's rules around floating ability scores (basically, you choose which ability gets your +2 increase, and then you choose which other score gets your +1 increase, and the +1 cannot go to the ability associated with your +2 increase), or you can forego kinship ability score increases altogether and use this array of values for your ability scores: 16, 14, 14, 12, 12, 8.

Looking over the Kinships, I don't see Ability Score Increase on any of them. Is this an oversight? Is the Dragonborn Trait Ability Score Increase +2 STR and +1 CHA?

Are we all expected to be part of the same tribe?

Great Question! Short answer: no.

That being said, the adventure for the first group will have the people being brought together by a chieftain, who has sent emissaries to other nearby clans to aid in a matter of safety.

Every hunt needs a huntsman. Wotan is particularly skilled at chases. The thrill of killing a monster would be a great draw to him. Superstitious and insane Wotan would sell his battle magic. Selling blessings in the form of the resistance spell or guidance, accepting tribute in the forms of cups of water, fibers of cloth, scraps of leather, stones of sharpness, and bits of shiny.

Having a Dwarven weapon would be rad. I think he'd be a stone axe kinda guy. Like a monolithic stone axe. 8lbs of sharp stone. Thing of beauty that.



Also Wotan desires the Monster's eyes and a substantial quantity of its blood.

What all classes do we have so far?

I would like that, but in a painful way. Would someone like their character to be close to my character's dam (the half-ooze's host body)?

So far it looks like we have a Barbarian, Fighter, Sorcerer (or Warlock?), and 3 druids.

Stekko (full name Stek-ko-rah-gon-du-ban) Gravelsnake is a Dwarf Chanter (Bard) of the Two-Axe clan.
Stekko is an odd dwarf. First of all, he is not particularly gifted on the phisical side. Second, he is not a direct guy; he prefers to talk in riddles, suggestions, allusions and has a talent in using words to uplift, tempt, destabilize or encourage his clan brothers.
He quickly became know in the clan for his useful tips and advices, that he gave freely to anyone who would ask for them... sadly they were often clouded in riddles or described in images. This, and the fact that he uses a Rattle as a musical instrument to aid his speech, earned him the nickname of "Gravelsnake".
Though his behavior usually unsettles most of the dwarves in the clan, Stekko is still respected (and feared) as a wise and cunning advisor: children often come to him to hear his stories, and sometimes adult dwarves too join the fireplace to hear the last weird adventure that he has heard.
Being the cousin of chieftain Skarna (Chieftain's kin background), he is sometimes summoned as an adviser when matters of importance arise. Altough he can be unpredictable and sometimes disappear for a few weeks in some weird travel, he is incredibly loyal to his clan and his kin and rigorously faithful to any law (being it a clan law, a natural law, a spiritual law, etc.) and breaks them with great care (and great fun).
Being of the Fireblood kind, Stekko loves to stay near the fire and usually all his stories and songs involves some kind of flame.
Motto: "The fires below recognise the fires above".

Personal ambitions, values and drives:
- Honor: I always try to keep a promise (although I am willing to interpret the meaning in a very broad way).
- Loyalty: I am loyal to my clan and my kin first, but friends are a precious treasure in a violent and brutal world.
- Survival: I usually avoid direct confrontations, if something is stupid don't expect me to follow you to our deaths.
- Wonder: I am easily distracted by beauty, especially that which comes from earth (magma, gems) or heaven (the night sky, the burning Sun).
- Trickery: Take me literally at your own risk.
- Curiosity and mistery: What does this do if I poke it? I MUST know what is hidden in that dark cave.

Character ties
- when he first heard of what happened to the clan by one of Skarna's messengers, while he was on one of his trips, he immediately turned back to answer the call, filled with sorrow and the fiery blood of vengeance;

I am open to anyone who would like to link his character in some ways with mine, here are some questions that might help:
- Is some of you my kin?
- Does some of you not respect my rank?
- Did I hire some of you to help with the hunt?
- Did we meet in one of my travels?
- Do I owe you my life? Or do you owe me yours?
- Were you tricked by me and now you seek to even the score?
- Were you helped by me and now you seek to return the favor?
- Did you make a pact of some kind with me?
- Did I tell your story around the fire of my clan?
- Do we share a secret?



EDIT: If the GM has observations, requests, suggestions, etc. I am open to them. Anything i just wrote can be changed, reduced or expanded if needed.