A nature bard enters the fray

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May 14, 2023 4:04 am
Hi everyone. I'm the usual DM with my friends, often itching to play a PC but rarely getting to. I've tried pbp before with mixed success, so I'm hoping to find more sustained success here. I did see Gamers Plane referenced as one of the friendliest and most welcoming pbp sites, which is very encouraging.

5th edition D&D is my system of choice these days (though I entered the hobby with 3.5). I suppose my perfect system would look a lot like 5e, but slimmed down a bit. My favored characters tend to fall somewhere in the rogue/bard/druid triangle. For some reason, my longest campaigns have always been when I play a rogue (or DM), and every time I try to play a druid it only lasts a couple sessions. But right now, I really want to play the rather unoptimized but still totally viable concept of a bard/druid multiclass, the sweet spot right in the middle of that rogue/bard/druid triangle.

I also should mention that I have a pretty hectic schedule, so while the pace of pbp is a great fit, I think I have to limit myself to playing in one game at a time and not trying to run any games on here (I WILL be tempted to exceed that). And I also like that pbp does not usually require all the bells and whistles of other forms of online play—prose is worth a thousand pictures, to me.

Looking forward to some interesting adventures! Happy gaming!
May 14, 2023 4:11 am
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May 14, 2023 5:27 am
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May 14, 2023 6:07 pm
Elinyra says:
I suppose my perfect system would look a lot like 5e, but slimmed down a bit.
There are a couple options. One is called Five Torches Deep, which is really a 5e lite. Exact same game, just stripped down a bunch. Another I've tried is called What Lies Below, a short game of which I ran here (here's the defunct recruitment thread so you can see what's what).

Anyway, 5e or 5e lite, hope you get to join a great game and see that bard/druid given room to shine!
May 14, 2023 6:56 pm
Qralloq says:
There are a couple options. One is called Five Torches Deep, which is really a 5e lite. Exact same game, just stripped down a bunch. Another I've tried is called What Lies Below, a short game of which I ran here (here's the defunct recruitment thread so you can see what's what).

Anyway, 5e or 5e lite, hope you get to join a great game and see that bard/druid given room to shine!
Thanks. I've had Five Torches Deep for quite a while, and I'd love to try actually playing it some time. I like the OSR feel, but the defaut 5e feel is fine, too. I can't recall if I've looked into What Lies Below; I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the recommendations!
May 14, 2023 7:56 pm
User @kalajel is our resident Five Torches Deep expert and ran a brief game of it. I was lucky enough to be a part of that and it was satisfying enough.
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May 16, 2023 5:18 am
Welcome to the forums Elinyra!

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May 16, 2023 6:27 am
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