OOC

Please use this thread for OOC conversations or questions.

Hey all, excited to be here! I run OSE for a live group, and it's a blast! In addition, I've recently listened to the Hobbit and am in the middle of the Silmarillion and starting the RotK audiobook. Looking forward to some dwarfy action!

For the character creation, how flexible are we on equipment? I love buying war dogs, but I think they're in the advanced fantasy book.

Material from Advanced I'll handle case-by-case. I don't have a copy of Advanced so will rely on players being able to quote the rules.

War dogs seem pretty straightforward, so if you can post the rules for them here I'm happy to allow them.

All right. I'm either looking at the Runesmith (magic-user) or Scout (halfling). I'd be happy either way! I just rolled low for money, so I'm not gonna be buying any armor.

I'm going to go Cleric, unless anyone else wants to jump in. I rolled fairly low for my stats, but at least I rolled OK for gold, so I have some chainmail.. I've never rolled for stats or gold/starting equipment. I've always used point-buys. It's kinda fun having to make compromises. And coming from 5e, my impression is that stats don't matter that much in this system. There aren't any skills or spell-attack bonuses or anything (right?).

That's right, ability scores do have a much lower impact in this game than in 5e. There' no spell attack bonus, and only thieves have skill rolls (which aren't improved by stats anyway). With the rules we are using, a Rune-smith (magic-user) with 10 Int will know 50% of the spell list, which ought to make them perfectly functional. A fighter with 10 Str and Dex is only marginally less effective than one with 14 in each. Clever thinking and good luck with the dice are much bigger factors than ability scores.

Rolling for stats, spells, and wealth can take your characters in unexpected directions that make them really memorable. You might end up deciding to play a class, or take an approach you've never considered before.

I rolled much better than average. I'm going for Delver.

Are we using Variable Weapon damage?

Yes, we will use variable weapon damage.

I've made a post clarifying the house and optional rules we'll be using. I'll update this from time to time as necessary.

I'm aiming to get the game rolling next week. If anyone has questions on character creation or is stuck on something, just give me a yell either here or via PM.

I see cowleyc is looking at a Rune-smith or Scout, fnlyre at a Cleric and rpgventurer at a Delver. @DungeonCat any thoughts yet on what you'd like to play?

Do Delvers get all the languages listed in the class?

I would like to be a fighter

Hello everyone! Excited to get started! I would be down for playing a Thief or another Fighter to set up a nice frontline.

Yes they do.

For those who are new to GamersPlane, once you've filled in your character sheet you'll need to submit it to the game, so that I can see and approve it.

You can do that via this link:
https://gamersplane.com/games/4082/

I see a couple of characters already submitted, fnlyre's cleric Sen Malor and Gilkarash's thief Ulrich Bronzeheart.

Once everyone has submitted a character we can start the game.

Is there a way to associate a character picture to the custom template?

When you click on the character, and click edit (pencil icon at the top right), there should be an avatar option at the top right, across from 'Character Name'.

You should be on a url like: https://gamersplane.com/characters/custom/[bunch of numbers]/edit/

(This is how it appears to me on desktop, could be different on mobile).

We almost ready to go!

Once @rpgventurer and @Kragen have submitted their character sheets, the game can start.

In the meantime I've posted a Prologue to set the stage. The first game post will put the party on the mountain near the dungeon entrance.

Have submitted my character sheet.

So did I earlier today

Alright, we are underway!

The gameplay thread is up.