Character Concept Discussion

Character Concept Discussion

Jun 14, 2023 5:55 pm

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[ +- ] CustomX 5e Character Sheet

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Name	Name		Race	Race	Background		Background
Class(es)	Class		Level(s):	1	Inspiration:
Proficiency:			Cohorts	/	Attunement	/

			Alignment
		Law 𐍊	Neutrality ⚖	Chaos ✳

Features And Traits

Proficiencies
Notes

Armor:
Weapons:
Tools:
Languages:

Spellcasting

Spellcasting Ability = Wisdom: *Must change
[_spellcastingability$=WIS]
to change your spellcasting ability

Spell DC
Spell Attack

Level	Spell slots
1

Spellcasting Ability = [_=Wisdom]: [_spellcastingability$=WIS] [b]*Must change

[_spellcastingability$=WIS]

to change your spellcasting ability[/b]
[table="compact"]
Spell DC | [_spell_dc$=8+prof+spellcastingability]
Spell Attack | [_spell_to_hit$=+prof+spellcastingability]
[/table]
[table="ht"]
Level | Spell slots
1 | [_=2/2][/table]

Spell
Notes

Example

Summoning/Binding ⛧

1st - Type (_/_) ☐ ________
5th - Type (_/_) ☐ ________
9th - Type (_/_) ☐ ________

Example: Type (Demon/Combat) ☑ +2 Sword

Attacks

Weapon	Info	Attack	Damage
Unarmed Strike			1d1
DEX Based Attack	Notes		1d4
STR Based Attack	Notes		1d4

Personality

Personality:	...
Ideal:	...
Bond:	...
Flaw:	...

Notes

Resistances: Lorem Ispum

Equipment

Stuff I own

PP	GP	EP	SP	CP
0	0	0	0	0

Background

Lorem Ispum

[img]https://db4sgowjqfwig.cloudfront.net/game_systems/251/assets/357032/DnD5E_Large.png?1407685841[/img] [table="compact"] |[b]Name[/b]||[_=Name]||[b]Race[/b]|[_=Race]||[b]Background[/b]||[_=Background]| |[b]Class(es)[/b]||[_=Class]||[b]Level(s):[/b]|[_level=1]||[b]Inspiration:[/b]||[_=0/5]| |[b]Proficiency:[/b]| [_prof$=+floor(((level-1)/4)+2)] |||[b]Cohorts[/b] |[_=]/[_=]||[b]Attunement[/b]| [_=]/[_=] | | |||| |||||[b][u]Alignment[/u][/b] ||||Law [color="blue"]𐍊 [/color][_=] | Neutrality [color="green"]⚖ [/color][_=] | Chaos [color="red"]✳ [/color][_=]| [/table] [2column] [col] [abilities="Stats"][table="rolls d20 dnd5e"] | | Check | Prof | Save Strength | [_s=10] | [_STR$=+floor((s-10)/2)]|[_p=0/1]|[_STRs$=+STR+(p*prof)] Dexterity | [_d=10] | [_DEX$=+floor((d-10)/2)]|[_p=0/1]|[_DEXs$=+DEX+(p*prof)] Constitution | [_c=10] | [_CON$=+floor((c-10)/2)]|[_p=0/1]|[_CONs$=+CON+(p*prof)] Intellience | [_i=10] | [_INT$=+floor((i-10)/2)]|[_p=0/1]|[_INTs$=+INT+(p*prof)] Wisdom | [_w=10] | [_WIS$=+floor((w-10)/2)]|[_p=0/1]|[_WISs$=+WIS+(p*prof)] Charisma | [_C=10] | [_CHA$=+floor((C-10)/2)]|[_p=0/1]|[_CHAs$=+CHA+(p*prof)] [/table] [/abilities] [abilities="][table=compact] HP: | [_=0] / [_=0] Temp HP: | [_=0] AC: | [_armor=10] Initiative: | [_$=+DEX] Speed: |[_=0] [/table][/abilities] [abilities="Skills"][table="rolls d20 dnd5e"] Skill |Mod| Half | Prof | Expertise | Misc | Bonus [_=Acrobatics]|DEX|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]|[_misc=0]| [_$=+DEX+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Animal Handling]|WIS|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]|[_misc=0]|[_$=+WIS+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Arcana]|INT|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]|[_misc=0]|[_$=+INT+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Athletics]|STR|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+STR+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Deception]|CHA|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]|[_misc=0]|[_$=+CHA+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=History]|INT|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+INT+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Insight]|WIS|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+WIS+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Intimidation]|CHA|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+CHA+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Investigation]|INT|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+INT+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Medicine]|WIS|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+WIS+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Nature]|INT|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+INT+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Perception]|WIS|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+WIS+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Performance]|CHA|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]|[_misc=0]| [_$=+CHA+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Persuasion]|CHA|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+CHA+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Religion]|INT|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+INT+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Sleight Of Hand]|DEX|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+DEX+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Stealth]|DEX|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+DEX+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [_=Survival]|WIS|[_jack=0/1]|[_p=0/1]|[_e=0/1]| [_misc=0]|[_$=+WIS+max(max(p*prof,2*e*prof,),floor((jack*prof)/2))+misc] [/table][/abilities] [/col][col] [abilities=Features And Traits] # Proficiencies [b]Armor:[/b] [_=] [b]Weapons:[/b] [_=] [b]Tools:[/b] [_=] [b]Languages:[/b] [_=] [/abilities] [abilities=Spellcasting] Spellcasting Ability = [_=Wisdom]: [_spellcastingability$=WIS] [b]*Must change

[_spellcastingability$=WIS]

to change your spellcasting ability[/b] [table="compact"] Spell DC | [_spell_dc$=8+prof+spellcastingability] Spell Attack | [_spell_to_hit$=+prof+spellcastingability] [/table] [table="ht"] Level | Spell slots 1 | [_=2/2][/table] # Spell Example [/abilities] [abilities="Summoning/Binding ⛧] 1st - Type (_/_) ☐ ________ 5th - Type (_/_) ☐ ________ 9th - Type (_/_) ☐ ________ Example: Type (Demon/Combat) ☑ +2 Sword[/abilities] [abilities=Attacks] [table="rolls d20 dnd5e"] Weapon|Info|Attack|Damage Unarmed Strike||[_$=+STR+prof]|1d1[_$=+STR] [_=DEX Based Attack]|[_=Notes]|[_$=+DEX+prof]|[_=1]d[_=4][_$=+DEX] [_=STR Based Attack]|[_=Notes]|[_$=+STR+prof]|[_=1]d[_=4][_$=+STR] [/table][/abilities] [/col][/2column] [2column][col][abilities=Personality] [table] [b]Personality:[/b] | [_=...] [b]Ideal:[/b] | [_=...] [b]Bond:[/b] | [_=...] [b]Flaw:[/b] | [_=...] [/table] [/abilities] [/col] [col] [abilities=Notes] Resistances: Lorem Ispum [/abilities][/col][/2column] [abilities=Equipment] Stuff I own [table]PP|GP|EP|SP|CP [_=0]|[_=0]|[_=0]|[_=0]|[_=0][/table] [/abilities] [abilities=Background] Lorem Ispum[/abilities]

Here's where you sort out your concept. Please use our private threads for specific questions and extra die rolls.

Starting Stats: Custom Array (17, 15, 15, 13, 13, 10)
Note: PCs with less than a 13 in INT, cannot summon or bind entities of any Ethos and any attempt to pick up and use or attune to items of greater value than +1, will automatically give them a -1 to their contested WIS save against the said item (-2 if the item is +3).

Hit Points: Max at 1st level. Roll for each subsequent level and take roll or the average (whichever is higher)

Races allowed: Aasimar, Aetherborn, Cyborg, Dhampir, Eldren (elves, dark elves, shadar-kai - no eladrin), Genasi, Goliath, Humans, Lesser Medusa, Moonfolk, Nocthelians, Tiefling (use heritages and/or random traits), Yuan-Ti Pureblood

Classes not Allowed: Artificers, Druids, Barbarians, or Bloodhunters
Classes Modified: Ranger

Subclasses Restricted (no fey or djinn patrons or archetypes)

Starting Level: 11th

Magic Items allowed/restricted: Any magic item with a bonus of +2 or +3 contains a bound demon or virtue. This includes any Feat or class ability that allows the PC to gain a +2 weapon or armor.

Items that summon entities, can as Elemental Command items, can only function for individuals who can normally summon/bind that particular TYPE of entity. These items do, however, speed the process for summoners of the proper entity involved to perform a summoning.

Starting Magic Items

1x Very Rare item.
2x Rare items.
2x Uncommon items.
2x Common items.

Includes expensive material components by value

3x Common consumables. (50 - 100 gp)
3x Uncommon consumables. (101 - 500 gp)
3x Rare consumables. (501 - 5,000 gp)
1x Very Rare consumable. (5,001 - 50,000 gp)

PCs may start with 15,000 gp worth of wealth to buy other equipment and normal (non-magical) items as needed

Alignment: Standard alignments are not in use. PCs must choose either, Law, Chaos, or Neutrality

Each PC is given points equal to a total of their three mental attribute bonuses plus their proficiency bonus to divide amongst these to show their devotion levels. A PC must assign at least 1 pt. in Neutrality (Balance) or be fanatically insane. To fully benefit from Law and Chaos (Able to use technology and summoning) a PC must assign a balance of alignment points. This is realized with at least nine points.

IE: Law 3 - Neutrality 3 - Chaos 3

Law - Order, structure, virtues, technology
Chaos - Creation, freedom, demons, magic
Neutrality - Balance

Inspiration (Luck): PCs begin with 3 pts. These can be used to re-roll any failed 1d20 roll. The maximum number of points a single PC can have at once is 5.

Please read the thread Allowed Content & House Rules for further details and changes

AutomAtomic Inactive forever!

Jun 23, 2023 1:10 pm

annex Inactive for 29 days

I am building a Feral Tiefling Soulknife Rogue with a 1 lvl dip into either Shadow Sorcerer or Bard. Just trying to settle on the better option.

Jun 23, 2023 4:34 pm

Yuan-Ti Pureblood arcane trickster rogue, neutral.

Arcanus Oculus

Jun 23, 2023 5:13 pm

AutomAtomic Inactive forever!

Here's what we have so far...

Radu Hove (M) Nether-Blood Dhampir - Echo Knight Fighter - C1NDER

Tajuri Shadowmoon (F) Moonfolk - Hexblade Warlock - RageRed

Kris Amani (F) Alternate Human - Assassin Rogue/Bladesinger Wizard - JamaisVu

Leh'veia - (F) Tiefling - Bard (College of Creation) - AutomAtomic

Natrix Xenodon - (F) Yuan-Ti Pureblood - Arcane Trickster Rogue - annex

Keltos the Seeker - (M) Moonfolk Cyborg (Gearhead) - Shadow Monk - Basil

Lucian Falken - (M) Aasimar (Fallen) - Shadow sorcerer - Miss_Sadie

Killian Maal - (M) Fire Goliath - Oathbreaker Paladin - grifter730

Jun 23, 2023 7:30 pm

That's a lot of rogues. Would it be good if I audibled into a full bard or cleric?

Jun 23, 2023 7:35 pm

Lol!

Whichever you want to do. I want everyone to be able to play a character they will enjoy. BTW, if you go Cleric I have more information on the Lords of Law and Chaos I could link up in the section on them.

Jun 23, 2023 10:40 pm

May I ask what the Hexblade warlock will focus on? Melee or EB? I was thinking of going pact of the chain warlock, but I've got some other ideas as well.

Also, can I get a sense of the party's alignment? I tend to veer towards goodly characters, especially in a somewhat dark setting like this, but if everyone else is neutral/evil, I'd rather playing something else.

Last edited June 23, 2023 10:43 pm

Tajuri Shadowmoon

RageRed

Jun 23, 2023 10:50 pm

Taj is definitely more focused on melee and physical combat than EB. She doesn't even have EB as an invocation.

Jun 23, 2023 10:57 pm

grifter730 says:

Also, can I get a sense of the party's alignment? I tend to veer towards goodly characters, especially in a somewhat dark setting like this, but if everyone else is neutral/evil, I'd rather playing something else.

We're not using D&D alignments. The PCs are on a scale shifting between Law & Chaos. Each PC is given points based on their mental stats to put into that scale.

I fully expect the group will have those dedicated to Law, Chaos, and Neutrality.

Jun 24, 2023 12:35 am

Is Blood Hunter class allowed? I see that cyborgs is an allowed race, so what's the setting like for guns?

Jun 24, 2023 12:59 am

Bloodhunter, no.

The rules on guns can be found in the Allowed Content subforum, under the Technology thread.

Basil

Jun 24, 2023 2:02 am

Probably law here...cyborg

Jun 24, 2023 9:22 am

Not sure if this is where I’m supposed to post this, but here’s my character concept so far:

I’m not 100% sure about classes, though at the moment I’m leaning towards either Paladin or Bard. He’ll most likely be human, or some other "plain" race, as I think it lends best to the tragic persona.

The character is a person with some sort of magical curse. It’s something that affects his skin, kinda like a leperous disease but where the skin rots away, and since it’s magical it heals overnight and repeats in the morning. He contracted the disease during an archaeological excavation with his parents, so think of like a mummy’s curse or something befalling him. It wipes away his family bloodline, but he alone survived. He reeks of rotting flesh, and wears a mummy-like strips to help him soothe the pain. The characteris very much like a tragic hero type, the nobleman with the tragic family history who lost everything, and even his body is physically marred.

The curse effects his whole body, and by night time it even effects his throat/vocal chords, giving him a rather husky voice. This actually gives him a unique voice, and he makes a living as a sort of traveling singer performer. Think of like a Phantom of the Opera type of thing.

Being of noble birth, he does have helpers. I’ll do the whole cohort/follower kind of thing where he has these loyal servant-like helpers. Maybe they even perform as well, which means they’ll need the Performance skill.

Anyway, they’re driven to find a cure, and restore the family name back to prominence.

Does this sound like it could fit in…?

RageRed

Jun 24, 2023 10:32 am

@grifter730,

Paladins are immune to things like Mummy Rot from 3rd level. I also wonder the viability of a bard whose voice is best when he stinks the most. Would his audience endure the smell of rotting flesh to hear his performance? These are questions I have about the proposed concept you've posted.

Jun 24, 2023 10:49 am

Lolol good point, though perhaps he can use some minor spells to keep down the smell. I dunno, doesn’t have to be a performer, the idea was mainly to give him something to do as he travels from place to place. Gotta earn a living somehow. But clearly I need to think about it deeper.

RageRed

Jun 24, 2023 10:54 am

AutomAtomic Inactive forever!

Also, Remove Curse is only a 3rd level spell. An 11th level Cleric, Wizard, or Paladin could cast it. I guess that the curse could return after a short period and will only end if certain criteria are met in a ritual or appeasement to whatever was offended?

Jun 24, 2023 11:30 am

What if the curse comes from the same power that grants the paladin their power? The 'cure' is going out in the world and spreading the tenants of the faith...or vow of the paladin to tie it to a game mechanic.

In Pathfinder, Oracles are cursed by their patron. Maybe this paladin has to feel the pain he is healing in the world?

Last edited June 24, 2023 11:31 am

Jun 24, 2023 12:03 pm

Yeah I know about Remove Curse, I just figured that there could always be edge cases, like an epic level curse or something. It’s easy enough to house-rule a special curse for backstory purposes.

Basil

Jun 24, 2023 1:16 pm

Concept slowly coming together. Cyborg Monk Gearhead. In a nutshell an augmented (human?) lol... that Jean Claude movie just popped into my head!

Jun 24, 2023 5:54 pm