Session Zero

It does, thanks! Sorry about that, I'll update. I was misreading the expected layout of the table; but my main error was simply counting the 5 equipped items and somehow coming up with 6 in my head, I believe.

I've adjusted the inventory to correspond to the costs/availability in OSE, now. I've also reorganized the inventory on the sheet, as you instructed, with one notable difference:
...I also have a handaxe (the 1H melee weapon Gabbro could afford) equipped, which means he's at four slots and 90' movement.

Hi all, thanks for having me! Here goes nothing...

Well it looks like a cleric right off the bat but I always find B/X clerics to simply be underpowered fighters until second level, although turn undead is often semi-useful...

I'll either go cleric or drop that Wis down to 9 and boost Str up to 13 to make a fighter. A fighter hit dice would help with that -1 to hp...

Thoughts?

Hey, welcome aboard Dominion! In a vacuum, I think a Cleric might be handy party balance-wise, but it probably depends on what Gene is planning with that STR of 14 he just rolled and (of course!) what you'd have fun playing.

Thanks MinMin! I've been playing b/x so long it's all fun for me, I agree cleric would balance the party out (in theory) they just don't bring anything to the table until they level up, and a d6 hit die with a negative Con score makes a poor front line combatant. In the end I think a party of all fighters is the best equipped to handle a low level b/x module, maybe a couple elves with sleep spells mixed in...

Either is fine by me. Clerics are great, particularly as undead are such a strong element in dungeons in general, but the improved chance of opening doors with a 13 STR will be pretty useful to the group, too. Also, the fighter with scores as-is would be fine, as +1 to magic saves is nothing to sneeze at!

Or you could just flip a coin. We're probably going to be back here in this thread, generating new characters, before too long in any case, as any L1 character we make is somewhat more likely to die than to reach 2nd level. I mean, we'll get there eventually, but the odds are against our first characters making it.

On another note, I'm excited to play a game where the DM rolls damage for everybody. It's been long enough since I played a B/X game - since I was a kid, really - that I don't remember if we ever played it RAW that way.

Good point Spaceseeker19, and I didn't know the DM would roll damage! Is that posted here somewhere? I guess that leads to my other questions:

Are we using the original "all weapons do 1d6 damage" rule?

Ascending or descending AC?

Individual or group initiative?

Tracking rations but also water?

Strength mod applies to thrown weapons i.e. daggers, javelins, handaxes?

HP

Reroll

Ok Ricard the sellsword is submitted.

Ricard's Character Sheet

Happy to help!

Thanks for the clarifications Burbage!

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