Team Chalice Character Generation

So that's how many bards on this team? Play what you wanna play, I know, but I don't want to be a 3rd or 4th bard - this aint no boy band LOL!

I'm going rogue.

If allowed, I'm thinking about maybe a Scout Fighter from Kits of Old or maybe a Swashbuckler Rogue from Waterborne Adventures. Or how about a No-Magic Ranger?

I am not opposed to any. Thank you for linking the PDFs; that swashbuckler looks nasty at first glance.

I have yet to play a rogue in 5e (played a rogue in a decade-long 3e campaign back in the 2000's). What sort of rogue are you playing, Cmbrian?

I was actually thinking swashbuckler -- a player in one of my campaigns plays one and the mechanic is cool. Particularly since we're from an island.

If you want it, I'll switch to something arcane; our party is a little light on the magic (no offense to the bard).

No, don't switch on account of me. :-) I see that you've already submitted and you were first to call dibs on rogue anyway.

If it helps then I will go Eldritch Knight path with my fighter...

That way we would have some magic

We've got 5 of the 6 players submitted and approved. If you haven't already, please post in the Team Chalice Roster thread with your character. It's a handy way to reference your team without having to search through the RP posts.

I'll start the game for your team now. As it is an introductory thread, it's simple enough to slide in the last person once they've finished character generation.

Sorry for the delay! It's been a hellish week. :-P Ok, I finally have some time to give this some attention.

So what I'm seeing is
Jinn24 : Haesh Rowen (Human Fighter)
Leviathan75 : Rhodrick (Human Dex Fighter)
navyericj : Sajib Shadowmender (Svirfneblin Ranger)
Cmbrian : Parallel Greenbottle (Halfling Swashbuckler Rogue)
Jabes.plays.RPG:
Who's our sixth?

Looks like we're a little lacking in the magic department. I've always preferred martial classes but if you guys want I can do a caster. CancerMan, is draconic bloodline sorc off-limits?

Kuroi is playing a half-elf bard, last I recall.

Draconic bloodline sorceror is perfectly acceptable. You just can't be dragonborn.

Any chances there is going to be a cleric on our team? :)

One other thing... I would not mind going Eldritch Knight fighter, but I'm not really sure how I can fit it in with my character/ character background. Do you guys have any thoughts?

Finally submitted my character: Naozar Casma, Half-Elf Sorcerer.

He's of noble birth from a proud family that boasts of draconic ancestry, and loyal to the empire. Naozar has joined the resistance in secret. He's very good at disguising himself, and when he's on-mission for the Pale Deva he is always incognito.

I have two empty language slots. I'd like to pick something that makes sense in the context of world history as well as the family's history. Any suggestions? Ignan could be one of them, maybe?

If you're interested in the language of the Fire Elemental, I'm treating such languages as Primordial, since it fits with the Genasi race.

As for context, what does your family do? Do they primarily delve into the arcane and contribute magical power to the empire? That could likely explain Primordial, especially if your ancestors dealt with elementals or elemental resources.

Your second language choice can be anything, as all standard languages are spoken throughout the empire. Perhaps your family has a connection with drow and duergar communities in the Underdark, so you could know Undercommon. Or your family dealt with more-sinister beings like beholders or mind flayers, so you could know Deep Speech.

I don't know why I put that question in a secret note. I've opened it up now. :-)

I don't see the Casma family as being magical. The magic in the draconic blood has lain dormant for generations but in Naozar's case with the infusion of fey blood it has been awakened. It's yet another secret he keeps from his family and the world in general.

He's Zorro in the sense that just like Diego dela Vega, to the world he's just a wastrel with a good family name but as his alter-ego he's fighting against the establishment. I guess I need an alias, eh? :-D

So I don't know if there's any good reason for him to learn exotic languages. Maybe his family is in mining? :-D

I also want to mention that generally tend not to play spellcasters, and among the sorcererous origins I'm more a fan of Storm than Draconic, but given the setting I thought a secret agent with draconic ancestry would be very interesting to roleplay. :-)

There's nothing wrong with learning the other standard languages such as dwarven, giant, goblin, or orc. While there are still pockets of traditional D&D monster groups in the wild, many cities also have goblins and orcs wandering about, a by-product of the "civilized" life Caer Tan has brought to the realm.

Sticking to the old standards then, I guess: Dwarven and Goblin. :-)