Secrets of the Greenwold PC creation/advancement

Dec 20, 2023 4:21 pm
For this game, we will be using race and class features from the D&D 5e Player's Handbook and one other official D&D 5e book that we choose as a group. We'll discuss and choose that book in another thread Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.

Then, once we know the additional book we will use, each player will use this thread to create a L1 PC:
1) Roll ability scores (4d6dl six times, put them in the order you like)
2) Choose race (apply bonuses)
3) Choose class (add features, selections)
4) Choose background (note skills), and
5) Choose a trinket.
6) Establish a connection between your PC and one or more of the others.

For equipment, each player can choose to take the money and starting equipment from their class and background OR roll for starting money and buy everything at standard prices listed in the Player's Handbook.

This thread will be locked until we decide on the second book reference.

Edit to add a table of characters:
GeneCortess Princess (human Bard) LEFT THE GAME, LEFT THE SITE
JoshuaMabry Gunter Gotrekson (dwarf Cleric) LEFT THE GAME
WhiteDwarf Bramlin Braveless (human Fighter) LEFT THE GAME
grifter730 Morik "Moonie" Grovehearth (hill dwarf Circle of the Moon Druid)
MaJunior Adran Galanodel (high elf Battle Smith Artificer)
runekyndig Elowin Galanodel (high elf Twilight Cleric)
Kilikina Elysia Nightthorn (half-elf Thief Rogue)
Redamancy Eozindra Arilyra (half-elf College of Eloquence Bard)
forkbeard Ishi (wood elf Totem Barbarian) LEAVING THE GAME
Eyes Woody the Kid (wood elf urchin Fighter/Thief)


Gunter and Bramlin fought side-by-side in the past, and Gunter is friends with Adran. Moonie fought alongside Bram helping to lead an uprising, and has drank and swapped stories with Princess. Adran and Elowin are siblings, and Elowin and Princess befriended each other swapping stories in the night. Elysia attended some of Elowin's twilight ceremonies for Lunea. Morik enjoyed Eozindra's performances at a tavern and spent time getting to know her and swapping stories about his and Bramlin's exploits. Ishi is respectful of his elders, particularly his "aunty" Elowin, and has used Morik as his totem inspiration. Woody fled to Mara, where he encountered Morik a number of times.
Jan 4, 2024 4:06 am
The following options from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything are available. Most of them are not relevant to making L1 PCs, as they are subclasses that characters can access as they gain levels. But it's good to know they're there as options.

Available options NOT available options
Artificer Class (TCoE 9) Customizing your origin (TCoE 7)
Barbarian: Path of the Beast (24) Changing a Skill (TCoE 8)
Barbarian: Path of Wild Magic (25) Changing Your Subclass (TCoE 8)
Bard: Additional Bard Spells (27) Barbarian Primal Knowledge (TCoE 24)
Bard: College of Creation (28) Barbarian Instinctive Pounce (TCoE 24)
Bard: College of Eloquence (29) Bard Magical Inspiration (TCoE 27)
Additional Cleric Spells (30) Bardic Versatility (TCoE 28)
Cleric: Order Domain (31) Harness Divine Power (TCoE 30)
Cleric: Peace Domain (32) Cleric Cantrip Versatility (TCoE 31)
Cleric: Twilight Domain (34) Blessed Strikes (TCoE 31)
Additional Druid Spells (35) Druid: Wild Companion (35)
Druid: Circle of Spores (36) Druid: Cantrip Versatility (36)
Druid: Circle of Stars (38) Fighter: Fighting Style Options (41)
Druid: Circle of Wildfire (39) Martial Versatility (42)
Fighter: Maneuver Options (42) Monk: Dedicated Weapon (48)
Fighter: Psi Warrior (42) Monk: Ki-Fueled Attack (48)
Fighter: Rune Knight (44) Monk: Quickened Healing (49)
Monk: Way of Mercy (49) Monk: Focused Aim (49)
Monk: Way of the Astral Self (50) Paladin: Fighting Style Options (52)
Paladin: Additional Paladin Spells (52) Paladin: Harness Divine Power (53)
Paladin: Oath of Glory (53) Paladin: Martial Versatility (53)
Paladin: Oath of the Watchers (54) Ranger: Deft Explorer (56)
Ranger: Additional Ranger Spells (57) Ranger: Favored Foe (56)
Ranger: Fey Wanderer (58) Ranger: Fighting Style Options (57)
Ranger: Swarmkeeper (59) Ranger: Spellcasting Focus (57)
Ranger: Primal Companion (61) Ranger: Martial Versatility (57)
Ranger: Primal Awareness (57) Ranger: Nature's Veil (57)
Rogue: Phantom (62) Rogue: Steady Aim (62)
Rogue: Soulknife (63) Sorcerer: Sorcerous Versatility (66)
Sorcerer: Additional Sorcerer Spells (65) Sorcerer: Magical Guidance (66)
Sorcerer: Aberrant Mind (66) Sorcerer: Metamagic Options (66)
Sorcerer: Clockwork Soul (68) Warlock: Pact Boon Option (70)
Warlock: Additional Warlock Spells (70) Warlock: Eldritch Versatility (70)
Warlock: The Fathomless (72) Warlock: Eldritch Invocation Options (70)
Warlock: The Genie (73) Wizard: Cantrip Formulas (76)
Wizard: Additional Wizard Spells (75) Feats (79)
Wizard: Bladesinging (76) Group Patrons (83)
Wizard: Order of Scribes (77) Magic Items (117)
Personalizing Spells (I've always done this)
Jan 4, 2024 6:02 am
Stats: 17, 15, 14, 12, 11, 8 Going female human bard. (Princess) GM. Is the below fine for a background?
She has 100 gp starting gold.
[ +- ] Caravan Specialist
[ +- ] Princess
Last edited January 4, 2024 7:29 am

Rolls

Stats - (4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3)

4d6h3 : (3345) = 12

4d6h3 : (6111) = 8

4d6h3 : (6645) = 17

4d6h3 : (4146) = 14

4d6h3 : (1535) = 13

4d6h3 : (5455) = 15

Starting Gold - (5d4)

(21421) = 10

Jan 4, 2024 11:04 am
Stats

Rolls

1 - (4d6h3)

(6641) = 16

2 - (4d6h3)

(3554) = 14

3 - (4d6h3)

(2146) = 12

4 - (4d6h3)

(1424) = 10

5 - (4d6h3)

(4522) = 11

6 - (4d6h3)

(5646) = 17

Jan 4, 2024 11:30 am
Let's roll some stats...

Hmm. Not terrible. Now the question is, what to make?
Last edited January 4, 2024 11:43 am

Rolls

1. - (4d6h3)

(5562) = 16

2. - (4d6h3)

(2256) = 13

3. - (4d6h3)

(6354) = 15

4. - (4d6h3)

(3432) = 10

5. - (4d6h3)

(6326) = 15

6. - (4d6h3)

(5151) = 11

Starting Wealth (x10) - (5d4)

(24314) = 14

Jan 4, 2024 2:55 pm
Alright. Put some thought into it and I'm going to hold off on deciding for now. While we have a good number of players (6), I feel the monoclass builds with no feats puts us more in the realm of older versions of D&D where party composition really mattered.

To that end, I'm going to let the other players pick first, and build my character to fill in any gaps. (And if all the traditional roles are filled, I have a few ideas as an "extra," too.)
Jan 4, 2024 3:11 pm
I'm not able to write a long post w/rolls until later today, but whatever I roll I'm going to build a dwarf cleric war domain.
Jan 4, 2024 3:42 pm
Hi folks, always great gaming with you!
Edit - Bramlin Braveless, Human Fighter.
Stats - 17, 16, 13, 13, 12, 10.
Last edited January 4, 2024 5:42 pm

Rolls

Stats - (4d4h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4dd6h3)

4d4h3 : (3244) = 11

4d6h3 : (6155) = 16

4d6h3 : (5656) = 17

4d6h3 : (6142) = 12

4d6h3 : (6125) = 13

4dd6h3 : (5) + 4 = 9

Starting Gold - (5d4)

(44241) = 15

Correcting stats - (4d6h3, 4d6h3)

4d6h3 : (1424) = 10

4d6h3 : (6324) = 13

Background - (3d8, 5d6)

3d8 : (687) = 21

5d6 : (53353) = 19

Trinket - (1d100)

(26) = 26

Jan 4, 2024 4:18 pm
Keep on rollin'

Ugh. Oh, well, it's like the old days.
Last edited January 4, 2024 4:18 pm

Rolls

Stats - (4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3)

4d6h3 : (4312) = 9

4d6h3 : (4414) = 12

4d6h3 : (6113) = 10

4d6h3 : (2233) = 8

4d6h3 : (5655) = 16

4d6h3 : (2161) = 9

Jan 4, 2024 4:35 pm
So Gunter Gotrekson is a former dwarf soldier who discovered his faith on the battlefield. Unlike so many of his fellows who worship Dreor the Red, he felt the calling of Ellendaed, Goddess of Valor. Who wants to have earned his hard won friendship?
Jan 4, 2024 5:00 pm
@JoshuaMabry I'll take you up on that. Not quite sure what my character will be yet, but a friend is good to have.

@WhiteDwarf, you might reroll your 6th stat. It ended up rolling as 1d6+4. Might do better than that 9!
Last edited January 4, 2024 5:01 pm
Jan 4, 2024 5:03 pm
@WhiteDwarf I think you also rolled 4d4 for your first stat, instead of 4d6.
Jan 4, 2024 5:13 pm
Ooh, good catch! He did indeed.
Jan 4, 2024 5:33 pm
JoshuaMabry says:
So Gunter Gotrekson is a former dwarf soldier who discovered his faith on the battlefield. Unlike so many of his fellows who worship Dreor the Red, he felt the calling of Ellendaed, Goddess of Valor. Who wants to have earned his hard won friendship?
Bram Braveless, our human fighter, would have come to respect Gunter from fighting alongside him against a foe common to man and stout. Let’s roll with it.

Thanks for the catch on my rolls, friends. I’ll get that fixed up. :)
Jan 5, 2024 6:02 pm
GeneCortess says:
GM. Is the below fine for a background?

Background: Caravan Specialist

Yes, that's fine, but I would advise against choosing the "loner"-type personality traits or ideals, because you still have to create ties with the other PCs.
Jan 5, 2024 6:29 pm
Would be nice to tie up with someone for background. No loss there.
Jan 5, 2024 8:52 pm
I've reached out to our last player to see if they're going to join us or if I'm going to invite one of the other people who expressed interest to take their spot.

As of right now, we have:
- Gunter Gotrekson (JoshuaMabry), a dwarven cleric who fought alongside Bram in battle and who has befriended MaJunior's PC. He still needs a trinket and a character portrait but is otherwise complete. I assume you went with the default gold & equipment rather than rolling and buying?
- Bram Braveless (WhiteDwarf), a human fighter who knows Gunter as a boon companion, reliable in a fight. He has rerolled two of his attributes, rolled starting gold, trinket, AND randomized his background! It could be all that remains is a character sheet submission, although another connection to a PC would be nice.
- Princess (GeneCortess), a human bard who is a veteran of many caravans traveling through the remnants of the old Empire. She needs to purchase her equipment with the 100 GP (not 110), select spells, get a trinket, document which personality traits, ideal, bond, and flaw have been chosen, and establish a pre-existing connection with at least one other PC.
- MaJunior has rolled stats, and determined that the resulting PC is friends with Gunter. Still needs race, class, background, equipment, trinket, character sheet, character portrait, traits, ideal, bond, and a flaw.
- grifter730 has rolled stats. Still needs race, class, background, equipment, trinket, character sheet, character portrait, traits, ideal, bond, flaw, and a pre-existing connection with at least one other character.
- 6th player has not posted yet.

Let me/us know if you have any questions, or if you have ideas on how characters would know and relate to one aother.
Jan 5, 2024 9:01 pm
@spaceseeker19 I did go with default equipment and gold. I'll have a trinket chosen and a character portrait for you tonight.
Jan 5, 2024 9:35 pm
Winks to the GM. @spaceseeker19. Princess has 110 gp (100gp and 10gp from background) She is RICH.

Oh. For joining up and such. Princess does speak Dwarvish. And Orcish for that point. She is a rather social person.
Last edited January 5, 2024 9:39 pm
Jan 5, 2024 10:05 pm
GeneCortess says:
Princess has 110 gp (100gp and 10gp from background) She is RICH.
Wait... I thought if you rolled for starting wealth, you couldn't take any gold or equipment from your class or your background?
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