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?
Jan 5, 2024 10:11 pm
MaJunior says:
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?
That's how I understand it as well.
Jan 5, 2024 10:11 pm
OOC:
News to me MaJunior. I have always gone trinket, background, and (starting gear or $$$).
Party wise Princess does do Healing Word. Just finished up her spells.
Jan 5, 2024 10:17 pm
Quote:
"Each background provides a package of starting equipment. If you use the optional rule from chapter 5 to spend coin on gear, you do not receive the starting equipment from your background."
That's from the section on Backgrounds.

The "optional rule from chapter 5" is the starting wealth by class rule.

Assuming our DM is sticking to the RAW of course.
Jan 5, 2024 10:25 pm
Hey. You're looking right there @MaJunior. I need to erase off her background stuff. Cool as I haven't actually picked her gear. I think that is all that I need to do to finish up Princess too.
Last edited January 5, 2024 10:27 pm
Jan 5, 2024 10:43 pm
Just checking. Mostly because it might have impacted how I did my own gear. Lol
Jan 5, 2024 11:19 pm
Perhaps on her travels, Princess may have met up others. She can be found frequently in bar, inns, & taverns. Whisky is her friend. She sings, plays the lute, flute and shawm. Some know she muddle herself in some magic too.
[ +- ] Princess
Last edited January 5, 2024 11:45 pm
Jan 6, 2024 3:24 am
Working on my character now! Morik is a hill dwarf druid, but everyone calls him Moonie on account of his habit for mooning folks while growing up, a fact that he tries to hide.
Jan 6, 2024 3:56 am
Can we choose a trinket, or are we rolling for them?
Jan 6, 2024 4:07 am
MaJunior says:

Wait... I thought if you rolled for starting wealth, you couldn't take any gold or equipment from your class or your background?
Yes, correct. It's either you roll (and then spend that gold on all your equipment) or you take the default from class and background.

Either way, you get a trinket without having to pay anything for it. You can choose one, or roll 1d100 to choose one randomly.
Jan 6, 2024 4:14 am
Okay, I'll finish this up later, but I think I've got everything except for:
- Spells
- Trinket
- Connection to at least one other character

Is there a specific custom character sheet that I have to use? I can't seem to submit my character cause it's not in the dropdown list.

EDIT: Will finish the rest tonight or tomorrow morning.
Last edited January 6, 2024 4:27 am
Jan 6, 2024 4:33 am
Morik is a very jolly druid with a zest for life. He hates tyrants and once helped lead an uprising for a small town against a greedy mayor, but his claim to fame (as a folk hero) was saving folks during a natural disaster, leading them through the forest and safely into a hidden cavern to wait out the storm.

Would love to have known all of you, but Bram would be great, as they could've fought together during the uprising in a small town, and Princess would also be great, along with helping out, she could've been the one responsible for spreading the news about their deeds. Are either you open to this?

Anyone else want to be friends? C'mon, who doesn't wanna be friends with a jolly dwarf?
Last edited January 6, 2024 4:33 am
Jan 6, 2024 5:04 am
Telling tales is something Princess is good at. She can draw a crowd when she wants to. Hooked up Morik while she was in town. Being her Dwarven isn't too bad made for easier getting together. She isn't too keen on mother nature unless she is traveling through it. Religion isn't highlight for her. You know she can cuss in Dwarven as easily as Orcish. Morik knows she is a wild thing and not keen on settling down.

He also knows she isn't lady like a princess and how she got to be called that is a mystery. You never see her in a dress. She is very much more like one of the guys. Although she is human, Morik knows she can weave magic to make light to see by as she likes the night most of all. And she isn't frail by any means and wields a longsword just fine. She can throw a dagger with the best of anyone too.
Last edited January 6, 2024 5:15 am
Jan 6, 2024 5:17 am
GeneCortess says:
Telling tales is something Princess is good at. She can draw a crowd when she wants to. Hooked up Morik while she was in town. Being her Dwarven isn't too bad made for easier getting together. She isn't too keen on mother nature unless she is traveling through it. Religion isn't highlight for her. You know she can cuss in Dwarven as easily as Orcish. Morik knows she is a wild thing and not keen on settling down.

He also knows she isn't lady like a princess and how she got to be called that is a mystery. You never see her in a dress. She is very much more like one of the guys. Although she is human, Morik knows she can weave magic to make light to see by as she likes the night most of all. And she isn't frail by any means and wields a longsword just fine. She can throw a dagger with the best of anyone too.
Awesome, yeah that totally works for me, sounds like a cool character!
Jan 6, 2024 5:27 am
Info for Morik.
[ +- ] Info for Morik only
Jan 6, 2024 6:13 pm
Hello there. I'll start by rolling some stats

Rolls

stats - (4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3)

4d6h3 : (1615) = 12

4d6h3 : (4426) = 14

4d6h3 : (3521) = 10

4d6h3 : (6246) = 16

4d6h3 : (5664) = 17

4d6h3 : (3631) = 12

Jan 6, 2024 7:06 pm
@MaJunior have you made up your mind about class and race yet? Wanna make a pair of siblings? You pick the race :)
I got some rather good stats for almost every class - I have had my eye on a twilight cleric for some time. An Aberrant Mind Sorcerer is another possibility

GeneCortess Princess (human Bard)
JoshuaMabry Gunter Gotrekson (dwarf Cleric)
WhiteDwarf Bramlin Braveless (human Fighter)
grifter730 Morik "Moonie" (dwarf Druid)
MaJunior
runekyndig
Jan 6, 2024 7:44 pm
@runekyndig I was letting everyone else pick what they wanted, and planning to fill in any holes in the party.
Jan 6, 2024 8:02 pm
MaJunior says:
@runekyndig I was letting everyone else pick what they wanted, and planning to fill in any holes in the party.
@MaJunior ok. I'll be the twilight cleric. The mentor died from old age and my character tried twice to hold a cermon, but nobody showed up. So my character wants to be somewhere else now.
Now I picked the class. Your turn :p
Jan 6, 2024 8:31 pm
Alright. So we have a bard, a fighter, a druid, and two clerics. We have tankiness, a variety of magic, a variety of healing...

I'm taking either Rogue or a Artificer.
Jan 6, 2024 8:32 pm
@JoshuaMabry I was thinking Bram and Gunter fought together against an enemy common to humans and dwarves. Any thoughts, maybe towards a foe Gunter might have had?
Cheers, my friend.
Jan 6, 2024 8:41 pm
Goblinoids is always a good choice for a bad guy. Either that or the dragon that slayed my father, drove us from our mountain fortress and stole our treasure hoard! ;-)
Jan 6, 2024 9:03 pm
MaJunior says:
Alright. So we have a bard, a fighter, a druid, and two clerics. We have tankiness, a variety of magic, a variety of healing...

I'm taking either Rogue or a Artificer.
Do you want to be my sibling? Brother/sister
Jan 6, 2024 9:09 pm
Sure. Part of me keeps wanting to go Half Orc, but I think High Elf is what I'm running with.
Jan 6, 2024 10:01 pm
@GeneCortess Info for Princess
Folk Hero
- Defining Event: I saved people during a natural disaster.
- Trait: I get bored easily. When am I going to get on with my destiny?
- Ideal: Respect. People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. (Good)
- Flaw: The tyrant who rules my land will stop at nothing to see me killed.
- Bond: I protect those who cannot protect themselves.

Anyone else wanna be friends with Morik?
Jan 7, 2024 1:10 am
@spaceseeker19 I think I'm completely finished with my character sheet. Please let me know if I'm missing anything else.

@ everyone else, I'm still open to being friends with any/everyone. Never really played a super jolly friendly character before, but I'd be happy to be friends with anyone who needs a connection.
Jan 7, 2024 1:12 am
Alrighty... I believe I'm done. The only thing I need to do is hammer out some backstory and add the character history to the sheet. Certainly let me know if I am missing anything though!

(I did alter the background slightly, taking Nature in place of Athletics. It isn't an optional rule or anything, and Nature fit my concept much better.)

@runekyndig, @JoshuaMabry

Adran Galanodel is a male High Elf Artificer with the Wanderer background.
Last edited January 7, 2024 1:13 am
Jan 7, 2024 2:58 am
You're all doing great work! I have a few notes on the four character sheets I've seen, which I'll try to post later tonight. We're on the cusp of being able to start...tomorrow, perhaps?
Jan 7, 2024 7:10 am
Here's a few thoughts/observations I had on the four characters that have been submitted so far:

Jan 7, 2024 7:26 am
I have really being enjoying seeing my character come together. Stat-wise the highelf does not lend itself to the cleric, but that has its charm. The many restrictions to feats ect moves the characters away from the superhero level or the current 5e norm and that was what appeals to me the most about this game pitch as well.

I have most of my character in my head right now and will start putting on a sheet
Jan 7, 2024 7:40 am
Okay, I’ve done everything other than the background stuff. I’ll get on that tomorrow.
Jan 7, 2024 8:02 am
im rolling starting wealth and a trinket
Quote:
A mechanical canary inside a gnome-crafted lamp
Hmm... now where did she get that? Not from her artificer brother? A gnome ex-boyfriend perhaps?
Last edited January 7, 2024 8:04 am

Rolls

Starting Wealth 5d4*10gp - (5d4)

(24431) = 14

Trinket - (1d100)

(44) = 44

Jan 7, 2024 9:03 am
@spaceseeker19 do you have more information about Lunae, God of Stars and the Elves? I feel that that is hers her goodness
Also how are we doing with resource management? Do we count each arrow shot? Do we assume that we recover half afterwards?
And meet Adran Galanode's sister (@MaJunior). Stille haven't decided on her first name.
[ +- ] avatar
Twilight cleric, but nobody attends her sermons for Lunea
Leatherworker, but she is bored with shoemaking
Herbalist, but the old woman down the street is much better at it, and she just can't compete.
She dated a gnome at some point, but it ended badly
[ +- ] personality traits
Her life sucks, other than her brother, she has no real reason to stay in this town. When the announcement came, she did her best to convince her brother to leave this town and see the world
OOC:
I have submittet the sheet, and will think of a name. Perhaps tweak a cantrip or two
Last edited January 7, 2024 9:20 am
Jan 7, 2024 9:18 am
spaceseeker19 says:

Edit to add a table of characters:
GeneCortess Princess (human Bard)
JoshuaMabry Gunter Gotrekson (dwarf Cleric)
WhiteDwarf Bramlin Braveless (human Fighter)
grifter730 Morik "Moonie" (dwarf Druid)
MaJunior Adran Galanodel (elf Artificer)
runekyndig (elf Cleric)


Gunter and Bramlin fought side-by-side in the past, and Gunter is friends with MaJunior's character. Moonie fought alongside Bram helping to lead an uprising, and has drank and swapped stories with Princess.
I made a quick and dirty diagram of the relationsships
https://i.imgur.com/oRToEH9.png
It seems like my character and Princess could do with a relation. Any suggestions @GeneCortess ?
Jan 7, 2024 9:27 am
As anything, Princess is easy to hook up as going to a bar/tavern. Perhaps runekyndig's elf Cleric got caught up in her tales of adventure and/or the music of her playing.
Jan 7, 2024 10:14 am
GeneCortess says:
As anything, Princess is easy to hook up as going to a bar/tavern. Perhaps runekyndig's elf Cleric got caught up in her tales of adventure and/or the music of her playing.
Elowin, I got her name now, is definitely not a bar/tavern goer. She is easy to provoke into violence. It's more likely that Princess and Elowin meet on the street one evening after one of Princess's shows. Princess complained about the unfairness of elven night vision, and Elowin lent Princess the ability to see in the dark. Finding it much easier to walk home, they chatted along the way. From that day onwards, Elowin made sure to be by the inn at closing time to walk Princess home.
[ +- ] Eyes of Night
While Elowin is not patrolling the night looking for trouble like batman. She does have rather a strong view on men who pray on women at night.
Jan 7, 2024 10:37 am
Connection between Princess and Elowin: The two seems to spend some time together. Princess seems to have minor in interest in Elowin's religion and Elowin shows minor interest in Princess's playing. Both tend to out at night often. A kind of deep-rooted connection.
Jan 7, 2024 4:46 pm
Gotta love secret messages.
Jan 7, 2024 5:24 pm
runekyndig says:
@spaceseeker19 do you have more information about Lunae, God of Stars and the Elves? I feel that that is hers her goodness
Also how are we doing with resource management? Do we count each arrow shot? Do we assume that we recover half afterwards?

I think that Elowin's observation of worship of Lunae is going to be particular to her and her outlander traditions, so you're free to create details here that suit you.

With regards to resource management, yes, we'll be tracking ammunition, but we'll say that half are always recovered (absent extenuating circumstances like magma terrain, fire elementals, acid creatures, airborne combat, and the like, which I will point out in the relevant encounter). When halving odd numbers, I always round down, so you'll (nearly always) retrieve the one missile you launched. That halving also applies to resistances, saves for half damage....anytime we have to take half of an uneven number.
Jan 7, 2024 6:09 pm
Ha, yes! LOL

Thanks for your patience friends, and thank you DM for the kind tips and questions to prompt me. I’ll be finishing up/fleshing out Bram over next 24 hours. Sry to have gotten behind the curve a bit.

Cheers everyone!
Jan 7, 2024 6:29 pm
I won’t be able to do any more work on Gunter until tomorrow.
Jan 7, 2024 7:02 pm
spaceseeker19 says:
Wow - this is a really good arrangement of your character sheet!
Thank you. I enjoy tweaking the charactersheet and automating as much as possible
spaceseeker19 says:
- I strongly recommend that you edit the character label in your characters list, so she will show up as "Elowin Galanodel" in the game listing; right now it's still "5e Elf Twilight Cleric"
Once the character is acceptet, it will be the name that are visible in the red bottom menu. But I'll add it
spaceseeker19 says:
- you should note your ammunition somewhere on the sheet
Added
spaceseeker19 says:
- It would be nice to note Elowin's passive perception - 15 - somewhere, though I realize we can calculate it easily enough.
Never really needed it, but sure. I have added under the skill
spaceseeker19 says:
- I also encourage go to make your PC public, though you don't have to; it just makes it so the other players can see it, too, which is often useful in the long term.
Thx, I forgot that
spaceseeker19 says:
- As you complete your background, consider answering some of these questions. Whatever additional background details you provide will enable me to add more flavor and connections to Elowin in the game threads. Consider: What were the circumstances of Elowin being an Outlander? Was she raised in an outlander culture, or was it just her family? Were Elowin and Adran raised together? Did they part ways at some point, and then later reunite? What has been Elowin's experience of Lunea: was she raised in the faith, or was it something that she rebelled a bit to do? What's Elowin's favorite of the stories that Princess had told her? Is she holding onto the mechanical canary because she looks back fondly on her relationship with the gnome, or as a reminder to not repeat past mistakes? What is the Lunea relic contained in Elowin's reliquary? What is the best thing about Lunea that you wish other people would understand? What early experience taught Elowin that violence was the best solution in many situations? Is Elowin passionate about adventure and being an adventurer, is it just another living, or is it just a way to get out of Mara?
That is a lot of good questions, that I havent desided oppon yet. But I will soon
Jan 7, 2024 7:31 pm
- I also encourage go to make your PC public, though you don't have to; it just makes it so the other players can see it, too, which is often useful in the long term.

On that thought Princess is now public.
Jan 7, 2024 7:44 pm
How do we make our sheets Public? Is it the icon on the sheet to right of the Pencil/upper right corner?
Jan 7, 2024 7:53 pm
Tap into "My Characters" and tap on the "Add to Library" icon. That should make your character public. Below makes it easy to access. :)

Princess
Last edited January 7, 2024 7:56 pm
Jan 7, 2024 8:23 pm
GeneCortess says:
Tap into "My Characters" and tap on the "Add to Library" icon. That should make your character public. Below makes it easy to access. :)

Princess
Much obliged, I think I did it right.

Bramlin Braveless!
Last edited January 7, 2024 8:24 pm
Jan 7, 2024 8:29 pm
Yeppers @WhiteDwarf. I can see Bramlin just fine.
Jan 7, 2024 8:45 pm
GM: I was having Princess as listed as having a BF. Would that be assumed to be in last town and not on the caravan or should a NPC be developed here. Or best to remove the BF?
Jan 7, 2024 8:56 pm
I think I'm public now.
Jan 7, 2024 9:17 pm
@MaJunior I made the first draft to Elowins backstory and included Adran to a point. Does it conflict what you had in mind?
[ +- ] Elowin current backstory
Jan 7, 2024 9:22 pm
GeneCortess says:
GM: I was having Princess as listed as having a BF. Would that be assumed to be in last town and not on the caravan or should a NPC be developed here. Or best to remove the BF?
That's totally up to you, though the SO is not an adventurer. Do you want to have a complete history that Princess is leaving behind, or do you want to play out the relationship (and possibly risk rejection/heartbreak/loss) as you're adventuring? What reason would the date have for leaving everything in Mara to go to a new land? How does Princess feel about him tagging along? Or is he a merchant in the caravan himself?
Jan 7, 2024 9:27 pm
Morik should be public now. Please let me know if you any of you can't see it.
Jan 7, 2024 9:33 pm
Hm. spaceseeker19. I will have to dabble more into Princess's background to define out the BF better. Will keep you posted on that.
Jan 7, 2024 9:35 pm
@grifter730. Without that access page address like I did for princess there. I really can't access other player's stuff. I just don't know how otherwise to do it.

I only recently learned how to do that trick with "Princess" too.
Last edited January 7, 2024 9:41 pm
Jan 7, 2024 9:50 pm
You should now be able to see it by clicking on Morik's picture.

Another way to do it, if you're on a desktop browser, at the bottom of the page there are links for "Characters". Click on that, and you should be able to see it.

Lastly, here's the link if you do need it: Morik.
Jan 7, 2024 9:55 pm
Oh thanx @grifter730. I didn't know about the picture. LOL. Thanks added that quick look address too.

GM: Below describes Princess's BF situation.

"Princess is a love them and leave them type of woman. Russel was the last victim of it in passing town. Like some she just vanished and left him high and dry. By morning light, she was gone. Also, on a caravan going out too."

No need of a NPC generation unless you're planning on playing with Russel, her last fling.
Last edited January 7, 2024 9:57 pm
Jan 7, 2024 10:00 pm
Yes, you can look up any public character on GP by clicking "Characters" in the top nav, selecting "All Characters" from the pull-down menu, then clicking the red "Character Library" tab (it's below the list of all your characters). That takes you to the GP character library, and you can use the search bar there to find any character that's ever been posted as public on GP, as long as you know its name or the userID of the player who made it.

That's a lot of clicking, though, and not particularly intuitive!

For ease of future reference, you can always refer back to the first post in this "Secrets of the Greenwold Character creation" thread; I'm updating the table with links to the public character sheets as they become available.
Jan 7, 2024 10:06 pm
@runekyndig in background. Perhaps meeting up Princess has aided Elowin in spiriting her away that sucky town. Princess is lively with adventure.
Jan 8, 2024 12:37 am
@spaceseeker19 What is the symbol of Ellendaed? I think Gunter will have it emblazoned on his shield.
Jan 8, 2024 12:51 am
@WhiteDwarf So shall we say we fought together against a rampaging hobgoblin army?
Jan 8, 2024 1:14 am
JoshuaMabry says:
@WhiteDwarf So shall we say we fought together against a rampaging hobgoblin army?
Yes, I think that fits well, and thank you.
Jan 8, 2024 3:22 am
Okay, finally finished writing up the embellishments to Morik's background. Just wrote it in a rush, but it'll do.
Jan 8, 2024 4:06 am
JoshuaMabry says:
@spaceseeker19 What is the symbol of Ellendaed? I think Gunter will have it emblazoned on his shield.
The symbols of Ellendaed are as varied as the foundational stories of the valiant faithful. You can come up with your own, or use one of these:

Some peoples use the symbol of a golden fist raised on a red background which represents Brall, who fought the demon horde of Maggotha, slaying the cursed foes until the bodies were stacked in heaps, until his sword and shield broke, and he fought on with his bare fists. Brall's Fury is a constellation that many sailors use to navigate at sea.

Other cultures use the argent ellipse above the three golden stars, which represents Harlathacon, who tore the wing from the great Wyrm Ramfardraxagul and wrapped his shield in it to defend the three orphaned children, Dan, Hin, and Lathe, from the Flame Sorcerers of Dambar. Many cultures claim Dan, Hin, or Lathe as their progenitor. (On a side note: traditional Ellendaed and Greaf lore teaches that it was Ellendaed who guided the hero to occupy the greatest forces of Dambar, the old god of death, long enough that Her brother Greaf could cast Dambar down and take his throne.)

Many societies who claim to be descended from one of the three siblings nevertheless use the ebon rectangle standing vertical on a verdant plane, which represents Tiuroti, who was the son of Gideon and an elven queen. So noble, powerful, and wise was Tiuroti that all the other gods tried to convince him to become their champion.
"Join me and I will give you the stars in the sky!" offered Lunae. Tiuroti said nothing, and the god left.
Seven times Beran came to him, offering him immortality through bounteous progeny. "You will have all the lovers you desire, and your descendants will outnumber the waves on the sea, and all will revere your name!" Tiuroti said nothing, and the god left.
Wise Andgyt came to him: "Join with me and you will have the total knowledge of all things that ever were or ever will be." Tiuroti said nothing, and the god left.
Tilthar came to him and offered: "Stand by my side and you will never want for comfort or know hunger or lack again." Tiuroti said nothing, and the god left.
Glenglean came to him, saying "All the riches of all the worlds I lay at your feet, if only you will join me." Tiuroti said nothing, and the god left.
Red-handed Dreor came to him. "Be my right hand, and you will win every battle. All the worlds will be yours to conquer!" Tiuroti said nothing, and the god left.
Greaf came to him then, promising: "If you but take my hand, you will never die but live forever." Tiuroti said nothing, and the god left.
Crafty Stalian whispered in his ear: "Surely there is something you want. Anything you desire, I will steal it for you and you can keep it in secret." Tiuroti said nothing, and the god left.
Ellendaed came, and she said nothing.
Eventually, Tiuroti said: "What treasure have you come to offer me?" "I offer you only hardship and strife, challenge and struggle, terror and defeat." Ellendaed replied. "These hardly seem worthwhile." Tiuroti replied, intrigued. "To what end do you offer me these things?" Ellendaed smiled. "For the glory. No matter how frightened, how beaten, how opposed you may become, you will be known for your bravery and persistence for all time." And Tiuroti smiled.
Jan 8, 2024 10:27 am
I shall honor Brall, who was clearly a dwarf, unyielding as stone. His golden fist shall adorn my red shield.
Last edited January 8, 2024 10:28 am
Jan 8, 2024 3:12 pm
[ +- ] Princess Frindship with Morik
Jan 9, 2024 6:38 am
OK, I think we're set. Not everyone took my suggestions, and that's OK. All the characters are public, and linked from the first post in this thread. Thank you, everyone!

Let's begin!
Jan 9, 2024 1:38 pm
I still intend to take most of it, I've just been a bit slow in putting pen to paper.
Jan 9, 2024 1:54 pm
I'm in the same place, slowly working on finishing.
Jan 9, 2024 4:32 pm
[ +- ] Bram’s connection with Morik
[ +- ] Bram’s connection with Gunter
Jan 9, 2024 8:14 pm
WhiteDwarf says:
[ +- ] Bram’s connection with Morik
Nice! Morik would, of course, have taught Bram essential dwarven words first: drinks and curse words!
Mar 21, 2024 11:11 pm
We have a couple of players who will be joining us shortly; would those of you who are using different character sheets than the default GP D&D 5e sheet share which sheet you are using, in case they'd like to use a more complete/better organized sheet?
Mar 21, 2024 11:50 pm
I use these ones https://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/24659/ though I do tend to modify mine quite heavily as games go on.
Last edited March 21, 2024 11:50 pm
Mar 22, 2024 12:29 am
grifter730 says:
I use these ones https://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/24659/ though I do tend to modify mine quite heavily as games go on.
Same.
Mar 22, 2024 12:56 am
I was thinking about removing my sheet and re-adding as one of the customs. They’re a fair bit easier for me to read and manage than the standard sheet.
Last edited March 22, 2024 12:56 am
Mar 22, 2024 4:29 am
WhiteDwarf says:
I was thinking about removing my sheet and re-adding as one of the customs. They’re a fair bit easier for me to read and manage than the standard sheet.
Sure, and that goes for anyone. Just let me know when you have the new character sheet ready, and I'll facilitate the addition and remove the old character from the game. I would HIGHLY recommend that you do not ever delete the old sheet, though, because all the posts that you've made in character so far are tied to that character sheet. If the character sheet is deleted, then all the posts in all the threads will show that you - the player - made the posts, and not your character. It gets very confusing to read old threads.

Instead of deleting old characters, always just rename the sheet. In this case, you would rename the old character sheet to something like "Bram (Level 1)."
Mar 22, 2024 10:32 pm
Happy to have been on the waitlist for this. As I told @spaceseeker19 in PM, I will be out of town for the weekend; actually going to do an in-person dnd gathering with friends of ours and going to be teaching our 10-year-old to play. But in the downtime I have, I will work on building my character to have ready to share on Monday. Rolling stats to see what I get to work with.

EDIT:

Oof. That is quite the stat spread.
Last edited March 22, 2024 10:32 pm

Rolls

Stat 01 - (4d6h3)

(3211) = 6

Stat 02 - (4d6h3)

(3215) = 10

Stat 03 - (4d6h3)

(3424) = 11

Stat 04 - (4d6h3)

(2556) = 16

Stat 05 - (4d6h3)

(6111) = 8

Stat 06 - (4d6h3)

(3131) = 7

Mar 23, 2024 4:27 am
Redamancy says:
Oof. That is quite the stat spread.
Welcome and *Oof* indeed. Hopefully GM will allow you to use the standard array instead
Mar 24, 2024 4:35 pm
OK, as people prepare to advance to level 2 (or make L1 PCs and then advance them to level 2), there is one choice that will be common to all of the players: will you roll for additional HP, or will you take the default "average" amount?
You need to declare your choice in this thread and then (with a roll, if you choose to roll) post what you've added to your PC.

This is a choice that you can make at every level after 1st. So if you decide to roll for HP at level 2, you could decide to roll again OR decide to take the average amount when the character advances to level 3.
Mar 24, 2024 4:46 pm
Here's an example with one of our now-NPCs: Princess.

Princess is a bard. At first level she got her max HP for the class, 8, plus 1 from her high CON. Then, when she advances to level 2, her player could take the "average," which is 5, plus 1 from her high CON, for a total of 6, or the player could choose to roll for a chance to get a 6, 7, or 8 on the die. The player (that's me, now) chooses to roll.

With that roll, Princess gains 8 HP, for a total maximum HP of 17.

In addition to the HP, Princess gets two new features and a spell:
- Jack of All Trades, which increases all unproficient skill checks +1
- Song of Rest, which allows Princess to play music to improve the healing that PCs get from spending hit dice during a short rest
- Dissonant Whispers, a spell that fits well within her theme as a music-powered hero

Rolls

Princess' HP for level 2 - (1d8+1)

(7) + 1 = 8

Mar 24, 2024 5:04 pm
[ +- ] lev 2 feature: Channel Divinity
Avarage hp -> Elowin has 17HP
Mar 24, 2024 5:25 pm
Probably going to regret this, but let's roll the dice for level 2 HPs.

...ok, that went better than expected, honestly.
Last edited March 24, 2024 5:59 pm

Rolls

Level Up HP - (1d8+2)

(7) + 2 = 9

Mar 24, 2024 5:26 pm
Bramlin will take avg hp, 6+(Con 17)=9
Mar 24, 2024 8:57 pm
Morik will take the average.
13 (lvl 1) + 5 (avg) + 4 (Con) + 1 Dwarven Toughness = 23 HP at lvl 2
Mar 24, 2024 9:59 pm
While none of them are really low, half of Redamancy's rolled scores are below average. Question for the group: how do you feel about offering the standard array (15, 14, 133, 12, 10, 8) as an alternative if/when players are really dissatisfied with their ability scores rolls during character generation?

Mar 24, 2024 10:15 pm
I think players should always have the option to default to standard array if their rolls are truly that bad.

As for the alchemy jug... selling acid would be an in-town activity. Fortunately, there are a myriad of other liquids it can make that will be far more use on the road. Fresh water by itself can be a huge asset... 8 gallons per day. Going to need containers for travel. Honey, vinegar, oil, water... plenty of uses.
Mar 24, 2024 10:23 pm
I did build a character with those three single digit stats. I made it make sense by placing her as from a Noble background, a very sickly child that was kept indoors for most of her youth and was trained by tutors in private lessons to learn her histories and instrumental abilities. I can play her like that. But you all will quite possibly be picking me up off the floor a lot. Or I can hop to standard array and be less of a drain on the group.

For the sake of the RP, I'm more than willing to be a weakling; because it's fun to have dynamics. But I am not sure if everyone will grow tired of my character failing all physical rolls and constantly needing to be protected like a baby.
Mar 24, 2024 10:27 pm
Ok with standard array by-default.
Last edited March 24, 2024 10:27 pm
Mar 24, 2024 10:30 pm
@Redamancy I think it's entirely up to you at this point.
Mar 24, 2024 10:45 pm
I'm totally good with giving standard array as an option when rolls are bad.
Mar 24, 2024 10:51 pm
I will roll with standard array, simply because I do not want to be a burden more than a boon to the group.
Mar 24, 2024 10:55 pm
I've updated Morik's sheet to level 2. Yay Wild Shape fun time!!!!!!
Mar 24, 2024 11:08 pm
@Redamancy what class are you playing? I see you mentioned "instrument" so maybe bard, but wasn't sure. Just curious.
Mar 24, 2024 11:21 pm
@grifter730 Yes , I am going with bard. Y’all need some CHA up in this group
Mar 24, 2024 11:30 pm
Lose an old bard, get a new bard.

Adran is bumped up to level 2. Artificers don't get much at second, so it's an easy update.
Mar 24, 2024 11:39 pm
I’ve always wanted to play a Face character but I’m so bad at improv, it’s not a class I can play in my in-person games. So I’m excited to give it a go here. :D
Mar 25, 2024 1:54 am
Nice!!! I'm the same way, though just in general I'm very slow on my feet, so I find PbP to be much better! Glad to have you along here.
Mar 25, 2024 4:05 am
One of the things that I recommended for PCs in this game is to create connections with two or more other PCs. So here's an idea for Redamancy and Kilikina (who are making the new PCs) to help with creating connections: ALL of the characters came from Mara and were trying to get out...it's just that Kilikina's and Redamancy's PCs got out a bit earlier (like Biggs in Star Wars). So the PCs will have that shared background in common as a foundation for connections when the "old" PCs meet up with the new ones as we begin the second adventure in the campaign.

Or, if there's another basis for connection between the PCs that you can think of (filial, cultural, backgrounds, shared experience) for the new characters, I'd love to see that instead.
Mar 25, 2024 4:17 am
Ooo, I think the other newbie and I could create some bond for our characters as they add-in. Maybe we can have a little chat in private and link our stories in a manner that compliments us both joining the original party in the next chapter of the saga.

I do have some general questions in shaping my character backstory for GM that I will send a PM for.
Mar 25, 2024 4:48 am
Morik’s character sheet is viewable publicly (just click his pic to the left of this post), and his background and relationships are at the bottom of the sheet, if you’re curious. I think everyone’s character sheet in this game is viewable publicly actually.
Mar 25, 2024 7:55 am
grifter730 says:
Morik’s character sheet is viewable publicly (just click his pic to the left of this post), and his background and relationships are at the bottom of the sheet, if you’re curious. I think everyone’s character sheet in this game is viewable publicly actually.
So is mine / Elowin
Mar 25, 2024 6:45 pm
I am still working on my sheet and finalizing details (spells, etc) but I have submitted Valyra’s character to the game roster.
Mar 25, 2024 7:22 pm
spaceseeker19 says:
WhiteDwarf says:
I was thinking about removing my sheet and re-adding as one of the customs. They’re a fair bit easier for me to read and manage than the standard sheet.
Sure, and that goes for anyone. Just let me know when you have the new character sheet ready, and I'll facilitate the addition and remove the old character from the game. I would HIGHLY recommend that you do not ever delete the old sheet, though, because all the posts that you've made in character so far are tied to that character sheet. If the character sheet is deleted, then all the posts in all the threads will show that you - the player - made the posts, and not your character. It gets very confusing to read old threads.

Instead of deleting old characters, always just rename the sheet. In this case, you would rename the old character sheet to something like "Bram (Level 1)."
Hey, I’ve finished up a Custom sheet for Bram, to replace the current one. If you don’t mind to delete the existing sheet, and quote back or let me know when, then I’ll add the new sheet. There is no rush.
Thanks so much!
Last edited March 25, 2024 7:23 pm
Mar 25, 2024 8:04 pm
Redamancy says:
I am still working on my sheet and finalizing details (spells, etc) but I have submitted Valyra’s character to the game roster.
Yes, I saw that. Thank you! Here's some private comments and questions:
Mar 25, 2024 8:08 pm
WhiteDwarf says:

Instead of deleting old characters, always just rename the sheet. In this case, you would rename the old character sheet to something like "Bram (Level 1)."

Hey, I’ve finished up a Custom sheet for Bram, to replace the current one. If you don’t mind to delete the existing sheet, and quote back or let me know when, then I’ll add the new sheet. There is no rush.
Thanks so much!
I've removed "Bram (Level 1);" you may submit the new Bram at your leisure.
Mar 25, 2024 8:29 pm
Last edited March 25, 2024 10:44 pm
Mar 25, 2024 11:01 pm
Hai guys! So happy to actually be able to play this time! :D I'm going to play a rogue, unless anyone has issues with it. It's a character I can put together easily and I'm fairly familiar with. I'm sorry she wasn't ready today, but I can have her ready to play by tomorrow no problem.

Let's see how this roll turns out, and then see if I'm going to go standard myself lol

I think I'll keep this...

Kilikina sent a note to spaceseeker19
Last edited March 25, 2024 11:12 pm

Rolls

4d6h3

(2464) = 14

4d6h3

(6165) = 17

4d6h3

(6213) = 11

4d6h3

(2255) = 12

4d6h3

(5241) = 11

4d6h3

(1624) = 12

Mar 26, 2024 12:22 am
Welcome to the game Kilikina!
Mar 26, 2024 12:28 am
Don’t mind me. Just sitting here salivating over Kili’s rolls.
Mar 26, 2024 1:36 am
Thanks Grifter! So excited to play with my new friends again! :D And don't worry Red, you'll get to benefit from my awesomeness lol
Mar 26, 2024 3:42 am
Wonderful, and welcome to both of our new players!
Mar 26, 2024 9:52 am
I would gladly have Elowin recognise someone on the streets. Just let me know and we can create something. See Elowins sheet for her backstory
Mar 26, 2024 7:54 pm
In previous, it is entirely possible someone may have run into Elysia and Eozindra; the pair travel together to keep each other company, and watch out for one another. It’s dangerous to be a lone woman on the road!

Eozindra is a performer and will pick up gigs in taverns or set up to busk in market streets where appropriate. She most frequently performs with a flute. She usually picks shaded spots when she plays outside since she was born with albinism. She’s very noticeable when she is trying to be seen and heard (and sometimes when she isn’t trying), and it definitely gives her an edge when she is performing.

The half-elf bard is very thinly built, barely breaking triple digits for her weight and stands about 5’4". It looks like a moderate breeze might knock her over. She has pallid porcelain skin though she generally uses a little rouge to make sure her cheeks shine with a lively blush. Her eyes are a pale lilac and her hair is let loose and free to fall in a mess of platinum, silvery white curls. She wears simple traveling attire, all very nondescript and bland in comparison to her complexion and pigmentation. Breeches, boots, a light bodice for some protection, a blouse with swashbuckler sleeves that billow, and a light cloak for sun protection. Pretty standard traveling bard gear.

I will update with an image once I finish it.

If anyone would like to build a connection, let me know if you have an idea!
Mar 26, 2024 8:39 pm
Morik is a lover of stories and legends and the like. If the bard has those to share, it’s likely that he would’ve bought her drinks/meal in exchange for stories. Might be that her tales (maybe with her albinism made her stick out in his mind).
Mar 26, 2024 8:53 pm
Absolutely! She would definitely accept a meal and beverage in exchange for stories. She would have recited epic poetries and told stories of adventure. Think like Princess Bride, with pirates and giants and sword fights! She is extremely personable and would also ask for any interesting anecdotes or quirks she could add to her repertoire. She would also have been extremely interested in hearing about Morik’s life on the outskirts and everything happening beyond the city. She’d absolutely recognize him if she saw him pass by again.
Mar 26, 2024 9:10 pm
Sounds good to me! Is she Elysia or Eozindra?
Mar 26, 2024 9:15 pm
Eozindra is the albino bard. :)
Mar 26, 2024 9:23 pm
Thanks! Here's the writeup I included in Morik's sheet:
Morik ran across Eozindra while she performed at a tavern. He bought her a meal and beverage in exchange for some stories, reciting epic poetries and stories of derring-do adventures. He told her of his time spent with Bramlin overthrowing Byron Gould, a corrupt small town mayor who's been chasing him ever since.
Mar 27, 2024 2:52 am
Here we go! Visual aids make everything better.
[ +- ] Image
I’m a glutton for punishment. Let’s try rolling hit dice for level two.

EDIT: Yeah that went about as well as expected.
Last edited March 27, 2024 3:19 am

Rolls

Hit Dice - (1d8)

(2) = 2

Mar 27, 2024 5:21 am
She is an elf?
Elowin tried to give ceremonies the elven goddess in Mara, but no one showed up and that is why she quit.
Perhaps Eozindra attended as the only one?
Mar 27, 2024 8:07 pm
She is half-elf, would that make a difference for Elowin’s ceremonies?

Based on the way Eozindra left Mara, it would be unlikely that she would be able to attend a ceremony as such … Elysia could have attended and then told Eozindra about it — and Elowin — later on, though.
Mar 27, 2024 8:21 pm
Redamancy says:
She is half-elf, would that make a difference for Elowin’s ceremonies?

Based on the way Eozindra left Mara, it would be unlikely that she would be able to attend a ceremony as such … Elysia could have attended and then told Eozindra about it — and Elowin — later on, though.
Elowin follows Lunae, God of Stars and the Elves. Halfelves would be welcome. In the end, everyone would be welcome. One of the reasons why Elowin left the city is that she couldn't justify being I'm Mara as nobody attended. And she wanted to see the world.

Let us just say that Elysia attended a few ceremonies. Its enough for Elowin to remember her fondly :)
Mar 27, 2024 8:30 pm
Eozindra will definitely be interested in what Elowin has to say, especially if Elysia went to any and told stories about it. So many E names, this is going to get wild. Very excited :D
Mar 27, 2024 8:37 pm
Just for clarity
Eozindra is the albino halfelf bard, but who is Elysia ?
Mar 27, 2024 8:51 pm
lol; sorry yes. Elysia is half-elf rogue. Not sure what her appearance is as of yet. They travel together so I just know that stories could reach Eozindra from Elysia.
Mar 27, 2024 9:02 pm
Is Elysia another PC or an NPC?
Mar 27, 2024 9:11 pm
Elysia is @Kilikina’s character
Mar 28, 2024 12:27 am
Ah, I hadn't updated the character list at the beginning of this thread; sorry about that! It's updated, now.
Mar 28, 2024 1:48 am
@spaceseeker19 Would you allow me to expend some of my currency to equip Eozindra with some of the things I feel she would have acquired by now in her journey? Mainly the flute that she uses (since her lyre is a family thing) and journals/extra ink for writing/composing in?
Mar 28, 2024 5:14 am
Redamancy says:
@spaceseeker19 Would you allow me to expend some of my currency to equip Eozindra with some of the things I feel she would have acquired by now in her journey? Mainly the flute that she uses (since her lyre is a family thing) and journals/extra ink for writing/composing in?
Yes, that's fine. How long have the two half-elves been in Grayhaven at this point (realizing that the caravan has been traveling to the city from Mara for the last 18 days)?
Mar 28, 2024 6:11 am
Second-level questions:

Here's some questions to consider for each of the characters, as they have all advanced to level 2. Feel free to answer them in the thread or just consider them and incorporate answers into the game when it feels natural. Or, if they don't grab you, don't answer them; they're just meant to help flesh out how your characters are growing in their own and each others' eyes.

Adran: You've started in with infusions. Thematically, what is the makeup of your artifice? How have infused items changed your appearance/presentation?

Bramlin: You've learned to push yourself even further than with your second wind ability. When you Surge, what does that look like? Is it a hyper-focused thing, a burst of speed, a brief contact with a timeless sublimity, or what?

Elowin: You've developed a deeper connection to Lunae that has empowered you to rebuke undead or provide succor in the sweet dimness (Twilight Sanctuary). How did this develop? Was Elowin visited in a dream, or did she discover part of the mystery of the relic she bears? How does the power of Lunae register to the senses when Elowin channels it: is there a smell, a taste in the air, a particular vision or tactile sensation?

Elysia: What is one situation where your ability to cunningly act saved you and/or your friend Eozindra from worse trouble?

Eozindra: Has your song of rest been more beneficial in helping you and your companion Elysia recover from escapades, or in building relationships with contacts in the City who have been healed by your music?

Morik: You have worked hard at it, and have finally mastered the art of changing shape into a beast. So far, you're seen a giant spider and a bear, and you can transform into either. We know about how you saw the spider in part 1. What was the circumstance where you first observed a bear close enough to understand how they move/act?
Mar 28, 2024 7:12 am
Morik also fought wolves, would they be available as well?

What kind(s) of spiders were encountered? Was it just the big ones, or would small spiders be allowed as well?
Mar 28, 2024 10:08 am
spaceseeker19 says:
Second-level questions:
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Elowin: You've developed a deeper connection to Lunae that has empowered you to rebuke undead or provide succor in the sweet dimness (Twilight Sanctuary). How did this develop? Was Elowin visited in a dream, or did she discover part of the mystery of the relic she bears? How does the power of Lunae register to the senses when Elowin channels it: is there a smell, a taste in the air, a particular vision or tactile sensation?
Elowin had for at long time a theoretical and theological connection with Lunea. But on the road she had real need to work Luneas magic to save lives and vanquish a real moon-called monster. People died because she could not protect them. This was focus of her meditations over her reliquary. That is how her new powers developed

Her temper and the direct relationship with Lunea is something we can work on to the next level

When she channels Luneas magic, there is the smell of moist and the air is a bit clammy - like in the evening just before dew would fall.
OOC:
I really like these kinds of questions. It lets me connect to my character even more
Mar 28, 2024 10:17 am
Redamancy says:
runekyndig says:
OOC:
I had my pet AI whip up a starstruck Elowin just off the 4'oclock wagon.
OOC:
Your pet is much better behaved than mine. I’m still trying to get a decent image of my character that isn’t some weird duck-lipped freak.
@Redamancy what look are you going for? I found using the "comic book style" sat a tone that I really liked and the AI had plenty of source-material to work with so the result is pretty good

This was my promt
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pale female albino elf bard. Long curly hair. White shirt, green cloak, comic book style
https://i.imgur.com/5tV1Lzu.png
Last edited March 28, 2024 10:23 am
Mar 28, 2024 2:18 pm
grifter730 says:
Morik also fought wolves, would they be available as well?

What kind(s) of spiders were encountered? Was it just the big ones, or would small spiders be allowed as well?
Yes, you have added Wolf and Giant Spider to Morik's repertoire as well. In addition, there are several common <CR1 beasts that Morik has seen in everyday life: Cat, Dog, Frog, Mastiff, Mule, Riding Horse, Spider, Rat. What other normal, non-monstrous beasts has he observed during his life in and around Mara? He saw the brown bear, yes: do you have an idea what the situation was in which he saw it? That's just an opportunity to flesh out the character a bit more.
Mar 28, 2024 4:10 pm
@runekyndig
runekyndig says:
pale female albino elf bard. Long curly hair. White shirt, green cloak, comic book style
I think "comic book style" is the phrase I needed. I do enjoy that look. I appreciate you looking into it for me. :D Ultimately, I combined a couple different images I pulled from AI and did some recoloring to get something I liked. She’s sort of a Lady Amalthea (Last Unicorn) variant. Pale, lilac eyes, but with insane curly hair instead of sleek and straight. I’ll dabble more with art just for funsies in the future.


@spaceseeker19
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How long have the sisters been in Grayhaven at this point (realizing that the caravan has been traveling to the city from Mara for the last 18 days)?
Maybe a few months? Not terribly long, I’d think, but long enough to start building relationships would be nice. I was going to ask: how long does it take to get from Mara to Grayhaven? As in, how far away is it? If it’s far enough away that they would feel comfortable settling in a bit, then I’d like to think they have done so which will lead directly in to …
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Eozindra: Has your song of rest been more beneficial in helping you and your sister recover from escapades, or in building relationships with contacts in the City who have been healed by your music?
If they’ve been there long enough to settle in, I’d like to think she uses her music to help others. She could perform to help people recover from their hard days, soothe their spirits and lighten their emotional loads a bit. If doing so would enable them to form connections within the city, it would definitely be something Eozindra would want to do. Given her history, she would look for every opportunity to meet and interact with others. If she came to realize that her music was actually helping others in a real sense, she would seek out any sort of hospital or convalescing spaces to play for patients as well.

High on their initial priority list would have been finding a secure space for sleeping at night. I don’t think it would even have to be the same place every night; perhaps there are a few inns that will provide a room for a night whenever she performs? Or maybe they’ve made a connection with a sweet old widow with lodgings to let for cheap, offsetting the cost by running errands and whatnot.
OOC:
I agree with these sorts of questions being super helpful in building the character in question. I appreciate the direction in considering how the level-up skills change the character herself and what those changes mean for her personally.
Mar 28, 2024 6:16 pm
Hai, sorry! So here's Elysia. She's Eozindra's bestie, but has a bond with her that no one else knows about. She's about 5'6 and while she's got a narrow build, it's an athletic one. Since there are so many characters with E names, she can be called Sia, that's fine.

https://i.imgur.com/xy2zYFg.jpeg

As a rogue, it's not uncommon for her to be skulking in shadows or snatching up small things, especially things she can give to Zin. She's kind and diplomatic in her speech, a product of her raising, but she sees herself no better than anyone else and typically won't have a mean thing to say about anyone until they say something bad about someone she cares about or herself. She's also very protective of Zin, but she doesn't hover or restrict her.

I don't see why Elysia wouldn't have met Elowin at ceremonies and she definitely would've told Zin about them. That gives her ties to both Eozindra and Elowin.

As far as the second level question, I would say that would be when we were almost discovered for who we actually are. A noble in another city nearly recognized Eozindra for who she is, leading to the possible exposure neither were looking for. Elysia was able to divert their attention to herself with some well crafted deceptions and misdirections. Once the attention was off of them, she "borrowed" two cloaks that were hanging just low enough between two buildings and snuck her sister and herself out of the city and away from whoever the person that recognized them was.
Mar 28, 2024 7:24 pm
Redamancy says:
How long have the two half-elves been in Grayhaven at this point (realizing that the caravan has been traveling to the city from Mara for the last 18 days)?

Maybe a few months?
Good; we'll say that they've been in the City for at least a full season, arriving in the Fall and have been in Grayhaven through the Winter. It is Spring now; Dugal's caravan was one of the first after the snows.
Redamancy says:
How long does it take to get from Mara to Grayhaven? As in, how far away is it?
Well, it took the caravan nearly three weeks (as you quoted, above), but that was a heavily-laden caravan that traveled about 20 miles a day. The distance is between 350 and 380 miles. That would take 9 or 10 days on horseback, 14 or 15 on foot for people in good shape.
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If they’ve been there long enough to settle in, I’d like to think she uses her music to help others. She could perform to help people recover from their hard days, soothe their spirits and lighten their emotional loads a bit. If doing so would enable them to form connections within the city, it would definitely be something Eozindra would want to do. Given her history, she would look for every opportunity to meet and interact with others. If she came to realize that her music was actually helping others in a real sense, she would seek out any sort of hospital or convalescing spaces to play for patients as well.

High on their initial priority list would have been finding a secure space for sleeping at night. I don’t think it would even have to be the same place every night; perhaps there are a few inns that will provide a room for a night whenever she performs? Or maybe they’ve made a connection with a sweet old widow with lodgings to let for cheap, offsetting the cost by running errands and whatnot.

I like any of those options; create the details of the locations and NPCs as you like. I'll adjust as needed, but I don't think I'll need to.
Mar 29, 2024 3:00 am
spaceseeker19 says:

Yes, you have added Wolf and Giant Spider to Morik's repertoire as well. In addition, there are several common <CR1 beasts that Morik has seen in everyday life: Cat, Dog, Frog, Mastiff, Mule, Riding Horse, Spider, Rat. What other normal, non-monstrous beasts has he observed during his life in and around Mara? He saw the brown bear, yes: do you have an idea what the situation was in which he saw it? That's just an opportunity to flesh out the character a bit more.
Okay, this is a really cool prompt for me to delve deeper into the character. I'll have a think about some of this stuff.
Apr 16, 2024 7:38 am
I think I accidentally submitted another character. I plan on building a wood elf barbarian Outlander.

rolling

Rolls

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

Stats-(4d6h3 : (6566) = 18

4d6h3 : (6655) = 17

4d6h3 : (2566) = 17

4d6h3 : (2616) = 14

4d6h3 : (2132) = 7

4d6h3) : (5263) = 14

Apr 16, 2024 7:44 am
Did I do something wrong? It looks too good to be true.
Apr 16, 2024 7:52 am
Another outlander elf? That makes 3.
Check out Elowins background if you want to see what Elowin Galanode and Adran Galanodel is comming from.
forkbeard says:
Did I do something wrong? It looks too good to be true.
@forkbeard Nope you did it right. You got very lucky on your roll
Last edited April 16, 2024 7:53 am
Apr 16, 2024 1:12 pm
I’ve never seen rolls like that. Congrats mate.
Apr 16, 2024 1:51 pm
OOC:
Looks at the stats.
Laughs in Theran Naïlo.

For perspective, Theran's stats are 16, 12, 11, 10, 9, 9 -- AFTER racial bonuses.
Apr 16, 2024 3:56 pm
@forkbeard - the first post in this thread lists the different characters AND their initial relationships (how they know and trust each other). If you do decide to stick with making an outlander barbarian, that person doesn't have to be from Mara, but your character should have had enough interactions with some of the other PCs to know them and join them. As @runekyndig mentioned, both Elowin and Adran are outlanders, so you could have met them in the wilds. Or you could be a black sheep from Elysia/Eozindra's family, outcast long ago. You could know Bramlin and/or Morik from combat trials, military engagements, or from tavern excursions. You might even know Findal the gnome sage (the party's current NPC employer) from past interactions, though I'd recommend against that being the only connection. These are just some ideas for how you and the PCs know each other; you are by no means limited to just those.
Apr 16, 2024 10:42 pm
forkbeard says:
Did I do something wrong? It looks too good to be true.
I am SO jealous.

Let's not forget my initial roll for stats was: 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16.
Apr 17, 2024 8:37 am
My idea was to have a wood elf barbarian. The barbarian part came because he was raised by wolves or maybe savage humanoids like gnolls or orcs or something.
His family and tribe were killed when he was maybe a toddler so he could speak the Elvish language but still have a lot of influence by the ones who raised him. The actual individuals who raised him would have died of old age while he was still a young man by Elvish standards and then he would meet other people other wood elves in the forest or whatever.

What do you think?
Apr 17, 2024 1:08 pm
You have read a bit about where the group are at the moment. It is fair to expect that the next chapter of the adventure would be a city adventure. How do you think a raised-by-wolf character would fit into the group?

A "barbarian" doesn't have to be a snarling beast of a warrior. It could be a sophisticated warrior who fight with elegant grace (unarmed combat) and with passion & reckless abandon (rage) throws himself into a conflict.
Apr 17, 2024 3:44 pm
if I changed my character to a more city friendly one could I keep that roll? thinking of maybe high elf eldritch night with maybe a soldier background . maybe stereotypical haughty elf personality
Apr 17, 2024 4:11 pm
Your epic rolls are yours for your character. Eldritch knight sounds good
Apr 17, 2024 4:12 pm
No I'm going to keep him he's not going to be a typical barbarian he's going to be a very quiet shy barbarian,


inspiration

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishi
Apr 17, 2024 8:15 pm
forkbeard says:
No I'm going to keep him he's not going to be a typical barbarian he's going to be a very quiet shy barbarian,


inspiration

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishi
I love this so much
Apr 18, 2024 12:27 am
forkbeard says:
if I changed my character to a more city friendly one could I keep that roll? thinking of maybe high elf eldritch night with maybe a soldier background . maybe stereotypical haughty elf personality
You can do whatever you want with your character, within the confines of the rules. You're certainly not locked to playing your initial idea from before you rolled - make what you like! I'll edit the table when you decide.

With regard to barbarians...while I do enjoy the archetypal, Slaine-style barbarian, I also appreciate atypical barbarians. One of my favorite characters I've played in the last ten years I generated randomly using the Xanathar's Guide background tables. She is a middle-aged human woman with greying hair, shy, kind, polite, speaks softly, but she's had such a life of frustrated dreams and lost opportunities that she sometimes explodes into terrifying rages of repressed emotions: a barbarian.

All that's to say that you don't need to stick to archetypes (though they are fun). The barbarian class refers to the mechanical things that the character is capable of doing, but you don't have to stick to the idea of a primitive outlander any more than a cleric has to be an acolyte. For myself, I often like to choose race, background, and class randomly, which can result in interesting combinations that are then fun to explain. How did the urchin become a wizard, or the criminal a paladin, or the sage a barbarian?
Apr 18, 2024 11:28 am
Ishi last of his Tribe
Sort of a cross between the real Ishi and Jungle Book

I've decided he's not literally raised by wolves but by a savage race that wiped out a clan or village or something not literally a tribe.

When he was a toddler and he could speak Elvish, he was given his Child name Ishi. Shortly thereafter his village was wiped out by marauders. Later he felt responsible, somehow as children often are. He was saved from being killed by a half orc woman, wife of the orc chief, who had recently lost a child. She adopted him and taught him common speech, She had a short lifespan and when she died he had no protector so he fled into the trees and met some elves. They thought he was rude and uncouth but they took him back to their village and the elder said they might be distantly related and sent out messages. The replies came back from some people in Mara, so he sent him down to Mara33
when a guide was available

Possibilities
• the PC's were not involved it was other elves
• PCs were involved but they had already left for Grayhaven
• The PCs were there

Raised by orcs might explain his incredible strength

Psycological trauma can be dealt with later

Places where the action could happen
• the Nubetanya mountain range
• the Trollfell Forest
• the Tanglebrier Forest
Apr 19, 2024 4:59 am
I like the idea that Ishi was raised in the Nubetanya Mountains. How's this? The village was sacked by giants. Basically a rival village was going to be crushed by the giants themselves, but their chief fast-talked the giants into a deal: the giants would spare them, and in return, the chief would offer up the location of a bigger, more prosperous village to be sacked instead. The giants accepted this deal, and they attacked Ishi's people, who fought back desperately enough that a few of the giants were mortally wounded. After trampling all the warriors and most of the buildings, the giants left, and the chief of the smaller village and his people picked over the remains of Ishi's village, looking for salvage and/or survivors, because they were always looking to swell their ranks and improve their lot. The chief's wife, a half-orc, saw the orphan and adopted him. As a small group of hardy survivors, the adoptive village led a nomadic existence, always ready to strike camp and move out in face of a serious threat, so Ishi grew tough as well. Does that work with the traits/bond/ideals you had in mind?

How old do you think Ishi is, relative to the other PCs? Has he been wandering the region for a few years, or for many decades? Who among the PCs might have met Ishi in their day-to-day life? Would he have been viewed as an older "uncle" by some, or as a young "nephew"? Was he used as a scout for the military (and so might know Bramlin, Gunter, and/or Morik)? Did he visit the ancient Lunean temple where Adran and Elowin were raised? Was he sent into Mara by some elves and tried to enter into the circles of Maran high society, and so come into contact with Elysia and/or Eozindra, or did he meet either or both of them in the less couth areas of the city as he was struggling to make a living in this strange urban environment?

What other ideas do people have?

Edit: As an alternative, if you don't come up with connections, we can always just have circumstances in the game push you all together; I'm not averse to that. But it will be easier to know how to do that once you submit the character to the game (at which point I can see the ideal & traits you've selected).
Apr 19, 2024 11:58 am
My idea of a "raised by wolves" kind of upbringing would require the original village to be mostly elves so he lived a few years with his family so he knew something about the customs (like child names) and Elvish language. When his village was attacked he thought it was his fault like kids who think thee the divorce of their parents is their fault. He he would be brought up by wolves in the sense of savage humanoids where he would be treated very badly,

He was only about 20 years old when he met some elves. They thought of him as a "nephew" but not closely related.
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Was he used as a scout for the military (and so might know Bramlin, Gunter, and/or Morik)? Did he visit the ancient Lunean temple where Adran and Elowin were raised? Was he sent into Mara by some elves and tried to enter into the circles of Maran high society, and so come into contact with Elysia and/or Eozindra, or did he meet either or both of them in the less couth areas of the city as he was struggling to make a living in this strange urban environment?
i like all of these.

revenge

Earn an adult name

See the note section at the bottom of the character for more description and bond flaw kind of stuff
Apr 21, 2024 7:10 am
1st level hp 15
2nd level hp 10
i don't want to push my luck
Apr 21, 2024 3:32 pm
@forkbeard Very good. I've accepted the character. There's four things I'd like you to do to complete him:

1) Choose that additional language
2) Make the character public
3) Rename the character in your character library so that he shows up as "Ishi" or "Ishi last of his tribe" rather than "wood elf barbarian"
4) Decide why you're in Grayhaven now

The rest of the group can suggest ideas for that last one.
Apr 22, 2024 6:58 am
@forkbeard I see you've done the first and third: great! I'll be inserting Ishi into the scene now (you can explain in character why Ishi is in Grayhaven as we proceed).

Just a reminder: making the character public involves clicking "Characters" in the GP top nav, then clicking "My characters" in the drop-down menu. On the page listing your characters, the little "book" icon will make Ishi public...but I think you know that, as you have a bunch of public PCs already (I love "oook," by the way).

I'm not sure I explained it recently: I encourage people to make their characters public in public games primarily because it can help players coordinate and cooperate when they have a way to quickly remind themselves of what the other characters are, as well as what they can do. Many players participate in several games at once, and being able to click on a character name and see the character sheet really can help people get their bearings. "Oh, that's right - this is the druid talking to the hag!"
Apr 22, 2024 9:40 am
I might bea little slow and short because we will be watching the Den stora älgvandringen
the big moose migration, 24/7 Slow TV
https://www.svtplay.se/den-stora-algvandringen


• Ishi was born into a wood elf village in the Nubetanya mountains
• he lived happily for a few years with his family so he knew something about the customs (like child names) and Elvish language
• his village was destroyed by marauding orcs almost all were killed
• he thought it was his fault, like kids who think their parents' divorce is their fault
• Was saved by the half orc wife of orc Chieh she had just lost a child and adopted ishi
• He he would be "raised by wolves" in the sense of savage humanoids where he would be treated very badly
• when his adopted mother died he fled the orcs because he had no one to protect him

He was only about 20 years old when he met some elves in mountains. They thought of him as a "nephew" but not closely related.

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Was he used as a scout for the military (and so might know Bramlin, Gunter, and/or Morik)? Did he visit the ancient Lunean temple where Adran and Elowin were raised? Was he sent into Mara by some elves and tried to enter into the circles of Maran high society, and so come into contact with Elysia and/or Eozindra, or did he meet either or both of them in the less couth areas of the city as he was struggling to make a living in this strange urban environment?
i like all of these.


(ook from Tetty Pratchet)
Apr 28, 2024 4:26 pm
forkbeard says:
Was he sent into Mara by some elves and tried to enter into the circles of Maran high society, and so come into contact with Elysia and/or Eozindra, or did he meet either or both of them in the less couth areas of the city as he was struggling to make a living in this strange urban environment?
If your knowing of her goes back that far, you wouldn’t have met Eozindra. You would’ve met Elysia in the less couth areas of Mara. She might’ve been a familiar face at high society gatherings if you ever entered them, but you wouldn’t know her true name so you probably wouldn’t have put two and two together.

Okay, now I can make the post I want now that I know how we know each other.
Apr 29, 2024 5:51 pm
I really threw a wrench in GM’s plan of "Y’all know each other" with my backstory. lol whups
Apr 29, 2024 6:26 pm
Well, most of the party doesn't know her REAL identity, but most can know her from her performances. I actually thought it was pretty elegant way to have secrets and still be familiar to others.
On an unrelated note, I really hope that Ishi - who is probably at least as old as Elowin and Adran - continues to refer deferentially to Elowin as "Auntie" and for Elowin to get flustered about what she perceives as an implicit impugning of her age. It has all the makings of a wonderful comic tension.
Apr 29, 2024 10:19 pm
spaceseeker19 says:
I actually thought it was pretty elegant way to have secrets and still be familiar to others.
Thank ye sir! I was proud of it.
spaceseeker19 says:
On an unrelated note, I really hope that Ishi - who is probably at least as old as Elowin and Adran - continues to refer deferentially to Elowin as "Auntie" and for Elowin to get flustered about what she perceives as an implicit impugning of her age. It has all the makings of a wonderful comic tension.
Saaaaame. I love it.
Apr 30, 2024 3:15 am
spaceseeker19 says:


On an unrelated note, I really hope that Ishi - who is probably at least as old as Elowin and Adran - continues to refer deferentially to Elowin as "Auntie" and for Elowin to get flustered about what she perceives as an implicit impugning of her age. It has all the makings of a wonderful comic tension.
So do I :)
May 1, 2024 2:19 am
I can’t wait to watch the interactions!
Jul 5, 2024 10:32 am
Level 3 let's goooo

Rolls

Level 3 HP Increase - (1d8)

(5) = 5

Jul 5, 2024 3:16 pm
Alrighty... outside of cleaning up the sheet a bit (*cough*SteelDefender*cough*) I should be good.

I will admit, the hand crossbow sort of changed my plans a bit. Swapped out a cantrip -- Green-Flame for Prestidigitation. Also swapped out an infusion -- Homonculous for Repeating Shot. (Realized both Homonculous and Steel Defender take a bonus action to direct, and while I dig the versatility of having both I'm trying to not overcomplicate things too much. Plus, only 1 bonus action.)

Took the average for HP. Not feeling lucky today. Lol

One question: Does anyone have some glass vials or something similar? I'd like to at least use the Alchemy Jug before I make that infusion not active, but if I can't it's NBD.
Last edited July 5, 2024 3:18 pm
Jul 5, 2024 5:46 pm
I'm almost done. Looking forward to my beastly rituals

going for it!

Rolls

level 3 HP - (1d12+3)

(7) + 3 = 10

Jul 5, 2024 6:24 pm
Not much happens for the 3rd level cleric
average hp and 2nd level spells
Jul 5, 2024 10:12 pm
MaJunior says:
I will admit, the hand crossbow sort of changed my plans a bit.
Out of curiosity, which sister's offer did you take?
Jul 5, 2024 11:28 pm
Redamancy says:
MaJunior says:
I will admit, the hand crossbow sort of changed my plans a bit.
Out of curiosity, which sister's offer did you take?
I figured Adran was left holding both of them, and said something like, "No no, I only need one" and gave one back to whomever took it from him.
Jul 5, 2024 11:56 pm
MaJunior says:
I figured Adran was left holding both of them, and said something like, "No no, I only need one" and gave one back to whomever took it from him.
I love this. The visual in my head is hilarious.
Jul 9, 2024 5:19 am
OK, so I think what we have from advancing to level 3 is the following:

Ishi becomes a Totem Barbarian (bear), gaining 10 HP to (35/35).
Elowin advances as a Twilight Cleric, taking average HP for (24/24).
Adran is a Battle Smith Artificer, taking average HP for (26/26).
Eozindra isn't listed as L3 yet, but advanced as a College of Eloquence Bard and gained 5 HP (15/15).
Elysia is a Thief Rogue, taking the average HP for (24/24)
Morik is a Circle of the Moon Druid, but hasn't increased HP yet.

Is that correct?
Jul 9, 2024 5:42 am
Morik's HP should be updated to level 3 now, taking the average (5 Avg + 4 Con +1 Dwarven Toughness). I've also added a new spell prepared. I'm pretty sure that's all that druids get at level 3.
Jul 9, 2024 7:46 am
yes - and thank you for the chapter summery
Jul 9, 2024 2:27 pm
@MaJunior, I'm assuming that Adran is cobbling together his new mechanical companion - the "Steel Defender" - from various bits and bobs that he and the rest of the party supplies. If you like, each player could suggest an item that their PC is contributing for him to incorporate into it (just for flavor).

In addition to that, what is its completed appearance? How many legs does it have? What will you call it?
Jul 9, 2024 3:57 pm
So, I figured it would start as a construct made more of salvage (based on what was happening in the story). Adran has a long rest, so I was thinking he could wander around and see what he could find. Maybe "salvage" some armor and shields from fallen foes for the body and so on. Harkening back to all the time he spent taking apart the construct from his backstory.

I'm thinking it will have 4 legs, more of a canine-esque build. As for what to call it... I don't know yet. Lol
Jul 10, 2024 4:46 am
I don't mind giving Adran the clockwork contraptions I... uhh... stole rehomed *cough cough* from Tykus' apartment.
Jul 10, 2024 6:36 am
spaceseeker19 says:
Eozindra isn't listed as L3 yet, but advanced as a College of Eloquence Bard and gained 5 HP (15/15).
Whoops, my bad! Fixed that now. Accurate summary for the bard. Bring on the discussions!

Looking through what I have to proffer for the defender build. I think we were supposed to start the game with some kind of trinket? I never added one so … can I add one now and offer it up for the sake of robobuddy?
Jul 10, 2024 3:18 pm
Redamancy says:
Looking through what I have to proffer for the defender build. I think we were supposed to start the game with some kind of trinket? I never added one so … can I add one now and offer it up for the sake of robobuddy?
Sure, that's fine. Some people like to play up their trinket into their PC background - witness Bramlin and his silver bird - but I think your character has plenty of backstory already, so if you're willing, go for it!
MaJunior says:
Adran has a long rest, so I was thinking he could wander around and see what he could find. Maybe "salvage" some armor and shields from fallen foes for the body and so on.
I think incorporating a shield makes a lot of sense, particularly with the "Deflect Attack" reaction ability. We can say that, in addition to his own gear, Adran managed to cadge two shields, a spear, and a brace of daggers from the fallen guards when his group returned to the Inn. There's also the clockwork frog, and the various gears and springs that Kilikina already mentioned. In addition, @Kilkina and @Redamancy could provide some details about the abandoned basement that they've found: what is in the building above? What might have been stored and forgotten in this basement?
Jul 10, 2024 6:40 pm
Oh... oh yay! *flexes fingers* I've gotchu, let me equip my fanfic writer's hat and I'll make you a post for this!
Sep 8, 2024 6:36 am
@spaceseeker19 I'm starting to feel that Elowin has become a bit flat in her character. I would like to get some more depth to her. Ideally it could be plot-relevant but I'm open for suggestions, before I make up something myself.
Sep 8, 2024 3:12 pm
runekyndig says:
@spaceseeker19 I'm starting to feel that Elowin has become a bit flat in her character. I would like to get some more depth to her. Ideally it could be plot-relevant but I'm open for suggestions, before I make up something myself.
There is a pretty major character development coming for each of the characters at the end of this module, but I appreciate that that is probably still weeks away in real-world time.
In the meantime, do you want a change in motivation, backstory, or personality, or do you want more opportunities to express character in conversations?
Conversation - a primary way that character is expressed - depends a great deal on player-to-player interaction, but I could provide more talkative NPCs, possibly including making Lunea a bit more chatty. The goddess is very real to Elowin, so I could make her more of a interactive character.
Sep 8, 2024 5:14 pm
chatting with Luna? That is a good idea. She has already started to combat the claustrophobia
Nov 4, 2024 6:29 pm
Quote:
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.
Trinket: An invitation to a party where a murder happened.
OOC:
Cool!

As a girl, she was thief in Grayhaven. Running under the name Shade She knew Eozindra Arilyra (@Redamancy) and Elysia Nightthorn (@Kilikina)
She tried to steal from a church and was caught by a kind and stern priest. She had the choice of prison or community service in the church. She resented it at first, but found peace and meaning in the teaching of Ellendaed, Goddess of Valor or Bealdor the High, God of the Sun.
She took the name Faith and began training as a paladin in the church.
She attended a party in an official church capacity, and this was where dark smoke began rolling out around her (as her sorcerer powers manifested in fog cloud). Everyone saw it came from her - wearing church clothes, but a tiefling. Someone was murdered and she fled the scene. While innocent people still thought that she was responsible for the murder or at least an accomplice, even if the evidence says otherwise.
Horrified she fled to the undercity.

- She is still a suspect in the murder
- She has manifested demon power of fire and smoke - something she needs to come to terms with.
- She can't take her paladin oath without the churches blessing

I got an AI to make me an image of Faith and found two new art forms that I like. Pencil Sketch and Ink and Wash
[ +- ] 2 avatars
Last edited November 4, 2024 9:15 pm

Rolls

stats - (4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3)

4d6h3 : (2624) = 12

4d6h3 : (6422) = 12

4d6h3 : (3442) = 11

4d6h3 : (6446) = 16

4d6h3 : (5652) = 16

4d6h3 : (5226) = 13

trinket - (1d100)

(79) = 79

Nov 6, 2024 4:48 am
@spaceseeker19 can you tell me a bit about Bealdor the High, God of the Sun?
I think Faith is part of that church
Nov 6, 2024 4:41 pm
runekyndig says:
@spaceseeker19 can you tell me a bit about Bealdor the High, God of the Sun?
I think Faith is part of that church
I've added an entry for Bealdor the High in the "Deities and Powers" thread in the World Book forum.
Nov 6, 2024 6:09 pm
That is perfect for Faith! Thank you. Blessed are the light! And what is not said, but she thinks: cursed is the darkness causing her to have conflicted feelings towards her newfound magic
Nov 30, 2024 7:26 am
Hello! I'm new but playing a character already in the compaign! I'm friends with Red, and I'll be playing her sister! Will do a proper introduction but wanted to roll stats in case I was supposed to if updating her character. Excited to get to know you all!

Rolls

Stat Roll - (4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3, 4d6h3)

4d6h3 : (1123) = 6

4d6h3 : (5635) = 16

4d6h3 : (5565) = 16

4d6h3 : (4255) = 14

4d6h3 : (1646) = 16

4d6h3 : (4233) = 10

HP Stat Roll - (3d8)

(546) = 15

Nov 30, 2024 9:40 am
Welcome aboard! Thanks for taking over the character!
Nov 30, 2024 4:37 pm
idylliceffie says:
Hello! I'm new but playing a character already in the compaign! I'm friends with Red, and I'll be playing her sister! Will do a proper introduction but wanted to roll stats in case I was supposed to if updating her character. Excited to get to know you all!
Welcome, welcome, @idylliceffie! I'm looking forward to continuing our fun (and sometimes nail-bitingly tense) adventure with you!

It hadn't occurred to me, but it makes sense that you could choose to customize the character for yourself. Unfortunately in this instance, I cannot just reassign the character to another player, nor can I copy the character and give you your own copy.

So, to start with, I recommend you do three things:

1) Given your question, decide to either:
a) keep her existing scores (and derived characteristics such as AC and initiative modifier),
or
b) use your rerolled ability scores (and adjust the derived characteristics)

For reference, you can (possibly) look at the existing Elysia character sheet (that's a clickable link). The ability scores of the original are: STR: 11, DEX: 18, CON: 15, INT: 11, WIS: 12, CHR: 14, which gives that version of the character an AC of 15 (leather armor), HP of 24, and an initiative modifier of +4.

You can also choose to make her human, elf, or half-elf (any of those three make sense narratively); the original Elysia is a half-elf.

2) Before you make a character sheet for Elysia on GP to record your choices, however, I recommend that you look at the character sheets of the other players. There's a fairly wide variety of formatting available just in this party. The characters are all linked from this post at the beginning of this thread (another clickable link). Find a character sheet that you like, and ask that player what template they used. Elysia's original player used the default D&D 5e character sheet provided by Gamers Plane, which may not be your preference. Once you've found a template you like, use your preferred template to create your Elysia's character sheet.

3) On the new Elysia character sheet, if you can view the existing Elysia character sheet (you should be able to, as I asked everyone to make their characters public), you can copy the equipment (the equipment will remain the same) and notes. If you can't view it for some reason, let me know and I'll copy it myself and send it to you.
Dec 4, 2024 8:59 pm
Wondering if @MaJunior has the identify spell or if Zin should pick it up? I think it’s only available to us. I didn’t take it at level 1 so it would be a step back in gaining a spell, but I know in the long term it is handy for a party to have.

Rolls

Level 4 HP - (1d8)

(2) = 2

Dec 5, 2024 1:02 am
I don't have it, and I don't get spells this level.

Actually... I think I could add it to my prepared spell list. I have 4, and I can have 5.

We still need a pearl though.
Last edited December 5, 2024 2:50 am
Dec 5, 2024 1:33 am
I am down to keep an eye out on the hunt for a pearl. If you’re picking it up, I’ll get some other communication based spell. Zone of Truth or Suggestion or something that seems very Zin-like to whip out in dealings with Lord Mayor type shitheads. Maybe Silence. Hmmm.
Dec 5, 2024 6:44 pm
Morik - Level 4:
- Avg HP
- +2 Wis
Dec 5, 2024 7:14 pm
Faith is a 3 level paladin, default hp, oath of devotion is the most fitting subclass, for the twilight sentry that she has become
Dec 5, 2024 9:40 pm
Picked up Actor feat. Building a super spy.
Dec 5, 2024 10:10 pm
I had to double-check to make sure I was remembering correctly, but Feats is not one of the optional rules we are using.
Dec 6, 2024 2:53 am
Whoops my bad. I shall correct it immediately. I will be updating the sheet this weekend; first week of new job has been hectic and I’m losing about 12 hours per day to the commute and everything
Dec 6, 2024 3:27 am
Huh. I honestly forgot feats are technically an optional rule. Well hell, that makes it easy(er).

○ Average HP.
○ +2 DEX
Dec 12, 2024 4:56 am
Hey y'all
I'll be creating a character in the morning.
Rolling now

Rolls

S1 - (4d6h3)

(4251) = 11

S2 - (4d6h3)

(4645) = 15

S3 - (4d6h3)

(3135) = 11

S4 - (4d6h3)

(6243) = 13

S5 - (4d6h3)

(1555) = 15

S6 - (4d6h3)

(1621) = 9

Dec 12, 2024 5:36 am
Welcome. What will you be making?
Dec 12, 2024 4:49 pm
Thanks for accepting the invitation, Eyes, and welcome!

You're free to make a character of any class you like, but if you're interested in knowing what the other characters are, you can refer to the party roster.
Dec 12, 2024 5:25 pm
spaceseeker19 says:
Thanks for accepting the invitation, Eyes, and welcome!

You're free to make a character of any class you like, but if you're interested in knowing what the other characters are, you can refer to the party roster.
Allow me to clean up the party roster ;)
grifter730 Morik "Moonie" Grovehearth (hill dwarf Circle of the Moon Druid)
MaJunior Adran Galanodel (high elf Battle Smith Artificer)
runekyndig Faith (Tiefling paladin/sorcerer)
Redamancy Eozindra Arilyra (half-elf College of Eloquence Bard)
Last edited December 12, 2024 5:26 pm
Dec 12, 2024 10:59 pm
I went with a young wood elf. He's mid 20's but still looks like a kid.
Fighter / Rogue

Not going for optimal build or anything. Just trying to make him fun
Last edited December 12, 2024 11:00 pm
Dec 13, 2024 12:40 am
Thanks. I'm sending you some notes in a separate message.

Just a reminder to everyone: I encourage you to make your characters publicly visible.

@Eyes - I like the background details of your character, Woody. Feel free to name the high elven city; it would have been another vestige of the Drakall Empire, further east than Mara (so Woody would have come west to Mara). Share some elements of your background so that the other players can brainstorm with you to figure out how your PCs know each other. It could be in Mara, it could be in Grayhaven.

We'll introduce Woody to the party as soon as it reaches the surface in Grayhaven again. How/why did Woody come to Grayhaven?
Dec 13, 2024 4:30 am
Eyes says:
I went with a young wood elf. He's mid 20's but still looks like a kid.
He is a kid. Elves aren't considered adults till they hit a century. 😂
Dec 13, 2024 7:54 am
Didn’t realize Morik’s sheet wasn’t public, it should be now.
Dec 13, 2024 5:48 pm
Is Adran visible? Can you guys see the sheet?
Dec 13, 2024 6:17 pm
MaJunior says:
Is Adran visible? Can you guys see the sheet?
I see it fine
Dec 14, 2024 3:02 am
spaceseeker19 says:
OK, Woody's been added to the game.
Not public, just FYI.
Dec 14, 2024 10:15 am
A quick primer on making a character public:

First, you can tell whether your own character is public by going to the Character Library and typing in the name of the character that may or may not be public. If the character shows up there, it's public. If it doesn't, it's NOT.

How do you make a character public? Click/tap on the "Characters" link in the top nav (appears at the top of every page on Gamers Plane), then select "All Characters." You'll be taken to a page listing all of the characters you've made. For each one, there are a series of four icons on the right: a gear, a pencil, a book, and an X. If the book is RED, that means the character IS public. If the book is grey, that character IS NOT public.

https://i.imgur.com/pbz6Z3g.png
In the picture above, the character on top is NOT public, but the character underneath IS public.

Right now, as I check this, the following characters who are/were part of this campaign are public:
Adran
Elysia
5e2014 Faith
Gunter Gotrekson
Morik
Princess (though it is my recreation of the character; GC systematically deleted all of his characters when he quit the site)

These characters are NOT public:
Bramlin Braveless
Elowin
Eozindra
Ishi
Woody the Kid

The reason I encourage characters to be public in play-by-post is that the rate of posting is so much slower that people can forget which characters do what/did what/have what/are capable of what. Removing an impediment to knowing that reduces some of the delay inherent in PbP: if a person on your team can look up something about your character, then there doesn't have to be time (days) spent on a discussion asking for those details.

But it is an encouragement; no one is required to make their PCs public.

I'll be posting the first part of chapter four later today.
Dec 14, 2024 4:28 pm
That campaign tracker is wonderful.

Question are feats allowed at level 4 or are they completely banned?
Dec 14, 2024 5:11 pm
I like the campaign tracker, too. The special abilities that the party has acquired haven't really been used so far; does anyone have any suggestions on how we could remember those unlocked abilities in play?

As for Feats, we're not using Feats in this game. It's an optional rule in 5e (or at least it is in the 2014 version that we are using in this campaign). We have a list of 5e optional rules we are using in this game; Feats is not on the list.

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