Ironmonger's Character Creation Thread

Post needed creation info here

I don't own Mordenkainen's monsters of the multiverse. are you ok with me using the volo's guide to monsters version of the hobgoblin?

I don't have a problem with it. Seems like it isn't more powerful if not maybe a little less.

I won't have the ability to use the help action as a bonus action or fey ancestry. Mostly I'll have light armor proficiency and 2 martial weapon proficiencies. Basically, at the cost of 1 AC I don't have to spend a spell slot on mage armor.

which to me is perfectly fine, especially for a one shot

I know you said the 700 gold was for mundane gear. Can I use any of it to buy scrolls to have more spells in my spellbook?

Mostly wanted to get scroll of detect magic and of comprehend languages, and if enough gold maybe silence to be safe, all rituals that I would keep in my spellbook and not prepare.

The first 2 would cost me 100 gold to copy them into my spellbook, and another 100 for silence. I have roughly 525 gold left after my mundane gear I didn't start with. According to Xanathar's Guide to Everything, it cost 25 gold to scribe a 1st level spell scroll and 250 gold to scribe a 2nd level spell scroll. If we assume it costs twice what it makes to craft to buy, I could get the first 2 for 100 gold, though probably couldn't afford the 2nd level spell as that would be 500 gold.

I think I am good with that.

Obviously it "makes you more powerful" but it also is really just asking to spend gold to use your class features....which cost gold.

Ok, i'll say I spend 100 gold to buy the detect magic and comprehend languages spells and another 100 gold to put them in the spellbook. that leave me without about 325 gold left. Not enough for a 2nd level spell by my logic, so I'll probably just use this to also get alarm, identify, and illusory script and call it a day, with your approval.

yeah that all checks out, numbers wise

Submitted my character. I will add an avatar when I get the chance.

One question: for magic missile, RAW you roll once for all darts, but lots of people like rolling for each dart separately. Since we aren't going to get to lv 10 where am evocation wizard can abuse the RAW ruling, it doesn't matter which method I use, but I prefer RAW. Do you care which way I do it?

no preference here. I also prefer the RAW method, unless I am in the "more dice go boom" mood

Can you multiply on GP? I want to test it below right quick. Nope, looks like it only adds and subtracts, so when I post magic missile, you'll see the name say "Magic Missile (x3)" for example, this means "there are 3 darts and they each do the rolled damage"

2 things of note:
1. I took the magic initiate feat and took booming blade and green flame blade as well as false life.
2. I did not take illusory script, as I needed the 100 gold for the material component for identify.