Character Creation

Len

Oct 4, 2024 1:34 am
Edition: We are using the 2024 Player's Handbook If you don't have a copy, you can access the free rules from D&D Beyond, which has a

Starting Level: 3rd Level, which gives every character their subclass choice (unless you multiclass).

Attributes: Point Buy, 27 points
[ +- ] Point Buy Costs
Class and Species: You may choose from any in the 2024 PHB. Multiclassing is okay.

Backgrounds House Rule: In order to allow for more character concepts, you may ignore your background's prescribed attribute boost and origin feat if another choice better suits your character concept. Either boost any three attributes by +1, or boost one attribute by +2 and another by +1. Likewise, you are free to select any origin feat to best suit your concept.

Equipment: You may take the equipment listed in background and class, or take the equivalent gold and spend it on the items listed in the PHB.

Character Sheet: Use the custom 5e sheet by pressing the "Create Character" button in the sheet below.
[ +- ] D&D 5e 2024
Oct 4, 2024 10:53 am
I've submitted Lady Elodie Clairmont, a human battlemaster. She's nobility, but her family has accrued some debts that she needs to pay off by way of dungeon delving.

Elodie

https://i.imgur.com/bmkcvKz.png
Last edited October 4, 2024 10:54 am
Oct 4, 2024 5:00 pm
I'm submitting Subeen, a human "world tree" barbarian with the soldier background. @MoMo would Lady Elodie need a 6-foot-tall semi-washed bodyguard/handmaiden?
Oct 4, 2024 5:17 pm
I think Jackie is also going with Elodie's sister (and also a noble), so you could be our bodyguard, for sure!
Oct 4, 2024 6:10 pm
Submitting Elara Clairmont, a half-elf diviner and half-sister of Elodie. Although she is the younger sibling, she is heir to the family throne as titles are passed down the magical (Elven) line in House Clairmont.

https://i.imgur.com/58CDUSu.jpeg
Last edited October 4, 2024 7:35 pm
Oct 4, 2024 10:14 pm
Can we start playing immediately please? :)
Oct 4, 2024 10:49 pm
I know this is basically a one-shot, but I figure it couldn't hurt to learn more about the Clairmont family. Are they elven nobility, hence why Elara is heir apparent? Are they an old family, and do they have a private army or cadre of mercenary guards?

I'm sorta thinking that Subeen (no last name) was always in the military, raised to protect and fight for the Clairmont family. I see her as an orphan adopted by the unit. While the guards were highly disciplined, Subeen always had to force herself into a fury in order to keep pace. Eventually it became a habit to fly into a bloodlust whenever combat transpired.

Subeen's fighting style will consist of axe and shield. She has the Tough feat and Rage to absorb more damage, and Weapon Mastery with axes to either grant herself advantage (with handaxe) or try to knock the opponent prone (with battleaxe).
Oct 5, 2024 12:13 am
Elodie is a duelist/fencer, wielding a rapier and wearing medium armor. She relies on superior positioning and tactics to see her through a fight, maintaining a cool head. She's not weak; She's above average in terms of raw strength. She just leans more into her acrobatic side for combat, anyway. With Len's permission, she'll have been recently knighted (as a part of giving up her rights of succession).

Old family, a twist of a human and elven house mixing together with only the elven side producing any magically-gifted children. Being capable of magic is a must for succession, so when Elodie showed no talent for it (recently, in the timeline), she gave up her rights to Elara (who would rather just get to chill, from my talks with Jackie). A cadre of guards sounds right, maybe with Subeen being the one that is specifically assigned to Elodie and Elara?
Oct 5, 2024 12:29 am
Yeah Elara and Elodie were both hoping for Elodie to get the throne because she is prepared for it and wants to lead and Elara would just rather do fortune telling and ice sculpting tricks for fun and entertainment and not have any responsibilities.

I could see Elara having tried to get Subeen to goof off with her while on duty, especially if she was assigned to the sisters and also especially if she is youngish as she seems to be in her picture. Both sisters are in their 20s and Elara has fairly recently finished some elven magical noble equivalent of primary-through-postsecondary education hence the sage background, and she was hoping that that was the hard part of life and now she could finally relax! Oops.
Last edited October 5, 2024 12:30 am
Oct 5, 2024 12:57 am
Sounds awesome!

Len

Oct 5, 2024 12:59 am
CancerMan says:
I know this is basically a one-shot
Yep, a simple game with a clear end-point. But, if everyone is having fun, there is a framework for staging future adventures with these characters.

All these characters are looking fantastic! I'll spool up the adventure and start it Saturday.
Oct 5, 2024 1:16 am
I wrote Subeen's age as 18, and I can see how she'd be assigned as the sisters' personal attaché at a young-enough age to gain familiarity.

Subeen would definitely be Elodie's punching bag, someone that presents enough of a threat for her to practice her maneuvers with effectiveness, and tough enough to soak up said maneuvers.

As well, Subeen would be Elara's partner-in-crime. There's always time for shenanigans!

And both ladies need someone to carry their luggage.
Oct 5, 2024 1:29 am
I’m planning on Elodie being a noble’s noble, in that she believes nobles deserve respect of commoners, but that they in turn are expected to serve, in their nobly ways. So she might expect Subeen carry luggage but Elodie would be the one to suffer a punishment for the sake of the group, or take blame for something going awry, or do the dangerous thing so that others didn’t have to, because she’s the honorable and powerful one.

Not that she thinks she’s inherently better than anyone, and she doesn’t look down on people, but she sees this as the way of the world.

Len

Oct 5, 2024 4:35 pm
I'm excited to say that Jabes is joining us! Let's wait for Jabes to read over the material and make a character before we start. I think the Clairmont family dungeon delving crew will be happy to have a fourth team member once the game is on.
Oct 6, 2024 11:30 am
Hi all!

I've only quickly skimmed the threads, gonna do another read later, but Gnome Artificer (Battlesmith) in service to the Clairmonts is my first thought. Not sure if Artificer is in the PHB though. If not, then I might go Arcane Trickster instead.

Edit: I would like to add now that this person is a known defector from House Volaris. Which is totally not sus, and that is why Subeen absolutely trusts her to be around the sisters! 🤪

https://i.imgur.com/GLAk5ef.jpeg
Last edited October 6, 2024 2:42 pm
Oct 13, 2024 12:36 am
Rolling for a trinket.

82 = Half a floor plan for a temple, a castle, or another structure.
Last edited October 13, 2024 12:36 am

Rolls

Trinket - (1d100)

(82) = 82

Oct 13, 2024 12:20 pm
Rolling for a trinket.

I got a rabbit's foot.
Last edited October 13, 2024 12:23 pm

Rolls

Trinket - (1d100)

(59) = 59

Oct 13, 2024 3:04 pm
Rolling for a trinket.

Got a white, sequined glove sized for a human.
Last edited October 13, 2024 3:04 pm

Rolls

trinket - (1d100)

(35) = 35

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