Avraham / Lunareth Vaeloria

Welcome to Waterdeep @Avraham! This is your own "Session zero" thread.

Hello, htech, and thank you for the invitation. I'm just brainstorming here, but would you allow the Church of Selune as one of the factions? It isn't listed in your thread but is mentioned in the Wiki article on organizations in Waterdeep.

Of course! Feel free to create a devotee of Selune. The Moon Maiden is very prominent in Waterdeep.

In fact, the House of the Moon still has the tallest tower of any temple in the city, rising nearly 75 feet above the street. =)

Thank you. While not 100% complete, I submitted a character for your review. I didn't pick an "extra" trait since the heritage gives two and the background gives something as well. Happy to add another if you wish. Also, I welcome any feedback or constructive criticism you may have. Thank you!

Character approved! As suggestions for your missing trait, it could be one of:



The first ones will make your character a cleric, instead of just an acolyte. The last ones are, maybe, useful in some situations.

... Or you can add your trait later, during play =)

What do you think?

I think I will go with Divine Blessing. Luna was not cut out to be a cleric/priest, so Healer would be too strong. However, this fits into my perception of his being goddess-touched. How he will use it and what traits he will develop remains to be seen :)

Thank you!

Regarding your hooks, there are two which would resonate with my character. "A Silent Patrol" would appeal to a member of the Church of Selûne. Finding someone who is lost and needing saving to return to the glorious light of the moon would tug strongly on his heartstrings. "The Masked Soirée" would appeal to Luna's Moon Elf heritage. The one which would almost certainly not be of interest to him would be "A Hot Opportunity". He has neither training nor interest in disarming "clicking things". He would be neutral on the remaining two.

Also, regarding NPC/relationships, I'll add a few after the weekend, I hope, but may reserve to flesh that out more fully until the adventure develops further, if that is alright with you.

Sure! I just need a faction or relationship to start. We already have yours, so that's fine =)

"Worms Beneath the Roots" may intrigue Lunareth, as Selûne is an implacable foe of the undead. He would be neutral on "Ashes to Ashes", however. It wouldn't interest him but if he ends up in a party which has great interest, he wouldn't automatically leave.

Every Divine Blessing is diferent, so we need to create an initial (non-exaustive) spell list for Luna in this thread. =)

I would like to have the final word (specifically about mechanics and gameplay changes) but will let the flavor, description, goals and effects of your spell list be created by you. It's more fun that way, I guess. =)

If you have access to the D&D Player's Handbook, take a look around the cantrips and cleric spells of level 1 for inspiration. Gimme your initial wishlist and we will work together on it. You can also see Briar's spell list here. Note that his spells are generally stronger, since he "spent" two Traits to obtain it.

We can add more spells down the line as well, so you don't need to include everything but the kitchen sink now. =)

Here are my first suggestions:

Looks good. If I can add one more to the available list, I would suggest something based on Guidance, to allow for Focus on a non-martial test. Those three together with the ranged attack would be great, especially for a 1st level character. Would that work?

Sure! Feel free to add all of them to your character sheet in a new section.