Character Creation

Do rolls here please

Stat Rolls

I accidentally did 1d20s rather than 4d6 the first time, so I adjusted the post. If you prefer me to use the rolls as they are positioned on the forum stat roll, I would be more than happy to.

These are pretty mediocre rolls.

Greatest to Least: 14, 14, 10, 10, 9, 9

you can use them in whatever order

Ability scores!

Edit - So my rolls are 17, 15, 15, 14, 12, 9

What's everyone thinking about playing?

Well, I was planning to play a magic user because I would find it quite interesting. So my idea is a Dragonborn Sorcerer. The only set back is my stat roll as I will have only have tow +2, two 0, and two -1 bonuses.

Question for the DM: Would I be able to scrap my 4d6 drop low rolls and do point buy?

yes

New Stat Rolls with 27 Point Buy

STR: 11 + 2 = 13
DEX: 12 + 0 = 12
CON: 15 + 0 = 15
INT: 13 + 0 = 13
WIS: 9 + 0 = 9
CHA: 13 + 1 = 14

Dragonborn Sorcerer,

Hello All.

I am newest to the party, and am happy to just be playing, so I can give people a day or two (depending on how quickly we are wanting to start) to pick a race/class combo. I prefer wizards, but am usually pretty happy playing just about anything that the group needs. I will roll up some stats this evening, when I am back near my dice.

EDIT: Went to Random.org and was able to generate stats using 4d6, drop the lowest.
2nd Edit: Roll details

3 + 5 + 2 + 6 = 14
5 + 6 + 5 + 1 = 16
3 + 3 + 1 + 4 = 10
2 + 3 + 5 + 5 = 13
6 + 2 + 4 + 6 = 16
5 + 3 + 4 + 2 = 12.

Once classes are decided upon I will put together a character.

Cheers,
~S

Ability Scores!
Geez, it's black and white...
Final Scores:
15
18
6
12
17
8
I'm thinking I'll go Half-Elf as a Lore Bard.

With those choices made I'm going to play a paladin. I haven't in quite a while, so it should be fun.

I was actually considering going Paladin with Oath of the Crown... It's between that and Lore Bard.

Just making sure I am keeping up -

iCryotic - Dragonborn Sorcerer
JoshuaMabry - Tiefling (Winged) Paladin.
Im_That_0n3_Guy - Bard of unknown race.
Sinnj - Half-Elf Wizard (Transmutation).

Going to edit as we get it sorted.

Im_That_0n3_Guy, if you'd rather play a paladin I'll go rogue.

You really seemes to want to play Pally. I'll go Bard of Valor to act as a median taking AoE spells. DM, will we be leveling up to at least 4 at all?

thatguy2 do you have a setting description posted somewhere online?

OK so the kingdom you will be playing in is the northernmost kingdom, and is generally icy, snowy, and rocky, with several mountain ranges in it and on its border with its neighbor Traen. here is a map

Any major departures from the generic D&D setting? And what pantheon of gods do you use?

I do not know if it just me because it typical shows the url. But there is no map.

You may be viewing the page from somewhere that's blocking the image. That happens to me often at work.

Typically it shows the URL of the image, but not the image itself. In another game that I am currently playing, the only thing I can see is the URL from imgur, but not the image itself.

It's just imgur. Does your work/school/wherever you are block imgur?

They block nearly everything. It is fine if they are blocked on my school laptop, I can still access them on my personal laptop and phone. But I was very surprised when I saw that Gamer's Plane wasn't blocked.

I'm going to play a Winged Tiefling Oath of the Crown Paladin with the City Guard Background.

Can you send me the link to everything if it is homebrew please?

No the racial variant, oath and background are all from the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide.

I do not have that.

Here you go.

thank you

You're welcome. Would it make sense for my character, a Tiefling, to have come from Pavel? If so what other races are common there? If not is there a place in the world it's more likely I'm from?

Hit point rolls

Post roll edit - As both rolls are below the hit die average may I use that for both levels instead?

And will we be starting with standard equipment options?

Yes and yes

So I'm thinking I might want to play a cleric or a monk - we have a bard, a paladin and a sorcerer so far, so I'm thinking I might go monk so we have the less magic-y end of the spectrum. I'll probably just go human for race.
@thatguy, two questions: first, can I use the Variant Human detailed in the PHB? Second, can I use any UA (Unearthed Arcana) material? Specifically the monk traditions: here?
EDIT: I noticed there is a ranger submitted, but no one has said anything about a ranger yet. I'm currently playing two monks, so I'd like to do a ranger if I can, but if there's already a ranger I'll not. Does anyone know?

below a 10 after mods gets a reroll

and if you don't like the way your rolls turned out you can always do a point buy or standard array

Here is what I know of the character classes so far:

iCryotic - Dragonborn Sorcerer
JoshuaMabry - Tiefling (Winged) Paladin.
Im_That_0n3_Guy - Bard of unknown race.
Sinnj - Half-Elf Wizard (Transmutation).

Ooooooo. Couch is in here as well? I am going to enjoy this.

I primarily chose sorcerer to make my character in this game quite different from my others.

Then right now I'm planning on playing a human Ranger. I'll be the normal one among us ;)! Anyhow, since we start at level 3, I'm planning on taking the Hunter Conclave in order to really deal out the damage. I'd like to play the UA Ranger since it is sooo much better than the PHB ranger. Is that OK, @thatguy? Link here.

Absolutely fine Couchlord. I have looked at it before so you are all good

Fabulous. I'll have a character sheet out tomorrow sometime if at all possible!

HP rolls...
EDIT: oops, forgot to add +1. So 12+2=14 for increase.

Hey thatguy2? Can I take Acrobatics from Outlander instead of Athletics? I already took Athletics from Ranger and I think it would work well for my character to have Acrobatics since that's kind of how I envision this character playing out - flips and spins and twirling blades.

*bump*

Yes that is fine. Sorry for the late response school has kept me busy

Same here. I'll get a character up by this weekend.

How many of you are in HS/college?

Not I. Work full time, husband full time, father full time.

I, as a matter of fact, am. I typically try to post when I have free time during school as well as when I am home.

I don't have wifi at school :( stupid classical education. >:(

Nope. Married, kids, job, dogs and stuff. /shrug

Should have completed character up sometime soon. But any idea on when this game might start? Days? Weeks?

hopefully on saturday, or whenever i get the las few character sheets in

Can't wait. :-)

yep :) it's pretty much entirely rp with very little combat which is what i would prefer because i think rp can lead to some great moments

No combat, huh? OK; it will be interesting to try this out. How're we gonna do that though - aren't we on a rescue mission?

On that note, I'll stick with lore bard.

essentially you are escorting people out of the city. there will be some combat though

Oh boy. In the event of more roleplay rather than combat, I am probably going to be creating a Drow Elf Sorcerer. It allows me to stay within the magic class, but it also lets me have a little more fun with the increased role playing. I would like to add that my knowledge of how the races, of which are not human, speak is very minimal if I have any knowledge of it at all. Any tips would be more than appreciated :)

Cheers!

The game has started!

Cool, I'll post as soon as my character is approved.

Posted!

I apologize for my character not being in yet as I had become very sick recently. It should be in tonight; if not, then tomorrow morning.

you are fine. but go ahead and start some rp

The basic of my character are completed. The rest should be finished by tonight. I scrapped my original idea of a Dragonborn Sorcerer due it not saving and created a High Elf Wizard.

that makes two elves and two half-elves... *shrug* #elvensupremacy

My apologies. I'm just quite familiar with elves now so the creation of the character would be rather quick.

Also, I am just happy this isn't Skyrim. I always get destroyed by those damned elves.

Also, two wizards. Should be able to light things up (even though mine is a Transmutation Specialist).

[Corrected] Mine is a student of Conjuration. Not yet entirely skilled within the art, but on his way to it.

Nice. You raise them up, and I will make them a magical hover board! (probably not on the hover board though).

I had forgotten that he practices conjuration rather than necromancy. I had originally picked necromancy until I discovered that it would typically call for an evil alignment, but Enialis is far more good than evil. I had just mixed up the schools when I had posted it, which is why I corrected my earlier post. My bad!

Really? I was just playing and I cleaned out an entire Thalmor fort without breaking a sweat. Maybe I just haven't gotten to the hard ones yet. I'm not very good, though I still have the Jagged Crown which makes my AC pretty amazing. I haven't given it to Tulius yet, lol

I usually play on a pretty high difficulty and the magic-using elves are typically a hard time whenever there are 2 or more of them. The especially get tiring when playing on PC with mods, plus elves are annoying regardless due to them using the Legion as little slaves.

Oh, I gotcha. I'm playing on Xbox which I feel is easier, and the mages are really annoying. I'm also a Legionnaire so the Legion doesn't bother me.

It's not the Legion that annoys me as I am a Legionnaire as well because I do not believe the Stormcloaks have a true reason to fight the Legion considering the Thalmor are the reason why Talos worship was banned. The Thalmor are what I hate as they think they are superior to everyone (they kind of are when it comes to fighting them at a higher difficulty).

My reasoning exactly! That's why I joined the Legion.

This conversation is making me happy! Honestly, I don't mean to brag, but I consider myself an Elder Scrolls Expert, haha. I've plugged 6k+ hours into Skyrim, and don't get me started on Oblivion (absolute favorite). Anyway, I as well am a Legionairre, and here's why: Yes, you're thoughts on the Stormcloaks reasoning for the war is correct, but there's a reason why. In the Thalmor embassy, there's a dossier that talks about Ulfric being their asset- they tortured him and told him to start a rebellion to weaken the empire, not free Skyrim. In other means, the empire accepts all races much more than any other faction- the stormcloaks are racist to anyone not a man (If you haven't noticed, the Dunmar are in slums, and Khajit/Argonians aren't even allowed into the city.) Anyway... Hail the Empire! (Btw.. if you've played Oblivion, you know the Empire is amazing- especially if you unite all of the cities in the final battle.)

I watched a bit of Oblivion and the playing style didn't seem as much my thing and the graphics weren't as good, but that makes two people now who absolutely love the game. Huh. As for the dossier, that's really what tipped the balance for me. I wasn't really sure which way to go and was honestly not liking either side (I just hated the Thalmor) until I read it. Ulfric sounds like a real jerk - he murdered the High King as a power play and is the Thalmor's puppet and since I hate the Thalmor (they seem like a bunch of slippery cut throat prigs) the Empire seems like the best way to put them down, as weak as it is. Put down the Rebellion with the power of the Thu'um, then turn Unrelenting Force upon the forces of the Thalmor!
Favorite shouts, anyone? Mine is Unrelenting Force. I could go for Slow Time or Fire Breath, but so far there's no sensation so satisfying as hurling my enemy(ies) into a wall with the sheer power of my voice. Makes it easy to move up and finish them off as they attempt to regain the ability to stand.

Play style is pretty much the same, but better in a lot of ways- it feels much more like an rpg. Graphics aren't going to be as great obviously, but don't let graphics get in the way of anything. I love em' to be honest, but that's just me. You should absolutely give it another try- or at least watch a full playthrough on YouTube. My favorite Thu'um is definitely Whirlwind Sprint, or Become Ethereal. I love Unrelenting Force when I feel like trolling the Graybeards- ever fight them? Get Spellbreaker to block their shouts, go out back, and FUS RO DAH! them off the Throat of the World.

Yeah, I guess for me I actually don't want it to feel like an RPG as much, I want it to be a bit more streamlined, which is what Skyrim is. I don't dislike it, I just don't think I would like it as much. I've never played Oblivion, just watched a bit of a walkthrough.
Really? Whirlwind Sprint is good, but is it combat effective? Actually... when fighting melee enemies, if you have a good bow Sprinting away and picking them off as they come would be incredibly effective... how about Ethereal? Because you can't hurt anyone so it just postpones the inevitable, right? How do you use it?
Haha, are they essential so you can't kill them? What level do you have to be to get Spellbreaker, generally?
Also, thoughts on the Black Brotherhood? Is it possible to be a loyal Imperial and also complete that storyline? I've heard you have to kill the Emperor at the end...

You do have to kill the emperor- or.. you can betray the Dark Brotherhood (I'll let you figure that out). I'm a diehard archer for sure, so whirlwind sprint comes in handy if an enemy gets too close; Become ethereal isn't meant to be used to help you fight, but help you flight- I play on legendary now, so if I'm getting screwed, that saves my life (but in reality I like jumping off cliffs without getting hurt, particularly college of winterhold bridge xD). You can't kill greybeards, but it's awesome to send em off the mountain- Also, figure it out for Spellbreaker. I don't like spoiling how to do quests, and/or how to find em; it ruins the experience in my opinion. Also, back to D.B. you can still be in the Legion- you're fighting for the cause, not the leader of said cause... he'll just be replaced. SERIOUSLY THOUGH, watch a playthrough of AT LEAST the main story, cause it's the best.

Good to know! I'm more of a melee guy myself though I've started to use sneaking archery when I can.
I totally get the 'don't want to spoil it'! Thanks for keeping me honest. xD

I am that guy who played the game through the first time on the lowest difficulty just to completely wreck every single enemy. Then as I continued to play and encounter new things, I would both increase the difficulty and play each race with its assumed playstyle. I typically play a Nord just to compliment my simple "slash-and-dash" playstyle. Simply striking then dashing away and striking again. Nowadays, I follow the line of sneak and archery as well because undead draugrs hurt when you are on Master.

A DnD game within Skyrim/Cyrodiil would be epic.

Cryotic there is an unofficial elder scrolls tabletop rpg

Yeah... but DnD is truly just the master. I'd be willing to play if you want to DM one cry.

I meant a DnD game consisting of Couch, Im_That, myself, and any others. It would be interesting; meta-gaming might be shown due to it being a video game location.

I am willing to run one, but it would be my first time running a game on PbP. I am experienced with Skyrim, but I failed to sit and read the books within the land (I just collected them for bookcases, haha!). But I am up for it. Give me some time and we shall give it a shot.

You can create the characters now if you want. 1st level. Anything from PHB. Either 4d6 drop low or point buy.

Cool! I'm excited.

How're we going to account for the versatility that Skyrim has that D&D does not. Any ideas?
Also Cryo, can we use UA (Unearthed Arcana)? It's a collection of official Wizards of the Coast stuff that's released after the PHB came out. It really expands on a lot of the core ideas of the PHB and I really like some of them. Even if we don't use them, look them over--they're a whole lot of fun to play.

We should continue this on a forum within the game. We're flooding this thread.

True.

I apologize for the flood of a different game within this game's posts.

Oh you're fine.

May my character be approved?

And you are now cryotic

I apologize everyone, I have to bow out of this game. It looks like it's going to be a fun story, so I'm sorry I'll be missing out.

alright. i'm sorry too.

I'm sorry!
I think I'm in that boat too. Life's really kicking in on my end and I'm in like 10 games and DMing two so I really need to clear my game cache. Hopefully someone else will be able to get more fun out of this and participate more than I would have been able to.
Farewell!

I am sorry as well.

Hello there everyone. I'm a bit late to the party I admit.

Hey everybody ! First time playing pbp for me, hope I'll fit right in ! English is not my first language so if I make a few mistakes, I won't mind if somebody corrects me.

I'll roll my stats now but I don't know what I'll play yet....
I want to look at the party composition and read a few post to get the feel of the game, but I should have a character ready by tomorrow.

Still getting used to the dice rolling feature...
so my stats will be 11,14,15,15,12,15

Edit: just realised that my rolls are high because I forgot to remove the lowest dice... sorry...
...so final results should be 16,14,13,13,12,10

Nice! Glad to have a newcomer!

I have to much choices I'd like for my character lol....
What do you guys like to see in your party ?
A barbarian, a cleric, a druid, a fighter or a rogue ?...

Can I do a Dex based Barbarian that can add his rage bonus on dex attacks ?
If yes, that will be my character ! The race would be Tabaxi (from Volo's guide to monsters) or a shifter (from the unearthed arcana on eberron) or a stout halfling.....

Volo's guide to monsters

Unearthed Arcana - Eberon

we have 2 wizards, a monk, a ranger, and a bard currently. a healer could be nice for any risky situations, but it is your call. I am also allowing homebrew so if you find something let me know and send me the link :)

that would work :)

ok I'll go for a healer !!

Indeed. A healer or any melee-based class should suffice. We have plenty magic-users.

I think I'll go for a Cleric (Life)...

For the race can I use a hill dwarf but switch his bonus ? (Wis+2 & Con+1 instead of Con+2 & Wis+1)

And can I homebrew a cantrip that would be like shillelagh...
Sacred Weapon
Transmutation cantrip
Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (melee weapon and holy symbol)
Duration: 1 minute
The melee weapon you are holding is imbued with radiant power. For the duration, you can use your spellcasting ability instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of melee attacks using that weapon, and the weapon emits a radiant bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. The weapon also becomes magical, if it isn’t already. The spell ends if you cast it again or if you let go of the weapon.

...and a background...
Medical Cook
Skill Proficiencies: Perception, Survival
Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism kit, Cook utensils
Equipment: Herbalism kit, Cook utensils
Feature: Medicinal cooking: By combining your knowledge of cooking and herbs, you are able to cook meals that enhances the natural healing process of those that eat them. On a short rest, reroll 1's on hit dice spent and add your prof bonus on them. On a long rest, regain an additional hit dice and get advantage on the next constitution saving throw against disease for the next 24 hours.

Those would work, yes.

Good, you'll have my character by tonight !!

Alright.

rolling my hp...

oups, my con bonus (+6 for 3 lvls) and my dwarven toughness (+3 for 3 lvls) didn't kick in... so 29 hp total

ok so how do I send you my character sheets ?

nevermind I found how...I submited my character sheet, so when everything is in order just give me the go sign when you want me to arrive on scene ! Hope I'll be of some help to you guys

Hey, I'll be joining soon. Do you feel like you are missing any roles? I don't mind about class so much but I'd like to be a really nice guy. Not necessarily lawful, just really friendly.

we have 2 paladins, two wizards, and a bard

Monk then I think

I see things have been quiet for a month. Hoping I can start things off again.
Re-roll ones?