Ok. First, some questions.
Is Elemental Evil, Sword Coast Adventurers' Guide, and other print WOTC good for consumption?
How much of the optional rules are we considering on using? Rapid quaffing sounds bad w/o context but it makes potions a lot more potent.
They say Halflings mature at the age of 20. How young is too young? 15? 16?
Am I right in assuming that we agreed on the ff:
a) With ToC available, I roll a d20 to check if I cause a WMS for every 1st level spell or higher cast.
b) With ToC expended, I roll for a WMS immediately.
c) ToC must be used in moderation and there are some surge effects that will be mellowed out (at least in the early stages of the game).
So my idea for
Bobby is a latent spellcaster that would probably never be great at it. Maybe decent but not great. He is a kid that has seen things, terrible things.
He was born in Port Damali, Wildemount. Sold at the age of 13, he believes he has a slight idea of "how the world works" and that fate rules us all (but sometimes, the hand of fate must be forced). He has no idea how his family stands now. His only remembrances are a pet mouse that his mother always scolded him about and a small wooden statuette of a father he never met. He spent years in the slave trade. Spending most of his time as fodder or a bar for comparison for the patrons, never being bought. He escaped during the dragon fiasco while cargo and shipments were in disarray. A unicorn suddenly appeared in his captors midst. After seeing such a magnificent creature, Bobby saw the chance, bolted and never looked back. Hopeful, blissful, and fire lit in his belly. A handful followed suit, a catastrophe for most, a blessing for some. Bobby left his cares, fears, and ambitions behind to live a life for himself. If he is going to die, he is going to die in his own terms.
It has been a year since all that.