Characters creation thread

This is the thread where you can roll what you need to roll to create your character, and share what you want to.

Available resources
You might use anything from the Player Handbook (PHB) or the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (SCAG).
I'd prefer you to stick to those two, but if a character option from another official published book would allow you to come up with an awesome concept, ask me: I'll take a look and let you know if I open this option.

I will use some optional rules from the Dungeon Master Guide (DMG) as I see fit. I’m open to reskinning things after approval, and might allow some spells customization as per the spell design guidelines (and damage type tiers).

And if you get your hands on magical items, they will be handcrafted with love by your GM :)

Creating your character
Create a character at level 1 using any available resource (see above). The human variant is available, as is the roll for starting gold rule.
For your characteristics, use the buy point or the standard array.


Edit 1: adding the other official material as potential options

What about races from other materials (VGtM or MToF)?

Well the intent is to try to limit ourselves to what's in the PHB and SCAG for two reasons :
* to keep the number of optional content to a reasonable amount
* to avoid giving my go on resources I don't know well (yet)
VGtM and MToF fall is that second category.

If you don't mind reworking your character using those resources, I'd prefer that. But I'm reading through the tiefling options offered by MToF and they look OK, so if your character concept doesn't work well limited to PHB and SCAG I may allow you to pick one of those.
I'll update the "available resources" section to mention that this is an option.

That's okay.

Can I use one of the tiefling variants in SCAG instead? I would like to use Devil's Tongue, which would replace Infernal Legacy.

I'll use point buy. Creating a human variant warlock with the sage background

@chief12justice Sure use anything you like from SCAG. That book's awesome!

Submitted my character :)

The fourth player joined the game a minute ago.

You guys have got a week to create and polish your characters, check what you want with the others, and submit the character you end up with. Please, make sure to have a clear concept of who your character behaves (in battle as with others). Writing a background can help, but you don't need to write a novel ;)

In the meanwhile, I'll work on the scenario, maps, and overall design as this kind of campaign requires a lot of upfront work. I'll do my best to get things started next Monday. I'll let you know if thing can start sooner.

I'll send you bulletpoints on my PC's story before the end of the week.

Hi all thanks for having me and looking forward to adventuring with your PCs.

I am thinking of going with either an undying warlock or necromancer wizard and may even look at oathbreaker paladin (maybe).

Basically character will be involved in dark necrotic arts. He will be an undertake and grave digger by trade and rather morbid. He eill resemble Tom Hardy's character in Taboo.

Let me know what you guys think of those options in terms of fitting in with the party as I note we have a lock already.

If there are things you get with you background that you don't want, you can use their full value to buy something else : if you don't need it, there's no reason you'd have bought them in the first place :)
For what you get from your class, you either use the lists or roll for gold and go shopping.

I forgot to write it down, but the fact that you guys are working together needs to make sense. Therefore, Evil alignments are out. Shouldn't be a problem, though.

Noted. Any necro build would be neutral in alignment. Indifferent to life in pursuit of undeath. I am thinking though he may have hatred and murderous intent for grave clerics that serve Kelemvor or similar. Basically adversarial to those that return the undead to death.

I just need some additional items that my PC should have :)

As a point of connection - Mee'hail (short version is [Mɪh] or Mih/Meeh) is on his Vision Quest. He is traveling the world to gain experience as per tribe's shaman directions. While he's not very knowledgeable about the civilized lands and a bit rough around the edges, Mih is sturdy and wise. He's also an honorable and straight-forward person, that treasures his friends.

He's also fond of cooking.

Since the premise is that we're tracking raiders - we might've been a group of travelers/mercenaries/adventurers that stumbled on aftermath of the raid and were hired on the spot?

I'll leave you guys figure out how you ended up together, but we'll start the game when you approach the mountain where the entrance is. At this point you'll just need to :
a) have a reason to be on that track
b) or have a reason to be with the group
Anyway, that reason needs to be strong enough to take risks and push the investigation in a creepy place

@RollingD20Stones I should mention that Oathbreaker isn't an available option for several reasons, the first being the level requirement. The other options looks good to me (my second D&D character was a cleric of Kelemvor... memories :') )

Haha I had a grave cleric of kelemvor too. Great fun to play especially from RP perspective.

In terms of oathbreaker yeah you are right. Anyways on further review it wasn't what I was after.

I think I am settled on a necro wizard.

Are you ok with using human variant traits (i.e. two ability score increased by 1, skill proficiency of choice, additional feat of choice)?

Also, for stats are we rolling 4d6 and dropping lowest for each stat?

@RollingD20Stones : it's all explained in the original message (at the top of the page).
In short : human variant OK, stats buy point or standard array (no roll).

Whoops sorry just noticed.

Ok cool should have a character sheet submitted by tonight. Will then begin developing more of a backstory

Character sheet submitted. Let me know if there are any issues.