Questions

While Underdark interaction with Cragglerock will take a while, it does have its implications. I'll mention now that for some years (10-15) the way into the Underdark (the entrance in mourning row) has been blocked off due to danger - some driders have been spotted before and no one is trying to welcome them in. Feel free to make family connections!

Val left the underdark and became estranged from his family about 4 decades ago so that works fine.

Ah I see, thanks alot! Just wondering by costless, do you mean that it costs nothing on the equipment buying table? Or that it does not appear there so it is costless? XD i assume costless means that you can get it for free.

For some spells, components are stated (like for Minor Illusion, a peice of fleece) that do not have a cost with them. Others have a stated cost beside the material component ( like for Chromatic Orb, a 50gp diamond). The first is taken care of by the arcane focus or component pouch. The second has to be provided regardless.

Ooooh i see. So for non cost components, they'll just appear in the component pouch? Or kust you go and stock it up? Like go around finding it?

And how r skill points calculated btw?

1. It doesn't really matter how you explain it. The point is that you don't have to worry about those non cost components.

2. Skill points are calculated by picking a series of ability scores with values that add up to 27 (the ones i mentioned earlier) so you could end up with something like 8,8,8,15,15,15 or 13,14,12,15,10,8. There are online resources, "point buy calculators", that can help you with the generation of a set of ability scores to fit these criteria.

Oh I mwant the skill points you can use to put in for skill ranks XD I rolled all my attributes already, so I don't need to buy them.

But you have to buy them. That was specified in the character creation info when you applied for the game.

Edit: Also, skill points and skill ranks in dungeons and dragons 3.5e or Pathfinder are replaced, in 5e, with a single proficiency modifier that you add to things you're good at. This modifier increases as you level up. So, say, if you're proficient in the Perception skill you would roll a d20 + your wisdom modifier + your proficiency Bonus to get the final result.

You might want to read through The Player's Handbook before we begin to get clear on that sort of stuff.

Oh... I thought it was either rolling attributes or the 27 point buy. So I need to redo my attributes with the 27 point buy?

Unfortunately so, yes.

Endermun, how did you get expertise to work on your gamersplane character sheet. I can't find an option for it.

Unfortunately, there's no option for it. I simply customized the skill names to display the correct bonuses in parentheses next to the name of the skill.

@Vorn369 Do you have any other questions that would help you with your character?

@SplashOut18 You've been silent so far. What character concepts are you working with?

Ok, finished my character sheet. Just wondering how is encumbrance calculated?

Thanks Endermun for being so helpful!

Encumberance can be detailed here: https://5thsrd.org/rules/abilities/strength/

No problem, I just really want to get this game off the ground as soon as possible.

If Splashout doesn't make a character by Wednesday (10/17), I'll just remove them and we can continue on.

I liked this idea of Uncle/Nephew. And this could be something that you'd suspect about once you meet me in game, and I'd have no idea.

With the Underdark way closed, there shouldn't be much drows nearby (GM correct me, if I'm wrong). So I'd be interested in contacting Val because of my heritage, but not so trusting, considering I was raised around people who mistrust drows.

There are some drows but they're not much of the population, and they usually are in Mourning Row except those who raise to the top of status (like Queen Vashi).