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Wanna Fight Some Goblins?
Anonymous
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No.132102
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Would anybody be willing to play Red Hand Of Doom if I ran it off this board?
One of the games I've been looking forward to playing has been cancelled, so I might have some extra free time in the next upcoming months, and I feel like running one of the adventures I have downloaded.
RoHD is a mid level adventure module that could be finished in a few weeks or a few months, depending on how well it can be organized. I'd be running it with third edition rules, with a few PF1e imports, using this board for logkeeping and dialogue, and perhaps using discord for voicechat or Roll20 for battlemaps, depending on who's playing.
That all depends on whether I can find players who would be enthusiastic though. I'm just looking to see if anyone on this server is interested enough for me to do it on here.
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Anonymous
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No.132770
>>132769
That's alright. I'd be glad to have you.
I was planning to run The Sunless Citadel to get the newer players acclimated with the rules of the game, and to test this board as a medium for gaming (vs Discord, Roll20, Foundry, etc), to see just how much of it I want to do directly on the chansite without sacrificing game speed.
If you've got a discord, I'd encourage you to click this link for scheduling/character-building (won't expire):
https://discord.gg/BkxcjTW
If not, you don't really need to. Just make a lvl 1 Orc Barbarian, with 125 gp in starting equipment, and calculating ability scores using the point buy system with 36 points.
If you have any questions, you can ask me on this thread, or in DMs.
Anonymous
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No.132796
I would like to establish a starting date for next month, as well a start for the one shot. I've got enough players with completed characters, although the door hasn't closed yet for new players.

I need to know when everything is free.

Next month I start classes, but I'll be free on weekends, and at least two days of the week.
Anonymous
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>>132756
To follow up on Anon's request here, I would like to point out without spoiling the plot that high-level spellcasters are scarce in this setting, and NPCs available for item creation and spellcasting services are going to be even scarcer. I would not count on always being able to craft/buy the precise item for your characters, or have NPCs cast specific spells 100% of the time. The PCs are meant to be the heroes of this story; lvl 20 Wizards won't always be available for hire.
As stated in >>132752
>The starting gold is 13,125 gold pieces. I'd normally prefer you not spend more than 2,300 gp on one item, but if you have something that really suits your character, go ahead and buy it.
I'm ignoring my normal standards for Item level for the purpose of PCs being able to come into the game with ample class-specific equipment. If you have something you want that you can afford, I'd recommend buying it now.

However, you don't need to be worried about equipment too much. I've read over the material and confirmed that it has more than enough treasure, particularly stat-enhancing items, to fuel this adventure. I also have methods to swap-out standard loot for conveniently-placed, character-specific equipment, so be good boys.
Anonymous
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No.132860
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>>132769
Anon, if you get your PC made we can do the one shot as early as next weekend.
Anonymous
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No.132864
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I'm really excited to DM this game. It's a nice adventure that I've dreamed of playing for a while, and reading over the material it doesn't disappoint.
I'm hoping to begin some time in the beginning or end of next month. All participating players have mostly finished their sheets for their first characters, lol.
Anonymous
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No.132868
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>>132860
I'll try to have it done in like the next few days. It really shouldn't be too hard since have crafted a lv1 character once before.
Anonymous
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No.132869
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>>132868
If you have any trouble I could help you out.
In fact, I made a sheet just to keep track of it myself.
https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2280346
I'll alter it once you present yours.
The Man Behind the Slaughter
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No.132890
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My crusader is pretty much done aside from a few minor details. I'm good to go. This post is more of a bump than anything else.
Anonymous
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No.132893
>>132869
I will try to make my character tomorrow if all goes well today.
Anonymous
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No.132894
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I would be willing to play if there's not enough players, how many players are there that are going to play this?
My character would be some kind of sorcerer.
Anonymous
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>>132894
Sorry for the delay. I've been busy all week.
We've got plenty of space in the game; currently three dedicated players. A Sorcerer or other arcane spellcaster would actually fit the party perfectly, considering the evident lack of AoE-capable blasters.
Anonymous
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No.133031
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>>133028
Yeah i'm down to play given that i am a sorcerer.
there have also been a lot of 4's and everything is sort of being revealed now the moon is mine.
Anonymous
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No.133033
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>>133031
Great.
Do you mind describing your character?

If you'd like to DM me, there's a permanent discord link in this thread.
Anonymous
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No.133035
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>>133033
Some sort of wizard that has mastered the 4 elements and is skilled in them. I think all the number 4's are the numbers that were referring to me as i had a fire before the new moon and i have been trying to learn the 4 elements i will add more background as time goes on.
Nice digits, even more repeating numbers.
I don't think i will use the Discord, for obvious reasons.
The Man Behind the Slaughter
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https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2280309
This is the character I am going to be playing.
Anonymous
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>>133035
A Wizard is different from a Sorcerer, but that's great too.
If you have any questions about the game or want some pointers for character creation, feel free to ask at any time.
Anonymous
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No.133039
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>>133036
>character number is 2280309
>your 3rd post in the thread
>and your ID ends in 9
>>133037
>A Wizard is different from a Sorcerer, but that's great too.
Hmm, yeah i think i want to be a wizard now that i think about it.
I will ask questions in case i get confused.
>your ID starts with 7
>your post ends in 7
Anonymous
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No.133040
>>133039
Wizards are generally more powerful, yeah.
Anonymous
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No.133052
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>>132102
>>133037
The way I see it
any character can ruin a game
a lot of incompetent DMs will see a player trying to skip over parts of his story as a personal attack, so when the Cleric casts a Divination spell to learn info the characters are meant to get from talking to people that skips parts the DM put thought-effort into.

hey guys
in such a "cleric tries to get info using magic" situation, should the DM let it happen, say "your spell fails", or give the player bad info on purpose with no obvious hints that the info is bad?
Anonymous
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No.133070
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>>133052
>in such a "cleric tries to get info using magic" situation, should the DM let it happen, say "your spell fails", or give the player bad info on purpose with no obvious hints that the info is bad?
I'm probably not the best person to talk about this since i'm not really that into DND but i will say we should we stick to the original rules so we don't confuse ourselves, i don't want everything that a wizard/cleric or whatever they can do be changed as i am interested in my first campaign, if something does skip interesting parts of it then i won't use them as it's the lazy man's choice.
Anonymous
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No.133071
>>133052
That meme was moreso just a general endorsement of statement about arcane magic.
I've skimmed though most relevant Cleric spells 1-6. This game should only be threatened to go off rails with eventual access to 5th level spells, but I wrote contingency plans for that.
>"your spell fails"
That's a lazy way of doing it, because that means denying a PC the chance to use their own class features. I just give my NPCs mechanical counters that any reasonable evil army would have. Potions Of Conviction, Obscure Object Scrolls, Nondetection, etc.
>the DM put thought-effort into
Well, I didn't actually write this adventure. I'm just DMing it because I always wanted to play it myself and it looks like this is the only way.
>>133070
>we should we stick to the original rules so we don't confuse ourselves
This.
If I were that worried about spellcasters messing up the game, I'd just ban teir 1 classes. I didn't do that because I'm not that worried.
Anonymous
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No.133075
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I posted in the server that I was going to cancel this weekend's oneshot because of meatspace ordeals, but it looks like I might have some time tomorrow afterall.
However, I haven't heard back from SwedeAnon for his character, and I'm questioning if the one-shot was even necessary, since most of the participating players seem to have an adequate understanding of the rules. If people want to do it, the material is ready and I have the rest of today and tomorrow to run.

I'm going to be very busy for the next 2-3 weeks, but I'll be making all the necessary preparations to run next month.
>>133052
I need a description of your character, and a sheet.
I'd prefer it in the context of a Mythweaver's sheet, since that makes it much easier for me to manage.
Anonymous
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>>133075
I would be able to play.
My character is a human magician and has a STR of 14
DEX of 7
CON of 14
INT of 17
WIS of 8
CHR of 8
Anonymous
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No.133077
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I'm currently working on a myth weaver sheet.
Anonymous
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>>133076
That's great.
It sounds like the rest of the party aren't prepared though... Might be a bit late to start.
How experienced are you with d&d 3.5e/PF1e? Do you really want to do a one-shot first, or are you fine with just doing the adventure next month?
This campaign isn't anything too hard. I just kind of wanted to do the one-shot earlier, because The Sunless Citadel is another adventure I myself would have liked to play.
>>133077
If you could share it with me, that'd be appreciated.
My Mythweavers tag is ThatGuy72.
Anonymous
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>>133078
I have never been a part of any DND campaign but i do know some of the rules, in other words i am a noob, we can do the one-shot whenever since i am pretty much always free for anything.
I'm still working on the sheet but i will post it here when i have done.
Anonymous
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>>133079
I'll give you some pointers and say that you should probably swap dex with Str. Str is your dump stat, and Dex is useful defensively and for initiative.
Unless of course you want to be a gish, like a Spellsword or Abjurant Champion, in which case you'd still want dex, but would also want Strength.
Anonymous
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>>133080
https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2284670
Does this seem alright? Tell me if i should add anything or change something.
Anonymous
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>>133081
It says I don't have permission to view. You probably made it a private page.
Anonymous
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>>133086
Oops sorry.
Anonymous
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I undid it.
Anonymous
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Sorry for the delayed response. I've been spending all morning trying to pay for classes.
>>133086
>14 Str
>13 Dex
>14 Con
>17 Int
>8 wis
>4 Cha
First of all, as a human, I have no clue how you reduced your Cha to 4. Cha may be a dump stat for Wizards, but it's still useful (Enchantment, Planar Binding, etc), or at least more useful than Str. Same goes for Wis. Having an Odd number in Dex isn't useful, and you should either increase it to 14 or leave it at 12.
I use the Point Buy System for stats. Use the Mythweavers calculator to determine your stats, using 36 points:
https://www.myth-weavers.com/pointbuy
The stats you listed come up to 29 points.

I don't know what "Mage Plate" is, but Wizards aren't normally proficient in armor of any kind. It appears to be a homebrew item, not official material.
Mage Armor is a spell that you can learn. Being unarmored

You also didn't list the spells in your spellbook, which is arguably the most important part of your character.
You didn't select feats either. As a human, you should have at least two at lvl 1. Four if you select two flaws.
You didn't specify if you were a generalist or specialist wizard either.
If you'd prefer to be a generalist, I'd recommend the Domain Wizard ACF, since it gives you a bunch of bonuses with no prohibited schools.
http://dnd.arkalseif.info/classes/domain-wizard/index.html

A perk of playing 3.5e is that everything has been done before. Handbooks are your friend:
https://rpgbot.net/dnd35/characters/classes/wizard/
https://www.enworld.org/threads/treantmonks-guide-to-wizards-being-a-god-in-d-d-3-5-treantmonklvl20-cantripn-tsuyoshi-dan2.471542/
http://dictummortuum.blogspot.com/2011/09/wizards-handbook-part-one-attributes.html

I'm just going to warn you that Wizard may be the stronngest class, but it's also a bit extra complicated if you don't know the rules. I trust you can learn it quickly, but I just wanted to give you a heads up.
If your goal is to play a mage that blasts armies with fire/ice/lightning, might I suggest playing a Dragonfire Adept? It's like a sorcerer, but it uses breath weapons and invocations instead of spells. It's simple-yet-potent mechanics make it very good for beginners.
https://molivero.com/dndtools/USRD/
Druid is also rather simple and easy to play too. Good hit points, good melee, a beefy animal companion, and reliable summons so that you never waste spell slots.
https://molivero.com/dndtools/USRD/

Mechanics aside, tell me more about your character in particular. What do you hope to be capable of doing in this game (reminder that wizards can do ANYTHING). What niche would you like to fill in the party? What goals does your character have? Buffer? Blaster? Summoner? Diviner? Scout? Stealth Expert? Minionmancer? Gish/Melee fighter?
>Broadsword called Mare's Bane and has Epona engraved into the handle
Are you hoping to play a Gish Character (as in, a character who uses both magic and spells)? If so, you'll want to be a multiclass character with prestige classes such as Eldritch Knight, Spellsword, Jade Phoenix Mage, or Abjurant Champion, or alternatively play a Duskblade.

I'd atually prefer you try to work on a lvl 5 character first, so I can see the beginning manifestation of what your desired character build is.

I'm also probably going to rule that in this setting, Epona is a variant name for Ehlonna, as several other d&d gods nave alternate names in the Celtic Pantheon. You may worship her under that name if you wish, and if you pay tithes I'll give you ranking membership in the Assembly Of Balance.
Anonymous
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No.133090
>>133089
The DFA and Druid links didn't work.
https://molivero.com/dndtools/USRD/srd/classes/baseDrm/dragonfireAdept.html
https://molivero.com/dndtools/USRD/srd/classes/baseCore/druid.html
Anonymous
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No.133091
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>>133089
Alright i will think about it and change the things you listed.
Anonymous
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No.133092
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>>133091
If you have any questions don't be shy to ask.

Also, if you're interested in playing an Elemental Wizard, Wu Gen may be a doable alternate base class.
Since Wu Gen doesn't have very much splatbook expansion, I rule that they can lean most Wizard spells that have type or energy descriptors that match their elemental masteries.
Anonymous
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No.133093
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>>133092
I'm thinking of maybe trying the druid.
Do i need to learn spells as one or do i only have access to divination and animals?
Anonymous
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No.133094
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>>133093
You have access to all of the spells on the druid spell list, but you prepare a limited number of those spells per day.
The nice thing about Druids is that no matter how bad you are at preparing spells, you'll always be useful because you can convert any of them into ever-useful summons.
Anonymous
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No.133095
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>>133094
The Druid Spell list isn't as expansive as the wizard or Cleric spell list, but it's still the third most powerful spellcaster in the game. Druids are naturally some of the best summoners, and they get a variety of animal-themed buffs that allow them to fight effectively in Wildshape, as well as some elemental elemental blasting spells in addition to divination and healing utility.
They also get a powerful Animal Companion, which can be as strong as a Fighter or Monk of equal level if built correctly.
Anonymous
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No.133098
>>133094
>>133095
Yeah i think i want to try the druid, are all of the spells already learned or do i need to find a druid scroll or something?
Anonymous
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No.133099
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I forgot to ask but what are the best scores for a druid? STR, CON, DEX, etc.
Anonymous
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No.133100
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>>133099
Druid just needs charisma, wisdom, and intelligence.
Anonymous
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No.133101
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>>133099
Wisdom should be your highest ability score, followed by constitution.
Strength and Dex are your dump stats: Wildshape makes them irrelevant.
Intelligence is always useful, although not super necessary. Charisma is situationally useful, but even less so than int.
Anonymous
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No.133102
>>133100
>>133101
I'm working on the character as i type.
Anonymous
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No.133103
I should be finished before morning.
Anonymous
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No.133104
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>>133100
>>133101
Okay i have done
https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2284670
Tell me if it's alright.
Anonymous
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No.133105
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>>133104
Some of those traits and flaws are Homebrew. I don't do Homebrew material.
Select flaws from here:
http://eberronunlimited.wikidot.com/flaws
Love Of Nature and Beastly might be good for you.

You don't need to list your spells. Just show me your list if spells on a daily basis in-game.
You should also make a sheet for your Animal Companion. A Riding Dog is the best animal at low levels.

I'm going to be working Saturday, btw.
Anonymous
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No.133106
133113
>>133105
Which traits and flaws are homebrew and which are not?
How do i make a sheet for a horse?
Chaddy Daddy of the Pussy Kissed Mist
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No.133111
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I am gonna name myself after my character from now on in this thread.
Anonymous
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No.133112
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>>133111
Nice digits.
Anonymous
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No.133113
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>>133106
>>133104
I feel like kind of a jerk because I haven't been giving you the sane doting attention I've been giving some of my other new players... I'm sorry, but I've been registering for classes and it's been taking up a lot of my time and energy.

I'll reserve a day to help you build a character. In the meantime, try reading this very well-written Druid Handbook.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcZrU_D9k8e422LHd9RJ705WJ0-IzFkdES_A-C38_1o/edit#
Everything you need to know about playing a 3.5e druid. I've used it many times before.