Tyranny of Dragons Campaign OOC Thread

Spoiler: BEHOLD (obnoxiously lorg because I didn't fuck around with the image at all)

Sibby that hand is dangerously close to that knife
Sibby no that's bad for business
(I like the horns from the dollmaker better)

 

Did a couple dollmakers for Auralee! Both huge images, sorry

Spoiler: Performing

Spoiler: Travelling

And a heroforge one

Spoiler: Heroforge

Yes, though I am very nearly done with editing

Changed the age! I really don't know the goddess, I'm bad at descisions. And Bardic Inspiration is under the Class subcategory in the Feats Category! My system of organization is terrible

Yeeeep. Added two more spells she knows!

 

yep, that's the state of things!

(i only figured out a backstory for my druid character in my other dnd group about like 3 months into the campaign. rip)

 

jsyk my offer to present you with a character personality option/options either to kickstart your inspiration or just use wholesale is still on the table if you're that stuck with them

 

i really liked frood's questions that provided info that'd be relevant to the game, if that's the kind of personality options you've got hanging around

 

hmm? which questions, sorry?

 

these! they were mostly specific to things that might come up in the maze, but worded in ways that even now i'm still not sure how some of them might ever come up

 

Okay, updated the character sheet, its the first one i made over on page 7 or 8 (i forgot already)

 

oh yeah, those might be good for jogging your inspiration, @garden. the questions about art and fashion are specific to a different campaign, but the other ones are good general-purpose ones!

 

Spoiler: It are a secret, but in case it comes up!

Thunder's original name was Rasvim, aka draconic for Treasure. His human parent was very proud of his existence (full dragons gonna dragon, so no info on whether dragon parent cared).

I've reached the point of realizing I need some external prompts/connections to come up with non-dragon hooks, especially since we're unlikely to be at sea all the time.

Is there anything you can spoiler-free tell us about the town, like whether it's along a major trade route, or associated with some important resource, or other likely reasons that people go there?

 

@esotericPrognosticator I just remembered a question: do we have to have the Ideal, Personality Traits, Bond, and Flaws laid out like that?

 

...hm, I'm confused, is Bladesinging only available as an option after level 2? and we're all starting at level 1? not sure how to work that with my bladesinger girl being like. raised to do that.

 

Just take it then, using the background as justification, I suppose? She was raised to do it, but she's still just level 1, so it's not fully showing its power just yet despite that?

 

Yeah, I would say something like shes very young and while she was raised for it, she hadn't completed her training?
Like, having a level 1 character still implies a character that is more trained than the average person. She could know everything in theory but not yet know how to execute it

 

sooo here's what i have thus far, I haven't settled yet on what background so.

Spoiler: the stabbiest warlock

Name: Kharika
Race: Tiefling
Class: Warlock - Hexblade Patron
Background:
Alignment:

Ability Scores: (14, 15, 16, 11, 17, 15)
Strength: 11 (+0)
Dexterity: 15 (+2)
Constitution: 15 (+2)
Intelligence: 16 +1 =17 (+3)
Wisdom: 14 (+2)
Charisma: 17 +2 = 19 (+4)


Combat Basics:
HP: 10
AC:

Proficiencies ()
Armors: Light Armor, Medium Armor
Weapons: Simple Weapons, Shields, Martial Weapons
Tools:
Saving Throws: Wisdom, Charisma
Skills: Choose two skills from Arcana, Deception, History, Intimidation, Investigation, Nature, and Religion
Languages: Common, Infernal


Racial Traits ( Tiefling )
Medium Size
30ft speed,
Darkvision (60 ft)

Hellish Resistance. You have resistance to fire damage.
Infernal Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip. Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the hellish rebuke spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell. O nce you reach 5th level, you can also cast the darkness spell once per day. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.


Background Features ( ):

Class Features ( ):

Gear

0 gp 0sp 0cp

carrying capacity:

(a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon

• (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus

• (a) a scholar’s pack or (b) a dungeoneer’s pack

• Leather armor, any simple weapon, and two daggers

Appearance
Age:
Height: 5’10
Weight:
Details:


Background

Personality

 

That really is one of the trickiest things about level 1 characters. And yeah, thinking of it as they have the theory and the practice but something hasn't clicked yet is the easiest explanation I've heard.

 

@KarrinBlue 90gp is surprising, did you roll for it? (If you did, then you gotta buy the class gear. It's roll all or class/&background's pre-provided)

 

Also, mooost of the time Class + Background is the better deal, they give you more stuff than the average money roll generally. I only rolled for Salt because almost none of the starting gear was appealing/useful for the weird stuff I was doing. (Most people would find armor to not be a waste of money, for instance.)

 

/glances at my bard who rolled a 1 with every die for money
/looks at the cost of wizard supplies

I mean there's probably instances where rolling is better, but.