Character Creation

[merias]

Oh no! Yes , please stay, Brandon. With five players and only four classes in core there will be some overlap regardless, and I am not at all concerned by two thieves, as Ron says it's kind of cool .

[merias]

I'll supply Wennic with a shield—maybe that little bit will help keep him alive!

Sounds good, and Bel'xor looks good, fyi the saving throw for Wennic (any of the zero-level fighter hirelings) will be 15.

[badams30]

Hey thanks guys, I appreciate it. I assumed there would be some collaboration or discussion on what classes we needed. I rolled up this character when we didn't have a thief, and I don't really envision him being a second thief. When we had two clerics and then someone switched it up, that's the kind of back and forth I was expecting.
Would love to play and maybe two thieves would be okay, but that's not what I had in mind when I rolled up this guy.

[Attronarch]

If you didn't want another thief in the party why haven't you said so? I can't read minds. I don't mind switching my character to Fighter. Always good to have some extra cannon fodder.

[badams30]

If you didn't want another thief in the party why haven't you said so? I can't read minds. I don't mind switching my character to Fighter. Always good to have some extra cannon fodder.

Don't bother. You posted that you created a thief because we didn't have one and I replied to that post saying I had a halfling thief. There were only three pages in the thread and my thief was literally like 2-3 posts before yours. You saw the other characters but missed that post? I was trying to put it out there that I had already rolled one up. You don't have to read minds, but maybe read the room.
It's all good. I'll just wait for the next PbP to come along.

[Attronarch]

Read the room? It was an innocent mistake. If you wanted me to switch you could've said so, and I'd do so.

[Attronarch]

Phelim reimagined as Fighter.

Rolls were: 8, 12, 12, 9, 6, 9, 11

.~-= Phelim "The Unique" Axer =-~.

Race : Human
Class : Fighter
Level : 1
Alignment : Neutral

Experience Points : 0
XP Bonus : 0
Hit Dice : d8
Hit Points : 8
Armor Class (AAC) : 14/13 (front/rear)
Base Hit Bonus : [+0]
Saving Throw : 15

Abilities
STR : 8 (0)
INT : 9 (1 additional language)
WIS : 12 (0)
CON : 9 (0, 75% raise dead survival)
DEX : 12 (0)
CHA : 11 (max hirelings 4)

Languages
Common, Giantish

Special Abilities & Spells

Multiple Attacks: Against creatures with 1HD or less, a Fighter makes one attack per level each round.

Armor & Weapons

Axe, hand (1d6)
Spear (1d6, 1d6+1 if 2H)
Ring mail
Shield

Equipment

Backpack (30 pounds capacity)
Bedroll
Ration, dried (5)
Rope, hemp (50 feet)
Sack (15 pounds capacity)
Spike, iron (12)
Torch (6)

Magic Items

Wealth

PP: 0
GP: 0
SP: 1
CP: 4
Gems & Jewels: 0

Hirelings

Name: Class: Race:
HP: AAC: SAV:
Armor: Weapons:
Equip:

[badams30]

No need to change your character, I'm going to bow out.

I don't want to beat a dead horse, but the first two pages in this thread everyone was talking about mix of classes, and what we needed and offering to change classes, etc. Everyone worked it out, no one needed to ask. You said we didn't have a thief, I said hey, I have one. Just like the other guys in this PbP I wasn't about to say you need to change your character.

Everyone's experiences are different, but in the past 10 years of PbP games every group I've played with did some form of collaborative character generation, but that's just me. I realize my gripe is probably petty to everyone, that's why I'm ducking out.

[Attronarch]

I agree with you that collaboration is an important element of D&D (in all mediums, not just PbP), and I don't think you are being petty. The first thought I had when you mentioned your character was thief as well was "Great, now I can really throw myself at those traps!" Given how deadly OD&D, and S&W by extension, are, I didn't think that two thieves might be too much. Better to lose the one with poor stats to some vile trap. And obviously, I did not pick up on the implied nudge to rethink my choice.

[JimboJimbo]

Guthry for final approval

.~-= Guthry of Swemm =-~.

Race: : Human
Class: : Magic User
Level: : 1
Alignment:: Neutral

Experience Points :
XP Bonus : +5%
Hit Dice : d4
Hit Points : 5
Armor Class (AAC) :10 /10 (front/rear)
Base Hit Bonus : +0
Saving Throw : 15

Abilities
STR: 11 ()
INT: 15 (4/75%/6-10)
WIS: 6 ()
CON: 13 (Raise Dead 65%)
DEX: 11 ()
CHA: 7 (3 henchmen)

Languages
Common, Neutral, Giantish, Goblin, Dwarfish, Elvish

Special Abilities & Spells
+2 save vs spells
Spell Casting: Hold Portal, Shield
Armor & Weapons
Staff (d6)
Darts (x10) (d3)
Equipment
pack
dry rations x7
bronze lamp & 9 oil
sack, 15lbs
handcart
Scroll - Light

Magic Items

Wealth

PP:
GP: 1
SP:
CP:
Gems & Jewels:

Hirelings

Name: Valas Class: ?Race: ?
HP: 4 AAC: 13 SAV: 15
Armor: Ringmail Weapons: short sword
Equip: rations, pack, wineskin