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Re: Character Creation

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House rules are up, including hireling rules.

For those that can afford the first week of 14gp (or you may pool your money) for a hireling, let me know and I'll let you know who is available to delve with you.

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Re: Character Creation

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merias wrote:
Tue Sep 20, 2022 2:00 pm
@Jimbo looks good - you should go through the process to fill out your spellbook. It looks like based on your INT, you should have at least 6 spells in there.
All done @merias. I succeeded on exactly 6 spells! I think I need new dice :shock:

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Re: Character Creation

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JimboJimbo wrote:
Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:18 pm
Thinking about the deific duo situation I realised that in 36 years (ouch!) of enjoying the hobby, I've played exactly 0 magic users in group play (solo'd a couple, but they don't count). After a quick prime stat switcheroo, may I present to you Guthry of Swemm...
Ha! Same here. I did intend to play my first MU (as you say, in group play) in a pbp on another site a few years go (I've been away from online forums for a couple of years), but that game got so bogged down in town that I bailed before we even hit the road toward one of the several dungeons we had to choose from.

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Re: Character Creation

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rredmond wrote:
Tue Sep 20, 2022 12:50 pm
Magremore wrote:
Mon Sep 19, 2022 10:06 pm
@rredmond —
Real dice definitely more fun! :)
YES! And like I said I used some six siders from a kids' therapy bucket in my office :D just for the heck of it. Needless to say the mini basketballs, pom poms and marbles are still in there... the dice went into my bag! My oldest buys me dice for Christmas and my birthday, super nice ones. I usually have a set or two in the work bag, didn't this time.
I've just been using an online roller for some play testing recently so stuck with that.
I help run the Unseen Servant site, and they've got an associated online roller which is really cool that I use sometimes. I DM my friends from HS on Skype every couple of weeks. Four or five of those guys use real dice, but two or three have an app on their phone, and one just uses google or whatever on his phone :D
Cool. I knew when I started popping into the forums again (namely ODD74), I recognized your screen name from somewhere!

I tried the Unseen Servant forum for a game once (nice looking site! friendly welcome! I might have been under a different screen name though because it was at a time where I kind of got tired of this one, lol). That was one of those games where OD&D was mentioned but then the guy lost me at character creation — was definitely not OD&D, or its like! :)

I am flexible (I can smile at ascending AC!!) but don't ask me to learn too many rules or I turn into Gronan ;)

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Re: Character Creation

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merias wrote:
Tue Sep 20, 2022 3:06 pm
House rules are up, including hireling rules.

For those that can afford the first week of 14gp (or you may pool your money) for a hireling, let me know and I'll let you know who is available to delve with you.
Thanks! Will check it out more closely later and then finalize my character.

Group: If anyone's gold is light, I'm willing to chip in as much as I can for hirelings or extra supplies if needed.

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Re: Character Creation

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

Nothing special, will go for Thief since there are none so far.

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

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

Experience Points : 0
XP Bonus : 0
Hit Dice : d4
Hit Points : 4
Armor Class (AAC) : 10/10 (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

Backstab: When attacking with surprise, from behind, the Thief gains +4 to hit and inflicts double damage. At levels 5- 8, damage is tripled, and from a Thief above level 8 such an attack inflicts quadruple damage.

Saving Throw Bonus: Thieves gain a +2 bonus on saving throws against devices, including traps, magical wands or staffs, and other magical devices.

Armor & Weapons

Spear (d6, d6+1 if 2H)
Club (d4)
Bow, short (2 attacks per round)
Arrows (20) (d6)

Equipment

Backpack (30 pounds capacity)
Bedroll
Bell
Block and tackle
Case (map or scroll)
Chalk
Crowbar
Flint & steel
Hammer
Grappling hook
Mirror, small steel
Ration, dried (5)
Rope, hemp (50 feet)
Sack (15 pounds capacity)
Spike, iron (12)
Torch (6)

Magic Items

Wealth

PP: 0
GP: 0
SP: 3
CP: 9
Gems & Jewels: 0

Hirelings

Name: Class: Race:
HP: AAC: SAV:
Armor: Weapons:
Equip:
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Re: Character Creation

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Attronarch wrote:
Tue Sep 20, 2022 8:53 pm
Rolls: 8, 12, 12, 9, 6, 9, 11

Nothing special, will go for Thief since there are none so far.

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

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

Experience Points : 0
XP Bonus : 0
Hit Dice : d4
Hit Points : 4
Armor Class (AAC) : 10/10 (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

Backstab: When attacking with surprise, from behind, the Thief gains +4 to hit and inflicts double damage. At levels 5- 8, damage is tripled, and from a Thief above level 8 such an attack inflicts quadruple damage.

Saving Throw Bonus: Thieves gain a +2 bonus on saving throws against devices, including traps, magical wands or staffs, and other magical devices.

Armor & Weapons

Spear (d6, d6+1 if 2H)
Club (d4)
Bow, short (2 attacks per round)
Arrows (20) (d6)

Equipment

Backpack (30 pounds capacity)
Bedroll
Bell
Block and tackle
Case (map or scroll)
Chalk
Crowbar
Flint & steel
Hammer
Grappling hook
Mirror, small steel
Ration, dried (5)
Rope, hemp (50 feet)
Sack (15 pounds capacity)
Spike, iron (12)
Torch (6)

Magic Items

Wealth

PP: 0
GP: 0.39
SP: 0
CP: 0
Gems & Jewels: 0

Hirelings

Name: Class: Race:
HP: AAC: SAV:
Armor: Weapons:
Equip:
I have a halfling thief.

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Re: Character Creation

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My bad, somehow overlooked him... Maybe because he's halfling? *ba-dum*tss*

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Re: Character Creation

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JimboJimbo wrote:
Tue Sep 20, 2022 4:43 pm
All done @merias. I succeeded on exactly 6 spells! I think I need new dice :shock:
Looks good - also, Guthry was gifted a scroll of light by his master prior to leaving his training.

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Re: Character Creation

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@magremore, here is your hireling:

Wennic the Viking, HP 3 - ring mail, spear, hand axe, backpack, rations, wineskin

Feel free to buy him whatever else you think he might need, you can list him at the bottom of your char sheet.

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