The What
I am looking to run the Halls of the High King a FR module that Ed Greenwood wrote back in the day. I will be using the basic 5E rule set for this game.
The Who
I am looking for 5 to 6 PC to run this adventure for. For those interested, we'll be building 2rd-level characters using the standard array optional rule: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and 8. This is basically for expediency sake. You can give me a good backstory that would be awesome.
The When
I will accept the first 6 if they have fleshed out PC. Suspense will be Friday this week.
The How
D&D 5th Edition Basic Rules available for free are here.
I will be using the playtest packet for Monsters for now, till I can get the MM.
Posting rate: at least once in 48 hours period, I understand that RL is busy. So lets have fun!
Here is a character for submission
Kolfax Darkraven
Kolfax Darkraven
Human (Illuskan)
Male
6’1”, 200 lbs, Black Hair, Blue Eyes, Fair Skin
23 Years Old
Lawful Neutral
0
Proficiency Bonus: +2
Inspiration:
STR: 15 +2
DEX: 14 +2
CON: 16 +3
INT: 9 -1
WIS: 13 +1
CHA: 11 0
AC: 19
HP: 22/22, HD 2
Init: +2
Passive Perception
Speed: 20/30
Warhammer +4 1d8+2
Lt. Crossbow +4 1d10+2
Saves: STR & CON
Trained Skills: Athletics, Perception, Survival, Intimidation
Proficiencies: Common, Orc, Playing Cards, Riding horse, All Armor, shields and weapons
Fighting Style: Defense (+1 to AC)
Second Wind
Action Surge
Soldier Background: Scout
Grew up on a farm, never had a use for education, but the life made him very hardy. Grew bored with farm life, and joined a Mercenary band, where he received training as an advance scout. When the band broke up, he went out on his own looking for adventure.
Personality Traits: Crude Sense of Humor, Lost to many friends & Slow to make new ones.
Ideals: Live and let live
Bonds: Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for.
Flaws: I’d rather eat my armor than admit I’m wrong.
Equipment:
Chainmail
Shield
Warhammer
Lt. Crossbow
20-bolts
Explorers Pack
Rank Insignia (Red Armband)
Broken dagger from slain Orc Captain
Deck of cards
Common Clothes
Riding horse
A glass orb filled with water, and a clockwork goldfish swimming in it.
10 GP in leather pouch.
Great to see another 5e game. Good luck, DM Ashman. I'll be keeping an eye on this.
Setting myself a reminder to download the ruleset when I get home tonight.
Interested just to test out 5e.
Would love to jump in this, but have time constraints until middle of next week. When is recruiting closing?
Hey, very interested in this, all my stats and backstory are in my profile as well as in the CRUNCH and Fluff spoilers below, hope everything is up to scratch, if you want any more info, details, etc. just ask. Also, I'm new to this forum, but I'm an experienced role-player and have experience with 5E. Look forward to playing with you if I'm accepted.
ENERAL
Character Name: :Evander Amblecrown
Alignment: :Lawful Good
Race: :Human (Chondathan)
Class: :Cleric
Background: :Acolyte
Gender: :Male
Size: :Medium
Languages: :Common, Goblin, Elven, Dwarvish
Vision: :Normal
Level:
Experience:
Next level:
Ablility Scores: Str:11 +0
Dex:9 -1
Con:13 +1
Int:14 +2
Wis:16 +3
Cha:15 +2
COMBAT
Speed: :30ft
Initiative: :-1
Hit Points: Total:15 (took 5 rather than rolling)
Remaining:15
Hit dice: Total:2d8
Remaining:
Armor class: W/ Armour:18
Without Armour:9
Weapon Attacks:
Spell Attacks:
PROFICIENCIES
Proficiency Bonus: :+2
Saving Throws: :Wis, Cha
Tools: :None
Weapons: :All simple
Armours: :All Armour, Shields
Skills: :Insight, Religion, Persuasion, History
FEATURES, TRAITS & FEATS
Class Features: :Spellcasting, Divine domain (life), Channel divinity (1/rest), Turn Undead, Preserve life, Disciple of life,
Racial Traits: :Ability score inprovement
Feats: :None
SPELLCASTING
Save DC: :13
Spell Attack Mod: :+5
Prepared spells: 0th:Light, Sacred Flame, Thaumaturgy
1st:Bless, Cure wounds, Command, Shield of Faith, Detect Magic, Guiding bolt, Sanctuary
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
5th:
6th:
7th:
8th:
9th:
Spell Slots: 0th:
1st:3
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
5th:
6th:
7th:
8th:
9th:
EQUIPTMENT
Coinage: Copper:
Silver:
Electrum:
Gold:115gp
Platinum:
Equiptment worn: :Chain mail, Mace, light crossbow, 20 bolts, explorers pack, shield, holy symbol, Prayer book, common clothes
Treasure: :
PERSONALITY
Traits: :I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and working towards peace.
Ideals: :Peace, both in the world and in himself
Flaws: :Once I pick a goal I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life
Bonds: :My Uncle Darvin raised me from my childhood and taught me the skills I use today. I owe him greatly and will help him if even he calls upon my aid.
Backstory:
Evander was born amidst nobility in the once great (or great, depending on the time this is happening) city of Neverwinter. He grew up a happy and curious child, filled with noble but naive ideals about chivalry and justice. Evander grew up idolising the knights and paladins he saw go through the city and wished to one day join their ranks and "Bring peace and justice by the sword".
This all changed one night on the way home from a speech from the Lord(or Lord Protector) of Neverwinter. As the young Evander, at this time twelve, and his parents walked home through the dark streets of a Neverwinter night they were stopped by a man in a thin, loose cloak. "Hello?" his mother asked, "What did you think of the Lord..." he voice trained off as the man drew a dagger from his cloak. His hand shaking the man raised the blade and shouted "You Ruined Me!" as he charged towards Evander's family. When the Guards arrived they found a man and a boy pressed up against either wall of the alley, both crying uncontrollably, and two corpses lying on the ground in pools of their own blood.
The next day, when Evander finally stopped crying he explained the event to the guards, himself not sure it had even happened. Evander was half convinced this was all a nightmare, but deep down he knew, "this" was the world he lived in, not one or knights in shining armour, but one of murderer's in the alleys at night. Evander's uncle Darvin took custody of him, and they went together to see his parents murderer hung. When the event was finally over a realisation came over Evander, that the murderer's death did not ease his pain, this "Justice" he had always strived for did nothing to ease the pain of loss. It turned out the murderer had been a merchant that Evander's family had refused to deal with due to a shady background, and it turned out that understanding had no effect on the pain of loss either. Over the next ten years Evander grew up with his Uncle, a renown merchant, with no understanding of children. This was fine for Evander, for he was no longer a child.
In his time with Darvin he did two things, learned the arts of negotiation, persuasion and diplomacy, and tried to find an answer to his question, if "justice" didn't help the world become safer, what would. For ten years Evander spent his down time poring through the ancient tomes of every God he could find, certain that one of them would contain the answer to his question.
After ten years Evander finally found his answer in the Tomes of the goddess Eldath. Peace, peace was the answer he had so long looked for, not the peace of a military rule, not the peace of fear of punishment, but true peace, peace through happy co-operation. He finally understood that problem was not that his parents were innocent that made him feel loss, but the fact that they had died at all. Later that week, just after his twenty-third birthday Evander left Neverwinter and his Uncle in an effort to bring peace by diplomacy and support peaceful negotiations and compromise rather than violence.
It was two years later during negotiations with a goblin tribe near the town of Secomber that Evander was first granted his clerical powers. At the time he was hanging in a rough wooden cage above a large bonfire, while the leader of the tribe watched him be slowly lowered into the fire. Evander pleaded with the Goblin to free him, pleading that killing him would only destroy any hope of peace and that the militaries of larger cities would soon come to help their smaller neighbour. The goblin scoffed at these, saying that none could stand against the might of his tribe, but Evander tried one final plea, 'this is not what you want" he stated, almost in denial that after all this his life would end here. But to his surprise Evander felt a power in the plea, one he had never felt before, unbeknown to him he had just cast command, and the Goblin leader agree'd to his plea, and set him free. Soon Evander, with some help from this new power, had convinced the Goblins that peace with Secomber wasn't such a bad idea after all. Evander knew in a way beyond normal knowledge that this new power was clerical magic, he still does not know which God gave him the powers, but to Evander it is irelevant, he knows why he has the powers, and what he must do with them. He must bring peace to this world, whether it likes it or not.
Here is who I have so far
Evandar - Cleric
Kolfax- Figher
@ Istiel the submissions close this Friday I am taking the 1st 5-6 who give me Submissions.
Will the game start off straight after submissions close of will there be a break time while you prepare? Also I'm unfamiliar with the module, what sort of combat-social-exploring ratio will there be?
The module will begin when everyone is ready. I had hoped to start running it on Friday night. The module will be fun one, the combat/social/exploring are evenly balanced.
Btw, Friday in what time zone?
Will work up a halfling thief. I have been looking forward to 5th.
I am in the Central Time Zone in the States. I will close up the recruitment at 8 pm Eastern time on Friday. 1st post for the module will be Sat.
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Ok...here is the crunch for my High Elven Wizard. Please check as I am new to 5e and was unsure how some aspects worked. Thanks
I used Evander's layout...I hope you do not mind..
Character Name: :Varis
Alignment: :Chaotic Good
Race: :Elven (High)
Class: :Wizard
Background: :Sage (Wizard's Apprentice)
Gender: :Male
Size: :Medium
Languages: :Common, Elven, Dwarvish, Goblin, Orc
Vision: :Darkvision
Level: 2
Experience: 301
Next level: 900
Ablility Scores:
Str:08 -1
Dex:16 +3
Con:13 +1
Int:16 +3
Wis:12 +1
Cha:10 0
COMBAT
Speed: :30ft
Initiative: :+3
Hit Points: Total:12 (took 4 rather than rolling)
Remaining:12
Hit dice: Total:2d6
Remaining:
Armor class: 13 (16 with Mage Armor)
Weapon Attacks: Shortsword (
Spell Attacks: +5
PROFICIENCIES
Proficiency Bonus: :+2
Saving Throws: :Int, Wis
Tools: :None
Weapons: :Dagger, darts, light crossbow, longbow, longsword, shortbow, shortsword, quarterstaff, sling
Armours: : None
Skills: : Arcana, History, Insight, Investigate, Perception
FEATURES, TRAITS & FEATS
Class Features: :Spellcasting, Arcane Recovery, Arcane Tradition (Evocation), Evocation Savant, Sculpt Spell, Researcher
Racial Traits: : +2 Dex, +1 Int, Keen Senses, Darkvision, Fey Ancestry, Elf Weapon training, Cantrip
Feats: :None
Not at all, and wow, you have really good martial stats for a wizard. That DEX.
Roscoe P. Coaltrain halfling pick pocket at yer service.
Here is who I have so far
Evandar - Cleric
Kolfax- Figher
Roscoe - Thief
Varis- Wizard
Admin note: I will let you have max hit points starting out.
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Not at all, and wow, you have really good martial stats for a wizard. That DEX.
Well I wanted a decent AC, so I placed my second highest stat there (14), then got a +2 for being an elf! I thought I got weapon finesse at one point, but could not find the reference again (which would have made melee weapons a viable option). Again, being new to 5e please check to see I did not mess things up....it was a bit difficult as the info was sort of scattered all over...
If my class and background give me the same proficiency do I get double the proficiency bonus?
PS why do I only have three fingers?
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Dang dawg been hiding under the porch since those dang Dukes blew up the outhouse.
Here is my avatar....hope all is correct!
I thought I got weapon finesse at one point, but could not find the reference again (which would have made melee weapons a viable option).Finesse weapons use Dexterity for attack and damage. You don't need a feat for it. Actually they use Dexterity or Strength, whichever is higher.
I believe High Elves can use short swords which are finesse weapons.
thanks wicked_raygun! I knew I saw something about finesse in the rules, but could just not remember where or what!!
Wicked thanks for the help!
The recruitment is closed !
Here is the crew for this adventure! Go ahead and post in the discussion part!
Evandar - Cleric
Kolfax- Figher
Roscoe - Thief
Varis- Wizard
If only id seen thia 13 hours ago ! Good luck group!
Been travelling all day. I'll get a post with my profile up tomorrow.
We have opening for two players. The game so far has been slow and casual. Please see use the basic rules to draw up PC.
I would love to throw in a character, any preferred classes? I think i saw in the discussion that the cleric was mia, and i do love clerics.
That would work! Let me know when you PC is ready.
This is Paxs Cleric
Background:
Lynore grew up on the streets of Baldurs Gate not remembering much about her family, all she has is a copper ring that she was told by the urchin that raised her was from her mother.
When she was very young her foster mother died and she wandered the streets, learning to beg and steal, but never feeling quite right about it. A local guard Blynt,who loved to gamble came upon her in the street playing a game of dice. He noticed her deft hands and how fortune always seemed to favor her.
Instead of arresting her he took her to the local temple of Tymora where he was a member, and they took her and raised her until she was old enough to strike out on her own. She will never be able to repay the kindness that Blynt showed getting her off the streets before something horrible happened. She still rests with all her worldly possessions with her always ready to run, but is looking forward to let lady luck guide her on her path and maybe help out others that she finds in need.
What is the other missing person? Also, is the full book available?
We need a Cleric but I am opening up one more slot. I am currently asking my group if if they want to expand their PC with the PHB.
@Lynore I like it.
If there is a slot beyond the cleric one, and if I can use the PHB then I might be interested with a paladin that is basically a warden.
@Nohwear I see no problem with that post your PC.
We are need of rogue for our 5E game. See the character creation guidelines the PHB can be used as well.
What level?
I can have an Elven Rogue ready in no time. Do you still need one? How are you rolling ability scores, and what is staring gold...or should we be using the array and equipment in the PHB?
Filios we still need one and use the standard array 15,14,13,12,10,8 and use the gold as laid out in the phb or basic rules. 2nd level is the starting point.
Thanks, I will present the character with a completed profile by noon tomorrow, EST.
That will work
X 10 + 15 = 115GP
Hey now...we already have one Varis on this here ship!! LOL
Sorry about that - he is now, "Rolen". We do not have one of those, do we?