The sun is setting, the daylight is drawing to a close and twilight is starting to set. It's drizzling, like it often does in these parts. The sea coast is right next to you, you can hear the churn of the surf a little ways distant. You are sitting in a chariot traveling a coastal dirt road southward. In addition to the churn of the surf, you can hear the clacking of the horses' hooves and the squeaking of the chariot's structure. Inside, you're safe and dry from the drizzle. The quarters are cramped, and you are forced fairly close together. The chariot should hopefully be approaching its destination soon -- you had originally been told that you should arrive before sunset, but there had been some delays on the way, and that is why it's getting dark before your journey ends.
Male Half-Elf Ranger 1 | HP 10/10 | AC 18 | CMD 16 | F +2 R +6 W +2 | Init +4 | Per +11
Six people are too many for a cart. I wish I could've just ridden a horse instead. Markas shifted to try and give his sore backside some respite from the hard wood of his seat. I cannot even breath deep else this confounded box may burst at the seams.
LN Male Human Fighter 1 | HP 4/12 | AC 16 | CMD 16 | F +4 R +2 W +1 | Init +6 | Per +1
How did I get roped into this mess. This chariot is liable to snap an axle under the weight of this group. There is most certainly an odor that has been building in this cramped space.
I can usually catch some rest on long journey's but something about this trip has my stomach tying itself into knots. Perhaps its just that smell. I might as well break the tension in the air.
It seems like we have been traveling quietly for far too long. We might as well get to know each other. I'm Tulle Falk, former militiaman, now serving as a hired hand. How about the rest of you?
Male Human Paladin/1 ~initiative +0 ~hp 13/13 ~Perception +1~Diplomacy +8~Ac 17~Fort 5~Ref 0~Will 3 ~CMD 14 ~CMB 4
Tomak smiles weakly at the party embarrassed of the close quarters.
Well this is uncomfortable.
I listen for the sound of the horses. I am trying to determine how the horses are feeling right now. Easy or scared? Bored or excited?
handle animal:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25
Well met. I am called Tomak Bluehorn. As a newly inducted acolyte of Genara I have been dispatched to this realm to assist the community in any troubles it may have. What business brings us all together here in this dubious carriage?
LG Male Human Monk 1 | HP 10/13 | AC 14 | CMD 17 | F +3 R +3 W +4 | Init +5 | Per +6
Adokul has been sitting silent, eyes closed for the majority of the journey. He is wearing a clean, but clearly not new monk's outfit and has various weapons about his person. Opening his eyes he introduces himself in a clear, but slightly accented voice.
I am Adokul. I seek opportunities to help those in need. I heard that I may be of service by joining this group.
As the sound of the waves rolling and the rain pattering on the roof of the chariot continue Adokul goes back to his meditation.
A little after the sun has set, there's a gradual change in the carriage's pace. Little by little, it starts accelerating, picking up speed, hitting little stones and jostling, until eventually it feels like it's going fully out of control. From within the carriage itself, it is difficult to see what's going on, as there is no line of sight to the driver on the outside.
Those who wish may attempt Climb checks in order to open a carriage door and climb to a better vantage point to see what's going on. There are two vantage points available, one on either side of the carriage.
The DC (Difficulty Class) of the Climb check is 15, which means you will need to roll 15 or more on your Climb check in order to get into position. If you fail, you are just thrown back inside the carriage by the careening and jostling but take no damage.
So here is what you do: you describe your action in your post, and then underneath the description you put (dice=Climb)1d20+4(/dice), except with square brackets, and replace the 4 with whatever your final Climb modifier is. That includes any points put into it, the relevant ability modifier (Strength) and +3 if a) it is a class skill *and* b) you have put points into it. You don't get the +3 class skill bonus if it's a class skill if you haven't put any points into the skill.
If you don't have any points in Climb, then it is just a plain Strength check instead, 1d20+ your Strength modifier, and you can write (dice=Strength) instead.
If I left anything unclear, feel free to ask questions about the mechanics in the discussion thread.
You may only attempt once for now. After everyone has tried, you can try a second time if no one has gotten into position, but you have to wait until everyone has tried before we go for those second tries.
If two people succeed, no one else may try after that, as there are only two "slots" available to climb, one on either side.
Adokul makes it to the right side vantage point. I'm going to give other players a little while to make their own attempts as well if they desire, before describing what is seen.
Male Half-Elf Ranger 1 | HP 10/10 | AC 18 | CMD 16 | F +2 R +6 W +2 | Init +4 | Per +11
Markas opens the other door and grips the roof of the carriage.
Climb:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
His hands slip and he falls back on his rump, quite unhappy with himself.
LN Male Human Fighter 1 | HP 4/12 | AC 16 | CMD 16 | F +4 R +2 W +1 | Init +6 | Per +1
MCCL and Sickles, please post in your aliases for the gameplay tab.
Sickles, yes you apply your AC penalty to climb checks. However there were only 2 vantage points and it looks like Adokul and myself made the first 2 successful rolls
After Tulle has secured his hands and feet to peer out to see what is happening with the carriage Tomak attempts to squeeze past.
There is not enough room for the 2 of us!
For fun I'll roll to see if I successfully push Tomak back. GM let me know if I messed this part up
Tulle does not need to push Tomak back, there just isn't any room or available handholds for him to make the attempt.
Adokul and Tulle climb to the two sides of the carriage as it races along on the coastal road, some trees on both sides shading the path and the crash of the surf off to the distance.
When Adokul and Tulle climb up, they notice that the carriage's driver is gone, and there is no one in front driving the vehicle. The horses are running wild.
The next moment, they see three small green humanoid creatures, about the size of a human child, with big heads and toothy grins, on top of the carriage. (Image) Two of them acrobatically vault inside carriage, crashing among the four of you remaining inside, while one of them stays on top of the carriage. They cackle maniacally and pull out nasty looking serrated little swords in order to attack you.
Enemy Initiative:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25
Normally you would roll your own initiative here, to see which of you get to act before the enemies, but since none of you have an initiative modifier high enough to beat them, I'm going to go ahead and just have them act first. (Adokul has +5, which could theoretically match them if he rolled a 20, but in case of a tie, the higher modifier wins, so he would still lose in that case.)
The creature on top of the carriage swings its small sword at Adokul, while the two inside the carriage attack Petian and Tomak.
Sword vs Petian:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16 hit Damage:1d4 ⇒ 4
Sword vs Tomak:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20 hit Damage:1d4 ⇒ 1
Critical Explanation (anyone may read this):
What happens in the first one is that each weapon has a number when it deals a possible critical, and that's matched against the actual number rolled on the die (the one in parentheses), not the final result. In this case, the enemies' weapon does a possible critical on a 19-20, and since the parenthetical number was 20, it "threatens" a critical. What happens after that is, a second attack roll is done with the exact same modifier, and if that also hits, then it is a critical. (In this case, that happened.) When an attack is a critical, it is multiplied by some number that is usually x2, x3 or x4, and that depends on the weapon's stats. In this case, the enemy weapon does x2 damage on a critical, so instead of the normal 1d4 damage, the critical did 2d4 damage.
Adokul and Petian get struck solidly by the swords, taking 4hp of damage each. Tomak is grazed by the sword attacking him, only taking 1hp of damage.
What sort of creatures are these enemies? For that, you need to roll the skill Knowledge (local). You do not need to have put points into it. If you haven't, then it is just 1d20 + your Intelligence modifier. Information that you only have access to if you beat a certain skill roll if often in PbP presented in the following manner. Now note, you may only access the following spoilered information if you roll Knowledge (local) or Intelligence and get at least 5 as a result.
Knowledge (Local) DC 5 (you need to roll and beat 5 to read this):
These creatures are goblins.
Everyone may now post their own actions. You may take one move action and one standard action (such as an attack), or one full-round action. List of actions is on the PRD, here. Most notably for this situation, drawing a weapon is a move action and making a single melee attack is a standard action. Neither of them provokes what's called an "Attack of Opportunity", which is allows the enemy to make an extra attack against you.
Up top: Adokul, Tulle, one enemy
In carriage: Axlem, Petian, Tomak, Markas, two enemies
You don't need to worry about positioning for now, other than whether you are up top or in carriage -- in those regards, consider the two as two separate fights. You may attack the enemies in the same place as you without needing to worry about whether you are close enough to reach them.
And yes, do remember to post as your aliases in the gameplay tab.
Yes, do damage rolls at the same time as attack rolls. Then we just ignore them if they don't hit. That works out faster than separately calling out for damage rolls and waiting for a second post.
It's fine like that, since sometimes as a player you don't know if it confirms or not. That 20 is pretty safe to know that it confirms since it's so high, but sometimes it can be more iffy. Either way in this situation it doesn't matter because even the minimum damage is enough to kill your enemy. :)
Adokul misses the creature on top of the carriage, but his attacks distract it enough for Tulle to deliver a mighty blow to the enemy's back, sending it flying right off the carriage and into the trees, dead.
Downstairs, Petian manages to graze one of the attackers.
We'll wait for Axlem, Tomak and Markas to get their turns in.
Male Half-Elf Ranger 1 | HP 10/10 | AC 18 | CMD 16 | F +2 R +6 W +2 | Init +4 | Per +11
Markas hacks at the remaining goblin with his handaxe.
Handaxe:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Damage:1d6 ⇒ 4 There should alreaady be enough damage to kill one right? Eh.
LG Male Human Monk 1 | HP 10/13 | AC 14 | CMD 17 | F +3 R +3 W +4 | Init +5 | Per +6
Would I be right in assuming that to move back inside on my turn to help my compatriots would be a move action and I would still be able to make an attack?
Nope, not enough damage to kill one (downstairs) yet, since Petian is the only one whose attack roll was high enough to actually hit so far. :)
Adokul, with everyone moving around and two goblins in there as well, it's now too crowded to move back in -- you'll have to hang outside the door. However, you can still attack, punching and kicking through the open door or window or whatnot, so you won't be disadvantaged. You'll just be attacking from the outside in.
Goblin hits Adokul for 4hp
Goblin hits Petian for 4hp
Goblin hits Tomak for 1hp
Adokul misses goblin
Tulle hits goblin for 12hp and kills
Petian hits goblin for 2hp
Axlem misses
Markas misses
Tomak misses
The two remaining goblins act, remaining singlemindedly focused on their initially chosen targets, Petian and Tomak, making slobbering and gobbling noises as they try to jump all over the two of them, trying to munch on their arms at the same time as they're hacking at them with their small serrated swords.
Sword vs Petian:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9 miss
Sword vs Tomak:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13 miss
Everyone may act again. Everyone is in attack range, including Adokul and Tulle who are hanging just outside the carriage. The goblins are close enough to the carriage doors that they can be reached even from the outside. The horses keep galloping wildly out of control.
If that is two weapon fighting you take some additional penalties to hit - if you are attacking with just a single weapon, you don't actually get two attacks. The move action cannor be replaced with a second attack. The details for two weapon fighting can be found for example under the same named feat.
NG Male Human Rogue 1 | HP 12/12 | AC 14 | CMD 12 | F +3, R +3, W +3 | Init +3 | Per +1
Samy wrote:
If that is two weapon fighting you take some additional penalties to hit - if you are attacking with just a single weapon, you don't actually get two attacks. The move action cannor be replaced with a second attack. The details for two weapon fighting can be found for example under the same named feat.
Ok, I am using a single weapon. I guess that second attack is null and void then.
The simplest way to model that would be using the Bull Rush combat maneuver. You roll your base attack bonus (+1) plus your strength modifier plus 1d20 versus the target's CMD -- if it succeeds, you can push the enemy back 5 feet, which is enough to push it out of the carriage. Another option would be using the Grapple rules, but those are one of the most complicated and annoying rules in the game so I would avoid that route.
Male Half-Elf Ranger 1 | HP 10/10 | AC 18 | CMD 16 | F +2 R +6 W +2 | Init +4 | Per +11
Yeah, I knew grappling was bad so I was hoping you would have a different method. Let's go for a bull rush.
Markas roars with anger and rams his shoulder into the goblin.
Bull rush:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
I'm going to move us to the next round. Tomak may post his action for the ending round retroactively, and if it kills the last goblin, then it will negate the next round.
Recap of round 2:
Goblin misses Petian
Goblin misses Tomak
Petian misses goblin
Tulle succeeds at Handle Animal
Adokul misses goblin
Axlem misses goblin
Markas bull rushes goblin
By and large neither side manages to do much damage to the other during this round, perhaps due to the confined quarters which make fighting more difficult as the participants have to struggle against the environment as much as their opponents. However, Markas slams against one of the goblins, knocking it clear out of the carriage and sending it crashing to the ground outside, quickly left behind by the racing vehicle. At the same time, Tulle takes control of the reins and begins to get the carriage under control. You can feel the ride start to become smoother, and while the panicked horses can't be pulled to an altogether halt in the six seconds that a round represents, Tulle's assuming the rider position makes sure that the carriage won't be riding off a cliff or crashing into an obstacle anytime soon. Tulle can start to slow down the carriage, but it will take a few rounds of being up there to pull the horses to a full halt.
The last goblin remaining tries to strike Markas in retaliation for knocking the other goblin out.
LN Male Human Fighter 1 | HP 4/12 | AC 16 | CMD 16 | F +4 R +2 W +1 | Init +6 | Per +1
These horses are very nervous and for good reason, it appears we are not in friendly territory. I need to find out where we are and how far we are from the nearest settlement.
Knowledge(Geography):1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13
For now I guess I will just continue down the road until there is an appropriate area I can pull off.
Petian hears Tulle call and replies, right before commencing with another attack from his dagger We're trying here, mate! You just make sure that those bloody horses do not run us off a cliff! attack:1d20 - 1 ⇒ (7) - 1 = 6 damage:1d4 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0
The first thing we need for you guys are characters. Three of the most important things we start with are:
* Ability scores. Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma. These range from 3 to 18, and higher is better. 10-11 is human average level. In Pathfinder, there are two main ways of generating ability scores, they can either be rolled with dice, or you get a certain amount of points that you can distribute. For the sake of exercise, I am going to let you try both, and pick whichever you like best.
* Races. As I mentioned before, I recommend human because it has the least amount of special ability mechanics to learn Check the Races section of the core rules on the PRD or in the Core Rulebook PDF if you have managed to download it. You may pick other than human if you want to.
* Classes. This is in many ways the most important choice that determines the majority of your special abilities. In the core rules there are 11 classes. For a beginner, I would recommend (but not as strongly as I recommend the human race) picking a class without spellcasting at level 1, because getting to grip with the dozens of spells available requires a lot of reading. These simpler classes would be barbarian, fighter, monk, paladin, ranger and rogue. If you think you would enjoy reading through a bunch of spells and their descriptions, the classes that cast spells from the beginning of their career are bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer and wizard, but these do require more study.
So, to start, I want from each of you ability scores, race and class. For the first, we get to try out the dice rolling system on Paizo forums. Put in your post the following, except change round brackets to square brackets:
From each roll, take the three highest and total them for your final score (or deduct the lowest). This gives you six numbers between 3 and 18. You may assign them to the six ability scores as you will.
Then you may also do a point buy version of the character. You get 20 "points" -- these do not directly map to ability score points, but rather each ability starts from 10, and the cost gets bigger the higher you go, as per Table: Ability Score Costs.
Different ability scores are more useful to different classes, for example a paladin can use a high Charisma, rogues often use Dexterity, Wizards love Intelligence and so on.
So in order to decide which numbers go in which ability, you'll also need to think about which class you want to be. Okay, this is a lot of reading for now, let's get you guys started on doing some. Roll ability scores, and think about your classes. I will give more advice as we go. Ask questions!
I think I will go with the following stats that I rolled:
STR 12
DEX 15 +2 (Racial Ability)
CON 15
INT 15
WIS 13
CHA 12
If you think I should adjust any of those to better outfit a Ranger let me know. It looks like Rangers can specialize in either Archer or Two Handed Combat. I plan to specialize in Archery.
I was wanting to use an alternative racial ability for humans listed in the SRD. Its Dual Talent , in which I forgo my human bonus feat, and bonus skills at each level, I get an additional +2 racial bonus to a stat (cant stack both). Here is my character sheet thus far if thats ok:
Rolling for gold
5d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 3, 3, 5) = 17
17x10=170gp
Longbow -75gp
Arrows -1gp
Handaxe -6gp
Studded Leather Armor -25gp
Light Wooden Shield -3gp
Plus a backpack, bedroll, flask, flint and steel, 5 candles and 5 days of trail rations leaves me with 53 gold and some change.
Polyfemous, yes, you really have 9 skill points per level. It may seem a lot, but you picked a particularly good combination for skillfulness. Rangers have 6 skill points per level which is one of the highest, and on top of that you have a high Intelligence as well which gives bonus skill points. So yes, with that combination, you get to pick a wide variety of skills to be good at. :)
Everything looks great so far, keep at it and ask me any questions you like.
In Pathfinder you automatically get maximum hit points at first level, so no need to roll hit points at level 1, you just automatically get the highest for your hit die.
In Pathfinder you automatically get maximum hit points at first level, so no need to roll hit points at level 1, you just automatically get the highest for your hit die.
Ietsuna, the dice gods hated you, but you still have the option of taking the 20 point buy as well, which will give you better stats than you rolled. :)
So this is where we currently stand, I believe -- and don't worry, nothing is set in stone, you can still change if you have second thoughts, or if I got anything wrong.
Sickles - Tomak Bluehorn, male human paladin
Michael Raaf - Tule Falk, human fighter
Polyfamous - Markas Joysword, male half-elf ranger
Ietsuna - human monk
Maglevdude - human rogue
http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=734673
I should be good to go, I think. I've assigned all my skill ranks, taken my 1st level feat, bought my starting kit and let the magic of science calculate all my mods.
Here is the character sheet for my character Petian Runehouse. At the moment I have placed the Haramaki in the shield slot because I could not find any other armor spot.
In Pathfinder you automatically get maximum hit points at first level, so no need to roll hit points at level 1, you just automatically get the highest for your hit die.
Samy,
Do we add our CON modifier for our starting HP or is it just max hit dice?
And right, don't forget your favored class bonus, which also gives you either a valuable +1hp, or in some builds equally valuable +1sp. Have to pick one or the other.
As far as I'm concerned, you don't need to roll your height/weight, but you can of course if you prefer to.
Maglevdude, I think haramaki is just one type of armor, so you would have to choose whether you get the stats from the padded *or* the haramaki -- they don't combine.
And right, don't forget your favored class bonus, which also gives you either a valuable +1hp, or in some builds equally valuable +1sp. Have to pick one or the other.
As far as I'm concerned, you don't need to roll your height/weight, but you can of course if you prefer to.
Maglevdude, I think haramaki is just one type of armor, so you would have to choose whether you get the stats from the padded *or* the haramaki -- they don't combine.
Ok thanks Samy,
I have made the appropriate corrections to my sheet. I believe Petian is now complete, do I need to make an alias or will the online character sheet suffice?
In the spirit of understanding the game more myself I was looking at your character sheet. I noticed you had skills that were quite high (12 in acrobatics). My understanding is that you cannot rank a skill higher than your current level. See in the skills area on the upper right it tells you what your max rank is.
I also am unsure of where the miscellaneous modifier is coming from. It looks like you may have intended to give your class skills a +3, but the character sheet already does that when you select the skill as a character class.
Hope that is constructive, let me know if I misunderstood the rulebook and feel free to let me know if you see anything off on my character sheet.
In the spirit of understanding the game more myself I was looking at your character sheet. I noticed you had skills that were quite high (12 in acrobatics). My understanding is that you cannot rank a skill higher than your current level. See in the skills area on the upper right it tells you what your max rank is.
I also am unsure of where the miscellaneous modifier is coming from. It looks like you may have intended to give your class skills a +3, but the character sheet already does that when you select the skill as a character class.
Hope that is constructive, let me know if I misunderstood the rulebook and feel free to let me know if you see anything off on my character sheet.
Thanks for the heads up Michael,
I was using this page to help me build my character and it never mentioned anything about a max ranks. Upon your advice I looked it up in the rule book, and that max number is not based off of current level but number of hit dies a character has.
I also did not realize the digital sheet auto included the +3 bonus for a class skill. All told I really appreciate the help, and you will be seeing a revised sheet very shortly.
Looks like an interesting post to help with all the blocks on this sheet.
On the skills I still think there are two things that need adjusted. DM can speak up if I'm incorrect.
The online reference lists:
"Step 4—Pick Skills and Select Feats: Determine the number of skill ranks possessed by your character, based on his class and Intelligence modifier (and any other bonuses, such as the bonus received by humans). Then spend these ranks on skills, but remember that you cannot have more ranks than your level in any one skill (for a starting character, this is usually one). After skills, determine how many feats your character receives, based on his class and level, and select them from those presented in Feats."
The first thing I notice here is that you get to select the number of skills equal to your class and intelligence modifier. So for you that should be 8. 1 for being human, 8 for being a rogue and -1 for your INT modifier. So I believe you can only add 8 skill ranks as a lvl 1 character. It looks like on your character sheet you have 28 skill ranks added. I think the confusing bit for me was that just because I have a class skill in climbing doesn't mean I have a class rank in it. But when I do add a class rank to it I get a score of 4. Does that make sense?
The other thing in that reference is the reference on the max skill rank. Do you know where you read that it is related to your hit dice?
Looks like an interesting post to help with all the blocks on this sheet.
On the skills I still think there are two things that need adjusted. DM can speak up if I'm incorrect.
The online reference lists:
"Step 4—Pick Skills and Select Feats: Determine the number of skill ranks possessed by your character, based on his class and Intelligence modifier (and any other bonuses, such as the bonus received by humans). Then spend these ranks on skills, but remember that you cannot have more ranks than your level in any one skill (for a starting character, this is usually one). After skills, determine how many feats your character receives, based on his class and level, and select them from those presented in Feats."
The first thing I notice here is that you get to select the number of skills equal to your class and intelligence modifier. So for you that should be 8. 1 for being human, 8 for being a rogue and -1 for your INT modifier. So I believe you can only add 8 skill ranks as a lvl 1 character. It looks like on your character sheet you have 28 skill ranks added. I think the confusing bit for me was that just because I have a class skill in climbing doesn't mean I have a class rank in it. But when I do add a class rank to it I get a score of 4. Does that make sense?
The other thing in that reference is the reference on the max skill rank. Do you know where you read that it is related to your hit dice?
Once again I owe you thanks Michael,
I got 28 skills because according to the source "Each class gets a certain number of skill points per level, modified by Intelligence, and four times this number at 1st-level."; However this is not what the core rule book says at all.
I found the reference to the max skills on page 86 of the core rule book. I think my best bet at this point is to just use the core rule book and not my other reference, from this point forward.
Here is the link to my updated character:
http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=734849
I got 28 skills because according to the source "Each class gets a certain number of skill points per level, modified by Intelligence, and four times this number at 1st-level."; However this is not what the core rule book says at all.
This is a change that was made from D&D 3rd edition to Pathfinder, so it sounds like your original source was a 3e reference rather than a Pathfinder one.
D&D3e: class+int times four
PF: class+int, no multiplication
Classes provide 2-8 skill points, and then the intelligence modifier (which may be negative and thus deduct skill points). Humans also get an extra +1. And finally your main (favored) class gets to choose either +1hp or +1sp, so that may factor in as well.
You may only put 1sp/level into any one skill, so at first level if you have for example 6 skill points, they should be distributed into 6 different skills, because none may have more than 1.
The final bonus of the skill may be higher than that 1, of course, because you also add in the related ability modifier, class skills get an additional +3, some races have skill bonuses, and feats exist to give additional bonuses as well.
Does this help?
If you have managed to download the Strategy Guide, it is extremely helpful with first level setup stuff.
It would be useful if you would all, in addition to the Myth-Weaver sheet, create messageboard aliases. (Top of the page>My Account>Messageboard Aliases>Create New Alias)
I have chosen to add the extra +1hp to my character, so now Petian has a total health of 12. I have also gone and created an alias for him on Paizo.
You can find it here.
I created an alias and loaded my data in. I kinda like the cleaner look of putting my data there rather than a character sheet. Not sure which one I should maintain or maybe both?
Thanks for all your hard work guys. Any open questions that I've missed? Has anything been unclear in the character generation? Anything you'd particularly like opinions or advice on?
Michael, in the discussion thread I don't care which alias you use to post as; you may do it either way you like.
