Welcome to Thunderdome

Invite to session 0 on Roll20. I've set it for Friday, February 9th at 5-8 PM PACIFIC.

Come early for help and character options. Later for the campaign intro.

I haven't decided on a character yet. I've always liked Magic Users and Monks, but they don't get really fun until after level 10. So I dunno.

I have a feeling the undead are going to be in this game.

Maybe I'll play a Paladin or Cleric... turning undead like a mother fucker.

I'm going to have to do some reading and figure out what characters appeal to me.

What type of party makeup should we be trying to achieve?

Leisher wrote: I'm going to have to do some reading and figure out what characters appeal to me.

What type of party makeup should we be trying to achieve?

I think for this particular campaign an effective party will have something like:


1-2 Warrior Types
(Fighter, Barbarian, Ranger)
Surviving the early game is going to take some characters that are effective early out of the gate and are durable enough for a tumble. Someone has to kick the door down. They'll also get a high number of effective skills early on


1-2 Divine Guys
(Paladin, Cleric)
Healing and smiting are useful in most campaigns. Usually a font of knowledge on deities and spirits. Wisdom = Perception now

1-2 Arcane Persons
(Wizard, Sorcerer)
I put on my robe and wizad's hat. Gets KO'd a lot early on. Needs to understand the magic system and own the PHB.

1-2 Sneaky Dudes
(Rogue, Bard, Druid)
Jack of all trades guys, a good battlefield presence and the ability to interact with the environment. Nobody searches a room better.


Here's some helpful rules on the various skills:
https://5thsrd.org/rules/abilities/ability_checks/

Hate to say this, but now that I've expressed interest, everyone else will ghost.

I'm very unpleasant and off-putting.

GORDON wrote: Hate to say this, but now that I've expressed interest, everyone else will ghost.

I'm going to try to fill one spot with a D&D newbie friend of mine. We should have enough to play.

Here is a character template I made for a newbie or first player. Starting gold per player is 100 per the campaign book.

Ranger Woodperson


Level 1 Ranger
Outlander background
Human
Chaotic Neutral

***Up to date default Ranger on Roll20

GORDON wrote: Hate to say this, but now that I've expressed interest, everyone else will ghost.

I'm very unpleasant and off-putting.

Is there a martyr class?

Leisher wrote:

GORDON wrote: Hate to say this, but now that I've expressed interest, everyone else will ghost.

I'm very unpleasant and off-putting.

Is there a martyr class?

Especially now that I've paid money for the book. After I invest cash is when people really scatter.

Funny story:

A couple months ago I happened across my old box of 2nd edition stuff... I have all the books, tons of modules, maps, and a shitload of dice. I said to the kid, "Hey... we should play. I can teach you and we can get a few of your nerd buddies in on it."

His answer was, "No, because I want to date girls someday."

Perfect answer, really.

I said I'm in and I meant it.

I just have no clue what I'm doing. I think I played D&D last in my first year of high school or something. Do I need to buy a book?

GORDON wrote: His answer was, "No, because I want to date girls someday." Perfect answer, really.

He hasn't even met the girl yet, and he's already pretending to be someone other than himself for her. Tell him, if she doesn't accept you for who he is, then he shouldn't be with her. A lot of women mocks guy who play video games...

Or take him to the Comic Shop/Stop on Sylvania. There's a pretty hot girl that hangs out there and plays stuff like D&D, Warhammer, etc.

Player's Handbook is pretty usual if you really want to fully understand the game. Monster's Manual *could* be considered spoilers, if you want every encounter to be a surprise learning experience. A good Dungeon Master will never throw you into a situation in which you're impossibly outmatched.

"Dungeon Master Guide" would be considered very spoilery, in a sense. It has all the numbers and items and stats and secrets.

And absolutely do not buy the module you're going to play with a group and read ahead, that's just a dick move.

You definitely don't need anything else but the PHB. We won't be going outside those rules.

Roll20 has a wiki like function in game. Almost every D&D 5E keyword is up there. Monster look-up too. It's pretty neat.

This is us:

Ok, the Player's Handbook will be purchased this week.

Ha - shit, some of those might just be the beginning of our annoyances. we totally are going to have enforce push-to-talk, too. The beauty of voice comms.

Leisher wrote:

I just have no clue what I'm doing.

It's a daunting amount of info, the majority is unnecessary. The good stuff is the common sense and problem solving. The basics are pretty easy to grasp.

If anyone is the type of person that can sponge up info through a podcast, I highly recommend The Adventure Zone podcast. It goes over the basic rules and they run-through a simple module. It's pretty funny and informative.

I'm taking my niece to the Daddy/daughter dance next Friday night (her dad died about a year and half ago and i'm the closest she's got to a father) and i won't be home until 8 eastern at the earliest. For something like this i'd like to have the chaos at my house settled so 10 pm is probably the best time for me to start. Sorry, i hate to be the one with all the time restrictions but i can't help that right now.

I'm all for playing this though, I've been reading the class info that you posted and i'll play any of them. Most interested in playing something like the tanky warrior type like a fighter or barbarian or a straight up rouge assassin. But i'll play whatever roll needs to be filled Paladins and Rangers interest me too.

Also, i think i found a digital PDF version of the 5E PHB online, is this it? sure looks like it.

https://www.docdroid.net/diJShFA/dd-5e- ... ndbook.pdf

Stranger wrote: Sorry, i hate to be the one with all the time restrictions but i can't help that right now.

It's all good - do what you can and fit it into your schedule as RL permits.

I think this whole thing will be a little like herding cats, so it's not going to be perfect. As long as if at some point in the Friday session everyone who wants to can be present for the intro, they'll be all set to drop in and out of the campaign smoothly as we schedule sessions.

Maybe we can iron out your dude ahead of time and you can just sit-down and roll when you are free on Friday?