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<blockquote data-quote="Craw Hammerfist" data-source="post: 3332480" data-attributes="member: 49470"><p><strong>Character Creation Guidelines</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Character Creation Guidelines </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Alignment: Non-evil only. Also, no chaotic neutral.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Ability Scores: 29 point buy</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Races: Standard PHB, though Half-Orcs should strongly favor the human side in appearance.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Classes: Standard PHB classes plus Knight. I have one house rule that is of interest to specialist wizards. As a full round action, a specialist may make a DC15 spellcraft check to convert a memorized spell of his/her specialist school for another known spell of that school of equal or lesser level. The conversion may be attempted as a swift action but the DC goes up to 25. On a success, the spell must be cast at the next opportunity to do so or the attempt is considered a failure. On failure the spell is not lost, but the mage may not cast any spell that round.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Feats: Core and Forgotten Realms Campaign Sourcebook. Others by permission (liberally given).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Spells: PHB and Spell Compendium.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Multiclassing: Must take two levels in initial class. After that, it is up to you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Prestige classes: By approval. If there is something you have in mind, let me know ASAP so you don’t waste time qualifying for a class I won’t allow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Hit Points: All characters have 75% of their max HP per level (100% for 1st level), rounded down. So, d4=3, d6=(5 then 4), d8=6, d10-(8 then 7) and d12=9.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Starting Equipment: Characters start with 1000 gp. No single item over 500gp. Standard clothing (not noble garb, etc.) and blankets and other incidentals are free. If it cost less than 1gp, I don’t care to see it accounted for in money. Weight of items carried, on the other hand, needs to be tallied. I.e., I expect you can easily afford as many torches as you want, you just can’t carry as many as you can afford. Also, a light riding horse (or pony as appropriate) will be provided. If you want a heavier/warhorse/riding dog you pay only the difference. I am starting you out at 1000 instead of 900 to reflect a modicum of experience beyond level 2. Starting Exp. will be 1100. This allows those with item creation feats/skills to take advantage of them. Also, assume you have 8 weeks available for crafting and succeeded on the nose for every check (as long as the DC is within your capacity). Those 8 weeks could be used in a Profession as well. We’ll have periodic “downtimes” during the adventure for such things, as well. You want to blow some exp in lieu of spending gold on scrolls? Craft a Mwk Mace? Play the harp at the tavern for extra cash? Feel free; that’s why you get those feats/skills. Just show the math for the cost and time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Wizards may assume they made successful spellcraft checks to copy 1st level scrolls to their spellbooks. Full price for those scrolls, though. If you have a second level or higher scroll that you want an early crack at getting into your spellbook, let me know. Indicate which spells you learned via starting/level-up and which you purchased. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Please use the following template for your completed character. Please don’t post incomplete characters. I will not be using a first come first served system to select characters, so don’t feel pressured to “get something down” in a rush. A complete character submitted five seconds before the deadline will get more consideration than an incomplete character. That said, feel free to ask questions about character concepts without posting the character. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Name </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Gender Race </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Class First Class 2 level</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Alignment</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Patron Deity (Forgotten realms pantheon)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Str ?? –(?? pts)<-- show pts </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Dex ?? – (?? pts)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Con ?? -- (?? pts)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Int ?? -- (?? pts)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Wis ?? -- (?? pts)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Cha ?? -- (?? pts)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Hit Points ??</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Action Points ??</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">AC ??, Touch ??, Flat ??</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Init +?? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">BAB +??, Grap +??</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Speed ?? (base ??, current load category, armor category)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Fort +??, Ref +??, Will +??</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">+?? Melee, weaponname, 1d6+??, 20/x2, Type</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">+??/+?? Melee, weaponname/weaponname, 1d6+??/1d6+??, 20/x2 10’, Type</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">+?? Ranged, weaponname, 1d6+??, 20/x2, 30'r , Type</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Size category ??'??" tall, ?? wt, ?? yrs old</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Color & type hair, color & type eyes, tone & type skin</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Speaks language, language, and language</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">+?? Skillname (X Ranks + Y Attribute, +Z other) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">+?? Skillname (4acp) add acp if susceptible to armor penalties</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">+?? Skillname (2cc) add cc if cross classed</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">+?? Skillname (4 + 2cc) show multiclass ranks separately</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">+0 Listen (0) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">+0 Spot (0)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Feats</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">-featname (optional brief summary here) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">-featname (optional brief summary here) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Racename Traits</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">-brief summary</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">-brief summary</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">-brief summary</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Classname Abilities</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">-brief summary</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">-brief summary</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">-brief summary</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">--delete this section unless wizard, cleric, or druid—</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Spells Prepared</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">0th- Spell1, Spell2 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">1st- Spell1, Spell2 (D) if domain spell</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">2nd- Spell1, Spell2 (S) if specialization spell</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">--delete this section unless wizard—</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Spellbook</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">0th- All cantrips</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">1st- Spell1, Spell2, Spell3</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">--delete this section unless sorcerer or bard--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Spells Per Day ??|??/??/?? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">0th- Spell1, Spell2 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">1st- Spell1, Spell2 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Special </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">List any special abilities or miscellaneous information that doesn't fit anywhere else on this character sheet. You can include animal companion stats, familiar's benefits and stats, horse/steed statistics, etc.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Background</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Personality</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Appearance</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Items Worn (Armor, Robe, Hat, etc.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Items in Belt Pouches</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Items in Backpack/Sack</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Items Carried</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Alternate Character 1: Race/Class/Flavor i.e. Human Cleric Diplomat or Halfling Rogue Stealth Specialist, etc.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Alternate Character 2:</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craw Hammerfist, post: 3332480, member: 49470"] [b]Character Creation Guidelines[/b] [font=arial]Character Creation Guidelines Alignment: Non-evil only. Also, no chaotic neutral. Ability Scores: 29 point buy Races: Standard PHB, though Half-Orcs should strongly favor the human side in appearance. Classes: Standard PHB classes plus Knight. I have one house rule that is of interest to specialist wizards. As a full round action, a specialist may make a DC15 spellcraft check to convert a memorized spell of his/her specialist school for another known spell of that school of equal or lesser level. The conversion may be attempted as a swift action but the DC goes up to 25. On a success, the spell must be cast at the next opportunity to do so or the attempt is considered a failure. On failure the spell is not lost, but the mage may not cast any spell that round. Feats: Core and Forgotten Realms Campaign Sourcebook. Others by permission (liberally given). Spells: PHB and Spell Compendium. Multiclassing: Must take two levels in initial class. After that, it is up to you. Prestige classes: By approval. If there is something you have in mind, let me know ASAP so you don’t waste time qualifying for a class I won’t allow. Hit Points: All characters have 75% of their max HP per level (100% for 1st level), rounded down. So, d4=3, d6=(5 then 4), d8=6, d10-(8 then 7) and d12=9. Starting Equipment: Characters start with 1000 gp. No single item over 500gp. Standard clothing (not noble garb, etc.) and blankets and other incidentals are free. If it cost less than 1gp, I don’t care to see it accounted for in money. Weight of items carried, on the other hand, needs to be tallied. I.e., I expect you can easily afford as many torches as you want, you just can’t carry as many as you can afford. Also, a light riding horse (or pony as appropriate) will be provided. If you want a heavier/warhorse/riding dog you pay only the difference. I am starting you out at 1000 instead of 900 to reflect a modicum of experience beyond level 2. Starting Exp. will be 1100. This allows those with item creation feats/skills to take advantage of them. Also, assume you have 8 weeks available for crafting and succeeded on the nose for every check (as long as the DC is within your capacity). Those 8 weeks could be used in a Profession as well. We’ll have periodic “downtimes” during the adventure for such things, as well. You want to blow some exp in lieu of spending gold on scrolls? Craft a Mwk Mace? Play the harp at the tavern for extra cash? Feel free; that’s why you get those feats/skills. Just show the math for the cost and time. Wizards may assume they made successful spellcraft checks to copy 1st level scrolls to their spellbooks. Full price for those scrolls, though. If you have a second level or higher scroll that you want an early crack at getting into your spellbook, let me know. Indicate which spells you learned via starting/level-up and which you purchased. Please use the following template for your completed character. Please don’t post incomplete characters. I will not be using a first come first served system to select characters, so don’t feel pressured to “get something down” in a rush. A complete character submitted five seconds before the deadline will get more consideration than an incomplete character. That said, feel free to ask questions about character concepts without posting the character. Name Gender Race Class First Class 2 level Alignment Patron Deity (Forgotten realms pantheon) Str ?? –(?? pts)<-- show pts Dex ?? – (?? pts) Con ?? -- (?? pts) Int ?? -- (?? pts) Wis ?? -- (?? pts) Cha ?? -- (?? pts) Hit Points ?? Action Points ?? AC ??, Touch ??, Flat ?? Init +?? BAB +??, Grap +?? Speed ?? (base ??, current load category, armor category) Fort +??, Ref +??, Will +?? +?? Melee, weaponname, 1d6+??, 20/x2, Type +??/+?? Melee, weaponname/weaponname, 1d6+??/1d6+??, 20/x2 10’, Type +?? Ranged, weaponname, 1d6+??, 20/x2, 30'r , Type Size category ??'??" tall, ?? wt, ?? yrs old Color & type hair, color & type eyes, tone & type skin Speaks language, language, and language +?? Skillname (X Ranks + Y Attribute, +Z other) +?? Skillname (4acp) add acp if susceptible to armor penalties +?? Skillname (2cc) add cc if cross classed +?? Skillname (4 + 2cc) show multiclass ranks separately +0 Listen (0) +0 Spot (0) Feats -featname (optional brief summary here) -featname (optional brief summary here) Racename Traits -brief summary -brief summary -brief summary Classname Abilities -brief summary -brief summary -brief summary --delete this section unless wizard, cleric, or druid— Spells Prepared 0th- Spell1, Spell2 1st- Spell1, Spell2 (D) if domain spell 2nd- Spell1, Spell2 (S) if specialization spell --delete this section unless wizard— Spellbook 0th- All cantrips 1st- Spell1, Spell2, Spell3 --delete this section unless sorcerer or bard-- Spells Per Day ??|??/??/?? 0th- Spell1, Spell2 1st- Spell1, Spell2 Special List any special abilities or miscellaneous information that doesn't fit anywhere else on this character sheet. You can include animal companion stats, familiar's benefits and stats, horse/steed statistics, etc. Background Personality Appearance Items Worn (Armor, Robe, Hat, etc.) Items in Belt Pouches Items in Backpack/Sack Items Carried Alternate Character 1: Race/Class/Flavor i.e. Human Cleric Diplomat or Halfling Rogue Stealth Specialist, etc. Alternate Character 2:[/font] [/QUOTE]
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