Azurewraith
Explorer
Harald will stick to the center and can have his unseen servant carry lights if needed.
D&D 5E Leif's First 5E Homebrew Out-Of-Character Thread
Leif
Adventurer
Justincase, Stax works with cobbler's and smith's tools, but the tools on his equipment list are carpenter's tools. You should probably change that to cobbler's tools, unless you want to make it smith's tools and lug around an anvil and a forge that weigh a couple hundred pounds.
KahlessNestor
Adventurer
I would say Unseen Servant (with lantern), Lee (highest AC), Harald (lowest AC), and then Risia. If Fifth, the dwarven cleric, is still around, put him in the back.
JustinCase
the magical equivalent to the number zero
Thanks, well spotted! I meant carpenter's tools instead of cobbler's. Must've missed that and I'll change it.
In fact, I was hoping Stax would carry around an anvil (hence the very heavy backpack), but not a forge, obviously. That said, are the smith's tools that are in the PHB (which have a weight of 8 lb) useless unless one has a forge? In that case I will obviously go for the carpenter's tools in my backpack, but if you feel I can use the smith's tools to perhaps fix some weapons or armor on the fly, I'll go with that.
Leif
Adventurer
THIS IS WHAT I WAS ABLE TO LEARN THROUGH BRIEF INVESTIGATION-
The smith's tools in the PH are not useless without a forge, or coal fire to make the metal more pliable, but they will not be as useful as they might be with such a heat source. You could still damage or break chains and things, but making the same items would be much more difficult. Some of the smith's tools are heavy gloves and tongs for handling/manipulating red hot metal. You would have little use for these without a suitable heat source, and a wood fire probably won't be hot enough. I also think an anvil is going to be too heavy for you to want to carry it around constantly. According to Google, an anvil ranges in weight from 75 pounds to 500 pounds or more. Seventy-Five pounds is still a chunk to carry on one's person, but easy enough for a pack animal. You would also need to carry a significant quantity of coal to build a suitable fire.
THIS IS HOW I WOULD TEND TO RULE IN THE GAME-
I would let you try to do some weapon and armor repair with just the smith's tools and a wood fire, but the DCs are going to be a bit higher than they would be with a coal-fired furnace. And the results would probably not be as professional-looking. If you have different ideas about this, I'm willing to consider them. I'd let you get by with an anvil that weighed 45 or 50 pounds.
The smith's tools in the PH are not useless without a forge, or coal fire to make the metal more pliable, but they will not be as useful as they might be with such a heat source. You could still damage or break chains and things, but making the same items would be much more difficult. Some of the smith's tools are heavy gloves and tongs for handling/manipulating red hot metal. You would have little use for these without a suitable heat source, and a wood fire probably won't be hot enough. I also think an anvil is going to be too heavy for you to want to carry it around constantly. According to Google, an anvil ranges in weight from 75 pounds to 500 pounds or more. Seventy-Five pounds is still a chunk to carry on one's person, but easy enough for a pack animal. You would also need to carry a significant quantity of coal to build a suitable fire.
THIS IS HOW I WOULD TEND TO RULE IN THE GAME-
I would let you try to do some weapon and armor repair with just the smith's tools and a wood fire, but the DCs are going to be a bit higher than they would be with a coal-fired furnace. And the results would probably not be as professional-looking. If you have different ideas about this, I'm willing to consider them. I'd let you get by with an anvil that weighed 45 or 50 pounds.
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Azurewraith
Explorer
We are missing someone couldn't tell you who without looking back on old posts. I'm happy with any marching order with harald in the middle.
jmucchiello
Hero
The grumpy dwarf who always calls Lee "Lad", Fitheach Featherbrew. [MENTION=6802065]Searinox Nagharha[/MENTION]
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