D&D 5E Keep on the Borderlands - OOC (Filled UP)

[jmucchiello]

Re: 1st ed: You mean because you didn't mention Dragonborn or Tieflings? Though you should make it so only HUMANS cannot multiclass.

Or races can multiclass but must stick to a one than the other method of advancement. And then for humans, they can "dual class". Once you leave a class, you can never advance it again.

 

[tglassy]

To be honest, I never understood the ban on Neutral evil or chaotic evil. Just because some people like to play it wrong and cause trouble for the party, doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with the alignments.

The argument, as I’ve heard, is that a lawful evil person wouldn’t betray his teammates and therefore he can at least be relied upon to help out. I don’t see that. Law/Chaos is about whether the person believes in, or holds to, any law or order. Good/Evil is basically whether they are selfish or not, and if they believe in the value of a life.

A lawful evil assassin who only kills those whom he’s been paid to will still kill a companion if paid enough.

A chaotic or even neutral evil PC will still save a companion if they believe their chances of getting what they want are better with the team rather than without.

Just my thoughts.

 

[tglassy]

Interest Check (OPEN to ALL)

Question, if I roll for stats, and wind up with, I don’t know, 11, 11, 10, 10, 8 and 7, am I just stuck with it or can I opt for the Standard array?

 

[ccs]

Question, if I roll for stats, and wind up with, I don’t know, 11, 11, 10, 10, 8 and 7, am I just stuck with it or can I opt for the Standard array?

So you're saying you're fine with gambling on your stats - as long as they turn out in your favor.

 

[tglassy]

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No, I’m free with gambling for my stats as long as I don’t wind up with a -3 in my overall bonuses. I’m playin a character right now with the stat spread I just mentioned. No multiclass options, no decent ability scores. I made him a teenager.

But knowing I can switch to standard if it turns out I roll 36 1’s in a row would be nice. I don’t mind having a few, or even mostly, bad stats. But to have nothing with even a +1 before racial stats is a little...disheartening.

 

[tglassy]

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Screw it. Never mind. I’ll just see what fate decides.

New Game: 4D6.HIGH(3) = [1, 5, 5, 3] = 13
4D6.HIGH(3) = [2, 1, 3, 5] = 10
4D6.HIGH(3) = [5, 3, 4, 6] = 15
4D6.HIGH(3) = [3, 6, 5, 3] = 14
4D6.HIGH(3) = [6, 1, 2, 4] = 12
4D6.HIGH(3) = [5, 5, 3, 6] = 16

 

[tglassy]

16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 10.

I’ll take it.

 

[TallIan]

To be honest, I never understood the ban on Neutral evil or chaotic evil. Just because some people like to play it wrong and cause trouble for the party, doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with the alignments.

The argument, as I’ve heard, is that a lawful evil person wouldn’t betray his teammates and therefore he can at least be relied upon to help out. I don’t see that. Law/Chaos is about whether the person believes in, or holds to, any law or order. Good/Evil is basically whether they are selfish or not, and if they believe in the value of a life.

A lawful evil assassin who only kills those whom he’s been paid to will still kill a companion if paid enough.

A chaotic or even neutral evil PC will still save a companion if they believe their chances of getting what they want are better with the team rather than without.

Just my thoughts.

Lol, you’re risking a HUGE argument here.

Next topic, religion or politics?

 

[TallIan]

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Double post

 

[tglassy]

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I’m just saying I’ve never understood why bad role play bans certain options. Like old school Paladin. People would play them Lawful Stupid. Then I read where a guy, playing as a paladin, grabs the bad guy they’re interrogating, who’s cult has a bunch of kids they’re going to sacrifice, and explains that every Paladin is looking for that one cause worth falling for, and if he doesn’t tell them where the kids are, the Paladin going to fall, hard, and once he falls there is nothing that will stand in his way from getting the information he wants, and while he will damn himself, he will drag the man down to hell with him to continue the torture, as he no longer has anything holding him back.

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I think I’ll play a Paladin.