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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Baldurs_Underdark" data-source="post: 7210819" data-attributes="member: 6880355">I like the idea. Here's my 2 cents:Don't auction the character buildRaces, classes and backgrounds: Don't auction these! Auctioning these may lead to very unhappy players who have to play a race/class that does not fit them.Also, with a point-buy where everybody gets perhaps 25 points (on top of the regular 8 for each stat). At least the foundation of the players is stable and players can play what they want. Don't auction specific itemsAuction some things that can boost all players. Make sure that everything up for auction is useful for everybody. For example, putting up specifically a magic staff when you only got 1 wizard (and the rest barbarians) will mean that the wizard can pick up that staff for almost nothing, because nobody else is bidding on it... Do auction boosts for playersDon't use gold. Use points, which disappear after the auction. For example, 50 points each.Examples: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+1 on attack rolls (not linked to any weapon) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">3 extra stats +1 </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 stat +1 </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 stat +2 </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 stat +3 </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Con + 1 </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The lucky feat </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The tough feat </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The resilient feat </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The skilled feat </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Bag of Holding </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 extra skill proficiency, chosen by the player </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Improved armour (i.e. a splint mail instead of the regular chainmail) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Inspiration at the start of the game </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">100 gc in cash at the start of the game </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">250 gc in cash at the start of the game </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">500 gc in cash at the start of the game </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">3 greater healing potions at the start of the game </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2 greater healing potions at the start of the game </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 greater healing potion at the start of the game </li> </ul>Of course this is just an example. I think I've been too enthusiastic and the resulting players would be a little overpowered. Adjust as you see fit! This is just an example. The actual action<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Show all boosts which will be auctioned. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In order to make this as fair as possible, I'd auction all items simultaneously. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Players can make a bid, but cannot withdraw a bid. (The latter is important, otherwise it will never end). </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A bid must be made by physically placing the right number of coins on a piece of paper that represents the boost. (Just to avoid that players bid with points they don't have, you cannot speculate that you get points back somehow) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When someone else places a higher bid, the points are given back to the player. </li> </ul>In my mind, this would be reasonably fair. But I am curious if someone can show me where I overlooked something. After all, I just quickly wrote this down at lunch time <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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