Willie the Duck
Hero
So tomorrow one of my main groups is doing a first level one-shot due to one DM being unavailable and the other active DM not wanting to run their adventure down a person (a position I support). It is three player, I have no idea what others are picking, and the rule is only material from the 2024 PHB (no legacy material). Array or PB stats. Standard starting equipment choices.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Fun trumps effectiveness (but at the same time, 1st level and 3 PCs has real TPK potential...). Mostly my thought is what actually is up and running (however you want to define that) at level one. Please suggest the whole concept (species, background, and class, along with initial selections like spells or weapons used) if you have ideas to the thing as a whole.
A few ideas I'm already mulling over:
Noble Orc Barbarian -- Background suggests some actual mental stats, so thinking 12+ cha. Towering individual with a barrel chest and oversized laugh, and a monocle. Kind of a Teddy Roosevelt or British adventure-aristocrat figures that laughs when you knock them to the ground, saying "good show, old sport" before getting up and clobbering you.
Wayfarer Goliath (cloud giant heritage) Warlock -- Pact of chain as invocation. Kind of a pokemon trainer. Decent dex and 2/day 30' teleports to stay safe while hit pet (sphinx he calls 'Kitty' or an imp with poorly-made bunny ears he calls 'Harvey.'). Doesn't have the starting GP to treat the familiar as expendable, but at level 1 they are on par with much of the party.
Scribe Dwarven Ranger -- Skill master. 8 starting skills and good Dex, Con, and Int. Rangers also seem to have one of the better starting equipment packages (start with studded instead of leather, etc.), so that is a plus for level 1 as-is play.
Anyways, anything you want to suggest is appreciated. Remember the framing (whatever you want to work, it needs to do so right out the gate) and the more detail the better.
Thanks in advance.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Fun trumps effectiveness (but at the same time, 1st level and 3 PCs has real TPK potential...). Mostly my thought is what actually is up and running (however you want to define that) at level one. Please suggest the whole concept (species, background, and class, along with initial selections like spells or weapons used) if you have ideas to the thing as a whole.
A few ideas I'm already mulling over:
Noble Orc Barbarian -- Background suggests some actual mental stats, so thinking 12+ cha. Towering individual with a barrel chest and oversized laugh, and a monocle. Kind of a Teddy Roosevelt or British adventure-aristocrat figures that laughs when you knock them to the ground, saying "good show, old sport" before getting up and clobbering you.
Wayfarer Goliath (cloud giant heritage) Warlock -- Pact of chain as invocation. Kind of a pokemon trainer. Decent dex and 2/day 30' teleports to stay safe while hit pet (sphinx he calls 'Kitty' or an imp with poorly-made bunny ears he calls 'Harvey.'). Doesn't have the starting GP to treat the familiar as expendable, but at level 1 they are on par with much of the party.
Scribe Dwarven Ranger -- Skill master. 8 starting skills and good Dex, Con, and Int. Rangers also seem to have one of the better starting equipment packages (start with studded instead of leather, etc.), so that is a plus for level 1 as-is play.
Anyways, anything you want to suggest is appreciated. Remember the framing (whatever you want to work, it needs to do so right out the gate) and the more detail the better.
Thanks in advance.