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<blockquote data-quote="JoeNotCharles" data-source="post: 5684487" data-attributes="member: 79945"><p>Ok, I've audited the characters that have been posted. (I also put them into the online character sheet myself, and did "save as code" so that we can get a One True Version of each that we could each load. I tried setting up the "Online Character Server" but I couldn't get it to work.)</p><p></p><p>Some of you just need to make a few additions or corrections (you may have already made these changes to your copies of your sheets, just not posted them):</p><p></p><p>[MENTION=82643]CaBaNa[/MENTION] - looks good, there are just a couple of values missing that the online sheet didn't fill in: Shield +1, Damage 3, Ranged 3 (the damage and ranged damage values are equal to your basic Body, since you have no items that alter them)</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Character Code]</p><p>[code]</p><p>{"name":"Hobnob Hornblower","culture":"hobbit","standard":"prosperous","culturalBlessing":"hobbitSense","calling":"scholar","shadowWeakness":"lureOfSecrets","specialties":"herbLore,smoking,rhymesOfLore","features":"merry,patient","favoured":"stealth,insight,craft,lore","awe":"1","persuade":"2","travel":"1","stealth":"3","awareness":"2","insight":"2","search":"2","healing":"2","song":"2","courtesy":"3","riddle":"2","craft":"1","lore":"2","undefined":"2","body":"3","heart":"6","wits":"5","favouredbody":"4","favouredheart":"8","favouredwits":"8","endurance":"22","startingEndurance":"22","fatigue":"4","hope":"18","startingHope":"18","shadow":"0","armour":"0","headgear":"0","parry":"5","shield":"+1","damage":"3","ranged":"3","wisdom":"2","valour":"1","experience":"","total":"","weary":"false","miserable":"false","wounded":"false","virtues":"artOfDisappearing","rewards":"","weaponSkills":"bow,true,5,10,14,1,2;shortSword,false,5,10,14,1,1;dagger,false,3,G,12,0,1;,false,,,,,0","gear":",;,;buckler,1;,;,","comments":{}}</p><p>[/code]</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[MENTION=88601]FourMonos[/MENTION] - looks good, but is missing a bunch of calculated values: Armour 2d, Headgear +1, Shield +1, Damage 3, Ranged 3; also your Fatigue should be 14, not 13 (the online sheet doesn't include your standard "travel gear", which weighs 1 for summer travel and 2 for winter travel)</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Character Code]</p><p>[code]</p><p>{"name":"Riggins Magby","culture":"hobbit","standard":"prosperous","culturalBlessing":"hobbitSense","calling":"treasureHunter","shadowWeakness":"dragonSickness","specialties":"smoking,storyTelling,burglary","features":"curious,trueHearted","favoured":"stealth,awareness,insight,riddle","persuade":"2","athletics":"1","travel":"2","stealth":"3","awareness":"2","insight":"1","search":"2","explore":"1","song":"2","courtesy":"3","riddle":"2","battle":"1","lore":"1","undefined":"2","body":"3","heart":"7","wits":"4","favouredbody":"5","favouredheart":"8","favouredwits":"7","endurance":"23","startingEndurance":"23","fatigue":"14","hope":"19","startingHope":"19","shadow":"","armour":"2d","headgear":"+1","parry":"4","shield":"+1","damage":"3","ranged":"3","wisdom":"1","valour":"2","experience":"","total":"","weary":"false","miserable":"false","wounded":"false","virtues":"","rewards":"bowOfTheNorthDowns","weaponSkills":"shortSword,true,5,10,14,1,2;bow,false,5,10,14,1,2;dagger,false,3,G,12,0,1;,false,,,,,0","gear":"leatherCorslet,8;capOfIronAndLeather,2;buckler,1;,;,","comments":{}}</p><p>[/code]</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[MENTION=6078]garyh[/MENTION] - looks good, but need a character name; I added Great Axe as a separate row to get the stats (even though you don't "really" have a separate Great Axe skill; it's equal to your Axes); missing the calculated values: Fatigue 27, Armour 5d, Headgear +4, Parry 5, Damage 6, Ranged 6</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Character Code]</p><p>[code]</p><p>{"name":"","culture":"dwarf","standard":"rich","culturalBlessing":"redoubtable","calling":"slayer","shadowWeakness":"curseOfVengeance","specialties":"stoneCraft,tunnelling,orcLore","features":"hardy,vengeful","favoured":"athletics,travel,craft,battle","inspire":"2","athletics":"1","travel":"3","search":"3","explore":"2","song":"1","riddle":"2","craft":"3","battle":"2","lore":"1","undefined":"3","body":"6","heart":"3","wits":"5","favouredbody":"9","favouredheart":"5","favouredwits":"6","endurance":"31","startingEndurance":"31","fatigue":"27","hope":"9","startingHope":"9","shadow":"0","armour":"5d","headgear":"+4","parry":"5","shield":"","damage":"6","ranged":"6","wisdom":"1","valour":"2","experience":"","total":"","weary":"false","miserable":"false","wounded":"false","virtues":"","rewards":"axeOfAzanulbizar","weaponSkills":"(axes),false,,,,,3;shortSword,false,5,10,14,1,1;dagger,false,3,G,12,0,1;greatAxe,false,9,G,20,4,3","gear":"mailHauberk,20;helm,6;,;,;,","comments":{}}</p><p>[/code]</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[MENTION=60965]Iron Sky[/MENTION] - looks good; note that the only Wood-Elf Magic you can use right now is Stinging Arrow (the sheet doesn't have any way to break Wood-Elf Magic down into separate spells); your Armour should be 3d, not 2</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Character Code]</p><p>[code]</p><p></p><p>{"name":"Authiel Silivrenniel","culture":"elf","standard":"martial","culturalBlessing":"folkOfTheDusk","calling":"warden","shadowWeakness":"lureOfPower","specialties":"mirkwoodLore,woodwright,shadowLore","features":"hardened,keenEyed","favoured":"stealth,awareness,explore,hunting","awe":"2","athletics":"3","travel":"1","stealth":"2","awareness":"2","search":"1","explore":"1","healing":"1","hunting":"1","song":"2","craft":"1","battle":"2","lore":"3","undefined":"3","body":"5","heart":"3","wits":"6","favouredbody":"7","favouredheart":"6","favouredwits":"7","endurance":"25","startingEndurance":"25","fatigue":"19","hope":"11","startingHope":"11","shadow":"0","armour":"3d","headgear":"+1","parry":"6","shield":"+1","damage":"5","ranged":"5","wisdom":"2","valour":"1","experience":"","total":"","weary":"false","miserable":"false","wounded":"false","virtues":"woodElfMagic","rewards":"","weaponSkills":"bow,true,5,10,14,1,3;sword,false,5,10,16,2,1;dagger,false,3,G,12,0,1;,false,,,,,0","gear":"mailShirt,12;capOfIronAndLeather,2;buckler,1;,;,","comments":{}}</p><p>[/code]</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>And 3 of you still have mechanical decisions to make:</p><p></p><p>[MENTION=51271]Voda Vosa[/MENTION] - you said you're still trying to decide between Mattock or Axe & Shield; you need to pick 1 of the Broken Spells to know to start off; you've spent 14 Experience, you only get 10 (looks like the problem is you had Craft 3, Battle 1, Lore 1, and 4 XP left to spend - that's enough to get Craft 4 OR Battle 2, Lore 2, and you took both.) You're also missing some of the calculated stats, but they depend on whether you take a shield or not.</p><p></p><p>[MENTION=59043]Walking Dad[/MENTION] - you haven't picked any headgear - you can choose a "cap of iron and leather" or a full "helm". (Or maybe you're ok with nothing.)</p><p></p><p>[MENTION=51930]fireinthedust[/MENTION] - you said "Elf it is" but now it seems your still changing your mind about which character to pick. Maybe it's time to flip a coin? This is just one short adventure, not a full campaign, so you don't need to worry too much about getting the perfect character.</p><p></p><p>I'm itching to get started! I'd like to start the adventure this weekend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoeNotCharles, post: 5684487, member: 79945"] Ok, I've audited the characters that have been posted. (I also put them into the online character sheet myself, and did "save as code" so that we can get a One True Version of each that we could each load. I tried setting up the "Online Character Server" but I couldn't get it to work.) Some of you just need to make a few additions or corrections (you may have already made these changes to your copies of your sheets, just not posted them): [MENTION=82643]CaBaNa[/MENTION] - looks good, there are just a couple of values missing that the online sheet didn't fill in: Shield +1, Damage 3, Ranged 3 (the damage and ranged damage values are equal to your basic Body, since you have no items that alter them) [sblock=Character Code] [code] {"name":"Hobnob Hornblower","culture":"hobbit","standard":"prosperous","culturalBlessing":"hobbitSense","calling":"scholar","shadowWeakness":"lureOfSecrets","specialties":"herbLore,smoking,rhymesOfLore","features":"merry,patient","favoured":"stealth,insight,craft,lore","awe":"1","persuade":"2","travel":"1","stealth":"3","awareness":"2","insight":"2","search":"2","healing":"2","song":"2","courtesy":"3","riddle":"2","craft":"1","lore":"2","undefined":"2","body":"3","heart":"6","wits":"5","favouredbody":"4","favouredheart":"8","favouredwits":"8","endurance":"22","startingEndurance":"22","fatigue":"4","hope":"18","startingHope":"18","shadow":"0","armour":"0","headgear":"0","parry":"5","shield":"+1","damage":"3","ranged":"3","wisdom":"2","valour":"1","experience":"","total":"","weary":"false","miserable":"false","wounded":"false","virtues":"artOfDisappearing","rewards":"","weaponSkills":"bow,true,5,10,14,1,2;shortSword,false,5,10,14,1,1;dagger,false,3,G,12,0,1;,false,,,,,0","gear":",;,;buckler,1;,;,","comments":{}} [/code] [/sblock] [MENTION=88601]FourMonos[/MENTION] - looks good, but is missing a bunch of calculated values: Armour 2d, Headgear +1, Shield +1, Damage 3, Ranged 3; also your Fatigue should be 14, not 13 (the online sheet doesn't include your standard "travel gear", which weighs 1 for summer travel and 2 for winter travel) [sblock=Character Code] [code] {"name":"Riggins Magby","culture":"hobbit","standard":"prosperous","culturalBlessing":"hobbitSense","calling":"treasureHunter","shadowWeakness":"dragonSickness","specialties":"smoking,storyTelling,burglary","features":"curious,trueHearted","favoured":"stealth,awareness,insight,riddle","persuade":"2","athletics":"1","travel":"2","stealth":"3","awareness":"2","insight":"1","search":"2","explore":"1","song":"2","courtesy":"3","riddle":"2","battle":"1","lore":"1","undefined":"2","body":"3","heart":"7","wits":"4","favouredbody":"5","favouredheart":"8","favouredwits":"7","endurance":"23","startingEndurance":"23","fatigue":"14","hope":"19","startingHope":"19","shadow":"","armour":"2d","headgear":"+1","parry":"4","shield":"+1","damage":"3","ranged":"3","wisdom":"1","valour":"2","experience":"","total":"","weary":"false","miserable":"false","wounded":"false","virtues":"","rewards":"bowOfTheNorthDowns","weaponSkills":"shortSword,true,5,10,14,1,2;bow,false,5,10,14,1,2;dagger,false,3,G,12,0,1;,false,,,,,0","gear":"leatherCorslet,8;capOfIronAndLeather,2;buckler,1;,;,","comments":{}} [/code] [/sblock] [MENTION=6078]garyh[/MENTION] - looks good, but need a character name; I added Great Axe as a separate row to get the stats (even though you don't "really" have a separate Great Axe skill; it's equal to your Axes); missing the calculated values: Fatigue 27, Armour 5d, Headgear +4, Parry 5, Damage 6, Ranged 6 [sblock=Character Code] [code] {"name":"","culture":"dwarf","standard":"rich","culturalBlessing":"redoubtable","calling":"slayer","shadowWeakness":"curseOfVengeance","specialties":"stoneCraft,tunnelling,orcLore","features":"hardy,vengeful","favoured":"athletics,travel,craft,battle","inspire":"2","athletics":"1","travel":"3","search":"3","explore":"2","song":"1","riddle":"2","craft":"3","battle":"2","lore":"1","undefined":"3","body":"6","heart":"3","wits":"5","favouredbody":"9","favouredheart":"5","favouredwits":"6","endurance":"31","startingEndurance":"31","fatigue":"27","hope":"9","startingHope":"9","shadow":"0","armour":"5d","headgear":"+4","parry":"5","shield":"","damage":"6","ranged":"6","wisdom":"1","valour":"2","experience":"","total":"","weary":"false","miserable":"false","wounded":"false","virtues":"","rewards":"axeOfAzanulbizar","weaponSkills":"(axes),false,,,,,3;shortSword,false,5,10,14,1,1;dagger,false,3,G,12,0,1;greatAxe,false,9,G,20,4,3","gear":"mailHauberk,20;helm,6;,;,;,","comments":{}} [/code] [/sblock] [MENTION=60965]Iron Sky[/MENTION] - looks good; note that the only Wood-Elf Magic you can use right now is Stinging Arrow (the sheet doesn't have any way to break Wood-Elf Magic down into separate spells); your Armour should be 3d, not 2 [sblock=Character Code] [code] {"name":"Authiel Silivrenniel","culture":"elf","standard":"martial","culturalBlessing":"folkOfTheDusk","calling":"warden","shadowWeakness":"lureOfPower","specialties":"mirkwoodLore,woodwright,shadowLore","features":"hardened,keenEyed","favoured":"stealth,awareness,explore,hunting","awe":"2","athletics":"3","travel":"1","stealth":"2","awareness":"2","search":"1","explore":"1","healing":"1","hunting":"1","song":"2","craft":"1","battle":"2","lore":"3","undefined":"3","body":"5","heart":"3","wits":"6","favouredbody":"7","favouredheart":"6","favouredwits":"7","endurance":"25","startingEndurance":"25","fatigue":"19","hope":"11","startingHope":"11","shadow":"0","armour":"3d","headgear":"+1","parry":"6","shield":"+1","damage":"5","ranged":"5","wisdom":"2","valour":"1","experience":"","total":"","weary":"false","miserable":"false","wounded":"false","virtues":"woodElfMagic","rewards":"","weaponSkills":"bow,true,5,10,14,1,3;sword,false,5,10,16,2,1;dagger,false,3,G,12,0,1;,false,,,,,0","gear":"mailShirt,12;capOfIronAndLeather,2;buckler,1;,;,","comments":{}} [/code] [/sblock] And 3 of you still have mechanical decisions to make: [MENTION=51271]Voda Vosa[/MENTION] - you said you're still trying to decide between Mattock or Axe & Shield; you need to pick 1 of the Broken Spells to know to start off; you've spent 14 Experience, you only get 10 (looks like the problem is you had Craft 3, Battle 1, Lore 1, and 4 XP left to spend - that's enough to get Craft 4 OR Battle 2, Lore 2, and you took both.) You're also missing some of the calculated stats, but they depend on whether you take a shield or not. [MENTION=59043]Walking Dad[/MENTION] - you haven't picked any headgear - you can choose a "cap of iron and leather" or a full "helm". (Or maybe you're ok with nothing.) [MENTION=51930]fireinthedust[/MENTION] - you said "Elf it is" but now it seems your still changing your mind about which character to pick. Maybe it's time to flip a coin? This is just one short adventure, not a full campaign, so you don't need to worry too much about getting the perfect character. I'm itching to get started! I'd like to start the adventure this weekend. [/QUOTE]
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