You Don’t Have To Leave Wolfy Behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' Your Companions Level Up With You!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 8505422" data-attributes="member: 50987">Obviously, I need a Player's Handbook for the core classes, the description of certain feats, the starting equipment, and so on.  I also need the DMG, because one of the house rules we use allows characters to start with a magic item from Table B, and I'll need to look that up.I also like to browse through some of the new class features in Xanathar's, and I like to look over some new races in Volo's.  Ultimately though, I will end up crafting my own custom origin using the rules in Tasha's (while borrowing bits and pieces from all of the aforementioned books).  We use our own custom campaign sourcebook, and it has a handful of new stuff like campaign-specific feats and spells.Before I roll my stats (we actually roll them, using 4, six-sided dice), I like to chat with my DM to bounce ideas off of them, and see if there are any new resources that might be on the table.  I'll also chat with my fellow players too, so that we don't end up rolling five different rogues by accident.I use a form-fillable character sheet, so that means I use a computer and a printer.  But I also use a sheet of scratch paper and a pencil for shopping, arranging my stats, and so forth.  And I usually end up transcribing the character into my Roll20 account for safe-keeping, leveling-up, and for the occasional virtual game.The whole process usually takes 2 or 3 hours from start to finish.  We typically order a pizza and serve some snacks, and we take turns designing and ordering a new custom mini from HeroForge (they also have an online studio where you can create your own custom character portrait).</blockquote>

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