[DnD] D&D Boot Camp - Discussion Thread

Welcome to Basic Training for GFF DnD!

This thread will be for all rules questions, answers, and just conversation about what happens in the game thread. Try to keep out of character conversations in here - it'll make the game thread look and work better at the end of the day.


For this game we have:
Rychord - Daituk Orjerbs (Githzerai Avenger) ----Powers
Shorty - Luciel (Elf Cleric) ---- Powers
Philia - Thia (Shadar-kai Assassin) ---- Powers
Dark Nation - Zeno Paradosso (Human Monk/Sorcerer) ---- Powers
Stop Sign - Truckbus Grimtooth (Dwarf Warden) ---- Powers


Rychord's character is all ready to go, Philia has informed me that she'll be using the Character Builder, and i'm not entirely sure about the rest of you. Let me know if i should put a character together for you, and give me an idea of what you want (race, class, healer, i just want to stab things, etc.).


I'd like to have everyone's characters together by next Wednesday or so, such that i can start putting them on Obsidian Portal. I've got a busy weekend of homework i've been putting off ahead of me, but i'll be sure to pop in to the forums every once in a while and answer any questions.


Anyone who wanted to play but didn't make this list, don't worry - i'd be glad to run another game if there are still enough people, and Zerg and Deni have said they'll be willing to fill spots if there isn't a party of 5 newbies. You two won't be needed just yet, sorry



And we're off! What adventures await our heroes?!?!

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Quick Pick Classes

I want to focus on killing an enemy so much, I'm not very durable (Striker)

• I use weapons
  • and the help of my god - Avenger
  • and berserker rage - Barbarian
  • and brutal attacks - Ranger
  • and stealth and surprise
    • and the help of a little shadow magic - Assassin
    • through physical training - Rogue
• I wield pure magic
  • that is innate in me - Sorcerer
  • gained from making deals with demons - Warlock
• I punch Cthulhu with my bare fists - Monk

I want to be the Tank so durable and strong, I'm not very accurate (Defender)

• With my weapons
  • bolstered by my mind, I engage our foes up close - Battlemind
  • and years of training, I punish enemies who ignore me - Fighter
  • bolstered by magic, I slash at my enemies - Swordmage
• With the awesome power granted by
  • my god, I smite the wicked with my sword and heal the virtuous - Paladin
  • nature, I channel elemental forces against my foes - Warden
    

I want to help my team with stat-ups and heals. My team survives thrice as long with my aid (Leader)

• My might comes from
  • The powers of my mind - Ardent
  • My knowledge of alchemy - Artificer
  • Communion with nature - Shaman
  • Physical Training. With it, I lead us to victory - Warlord
• I rely on magic power granted by
  • My stirring songs, making me the most annoying to foes - Bard
    
  • My prayers, making me the best healer - Cleric
  • Runes of the gods, allowing me to boost ally defense to ridiculous levels - Runepriest
    

I want to make life difficult for my enemies. I am also the best minion killer. (Controller)

• My communion with nature grants me the power to
  • Take fearsome animal forms - Druid
  • Harry foes from afar - Seeker
• I call on my god to blast you from afar - Invoker
• I can move you around with my mind - Psion
• I explode you with my spells - Wizard

I want to be a jack of many trades - Hybrid

Quick Pick Races

I look like a regular human:

• I am in fact one that's good at anything I put my mind to - Human
• I'm just shorter and fatter
  • But I have great honor and resilience - Dwarf
  • And I'm an evil dwarf - Duergar (MM)
• I just have pointier ears
  • and I'm long-lived and graceful - Elf
  • and I'm an Elf, just better - Eladrin
  • and I'm an Elf, just evil - Drow
• I just have mental powers
  • and I have inner discipline - Githzerai
  • and I'm a cruel bastard - Githyanki (MM)
• I'm just programmed differently
  • since powerful emotions rage in me - Kalashtar
  • since I tap the cold power of darkness - Shadar-kai
• Since I can change shape - Changeling
• Because one of my parents were one
  • My other parent had pointy ears - Half-Elf
  • My other parent was huge and uncouth - Half-Orc
  • My other parent was a dwarf, making me super-tough - Mul (DS)
    
  • My ancestors made deals with demons - Tiefling

I'm differentially-sized:

• Being small and cute
  • And clever and mischievous - Gnome
  • And very agile - Goblin (MM)
  • And damn hard to hit - Halfling
  • And you can't catch me - Kobold (MM)
• Being big and strong
  • Monstrously strong - Goliath
  • And uncouth - Orc(MM)

I look different very different from you:

• Because I have the blood of animals running in my veins
  • That of the annoying frog - Bullywug (MM)
  • That of the ferocious bear - Bugbear (MM)
  • That of the majestic dragon - Dragonborn
  • That of the vicious hyena - Gnoll (MM)
  • That of the opportunistic raven - Kenku (MM)
  • That of the sleek werecat - Longtooth Shifter
  • That of the rampaging bull - Minotaur
  • That of the savage werewolf - Razorclaw Shifter
  • That of the praying mantis - Thri-Kreen (DS)
• Because this isn't my first life
  • I'm a reincarnated spirit - Deva
  • I'm undead - Revenant
• Because I'm not an animal
  • I'm a plant - Wilden
  • I'm a robot - Warforged
  • I'm made of rocks - Shardmind
• Because my skin is
  • Made of the elements - Genasi
  • Spiky like a porcupine - Bladeling

(DS) Dark Sun campaign setting; not in Character Builder as of October 2010
(MM) Monster race; your racial feats, if any, are very limited

How ya doing, buddy?

This means I've got to wait for the next game?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I wouldn't worry about it. There are so many games now that you'll probably be playing within a month at this point.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Just so I got dibs on uh assassin class. Skills having a hand in this of course.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Philia

Just so I got dibs on uh assassin class. Skills having a hand in this of course.

Well then, welcome, my fellow striker!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Stop Sign (i don't know who this actually is... )

You and most people here, thanks to my tendency to just lurk. For years.

I'll be rolling a dwarven warden, since we have 2 strikers. Should I just send my character builder save file to you?

How ya doing, buddy?

With some generous assistance from Skills, I have my character. I'll PM Hawk the character file.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Stop Sign

You and most people here, thanks to my tendency to just lurk. For years.

I'll be rolling a dwarven warden, since we have 2 strikers. Should I just send my character builder save file to you?

Yep, that will work wonderfully.

Rychord's character is half up on OP, i haven't copied out the powers yet. DN's character is received, but has holes, i'm guessing my CB's not up to date. I'll look into getting this fixed.

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Zerg, you should post that class and race summary in the wiki or something. It's pretty good.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Yep, that will work wonderfully.

Rychord's character is half up on OP, i haven't copied out the powers yet. DN's character is received, but has holes, i'm guessing my CB's not up to date. I'll look into getting this fixed.

Edit: Just saw the October update from Zerg, so I'll update my character and re-send, and hopefully that will fix the holes

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Just a heads up Hawkeye, you missed an "r" in my characters name (it's Orjerbs, not Ojerbs). I don't know how complicated that is for you to change on the Portal, so if it's too much of a hassle don't worry about it.

Great job on the sheet by the way, and also great choice of portrait, I couldn't find too many nice ones of Ghitzerai, but that one is perfect!

How ya doing, buddy?

DN, don't worry about it - all was fine once i updated. I could fill in the one or two holes fairly easily, so.

I thought that name felt a little off, but i couldn't put my finger on it. Consider it fixed.

Also, Thia the Assassin's sheet is now up. Let me know about any changes and/or backstory you guys want to add anytime as we go along.

Zeno's up as well. You guys sure like the complicated classes... also noticed that so far we have a striker, another striker, and a hybrid striker/striker. This is going to be... interesting.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I can't wait to see the adjustments you're forced to make for a party without a healer

FELIPE NO

I feel I might be better off switching my character's class if this is going to be the case. I'm not the most experienced D&D player, but I know enough to imagine that a bunch of people playing for the first time without any means to recover health is bound to be a bit of a disaster.

If you guys feel the same, just let me know and I'll roll up an Ardent. That is, if you don't mind Hawkeye. I know you went through some work putting the Avenger up, and I don't want to burden you unnecessarily.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

No I think you guys should stick with this. I'm really keen to see what a party even less balanced than the one about to go up in Pang's game looks like.

How ya doing, buddy?

I don't mind if that's what everyone wants, I just figured it would be best to not make it too hard on everyone who's playing for the first time, as well as on Hawkeye, who, if I understood correctly, is also going to be learning to DM with this game.

Either way, I would like to see what everyone who's gonna be in the game thinks about this.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Actually, dying quite early would be an invaluable lesson to us all to do over and do better the next time. So I'd love to stick with this if possible. Shorter battles, the more training opportunities for the rest.

I certainly hope I don't appear suicidal in saying so!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I assumed Shorty was the one who was going to be some sort of Healer class? At least that was implied in conversations a night or two ago.

I hope my character gets time to flex his muscles, I had fun creating the concept, and in playing I'd like to flesh out the details.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Well, if that is the case then I guess our party will round out all right. Missing a controller isn't as drastic as not having any kind of healing capabilities, if I'm not mistaken. And hopefully Stop Sign's Warden will be built like some kind of truck or bus so that we can all constantly shift around him to avoid damage.

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Your wish is my command, sir.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Nah, we'll just leave the characters as they are. I just haven't familiarized myself with all of these new classes and all this hybrid nonsense, since Glenn was largely put together long before anything past the first PHB was available from Pang. After that i mostly ignored the new stuff. As long as you guys have some idea of what you're doing, we'll muddle through it.

It's still going to be a while before everything is ready - i need to type out all of everyone's powers so as to add them to the wiki, and this will take some time - so Shorty, don't feel like you need to rush.

FELIPE NO

When we started off Pang's first game we didn't really have a healer, it's not an insurmountable problem, Pang's proved how hard it can be to kill DnD characters.

How ya doing, buddy?

Not really. Motsognir is a healer, and Gabriel can heal in a pinch too. When Brigid came in, well...

Let's just say the Horde didn't have to worry about healing for a long, long time

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