[D&D-5e] On the Shoulders of Giants.

[Shula]

Originally Posted by balan

I can switch mine from the Warlock/bard gestalt to Warlock (genie)/cleric (twilight)

Bard works so well with your background.

I see the party as:

• Ranger/Cleric
• Rogue/Fighter
• Warlock/Bard
• Warlock/Paladin or Fighter maybe.
• Wizard/Alchemist

Of course we could end up without gestalt characters.

[UGOTMERCd]

I'm currently in a few games, but none of them are moving very quickly, and I'm looking for something a little faster paced.

I'd be really interested in playing, if there's still room. I also love character creation and I feel like I'm something of a chameleon with my play style. I can do whatever's needed. Is there a particular party Roll that's not overly covered? I've never played gestalt before but it seems like the roles are less rigid this way... Is there a spot for me?

[UGOTMERCd]

It seems like there's a fair bit of magic, and healing had been discussed. And there's some out of combat potential with 1 full and 2 half charisma based characters and one full intelligence. But the party seems potentially weak on the Brute force side, and also potentially weak in stealth. I could potentially go with a Barbarian/Druid combo to shore up some tanky/healing, but I've also really been interested in a monk(way of shadows)/rogue(assassin) multiclass to make an OP stealth assassin character. A Gestalt start seems like the perfect opportunity to pull that one out...

[The Dark Star]

Character Application Name: Rai Hiztash Race: Kalashtar Class: Cleric (3) - Forge Domain, he worships Vost, the God of innovation, both in sciences and magic. Background: Acolyte Appearance: Rai stands 6'1" with a thin, gangly frame, sharp angular features, his eyes are a dull brown/gray colour, and his skin is a pale colour. He has long, braided black hair with thick eyebrows and a full beard. His ears are pierced with a number of studs and hoops from the bottom of of the lobe of his ear, all the way to the top. His dress is often his priests robes, covered in armour that is marked with the Vost's sign. The colour of the robes are a dark red-brown colour, with gray trim. His Quori comes out when his emotions reach to a point, when that happens, his skin turns into a more ghostly white colour, his eyes emanate the colour that represents his emotion, his hair turns to a silver colour and it looks almost like his skin sinks into itself, revealing much of his skeleton. Personality Traits:Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude. / I am tolerant of other faiths and respect the worship of other gods. Ideal: Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good) Bond: Everything I do is for the common people. Flaw: Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life. Early years:   Rai was forced to live the life of many Kalashtar, he was abandoned as a baby for his natural connection to the other realms that allowed him into the minds of the people around him. His thoughts would invade that of his parents and drove them into the path towards madness, it was bad enough for them to abandon him to an orphanage, who then suffered the same torment, and left him on the steps of a church. The church of Vost, it is here that he was old enough to understand what he was, and why he was able to do the things that he did, teaching him and letting him know that he was not abnormal, but had inherent gifts that were just not explained to his family and the orphanage. They also were the ones that took the time to teach him how to control it, as well as to keep his mind focused on other things, like the creation of objects, putting his mind and body to work. Here, he found his calling and then had worked to become a priest of the Vost faith, spreading the word of his god with the things that they built. He was trained to be strong, to be in the brunt of a fight, using his faith to heal those that were injured around him, as well as using the power of his god to decimate those that would be called his enemies. When he had grown old enough, he, like many other priests of his faith, were set out on missions, to spread the word of his faith, through his words, and his creations. The mission is to last 8 years, so far, he has served two of those years, with great joy, he travels around the lands, helping those in need, coming through villages and towns, helping repair businesses, homes, travel carts. He aids in building homes, creating appliances, using profits that he has made through the acts to donate to local churches, charities, orphanages, and using the bare minimum for himself to get around and to stay nourished and rested during his journey. What Rai Brings:   Rai is a front line, tank character, that can both be utilized to heal his comrades, defending them and also becoming a strong fighter, from a distance, or up close, for the group. His faith allows him to have plenty of utility for the party in his creation of items that could help them get out of bad situations. He is a team player, he cares for all people and only wishes for them to be the best that they can be, and will aid them when he can. He does speak of Vost often and will always tell the people that he works with or for to donate to the church, or also spread the word of his faith to others. His spirit and himself are often on the same page, but they do have different beliefs when it comes to killing or not killing an opponent as well as other things that would make for funny, interesting moments. The more damage that he takes, the more his spirit form takes over and even his appearance begins to change in front of everyone around him.

[Shula]

Just realized recruitment is open to the end of March, not the beginning. Plenty of time for more players to put in applications.

[VonKlaussen]

@ChiefDisbelief - while the Raven Queen does not exist (thank you, @Shula) there is an entity that takes her place, so the class feature is still available.

@Shula - the First Emperor is long dead by this point. His descendants still sit on the Imperial throne. The Emperor (or Empress, though currently it is an Emperor) acts as supreme adjudicator of the law - the supreme court, if you will - and also acts as commander in chief of the Imperial military. The Imperial legislature is a 11 member Senate - one for each of the provinces of the Empire.

Honestly with how much y'all are already working and thinking together to put together a party I'm thinking all of you make the cut. TBH I didn't expect so much response so soon - esp. as I'm new to the community.

[balan]

Sometimes the timing winds up perfect. The right person posting an ad and the right people looking at that time.

[TheBoldBaron]

I have a idea for a satyr artificer(armorer) with the marine background from ghosts of saltmarsh. His name will be Beta-Ray and he wield a hammer.

[UGOTMERCd]

Application Name: Aevar Race: Wood Elf Class: Monk(Way of Shadows)/Rogue (Assassin) Background: Hermit Appearance: 5'7" 134lbs. Aevar is slight, but we'll muscled from years of training. When he trains, wearing only his trousers, one can see the myriad scars that criss-cross his arms, chest and back. Unlike most of his race his skin is pale, almost papery. His hair, also unusual, is pure white. He wears mottled grey-black tunic and trousers, with soft boiled leather shoes. More often than not a cowl with face mask covers his head. Traits: He's spent so long in isolation that he rarely speaks, preferring gestures, grunts and one word answers. He is always calm, no matter what the situation. He never raises his voice or lets his emotions control him. Ideal: Freedom. Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them. Bond: He entered seclusion to hide from ones who hunt him, and he'll likely one day confront them. Flaw: He harbors dark and blood thirsty thoughts that his isolation and mediation failed to quell. Early Years: Aevar was born different. As such, a cult of Gothmun abducted him and trained him to be a mortal weapon. Later, he was rescued and taken to a monastery of The Nameless One. He was taught to hone his skills, to transform him from a blade into a vessel; to stop being a killer and instead become a shadow. And though he believes that he deserved his freedom from those who hurt him and taught him to kill, he still harbors deep seated anger and hatred. He tries to lead a life devoted to using the secrets and lies of the wicked against them, but sometimes he yearns for a more permanent solution to their evil.

[VonKlaussen]

Please make sure your race choice is among those listed in the Brief History of Time (yes I know I have yet to update the stat blocks for my custom races - I'm working on that, among other things). If you're not sure what to switch to, just ask.

Edit: Speaking of; if you have any suggestions for 5e stat blocks for my custom races - especially the beastmen - feel free. I'm always open to suggestions. I treat my setting as a collaborative, living world. Extant races, features, and even historical events have been shaped by previous players.

[triedtherest]

What is going to be the initial plot hook/event for getting everyone together? (Assuming that it is not a Secret!)

I just ask because I am working with Candide3693 to create a meet up between James and Garl, and would like to integrate it into the lead up to the beginning of the game.

[UGOTMERCd]

I'm very interested and impressed by your world. I can only imagine how many hours and how much effort goes into creating a homebrew of this magnitude. And your independent racial variants are impressive. But you're right that it seems that they could use an overhaul, in terms of adaptation to 5e. A lot of them have fairly significant changes to the ability scores, whereas most of the 5e races seem to have a +2 to one, +1 to another and that's it.

[VonKlaussen]

@triedtherest - I haven't decided. I might do an Elder Scrolls style 'you're all in jail' start <.<

@UGOTMERCd - yes I definitely need to reduce the number of ability score boosts, to bring them to par with the others. Some of them will be easy - Norns are basically Goliaths - whereas others I'll need to ponder.

And for the record I've been working on this setting for 15 years

[balan]

I've noticed the ability score modifiers have a 3.5 feel to them.

[Candide3693]

Originally Posted by triedtherest

What is going to be the initial plot hook/event for getting everyone together? (Assuming that it is not a Secret!)

I just ask because I am working with Candide3693 to create a meet up between James and Garl, and would like to integrate it into the lead up to the beginning of the game.

Originally Posted by VonKlaussen

@triedtherest - I haven't decided. I might do an Elder Scrolls style 'you're all in jail' start <.<

@triedtherest, Given this, maybe we should just get it to Garl and James traveling together. What do you think?