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[deazra]

I really like the idea of having proficiency with an artisan's tool to later spend my downtime practicing my trade in the town. Would it be all right if I traded one of my background proficiencies with "Tattooist's Tools"? On a cursory glance, I found this homebrew and it doesn't look too problematic. What do you guys think?

[secretID]

If you're talking about the magical tatoos discussed there, that's deep into homebrew, which we don't use.

If you just want to choose mundane tatooing as an artisan skill, I think we'd be fine with that.

[deazra]

Mundane Tattoos.

With the latest UA magical tattoos are pretty much magic items, but yeah... only looking for good old regular tattoos. Planning to open myself a backroom tattoo parlor.

[secretID]

I don't know what RAW, but I wouldn't think that the artisan tools listed in the book are necessary an exhaustive list. If the game effect is the same as, say, brewer's tools, that should be fine. Re getting artisan's tools proficiency as a feature, by RAW you can customize backgrounds as described in the PHB, so that's easy.

[Azure Nokori]

Can the artificer armourer dual-wield the thunder gauntlets? The description says that each fist count as simple martial weapon. But no mention of light.

[secretID]

The DMs will discuss, but it looks like a clear "no" to me. The PHB explicitly states that fists aren't weapons at all, so a fist can never be part of two-weapon fighting. As you mention, it also doesn't specify that the fists are "light," probably b/c fists can't be "light," "finesse," etc.

Edit: What I should have said was that a fist isn't a weapon in your hand. Even a normal fist still counts as a melee weapon attack, but not with a melee weapon in your hand.

[ChiefDisbelief]

Never done West Marches, where do i post to just talk OOC about who to meet up with and how to do it in game and such? So many OOC threads.

[Goblin Man]

Originally Posted by ChiefDisbelief

Never done West Marches, where do i post to just talk OOC about who to meet up with and how to do it in game and such? So many OOC threads.

Not a DM but that much I know:

What you are looking for should be this:
Party Planning Thread

You can copy the latest tables there to add your character and declare your interest to join a game.

In Character, you can get started here:

The Inn - On Your Shield:
Tavern

[ChiefDisbelief]

Much appreciated!

[TADHG]

I guess I'm not understanding where to apply. I have a character that met the criteria, but it was rolled up for 13th Age and never played. I am of the understanding that it could be converted over to 5e fairly easily since the only thing I ever managed to do is put in six ability scores. A 13th Age game seems unlikely after speaking to the person used to running them. I just have to decide on a background and race. But let's have a link? I'll start editing the character tonight or tomorrow.

Edit: Variant human noble Auguste Lupin.. TIBF to be determined.

[secretID]

You can find your answers here.

[derpoet]

Hi, I wasn't quite sure where to ask- the new player thread said applicants are contacted via PM about character approval, and I was just wondering how long that might take?

[secretID]

Sorry - I must have missed yours because of the spoiler button. I'll give a look soon.

[Goblin Man]

Originally Posted by Goblin Man

 

Hi

My first adventure ended (earlier than expected). So now I saw this post about downtime.

I read:

"After completing an adventure you character gains 2 months of down time (60 days)."

Do I understand correctly that even without a RL break I could use this downtime (2 month=8 weeks) for ie. Practicing a Profession (described under the same link) and earn gold?

Without toolskills etc--> 6gp per week over 2 month = 60 days = 8 weeks = 8x6=48gp

Now I actually plan to make a RL break, and read:

"You can additionally choose to have a character spend additional days working towards a goal. You must declare a character is doing this (not simply leaving and claiming it retroactively). Once you declare the character may not be used in any adventure for 60 days in real life. They may be used in any Role Playing thread, but may not go on adventures until after the 60 days. If you do so, you gain d3+1 months of downtime ((d3+1)*30)."

That means I roll a dice when not playing for 60 RL days and I gain (in addition to the 48gp earned already without RL break) the following:
d3+1 month --> 2-4 month = 60-120 days = 8-16 weeks
--> min. 8x6=48gp and max. 16x6=96gp.

?

Hi

Regarding the downtime. I'm still lurking here and hope I will find the time for more adventures somewhen in the future. So I'm curious if the gold pieces keep on accumulating beyond the 60 extra days, or if 60 days extra is the maximum? Do you roll another d3+1 after another 60 days etc.?

Thanks in advance!

[secretID]

I think so, but TomB might want to chime in on this or start a DM discussion. I don't think anyone contemplated some parking their character for a very long time.