[D&D-5e] Another Chance for Those Incompetent Fools

[BarrowB]

Originally Posted by penbeast0

Is the party or player surprised. If you do it by party rather than by individual, maybe always lose initial initiative roll instead.

I think someone else already has the initiative thing. Would be quite troublesome to have whole party always surprised.
Maybe something with saving throws or giving enemies advantage on attacks first round.

[penbeast0]

How would you feel about having to actually succeed in persuasion to convince undead that I summon to do anything really dangerous? I'm thinking I have the equivalent of a permanent suggestion/charm for undead I summon so they will help and protect me but with the same types of limits that an actual suggestion/charm might have for a human. I'm a necromancer and that seems fairly limiting though not yet as I don't have the spells yet.

Trying to make it part of the character concept rather than just an unconnected disability.

[BarrowB]

Originally Posted by penbeast0

How would you feel about having to actually succeed in persuasion to convince undead that I summon to do anything really dangerous?

While fitting, you wouldn't have summoning abilities for quite a loooooong time due to PbP nature.

Hmm... what if using the necromancy type of magic is her favourite... but at the same time she is scared of it and has to make some sort of wisdom save to avoid a short Frightened condition on each casting?

[penbeast0]

Sure, will change her personality a little bit but I will work that out. And that's all Necromantic spells; that will hurt since her survivability depends on False Life as her prime defensive spell. Does she cast then get frightened or does she lose a round each time she tries to cast?

[BarrowB]

Originally Posted by penbeast0

Sure, will change her personality a little bit but I will work that out. And that's all Necromantic spells; that will hurt since her survivability depends on False Life as her prime defensive spell. Does she cast then get frightened or does she lose a round each time she tries to cast?

Frightened gives "disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls", so round is not really lost.
Wouldn't also make it 100% but something like DC13 Wisdom save before casting and still having spell effect but also the Frightened condition for 2? rounds.

False Life for example is something you cast probably way before any combat, so it should not affect her much.

[penbeast0]

Added to character sheet.

When we say spells, does that apply to cantrips or only leveled spells?

Would you have a problem with her having an undead familiar? Creeping Claw was what she had as a familiar in the Carnival (GM there gave is a +4 bonus to its stealth to make it roughly a power equivalent to a normal familiar) but can always just use a bat if you prefer.

[The Rat Queen]

Originally Posted by BarrowB

@The Rat Queen Undone by what created her. That's a nice framing device.
I can let you replace the shortbow with a hand crossbow, for the sake of the of still being able to operate it without disadvantage.

Thanks! Works for me!

Which version of PC goblin should I use? Mordenkainen, Volo's, DMG, or something else? MPMM seems to fit thematically, since those goblins have fey ancestry.

[BarrowB]

Originally Posted by The Rat Queen

Which version of PC goblin should I use? Mordenkainen, Volo's, DMG, or something else? MPMM seems to fit thematically, since those goblins have fey ancestry.

Whichever you want.
My choice of available races was mostly for the sake of fitting more easily in mostly human society of the other world.
Some DnD races would be instantly hunted down.

[BarrowB]

Originally Posted by penbeast0

When we say spells, does that apply to cantrips or only leveled spells?

Let's say both for now.
We will optimise it a bit if it turns out more difficult than what others have to deal with.

Originally Posted by penbeast0

Would you have a problem with her having an undead familiar?

You can take a normal familiar and flavour them as undead.
Unless she asked the gods for some upgraded version of a familiar as the "magic item".
After all, corpses are treated as objects in DnD

[penbeast0]

Oooh, I'd do that but she got a Bag of Holding in her last adventure so reflavoring it as a Portable Hole (uncommon to rare) to maintain continuity . . . plus an extradimensional space to store bodies in is great for a Necromancer.

[Drachenspirit]

That gets me to thinking. I chose a Bard Appropriate weapon for my Tiefling, but should I chose a non-appropriate one? I don't mean inappropriate, but maybe something like a flaming sword when he's pretty much scared of melee.

[silveroak]

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[Onward]

Woah, it's good to see you again Barrowb! Ah, would it be okay if I played Ravioli again or should I make a brand new character

[BarrowB]

Originally Posted by silveroak

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Originally Posted by Drachenspirit

That gets me to thinking. I chose a Bard Appropriate weapon for my Tiefling, but should I chose a non-appropriate one? I don't mean inappropriate, but maybe something like a flaming sword when he's pretty much scared of melee.

It's all up to you. Though I do like the idea of having an overpowered weapon that the character is too scared to use.

Originally Posted by Onward

Woah, it's good to see you again Barrowb! Ah, would it be okay if I played Ravioli again or should I make a brand new character

As I mentioned, it is a repeat of the same game, so the first chapter or two will be almost the same as last time. I would suggest going for something different.

[Onward]

Understood. I'll make an app soon