[D&D-5e] Storm King's Thunder

[G in Japan]

Game Name Storm King's Thunder

Game System D&D 5e

Theme World-spanning exploration

Flavour RP-focused, quasi-sandbox

Background/Plot Summary (From the adventure book) The Savage Frontier is a cold, rugged, sparsely populated land of snow-capped mountains, rocky hills, sprawling forests, and foggy vales. Isolated strongeholds, ancient burial mounds, and the ruins of many forgotten empires dot this vast landscape. Bounded by the Sea of Swords to the west and the desert of Anauroch to the east, the Savage Frontier extends as far north as Icewind Dale as as far south as the town of Daggerford. Old roads stretch across this great expanse, linking the dwarven strongholds and mines in the mountains to the coastal settlements, frontier towns, and fortified outposts of humans and other folk. These roads are long, lonely, or poorly defended, making them dangerous to traverse. In fertile valleys, towns and cities have sprung up, separated by dozens if not hundreds of miles of untamed wilderness haunted by bandits, barbarians, and monsters. Evil dragons stirred into action by their dark quess, Tiamat, threatened the settlements of the Savage Frontier for a time. Ultimately, they were defeated and forced to withdraw to their lairs, while Tiamat was banished to the Nine Hells. Fear of the dragons’ wrath has faded quickly with the coming of a new threat: giants. The peoples of the North are no strangers to giant incursions. Frost giants have long claimed the Spine of the World as their demesne, and hill giants are known to scrounge for food in the untamed hills. But now, in the past couple of months, giants of every kind have emerged from their strongholds in force to threaten civilization as never before - and not just frost giants and hill giants, but also stone giants, fire giants, and cloud giants. All of the giants are in an uproar. Reports of giant attacks throughout the North have reached the coastal cities of Luskan, Neverwinter, and Waterdeep, stoking fears that the giants are waging war against humans, dwarves, elves, and other small folk.

Character Creation Stats: Point buy or standard array Sources: Player’s Handbook, Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, Elemental Evil Player's Companion, and other 'published' sources are allowed. Unearthed Arcana will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Races: All non-monstrous. No human variants. Alignment: Non-evil Backgrounds should include references to places and characters to allow for integration in the main storyline. Your background should end with your arrival at Hundlestone on the eastern edge of the Spine of the World. I do not have a specific 'required posting rate'. Instead, I will expect people to post when they can and not be upset if an update assumes they go along with the majority if they have been unable to post for whatever reason. In my experience, this is much more likely than trying to hold everyone to a specific rate of posting. Things happen. People get busy. I will understand and expect the same understanding in players. Application Deadline: November 11th Currently Approved UA Material: Gunsmith Artificer (The Thunder Cannon does 2d6 damage and creates a loud boom out to 150 feet (its normal range) and audible out to 600 feet (its maximum range). The Artificer can use a small charge of gunpowder to reduce this booming sound to 30/150. Doing so reduces the damage to 1d10. The sound can be further reduced to 0 feet. Doing so reduces the damage to 1d8. I feel like this will help to balance a bit with the fact that Artificers also get a CR 2 construct at level 6. You can do more damage, but risk drawing the attention of more enemies, or you can reduce the risk of drawing attention at the expense of damage. Note, I am not a 'numbers guy' so this may need to be tweaked further.With modifications); the Ranger, Revised Backstory Option: Here are a few interesting tables to help create your background. Rather than use the tables as intended (roll d100's and select the options to make your stats), please make your stats and then use items from the table to explain why your stats are the way they are. (This is completely optional and is only meant to help introduce interesting elements in your backstory.) I've included an example:   In this example, I assumed all starting stats were 10's. Final stats were built using the standard 27 point buy system. Grew up as part of a travelling carnival Worked with the knife thrower, learned how to juggle, and was one of the people who ran the shell game (+3 Dex, total; Sleight of Hand proficiency) She also helped look after the other carnies' children (+1 Cha) She was well liked, but a bit annoying, as she also had bit of trivia that she wanted to share (+1 Int) After a series of unexplained murders in one of the towns the carnival was in, her people were accused and persecuted, but she and some others were taken in and hidden by the local clergy (+1 Wis) During this time, she had to learn how to read people - tell friend from foe - and how to keep an eye out for people who may have been tailing her or obvious traps (+1 Wis; Perception and Insight proficiency) In order to protect her and her people, they had to separate to be harder to track and Sora went to a monastery with an enlightened monk (+1 Wis) At the monastery, she was able to train with the monks (+2 Dex, Acrobatic proficiency) and she taught herself how to play the flute and painting (+1 Cha, Flute and Painter's Supplies proficiency) However, a year ago, she began to have horrible nightmares about the end of the world and headed out for answers (Adventure Hook) She bought passage on a ship headed west The ship did not take her the whole way to her final destination, and she had to spend months in the wilds to make it all the way (+1 Wis)

Application Requirements Please include the following information about your character. You can use whatever format you wish. Name Race Class Background (mechanical background) Personality (including bond, ideal, flaws, and personality traits - these may be from an official source or of your own design) Backstory

Player	Character	Race	Class	Background	Status
PalladiaMors	Shivara	Dragonborn	Sorcerer	Noble	Complete
Shaede	Toben	Forest Gnome	Wizard	Far Traveler	Complete
tomplum	Newman Scruffhair	Stout Halfling	Ranger	Folk Hero	Complete
LinguaManiac	Hosvir Brokestone	Hill Dwarf	Cleric	Soldier	Complete
MoldyNolds	Raamiz el Ostak	Air Genasi	Bard	Noble	Complete
theoryaction	Hadrion Severos	Protector Aasimar	Warlock	Faction Agent	Complete
Dorack	Alkarak	Dwarf	Paladin	Gladiator or Folk Hero	Complete
	Tiripsas the Eccentric	Dwarf	Wizard	Sage	Complete
Silk	Amya Falone	Human	Bard/Fighter	Far Traveler	Complete
Ed Starwind	Arranis Liadon	Wood Elf	Monk	Hermit	Complete

 

Player	Character	Race	Class	Background	Status
Avner	Baz Moonfist	Mountain Dwarf	Paladin	Acolyte	Complete
Miss Critty	Crow	Wood Elf	Rogue	Noble/Hermit	Complete
Anea	Bovur Fell-Hand	Hill Dwarf	Artificer (Gunsmith)	Sailor	Complete
decoy26	Sulfras	Dragonborn	Paladin	Soldier	Complete
timplausible	Gavin Stormweather	Human (Tethyrian)	Warlock (Fiend)	Noble	Complete
L0stTh0ught	Alath Ledotil	Kor	Ranger	Outlander (Outcast)	Complete
dracina	Rancor Vigil	Tiefling	Warlock (Great Old One)	Researcher	Complete
Tahlon	Thurkild Baldrekr	Mountain Dwarf	Ranger	Outlander	Complete
ashramsoji	Aram	Half-elf	Sorcerer (Wild)	Criminal	Complete
LoveBug	Magnus Steelchant	Dwarf	Bard (Valor)	Gladiator	Complete
LoveBug	Durana Forgebane	Mountain Dwarf	Barbarian	Criminal	Complete
MercurialJack	Lorian Vain	Human	Cleric	Soldier	Complete
Huhart	Goodkin Wenceslas	Half-elf	Druid	Far Traveler	Complete
Agrudez	Gavin Oriel	Human	Paladin	Folk Hero	Complete
Fadonsuded	Casmin Scrollgaxer	Deep Gnome	Wizard	Cloistered Scholar	Complete
OfficerHalf	Boddyknock "Berry" Berryhill	Rock Gnome	Druid (Land)	Guild Artisan	Complete
Osse	Akos of Blacktree	Half-Elf	Barbarian	Uthgardt Tribe Member	Complete
Sassafrass	Vanoriana Silverlute	Moon Elf	Bard	Entertainer	Complete
Mizhi	Ziva Silvamer	Aasimar	Sorcerer	Noble	Complete
oztk	Naeryndam 'Ryn' Khalid	Half-Elf	Rogue	Cloistered Scholar	Complete
tomplum	Thovik Brickbeard	Dwarf (Mountain)	Paladin	Sailor	Complete
PalladiaMors	Shivara	Dragonborn	Sorcerer	Noble	Complete
DukeofCorpus					Interest
jessylynn	Traugott Torunn	Mountain Dwarf	Bard	Inheritor	WIP
KroDarklorr	Kayde Lancer	Human	Fighter		WIP

[Avner]

Interest, do you have a deadline in mind?

[G in Japan]

Originally Posted by Avner

Interest, do you have a deadline in mind?

Nothing set. Likely around the end of May. Four weeks should be enough time for anyone interested to put an application together.

[Avner]

Great that works well for me. Ill get something up before then.

[KroDarklorr]

Updating placeholder with my characters info. I'll work on a sheet shortly.

Character: Kayde Lancer, Human Fighter, Background is a WIP.

[Avner]

Application Name: Baz Moonfist Class: Paladin Race: Mountain Dwarf Alignment: Chaotic Good Background : Acolyte Trait 1 I can stare down a hell hound without flinching Trait 2 I'm full of inspiring and cautionary tales from my military experience relevant to almost every combat situation. Ideal I always try to help those in need no matter what the personal cost. Bond Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for. Flaw 1 I am inflexible in my thinking Flaw 2 I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worse of them History: Baz Moonfist entered into service at an early age, even for a dwarf. His father, a priest himself, sent Baz to learn the ways of Dumathoin, the dwarf deity of underground exploration and protector of the Mountain Dwarves. It was there that he was picked out for his profound ability with a hammer and sent for military training. A few months later Baz found himself holding the banner of the Acolytes of Dumathoin in the battle of the Greypeak Mountain. There they held back the Stone Giants who inhabited the mountains and had come into conflict with dwarven kind. It was only a matter of time with one living on the mountain and one living in it, but the battle was fierce and the commander he had found himself under was vastly incompetent. It came to a head when winter had fallen and there was a cold so bitter a dwarf could break his beard off. They had caught the trail of a specific tribe of the Giants they had been following when suddenly they were set in ambush. Two of the acolytes were trapped beneath a boulder thrown down upon them when Commander Gloin called the retreat. Baz dropped the Regimental banner and when rushing toward the fallen dodging rocks from above. He slammed his hammer into the boulder splitting it in two and allowing him to push it off. Baz then carried both of the injured dwarves to safety leaving the colors behind. Commander Gloin called him into the tents that night and when Gloin threatened to discharge him on insubordination Baz showed him just why he was called Moonfist blasting the dwarven commander in the jaw. Knowing Baz was considered a hero among the other Acolytes Gloin couldn't discharge him so he had him transferred to a border fort after receiving 40 lashes. It was there that Baz would find some of his toughest tours in the military. Shortly after he arrived a horrible bout of food poisoning went through the camp. They lost many of the officers a over half of the soldiers had fallen ill and were bed ridden. When a Giant Horde approached to assault the camp they were out numbered and left with no way to defend themselves. In an act of brave stupidity Baz challenged the leader to a battle of champions. The Giant named Stonehand was unarmed so in a even more foolish maneuver Baz disarmed himself for the sake of honor. Unarmed the dwarf could do little to the stone skinned giant and easily was defeated, but he had earned enough respect from them that they decided to give them three weeks before returning. He was then granted the title of Officer and Tactician and was put in charge of defense of the fort. The dwarf did not waste any time arming the fort with ballista and a large moat with a collapsible drawbridge around it. When the giants returned Baz and his dwarven acolytes drove them back. They were vastly outnumbered and Officer Moonfist found himself running from one ballista to another cranking it to let it fly as the drawbridge collapsed as they planned. He then lead a mounted cavalry unit to chase down the remaining stone giants and drive them from there area. Word of his exploits on the border fort finally made its way back toward Stormkeep and he was then met by a summons and transfer once again. Baz did not know what was next but after his short time at war with the Stone Giants he knew he could handle it.

[Miss Critty]

Posting for interest! Should have an app up later today or tomorrow!

[Anea]

Name: Bovur Fell-Hand
Race: Hill Dwarf
Class: Artificer, Gunsmith
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Faction: Lord’s Alliance
Physical Appearance:
Bovur is a lean and wiry fellow, standing in at an average 4’4” and weighing 145 lbs, with rough hands from hauling cannon to the gunwhale and rappelling down ropes. His coarse beard is kept roughly trimmed so that it may be covered by his helmet. His copper skin is pockmarked and occasionally discolored due to alchemical experiments as a child. His piercing blue eyes, as bright as a flash of lightning, shine with a keen intellect and attention for the smallest detail. A bit of his left ear is missing, a result from ship to ship combat with the a storm giant, for which he is lucky considering the circumstances.


Background: Sailor
Personality Traits: Ruthless in both trade deals and war, let's make a deal!
Ideals: Respect the Code, then yourself. All other things come after
Bonds: The Banuk floating port of Mirak-Thur holds my allegiance. I explore, trade, and fight for the honor of my clan.
Flaws: The rush of claiming new sources of Aether and gold is a tough high to match, and I will do almost anything to gain either.

Backstory:

Generations ago, the Banuk Clan was part of a large dwarf kingdom known as Kazvrak in the eastern foothills around the Grey Peak Mountains. They acted as the bulwark of defense from the wild lands beyond their borders. Over time, the human and dwarf allies they protected became too comfortable in their positions and soon their aid in both military strength and prosperous trade soon ran dry. Desperate to protect themselves from constant orc raids and hostile wildlife, the Kazvrakians focused all their resources on a melding of alchemy, smithing, and arcane magics to produce Aether, a rare arcane metal that allowed many new things possible, the most formidable of which was the Aether Rifle. Devastating firepower now protected dwarf fortresses where gods and allies had failed before, but new strength encourages challengers.

With such a rival in his way, Warchief Thromkar united the roving bands of orcs under his banner and attempted to conquer Kazvrak. The dwarves knew they could not face this onslaught alone, and so resolved to flee their ancestral homeland. A few clans, including the Banuk, used their knowledge of Aether smithing and created Sky Ports, floating cities powered with Aether and gold. Over time, the dwarves who lived in these cities lost their stone sense, for they cared little for earth now that they were no longer bound to it. While still a hardy people, these Sky dwarves placed much more focus on the advancement of their Aether smithing than on the martial prowess that had won them renown in ages past. Each Clan established their own Sky ports and they trade amongst each other the goods their expeditions retrieved throughout the world, as well with the locals along the Sword Coast.

Bovur was on a mining expedition as a fighter escort to the Sword Mountains along the Sword Coast. When first arriving on station, the Aethernaught company marines had to push back against a wild human tribe that was performing sacrifices to their profane dark gods upon the mountain top. Though fierce, the human barbarians stood little chance against massed volleys of Aethershot fire. Scores of humans were brought low in the initial skirmishes, and seeing no way to best the dwarves themselves, the humans retreated further down the mountain. There they continued their sacrifices and rituals with renewed vigor while still probing the defenses of the mining camp.

Months passed as the dwarves delved deeper into the rock, extracting as much gold as the camp could store before the relief fleet of air-frigates and cargo transports arrived. Thankfully, the barbarians must have given up removing the dwarves from their lands as the raids ceased and the humans seemed to leave their lower encampment. Once the relief fleet arrived, reinforcements took over the outpost and Bovur's unit boarded the sky vessels for a journey home. This was not to be however, as they were ambushed in the clouds by a rampaging Cloud Giant. Seeing their ancestral foe upon rage amongst them, Bovur and his squad's frigate volunteered to stay behind to act as a distraction to protect the rest of the fleet. The Sky's Vengeance fought valiantly, but was torn asunder by the giant's bare hands. Bovur was among the few survivors and now works as a mercenary out of Waterdeep with the constant attacks by giants keeping him plenty busy.

[decoy26]

Application Name: Sulfras Race: Dragonborn Class: Paladin Background: Soldier, Officer Backstory (short version): Sulfras is an Officer in the Dragon's Guard. An ancient army of Dragonborn warriors who guard against the return of Tiamat. They recently won a war against a resurgent group of frost giants, following their leader Kasador (now dead). But their victory left their army decimated. Sulfras is now on a quest to find the Dragon's Guard much needed money, resources, and troops. If he fails, the once mighty army may finally disband after thousands of years of tradition. Personality Personality Trait 1: I'm full of inspiring and cautionary tales from my military experience relevant to almost every combat situation. Personality Trait 2: I'm haunted by memories of war. I can't get the images of violence out of my mind. Ideals: Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority. (Lawful) Bonds: Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for. Flaws: My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning. (Enemies: Frost Giants and Dragons)   FYI: I'm very open to changing parts of this backstory. It actually ended up much longer than I expected. Mostly because that "Life Path" approach inspired me. I'm definitely using that in my other games if people are into it in the future. Life Path Details: 1.) Holy words inspired your bravery and made you stronger. STR +1 2.) Loaded the catapult during a siege. STR +2 3.) Infiltrated enemy headquarters. Extracted information. DEX +1 4.) Stood guard duty in the worst weather possible. CON +1 5.) Captured and used as slave labor. STR +1 6.) Lead your men on an assault. CHA +1 7.) Impressed the General and received a promotion. CHA +1 8.) Carried two injured soldiers to safety. STR +1 9.) Punctured a lung in a battle. CON -1 10.) Nine kills during hand to hand combat. STR +1 11.) Joined the Archer corps. DEX +1 12.) Inspired a dying soldier. CHA +1 Full Detailed Backstory: Long ago the Savage Frontier was the front lines for a massive war between Tiamat and the people of the Faerûn. The Queen of Dragons had enslaved entire clans of dragonborn, to make war upon the people nestled in the valleys below the Spine of the World. Near the end of the war, a select few dragonborn managed to break her control and turn against her. When the dust settled, these dragonborn vowed that this would never again happen to any of their brethren. To this end, they formed the Dragon's Guard. An army of dragonborn sworn to protect the world from Tiamat's return. That was two thousand years ago. And since then the world has changed much. The Dragon's Guard is a shadow of its former glory. But to this day, young dragonborn still make the pilgrimage to the Spine, find the Temple of the Guard, and do their part to keep the watch. Sulfras is one of those dragonborn. Originally from lands far across the Anauroch, he traveled to the temple as part of a clan march with many other dragonlings. But only a few made it through the long journey. Once there, he was raised to fight as a Paladin, rising quickly through the ranks. And just as he reached adulthood, he found himself amidst the first war the Dragon's Guard had fought in a hundred years. The frost giants along the spine had awoken, led by a new jarl, Kasdor. They had joined forces with a new orc clan to try and push through to the valleys. But the Dragon's Guard stood firm. Sulfras started as a simple infantryman. Taking guard duties in bad weather, carrying provisions, and fighting close quarters when necessary. But he soon caught the attention of General Xarfras, the lead general of the Dragon's Guard. Sulfras became his aide-de-camp, and Xarfras quickly turned into a mentor for him. In Xarfras's charge, Sulfras became a skilled tactician, archer, and siege captain. The war dragged for longer than the guard had expected. They were running out of provisions, and could not outlast the giant forces. They had only one chance, to kill the frost giant jarl, Kasdor. And hope the giants would scatter without a leader. Xarfras lead an elite squad of Dragonborn, including Sulfras, into the jarl's keep. But they were discovered, and captured. For weeks they were used as slave labor, and all seemed lost. But Sulfras, inspired he says by Bahamut himself, managed to break his bindings break the other slaves free just as the Dragon's Guard forces began their attack on the keep. His deeds that day have become legend among the guard, saying he was imbued by Bahamut himself. He slew 9 giants by himself, carried two wounded soldiers out on hist back, and lead the final charge into the keep itself. But for all the glory, the costs that day were still very high. At the hight of the battle, Xarfras and Sulfras found themselves facing off against Kasdor himself. Sulfras was quickly thrown down, puncturing his lung, unable to fight. Xarfras in a rage, managed to defeat the beast, but at the cost of his own life. Sulfras stood by his mentors side, as he took his last breath. When the dust cleared, the giant forces had scattered. But the Dragon's Guard forces had been shattered as well. They were now 1/10th of what they had been before the war. Barely enough to staff the Temple. Upon return, Sulfras was promoted to Captain by the new lead General, Zorxan. After the ceremonies, Zorxan asked Sulfras to take on a new mission. To save the Dragon's Guard. Zorxan said that without money, supplies, or troops, it was only a matter of time before the Guard was forced to disband. It might be a year. Two max. But without some new motivation, the Guard would soon become only a memory. And so Sulfras was given what provisions they had to spare, and sent down the mountains to find some way to save his beloved Dragon's Guard.

[DukeofCorpus]

Posting for interest. Will try and get a full application up this weekend!

[G in Japan]

I added an application table to the original post. I also added this for anyone who is having trouble adding some flavour to their background, or anyone who wants to add a little bit more to what they have already started cooking up.

Backstory Option: Here are a few interesting tables to help create your background. Rather than use the tables as intended (roll d100's and select the options to make your stats), please make your stats and then use items from the table to explain why your stats are the way they are. (This is completely optional and is only meant to help introduce interesting elements in your backstory.)

I've included an example:

 

In this example, I assumed all starting stats were 10's. Final stats were built using the standard 27 point buy system.

• Grew up as part of a travelling carnival
• Worked with the knife thrower, learned how to juggle, and was one of the people who ran the shell game (+3 Dex, total; Sleight of Hand proficiency)
• She also helped look after the other carnies' children (+1 Cha)
• She was well liked, but a bit annoying, as she also had bit of trivia that she wanted to share (+1 Int)
• After a series of unexplained murders in one of the towns the carnival was in, her people were accused and persecuted, but she and some others were taken in and hidden by the local clergy (+1 Wis)
• During this time, she had to learn how to read people - tell friend from foe - and how to keep an eye out for people who may have been tailing her or obvious traps (+1 Wis; Perception and Insight proficiency)
• In order to protect her and her people, they had to separate to be harder to track and Sora went to a monastery with an enlightened monk (+1 Wis)
• At the monastery, she was able to train with the monks (+2 Dex, Acrobatic proficiency) and she taught herself how to play the flute and painting (+1 Cha, Flute and Painter's Supplies proficiency)
• However, a year ago, she began to have horrible nightmares about the end of the world and headed out for answers (Adventure Hook)
• She bought passage on a ship headed west
• The ship did not take her the whole way to her final destination, and she had to spend months in the wilds to make it all the way (+1 Wis)

[timplausible]

My application for your consideration:

Application   Name: Gavin Stormweather Class: Warlock (Patron: The Fiend) Race: Human (Tethyrian) Alignment: Neutral Good Background: Noble Personality Trait: Despite my noble birth, I do not place myself above other folk. We all have the same blood. Ideal: Respect. Respect is due to me because of my position, but all people regardless of station deserve to be treated with dignity. Bond: Nothing is more important that the other members of my family. Flaw: I hide a truly scandalous secret that could ruin my family forever. History: Gavin was born into a minor noble family (+1 CHA) in Waterdeep, the first son of Merit Stomweather, heir to the the patriarch, Elarc Stormweather, and he inherited the good looks (+1 CHA) of both those men. During Gavin's first several years of life, the Stormweather family experienced a meteoric rise in prominence. When Gavin was seven, Elarc Stormweather died violently by assassination. The next day - as Gavin was told, for he remembers nothing - Gavin was possessed by a devil (+1 CON). After the fiend had been driven from him, Gavin awoke to find his entire body tattooed (+2 CON) with runes and symbols: wards against evil. After that experience, Gavin's father spent a great deal of time with him, teaching him the family sport of bow hunting (+1 DEX) and impressing upon him the importance of family. When his father was away on political errands, Gavin spent most of his time with his younger siblings, who adored him (good with children: +1 CHA). Throughout these years, House Stormweather continued to have increasing fortunes. Unfortunately, Merit Stormweather, like his father before him, was fated for a violent end. Gavin was at his father's side hunting when Merit was struck by a poisoned arrow. Gavin stayed with his father as he died, an experience that left him changed (death of a close friend brings meaning to your life: +2 WIS). The day after the funeral, Gavin was approached by his family's personal devil, Sohriel. Sohriel revealed that Gavin's grandfather had made a pact with Sohriel's master, and it was this pact that had brought the family its good fortunes. The price of that deal was the soul of the first son of Elarc's first son - Gavin's soul. However, upon Elarc's death, Gavin's father had fought to save his son's soul, and ultimately renegotiated the pact. Merit took on the role as the pact holder, granting Sohriel's master continued influence in the mortal world. Now that Merit was dead, a clause in the pact allowed any of Merit's heirs to take it on. At first Gavin refused, but Sohriel explained that if Gavin wouldn't do it, he was sure he could convince one of Gavin's younger siblings to sign. Seeing the true face of evil (+1 WIS), Gavin signed the pact with Sohriel to protect his siblings, but swore that one day he would find a way to destroy Sohriel's master and rid his family of this curse. In the time since, Gavin has become an adventurer, a wanderer, and an avid gambler (+2 CHA), seeking to keep distance between his cursed self and his family. After losing a bet to a ship's captain, he spent a month sailing with the crew and learning the ropes - literally (+2 DEX) until a duel with fellow sailor left him with a torn shoulder muscle (-1 STR). After being dropped off at <insert location convenient to DM here>, Gavin is now looking for a new path. STR: 10 DEX: 14 CON: 14 INT: 11 WIS: 14 CHA: 16

[L0stTh0ught]

What's your opinion on the Plane Shift: Zendikar booklet? Specifically, can I play a Kor ranger?

here's a link

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles...kar-2016-04-27


P.S.: are you also using the rules for class assignment and level advancement? And looking at your example, you want us to use point buy, but also use the different paths to explain the point purchases?

[G in Japan]

Originally Posted by L0stTh0ught

What's your opinion on the Plane Shift: Zendikar booklet? Specifically, can I play a Kor ranger?

here's a link

http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles...kar-2016-04-27

I'll take a look at it and get back to you.

P.S.: are you also using the rules for class assignment and level advancement? And looking at your example, you want us to use point buy, but also use the different paths to explain the point purchases?

I'm not using any of the rules from the Life Path Method. You should create your character as per the normal rules in the PHB and then, if you want, use the Life Path Method to explain how your stats and skills developed in your backstory. It's just an option for those who want to try it. You don't have to feel that you must use it if you don't want to.

[Sassafrass]

If it's possible for me to, I might apply for this. I can confirm Gin's fantastic at tone and setting a scene, for to whomever gets in, it'll be a treat.