Poll: Kaleion's Tabletop RPG campaign selection poll & announcement.

[The Raw Shark]

Well the setting would be dark & dreary but that doesn't stop anyone from playing a comical character if they want, sometimes comical characters do fantastic in Dark Fantasy like my Wizard/Bard/Rogue that exclusively investigated and buffed in out of the Abyss and ended up having the most messed up ark of all or a friend's dumbass Barbarian in Ravenloft who ended up becoming one of the most complex and multifaceted characters in the party even though he was a simpleton.

As for the worry of killing players just for the sake of being dark, I don't plan on doing that, some dungeons will be difficult and there will be traps but that's because it's a Dungeon Crawl and it wouldn't be particularly good without that, and some players may die but if that happens that probably will come down to a combination of bad luck dice and me being relatively new to DMing and getting some of the balancing wrong, that being said I don't think players should be fighting everything they see but that's OK.

I'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down, consider me hype.

And don't worry too much about the whole DMing thing.

I did it once and it was just a tutorial campaign for Pathfinder. Everyone had a decent amount of fun, sometimes you just have to go with your gut feeling and match it up with basic logic. Depending on how this is gonna go, since this is on a forum, I think this'll go relaxed enough for you that you'll have time to consider as many facets as possible for anything you're unsure of.

And really that's kinda the fun of it, matching logic with your players and shooting the shit from there.

And besides, even if worst comes to worst at least I hope I won't be covered in demonic shit and blood along with a half-orc's tears by the end of the first session

 

[demoman_chaos]

How many others are working on characters right now? I am working on a Teifling bard at the moment.

Also, is food going to be something we will need to keep track of when we head out on dungeon crawls?

 

[Redneck Gamer]

How many others are working on characters right now? I am working on a Teifling bard at the moment.

Also, is food going to be something we will need to keep track of when we head out on dungeon crawls?

I'm working on a Tiefling ranger or monk, not sure which one but i'd like to prepare both just because variety is spice and a backup is nice to have. What site is going to be used to make a character sheet? I'm still learning all this stuff so trying to figure it out as I go.

 

[American Tanker]

Gotta admit, I'm kinda feeling like going for a DieselPunk adventure, so if I had a choice, I'd go with Savage Worlds "Daring Tales of Adventure" to run a Crimson Skies-themed adventure.

Complete with Nazi zeppelins that EAT other zeppelins, of course.

I'd actually love that, Crimson Skies has some really cool aircraft and I'd like the idea of the pulpy adventures a lot, but I think it's pretty obvious that 5E is the best choice to start with because it's the one most people know and the one that I would be able to handle with more ease beside maybe the Cypher system, which in my experience is extremely easy to use but no one really cares for it, like I said if this works out I'd be happy to try out different systems and settings as follow ups, it may turn out that PBP is easy enough that it would be possible to run 2 simultaneous adventures but I'd like to get my feet wet before deciding to jump into the river.

Well, send me a PM when you feel like running a pulp adventure story. I'll be all over it.

 

[demoman_chaos]

I'm working on a Tiefling ranger or monk, not sure which one but i'd like to prepare both just because variety is spice and a backup is nice to have. What site is going to be used to make a character sheet? I'm still learning all this stuff so trying to figure it out as I go.

I am using something I made on Google Docs, and you can find the official 5e character sheet easily on Google. If you want I can send you a PM with a link to my setup you can use for your character.

Also if you are working your first character, ProJared made a pretty good guide for his DnDecember series:
Should get you started. Jump on the Discord thing or PM me if you need/want help.

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

Are we starting at level 1 for this campaign? I've always wanted to play a monk so am leaning towards that or a wizard. Dunno if we want to shoot for optimal party balance but I can tailor my decision based on what we need.

Oh, and for the purposes of building characters are we rolling and using the honor system, standard array, etc?

 

[demoman_chaos]

Are we starting at level 1 for this campaign? I've always wanted to play a monk so am leaning towards that or a wizard. Dunno if we want to shoot for optimal party balance but I can tailor my decision based on what we need.

Oh, and for the purposes of building characters are we rolling and using the honor system, standard array, etc?

Why not make both and maybe send them in different parties?

I rolled for my stats, but I hate doing point-buy (promotes min-maxing like what I did with my first ever character, a Pathfinder cat Ranger who quickly went Rogue because +20 to stealth checks at level 4). I did move a point or two (took one from STR and CON to put towards INT and WIS), but I wouldn't consider that too cheeky cheaty. If DM wants I can make it two-for-one like in old DnD and drop another STR/CON point.

 

[The Raw Shark]

Remember y'all

We have a pretty decent alignment chart for reference here

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

Remember y'all

We have a pretty decent alignment chart for reference here

Super relevant following our escapades in that game of Serial Killer.

 

[Kae]

How many others are working on characters right now? I am working on a Teifling bard at the moment.

Also, is food going to be something we will need to keep track of when we head out on dungeon crawls?

Don't know about other people working on their characters but to answer your other question, yes food is going to be important during your dungeon crawls, it will affect your characters to some degree as will do rest, so being ready for camping is actually going to be important.

Well, send me a PM when you feel like running a pulp adventure story. I'll be all over it.

Will do.

Are we starting at level 1 for this campaign? I've always wanted to play a monk so am leaning towards that or a wizard. Dunno if we want to shoot for optimal party balance but I can tailor my decision based on what we need.

Oh, and for the purposes of building characters are we rolling and using the honor system, standard array, etc?

Level 1, you can do Stat Array, Point Buy 27 points or you can roll for stats here, to roll for stats type #gen d20, if you wish to assign priorities type #gen d20 dex int con wis str, for example but I will allow you to re-accommodate stats if you wish, that is to swap them for any other stat.

Are we starting at level 1 for this campaign? I've always wanted to play a monk so am leaning towards that or a wizard. Dunno if we want to shoot for optimal party balance but I can tailor my decision based on what we need.

Oh, and for the purposes of building characters are we rolling and using the honor system, standard array, etc?

Why not make both and maybe send them in different parties?

I rolled for my stats, but I hate doing point-buy (promotes min-maxing like what I did with my first ever character, a Pathfinder cat Ranger who quickly went Rogue because +20 to stealth checks at level 4). I did move a point or two (took one from STR and CON to put towards INT and WIS), but I wouldn't consider that too cheeky cheaty. If DM wants I can make it two-for-one like in old DnD and drop another STR/CON point.

Not a bad idea but let's limit it to 1 character per player at least at the beginning.

Remember y'all

We have a pretty decent alignment chart for reference here

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GM is as indifferent to Alignments as the 5e system is to it so don't expect much of it, however, it'll be good if you include it as that will give me a vague idea of how you intend to interpret your character but Traits, Ideals, Bonds & Flaws are far more important, I'd also find it neat if you talk between each other and decide to start with connections between each other.

 

[The Raw Shark]

I made my character on DnD Beyond if that helps?

 

[Kae]

I made my character on DnD Beyond if that helps?

It does, especially if you don't plan to use anything other than the Basic Rules, but to be honest that's the reason I've steered away from D&D Beyond, it's too limiting and I'm not re-buying books I already own just to have them available on the platform.

I will be providing an excel spreadsheet through google drive later, but I do need to make some adjustments, the spreadsheet is going to be shared between each player & me that way I can keep track of your current status & add something if it's needed, this is mainly because I will need it to keep track of things like weight & carrying capacity, plus I can give player's stuff without other player's realizing, I'm likely going to modify an existing template but I'm still reviewing them to see if it would be better to make one from sctatch & just steal their formatting since I'm awful at aesthetic stuff like that.

 

[Drathnoxis]

Done, just tell me what kind of guild and I'll be sure to incorporate into the story.

Oh, you mean from that Factions page? I was thinking just like, a guild of Escapists, you know like our own upstart guild. Like Escapists of the Divine Foreordination, or Escapists of the Abyssal Denotation, or maybe The First Order of the Hallowed Red Dissolution Escapists. I dunno, coming up with names is hard.

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

Done, just tell me what kind of guild and I'll be sure to incorporate into the story.

Oh, you mean from that Factions page? I was thinking just like, a guild of Escapists, you know like our own upstart guild. Like Escapists of the Divine Foreordination, or Escapists of the Abyssal Denotation, or maybe The First Order of the Hallowed Red Dissolution Escapists. I dunno, coming up with names is hard.

I like this idea. Honestly, a guild of misfits who have found each other and banded together out of desperation is rather appropriate for a game made up of the Escapist community.

 

[Kae]

Done, just tell me what kind of guild and I'll be sure to incorporate into the story.

Oh, you mean from that Factions page? I was thinking just like, a guild of Escapists, you know like our own upstart guild. Like Escapists of the Divine Foreordination, or Escapists of the Abyssal Denotation, or maybe The First Order of the Hallowed Red Dissolution Escapists. I dunno, coming up with names is hard.

The list is merely to illustrate what kinds of Guilds exist but you can make up your own and I'll incorporate it into the story.

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

What's our timetable? When should I have a character sheet / DND beyond character built?

 

[Kae]

What's our timetable? When should I have a character sheet / DND beyond character built?

I'm in the middle of moving so there might be delays but I'm looking to start on Sunday 29th or Monday 30th, but if I'm too short on cash & don't have enough to get Internet on the new place it might get delayed.

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

What's our timetable? When should I have a character sheet / DND beyond character built?

I'm in the middle of moving so there might be delays but I'm looking to start on Sunday 29th or Monday 30th, but if I'm too short on cash & don't have enough to get Internet on the new place it might get delayed.

No problem man, take your time. Good luck with the move!