Hello! How are you today? I’m a new DM who needs one or 2 new players for a campaign I have, that takes place in the Shadowfell. So, let’s get to it!
First, here’s who i’m Not looking for: A Min-Maxer. A Rules Lawyer. Or a Novelist (what I call someone who likes to write a 3 times best seller on how their hair flows in the wind. I don’t want that.)
Alright, here’s the Premise of the campaign!
Your character comes from a different world. This could be from anywhere from everyone’s a frog, to you’re a long forgotten Demigod. I encourage creativity with this. Either way, your character has been having dreams of a world of darkness, despair, death, and destruction. Graves everywhere and fire roaming throughout the woods! Then they wake up, and it’s all just a dream. Until it isn’t, as they are doing something and they black out, and when they wake up, they recognize the place... without the Death, Destruction, and Despair part. They are in....
The shadow fell! (Bum bum bum!)
That’s the premise of the campaign. Now, to character creation. Here’s what i’d Like you to say:
Name: (character’s not yours)
Race: (same)
Class: (level 2)
Backstory: (in a spoiler. Don’t tell me when you black out/how you get there, that's a surprise. Put it in a spoiler, and include some important people.)
Something you’d like to do in DND: (an activity. Don’t say ‘level up to 10!’ Or ‘Muliticlass!’. An actual thing. Kill the Kraken! Slay a dragon! Acquire a long lost artifact!)
Ability Scores: (Roll, Point buy, or Standard. If you roll, you can’t go back, and can’t choose to go to Point buy or something instead.)
Also, little rule of mine, if I find you manipulating rolls in a secret way, you will be reported and kicked. Meanwhile, posts that have a Manipuated Dice Error will never be accepted, and you will have to reroll or do something else.
One last house rule. During some combats, I will allow one to use their action to convince the enemy to stop fighting; this will be available during all fights, but not effective on everything. For example, the wolves aren’t going to understand mercy, but you can try to calm down the raging Ogre.
Another Note: Everything (except Hombrew and Gunslinger) are allowed. Racial restrictions on classes aren’t a thing here. Also, you start with one Common rated magic item. You may roll for gold here or use starting equipment.
I grew up in the streets. Living one day at a time. My body is nimble, as i have never had a full belly in my life. I learned to sweet talk my way out of trouble more than once. I once killed a man. It wasnt on purpose. It was a random guy that wanted to help me. But my powers awakened that day, and i fried him to a crisp. His melted face still haunts my nights. I dedicated my life that day to fight monsters like me, and hide away from society.
Something is like to do: Uncover hidden secrets, experience epic battles, and have a great time rp'ing.
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Name: Azrael Morningstar
Race: Fallen Aasimar
Class: Warlock Level 2
Backstory:
I don’t remember much about my younger life – the few things I do remember, I wish I could forget. My father was guardsman who trained me to follow in his footsteps. My mother worked at the local tavern to help make some extra coin to feed us. I also remember the color red – the red of flames as they licked up the side of my house. The red of the blood from the scimitar that punctured through my abdomen as the bandits laughed. The red of her hair, my sister I believe, as her hand reached out asking me what I would do for revenge. I remember the warmth of her embrace pulling me close as she plunged the scimitar into my body. Then the warmth turned to cold, as the fire became darkness and rain. I remember waking up a mile from my house covered in blood – my body aching and burning all over. I was found by our neighbors who washed me off and kept me for a few days. After that no one in the town treated me the same – it was as if I was broken. When talking to my sister walking down the road people would cross. I’d even hear other children commenting how I was strange to talk to myself. I wasn’t though…I had sister with me. It wasn’t until a few months later that I began to understand.
A Tiefling came into town – he was a very interesting man entertaining people with his flute and telling the children stories of old. However, when he saw me just sitting on the corner alone he came over to chat. I would come to learn his name was Hex, a traveling adventurer who had long forgotten his homeland. He would come to learn my story from a mix of the locals and myself. Eventually, he asked me to join him on his adventures and that if I did he would explain everything about my sister.Over the years I came to understand that Hex and me were similar in a lot of ways. He told me about how I had made a pact with something that had helped to save me. That all my family had died and that from the sounds of it whatever had saved me that night was enjoying the joke of being someone I cared about – in his estimation he let me know that it was most likely a trickster entity who tormented those they made pacts with. As the years went on we grew our party in size taking on many jobs and my magic began to grow as well. We went from two adventures just traveling to seven – there was Ermaer the Firbolg Druid, Norgark a barbarian half orc, Jiao a human rogue, Sastri a human fighter, and Dorric an elven ranger. Slowly my life became consumed with my new family and I even began to fall for Jiao.As I traveled I rarely saw my patron – maybe she was afraid of Hex or maybe it just didn’t want to be around when other people where. It wasn’t until our final job together that I saw it again and actually heard it speak to me. The job was easy enough (at least that what we thought at the time) take out some bandits that were harassing the village and stealing babies. What we came to find out was that they were cultist trying to summon a demon into this world. Needless to say it ended in blood and fire – we stopped them but at the cost of everyone’s life but mine. It was in what would be my second final moments that time froze and I came face to face with my patron. Her red hair just moved as if wind was constantly swirling around her.
White clothe gripped her skin revealing enough to tempt any man without knowledge of what she was. Finally, her face flickered from my sisters to Jiao. The same words slipped through her lips like soft velvet asking me what I would do for revenge. I gave her the only thing I had left to offer – myself. Pleased with the answer I felt her lips touch mine and I came back to with a flaming scimitar in hand and fire lashing around me. I don’t remember to much from that night beside the red of blood, the red of the fire as it charred bodies, and the blame of having the deaths of children and my group put on me. No one believed me and for that I was locked away. For that the town was burned down by my entity. Now I journey – hunting monsters and injustice. Trying to escape my haunted past. The only friend I have now is whichever my entity chooses to haunt me.
Something you’d like to do in DND: Slay a deity/arch-fey and acquire an ancient relic of power that they own.
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Name: Tempest
Race: Air Genasi
Class: Ranger
Backstory
I come from a world where everyone has ties to an Element. The issue is, we don't get along. The fire tribe wish to see the world in flames, the water tribe wish to extinguish the flames of the fire, and to raise their ocean over the land, the earth tribe seek to get everyone else's riches to add to their caves while my tribe, the air tribe, live in the clouds and try to keep peace. So far we have managed however tension has been building. My father, Hurricane, took some of our stronger peacekeepers down to the surface a few years ago to attempt to negotiate some peace between the water and the earth. He never returned. One member of his party managed to get away and brought the news of his demise to me and ever since I have vowed to teach myself to fight as he did and avenge him. I don't know who killed him but I know it was one of two people. The leader of the earth tribe, Obelisk, or the leader of the water tribe, Whelm. Even if it was one of their lackeys who actually killed him, it was under their orders so they will pay.
Something I would like to do: Aquire a legendary bow or some form of unlimited ammo
also, one thing I do ask again, when in my campaign, I expect it to be at least not rated M. You can describe in great detail how your long sword dives into the Orc’s chest, but not how you grab the bartender’s bosom. That ain’t allowed here.
Updated, with character sheet. Chose a healing potion as my common magical item. It doesnt seem like 5e has a lot of useful items in that category to choose from, unless im missing something.
My stats are going to be a challenge. Hopefully my team can see the tree before it hits me :D
Question: as my str is extremely low, im easily encumbered. Can i get a full refund on the starting equipment i cant carry, or should i just delete what i dont need?
Currently playing in: Quest for the Shunned City, Coliseum of Conquest, DragonDenn's Dragonlords, Shipwrecked on Fugue, Tomb of Annihilation, Razor's Lost Mine of Phandelver, The Lost Kenku & One Grung Above
Currently DMing: Princes of the Apocalypse, Out of the Abyss, Coliseum of Conquest—The Arena (Sometimes)
Currently playing in: Quest for the Shunned City, Coliseum of Conquest, DragonDenn's Dragonlords, Shipwrecked on Fugue, Tomb of Annihilation, Razor's Lost Mine of Phandelver, The Lost Kenku & One Grung Above
Currently DMing: Princes of the Apocalypse, Out of the Abyss, Coliseum of Conquest—The Arena (Sometimes)
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Hello! How are you today? I’m a new DM who needs one or 2 new players for a campaign I have, that takes place in the Shadowfell. So, let’s get to it!
First, here’s who i’m Not looking for: A Min-Maxer. A Rules Lawyer. Or a Novelist (what I call someone who likes to write a 3 times best seller on how their hair flows in the wind. I don’t want that.)
Alright, here’s the Premise of the campaign!
Your character comes from a different world. This could be from anywhere from everyone’s a frog, to you’re a long forgotten Demigod. I encourage creativity with this. Either way, your character has been having dreams of a world of darkness, despair, death, and destruction. Graves everywhere and fire roaming throughout the woods! Then they wake up, and it’s all just a dream. Until it isn’t, as they are doing something and they black out, and when they wake up, they recognize the place... without the Death, Destruction, and Despair part. They are in....
The shadow fell! (Bum bum bum!)
That’s the premise of the campaign. Now, to character creation. Here’s what i’d Like you to say:
Name: (character’s not yours)
Race: (same)
Class: (level 2)
Backstory: (in a spoiler. Don’t tell me when you black out/how you get there, that's a surprise. Put it in a spoiler, and include some important people.)
Something you’d like to do in DND: (an activity. Don’t say ‘level up to 10!’ Or ‘Muliticlass!’. An actual thing. Kill the Kraken! Slay a dragon! Acquire a long lost artifact!)
Ability Scores: (Roll, Point buy, or Standard. If you roll, you can’t go back, and can’t choose to go to Point buy or something instead.)
Also, little rule of mine, if I find you manipulating rolls in a secret way, you will be reported and kicked. Meanwhile, posts that have a Manipuated Dice Error will never be accepted, and you will have to reroll or do something else.
One last house rule. During some combats, I will allow one to use their action to convince the enemy to stop fighting; this will be available during all fights, but not effective on everything. For example, the wolves aren’t going to understand mercy, but you can try to calm down the raging Ogre.
Another Note: Everything (except Hombrew and Gunslinger) are allowed. Racial restrictions on classes aren’t a thing here. Also, you start with one Common rated magic item. You may roll for gold here or use starting equipment.
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Haven’t used this account in forever. Still a big fan of crawling claws.
Should probably say the classes of the party so far.
We have a Dragon Born Barbarian, a Wood Elf Ranger, a Variant Human Cleric (grave), and a Aasimar warlock.
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Haven’t used this account in forever. Still a big fan of crawling claws.
Greetings friend.
Interesting concept, im in!
Name: Zi'Jinn Xoll
https://ddb.ac/characters/10415087/HMZldF
Race: Human (Variant)
Class: Sorcerer
Backstory:
I grew up in the streets. Living one day at a time. My body is nimble, as i have never had a full belly in my life. I learned to sweet talk my way out of trouble more than once.
I once killed a man. It wasnt on purpose. It was a random guy that wanted to help me. But my powers awakened that day, and i fried him to a crisp.
His melted face still haunts my nights. I dedicated my life that day to fight monsters like me, and hide away from society.
Something is like to do: Uncover hidden secrets, experience epic battles, and have a great time rp'ing.
Ability scores: 10 10 8 13 14 12
Starting gold: 6x10
Name: Azrael Morningstar
Race: Fallen Aasimar
Class: Warlock Level 2
Backstory:
I don’t remember much about my younger life – the few things I do remember, I wish I could forget. My father was guardsman who trained me to follow in his footsteps. My mother worked at the local tavern to help make some extra coin to feed us. I also remember the color red – the red of flames as they licked up the side of my house. The red of the blood from the scimitar that punctured through my abdomen as the bandits laughed. The red of her hair, my sister I believe, as her hand reached out asking me what I would do for revenge. I remember the warmth of her embrace pulling me close as she plunged the scimitar into my body. Then the warmth turned to cold, as the fire became darkness and rain. I remember waking up a mile from my house covered in blood – my body aching and burning all over. I was found by our neighbors who washed me off and kept me for a few days. After that no one in the town treated me the same – it was as if I was broken. When talking to my sister walking down the road people would cross. I’d even hear other children commenting how I was strange to talk to myself. I wasn’t though…I had sister with me. It wasn’t until a few months later that I began to understand.
A Tiefling came into town – he was a very interesting man entertaining people with his flute and telling the children stories of old. However, when he saw me just sitting on the corner alone he came over to chat. I would come to learn his name was Hex, a traveling adventurer who had long forgotten his homeland. He would come to learn my story from a mix of the locals and myself. Eventually, he asked me to join him on his adventures and that if I did he would explain everything about my sister.Over the years I came to understand that Hex and me were similar in a lot of ways. He told me about how I had made a pact with something that had helped to save me. That all my family had died and that from the sounds of it whatever had saved me that night was enjoying the joke of being someone I cared about – in his estimation he let me know that it was most likely a trickster entity who tormented those they made pacts with. As the years went on we grew our party in size taking on many jobs and my magic began to grow as well. We went from two adventures just traveling to seven – there was Ermaer the Firbolg Druid, Norgark a barbarian half orc, Jiao a human rogue, Sastri a human fighter, and Dorric an elven ranger. Slowly my life became consumed with my new family and I even began to fall for Jiao.As I traveled I rarely saw my patron – maybe she was afraid of Hex or maybe it just didn’t want to be around when other people where. It wasn’t until our final job together that I saw it again and actually heard it speak to me. The job was easy enough (at least that what we thought at the time) take out some bandits that were harassing the village and stealing babies. What we came to find out was that they were cultist trying to summon a demon into this world. Needless to say it ended in blood and fire – we stopped them but at the cost of everyone’s life but mine. It was in what would be my second final moments that time froze and I came face to face with my patron. Her red hair just moved as if wind was constantly swirling around her.
White clothe gripped her skin revealing enough to tempt any man without knowledge of what she was. Finally, her face flickered from my sisters to Jiao. The same words slipped through her lips like soft velvet asking me what I would do for revenge. I gave her the only thing I had left to offer – myself. Pleased with the answer I felt her lips touch mine and I came back to with a flaming scimitar in hand and fire lashing around me. I don’t remember to much from that night beside the red of blood, the red of the fire as it charred bodies, and the blame of having the deaths of children and my group put on me. No one believed me and for that I was locked away. For that the town was burned down by my entity. Now I journey – hunting monsters and injustice. Trying to escape my haunted past. The only friend I have now is whichever my entity chooses to haunt me.
Something you’d like to do in DND: Slay a deity/arch-fey and acquire an ancient relic of power that they own.
Ability Scores: Ability scores: 16 14 11 12 15 8
Campaigns:
Wildemount: The Felderwin Irregulars (2020) - Balassar Silverstone - Dragonborn Fighter (Rune Knight) Lv. 5 | Rise of TIamat - Aiwin Aralana - Wood Elf Fighter/Ranger (Arcane Archer/Gloom Stalker) Lv. 9
Name: Tempest
Race: Air Genasi
Class: Ranger
Backstory
I come from a world where everyone has ties to an Element. The issue is, we don't get along. The fire tribe wish to see the world in flames, the water tribe wish to extinguish the flames of the fire, and to raise their ocean over the land, the earth tribe seek to get everyone else's riches to add to their caves while my tribe, the air tribe, live in the clouds and try to keep peace. So far we have managed however tension has been building. My father, Hurricane, took some of our stronger peacekeepers down to the surface a few years ago to attempt to negotiate some peace between the water and the earth. He never returned. One member of his party managed to get away and brought the news of his demise to me and ever since I have vowed to teach myself to fight as he did and avenge him. I don't know who killed him but I know it was one of two people. The leader of the earth tribe, Obelisk, or the leader of the water tribe, Whelm. Even if it was one of their lackeys who actually killed him, it was under their orders so they will pay.
Something I would like to do: Aquire a legendary bow or some form of unlimited ammo
Ability scores: Ability scores: 14 15 7 9 6 8
Starting gold: 110
https://ddb.ac/characters/10419044/qGG6ng
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Oh, i forgot, please include a character sheet!
also, one thing I do ask again, when in my campaign, I expect it to be at least not rated M. You can describe in great detail how your long sword dives into the Orc’s chest, but not how you grab the bartender’s bosom. That ain’t allowed here.
Extended Signature! Yay! https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/off-topic/adohands-kitchen/3153-extended-signature-thread?page=2#c21
Haven’t used this account in forever. Still a big fan of crawling claws.
Is there a restriction on the common magic item or any common magic item allowed?
After joining more my signature got out of hand so I am now a proud member of the extended signature club!! :)
No restriction. Any type of common magic item. If it requires attunement, you are already attuned.
Common, not uncommon. Remember that.
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Haven’t used this account in forever. Still a big fan of crawling claws.
Updated, with character sheet. Chose a healing potion as my common magical item. It doesnt seem like 5e has a lot of useful items in that category to choose from, unless im missing something.
My stats are going to be a challenge. Hopefully my team can see the tree before it hits me :D
Question: as my str is extremely low, im easily encumbered. Can i get a full refund on the starting equipment i cant carry, or should i just delete what i dont need?
Just delete what you don’t need, or you can roll for gold and hope to get lucky enough to both have what you need and a bunch of money,
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Haven’t used this account in forever. Still a big fan of crawling claws.
My character sheet is all done. The common magic item being the cloak of many fashions. Link in the original post
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Character sheet link: https://ddb.ac/characters/4791693/e2oYpz
Common magic item is Smoldering Breastplate
Campaigns:
Wildemount: The Felderwin Irregulars (2020) - Balassar Silverstone - Dragonborn Fighter (Rune Knight) Lv. 5 | Rise of TIamat - Aiwin Aralana - Wood Elf Fighter/Ranger (Arcane Archer/Gloom Stalker) Lv. 9
What’s with all the fiends in the Creature’s section?
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sorry character from a one shot. getting rid of them now.
Campaigns:
Wildemount: The Felderwin Irregulars (2020) - Balassar Silverstone - Dragonborn Fighter (Rune Knight) Lv. 5 | Rise of TIamat - Aiwin Aralana - Wood Elf Fighter/Ranger (Arcane Archer/Gloom Stalker) Lv. 9
Sounds cool! Rolling for scores and then I'll update with a character.
Ability scores: 17 12 9 14 14 16
( Hahaha ohhhh nooooo! I'm going to have to be creative with this one. )
Current Characters: Tailine, Tiefling Rogue 2 - Zanoliv
I personally enjoy it when people roll bad. It brings character to their characters.
Personally? Roll a 3 and play a kobold, put it in strength and play a barbarian. Boom.
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Haven’t used this account in forever. Still a big fan of crawling claws.
I’m closing recruitment in a few hours. Just saying.
2 hours
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I have actually rolled a 3 before, and that’s why I don’t roll ability scores any more :).
Even an 8 can still be quite . . .ah . . .flavorful, especially if it’s in Int or Charisma. I love playing low charisma characters.
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Class Guides: Barbarian, Rogue, Sorcerer, Bard General Guides: PvP
Currently playing in: Quest for the Shunned City, Coliseum of Conquest, DragonDenn's Dragonlords, Shipwrecked on Fugue, Tomb of Annihilation, Razor's Lost Mine of Phandelver, The Lost Kenku & One Grung Above
Currently DMing: Princes of the Apocalypse, Out of the Abyss, Coliseum of Conquest—The Arena (Sometimes)
I’ve rolled a 4. It’s very fun.
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Haven’t used this account in forever. Still a big fan of crawling claws.
The best part about the 3 was that the DM let me reroll it. I got a 6.
Check out my Extended signature here
Class Guides: Barbarian, Rogue, Sorcerer, Bard General Guides: PvP
Currently playing in: Quest for the Shunned City, Coliseum of Conquest, DragonDenn's Dragonlords, Shipwrecked on Fugue, Tomb of Annihilation, Razor's Lost Mine of Phandelver, The Lost Kenku & One Grung Above
Currently DMing: Princes of the Apocalypse, Out of the Abyss, Coliseum of Conquest—The Arena (Sometimes)