For out-of-character chatter...

Welcome, everyone!

You should all have editing privileges on your Character Details page; if not, let me know. Also, if you need a character sheet template, let me know as well. Otherwise, I don't mind what template you use, as long as it is complete and easy to read.

For character creation, use the 27-point-buy method for generating your Ability Scores. Don't roll for starting gold but take the equipment provided by your class and background. And feel free to sell (at full price) anything you don't want.

Send me a private message when you get your sheet done and I'll look it over. Once everyone is done, we'll get started.

Let me know if you have any questions.

I'll provide more details on where/how we'll be starting in the coming days.

Hello everyone, Zook here! I will be your resident rock gnome Artificer. He is sort of a kooky cook not afraid to get his hands dirty. What types of characters are the rest of you playing?

GM, I wouldn't mind one of those character sheet templates you mentioned. I am looking forward to this game!

Brother Jamison is a young sojourning monk, an initiate of the Ilmatari.

Moonsong is a Druid from the Moonshae Isles.

Hi folks!

I'd love a template too, please.

Florin is a flighty charmer of a ranger of dubious (half-elven) ancestry from the middle of nowhere in the Sword Coast.

Fey Wanderer and Archery build when those happen.

Templates can easily be found in the Heaven Thread.

Sharkhal is a genasi and focused in arcane directions. Little bit warlock, little bit wizard. Going to be more focused on damage than utility.

Greetings! Hasan will be a Barbarian. I started on my sheet already. I should get it finished tonight.

If I sell some gear, would I be allowed to buy other gear with that money? Specifically, I would buy some extra Artisan Tools that I am proficient with. If not, that's fine, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask.

Sorry, I got busier than expected. Any of the D&D 5e character sheets in Heaven will be great.

Yes, Zook, you can use whatever money you have to buy additional gear before we start.

I'll start looking over your sheets later tonight. I've got to run now.

Awesome, thanks! I have updated my character sheet with my purchases. I managed to get tools for all of my proficiencies, but am now also carrying 149 lbs of my 150 lb carrying capacity. If we find anything cool I will have to drop some stuff or pass it off to others.

When we begin, you'll all be in the town of Red Larch in the Dessarin River Valley. You don't need to know each other, nor do you have to have been in Red Larch for long.

We'll begin when everyone has their character sheets ready to go.

Sorry.  Been a bit busy.  Had to make a trip to Washington DC for a groundbreaking ceremony.  I will try to work on my sheet when it is not my turn to drive.

That was my plan this afternoon but I ended up driving all the way. More driving in five hours then flying long-haul, which won't help.

I'll get the game thread up later this evening. Thanks for your patience.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:52, Sun 17 July 2022.

Awesome! Can't wait!

Looking forward to it and meeting the rest IC. Guess we never did discuss if any of us knew one another prior to the meet cute...

It's not necessary for any of you to know each other yet.

We'll get the story underway once everyone is at the Helm at Highsun.

I'm on holiday in Athens. Going to the Acropolis this morning. In the afternoon I'll be back at base so I hope to make progress with the character.

Nearly done.
Enjoy the trip to Athens.  I got to go to Sicily once, on the way home from the Persian Gulf.  They wouldn't let us deplane while they refueled.

Athens was great, thanks, but we now have COVID. Fortunately my daughter doesn't and she is able to stay with her cousins. We are on an island now. I have made most of the decisions for my character on my mobile, but I need to be able to sit up straight to transfer them over on the laptop. Sorry for the delay.

Covid is a pain.  I found out yesterday that I have it.  Ugh.  Luckily, my wife and son don't, and my stepdaughter is off with her friends too much to have been exposed.
I hope your symptoms aren't.  Too bad.  I'm vaccinated, and my symptoms are more like a bad cold or allergies/hayfever:  Feeling miserable, but far from bedridden.

I had my fourth dose about three weeks ago. I'm testing negative but I'm not taking any chances with my 80-something yo stepfather. My wife is testing positive. And this is our first big holiday in years.

I am ready to go speak with the constable at any time. So when everyone else is ready to move to the next scene, I am too.

Should we wait for the two stuck internationally or pick them up along the way somehow. that seems the crux. I, too, am ready to move forward. More or less.

They don't appear ready to join yet, so go ahead and move on when you're all ready.

We could always meet them at the Constable’s station.

Florin is now ready for checking. My only doubt is if I am ok to take Favoured Foe and Deft Explorer instead of the PHB features?

Yes, Florin, you can take those features. Go over your sheet again; many fields are left unfilled. And be sure to choose a portrait for your character.

Half-orc? Who's a half-orc? I'm a fire genasi and definitely NOT powerfully built. Hasan is, but I think he's human. Pretty sure the rest are gnomish or human.

My mistake.  I shall correct.  But, Sharkhol is heavier than Jamison.

Ahh, it's all Con and Dex not muscle mass.

Due to changed meds or post-covid, I'm not functioning great at the moment. I hope this improves soon.

Had it a couple of weeks ago.  Wasn't as bad as I expected, but I'm fully vaccinated.  Still dealing with some additional shortness of breath.  The wife tells me you can test positive for weeks,even months, after.
Hope you get better and without lasting effects.

Thanks :-) Yah, I still have a cough. A bit of dizziness but I think that is mostly the other thing, the change in meds. And I´m negative for the covid now.

Florin is a ranger, so can also do survival stuff. I actually kept the original feature (Natural Explorer) rather than the changed one, and went with Forests. I hope we will be in forests during the game.

As a heads up, I'll be on vacation for a week starting on Saturday. I don't know how often I'll be able to post while I'm gone.

I am also on vacation untill next weekend. Starting this morning though. I doubt it will affect my posting unless I end up somewhere without an internet connection for my phone.

I'm back!

/welcome back

Yay!

Ooo, great first roll for Sharkhal. It'll all be downhill from here.

We're just waiting for Jamison to post...

Jamison posted first, or do you mean FLorin?

Oops. Yes. Thanks.

We're waiting for Florin to post.

If he doesn't post today, I'll go ahead and resolve the first round without him tonight.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:00, Wed 31 Aug 2022.

I´m very sorry. I am at a conference which has made me busy. Now I´m finding things are piling up and I´m succumbing to anxiety, so I don´t think I´ll be able to post until I get past that.

No problem. Post whenever you're up for it.

And I apologize for not posting yet; things have been busier than I had expected. I'll post tomorrow.

Moonsong, did you want to do something this round?

Time got away from me tonight. I'll try to post tomorrow.

Zook, the bandit is not going to let you touch him; do you want to revise/edit your action?

I assumed the bandit at -10 HP was barely alive and not in a position to put up a fight. I am just now realizing that I probably misinterpreted the information given and he was only -10 health from his maximum and not actually at -10 HP below 0...

If that is the case, I will blast another fire spell, like before.

I´m back!

I couldn´t work out exactly what was happening so I posted anyway, an animal handling roll :-)

Zook and Moonsong, do you want to use your healing spells on the bandits? If not, Florin and Jamison will successfully stabilize two of them, giving you time to tie them up, etc. before they awaken. Of course, you'll have to wait then for them to regain consciousness.

Let me know what you want to do.

Zook has used one healing spell on one bandit. He will help disarm and tie people up once it became clear his target isn't going to die.

I was giving you an opportunity to change your actions. If you'd like to keep them the same, that's fine, though.

I’ll keep mine the same, too.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 21:50, Sun 11 Sept 2022.

Yeah, I will keep mine the same as well. Thank you for giving me the option though.

Any results for my Perception check?

Assuming the 150gp is split up among us rather than 150 each, how many of us are there?

Six? That would be 25gp each.

Yes, it was 150 gold pieces total.

GM, did you have a plan in mind for how we would get our next mission? Or were you planning on letting us come up with something? Is there anything specific that I could do to help us trigger a quest?

I will introduce your next mission/adventure to you, probably sometime this weekend, depending on my schedule. I was waiting for everyone to come back together again.

I'm planning to move things along to the next day soon, by Saturday at the latest.

Sounds great. Thank you for keeping us informed.

Can I maybe ask that descriptions of the outside world specify what type of terrain it is? I only ask as Florin has Natural Explorer(Forest) so it would help to know when we are in forest Vs. something else.

Ta.

The area immediately around Red Larch is cultivated farmland. Farther away, the terrain is mostly hills and grassland. I'll be sure to let you know if/when the party is in a forested area.

Grand, thanks!

Moonsong: Let me check to make sure everything is sa--Ooh, look! Squirrel!!!

That made me smile.

I’m glad you liked it! It seemed appropriate for a Druid’s critical failure. :)

Let me know how you want to proceed.

I think we're waiting for Zook to go back in and attempt to disarm the alarm/trap.

Oops. Sorry. I suppose I should have him actually go in rather than just say it. I will get a post up shortly.

To,b seems very safe to me, provided you don't mess with it.

Seems to me I need to roll initiative?

From the text, it seems I am effectively engaged? If not, how far from them am I?

I ask as I'd like to know if fleeing will lead to an AoO, if I can use my bow, etc etc.

I guess my Perception roll is moot, since the enemy revealed themselves?

A better question is:  Do the rest of us notice what's happening?
This message was last edited by the player at 07:29, Thu 24 Nov 2022.

I was wondering the same thing.

Florin, you are not engaged with them, so if you act before them, you shouldn't have to worry about an attack of opportunity.

Only Florin can see the ogrillon and goblin at this point, as they are concealed behind one of the boulders.

Thanks for explanation.

Sorry for the delay, I was going to reply Friday but got some good news which distracted me.

If we aren't in combat (yet?) can Florin reply?

You aren't in combat. Even if you were, Florin could still reply.

So sorry, had a busy week, drove down to Rio, watched Brazil loose and yadayadayada. Didn't mean to hold things up here. I'll still be quite busy, driving more, getting my daughter and so on, so please don't let me slow things down any more.

Sorry, everyone. I'll be deleting this game soon. Best wishes in the new year.

Any particular reason?

Well, that sucks.

Bummer. I enjoyed it while it lasted though!