Ciaran

Crypt of Locrosa

@manapool1 I don't mind; in fact, I'm counting on it. This kind of thing makes the game so much more interesting.

Crypt of Locrosa

@manapool1 Saerin Vitaya, my character

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@pops I get that you're new here, but generally on RPGuild players put up their character in OOC then wait for the GM to accept them before posting them in CHAR. Also, 5e characters need two personality traits.

Crypt of Locrosa

@UltraCraftGames We're starting at level 1, so probably just the starter equipment given by your class and background (idk for certain though, I'm not the DM).

Crypt of Locrosa

@manapool1 Are we rolling for ability scores, using point buy, or using the standard array?

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@rush99999 Those are spells by XP to Level 3, right? I'm pretty sure they're meant as a joke.

Here to Help D&D 5e GMs and Aspiring!

I haven't introduced myself here before, but I've DM'd consistently for about 3 years now, and I figure I can help.

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@Vertigo You can literally get started for free if you're willing to put extra work in and cut certain corners, but money can save you time and effort.

You do not need the starter kit if you come up with your own campaign. This takes a lot of work, but is free, and I'd expect it to be more rewarding as a GM. It's all I've ever done, and Matthew Mercer, a DM for the stream Critical Role (and who is a very good example to follow as a DM - the streams are on YouTube), did the same. If you want to use a starter kit, like I said, I have no experience with them, but from what I've seen and heard they are good for inexperienced DMs. They will provide everything you need straight out of the box.

I should mention that the starter kits only provide rules for levels 1-5. If you want to go further than that, there are three choices I am aware of. The first is to use the SRD, which is completely free. It will provide rules for all levels, but will limit your options in terms of races, subclasses, monsters, and so on. The second is to play 3.5e instead. The rules for this edition are all available online as PDFs for free, just google the three core rulebooks: Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual. The rules for 3.5e are not as simple as 5e, but with these you will be able to play with all options in the game, and there is more supplemental content if you want that later. That is how I started. The last would be to buy the fifth edition rulebooks (Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual). These are very expensive ($50 apiece if I remember correctly, but you can probably get them cheaper second-hand), but this way you would be playing with the complete game in the edition you wanted. That is what I currently do.

You don't need to buy dice, but I recommend it. You can get a full polyhedral set quite cheaply, or use an online random number generator if you prefer. I can't really explain why physical dice are better, I think it's just more fun to roll them.

Otherwise, I strongly recommend you watch Matthew Colville's series on helping out DMs - he is another great DM, and he recommends multiple pieces of software, books, and other tools in his series that make the development of a world and a campaign so much easier, if you decide to go down that route. I still use his advice now, and even if you decide to use a starter kit, it is extremely helpful.

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

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Reid Farmhouse - Barn
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Penny had said that what she had done was nothing, that it had just been basic morality, but Paige couldn't accept that. She'd feel guilty if she didn't repay that somehow. "Penny, you saved my life," she said. "And you could have died doing it. That's not nothing. Listen- if you ever need anything, anything at all that I can help with, just- just ask, alright?" And with that, Paige turned and headed towards the barn.

It seemed that the rest of the group had been delayed by something. Paige could see them leaving the barn as she approached, and then a moment later, well, something. Paige realised what was happening just in time for her to tilt her head out of the way of a stray piece of crap that came flying past. She looked at her outfit and realised how glad she was that she'd avoided that. Anyway, whatever had caused that had slowed down the rest of the group enough that Paige caught up. As they were all heading inside, she, being slower than them, was left behind momentarily, but caught up again once they all stopped and gathered around the hole in the floor.

It was then that the tall boy asked whether they should procede into the tunnel below the barn. For Paige, that was an easy question to answer. She had never wanted to be involved in this, but since she had no choice, she was determined not to be dead weight. She hadn't come out all this way only to give up when things got a little bit creepy; far worse than creepy was sure to come by the end, if there was one. "We came here for information, didn't we?" she asked him.

Paige then climbed down to the first couple of rungs of the ladder, using her good leg and her free hand. "Catch," she said to the dark-skinned girl below, before dropping her crutch down to her, and climbing down the rest of the steps in a strange manner, relying mostly on upper body strength (of which Paige had a surprisingly large amount of, given her build; contrary to popular opinion, it takes quite a lot to draw back a bow, as she had done many times now) to lower herself between steps while her prosthetic leg hung limply, not touching the ladder.

Once Paige had dropped her crutch, she carried on speaking to the tall boy above her. "I don't know about you, but a weird-ass, dark-ass tunnel seems like a great place to store something you don't want found. Evidently, it scares people away."

Warrior Island

I would like in as well.

A series of adventures

Is this still happening?

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

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The Reid Farmhouse - Mason Square

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One hell of a freak show, this was. Here Paige was, invesigating an abandoned farm with a truckload of people, most of whom she barely knew, in order to learn more about a psychotic killer who was apparently specifically targeting the group of them because they had weird tattoos and magic powers. This was too detailed to be a dream and shared among too many people to be a hallucination, leaving only the conclusion which seemed the most unlikely: that all of this was real.

One notably frustrating element of this whole business was that Paige herself still had nothing. In conversations she'd had since the incident at the cafe, she had mostly caught up on what had happened so far. She had also learned that almost everyone present was aware of some kind of magical talent, an "abstraction", that they were able to use. Meanwhile, Paige had nothing yet, but she still had to deal with the threat of being killed by Scott Reese. She was more vulnerable than even a normal human being, and while she wasn't about to have another outburst, she was not happy with the situation she was in. She supposed the most helpful thing to do right now would be to help out as much as possible; the more they all knew, the more likely it was that each individual among them would survive.

As the group of them gathered in the farm, it occured to Paige she had mostly just been interacting with Jordan and Kimberly, who she knew somewhat better than the rest of the group. If the concept of her relying on these people to save her life was a reasonably likely possibility, she needed to be able to trust them, and they her. Isolating herself from them would not achieve either of those things, and besides, she had something she needed to do before proceding.

Paige approached the blonde girl who'd come to the rescue at the Sucre - Penny, Paige thought she'd heard someone call her - and began speaking. "Hey, um, Penny, right? I just wanted to say-" without that flame of anger inside her like before, Paige's awkwardness in conversation was become much clearer. "-um, to say that I really appreciate what you did back at the cafe. I get that weren't really thinking of me when you came over, but you risked your life for the rest of us, and I might have died without you. Just, well, thanks."

Paige realised, of course, that she would have to get to work soon, but she had no intention to be impolite towards the person who'd saved her life. With that in mind, she glanced over her shoulder at the girl who'd said she was going to the barn, and said "I''ll help, just a moment."

Not intending to be rude, Paige would stay for Penny's reply, but then try to dismiss herself as politely as possible and get to work searching the barn for... something useful, apparently.

Vivid Recollections: Into the World Unknown (Season 1 COMPLETE)

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Outside Sucre Cafe

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Paige hadn't even made it to the car when the new one showed up. She'd been limping as fast as she could, knowing full well that her slowness would probably get both herself and the others killed, muttering a litany of swear words as she went. She'd been practically falling into the seat when the others got out, not really caring at this point who they were or what they were doing here. Those questions could have been asked later, when she was safe, and besides, they seemed to have some idea of what was going, like Kimberly and Jordan and the blonde girl, and apparently everyone except Paige. They could handle it without her.

Except that apparently, they didn't need to. The monster, Reese, was flying through the air in some ridiculous kind of leap, and on its way out. So it seemed that they were no longer in danger. Paige sighed and leant back for a moment, glad that she was safe, then opened the door of the car and climbed out, as close to storming out as she could get with her gait.

Paige was angry. She had nothing to do with this, yet her life had still been put in danger even though she was essentially helpless, while these voodoo magicians or whatever they were had been off doing whatever it is they enjoyed while they weren't hunting half-human serial killers. This was their business, but she had been made a victim all the same. The only who seemed to be in even a remotely similar situation was Jasmine. Maybe Paige was being a little unfair, but this was her reaction to fearing for her life. Last time she'd been around while someone else's fight was going on, she'd been shot, and this time had been too similar to that for her.

"Will somebody please explain what the fuck just happened?" she said to nobody in particular. "What was that?" Paige asked while pointing to the last place Reese had been visible, "What was that?", pointing to the cigarette that the Voodoo Blonde repulsed, "And what is this?". Paige turned around partially and tugged down the back of her shirt so that about a quarter of her Sigil was visible underneath.

On the plus side, at least now she might get some answers.