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I have already set up a thread giving a quick explanation of the game here: [D&D:5E] The Rat Pack Looking for 4~6 players who want to play a short traditional dungeon crawl in 5E play-by-post with level 1 characters. You can be somewhat goofy with your characters if you like. Though it's going to be all RAW from my end. I may also accept some posters who want to be NPCs if you really, really want to play but there's no space. Post here to sign up! Players: 1) fps_nug 2) Mykkel 3) Samuel L. Hacksaw 4) lemonadesweetheart NPCs: 1) cuntman.net Recruitment closed! (Unless you also want to be an NPC) Shadow0 fucked around with this message at 11:33 on Oct 23, 2022 |
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Oct 19, 2022 19:26
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Can I join even if I've never played before? I've listened to many d&d podcasts
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Oct 19, 2022 23:02
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fps_nug posted:Can I join even if I've never played before? I've listened to many d&d podcasts Yes! This is a level 1 adventure, and it's pretty short. I made it with newer players in mind! Disclaimer: While I've run this adventure a few times before, I have never done play-by-post before, so I'm also a bit new in some sense, haha.
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Oct 19, 2022 23:30
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Alright I'm in!
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Oct 20, 2022 03:01
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fps_nug posted:Alright I'm in! 🥳 Welcome aboard! Do you have access to a Player's Handbook (PBH)? It's the only one you'll need, unless you want something fancy. You may or may not want to wait for other players to arrive before designing your character if you care about party synergy (I don't think it'll be that important though). But if you have ideas or questions now, feel free to post in this thread!
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Oct 20, 2022 08:57
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I'm in.
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Oct 20, 2022 12:59
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I, too, would like to play. Never done a play-by-post before but I've dmed and played a few campaigns in person and on fantasy grounds.
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Oct 20, 2022 13:23
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Shadow0 posted:🥳 Welcome aboard! Found one online, I have designed a character in person for a game that fell through but I'll prob just use a randomizer for a rogue if that's cool, lol
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Oct 20, 2022 13:27
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I'm thinking multi-tool wizard or bard.
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Oct 20, 2022 13:45
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Mykkel posted:I'm in. Samuel L. Hacksaw posted:I, too, would like to play. Never done a play-by-post before but I've dmed and played a few campaigns in person and on fantasy grounds. Welcome! fps_nug posted:Found one online, I have designed a character in person for a game that fell through but I'll prob just use a randomizer for a rogue if that's cool, lol Yep, that's fine by me!
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Oct 20, 2022 21:01
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i want to be an npc
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Oct 21, 2022 01:04
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cuntman.net posted:i want to be an npc Nice! I'll PM you then!
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Oct 21, 2022 19:34
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I'd be up for giving this a go. How are you handling character creation? What do you need from us? Are you playing to specific times?
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Oct 22, 2022 23:08
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lemonadesweetheart posted:I'd be up for giving this a go. How are you handling character creation? What do you need from us? Are you playing to specific times? Great! It's a level 1 character, so I can't imagine you'll be able to make yourself too OP. You can do standard array or point buy or roll for them, just use the RAW. Unless you specifically have something in mind you want to use. I just need a level 1 character from you. In in Europe, so I'll mostly be posting during the evening then, and occasionally during the day as well.
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Oct 23, 2022 11:32
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I made a character on DnD Beyond https://ddb.ac/characters/86348148/LCTZZG. I didn't do much of a backstory because I've no clue what kind of setting this is going to be in but I can add more as needed. I can change anything that doesn't suit. I spent 200gp on my inventory instead of taking the regular starter gear. There's nothing insane in there, most of the expense was in buying tools. If kobold artificer isn't a good fit for the rest of the party I'll make something else.
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Oct 23, 2022 13:01
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lemonadesweetheart posted:I made a character on DnD Beyond https://ddb.ac/characters/86348148/LCTZZG. That all looks great! Don't worry too much about a backstory. It's more or less just a short generic dungeon crawl in a pretty standard/generic D&D city. I usually run this as a one-shot for new players. If you want to talk with the other players and establish some backstory with them or if your backstory gives you some kind of quirk, like a fear of the dark or something, then go for it. Otherwise, just the character who they are now is important.
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Oct 23, 2022 16:15
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Ok, I made a Bard! https://ddb.ac/characters/86401500/N0NnrK
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Oct 23, 2022 16:47
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Samuel L. Hacksaw posted:Ok, I made a Bard! Nice! Looks good. I like that Str score, haha.
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Oct 23, 2022 22:15
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Shadow0 posted:Nice! Looks good. I like that Str score, haha. The downside of rolled stats, I'll never escape a grapple, lmao.
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Oct 24, 2022 00:46
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Oh wow this website is much better than what I initially used. https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/86450649
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Oct 24, 2022 03:42
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Depending on what the other character is I might create something more martial if that's okay.
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Oct 24, 2022 09:08
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I'll make a barbarian/fighter/paladin later today. Something that will stand in front and get hit and hit back.
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Oct 24, 2022 13:29
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*busks for healing potion* Flute in one hand, potion in the other. Tooting, tooting, tooting towards victory. Samuel L. Hacksaw fucked around with this message at 13:39 on Oct 24, 2022 |
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Oct 24, 2022 13:37
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went with a half-elf fighter. https://ddb.ac/characters/86470165/cT91dC
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Oct 24, 2022 14:21
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Mykkel posted:went with a half-elf fighter. fps_nug posted:Oh wow this website is much better than what I initially used. Looks good! lemonadesweetheart posted:Depending on what the other character is I might create something more martial if that's okay. Alright, I'll wait for you to decide on that, and then I think we're ready to start. Samuel L. Hacksaw posted:*busks for healing potion* You might able to when the game starts! Or at least the gold to buy one.
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Oct 24, 2022 17:59
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Im good to go unless the rest of you guys would prefer a cleric over an artificer?
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Oct 24, 2022 18:52
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lemonadesweetheart posted:Im good to go unless the rest of you guys would prefer a cleric over an artificer? I think that a cleric makes sense if you want to play it, we're light on heals.
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Oct 24, 2022 19:34
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I'll have something up shortly.
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Oct 24, 2022 19:41
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Ok heres my cleric: https://ddb.ac/characters/86488271/x98w38
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Oct 24, 2022 20:08
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Ok, I have made the first post to kick off the adventure, go ahead and introduce your characters!
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Oct 24, 2022 21:13
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I'm assuming we all know each other already. Hope that's okay. It's been an age since I played pbp, if there's anything off with my posts just let me know. Is it okay if we keep this thread for out of game stuff?
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Oct 24, 2022 21:39
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lemonadesweetheart posted:I'm assuming we all know each other already. Hope that's okay. It's been an age since I played pbp, if there's anything off with my posts just let me know. I have never played a play-by-post, so it's been even longer for me! XD And yes, I was planning to keep this thread open anyway!
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Oct 24, 2022 21:53
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Oh boy you guys are good at this. I'm gonna try ma best! apologies if my writing doesnt compare lol Should I be doing my own rolling or will you do that for me? I'm sure there will be times that I dont know what to roll. fps_nug fucked around with this message at 00:28 on Oct 25, 2022 |
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Oct 25, 2022 00:15
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fps_nug posted:Oh boy you guys are good at this. I'm gonna try ma best! apologies if my writing doesnt compare lol Haha, don't worry. I'm also usually really bad at being descriptive. I play D&D every other week with a guy who sometimes goes the whole 4-hour session without saying a word, so don't worry too much, haha. You can roll for yourself for any action your character takes. If you're not rolling for damage or something really special, it's going to be a d20. I'll let you know if you need to roll with advantage or disadvantage if that ever comes up.
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Oct 25, 2022 09:14
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fps_nug just in case you're not aware, DND beyond lets you roll dice from your character sheet. Not sure about how you'd verify that in the thread but you can just click on skills, initiative, weapon attacks/damage for you. There's also a dice roller for when you want to just roll different combinations of dice.
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Oct 25, 2022 10:14
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lemonadesweetheart posted:fps_nug just in case you're not aware, DND beyond lets you roll dice from your character sheet. Not sure about how you'd verify that in the thread but you can just click on skills, initiative, weapon attacks/damage for you. There's also a dice roller for when you want to just roll different combinations of dice. Yeah, the auto-rolling stuff is really useful. You can also roll real dice if you have them for that clickity-clackity experience that defines the game. I have dice with little chickens and ducks in them. :3 I'm not too worried about verifying dice rolls. It's fine. I think I can trust everyone not to cheat. (too much :P)
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Oct 25, 2022 13:07
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Let me know if I commit any faux pas or anything. I'd love to learn, and I really feel kinda dumb when it comes to choosing what to roll for and what the etiquette is for play by post
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Oct 25, 2022 21:32
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fps_nug posted:Let me know if I commit any faux pas or anything. I'd love to learn, and I really feel kinda dumb when it comes to choosing what to roll for and what the etiquette is for play by post In general, just say what you're trying to do and ask what to roll. That's the easiest way to learn that I've found.
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Oct 25, 2022 21:44
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Samuel L. Hacksaw posted:In general, just say what you're trying to do and ask what to roll. That's the easiest way to learn that I've found. Sounds good, I'll do that from this point forward.
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fps_nug posted:Let me know if I commit any faux pas or anything. I'd love to learn, and I really feel kinda dumb when it comes to choosing what to roll for and what the etiquette is for play by post Don't worry, it's all good. For those basic tasks like looking around or opening doors or whatever where failure is basically impossible, you don't need to roll anything. For like searching a room or trying to discern is someone is lying to you or making difficult jumps across raging rivers or whatever, then you need to roll.
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