Welcome to the unknown!

I am now accepting players for our first real D&D 5e adventure. This game will use the Basic Rules (free for download) and characters will start at 1st level.

Any changes to suggested backgrounds needs to be ok'd with me (the GM).

Please PM your character sheet, using the usual ROA template as much as possible.

Since this is a first, I will accept either the recommended point-buy method for ability generation, or 4d6 drop one. If you do the latter, use the dice roller IN THIS FORUM! PM me as soon as you've rolled so that I have time to review the result.

First come is first served, and I will accept up to six PC's.

I'd be interested, but I've actually got the PHB; and don't particularly want to download something which is just a partial set of what I've got the full set of.

If you have the PHB you can use any class/option in that as well.

Has anyone else picked up 5e or had a chance to look at it now that the books are starting to trickle out?

I've picked up the PHB myself, so I'd definitely be interested in what published version looks like in play.

I certainly liked what I did see of the beta play, so I'm interested to see if we can't get something together for this.

I bought the PHB and DMG, or whatever the equivalents are, for DM Annihilator for Christmas since they were on his wishlist.  We looked over them and made a few characters for the kids and I to play with for a session over two over Skype with him DMing, and it looks good.  I don't think I'll ever like it better than 3.5/3.75, but I think it'll be fine.

Good luck on getting this going!

If you like to submit a character I have an adventure!

I like it a lot better than 3.5 actually. Classes are well-made and the game feels better balanced. Makes for easier and smoother DM'ing if nothing else.

If you can't find enough PCs, I'd be happy to give it a try.  But I hate to take a place if there are others who want to play (as much as I do love you and Kilric and would play almost anything to play with you guys).

Count me definitely interested if you don't find many PCs.

... I like it a lot; but then, as my preferred edition is actually 2nd (at least; before player's option..), I'm part of their major target audience for 5th.

I have a weak spot for BECMI, which likely also likely included in that group.

Probably, yeah. From what I can tell, they were targeting everyone they lost especially during 4th, which is why they have some 3rd edition concepts in there, but in particular the old-school gamers who didn't drift away from RPing so much as just drift away from DnD. I didn't exactly drift away, but it became a different goal. It became less about the story, and more about the character, for me.

Ugh.  4e.  The only good thing(s) to come out of that were DnD Adventure board games!  Luckily, there's a new one coming out this spring!  Our family just loves the three DnD games, and for Christmas, Santa brought us the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game.  Love it.  When you don't have time or energy to role-play or when you're in a board game mood but want some RP flavor, they're awesome.  Though we do kinda of role-play our characters and stuff.  DM Annihilator and I are running through the entire box with Kyra and Merisiel (me the latter) as a couple (like in the comic books).  :p

Well as you can tell from the original three posts in this thread, it kind of died the first time it was brought up, since Willvr was the only one to respond.

Solo can certainly say otherwise, but I think it's safe to say we are the interested players.

What classes would people want to play?

I'm happy to play whatever. All the classes and races are pretty fun in 5E.

I've been most interested in trying an elven ranger first.  The changes look intriguing.

Sigh.. what about a Noble(Knight) Dragonborn Sorcer?

For a while I had my brothers copies of both PHB and DMG 5e.  So as an experment I started a Dragonborn as I'm a Dracophile.
I got intrested but when I had a chance I bought the DMG. so would need to look at the basic rules If I wanted to create a new character. other than that.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:05, Thu 29 Jan 2015.

I have been curious about a finesse fighter in 5e, but I'm also very intrigued by the magic users.  A cleric wouldn't be a bad thing either.

I could go with either a wizard or Sorcerer or be the group's cleric.  Somehow missed the Sorcerer concept that Freeze mentioned.

So, is this a level 1 campaign you have in mind Solo?
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:30, Fri 30 Jan 2015.

One thing to point out; is that class roles aren't quite as necessary. As in, you don't -have- to have a skill monkey, arcanist, meleeist and divine. Not like in 3.5, where it was probably at it's worst.

Yes, start at 1st, use the suggested point buy, and equipment / money according to class / background.

Is there an official sheet to use?

I'm using a paper copy from the book (also available as a free DL in PDF form from Wizards) which I had planned on moving to the RoA format..  with a couple changes.

Most of the base stats are the same, several of the sections will be slightly different though.  I can try and tweak it before I complete my character and post it somewhere if you all want.

Any idea what Factions would be in this 5th ed. adventuring area?  In my characters case in particularly what knightly orders, and Noble non human groups.

Oh, haven't thought of that.
I'm setting the game in the North, so use that as reference.

In reply to DM solo (msg # 23):

NOT For Now- But While looking over the start up information, for items to give more feel for the North region..  It started me thinking about Regional background overlays, based on what is already there.

Been trying to come up with how I would replicate Elias for 5e... Really not sure if it would be a Cleric with a non-existent as of yet domain, some sort of Divine origin Sorcerer (not in the book but people online seem to think using draconic as a base and swapping things out for divine spell lists etc seems appropriate) or a Paladin... I guess he fits most into Paladin for now. Probably not able to test out 5e for a good while anyway.

Would dragonborn have some kind of relationship to dragonkin. A lesser mutation?

Do we have an idea what the environmental adventure type might be; quest travel, settlement defence, court, hew and cry, etc.


P.S. My characters design has been to fit: court, court and settlement investigation, ranged battle, noble quest, Noblesse oblige. only one retainer, a squire, any way able to rough-it [which is no problem to me, but will give fun issues with his Flaw]


edit spelling.. er.. and some exposition
This message was last edited by the player at 05:41, Sat 07 Feb 2015.

5E really is a big fan of 'flavor is up to the PC'. They give the mechanics; you give the fluff.

I'll do something this weekend; frantically busy at work.

I do have a sheet drawn up, but not in any kind of format ready for RPoL, just a hard copy while working on making a sheet that would work here.  But if there are too many people, I can save it for another time.  It's no problem.

If I could have a copy of the sheet-- the sheet in the base rules are quite different the 3.5, or seems to be in terms of "attacks", and that background are more crunchy.

http://dnd.wizards.com/article...res/character_sheets

Here is a link to the public sheets.  There is a zip file with multiple formats which you can choose.  I'm going to be transferring the information from my sheet once I'm done with it.  I'm hoping to be done soon.

It will be a fairly straightforward exploration/dungeon delving adventure based on the published Lost Mine of Phandelver module.

I have one character submitted, any others in the works?

If we do this which ROA# will it be in?

I'll get it done this weekend. Probably Sunday, as I'm seeing a RL friend on Saturday. But I'm Australian so maybe that's like Saturday...?

I have a traditional character sheet that I was typing up in Word when my laptop decided to update against my wishes while making dinner one night.  I'll have to retype it since, for some reason, Word didn't make a recovery save of it, but that's assuming there's room after everybody else is in and approved.

I need to finish off a couple things, I should be able to put something together by this weekend as well.

If I'm lucky it will be sooner.

The more the merrier!

I have to players lined up, WW you coming too?

How are the characters going to meet?

Should we consider this as part of our back grounds, or is this something you intend to take care of in pulling us together as strangers?

You will begin in a tavern(!) in Waterdeep. You are all looking for work as apprentice adventurers and do not need to know each other.
Kilric, I'm PMing you with additional details seeing that you can in fact be the questgiver.

Where do we Request Access, I know where the North is in the ROA system but I swear I remember something about moving it to another #.

Ah, right. I'll set up the game threads and post the link.

May I suggest repurposing the old RoA: One-Shots & Orphanage:
link to another game
That's where the D&D Next playtest was held. It keeps it partially off the main RoA community.

Of course, you should wait for Solo to give the a-okay before RTJing.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:00, Thu 05 Mar 2015.

Yes, thanks. That was the area I had in mind for this event.

Wizards have released a web-addition to the game detailing quite a number of new player races (among other things). Those are of course allowed in this game as well. I encourage other players to join as we get ready to kick it off!

The basic set of rules are free for all, and contain all you need to create a character.

Also, please RTJ one shots and orphanage, group 4 to join this game!

So what all do we have so far?  My character is a Dwarven Cleric.

A Goldclan Dragonborn Sorcerer, Noble Knight.. and Staff.

I'm actually holding off to see what we have.

Only have the PHB; so no weird races for me.

If we have enough for utility, might go warlock. Otherwise, maybe Paladin or Ranger. I really don't want to be a rogue.

They [WOC] just came out with a free download with the; Aarakocra, Deep Gnome, Genasi (air, earth, fire, water), and Goliath.
That I believe is what DM Solo was talking about in message#45.
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This message was last edited by the player at 22:50, Wed 11 Mar 2015.

The Aaracokra is the weird one: winged birdmen (elemental outsider). I don't expect anyone wanting to play it. There are a few nice spells too, especially for a ranger.

Here's the link: http://dnd.wizards.com/article...vil_playerscompanion

So far There is only one 5e PC on cast over at one shots and orphanage?

One of the players was mis-labeled as a PC

Elffin is also a player character for 5e

I have two ready, and two more in the works (PC willvr & DM Windwalker). Willvr, if you can get yours ready we can ease in to the adventure!

Unfortunately, willvr has to withdraw interest. Applications are still accepted should someone else be interested in trying out 5e!

I'm still here.