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Criminals wanted in 5e.

Posted by Jarodemo
Jarodemo
member, 842 posts
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Wed 1 Jul 2020
at 09:43
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Criminals wanted in 5e

I would like to play a game where all PCs were criminals, tasked with carrying out a series of jobs such as burglaries, etc. Good opportunity to rob temples, evade guards, escape from the Law and so on. PCs wouldn’t necessarily all have to be Rogues, but it might help. Maybe we’re part of a gang or guild, or freelancers...

Pref in 5e.

Any GMs interested in taking this on?
Aces and Eights
member, 33 posts
Thu 2 Jul 2020
at 00:27
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Criminals wanted in 5e

Throwing my support/interest behind this idea as well.  Sounds like a lot of fun.
Aslanii76
member, 202 posts
Sun 5 Jul 2020
at 22:13
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Criminals wanted in 5e

start as a street gang ??
Jarodemo
member, 849 posts
My hovercraft
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Sat 11 Jul 2020
at 18:57
  • msg #4

Criminals wanted in 5e

Bump...
tmagann
member, 654 posts
Sun 12 Jul 2020
at 17:48
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Criminals wanted in 5e

I saw this yesterday and gave it a night of thought.

Would you consider a gang of young Urchins recently formed by an up and coming Fagin?

I have some ideas for 0 level rules to cover the first 100 experience, although they only work for humans. SO: a Human only group of Orphans in the big city lead.

Drawbacks, in addition to the Human limitation, would be no druids, rangers, clerics, or paladins, wizards, and probably not any warlocks (druids and rangers aren't urban, and the others wouldn't be urchins, they'd have mentors. Warlocks are a different issue)...although I can make Barbarians work in the city.
This message was last edited by the user at 18:09, Sun 12 July 2020.
Jarodemo
member, 850 posts
My hovercraft
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Mon 13 Jul 2020
at 06:33
  • msg #6

Criminals wanted in 5e

In reply to tmagann (msg # 5):

Sounds good. Definitely interested.

Class limits sound realistic and fit in with my original idea.
tmagann
member, 655 posts
Tue 14 Jul 2020
at 00:23
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Criminals wanted in 5e

Ok, let me set up some basics and post a web page. Later today, I hope.
This message was last edited by the user at 00:26, Tue 14 July 2020.
tmagann
member, 656 posts
Tue 14 Jul 2020
at 02:28
  • msg #8

Criminals wanted in 5e

OK, game is set up enough for the basics.

link to another game

I'm making this up as I go along, and, while I have a plot hook or two to start,  it's going to be semi sandbox until I get a little more work put in. So you know.

I'll hold off a day or so before posting an ad to give folks here first refusal.
Jarodemo
member, 851 posts
My hovercraft
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Sun 19 Jul 2020
at 11:08
  • msg #9

Criminals wanted in 5e

In reply to tmagann (msg # 8):

Thanks. I had a look and it wasn’t the right game for me. I hope it goes well though.
Jarodemo
member, 855 posts
My hovercraft
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Sat 1 Aug 2020
at 07:50
  • msg #10

Criminals wanted in 5e

Bump.
JAM2019
member, 29 posts
Sun 2 Aug 2020
at 08:03
  • msg #11

Criminals wanted in 5e

How about this; everyone makes up a 1st level thief type, no multi-classing until after the characters have reached 3rd level with GM approval. Open multi-classing after characters have reached 5th level (w/o GM approval). The characters will begin as members of the same group (gang, clique, club, crew, etc. call it what you will) from a poor district in a larger city that I will create specifically for the campaign to run/begin in.

Characters will be poor, starting with only 30gp worth of gear and place where they can all hangout (room at a cheap inn, an abandoned warehouse, a spot on the docks, etc.), a dagger, and a bad attitude.

all stats start as 14, you can lower a stat to raise another on a 1 to 1 basis, but no stat can be lowered below and 8 and racial maximums are the limit to raising stats.

so, you could could lower a Wisdom of 14 down to 10 and four points to use to raise your Dexterity and Charisma to 16 for example.

If you are interested let me know.
Crusader2010
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Tue 4 Aug 2020
at 12:43
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Criminals wanted in 5e

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