More starting Gold?

Yes, just a little bit, since you have some previous experience.

How much?

About that much.

Okay.

I like the template Oxsidi, pretty complete.  I encourage the rest of you to use it.

If anyone is interested in the flavor of it, Bronze Plate is 100 gp and AC4 without a shield, from UA.

I haven't seen any activity from Nivor since they rolled ability scores.  We have one more player coming on board.  Once they are on board I can set a deadline for starting.

Wow, that Bronze plate sounds pretty sweet. Just for flavor can I make the head of my mace bronze too? No change in stats or anything.

Does everyone know where RPOL keeps it's character sheet templates? I used the first one.

Yes, you can have a bronze mace head.

Templates are here: link to another game

There is an index.

Okay, we have what I believe is our last player, welcome Zudaan!

Reminders:

Character level is 2, xp set at 1/2 needed for level 3, starting is base gold +10% of current xp.

In the description field put something about what your character looks like and how thye behave, information the others would know about you or is obvious from appearance.  Slan did a good job of this, use that as a model.

You can use the character sheet template the Oxsidi used or another, as long as it is easy to read and has all of the information needed.

Choose an appropriate portrait, not an anime one, and if you want to link in a better picture in the description your are free to do so.  Just resize it so it is not huge.

Also please review the second post in the Expectations with some notes on how I see the game world as a starting point for world building.

Finally, I'd like to get started soon, end of the week the latest.  You are also free to discuss what your level one adventure was (keeping in mind it would have been relatively low-powered) and how you all met.

Welcome Zudaan, Oxcidi the cleric here. Can't wait to meet you!

Oxsidi's previous adventures:

Oxsidi is a glorified cobbler, a shoe maker dragged from his home when war passed thru his home, and dragged into the faith of The Lord Of Flowers thru a combination of luck, coincidence and fear.

Some of his early experience came from becoming a camp follower, by force, of the band of mercenaries that had wiped out his home city. He tramped around the country, avoiding fighting and fixing shoes for quite some time, until he realized they really weren't watching him as closely as he thought, when he overslept one morning.

The band marched off in one direction, he grabbed his few belongings and went another.

He came across a ramshackle tavern/gambling hall/house of ill repute on a place where several trails crossed, none of which deserved the title road. The one Oxsidi had followed was little more than an animal track, but it had led to Rosie's All-In-One none the less.

They had been welcoming, and let the young man earn his keep, meals and the occasional coin patching shoes, and doing odd jobs around the All-In-One.

What he didn't realize was that he was also being trained. Not right away, anyway. The place doubled as a temple to Xochipilli Lord of Flowers and one of a handful of Gods of gambling and Chance.

Chance being the key word. in Oxsidi's case.

Over the course of a year and a half he learned how to play several games of chance, dice, cards and more. He met, fell in love with and had his heart broken by a well meaning prostitute. And most importantly of all, he became a cleric of that god, the spirit of the Lord of Flowers infusing him with a certain, off beat holiness.

At a random hour of a random night in a random month he was given a pack, and told to pick a path. He was being sent out in to the world to spread the faith. It might or might not have been a coincidence that he was still mooning over his first 'love'.

It didn't matter, getting away was the salve his soul required.

He traveled for several days when by 'chance' he came across an abandoned temple. More wood than stone, more falling down than standing, but he decided to call it home.

He fixed up what he could, corralled a few sheep that had wandered his way, trapped rabbits, caught fish, gathered local nuts and berries, and dug a well. He gathered up a small following who would come and listen to the rambling he called a sermon, ate whatever stew he  had made that day. They always left well before sunset though.

He wondered why, and even asked good mother Glavin, the oldest woman in his congregation.

"This place is haunted, Oxsidi," she said.

He hadn't noticed before, but it did make odd noises. Once he looked for the signs, they were clear.

I will skim over the events of the next few months, but to make a long story short, he fought off the affliction, and cleansed it of its unholy stain. The effort aged him a bit, and weakened his mind but he knew it was a job well done when his god granted him more daily miracles. The god also let him know it was time to move on though, he had inadvertently trained his replacement, and was no longer needed there.

During his struggles, he 'inherited' some aged bronze armor, and mace from a man who would no longer need it, in fact he hadn't needed it for quite some time. With these tools he wandered further afield. Aside from a short encounter with some pushy goblins, that was Oxsidi's life up to the point where he met the others. He didn't pay much mind to where his feet led him, but he had faith that it was the right direction.... for now.

Okay, I put up the first IC prompt (Part 1).  Don't post anything until your character is done and cleared by me.  Once cleared, give a description of your character, what he's was up to today, and what he is doing.  It is crowded enough that you are likely sharing a table, even if you have not spent any time together today; a friendly face is better than a complete stranger, after all.  The only women in the place are the staff of the tavern and a couple of prostitutes with their clients, enjoying some drinks before finding a tent for their business.

Thanks for the add, hello all, working on the PC sheet.

How do you want me to select his spellbook?
This message was last edited by the player at 08:26, Tue 06 July 2021.

First, you automatically have Read Magic.

Do you have the DMG?  If so, there are three lists on page 39.  You can choose one from each list: One offensive, one defensive and one Miscellaneous spell.  That gives you four total spells known, of first level each.

I have all the 1e books

I'll pick charm person,  shield,  and find familiar.

I rolled for find familiar,  first roll was a bust, second try got a hawk. Since it takes a year between rolls I'm hoping that's OK since we are starting with some experience.

Yes, but also note the Material component cost from the extra starting gold.

Nice description Zudaan! Very evocative.

I apologize for not being around. Something bit my leg and gave me an infection.

In reply to Nivor Scin (msg # 42):

Wasn't me, I promise. Hehehe... Glad you're back!

That I know I live in Texas. And in North Texas we have mutated bugs that you can't find anywhere else.

Beha is clear to go, Zudaan is missing some stuff on the character sheet and he is carrying a dagger but seems to be proficient with darts.  Once the sheet is cleaned up you are also free to post.

Kurin Jeth, I still see a blank character sheet; I confirmed it is "User Editable."

I'm nibbling away at the character sheet, apologies for it taking longer than expected.

In reply to Zudaan (msg # 46):

It usually takes me awhile too, for some reason I got right on it this time.

Not being able to post until it was done is a factor I am sure, when the GM is slack on that I might never finish.

Zudaan, go ahead and choose one more first level spell known, as long as it is not one that has a proper name in it, so no Tenser's Floating Disk for example.