Yep definitely start at 1st level

Okay.  Cool.  Must not have seen that the first couple of go-arounds.
So, we are The Expendables.

In reply to Reizzok Stoneaxe (msg # 55):

You can definitely use Tasha's options for character generation.  You are only limited to dwarfs for your race but you can be any subrace of dwarf you want, including the duergar (or the Returned as they are known as the Duergar you can choose have left the Underdark behind and now worship the main dwarf gods) .  Dammerhall is for all dwarves.

In reply to Kroland 'Ironleg' Rocksinger (msg # 40):

Welcome to the game Kroland!

In reply to Gillifian Bristlebeard (msg # 44):

Welcome to the game Gillifian!

What about Wild Dwarves?  They had Wild Dwarves who lived in forrests/jungles and made mud armor in Forgotten Realms back in 3/3.5.

You could represent a wild dwarf using the Custom Lineage option probably.

In reply to Joskar Dunbeard (msg # 60):

Yeah I'm editing the first post to include things I have missed, sorry for the ninja edits!

In reply to Joskar Dunbeard (msg # 64):

Yep Wild Dwarves are fine, just use the Tasha rules to represent them. Long as they are dwarves I'm happy.

I would even consider whatever the Genasi version of a dwarf is, although I'm not sure how that would work.

The Azer? Or just a Fire Genasi that looks like a dwarf? :D

Greetings all.

Is there a particular Character Sheet we are using?

nope

Hi there everyone, I'll be your less-than-friendly neighborhood Duergar, here to play native guide through the dark.

Wow. Here I thought I had a decent number of tool proficiencies. I had no idea Tasha's let you trade out proficiencies. Picked up a few extra tools now that I know that.

Character sheet should be finished if the DM wants to double check it.

Yeah, page 7 of Tasha's features a blurb about Racial Proficiency swaps.  Mind you, it only applies to skills granted by your race and subrace, not your class and background.  It works as such:

Proficiency -> Swapped for
Skill          -> Skill
Armor          -> Simple/Martial Weapon or Tool
Simple Weapon  -> Simple Weapon or Tool
Martial Weapon -> Simple/Martial Weapon or Tool
Tool           -> Tool or Simple Weapon

So in the case of Dwarves, who get a bunch of Racial Proficiencies with various weapons thanks to Dwarven Combat Training (two martial and two simple), each of those can be swapped out for a given Tool Proficiency.  A lot of those weapons totally overlap and become redundant with martial classes's weapon access, so they basically become free tool skills instead.  Likewise, Dwarves' default Tool Proficiency choice is listed as Smith's, Brewer's, or Mason's Tools, but the Tasha variant means you can basically ignore those three and pick from any of the artisan tool sets as you please by swapping it out.

If you've not found a template, there's some in the Heaven forum, i.e. link to a message in another game

Okay, DM, I'm going to say I have my sheet ready for evaluation.

Ditto, here

likewise

My D&D Beyond version is ready (and linked in my sheet). I'll get it ported over to the text based later today, though.

i've linked by dndbeyond sheet. If you want text i'll do that over the next few days (Between moving house....)

Sheet is up and ready for review.

My sheet is also up and ready for review

Mine too.

I thought I would share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytWz0qVvBZ0