Out of character discussion

Hi everyone and welcome to the game!

I will post the character generation rules in another thread but basically you will be using the D&D 5E character generation rules. You start as 1st level characters, using the standard array and can be any background or class you want.

There are a lot of players but basically that's because online games tend to have a lot of drop outs so it's better to have more than less players.  Initially your characters will all be together but once you reach the first main location you guys will be able to split up into smaller groups, hopefully with your own goals and aims, and explore the Underdark at your leisure.

Posting rate will be once a week, on a Sunday is when I will post a game post that moves the game forward, but I will try and reply to individual posts once a day during the week.

If you have any other questions or comments let me know

Another thing is that once we are into the game properly I will be posting on a day by day basis, not actual in real life days but rather in game days, so the first proper game post will be Day 1 and I will roll for random encounters and so on and work out movement and you guys will be able to post up what you did during that day, if nothing comes up I will move onto the next day and then repeat the process as you travel towards the first location.

Hopefully I will work out better than it sounds now that I read it put loud.

If there is an encounter we aren't going to roll initiative, your characters will go first unless you get surprised or ambushed, and we will go in order of poster, the bad guys will go last.

Ok after I think about it I think I will just just randomly resolve each day until an encounter happens and then post a game post for the encounter while traveling.

You guys can just describe what your character has been doing during that narrative time and then we will get into the encounter.

Once we reach a decision point you guys will get a chance to put input into where the expedition goes.

For example

Day 1 heading deeper into the tunnels the expedition took note of the wetness of the walls as water seeped through the ground above.  The empty tunnel echoed back the dwarves marching feet and the torchlight thrown out by the halfling chefs and serving staff.

Day 2 the marching dwarfs are taking by surprise as a group of goblins pour out of a side tunnel in an ambush!

And then we would go into combat

Sounds interesting.
Hello.  I am playing a Caver (Ranger) of the Miner background from the 5th Edition Homebrew site.  His Miners' Eye will come in handy for traversing treacherous tunnels that may cave-in, and for other dangers.

Welcome to the game Joskar Dunbeard!

Hello all! Reizzok here.

Worshipper of Tharmekhûl here, planned to be a Cleric (Forge)/Artificer (Armorer) multiclass eventually. Still working on the details of what class I start with at level 1.

Welcome to the game Reizzok!