New thread as requested.

What's the best website for browsing 5E rules?

I use 5e tools: https://5e.tools/

I use dnd beyond, but 5etools works too. Also folks, don’t forget to make your minis on heroforge! That’s the fun part.

Here is my attempt at creating Caduceus.

https://www.heroforge.com/load_share%3D540484/

Love it! Can’t wait to see the rest of the crew. I want to start using some shots from talespire in here to bring some images into the game, but, uhh, how do I do that? Lol. Does anyone know how to insert images into posts?

Okay, finally getting a chance to do this:
09:50, Today: Kate rolled 11 using 4d6, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 3,5,3,2.
09:50, Today: Kate rolled 13 using 4d6, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 1,3,5,5.
09:50, Today: Kate rolled 14 using 4d6, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 6,3,1,5.
09:50, Today: Kate rolled 14 using 4d6, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 1,4,6,4.
09:50, Today: Kate rolled 13 using 4d6, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 3,1,6,4.
09:50, Today: Kate rolled 16 using 4d6, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 5,1,5,6.
09:50, Today: Kate rolled 13 using 4d6, dropping the lowest dice only with rolls of 6,3,3,4.

That drops an eleven

My character is here:  https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/84054180
This message was last edited by the player at 14:01, Wed 21 Sept 2022.

I did something weird with the roller because it doesn't know how to add... So rolls, with corrections:

10:06, Today: Hairy rolled 10 using 4d6, dropping the highest dice only with rolls of 2,2,1,6.
10:06, Today: Hairy rolled 13 using 4d6, dropping the highest dice only with rolls of 4,4,1,5.
10:06, Today: Hairy rolled 17 using 4d6, dropping the highest dice only with rolls of 6,5,4,6.
10:06, Today: Hairy rolled 10 using 4d6, dropping the highest dice only with rolls of 2,3,5,2.
10:06, Today: Hairy rolled 16 using 4d6, dropping the highest dice only with rolls of 5,5,5,6.
10:06, Today: Hairy rolled 9 using 4d6, dropping the highest dice only with rolls of 5,1,3,1.
(Dropped)
10:06, Today: Hairy rolled 8 using 4d6, dropping the highest dice only with rolls of 4,2,1,2.

Head's up, I'm really not great with D&D5. Last campaign I thought I was a taxicab for two sessions before I realized I'm some sort of a cat. No complaints, just tell me if I'm doing anything wrong. (I also enjoy characters who are underpowered or die for silly reasons.)

Here's my first cut. I did look at Artificer first, but seemed like a magic user, which we have a lot of (and very complex) so I just went baseline fighter, planning to be the bullet sponge.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/84203753

Ok, getting to putting my character together.  Questions:
1. When doing character development, I believe the settings should be as follows:
Sources - all enabled
Dice Rolling - disabled (because we'll use RPol?)
Optional Features - on
Advancement Type - milestone (seems to map better to Shadowrun?)
Hitpoint Type - manual
Use prerequisites - both on
Show level-scaled spells - on
Encumbrance type - use encumbrance??
Ignore coin weight - on (Nuyen don't weight anything)
Ability Score/modifier display - modifiers top
Character privacy - public

Is the above all accurate?

2. How do I see cyberware?  Do I need to enable something extra?

3. We talked about allowing one 'rare' magic item, but didn't really talk about additional gear.  Do we just assume we have certain things like encrypted radios?

4. For backgrounds, I'm thinking Courtier is equivalent to ex-mid-level megacorp employee?

5. I'm assuming that Alignment and Faith are for background purposes only?

6. Allies and Organizations should be handled the same as Contacts in SR?  (so 2 free 4-point contacts)

Changed my mind and decided to go multi-class, so re-rolling my HP


Need to better understand what we're doing around purchasing gear.

E.g. I picked up a +2 long bow which I'm assuming is actually a sniper rifle.

What does other stuff map to? If we're limited to 1 rare magic item, are we allowed any uncommon magic items?

I see ya, got married this week so things have been a bit hectic! Will get to responding to these soon, but I see ya. You should be able to find pistols rifles and other firearms in dnd beyond though, just perform a search function when looking at inventory.

Congratulations!

Ok, getting to putting my character together.  Questions:
1. When doing character development, I believe the settings should be as follows:
Sources - all enabled
Dice Rolling - disabled (because we'll use RPol?)
Optional Features - on
Advancement Type - milestone (seems to map better to Shadowrun?)
Hitpoint Type - manual
Use prerequisites - both on
Show level-scaled spells - on
Encumbrance type - use encumbrance??
Ignore coin weight - on (Nuyen don't weight anything)
Ability Score/modifier display - modifiers top
Character privacy - public

Is the above all accurate?

Yes

2. How do I see cyberware?  Do I need to enable something extra?
Hah, it isn’t there. I think we should all just take a look at what magic items are available, come up with an equivalency in the form of a magic item, and just consider the effects of “cyberware” being that the magic item will be considered one tier lower when it comes to costs.

3. We talked about allowing one 'rare' magic item, but didn't really talk about additional gear.  Do we just assume we have certain things like encrypted radios?
I’m thinking of allowing one item of each tier below legendary. Let’s go balls out and do this big! I just watched Edgerunners recently and I’m not gonna be that super particular about it. I’m not shy about giving my players power and making things look like a big budget action movie.

4. For backgrounds, I'm thinking Courtier is equivalent to ex-mid-level megacorp employee?
Yep, pick whatever you think approximates best here. This is an experiment after all :)

5. I'm assuming that Alignment and Faith are for background purposes only?
They can be, but if someone wants to play a cleric I’d see it as a combat medic over a faith healer.

6. Allies and Organizations should be handled the same as Contacts in SR?  (so 2 free 4-point contacts)
Let’s give everyone as many as they want here that can be reasonably kept up with. There’s no mechanic in 5e in place for something like contacts, and I always thought of it as silly to make players invest their character xp/resources into something that could lead to a cool story hook.

Haven't done background and contacts yet, but here's what I've got so far:
https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D505614581/
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/84340347

Any concerns?

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! WOW!!! Have fun!!

I missed that.  Congrats indeed!!

Howdy! Just wanted to check in and see if anyone needed help or had any more questions about character generation.

The downside of using every book is there's a ton to digest. But again, not stressing overly much on details. I'm expecting this campaign runs with a generous level of handwaving, and the numbers are there to tell us what kind of dice to throw.

I've not decided if I'm rebuilding Hairy, or if I should spin off a new character. I'm considering swapping Dexterity and Constitution; I assumed lots of gun-shooting, but in D&D, a high-dex damage sponge is harder to balance since heavy armor negates dex bonuses. Feedback is very welcome.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/84203753

Your HP seems low?

Also, you should 'equip' your weapons to make it easier to see what they can do.

My only questions:
- is a horse equivalent to a motorcycle?
- did you have any concerns with my character sheet WD?
- how was the wedding? :)

I didn't realize I had to equip :) Fixed now!

I was considering making Constitution one of the stronger stats, but I wasn't sure which trait to swap out, Dexterity or Strength. Shadowrun I'd assume we're all about shooting stuff, so strength is the dump stat of the three. But maybe I'm wrong? Thoughts?

Yes, I assumed horses are motorcycles (or cars). I hadn't figured out yet which way I'd want to take that. But something bulky. So if the mechanics are good, I'll go ahead and wrap it all in a narrative next.

I hope everyone had a happy halloween!! We spent the last two weeks building an eight-foot UFO attached to the front of our house, so it's good to emerge on the far side of our seasonal obsession.

Merry Christmas you guys. Been heckin busy on this end of things but I wanted to touch base with y’all and let you all know I’ll be doing my first post sometime early within the new year. Please let me know if there are any dangling unanswered questions regarding chargen.

Merry Christmas back! :)

No worries on being busy.  Fully understand.

Hope everyone has a chance to slow down, relax, and recharge a bit over the break.