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Get a Character Sheet

Everyone so far has a paper character sheet, so I'd encourage you to print one off for this process, or use a fillable version and print it in time for the session.

Choose a Class

Your class is going to have the biggest impact on your play experience. You can read more at this link, but I put some basic info in the table below if you want to make a quick choice. You can pick anything you like, even if someone's already picked it.

Class Summary Primary Ability Complexity Party Members
Barbarian Battle, overwhelming fury Strength Average
Bard Performance, charm, dazzling magic Charisma High
Cleric Religion, insight, healing magic Wisdom Average
Druid Plants, beasts, nature magic Wisdom High Jacob
Fighter Combat, martial mastery, perseverence Strength or Dexterity Low Connor
Monk Hand-to-hand, balance, discipline Dexterity and Wisdom High
Paladin Justice, honor, protection magic Strength and Charisma Average Ryan
Ranger Survival, tracking, hunting magic Dexterity and Wisdom Average Keyton
Rogue Sneakery, backstabbing, expertise Dexterity Low
Sorcerer Glory, heritage, adaptable magic Charisma High
Warlock Power, pacts, dark magic Charisma High
Wizard Study, flexibility, vast magic Intelligence Average Jorel

Choose a Background

Your background comes with a bonus to your ability scores (which can affect the outcome of your dice rolls) and a special feature or "Feat".

You can go for optimal class match-ups (like Cleric + Acolyte), or just pick one based on the character concept you have. More details here.

Title Boosts Your: Special Feature
Acolyte Charisma, Intelligence, Wisdom Bonus cleric spells
Artisan Intelligence, Dexterity, Strength Crafts supplies
Charlatan Charisma, Constitution, Dexterity Better dice rolls
Criminal Constitution, Intelligence, Dexterity First to act in a fight
Entertainer Charisma, Dexterity, Strength Inspire allies
Farmer Constitution, Strength, Wisdom Harder to kill
Guard Intelligence, Strength, Wisdom First to act in a fight
Guide Constitution, Dexterity, Wisdom Bonus druid spells
Hermit Charisma, Constitution, Wisdom Healing supplies
Merchant Charisma, Constitution, Intelligence Reroll dice
Noble Charisma, Intelligence, Strength Better dice rolls
Sage Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom Bonus wizard spells
Sailor Dexterity, Strength, Wisdom Unarmed combat
Scribe Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom Better dice rolls
Soldier Constitution, Dexterity, Strength Better weapon damage
Wayfarer Charisma, Dexterity, Wisdom Reroll dice

Choose a Species

We're going to stick to Common species from the 2024 Player's Handbook. More details here.

Species Party Members
Aasimar
Dragonborn Connor
Dwarf
Elf Jacob, Jorel
Gnome
Goliath
Halfling
Human Ryan
Orc
Tiefling Keyton

Roll Your Stats

We decided to go kind of hardcore with ability score generation, so if you want to keep in spirit with the rest of the party, do the following:

  1. Roll four 6-sided dice (or use this if you don't have physical dice)
  2. Add up the 3 highest rolls and write the total on your sheet as the Strength "score"
    1. Example: If you rolled 4, 5, 1, 2, your Strength is 11
    2. You can leave the Modifier box blank
  3. Roll and assign scores in this order: Strength > Dexterity > Constitution > Intelligence > Wisdom > Charisma
  4. Finally, roll once using the dice type listed below to determine your starting HP
    1. Your actual HP will be higher than the result, this roll is just a level 2 bonus.
Class Type
Barbarian 12-sided die
Bard, Cleric, Druid, Monk, Rogue, Warlock 8-sided die
Fighter, Paladin, Ranger 10-sided die
Sorcerer, Wizard 6-sided die

This method may produce non-optimal scores (like a low-intelligence Wizard), but we're just planning for this to be a 4-session intro adventure, so we're leaning in to the risk for the hell of it.

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DM me your character sheet or a summary through Discord, and I'll make a dedicated page for you on this website.

There's still a bunch of math and minutiae to fill out, but I can do those for you to keep things simple. Just make sure your sheet/summary includes:

If you pick a spellcasting class, I'll be sending you the spell lists so you can pick from there before the session.

Have fun!