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DB: /* Rulebooks Used */ Added MM

2026-04-15T12:36:45Z

Rulebooks Used: Added MM

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	=== Rulebooks Used ===		=== Rulebooks Used ===
	To keep things simple we only use races/classes/spells/etc. from the '''2014 PHB and no other books''', with a few exceptions below.		To keep things simple we only use races/classes/spells/etc. from the '''2014 PHB (and MM for druids/summoning/etc.) and no other books''', with a few exceptions below.

	=== Ability Scores ===		=== Ability Scores ===

DB: /* Inspiration */ Added link to A Word on Statistics by Wisława Szymborska

2026-03-18T10:58:33Z

Inspiration: Added link to A Word on Statistics by Wisława Szymborska

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	Just came across this: [https://www.idrlabs.com/moral-alignment/test.php Moral Alignment Test], interesting way to see what alignment your character might be.		Just came across this: [https://www.idrlabs.com/moral-alignment/test.php Moral Alignment Test], interesting way to see what alignment your character might be.

			The short poem [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/149909/a-word-on-statistics A Word on Statistics] by Wisława Szymborska is well worth a read.

	It is definitely the most fun to come up with your own ideas for a character but should anyone need it I created a page with some suggestions for character traits: '''[[Character Inspiration]]'''.		It is definitely the most fun to come up with your own ideas for a character but should anyone need it I created a page with some suggestions for character traits: '''[[Character Inspiration]]'''.

DB: Added Moral Alignment Test

2026-01-20T01:18:05Z

Added Moral Alignment Test

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	==== Inspiration ====		==== Inspiration ====
	If you need names then the 5e.tools [https://5e.tools/names.html Names page] has you covered for many types, taken from Xanathar's Guide to Everything and two other books. I also really like [https://www.thievesguild.cc/tables/dwarven-names Realistic Dwarven Name Generator], they have generators for other names (and many other things as well). Also taken from XGE is the [https://5e.tools/lifegen.html This Is Your Life generator,] another way for some inspiration. Not a D&D thing but this is my favorite: [https://www.fakenamegenerator.com Fake Name Generator].		If you need names then the 5e.tools [https://5e.tools/names.html Names page] has you covered for many types, taken from Xanathar's Guide to Everything and two other books. I also really like [https://www.thievesguild.cc/tables/dwarven-names Realistic Dwarven Name Generator], they have generators for other names (and many other things as well). Also taken from XGE is the [https://5e.tools/lifegen.html This Is Your Life generator,] another way for some inspiration. Not a D&D thing but this is my favorite: [https://www.fakenamegenerator.com Fake Name Generator].

			Just came across this: [https://www.idrlabs.com/moral-alignment/test.php Moral Alignment Test], interesting way to see what alignment your character might be.

	It is definitely the most fun to come up with your own ideas for a character but should anyone need it I created a page with some suggestions for character traits: '''[[Character Inspiration]]'''.		It is definitely the most fun to come up with your own ideas for a character but should anyone need it I created a page with some suggestions for character traits: '''[[Character Inspiration]]'''.

DB: /* Races/Classes */ Added elf and gnome ages

2025-12-30T15:12:24Z

Races/Classes: Added elf and gnome ages

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	=== Races/Classes ===		=== Races/Classes ===
	'''Dragonborn, Drow, Tieflings, and Sorcerers are not available''' due to story reasons, but if you really, really want to, talk to the DM.		'''Dragonborn, Drow, Tieflings, and Sorcerers are not available''' due to story reasons, but if you really, really want to, talk to the DM.

			Elves live 350 to almost 500 years. Gnomes can live to be 750 years old. [Switched those two around.]

	There are a few tweaks to some classes, mostly the deserved nerfs from the 2024 rules, see [[House Rules - Classes\|'''House Rules - Classes''']].		There are a few tweaks to some classes, mostly the deserved nerfs from the 2024 rules, see [[House Rules - Classes\|'''House Rules - Classes''']].

DB: /* Inspiration */ Added links to some (name) generators

2025-07-25T14:56:31Z

Inspiration: Added links to some (name) generators

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	==== Inspiration ====		==== Inspiration ====
	It is definitely the most fun to come up with your own ideas for a character but should anyone need it: '''[[Character Inspiration]]'''.		If you need names then the 5e.tools [https://5e.tools/names.html Names page] has you covered for many types, taken from Xanathar's Guide to Everything and two other books. I also really like [https://www.thievesguild.cc/tables/dwarven-names Realistic Dwarven Name Generator], they have generators for other names (and many other things as well). Also taken from XGE is the [https://5e.tools/lifegen.html This Is Your Life generator,] another way for some inspiration. Not a D&D thing but this is my favorite: [https://www.fakenamegenerator.com Fake Name Generator].

			It is definitely the most fun to come up with your own ideas for a character but should anyone need it I created a page with some suggestions for character traits: '''[[Character Inspiration]]'''.

	=== Rulebooks Used ===		=== Rulebooks Used ===

DB at 14:59, 16 July 2025

2025-07-16T14:59:41Z

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	You will always need the DM's fiat to any character concept/build, even if it is strictly within the rules it could still be unsuitable for the campaign.		You will always need the DM's fiat to any character concept/build, even if it is strictly within the rules it could still be unsuitable for the campaign.

	=== Session 0 ===		=== Session Zero ===
	We start with a ~~session 0~~ so we can make sure to create a party of characters that will fit well together in all respects. You can, of course, create one or more characters beforehand and then just work out the details on the evening. Also, if you want to include some character stuff that is hidden from the other players at the start, feel free to email or call to discuss.		We start with a Session Zero so we can make sure to create a party of characters that will fit well together in all respects. You can, of course, create one or more characters beforehand and then just work out the details on the evening. Also, if you want to include some character stuff that is hidden from the other players at the start, feel free to email or call to discuss.

	It's fine if there is more than one character of the same class or if there is no tank/healer/wizard/etc. I will make sure the campaign will work for whatever combination of characters.		It's fine if there is more than one character of the same class or if there is no tank/healer/wizard/etc. I will make sure the campaign will work for whatever combination of characters.

DB: /* Bonds */ Added some more

2025-07-16T12:21:45Z

Bonds: Added some more

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	* Allies - You share obsessions very closely; together, you will achieve your end at any cost.		* Allies - You share obsessions very closely; together, you will achieve your end at any cost.
	* Broken ~~love~~ - Once, you found completion with each other. The wounds left over are still bleeding.		* Broken Love - Once, you found completion with each other. The wounds left over are still bleeding.
	* Delicious Friends - You see only the best in each other, to the chagrin of those with clearer vision.		* Delicious Friends - You see only the best in each other, to the chagrin of those with clearer vision.
	* Enablers - Everybody needs a friend willing to indulge their worst impulses.		* Enablers - Everybody needs a friend willing to indulge their worst impulses.
			* Ghosts Between You - Someone neither of you can forget stands always in the space between you, shaping every word you speak.
			* Indebted - One of you holds a life-altering debt, a favor owed, or a promise extracted from the other. The terms are always shifting.
			* Inherited Hatred - You have no reason to despise each other beyond the legacy of those who raised you, yet it burns all the same.
			* Mirror Hatred - You despise in the other what you fear in yourself, and it keeps you circling one another like predators.
	* Old Wounds - A deep old harm knots you together, one of you the perpetrator and the other the victim.		* Old Wounds - A deep old harm knots you together, one of you the perpetrator and the other the victim.
	* Opposition - Yours is not a competition, but a battle. The other is wrong, and you are right; they cannot be allowed to succeed.		* Opposition - Yours is not a competition, but a battle. The other is wrong, and you are right; they cannot be allowed to succeed.
	* Partnership - Professional and functional. You advance each other for your own sakes.		* Partnership - Professional and functional. You advance each other for your own sakes.
	* Rivalry - Each of you tries to surpass the other in your fields of expertise. Neither of you is willing to allow the other any lasting victory.		* Rivalry - Each of you tries to surpass the other in your fields of expertise. Neither of you is willing to allow the other any lasting victory.
			* Secret-Keepers - You each hold something damning over the other, a pact of silence binding you tighter than trust ever could.
			* Shared Burden - You both carry a terrible secret, a weighty responsibility, or a curse. To break under it means to break each other.
			* Shared Sin - You did something terrible together. Whether you regret it or revel in it, neither of you will ever tell.
			* Unequal Devotion - One of you would burn the world for the other, and the other… knows this.
			* Unspoken Understanding - There's a profound, almost telepathic understanding between you that transcends words, born from shared experiences too terrible or beautiful to articulate. Others find it unsettling.

	==== Inspiration ====		==== Inspiration ====

DB at 10:39, 4 July 2025

2025-07-04T10:39:23Z

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	==== Flaws ====		==== Flaws ====
	'''Flaws make for interesting characters'''; try and distribute your ability scores in more interesting ways, pick a (less useful) skill that reflect your career before you became an adventurer, etc. ~~Also worth~~ thinking about ~~is certain~~ phobias (spiders, tight spaces, etc.), ~~character flaws~~ (overbearing, afraid of commitment, etc.), and other things that make your character more rounded without making them unplayable. Also see Inspiration below.		'''Flaws make for interesting characters'''; try and distribute your ability scores in more interesting ways, pick a (less useful) skill that reflect your career before you became an adventurer, etc. Worth thinking about are phobias (spiders, tight spaces, etc.), less than stellar personality traits (overbearing, afraid of commitment, etc.), and other things that make your character more rounded without making them unplayable. Also see Inspiration below.

	==== Background ====		==== Background ====

DB at 10:37, 4 July 2025

2025-07-04T10:37:15Z

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	==== Flaws ====		==== Flaws ====
	'''Flaws make for interesting characters'''; try and distribute your ability scores in more interesting ways, pick a (less useful) skill that reflect your career before you became an adventurer, etc. Also worth thinking about is certain phobias (spiders, tight spaces, etc.), character flaws (overbearing, afraid of commitment, etc.), and other things that make your character more rounded without making them unplayable.		'''Flaws make for interesting characters'''; try and distribute your ability scores in more interesting ways, pick a (less useful) skill that reflect your career before you became an adventurer, etc. Also worth thinking about is certain phobias (spiders, tight spaces, etc.), character flaws (overbearing, afraid of commitment, etc.), and other things that make your character more rounded without making them unplayable. Also see Inspiration below.

	==== Background ====		==== Background ====

DB: Bit more of a rewrite of Concept and Character Arc

2025-07-04T08:30:19Z

Bit more of a rewrite of Concept and Character Arc

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	Try and start to come up with a concept, even better, two or three character concepts to give you some flexibility if another player has something similar. '''Don't think of a character class first as that will easily get you into a tunnel vision''' leading to rather cliche concepts. It's much better to have a high concept first and only after you've worked that out, see what classes will fit it. If you have multiple concepts there will always be one fitting any class you might want to play.		Try and start to come up with a concept, even better, two or three character concepts to give you some flexibility if another player has something similar. '''Don't think of a character class first as that will easily get you into a tunnel vision''' leading to rather cliche concepts. It's much better to have a high concept first and only after you've worked that out, see what classes will fit it. If you have multiple concepts there will always be one fitting any class you might want to play.

	If you have a '''character arc''' in mind for your character concept, '''try not to tie it to specific locations but rather to npc's, items''', or other things that '''can easily be inserted into any adventure or between them'''. You can '''then work with the DM''' to see at what time to hit these parts of the arc and possibly come up with an idea together, for '''a scene or a full adventure that highlights ~~either~~ the apex or the end of the arc'''. It's '''best to not detail your arc too much at the start'''; you'll find that your interaction with the other player characters and the adventures you have, will often give you new and more suitable ideas for your arc.		If you have a '''character arc''' in mind for your character concept, '''try not to tie it to specific locations but rather to npc's, items''', or other things that '''can easily be inserted into any adventure or between them'''. You can '''then work with the DM''' to see at what time to hit these parts of the arc and possibly come up with an idea together, for '''a scene or a full adventure that highlights the apex or the end of the arc'''. It's '''best to not detail your arc too much at the start'''; you'll find that your interaction with the other player characters and the adventures you have, will often give you new and more suitable ideas for your arc.

	For an example how to go about this, see this example: [[Example: the Ex-Executioner\|the Ex-Executioner]].		For an example how to go about this, see this example: [[Example: the Ex-Axe-Executioner\|the Ex-Axe-Executioner]].

	==== Flaws ====		==== Flaws ====