Evil campaign

In a crazy turn of events, Camoro will be a monk. Just a little change in her backstory: her father, instead of training her, could bring her to a monastery, in hopes she would be safe there. Some time later, after getting a message that he died, she then left for Neverwinter.

Ohh! That sounds awesome, Mat! What prompted the decision? :)

Monks are so awesome, able to dart all around the battlefield stunning people :) so excited to have a Monk on board.

MatB said: In a crazy turn of events, Camoro will be a monk. Just a little change in her backstory: her father, instead of training her, could bring her to a monastery, in hopes she would be safe there. Some time later, after getting a message that he died, she then left for Neverwinter. I love it! I can't wait to see monk in action!

Shavix said: Ohh! That sounds awesome, Mat! What prompted the decision? :) I was going to go with a dual wielding ranger, but I liked the idea of Camoro getting revenge with her own hands, literally

So far we have monk, sorc, barbarian, and finesse fighter. Interesting makeup!

I really like the finesse fighter, I generally don't like the dependence on Strength as much (personally), just because Dex will help in so many other ways, as far as armor, there's only 1 type of armor that gives you more AC overall (counting in a maxed out Dex) and that would give you disadvantage on stealth.  But I know most of the harder hitting weapons depend on Strength, but I think the pros of Dexterity kind of outweigh the cons on that. Plus the Defensive Duelist feat that Aviana even pointed out to me originally, can really boost up tanky characters who want to focus Dex (not saying Aviana would want to go tanky, but I just like crunching the numbers lol). You could have a Fighter with studded armor and max Dex having 17 AC, add in Defensive Duelist and on reaction it's 19 AC at the lowest proficiency and 23 AC at the highest proficiency bonus.  Then just for the hell of it you can throw on a Shield making it 25 AC on reaction, and pick up Defensive Fighting Stance going all the way up to 26 AC on reaction and 20 AC normally.  Practically impossible to hit with normal attacks compared to others. Speaking of Dex character with high AC, that Monk can really be one hell of a contender with no armor just by ramping up the Wisdom and Dex, once they're maxed you're at 20 AC.  Plus you can use any "Monk Weapon" aka any simple weapon with Dex as the stat instead of Strength, which is awesome, especially with the Spear which can be Versatile or even thrown (at least until you hit a high level and you're Martial Arts attacks dominate all). The Barbarian is slightly trickier though, so it can hit 20 AC with a max Dex and Con, but Strength is so much more useful for a Barbarian than it is for some other classes, between damage, strength checks, and saving throws and ramping up 3 stats is a bit more difficult.  Still Barbarians can use Unarmored Defense with a Shield (which is unavailable for the Monk) giving that additional +2 AC. So many kick ass abilities just to increase survival for all of your classes... meanwhile my Sorc can talk pretty with good words and stuff with a bit of AC boost from Draconic Bloodline, but he can also FLY at higher levels which will be AWESOME. ... sorry for the number crunching... been a very boring day...

No worries at all, RJ -- it's boring here too, and that was a fun read to break up the monotony. :) It occurs to me that starting at level 5 should come with some degree of magical gear, shouldn't it? I need to dig up my DMG and find the rules on that...

Fuzzus said: It occurs to me that starting at level 5 should come with some degree of magical gear, shouldn't it? I need to dig up my DMG and find the rules on that... I was thinking about that too :) kind of excited it would be my first possibility at some magical gear so far since Raynor has been rocking some more straight forward stuff (although I will be crafting the hell out of some dragon stuff) which I'm excited at the possibilities :D 

I am liking those numbers RJ! :) EK does also have access to mage armor, but unlike Naeris' sweet, sweet solution, it'd cost a spell slot to cast every time. I figured it wasn't really worth it. Me and Shield, we're tight now. Ain't letting go of that babe any time soon! xD Fuzzus said: No worries at all, RJ -- it's boring here too, and that was a fun read to break up the monotony. :) It occurs to me that starting at level 5 should come with some degree of magical gear, shouldn't it? I need to dig up my DMG and find the rules on that... And it would be really weird for Rakhar, coming from a family of friggin' mages, to leave home without some magic goodness, for sure! So, can he have some dex-boosting braces/gloves of some kind and a +3 rapier? *puppy-dog eyes*

Shavix said: I am liking those numbers RJ! :) EK does also have access to mage armor, but unlike Naeris' sweet, sweet solution, it'd cost a spell slot to cast every time. I figured it wasn't really worth it. Me and Shield, we're tight now. Ain't letting go of that babe any time soon! xD Fuzzus said: No worries at all, RJ -- it's boring here too, and that was a fun read to break up the monotony. :) It occurs to me that starting at level 5 should come with some degree of magical gear, shouldn't it? I need to dig up my DMG and find the rules on that... And it would be really weird for Rakhar, coming from a family of friggin' mages, to leave home without some magic goodness, for sure! So, can he have some dex-boosting braces/gloves of some kind and a +3 rapier? *puppy-dog eyes* Attribute-boosting gear and a +3 weapon? This may be Christmastime, and I may be fat and jolly, but I think you're confusing me for someone else. ;)

Fuzzus said: Shavix said: I am liking those numbers RJ! :) EK does also have access to mage armor, but unlike Naeris' sweet, sweet solution, it'd cost a spell slot to cast every time. I figured it wasn't really worth it. Me and Shield, we're tight now. Ain't letting go of that babe any time soon! xD Fuzzus said: No worries at all, RJ -- it's boring here too, and that was a fun read to break up the monotony. :) It occurs to me that starting at level 5 should come with some degree of magical gear, shouldn't it? I need to dig up my DMG and find the rules on that... And it would be really weird for Rakhar, coming from a family of friggin' mages, to leave home without some magic goodness, for sure! So, can he have some dex-boosting braces/gloves of some kind and a +3 rapier? *puppy-dog eyes* Attribute-boosting gear and a +3 weapon? This may be Christmastime, and I may be fat and jolly, but I think you're confusing me for someone else. ;) But Eltorchul did legit build their fortune on magic schooling, magic research and the procurement of rare substances and items:  Noble Houses of Waterdeep But I suppose Rakhar was pretty low down the succession line from the start... Dex-boost and +2 rapier, then? ÔwÔ

Shavix said: I am liking those numbers RJ! :) EK does also have access to mage armor, but unlike Naeris' sweet, sweet solution, it'd cost a spell slot to cast every time. I figured it wasn't really worth it. Me and Shield, we're tight now. Ain't letting go of that babe any time soon! xD Fuzzus said: No worries at all, RJ -- it's boring here too, and that was a fun read to break up the monotony. :) It occurs to me that starting at level 5 should come with some degree of magical gear, shouldn't it? I need to dig up my DMG and find the rules on that... And it would be really weird for Rakhar, coming from a family of friggin' mages, to leave home without some magic goodness, for sure! So, can he have some dex-boosting braces/gloves of some kind and a +3 rapier? *puppy-dog eyes* You just reminded me that Shield is also a spell!!! which means 2 things could trigger on the reaction (although Chuck might have to clarify that 2 triggers would be a thing).  If that's the case you could wind up with 31 AC on reaction with a Physical Shield and Shield Spell and Defensive Duelist and Defensive Stance... that's insane... but if you can only trigger 1 of them, you could still have a 25 Reaction AC with Shield Spell and no Defensive Duelist (because it would work better at the lower levels before proficiency hits 6). But damn a possibility of 31 AC? Raynor would have to roll a 20 just to be able to hit at all... -- But I'm kind of assuming you can only trigger 1 reaction at a time... but I will still be daydreaming of that ultimate tank with the 2 reactions :)

Shavix said: Fuzzus said: Shavix said: I am liking those numbers RJ! :) EK does also have access to mage armor, but unlike Naeris' sweet, sweet solution, it'd cost a spell slot to cast every time. I figured it wasn't really worth it. Me and Shield, we're tight now. Ain't letting go of that babe any time soon! xD Fuzzus said: No worries at all, RJ -- it's boring here too, and that was a fun read to break up the monotony. :) It occurs to me that starting at level 5 should come with some degree of magical gear, shouldn't it? I need to dig up my DMG and find the rules on that... And it would be really weird for Rakhar, coming from a family of friggin' mages, to leave home without some magic goodness, for sure! So, can he have some dex-boosting braces/gloves of some kind and a +3 rapier? *puppy-dog eyes* Attribute-boosting gear and a +3 weapon? This may be Christmastime, and I may be fat and jolly, but I think you're confusing me for someone else. ;) But Eltorchul did legit build their fortune on magic schooling, magic research and the procurement of rare substances and items:  Noble Houses of Waterdeep But I suppose Rakhar was pretty low down the succession line from the start... Dex-boost and +2 rapier, then? ÔwÔ Let's see what the book says, but I suspect that's still pretty well over the power curve for level 5. And the puppy eyes don't help! ><

Yeah, it's a sweet, sweet spell! But I'm considering forgoing the physical shield, since I'd need a hand free to cast spells with somatic components. I think Shield among others has a somatic component, so I'd need to drop my weapon to cast it. Getting that much AC isn't so simple.

Fuzzus said: Let's see what the book says, but I suspect that's still pretty well over the power curve for level 5. And the puppy eyes don't help! ><

Shavix said: Fuzzus said: Let's see what the book says, but I suspect that's still pretty well over the power curve for level 5. And the puppy eyes don't help! ><

According to the SRD on 5e "When you take a reaction, you can’t take another one until the start of your next turn." BUT I CAN DREAM!!!

Fuzzus said: Shavix said: Oh god, I lol'd so hard I startled my poor cat! xD

RJ M. said: According to the SRD on 5e "When you take a reaction, you can’t take another one until the start of your next turn." BUT I CAN DREAM!!! One of those "if only" optimizers, huh, RJ? ;) You'd get along swimmingly with one of my local friends -- he used to absolutely live on the opti boards, and I heard a lot of "if only" from him.

Yeah since I work in the Programming/Web Engineering world, it's part of my job to be kind of an optimizer and finding tricky ways to pull things off... it tends to carry over into other aspects of my life pretty often lol

RJ M. said: Yeah since I work in the Programming/Web Engineering world, it's part of my job to be kind of an optimizer and finding tricky ways to pull things off... it tends to carry over into other aspects of my life pretty often lol Yeah, him too. :) "If only I got that one more extra attack, I'd be able to do infinite damage!"

Shavix said: Fuzzus said: Shavix said: Oh god, I lol'd so hard I startled my poor cat! xD I'm a cat person; puppy eyes have no effect! :D

Shavix said: Fuzzus said: Shavix said: Oh god, I lol'd so hard I startled my poor cat! xD I'm a cat person; puppy eyes have no effect! :D

Fuzzus said: I'm a cat person; puppy eyes have no effect! :D One thing cats and dogs have in common: Endless optimism!

Shavix said: Fuzzus said: I'm a cat person; puppy eyes have no effect! :D Stop that! Bad player! No begging! :)

Shavix said: Yeah, it's a sweet, sweet spell! But I'm considering forgoing the physical shield, since I'd need a hand free to cast spells with somatic components. I think Shield among others has a somatic component, so I'd need to drop my weapon to cast it. Getting that much AC isn't so simple. Not if you chose the Warcaster feat!

Just messing around. ;P I can't help it when you make it so easy! xD

Zeaa said: Shavix said: Yeah, it's a sweet, sweet spell! But I'm considering forgoing the physical shield, since I'd need a hand free to cast spells with somatic components. I think Shield among others has a somatic component, so I'd need to drop my weapon to cast it. Getting that much AC isn't so simple. Not if you chose the Warcaster feat! That is true! :)

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Woohoo!&nbsp;

Wow, I should check roll20 more often I have two character ideas that aren't finished 1. Admiir Blackbasher lived in Citadel Felbarr and was a proud member of the Obsidanborn clan who the leader was no other than his father,&nbsp;Gomrund Blackbasher. The Obsidanborn had a code which was mostly about loyalty and respect to the clan, in public the Obidanborn were well known throughout Citadel Felbarr for being a hard working clan, but a few knew about their shady work since the clan tried to keep a positive apperance so the law wouldn't snoop around too much. Obsidanborn owned casinos,brothels, and a colosseum, they even dwelled in racketeering, smuggling, bounty hunting, mercenary work, and pretty much a little bit of everything. Admiir was fascinated about everything and wanted to learn the ropes as soon as possible. Admiir had a mentor by the name of Yamir Greybeard, second in command, &nbsp;taught Admiir everything he knew from how to properly hold a warhammer to exploiting someone to benefit yourself. Over the years Admiir was training hard and working his way up the clan was growing in reputation and strength, there was nothing anyone could do to stop Admiir and the clan alike. (that's it so far, I was thinking that the father would slowly start becoming mad with power due to unexplained reasons and that sets a domino effect of the downfall for the Obsidanborn clan where eventually Admiir would have to escape or move to another city being on his own.) Any ideas will help 2. A NE halfling bard who isn't afraid to sleep with the king's wife and while doing so steal the priceless jewels, a halfling who is looking to become forever beautiful so he can sing on stage with his different types of play style, maybe his singing brings so much joy it brings death upon them?

So~ I can fill in a role of a bard since there's already two melee characters, might change up my choice of a bard too. I'm terrible at singing, but I'll sing the hell out of a song if need be lol

Psh, can never get too many melee fighters! Don't feel forced to play anything but what you want to and feel comfortable playing, Patrick. :)

Shavix said: Psh, can never get too many melee fighters! Don't feel forced to play anything but what you want to and feel comfortable playing, Patrick. :) Agreed :) but if you really want to play a bard, but are worried about the singing, they can just be super good at playing instruments, so you'd be more of a Zak Wylde than an Ozzy, but nothing wrong with that. Either way, play whatever character you really want to play, even with no bard or no healer, we could just make sure to really buy *cough* steal *cough* a lot of health potions&nbsp; So go with what you want to go with.

Fuck it, I'm going to play as a singing bard to add a little humor and gain some experience playing with a class I've never used. Get ready to hear my "beautiful voice" hahaha

Mystery box said: Fuck it, I'm going to play as a singing bard to add a little humor and gain some experience playing with a class I've never used. Get ready to hear my "beautiful voice" hahaha I'll be looking forward to that! xD

So....bard, fighter, monk, sorcerer, barbarian. I feel like this group will be exceptionally violent, for some reason!

I can't wait to see what Elias wants to roll :) Does everyone know what type of their character they're going with? I know Van will be a Sorcerer of Draconic Bloodline and Aviana's Fighter Rakhar of the Eltorchul Family is an Eldritch Knight, but as for everyone else Matheus' Monk Camoro - Way of the Open Hand, Shadow, or Four Elements? Shelly's Barbarian Loopy - &nbsp;Berserker or Totem (although I know you mentioned her rages, so I'm guessing Berserker but I didn't want to assume) Patrick's Bard (not sure if you were sticking with the same name) - College of Lore or Valor? I also know there are a few alternatives in Unearthed Arcana that I posted as well,&nbsp;I remember they had them for Fighters, Bards, and Barbarians as well as some others, plus some new Feats since I know Matheus you mentioned you were hoping for that Human Variant, I'm really just curious which direction everyone's going to go and I'm excited :)

Camoro will fight with the Way of the Open Hand. As for the feat, I'm not entirely sure, but right now I'm going with the Mobile one. You know, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" :D But seriously, I'm thinking on being able to fight, and hopefully stun, more than one enemy with ease. However, if the party lacks on the healing part, I might get the Healer's feat instead.

MatB said: Camoro will fight with the Way of the Open Hand. As for the feat, I'm not entirely sure, but right now I'm going with the Mobile one. You know, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" :D But seriously, I'm thinking on being able to fight, and hopefully stun, more than one enemy with ease. However, if the party lacks on the healing part, I might get the Healer's feat instead. I never thought to combine Mobile with Monk (since he already had the extra movement speed), but looking into it that's GENIUS The extra 10 feet of speed is nice for Mobile, almost doubling your speed at early levels as a Monk, but the really awesome part for a Monk is&nbsp; "When you make a melee attack against a creature, you don’t provoke opportunity attacks from that creature for the rest of the turn, whether you hit or not." Making it really perfect to do exactly what you want in this case, because you have 2 attacks at level 5, you can run up and attack and stun them, then you can dart away, even if you miss without provoking an attack of opportunity, and then go ahead and attack someone else. &nbsp;That's awesome, and even if there are 2 people close together, you can still use Flurry of Blows on the second person as your bonus action to create that situation that the Mobile Feat applies to, and still run off to a 3rd person, so you get 3 attacks and being able to stun 2 of them. &nbsp;I never realized how awesome that could be. Hellz yeah!

Shelly's Barbarian Loopy - &nbsp;Berserker or Totem (although I know you mentioned her rages, so I'm guessing Berserker but I didn't want to assume) Berserker!!&nbsp;

So I've been doing some research on evil campaigns, and I think I found something interesting. How do you all feel about having a common mentor/patron?

I don't have a preference either way, but it could be a good way to get our characters to work together.

I'd be cool with that

For an Arcane focus... can it be a tattoo? Just couldn't help but think of this badass mofo when planning a Fire Sorcerer Gotta love Colonel Mustang

RJ M. said: For an Arcane focus... can it be a tattoo? Just couldn't help but think of this badass mofo when planning a Fire Sorcerer Gotta love Colonel Mustang I like that idea a lot, actually! Consider it approved!

Fuzzus said: So I've been doing some research on evil campaigns, and I think I found something interesting. How do you all feel about having a common mentor/patron? That's a pretty cool idea. Definitely would help keep the group together.

So I was eyeing the Helm of Telepathy for my item, just 1 thing, and it's a little arbitrary. But I just wanted to see if they could be Earrings of Telepathy instead? I just really don't think Van would be walking around with a helm on.

RJ M. said: So I was eyeing the Helm of Telepathy for my item, just 1 thing, and it's a little arbitrary. But I just wanted to see if they could be Earrings of Telepathy instead? I just really don't think Van would be walking around with a helm on. Sure! I see no problem with that. Also, check out what juuuuust rambled across my Facebook feed today: <a href="http://geekandsundry.com/game-master-tips-with-matt-mercer-how-to-run-an-evil-campaign/" rel="nofollow">http://geekandsundry.com/game-master-tips-with-matt-mercer-how-to-run-an-evil-campaign/</a>