As long as the IC itself remains here, I'm up for using Discord for communication. It's really good for that, I just dislike using it for posts. You got a point that we should actually probably decide what we want to do together, and that's easier in a Discord too.
I have no particular love of external servers, @CollectorOfMyst, yet at the same time I haven't any issues with them. Where at all possible I would much rather they not be used and members of a game use the old forum method although I do obviously see the attraction.
Oh! Right, see, that's what I thought since you have the same avatar and everything, but then your role says Vaal so I was confused :'D @CollectorOfMyst you might wanna fix that.
What is happening now is called a surprise round. You are attacking an enemy that does not know you're there. Thus, they will be unable to fight back for the duration of this round (by which I mean they cannot take actions, or move for the first round, nor can they take reactions like opportunity attacks until their turn passes in the surprise round). Any attacks you make will be with advantage.
So I checked out the int looking for a player, I haven't read through the IC yet but if there is still room to squeeze in and not upset things I'd be up to join if you'll have me.
@GreivousKhan Definitely room. As I said in the int check, I'd be glad to hear any ideas you might have; we're technically in a place where anyone can join up and it wouldn't be too difficult to fit them in. Since, you know, safety in numbers.
The basic summary of the IC is this; the original cast, being Vaal the Kobold Sorcerer (Tangletail), Rhaeyla the Aasimar Monk, though she appears to be human (Eleven), Caw the Kenku Rogue (Vertigo), Surina the Dragonborn Barbarian and Magdar the Dwarf Cleric (their players dropped out) were hired by two human twins, Sebastian (Fighter) and Cassandra (Druid) to escort them to the town of Greenrest. Just as they came within sight of the town, an army, accompanied by a blue dragon, began their assault. The party has just rescued four humans, the Swift family, and are in the process of making their way toward the keep.
There are currently two other player characters somewhere in the city; Fran, the Tiefling Warlock (Lucius Cypher) and Mists on the Mountain, the Tabaxi Cleric - though he identifies as a Rakasta, tiger-like tabaxi, mechanically a Tabaxi/Half-Orc hybrid (Harbinger Of Ferocity).
Fran is at the keep and Mists is at the cathedral
Now, the reason that I've given Sebastian and Cassandra stat blocks is that this chapter of the story can be considered incredibly difficult; they're there to make things a little easier and because they're characters that I already had. Magdar and Surina have also been relegated to this role, though I don't plan on keeping all four around for the entire chapter.
I do have a few preferences that I'd like to state before we begin, but if you can sufficiently sway me, I can let them slide.
Background and class overlap. This is a minor preference, but I prefer that the player characters do not choose to take the same class and/or background of other players. This doesn't include Sebastian, Cassandra, Surina or Magdar; you can, for example, be a barbarian with the noble background. Race overlap is fine by me.
Monstrous races/Alignments. Characters who have unconventional aspects like these (see: Vaal) must have justifiable reasons to have them. Tangletail and I went over some things in PM's, and we went with a kobold-mage staple; he believes himself to be a dragon, but as a kobold, he is weaker than most. So he needs meatshields allies to stand with him. He is LE, but is capable of doing good in the name of his personal interests. Some races are off-limits, - yuan-ti, triton, lizardfolk, gith, and anything that comes from Eberron or Ravnica. For various reasons, they don't really fit this setting. However, you could play as a drow elf, etc.
Class preference. Now, this is the one I consider the least important overall, but we are lacking in two general areas right now; melee-focused and casters. We have Rhaeyla is melee-focused, Vaal is spell-focused, and Fran, Caw and Mists, who sit in the middle (Caw will be an Arcane Trickster, but so far prefers his bow). Basically, if you're interested in creating a character, please consider someone who is either focused on melee or focused on spells. 😅
EDIT: If you have any other questions, let me know!
@CollectorOfMyst Alright, I'm going to finish my App today, Hope it's ok to use Myth sheets. Weekends are super busy for me so I did not get a chance to do much but I have a great idea for a character, luckily I love playing fighters already.
Last question before I finalize things, Human variant ok or no? My idea is an old retried swordmaster who is far past his prime was probably LVL 15 equivalent back in the day but old age and retirement have brought him back to zero. Even tempted to give him one arm.... we'll see.
