Status:
1. I guess Fang Featherwhite has wrong AC, should be 16 not 15 (now as your wisdom increased), but otherwise good enough for me to start game, player could finalize PC later
2. Garran Veyr, Krynt Keppler, Atticus Harrow looks good, you could also finalize anything if you want
3. Ocelot - @MacConnell your PC still missing avatar image, and more details, please let me know if you would like me to delay game start and give you more time to work on your character details
Meanwhile let's talk the important
Session 0 topics
1. I encourage you to write anything that's on your mind, but please choose what message belong to which of the threads. Do split you message among different channels if that makes sense. The main reason is to keep game thread as focused on game story as osible, becuase both me and you may want to scroll through that thread and recall what happened earlier
2. Outside of combat I will be waiting for everyone to post between two of my in game posts. Please don't be shy and don't expect one or two PCs to lead. Every post will include a either a challenge (issue/struggle) or opportunity (opportunity to learn lore, find loot, etc.). Here on PbP I will only allow each PC will have a single attempt at doing things, so be wise try to attempt something others did not.
3. Skill checks. Or the proper name per rules are "Ability Checks". At the table DM calls for ability checks, but here in gamersplane it is common practice for players to try to guess which skill DM will require to roll and post that as part of your post. Let's do that in this game - when you do out of combat post (see 2 above) feel free to add a skill check roll if you think you describe action that is not mundane.
4. Advantage, Disadvantage and Help outside combat
First of all - you don't need announce help outside combat, please focus on your own actions instead. I assume you are helping each other out of combat by default - whenever it is posible.
This is something I'm going to invent a new in this game. I would like to ask you - every time you roll a skill check add your second roll, because I may as DM decide you are doing that ability check with advantage or disadvantage. If there is another PC in the party proficient in the skill and I could think of a logical way to help you - you will get advantage. If I think your background give you advantage - I will give you advantage. If however there are lore/environment or other impediments to your success you may or may not be aware of - I may decide to choose the worst of your rolls. Fingers crossed this will not happen, but who knows
5. Be and bold. Be creative. Improvise. And invent environment objects!
We are telling an adventuring story, not a reality show :). Do "wall run", walk glowing coals, jump from one build root to another...
More over we are telling this story together. Don't ask me "are there tree tall enough to..." or "are there anything written on these doors"
Do tell me your character is climbing a tree that happen to be there or read the warning on the doors and add a skill check - if you roll badly - that warning was written as a joke.
I will remind you of that in the game
Posting rate and when we start?
Once I feel like we are all ready to start game I will create a game thread and do my first narrative about party travel. Most probably end of this week. And it will include the first challenge already.
Starting there I will be waiting for everyone to post their PC actions before I will do narrative of those actions and post next challenge.
P.S. I would love to see your character visual description as part of your first in game post, or if you are eager to you can post it here in this thread already.
Questions?
Anyone have any questions ? Any. Please don't hesitate. We have time to discuss
