3d6 straight - What's your character?

[Protato]

For this thread, roll a 3d6 and see what your numbers are. Your numbers all go in order, so you can't, say, roll 9 12 16 14 7 10 and put 16 in Strength, it has to be Con. After rolling, see what kind of character you come up with using the generated numbers.

I rolled 12 11 9 11 15 5. Using these numbers, I would want to be a Death Cleric, acting extremely offputting to others or, if DM permits, is undead, making him also smell horrible. However, he still manages to be a competent priest, so the party puts up with it due to the aid he provides. However, due to his mannerisms, no one would miss him too much if he were to die in some lost catacomb.

[MustacheManny]

8 10 13 11 16 6
Grok is a Half-Orc, the smallest of his clan. He was left to fend for himself as part of his adulthood ceremony, but decided to leave the clan that looked down on him anyway. Eventually he was taken in by some clerics of Helm and became the most devout and evangelical cleric any of the acolytes had seen in quite some time. His evangelical style is quite off putting, especially coming from a Half-orc. And just for fun and because it just came out, he’s an Order Cleric.

[JokerHills]

Str:8
Dex: 13
Con: 12
Int: 12
Wis: 12
Cha: 7

My char would be a Elvish Rogue Thief with "problems when dealing with nearly-perfect stuff" as a flaw.
Also, he becomes mesmerized with anything that he considers beautiful.

[Dragons_Ire]

11 12 12 12 16 10

This is... surprisingly hard. Not a bad set at all, especially for 3d6 straight down, but no idea comes quickly.

I'd probably play a young human cleric, who strives to improve himself and help others. Not terribly creative, but pretty fun and solid mechanically, variant human or not.

Let's do one more:

13 6 8 12 15 15

Um... okay then. I'm thinking a friendly, outgoing dwarven paladin (hill dwarf), who's rather clumsy and not tough as he'd like others to think, but he tries to avoid discussions of his toughness by his personality.

[GlenSmash!]

Str: 9
Dex: 14
Con: 10+2
Int: 7
Wis: 17+1
Cha: 7

Hill Dwarf Forge Cleric with the Clan Crafter Background. Fairly standard dwarf, but with a good reason for leaving his Clan to adventure, that I'm having trouble thinking about right now.

Probably something related to this Bond: I created a great work for someone, and then found them unworthy to receive it. I’m still looking for someone worthy.

[History_buff]

Mr. Average

10, 11, 12, 10, 12, 12

Man I dunno. That’s pretty rough. I guess I’d probably go with Hill dwarf cleric and focus on buffing.

[smcmike]

Str:12
Dex: 11
Con: 15
Int: 11
Wis: 14
Cha: 11

Perfectly fine stats for a number of builds. I’ll go with a Standard Human because of all the odds, Light Cleric for a balanced blaster build, with Observant, Wis ASIs, and Elemental Adept.

Second roll:

Str: 7
Dex: 7
Con: 8
Int: 11
Wis: 13
Cha: 7

This is . . . not optimal. Still, I could imagine playing it. Meet Beans the Hill Dwarf Moon Druid. He’s not big on social graces, and he’s slow and weak, but does any of that really matter when you can turn into a grizzly bear? Not really.

[DMThac0]

10 15 16 15 10 8 (added racial) Rock Gnome Rogue (Arcane Trickster).

While working on some clockwork mechanisms, a steam bank exploded. With the help of both magical and mundane healing, Makki Tiplex recovered from the incident almost completely. Bits of the copper remained embedded in the tissue, giving her metallic "freckles". The Conclave of Gnomish Society (CoGS) found her guilty of negligence and removed her from her position. As her life spiraled out of control she began to blame the CoGS for her troubles, and eventually decided it was her mission to prove that they were corrupt. Reaching out she eventually started to recruit others like herself, those who were disposed by the CoGs. In time Makki was dubbed the resistances leader, and somehow, someone decided to give their group the moniker "Sprockettes". The Sprockettes are still fighting for their cause, and with her knowledge of steam works, her tinkering toys, and some illicit skills taught to her by others in the resistance, they move.

[Nidgit]

12
15+1
8
13+1
10
14+2

Half-Elf Arcane Trickster who uses illusions and charm to hide the fact that he's as scrawny as pre-op Steve Rogers.

[Lombra]

5+1
11+1
11+1
10+1
11+1

Standard human Bob lives a good life, he married the daughter of the wealthy owner of a rich coal mine, and works for his father in-law as an assistant, he takes care of the paperwork for coal transportation.

He's a bard by the way, he loves to play music, and his ukulele is his only eccentricity.

[2D8HP]

STR: 12

DEX : 7

CON: 11

INT: 12

WIS: 9

CHA: 9

Not what I would choose via point buy!

With all those odd number below average stats, I'd go standard Human Fighter, Outlander Background, and at third level I'd try out the Eldrich Knight subclass.

Yeah, I think I want to actually play this character!

[Ninja_Prawn]

Oh, it's been a while since I've done one of these...

Str: 3d6
Dex: 3d6
Con: 3d6
Int: 3d6
Wis: 3d6
Cha: 3d6

...No, it does not.
Str: 9
Dex: 10+2
Con: 12
Int: 9
Wis: 7
Cha: 15+1
I'm thinking drow acolyte of Lolth who got tricked into a warlock pact by a devil that's trying to undermine the church. Although she likes having magical powers (since she was never much good at the clerical stuff), she is still loyal to Lolth, so she's decided to look for a way out of the pact - before her patron can use her to cause any more trouble.

[nickl_2000]

Str 10
Dex 10
Con 9 +2
Int 11
Wis 16 +1
Charisma 12

Rogar the Hill Dwarf Nature Cleric found his way out of the tunnels early on in life and revels in being out of doors. Nature calls to him and he feels at home there. He wears Irronwood full plate (eventually) and uses Primal Savagery and Toll the Dead in combat.

Actually, for 3d6 straight up this is a really good stat array

[GlenSmash!]

Lots of clerics in this thread.

[nickl_2000]

Lots of clerics in this thread.

There is also a lot of High Wisdoms in this thread. Given that it's straight stats, you are pretty limited in your choices.

[ProsecutorGodot]

STR - 17 + 1
DEX - 10
CON - 10
INT - 10
WIS - 12 + 2
CHA - 10

My Character is a Firbolg Forge Cleric named Therin Marsh who was exiled from his clan because he preferred fire and metal over the the natural environment his clan hailed from. He's a little too large to be very nimble and tends to just be a towering wall of metal in combat. Surprisingly frail considering his size, which he compensates for with huge amounts of armor and sharp weapons.

[the secret fire]

16 + 2
13
11 + 1
11
6
9

Bogrumk is a powerful, but oafish and naive Half-Orc barbarian. He lives to smash and to collect shiny thing.

[Platypusbill]

11 9 16 6 11 5

Mountain Dwarf Cavalier Fighter (net stats 13, 9, 18, 6, 11, 5).

Defense Fighting Style, because the terrible attack stats and high Con favours tanky play.

ASI:
lvl4: Str 13->15
lvl6: Str 15->16, Dex 9->10
lvl8: Sentinel
lvl12: Dwarven Fortitude (Con 18->19)
lvl14: Durable (Con 19->20)
lvl16: Resilient (Wis 11->12)
lvl19: Str 16->18

Whack enemies to impose disadvantage on their attacks vs anyone but you, Action Surge or reaction attacks (Sentinel helps with this) allows you to also Dodge and self-heal with Dwarven Fortitude (a guaranteed 15 HP per hit die with Durable).


Another decent option would be a Moon Druid with a race that provides a Wis bonus.

[Wasp]

3, 9, 11, 16, 12, 12

Three?! I roll a strength of frickin' 3?! That's why you don't generate characters this way!

Ok, with those stats I think it's best to go all the way and play an extremely old and shriveled Sage, a Rock Gnome Diviner Wizard with a long white beard, thick glasses and a cane he uses for hitting his fellow adventurers if they dare to get clever.

He has spent his life in the library reading about the world and now after surviving all his children, he thinks he should finally have the adventures he always dreamed of.

OK, he will probably die his first encounter - but goddam was it worth it!

STR 3
DEX 9
CON 12
INT 18
WIS 12
CHA 12

Edit: Hmm... Now I almost want to play him :smallcool:

[Hecuba]

10/13/14(12+2)/18(17+1)/11/5
Sybion, the Fire Gensai Wizard (Divination) is very very unpleasant to deal with. As a result, no one believes his portents.

(Those rolls are unusually good for 3d6-6 times-in order. I need to check the weighting on these dice. Salt water fun times tonight.)

[Vorpalchicken]

I tried this and rolled stellar stats. Not even worth posting since it misses the point of the exercise. Funny I usually roll like crap.

[Aett_Thorn]

16 8 14 5 13 8

Well, with stats like those, a dumb Mountain Dwarf Fighter seems right up my alley!

[RickAsWritten]

Str: 15+1=16
Dex: 14
Con: 12+2=14
Int: 6
Wis: 7
Cha: 9

Slabteeth, the Earth Genasi, was born of basalt columns and bad attitude. He was raised by a particularly grumpy Xorn in a cave system in a dormant volcano, after he was abandoned by both human and dao parentage. The Zealot Barbarian REALLY likes his little patch of land, and does not take kindly to trespassers. He has recently taken up adventuring after a group of ne're-do-wells snuck into his cave, and stole his pile of shiny rocks. He plans to train himself to be the sneakiest sneak-thief that there ever was(Barbarian-Rogue MC), so that he can find those lawless hooligans, and promptly smash their heads in with a rock and/or his fists.

[youtellatale]

STR: 11 | DEX: 7 | CON: 9 | INT: 5 | WIS: 10 | CHA: 8

Welp...I guess I'm going cleric. War Cleric Mountain Dwarf probably.


Or...he could be a Mountain Dwarf Lore Bard and just be awful at everything he tries. That would be fun to RP...not so fun to roll but fun to play for a while.

[Arkhios]

5, 13, 4, 13, 10, 9

Oh god... can I just say "stillborn"?

Seriously though, this does remind me of Raistlin, so... War Wizard? Frail as crud, but actually pretty alright as a wizard. not quite as Raistlin though, if the stories are of any clue in regards to his intelligence.

Str 5
Dex 13+1
Con 4
Int 13+1
Wis 10
Cha 9

ASI's would go to first increase Constitution, and I'd just create Headband of Intellect as soon as I'm able.

[Waazraath]

str: 9
dex: 7
con: 12
int: 7
wis: 8
cha: 14

Variant human, raise dex and int, feat: heavily armored, hexblade warlock.

Basic EB warlock, with hex, and spells / invocations that give temp hp (AoA, Fiendish vigor), while being protected by heavy armor and shield.

[Dudewithknives]

Race: Half Elf:

Str: 6
Dex: 13 +1 = 14
Con: 12
Int: 8
Wis: 11 +1 = 12
Cha: 18 + 2 = 20

I would so play this as a very hexblade with Half-Plate/Shield/Casting Focus. Pretend to be a coward, just take Devil's Sight and lots of invocations to boost and alter Eldritch Blast. Go Pact of the Chain.

I would play this if I had the chance.

[Anon von Zilch]

Str 12
Dex 13
Con 14
Int 6
Wis 13
Cha 6

Wood elf cleric of trickery, maybe?

[KorvinStarmast]

Anydice output: 13, 7, 9, 9, 15, 9
I can play this easy.
Basic Human 14, 8 10 10 16 10
Cleric or Druid, prolly go for moon druid, maybe for Tempest cleric or Life Cleric.

Mix and match for a variety of other choices.
S 10 D 10 C 14 I 10 W 16 Ch 8 Druid
or
S 10 D 10 C 14 I 16 W 10 Ch 8 Wizard
Or
S 16 D 10 C 14 I 10 W 10 Ch 8 Fighter.

[mr-mercer]

Str: 12

Dex: 13

Con: 18

Int: 5

Wis: 12

Cha: 11

Quite an interesting lineup there. I think I'd like to take advantage of that high con and go dragonborn (for the purpose of building up the DC on my breath weapon), probably blue or bronze because lightning is cool. I'd make the character a barbarian with a shield to up my AC, probably a zealot with the wrinkle of being an almost literally mindless devotee to the relevant deity (hence the low intelligence), someone taken at an early age and mentally broken to become one with no identity or understanding beyond what is strictly necessary for serving his god.

[Baptor]

8, 9, 8, 9, 13, 11

LOL

This is why this method doesn't really work. Good heavens.

I assume we are playing either OD&D or AD&D from whence 3d6 comes from. In those editions these stats aren't that bad, they are just terrible average save for the Wisdom.

In that edition I'd probably play a fighter. No bonuses or penalties to anything important. Straight 1d8 (or 1d10 later) to hit points and I can use all weapons and armor. Due to my fragility I'd probably go heaviest armor, shield, and a longsword if I can help it.

If a DM for 5th edition forced me to play a character with these stats, I'd probably just walk*. D&D 5e requires high stats with bonuses to be effective. Wait...do you need a high stat to cast spells anymore? If not I could probably be a buff machine like a bard or cleric.

*Nah I'd still play. That was hyperbole. :smallwink:

If you watch "D&D One Fighter At A Time" youtube videos by Matt Colville he goes into why 3d6 "straight" didn't really work out and why Gary did it in the first place. Gary wanted D&D to be "realistic" but also understood that D&D characters were supposed to be exceptional and better than normal (which back in OD&D-AD&D was all 9s). This seems contradictory but you gotta realize they were new at this and making it up as it went along.

Gary would later put in a forward to one of the OD&D updates (Greyhawk, I think) that if you didn't roll at least two 15s you should probably allow a re-roll. Later they tried various other methods to get better average numbers.

[Sception]

5,6,3,4,4,5.

um,,,

[MaxWilson]

10 10 5 6 13 11

Well, that's easy. Clearly a frail, reclusive, half-feral Moon Druid. I'll make him a Ghostwise Halfling to round out the picture.

Jian Wu, Outlander Ghostwife Halfling [Moon] Druid
Str 10
Dex 12
Con 5
Int 6
Wis 14
Cha 11
Proficiencies: Stealth, Survival, Athletics, Nature

Wears war-paint but minimal clothing. Rarely speaks to human beings--communicates through simple gestures or just doesn't communicate at all (prone to vanishing without explanation). Basically all of the old cowboy stereotypes about Indians. Because he is so small, he is not very tough except in wildshape (2 HP per level).

I don't want to be a jerk about the loner trope here, but Wu really isn't good with people and isn't very bright, so don't expect him to fight as part of an integrated team. Whistle up a pack of wolves and let them tear your enemies to pieces, sure. Turn into a Giant Owl and strafe your enemies from the sky, sure, he'll do that too. Function as the Mounted Combatant paladin's pet dinosaur while the paladin rides on his back? No, not even if it's optimal. Creating a Spike Growth area for the warlock to repeatedly blast enemies across with Repelling Blast? Not that either. Assume that Jian Wu shares your general goals and motivations but finds your specific actions and plans for the future fairly incomprehensible, and just plans around you.

Connections: Jian Wu considers himself an asi (bodyguard/slave for someone to whom he owes a life-debt) to one of the other PCs. Back at home his brother-in-law was the chief, and Wu has two half-grown children (Jian Ling, a daughter aged 14, and Jian Xu, a son aged 8). His wife Bao Li was eaten by a bulette during a footrace she accepted on a dare. He doesn't talk about any of this but sometimes it makes him sad to think he'll never see them again.

[Arkhios]

5,6,3,4,4,5.

um,,,

BARBARIAN, obviously!

[mephnick]

8, 9, 8, 9, 13, 11

"My character died in his backstory. What a shame. *grabs dice to re-roll*

[GlenSmash!]

There is also a lot of High Wisdoms in this thread. Given that it's straight stats, you are pretty limited in your choices.

I expected a lot more moon druids. Especially on the really crummy roles.

[mephnick]

Str - 12
dex - 7
con - 10
int - 10
wis - 11
cha - 7


"my character died in his backstory. What a shame. *grabs dice to re-roll*

Man this is dummmb

[CTurbo]

10 Str, 11 Dex, 3 Con, 9 Int, 17 Wis, 17 Cha

Regular human seems appropriate for 11, 12, 4, 10, 18, 18

I say Nature Cleric with Shillelagh that is really likable but has really bad asthma and always bleeds too much when cut

or

A very perceptive Hexblade!

Either way, with 5 hit points to start, and only +2 per level, Tough feat seems mandatory at 4, and +2 Con at 8, 12, 16, and 19 lol

Would be kind of cool to watch him grow from a weak sickly guy to a more formidable adventurer








I like this game so I went again. This time-

16 Str, 6 Dex, 18 Con, 12 Int, 15 Wis, 12 Cha


This guy is a tough as nails but exceptionally clumsy Mountain Dwarf Champion Fighter(18, 6, 20, 12, 15, 12) who wields a huge Greataxe and falls prone on a natural 1 lol

[mephnick]

10 Str, 11 Dex, 3 Con, 9 Int, 17 Wis, 17 Cha

Either way, with 5 hit points to start, and only +2 per level

3 CON is a -4, so you're actually at 4HP to start and +1 per level. If you rolled your HP on level up you could actually die..

[Baptor]

"My character died in his backstory. What a shame. *grabs dice to re-roll*

LOL right? :smallbiggrin:


5,6,3,4,4,5.

um,,,

Holy cow. I take it back, my character is OP. :smallcool:

[CTurbo]

3 CON is a -4, so you're actually at 4HP to start and +1 per level. If you rolled your HP on level up you could actually die..


Human brings Con up to 4

[mephnick]

Human brings Con up to 4

Ah, dumb me.

[MaxWilson]

On my first attempt I rolled up something like 15 5 13 9 12 13 Cavalier/Fiendlock, but then I had to reboot my computer and apparently I hadn't hit Submit, so that post got lost.

In addition to Moon Druids, I expect I would generate a lot of fighters, because fighters can be fun even without particularly good stats. All you need to chain mail and some moral grit and you can tank for the rest of your party. Maybe a few Rogues.

I have no idea what I would do with a character who rolls something like 4 7 18 5 9 8. Constitution is in some ways the most boring and useless stat there is. I guess I'd fall back in that case to observing that physical attractiveness is closely correlated with glowing health, and just declare the character a Barbie Doll Forge cleric: Mobile feat and heavy armor speed penalty offset each other, and she can just play support by casting spells like Bless and Revivify as needed.

[Nifft]

Str 7
Dex 10
Con 7
Int 11
Wis 11
Cha 18

Rolling this in-order was quite the emotional roller-coaster.

Lore Bard?

Chain Warlock?

[Osrogue]

Str 7
Dex 13
Con 11
Int 12
Wis 5
Cha 9

Hurray, more negative than positive modifiers...

Well, standard human so we can salvage some of these scores.

Str 8
Dex 14
Con 12
Int 13
Wis 6
Cha 10

That’s better. My first instinct is rogue because of the decent Dex, but archery fighter seems like the better option here. The +2 from archery style will bring his offense up to respectable numbers, and his constitution isn’t bad for the role. Eldritch Knight, since he has half-decent intelligence and having a familiar can mitigate his terrible perception, let’s go with Hawk.

This is Mason. After dropping out of the 12th least prestigious wizarding school in the world, he found himself without the money to get home and a long ways away from Brighton. He had some skill with a bow so he hoped answering an adventurer’s wanted poster he found on the door of a tavern will earn him the silver he needs to go home.

[Daphne]

STR 15 +2 = 17
DEX 9
CON 8 +2 = 10
INT 10
WIS 13
CHA 12

Mountain Dwarf Battle Master

[Hecuba]

Human brings Con up to 4

It makes me sad to see v.Hum(toughness) outpacing Hill Dwarf for fixing these con-based HP problems. Stupid humans.

[Lance Tankmen]

10+1
9+1
8+1
14+1
11+1
15+1

standard human champion fighter, noble back ground, as I'm intelligent a little wise and very charismatic, but i dream of being a warrior or great knight. It'd be fun by level 6 id have 16 strength, if i lived that long haha that 9 con would hurt 9 hp at level one instead of 10+.

[CTurbo]

It makes me sad to see v.Hum(toughness) outpacing Hill Dwarf for fixing these con-based HP problems. Stupid humans.


I had too many odd scores to pass up on human lol

[8wGremlin]

Rolls - 16,6,10,13,10,8
So thoughts..

Mountain Dwarf Fighter (EK) -> War Wizard?
18, 6, 12, 13, 10, 8.

[Spectrulus]

19+2
12
4 +1
7
13
9

Half-Orc Fighter. Specializes in throwing spears and hammers, and would actually use Net just to survive in melee! Great user of Relentless Endurance as could barely survive a hit anyways. Those ranged attacks would hit really hard at least.

[opaopajr]

5,6,3,4,4,5.

um,,,

Half-Elf Berserker Barbarian Criminal. Skills: Athletics, Perception, Stealth, Deception, Persuasion, Intimidate. Tools: Thieves' & Game. Hides in the dark and then hurls verbal abuse at you. :smalltongue:

He'd wear armor and use a shield, though.

(That Proficiency Bonus undoes an awful lot of otherwise -2s to ability (skill) checks. As does the Rage damage bonus :smallsmile: )

[Laserlight]

18 11 15 12 7 7 before racial.
Obviously a fighter, perhaps one of the monster PC races from Volo's.

[G mayes]

19+2
12
4 +1
7
13
9

Half-Orc Fighter. Specializes in throwing spears and hammers, and would actually use Net just to survive in melee! Great user of Relentless Endurance as could barely survive a hit anyways. Those ranged attacks would hit really hard at least.

That honestly sounds like a fun character to play. I'd probably add a pole arm for reach just for that 1 extra square, and the larger damage die.

[Xihirli]

STR 13
DEX 11
CON 10
INT 10
WIS 16
CHA 10

Firbolg Moon Druid.

[Desteplo]

16
13
12
14
14
8

Dang that’s good
Half orc
eldritch Knight multiclass hunter ranger

[Crgaston]

6/12/10/13(+1)/9(+1)/15(+1)

Not bad!

Meet Lorabella Dewey, the Librarian!
V. Human, Sage background, Bard. Linguist Feat at L1 obviously, for the +1 Int and 3 additional languages.
Skills: Arcana, History, Investigation, Nature, Religion and Persuasion.

Although she would be perfectly content to stay inside the confines of her school’s library as she has for the last 50 years, her cleverness, diligence and charm have finally caught up her. She has been (quite reluctantly) selected to represent the Academy at this year’s Conclave to share the new coding system she developed for organizing the archives. She sets out on her month long journey excited to see the people and places she has only read about. The school managed to find a group of intrepid young adventurers heading in that same direction, and promised them a small reward for their allowing her to travel in their company...

[Aaron Underhand]

Ah the memories.... This is how we use to do it (OD&D 1975, yes I've played that long!)

Str 12
Dex 14
Con 10 :-(
Int 10
Wis 12
Cha 8

Pretty good as I remember much worse roles....

Wood Elf archer (hunter ranger)... I'll stake Sharpshooter at 4th thank you - Dex 16, Wis 13 and just keep out of the fray...

[Seba]

Rolled 8 16 15 15 9 11 ( Thanks discord dice bot! )

I'd make a High Elf Finesse Eldritch Knight!

8/18/15/16/9/11

[opaopajr]

12, 11, 7, 6, 14, 8.

V. Human Fighter Criminal (pickpocket)
Str 12, DEX 12, CON, 8, INT 6, WIS 14, CHA 8

Skill: Athletics, Deception, Perception, Sleight of Hand, Stealth
Tools: Thieves, Game

Feat - Magic Initiate
Cantrip: Guidance, Light
1st: Sanctuary (1/day)

The spells of the gods guides and protects this pickpocket. :smallcool:

[Illven]

Str 9

Dex 8

Con 12

Int 8

Wis 6

Cha 9

[Fecar]

5,6,3,4,4,5.

um,,,
Str 5
Dex 6
Con 3+1
Int 4
Wis 4+1
Cha 5

Variant human moon druid with tough feat, hermit background.

ASIs
1 wis 1 str
Rest 2 con

Growing up slower and weaker to a poor family you never got a decent education or the ins and out of the world. Being shunned by everyone limited your ability to interact with other people. Animals, both on the farm and wild ones were your escape as they didn't look down on you. Your kinship with them lead to running off to the wilds where you became one with nature, allowing you to transform yourself into great beasts and mold plants and animals to your desire.


Play as a poor social skills wandering hermit who tries to help others using his buffing and healing magic (little point in preparing spells with a save since DC would be terrible) and relying on wildshape in combat.

[MaxWilson]

Str 5
Dex 6
Con 3+1
Int 4
Wis 4+1
Cha 5

Variant human moon druid with tough feat, hermit background.

ASIs
1 wis 1 str
Rest 2 con

Growing up slower and weaker to a poor family you never got a decent education or the ins and out of the world. Being shunned by everyone limited your ability to interact with other people.

Hmmm. With stats like those, your family might not just be poor. Might also be the result of generations of inbreeding, which also explains the social isolation.

But then one of your sisternieceaunts spilled the family secret to a visiting cabbage salesman, and the next thing you knew there were armoured men in white cloaks taking screaming children away while your dadgrandpauncle lay motionless on the floor in a pool of spreading blood, and you *ran* into the forest, afraid they would catch you too...

That was ten years ago, and you hadn't spoken to a human being or been fully immersed in water since that day... until today when you met the rest of the PCs. More precisely, when you got caught stealing food from their saddle packs.

[EvilAnagram]

10
11
11
10
18
10

...

...

...

Fighter.

[Fecar]

Hmmm. With stats like those, your family might not just be poor. Might also be the result of generations of inbreeding, which also explains the social isolation.

Not my stats, just trying to make them work. Moon druid can make any set of stats 'work' provided you dont mind be suboptimal.

Funny backstory though. "Thems my parents too!"

[Davehotep]

This is actually the thread that finally persuaded me to stop reading and actually join in - seemed like a bit of fun and I have a somewhat unhealthy addiction to character creation...

So I rolled:
11
10
6
15(14+1)
14(13+1)
6

Variant human divination wizard with the spell sniper feat

Cornelius Budge has seen it all, literally. His mind is continuously swamped with vague visions of possible futures that he must interpret to find the most likely outcome for any given situation. Well into his 70's, he's been doing this for an extraordinarily long time and is still somehow not dead. Cornelius would quite happily give it all up if he could just figure out how to get everyone to leave him alone. He does not suffer fools gladly, which is unfortunate as he tends to view most people he encounters as fools.

[MaxWilson]

Cornelius Budge has seen it all, literally. His mind is continuously swamped with vague visions of possible futures that he must interpret to find the most likely outcome for any given situation. Well into his 70's, he's been doing this for an extraordinarily long time and is still somehow not dead. Cornelius would quite happily give it all up if he could just figure out how to get everyone to leave him alone. He does not suffer fools gladly, which is unfortunate as he tends to view most people he encounters as fools.

Are you by any chance a fan of Jim Butcher? :-)

[KorvinStarmast]

10
11
11
10
18
10

...

...

...

Fighter.
With an 18 wisdom, will not get surprised as often and will be able to resist a variety of spells. (the min maxer in me screams "moon druid" but don't let that bother you)

[GodEnigma]

5
9
3
15
11
16

Isabella Delarose, the heir of the Delarose estate. She was poisoned by her siblings with (insert nasty setting appropriate venom here) although moments before she died she struck a pact with a demon long rumored to mind the Delarose house, in fact many think him respobile for thier fortunes, and in a classical Faustian pact she is spared moments from death. However, the ravages of the venom left her gravly ill. Now she does the demons bidding to prolong her life.

Probably variant human, but as no feat comes to mind standard would work as well, fiend patron, tome pact.

[EvilAnagram]

With an 18 wisdom, will not get surprised as often and will be able to resist a variety of spells. (the min maxer in me screams "moon druid" but don't let that bother you)

I envision him as being wise enough to avoid a fight, like Musashi, except he's terrible at fighting. He's just been faking it the whole time, and now he can't stop.

[Wartex1]

Apparently forgot how to roll on the forums.

Got 10, 10, 8, 4, 8, 13.

Going by the standard stat distribution, I'd say an idiot Bard who can't keep it in his pants.

[danpit2991]

str 13
dex 10
con 16
int 9
wis 9
cha 6


half orc brute or champion so pretty much what i play anyway lol

[Mad Max]

Strength 5, Dexterity 14+2, Constitution 7, Intelligence 11+1, Wisdom 9, Charisma 9

...

High elf rogue named Balerion. Born sickly, this elf lived a sheltered life, never spending much time with people. He read a lot in his alone time, and learned to climb and sneak out of his locked room. Eventually, he snuck out of his house and ran away from home.

[BoxANT]

Str 16
Dex 9+1
Con 8
Int 18+2
Wis 12
Cha 11

GEALLTANAS DE

Gnome (forest) Wizard (transmutation)

Background: Outlander

A tiny wizard with an iron grip.
Searching for a cure for boredom.
Doesn't like the smell of burning wood.
Enjoys the sound of muddy boots.

[Arkhios]

10
11
11
10
18
10

...

...

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Fighter.


I envision him as being wise enough to avoid a fight, like Musashi, except he's terrible at fighting. He's just been faking it the whole time, and now he can't stop.

Hmm. Magic Initiate (druid) and v.Human might do wonders to that.

Shillelagh, Magic Stone, and Longstrider.
Wear the heavy armor. You're just slow in it by default. Longstrider helps you out once a day for a while.

Throw little pebbles and hit them with a gnarly stick like a pro.

Be a Battle Master on top of that. Suits your fluff, too :P

[Capt Spanner]

So I got:


STR: (3d6)[12]
DEX: (3d6)[6]
CON: (3d6)[10]
WIS: (3d6)[11]
INT: (3d6)[12]
CHA: (3d6)[11]

Probably not far off my IRL stats, tbh. (Or so I'd like think.)

Low dex means that I'm not going to be badly affected by heavy armour, but I don't really have the strength to go down the pure fighty route either.

I think I'd be best off becoming a bureaucrat.

[Davehotep]

Are you by any chance a fan of Jim Butcher? :-)

I had to google him - never read the Dresden Files but I’m taking that as a compliment!

[Asmotherion]

12 Str
9 Dex +1 Racial
13 Con
18 Int +2 Racial
9 Wis
16 Cha

He is a Deep Gnome Abjurer Wizard who has been lost in the Underdark for some time now. He can hardly remember how it all began. There was a Drow Elf involved. A Priestess of Lloth she Called herself? Beutyful woman. Gajul followed her and her sister, answering their telepathic calls, and left his job of transmuting that bridge in the midle. He even forgot he had a wife at that moment, the calling was so strong.

The next thing he remembers is waking up, covered in the two Drow elf dead bodies. Something had left him for dead. He had no idea were he was, or how much time had passed. The last time he had a sence of self, he was a yound lad in his 70's, and now he had a long wight beard. Something was calling to his mind again. Something cold, and evil. An Aberant Being. A mass of Tentacles. He told him that he would grand him safe passage from the Illithids, if he would become his champion. He agreed, having heard horrific stories of the Illithid, thus becoming a Warlock of the Old One.

However, this had a cost on his sanity, reflected on his low wisdom. He still tries to go back home, wile every day is more of a challenge, both to survive his predators, as well as his failing sanity that makes him more and more like the creatures he tryes to protect himself from. Will he ever return home?

[EvilAnagram]

Throw little pebbles and hit them with a gnarly stick like a pro.


That's a good point. I should invent golf.

[Arkhios]

That's a good point. I should invent golf.

Haha, not quite what I had in mind, but awesome idea!

An alternative: baseball.

[MrStabby]

17
12
4
6
5
11

Umm...

Surprisingly hard.

Ok, I got this. Probably go human, non variant. If someone sneezes on me then I die. I am probably not smart enough nor wise enough to really acknowledge this. I am freakishly strong and pretty well coordinated. People like me but I don't really have much to offer them.

I will probably throw things. Food, halflings, javelins. Whatever looks like fun and makes people laugh. I am the village idiot. If I do go adventuring I will have the life expectancy of ripe fruit.

[Grod_The_Giant]

8/8/10/10/9/9

Um.

Moon Druid, I guess? Maybe Hill Dwarf; that would give me a practical amount of HP and practical combat options via turning into a bear.

[Callin]

Str- 10 - 11
Dex- 7
Con- 15
Int- 9
Wis- 12 - 14
Cha- 11

With those stats a Firbolg Nature Cleric. Pick Shillelagh as my Druid Cantrip and use a Club and Shield. Put stat increases into Wisdom. No feats.

[GlenSmash!]

8/8/10/10/9/9

Um.

Moon Druid, I guess? Maybe Hill Dwarf; that would give me a practical amount of HP and practical combat options via turning into a bear.

Hill Dwarf Moon Druid seems to be the best "I rolled bad" option.

[nickl_2000]

Hill Dwarf Moon Druid seems to be the best "I rolled bad" option.

Moon Druid is a solid class even if you stats completely suck. You spend your spells slots on Goodberry, Barkskin, longstrider, and summons, and you make sure you are always in Wildshape form. It's not ideal, but you don't need any stats for that at all.

[truemane]

What an interesting game.

Str: 17 (+2)
Dex: 6
Con: 10 (+1)
Int: 12
Wis: 11
Cha: 14

A Goliath, multi-classed Barbarian/Paladin. An orphan, raised in a temple, always trying to find balance between the savage rages of his blood and the measured justice of his vocation.

[GlenSmash!]

Moon Druid is a solid class even if you stats completely suck. You spend your spells slots on Goodberry, Barkskin, longstrider, and summons, and you make sure you are always in Wildshape form. It's not ideal, but you don't need any stats for that at all.

Plus some Con and Extra Hitpoints from Hill Dwarf.

I see the appeal in it.

[clem]

STR: 8, DEX: 12 (+2), CON: 12, INT: 15 (+1), WIS: 7, CHA: 10

So, playing to strengths, I think I'd go with a feral, winged tiefling wizard, either specializing in conjuration or war wizard.

[vasilidor]

str:12, dex14, con13, int16, wis6, cha7
I am a wizard!

[Wryte]

10
16
7
16
13
9

16s in both Dex and Int would be a fantastic start that would open up a lot of options and playstyles... if not for that abysmal 7 Con.

The obvious thing to do here would be to make a wizard and try to avoid damage as much as possible by staying in the back, but even then we're not going to be able to avoid damage forever, and the wizard's d6 hit die combined with a -2 Con means a starting total HP of 4, and only 1 additional HP per level. A whopping 23 HP is not going to keep me alive at level 20, no matter how many meatshields I have in the way.

We need something with a higher hit die to offset the terrible Con score. Barbarian is out, as both our Str and Con are lacking. Dex Paladin is out thanks to that 9 in Cha, so that leaves us with Dex Fighter or Ranger to still get at least a d10. We're going to be an archer for certain, once again in order to stay in the back as much as possible, and either one works for that. We have a 13 in Wis, which is... decent, but that beefy 16 Int is really calling for something to be done with it, and an Eldritch Knight's abjuration magic could further help make up for our lacking HP. Fighter it is, then.

So then we come to race. A high elf or forest gnome to further push those 16s in Dex and Int is the obvious way to go, but I actually have another idea: goblin. I still get a +2 in Dex for a beefy starting 18, but I also get a +1 to Con, which bumps that 7 to an 8 and the -2 mod to a still painful, but not as much, -1. Most importantly, however, it gets me Nimble Escape, which will also help immensely with my survivability, especially in those deadly first few levels.

I'm going to want Stealth proficiency to support that bonus action Hide, which isn't on the Fighter skill list, so I'll look to backgrounds. The Criminal and Urchin both offer Stealth, as well as the attractive Thieves' Tools proficiency, so the main thing to choose between here is Deception or Sleight of Hand, and I'm leaning toward the latter. Urchin it is. After that, I'll take Perception and Athletics as my Fighter skills, and choose Defense as my Fighting Style. More AC is always good for this build, and as an EK, I can rely on cantrips over our weapon attacks.

Going by the standard starting equipment, I'll take B (leather armor, longbow, 20 arrows), A (martial weapon and shield), A (light crossbow and 20 bolts), and B (explorer's pack). My martial weapon of choice will be a hand crossbow. I'll sell or trade my longbow and arrows at first opportunity for a melee weapon or two just in case, but until then my primary mode of fighting will be wielding the light crossbow whenever I can take advantage of hiding or staying out of range of melee-only enemies, and wielding the hand crossbow with my shield when I have to stand and fight in the open.

That gives me a character with +6 to Hit, +4 damage, 16/18 AC, 9 HP, and the ability to Hide as a bonus action, at 1st level. When we reach 3rd and take the Eldritch Knight archetype, we'll add Frostbite and Toll the Dead to our repertoire: both cantrips leave no trace back to me, allowing me to use them from hiding without giving away my position, and Frostbite inflicts disadvantage on attack rolls; always good for a build as dependent on not getting hit as this. For spells, I'll take Shield and Absorb Elements (higher AC or resistance to most magical damage on demand? Yes, please), and round it out with Thunderwave for dealing with any hordes that might try to swarm me.

[oxybe]

8 13 11 7 13 3

Ugly Steve: The rogue who could barely. Dumber then most, uglier then a post, nothing to his name but his stench he can boast.

He is actively a liability in most social situations. The man has a chronic and near-fatal "foot-in-mouth" disease and is just barely socialized to where he can be brought out in public. He's easier to read then "See Spot Run".

He is just the absolute worst.

[Spacehamster]

Ooooookay lol 18(20)/8/5(7)/12/13/10, the monstrously strong yet somehow frail dwarven champion fighter “Bub the broken”, “when that Bub hits somebody they just fly off and break against the wall, but man is he out of breath from going up a couple of staircases!”

[Arkhios]

Ooooookay lol 18(20)/8/5(7)/12/13/10, the monstrously strong yet somehow frail dwarven champion fighter “Bub the broken”, “when that Bub hits somebody they just fly off and break against the wall, but man is he out of breath from going up a couple of staircases!”

Maybe Bub is a bodybuilder, who has only trained for explosive bursts of strength but lacks the endurance and stamina for the long term because he never did cardio?

[Insertmeme]

11,7,10,11,14,11

Based on the low Dexterity score, I'd suggest a heavily sluggish dwarf cleric, perhaps wearing heavy armor they are not proficient in?

[GlenSmash!]

Maybe Bub is a bodybuilder, who has only trained for explosive bursts of strength but lacks the endurance and stamina for the long term because he never did cardio?

I like it.

He might also have a chronic disease, or a really bad smoking habit.

[TheProfessor85]

I got
13
14
5
15
9
12

I'd go Trickfinger halfling, or if using basic Stout Halfling. As for class Diviner Wizard. With a Con like that, I'll take as many rerolls as I can

[TheProfessor85]

I got
13
14
5
15
9
12

I'd go Trickfinger halfling, or if using basic Stout Halfling. As for class Diviner Wizard. With a Con like that, I'll take as many rerolls as I can

Pendel Ridgeracer, Stout Halfling Diviner.
Born into a family of miners, but lacked the ability to push his body like his siblings, decided to take up tomes in his spare time. He stumbled across few arcane pages used as place holders for other books. One thing lead to another, with the use of his arcane talents, he helped his family find precious ore and gems. But still his thurst for knowledge was not quenched and ventured out to pursue his calling

[DracoKnight]

Soooooo...3d6, straight down, eh?

STR 10
DEX 14
CON 15
INT 8
WIS 13
CHA 17

.............wtf?

Final Stats:

Vhuman, Resilient Constitution

STR 10
DEX 14
CON 16
INT 8
WIS 14
CHA 18

Darvin Mordred was a soldier before the day that would change his life forever. He was selected to participate in a ceremony conducted by the company's War Wizard, and overseen by their Commanding Officer. After the ceremony began, he realized he'd been tricked. The War Wizard put Darvin into an enchanted slumber, and opened a gateway to the Shadowfell above him. Infusing Darvin with the powers of an eldritch entity who resides within the Shadowfell, the War Wizard reawakened him. Darvin was horrified to find his body altered, wisps of shadow constantly streaming off his body. The General informed Darvin that he'd just been promoted: he was to become an assassin who would shape the world, painting history red with the blood of their enemies.

On such a mission, a mysterious stranger appeared to Darvin and informed him that they were the source of his power. They offered him a gift, a token of this bond they shared: a blade unlike any that Darvin had sen before. With that, the entity claimed Darvin as forever their own, and continued to empower him with their eldritch magic as he carried out his orders to pain a new world with blood.

Darvin is a Hexblade Warlock with a Pact of the Blade.

[ElChad]

Tarzan the Great Albino Ape (Name given to him by his party)
Strength : 10 (9+1)
Dexterity : 8 (8+1)
Constitution : 11 (10+1)
Intelligence : 4 (3+1)
Wisdom : 18 (17+1)
Charisma : 14 (13+1)

Class : Druid

Background : Hermit

The party found Tarzan after being tasked to hunt down a great and magical 'albino ape'. Multiple parties were scouring Chult, hoping to bring him in for gold. Cornered in a cave, the party realized that he wasn't malicious, and instead is just protecting himself. Barely able to string a sentence together, his compatriots know nothing of his past. However, what he lacks in intelligence, he excels in instinct. Many times the party was saved from an ambush or a trap by Tarzan's keen eyes. He could strangely tell a man is lying by his face, without even needing to know the words that are coming out of their mouth. He's lived off the land for so long, that he can track the movements of a snake days after it passed through. Where most Druids trained their lives to learn their spells, his powers come to him naturally. His go to method is to turn into the great beasts he normally hunts and fights using their powers.

[nickl_2000]

Here's another one.

Strength: 17 (15+2)
Dexterity: 5
Constitution: 14
Wisdom: 14 (13+1)
Intelligence: 14
Charisma: 12

Nulkata the Tortle Path of the Ancestral Guardian Barbarian. As Nulkata grew up, his shell was larger than most of his brethren. He couldn't move quickly, nor was he fast to react to new situations. However, due to his oversized shell, he developed strong muscles and constitution. His peers mocked him relentlessly almost from birth causing him to have quite a temper, and to go off into a rage at the smallest slight. Due to this, he often would spend time at home or with the elders studying and learning from their wisdom rather than be around his childhood peers. Those elder taught him about the origins of his race and assisted him in connecting to those lost descendants. Now that he is grown, he is still slow to react to situation and carefully considers his option, but his temper has never gone away and despite training and meditation he will still fly off into a rage at the smallest insult.

This is a super viable character, actually quite powerful.