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Friday, January 15, 2021

2021 Character Creation Challenge: Day 15 - Dungeons and Dragons 3rd Edition

   3rd Edition, where the OSR took it's own course, thanks, I think, to the Open Game License.  Really don't know it was probably eight or ten years afterwards before I became of the OSR and people were squabbling over who invented it.  

    Lots of baggage was jettisoned in 3rd Edition THAC0 and the odd saving throw categories from the beginnings.  Lots of complexity was added, skills and feats and challenge ratings.  The first two led to the rise of the min/maxers, who always seemed to me to mistake winning for playing the game.

   Time is tight and it took me a while to come up with a character concept that I felt like building.  Too many choices was implied in the complexity.  Just to be weird, I'm going to build a half orc sorcerer,  Sorcerers need high Intelligence and Charisma, 3rd Edition penalizes Half Orcs in Intelligence and Charisma.  Ran the spreadsheet until I had a character with high scores in Intelligence and Charisma.


ST 16 DX 10 IQ 17 WS 10 CN 11 CH 16


Half Orcs get +2 ST, -2 IQ, - 2 CH, so...

ST 18  DX 10 IQ 15  WS 10  CN 11  CH 14

Half Orc Traits: Speed 30  Dark Vision 60; Orc Blood

Languages: Common, Orc

Sorcerer (2 * Intelligence Modifier (+2))* 4 = 16 skill points at first level

Hit Dice d4

Proficient in all simple weapons.  Not proficient in armor or shields

Spells 4 - 0 level, 2 - 1st Level known.  Can cast 5 - 0 level and 2 - 1st level every day.  He receives a bonus 1st level and (eventually) a 2nd level spell for his Charisma.  Spell DC = 10 + 2 for his charisma + spell level.

Special: Summon Familiar

Base Attack + 0 Saves:  Fort 0 Ref 0 Will +2

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Jens the Bastard                                     Sorcerer 1


ST 18  DX 10 IQ 15  WS 10  CN 11(13)  CH 14

HP 8   Fortitude 0   Reflex 0   Will 2

Half Orc Traits: Speed 30  Dark Vision 60; Orc Blood

Languages: Common, Orc, Skandik, Draconic

Skills  Concentration 4, Knowledge (arcana) 4, Spot 2, Scry 2, Jump 2

Feats: Toughness (+3 HP)

Proficient in all simple weapons.  Not proficient in armor or shields

Spells 

0 level - Detect Magic, Read Magic, Light, Disrupt Undead 

1st Level -  Mage

 Armor, Magic Missile, Magic Weapon

Familiar: Toad +2 Constitution

Base Attack + 0 Saves:  Fort 0 Ref 0 Will +2

Combat

Short Spear +4 to hit 1d8+4 damage.  Range 20'

Morningstar +4 to hit 1d8+4 damage

Gear: backpack, bedroll, Crowbar, ink & pen, grappling hook, silk rope, belt pouch, spell component pouch, spell book.  15 GP.

    Auburn hair, emerald green skin and blue eyes demonstrate his orc and Skandik heritage.  Surprisingly focused for a cross between an orc and a sea raider, he looks to make his fortune in the City State ... at someone else's expense.




Character Creation Challenge Posts:

2021 Character Creation Challenge

Day 1 - D&D 0e

Day 2 - Empire of the Petal Throne

Day 3 - Metamorphosis Alpha

Day 4 - Chivalry & Sorcery 1e

Day 5 - Traveller

Day 6 - Runequest

Day 7 - Gamma World

Day 8 - The Morrow Project

Day 9 - There was no Day 9.  Bumping the schedule back a day.

Day 10 - Warhammer FRP.

Day 11 - Judges Guild Universal Roleplaying Adventure

Day 12 -  Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 

Day 13 - Space 1889

Day 14 - Shadowrun


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