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[jeremiahvedder]

With the exception that you don't have a bedroll, or a blanket. Not that it should make a lot of difference but depending on how our dm plays it, you might not get a good night's sleep if you're sleeping on bare ground without a blanket to cover you.

Not a micro-manager in that department.

I've seen rules lawyers get bogged down in minutia and it's not how I want to run my games.

Story first. Lawyering absolutely dead last.

[jeremiahvedder]

Here's the spells Kiirwe prepared the day the story begins:
0- Create water, Detect Magic, Light 1- Obscuring Mist, Shillelagh

From the House Rules post (some of this applies to sorcerers, as well):

ALTERATIONS TO WIZARD MAGIC: wizards select their own spells but must have them copied into their own spell book to make it official and are unable to learn a new spell without a scroll or other spell book to copy out of (so if you don’t have any of those, you’ll just have to bank new spell slots until you do), and there’s no cost to put spells into your spell book(s); you don’t have to prepare spells in advance (so you can cast any spell in your arsenal if you’ve got the ability) and material components are irrelevant (warriors don’t have to burn wealth to swing their axes, after all); it takes two minutes/level of studying to regenerate a used spell slot

[jeremiahvedder]

See you can start with that base preformance, unless DM.J has an issue, and then as you move up in levels you can always add it to your preformance skills.

You can start with those, sure. I reward players who use their skills for in-story activities in the form of "Extra Roleplaying XP" and the perform skills come in handier than you might think. If Jude wants to be an awful singer, he should just use that skill untrained.

[jeremiahvedder]

You have a lot of disadvantages doing it on your own, get the manual from Drag, but we are here to help with any questions.

For which I am grateful. Thank you! We get by with a little help from our friends.

[jeremiahvedder]

I'll be on in a few hours to get the game started proper, now that we're getting smoothed out.

[mrorangesoda]

From the House Rules post (some of this applies to sorcerers, as well):

Ah, thought that was only for Wizards. So I'm at level 1, so I can cast any 0 or 1st level spell. "As long as I've got the ability"- does that mean I've got three 0 level and 2 1st level of any type to use a day, or I can use any spell once before resting? If it's the latter, do our ability bonuses count for anything? Sorry, I've never played a magic user, so I'm not clear of the initial rules we're now changing.

[Dragavon]

Ah, thought that was only for Wizards. So I'm at level 1, so I can cast any 0 or 1st level spell. "As long as I've got the ability"- does that mean I've got three 0 level and 2 1st level of any type to use a day, or I can use any spell once before resting? If it's the latter, do our ability bonuses count for anything? Sorry, I've never played a magic user, so I'm not clear of the initial rules we're now changing.

The way it works is as a Wizard, your spellbook contains all 0-level spells and 3 1-level spells of your choice. To get more spells you either have to level up or buy scrolls which you can copy to your spellbook which destroys the scroll. You can only cast spells that are in your spellbook.

[mrorangesoda]

The way it works is as a Wizard, your spellbook contains all 0-level spells and 3 1-level spells of your choice. To get more spells you either have to level up or buy scrolls which you can copy to your spellbook which destroys the scroll. You can only cast spells that are in your spellbook.

But I'm a druid, so I'm confused by his response.

[Dragavon]

But I'm a druid, so I'm confused by his response.

In that case, you can cast 3 0-level spells and 1 1-level spell per day. They can only be Druid spells. Any Druid spells.

[mrorangesoda]

In that case, you can cast 3 0-level spells and 1 1-level spell per day. They can only be Druid spells. Any Druid spells.

2 first level spells cause I get my ability bonuses, right?
This also makes my spontaneous casting thing unnecessary?

[Dragavon]

2 first level spells cause I get my ability bonuses, right?
This also makes my spontaneous casting thing unnecessary?

Yes and yes.

[wideeyedactor]

I'm good to go!

[Dragavon]

My spell list:
0 Detect magic
0 Light
0 Prestidigitation
0 Read Magic
1 Burning Hands
1 Shield

[jeremiahvedder]

Jesus, I'm an idiot. I was in a hurry so I got the druid confused with the sorcerer.

(DM level -1. Great way to start!)

The SRD tells us that druids can cast any spell on the Druid Spell List (LINK HERE) but they have to prepare them ahead of time. Since I don't have you prepare spells, you can cast anything at any time, so long as you have the spells per day of the right level available. Call it a situational advantage over the original rules. So, Soda, you don't need a spells known or a spells prepared list. Just glance at the Druid Spell List any time you want to cast something.

Thanks for clarifying, Dragavon. You got it right.

[S.F. Jude Terror]

You can start with those, sure. I reward players who use their skills for in-story activities in the form of "Extra Roleplaying XP" and the perform skills come in handier than you might think. If Jude wants to be an awful singer, he should just use that skill untrained.

But he's skilled at bad singing.