A Shadow Stirs (OOC)

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• You've done your Ability Modifiers wrong. In fact, Myth-Weavers fills it out for you. Just put your scores into the Scores column, and then add the points in on top of them. (I.e. 14 + 2 = 16)
  
  
• I made a mistake with XP scores, so you start at level 6.
  
  
• Put your speed in the speed box.
  
  
• You didn't add your Base Saves into the Base column. Instead, I think you put them in the Misc Mod column.
  
  
• Add your Cleric abilities, etc. into Feats and Special Abilities. Also, how did you get three feats?
  
  
• You don't have any trained skills, or any possessions.
  
  
• You have no spells.
  
  
• Your appearance, personality, and background are blank. You can fill in place names as you see fit.

Stion Gyas wrote:A couple mistakes.


Add your Cleric abilities, etc. into Feats and Special Abilities. Also, how did you get three feats?

You have no spells.

• Your skills are currently shown with you having invested 45 points. However, your Cleric, at level 6, should only have a total of 27 points. The initial number of skill points available to a Cleric is (2 + INTmod) * 4 = 12 for you, since your INTmod is 1. Then, for each level beyond that, you get another 2 + INTmod points. That means 3 points for you at every level past the first level. You're level six, which means you have 5 levels beyond the first, bringing the equation to (2 + 1) * 5 = 15 additional points.
  12 + 15 = 27, which is the total number of points you should be able to invest.
  
  A Cleric's skills are: Concentration, Craft, Diplomacy, Heal, Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (history), Knowledge (religion), Knowledge (the planes), Profession and Spellcraft.
  
  In addition, the following skills are added if you choose the stated domain:
  
  • Animal or Plant Domain: Knowledge (nature)
    
  • Knowledge Domain: All Knowledge Skills
    
  • Travel Domain: Survival
    
  • Trickery Domain: Bluff, Disguise, Hide
  
  
  The deity you've chosen has none of the above domains, so if you stick with Corellon Larethian, you simply uncheck the first cluster of skills I listed, starting with Concentration and ending with Spellcraft. Then, in the Rank column, you distribute those 27 points among the different skills you'd like your Cleric to have. At Lv6, the max Rank for a Skill is 9, so you can only put up to 9 points in any one of those skills.
  
  For cross-class skills, you have to pay twice as many points for a Rank, and the max Rank is only half the max Rank for your class' skills. That means if you chose to take the Tumble skill, you could only get a max Rank of 4 at the moment, because 9 / 2 = 4.5 rounded down is 4; also, to get that Rank 4, you would have to invest 8 points. Generally speaking, it's better to stick with skills belonging to your class unless you have extra points or something particular in mind.
  
  There, that should be a pretty comprehensive guide of how to use the Skills list. Sorry if any of what I pointed out was so obvious that it seems insulting, but I wanted to make sure it was thorough.
  
• You also don't have any adventuring possessions. In D&D, you even have to buy things like rations (food), waterskins (for water), and any other items you may need during an adventure, such as: torches, flint and steel, firewood, parchment, etc. A list of the items you'll want to scan through can be found in the PHB (Player's Handbook) on pg. 128. It lists the weight and the price of each item. Remember to make sure you buy multiple of things that are consumed upon use, such as rations. Waterskins can be refilled at a river, a well, or in town, and most items aren't consumables, so it shouldn't be a major problem.
  
  To carry those items, you'll also need to buy at least one container, such as a backpack. So, in your Possessions, you would put your Backpack as one of the items, and when it asks the location, you would probably put that it's on your back. Then, whenever you add an item that you'd like to have in your backpack, you simply fill in "backpack" in the location column. Remember to keep in mind how big an average traveler's backpack would be. They can carry a lot, but they're not bottomless pits, and the more stuff you carry, the more encumbered your character will be.
  
  Also, you'll need to add your weapons and armor to your Possessions list as well, since doing so adds the weight of those items to your total carried weight at the bottom of the list. It makes it easier for Stion to keep track of how much everyone is carrying so he'll know if we become overencumbered.
  
• I'm guessing you chose to use Hide Armor because it grants the higher DEXmod, but I am kind of wondering why you put so much into DEX. I don't know if you were planning to be a tank Cleric or a support Cleric, but putting more points into CON and taking heavier armor would probably be the better option, since DEX isn't a very important stat for Clerics, generally speaking, and the extra HP from CON, as well as the extra AC from Plate armor, would more than make up for the small amount of AC you lose from the lower DEX mod. Just my opinion, of course.

• Your skills are distributed incorrectly. According to the way you have them filled out, you have Max Rank in multiple skills and the total points distributed is 72. You can read the info in my above post if you need help with the Skills section, since I think I was pretty thorough in explaining it to Lha.
  
• I might just be missing something here, but I think you have too many feats. I don't believe Mounted Combat is a special feat for Elves or Rangers, meaning you have: Mounted Combat, Weapon Finesse: Rapier, Point Blank and Rapid Shot. At Lv6, you should only have 3 feats, meaning you have one too many at the moment. I'd suggest doing away with Mounted Combat, personally, since it's not particularly helpful to anyone but Paladins, to my knowledge, and even seeing a Paladin on a horse is pretty rare in a D&D RP, or even in a PnP (paper and pencil) game. Nevermind, I think you get a Bonus feat, which would explain the extra. Disregard this point.
  
• You don't really need to put your natural proficiencies down under the Feats & Special Abilities. They aren't feats you've taken, or special abilities; rather, they're just innate abilities because of your race or class. For things like the +2 Bonus on Listen, Spot and Search checks, you can simply apply the bonuses directly to the skills and not bother noting them.
  
  Also, and this is just a suggestion, it sometimes helps to put your actual feats (the ones you've chosen at Lv1, Lv3 and Lv6) on one side of the chart and your natural abilities on the other side. That way, it's easier for both you and the DM to keep track of how many feats you've taken and it's easier to find your natural resistances, proficiencies, abilities, etc.
  
• Your character has no waterskin. Might want to pick up one of those, as water is even more important than food to survival.

[SIZE=+1]Kipyipsie[/SIZE]
m CN Kobold Sorcerer, Level 6, Init +2, HP 18/18, Speed 30
AC 14, Touch 13, Flat-footed 12, Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +6, Base Attack Bonus 3
Short Spear 3 (1d4, x2)
Short Spear 3 ( , x2)
(+2 Dex, +1 Size, +1 Natural)
Abilities Str 8, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 18
Condition None