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First post by mod R and its from my trash art blog

Wip of my d&d character, Calliope. If you want to see more of our campaign, check out @thedancingsix

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Does eating people help with leveling up?

Piper

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Character Card: Piper

Full Name: Piper “Macca” Robin McCarthy Race: Half Elf Class: Monk Level: 1 Alignment: Chaotic Good

HP: 12

Strength: 15

Dexterity: 12

Constitution: 16

Intelligence: 17

Wisdom: 19

Charisma: 18

AC: 11

Bio:

The second half-elf of the party, Piper is a seemingly relaxed monk who takes humor in many things. Fond of a good drink, this monk may not be quite what one thinks of when you think of a pious man, but Piper has wormed his way into the group’s heart nonetheless.

Background:

Piper hasn’t mentioned anything about his background as of yet.

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Character Card: Calliope

Full Name: Calliope Dalgaard Race: Half Elf Class: Bard Level: 1 Alignment: Chaotic Good

HP: 9

Strength: 11

Dexterity: 15

Constitution: 11

Intelligence: 13

Wisdom: 16

Charisma: 20

AC: 13

Bio:

A secretive yet passionate half-elven bard, Calliope reveals little to the world about herself but is more than willing to put herself in harm’s way for her friends or love interest, Piper.

Background:

Calliope has not mentioned anything about where she comes from or how she grew up, as what little she has mentioned about herself has been after she hit the road as an adult. Unlike many bards, Calliope never traveled with a trope, instead performing on her own as a solo act. In fact, her trip with Lucius and Piper is the only time she has mentioned traveling or even spending much time with others.

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Why Mod Biri shouldn't be allowed to have access to the eBay (or the internet at all really)

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Character Card: Lucius

Full Name: Lucius Helbourne Race: Half Elf Half Demon Class: Sorcerer Level: 1 Alignment: Chaotic Evil HP: 3 (squishy boy)

Strength: 7 Dexterity: 12 Constitution: 5 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 9 Charisma: 20 AC: 11

Bio:

An uncommon sight to be sure, Lucius is a half elf, half demon sorcerer that has revealed little about himself or his past to the group. He speaks very little, only interjecting occasionally when the situation calls for it.

Background:

Lucius has revealed nothing about his past or where he came from. Curious to be sure, this half demon is understandably private.

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Character Card: Freedom

Full Name: Freedom Todd Race: Tiefling Class: Druid Level: 1 Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

HP: 9

Strength: 9 Dexterity: 11 Constitution: 13 Intelligence: 19 Wisdom: 14 Charisma: 15 AC: 11

Bio:

Freedom is a young tiefling druid, thirteen years old at the time the party meets. She enthusiastic and loyal, but has been hurt many times in her past and is slow to trust.

Background: 

 Freedom was born the a blacksmith father by the name of Cornelius, growing up in his shop and stealing from the people of her home city. At some point before her eleventh birthday she ran away from her home to become a Druid and forge her own path. From the age of eleven, Freedom has been traveling with Biri, though they haven’t gone into how they met. Before that, Freedom followed druids around, hiding and watching them from afar to learn their craft. It was one of these Druids that gave her a deep mistrust of half elves that she carries into the present.

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Character Card: Biri

Name: Biri Turnuroth Race: Dragonborn (Blue) Class: Cleric Deity: Tamara Level: 1

Alignment: Neutral good

HP: 11

Strength: 15 Dexterity: 9 Constitution: 16 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 14 Charisma: 13 AC: 11

Biography: 

 A devout follower of the goddess Tamara, Biri is a blue dragonborn cleric currently on a quest away from her clan. Self-righteous and a little arrogant, Biri is not fond of strangers but would lay down her life for the members of her party if the need arose.

Background:

So far very little is known about Biri’s past. She has been traveling with Freedom for approximately two years, but she hasn’t shared much of her life beforehand. Biri has had many references to her clan and family, but she has revealed little of them past their penchant for violence and a strong tradition in the art combat and hunting.

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Mod Biri

Hello everyone! I’m mod Biri, and I’m the main mod who runs this blog! I’m one of the players in this game(obviously), and run this on the behalf of the other players and the DM (though they’ll post things occasionally as well). I’m also the one who writes the episode transcripts. If you have questions about the campaign or the characters, direct them to me and I’ll answer them as best I can!

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Episode 1: The Beginning

Note from Mod Biri: So this is the first go at dungeons and dragons, but we didn’t come up with the idea for this blog until the second episode. As such, this is a recreation of what actually happened, as accurate as I could make it but still a little iffy. This is completely based off my recollections and what the others could remember rather than an actual recording, so the phrasing and actions might not quite match up with later episodes. It should be fairly close however, so enjoy the first episode!

The beginning of our tale takes us to the city of Pol, a large coastal town whose busy atmosphere and population drew our heroes to the city. Piper, Lucius, and Calliope, a semi-established adventuring party with a little experience under their belts entered the first tavern they found after reentered the city. They ordered drinks, laughing and celebrate their victory over a fire mage who had been threatening the outskirts city. They partied for some time before Calliope’s keen eyes noticed something in the far corner of the tavern. 

Half hidden by a heavy cloak and the shadows of the dim light, a massive, hulking figure sat alone at a table, an empty mug before them. She nudged her companions, jerking her chin to the corner. 

Lucius gave her a concerned glance, but Piper laughed and waved down the bar keep, his cheeks pink as he took the mug over to the figure. He slapped the ale on the table, giving the figure a wide grin. “Have a drink!” he exclaimed, his giggling interrupted by the occasional hiccup. 

The figure looked up at him, sapphire scales shining in the torch light. The blue dragonborn eyed him, distrusting. 

Piper grinned back, pushing the drink closer to her. Her cloak shuddered, and he gaped as a small red arm  emerged, reaching for the mug. 

The dragonborn broke her stare, smacking the arm away from the drink. “Not for you,” she rumbled, glaring over her shoulder. 

The mass on her back rustled, and a head popped up beside the dragonborn. The young tiefling pouted, resting her chin on her companion’s shoulder. “Aw, come on! Just one?” she asked, nudging the dragonborn. 

“How old are you again?” her companion retorted, raising a brow. 

“Thirteen! You said that was almost an adult!” the tiefling exclaimed, sticking an arm out of the cloak to gesture wildly. “For dragonborns, I said thirteen was almost an adult for dragonborns! You human types take another half a decade to be at the same point, Freedom,” she said, glaring at the young tiefling. 

Calliope and Lucius walked toward the group, stopping beside their friend. As they approached, the tiefling whipped around, golden eyes staring at Lucius. The youngling pressed herself flat against her older companion, and beneath the cloak her tail twitched. 

The dragonborn groaned and reached for the ale, taking a swig of the alcohol. She slammed the mug on the table and muttered in draconic under her breath, eyeing the newcomers. 

“Guys! This is… uhh… Freedom! And… I didn’t get your name,” he said, looking to the dragonborn. 

“I didn’t give it,” she answered. 

Piper grinned, “Oh, ok! I’m Piper, this is Calliope,” he gestured to bard, “and Lucius!” 

The chromatic dragonborn looked between them, examining them before nodding. “This is Freedom, I am Turnuroth,” she said. 

Freedom broke her stare, swinging to glare at her. “What are you talking about? Your name is Biri! Not… that! You said it was bad to lie to people!” she exclaimed. 

“Yes it is! It’s my last name, you know, your family name?” the dragonborn argued, turning her full attention to the child. 

“Who goes by their last name? I don’t run around calling myself ‘Todd’,” Freedom retorted. 

Biri sighed, rubbing her temple. “You are such a brat, you know that?” she grumbled, jostling the tiefling. 

Freedom cackled and ducked back into the cloak, falling to the group with a quiet thump. She stood and brushed herself off, sticking her tongue out at Biri. The dragonborn rolled her eyes and took another swig of her ale. “Hi, I’m Freedom! I’m a druid!” she chirped, smiling at the half elves. 

“Sort of,” Biri muttered. 

“Shh! Yes I am!” she said, tail twitching to slap her companions arm. 

“Uh, hi, I’m Calliope and I’m a bard,” Calliope said, waving at the youngling. 

Freedom gave her a shy smile. “So, what brings you to Pol?” she asked. 

“We killed a fire mage! Well, Piper did. But we helped,” Calliope explained, nudging her companion. 

Freedom’s jaw dropped. “Whoa! That’s so cool, how’d you do it?” she asked, look to the intoxicated monk. 

He flushed, hiding his face in his hands. “I thought we agreed to never mention that again,” he murmured. 

“Take pride in your victories, monk. Who cares how it happened, you beat your opponent and proved your strength over their’s, what’s there to be embarrassed about that?” Biri said, setting the mug back on the table. 

The half elf shook his head, letting out a loud groan. 

“Humanoids make not sense,” Biri muttered, turning back to her mug. 

“Um, excuse me, did I hear you right? You’re the ones to kill that fire mage?” a female’s voice rang out. The party turned to face the newcomer. A bulky silver dragonborn stood behind them, wringing her hands. 

“Yes?” Calliope said, looking at her in confusion. 

“Oh, wonderful! My name is Salis, and I’m the blacksmith around here. I’m in need of help, and I want to hire you for it if you’d be willing to do it.” 

The three half elves looked between themselves, eyes wide. 

“I’d pay you, of course! And it’s nothing too crazy, I’ve just been having issues with thieves in the recent weeks and I need help finding them,” she said, giving them a nervous smile. 

Freedom gasped, spinning around and leaning over to Biri, whispering to her. The blue female’s eyes widened and the skin at the tip of her snout turned purple. 

“No! I am not going after every dragonborn I come I contact with!” she hissed, eyeing Salis. 

The metallic hadn’t noticed their exchange, her attention on Piper. 

“How much?” Calliope interjected, crossing her arms. 

Salis blinked. “Oh, um how does sixty gold each sound? Including anyone else in your party that isn’t here,” she offered. 

“Deal,” Lucius murmured, speaking up for the first time. 

“Oh perfect! It’s too late to start now, but you could meet me back here tomorrow, say around noon?” 

The half demon glanced at his companions and nodded again. 

“Perfect!” Salis chirped, clapping her hands together. “Thank you very much, I look forward to working with you!” 

Lucius nodded, giving her a small smirk. She waved at the party before turning and walking away. 

“Oh, can we come too?” Freedom asked, looking to Calliope, eyes wide, “this sounds interesting.” 

The bard smiled, “sure! More the merrier! You seem fun, I can’t see why not. Right Piper?” The monk nodded, fiddling with the flask on his belt. 

The tiefling smiled, “Sweet!” 

“I need another drink,” Biri groaned, rubbing her forehead. 

Freedom turned to her with a frown. “You sound like an alcoholic. Which is weird because you don’t drink too much.” 

“I don’t enjoy dealing with metallics, it never ends well,” she said, “they never act right around chromatics and they tend to try to cheat us if given half the chance.” 

“Oh… Well maybe this time it’ll be different!” Freedom said, “but tell me more about this fire mage, I’m curious.” 

Calliope grinned, “Well you see, it all started by accident…”

To be continued!

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A very good explanation, players take note!

A comic pagefor “Dungeon Diaries” explaining the basics of d20 rules in tabletop roleplaying games.

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chaotic good

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Enemies to Lucius

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Real photo of Freedom meeting Lucius for the first time

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Why are you such a bitch?

Calliope to Biri

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And we befriended the hellhound

Biri to Freedom

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The Characters

Here are the lovely characters that make up our little campaign!

Calliope Dalgaard- a secretive yet passionate half-elven bard, Calliope reveals little to the world about herself but is more than willing to put herself in harm's way for her friends or love interest, Piper.

Freedom Todd- Freedom is a young tiefling druid, thirteen years old at the time the party meets. She enthusiastic and loyal, but has been hurt many times in her past and is slow to trust.

Lucius Helbourne- An uncommon sight to be sure, Lucius is a half elf, half demon sorcerer that has revealed little about himself or his past to the group. He speaks very little, only interjecting occasionally when the situation calls for it.

Piper McCarthy- the second half elf of the party, Piper is a seemingly relaxed monk who takes humor in many things. Fond of a good drink, this monk may not be quite what one thinks of when you think of a pious man, but Piper has wormed his way into the group’s heart nonetheless.

Insa Yeetson- this Bearkin ranger joined the party after their battle in the caves against the grell. A generally jovial female, Insa’s ability to hold her own and to help the group has made her an invaluable part of the team.

Biri Turnuroth- a devout follower of the goddess Tamara, Biri is a blue dragonborn cleric currently on a quest away from her clan. Self-righteous and a little arrogant, Biri is not fond of strangers but would lay down her life for the members of her party if the need arose.