Level 0 5e Game going live tonight

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#1

SwampDog

Jul 25, 2014 16:33:12

My group and I are about to start our 5e campaign.  We'll be starting at level 0, no classes, but with backgrounds and very minimal equipment.

We welcome anyone to tune in and comment.   If you can't catch it live, it'll permanently be on youtube, as will all future sessions.

http://youtu.be/PFZCdKnNJds

#2

ivstin

Jul 25, 2014 16:47:11

Nice.

#3

Novacat

Jul 25, 2014 16:49:16

Why? Level 1 characters can already be killed by a stiff breeze. What storytelling opportunities do you hope to gain by stripping away anything else?

#4

Noon

Jul 25, 2014 17:34:17

Novacat wrote:
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Novacat

Jul 25, 2014 19:13:19

Way to engage in conversation...

#6

Fralex

Jul 25, 2014 19:20:55

There doesn't necessarily have to be a lot of fighting. After all, if they're starting off as normal people rather than adventurers, they wouldn't really get into many situations like that anyway.

#7

Nautilus

Jul 25, 2014 19:33:56

It'[ll be lots of fun! Even the bit where they get mugged by a three-legged housecat.

#8

Novacat

Jul 25, 2014 19:39:01

Fralex wrote:
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Mistwell

Jul 25, 2014 19:48:55

Novacat wrote:
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Ashrym

Novacat wrote:
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trebor_rjf

Jul 25, 2014 20:54:41

your level 0 is simple and sounds like a cool idea, i might try it one of these days.

#12

Novacat

Jul 25, 2014 21:20:17

I'm not sure why people equate "I don't see the appeal in that" with "You shouldn't do that."

 

I'm not judging the OP. I'm trying to understand what the draw is.

#13

Hitdice

Jul 25, 2014 21:23:44

Novacat wrote:
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UngeheuerLich

Novacat wrote:
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Akeisha

Nautilus wrote:
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grendel111111

Akeisha wrote:
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Akeisha

Nautilus wrote:
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Akeisha

grendel111111 wrote:
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Sturmunddrang

Jul 26, 2014 11:24:49

Mistwell wrote:
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MrHotter

Jul 26, 2014 12:07:16 		0 level starts are a great way to work character creation into the game. It also helps to start the campaign where many good stories start, in the 'normal' world.
#21

SwampDog

Jul 26, 2014 17:12:34

We didn't want to start at our classes.  We wanted to roleplay why and how we became those classes.

Next week we'll also be level 0, but we should be level 1 after that.

 

#22

grendel111111

Jul 26, 2014 17:33:51 		My playtest game started with just scores and race. Then a short adventure in the orphanage they grew up in. Then time passed and they left the orphanage when it closed and chose their backgroynds for what they did between the orphanage closing and there adventuring begining. Next adventure was with race stats and background. At the end of that they decided class. And 3 adventures in they looked back and decided their alignment.
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Nautilus

Akeisha wrote:
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Mistwell

Jul 26, 2014 19:04:10

Novacat wrote:
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Mistwell

Jul 26, 2014 19:11:09

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iserith

Jul 26, 2014 19:21:35

I understand the jump from 1st to 2nd level only takes a couple hours of play. How many hours does it take to go from 0 to 1st level? Are you awarding XP?

#27

Noon

Jul 26, 2014 20:12:39

Novacat wrote:
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Akeisha

Nautilus wrote:
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SwampDog

Jul 26, 2014 21:01:29

iserith wrote: