TGFS Player's Guide
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After joining the server, your next step is to create your PC!
Roll20
To start, join a roll20 PC bank and request a PC sheet by following these steps. DO NOT IMPORT ANY SHEETS INTO THE ROLL20 CHARACTER BANK
- Join a roll20 PC bank by following the one of the links found in #server-info on discord
- Confirm your roll20 display name, by hitting 'launch game' after opening the link to the bank. Your display name will appear along the bottom left corner of the game map.
- Request a roll20 character sheet by posting in the #roll20-request channel as outlined in the pinned message. Staff will react to your post and send you a DM once they have assigned you a sheet.
- Open the bank game by hitting 'launch game'. Click the 'journal' tab in the upper right corner and you will see your assigned sheet. (Do not start your character creation in the 'my characters' page on roll20)
- Open the sheet, and select "edit"
PC Creation
Important notes:
- If you have never made a D&D 5e PC before, please check out the 2024 5e Character Creation steps before proceeding.
- If this is your first time making a 5e sheet on roll20, check out the roll20 sheet guide here
- Do not use the charactermancer on roll20!! It lacks many of the allowed options for character creation!!
- The roll20 compendium does not have all the character options that are approved for the server. You will need to manually input other content from server approved sources.
- Check out House Rules for any server-specific changes, bans, or rulings
- Be sure to fill out the "TGFS Bookkeeping" information as you build your character!!
Allowed content
- Unless stated elsewhere, this server goes by "Rules As Written" (RAW).
- See the "Allowed Content" in Introductory Information or #server-info for what sources you can use to build your PC
- Multiclassing is allowed, but you must have the required prerequisites as outlined in the 2014 or 2024 PHB
- Any optional features from approved sources are allowed (eg: the 'customizing your origins' from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.)
Starting information
- Your first PC will start at lvl 2
- We use 27 point buy or standard array for determining ability scores. There is a calculator for this found in #resources
- All PCs start with gold instead of equipment. This is 50gp from any background + class starting gold (all 2014 PCs take the starting gold from their 2024 equivalent).
- All PCs start with a trinket of your choice (see the options in the "Allowed Content" section of #server-info )
- For Health (HP), you gain your max hit die roll + con for your first level, then the average of your hit die + con for all additional levels. There is a calculator for this found in #resources
Other Rules
- Your PC must be an adult for their race/species; this applies to both age and appearance.
- We do NOT allow PCs with the chaotic evil alignment.
- PCs starting at lvl 2 start with 2 free healing potions
- If you are using a 2014 Background that does not provide a feat, you may choose one from "Tough", "Magic Initiate" or "Skilled."
To finish up building your character on roll20 be sure to add their portrait by clicking "edit" in the top corner of your sheet.
PC Approval / westmarches.games
Once you have finished your PC in the roll20 PC bank, follow these steps to submit them for approval
- Follow the link in #server-info to access our westmarches.games community; you will likely be asked to link your discord account to the site.
- Go to the "Characters" Tab
- Add a new character by clicking the little icon with the helmet and "+" sign
- Fill out the information as requested, noting the guidelines at the top of the submission page.
- Click "create PC" and it will automatically send it to the #characters channel on discord for our team to approve. Please be patient as our team reviews your sheet! If you do not hear anything back within 72 hours, please ping @admin in your character's thread in #characters.
Once your PC is approved, you will have access to the rest of the discord server, as well as the marketplace to purchase any starting equipment, and adventures to get started on adventuring!
You will also be pinged in #inventory-logs and #dtp-expending so you can start your journey right away!
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