fireinthedust wrote:

Iron Ranger wrote:

What was Emral's healing roll?

1d8: 6  (-2 is 4?)

Yes and +4 brings you back to full 14. Correct?

Iron Ranger wrote:

What was Emral's healing roll?

1d8: 6  (-2 is 4?)

achiriaco wrote:

I climb up and look out the window

Malak stands upon Emral to get a boost up, then attempts to climb the rough stone wall. [roll d12]

Chainsaw wrote:

If you're playing with a group that you expect to become regulars, then sure, spend some time rolling up the PCs. I agree - that is super fun! What was described in the OP sounded more like a demonstration to me, so I leaned toward getting to the action more quickly in that case.

Since these are players with "roleplaying experience with newer editions" I would not skip the character creation. 

I ran a session for 8 players who never played an RPG in their lives. I considered providing pregens but decided against so the players would get more attached to their characters and get more familiar with the core of the game. We spent 30 minutes tops and got right into the action. After that experience, I shy away from pregens unless it is a con game where I know that it would be better for the scenario to have pregens. (i.e., 1. Garycon last year, I ran an AD&D game themed for Ancient Greece and I provided pregens because the main plot centered on these characters backstories. 2. My other game we spend the first of six hours rolling up characters).
I think it depends all on what you are trying to do. I lean always towards having the players create their own characters.
 

Chainsaw wrote:

If you're playing with a group that you expect to become regulars, then sure, spend some time rolling up the PCs. I agree - that is super fun! What was described in the OP sounded more like a demonstration to me, so I leaned toward getting to the action more quickly in that case.

I love your quick start! But I'd still consider a quick group Method I 3d6 straight for the pregens. 45 extra secs tops. Best of both worlds!?!?

What was Emral's healing roll?

If you're playing with a group that you expect to become regulars, then sure, spend some time rolling up the PCs. I agree - that is super fun! What was described in the OP sounded more like a demonstration to me, so I leaned toward getting to the action more quickly in that case.

I like pregens for higher level convention games, but there is no substitute for how much your players'll love their characters more if they roll them up themselves. 

It's just totally worth the 30 extra minutes!

fireinthedust wrote:

Iron Ranger wrote:

Burning Hands is securely ingrained.

The screams are outside drifting in through the small windows over head on the left wall. They sound like the cries of small game.

1)  So I can cast BH for whatever slots I have handy?

2)  How high are the windows? I'm considering looking through the window.

3)  Did we get hit points back, or is that not how AS&SH works with healing?

1 - remember - a 2nd level warlock still has 1 spell, Emral's high INT allows for an extra cast of it a day.

2 - When you first came in the room, Malak and Emral thought the wondows might be asa high as 15 ft. but in the dim ruddy rays of dawn, they look more like 12ft. The table might have been a good booster?

3 -  hit point recovery is rolled using the character’s HD type, plus constitution modifier Emral at -2 to the die, as he notices the rusted dagger wound in his leg has begun to leak pus overnight.

I show Malak at full 9 & Emral at 10 of 14.


 

Iron Ranger wrote:

Burning Hands is securely ingrained.

The screams are outside drifting in through the small windows over head on the left wall. They sound like the cries of small game.

1)  So I can cast BH for whatever slots I have handy?

2)  How high are the windows? I'm considering looking through the window.

3)  Did we get hit points back, or is that not how AS&SH works with healing?