Cypress Finch

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Mordekainen’s Tome of Foes

Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Volo’s Guide to Monsters

Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron

Xanathar’s Guide to Everything

If you ever see me presenting you with a character who is not Queer. My identity has been compromised.

Cypress Finch - Earth Genasi, Nightwatcher Fighter, Soldier

Aria Gale - Air Genasi, Way of the Astral Self Monk, Acolyte

Ember Hearth - Fire Genasi, Draconic Sorcerer, Waterdhavian Noble

Meredith Delta - Water Genasi, Circle of the Old Ways Druid, Syndicate Smuggler

Robert Cole - Human, Archfey Warlock, Fey-Blessed

Bazur "Basher" - Orc, Path of the Primal Spirit Barbarian, Explorer

Lincoln Robertson - Wood Half-Elf, Arcane Trickster Rogue, Criminal

Lukim - Aasimar, Circle of the Stars Druid, Knight of the Order

Mira Webb - Disembodied, Alchemist Artificer, Archaeologist

Bracken Marbleflaw - Human, Champion Fighter, Entertainer

Rocan Arrowsmith - Autumn Eladrin, Primordial Archer Ranger, Syndicate Smuggler

Virdan Ravennoir - Dreamer, Soulknife Rogue, Acolyte

Thavaroth Kinless Anakalathala - Goliath, Path of the Berserker Barbarian, Uthgardt Tribe Member

Mies - Changeling, Occultist Guild Monster Hunter, Investigator

Jasper Locroft - Shadar-kai, Mastermind Rogue, Charlatan

Leolorn Farahice - High Elf, Storm Sorcerer, Sage

Thyrel Dorwarin - Satyr, Harvest Domain Cleric, Heretic

Mornir - Dwarf, College of Creation Bard, Entertainer

Eklech - Variant Tiefling, Twilight Domain Cleric, Courtier

Zonros Vehmadath - Triton, Divination Wizard, Sailor

Clifford Slate - Earth Genasi, Trapper Guild Monster Hunter, Antiquarian

Albert Silverman - Downcast, Battle Smith Artificer, Physician

Emrack - Path of the Wild Heart Barbarian, Hermit

Arthur Reed - Arisen, Death Knight Fighter, Exterminator

Dovhareth - Harvestborn, Oath of Pestilence Paladin, Farmer

Zoggu - Golbin, College of Whistles Bard, One of the Taken

Onyx - Changeling, Clockwork Sorcerer, Noble

Hawk - Bugbear, Genie Warlock, Inheritor

Valantyne Nysell - Kobold, College of Creation Bard, Beggar

A) Save it to a special folder in my gallery (so I can look at it a lot)

B) use it as my lockscreen/background/screensaver (so I can look at it a lot)

you're gonna get tired very quickly

tired leads to injured, injured leads to tired, tired leads to—

you're not gonna be as composed as you expect

humans are more fragile than you think and also more durable than you think. both are true and neither stop them from dying of an infection later (DO NOT GET BITTEN)

DO NOT GET STABBED (generally good life advice)

DO GET A SPEAR

Humans are very good at *pretending* to fight each other in hopes that the generals way in the back are buying it so nobody has to get stabbed.

SUPPLY LINES FFS

Uuuuuuuh wow professionalization matters a lot actually

There's a lot of dust actually

Horses Will Not run through opposing infantry, but they will run at other horses

Elephants are not worth it, tbh

Shields matter a lot if you want to not die but good luck finding a balance between being too heavy and not protective enough

Anything is a projectile if you throw it hard enough

Always have a knife

Do Not Fall Down - you will be trampled

The guy with the biggest hat/plume is the leader

Release The Hounds

Valleys are BAD NEWS

Uphill is much nicer than downhill

A retreat route to boats on the sea is only helpful when you're already ready to sail

Forests are torches waiting to be lit

A professional soldier does a surprising amount of sitting around and day labour on massive projects

The army has always been a good place to become an engineer, it seems

Ffs, pleasr listen when the sergeant tells you something. He's always right

If you've got a shit general, make sure you've got a good tactician/strategist

That rich guy really doesn't know what he's doing, huh

Drowning is awful and being in the navy is certainly A Choice, but your wife will not be happy with you

Damn, all this shit is heavy :(((

Attack the baggage train >:)))

Uhhhh, sarge? The battle line broke. I'm going home

Why aren't the enemy running and screaming back at us? They're just ... walking towards us. I will not be sticking around to figure out whatever fuckery they're up to.

Blood is actually really slippery :(

I did not clean my blade and now the blood has dried and glued the sword and scabbard together :(((

Tf you mean we're gonna fight during harvest season. I think tf not.

I Hate This. All Of This.

Fuck me, battle is LOUD despite the fact I can't hear shit in this helmet

You're better to be down an arm than down a leg, tbh

Desertion rates are not as high as you'd think, but if you let the troops starve and get sick, they will abandon you en masse

WHAT MADE YOU THINK CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS WAS A GOOD IDEA?!

The fewer pieces to armour the better is usually is (with the exception of chain and scale)

Skirts and loose-ish clothes actually help conceal the lines of your body in combat

Don't wear too much armour in a hot place because you will be sweating until you pass out and die

CHARIOTS ARE SO COOL

Falling off a chariot is Less Cool

You're less likely to get stabbed than you are crushed or run over

Leather resists slashing damage, silk/linen resists piercing damage and wood/ceramic disperses blunt damage

Ceramic armour is actually so effective at defending its wearer that we still use it in bulletproof vests and tank armour (though once its broken it needs to be replaced)

A blade lodged in bone can actually be really hard to get back out

If your belly is cut open, you're already dead to an infection

major artery, bleeding

out takes a long time

There's also the official d&d cook book & some character creation guides & a whole bunch of adventure modules for one shots or to spice up any campaign!

Beyond this, consider how these professions might vary depending on who the customers are - nobles, or lower class. Are they good at their job or just scraping by? Do they work with lots of other people or on their own? City or village?

For younger characters:

Apprentice to any of the above

Messenger/runner

Page/squire

Pickpocket

Shop assistant

Student

Looks after younger siblings

((long list, so it’s below the cut))

You know how humans' hair turns silver, grey, or white when they get old?

What if, when elves get old, their hair turns gold?

Think about it, middle-aged elves with streaks of gold in their hair.

Elderly elves with heads of golden hair.

Half-elves.