5e Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Lewd Mage (Recruiting)

[oldedog]

Big issue is mostly "A lot of these go under the assumption that a Virgin is just a beast waiting to be unleashed", and the idea of someone being that way because the idea just hasn't occurred to them doesn't seem to be supported (Except by "You shouldn't be playing in this game anyway then"), that is kind of a continual brick wall I keep running into TBH.

Fair enough, let me see if I can come up with something that will help with that and I'll PM you.

[c0i9z]

Big issue is mostly "A lot of these go under the assumption that a Virgin is just a beast waiting to be unleashed", and the idea of someone being that way because the idea just hasn't occurred to them doesn't seem to be supported (Except by "You shouldn't be playing in this game anyway then"), that is kind of a continual brick wall I keep running into TBH.

I don't see that quote? Virgin says "Either from lack of opportunity, interest, or just
because you have been too busy adventuring to pop
your metaphorical goodberry. ", so that looks the same as the idea hasn't occurred to them. and the combination of either Virgin or Willingly Celibate and Chaste Onlooker gives a hefty resistance against being stimulated.

[Re Z L]

Only the equipment, fetish, and artificial implement that she gets from the virgin sexual history.

I believe she has everything else as near as I can tell.

A lot of those are "may" options for the Virgin sexual history

Big issue is mostly "A lot of these go under the assumption that a Virgin is just a beast waiting to be unleashed", and the idea of someone being that way because the idea just hasn't occurred to them doesn't seem to be supported (Except by "You shouldn't be playing in this game anyway then"), that is kind of a continual brick wall I keep running into TBH.

Maybe consider: what is it you're wanting to get out of this game specifically?

At the beginning, as oldedog put in the description, it'll be a more traditional dungeoneering game, but things will continue to to become more sexually charged as it goes. How do you envision your character fitting in with the rest of the group as that happens?

The concern that I would personally have would be getting left out of a substantial amount of the action of being in the dungeon, though there could be ways around that. Perhaps the rest of the party engages with some of the perils while giving your character freedom to pick a lock, or perhaps your character's naivete protects her from some of the other aspects of an encounter.

An example that keeps coming to mind for me is as if this were a game revolving around pirates (or some other criminal group) and someone wanted to play a Paladin. Or vice versa, a group of heroic adventurers and someone wanted to play a chaotic evil rogue. Either could work but I think it takes some extra effort to figure out what that player wants to get out of the game and how them doing that works with the game instead of being contrary.

Just my own thoughts, and hopefully that helps you in the future too 

[shengami]

A lot of those are "may" options for the Virgin sexual history
Maybe consider: what is it you're wanting to get out of this game specifically?

At the beginning, as oldedog put in the description, it'll be a more traditional dungeoneering game, but things will continue to to become more sexually charged as it goes. How do you envision your character fitting in with the rest of the group as that happens?

The concern that I would personally have would be getting left out of a substantial amount of the action of being in the dungeon, though there could be ways around that. Perhaps the rest of the party engages with some of the perils while giving your character freedom to pick a lock, or perhaps your character's naivete protects her from some of the other aspects of an encounter.

An example that keeps coming to mind for me is as if this were a game revolving around pirates (or some other criminal group) and someone wanted to play a Paladin. Or vice versa, a group of heroic adventurers and someone wanted to play a chaotic evil rogue. Either could work but I think it takes some extra effort to figure out what that player wants to get out of the game and how them doing that works with the game instead of being contrary.

Just my own thoughts, and hopefully that helps you in the future too 

There's something to be said for taking the GM's description of the intended game theme when you build your character. This is why session 0s are so important and for both players and GMs to be up front about the intended tone of the game.

Heh.

Like, despite the supplement having some clear biases, I took it at face value and found stuff to be excited about and work toward should I get to play the game! Mmm, also keeping an eye on other people's concept and thinking how I might want to interact.

[inkybus]

They certainly will but will they want to part with some of them is the question.

It's alright, the format is a bit confusing but I can manage.

Speaking of wanting to part with cursed items, I feel that cursed items shouldn't all have the clause of "The cursed wearer/wielder does not want to let go" and instead put the curse with a Wisdom/Charisma save if the cursed wielder/wearer wants to set the cursed item aside.

It seems like a good chance for a character to feel like a champion, when they manage to overcome their dark impulses and set aside the cursed item and stuff.

At any rate, I will also search for a third party character sheet that I can fill out for formatting purposes. Maybe mythweavers or something- as long as it's a third party site I can trust, unlike DnD Beyond and junk.

[oldedog]

Okay everyone, after a bit of thinking things over, I'm going to close the recruitment thread on Saturday July 6 at 2200 UTC and make my selection from the characters that have been submitted already.

Honestly, I set the deadline for a week expecting a spread of submissions across that week but apparently my idea grabbed a lot of people's interest since we reached double digits in three days.

I hope everyone that wants to submit a character gets to before the adjusted deadline and I'll work with people if they need like an extra hour or two but I'm already going to be disappointing a good number of people that don't make it in so hopefully this will help with that.

I appreciate everyone that has already submitted a character and I'm looking forward to the game with whoever makes it into the game which is not going to be an easy choice for me since everyone has such good characters.

[shengami]

That makes sense! I am not surprised this got attention. The base module is a well-known one, the supplemental rules are thematic and cool, and 5e is popular.

The 5e games that tend to struggle have really out there concepts, original settings, are restrictive in some way, or too loose (oddly enough). Haha.

I look forward to your decision!

[Rashol]

One note to say: watch the fetishes carefully. They work thematically but giving yourself more than one or two can sometimes neutralise parts of the character.

Eg. In a game where we used non updated version of these rules.. I worked out, during play that the fetishes crippled my character's benefit to herself though she could still give the benefit to others.

[oldedog]

Thanks for the heads up.

[inkybus]

Nothing wrong with changing some things to fit the game better with homebrew if everyone agrees to it, I think.

[pdragon]

That makes sense! I am not surprised this got attention. The base module is a well-known one, the supplemental rules are thematic and cool, and 5e is popular.

The 5e games that tend to struggle have really out there concepts, original settings, are restrictive in some way, or too loose (oddly enough). Haha.

I look forward to your decision!

I dunno, I've found that 5e games with an original setting have actually been fairly successful. 

[shengami]

I dunno, I've found that 5e games with an original setting have actually been fairly successful.

Oh? Have you? LOL!! Touché.

Nothing wrong with changing some things to fit the game better with homebrew if everyone agrees to it, I think.

True enough. Something to discuss once selection is over, I think.

[Marie Reynolds]

Okay I am still working on my character I am working on the Story bits now and  the Creation of an Order that will be a apart of the Church of Sharess, I hope it will be okay with you I did this to help flesh out the organization that helps with her more Erotic oriented artwork  and her general involvement in the Kinky community in the game. Also I have changed to being a half-elf in stead of a half-orc. Though the character will still be a Guild artisan as a painter as discussed and I still plan to use the bond and flaw I discuss with you earlier! She will also be Bard: 2(College of Romance) Monk: 1( Way of the Sensate and will still be an experienced kinkster.

[oldedog]

Okay I am still working on my character I am working on the Story bits now and  the Creation of an Order that will be a apart of the Church of Sharess, I hope it will be okay with you I did this to help flesh out the organization that helps with her more Erotic oriented artwork  and her general involvement in the Kinky community in the game. Also I have changed to being a half-elf in stead of a half-orc. Though the character will still be a Guild artisan as a painter as discussed and I still plan to use the bond and flaw I discuss with you earlier! She will also be Bard: 2(College of Romance) Monk: 1( Way of the Sensate and will still be an experienced kinkster.

Sounds good to me, still have a few hours before I make the decision about the party so let me know if you need help with anything.

I'm at work so my responses might be slower then usual.

[Marie Reynolds]

 So from personal Experience I know there are Floggers that provide a more Thuddy sensation. Not my term I came up with it was how the person who introduce me to floggers explained it. So would it be okay if I  switched out the  slashing tag for bludgeoning for the damage type for one of my characters artificial implements?

[Hexed]

Name: Lucy Tsunami
Age: 19
Race: Air Genasi
Class: Hexblade Warlock 3
Sexuality: Bisexual
Background: Criminal
Sexual History:

Willingly Celibate

Recovery dice D6, not proficient in natural or artificial implements, Chaste Onlooker, aftercare pack, advantage on saving throws against hyperaroused condition, attempts to seduce her are made at disadvantage

Ons/Offs: link
Sheet: DndBeyond sheet
Background: The touch of the elements was pretty obvious with Lucy from birth what with the blue tint to her skin, the breath that never seemed to run out, and the lighting that tended to crawl along her fingers. Her blessings were useful once she was old enough and her parents began teaching her the way of burglary and other such acts of theft. Her time growing up was split between running through the streets playing with children, stuck at a table with boring books learning to read and do math, and in the basement learning the ways of the thief.

She was thirteen when she began joining her parents on jobs using her small size to wiggle into places her parents couldn't. After a year of only helping on smaller jobs they brought her onto a big gig to steal an old sword handle from a collectors vault. Everything went of without a hitch till the end when she hid the hilt in her shirt and it was left touching bare skin. While finishing up the job she was able to ignore the whispers at the edge of her mind when she slept that night she was plunged into darkness and tested by a voice. For what seemed like ages she was trapped there as the voice dragged answers out of her to all sorts of strange questions. Eventually the voice grew quite and then light pierced the dark leaving her standing before an animate armor that began teaching her to fight.

Over the next several years the force of will required to wield the teaching of the nameless armor served her in good stead as she worked in the underbelly of Waterdeep. Having grown to enjoy a good scuffle in addition to sneaking about she took jobs that weren't just theft or stealth focused. Near her nineteenth birthday her parents, having made quite a bit of money by then, retired. While they offered her a place with them in retirement she decided instead to step into the light. As an adventurer she'd be exposed to a wide variety of tasks and no one seemed to have a problem with her picking up a few tasks from her old contacts.



Boy oh boy did the submissions pour in.


The beyond sheet is just temporary as it doesn't have the stuff from the lewd handbook.

Are we allowed access to the spells in the handbook at start? I'm finding the cantrip Taliah's Tricky Teleportation fairly amusing to think about. Emergency short range teleportation with a chance for wild magic surge and possibly leaving your clothing behind.

[oldedog]

So from personal Experience I know there are Floggers that provide a more Thuddy sensation. Not my term I came up with it was how the person who introduce me to floggers explained it. So would it be okay if I  switched out the  slashing tag for bludgeoning for the damage type for one of my characters artificial implements?

That's fine. I haven't had anyone describe them that way but yeah, thuddy actually does a good job of explaining it.

[oldedog]

Yes, just don't fill her spellbook with them at the start. Sleazy wizards aren't restricted to Undermountain so one or two naughty spells could have found their way into the world.

[inkybus]

To expand on the topic of damage, combat knives can both cut and stab, so it's kind of strange that Daggers in DnD can only do piercing damage. But that's just me woolgathering.

[Hexed]

Yes, just don't fill her spellbook with them at the start. Sleazy wizards aren't restricted to Undermountain so one or two naughty spells could have found their way into the world.

Oh yeah I wasn't going for the more lewd ones. And given just how few spells a warlock gets 'wasting' them that way. That one really just tickled my fancy 'cause it shows a build up in teleportation spells as you level up and it's an emergency "oh crap I'm surrounded get me out of here" panic button with possible downsides.

To expand on the topic of damage, combat knives can both cut and stab, so it's kind of strange that Daggers in DnD can only do piercing damage. But that's just me woolgathering.

Sadly that's game mechanics vs real life as that's true of a lot of weapons not exactly matching up to real world capabilities.

[Marie Reynolds]

Oh so we should wait on taking spells form the Lewd hand book.  Should I remove the  Cantrip Vibration  and  the first level spell Pregnancy ward or would those be okay? Those are the only spells I took form the Lewd Handbook.

[c0i9z]

To expand on the topic of damage, combat knives can both cut and stab, so it's kind of strange that Daggers in DnD can only do piercing damage. But that's just me woolgathering.

Are these modern combat knives, though?

[inkybus]

Are these modern combat knives, though?

Kukri. Sica. Tantō. Khanjar. Just to name a few, which can both stab and slash effectively.

[oldedog]

Oh so we should wait on taking spells form the Lewd hand book.  Should I remove the  Cantrip Vibration  and  the first level spell Pregnancy ward or would those be okay? Those are the only spells I took form the Lewd Handbook.

That's okay, like I said previously just don't load your character down with them. A few here and there is okay until the characters really get into the dungeon.

[Re Z L]

Good luck all!

Looks like it'll be a fun game