A Live D&D Conversation

Screenshot of Matt, Bosco, Irene, and Londyn from the stream

> "*We'll get into who you're going to murder in a minute.*"
> ― DM Matt
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**A Live D&D Conversation** is a special live stream where DM Matt walks the cast through creating a new party of characters with help from the chat.

## Summary

### Around the Mic

* DM Matt
* Bosco
* Irene Dubois
* Londyn Bradshaw

### Character Creation

The conversation starts with the discussing the queens looks. Bosco is a bright blue power rangers villain, and Irene is a Lord of the Rings meets /5thElement (meets Gary Oldman in Dracula).

Today they will be creating all new 3rd level characters, step by step, via DnD Beyond. To start, Matt asks them about what their party should be. Irene suggests “Strangers on a Train” idea: where strangers who each have someone who they want to see murdered without drawing suspicion to themselves, agree to murder each other's foes. “It’s a murder pact, but we all picked Fraya,” Bosco jokes.

#### Race and Class

Matt rotates through each queen as they decide on a race and class for their new character.

Bosco sets a placeholder name of “Eve”, a default name she uses. Her first idea for a character is a Demon Slayer, who wields a scythe and is buxom and muscular. She decides on a paladin, and a lesbian. After reviewing several beefy races (Orcs, half-orcs, aasimar) she settles on a Goliath. After joking she is from Butte, that becomes the new name. She goes with proficiencies in intimidation, and picks a Great Weapon Fighting style. Discussing her oath, she goes instantly to Oath of Vengeance. From that she gets “Bane” and “Hunter’s Mark”.

Irene wants to be magical and create clones. They discuss options for Mirror Image, and she thinks about Warlock, turning down the idea of a cleric with Invoke Duplicity. The idea of a demon patron interests her, to have Bosco be hired to kill her patron. She wants to be a ‘good’ elf over drow/shadar-kai, and picks Eladrin over High elf. She picks proficiencies in nature and deception. For her patron: She picks fiend to go with demon hunting. Her family are defensive magic, and she sought offensive, but the deal isn’t working out. Her spells: Burning Hands, Command, Blindness/Deafness, Scorching Ray, Fireball, Stinking Cloud. For Eldritch Invocations she takes “Masks of Many Faces”. Lastly for her Pact Boon: She takes Pact of the Chain, taking an Imp familiar. She leans towards the chat suggested name of Glamdalf.

Londyn, inspired by Kate Beckinsale in Underworld, wants a urban warrior. She knows she wants to be a changeling (having been frazzled when Irene briefly considered one). They go over language choices and she picks Elvish and Infernal, though doesn't know how she'd have learned both. After considering Rogue, Fighter, and Ranger, she picks Rogue. She picks proficiencies in Stealth, acrobatics, athleticism, and investigation. For rogue archetype (not architect), she asks the chat to pick between Arcane Trickster and Thief and chat overwhelmingly picks Trickster. She decides to be proficient in Thieves tools and stealth. Realizing how powerful this combo is, she picks changeling proficiencies in deception and intimidation. With help from the chat she leans towards the name Pyrys (Paris).

#### Ability Scores

Bosco:  They puts +3 for strength and constitution, and a +1 charisma. -1, for intelligence and dexterity.

Irene: She goes low with wisdom (hence her deal with the devil) and intelligence. +3 Intel, Dex, +1 Charisma.

Londyn: +3 Dex, +1Wis, -1Int, (rest missed)

#### Backgrounds

Matt reviews various kinds of backgrounds, but asks the queens what they are thinking.

Bosco wants a dead wife backstory that inspired her quest, and had been a farmer before. After much debate, they pick 'Hermit' background with nature proficiency. Her discovery is a truth that the church is run by a
demon. She wants to hunt this person down. Alignment: She is doing what she thinks is right but doesn’t think she is good. So Chaotic Good. Faith: Needs to be hypocritical. Their church pretends to worship a celestial being but it is actually a demon. A False Idol. Lifestyle: Modest.

Irene is a fan of Magic the Gathering, so wants to be from Ravnica and is from Selesnya Guild. Maybe made a deal with Rakdos. So she has defiled the conclave ideals. Learns Sylvan language, and can play the theremin. Because she broke with the conclave, Matt tweaks it so she can get shelter with the Cult of Rakdos instead of Selesnya. She takes a skill with animal handling. Alignment: True neutral since she isn’t good or evil and broke the rules. Lifestyle: Wealthy

Londyn wants to be from the city. Urban Bounty Hunter is chosen, and she gets even more proficiencies, but only one not chosen previously is Persuasion. She also is proficient in slight of hand. She decides that she hangs with the noble crowd but she doesn’t quite fit in. Old Witch suggests a fixer for the upper class. She chooses to also be proficient with dice and harmonicas. Alignment: Chaotic Evil. – “An Evil dumb bitch”. Lifestyle: Wealthy

#### Party:

After going over equipment with matt, the group debate options for name with the chat. They eventually pick the name: **The Order of the Wonky Lash.**

Matt asks how they met. Londyn refines the earlier idea of the meeting on a train, and a murder pact. She says Pyrys bumped into the others as they make their murder pact, embarrassing herself, and later helping them deal with something on the train. Matt loves the idea, and suggests that would make a great first session.

Irene is ready to play right away, but time is up. After plugging their socials, the queens say goodbye.

## Behind the Queens

* This is the second time an episode/stream focused on character creation. The first time was a Bonus Episode, "Secretly Hot". That episode also featured the creation of a changeling rogue.
* At the end of the stream they raided Arson Nicki's channel on twitch.

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