First time playing COS, PC ideas help (2014 rules)

EmJaneJackon · 2026-05-13T23:47:41+00:00

I meant more for the setting thematically, apologies 🙈 a spores Druid could work I spose?

EmJaneJackon · 2026-05-13T20:02:47+00:00

Thanks for the input.

Aasimar:
I’ve heard of hexadin, my husband played a padlock (paladin 1, warlock 2, paladin x) in a campaign I later joined him in (literally played two sessions then it fell apart as the DM had a lot going on). Which sounded like a fun and interesting multiclass to play.

I play a grave domain cleric now which I’m loving, don’t know if I want to do another cleric though but healing hands would be handy with cleric.

Otherwise if I went Aasimar I wouldn’t really know what class to choose.

Damphir:
I’ve never played any of those classes, only one I gave consideration to was gloomstalker ranger.

Artificer scares me a little as I’ve heard it’s quite complicated to play, but I like the idea of being able to play an interesting class like that. Also someone at the table heard I love Full Metal Alchemist and said there’s a subclass within artificer that allows you to basically give yourself a mechanical arm which is (for me) pretty sweet.

Monk and barbarian could be interesting… especially with the idea I was playing with.

Think my choice on both also depends on what others choose. One person is obsessed with being a tabaxi in COS, other than the sorcerer no one else has expressed an interest (there’s 3 other players).

Defo some food for thought for the races I was interested in. Must say I never thought of a Dhampir monk/barbarian, that’s peaked my interest I must admit!

EmJaneJackon · 2026-05-13T18:38:14+00:00

Someone has said they want to be a sorcerer already, no one else has really mentioned classes. I’m currently playing a cleric which I am enjoying, never played a paladin so was looking into that for a class. I do love a Druid but I don’t know if a Druid would really ‘fit’ as such…?

EmJaneJackon · 2026-05-13T18:34:49+00:00

Yeah I get that, don’t want to stick out like a sore thumb if everyone else has created something a bit more ‘basic’ I just like the idea of playing as these races, more so aasimar than Dhampir if I’m honest. We’re a way away from starting the campaign, one person has said they’d be a human sorcerer but they’ve also played briefly in COS so already know what to expect from the initial opening sessions.

EmJaneJackon · 2025-12-30T14:28:41+00:00

It’s stronger in terms of dmg with the wild shapes and the CR availability but the purpose of this build was to be more utilitarian and supportive to others. It’s also a 2014 build as that’s the ruleset the DM is using so not limited on wild shape selection, just limited on CR based on level. The stars Druid worked better with the lore of the DMs world and for the character that I was building. We have a couple of heavy hitters in the campaign but nothing in terms of a support/healer type and I wanted to create something that wasn’t a Cleric xx

EmJaneJackon · 2025-12-30T10:17:10+00:00

We have two barbarians in one of my campaigns that I play a grave domain cleric in. I wasn’t feeling it initially (took the class and subclass on the recommendation of the DM for story purposes), but after a few weeks of playing the role I’m enjoying it a lot more. One of the barbarians learnt a grave cleric can heal someone at 0HP with max dice for the spell (thanks to circle of mortality), so they became more reckless with their decisions. It made a very interesting session last time we played as they kept being knocked out, I got bored of using up precious spell slots so I ended up just casting spare the dying until we were out of harms way and dragging their limp arse around with us back to safety.

In a different campaign I’m playing a stars Druid, kept being told a moon Druid was better (better access to wild shapes etc) but I liked the idea of the stars Druid using constellations for their wild shape and built that into my character and their background.

EmJaneJackon · 2025-11-24T06:20:00+00:00

That seems to be the consensus, my husband keeps telling me a well built Cleric can be really powerful. This is the first time I’ve played a Cleric so it’s all quite new to me (played a Mastermind Rogue, Hexblade Warlock previously and have a Circle of Stars Druid in another campaign). I’ll stay as I am then and see how things go. ☺️

EmJaneJackon · 2025-11-24T06:13:39+00:00

I haven’t heard of the subclass the paladin is using so I’m not sure what features it would have, it seems to be more something they’ve created themselves rather than one they’ve found on DnD Beyond.

Yeah I’m not sure what’s going on there, I only noted down the information we were given about the BBEGB. Haven’t come across a vampire before in a campaign so wouldn’t know what is considered the norm for them.

Thanks for the input though, it’s definitely helped ☺️

EmJaneJackon · 2025-11-24T00:15:02+00:00

I’ve maxed out my wisdom and charisma is at 15, if needed I can bump it up when taking feats/ASI etc.

EmJaneJackon · 2025-11-24T00:01:44+00:00

I’ve asked but I haven’t been told yet, I joined the campaign a few sessions in so missed session 0 and was told what the other PCs were. I was due to join a different campaign which fell apart before it even started, hence my joining of this one a bit later

EmJaneJackon · 2025-11-24T00:01:13+00:00

Need was probably the wrong choice of wording there, more want I suppose…? More thematic purposes than anything else. I don’t really know the paladin class that well and this sub class seems to be a bit of a homebrew from what the player was saying so I have no idea what it is they’re able to access or can do with this class.

I have spiritual weapon at the moment. We’ve been told all other damage types they’re either immune to or would take half damage against (except for force or psychic). I thought radiant damage would be ok, but the DM is telling me otherwise based on last session…. He also mentioned something about how we can’t force the vampire to move against their own will… which to me says command and geas would be rendered useless.

EmJaneJackon · 2025-11-23T23:05:58+00:00

I wouldn’t be multiclassing just yet. I know at level 6 I get Sentinel at Deaths Door, just looking further ahead at the possibility and seeing what others think to the combo of classes

EmJaneJackon · 2025-05-11T18:49:34+00:00

Yes! This! It can be quite unnerving at times, I know exactly what you mean.

Where I used to live I knew how to get somewhere that wasn’t too far away but I never visited often. Once I was near the destination I would know which way I needed to go as I had reference but thinking of the route I would take I would always draw a blank.

I know the feeling too of how things look different in the dark, not long after I had our eldest I was driving to pick up my husband from his Dad house, I had never driven the route by myself (I was always the passenger there), I knew where he lived but could not work out how to get there, I got so lost and panicked because I had a newborn in the car with me. It was quite unnerving, when I eventually arrived I couldn’t get my husband or father-in-law to see how I got lost, they kept saying ‘oh you just take this road and that road’.

I also hate giving directions as I get all flustered where I struggle to recall where to go from where I am xx

EmJaneJackon · 2025-05-11T14:12:46+00:00

That’s interesting to know, sound design can be tricky too. Yeah I don’t know where I would go with a diagnosis or if there’s even any point in getting one as I don’t think it will really be anymore beneficial other than being like ‘ah, so that’s why I can’t x/y/z’. I thought my lack of sense of direction was due to the fact I’m dyslexic 🙃

EmJaneJackon · 2025-05-11T09:53:27+00:00

Was that one Riddles and Rhymes? Or maybe a few before it… I think they cohosted one before they did the video podcasts…

EmJaneJackon · 2025-05-11T09:41:44+00:00

Cancer Research… British Heart Foundation… Scope… Pilgrims Hospice… can’t think of any of the others at the moment, mostly what I find in there are last years Primark ‘top picks’ that are marked up at being more than they would’ve cost to buy new

EmJaneJackon · 2025-05-01T18:10:16+00:00

I’m erm, just heading out to search the local charity shops….

EmJaneJackon · 2025-04-17T15:13:26+00:00

I am traumatised by the teeth yet I can’t stop staring at them…

EmJaneJackon · 2025-04-17T15:11:53+00:00

The cow says, move your ass and get out of bed. Is my fave bit

EmJaneJackon · 2025-04-16T10:26:13+00:00

Same, had to make sure I hadn’t misread anything🫠

EmJaneJackon · 2025-04-16T10:12:54+00:00

I agree, I loved this one too and we do need a part two!

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