AL PC: Jerlyn

Season 7 Play: Attained Level 8 (Valor Bard)

At first I was going to make my new character Jerlyn a life cleric or a paladin, but in the end I went with bard. I have fond memories of playing a D&D 2E half-elf character who ended up becoming a bard and continued on into an epic level 3.5E campaign. This might be a good point to recognize that choosing half-elf is one of the best options in 5E because of the mechanics of the stat points and the abilities half-elves get.

Instead of a backstory, I just wrote a description for this character. Jerlyn is a blond half-elf valor bard wearing Corellon symbols (the eight-pointed star) on everything: his half-plate armor, his shield, his weapons, his backpack, his bedroll, etc. He has a playful demeanor and will often hum a tune or play his lute. The pin on his cloak is clearly a Harpers symbol.

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For his adventures, he started out with DDEX3-1 Harried in Hillsfar (5 1-Hour Sessions) in which he bought some silvered weapons. Then he helped stop some kobolds in DDEX1-5 The Courting of Fire, where no one wanted the scroll of flame blade so he took it with him. He continued slaying kobolds in DDAL06-01 A Thousand Tiny Deaths, where the team easily took out the big boss. Thanks to a bunch of DM Rewards, I was able to get him up to Tier 2 so he could then go through the legendary dungeon of White Plume Mountain. After that success, he also ventured to Chult for some epic fun (DDEP07-01 Peril at the Port and DDEP07-02 Drums of the Dead).

I love the versatility of playing a half-elf valor bard. Thanks to his quests, he ended up with plenty of magic items and over 18,000 gp. Season 7 was good times.