hello.. trying to make a 5E player toon...

[johntjamesonjr]

hi there. i was wondering if there were any 5E GMs or high level players on that would be interested in possibly helping me build a first toon for 5E? ive been trying for over an hour using FG but for some reason things arent adding up.. n i'm not sure why.. if so give me a hollar.. will keep looking n figuring it out in the meantime. thanxs.

john

[JohnD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nurEMR4JJeU

[johntjamesonjr]

thanxs.. found it by accident actually and watching it now in fact lol

[JohnD]

https://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/1743485/homer-roflcopter-o.gif

[gqwebb]

WELCOME ABOARD! I understand what you mean, but once you get going it will fall into place.

[TMO]

I'm sure I'm missing the obvious, but what is meant by "toon" in this context?

[Mask_of_winter]

I'm sure I'm missing the obvious, but what is meant by "toon" in this context?
Character

[johntjamesonjr]

lol.. yes.. character.. my mistake on bad choice of words and for confusing ppl

[Zacchaeus]

There's also a detailed walk-through of character creation here (https://www.fantasygrounds.com/wiki/index.php/5E_Character_Sheet).

And there's some other links here (https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?27296-Guides-videos-and-other-helpful-information) which you might also find useful.

[kylania]

I'm sure I'm missing the obvious, but what is meant by "toon" in this context?

Some early MMOs called their characters "toons" and sadly the term has stuck. I always just assume anyone who calls a character a "toon" grew up only playing Toontown Online (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toontown_Online) (which at the time was a children's game) and just doesn't know any better.

This discussion (https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/77192/what-is-the-source-for-calling-your-characters-toons) seems to indicate that people use it as a term of detachment between you and your character. Similar to how in modern MMOs you end up having several characters you play rather than a single one that represents "you" in the world.

[Nylanfs]

No it originated with Toon! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toon_%28role-playing_game%29) :)

[gqwebb]

Ah ha yes, Steve Jackson.. good times good times

https://www.worldofmunchkin.com/img/indexPortrait.jpg

[ddavison]

Some early MMOs called their characters "toons" and sadly the term has stuck. I always just assume anyone who calls a character a "toon" grew up only playing Toontown Online (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toontown_Online) (which at the time was a children's game) and just doesn't know any better.

This discussion (https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/77192/what-is-the-source-for-calling-your-characters-toons) seems to indicate that people use it as a term of detachment between you and your character. Similar to how in modern MMOs you end up having several characters you play rather than a single one that represents "you" in the world.

I'm game with several people who refer to them as toons and I'm pretty sure they picked it up from Everquest and World of Warcraft. They were all RPG gamers long before playing MMOs, so I have no idea why that "stuck" with them. I find it weird as well, but to each their own.

[Mellock]

I saw the term used for a DC/Marvel supers game once, and always just assumed that it was some shortened form of the "cartoon". Live and learn.

[Zacchaeus]

I'm with ddavison here. I first heard this term being used for World of Warcraft characters and it is related, I believe, to the cartoon style graphics in that game.

However in pen and paper RPG's (and indeed video RPG's outside of MMO's) I've only ever heard the term character, and very rarely avatar.