How to prepare

🎙️A working microphone that is clear, as well as headphones to keep from picking up feedback from your speakers. 🖥️I will need you to have a Foundry account, Discord, and D&D Beyond where we'll start out making characters for me to port to the Foundry game. 🎲If you are new, you do not need to be fully familiar with D&D's rule system. I am more than happy to help you learn! 🔍A willingness to put yourself out there, and help drive the story and dig into more investigative plotlines.

What I provide

✨Every published product on D&D Beyond, allowing you instant access to all character creation options. ✨A fully setup Foundry server (free for players to play on). I already have maps set up with multiple levels, beautiful special effects, and modules that make note taking, time tracking, and ambiance leagues above Roll20 (which I say after logging over 9500+ hours on Roll20 pro tier), and I have worked to make it as intuitive as possible to Foundry beginners! ✨ Extensive Forgotten Realms lore knowledge used to work in more dynamism and world-building into an adventure involving multiple big-name players in the setting. ✨ A dependable DM who knows the setting inside and out, having guided multiple Dragon Heist groups through the city's streets, and who works to have your characters feel real and developed into the story! ✨ Voices, though I am by no means a professional actor! I do like to think I am constantly improving in that area, trying my best to provide distinct voices for my characters that add and do not distract from gameplay, and have been told that I can do a near perfect sheep impression. ✨A high value on communication and mutual respect. I take check ins and dealing with issues you have seriously, and I am always open to discussing issues at the table you might have with respect.

Gameplay details

In addition, here are some documents that give further insight into my DM contract with players, and House Rules that have been used in previous campaigns at my table. Campaign Breakdown and DM/Player Agreement Form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11WOCxWLcXv-qIpArYR61BrBq7YuEeAuzs_ily6okvqk/edit#heading=h.7i3r640hg6g House Rules Document (I make sure the entire table agrees to all the rules to be implemented. If any are problems, it is fully open to discussion.) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sNueosaGNowFaR5sxafMWbYhw_QJ9pDINXxykLqOfHU/edit#heading=h.gkaganv576uo This version of Dragon Heist is an amalgamation of my own work mixed with bits and pieces I've incorporated from the larger module community and Faerun lore to further put the faction intrigue at the core of the game. There will be situations and enemies that you will not be able to fight head-on, especially in a city setting where the law frowns upon open killing. Creative problem solving, making alliances, and some skullduggery can go a long way to help supplement pure force. The effort you take to learn about the people, places, and events will directly feed into what happens, and the story is one that runs best when the party is active in pushing its direction. If you like digging into NPCs and interacting heavily with character work, this is a fantastic campaign for it! There are a lot of moving parts, so note takers will find their skill sets coming in very handy. In fact, I'll have personal channels for note taking between games that is set up like a journal for your character, and will hand out a point of inspiration at the start of each game for anyone who uses it the prior session. If you have any questions at all don't hesitate to ask, and feel free to pm me on Discord at shadowkat678 where I will see any messages quicker. I hope to see you in Waterdeep!

Content warnings

Safety tools used

How will character creation work

⚔️Boosted 32-point buy with standard 15 Cap to assist more MAD classes ⚔️One free feat, but none with major mechanical benefits and it has to tie to their backstory. ⚔️Starting level 3, to incorporate subclasses into character premises! ⚔️Any official classes, races, and backgrounds that are not disruptive to existing day to day, such as not being able to climb stairs with a centaur or dying without being submerged in water every so often like a Grung. If you give me a compelling enough story, and they're not meant to break the game like an Coffeelock, I'll find a way to tie them in! I have a more detailed document that outlines all listed guidelines put above for mechanics, and also more detailed backstory guidelines and suggestions in the Character Creation Rundown! (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CnjA30jEsc6Vo1TiVFjOJbXCdlGiTvQXFVrOSo_PpYM/edit#heading=h.ltcpjpwca6ha) I also have additional documents that can be viewed for setting lore to tie into character backstories or even if you simply enjoy reading lore! Completely optional. People and Organizations of Waterdeep: A Known NPC and Organization Guide (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aTR5DaSPWYLM9TVnGsABfToKJF08V4gW2UtFS6kOR3E/edit#heading=h.gtle1z26g7z) Places of Waterdeep (And Beyond!) A Location Guide to Waterdeep. (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JMpR2mhnRkKYVakAbUcmt_E6v99HMcLabvzw8rK2YY4/edit?usp=sharing)

Combat / Tactics

Low

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Low

Experience level

Open to all