Tomb of Annihilation

Creating your character

Players can make their own level 6 character and email their character sheet to me before they join for their first session. Alternatively, players can bring their character sheet to their first session and we can go over any details then. If players use D&D Beyond, feel free to build your character there and email me a link.

Preparing for the session

Please be prepared to be on camera and to use audio through the computer. Players may need to download Zoom client on to their laptop or device. Players should have their own set of dice, a notebook, pencil, and accessible player character sheet (either digital or paper is fine). I like my online games to be as close to playing around a physical tabletop as possible but will usually use Owlbear Rodeo for combat settings. If players have already purchased Tomb of Annihilation then they should NOT read the adventure! Players should consider downloading the free basic rules from Wizards of the Coast; however players won’t need to reference the rules. The Dungeon Master is the ultimate adjudicator for interpreting the rules and it's also sometimes fun to point out how things work in the game in the interest of learning.

What Ryan brings to the table

I have all D&D 5th edition rulebooks. I will have basic maps and graphics that I will be referring to either by screen sharing online or in Owlbear Rodeo that will help give the players an idea of where things are and how far they've traveled. I may use Whiteboard to sketch basic combat parameters such as monster locations, player locations, obstacles, etc. I often play ambient music in the background.

How Ryan creates a safe table

This campaign takes place in a fantasy setting with monsters. It will have descriptions of violence which may occasionally be graphic. In-town settings may have descriptions of alcohol consumption.