The Mask and The Tower

How to prepare

Have a character created and submitted to me before the game starts so that I can review it. You will need a computer with a microphone of some kind (headset, internal, etc). Face-cam is optional. (I will be using one for performance) Bring your own dice if you would like. There is a dice roller on Roll20, but I can understand the call of the clickety clackety. You may also want a Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Players Handbook (2014) and any supplemental rules from sources related to your character.

What I provide

About Jackfelgar: -I bring to the table my 15 years of experience in the game. I have been running games weekly for 8 years. -I have and will remain a staunch ally for the LGBTQ+ community. -I was raised by my Italian mother so cursing comes naturally. (No racial of homophobic statements). -I strive to be fair in my gaming judgements. -I enjoy jokes and humor at my table, with the heavy content of this campaign I would encourage it. (Just don't hurt narrative flow or undercut anyone.) -I love the rule of cool, reward outside the box thinking, and encourage strong character choices. -I will be incorporating ambience and music. (I may even sing a bit) -Prepare for Community Theater level voice work from me. About the Mask and The Tower: -Gothic Horror Romance Mystery -Emphasis will be on the vibe and story telling -Combat will happen but is unlikely to be very deep. -Check the content warnings as there will be some rough stuff in the story. -Campaign is a miniseries of 3 session (not including a session zero which will take place on the first Saturday) -Session zero will be about sharing our characters with each other! We will also go over comfort levels and review how the safety tools will work during play. I hope it will be a good icebreaker for us all! (It is optional)

Gameplay details

-I will be inviting players to a free session 0 as a party, so everyone can get a vibe check for each other. I like establishing everything that people may be uncomfortable with up front so I can take note of it whether in private or for the group to hear. This will help set a standard for everyone else to respect those boundaries for each other. -The X, O and N cards will be used in game to verify everyone's comfort and maintain the safety and security of myself and my players. We may not cover every single thing that could make someone uncomfortable and we should have a way to mitigate that. -A Debrief is a bit of experiences, reflection and hopefully a decompression from the heavier parts of my stories. I like to delve into dark content but only with the context that we can view it from the safety of fantasy/storytelling. -Open door will be used because I want to be accommodating to personal needs. If you need to walk away from the computer for self care or life needs, no questions will be asked. When you have returned I will update you on anything that happened during your break and we will continue rolling along (pun intended).

Content warnings

Safety tools used

How will character creation work

Characters should be from official Wizards of the Coast 5e (2014) classes and race choices. Stats will be done via Standard array (15,14,13,12,10,8). Characters will be starting at level 5. Have your characters ready before the 1st session or Session 0. I would encourage you to join our session zero to get character introductions done, learn chosen character pronouns and establish relationships in our adventuring party. This will also let us all get to know the players! (Pronouns, interests, play style, etc.) Also we can make some decisions on flanking (yes or no) and critical hits calculation (roll twice, double single roll, max damage for attack and roll again).

Combat / Tactics

Low

Roleplay

Medium

Puzzles

Medium

Experience level

Intermediate