Age of Drakkenheim | Daggerheart | PBP

Creating your character

Character Build Rules for This Campaign - We start at level 1. (but with Pathbuilder you can plan your character build out as far as you like) - You can select from any common options. If you see an uncommon or rare feat, heritage, background etc that you want, this requires GM approval. (Note that "uncommon" and "rare" are not more powerful options. This isn't D&D 5e. They are simply more rare in-world, usually due to being restricted to some faction or requiring a quest or special NPC training or boon to unlock) - Enable the variant options "Free Archetype" and "Ancestry Paragon". These give you additional feats for free to further flesh out your character. Enable these two variants in Pathbuilder by clicking Menu > Character Options > Check box "Allow Gamesmastery Guide Free Archetype" and "Use Gamesmastery Ancestry Paragon Rules". - You will also gain a free Campaign Feat at level 1 to further flesh out your character's backstory and connection to the world of Drakkenheim. This is chosen by the GM. - The pantheon of deities in this campaign uses the 22 gods of the Pathfinder 2e Player Core rulebook. The primary religion in this world is the Church of the Flame, who's worshippers revere Sarenrae, The Sacred Flame. All other deities that exist are considered "Old Gods" and their worshippers are few and far between. More info on in-world lore can be found in the Foundry lore journals (press J in Foundry to open them). - Each character has a Personal Quests as their core motivation, binding them to the campaign world. Some characters might have two Personal Quests if their backstory warrants it. As a reward for completing your Personal Quest you gain two Campaign feats (characters with two quests split the reward over both). These feats can be of a class, archetype, general or skill feat of any level up to your current level. How to Make a Character - Go to https://pathbuilder2e.com/. Purchase the software if you haven't already. (its the Pathfinder 2e equivalent of a fully unlocked D&D Beyond, unlocks every option in the game, no sub required, just $5.99 for a lifetime license) - Build your character using the Character Creation rules from the Core Rulebook. - If you feel overwhelmed by the number of feat options, set the filter to Core Only. - When finished, click Menu > Export JSON. Copy the number ID so you can import your character into Foundry VTT using the Pathmuncher import option located at the top of your Foundry character sheet. - I recommend you then save your Pathbuilder character to Google Drive by clicking Menu > Save Character.

Preparing for the session

You'll need a mic and a good internet connection. I also like everyone to have a webcam if possible, especially for groups that choose a less lewd play experience. For groups that choose a very lewd play experience, just a good mic for voice chat is fine. Your computer will need to be a little more than a potato to run Foundry, but the better your rig is the better your play experience will be. You'll need to be somewhat familiar with roleplaying games - Pathfinder 2e experience is not necessary, but it is encouraged. The Pathfinder 2e rules are free, so you don't need to buy anything. If you're not familiar with the system, I recommend checking out the free Player's Guide here. https://2e.aonprd.com/PlayersGuide.aspx

What Ardis brings to the table

🤯 An immersive roleplay experience 🤯 I can get deep into character and I love players who do the same. But I don't force anything - if you only speak in 3rd person you'll still have an incredible time. 🎧Ambient sounds and music🎧 I cultivate my own playlists which I play in full quality via Kenku on Discord. ⚔️Tactical, dynamic combat⚔️ New monsters and epic boss battles with dynamic shifting environments and victory conditions. 💪Advanced, balanced homebrew just for you💪 I create new items and abilities for your player characters so you can better express their unique character fantasy. 📖Intricate plots📖 Themes of love, loss, horror, betrayal and intrigue, all weaved together into an emotionally moving heroes journey with a dramatic finale. Each tale is personalized to the player characters' unique story. 🗺️Beautiful battlemaps and tokens🗺️ I use assets from Epic Isometric to create amazing Isometric maps in the style of Diablo 2 and Fallout 2. 🧑‍💻A Customized VTT🧑‍💻 A gorgeous landing page, world lore documents, detailed maps, a historical timeline and player journals. I provide a space for you to learn about the world of Drakkenheim and to record your journey. 🧑‍🎨Character art🧑‍🎨 I take commissions, but I will invariably grow to love your characters so much that I will just paint them for my own enjoyment. I've been known to draw fully coloured prints, memes, comics and even drawn animations. I also paint isometric tokens for the isometric battlemaps, so the face you see in your character art will be the same one trotting around the isometric map. 🗣️Discord server🗣️ With spaces to chat about life, discuss characters, and to share memes and jokes about our game. I also post player handouts there and art of NPCs, as well as notifying of any updates to the Foundry server.

Homebrew rules

Addition: AFLP Lewd Ruleset My campaign uses ArdisFoxx's Lewd PF2e, a popular ruleset I authored for adding NSFW actions, conditions, feats, items, monsters and spells to a PF2e game. Before the game, the group chooses a "lewd game mode" from 1-4, allowing the group to decide on how lewd their game will be, from the very mild to very explicit. An extensive session 0 and PDF guidelines will be given to outline these rules with an emphasis on open communication, flexibility of choice, and allowing players to choose just how lewd their campaign will be. Optional ERP channels can also be created in Discord to support ERP play-by-post between sessions to keep the fun going. Buff: Hero Points You can use a hero point to force a target to reroll a saving throw against a spell you cast this turn. After the reroll, the target is immune to this misfortune effect for one hour. Buff: Ancestry Battle Forms / Ancestry Summon Spells If an ancestry feat grants you a battle form spell or a summon spell, you can cast the granted spell heightened to half your level, rounded up. EG: A level 9 a dhampir with the night magic feat lets them cast animal form at rank 2. Using this house rule, the level 9 dhampir could instead heighten the spell to rank 5. Buff: Summon Spells When casting a summon spell, treat the maximum creature level as if you cast the spell at one rank higher. EG: A level 9 sorceress casting a rank 5 summon dragon spell can summon a level 5 dragon. Using this house rule, she could summon a level 7 dragon. Buff: Spellstrike (Magus) When making a Spellstrike imbued by a spell that has a saving throw, if you critically hit, the target gets a result one degree of success worse than the outcome of its save. Change: Addiction Drug addiction saves are not rolled after every dose of a drug. Instead, the frequency of the save is determined by the GM based on the drug usage. The maximum stage of any addiction is Stage 2. Change: Resting The rules below replace or amend the default rules for resting. Note that long rests cannot be completed within the contaminating eldritch haze that permeates the city of Drakkenheim and extends out to 2 miles around it. Rest. Completing a long rest takes 24 hours. A long rest can only be completed in an area of safety such as a secure encampment, an inn or a tavern; a place where you can eat well, rest and recover. Bath Houses. The most luxurious inns in the world are often appointed with a bath house. Spending 1 hour of bliss in a bath house reduces the required length of your next rest down to 8 hours. Some bath houses even have magic waters, enchanted by the Amethyst Academy to invigorate the muscles and sooth the spirit.

How Ardis creates a safe table

🔞Romance and Sexual themes🔞 Much like a good comedic scene, romance and sexual themes can provide a nice counterbalance to all the traumas and eldritch horrors that your adventurers will trudge through on a daily basis, but it's important that the group knows clear boundaries for such content, so we avoid any uncomfortable or confusing moments. There are 5 different "lewd game modes" to choose from in this campaign; I've created new items, spells, monsters, and conditions of varying lewdness from the very mild to the hard core, and the group chooses a "lewd game mode" during Session 0 as a baseline for how much of this content they will engage with during the campaign, with the option to change their mind on that as they grow comfortable with the group. Note: Romantic or sexual scenes involving PC on PC contact should be discussed with the players and the GM out-of-character first. If you think that you might want to pursue such a story beat, communicate - never surprise a player by having your character try to start a romantic or sexual scene with them without such discussion, as it may make them uncomfortable. 🗣️Communication🗣️ I'm a big proponent of transparent and frequent communication with players. The content that you're cool with might change over the course of a campaign, so we check in at the end of each session to make sure everyone is vibing at 100%. 🚸Session 0🚸 For me session zero starts as soon as players join, as I'm big on prepping players and making sure characters are integrated into the campaign before we begin. But I also run a free Session 0 for the whole group over voice chat before the game where we can sort our character bonds and have a Q and A before the campaign begins.