A Crown of Feathers

How to prepare

It would be cool if you start thinking about your character, what type of person you want to play, what their life might have been like before the adventure starts. We'll develop this in full during session 0 when I will share more information about the world, but starting to come up with ideas beforehand can make this process smoother and more fun. You will also need to create a free Forge player account in order to log into the VTT, and join the Discord server where we can start discussing ideas and hopes for the campaign. The session will have support for both video and audio, though only audio is required.

What I provide

FREE Session 0: I will start the adventure with a free session 0, during which we will meet each other, begin character creation, go over rules and guidelines, logistics, etc. Logistics: This game will be run using Foundry VTT for maps, character tokens, ambient music and lighting, and a discord server for chat and audio/video call. Players will use their own character sheets in whatever form they prefer, but will roll dice in Foundry. Style: This game will be story and roleplay heavy with some combat interspersed. It will have an overall serious feel, but with hopefully plenty of good humor and light-hearted moments. I tend to use rules as written but loosely and with a few homebrew alterations, namely the use of an injury chart when a character falls unconscious (adds stake to what I see as a faulty mechanic) and confidential death ST (adds suspense to tense situations). I am always down for improvisation if it suits the story and situation and will often alter rules slightly to suit what is happening. I do my best to voice my characters, and while my accents are far from perfect I thoroughly enjoy the acting side of roleplay and throw my all into it. Note: while it is never my goal to kill your character, be warned it may very well happen and if so I will not hesitate, as I believe this adds stake that makes the game more fun. The one assurance I can give you is that any character death will become a major story point, and you will be reintegrated as a new character asap. However, if this is not okay with you feel free to just let me know before we begin and I'll make sure that you survive, not a problem.

Gameplay details

Lines and veils doc sent out before the game, x, n, o in chat, open door communicated at the start and break midway through each session.

Content warnings

Safety tools used

How will character creation work

We will meet for session 0 and go over all these details there, as well as begin work on character creation together. There is no need to read the rest of this, especially if you are a new player, as I will explain it all on call. However, if you are a more experienced player or just curious, below is an outline of how I typically do character creation. Characters will be created during session 0 to these specifications: level: 3 ability scores: 16, 8, and roll for the rest (4d6 add highest three together) equipment: starting equipment or starting gold as outlined by the Players Handbook, plus one rare magic item important to your backstory backstory: will be key to the adventure, will start during session 0 and develop in collaboration with me and the other players, my goal is to give you as much freedom as possible and work your story into the story of the world and campaign so that you are as engaged as possible

Combat / Tactics

Medium

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Low

Experience level

Intermediate