Red Hand of Doom

How to prepare

- Free account at ForgeVTT.com - Discord (join my server at https://discord.gg/adkCzF6S86 where I am u/GamersaurusLex) - Microphone (webcam optional) - Create your character (with my help if needed) in Pathbuilder or in FoundryVTT

What I provide

I am a storyteller and we are going to tell the story YOU want to tell. I create scores of NPCs and try to give them all unique personalities, voices, habits, and motivations. No two campaigns have the same plot, because I customize everything for your PCs. This is as close to an open sandbox as possible while still using a pre-written module. I reward investigation, planning, and social interaction. Indeed, the more you know, the better armed you are for what might be lurking around the corner. I always reward players who come up with unique or creative ways to solve problems, and there are no stupid questions (e.g., "Can I swing across the room on the chandelier?" "Heck yeah, roll an Acrobatics check!") I generally follow the rules as written, along with some modifications to keep the game moving (e.g., if the battle is clearly won, rather than sit around for another 4 rounds whittling away at a monster's HP, I may ask if "How do you want to end it?"), but I am also not opposed to the Rule of Cool, especially in climactic moments! My games are high on RP. For important interactions, I use an easy-to-learn social encounter system based loosely on Pathfinder's Intrigue rules. War is dangerous, but there is often a way to avoid combat, including strategic retreat, if you want. That said, my combats are challenging and interesting (lots of modified monsters and varied settings) and character death is always a possibility. Especially in a campaign where we are fighting a war, death is always one ambush away! If you want to use a voice or accent, that is awesome, but you are also free to narrate your character's actions in the first or third person: e.g., "Beatrice is suspicious of this haughty noble and tries to direct the conversation to learn more about his background" or "I don't believe him, but I want to convince him that I do." As far as resources go, I use FoundryVTT on ForgeVTT (so you just need access to the ForgeVTT website and not your own copy of FoundryVTT). I have a subscription to Demiplane's Pathfinder Nexus so you don't have to own the books, and I can import PCs from Pathbuilder. I also use a ton of add-ons and other services, such as Syrinscape, dScryb, assets and mods from Patreon accounts for awesome maps and art, and even some custom-created maps and tokens and customized art from the original Pathfinder and Wizards of the COast modules (all of which I own).

Gameplay details

We will establish guidelines and norms during our session zero, including what kinds of content will only ever take place "off screen" and the level of violence and carnage to be expected.

Content warnings

Safety tools used

How will character creation work

Characters will begin at level 1, and most classes, ancestries, and backgrounds are available. We'll be using the Free Archetype variant rule (which helps unify the party a bit). You can pick any ancestry feat you want and choose from a selection of archetype feats that are curated to better fit the theme of the campaign. I will also provide a custom User Guide to help creating a PC that will be a good fit for the campaign. Characters will be built prior to the beginning of the game, and I will be available for 1 on 1 conversations and questions about your choices. Our first session will include some Session Zero content to make sure we are all on the same page, before diving right into the story.

Combat / Tactics

High

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Low

Experience level

Open to all