The Corrupted Wilds - A Custom Forgotten Realms Campaign

Creating your character

Starting Level: 4 Characters will be made via DnDBeyond with Dice Rolls in Discord. There will be special subclasses, species and background options from the Third Party Supplements, The Great Dale, and the Rashemen Campaign Guides. Setting Specific options not specific to the Forgotten Realms will not be availble.

Preparing for the session

Players will need to have a stable internet connection, Discord Account, DnDBeyond Account, Come with character ideas

What Stuart brings to the table

🎁 What I Bring to the Table When you join my table, you’re getting more than just dice rolls—you’re stepping into a fully realized world. Here’s what I bring to every game: 🎭 Character Voices – I use distinct voices to help bring NPCs to life and keep the world feeling dynamic and real. 🗺️ Custom Maps & Tokens – Every major location and combat map is hand-selected or custom-made, tailored to the setting and encounter. 🎵 Ambient Music & Sound – I use carefully chosen background music and sound effects to heighten immersion and mood. 📚 DND Beyond Access – Players will have access to most official sourcebooks through campaign sharing, so you can build and explore freely. ⚔️ Intense, Tactical Combat – Fights matter. I design combat with real stakes, smart enemies, and environmental twists that challenge strategy and creativity. 🧠 Worldbuilding & Lore-Focused – Expect a living, breathing setting with its own history, culture, and mysteries. The world reacts to your choices. ⚖️ Balanced GM Style – I run a healthy mix of Rules as Written and Rule of Cool. If it’s awesome and makes narrative sense, I’ll usually say yes—but fairness and consistency still matter. 🧭 What to Expect You’ll be making meaningful choices with real consequences. Exploration, political intrigue, and character-driven stories are central, but we also won’t shy away from cinematic action or dark turns. If you love digging into lore, shaping the world around you, and standing toe-to-toe with dangerous foes—this is your game.

Homebrew rules

Healing Potions can be used as a Bonus Action or you can get the full benefits from them as an action. Flanking provides a +2 bonus.

How Stuart creates a safe table

Aftercare – After each session, we hang out for a bit to talk about how things went. You're welcome to share what you loved, what didn’t land, or just decompress. If you'd prefer to check in privately, I’m always available for a quick message after the game. Bleed – We talk about bleed (when emotions from the game mix with real life) openly. If anything ever hits too close to home, you’re encouraged to speak up—or just let me know after. Breaks – We take regular breaks every 60–90 minutes. You can also call a break at any time—just say it in chat or out loud. Debriefing – I end each session with a quick debrief. It’s optional, but it’s a chance to reflect, check in, or just say “that was cool.” Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist – Before we play, I’ll send you a consent form to help define what’s okay at the table (and what’s not). You can update it anytime. Session 0 – This is a full setup session where we’ll go over: What kind of story we’re telling Safety tools and expectations Your character concepts Lines and veils (see below) How we’ll communicate and play X, N, and O Cards (Digital) – Build into Foundry VTT