Hunters Edict

Creating your character

Character creation will occur during session 0, taking place in FoundryVTT. If you wish to create your character on D&D Beyond, that is alright, but the character must be recreated in FoundryVTT to ensure that all of the automation features run correctly. When designing your character, the options will be limited to the following books: - D&D 5e Player's Handbook (2024) - Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting - Tome of Heroes for 5th edition If you wish to use a subclass or character option from another resource, please reach out to me and we can discuss it. It is possible to use options from other resources, but in a case-by-case basis. Player Characters will be starting at level 1 to allow for a full experience of progression. When choosing stats, you can roll, do point-buy, or use standard array. Rolling must occur within FoundryVTT and will use a homebrew rule to help skew the stats towards a higher average.

Preparing for the session

To prepare for the game, players will need the following: - A working laptop or tablet device that can support 1920x1080 resolutions - A Wi-Fi connection - An account on https://forge-vtt.com - A Discord account - A working microphone It is not required to make a character before session 0. Reading Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting beforehand will help in understanding the rules and mechanics contained within, however, you can also access that through FoundryVTT once your in the game.

What TheTavernTeller brings to the table

As a professional GM, I bring my knowledge and experience, ensuring that players feel engaged with the story and enjoy each session. I integrate player feedback into my games, ensuring that everyone has a voice that can be heard. I also bring a high quality experience with FoundryVTT, with modules designed to speed up and automate certain tedious parts of the game, making the sessions feel more streamlined and allowing players to focus on their characters and the decision being made. Part of the VTT is also access to sourcebooks, such as Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting, through the use of compendiums. During the sessions, I utilize ambient music, voice acting, and custom maps to increase the immersion into the game. I also use my experience as a game designer to ensure the best possible gameplay experience through the use of very minor homebrew rules. Every homebrew rule I add to the game is designed to enhance the player experience.

Homebrew rules

1. Exhaustion: Replacing the normal exhaustion mechanics, characters can obtain up to 10 points of exhaustion, with each point granting a -1 to all saving throws, ability checks, and attack rolls. At 10, a character passes out, forced to take a long rest. The character cannot be woken during this sleep, and it occurs regardless of the situation. 2. Death Saves: When a character is downed, they must roll a death saving throw immediately. While down, players can obtain points of exhaustion to execute actions and move. While downed, you cannot exit the prone state. - 1 point: Move up to half your character's max movement speed. - 2 points: - 3 points:

How TheTavernTeller creates a safe table

Players can expect intense combats, with a focus on etymology and monster research that will provide advantages in combat against powerful monsters! During Session 0, we will complete character creation, establish expectations between players and myself, set up the initiating series of events that lead to the party being created, establish any homebrew rules, and answer any questions that might arise during the session. Safety tools will be handled through my discord server, where I send the link to the RPG Consent Checklist, and FoundryVTT, where the X, N, and Os can be used. After each session, there is a small debriefing to ensure the game is heading in the correct direction and that all players are having fun. If there are every any issues, I also keep communications open through discord to discuss those issues and provide the best resolution possible!