Tower of Gold

Creating your character

Character concepts will be discussed and explored in a group Discord chat on my server as well as in DMs. Character creation can be done solo or as a group with any character not created before the first session being built at the beginning of Session 1, acting as the groups session zero. All the players will start as though they are trusted companions, what level of companionship that is will be up to the players to discern during the session zero as well as the reason the party has come to this fetid jungle. The adventure will likely complete within three sessions, though there is no guarentee and completion will be based on Gameplay and Role Play -Starting Level is 5. -Ruleset is mostly 2014 but I am fine with incorporating 2024 changes as desired. (The modules I use on R20 are still set up for the 2024 ruleset so I need to be selective to what changes I incorporate). -Stats will be rolled using 4D6, dropping the lowest, for each specific stat. -No books are needed, all official WotC content is allowed. -Unofficial content will need to be approved by me before the game begins.

Preparing for the session

You will require the following: A Discord Account. A Roll20 Account. Microphone. Willingness to Roleplay and work with your fellow players.

What Michael brings to the table

I bring full official maps on Roll20, honest attempts at character voicing with deep and interesting roleplay and characterization with evolving character narratives. There is music, there is art and I work with you to help bring your unique character tokens to life. Character stories are considered and incorporated into the game and accounted for in the overarching gameplay. I lean into the Rule of Cool but like to maintain a certain degree of realism in terms of consequences. I have no interest in murder-hobo behavior, though I do entertain evil characters and games as long as the entire group is on board.

Homebrew rules

Weight Restrictions I DO enforce weight restrictions, make sure that your character is not weighing themselves down into encumbrance unless they have some other manner to transport things. Defenders on Rolls WIN ties. The situations are rare in DND where this applies but when rolls are directly opposing, aka Perception vrs Sneak rolls, if your end result is 15 and their end result is 15 then the one that initiated the check loses. (in this situation, if someone is actively sneaking and someone was actively searching, the defender is the person sneaking) Flanking Rules Flanking creatures roll at an advantage. A creature is flanked whenever engaged from the front and the rear and the flanking creature is the one to the rear. Additionally, a creature is considered flanked whenever they are engaged from three sides that does not include rear. On a Natural 20, Crunchy Criticals On the initial roll of a 20 on the D20, your character will automatically do a full max damage die as well as their damage roll + Bonuses. You then roll the D20 again to Confirm the crit and on a second 20 on the die, you apply the standard critical strike rules, plus the Maximum on the die for the initial 20. <div style='margin-top:1px'></div> Example: I roll a 20 to hit with my Longbow, my longbow normally does 1D8+3 damage. Since I rolled a 20 I now roll 1d8+3+8. If I roll to confirm my crit and succeed, I now roll 2D8+3+8 for my damage. <div style='margin-top:1px'></div> Confirming Crits: To confirm you will need to roll another Natural 20 If you do NOT confirm your crit, you roll 1D8+3+8 Skill Checks Natural 1s are NOT failures on skill checks, ensure that you are counting everything and give the full number because it is only a failure if it fails after bonuses. Skill checks are also not automatically a success on a natural 20, though I do weight successes and failures based on if they stemmed from a critical or not through roleplay. Magical Items and their Discovery A sufficiently high Arcana or History check will allow a player to identify a magical item at its base properties after a sufficient amount of time. If they succeed at a set amount above the DC they can realize that there are deeper mysteries within this item. Identifying Via a spell will automatically succeed in the basic discovery and will automatically tell a character if there are any deeper mysteries within. Utilizing the Identify spell again and Powering up the spell via consumption of its principle component, the Pearl worth 100gp, will allow the first Quirk to be unveiled. This act will also let the character casting the spell know if there is some Deep Magic tied

How Michael creates a safe table

I will provide a link to my general consent form to establish your baselines, after which we will review any particular concerns in a personal chat as well as outline things that might not be found on the form which will be added to the form as notes specific to each player (though kept private from the other players). The goal is to ensure that each players Lines and Veils are kept private so to prevent any potential weaponization or harassment in the worst case scenario.