🐪 D&D Adventurers League One-Shot: The Black Road

Creating your character

We will use the most updated version of Adventurers League Players Guide that can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a2NUNdRhYLEy14Cv_qc9vohkONP5SAZgGzlc1SnwEwo/edit?usp=sharing tl/dr: - 2024 rules - many classes/species from 2014 books still available - point buy or standard array - one free uncommon magic item per the AL rules *This adventure will be Tier 2 (lvl 5-10)

Preparing for the session

We will use: Roll20 (account is free) for the VTT, this is where the battlemaps will be, I will use "dynamic lighting" where you will see what your character sees to better simulate the dark environments. DnD Beyond (account is free) - this is where you will make and keep your character sheet. You will have access to all the new 2024 books and a bunch of older 5e stuff too! Discord to communicate (account is free), I have all info posted here to make your experience fun and easy. Voice only, no video - make sure you have a good mic, free of background noise, headphones are encouraged to minimize sound bleeding.

What DM Sean brings to the table

I will bring my passion to play DnD, my decades of experience as a Dungeon Master, my many many hours of experience using these online tools, my willingness to work with new players and go at their speed to help them get the hang of it, a bunch of "in-character" NPC's with voices, and some custom map artwork that I like to make.

Homebrew rules

House Rules, Mechanics, and Expectations: RAW but will make exception if story calls for it. Ready play! Keep combat going, be ready when it's your turn! Need to be proficient to “help” Flanking is allowed, you get advantage from a friend being on the opposite side of your enemy One long rest per 24 hours No encumbrance but don’t abuse it Rations, water, and ammo will not be monitored, don’t abuse it No PVP Failed death saves carry until long rest (or restoration spell, paladin) Continued attempts at a skill check after a failed attempt will increase the DC Crits - roll twice (raw) Healing Potions - Bonus action you roll for hp, full action you get full hp Homebrew swim rules - If a player has light or no armor they move at half speed. If a player has med or heavy armor, they must make Str/Dex save DC12 (disadvantage heavy armor). If successful, move at half speed. If failed, no movement. If 3 fails, start to drown. Remake save each turn to surface while drowning. If the player runs out of breath, they fall to 0 hp in 1 turn.

How DM Sean creates a safe table

We will use the X, N, and O cards on Roll20. If at any point the story goes to a place you feel uncomfortable, click the card and we will stop and move to a place where everyone is enjoying the game. For the most part, my games will be the equivalent of a Marvel movie in terms of violence, relationships, and dark social scenes. PG-13 friendly. Here are the established lines for my games, if you have others please reach out to me before game time so I can set the expectation for the table. Lines - Sexual content, especially violence. (Line) - Torture and other acts of blatant cruelty/sadism. (Line) - Negatively impacting another player’s character without their consent. Rules lawyering against other players included. (Line) - Gratuitous depictions of violence and/or gore. (Line) - Racism, bigotry, etc. Both fantastic and real. (Line) - Romance, or anything else that hogs the spotlight. (Line)