Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Reloaded (DnD Level 3)

Creating your character

Most official races, classes, and backgrounds allowed. (No Ravnica, Strixhaven, or Dragonlance) Point buy for ability scores. Fixed HP. Standard starting equipment plus an additional 300gp to buy common items (such as basic healing potions). Character modifications possible for the first two sessions. For backgrounds without feats I am allowing a bonus feat chosen from a limited selection listed below: Dual Wielder Healer Magic Initiate Martial Adept Savage Attacker Skilled Tough

Preparing for the session

You will need a working Microphone and a reliable internet connection. You will also need accounts for DnD Beyond, Discord, and Roll20. (All are free) Please familiarize yourself with the basic rules for DnD 5E. If you don’t understand something, fear not, I love to teach!

What Rob - GM Rah brings to the table

30+ years of experience running roleplaying games, acceptance of the strange, support for the weird, and creativity in crafting stories and managing plots that often fly off the rails. 4 Years and over a thousand professional games hosted on Startplaying. Shared content through campaigns on DnD Beyond. A growing community of players. An extensive library of maps, modify as needed, and occasionally create my own!

Homebrew rules

**Class restrictions:** 2014 or 2024 allowed. Non-core classes need to be cleared ahead of time. **Subclass restrictions:** 2014 or 2024 allowed. Non-core subclasses need to be cleared ahead of time. **Species restrictions:** Bugbear racial sneak attack functions like a rogue’s sneak attack (only once per turn) **Spell restrictions: ** We are using 2024 versions of pre-existing spells. 2014 spells are allowed if no updated version exists. Non-core and homebrew spells need to be cleared ahead of time. No conjure minor elements No silvery barbs Emanation spells (Spirit Guardians, Moonbeam, Conjure Animals, etc) use 2014 rules - damage when a target enters the emanation, starts their turn inside, or if they end their turn inside, limited to 1 per turn. **Backgrounds:** No backgrounds from Ravnica, Strixhaven, Eberron, or Dragonlance allowed outside those settings. **Background Bonus Feats:** If your background doesn't come with a feat you'll be able to choose one from a limited list below. Dual Wielder Healer Magic Initiate Martial Adept Savage Attacker Skilled Tough **Paladin Smite:** I allow 1 free smite on a character’s turn. No bonus action required unless the smite is one of the actual smite spells, like thunderous smite, which needs to be declared before an attack. **Grapple, Push, and Shove rules:** To attempt one of these you roll a character’s unarmed strike bonus vs a defendant’s Defense DC, which is calculated as Base 10 + proficiency bonus + strength or dexterity bonus. (any bonus to hit from bless, bardic, flanking, etc. applies) **Disarm rules: ** Similar to the Grapple, Push, and Shove rules above, but a weapon attack can substitute for the attacker’s bonus on the roll. **Surprise rules:** I use the 2014 surprise rules. Surprised creatures have reactions in the first round only after their initiative has come up. **Magic items:** No eversmoking bottles No warning weapons

How Rob - GM Rah creates a safe table

No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, ageism or any other discrimination is allowed at the table or in the server. A Session 0 will be available to discuss game content and player expectations, and provide assistance in creating characters.