Rime of the Frostmaiden | D&D 5 | 🇩🇪 Deutsch / German

Creating your character

Character Generation Rules ❄️Classes: Artificer, Mystic/Psion, Adventures in Middle-Earth classes, are allowed, a few homebrew classes as well (e.g. Champion, Pugilist, Savant), feel free to ask about anything else. Multi-classing restrictions: Meeting stat requirements, no level 1 only dip, maximum of 3 different classes. ❄️ Ancestries: Most are allowed, but I have issues with those giving access to unlimited flying right from level 1. And no turtle people. ❄️ Extended Background options: Each background gives a choice of 2 Skill proficiencies out of a list of 4 to choose from (instead of 2 fixed Skills). Each background also gives a choice of one of 2 possible background Feats (instead of 1 fixed Feat)(Feats are allowed) . ❄️ Stats: Point Buy. The +2 and +1 stat bonuses can be assigned freely (instead of being defined by Ancestry). Maximum of 15 (excluding the bonuses, so 17 and 16 with bonuses) possible. You MUST leave one stat at 8. ❄️ Character Secrets: Specific to and provided by this adventure, you will pick one of the selected possible character secrets to start with (think of them as little additional hooks or side opportunities). Secrets can vary in positive, negative, neutral or unknown impact, you are free to change anything about your character after you picked your secret during/after Session 0. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ❄️ I prefer the players to NOT communicate to the rest of the group, what character/class they´ll play, to make it more exciting for everyone and so each of you can play what you really want, but I am open to discuss this (also makes for interesting group compositions sometimes!). If everyone would be playing the same class, I might mention this or similar issues. ❄️ Characters are created between Session 0 and Session 1. We can meet up for a call for support, if you want. ❄️ I can guide you through character creation. ❄️ If you are newer to the game, it is fine to respec some of your character choices after the first few (1-3) sessions. ❄️ Building strong and capable characters is absolutely fine and encouraged ! Though I think, it might be better to refrain from the most absurd broken abusive powergaming builds

Preparing for the session

* Discord required * Mic required * Cam strongly preferred * Browser suffices for logging into Foundry (Laptop/Desktop recommended instead of mobile) ------------------------------ No prep needed from your side before Session 0 After Session 0 (and picking character secret): Create your character and submit it to me (I can help you with the character creation) ❄️ For Sessions 1+ : Bring your excitement ❄️

What Dennis brings to the table

🏹 Over 20 years of experience in the TTRPG space 🗺️ Use of maps and handouts- official, 3rd party and own creations 🎧ྀི Music and sounds to set the mood 📜 Active gameplay, descriptive storytelling and interesting combat challenges in a sandbox environment 🌐 Discord server to chat with other players and stay connected between games ⌛ An adventure that progresses on your schedule 🎲 Help with character creation, whether you’re new or just want a second opinion 🛡️ A safe space where everyone is welcome and treated with respect ⚒️ Use of Foundry VTT, so no account or license needed from your side. Usage of several community plug-ins.

Homebrew rules

🏃 Character Generation Rules (see above, section Character Creation) 🧪 Drinking a potion is a Bonus Action ❤️ Hit Points beyond 1st level are rolled (Max HP at 1st level). Once per campaign, you can re-roll one Hit Dice roll for Hit Points when leveling up (and take the better result). 🩸 Wounded condition (damage, crits & death saves): If you go to 0 hit points, you gain the Wounded condition. When you go to 0 hit points again while having the Wounded condition, you are considered having failed your first two death saves already! When receiving a critical hit, you must succeed on a Con save or gain the Wounded condition. If you would gain the Wounded condition while already having it, you drop to 0 hit points instead. You lose the Wounded condition when taking a Long Rest or by higher-level healing magic. Certain Feats or features (like Resilient) may allow you to resist/ignore the Wounded condition when getting it for the first time. 💀 Death Saves are rolled in secret 🌙 Harsher Resting rules : A Short Rest requires a full night of sleep, a Long Rest requires two full nights and a full day inbetween of full bed rest (This downtime can also be used otherwise if your character doesn´t require healing at the moment). ⛺ Survival aspects: You will need food, warmth and shelter when traveling the far and frozen wastes. Without at least some of it, there might be no resting benefits. Cold weather clothing only grants resistance / advantage not total immunity against cold (but I will not make you roll saves 192 times if you travel for a week...). 🗺️ Journey encounters. Handling random encounters with care, depending on the travel distance (short/medium/long), there might be 1, 2 or 3 events/encounters happening (instead of rolling a lot). 👜 Encumbrance matters (but we let the VTT do the detailed math for us :)) 🍒 Goodberries: Let´s speak plainly here, this spell has the potential to break the campaign, I will reserve myself the option to limit the use or benefits (Favorite Terrain Tundra Rangers might get a slight change adjustment as well, while keeping them the terrain expert the group wants).

How Dennis creates a safe table

Safety Tools will be presented and discussed together in Session 0. I usually prefer a short talk about anything particularly sensitive and suggest the X card method to use during the game (holding them up in video would be the quickest approach). If you want a more private and discreet approach, I will hand out a list for Lines & Veils for you to fill out privately. And of course there is always the Open Door policy where you can get up and leave the game (I would welcome it if you write, at least to me, a short message, so we are not left wondering if power just went out or you left on your own choice). You can suggest other tools to the group in Session 0. The group should agree on all safety tools to be used during the game. In any case, please remember that this campaign contains adult themes and incorporates survival and some horror elements (see also the list of potential Content Warnings). I am not hosting a gore p*rn game though !