Shadows over Drakkenheim | 2024 & Expanded Cthulhu Mythos

Creating your character

Feel free to come into this with character concepts in mind! We can talk about them in the Discord prior to Session 0 where we will have more in-depth discussion regarding your concepts. You will have access to the Roll20 and DNDBeyond Campaign links when you join the game. Character creation will occur during Session 0, where we will all come together with concepts that tie your character directly to the game and each other. 🔮 Characters begin at Level 3 with their choice of one free common magic item 🔮 Dungeon Dudes Alternative Array for Stats: 17, 15, 13, 12, 10, 8 🔮 Average HP at Level 3, Roll for HP on Level Up (rerolling 1s) or Average 🔮 Additional Backgrounds, Lineages, and Subclasses inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos. Play as a Dreamlands Cat, or a Deep One Sorcerer, or even a Cultist! 🔮 An additional Feat at Character Creation in exchange for a Story-Driven Flaw I will be enriching character creation with additional material from Sandy Petersen’s Cthulhu Mythos for 5e and Sebastian Crowe’s Guide to Drakkenheim to help further develop the character you want to play!

Preparing for the session

You will need 🎧a good microphone and headset for clear communication, as well as minimizing any background noise 👾a Discord account for voice communication as well as general communication 🎲 a Roll20 Account for battlemaps, handouts, and dice rolling ⚔️a DND Beyond Account for creating your character 💻and the Beyond20 Google Chrome extension for integration between DNDBeyond and Roll20. Note: Making accounts on Roll20 and DND Beyond are free.

What Blake brings to the table

📚I have all source material on DNDBeyond purchased, as well as additional 3rd party sources to help you develop the character you want to play. 🗣️I provide a wide range of character voices and personalities to make NPCs come to life. I prioritize roleplay in my games, and put the narrative above all. 🎆Along with the battlemaps provided from the book, I also bring dynamic battlemaps to enrich and enhance your experience. From eerie dim glows to tiny moving parts that keep the flow of combat interesting. 🎶I provide custom music playlists for my sessions to add to the atmosphere of play. 📝I balance between rules as written and rule of cool, allowing flexibility in the moment should the stakes be high enough.

Homebrew rules

1. Attacks of Opportunity: You do not provoke attacks of opportunity from an opponent when leaving combat if that opponent has an ally of yours in combat with them. 2. Reactions: You may use your reaction to block an attack of opportunity from an opponent (remember: you only get one reaction per round of combat) 3. Dread & Insanity: New mechanics for truly dire and horrific circumstances. A spin on the Frightened condition, we will use Dread & Insanity to test your characters' minds against the profoundly disturbing experiences they face.

How Blake creates a safe table

I will be using Monte Cook's RPG Consent Checklist to establish Lines and Veils for the game. The content warnings listed are themes that CAN be present in the game, but are subject to become a line/veil at any time. At the end of the game session, we will debrief for 5-10 minutes on events that happened in the game so we can decompress, highlight the good aspects of the session, and work through any potential bleed outside of the game. Drakkenheim portrays a dark fantasy world. Please note references to the following are common in this adventure: 🩸Violence, murder, blood, gore, cannibalism, and body horror. 🧬Degenerative mutations that cause physical disfigurement and madness/insanity. 🕸️Rats, spiders, insects, demons, undead, ghosts, and other monsters. 🤒Natural disasters, large-scale loss of life, civil war, displaced persons, and refugees. 💂Moral ambiguity, social/political manipulation, religious zealotry, and military nationalism.