Curse of Strahd (2024 Rules) | Thursdays | (Group Discount $15)

Creating your character

- Use Point Buy/Standard Array. Do not roll for Stats. - Do not roll for health. Always take the average, except at 1st Level where you take the max. - All Official Material and Homebrew Material I offer is Approved after the previously mentioned Balance Changes (See the "Homebrew Rules" section). - 2024 Material is allowed but certain spells may be up for scrutiny. - 2014 Players take a Free Feat at 1st Level (This does stack with Variant Human but does not stack with Feats obtained from 2014 Backgrounds). - 2024 Players choose any Origin Feat and Ability Score Increases rather than only those given with their Background.

Preparing for the session

Here is a list of things you must have for each session - A Discord Account - A Decent Microphone (Camra is optional, not necessary) - Roll20 Account (Free is all you need) - A Willingness to Learn the System or Basic Understanding (Always happy to teach others how to play D&D) - A Will to Survive! (You will need it. [evil_villain_laugh_audio.r4]!)

What Dungeon Loaf brings to the table

- Roll20 Pro Host Account - Music and Ambience - Character Voices - Free Session 0 - Group Discount of $15 per person rather than $20 per person for those of 3 or more coming together (Note this does not mean Group Exclusivity. Possible Group Exclusivity can be discussed. Otherwise, players will be added whenever possible until group cap or a comfortable number is reached). - Homebrew Items and Balance Changes (See the "Homebrew Rules" section) - Discord Server to chat with other players - Roll20 Access to TCE, XGE, MPMM, 2024 PHB, and Adventure Specific Materials - Selection of Homebrew Material for additional Character Creation Options (Includes Backgrounds, Feats, Species, and Subclasses)

Homebrew rules

General Changes - Heroic Inspiration is used regularly (Not really a homebrew rule, just worth noting). - Flanking only provides a +2 bonus to attack rolls, not Advantage. - Death Saves are made in private. - When you are reduced to 0 Hit Points and healed to consciousness via magic or spells, you gain 1 level of 2014 Exhaustion (Excludes all mundane forms of healing such as the Healer Feat). - When you finish a Long Rest, you remove ALL levels of Exhaustion. - Short Rests only require 15 minutes rather than an hour. If something can be done as part of a Short Rest, it will only take 15 minutes. -2024 Counterspell is always used. - Potions are a Bonus Action to drink and administer to others. However, if you use your Action to drink a healing potion, you instead regain the maximum number of Hit Points it can restore. - Silvery Barbs is a 2nd Level spell. -Shields have been Expanded to have their own properties and types. - With the addition of the Expanded Shield Options, you do not gain the AC bonus of a Shield while under the effects of the Shield spell. Specific Class/Subclass Changes - Sorcerers can choose whether to use Spell Slots as normal or Spell Points (Optional Rule, 2014 DMG pg. 288). When using spell points, combine them with your Sorcery Points and use spell points for both Spellcasting and Metamagics (Trust me, it's pretty fun). - 2014 Rangers do not need to Concentrate on Favored Foe and use Tasha's Changes in addition to the base Ranger Features rather than replace them. - 2024 Rangers can choose to use a full reworked version I have prepared. - Bear Totem Barbarians only gain Resistance to three different damage types of their choice (excluding Psychic and Force) rather than everything but Psychic. - Twilight Cleric has several changes to its 1st and 2nd level features. Eyes of Night: You can only share the Darkvision with one creature, but can do so a number of times equal to your Wisdom Modifier per Long Rest. In addition, the creature only gains 60 feet of Darkvision. Twilight Sanctuary Channel Divinity: The Sanctuary provides Advantage against the Frightened or Charmed condition to all creatures (Chosen when used), but you must use your Bonus Acton each round to provide One creature within the Radius the Temporary Hit Points.

How Dungeon Loaf creates a safe table

Session 0 will consist of private one-on-one conversations in Discord over player lines and character backstories. As a group, we will go through character creation and discuss what is to be expected from the game while players voice what they want out of the game itself. The mechanical and story aspects of characters will remain private unless a player prefers to share. If a player has any issues during play, they can leave the table and message me privately at any time so as to not alarm others and keep personal issues private. If issues with other players arise, players should consult me immediately. Never be afraid to reach out if something or someone makes you uncomfortable.