SKY KING'S TOMB, PF2E+FA, ALL 3 BOOKS, LV.1-11, WEEKLY, DWARVES!

Creating your character

There will be a free session 0 so you don't need to come in with a character already built. However, I ask that players have at least a vague idea of what they'd like to play. First and foremost, all players must understand that Sky King's Tomb is a dwarf campaign. It's all about dwarves. You do not HAVE to play a dwarf! But you would be wise to play one to get the most out of this campaign, or at least a race that is friendly to the dwarves of Highhelm and/or a character with some interest in dwarven history and culture. If you're not sure if your character concept will be a good fit, feel free to ask me. All Rare ancestries are allowed only on a case by case basis. While I can sometimes appreciate characters that have comical aspects to them, like a funny backstory, please understand that I don't allow 'joke characters'. It's important to design a character with longevity in mind; if you make a character called Bob Pisser who burns actions to piss on his enemies, even if you think that's funny for the first few sessions, how funny will it be in 10 sessions? How about 30? This could wind up being a long campaign if we cover all 3 books; please don't come into this hoping to make a character centered entirely around a joke, we'll all get bored of it very quickly. Don't dwell on comedy effect; if you take your character seriously, the comedy will come on its own anyways, and it will always be more natural and funny. Instead, I ask that all players design characters that would reasonably exist in the world of Golarion. Think less in terms of gimmicks. Examples of gimmicks: a dwarf who always refers to himself in third person, or a rogue who whispers to her dagger like a lover, a cleric who is a shameless alcoholic, etc. This stuff is fine, of course, but don't let it be THE defining feature of a character. Try to think in terms of disposition, motivations, beliefs, and even character flaws. You want a flexible character that can grow not only in level but in personality as the campaign goes on. To me, this kind of thinking during character creation will often lead to the best results in roleplay.

Preparing for the session

Step 1: Join the discord server Step 2: Sign up for FoundryVTT Step 3: Ensure all of your equipment is working, that your internet connection is stable, that you can connect to voice chat, that you can speak and hear. Step 4: Click the Foundry invite link, listed in the info section of the discord.

What MGLife brings to the table

Though this is my first foray into paid games, I am an experienced DM who knows the rules and intricacies of Pathfinder 2e quite well, especially for low level adventures (Not perfectly, but better than all my friends!). I generally run a Rules as Written game, but I am willing to make exceptions at times, particularly when I feel that the rules as is would defy logic or be unfairly punishing. I will also detail a few homebrew rules that I believe will provide more enjoyment, and additional rules can be decided on as a group during or after our Session 0. I expect to run the module mostly as-is, however I am a creative soul and as we go through it, I may see opportunities to make the game more fun by making small changes to the characters, story, dialogue, etc. For combat encounters, if I feel that my players are very experienced and tactically minded, I may choose to increase the difficulty by adding additional enemies or strengthening existing ones. I'm pretty bad at voices, but by Torag I will try to deliver the best dwarf voices you've ever heard! I've been practicing!! CAN YE TELL?

Homebrew rules

VARIANT RULES: Free Archetype enabled HOMEBREW: HERO POINTS: I hate them!! Now that I've gotten that out of the way, don't worry, I will not take them from you. In fact, I shall give them all to you, the collective you, the players. Players will start with 1 hero point at the start of every session as per normal, but then there will be an additional pool of points (depends on the player count) that players can distribute to each other by voting. This is a lot less biased and arbitrary than having the DM hand them out like cookies for 'good roleplay' or whatever vague nonsense. INCAPACITATION TRAIT: Very contentious rule in PF2E. I've modified it to be a a little less severe. Incapacitation trait no longer changes a success into a critical success. MOUNTED COMBAT: There are some missing interactions in PF2E in regards to mounted combat, I will do my best to fill in for this stuff. For example, if if a mounted rider is tripped in my game, they will become dismounted in most cases, instead of prone on horseback. I can talk more on this if we wind up with a mounted PC. SKILL FEATS: Occasionally, I may permit an action that would normally require a specific skill feat, because I feel that many of the skill feats (maybe even most of them) are extremely situational, and never get chosen anyways. This will typically be on a case by case basis. This non-exhaustive list can be altered, added to, or discussed in greater detail during session 0.

How MGLife creates a safe table

The most important step to ensuring a fun and safe game is that all players in my games must be adults in body and mind. If I feel at any point that you are not, I will ask you to leave. That aside, my go-to method for player safety is to keep an open line of communication at all times during the game, as well as before and after. Should there be any concerns about the content of the game or even other players, I ask that players send me a private message (through discord or Foundry) and from there I can start an immediate 5 minute break and speak to that player, either privately in voice or in private messages. I'll also encourage players to bring up any themes they may find upsetting during our Session 0 so we can discuss it.