Warlock!|The Watchers of Stoneford

Creating your character

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Character Creation We’ll create our characters together in Session 0 using the official Warlock! character sheet on Roll20. No prep is needed — just bring your ideas, and we’ll shape them into members of the Stoneford Watch. ⚔️ The Rules (as Written) We’ll use the core Warlock! rules straight from the book: 📜 Choose Beginning Skills – Pick the skills that define your character’s foundation. 🎲 Roll for Stamina & Luck – Your grit and fortune, set in stone by the dice. 🧭 Roll Four Random Careers – From rat catchers to scribes to soldiers. You’ll roll four from the core book. Choose one to begin your career. The others? Paths not taken… or maybe futures waiting to unfold. 🛠️ Pick Adventuring Skills – Shape how you shine when the watch is called into action. 🏘️ Setting Boundaries Stoneford is a human town in a grounded dark fantasy world. That means: 🚫 No elves, dwarves, halflings, or goblins. ✅ Everyone begins as a human with roots (or baggage) tied to Stoneford or the Redbrook valley. This helps keep the story focused on the guild rivalries, market squabbles, and creeping shadows of Stoneford’s very human troubles. 🌆 The Watch Connection Every character is part of the town watch — but that doesn’t mean you’re just a guard in a helmet. You may also be: 🏺 A potter drafted by the guild to represent their interests. 🐟 A fisherman’s son who owes service to the watch. ⚒️ A smith who patrols the walls when not at the forge. 🪵 A carter who knows the bridge better than anyone. 🍻 A brewer or tavern-keeper pressed into duty when needed. Your life outside the watch matters just as much as your life within it. 🎭 Style of Play Character creation in Warlock! is fast, flavorful, and leaves room for surprises. 🎲 Random rolls give us quirky, memorable characters. 🧩 We’ll link your watch duties to your career, skills, and personal goals. ✨ Even the most ordinary beginnings can lead to extraordinary fates. No need to prepare ahead. We’ll build your character together, roll the dice, laugh at the results, and set you loose as a Watcher of Stoneford. 🛡️ Every shift begins the same way: boots on the cobblestones, eyes on the streets, and questions in the shadows.

Preparing for the session

🖤 What You’ll Need 🎙️ Microphone required – Clear voice comms keep the watch sharp. 📹 Camera optional – You’re welcome to use one, but never required. 🌐 Roll20 account – Character sheets and dice rolls live here. 💬 Discord account – For voice, announcements, and session logs. 🛡️ How to Prepare as a Player 🔦 Come ready to play investigators in armor, mediators in the mud, and reluctant guardians of a town that depends on you. 🎲 Expect a mix of mundane conflicts (brawls, thefts, disputes) and creeping weirdness (symbols, tunnels, cult whispers). 🐾 Think small — your character begins with a trade, a few skills, and a duty to the watch. The extraordinary comes later. 🕯️ Lean into fear, doubt, and uncertainty. Not everything has an answer. Not everything wants one. Stoneford needs its Watchers. But remember: when you stare too long into the shadows, sometimes the shadows stare back. 👁️

What Ukulele Mike brings to the table

⚔️ What I Provide 🕯️ A living town – Streets, guilds, bridges, and floodwaters that breathe with routine and rumor. 👁️ Mortal danger & creeping dread – Shadows that lengthen, whispers that thicken, and signs you’re not the only watchers in Stoneford. 📜 Rules support – A guided walk through Warlock! character creation, plus help during play for all levels of experience. 🏰 Immersion tools – Maps, handouts, tokens, and a log of events to keep the story alive between sessions. ⚖️ Safety tools – Lines & Veils, X-Card, and open-table conversation. Dark stories demand brighter care. 🩸 Tone & Themes 🕯️ Dark Fantasy – A medieval world of mud, toil, and fragile order. 👁️ Eldritch Horror – Strange signs, secret cults, and whispers beneath the cobbles. 🧩 Mystery – Crimes and disputes that unravel into something deeper. ⚖️ Political Intrigue – Guild rivalries and town politics you can’t ignore. Stoneford is not a world of bright heroes and shining swords. It is a town where ordinary people bear the weight of duty, even when unseen eyes are watching.

How Ukulele Mike creates a safe table

🌟 Safety Tools Even in a campaign of shadows and dread, the players’ safety and comfort come first. We’re here to tell a dark story together — but it should never come at the cost of anyone’s fun or well-being. Here are the tools we’ll use at the table: ⏸️ Breaks – Anyone can call a break at any time. Step away, breathe, stretch. The story will wait. 🚪 Open Door – If you need to leave early or step away for the night, no explanations are needed. Life comes first. 🛑 Lines & Veils – We’ll set Lines (hard limits) and Veils (fade-to-black subjects) in Session 0 so we know what’s off the table. ❌ X-Card – Tap, type, or say “X” if something crosses a line for you. We stop, rewind, and adjust — no questions asked. ⭐ Stars & Wishes – At the end of sessions, share what you enjoyed (⭐) and what you’d like more of (✨). This keeps the game fun and tuned to the group. 🧾 Session 0 – A dedicated session to set expectations, build characters together, discuss tone, and establish our shared safety agreements. 💙 My Promise 🕯️ The world may be grim, but the table is welcoming. 👥 Everyone’s voice matters. 🌱 If something doesn’t feel good, we’ll adapt together. Your comfort matters more than the fiction. We’re here to enjoy the story, not to endure it. 🌟 Together, we’ll keep Stoneford dark… and the table bright. 💙