Heroes of the Borderlands | Fight, Explore, Learn to Play

Creating your character

We'll create characters during the first session using D&D Beyond. I encourage players to brainstorm before the session but to not make any concrete decisions until we begin together. Characters will start at level one and will roll for stats. Players will have access to all options from the 2024 core rulebooks. Other officially published is generally allowed but should be asked about first. As this is a game for beginners, I will not allow homebrew for level one but it can be added at later levels.

Preparing for the session

All players will need to join the campaign's Discord server for calling during sessions and communicating outside of them. I encourage players to make a free account on D&D Beyond before the first session but I can also guide that process during the session for those without the time.

What Ethan brings to the table

Voices, music, battlemaps, and grand narratives: my campaigns have the whole shebang. One of my main focuses is immersion. That means I talk in character and support players to do the same. Most battles will be silly and low stakes with an emphasis on teaching the rules. Ultimately, I am another player at the table who just has a special role as the director of the game. When there is a rules conflict, I'll ask the table what they want and make the executive decision for the sake of progressing the game forward. I strongly urge players to be as creative as they can be. There is never harm in asking and the answer is normally "yes" or "no, but how about this..."

Homebrew rules

For this campaign I plan to stick the standard D&D 2024 rules, but I will allow those rules to bend in the characters' favor when needed or when its cool.

How Ethan creates a safe table

In the first session, I will send a survey to all players covering which subjects they are okay or not okay with including in the campaign. At any point during a session if a player is uncomfortable, players may dm me and I will immediately stop and redirect. I will strictly follow people's boundaries. For players, when they accidentally broach an off-limit subject, I will ask them to change the subject or alter their backstory. If a player purposefully breaks boundaries or repeatedly offends others, they will be removed from the game. I have zero tolerance at my table for any form of hate speech or discrimination. If okay with the whole table, fantasy representations of discrimination may be present within the narrative but never directed at real people or groups.