The Starlight Chronicles

Creating your character

Everyone will start at level 3, as to give all players the ability to grow, but not feel useless from the starts. Once players have signed up, they will be able to reach out to me directly, for any help in how character creation works. I will have set starting base stats (not affected by your Feats, Ability or species bonus's) to make things easier. All characters up to level 5 will receive max HP and begin rolling after that point. If you roll 1's on HP, I allow rerolls. In regards to starting equipment, we will discuss that on a player by player basis, as I will help you create 1 custom item of your desire, for your character (gears, weapon, tool, etc.). This will follow the Exalted Method, so that as you use it and grow with it, that item also gets stronger. You will have full access to all my books, so you will have more freedom of choices when it comes to species/subclasses/etc. than you ever have had before. This is a hero campaign, so no evil characters will be allowed, however evil races are fine, but you will be playing them in a hero manner, which we can discuss when dealing with your backstory. All characters will start with a free feat of their choice.

Preparing for the session

You will need the following programs (all free). -Discord -DND Beyond I will run all battle maps and campaign details through these, as well as notes. All Homebrew rules will be listed at all times for you, on the Discord.

What Ryan brings to the table

I will be following 2014 5E rules, but 'Rule of Cool' with me is king. If you have an awesome idea that fits and makes sense, lets roll to see what happens. Roleplaying yourself is a big part of playing within the game, but I am aware it takes time to figure out who you want to become, so don't be concerned about it so much until you are comfortable. Combat will be strong as boring combat ruins the immersion. I will be using voices as best I can, however I am not a professional voice actor, so I will do my best.

Homebrew rules

-Drinking a Potion (Self): As a Free Action, you can drink a healing potion normally (roll for healing). If you use your Bonus Action instead, it heals for maximum amount. -Feeding a Potion to Another: Takes a Bonus Action and is rolled. -All Initiative rolls must be made on D&D Beyond. This is for tracking the order of combat, and there is a built-in system for this. I will not accept any rolls made with real dice, for initiative. -Quickdraw Initiative: If you get a Nat 20 on Initiative, you may choose to go first (Even if someone gets higher based on modifiers) or gain an ‘Inspiration Point’ and reroll. Nat 20s should feel good on things other than attack rolls, and it usually feels wasted. Some characters prefer to go later in the order and shouldn’t be punished for a Nat 20. Leave Politics at the Door. This is a space for shared storytelling and fun. Everyone has their own opinions about the real world, but we’re here to escape that and enjoy the game together. Rule of Cool: I will allow nearly anything; however, it must be reasonable and realistic. I am not going to allow you to destroy a skyscraper with a single punch, however if you have multiple buff spells, magic items, and a blessing of a god, the ability to do so is theoretically possible, but not probable, and would likely come at a physical/mental cost. -Critical Hits (Nat 20's) do max damage plus a normal damage roll. If a 1 is rolled, you will get 1 reroll and must take that roll, even if it is another 1. This goes for the enemies as well. Example: So, if your sword does ‘1d8’ and you crit, you do ‘8 + 1d8’, instead of just ‘2d8’. -Critical Failures (Nat 1's) will have a consequence, depending on the circumstance. This goes for the enemies as well. This is up to the DM’s discretion. Inspiration Points -Opening Inspiration Point: At the beginning at each session for any players at the session prior, if you are willing to do the recap and can recite the important things that occurred, you will gain an Inspiration Point. -If you do something amazing, I will happily give out Inspiration Points, as I love rewarding cleverness. Inspiration points can stack with me, and you can use them however you wish. -Banked Inspiration Points: See 'Banked Inspiration Points Notes' on Discord.

How Ryan creates a safe table

Politics is left at the door, no if's and's or but's about it. You break that rule, you will have to go. This is a game about imagination and fantasy, not the real world. I will host a session 0 for free, for the first table, and following that, as new players join, will give time for them to introduce themselves and for the current players to do so as well. This will not cut into the paying time, so you will get everything you pay for.