Icewind Dale: Frozen Hearths & Beating Hearts

Creating your character

I always use Point Buy or Standard Array to try and keep the party on the same general level starting out. I use most content from the official 2014 source and companion (meaning Players Handbook, Xanathars, Tasha's, etc). I try to avoid setting books with races that don't slot as easily into the Forgotten Realms or other settings (although things like Warforged or a rarer race like Thri-kreen are always fine with me). We use milestone leveling as well.

Preparing for the session

Please have access to Discord, Roll20, and a quality microphone so that you will be able to access everything needed to play in the campaign. Please make sure you can routinely show up to the time listed, obviously real life happens but always try and shoot me a heads-up asap if you know you're going to miss as session. Please be willing to interact, roleplay, and communicate with your fellow players and myself, I don't mind quiet players but I do mind uninterested players and I'm always open to feedback if it feels like something isn't working. Don't be afraid to get into character! All of us at the table myself included try our best to get immersed and tell a fun story, so no pressure to feel like you need to be a professional voice actor or storyteller.

What Soul brings to the table

I love great visuals, so I make or source custom maps and include art for most major NPCs, locations, and items. I also use a music bot in our Discord for ambience and background music, and take advantage of Roll20's Dynamic Lighting for immersive exploration.

Homebrew rules

I use most of the common house rules that people may come across, such as bonus action potions, and allowing 1's on hit dice to be rerolled once on level up. I also use hidden death saves (meaning rolled only between GM and player).

How Soul creates a safe table

Icewind Dale tends to lean towards some horror elements with the depictions of civilizations under duress from weather, causing starvation, extreme cold, and all of the issues that arise within those situations. While I try not to veer into any content I would deem "crossing a line", we will establish those lines in Session 0 with a Lines and Veils document.