Beyond the Walls | D&D5e | Hunt monsters and save the world!

Creating your character

Character creation will be discussed in-depth during Session Zero and in the group Discord beforehand. Access to a DnDBeyond campaign for character creation will be provided when you join the game, and you can feel free to discuss character concepts in the group Discord ahead of time. I suggest that you not completely finalize character creation until after it has been discussed during Session Zero, as after discussing it with the party, you may wish to make some alterations to better fit into the party's identity and goals. 🗡️ Characters will start at 1st level. 🗡️ 27 Point-Buy for stats, not rolled. 🗡️ Averages for HP instead of rolling. Further prep materials will be provided to you once you're signed up for the campaign, to give you a more in-depth look at just how character-building works. I offer several additional perks for new characters to help you create the character of your dreams!

Preparing for the session

Voice and video communication will be run through Discord, with DnDBeyond used for character creation, and Roll20 for battlemaps, visual aids, and dice rolling. You are not obligated to use video, but I will be running with my video on. You should: 🗡️ Bring a decent mic and headset, and preferably remain on push-to-talk or otherwise mute yourself between dialogue if you expect to have disruptive background noise. 🗡️ Join the group Discord server. 🗡️ Join the DnDBeyond campaign for the adventure.

What Craig Chapman brings to the table

📖 All sourcebooks on DnDBeyond 📚 Tons of third party content to expand the character building process 🗺️ Fantastic maps and monsters to immerse you on your high stakes hunts 💡 Dynamic lighting to show off dragonfire, darken the caverns, and make the world come alive 🎶 Curated music to get your heart racing while you scale monsters and do battle ✨All the magic you need to have a fantastic time at the table!

How Craig Chapman creates a safe table

𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲: Beyond the Walls is a monster-hunting heavy combat series, where you will always have at least one lengthy combat, and potentially other small combats as well. Investigating and hunting down the monster will be an important part of most games, as well harvesting it for components and pieces afterwards. You should design characters that have reasons to be hunting monsters, and are oriented towards combat in one way or another. All skills will have reasonable usage, even charisma-based ones, but combat will take the main seat. I run a script-heavy Roll20 game with plenty of visual aids and handouts, and will (usually) post most of these to a group Discord as well. Dynamic lighting, scripts to improve the accessibility and quality of your game, and macros to make every element of the game as simple as possible are all elements that I offer. These elements can be disabled upon request, if there are issues with lag or concerns about usability. We will use Roll20 as a virtual table-top (VTT) for gameplay and dice-rolling, and Discord for voice and (optional) video. I will use a camera, but you are not required to do so unless you want to. I use music bots in Discord for audio and ambience, but can also use Syrinscape upon request. I will have Discord open at all times on a separate monitor, so if you want to ask me any questions or have concerns about the gameplay, you can message me either straight through Roll20 or through Discord. I am also available throughout the week (excluding Saturdays) to help troubleshoot any tech issues or character questions, to a reasonable extent. 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬: Lines and Veils will be checked at the top of sessions, and I will reach out to players to confirm any potential problems with the expected content during play. Nevertheless, if at any point during gameplay you feel like a line is being crossed, or maybe you realize that you're much less comfortable with something than you thought, you can utilize our in-game X-Card system, which is anonymous, and we will move on from whatever topic is being discussed, or moderate it to make it more comfortable. I also maintain an open door policy and you may always come to me before, during, or after games to discuss any concerns you may have with me about game content, my behaviour, or the behaviour of your fellow players.