Cozy D&D Custom, Character/Story driven - Beginner, ND,🏳️‍🌈+

Creating your character

Character creation will be finalized during session zero, but if inspiration strikes you, feel free to work on some ideas for a character - we will use point buy system* for D&D 5E 2014. (27 points) - We will decide in session zero what level the group would like to be as Cozy Cove scales really easily - likely in the 1-4 range to start . * Points buy system: Everything starts at 8 points, and you get 27 points to then distribute and make your scores higher – the points scale with 1 point per level until 13. And then its 2 points per increase, max 15 before racial bonuses. Please see point conversion below for assistance. Score | Cost 8 | 0 9 | 1 10 | 2 11 | 3 12 | 4 13 | 5 14 | 7 15 | 9

Preparing for the session

Webcams are optional but encouraged to help with communication and visuals. Mics are needed, so you can participate, haha. As for programs, you will need Discord, but I run everything in discord and Owlbear Rodeo (via a link you easily click) - giving us the feel of gathering around the same table, and saving people from having to learn even more before playing. I will cover a brief onboarding of Owlbear Rodeo during Session Zero. If you don't know the rules or are new to D&D, I have tons of help guides, so you can drop in easily without having to read a few books. Should any player need extra time to prepare or have questions, I am available often to answer questions. You are not expected to create a character before session 0, but it is advised to have some ideas of what kind of character you want to play. As mentioned, I am willing to work with players who want less common builds for characters - just shoot me a message!

What Abbi-Gm brings to the table

Cozy Cove is a custom world I have created, where one can adventure and have fun, but still have a cozy end of the day. With this world, I also bring fleshed out NPCs (with character sheets!) Optional playable characters that are pre-created to make dropping in and dropping out of sessions easier on the player. I also bring quality custom maps for our sessions which are ran in Discord. Additionally, I bring whimsy and cozy vibes with some chaotic settings and situations for cozy/chaos loving characters to have fun! As this is still unpublished, I also bring a willingness to work with players on unique and custom builds - send me your ideas, and we will make it work! As I grow as a DM, you will see additional artwork, voicework, and music features added - I try to improve every day! In addition, any table I run is a safe space for LGBTQ+ and Neurodivergent people - Cozy means everyone is welcome, and we don't tolerate jerks. Combat in Cozy Cove can often be avoided with roleplay, but still are featured in low to medium capacity. Player expectations can be set ahead of time - if you want to solve more with roleplay, many encounters work that way - but if you want to smash some stuff, we have some options there too. As a DM - I believe in the RoC - rule of cool, over RAW - rules as written - nothing is wrong with either method, but I find that "rule of cool" works better for the style of DMing I prefer to do, and makes Cozy stuff that much more fun! Please feel free to DM with any questions - I am still new to this world of professional online DMing, so there is every possibility that I haven't mentioned something. Murder Hobos will not enjoy, and frankly should not play, Cozy Cove - nothing wrong with murder hobos, but let's all be honest about our strengths, right? I am not the right DM for Murder-Hobo characters, and that's okay! Cozy lovers who want to play some D&D however, you should definitely come join me in Cozy Cove!

Homebrew rules

House Rules: Rule of Cool will prevail – but you need to roleplay it for me to believe it’s cool. When in doubt, we roll it out. Nat 20 on initiative chooses where they go in the order, after all rolls are revealed. Critical Hit (Nat 20) damage rule is decided as a group during session 0. Drinking a potion is a bonus action Add +1 to your HP after max hit die + con modifier

How Abbi-Gm creates a safe table

I am willing to use any and all safety tools - I have listed ones I have used in some capacity previously, but as a GM, my goal is to ensure we all have fun, which means I am okay with any safety tools to make the players feel comfortable - if you need something done, or some sort of discussion ahead of time, message me, we WILL figure out how to ensure you have a safe place to play D&D. With this said, I have listed the only triggers I see Cozy Cove having - it's by definition, cozy, nice, and good things happen. If something could be triggering, I have zero issue rewriting or omitting it - players having fun in a safe place comes first - that way we can all actually have fun. My messages are open, I am always open to discuss or change something to make someone more comfortable, and if you would like to see any specific safety tool from me or any session I run - you just shoot me a message - I will research and implement. I record all sessions for notes and recaps, and as long as players are not opposed I publish to my YouTube channel - this helps when players miss, or if you need to remember a specific thing that happened in a session. The recording has audio for everyone, as well as my camera and the virtual table top - no player has their face revealed in this game.