Candlekeep Mysteries with Queer Horror Author Mx. Wellman

Creating your character

This campaign is best suited for players with a moderate level of experience. We'll have an initial one-on-one call on Discord called a 'Session 0', where we'll either build your character step by step, or review an existing character that you've built and finalize how you'll fit into the story. Characters start at Level 1. Stats may be Standard, Point Buy, or Rolled. All official classes, species, and items are acceptable, but please consult before using homebrew or third-party material. Both 5E or 5.5E character builds are acceptable! I am still largely operating on the previous 5E ruleset, but learning the new one gradually. A fillable PDF character sheet will be available, but players are welcome to use other tools like the D&DBeyond character creation engine. Characters who join the campaign midway through will begin at the party's current level. Milestone-based leveling.

Preparing for the session

- Make sure you have a working microphone and webcam! - Create a Discord account if you have not already. - Feel free to build your Level 1 character ahead of our Session 0 call.

What William brings to the table

I'll bring a virtual tabletop for us to use called Owlbear Rodeo, vivid storytelling, and jazzy character voices. You can expect a game that's Rule of Cool, centered around your character, your interactions with the world and the party, and ultimately on telling an engaging story for everyone at the table.

How William creates a safe table

Each player's experience begins with a Session 0, where we'll either review the character you've come up with or build it together on the call. We'll discuss any potential triggers that player may have, and they'll be added to a list of topics to handle sensitively or avoid altogether for this campaign. During play, should triggering content arise, players have the ability to pause the game at any time and raise how to proceed. Some bullets from the Luxton Technique I enjoy include - * When, in play, a player encounters triggering material, they can, if they choose, talk about that to the other players. When they do this, the other players listen. * As part of talking about it — and possibly the only thing that they need say — the player is given absolute fiat power over that material, expressed as a want or a need. For instance “I need this to have a happy ending” or “I want this character to not be hurt right now” or “I need this character to not get away with this”. * We play towards accommodating that player’s requests. After the game, we'll have a debrief to discuss any issues that arose during the session and anything that we'd like to see going forward.