Defeat the Cult of the Dragon Below! | Eberron: Level 3

Creating your character

City of Tales Character Creation Guidelines (5.5e Rules) Your characters will begin play at 3rd level and will be built using Standard Array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) or Point Cost (27 points) for Ability Scores. Notes about mixing 5e and 5.5e content: If there is a 5e option that has not been brought to 5.5e standards, you may select the 5e option. If any disparity exists, we’ll always default to 5.5e rules, e.g., if there is a feature that exists in both 5e and 5.5e and they are different--we’ll use the 5.5e version The following sources are 5.5e rules and are considered primary character building options: - Player's Handbook - Eberron: Forge of the Artificer - Frontiers of Eberron: Quickstone - Heroes of Faerun Additionally, these 5e sources may be used if there is no 5.5e equivalent. Please let me know if you intend on using material from any of these sources: - Chronicles of Eberron - Eberron: Rising from the Last War - Exploring Eberron - Mordenkainen’s Monsters of the Multiverse - Tasha's Cauldron of Everything - Xanathar's Guide to Everything Some notable character creation differences between 5e and 5.5e: Species (previously races) in older books include ability score increases. If you use a species from a 5e book, ignore those increases and use only the ones given by your background. Backgrounds in 5e D&D books don’t include ability score adjustments. If you’re using a background from an older book, adjust your ability scores by increasing one score by 2 and a different one by 1, or increase three scores by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20. Also, if the 5e background you choose doesn’t provide a feat, you gain an Origin feat of your choice. Lastly, we’ll be using Roll20’s character sheet for this campaign.

Preparing for the session

You'll need a desktop or laptop computer with a dedicated microphone for Discord voice chat. You'll also need a Discord account and a Roll20 account (both are free). Please note, Roll20 works best on a computer and doesn't work very well on a phone or tablet. You don't need to know how to play D&D, use Roll20, or Discord to join this game. I'll guide you through onboarding and make it easy to join this campaign. While it will be helpful if you already have rulebooks and/or know how to play--you don't need to. This is a perfect campaign for complete beginners!

What Shane brings to the table

Roll20 Pro access, high resolution game maps, dynamic lighting, customized character tokens, custom visual aids and handouts, full access to my D&D Roll20 rulebook library, automated character sheets and quality of life scripts for easy play, immersive background music, a Discord channel for Voice Chat, Five Word Session Summaries, and everything else required for you to have an amazing experience!

How Shane creates a safe table

I'll provide a Consent in Gaming checklist to establish our Lines & Veils. We'll discuss this during Session 0. We'll take a 10-minute bio break at the session's halfway point. I actively encourage player feedback during Stars & Wishes and will use that information to provide an exceptional player experience.