Golem - Fallout-Inspired 5e 2014 Homebrew

Creating your character

• Character creation will be done after session 0. • Characters will start at level 3. • Stats are going to be via point buy using MPMM rules for species bonuses • Characters will preferably be created via a sheet that will be translated into foundry or can also be made through DDB. • For books, you can use the following: PHB Player's Handbook XGE Xanathar's Guide to Everything TCE Tasha's Cauldron of Everything MPMM Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse For species, you can additionally use the following: GGR Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica WBTW The Wild Beyond the Witchlight MOT Mythic Odysseys of Theros For spells, you can also pull from SCC Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Preparing for the session

You will need a mic for discord voice chat, a computer, and account to run Foundry VTT. Accounts needed: Discord https://discord.com/ Forge https://as.forge-vtt.com/

What DM Drake brings to the table

Games will be held through Foundry VTT, all the players need to do is create an account and join the game. All content is available on 5etools, but any 3rd-Party content must be reviewed and approved by me before they make it into the game. Homebrew documents are available for everyone and any comments or suggestions about the systems in the game are welcome as well. I really enjoy bouncing ideas to make the game more fun and immersive. Each player will be free to have a conceptualization session with the DM and have a pregame session to freely ask questions and embed their character into the world. I provide very immersive roleplay by adding voices to all the characters if possible but there will be times where exposition may be more important that roleplay when time is a luxury. In these cases the players will be given as much of the important information as possible with less roleplay. Background music will also be applied to these sessions if possible when appropriate. Combat will be intense and players will be expected to look at their sheets and utilize and much of their abilities as possible. This is a team game so the players will be expected to act like a team. Monsters will have varying levels of intelligence where it makes sense and are used as a story telling tool. I am a very RAW/RAI DM, but I also respect Rule of Cool so long as it is in the realm of possibility. If there is an important scene wherein there are low chances of success and a player would want to do something that is not exactly in the rules, an Emphasis roll will be made via the players choice and whatever the outcome of that roll is is what will be followed in that scene.

Homebrew rules

here's a short list of what you could expect: Bonus action to use healing potions Healing potions heal fully (no dice roll) Brutal Crits (crit dice always roll max) Combat decision timer (1 min) Modified encumbrance (tracking is integrated into foundry) Physical needs (food, water, sleep) Hero points (player provided inspiration) Exhaustion plus (up to 11) (NOT ONE D&D) Proficient Helping (must be proficient to help) Hard to cure diseases and injuries

How DM Drake creates a safe table

Players will be given access to a copy of the Monte Bank Consent Form with DM and game theme already applied. These answers will be taken into consideration, but there will be times that the game may still touch upon these subjects. During these instances, the subject matter will be tackled responsibly and respectfully whilst still focusing on its narrative value. The following will be discussed during the Session 0: • Player Introduction • Safety Tools • Recordings (if applicable) • Seriousness of Roleplay • Campaign Backgrounds and Rules (if applicable) Events in the game can be discussed after the game to share feelings, thoughts, and comments. If ever there are personal concerns, the DM will always be open to discussing it in private through discord. This game will be dark, difficult, and may possibly even bleed into your life. You are highly encouraged to reach out to the GM about this to alleviate any concerns before they become a problem. Games may be recorded for documentation and worldbuilding purposes. The players will be notified of this beforehand.