The House of Lament | Queer Haunted House Short Campaign

Creating your character

Character creation will start before our first gameplay session. We will be using Standard Array for stats and we will be using D&D 5e 2014 rules. If you'd like access to the online content that I own, feel free to use D&D Beyond to make your character sheet. If you have another way, you'd like to make your sheet, that is also totally fine by me. Anything official D&D 5e 2014 rules is free game. I am open to third party resources as long as you run it by me first for approval. If you'd like to book a one on one so I can help you make your character, you can absolutely do so for an additional $15 USD.

Preparing for the session

For preparation for this short horror campaign, you will need to create your character beforehand. You will need both discord and roll20 accounts. And you will need access to a webcam and mic for the sessions and feel comfortable using both as that does help me read the table and ensure everyone is having a good time as well as promote safety in a horror setting.

What Locke brings to the table

I am an RP and story-focused DM, much preferring to use combat as makes sense narratively. That being said, this particular campaign has lots of opportunities for combat based on player choices, so this one could potentially go more 50/50 RP to Combat depending on that. I also attempt to do my best voices for NPCs, but would definitely not call myself a talented voice actor, and provide spooky ambient music tailored specifically for each campaign. I embrace the Rule of Cool and love hearing players' ideas that will allow for sick story moments. I do ask that my campaigns stay human made. This is a collaborative horror story experience and I want to hear and see that from you! So no genAI is allowed at this table.

Homebrew rules

1.) Drinking a potion yourself is a BONUS ACTION. Administering a potion to another character is an ACTION however. 2.) Always get the green light for any romance at the table. 3.) Death Saves are rolled and sent to me privately. I always ask for the downed player to share a memory that is flashing before their eyes during this roll, so keep that in mind. And due to the nature of this particular campaign, Death Saves get increasingly more difficult to succeed each time you have to make one as the House of Lament attempts to make you apart of it. 4.) Flanking will grant you advantage in combat. You and your ally must be in a straight line on opposite sides of your opponent for it to work.

How Locke creates a safe table

We will be having a Session 0 before beginning to go over any and all information you may need to know. Before Session 0, I will be sending out the Monte Cook RPG Consent form to be filled out and all boundaries listed within will be respected throughout. We will also use X, N, and O cards as needed in gameplay sessions and will always have at least one 10 min midway break. After a session ends, there will be the opportunity to hang out for a debrief with the entire table, and I am always available to message in between sessions for anything you may want to discuss one on one.