Custom Sablewood High Fantasy Campaign: New Players Welcome!

Creating your character

You will be starting with 1st level characters. You're encouraged to make your own character, however you can use one of the published pre-generated characters if you prefer. All of the Classes, Ancestries, and Communities in the Daggerheart core book will be available to you for making characters. Characters will be created as described in the Daggerheart core book. We will build characters during the first session (session zero). All the character information is on Foundry, so you don't need to own the book to play. I ask that you play a good-hearted, heroic character who will rush fearlessly into danger where angels fear to tread. This is the spirit of Daggerheart. Be part of a group of characters who work together as a team and support one another as they seek adventure, wonders, and excitement. Maybe you'll even right some wrongs along the way. Feel free to come to session zero with some ideas of what kind of character you want to play, but please don't be married to one, single idea. We will make characters as a group and create ties between them. It's also fine if you have no idea or preference at all when you come to session zero. Sometimes players like to wait to see what the others want to do before deciding on a character concept, and that's great. You are, of course, welcome to get and read the Daggerheart corebook, but it's not required. I will teach you the game during play. You will learn by doing, by playing, which is the best way to learn, and also the most fun! You also don't need any experience with Foundry virtual tabletop. I'll be able to teach you how to use it, and making your character in Foundry is very easy.

Preparing for the session

We will be using Foundry as our virtual tabletop. I am self-hosting the game, so you don't need an account on the Foundry website. No worries if you’re new to Foundry. I can teach you how to use it during session zero. I'll give you access to a private area just for this game and group in my Discord server. There we will have a chat room and forum, and we'll also use Discord for our video chat during the game. You will need a free Discord account. You can run Discord in your browser, or you can install the desktop software. You can join my server using this link: https://discord.gg/YgyH2Q7ybp Once you've joined my server, please DM me on Discord so I can give you the permissions to see the private channels in the server for this group. In addition to the video chat, we will have a text channel and a forum for communicating outside of the game sessions. You will need a computer to play (not phone or tablet). You’ll also need headphones/ear buds. I ask that all players use these. Using speakers leads to echo effects that are very annoying and distracting to me and the other players. I encourage all players to use a webcam if possible. It's OK if you want to turn your camera off to eat or something, but it helps everyone get to know each other when all players use webcams, as it enhances the experience of playing together as a team. That said, if you can't or don't want to use a webcam, it's not required. I understand that some people are uncomfortable using a webcam, and that's all right. I just encourage you to consider giving it a try after you get to know everyone if you feel comfortable doing that. I will share various documents with you throughout the campaign in a Google Drive folder. I'll provide you with links to the Google Drive folder, the URL and login for the campaign on Foundry, and everything else you'll need in the Discord server.

What Lex brings to the table

I will provide custom curated playlists of ambient music through Foundry to increase immersion in the game. I will often use high quality maps with ambient sound effects and dynamic sound and lighting. You can control the volume of all the music and sounds for yourself in Foundry, including turning them off completely if you don't want to hear them. Some scenes and combat may be theater of the mind, but I’ll use maps and other visual aids whenever possible. If you have any preferences that will aid in the accessibility of the game for you, please let me know. I am available any time on Discord to discuss any concerns or questions you have, character ideas, or anything else to do with the game and campaign. We will have our own private area of my Discord server with a chat channel and forum where we can all discuss the game in privacy. You’ll be able to use the chat and forum as much as you wish in between sessions to plan, ask questions, and/or roleplay. My number one goal is that players have fun at my table. I try to keep things as realistic and feasible as possible to aid in suspension of disbelief, as I've found that leads to the most immersive and enjoyable experiences at the table. But I'm also a fan of the "rule of cool" as long as it's not completely implausible, game breaking, or breaking of the tone we've created together. I love humor in my games, and love it when we're all laughing. I appreciate players who don't take things too seriously, but are able to allow serious and high-drama moments to occur when appropriate. I’m wanting to get a few Daggerheart games going here, so if this game looks interesting to you, but the day or time don’t work for you, feel free to message me with your availability. I’ll accommodate you if I can. You can learn more about me and my GMing style in my profile. I also have actual play games on my YouTube channel and as part of my podcast, Game Master's Journey. You can get a very good idea of what my games are like by checking out my most recent campaign: Blood of the Avatars. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@StarwalkerStudios Podcast https://lexstarwalker.com/gmj

Homebrew rules

I am not using any house rules.

How Lex creates a safe table

I will go over all the safety tools during session zero. You can see the ones I use. You're always welcome me know of anything that's important to you privately as well. During session zero I will give everyone the opportunity to privately provide me with any lines and veils they want respected as well as any stars and wishes they'd like to see. I also have an open-door policy and am very available every day to talk with a player who has any kind of issue with what's going on. Talk to me about it, and I'll do everything I can to make it right. Safety is very important to me. I want EVERY player at my table to have a good time, myself included. Nothing would make me sadder than for something to happen that made you feel uncomfortable or unsafe and got in the way of you having fun. Roleplaying is a creative and social activity. We put ourselves out there, so we all need an environment where we feel safe and free from judgment to feel comfortable. The campaign will not contain sexual assault, racial prejudice, systemic racism, homophobia, or transphobia. There will be no PVP (player vs. player) allowed except in certain circumstances where all players are OK with it. There will be zero tolerance for harassment or violating the safety rules. You are always free to take a break during the game anytime you want. I just ask that you let me know. This can be as simple as putting an AFK (away from keyboard) or BIO (bio-break) in chat. And then let me know when you're back by putting a "back" in chat. This just avoids me talking to someone who isn't there. I prefer that players have and use their webcams as much as possible. It helps us to connect as a group. I've run games where some players don't have webcams, and they always feel "less there" than the other players. That said, you're always free to turn off your webcam when you want or need to--because you're eating or for whatever other reason. Using your webcam is never a requirement if for some reason you don't want to use it on a particular day. Also if you're just not comfortable using a webcam, that's all right. I encourage you to give it a try after you've gotten to know everyone if you'd feel comfortable doing that. Regarding the content warnings, I chose some tags that are pretty common in fantasy games that I think may occur. But none of them have to occur. Your preferences and needs will be honored.