Something Rotten in Innspa

Creating your character

Character creation will take place during a session 0. We will pretty much use the standard 5e 2024 character creation rules. Characters must all come from the World of Greyhawk and, as they are starting at 1st level, should come from and be consistent with the Prelacy of Innspa, the Adri Forest, the Flinty Hills, and nearby regions.

Preparing for the session

Players should join the game on Roll20 at https://app.roll20.net/join/20871723/88DqLA. We will use Roll20's audio for voice communications with Zoom as a backup if necessary. Players who wish to try and/or use D&D Beyond for character creation and to run their characters during play may join the campaign on that platform at https://www.dndbeyond.com/campaigns/join/73898052914016613. I will attempt to add any homebrew character options that may become available during play there for the players' convenience.

What Arthur brings to the table

I generally stick to the rules as written. However, I do have a few homebrew rules, listed below. I will attempt voices for some of the NPCs and occasionally use music. I tend to use a lot of visual aids.

Homebrew rules

I use the 5e 2024 rules (though I am still new to them after 10 years of playing the standard 5e rules, so be patient with me). I tell players when foes are blooded and allow them to tell one another when their characters are bloodied. Potions can be drunk as bonus actions, and light weapons held in one hand can be transferred to another hand and used for an off-hand attack when two-weapon fighting. Monsters, familiars, animal companions, summoned and conjured creatures, and NPCs use static damage when attacking. Familiars, animal companions, and summoned and conjured creatures act on your character's turn either before or after your character, in the order you choose each round. I use the characters' passive Perception and Insight to determine what the characters notice unless the players make active rolls. Any roll of less than 10 will count as a 10 unless there is a distraction or danger present. Similarly, I use the characters' passive knowledge rolls (Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion, each +10) to determine what characters know unless the players make active rolls or there is a distraction or danger present.

How Arthur creates a safe table

I'm pretty old school. Although, I have always made a point to run my games so that players feel safe and comfortable in them, I am just now adopting formal safety tools. We will use a variety of safety tools that we will go over in the Session 0. If there is a particular one you would like to use, please don't hesitate to ask. I refuse to adjudicate or graphically describe acts of torture and sexual assault. I also refuse to graphically describe gore. In addition, I refuse to adjudicate character attacks on other characters and any character actions that seriously threaten to disrupt group play, as I run a cooperative game.