Kingmaker ... but Monsters | a classic from a new perspective

Creating your character

You'll create level 1 characters according to the core rules as written, except as noted below. Ancestries Suggested: troll, goblin, sprite, kobold, centaur, lizardfolk, nymph Disallowed: human, elf, dwarf, gnome, halfling, tanuki Most uncommon and rare ancestries are available, including many new and unusual ones from BattleZoo sourcebooks. Feats You'll get additional feats from the Ancestry Paragon and Free Archetype variant rules. Good Guys Outsiders might see your character as a villain, but they should actually be "one of the good guys." I'll leave that up to you to define. Uncommon Options Ask me. I'm likely to say yes, as long as the option reasonably fits your character concept and doesn't unbalance the game in some way. Rare Options You will need to get permission from the other players to use a rare option. Each rare option may only appear once in the entire campaign. (This means once one player plays an exemplar, no one else can!)

Preparing for the session

You will need a Discord account. We'll use it for voice chat during game and to keep in touch between sessions. You will also need a mic. If you'll be playing from a noisy place or a place with lots of distractions, you need to have PTT (Push To Talk) in Discord set up before the game starts. This is a courtesy to your fellow players as well as the GM.

What Zeke brings to the table

- Tactical conflicts that have more than one possible solution - A strategic narrative that hinges on player decisions and welcomes innovative problem-solving - Technical, rules-as-written gameplay to provide consistency and challenge - The BattleZoo library of monster-themed character options pre-loaded into Foundry VTT for your use - A classic Pathfinder campaign seen from a fresh perspective

Homebrew rules

Free Archetype This grants extra multiclass-like feats to let you customize your character's abilities. Ancestry Paragon This gives you extra feats related to your ancestry, making your lineage more important in the game. Keeley's Hero Point Rule This prevents a bad roll when you use a Hero Point for a reroll. Rare rares Each rare character option can only appear in the campaign once, for all players. Milestone-based character progression We're doing away with experience point calculations. You'll gain levels just after major plot beats, or after four sessions pass. Kingdom management Depending on the players' preference, we may play the game with modified kingdom management rules, or we might toss these rules out entirely in favor of a purely narrative approach.

How Zeke creates a safe table

During play, we'll use X-cards as a safety and consent tool. I have an X-card module loaded into foundry that lets you play your card at the push of a button. Prior to play, we'll compile a list of all participants' lines and veils to guide us during play.