A Crooked Murder Under a Crooked Moon [Heavy Trigger Warnings]

Creating your character

I'll host a free session 0 to include character creation. I like to do character creation together as a party in order to establish bonds between characters that might know each other before the start of the campaign, as well as balance party composition. Players are encouraged to come to session 0 with a couple different character ideas. These should include species/class options, an idea of the vibe or role of the character, and an idea of why this mysterious letter was so enticing. Homebrew pitches are allowed with GM discretion. Characters will start at level 3. Stats will be rolled using the 4d6, drop the lowest method, with the option to reroll your lowest stat. You may choose to use standard array or point buy if opposed to rolling. You'll also need a free level 1 feat. I would like to stream this campaign but if ANYONE is uncomfortable doing so, we will play as normal in private so don't let that discourage you from joining.

Preparing for the session

To prepare, you'll need to have a Discord account for audio and general communications. I will provide a link for the Discord server we will use. We're currently transitioning to Foundry for our VTT and should be fully implemented by the start of this campaign. I'll provide the link to join once this happens. Character sheets can be made on D&D Beyond to have access to a majority of the 2014, and some of the 2024 books, for character creation. I'll provide the link for that here as well. Once you have character art, you'll need to set it up in Fugitech. I'll provide a walkthrough on how to do this if you need help. The link for the Lines and Veils document will be provided here as well. Please take your time filling this out as it is very important, especially for this campaign.

What Amalthyon brings to the table

I pride myself on creating a safe and inclusive environment to ensure the comfort of my players in order to encourage intense roleplay experiences. Balancing high stakes emotional scenes with comedic relief enables this. I enjoy creating unique and interesting NPCs, curating playlists for every occasion, utilizing various maps and handouts, and providing character art for key NPCs. I also print and paint fully customizable minis, statuettes, and keepsakes! This is an additional optional feature. Shipping is free, ask me about sizes and pricing!

Homebrew rules

Potions as a Bonus Action Flanking provides Advantage GM advantage for creative solutions/excellent RP Death defying magic no longer works (Revivify, Raise Dead, Resurrection, etc)

How Amalthyon creates a safe table

Once you sign up for my games, I'll send over a link for my Lines and Veils document as the first line of defense. The data from this document will be compiled and provided to the table anonymously, posted in the game server, and reviewed in session 0. During play, I utilize a red yellow green safety deck in Roll20. Players can anonymously deal out a green card to encourage a scene to keep progressing, a yellow card to pause and move on from the scene, or a red card to indicate a full stop where we will take a short 10-20 minute break to reset before continuing. Players are always welcome to privately message me if they need to talk or want to adjust the lines and veils/provide feedback on what to avoid in the future. I like to wrap up a session with 15-20 minutes of open space to talk about anything anyone feels they need to talk about. Whether this is idle chatter to come down from the events of the game, talk over something that happened, compliment their fellow players, or anything else that might be on their mind.