The Shattered Obelisk

Creating your character

CREATING A CHARACTER Use the character creation rules as presented in the Player’s Handbook 2024 (PH), with the following notes. You begin play at 1st level. Step 1: Choose a Species Step 2: Choose a Class. Step 3: Determine Ability Scores. Your ability scores are generated using one of the following methods. • Standard set (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8). • Variant: Customizing Ability Scores (PH). Step 4: Describe Your Character. • Alignment: Choose a non-evil alignment. optional • Background: You can create a custom background or use any available background as presented. • Deity: You may choose any deity to worship from official rulebooks that is unique to the Forgotten Realms or is not unique to another world. Clerics must choose a deity. • Faction: You may choose one faction at character creation or anytime the opportunity arises during play. Benefits for faction membership are detailed within adventures where relevant. The starting factions are listed in appendix C in the Basic Rules. You may only have membership in one faction at a time and may switch whenever you’d like. Step 5: Choosing Equipment. Your starting equipment and gold are determined by your class and background; you don’t roll for gold. You may start with a trinket of your choice from available rules choices. You can sell starting equipment using the rules in the PH and can buy equipment WHAT RULEBOOKS SHOULD I USE? You can use non-optional rules found in the Player’s Handbook, the Basic Rules, and all the books listed below. If a rule has been reprinted in a newer resource, you must always use the latest printing. • Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons (FTD) • Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse (MPMM) • Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (SAS) (on August 16, 2022)* • Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide (SCAG) • Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (TCE) • Xanathar’s Guide to Everything (XGE) • Additional options as presented in the FAQ You may also use the rules found in the following digital publications: • Elemental Evil Player’s Companion (EEPC) • Locathah Rising (LR) Additionally, the following variant or optional rules are available: • Chapter 6: Customization Options (PH) • Customizing Your Origin (TCE) • Half-Elf and Tiefling Variants (SCAG) • Option: Human Languages (SCAG) • Optional Class Features (TCE) • Variant Human Traits (PH) When using an archtype from these books DONOT use the stat increase STARTING PLAY AT 1st LEVEL or 2nd if Im feeling good

Preparing for the session

What Players will need before applying: - Discord Account - Decent, working microphone - Headphones For best results a second monitor and a half decent laptop What Players will need before Session Zero: Created a character on dnd beyond, i will send the campaign link - Have joined the Discord Server and followed the instructions on the First Step channel.

What Subitai / Gary brings to the table

A soild in interest in the game Al maps and VTT supplied Knowledge Roleplay Combat tactics

How Subitai / Gary creates a safe table

Arc-focused session focused Prep with an emphasis on final encounters. Solid combat, with some additional goals to avoid "stand here and punch each other" encounters. Character-driven narratives, bringing backstory to the fore. Funny Voices. This game does have character race restrictions and no UA. A Digital Consent Checklist will be sent to each player before Session Zero. Session 0 will be used to discuss the code of conduct and to talk about a blanket consent checklist for the group. It will then launch directly into character creation and build the backstory for the adventuring party, as well as ties to other characters. At the end of each game session, we will hold an aftercare talk about the session and how everyone feels about it. After each arc, each player will be sent a feedback survey to check in on the enjoyment level and comfort level of the game, as well as ask what each player wants to see going forward.