Gravenreach The Lost Frontier

Creating your character

Stats: Standard Array or 27-Point Buy HP: Max for levels 1–3 Free Feat: at Level 1 (unless your character species grants already grants one) Core races, with some exceptions. Leveling: Milestone-based (1–3 fast, then steady)

Preparing for the session

Welcome aboard, adventurer — you’re about to set sail for Gravenreach, a living frontier filled with danger, discovery, and hard choices. To ensure your expedition begins smoothly, please follow the preparation steps below. This campaign uses: [Roll20] – for maps, dice rolling, and combat. [Discord] – for voice chat and between-session coordination. You’ll be invited to the campaign’s dedicated server after signup.

What Ronnor brings to the table

I bring over 40 years of DMing experience to the table — decades of storytelling, worldbuilding, and improvisation honed across every edition of D&D. My goal is to create a living, breathing world that reacts to player choices, rewards creativity, and feels genuinely alive. Storytelling & Roleplay Expect deep immersion, memorable NPCs, and a world that changes because of your actions. I use distinct character voices, immersive narration, and reactive dialogue to make every interaction feel personal. You’ll meet scheming nobles, haunted explorers, eccentric sailors, and strange beings older than history. Your backstories aren’t just filler — they become the threads that shape Gravenreach’s fate. Whether you’re chasing redemption, power, or freedom, the world will respond to you. Combat & Challenge Combat in this campaign is tactical, tense, and cinematic. I balance realism with flow — Rules as Written where it matters, Rule of Cool when it enhances the story. Expect meaningful fights, environmental hazards, and the occasional moral dilemma about when not to draw your blade. Encounters are designed for smart play, teamwork, and creativity — not just dice rolls. Expect battles on storm-tossed ships, in ruined citadels, and against creatures that defy logic. Exploration & Consequence This campaign is built around player-driven exploration and survival in a hostile frontier. You’ll chart coastlines, uncover ruins, forge alliances, and decide whether your expedition serves its patron — or defies them. Every session pushes the story forward: new discoveries, new dangers, and new choices that reshape the world. Choices have weight — what you do in Session 2 may echo back in Session 20.

Homebrew rules

Drink a healing potion: -as a bonus action roll for amount healed - as a full action max healing - administering to someone else is a full action with healing rolled for Goodberry can be either healing or food, not both. Which is chosen at time of casting. Cannot be extended beyond 2 hps per berry. No flanking. No silvery barbs spell. Each character will start with one uncommon magic item, subject to DM approval. No Gauntlets of Ogre Power Other rules to be discussed in game

How Ronnor creates a safe table

Respectful and welcoming atmosphere. Disruptive players will be warned, then banned, if necessary.