Rage Across the Windy City (W20, Beginner and LGBT+ Friendly!)

Creating your character

Character creation will occur during Session 0; players will be starting as Rank 1 Garou already in a pack, in a Sept outside Chicago. Characters will follow the standard character creation process outlined in the W20 corebook.

Preparing for the session

Players will need a Discord account and a decent-quality microphone. Other than that, everything necessary will be provided!

What Dok brings to the table

This game will be played utilizing Foundry VTT; no preparation beforehand is necessary in that regard unless players wish to familiarize themselves with the application. A mix of GM-made and premade maps will be used, and each player will receive a token with art that they designate. The GM will provide all necessary books. I love to use ambient music whenever possible, both for combat and roleplay scenes, and am trying to get better at doing character voices! In terms of GMing style, I tend to focus on story and roleplay over anything else and try to reward good roleplay; I prefer to run Rule of Cool and Rules as Intended where possible rather than strictly adhering to the written word of the book(s).

Homebrew rules

We will be using a transplanted combat system from WoD 5th edition rather than the RAW combat system.

How Dok creates a safe table

Werewolf is by its nature a rather dark game that carries definite potential to cause discomfort; therefore, I take the use of safety tools very seriously. The primary safety tools I use are Lines and Veils and the X Card. Lines and veils involves discussing topics that would best be left out entirely, as well as those that can be included but should be glossed over (i.e. the fade to black approach). The X card acts as a kind of safeword; if someone holds up the X card, play stops immediately and a break is taken, followed by discussion on what needs to change heading forward. The X card is built into Foundry in this case.