Homebrew Campaign World Inspired by Soup, Let’s Explore Hell!

Creating your character

3 Simple Steps Come in with a character concept, ideally shoot for 2 minimum and 3 at the maximum, that you are excited to play. Some examples are: Boba Fett as a GOT style mercenary chasing down Mace Windu The mask seller from Majora’s Mask trying to recover his inventory Look into decisions such as class, ancestry, backgrounds and develop a prototype of the character. If you are not familiar with what this means, focus on having a strong character concept and a frame of reference for what this character wants to do/excels at. Some examples are Lizardfolk outlander barbarian I want to play Reinhart from Overwatch, I really want to shield my allies and charge into battle as a huge tank. Be prepared to make decisions in Session 0 on Roll20 and in a Discord call. We will be using the default spread/standard array for assigning stats. If your unsure of any decisions I will be there to provide context, give advice, and point you in the right direction for a fun time. An important note, third party content is permitted with prior approval. Additionally, once Session 1 begins, any decisions not finalized in Session 0 must be complete.

Preparing for the session

Having a discord and Roll20 is all you need, I have a discord server for everybody and am ready to send invites, same with the Roll20. We’ll have a session 0 where all you need to bring is a character concept and/or questions about the world that will give you a direction to build a character that is exciting and fits the vibe of people at the table. This is key for my tables; it's much more fun to be aligned as a group than it is to be at odds or feel like the odd duck in the bunch.

What Amateur Knight brings to the table

I have premade options to choose from/take inspiration from. If you're excited to play, but don't know what mysterious object would be fun to have, there's a whole list of options. Same for ancestries, and all sorts of other goodies. I love homebrewing, if there's not an official option for what you're looking to play, I will put in the research to see if we can find something, and if that's a dead end then I'm more than happy to make something we're both happy with. I have a fun time with voices and recurring NPCs will have distinct voices from each other. I use the Rule of Cool in moderation, let’s keep things moving and keep it grounded by following the spirit of the good rules. I’m a big believer in combat being as dynamic and quick as possible. To that end I create combat encounters with different objectives, and design them to not kill momentum if you fail the encounter. Take big swings and see where we end up! My style of battlemap ranges from classical five foot squares to set piece battlemaps where distance isn’t fixed. In some fights and encounters you won’t have to worry about your movement per round, and it’s really fun to play! Pacing is my specialty, I love to keep momentum moving, and enjoy giving big moments the time they need to shine. I’m not precious with prep. This is a collaborative game, and I’m great at thinking on my feet if a cool idea presents itself. I’ve had smuggling missions turn into pirate galas, chase sequences turn into boss fights. Have fun. I can handle whatever comes my way. I'm on your side, I want you to feel cool and succeed, and I want to give you something compelling to hold onto even when you do fail. You can trust me with feedback of what you are and aren’t enjoying, because I love being part of your story, and want you to have fun. Whether you’re new and want to learn, or experienced and want to have a great time, I’m over the moon to be your DM^^.

Homebrew rules

Some staples at my table are as follows Modified crits: where you do max damage then roll again so your average crit is better Drinking potions as a bonus action: In parties where no one is interested playing a dedicated healer this is a must Don’t Worry About Components: I wave most component requirements of spells with rare exceptions. (Reincarnate, Scrying, etc. a good metric is that once you hit 5th level spells then it starts to matter more) None of these are rules I am compelled to enforce at every table, generally I have a low tolerance for cumbersome litigation, so as we play I will adopt and discard rules that smooth out the experience.

How Amateur Knight creates a safe table

As a storyteller I have no problem with discarding content that makes people not have fun at my table, that being said, the content warnings I have chosen will be very difficult to remove and successfully tell the story. So please bear that in mind if you see something you don't like. Session 0 will have a discussion of themes that people have misgivings about, with the utmost respect and kindness towards those concerns, as well as things that people are excited about. In my experience I tend to prefer cutting things that people are worried about even if it's something myself or another player might be interesting so please voice anything you feel would limit your ability to engage and enjoy. The safety tools I have marked are all ones I use routinely (Lines and Veils, Breaks, X, N, and O cards, and Aftercare). It's important to me that we have tools before, during and after a session to ensure everyone is having a good time. To that end I have a link to my lines and veils document to send that my players can add to as they see fit, during a session I'm keeping a lookout for those cards popping up in the chat, making sure we have opportunities for breaks and checking in before we dive into heavy scenes, and at the end of a session there's time for aftercare, a check in to make sure everyone is OK and how people are feeling about the session. For aftercare in specific, hearing people's voices is very important to me!! I want make sure I can hear your tone and be on the same page.