Everwinter - 3hr One-Shot D&D Session!

Creating your character

Create or bring your own ready-to-play Level-5 Standard Array characters created in D&D Beyond, and then connect them to my D&D Beyond Campaign (link provided below). Partner Content is OK, and since there is some risk of game-breaking selections, I will preview all PCs before game time to let you know if I see anything problematic. EQUIPMENT/MAGIC ITEMS In addition to the standard starting gear for your Species, Class, and Background, please select a) Three non-magic weapons for your PC (one of those can be a shield, and I recommend at least one ranged weapon for everyone), b) two Uncommon magic items (these can be weapons), c) armor if your species/class benefits from it, and then, when that's done, d) give yourself +50gp balance of gold. If you have questions about the game or your PC, please Direct Message me in Discord at least several hours before the game. Within 2-3 hours of play time, I tend to be pretty busy. :)

Preparing for the session

The biggest things a player can do to help smooth the quick transition into playing are as follows: a) CHARACTER: Connect your L-5 Standard Array Player Characters to the D&D Beyond campaign as early as you reasonably can before the game. This can be days in advance. b) PARTY: Talk with the other players in the party on the Discord Text Chat to make sure the party is comfortable with the group's composition of species, classes, and backgrounds and various capabilities. c) NAMES: Provide the DM in advance your IRL Name, your Discord Display Name, and your Character Name. This REALLY helps me as I'm getting to know you and your PC's as a new group. It can be very tricky to sort out when I don't know who's who on different systems. d) QUESTIONS: Ask me any questions you have about the game or your PC on Discord (or SPG). D&D Beyond Campaign Link https://www.dndbeyond.com/campaigns/join/62828531874659301 Please join us to talk about the game at the following Discord Text Channel. Discord Server Link: https://discord.gg/rmRcbbBP3m This link brings you to the "general-and-meta" channel, then hop to the "holiday-one-shots" text channel. The game is done in Zoom, and a zoom link will be sent to this text channel before game time. I am SO looking forward to running this game for you!

What Fungeon Master Justin brings to the table

As your GM, my primary goal is to make sure everyone has a great time, including me! I recognize that every group is different and that the preferences of each group also vary, and my goal is to play to your preferences! WHAT WE'LL DO One-Shot stories are simple and clear and focus on running the party through a series of fun, dangerous, exciting, and rewarding challenges with enough story content to keep things interesting but not so much as to bog down the quick play needed for a 3-hour session. If we run a little over 180 minutes, that's fine with me. PLAY FOCUS Each party can, of course, select to focus more or less on each of the 3 pillars (social interaction, exploration, and combat), but the assumption going in for me as DM is that these sessions will be mostly about combat. HOWEVER, if you'd prefer a session that's more balanced, or more about role-play or exploration, I'm 100% up for that and would love to run such sessions, you just need to let me know. I'm also 100% flexible on the use of more or less puzzles and role-play in each session, just let me know at least 1 day before game time what works for you or your party (if you're joining as a group). VIRTUAL/REMOTE I use D&D Beyond and grant all player characters assigned to my campaign full access to all relevant materials. I also provide custom story content, original (my own) and AI-generated NPC, location, and item illustrations, and lots and lots of detailed big and small maps, as well as PDF post-game session notes for every campaign episode (abbreviated notes available for One-Shots upon request). We usually play in Zoom for audio and players need not have their cameras on at any time. Visuals in Zoom would be restricted to the DM occasionally screen sharing or dropping images into the Zoom chat. If Zoom fails for any reason (very, very rare), we can fall back to using my Discord voice channel. NPC VOICES I love doing a wide range of compelling NPC voices and sound effects, but if you happen to be a group that prefers that I don't do that, I'm OK either way. Just let me know what you prefer. 100% negotiable.

Homebrew rules

TABLE RULES CRIT PC’s: Nat-20 damage = (1 full damage die value) + (1 rolled damage die value) + (normal bonus) e.g., D12 = (12) + (rolled value) + (normal bonus value) 25% SUPER BLOODIED Target creatures that have 25% or less of their hit points remaining make all attacks and other d20 rolls at disadvantage. 3 BAD ROLLS If a Player rolls 5 or less 3 times in a row on a d20 roll, they can re-roll the next 3 rolls at or below 5. SPELL SCROLLS Can be used with a casting ability check =10 if the spell is one your class can cast.

How Fungeon Master Justin creates a safe table

All listed safety tools are available to players at any time during the session. Our goal is to create a fun, safe play environment for everyone at all times.