Hellbreakers ✊ Rise Against HELL! 🔥(March 10th Start)

Creating your character

Session 0 we'll get together, go over the campaign premise and setting, and come to a group consensus about how to form the party of rebels. We can do character creation together, letting the more experienced members of the group help the newer ones. It's not a particularly long process, and I'm open to people changing some aspects of their character early on in the campaign. We'll discuss what kinds of characters fit the Hellbreakers League and what ties your PC might have to Isger or the revolution.

Preparing for the session

Bring a friendly attitude and a spirit of adventure! I only request that you must have a working mic, and if you wish to have voice activation on, that you don't have excessive background noise or are willing to switch to push-to-talk if it becomes an issue. Players will create their characters together during session 0 to create a strong group dynamic and immersive character goals/plots. You CAN create your character ahead of time using tools like Pathbuilder and we'll transcribe it when we can. A Discord account is required. Besides that, no software is needed! If you've never played on Foundry before, I recommend searching and downloading the Foundy Lightweight Client (FLC) for the best experience.

What Ambitosis brings to the table

Besides everything you'd expect from a virtual TTRPG module professionally prepared, you'll have access to a living adventure journal that details how you and your teammates have done in the campaign so far. Useful for sharing stories with friends, looking up forgotten details, or just having a good laugh about the highs and lows. As a GM, I lean into narrative-driven play with a focus on player agency. Your choices matter and will shape the direction of the revolution. I do character voices, use ambient music and sound effects to set the mood, and aim for combat that feels dramatic and tactical without bogging down in rules minutiae. I'm a Rule of Cool GM at heart to be honest. If your plan is creative and fun, we'll find a way to make it work, but I respect the system and keep things fair. Expect a mix of tense infiltration missions, morally complex encounters, and high-energy action set pieces.

Homebrew rules

I like to use Stars and Wishes to allow players to hand out hero points to each other at the end of each session! It's a great way to wrap up the session and give people a moment to shout out their favorite moments. I also love to use Team+ material and have a litany of custom character options available, which are technically homebrew. They will all be available to peruse before session 0!

How Ambitosis creates a safe table

We'll spend roughly the first half of a session 0 solidifying campaign themes, make sure everyone's character fits, and we will all have a chance to lay all our expectations out on the table and verify everyone's up for what's involved in the adventure. We'll go over the prohibited themes present in all Paizo adventures and give an opportunity to tack on more. I have no problem changing the content of the adventure path to better suit people's comfort levels, and this is what the lines and veils will be used for.