Planescape: Parallax [D&D 5.5] [Campaign]

Creating your character

🧙 We will have a FREE Session Zero where we discuss your expectations, preferences, playstyle, and also the specifics of character creation. We'll work together to craft your character in a way that ensures they fit the theme and tone of the campaign. 🦸 Keep in mind that your character shouldn't just fit the genre and setting, but also the adventuring group too! They should have a clear reason for adventuring and working together with the rest of the party to achieve common goals. If they're not inherently heroic, then they should be setup for a character arc that allows them to become a hero! 🎲 You may roll your stats once during our Session Zero together if you’d like, then choose between those stats or Standard Array/Point Buy. 📚 We will be using the 2024 Dungeons & Dragons core rulebooks. Characters will be created online on D&D Beyond. Joining the D&D Beyond campaign will grant players access to the main books in use for character creation: the 2024 Player's Handbook and Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse. ❗ Other officially published 5th Edition sourcebooks may be used, but no Unearthed Arcana, homebrewed materials, or third party sources.

Preparing for the session

Players will need to have accounts on Discord and Roll20, and preferably D&D Beyond to access the shared content and various other tools. Once you've signed up for the campaign, you'll be provided with links to join our groups on each of those services. If you are playing on mobile, you will want to download apps for these services.

What Brandon // Arcade Abyssal brings to the table

My games are always centered around story at the heart of everything. I bring a high level of focus on the players and their heroes, and a metric ton of care. I prep a lot, but I don't prep many specifics. I like to create challenges without knowing how (or even IF) the players will solve them. I prepare problems, I don't prepare solutions. I approach every session of every game I run from the perspective that I am primarily there to help you tell the story that you want to tell. Oh, and I try to bring some pretty cool bells and whistles too! 🎮 Roll20 VTT with high-quality maps, custom tokens, unique overlays, and dynamic lighting! 📚 Access to all the rulebooks needed to play! 🗺️ Tailor-made battle maps and location maps created with Dungeondraft, Photoshop, and Inkarnate. Plus maps from a variety of other online creators! 💬 Dedicated Discord server for your table only, including Avrae bot integration for ease-of-use and several text/voice channels to capture all the needs of the campaign! 🎧 Immersive ambience and music using KenkuFM bot to stream from Spotify, Syrinscape, Tabletop Audio, and more! 🎲 Dimension 20 Box of Doom with a secondary Dice Cam for high stakes rolls! 📓 Fully functional Campaign Hub via Notion.so, including Player Journals, a Lore Archive, Quest Tracker, NPC database, player resources, and more! 📜 Custom handouts, effects overlays, and graphic design elements!

Homebrew rules

✨ Heroic Inspiration: We use the Heroic Inspiration system, and beyond anything done to earn them in-game, each PC will begin every session with Heroic Inspiration. We will discuss the possibility of other homebrew rules during Session Zero, and as the campaign unfolds. I am generally accepting of homebrew rules that make sense.

How Brandon // Arcade Abyssal creates a safe table

We will be using Lines & Veils, and be discussing/bringing that document together during Session Zero so that all players are included. I provide aftercare with an open door policy, and by making myself available for at least 15 minutes before and after every game session to speak publicly or privately. I allow for X-cards to be messaged privately or called out over voice/video at any time. I also prefer to employ debriefing and Stars & Wishes for as many players as would like to engage on that level.