Shoot the Messenger, all is fair in love and war

Creating your character

If you need assistance let me know otherwise you should make your character before the start of the game. Characters will be level 4, made with point buy for stats. Official content for 2014. As this is a low level game used to help new players there won't be third party or homebrew content to give them a better possible first impression of the game. Again if you need help with making a character using roll20 let me know and I will help you.

Preparing for the session

You will need atleast a roll20 account (free works I'll help you with the rest), a discord account for microphone use, and to join the discord server where the game will be hosted.

What Light brings to the table

I have a lot of experience with new and young players and helping them get through the early stages of DnD where there is a lot of growing pains. I also like to run challenging games to keep things interesting for all my players. The game will have music and character voices along with an some loot to acquire from locals. The combats will be on grid based maps with some tough encounters. I stick 99% to rules as written to keep things fair and as such every encounter is winnable for the players. This is a tougher game and can have some wiggle room but often if you use the resources you have you can winn with no issues. My goal is to challenge you not beat you.

Homebrew rules

I have a rule that only two people can roll the same skill check out of combat to prevent everyone from rolling over and over again until they make a check and taking any weight away from rolling.

How Light creates a safe table

As this is a one shot much of the safety tools will need to be dealt with before games. Note that this is closer to a PG-13 take of dnd. You will of course fight and kill monsters but there is not hard themes in this game. If there are any lines of veils that a player has they can be messaged to me and the game you are playing. They will be brought up at the beginning of the game but not said whom they are from for anonymity. Some basic rules that will also be posted on the discord server: These game can SOMETIMES have mature content and dark topics depending on the themes of the individual game. If they are not warned about for that game do not inject them into the game. No Politics, real world religion or other divisive topics need be discussed here. Do not flirt with the players themselves. If you flirt with another character in game make sure the player controlling that character is ok with it. Player vs player is prohibited unless both players agree above board on the terms of the interaction. These games are cooperative and PvP has never led to more cooperative play in any of my games. Be kind, helpful and patient with everyone (no bullying or harassment). Be punctual to sessions you are a part of. I and others may make mistakes or have a different interpretation of certain rules. When such things arise my goal is to find what is most fair and not slow the game down with arguments or research. If you have a problem with someone please resolve it privately or seek a third party to assist in resolution. When it is not your turn please type out what you want to say on roll20 unless the player taking their turn or the DM is interacting with you. Talking over one another does not help anyone.