Galavanting the Wild Wasteland | Fallout Inspired | D&D 5.5e

Creating your character

Prepare to create a 3rd level character for Dungeons and Dragons 5e 2024. All 2024 sourcebooks are permitted, as well as the Expanded Content options from 2014. A prototype backstory is encouraged for Session Zero, and will be expounded upon and detailed during and between S0 and our first session. We will be using the following altered standard array for stats: 17, 15, 13, 12, 10, 8. As this is a sci-fi magitek fantasy world, there will be significant 3rd party additional content in the form of Equipment, Classes, and other Character Options - primarily sourced from the Dark Matter expansion by Mage Hand Press. Your character's starting equipment, available items, and possible Feats and Backgrounds, will benefit from this enhanced selection. A link to a summary of this additional content can be found here: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/-WD5Tnq9kwc6 Mage Hand Press Classes: Alchemist Captain Craftsman Gunslinger Investigator Martyr Necromancer Vagabond Warden Warmage Witch PDFs of all of these resources will be available to players.

Preparing for the session

Players will be invited to join a Discord server for the game, and be prepared to work with Foundry VTT. You do not need an account for Foundry to play, but some familiarity with the software would be advantageous. We will be using a Discord call to communicate during the game, and if the players so wish, we can enable video as well.

What Emerald Artifice brings to the table

Prepare for intense, cinematic combat that isnt just a contest to kill as many enemies as you possibly can. Can you activate the sun orb before the undead mage sacrifices an innocent victim in order to corrupt it forever? Rule of Cool is allowed and encouraged with the provision that it matches the vibe and genre of the game (or I think its just absolutely rad as hell). Roleplay, both between party members and with NPCs, is a favoured element of my games. Its not all shootin' spooky mutants, people. Expect elements of the games world and story to weave in elements of your characters' backstories and lives. A curated music playlist will be available for players to listen in to should they enjoy music with their D&D, though it is not mandatory.

Homebrew rules

The Medicine skill can use either your Wisdom or Intelligence modifier. Character stats and features are things that your characters can do reliably and consistently, but you can always try to push your abilities beyond their normal use and the RAW, but to do so may require additional checks or rolls! Minion rules from "Flee Mortals!" will be in effect. For anyone familiar with D&D 4e, this will be more or less familiar. For those who are not, "minions" are weaker enemy monsters that usually die in a single blow, and particularly damaging attacks may even slay multiple minions at once. Minions are individually weak, but to compensate for this, they get much more powerful when they gang up together to attack an enemy. A single blood-starved vampire spawn may not be a significant threat, but a whole horde of them descending on an enemy may be a dire situation indeed.

How Emerald Artifice creates a safe table

Every player will be provided with a Consent Form Checklist to be filled out in advance of Session Zero, which will be used to determine what themes we are comfortable seeing. In addition, we will be using an X card system that is operatable within Foundry. Please note the content warnings for this campaign. These themes are integral to the genre of the game we will be playing.