Tales of the Sword Coast | D&D | Beginner & LGBTQ+ Welcome

Creating your character

We will host a session 0 during our first meeting to undergo character creation and an introduction to the setting that the adventure takes place in. We will be all together in a discord voice call and using Roll20 to host the character sheets, though you can also use D&D Beyond to import the information from there by connecting the game with your D&D Beyond account if you are more familiar with it. Stats can be taken by a variety of ways, from pre-selected options, to point-buy or even rolling for them. It is important to note that this will be a group decision when it comes down to it, for game balancing purposes. All characters at the level appropriate set by the adventure, using the 2024 official rules for Dungeons & Dragons. If you wish to use any other material, it is good to tell me during session 0 and we can see what we can do. Homebrew is fair game, but so is also: - Unearthed Arcana content - 3rd party content - Custom / self-made content

Preparing for the session

As mentioned, you will need a Roll20 and Discord account at minimum to play, where I will give you a link for both to join both the game and discord server respectively. Do not worry, they are both free to create and you won't need much beyond that, except: - a microphone - a headset Cameras are not necessary to participate in the game, though I've had players use them regardless for reactions. Up to player preference.

What GenerousHeal brings to the table

As for what I can provide: - I am an experienced GM who has hosted dozens upon dozens of short adventures in Adventurer's League (those who know will understand when I say I have hosted for kids multiple times). I have also run many games both on and off stream for friends for years, with campaigns lasting for years at a time. I know my way around th content to make it fun to play through and am certain you will have a great time on the ride. - I can do fairly good voice acting? I will leave you to be the judge of that, you can check out our streams for that kind of insight! (excuse my microphone quality, sometimes Streamlabs decides to be really annoying about it >:T) - I provide music! Usually tracks play on Roll20 or Discord to provide ambience, or a nice combat track to accompany encounters, social or tactical ones. - I am a Rules as Written DM first but am not above allowing for cool ideas to fly past the rules, provided it is for special occassions. Enforcing the rules makes for the moment they break to feel more special.... or when the rules are really dumb. Who designed mounted combat like this?- - The difficulty of encounters depends on what kind of adventure the party are looking for. The difficulty of the adventure also depends on the same thing, where I can prepare the content in a way to appeal to the party's desires, either running it as is, making things more difficult for a gritty experience or mellowing out the tougher parts for the adventure for a story-focused exploration. - If you have more questions as to how I run my games, feel free to ask me during Session 0!

Homebrew rules

My homebrew rules usually are chosen by the party during session 0. Some rules I do have beyond what 2024 offers are for example: - Regaining Hit Points while currently at 0 Hit Points, causes a character to also take 1 level of Exhaustion to simulate the exhaustion of battle and the difficulty of prolonged combat. Penalties from exhaustion do not apply on Death Saving Throws. All levels of Exhaustion are removed upon the end of a Long Rest. - Sorcerers can use Spell Points instead of Spell Slots as designed in the 2014 system to allow for more differentiation between spellcaster archtypes. And more are available, depending on the play experience you are looking for.

How GenerousHeal creates a safe table

I utilize all manner of safety tools to provide a safe and comfortable experience. My most common are Aftercare, Debriefing, Lines and Veils and Open Door. Session 0 is mandatory for all games I run.