Loriset's Lament🐉| Youth Weekly Campaign⚔️Epic-Level Homebrew💀

Creating your character

💡Loriset's Lament is a Level 3-20 Weekly Campaign 💡Character Creation is a mix of before we start, and finalization during our FREE Session 0. 💡Characters will be hosted via D&D Beyond to utilize all of TKE's library for player/DM use. We will use D&D Beyond's dice rolling feature during Session 0 to dictate values mentioned below. 💡When the campaign link is given, players can begin developing their characters as they see fit with the caveat that they *MUST* roll anything that requires a roll with the DM. 💡Players roll for everything- Stats, money, HP. If you come to Session 0 with any values in the mentioned vectors, we will reroll them together. 💡Players may choose 2 Uncommon Items + 3 Common Items to add to their inventory, with the caveat that only 1 of the items may have the "Wondrous" tag on the item. These must be validated by the DM during Session 0.

Preparing for the session

💡We will be utilizing these platforms for our games, so accounts should be made to access the following: 💡Discord, D&D Beyond, Foundry (Player only), Google (For Google Meet) 💡Our TKE Discord Server information will be given out to players upon confirmation of play.

What Chris Poon brings to the table

💡Theatre Major grad & DM for 13 years, I enjoy implementing character voices, engaging players in captivating roleplay & challenging encounters. 💡While at the table, players can expect a DM style that reflects my personality- casual, firm + direct, emotive + animated, with a penchant for dramatic flair. 💡Rules as Written/Rules as Intended/Rule of Cool are all viable options at our table. Rules Lawyers however... 💡If there are any discussions over rules/spell interpretations, please save them for break/end of session to avoid time loss. 💡By choosing The Knowledge Exchange, you gain access to our entire D&D Beyond digital library for use in play & character creation. 💡Thanks to our partnership with CzePeku, we are thrilled to provide our players with exceptional maps & scenes via Foundry VTT! 💡We provide safe spaces for all walks of life and creeds to enjoy TTRPGs at their comfort level. 💡We want to show you that intentional and thoughtful game design can be illuminating as we tackle life topics & utilize SEL tactics to teach behavior & social emotional skills.

Homebrew rules

💎One free Feat during Character Creation 💎Use of Bonus Action for Health Potions 💎Only 2 Short Rests per day 💎Homebrewed items- Legacy items that will grow with you 💎5.5e Character Options are *NOT* available, but 5.5e Feats *are* available for use except for "Weapon Master" as players aren't using 5.5e ruleset. ☠️Here's the crunchy stuff:☠️ Revivals beyond "Revivify" are rituals that dictate their success with an increasing number of Ability Checks that have their DCs calculated by difficulty of revival (+4), number of times the individual has been deceased (+1 per instance), and most importantly, whether the soul willing to return to its vessel (variable amount of 1-5 that's dictated in ritual roleplay). With each difficulty of revival used, the amount of Ability Checks required will increase by 1, from a base value of 3. An average total will determine the overall success of the revival. The Revival DC starts at 8 and increases by the values of +4 per difficulty of revival:: Raise Dead= +4, Resurrection= +8, True Resurrection= +12. For example- Base DC (8) + Raise Dead (4) + Prior Deaths (2) + NPC/PC wants to return to life (0) = Average of DC 14 over 4 Ability Checks. ***This is an opportunity to provide roleplay weight to death and revival in a world where life & death is measured in a few costly components and spell slots.

How Chris Poon creates a safe table

💡At TKE, we employ a variety of safety tools to provide our players with the peace of mind that they're playing in a safe space. 💡Our players frequently find themselves in emotionally charged scenarios that may induce some Bleed into their real lives, so we utilize Breaks, Debriefs, Stars & Wishes, and Aftercare in order to facilitate a more rounded approach to our storytelling & services. 💡We have at least 1 break in our session for both players and DM alike, 15 min in length to allow for sanitary/snack/stretch breaks. 💡After play, we like to debrief with our players for ~5-10 min to ask how they felt & if there's anything they'd like to discuss. 💡When we have notably emotional sessions, we use aftercare with our players to discern if there's anything they wish to discuss with us about their experience and to help players decompress how/what they're feeling. 💡While we have debriefs/aftercare, we also look to Stars & Wishes to fulfill the needs of both players and DMs alike from their tables to continuously provide an engaging and enriching experience for ALL that sit at the table, not just our patrons. 💡We have FREE Session 0s that will allow players and our DMs the ability to lay out Lines and Veils, utilizing the Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist, and discussing the generalities of gameplay + TKE guidelines & expectations.