Everybody Dies in the Eye of the Beholder (Faster Purple Worm!)

Creating your character

Join the Discord so you can meet the rest of the group and talk about characters. ADVICE FOR PLAYERS • Play characters you care about. Yes, they are going to die, but their journey can be filled with meaning if the characters themselves have meaning. Start with someone you love and do everything you can in the short time you have with them. • Try a character type—or a party composition—you might never consider for a longer campaign. A party of four wizards might be fun, and will live just as long as a balanced one! • Commit fully to the high stakes of the story, given circumstances, and goals. The best choices lean into your character being a hero destined for greatness. ROLL20 CHARACTER CREATION Use the link in the game prep email (or on your dashboard) to join the Roll20 game. We'll be using the 2024 Player's Handbook, the Heroes of Faerun, and Eberron Forge of the Artificer for characters. Launch Roll20 game. In top right, choose the Journal (book with stars icon). In Player Characters folder, open the character sheet to use the Charactermancer to make your selections (choose Standard Array and standard equipment), and add your name in parenthesis behind the character name so I know who to assign it to. - Characters should get along with others. Please do not choose the "do not trust others" trait. - There are no evil characters, "neutral" characters that are veiled evil characters, no emo loners who don't trust others. - Fill in physical description and personality traits, ideals, bonds and flaws. - Edit your Roll20 character sheet to include desired round token image, or you can send token image to Ajax DM via Discord, or request to select one from Ajax DM collection in Roll20. - If you require a familiar or Wild Shape forms, etc., please alert Ajax DM well before the game.

Preparing for the session

Computer and Internet required. High speed internet will make for a more enjoyable experience. Mic and headphones required (speakers cause echo). Set up free accounts on Roll20 and Discord. Recommend Chrome or Firefox browser. Install Discord app on computer. Join Ajax D&D server. Send token image to Ajax DM (or select one from Ajax DM collection). If you require a familiar or Wild Shape forms or Summon creatures, please alert Ajax DM well before the game.

What Allison - Ajax DM brings to the table

Ajax DM uses official D&D 5e campaign materials from Wizards of the Coast, Kobold Press, Free League, and others, supplemented with additional maps, premium licensed music and sound effects, 3D dice-rolling, Dynamic Lighting (revealing maps as you explore), scripts to automate manual tasks, purchased tokens, sourcebook/compendium sharing as a Pro in Roll20. We use cinematic animated visuals with custom audio on Alchemy RPG. Sourcebooks in D&D Beyond. We use Discord for audio and each group gets its own channels to hang out, share notes, and start conversations between games.

Homebrew rules

At my table, fire spells don’t work in water.

How Allison - Ajax DM creates a safe table

As this is a one-shot we won't be running a Session 0. We will have a Safety discussion at the top of the session after character selection. This is a welcoming table and we expect respect and kindness for all. Rape and Sexual Assault will not be part of our game. No homebrew characters. There are no evil characters, "neutral" characters that are veiled evil characters, no emo loners who don't trust others. Remember, you are heroes.