Rebuild the town of Thornwick! | Beginner campaign

Creating your character

We'll be using Avrae, a bot plugin for Discord, to manage rolls and stats (https://avrae.io/). To make sure Avrae can work with your character sheet, you will need to use DnD Beyond, DiceCloud, or a Google Sheet template. We'll start at level 1 for all characters, and roll stats to create a "group array". All official books for 2024 will be accepted; if you'd like to use a 3rd-party (homebrew) class/race/etc, please run it by me first so we can make sure it is in balance with the party and game. I'm happy to work with you to make your ideal character happen! Every player will have one-on-one time before the session starts to talk over backstory/character ideas, and to help put your character sheet together if needed. Every character should have an organic and background-adjacent reason for being in the City of Ames at the time of the coup. I'm happy to work with you on that as well!

Preparing for the session

This will be a Play-By-Post game, played asynchronously through Discord (using Avrae). This means that players and DM can post without a set time throughout the week - everything is at the pace that works best for all involved! The entire game is text/image-based - there will be no voice chat at any point in game. As the DM I will make at least one long-form post daily, and will do my best to respond to player contributions ASAP. As players, you will be able to join at times that work well for you, at a pace that works for you as well. You do not need to have previous knowledge of how Avrae, Discord, Play-By-Post games, or even D&D to join this game - I will guide you through every needed step! You are also free to roll using Avrae, your character sheet directly (if using DnD Beyond or DiceCloud) or even your own physical dice! You do not need to know Avrae, or any of the other tools. I can teach you. As long as I have access to your character sheet, you can roll using Avrae, Roll20, D&D Beyond, the in-Discord dice bot, or your own dice. Once you sign up, hop into the Discord and we'll start getting you onboarded. The game itself will start once everyone is ready, and no players will be charged until we begin in earnest.

What Buppy brings to the table

I'm excited for you to join my table! As a player, here is what you can expect from me as your DM: - Learning opportunities! I really enjoy teaching the game to others, so throughout this campaign you will learn the basics of combat, roleplaying, and exploration - the three pillars of D&D! - A great focus on character backstory! I want your characters (and you as the players) are truly invested in the happenings on the Sword Coast. - Engaging and memorable NPCs, both as allies and enemies! - While the rules are in place for a reason, sometimes you want to do something that doesn't quite fit a specific rule. That's ok! I use what is called the Rule of Cool - in essence, we will find a way to make it work if it's at all possible! - This will be a PBP game, but I will also have music and ambient sound playlists throughout the game - you're welcome to use them or not at your preference :)

Homebrew rules

- Drinking a potion yourself takes 1 Bonus Action, rather than 1 Action - Administering a potion to someone else still takes 1 Action - Flanking provides a bonus of +2 to the attack (instead of advantage) - Advantage/Disadvantage can be stacked, but only in opposition to each other (I will explain this one in more detail in the Discord) There will be more rules as things come up in game (they always do!) but my goal is always to communicate, be fair, and give everyone opportunities to shine!

How Buppy creates a safe table

Before we begin, we will take some time to discuss our Lines and Veils, which will also be covered in a shared document for all players. I want to make sure all players feel safe and welcome during play - it's ok for characters to feel scared or stressed, but the players should be having fun! At any point, players can message me to let me know if something is making them uncomfortable. I am not against stopping a game to make sure everyone is feeling ok before moving forward, and we can always retcon/skip forward/etc if needed. Finally, my messages are always open! Feel free to message me anytime to let me know if something didn't work for you during the game, and we can find a way to make sure those things don't happen in the future.