Rime of The Frostmaiden | Can You Survive The Cold? | Level 2

Creating your character

🧿The campaign has begun. The party has set out from Termalaine toward the Gem Mine, where aggressive kobolds have driven the miners out and something stranger may be waiting in the dark. 🧿New characters will join at Level 1 with Point Buy and standard starting equipment, using the 2024 D&D rules, with 2014 options allowed where no 2024 version exists. I’ll help with character creation, D&D Beyond setup, party ties, campaign expectations, safety tools, and onboarding into Foundry/Discord so you can step in cleanly. 🧿This campaign is best for grounded characters made for a brutal survival story: people who have reasons to endure the cold, trust the party, and face what waits beyond the lantern light. 🧿Before your first session, we’ll do a character check-in to connect you to the party, the current situation in Termalaine, and the frozen dangers of Icewind Dale.

Preparing for the session

🧿Create free Discord and D&D Beyond accounts. After joining the campaign you’ll receive the Discord server and D&D Beyond campaign link. 🧿You’ll also need a working microphone, stable internet, and a computer or laptop that can run Foundry in a modern browser like Chrome, Edge, or Firefox. A headset is recommended for cleaner audio and fewer distractions. 🧿No character creation is needed before Session 0. We’ll build your character together, get your tools set up, and make sure you’re ready to step into the snow.

What Bauric brings to the table

🧿I do the groundwork so that you can concentrate on doing your job, making difficult decisions, and inhabiting the world. I will help you get comfortable with the tools before we begin, especially if Foundry or online D&D is new to you. 🧿My style is cinematic, roleplay-forward and grounded. I like strong atmosphere, meaningful choices, and scenes that allow characters to breathe without slowing down the game. Combat is there for a reason, rulings stay consistent, and the rules support the story rather than smother it. 🧿My goal is simple: make Icewind Dale feel alive, keep the table moving, and give you a campaign where your character’s choices genuinely matter. Most importantly, it is for you to have fun.

Homebrew rules

🧿I keep homebrew light, clear, and focused on making the game feel better at the table. 🧿Since this is Rime, Death saves are rolled privately to keep dangerous moments tense and uncertain. I do not use flanking. 🧿That’s about it. I prefer rules that are easy to understand, applied consistently, and support the pace and atmosphere of the game without rewriting what makes 5.5e feel like 5.5e. 🧿The goal is simple: fewer speed bumps, more tension, and a smoother path into the story.

How Bauric creates a safe table

🧿Icewind Dale should feel dangerous for the characters, not uncomfortable for the players. 🧿We’ll cover tone, expectations, boundaries, and content preferences during Session 0 using a shared Lines and Veils document that can be updated at any time. You’ll also have access to X, N, and O tools through Discord chat or direct message whenever needed, including during play. 🧿Every session includes 5 minute breaks every hour, and my table always has an open door policy. You can step away, pause, or check out briefly without pressure or explanation. 🧿For intense scenes, I may check in quickly to make sure everyone is still good. The goal is a tense, immersive horror-survival game where the table stays respectful, communicative, and comfortable out of character.