Lost Mines of Phandelver-Player RP and Character Focus🌌All Inc.

Creating your character

We will have a FREE session 0, establishing pc and party makeup, Origin location and making your character a living part of the world We will use 5E NOT 5.5E so please double check the source when doing character creation. Character sheets will be given in Foundry VTT, As well as all rolled stats and hp increases per level All WOTC core books are auto allowed. Variant, Optional, Third Party are generally allowed as long as you confirm with me. Homebrew is always fun and allowed but as long as you ask before and understand anything homebrew is subject to change New players are welcome and I will do my best at helping you understand 5e and how it plays Point buy, standard array, rolling or rolling array(One set of rolled standard stats everyone uses) are valid options for stats We will start at lvl 1 I'm looking exclusively for good alignment pcs that want to work together in a group, if you want to play a loner or evil pc you will need to convince me and your other pcs that you would not be a source of internal conflict I welcome premade characters or your own homebrew but please confirm all details with me prior to campaign start so we can work together to make it awesome We are going to starting at an early level so if you write backstory please try and keep it grounded. The epic and awesome moments should be expressed during the campaign as your character grows Overall as a DM I love players to be creative and inventive, I rarely restrict and would rather offer alterative options I highly recommend that we have a 1 on 1 chat after session 0 to develop the core aspects of your characters backstory. If you have never done this before, you will see a massive difference in how much easier it can make to get into character and have amazing rp with others players and npcs Very importantly my writing, world building, storytelling holds no value without your characters to experience it. YOU are the most important part of what I do, the reason I make these worlds and stories are so I can share it. I'm so delighted to have my players explore and express themselves in a safe place. I want there to be fun and laughs obviously but I want you to feel invested in these new lives you get to live for a few hours every week, I want you to learn from the heroism, loss and ambitions of them and use it to empower your confidence in life

Preparing for the session

A discord account will be needed for voice chat. Foundry VTT is our platform and it needs no account creation. I will give you link to the foundry server, but it will be offline unless hosted. If you need offline copies of anything let me know If it your first time using foundry I will guide you through everything but i do recommend watching a beginners guide. I recommend the Players Guide to Foundry by Dungeon Master Josh There are a million and 1 other tiny things that needed to be decided by the group that forms but all of that will be handled in a 100% session 0 but just bring the passion and drive and we will have a blast together If you need greater detail or clarity please contact me on Discord (Elbain)

What Elbain brings to the table

My goal is to give my players a living, open world brimming with possibility a sandbox where every corner holds intrigue, danger, and most importantly, discovery. From the shattered enclaves of Netheril, an empire whose hunger for arcane knowledge once lifted whole cities into the sky before its pride dragged them down to ruin to Halruaa, the hidden magocracy where three great rivers feed a mirror-still lake and wizard-lords bend magic into something closer to science skyships, weather woven by spell, whole industries run on the Art to the sun-scorched dunes of Raurin, where they comb the sands for the relics of Imaskar, the Ancestors, artificers so mighty they tore doorways between worlds... Faerûn is yours to explore, and yours to leave your mark upon. Every tool at my disposal is used to bring the Realms to life. Custom playlists to set the mood, handcrafted battle maps with interactable elements, homebrewed monsters, items, and spells. In the future I'm hoping to have professionally voiced NPCs, but for now I do my best to give every NPC a unique personality and voice. Foundry gives me access to some powerful tools. Animated attacks, spells, creatures, and maps are common. Sound triggers. Layered maps. Dynamic weather on battle maps. Soundscapes. Dynamic vision and lighting. Experience D&D with ease like never before one-press auto-setup macros handle most actions at the table. Most importantly, your story matters here. I'll weave your character's backstory into the greater history of the Realms so that together, we can tell something unforgettable an adventure truly worthy of legend.

Homebrew rules

Drinking a potion as a bonus action Flanking (opposite ends) gives advantage Player made items and spells Narrative rule of cool Logic with skill checks Skills and Stats can be gained through extensive training Dm Inspiration is universal ie can be used on any roll that happens in front of your character Dm Inspiration can be earned RP, Narrative or Doing the recaps at session start

How Elbain creates a safe table

Session 0 will establish lines and veils.I will ask my players what's off limits and what should be veiled, If a topic trigger is missed the players should during the session to inform me of this or contact me after the session.at the end of the session I will ask my players again if anything was over there boundaries and adjust from there. I debrief at the end of every session if time permits and we chat and talk about the session we just had, make sure everyone is on the same page and fully understands what is happening.Its important to speak your mind and if someone tries to shut you down they now have a problem with me