Vecna Versus Heliana's Monster Hunters!

Creating your character

Character creation will occur before the first session. Stats are allocated via Point Buy (or Standard Array, which is just Point Buy for beginners). Players will start this campaign at level 5. Characters are created on dndbeyond, using all the official Wizards of the Coast source books. 3rd party or homebrew content can possibly be used, but I will have to review it prior to implementation. I reserve the right to alter, nerf, or buff any features, both official or unofficial. I like to run material as written whenever possible, but if this material was 100% balanced, the dungeon master would largely be irrelevant. For this specific campaign, players will also take one additional bonus feat from Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting: Part 1. The campaign conceit is that all player characters are renowned monster hunters, therefore each already has at least one feat from this source book. A player can (and most likely will) take more than one of these feats, but you are given the first for free right out of the gate independent of the ASIs or feats gained through normal class progression. Finally, I prefer non-multiclassed characters, and in this campaign, ultimately the player likely will too. Unlike many campaigns, we will reach level 20 and beyond. The epic boon feats are only available upon reaching level 19 in one particular class, so multiclass builds will not gain one, or at best, be delayed in gaining their epic boon feat. Moreover, I will be implementing 2CGaming's Epic Legacy Gaming for 20+ level play, and those character options only become available to players upon reaching level 20 in their respective class. Multiclass if you must, but you have been warned, and you might feel left out when the rest of the party starts getting their shiny new toys at levels 19 and up.

Preparing for the session

Preparation for the game is simple. You will need to: 1) Join my Discord server which hosts our voice chat during the game. 2) Sign up with Forge-vtt.com which is the server hosting my Foundry VTT. 3) Pour yourself a drink, kick back, and have fun.

What ParryDuckKill brings to the table

I think it's a little sad most campaigns end at level 12 when Dungeons & Dragons has rules for levels well beyond that benchmark. I've spent the last five years running high level campaigns, and I've grown comfortable dealing with epic tier play. This campaign is meant to combine all the experience I've gained into one massive story that capitalizes on my ability to shepherd players through the heights this game has to offer. And beyond. Cue the supplementary material for my version of Vecna: Eve of Ruin: 1) Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting: Part 1 2) 2CGaming's Total Party Kill Bestiary, Vol. 1 & 2 3) 2CGaming's Epic Legacy Gaming Core Rulebook Heliana's introduces rules for players to harvest materials from the bodies of monsters they've slain. Once harvested, players can create any magic item in the game, even legendary artifacts! The more powerful the monster, the more powerful the magic gear that can be created, and that's where the TPK Bestiary will come into play. These books boast CR 30 creatures with which even level 20 characters can not contend. And so that's where the Epic Legacy core book comes in, to provide players with character options from levels 21-30! The point of this campaign is to realize the most overpowered characters possible so they can take on the most deadly monsters and most iconic villains in existence. Players can also expect: •A streamlined FoundryVTT complete with QOL modules •High quality maps from a variety of patreons to which I subscribe •Spell and weapon animations to bring combat to life •Tokens and artwork for every single NPC and monster •Custom playlists of curated music instead of generic fantasy scores •An active Discord server on which I can be reached at almost any time Also, in the spirit of Robert E. Howard and his peerless rendition of the most iconic barbarian of all time, I also run a true d100 table for the Wild Magic Barbarian. I've playtested it since the release of that subclass, and by this point, it's incredibly solid, balanced and thrilling. You won't find it at any other table.

Homebrew rules

1) Healing potions can be imbibed with a full action or a bonus action. If done with a full action, players receive the maximum amount of healing. If done with a bonus action, they get the amount they roll. I still use the 2014 rule that potions require an action to imbibe, not a bonus action, but healing potions have this carve out. 2) Standing does not require half your movement. You spend 10 ft to stand in light armor or less, 15 ft to stand in medium or armor or more. Add 5 ft in difficult terrain. 3) When players are downed, they enter the Dying Condition. Downed (or Dying) players may move and perform actions, but they suffer levels of exhaustion when they do. 4) Silvery Barbs can not force rerolls on critical hits.

How ParryDuckKill creates a safe table

I've been involved with role playing games long before content warnings were part of them. I look at D&D the way I look at The Princess Bride. That's a movie all ages can appreciate, but it's still ostensibly for children. It touches on some incredibly serious, adult topics -- torture, kidnapping, gaslighting, murder, emotional abuse, suicide, alcoholism, revenge, indentured servitude, romance and true love -- but the storytellers do it in a way that can be accessed by any audience. That's what I've always strived for in the games I run, a story which will thrill adults while still being appropriate for children. Also, I don't believe players should pay for a session zero. I handle session zero business prior to the first official session.