Tales from the Moonsea 🐉 Dragons, Cults & Demons!

Creating your character

Every good adventure needs a hero, wyrmlings, and preferably one you’re actually excited to spend a lot of time with. Before the campaign begins, I’ll arrange a short one-on-one call with each player to chat about your character, help with creation, answer questions, and make sure your idea fits comfortably into the campaign. Experienced players are welcome to build ahead of time, while newer players can absolutely lean on me for guidance. No need to wrestle the rulebook alone. We’ll be using the 2024 / 5.5e rules as our main foundation. If there’s a 2014 option, subclass, species, or feature that perfectly suits your idea, bring it to me and we can discuss it. I’d much rather help you make the character concept work than shut down a fun idea without a conversation. Characters will begin at Level 1, use Point Buy for ability scores, and will be created and stored in Roll20. You’ll also meet members of Faerûn’s five major factions throughout the campaign: the Harpers, Zhentarim, Order of the Gauntlet, Emerald Enclave, and Lords’ Alliance. Joining one isn’t required, but if your character catches their attention, an invitation may come your way. So bring me your heroic knight, suspicious wizard, charming disaster, or whatever else you’ve cooked up. We’ll make sure they’re ready for the Moonsea.

Preparing for the session

You’ll need Discord for campaign communication, session planning, announcements, and general party scheming between games. We’ll use Roll20 to play and to create/store your character sheet, so you’ll need a free Roll20 account before the first session. If you don’t already have access to the relevant rules or character options, don’t worry, I’ll make sure you have what you need to get started.

What Vyridia Wyrmweaver brings to the table

So, what do you actually get when you sit down at Vyridia’s table, wyrmlings? A little structure, plenty of creativity, and hopefully at least one NPC accent that wanders across three different countries before the session ends. We’ll use Roll20 for character sheets, battle maps, handouts, notes, and keeping all those important clues you definitely won’t forget about three sessions later in one place. I also like adding background music and ambience where it suits the scene, and I’ll happily attempt character voices and accents, with confidence generally exceeding accuracy. My games generally stay fairly close to Rules as Written, particularly so newer players can build a solid understanding of how the game works. That said, I’m a huge fan of reflavouring. Want your Magic Missile to look like spectral ravens? Your Barbarian’s rage to manifest as draconic flames? If the mechanics stay the same, I’m usually very happy to help make your abilities feel uniquely yours. And when something particularly creative, dramatic, or ridiculous happens, the Rule of Cool is never very far away. I love giving players room to roleplay, make choices, and help drive the story, but there’s absolutely no pressure to perform. Speak in character, describe what your character says, or just tell me what you’d like to do out of character, it’s all equally welcome. You don’t need to be an actor or improv expert to belong at my table. Combat should be engaging, dramatic, and fun, rather than feeling like a competitive tactical war game. I’ll use interesting battle maps, enemies, environments, and objectives where appropriate, while also reading the room. If the group loves tactical challenges, I can turn the screws a little tighter. If you’re more interested in cinematic heroics and story, I’ll lean that way instead. Ultimately, I want the rules, maps, music, NPCs, and encounters to support the most important part of the game: you and your characters having a memorable adventure together.

How Vyridia Wyrmweaver creates a safe table

Player comfort comes first, wyrmlings. Adventuring should be dangerous for your characters, not uncomfortable for the people playing them. Before the campaign begins, we’ll discuss Lines and Veils during our one-on-one pre-game chat. Tell me your Lines and we simply don’t cross them; tell me your Veils and those topics can exist in the world, but we’ll keep them off-screen. This also gives you a private opportunity to ask questions and for me to flag any potentially sensitive themes that may appear in the campaign. If something unexpected comes up during play, we’ll also use the X-Card. You can simply say “X,” type it in chat, or message me privately. We’ll stop, change direction, and move on—no explanation or justification required. I also keep an open-door policy throughout the campaign. If something about the story, another player’s behaviour, or something I’m doing as GM makes you uncomfortable, you can come to me privately at any time. I’m always happy to listen, adjust where needed, and work with you on a solution. If we have a particularly intense or heavy session, I’ll also check in afterward to make sure everyone is doing okay before we pack away the emotional damage and start planning the next adventure. The goal is simple: everyone at the table should feel safe, respected, heard, and able to enjoy the game.