The Arcane Schism: Wizard War Mystery Thriller| D&D 2024

Creating your character

We will have a 1 on 1 before the table meets during Session 0. This campaign will be a levels 1 to 20 campaign so when creating your character, please only make a level 1 character. Please come with character concepts before hand so we can have a productive session together! If you need help rolling stats, coming up with a concept, or even would like to use a pre-generated character, let me know and we can work through that during our meeting. Character Creation Stats Roll 5d6 and drop the lowest two rolls, then allocate these to your stats. If your total points are lower than 85, then you may reroll. Please keep track of your rolls so we can discuss in our 1 on 1’s. Available Materials: You have access to all the Species, Classes, Backgrounds, and Feat features in: Player’s Handbook (2024), Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faeûn, Eberron: Forge of the Artificer (excluding content that is Eberron setting exclusive such as Aberrant Dragonmarks and Backgrounds tied to the Houses), Astarion’s Book of Hungers, and Arcana Unleashed (2026). For Hit points: At level 1 take the maximum hit die result. For future levels, you can either take the average roll for your class OR roll and take the result. We do reroll 1’s and 2’s. If you roll a 2 a second time, it’s fate and it stays. Equipment: You can start with the Standard Starting Equipment for your class OR the maximum gold amount for your class, which you can spend at your discretion to outfit your character. If you have questions about item prices, please consult the DM. Discovering Your Character: The ability scores and features on your character sheet are just the beginnings of your Character. Your character is a real person in a fantasy setting and not just the numbers you see on the page. While building a narrative for your backstory is compelling and helpful to future role play opportunities, it is important to know who the character is before you step to the table. Here are some guiding questions to help you craft and discover your character: What are your character’s defining personality traits? What are their flaws? What are their ideals and what drives them forward? What do they fear and desire most? How does their past shape them? Describe your character without mentioning their job, class, or physical features. What do people notice?

Preparing for the session

All players will need a microphone, a Roll20 account, a DnDBeyond account, and a Discord account. All accounts are free and I'll provide any digital resource you need to play. I highly recommend downloading the Discord application as it will be a smoother experience than the web browser. Once you have joined the campaign, I will send out links to a Discord server where all future updates will appear as well as a link to the campaign link on Roll20 and DnDBeyond.

What DM Faebylst brings to the table

Full Access to all Digital Materials and Owned Sourcebooks Hand-Curated and personally Composed Music High-Quality Battle Maps An immersive world with tactical combat, deep role play, and a fully custom campaign

Homebrew rules

Critical Hits: Max damage for the attack, then the critical hit damage is rolled. Ex. A longsword hit is 1d8. The character in question has a +3 Str. mod and a +2 PB, so its normal bonus would be +5. That equation would come out to be: 8 + 1d8 (critical/damage die) + 5 (standard bonus). If you have any subsequent damage types such as smite, sneak attack, etc., you would follow the same equation for those dice as well. Death Saving Throws: These occur privately and are shared with the DM via message. Help Action: Using the Help action to aid a fellow player with a skill check to provide advantage on the roll requires you to also have proficiency in the skill. Health Potions: You may take health potions as a Bonus Action or as an Action. If you take it as a Bonus Action, you must roll the dice for healing. If you take a potion as a full Action, you instead take the maximum possible amount of healing. Pack Tactics: We do not use flanking at this table; however, if an enemy is surrounded on three or more sides by player characters, you may roll at advantage for your attack rolls.

How DM Faebylst creates a safe table

There will be a survey for Lines and Veils sent out before our Session 0 to identify any hard limits (deal breakers) and soft limits (may need to step away, take a break, or fade to black) for content present. These are confidential and will only be shared with the DM. I've identified several things that may occur throughout the module but may not necessarily appear in gameplay; however, I want to be upfront with anything that may cause discomfort and will eliminate anything that will cause unease at the table. We will have built in breaks for our sessions and a mandatory Session 0 before any gameplay to cover ground rules, DM assigned limits based on feedback, house rules, and any other pertinent information before we begin gameplay. In addition, players have the option to message me directly in real time an X, N, or O card to address any rising concerns during play.