Heroes Wanted! | Beginner Friendly | High Fantasy

Creating your character

Character creation will be as follows. All characters need to be in the D&D Beyond Campaign. Official content only for character creation. Character Preferences to be set as follows Sources Enable 5.5e Core Rules Enable 5.5e Expanded Rules Enable 5e Expanded Rules Partnered Content Not Enabled Optional class features Enabled Customize Your Origin Not Enabled Advancement Type Milestone Hit Point Type Fixed Use Prerequisites Feats and Multiclass Enabled Encumbrance Use Encumbrance Ignore Coin Weight Not Enabled Class Limits Official content only No Guns Multiclassing Limit three classes. Abilities Scores Point Buy or Rolled (decided in Session 0) Background No Custom Backgrounds 5.5e Core Rules 5.5e Expanded Rules 5e Expanded Rules Species Limited to the following. No Legacy 5e Core Rules 5e Expanded Rules Languages No Exotic Languages without DM approval

Preparing for the session

Players will need Discord (communication) D&D Beyond(Character Sheets), and Roll20 (maps and music) accounts to join the campaign. All rolls will need to be in Roll20. The players will respect one another, listen to one another, support one another, and do their utmost to preserve the cohesion of the adventuring party. If you cannot do this, this is not the campaign for you.

What Justin brings to the table

"It is the spirit of the game, not the letter of the rules, which is important" - Gary Gygax. This campaign is a mix of roleplay and combat. We will be using Discord for voice chat. I, as the DM, will respect the players in my campaign and as such I expect players to respect the DM and all other players. My main objective as a DM is to have fun, I would think that is the same for all players involved too. I will be fair and do my best (I will make mistakes). Each player should feel they have an opportunity for their voice to be heard and time to shine. When a player is talking I will be listening. I don't expect voice acting but a sense of roleplay is encouraged.

Homebrew rules

Homebrew rules can be discussed in Session 0 and I like to use the following. Critical Hits Rolling a 20: When you score a critical hit, you get to maximum extra dice for the attack's damage against the target. Roll all of the attack's damage dice then add the maximum to the roll. Then add any relevant modifiers as normal. Item Attunements: The number of attunements a character can have is based on the character's proficiency bonus with a minimum number of attunements of three.

How Justin creates a safe table

Session 0 Social Contract (Player Input) What in-game limits do you as a player want to include(Lines and Veils)—below are limits I, as the DM, am expecting—themes or scenes of sex(fade to black), exploitation, racial profiling, slavery, violence toward children and animals, gratuitous swearing, intra-party romance(fade to black), child abuse and neglect, emotional and physical abuse towards vulnerable adults, murder and attempted murder. Common out-of-game limits include shouting, vulgarity, rules lawyering, distracting use of cell phones or other electronics used while playing, and generally disrespectful behavior. How do you feel about being hit with splash damage? How do you feel about a player stealing from other players? How do you feel about PvP? How do you feel about Safety Cards? How do you feel about Stars & Wishes?