D&D Beginner Friendly I Heroes of the Borderlands

Creating your character

📝Welcome to the campaign! To get your character ready for this adventure, we will be using the following guidelines: Ruleset & Platform: We are using the 2024 Player's Handbook rules. Everything you need is fully accessible and integrated through our Roll20 VTT (Virtual Tabletop) platform. (If you are new to Roll20 or VTTs in general, don't worry! I will gladly guide you step-by-step and teach you the basics). Starting Level: Characters start at Level 1. These will be your character's very first steps on their adventuring journey. Backstory Matters: Because this is an open-ended "sandbox" campaign, your character's backstory, personal goals, and motivations are just as important as their class, species, and background. Your choices will directly shape the plot and flesh out the meaning of this world! Ability Scores: To determine your attributes, you can choose between rolling the dice, using the Point Buy system, or using the Standard Array provided by the core rules. Feel free to let your imagination fly! I am here to provide all the support you need to build your mechanics and craft a unique backstory that fits perfectly into the campaign. 🐉✨

Preparing for the session

To participate in this campaign, you will need the following: A Discord Account: We use Discord for voice chat, background music, and optional video calls. While seeing each other greatly improves the roleplaying experience, it is completely understandable if you are shy or uncomfortable sharing your webcam with people online—video is entirely optional! A Roll20 Account: Sign up for free on Roll20. This platform allows you to participate in this campaign and many other tabletop RPGs, as it is one of the most prominent Virtual Tabletops (VTTs) available. A Headset with an Integrated Microphone: Keeping our audio clean and free of background noise is essential for a smooth, immersive, and enjoyable experience for everyone at the table.

What Alberto "Copro" brings to the table

What I Provide as Your DM 🎲 In my 10+ years of experience playing TTRPGs—especially D&D—I have learned that player agency is the most vital ingredient for an amazing game. To me, agency means your characters have the freedom to pursue their own desires, act on their wildest ideas, and make a meaningful impact on the story. You will never feel like passive spectators here; you are the authors of this adventure. To provide a fertile soil where your ideas can flourish, I bring the world to life using: - Immersive Visuals: Full-color maps, beautiful scenario art, and Dynamic Lighting to make exploration tense, tactical, and visually stunning. -Rich Descriptions: Detailed and evocative narratives of your surroundings. -Memorable NPCs: Unique voices and distinct personalities for every character you meet. -Curated Soundtracks: Dynamic background music tailored to each scene to enhance the mood and pacing. The Rule of Cool ✨ I am very open to the use of the Rule of Cool. Rules exist to give coherence to our shared world, not to act as a barrier to your creativity. If you want to attempt something epic, creative, or downright cinematic, I will work with you to make it happen—even if it means bending or expanding the rules written on the page. If it makes the story better and everyone has fun, we go for it!

Homebrew rules

Since this is a beginner-friendly campaign, my goal is to keep the mechanics as vanilla as possible so you can master the core basics of the game easily. That being said, there is one optional homebrew rule for Death Saving Throws that I love using because it builds incredible cinematic tension: Secret Death Saves (Optional): When your character falls unconscious, your Death Saving Throws will be whispered directly to the DM instead of shown to the whole table. Your companions won't know if you are succeeding or failing until they approach your character for a closer inspection. Note: Since this rule is entirely optional, we can vote as a group during Session 0 to decide if we want to use it!

How Alberto "Copro" creates a safe table

Safety tools are essential for maintaining a welcoming environment, ensuring everyone treats each other with respect, and preventing topics that could cause genuine discomfort, trigger phobias, or cause distress. Because tabletop RPGs are immersive, they can sometimes cross into sensitive areas. Your well-being as players will always come before the story or the game's content. To keep the game fun, lighthearted, and safe for everyone, we will use the following tools: Lines and Veils: Together during Session 0, we will create a shared list of boundaries. Lines are topics that are completely banned and will not appear in the game. Veils are sensitive subjects that can exist in the background but will be "veiled" (fade to black) with little to no description to avoid discomfort. This list is never written in stone—it can be updated or renegotiated at any time as the campaign progresses. The X-Card: Even with Lines and Veils, unexpected situations can turn fun into discomfort in real life. If a scene, description, or element ever triggers you or makes you feel unsafe, you can use the X-Card to stop the game immediately, no questions asked. We will pause, tone things down, and adjust the content so you can feel comfortable again. You do not have to explain why you are using it unless you want to.