Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Kings of Delirium (free session 0)

Creating your character

-Players should come to session zero with two or more character ideas to 'pitch' to the table. Its perfectly alright if you favor one over the other. - Said characters should be made with the world's lore in mind. Don't come with a premade 'oc' that you place into every game. ☑️ - 5.5e 2024 rules all books are allowed for character options (subclasses,races, feats, etc from previous books is allowed) ☑️- point buy or rolled stats, the players as a whole can choose at the beginning of the campaign. Instead of rolling individually for stats, I like to have each player roll and then the group chooses which array of rolls everyone will use. That way everyone is on equal footing, and you get the fun of rolling. ☑️- Player Characters will start with an uncommon magic item homebrewed by me called a 'legacy' item. Related to your characters backstory and tailored to their playstyle. At certain in character milestones the items will upgrade in strength. ☑️- third party content and homebrew can be used upon careful vetting and request by me. But I'm extremely picky about what homebrew I allow. Third party books like grimhollow, helliana's etc. I am more lenient towards.

Preparing for the session

Discord and roll20 accounts will be required. If you want you can also read the character creation chapter of The Dungeons of Drakkenheim book. I wouldn't read any further then that however, don't spoil the adventure for yourself.

What Miguel brings to the table

I always have music and will put together a custom playlist for combat and ambience for my game so expect that when you hop into one of my games, I'm downright obsessed with scoring lol. Also, Dungeons of Drakkenheim is unique among campaign books in that it builds in backstory hooks and spotlights for characters. Combined with the fact that I am very much a homebrew hacker who will switch things around in the book and make rewrites to make everyone feel like a cool main character. Don't expect this to be similar to other games of Dungeons of Drakkenheim you've seen or been apart of. Also, rule of cool over rules as written always!

Homebrew rules

I don't like regular flanking rules, so at players discretion we can use a homebrew variant that gives a flat +2 bonus rather than advantage. I also give a +2 bonus for attacking from higher ground like in Baldurs Gate Also, we will be incorporating some challenging survival mechanics. Tracking the party's supplies as well as not being able to Long Rest within Drakkenheim means that exploring will be dangerous and you'll have to stretch and conserve spell slots and resources. Last but not least, I like to give Inspiration for good roleplay and just generally if I like what you're doing at the table. Inspiration from the GM can stack unlike regular heroic inspiration.

How Miguel creates a safe table

I use a lines and veils google form that all my players can fill out before session zero starts. This helps me know what to avoid when creating the sessions and prepping. We'll also discuss some of the content in the game during session zero. Along with the fact that my players are always free to message me with a X, N or O during a session if they're uncomfortable with whats going on.