The Muppets of Madness: A introduction to D and D Campaign

Creating your character

Character creation will happen on D and D beyond either before or during session 0, in accordance with the rules of the 2024 players handbook. Standard array will be used for stat blocks and leveling will occur via milestone, not XP. There will also be premade characters available for use should character creation seem too confusing.

Preparing for the session

The game will be played on D and D Beyond, so all players will need an account on which they will build their characters and play the game. All players will also need a Discord account for communications with the GM and players during and outside of sessions.

What Willow brings to the table

As the GM, I will guide you through the adventure, helping players with all the rules so they don't need to memorize and entire rulebook before hand. I will also use ambient music in my games as well. I like to do fun voices for my NPCs, who usually wind up being more goofy than serious. If you are looking for a gritty and serious game this won't be the table for you, but if you're just looking for a fun adventure with a few laughs along the way, this is the game for you. Depending on the choices you make this game may focus more on either roleplay or combat. Since this is a beginner game, I will remind you what skills, spells and options you have as you get used to the game. I also encourage my payers to find unique and unconventional solutions to the problems their characters will face, and tend to reward players for creative thinking. At my table, we also embrace The Rule of Cool, which means that if you want to try something cool, but is technically not allowed by the rules, I'm willing to bend the rules to allow your character to have that fun moment. One thing I do ask of my players is that if they want to drink during the session that is fine, but please keep it to a two drink maximum. I would also ask that if you intend to be using some form of cannabis during play, that it be closer to a microdose. I promise to be cannabis and alcohol free during all of my games, so my mind is sharp and able to provide you with the best possible experience. Overall, I want to make sure my players have fun and enjoy themselves. Life is stressful enough.. games shouldn't be.

How Willow creates a safe table

Safety tools are things that we add to the game to ensure that you and the other players at the table have the most fun possible, by making sure we avoid any material that you might find traumatic or which may elicit an involuntary response. This can include anything from fear of spiders to PTSD from past trauma. For this game we will be using several tools. Before session 0, I will send you a Lines and Veils form to list any things you need completely banned from the game, a line, or things that can be mentioned in the game but actually happen behind the scenes, a veil. The next tool is a Session 0. During this session, all of the players and I will make or finalize your characters, talk about what each player would like out of the game (more roleplaying or more combat, etc...), and go over the Lines and Veils for the game. I not disclose which Lines and Veils came from which player. We will also use X cards during the game. An x card is used by any player at any time during play to denote content that needs to be removed, changed or skipped with no explanation needed. The X can be signaled by holding a drawn X up to your camera, saying X, putting an X in the chat, or making an X with your arms towards your camera. The last safety tool I use in all games is called Stars and Wishes. This occurs after the game when I send each player a direct message asking what they liked about the game, a Star, and what they would have liked to see in the game, a Wish. This helps me to be able to create a better experience in future games should you decide to continue to play at my table.