The Collector’s Exhibit: A Macabre Halloween One-Shot

Creating your character

We will create characters in DndBeyond using point buy for stats. You will be provided with a campaign link which will allow you access to all of my content. You can pick any class and species from the official sourcebooks. Characters are level 11 and you can give them a rare, uncommon and common magic item. Please make sure your character sheets are ready before the session start time. I will also provide several pre-made characters if you prefer to use one of them. I will be available via Discord to answer any questions you might have.

Preparing for the session

You will need access to a PC/Laptop with internet, a microphone, webcam is optional. Please make sure you've got a Discord account, Roll20 account, D&D Beyond account (don't worry you don't need to pay for any of these, you can use them for free, subs are optional if you want extra stuff), and have the Beyond20 browser extension installed, this allows you to roll directly from your character sheet in D&DBeyond and it gets sent to the Roll20 VTT.

What Katy brings to the table

I run cinematic, character-driven games where your choices matter and cool ideas are always welcome. If you want to try something bold, creative, or just plain badass - ask. I lean into Rule of Cool when it makes for great storytelling. There will be NPC voices, a mixture of combat & roleplay opportunities, I'll also provide a dedicated Discord server for discussing the chaos. This particular one-shot is a Halloween special, it has a focus on body horror, visceral description and gore. It will be bloody. Your characters may or not survive.

Homebrew rules

Critical fails and successes should feel epic - crit attacks deal max damage + another roll, you hit big, I want it to feel that way (enemies included!) Likewise if you fail, something not so good is probably going to happen! You can suggest an alternative ability check if you can justify it, for example athletics instead of intimidation, you won't know if you don't ask. Drinking a potion as an action gives you the max hp possible from it, drinking it as a bonus actions means you have to roll for it. You can cast more than one spell in a turn as long as one is a bonus action, e.g. Cure Wounds and Spiritual Weapon. Flanking rules, allies must be at opposite sides of an enemy for flanking to apply, flanking gives advantage. Getting a nat20 on a saving throw means you take no damage and you can pick one person close to you to give them an assist. If you think there's a reason you should have advantage on something, let me know and you might get it.

How Katy creates a safe table

This is a dark horror for Halloween, there will be a lot of gory descriptions, body horror and tense moments. It is 18+ but if there are any topics which are deal breakers for you I will request that you let me know what those lines & veils are before the session begins so we can check if this is the right one shot for you. There will be a rules and safety channel in the Discord which will outline any off-limits topics. Should anything come up during the session, my messages are always open so you can let me know if you are uncomfortable, we can take a break and change things to make sure everyone feels safe and respected.