Legends of Greyhawk | The Sinister Rituals of Laogzed

Creating your character

After joining the campaign, players will receive access to a D&D Beyond campaign page with shared content enabled. Players will also be given access to our community Discord where we can discuss and finalize character before the session begins. Characters will begin at Level 3 using D&D 5e or 5.5e character options. Ability scores will be rolled, using 4d6 and dropping the lowest die, repeated six times to for the each ability score. All rolls must be made transparently and in good faith; dishonesty with dice rolls or character mechanics are grounds for removal from the session without a refund. Players may use any online or offline character creation tools they prefer. All Official WotC content is allowed as well as any officially supported third-party content. Characters should feel appropriate for a Level 4 starting point.

Preparing for the session

Players should have access to the following: 1. A Discord account (used for voice, scheduling, and announcements) 2. A D&D Beyond Account to access the Maps VTT 3. A microphone for voice communication 4. A webcam (encouraged but optional) 5. Dice (physical or digital) 6. A Character sheet (We will use D&D Beyond to create characters digitally. Players can create a free account and gain access to shared content through the platform's Campaign function) Before the session, players must complete the Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist, which will be provided as a PDF upon joining the one-shot on StartPlaying and submit the completed checklist to me via Discord or StartPlaying private message. Finally, players should come prepared to play with a positive, collaborative attitude and a willingness to engage with exploration, roleplay, and group storytelling.

What DM Wyatt brings to the table

Our main digital toolsets are D&D Beyond for character creation, maps, stat blocks etc., Discord for online connection, and D&D Beyond Maps as a VTT. I use situational ambient music as long as bandwidth allows for all players. I encourage players to identify and share songs, art, and/or mannerisms/accents that reflect their character, but nothing is required besides dice and suspension of disbelief. I do voices for NPC's but there's no pressure at my table to do anything you're not comfortable with. I encourage my players to approach roleplay scenarios in whatever ways feel most natural to them. As a GM, I specialize in the Dungeons and Dragons 5e 2014/Legacy Rules but I am very friendly to the 5.5e character options. I am homebrew-friendly but I also claim veto power on any rules extensions that I deem to be detrimental to the game. My favorite setting to GM in is Eberron, and in that setting as well as any others where it is appropriate, I allow firearms as a weapon type. I'm very open-minded in rules adjudication, so if you're thinking of something and I can think of a way to make it work, I will let you make any attempt. As a GM, I do my best to make combat quick, satisfying, and unintrusive. I invite players who like min/maxing to do so with the knowledge that it is the GM's job to design scenarios that challenge everyone at the table. No character is too powerful to to be killed. In light of that, I encourage all of my players to create characters that they feel are both narratively and mechanically satisfying to play. My games are collaborations, not competitions.

Homebrew rules

This one-shot will be run entirely according to the rules as written with few exceptions.

How DM Wyatt creates a safe table

I encourage all prospective players to send me a PDF copy of at least one (1) complete Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist before the Session. Resources will be provided for you upon subscribing to the one-shot. The session will include at least one break of at least 15 minutes per every 2 hours of play wherein all players are encouraged to hydrate, stretch, perform child care, and/or address any other mid-session personal needs. Beyond this scheduled break, I have an Open Door policy during play, meaning players have a blanket excused to step away from the table for any reason without the need for explanation. The game will go on in your absence but there will never be any sort of negative reprisal on you or your character for needing to stepping away. After the session, we'll perform at least 10 minutes of debriefing and aftercare wherein the events of the session will be recapped and players are encouraged to give their theories and feedback, or otherwise share their emotional needs and experiences with the group. During this time, WE LISTEN AND WE DON'T JUDGE. No amount invalidation will be tolerated. Outside of sessions, all players who subscribe to any of my campaigns will be invited to my discord server as Players, where they are free to message me privately to address any issues they feel are negatively impacting their play experiences. This can also be done on StartPlaying as well. These private conversations will be saved for legal security purposes but otherwise are completely confidential. Accusations of sexual harassment and/or discrimination will be taken with the utmost severity, resulting in the removal of the offender from the party and the immediate death of their character in the narrative upon the start of the next session without exception. Refunds will be only be issued in accordance with StartPlaying's guidelines.