Solynn Stalwarts-A High Seas Campaign of Ambition and Adventure

Creating your character

Character creation will be done as a part of Session Zero, and characters can be created and tracked however the player wishes. Stats will be determined using point-buy with the +2/+1 allocated bonus as described in XGtE. Certain ancestries will be unavailable as a part of the campaign's worldbuilding and history; of the core book ancestries these include dwarf, dragonborn, and tiefling. Players who join after the campaign has gotten underway will need to schedule a separate Session Zero one-shot with me before they can play, so as to not take time away from the other players during the regularly scheduled session nor throw the new additions into the deep end without any context. In it we will go over the campaign's background and story, create an appropriate character, and find a good way to integrate that character into the ongoing narrative.

Preparing for the session

Players will need to join the Discord server we'll be using for voice and text chat to facilitate play. We'll also be using Owlbear Rodeo, a free browser-based VTT that is accessible by a link that will be provided. Owlbear Rodeo has a built-in dice roller but players can use whichever dice roller they prefer, or even real ones if they like. A link to a Syrinscape channel will also be provided for sound and music ambiance.

What F H brings to the table

I have a quarter-century of running tabletop games and have been homebrewing and constructing my own campaigns from the very start, always looking to design content that reshapes the rules in a fair, flexible, and fun way. This is a nautical campaign taking characters from level 1 to level 11, with approximately 30-35 sessions of adventure. There is no predetermined plot progression path. Your decisions will shape your reputation, your relationships, your fleet, and the future of the region. Expect focus on domain-style, larger-scale planning and logistics as the party rises in level and the scope of the campaign grows. The characters can't be everywhere or do everything all at once, so it will be necessary to establish trade networks, maintain positive relationships with political and economic allies, and deal with threats and hindrances to their expanding influence. An extensive onboarding document with my general GM style and expectations can be found here: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/qwk2_zyUMfTz

Homebrew rules

Universal house rules in my campaigns are listed in the onboarding document linked above. For this campaign specifically, additional domain management and ship/fleet statistics and combat rules are adapted from BECMI D&D.

How F H creates a safe table

I run a generally PG-13 campaign with the occasional dip into R. Not G or PG, and certainly not NC-17. If you're fine watching an action-based movie that isn't gratuitous in its content, you should be fine at my table. I expect everyone at the table to be respectful of others. If there is any specific content that a player objects to, they are welcome to bring it up during Session Zero. Further safety tools and conduct expectations are found in the onboarding document linked above.