## Source Material Character creation options from the following sources are available: * Player's Handbook * Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide * Tasha's Cauldron of Everything * Volo's Guide to Monsters * Xanthar's Guide to Everything * The Book of Many Things If there is something from a source not listed that you want to use, we can discuss how it fits into the campaign. ___ ## Campaign Feeling I am picturing the feeling of this campaign to be adventurous. Not too dark or gritty. I’m looking for heroic fantasy with an emphasis on role-play while still fighting plenty of monsters. The idea is to be inspired by real life natural events like the leap year and the total solar eclipse and explore the power of nature in the world of Faerún. Our starting caravan is traveling in the last weeks of 1491 DR and we are just over six months from Shieldmeet. (The Forgotten Realms version of a Leap Day). We will be interacting with nature through celestial events, as well as the four elements - Air, Earth, Fire, and Water - as well as exploring the idea of Heroism vs Hubris. ## Campaign Setting We will be focusing on the Sword Coast for the beginning of our adventures, but all of Faerún is on the table as the story advances. ___ ## Character Level We will be starting at the beginning of your character’s adventuring career - at Level 1. You can add one (non-combat) feat to your character at Level 1, provided you explain how you came to have this feat in your backstory. (*List available below*) Characters will level up at milestones in the adventure set by the DM, not with earned XP. ## Ability Scores We will be using the point buy system for ability scores. You have 27 points to allocate using the following cost table: | Ability Score | Cost | |:--------------: |:------:| | 8 | 0 | | 9 | 1 | | 10 | 2 | | 11 | 3 | | 12 | 4 | | 13 | 5 | | 14 | 7 | | 15 | 9 | This system provides for more balanced characters and focus on roleplay by promoting actions that generate advantage/disadvantage and inspiration. ## Hit Points We will be rolling for hit points at each level, starting with max hits points for level one. ___ ## Non-Combat Feats Available At Level One *NOTE: Italics = I am torn on this one, so you will need to justify why it is NON-COMBAT if you choose it* ### Player’s Handbook (pg 165) > Actor > *Athlete* > Dungeon Delver > Durable > *Healer* > Inspiring Leader > Keen Mind > Linguist > Lucky > Magic Initiate > *Mobile* > Observant > Resilient > Ritual Caster > Skilled > Skulker > Tough ### Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (pg 79) > Artificer Initiate > Chef > *Eldritch Adept* > Fey Touched > Shadow Touched > Skill Expert > Telekinetic > Telepathic ### Xanathar’s Guide To Everything (pg 73) > *Racial Feats come with character growth. I am happy to work with you on story points throughout the campaign that would enable this growth, but I do not expect anyone to gain a racial feat in their initial adventures.* Please come to me with your Racial Feat goals and we can work toward them as we tell our stories! ### Book Of Many Things (pg 49) > ~~Cartomancer~~ - *Unavailable because of level requirements*