A homebrew setting with some homebrew-related features. game will be run sundays around 5pm EST ----------------- Set in a high fantasy world where, contrary to the forgotten realm's lore, Giants and Dragons never waged war against one another, and thus were never reduced to a shadow of their former selves; and where humanoid races were guided by powerful magical creatures, being granted a continent of their own to rule by the name of Lynn. Planar powers have a strong presence in the world as they fight for dominancy of the spiritual world of the ethereal plane, or as they try to form cults or spiritual followings to gain power over others. High-level magic is rare in humanoid hands in the prime material but can be found in many forms or in magical items. Ages ago, the world was created by a giant and dragon god whose children inherited it from them. Rules were set, and empires were formed. No major conflicts would lead to disaster, as they each had lands to call their own. Once, the humanoid races appeared across the planet, suddenly with no written history by any race as to how they even came to be, no gods or other powerful being claimed their creation, leading to the greater magical beings to guide the races they found themselves with in their primitive states. Many centuries of guidance with many new humanoid races forming due to planar interactions, the gods granted the humanoids a land of their own, Lynn. The lands of Lynn once were home to the world's humanoid races, who were gifted it by the giant and dragon gods so they may have the ability to rule themselves apart from the giant and dragon races. 60 years prior to the party coming to the lands, a calamity befell the land with 40-foot gates to the elemental planes opening all over the land, each releasing a massive burst of energy relating to the plane they opened to, leading to mass destruction. The elemental plane of fire's gate opened in the center of the capital of the human empire in the center of the continent, leading to its collapse as a wave of fire and explosive force leveled miles around the gate. The nobles who survived escaped to the south coast due to the lack of any deadly gate openings, leading to the creation of the city of Hope. One prime gate exists per plane, which can not be closed by any means, even with the gods' assistance, with many other smaller gates appearing anywhere in the land but never a certain distance from the prime gate. --------- **warning this will be a smaller focused campaign to get my DM mojo back after my break from dming. aiming for at least level 3-8 maybe more if the players want. also using my homebrew for this game.** This campaign shall be centered around survivors finding themselves in the shadowfell version of Lynn having few memories with all sharing a memory of the distant sunny sky and a gentle breeze being the main drive of returning to the normal world. Every player will be allowed to choose from an undead race in my homebrew from zombies or wights to name a few. You awaken to find yourselves in a mineshaft in makeshift holding cells of iron with their doors unlocked. Silence fills the mineshafts but in the distance you hear the moans of the dead. --------- While the setting might be bleak and dark by no means does the players characters. Expect dark tones but not all doom and gloom. Homemade maps created with inkarnate(i do my best) and a updated homebrew doc that i prio players feedback. I am not allowing homebrew classes unless approved but i have a distain for non subclass homebrews. races are up to review. While the game will be centered around the undead filled realm of the shadowfell you may play as a non undead however depending on your choice you might have it rougher. I have a handout with some homebrew races and features you may also select from, including some changes to spells and mechanics, such as a necromancy rework. We will be using a custom point buy system, and during the course of the game, you may find ways to increase stat caps through things such as rituals. **Warning. Subjects including slavery and gore/undead will be explored.** I'm aiming for a group that is roleplay-centered, and I encourage my players to interact with the world and the people around them. For this reason, I will work with you to create a character that fulfills your roleplay themes, be it planar law bringers to even, but not limited to, Demongolists, Fey creatures/servants of Fey, Trogyldtes, or elementalist. New players are welcome. The party will be starting at 3rd level, and the following levels will be gained via milestones. You also get a free starting feat, and **multiclassing will not be allowed.** Elves do not exist in this world We will be using Discord for voice, no use of D&D Beyond, and all sheets, as well as battle maps, will be hosted on Roll20. AI isn't allowed for any character creation process(art is allowed) Aiming to create a hangout space for people to play games and chat outside of game time.