π Session 0 Gameplay Summary
π Date of Session:
2024/12/08
π² Campaign Details
- System: D&D 5e (2024 Rules)
- Starting Level: 5
- Leveling System: Milestone-based
- Tone: Darker Fantasy (with room for levity)
- Party Alignment: Generally Neutral Good
- Death: Avoidable but meaningful
π·οΈ Starting Equipment
- Standard class gear
- 600 gp
- 1 Uncommon Magic Item or Weapon
- 1 Common Magic Item
- 2 Potions of Healing
- Crafting rules are allowed
π World & Setting: Realm of Lumis
Political Landscape
- Realm fractured from a former balance of powers
- Ruled by King Narcissus, an Aasimar, under influence of three hags
- Each hag planted a daughter in court, raised as a "princess"
- Prince Krasnar (true heir) became estranged and later a warlock
The Curse
- Prince Krasnar formed a pact with the hags and attacked the king
- The Queen (a disguised hag) incited the king to slay his son
- Prince's soul split between a phylactery and an unknown vessel
- The land suffers under a powerful curse: famine, plague, and death of firstborns
Curse Conditions to Break
- All three hags must cooperate
- The King must sing a lament
- The Prince must be crowned while burned by Hag Tree branches
Key Elements
- Dragon and hag caverns involved
- Magic = Nobility; unregistered magic is illegal
- Religious magic is culturally distinct from arcane
- Adventurers are respected but sometimes feared
- Magic items are somewhat common
π§ββοΈ Characters Introduced
Quill
- Human Fighter (Battle Master)
- Tactical and intimidating in armor; shy and cerebral out of it
- Seeks truth behind his fatherβs death and forbidden magics
Caelyth
- Eladrin Knight
- Agent of the Fey Court; trained by a Cloud Giant
- Autumn-themed glamor; weapon inscribed with "Break those that defy us"
- Defends Feywild from imbalance caused by the Coven
Nelvax
- Shadow Monk
- Survivor of a monastery massacre; thrill-seeker in urban life
- Brother Tomazal (NPC) investigates magical conspiracies
- Nelvax lives for the moment, but can't ignore his brother's cause
Xaniver
- Warlock/Cleric of Cerridwen
- Channels lunar magic from a misunderstood Fey deity
- Seeks to restore natural death/rebirth cycles corrupted by the Coven
- Quick-witted and slippery, known for alias-swapping
Harlekk Wynnchym
- Kenku Bard (Eloquence) / Warlock
- Former circus acrobat; shipwrecked and pact-bound to an abyssal force
- Turns shadow and sorrow into spectacle and laughter
- Now a local favorite performer, he longs to live the stories he tells
Zane Umbralight
- Half-Orc Warlock (Level 5, 2024 rules)
- Gray skin, black hair, piercing gray eyes
- Bound to a mysterious patron after a Tower-aligned mage gave him a desperate ultimatum: serve or die
- Keeps his motivations and past tightly guarded, his eldritch power cloaked in caution
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