Additional Feats for Players:

• Players receive additional feats as specified in the "Dragon of the Shadow Queen" module.

Level Progression:

• Level ups are driven by narrative progression, not by accumulating experience points (XP).

Character Stat Rolls:

• All PCs, including guest players, roll stats during character creation using the 5th Edition Rules as Written (RAW).

Critical Rolls:

• Critical Hits: The first damage roll is taken as the maximum possible, followed by a normal roll for the second set of damage dice. This ensures critical hits are significantly impactful.

  • Note: NPCs can also score critical hits.

• Critical Misses: Rolling a 1 on an attack roll results in a fumble or botch, leading to consequences beyond a simple miss.

  • Note: NPCs can also score critical misses.

• Critical Successes and Failures also apply to Skill Check rolls

Dual Wielding Rules:

• PCs and NPCs can attack with both primary and secondary weapons (if equipped) during each Attack Action.

Skill Challenges:

• We utilize Skill Challenges, inspired by Matthew Colville's version, as a narrative device for complex tasks with clear success/failure outcomes.

• Commonly used for travel and significant endeavours like conquering a city.

• Assisting in a Skill Challenge requires a DC 10 check in the relevant skill. Successful assistance grants a +2 bonus to the skill check result.

Flexible Skill Checks:

• At DM’s discretion (and based on narrative justification) a player may be able to roll a skill check with a non-standard attribute and add that new attribute’s modifier (e.g. add Strength modifier for Intimidation if physically roughing up a target)

Seeds of Zivilyn - Healing Mechanic:

• In lieu of healing potions, PCs have 'Seeds of Zivilyn'.

• Each seed has four charges, replenishing at dawn, and used as a Bonus Action.

• A charge heals 1d4 HP. Players decide how many charges to use.

• Only PCs benefit from the Seeds of Zivilyn; NPCs do not.

Help Action:

• To use the Help action, the assisting player must be proficient in the relevant skill.

• A narrative description of how the help is provided is required for each use of this action.

Poisons:

• We are using a homebrew poisoners kit (by Shylocv) which covers mechanics for gathering and crafting poisons.

Wild Magic

• We use an expanded Wild Magic Surge Table.