Introduction

I began working on this hybrid campaign over 3 years ago, and since then, it has grown beyond what it was originally. Initially based on Tolkien’s Middle-Earth, playable races in my campaign are listed on pp. 186–196 of the Player’s Handbook. To me, your character’s race is less important than its class, but it could come into play regarding your backstory, especially if you decide to go beyond the bounds of the 10 listed races. On p. 17 of the Greyhawk Campaign Guide, note that there are 9 additional races listed than what appear in the 2024 Player’s Handbook. These races will be available to you after level 4. (Note: In my homestyle world, not all areas are free from discrimination.)

About the Campaign

The campaign is a brief railroad that leads to a sandbox-based campaign. In the game, there is an initial storyline that leads to Gryrax in the Principality of Ulek, but from there, players could go in any direction; they will need to decide together what is best. In my campaign, players will need to determine friend from foe and act accordingly. I tend to ignore CR and will not “balance” the game for the sake of any player; the world is what it is, and can be dangerous in some areas. As not all battles are winnable, characters should be smart enough to run away at times.

Gameplay will involve delving into dungeons, chasing or being chased, doing investigations as well as dealing with magic items now and then. Connected by a storyline, combat and ongoing roleplay will be involved; danger could be lurking just around the corner. “It's a dangerous business going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." In Voldrun, things will start off rather peacefully, as Growfest 5 will involve mostly shopping and becoming reacquainted.

Gameplay Overview

Tentatively, each session, except the last one, is 3 hours from 9am to 12pm PST each Wednesday. If someone is late, I will only wait 10 minutes before starting gameplay. Try not to be late. Note that a session will be cancelled if I can't make it, or if more than half the players will be absent as indicated on Discord. Gameplay will be sandbox-based and start in Greyhawk.

Besides using Google Meet each game session, we will be making use of D&D Beyond, Beyond20 and Foundry VTT. Note that you will need to finalize your character prior to the start of session 3.