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Character Creation

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	* Races: You many play any race in any published product, including conversions from older editions. This is a ''Planescape'' campaign.		* Races: You many play any race in any published product, including conversions from older editions. This is a ''Planescape'' campaign.
	** If you choose a character whose origin is not from the Prime Material Plane, reach out to me so we can work on your background and how you got to Faerûn.		** If you choose a character whose origin is not from the Prime Material Plane, reach out to me so we can work on your background and how you got to Faerûn.
			*** Octavius: A portal from the Civic Festhall in Sigil to a ribcage in the Troll Hills.
			*** Cedani: A portal leading to the outhouse outside of Ironjaw's Mirth.
	* Classes: You may play any class in any published product, including conversions from older editions.		* Classes: You may play any class in any published product, including conversions from older editions.
	* Background: Please have a basic backstory for why your character is in this area. Being a stereotypical treasure hunter is fine -- adventuring bands are common in this part of the world.		* Background: Please have a basic backstory for why your character is in this area. Being a stereotypical treasure hunter is fine -- adventuring bands are common in this part of the world.

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	* Classes: You may play any class in any published product, including conversions from older editions.		* Classes: You may play any class in any published product, including conversions from older editions.
	* Background: Please have a basic backstory for why your character is in this area. Being a stereotypical treasure hunter is fine -- adventuring bands are common in this part of the world.		* Background: Please have a basic backstory for why your character is in this area. Being a stereotypical treasure hunter is fine -- adventuring bands are common in this part of the world.
			** I will accommodate any significant background by integrating side quests when appropriate.

	== Timeline ==		== Timeline ==

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	We'll be meeting on Sundays, on average every other week.		We'll be meeting on Sundays, on average every other week.

			The campaign will start in late October, after the new Planescape books are released on the 17th.

	== Campaign Background ==		== Campaign Background ==

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	** If you choose a character whose origin is not from the Prime Material Plane, reach out to me so we can work on your background and how you got to Faerûn.		** If you choose a character whose origin is not from the Prime Material Plane, reach out to me so we can work on your background and how you got to Faerûn.
	* Classes: You may play any class in any published product, including conversions from older editions.		* Classes: You may play any class in any published product, including conversions from older editions.
			* Background: Please have a basic backstory for why your character is in this area. Being a stereotypical treasure hunter is fine -- adventuring bands are common in this part of the world.

	== Timeline ==		== Timeline ==

Manath at 17:25, 2 September 2023

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	== Welcome! ==		== Welcome! ==

	You are cordially invited to play in a ''Forgotten Realms'' and ''Planescape'' hybrid campaign, The ~~Unbroken~~ Cycle.		You are cordially invited to play in a ''Forgotten Realms'' and ''Planescape'' hybrid campaign, The Broken Cycle.

	== Scheduling ==		== Scheduling ==

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	== Character Creation ==		== Character Creation ==

			* Starting level is 1.
	* Ability Scores: [https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/step-by-step-characters#VariantCustomizingAbilityScores Point Buy], 27 points.		* Ability Scores: [https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/step-by-step-characters#VariantCustomizingAbilityScores Point Buy], 27 points.
	** We're using [[https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/tcoe/character-options#AbilityScoreIncreases Tasha's rule]] that allows +2/+1 to go to ''any'' stats.		** We're using [[https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/tcoe/character-options#AbilityScoreIncreases Tasha's rule]] that allows +2/+1 to go to ''any'' stats.

Manath at 17:19, 2 September 2023

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 By default, party members will not know each other unless players decide to be acquainted in advance.
 == Timeline ==
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 * The Spellplague will happen in 1385 DR.
 * Baldur’s Gate 3 will take place in 1492 DR.

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	By default, party members will not know each other unless players decide to be acquainted in advance.		By default, party members will not know each other unless players decide to be acquainted in advance.


	== Timeline ==		== Timeline ==
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	* The Time of Troubles was in 1358 DR. (Gods walked Faerûn and got stabby)		* The Time of Troubles was in 1358 DR. (Gods walked Faerûn and got stabby)
	* Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 were 1368 DR - 1369 DR.		* Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 were 1368 DR - 1369 DR.
	* ~~The~~ [[The Journey to Respite]] campaign was 1371 DR. (Marti, Emilia, Carly, and Sherica played in it.)		* [[The Journey to Respite]] campaign was 1371 DR. (Marti, Emilia, Carly, and Sherica played in it.)
	* This campaign (The Broken Cycle) will be 1372 DR (6 months after Respite events).		* '''This campaign (The Broken Cycle) will be 1372 DR (6 months after Respite events).'''
	* The Spellplague will happen in 1385 DR.		* The Spellplague will happen in 1385 DR.
	* Baldur’s Gate 3 will take place in 1492 DR.		* Baldur’s Gate 3 will take place in 1492 DR.

	== Character Creation ==		== Character Creation ==

			* We will be using the [https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/step-by-step-characters#VariantCustomizingAbilityScores Point Buy] system for selecting stats, with 27 points available.

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[[File:Starting_Area_Map_With_Arrow.png|right|thumb|773px|Ironjaw's Mirth - the starting village]]

== Welcome! ==

You are cordially invited to play in a ''Forgotten Realms'' and ''Planescape'' hybrid campaign, The Unbroken Cycle.

== Scheduling ==

We'll be meeting on Sundays, on average every other week.

== Campaign Background ==

This adventure begins in 1372 DR, six months after the events of [[The Journey to Respite]].

All party members will start in [[Ironjaw's Mirth]] (see map on this page).

It's a tavern at the center of a small village of the same namesake.

The village is located on the border of Thay and Rashemen, on the Rashemi side, and serves travelers passing through in either direction.

By default, party members will not know each other unless players decide to be acquainted in advance.

== Timeline ==

For reference:

* The Time of Troubles was in 1358 DR. (Gods walked Faerûn and got stabby)
* Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 were 1368 DR - 1369 DR.
* The [[The Journey to Respite]] campaign was 1371 DR. (Marti, Emilia, Carly, and Sherica played in it.)
* This campaign (The Broken Cycle) will be 1372 DR (6 months after Respite events).
* The Spellplague will happen in 1385 DR.
* Baldur’s Gate 3 will take place in 1492 DR.

== Character Creation ==