Difference between revisions of "Campaign Background and Character Creation"
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* Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 were 1368 DR - 1369 DR. | * Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 were 1368 DR - 1369 DR. | ||
| − | * | + | * [[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 == | ||
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| + | * 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. | ||
Revision as of 09:45, 2 September 2023
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 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
- We will be using the Point Buy system for selecting stats, with 27 points available.
