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| =====Sourcebooks Allowed===== | =====Sourcebooks Allowed===== | ||
| - | The following sourcebooks may be used in any combination to build your character. All character options in each book are allowed, with the noted exceptions. | + | The following sourcebooks may be used in any combination to build your character. |
| - | + | * //**Player’s Handbook.**// | |
| - | ==== Core and Supplemental Rulebooks ==== | + | * //**Dungeon Master's Guide.**// The following options are allowed: Death Domain |
| - | + | * //**Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide.**// | |
| - | * //**Player’s Handbook**// | + | * //**Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.**// |
| - | * //**Dungeon Master's Guide**// | + | * //**Eberron: Rising from the Last War.**// All Race and Class options are allowed. Brightshore has special lore for [[brightshore:cultures_factions:orcs|Orc]], [[brightshore:cultures_factions:kalashtar|Kalashtar]], and [[brightshore:cultures_factions:warforged|Warforged]] races (see linked pages for details). |
| - | * //**Volo's Guide to Monsters**// | + | * //**Elemental Evil Player's Companion.**// |
| - | * //**Xanathar's Guide to Everything**// | + | * //**Explorer's Guide to Wildemount.**// All Race and Class options are allowed. Hollow One race requires Weaver Approval. |
| - | * //**Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes**// | + | * //**Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica.**// All Race and Class options are allowed. |
| - | * //**Tasha's Cauldron of Everything**// | + | * //**Ghosts of Saltmarsh.**// The following options are allowed: Fisher, Marine, Shipwright, Smuggler backgrounds. |
| - | * Custom Lineage is only allowed with Weaver review. | + | * //**Locathah Rising.**// |
| - | + | * //**Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.**// All Race options are allowed. | |
| - | ==== Campaign Guides ==== | + | * //**Myhtic Oddysseys of Theros.**// All Race and Class options are allowed. |
| - | + | * //**One Grung Above.**// | |
| - | * //**Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide**// | + | * //**Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.**// All Race and Class options are allowed with the following exceptions: Custom Lineage characters must receive approval by a Weaver. You may not change your race proficiencies. |
| - | * Battleragers are not restricted to dwarfs. | + | * //**The Tortle Package.**// |
| - | * //**Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica**// | + | * //**Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft.**// All Race Lineage options are allowed but require Weaver approval. |
| - | * //**Eberron: Rising from the Last War**// | + | * //**Volo's Guide to Monsters.**// |
| - | * The Dragonmark races are only available in certain regions. More information to come - but if you want to use them now, talk with a Weaver. | + | * //**Xanathar's Guide to Everything.**// |
| - | * //**Explorer's Guide to Wildemount**// | + | |
| - | * //**Mythic Odysseys of Theros**// | + | |
| - | * //**Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft**// | + | |
| - | * It is recommended to consult with Weavers on the origin of the included lineages. | + | |
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| - | ==== Adventures ==== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | * //**Ghost of Saltmarsh**// | + | |
| - | * //**Princes of the Apocalypse**// | + | |
| - | * //**Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden**// | + | |
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| - | Broadly speaking, any character option in an adventure book published before July 20th, 2021 is approved. The only books listed here are ones where there are character options. | + | |
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| - | ==== PDF/POD Releases ==== | + | |
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| - | * //**Elemental Evil Player's Companion**// | + | |
| - | * //**The Tortle Package**// | + | |
| - | * //**One Grung Above**// | + | |
| - | * //**Locathah Rising**// | + | |
| =====Experience===== | =====Experience===== | ||
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| =====Alignment===== | =====Alignment===== | ||
| - | You may not choose any Evil alignment. If your character becomes evil at any point, they will be automatically retired. | + | You may not choose any Evil alignment. |
| =====Feats===== | =====Feats===== | ||
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| Although we are not in Faerun or the Forgotten Realms, the following restrictions are in place for these subclasses: | Although we are not in Faerun or the Forgotten Realms, the following restrictions are in place for these subclasses: | ||
| - | * Only elves and half-elves may take the Bladesinging School for Wizards. | ||
| - | * Only dwarves may take the Battlerager Path for Barbarians. | ||
| * Only players with the Knight or Knight of the Order backgrounds or members of a Knightly Order established in background or play can take the Purple Dragon Knight Archetype for Fighters. | * Only players with the Knight or Knight of the Order backgrounds or members of a Knightly Order established in background or play can take the Purple Dragon Knight Archetype for Fighters. | ||
| - | By default, if you see a restriction in the class or subclass description, assume that it applies. | + | By default, if you see a restriction in the class or subclass description, ask a Weaver. |
| =====Background & Proficiencies===== | =====Background & Proficiencies===== | ||
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| =====Character Changes===== | =====Character Changes===== | ||
| - | In order to maintain a sense of permanence and persistence, changing characters attributes (outside of ability score improvements), feats, and other aspects of a character is not allowed in Brightshore. Changing cantrips is allowed as per the rules in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. | + | In order to maintain a sense of permanence and persistence, changing characters stats (outside of ability score improvements), feats, cantrips, and other aspects of a character is not allowed in Brightshore. |
| - | However, once a character has been played at the table, you may alter anything about your character so long as it follows the rest of the rules for character creation. Perhaps your build isn't quite right, or maybe it didn't play quite like you expected it to at the table. But once you have started playing your second session, the character is considered locked to the world as is, and may not be changed. | + | However, once a character has been played at the table, you may alter anything about your character so long as it follows the rest of the rules for character creation. Perhaps your build isn't quite right, or maybe it didn't play quite like you expected it to at the table. But ince you have started playing your second session, the character is considered locked to the world as is, and may not be changed. |
| =====Character Limits===== | =====Character Limits===== | ||
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