Building Worlds

The moon gleamed bright over the forest, as the sounds of the evil that was stirring rung out through the trees. A foul creature stalked the underbrush, searching for some unfortunate soul to feast upon, and a man clad in silver followed it. He bore a shield and a mace, both silvered and glimmering unnaturally in the moonlight. His eyes shown like moons themselves, as they scanned through the trees, anticipating the beast's next move. Silas Salhada had been tracking this monster for some time, and he had finally cornered it in these woods. He had set up wards among the trees earlier that would prevent the beast from passing, funneling it into its death. As Silas strode forward, a twig snapped under his foot, and the creature suddenly lashed out towards the sound. There was just enough time for Silas to raise his shield to block the claws of the creature, and he wasted no more time bringing his mace to strike the monster in the jaw. It unleashed a hellish scream that echoed...

My new Dungeons and Dragons group met for a session to build characters so that we can get right into the action for our first session next week. I'll be running the Curse of Strahd module for 4 players, starting at level 1. It looks to be an interesting party, including a chaotic-evil penguin, a chaotic-neutral dinosaur, and an androgynous Tiefling that may attempt to create a Frankenstein like necromancy project on the side. For two of my players, it will be the second group they have played with, though they did not play much with their previous groups. The other two players have never played before, so it'll be interesting to see how things work out. I am new(ish) to D&D as well, and I will be taking my first steps into the role of the DM. I am excited to get things started, and to see how this crazy party fairs against Strahd. So now, let's meet the party! Mittens: chaotic-evil Penguin Bard John Schmidt: chaotic-good Human Fighter The Indombidable Sam: chao...