Kyme Player Materials

Player Reference and Guides

The following are links to materials this campaign uses for reference or will be utilizing or to inspire setting elements, but not limited to.

Kyme Missive: a brief guide to the world

A link to a summary for the core elements of the setting for easy reference.

Basic Rules

A link to the officially published basic rules to help with character creation. You might also utilize DND Beyond

Link to all Unearthed Arcana

UA requires DM approval, so long as there is no officially published version and fits within the setting.

Blood Hunter Class

This class is included with the slight changes to Order of the Lycan.

Materials and Options Included

Your DM attempts to include most every officially published class, background, spell, and feat for player use. Yet any usage of resources beyond the PHB is best to discuss with the DM, particularly the class options from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.

Campaign Style, Themes, and Setting

Races of Kyme - The choice of what races player can utilize is set to those on this site in order to reflect the deep history of conflict between peoples on the prime and powers across the planes.

Classes of Kyme - The classes one might choose are not limited, but some do require the retooling and reskinning to better fit within the themes of the setting. The Artificer in particular requires much alteration to fit into the setting.

Backgrounds of Kyme - When choosing a background for your character please select an option that matches the mechanics found in the Player's Handbook (i.e. no feats, bonus spells, or equipment beyond what would be normally be gained).

Thematic Setting - A heroic campaign with dark fantasy motifs and themes. The world dominated by eldritch horrors and undeath with a deep and strife filled history.

Scale and Size - The entirety of the world is ready to explore and travel by foot can mean a months long journey to pass from one region to another. The world and the conflicts within are on an epic scale.

High Magic - The campaign setting would be classified as high magic relating primarily to the presence of magic use and planar conflict in the world. The world has little use for technology as magic provides answers when needed.

Game Economy - The people of Kyme have little spare coin and there is much competition for adventurers' work, so there will be measured rewards in currency. Trade and exchange is more viable an option for most merchants with large transactions.

Player Agency - Players and their characters drive the story, mainlining the overarching narrative is an option, but the world is open to exploration.

Player Feedback - Each session will invite discussion and comment about what you liked or didn't like. You are spending the hours playing the game, let me know what can be better.

Character Types - All character types are viable, each skill feature, and play style will receive its due and chance to shine. The "ribbon" abilities and skill/tool proficiencies will be just as useful as getting that +1 to damage rolls, rewards await for both.

Rule Variants and Gameplay Notes

Leveling - The party will begin at the level given by the DM and the advancement will be based on the progression through the story.

Inspiration - Players can award inspiration at the DM's discretion.

Starting Equipment - Magical equipment will be based on the PC backstory, everything else will be based on the equipment from the Player's Handbook

Starting Wealth - Gold is based on background and might be altered based on starting level.

Healing Surges - The following feature from the Dungeon Master's Guide is included so every character has a way to heal and feel more heroic.

As an action, a character can use a healing surge and spend up to half of their Hit Dice. For each Hit Die spent in this way, the player rolls the die and adds the character's Constitution modifier. The character regains hit points equal to the total. The player can decide to spend an additional Hit Die after each roll.

A character who uses a healing surge can't do so again until he or she finishes a short or long rest.

Resting - Will follow the rules in the PHB. A Short Rest will be a 1 hour allowing for Hit Dice to be spent at the end of the rest. A Long rest is a period of 8 hours that will restore hit points as well as restore half of spent Hit Dice.

Death Matters - When death takes a character it is not the casting of a spell that will return them, but it is their connection to their life and those around them that will once again bind their soul to the material plane as well as returning to life can have long term effects.

Death Saving Throws - When falling unconscious and have failed death saving throws, you retain any failed death saving throws until you complete a long rest.

Looting Mechanics - Looting a creature or container will be governed by 3 different skill checks which can yield different results when necessary. Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) checks will allow for the quickness of hand to find loot. Intelligence (Investigation) checks will take the patterns of encumbrance and storage in order to attain loot. Wisdom (Perception) checks utilize a broader range of senses to indicate what loot is to be had.

Looting Outcomes - Loot will be assigned by the individual who finds the loot. If your character is next to the body, you can say you are going to loot the body or if someone else speaks up and indicates they are looting, you still have first call if you are closer. If equal distance a contested check will be called for. But if an item is contested an opposed d20 will be had, the high roll getting the item.

Identifying Objects - Common or Uncommon magic items will have their properties revealed with the casting of the identify spell. Rare, Very Rare, Legendary, and Artifacts require that the identify spell be upcast using a 5th level spell slot.

Potions - Magical potions in Kyme are rare and costly as they are viewed as a powerful and dangerous magic. Giving anyone with the ability to quaff a potion the benefits of magic. For this reason a common healing potion costs 500 gp and each level of rarity above four times that amount.

Item Rarity

Magical Items in Kyme are far more out of reach comparatively to other D&D worlds. A +1 weapon is regarded as the peak of mortal craft. Where a +2 weapon would be seen as an item of legendary status. A +3, such a weapon is of divine essence. Any item that increases ability scores, attack rolls, AC or saving throw are far more rare in the setting. The customary range of item prices is listed below.

-Common - 500-1,000 gp

-Uncommon - 1,001-10,000 gp

-Rare - 10,001-50,000 gp

Combat Rules

Longswords have the finesse property.

Drinking a potion is a bonus action, giving another a potion is an action.

You can use a bonus action or reaction to make a Intelligence, Wisdom, of Charisma based check, though the DC is higher due to the circumstances.

You can utilize Combat Stunts as outlined here.

The campaign also allows players to utilize the following from the Dungeon Master's Guide:

Cleave. When a melee weapon attack reduces a target creature to 0 hit points any excess damage from the attack might carry over to another creature within range, as a reaction make an additional attack roll to transfer the remaining damage to other creature.

Climb onto Bigger Creature. A Small or Medium creature can grapple onto a Huge or Gargantuan creature. Getting into position as an Action the smaller creature makes a contested Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) against the creature's Dexterity (Acrobatics). If the smaller creature wins the contest they move into the target creature’s space. While in the targets space the smaller creature moves with the target and has advantage on attack rolls against it. The smaller creature can move around within the larger creature’s space as if it were difficult terrain. The larger creature can dislodge the smaller creature as an action making a Strength (Athletics) check contested by the smaller creatures Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check.

Disarm. A creature can use a weapon attack to knock a weapon or other item from their target’s grasp. The attacker makes an attack roll contested the target’s Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. If the attacker wins the contest, the attack causes no damage or other ill effect, but the defender drops the item.

The attacker has disadvantage on its attack roll if the target is holding the item with two or more hands. The target has advantage on the ability check if it is larger than the attacking creature, or disadvantage if it is smaller

Flanking. When a creature and at least one of its allies are adjacent to an enemy and on opposite sides or corners of the enemy’s space, they flank the enemy, and each of them has advantage on melee attacks against the enemy.

Overrun and Tumble. When a creature tries to move through a hostile creature’s space, the mover can try to force or maneuver its way through by overrunning or tumbling through the hostile creature’s space. As an action or bonus action, the mover makes a contested Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. If the mover wins the contest it moves through the hostile creature’s space once this turn. The creature attempting the overrun has advantage on this check if it is larger than the hostile creature, or disadvantage if it is smaller.

Power Attack. When you make an weapon attack you can decide to make a power attack instead, if you do so, you add your proficiency modifier to your damage roll instead of your attack roll.

Retreat. When you disengage you can spend your bonus action to add +5 feet to your movement speed.

Spell Rules

Your DM encourages you to reskin (add elements to spells and changing description) to fit best your character. Even collaborating about changing damage types or customizing spells to work with your character concept.

Spells that create extradimensional spaces can be hazardous based on proximity to planar borders, or magical rifts. A spellcasting ability check can be called for, the DC set by the DM.

For Spells that conjure spirits/creatures Elemental is an added spirit type. For example a hawk familiar can be an air elemental spirit.

Below are specific changes to spells mechanics, but not an exhaustive list:

Astral Projection. As there is no Astral Plane, the spell is altered for the Ethereal Plane.

Conjure Woodland Beings/Conjure Fey. The DM can call for spellcasting ability check in order to have player choose creatures, or DM choose/roll.

Goodberry. The material component for the spell is consumed.

Healing Spells. These spells heal humanoid (undead) the same as humanoid targets.

Healing Spirit. The spell can heal one creature per round.

Identify. Will reveal info based on item rarity and can require casting at a higher level.

Plane Shift. The material component for the spell is consumed.

Reincarnate. The table rolled upon will be based on character level, allowing for a return to a body not wholly unlike the one they once had.

Remove Curse. Like Dispel Magic, will requiring a spellcasting ability check in order to remove a curse inflicted using higher spells.

Summon Lesser/Greater Demon. The creature is not compelled to give its name, but with a Charisma Check, can be convinced to be more of service.