character-creation-steps

Step 1

Make sure to watch our intro ▶ The Starry Shore Intro

🎥 Click here to watch the video

Then fill in this form to make a folder for you, which will appear in the Google Drive of the email that you provide. You only need to fill out this form once. A Google account is required to share your player folder with you. 📝 Fill Out the Google Form

📝 Click here to open the form without leaving this page

Step 2

(Make sure that you did step one :D) Create a level 3 character. Use the default 27 point buy, (not stat rolls) and fixed hp (not rolled).

If you're using D&D Beyond for your character, you can use the built-in point buy calculator, or you can use this calculator for your core stats if you’re using a different platform for your character sheet: 🎲 Point Buy Calculator

⚙️ Click here to open the 5e Point Buy Calculator without leaving this page

Step 3

For your sheet, you have 3 options:

D&D Beyond: Which is the easiest if you're a beginner. If you choose this, please go to your folder in the Google Drive and put a link to your sheet in the red part in your tracking sheet.
P.S. there's a thread for some tips on how to use it in getting-started channel
Dicecloud: Same as Beyond, please go to your folder in the google drive and put a link to your sheet in the red part in your tracking sheet.
G-sheet: In your Google Drive folder, there is a blank Gsheet that you can copy and rename it to your character's name. (you don't need to use this if you're using Beyond or Dicecloud)

Step 4

Post your character creation log in the creation-log channel. You can fill it out by:

• Using our automated logs maker on our website: Logs Maker
• Manually using this exact template:
Creation Log Template
And if you need help, feel free to open a ticket with the counselors to help you with the log: create-a-ticket

P.S. For races with multiple versions from different sourcebooks, you must list the source you are choosing.

Step 5

Once your character is ✅ Staff Approved, you receive the Player role, you are ready to play!

P.S. Players can take either max gold from what their starting class gives them or starting equipment.

📁 How to Find Your Folder

If you still can't find your folder, make sure to check that:

you completed step one in the character-creation-steps .
you're logged in with the same Google account you used in the form during step one.

✅ Allowed Material

Class: Only classes from 2024 books + All Partnered Content
- Banned: Blood Hunter (Critical Role)
Subclass: All 2024 + 2014 official + All Partnered Content
- Must use the new "Core Rules" version if reprinted.
- Everything you would have gained from the subclass before level 3 is now obtained at level 3.
- Paladin:
  • Noble Genies (Dao’s Crush): The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns.
  • Guardian (Guardian Angel): Range is up to your paladin aura.
- Ranger:
  • Vermin Lord (Verminkin): The spell slot used for this feature can be up to a maximum equal to the highest available spell slot based on your ranger level progression table.
- Warlock:
  • The Coven (Hag's Craft): Only potions from the server shopping list.
- Druid:
  • Circle of Fenris (Children of the Great Wolf): Fenrikyn summon has 64 HP (instead of 127).
- Fighter:
  • Viking (Unstoppable Assault): The attacks that hit are not automatically crits.
- Banned: Gunslinger (CR), Blade Breaker, Dungeoneer, Purification Domain, Bibliomancy, Oath of Valhalla.
Backgrounds: Only backgrounds from 2024 books + 2024 Partnered Content
- You can flavor any background/backstory, this is just for mechanics.
- You can adjust your ability scores to your choice of a +2/+1, or a +1/+1/+1, on different stats. None of these increases can raise a score above 20.
- RtHW backgrounds: you can't pick the dark gift.
Species: 2024 + 2014 official + All Partnered Content
- Must use the new "Core Rules" version if reprinted.
- You do NOT get stat bonus from races.
- All species get 3 origin languages: common + 2 more languages.
- Banned: All species from Grim Hollow: Player’s Guide.
Spells: 2024 + 2014 official + All Partnered Content
- Must use the new version if reprinted.
- Banned: Deryan’s Helpful Homunculi, all Shadowsteel Curse spells, Maelfa's Quickened Class, Steal Immortality, Wilting Smite, Serpent Tongue, Curse of the Putrid Husk, Dread Curse of Azathoth, Voorish Sign, Bone Cage, Endure, Sanguine Secrets, Angrboda’s Fury, Beast of Ragnarok, Beseech the Norns, Coldheart, Weave Detonation.
Feats: 2024 + 2014 official + All Partnered Content
- Must use the new "Core Rules" version if reprinted.
- All feats from 2014 now have "Prerequisites: Level 4+".
- Setting-specific background feats can be taken as origin feats (Scion of the Outer Planes, Squire of Solamnia, Initiate of High Sorcery, Strike of the Giants, Strixhaven Initiate).
- Mystic Conflux can only be taken at T4 / level 17 and above.
- Banned: Adroit Crafter, Careful Crafter, Shadowsteel Adept, Shadowsteel Master, Thrown Weapon Master, all feats from Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting: Part 1, Boisterous Roar.

⛔ Banned Content

Kobold Press: Book of Ebon Tides
Tales from the Shadows
The Illrigger Revised
The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying

⚠️ Under Review

The Gunslinger Class: Valda’s Spire of Secrets
The Pugilist Class
Dr Dhrolin's Dictionary of Dinosaurs
Valda’s Spire of Secrets: Player Pack 2
Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt Player Pack

Creation Tips

Use one of two base equipment options:
- Starting equipment granted by class and background
- Max values for the starting gold rolls of your 1st class
Average hp, not rolled. Take the maximum HP for first level and the average HP for all levels after
Multiclassing is allowed
Background customization is allowed
You can use any content listed in Allowed Materials

Character Slots

Each Player starts with 3 character slots.
For every character that reaches Tier 3 (level 11), you gain +1 additional slot, up to a maximum of 3 level up slots.
Full DMs receive one additional character slot.
Server Supporters also gain extra slots: Steward: +1, Heir: +2, Noble: +4.