Session 0 - 10-15-2026

Session 0 Summary: Eberron Campaign

Overview This Session 0 served as an introductory and setup meeting for the new Eberron campaign. The group discussed scheduling, confirming a potential one-shot date for January16th, while deciding to proceed with the main Eberron campaign using the updated D&D 2024 core rule book and new tools.

Campaign Setting & Lore

  • Timeline: The campaign begins approximately two years after The Last War in the world of Eberron.
  • Starting Location: Players will begin in a small town called Salvation, just outside The Mournland the region formerly known as Cyre.
  • Character Concept: The party will start as adventurers, survivors of The Last War. The DM emphasized incorporating character backstories directly into the main storyline, specifically focusing on experiences during the war and faction affiliations (e.g., houses, dragon marks).
  • Lore Presentation: Watched a Youtube video regarding Eberron history (creation, ages, dragons, conflicts and the Last War) to help player choices in historical context.

New Player Characters

The DM asked the party what they intended to play in this new campaign.

  • Brooke is intending to play a promiscuous Elf Bard named Lyra "Lyric" Lindare of House Ghallanda where her and her mother helped serve as hosts to various taverns and inns.
  • Steve is intending on playing an awkward unsure human fighter named Jasper Jumblewick where he helped support in the war as a weaponsmith.
  • Anton is intending on playing a Warforged Artificer named D3-C1M, a proto-type that was horribly treaded wrongly by House Cannith who believes he has been destroyed in conflict.
  • Saera is intending on playing a human fighter named Seraphine Vale who came from the Kingdom of Aundaire where she spent her time in the war working with the noble houses performing Formal Duels.
  • Julie is intending on playing a rock gnome Artificer named Pipswick Fizzlebloom, who worked with House Cannith as a sage and workshop assistant mending gear.

The party is working on interweaving their backstories together, but the common thread is Lyric travels across the continent of Khovaire and has met and interacted with everyone in the party at some point in the past.

Mechanics & Rules

  • Ruleset: This campaign will use updated D&D ruleset for 2024.

    • The Top 25 main changes to the ruleset was discussed.

  • Homebrew Adjustments:

    • Critical hits deal double damage.
    • Fumbles utilize a specific fumble table.
    • Healing is optimized (rolling a natural 20 on healing rolls will max double-heal).
    • (1) Inspiration dice are at the beginning of each session and expire if not used.

  • HP Calculation: Discussed how to handle HP increases when leveling. (Accepting average HP increases vs. rolling dice)

Technical Setup & Platform

  • Virtual Tabletop: The campaign will use Foundry VTT hosted on a custom domain (https://foundry. fumble-table.com).
  • Testing Issues: Tried During the live session, the DM encountered glitches with importing characters directly from D&D Beyond into Foundry. Modules were causing conflicts with actor creation.

Action Items & Deadlines

  • Character Sheets: Players are to finalize their character builds (class, background) by Tuesday of the following week.
  • Import Completion: The DM will aim to have all character sheets properly imported and glitch-free for next Thursday's session.
  • Preparation: Players were encouraged to review the VTT interface, including how to move tokens, roll initiative, and use action buttons.