House Rules

House Rules when Dominic is the DM:

• Rule 0 is always in effect.
• All homebrew and Unearthed Arcana must be read and approved by the DM.
• Death Saves are rolled by the DM in secret.
• Flanking requires a skill check. (DC is opponent’s AC)
• No secret characters. Backstory is fine but not mechanical secrets. All players reveal their race, background, and class to the other players during session zero.
• Negative inspiration/bad luck; If a player metagames in a destructive manner (i.e. in a manner that undermines character, story, or roleplay) or otherwise makes a choice that is very out of character for their PC, they will have disadvantage on the next check or attack they make regardless of circumstances. A player can sacrifice their inspiration to avoid this if they have one or are awarded one. Each subsequent offense adds one more point than the last (1 on the first, 2 on the second, etc) and 3 or more will result in the game being put on hold for a talk.
• Characters require some backstory. Exceptions made only for freshly rolled characters who need something simplistic.