Start Here: Welcome to Tal'Dorei

Welcome to the campaign!

I'm so excited you're here! This campaign will be a learning experience for all of us, as it's my first time as a Dungeon Master (DM) and the first or second time most of you will be playing DnD. It's really important to me that this is an enjoyable experience for everyone, so please communicate with me any questions or concerns that might arise throughout the campaign. I hope we can all do our best and have fun while doing it.

What is Tal'Dorei?

Tal’Dorei is a land of epic adventure, filled with heroes who do great deeds for love, for justice, and— maybe more often than not—for gold and their own egos. Villains are draped in shadow and draw upon the power of cruel gods—but they are just as motivated by love, their own twisted concepts of justice, and their hunger for gold, power, and glory.
Tal’Dorei is a land created by Matthew Mercer to introduce his friends to fantasy roleplaying games, and he filled it with the greatest high fantasy tropes and played them to the hilt—and then twisted them, defying his own clichés when it would hit the hardest.

The realm of Exandria and the continent of Tal'Dorei are from the series Critical Role, created by Matthew Mercer. If you're familiar with Critical Role, that's great! Look forward to visiting the world yourself and possibly seeing some familiar faces along the way. If you aren't, also great! You'll get to explore an incredible fantasy world. I will go ahead an issue a spoiler warning for Critical Role Campaign 1, though.

I'm using the Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn (TCSP) sourcebook to run this campaign. I will provide any necessary material from it, so I will ask that you don't look at anything else it includes to keep any potential stories or locations a secret. It's also important to note that Tal'Dorei has a rich history, and much of the information I provide, especially its history, won't be very relevant to the campaign, so don't let it overwhelm you.