Beyond the Veil
A West Marches Campaign
Onboarding

How to Play

We're a group of friends who love D&D, collaborative storytelling, and the thrill of exploring a world that is trying to kill us. You'll like it here.

What You Need

Discord Account
All communication and quest sign-ups happen on Discord. Free to create.
D&D Beyond Account
Free. Your character sheet must be set to Public so DMs can review it.
A Computer
Foundry VTT doesn't work well on mobile. You'll need a proper machine.
Microphone
A working mic is required. Quality doesn't matter much — clarity does.
Decent Internet
Enough to run Foundry and Discord simultaneously.
Webcam (optional)
Not required, but encouraged and appreciated.

New to D&D?

Welcome. Your character does things, you describe what they do, the DM describes what happens. Sometimes dice determine the outcome. Ask questions. Make mistakes. Have fun. That is the whole game.

The Path
01

Sign Up

Fill out the Sign-Up Form. This tells us who you are and gets you into the campaign roster and Discord.

02

Read the Handbook

The full Player's Handbook covers every rule, table, and system in detail. The essentials:

  • All characters start at Level 1 (or Level 3 if a prior character reached Level 3+ before dying)
  • Point Buy or Standard Array for ability scores — no rolling
  • Fixed / average HP — no rolling
  • 150 GP flat starting gold, spent at Veil's End shops
  • Sources: PHB, DMG, MM only. No homebrew, no UA, no third-party
  • Multiclassing allowed with story justification and DM approval
  • Death is permanent. Resurrection is not currently available.
03

Create Your Character

Build your character on D&D Beyond. Set the sheet to Public so a DM can review it. Then complete the Character Creation Form and open a Character Submission ticket in Discord to notify a DM.

The form asks one required question: Why did your character join The Reclaimers? A sentence or two is enough — your story grows through play.

04

Sign Up for a Quest

Quests are posted by DMs in the #quest-board channel on Discord. Each post lists the DM, date, rank required, corruption level, quest type, length, and party size.

  • Comment to sign up. First come, first served.
  • Quests need 3 to 6 players
  • You may only have one character signed up for one quest at a time
  • Quests stay open until minimum is reached — no expiry
05

After Every Session

Submit the two post-session forms. The DM announces XP, Veil Marks, and gold in Discord. Update your D&D Beyond sheet to match.

A tower emerging from an open book in a swirl of blue magic
And that's it

Welcome to the Reclaimers. Good luck out there.