If your group decides to play this campaign, give your players the following information before character creation.
Think Vertically
A key distinction of this setting is that it’s very 3 dimensional. Due to the lack of land, the Skyborne have built upward. There are also lots of things that either float or fly. Consider your surroundings. Look up and down! Your character may have many more options than those you see on a top-down battlemap.
Don’t Short-circuit the Setting
Oftentimes it’s tempting as a player to find ways to completely eliminate anything preventing your character from doing what they want to. Wanna fly? Get a flying spell or wings. Wanna carry as much as you want? Get a bag of holding.
It’s important to find ways for your character to grow over time, but consider the nature of the setting. Some character improvements may effectively be reaching into the GM’s bag of options for interesting challenges that are native to the setting and removing those as viable obstacles. If you’ve been playing for a while and your party is tired of jumping puzzles, then talk with your GM to see if it’s time for an upgrade that would trivialize such puzzles.
Who Does Your Butterfly Effect Hurt or Serve?
You, as a player, should be cognizant of the Butterfly Effect mechanic, but your character won’t necessarily know that. Still, your character should pick something, someone, or some faction to care about. You’re encouraged NOT to be a truly neutral chaotic player. Talk with the other players at the table and decide on some shared values that will drive your decisions. Even if you’re all self-serving apathetic mercenaries, that could still translate into actively supporting the Lawless faction.
Embrace Your Ancestry and Community
The custom ancestry options, paired with the community interpretations, are a big part of the novelty of this campaign frame. Without those, you’re just playing in another airship setting. If you’re a Wanderborne, you have a lore-based excuse for not knowing much about the setting. But otherwise, dig into the details of this campaign frame.
Commit to the Party
While this campaign offers you the freedom to shape your narrative path, whether as a hero, a mercenary, or something else, remember that you drive the story as a collective. Use your Session Zero to align on your group’s shared values and direction. Individual character arcs are encouraged, but please ensure your character is built to work with the party, not against it.