It’s time to fight! Come and participate in GM Eric’s Battle Royale, with a chance to win physical prizes, including a GM Eric bomber jacket, T-shirts, and more! The more participants, the greater the prize pool!

Game Details

• We'll be playing D&D 5E (2014 Rules).

• Voice/Video chat, we'll be using Discord for voice chat. I will personally be available on video within Roll20.

• I will record the session for your and my own protection, but the video will remain unavailable to the public until after the Battle Royale is completed, at which time it will be made public. Avatars will be used for player privacy.

• Sound Effects and music are played within Discord for environmental effects and ambiance.

• Beyond20 browser extension is required to facilitate play.

RULES!!! PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY!!!

Character Creation

• You will need to create a new character for the Battle Royale. Your character must be finalized prior to September 11, 11:59pm Central Time.

• Character creation is as follows:

  • D&D 2014 Rules (Legacy)

  • Level 8

  • All official WoTC sources are available, turn off all partnered content. GM Eric’s homebrew spells and feats are also available provided you meet the requirements.

  • Hit points are Fixed

  • Enable Optional Class Features

  • Enable Customize Your Origin

  • Visibility must be set to "Public"

  • All races are allowed

  • All classes are allowed

  • Ability Scores are based on the Standard Array

  • No custom backgrounds, Background that grant feats are also banned. Otherwise all 2014 backgrounds are available.

  • Select Gold instead of Starting Equipment. (Mundane items that have prices are available for purchase as listed.)

  • You can cast multiple leveled spells per turn, if you have the economy for those spells.

  • Each player character will start with:

    • 1 Potion of Healing

    • 1 Potion of Greater Healing

    • 1 Potion of Superior Healing

    • 8000 gold, Sane Magical Prices are the ONLY ITEMS AVAILABLE (other than mundane items with prices listed), and the prices are firm. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8XAiXpOfz9cMWt1RTBicmpmUDg/view?usp=sharing

• Certain items have been banned from use within this Battle Royale, and will not be available:

  • Healing potions of the five types beyond the initial supply will not be available.

  • Eversmoking Bottle

  • Feather Tokens

  • Potion of Speed

  • Potion of Heroism

  • Potion of Resistance

  • Spell Scrolls (Regardless of level)

• Critical Strike Houserule - As is normal in GM Eric campaigns, on a critical strike, the first damage die will be maximized, and then the second die will be rolled for damage.

• Potion Houserule - Drinking a potion will be a BONUS ACTION, or ACTION during the Battle Royale. But only one potion may be consumed per turn.

• Wild Magic Surges - Wild magic effects will be rolled on the d10000 table, and will have a Constitution Saving throw DC of 20 to resist.

• Environment - The arena in question will have areas containing helpful/harmful resources or areas, exploration may get you a major advantage...or fun surprise, along with environmental hazards and dangers. Environmental hazards/dangers activate on initiative score of 20, losing ties, and hazards have a set saving throw of DC20, with the ability determined by the type of hazard.

• Eliminating a player character will allow anyone to loot all unconsumed healing potions from their body as a free action on their turn while adjacent to the body. No other items will be lootable from player characters.

• Arena - The arena size will diminish uniformly over time. This will happen on Initiative of 20, and will shrink by 5 feet (1 square) from all sides. If your character ends their turn within the exhaustion zone (which is anywhere beyond the new border of the arena, your character will gain a level of exhaustion that cannot be removed by any means. It is impossible to push, teleport, or move someone (including yourself) outside of the current limits of the arena. No effects from beyond the borders of the arena can affect anyone in the arena. Furthermore, you cannot teleport from outside of the arena to anywhere else. At the start of their turn, any restrained/stunned/paralyzed/petrified/incapacitated/loss of control/or other immobilization conditions end on a player character within the exhaustion zone.

• Stagnation - Inactivity and/or prolonged stealth will be discouraged, as NPC enforcers will be added to the arena to encourage participants to get involved. This will occur after 3 rounds of inactivity. Please note, these enforcers will have overhead knowledge prior to jumping in, so they'll know where you are, even if you're hidden, and will be able to track you regardless. When the stagnant player engages with another player, the enforcer will leave the battlefield.

• The Battle Royale will start with a house champion in the arena, asking for challengers. You can jump in at certain points around the arena (which will be marked). Please note that should one character hold the arena by themselves for three consecutive rounds, they will be declared the victor.

• Spells, summons, potions, elixirs, etc, and any other effect from outside the arena cannot effect people within the arena due to a magical barrier over the battle zone. Buffs placed on characters prior to entry into the arena will be stripped, the spell slots, items, scrolls or features consumed, and the castings wasted. Summoned creatures in existence prior to entry will be dispelled, and removed from play.

• Failing to enter the ring will forfeit your admission fee, as you'll have chosen to not participate as a character. Delaying for too long may also incur a push from NPC's. Get in there, and be active.

• All characters will start with Inspiration. Inspiration will not be granted during the session by any means.

About Me, and what to expect:

• My events start on-time.

• I will personally be in the game at least 10 minutes early.

• I've been a DM for about 40 years, and full-time professionally for a long time. With that, I do like to bend the rules to fit the needs of the situation at hand.

• If you want to try something cool, let's see what you've got, and I'll do my best to work it in. If you can make someone else's character cooler through your action, I'll do my darndest to make the return even better.

• Recording of the session will take place, but this will not be available to the public until after the event’s conclusion.

Payment

This game will require payment to the Game Master at a rate of $50/per session per person. Roll20 is not responsible for any payment transactions and cannot enforce any private arrangements. Payments must be made prior to the event via my website at www.GMEric.com. (One-shot payments, my website accepts credit cards, PayPal, and more.) If you're not satisfied with the session, or need to cancel, let me know, and I'll work with you to find a reasonable resolution. There will be no refunds offered after September 11, 2026, 11:59pm Central Time.

Disclaimer

While most of the art I use belongs to me, I occasionally use other peoples' art as reference, and do keep a log of who the owners of the art are. This is done in order to abide by fair-use laws. The art in question is meant to serve as examples of settings/characters, and not as specific references unless otherwise stated. Art used in this manner belongs to the owner, and I claim no rights to it.

Something else?

If you have questions, feel free to send me a private message on Roll20, Discord, or e-mail and I'll respond as quickly as possible.