Beyond the Veil
A West Marches Campaign
Chapter III

Character Creation

All characters are created on D&D Beyond. Your sheet must be set to Public so Staff can review it.

Starting Information

RulesD&D 5.5e
Starting LevelLevel 1 (or Level 3 if a previous character reached Lv 3+)
Ability ScoresPoint Buy or Standard Array only
Hit PointsFixed / average only — no rolling
Starting Gold150 GP to spend at Veil's End shops
MulticlassingAllowed. Requires story justification and Staff approval.
Character Limit1 slot to start. See below.

Rules & Sources

Beyond the Veil uses D&D 5.5e with the following approved sources only:

  • Player's Handbook
  • Dungeon Master's Guide
  • Monster Manual
  • Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
  • Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
  • Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
  • Arcana Unleashed

No homebrew. No third-party. No Unearthed Arcana. If a class or subclass has a 5.5e update, use the updated version.

D&D Beyond Character Settings

Before you start building, open the Home tab on your D&D Beyond character sheet and set Character Preferences exactly as below. These control which content and rules options D&D Beyond makes available to you as you build.

Homebrew SourcesOff
Core ContentOn
Expanded RulesOn
2014 Core RulesOff
Legacy/Non-CoreOff
Enable Partnered ContentOff
Milestone AdvancementOn
Fixed Point TypeOn
FeatsOn
Multiclass RequirementsOn
Show Level Scaled SpellsOn
Ignore Coin WeightOn
Public Character PrivacyOn

Backstory

Your character has ended up in Veil's End. Whatever their origin, whatever brought them here, they are now a Reclaimer. That is the foundation.

Required

Why did your character join The Reclaimers? What drove them to venture beyond the Veil?

A sentence or two is enough. Was it the promise of gold? A debt to be repaid? Nowhere else to go? Make it yours.

Optional

What does your character fear most — whether out in the Shroud or back home in Veil's End?

Optional, but a well-considered fear makes for a more interesting character and gives your DM something to work with.

Submitting Your Character

  1. Set your D&D Beyond sheet to Public
  2. Complete the Character Creation Form
  3. Include your D&D Beyond character link in the form
  4. Open a Character Submission ticket in #open-a-ticket on Discord to notify Staff
  5. Wait for approval before signing up for quests