The Court of Bloom and Blade is an Open Table hybrid DnD 5e campaign that began on December 17th, 2024.
The campaign involves adventurers and fey creatures attempting to save the fey court from a [redacted] enemy that is attempting to turn them into floral dragons, inspired by The Guide to Floral Dragons by Hit Point Press.
About
In a hidden oasis in Pteris is a Fey Court all its own, The Court of Blossoms, but someone is terrorizing the court, attempting to turn their members into dragon to destroy the oasis from the inside.
Player Characters
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- PCs in this campaign fall into one of two categories: A Fey Oasis Dweller or a Desert Wanderer
- PC Levels depend on the table you are attending as the levels escalated at each table. This is a fast paced, fast level campaign.
- The first two sessions will be Level One, so you are encouraged to create a level one character for now.
- Published material is preferred for character creation, Homebrew must be cleared with the DM Mercedes
- The DM encourages characters influenced by desert life, fey races, flora, vegetation
- Stats should be rolled (4D6 drop one, use point buy, or standard array)
- No Backgrounds allowing free feats
- You can submit your character here: https://forms.gle/jHJRXEKYPfeoPaSq5
NPCs
The Fey Oasis
Archfey Cherise: The beloved and benevolent Queen of the Court of Blossoms, she is all things chaotic and good and pink!
Other Members of The Court of Blossoms can be found by visiting their page!
Acqua Junction
Constable Wicket: The authority of the closest desert town, Acqua Junction. He's firm and doesn't enjoy the nearby fey as much as others, but he knows they're helpful and any distress on the queen is gonna be trouble for him and his town eventually.
Frida de La Cruz: Owner of the Desert Dollar General, the sundries store for adventurers in the Southwest side of Pteris
The Story So Far
It's likely you'll have a lot to say about the sessions or plotline so far, we we recommend linking the above text to a page called The Court of Bloom and Blade/The Story So Far
House Rules
Wiki Gold
Like Rumpelstiltskin, you can spin your threads into gold using the WikiGold system! For every 10 words you write on your characters' or a relevant wiki page, you earn 1 GP in store credit at Desert Dollar General, home of all your mundane and magical item needs.
On each Sunday during the campaign, Frida tabulates how much you've earned in Wiki and sends a roadrunner out with that week's credit. So get to typing!
Floral Dragon Marks
Each dragon recaptured/slain rewards the players in that session with a dragonmark of some kind and a special reward. Player rewards escalate as the dragons are progressively harder to recapture or defeat. Below are the rewards those playing in The Court of Bloom and Blade can look forward to. The specific rewards (cantrip, spell, or feat) are determined by the DM and based on the dragon encountered.
Levels 1-4: Bonus Cantrip
Levels 5-9: Bonus Cantrip & One-time Use Spell
Levels 10-14: New Spell & Special Ability
Levels 15-20: Bonus Feat
