Standard point buy or rolled. Up to the player. Rolled characters will be rolled in the presence of the DM or through a recorded video of rolls. As is standard, roll 4d6 and drop the lowest, add up to get an ability score. Complete 6x for all abilities.
Naturally flying races will be excluded. It should be noted that water-breathing races will likely have an easier existence.
No restriction on class.
Characters should be set to level 1 and should be created as if you’ll be with this character for a long time. (Not a throwaway, one-shot character).
Standard equipment buy-in with your class (how DnD Beyond gives you equipment options) with no gold alternative.
You will start the campaign without your equipment. You will have just the clothing on your back. After SUCCESSFULLY completing the first part of the campaign, you will be able to re-acquire your equipment.
If you have a character you want to base on a creature from the Monster Manual (Sahuagin, etc; looking at you, Bear), please let it be known to the DM so that I can bring that content into the character creation content.
General Gameplay Expectations:
Intention is that gameplay will be balanced between combat, roll play, and adventure, so build a character you like and want to stick with for a long time. Again, water-breathing characters will be super helpful. Being home brew, I’ll be flying a bit by the seat of my pants, so bare with me the first couple sessions until we figure out a direction collectively.