The Mean Streets of Waterdeep, Noir-style DnD (Fri 630p GMT-5)
$25.00
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Weekly / Friday - 11:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
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About the adventure
A Disgraced Noble's Son missing. A series of bodies found near the docks murdered in some ritual. A Gang war breaking out in the streets. Lightning Rail workers threatening to strike and violence over the use of Nimblewright Automatons as Scabs threatening to push the city over the brink. What does it all mean and could it all be connected? Play as Detectives in a Noir-themed D&D adventure featuring a lot of in depth roleplay for a Waterdeep: Dragon Heist campaign like no other! In this campaign you will: 🗡️Fight your way through the mean streets of Waterdeep City! 🧠Solve the clues left behind by a serial killer! ✨Experience a city campaign with intrigue and betrayal around every corner! 🌆See a whole new reimagining of Waterdeep as a vast 19th century-like Magic Punk metropolis! 😧Experience the thrill of danger around every corner! 🔥Be reminded just how exciting it can be to face spies and doublecrosses at every turn! 🎭And yet see that good roleplay, and smart gameplay, can solve most problems! Experience a new fresh take on the Waterdeep and the Forgotten Realms with a DM with 20+ years of experience! 💖 Pulse pounding suspense 🎙️ Top shelf voice acting 🗺️ Dazzling maps ⛰️ Breathtaking scenery 🎻 Incredible soundtrack 🎵 Suspenseful ambience Campaign Pitch: ~~~~ In the bustling hub of trade and commerce that is the Metropolis of Waterdeep City, day to day life can be an act of survival, whether on the mean streets or searching for your ticket to fame and fortune among High Society. Even so, merchants, traders, and adventurers come from around the world and even the Planes to trade for rare foods, spices, dyes, and exotic goods from around the multiverse. You are a group of hard-boiled agents working for one of the major factions in the city. Recently a Noble's son has gone missing and a string of the city's "undesirables" have been turning up murdered. But word on the street is that there is a greater evil at work and to those in the know, rumors have it that the "Great Game" has finally begun once more.
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About me
I am a 46 year old DM (He/Him) who considers himself an ally for the LGBTQ+ gaming community and loves seeing more inclusion and representation coming to my favorite hobby, table top role playing games! I've been playing TTRPGS for over 31 years now and DMing for 22 of those years. My preferred system is D&D 5E but I have begun branching out into Call of Cthulhu 7E and World of Darkness 5E.
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Creating your character
When you sign up we will be conducting an individual, private, and free Session Zero where I will walk you through Character Creation and guide you through your character sheet on DnDBeyond. Everything you need for character creation will be handled during Session Zero. If you have signed up less than an hour before game time you will not be joining us until the following week unless you have a nearly complete character in DnDBeyond which I can approve and verify beforehand. Forcing a session zero for a new player right at the beginning of a session the others are already paying for is not fair to anyone.
This campaign is scheduled for Fridays during the evening from 08:00pm-11:30am EST (GMT-5) $25/session
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players should have: Webcam (optional) Microphone An account on Roll20.net (free) An account on DnDBeyond.com (free) Either Chrome or Firefox browser (free) Installation of the Beyond20 Extension (free)(search Google for "beyond20 extension") A gmail email address (for Google Meet which I use as a backup for Discord) (free) Dice will be used digitally through DnDBeyond so no dice are required. (free) No need for character sheet printouts or anything like that as I will walk you through character creation.
What AaronDungeonMaster brings to the table
I will provide DnD Beyond access to all available races and magic items so that character creation options are wide open. I am a member of several great Patreons and I am a digital artist myself so I have some amazing maps and character tokens and can create custom tokens for you for our first session, following character creation in Session Zero.
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How AaronDungeonMaster creates a safe table
Come join my latest adventure and see what awaits! My version of the Forgotten Realms is different than most and more than a little homebrewed. For one thing, it is set a little further in the future than the current official D&D timeline (1582 DR) where airships fly the skies and lightning rail trains have revolutionized land travel. There are pistols and rifles and I offer the optional rules for playing a gunslinger. In addition, all official D&D races and classes are welcome (excluding Spelljammer's more alien races). I like to build a campaign around your characters. The only thing to keep in mind is your characters should have a reason to adventure and an interest in doing so with a group of like-minded heroes. To help build that synergy we will have a session zero to get things rolling. I run a game where I encourage roleplay and reward attempts to get into your character in roleplay. I will will work with you to find your character's motivations. I also love a good, descriptive fight scene and will help make combats more exciting and narrative using my own homebrew tools and techniques. There will be a good deal of puzzles as this adventure is built on Waterdeep Dragon Heist, Tales from the Yawning Portal, and Waterdeep Dungeon of the Mad Mage and all three involve puzzles and mysteries galore!
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