The Wailing Forest - A D&D 5e Homebrew Horror Experience
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Custom / Monday - 10:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3.5 hours
5 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
5/6
About the adventure
You wake up in a musty, dark cellar. You give your hands a tug to find you are shackled. How did you get here? You hear someone else cough. Who else is here with you? It's hard to see. Your eyes begin to adjust, you can see cages and shackles, broken furniture and bodies. A scream curdles your blood from somewhere outside, and then silence. You hear your heart beating in your ears as you attempt to escape your shackles. Almost... almost. Wait... are those footsteps above? This game takes place in a homebrew world. Can you find your way out of this fractured plane before you are killed? You will be actively chased by a overpowered murderer. This is a survival horror/slasher horror game with a dash of mystery. How did you get here, who is chasing you, and how will you escape? This game is for the person looking to get a thrill, to get scared, and get a story in the process. This game is expected to take 5 sessions.
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(15)
3 years on StartPlaying
204 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Sets the Mood
About me
Welcome, Adventurer! My name is Josh AKA The Dark Mage, and I'm here to deliver you one hell of a game! I have been DMing virtually on a wonderful discord community for a bit over a year now. After a few months, I noticed something crazy happen. Whenever I opened a new game, I had a good chunk of the server looking to be in one of my games. I seem to have an unofficial waitlist for games opening up. After several months, people started commenting that I should be getting paid for all the work I do homebrewing my games, and consistently delivering solid sessions. So, here I am! (I may also be in need of additional income) What makes me different? Well you see, I am a goofball. But in all seriousness, I spend the majority of my sessions in character. I give each NPC a personality, and voice act them, RPing with you to drive us deeper into immersion. I strive for realism, so rules are more of guidelines when considering immersion. I make heavy use of battlemaps, animations, and music in Foundry VTT. I do my best to utilize Theatre of the mind as little as possible, giving you visual aids wherever possible. Most importantly, I have some pretty amazing custom adventures coming up later this year! (As well as an original TTRPG) I strive to deliver consistently exciting games that you will talk about for years to come!
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Creating your character
Characters will be lvl 13, and the characters will be made in D&D Beyond. I will use Session 0 to help you create your characters. We will be rolling 3 sets of abi's, you may choose the best set. I also always use max health.
Running Mondays at 9:00PM EST. Session 0 will be free! All sessions after $15/session.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need a computer to play this game, as I run all my games in Foundry VTT. A webcam is not required, but a good microphone and reliable headphones are highly recommended.
What Joshk brings to the table
I will be running this game in Discord for voice, and Foundry VTT for immersion.
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Safety
How Joshk creates a safe table
Players can expect fast paced combat and a rules light experience. There is a high chance for stress due to the nature of the game. Please communicate with me if a break is needed to catch your breath. Session 0 will be used for setting all expectations, character creation, getting to know foundry, and getting acquainted with each other.
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