Dungeons & Dragons 5e | [Charity] A Game To Die For

About the adventure

The only son of a patriar family in the Upper City of Baldur's Gate has gone missing. The family, fearing the worst, turns to the Red Wizard Detective Agency in the Thayan Enclave of the Upper City for help. The boy and his friends spend most of their time in the Lower City posing as commoners and the family fears kidnappers may know his routine. The truth about his friends is even stranger than his role playing hobby. Some wealthy families play with fire making intrigue a game to die for. This is a slice of life detective procedural like Law & Order with a little Buffy and X-Files paranormal thrown in. It is not heavy on game mechanics and combat.

Additional Details

How to prepare

• You will need a good microphone and headset. • Provide an email address which will be used for invites and login. • Follow instructions in documentation. • Respond to the Teams Invite • Log on to the Wiki. • Installing the VTT software is optional.

What I provide

The referee will be bringing a Fantasy Grounds Ultimate license so you will not need to pay for Fantasy Grounds. the Referee will be bringing rulebooks in FG format including the DMG, Player's Handbook, and Faiths & Avatars. A link will be provided for web browser friendly resources. Syrinscape Supersyrin is also included. • Syrinscape SuperSyrin included for music and sound effects  • Campaign wiki with over 200 entries and growing  • Session will be recorded and text generated for archival purposes. • Email address required for access to wiki and documents. You may use a throw away gmail.com or outlook.com address. The following works are incorporated into the story: • FORGOTTEN REALMS® Campaign Setting (1987, 1993, 2001, 2008)  • The Savage Frontier (1988)  • Dreams of the Red Wizards (1998) 

Gameplay details

Players will be acting as private detectives, questioning witnesses, and finding out who did it and why. This will challenge your memory and organizational skills in maintaining a list of witnesses, their statements, and then determining who is being evasive. Evasiveness is not an indication of being involved in the scandal therefore the detectives should not jump to conclusions. You will not need to install the VTT software. You will be given access to our Wiki to simulate "desk research" back at your office. You will be able to access biographical information on key witnesses and suspects, their family and business connections, and other information necessary to solve the mystery. The referee will screen share maps and other exhibits. Show up with your best Sherlock Holmes hat on (pipe optional) and prepare to solve a mystery.

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

Open Door

How will character creation work

Pregen characters will be provided with backgrounds and skills appropriate to an urban fantasy detective. The characters will be Level 3 and will have instructions provided by the detective agency boss. Let the referee know what archetype of detective you are interested in in portraying.

Players can expect

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