💚Rise of the Drow in Exandria // The UnderWorld - Lv6💜
When the Drow attack the village of Rybalka where you're staying in, : Will you stand against them or flee before their might.
About the adventure
📖Learn to Play DnD step by step and join an epic campaign! Now in the 2024 DnD ruleset,📖 "Tom is a great GM. I am returning to D&D after many years away, and he has been very helpful and patient as I learn the 5e system. He is always willing to explain anything you are confused by. I have never felt like I was being guided down a path, and while I am sure that my group has surprised him at times with our choices, he seems to always be able to adjust on the fly and go with us down some crazy paths." - Matthew 🗺️Exploration of the UnderWorld🗺️ 🕵️A Mystery Unfolds, an evil returns 🕵️ 💜Protect the World💚 About the Story An ancient enemy returns. Not just content with taking over the UnderWorld, they want to control the topside World too. What drove the Drow to this? Why do their ambitions drive them to the surface world, far from their dark god? Is the recent upheaval in Exandria responsible for their new found plans? Or have these plans been festering for a long time? When the Drow attack the village of Rybalka where you're staying in, you will be asked the question: Will you stand against them or flee before their might? In this epic adventure set in Exandra you'll have to twart the evil plans of the Drow and their allies or let them conquer the surface world. This tale will take you from lv 1 to lv 15 (If you complete all the side quests to Lv 20) so strap yourself in for a longterm memorable campaign from 3rd party publisher AAW adapted to the world of Critical Role. Wheter you are beginner to D&D or a veteran, I'll happily help you along with character creation, learning the rules, learning Foundry and any other aspect of the game
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Roleplay Heavy
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
3 years on StartPlaying
952 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive
About me
⏰My Timezone is CET/CEST (Brussel-Europe)⏰. And yes I do sleep at night.😂 If you want to know who Tom is and what he brings to the table in regards to his Storytelling style, have look below or send a personal message via Startplaying Games or visit The Gaming Peeples Discord channel via this link: https://discord.gg/nEGMMRmtNz ☀️ ABOUT STORYTELLER TOM ☀️ 42y-He/Him🍟 Greetings and Salutations, I'm Tom from the sunny country of Belgium (Antwerp) where I live with my girlfriend and our 2 cats Louis & Minnie. Besides living a 'normal life', I'm a Storyteller with a passion for over 27 years of non stop telling tales. I love playing in roleplay Heavy, sandbox orientated campaigns, with focus on player character development, who make the world their own. While interacting with interesting and engaging NPC's with their own unique stories and silly voices. Plus I love adding lot's of improv and unexpected solutions to many obstacles our players face during our stories. In 2021 during the Pandemic, I landed in a burnout, due to my work taking over my life. Running over 60 to 70 hours per week for a job with no benefits nor any thanks given. So I decided that in May 2022, that all would change and I would build upon my passion for storytelling. This with my own brand The Gaming Peeples. Left Twitter for Blueksy https://bsky.app/profile/thegamingpeeples.bsky.social
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Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Storytelling
Inclusive
I really enjoyed my first experience with this DM so when a new game was starting up I jumped for a spot as soon as I could! Very inclusive and beginner friendly, the DM knows the rules and is very patient and kind with newbies. He makes full use of the resources available to him and puts in many hours of hard work to make each player feel included in the game world. He has a great sense of humour and is warm and welcoming every session. Overall, I really recommend this DM especially to newcomers to the hobby, he will make your first experience with the game amazing and leave you wanting more.
Tom is a talented and wonderful GM. His guidance of character and story is masterful. Weaving character plots and personal tweaks seamlessly into printed material (I have only played Icespire peak with him so far) gives the world and the story a depth that I find rewarding. His combats are smooth with excellent soundtracks the add ambiance without overpowering the mood. He has a wonderful balance of player agency while still moving the story forward and how he resolves skill checks and narrative events are as fun as they are insightful. I really cannot recommend him highly enough, it is one of my favorite tables to have sat at as a player.
Tom's games are fantastic, creative fun. He's great at setting the mood and describing the environment while keeping the plot moving along and players engaged. When playing in a system to which I was new, he was very helpful in explaining the rules and mechanics and still kept the session flowing. I've really enjoyed my games with Tom and I'm looking forward to many more to come!
I am currently part of a Tombs of Annihlaiton campaign and we're about 8ish sessions in (I think??) Tom is a super talented DM that makes sure to create space for player RP/creative use of spellwork + skills and overall just helping keep the world bustling/making sure we all know how to use the tools provided to us (and he provides a LOT!). Great guy and DM with a great sense of how to keep the game moving while still making time for all of the shenanigans.
Character creation
Creating your character
🛡️Characters will begin at Level 1. 🛡️🛡️We'll use the point buy system or the roll system, this is up to the players. We decide this as a group on Session 0. 🛡️🛡️🛡️If this is your first campaign, I would recommend keeping your race, class, subclass & background choices to the playersguide manual. But should you want to play something from another official WoTc source, reach out to me and I'm sure I can accommodate. In addition, the Tome of Heroes book from Kobold press can be used. As will Kibbles Crafting Guide to replace the 'normal' crafting rules. Both books will be made available during game play sessions. 🛡️🛡️🛡️🛡️Homebrew idea's will have be submitted prior to game start or prior to session 0 and will be approved on case by case basis. No Legend and UA content is allowed. 🛡️🛡️🛡️🛡️🛡️Any additional concerns or questions, send me a private message.
✅IMPORTANT, we at The Gaming Peeples, have a cut off time of 72h before any established campaign game launches. This time is needed to have an onboarding with the new player, to help guide them into the game and The Gaming Peeples community. IF this onboarding can't be completed 72h before game launch, the new player won't be able to join their chosen game, until the onboarding is completed.✅ We play every Bi-weekly (every 2 week) The party, called Twilight’s Dawn are at the moment Level 6: - Drow - Sorceror/Warlock - Draconic/Ancient Dragons - Warped - Wizard/Theurge - Order of the Scribes/Mystic - Eldarin - Ranger - Gloom Stalker - Half Drow - Monk way of the ascendant dragon - 1️⃣Signup to my discord, we will use this as our means of communication both in the game and beside it. https://discord.gg/nEGMMRmtNz 2️⃣Read the Rules, safety tools, session 0 document and when do we play section on the discord. Also fill in the consent form found on my discord page and send it back to me via PM on discord. 3️⃣Have a working Mic, no need for a camera as most people prefer to play without one. 4️⃣A day before the game starts, will send you a gamelink. This link will grands access to Foundry via a host called the Forge. It will ask you to make a free account, please do so. Use this link to get into the game on game(day/night). ☎️If we already had session 0, have look on the rule section of my discord, otherwise please contact me on discord in order to plan your character creation. 🥳Now you're ready to go and enjoy the game...🥳
What to expect
Preparing for the session
✅IMPORTANT, we at The Gaming Peeples, have a cut off time of 72h before any established campaign game launches. This time is needed to have an onboarding with the new player, to help guide them into the game and The Gaming Peeples community. IF this onboarding can't be completed 72h before game launch, the new player won't be able to join their chosen game, until the onboarding is completed.✅ 1️⃣Signup to The Gaming Peeples Discord, https://discord.gg/nEGMMRmtNz 2️⃣Read and follow the Onboarding Channel, safety tools, session 0 document and when do we play sections on The Gaming Peeples Discord. 3️⃣Have a working Mic, no need for a camera 4️⃣A day before the game starts, will send you a gamelink. This link will grands access to Foundry via a host called the Forge. ☎️If we already had session 0 please contact us on the discord 🥳Now you're ready to go and enjoy the game...🥳
What The Gaming Peeples - Storyteller Tom - EU brings to the table
🎲The official AWW Module of a Rise of the Drow 🎲Static (and animated) maps 🎲Music and ambience 🎲Character creation options from Tome of Heroes by Kobold Press 🎲Character creation options & extra spells from Deep Magic: Volume 1 (2023) by Kobold Press 🎲Character creation options & extra spells from Deep Magic: Volume 2 (2023) by Kobold Press 🎲Character Creation option from Battlezoo books 🎲Sharing of DnD & other player option books via our Anyflip page 🎲Improved Crafting system by Kibbles 🎲Tokens for Npc's 🎲The ability to import your characters from your DnD beyond account. 🎲Sharing of DnD books via DnD Beyond. 🎲Sharing of DnD & other player option books via our Anyflip page The only thing I can't bring is the courage to face the dangers ahead, that's all up to you...
Homebrew rules
For full info on our Homebrew rules, how to make characters and what extra character options we provide, have a look at our onboarding section at The Gaming Peeples discord. https://discord.gg/nEGMMRmtNz
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How The Gaming Peeples - Storyteller Tom - EU creates a safe table
For a full list on how the safety tools work, look at The Gaming Peeples discord in the safety tools section. Also read the session 0 document and fill in the consent form also found on the discord. https://discord.gg/nEGMMRmtNz Furthermore respect each other at the table so we can all enjoy the game together.
Content warnings
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Additional tables
1 available
Bi-weekly / Friday – 8:00 AM UTC
Jul 25 / Session 41
5 / 6 Seats Filled