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Sword Coast Ramblers | Open World D&D
An open world romp weaving together plots from multiple official adventures
$10.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Saturday - 1:00 AM UTC
Mar 21 / Session 66
Session Duration / 3.5–4 hours
4 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
An open world Sword Coast adventure incorporating content from multiple official books. Giants, Dragons, Cultists and more are all waiting! Start in one of several well known adventure locations, and branch out from there to follow the plot that interests your characters the most. Running mostly by-the-book with included maps, factions and treasures. Cover Art by JamesRPGArt
Game style
Sandbox / Open World
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(12)
2 years on StartPlaying
68 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Storytelling
About me
Behind the scenes blog and campaign travelogues: www.actionjay.com Although I've been a lifelong geek and game enthusiast, it took my wife and our online friend group to get me into trying Dungeons and Dragons. We played a few adventures, and then I designed and ran a comedic Fight Before Christmas one shot in December 2020. From there I became the group's core DM, running a two year long genre hopping homebrew game that went beyond level 20 and got the group truly hooked across 97 sessions. Among other games I played in, I was able to DM some chapters of Radiant Citadel for the group, and continue an annual tradition of Christmas One Shots. Then in January 2023, we started Curse of Strahd, a stark contrast to the previous game's atmosphere. As of June 2024 we're nearing the end at aound 70 sessions. I also started running Adventurer's League games, self contained episodic one shots giving me plenty of practice for prepping with a quick turnaround. On SPG I'm currently running an ongoing campaign with an open world Sword Coast, incorporating elements from multiple official adventures. I've also packaged my Castle Ravenloft maps into a replayable one-shot adventure "Strahd Dies Tonight" Which I'll be running on an ongoing basis. My newest project "Forest Friends Take Off" marries an idea from my homebrew with campaign settings and adventures from Humblewood and Spelljammers. It's presented as a self-aware 80s era cartoon starring talking animals that at some point gets rebooted and sends them to space! It's silly and dumb and exactly the kind of thing you learn to expect from me.
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Creating your character
New level 1 characters will be created in D&D Beyond, then imported to Foundry. They'll be synced back at the end of each session. Levelling up will happen in game, requiring downtime and training to highlight new abilities.
We're building an open world Sword Coast, pulling content from multiple books and offering the party freedom to explore and engage with the stories that interest them most. Start in Phandalin and from there adventure calls all across the North as multiple plots from the official books intertwine and evolve based on the party's interests. Game will be played in FoundryVTT, using Discord for voice chat.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Have a couple character ideas ready ahead of time. Fully fleshed personalities and backstories aren't necessary at the outset, and can be explored naturally as they come up during gameplay. Character creation rules: Point Buy No Homebrew/Noncore/Partnered Content Optional Class Features allowed XP Advancement Fixed HP Feats and Multiclass Prerequisites Use Encumberance, do not Ignore Coin Weight
What Action Jay brings to the table
I'll supply a ready to play Sword Coast world in Foundry, with plenty of quests and locations to explore.
Homebrew rules
Monster Loot, Gathering and Crafting, Hirelings
Equipment needed to play
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How Action Jay creates a safe table
Roleplay: Highly Encouraged. Characters have voices and personalities that grow with the campaign Combat: Medium Casual. Players should have fun but not feel like the DM's out to get them Rules: Fantasy Realism. You can't carry an entire house with you, but also never need to find a bathroom
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