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Kindle your magic at The Magaambya (free session zero!!)

Kindle your magic at The Magaambya (free session zero!!)

TYPE

CAMPAIGN

EXPERIENCE

Beginner

AGE

All Ages
About the adventure

The Magaambya is perhaps the greatest and oldest academy of magic in the world, and its students know they are supported by the strength of thousands of students who have come before them. History, magical lore, and much more can be found within the walls of the school, but students of the Magaambya aren’t confined to the campus. They are expected to learn from, and share knowledge with, the wider world—and that wider world has plenty of adventure to offer them! Listen, for this is a story that means something. The devastation of Earthfall resulted in the deaths of too many people to count, and the obliteration of civilizations erased much of humanity’s knowledge. The man credited with bringing magic back to humanity was Old‐Mage Jatembe, a folk hero and a myth to the people of the Mwangi Expanse. During the Age of Anguish that followed Earthfall, Old‐Mage Jatembe and his students, the Ten Magic Warriors, traveled the Mwangi Expanse and beyond to deliver lore and, with it, hope. Perhaps the greatest and most long‐lasting of Jatembe’s achievements was founding the oldest—and perhaps the greatest—magic school in the world, the Magaambya. As a GM I tend to mix Roleplay and combat in a session and like to try and get into the roll of an NPC. I talk via voice and may use cam if everyone is comfortable with .

Game themes
4 SEATS LEFT
$15.00

/ Session

Details

Custom / Sunday – 4:00 PM UTC

3.5–4 Hour Duration

0 / 4 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Shane

he/him

5.0

(3)

Schedule

This game will begin once 3 players have joined

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(3)

2 years on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Rule of Cool

About me

I started bring a DM after having a horrible experience with a GM who would put players in challenges that were meant to kill them and would never let a player progress or know how far they have gotten towards the next level. That same GM would also make players start at lvl1 with new PCs instead of the same level as everyone else. With me you can expect a developing story that places your character in the world via incorporating parts of their backstory into the world and being flexible with the story path to give the world we create together an organic realism.

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Reviews (3)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Inclusive

Rule of Cool

gary veazey avatar

gary veazey

Multimedia and use of technology

Kris avatar

Kris

Like all the tags said this GM is laid back and makes people feel welcome. The GM also puts the game experience of all over the individual and is capable of make the hard decisions if it comes to it.

Jamie Crain avatar

Jamie Crain

Shane does a good job as a DM, and almost always allows for "rule of cool" when a player decides to do something fun and rolls well. He is a great guy and always tries to make sure everyone at the table has a fun time.

Character creation
Creating your character

Characters will start at lvl1 and be created on dndbeyond.com via a campaign link. We will hold a session zero to go over Character creation as well as any expectations concerns and so forth.

The current party
Old-Mage Jatembe was the most powerful man in the world. Wherever he went, he spread hope and light to the people around him. All of the good things in the world were awed by Jatembe and came to give him secrets. All of the foul creatures declared war on him, but Jatembe stole their magic and banished them. In this way, Jatembe turned a world of ash into the beautiful land we have today, filled with fish and animals, grains and palm trees, sweet yams and red soil. The foul beasts wailed at their realms of ash and terror being transformed into rich and wonderful lands, but they all feared Jatembe.One day, a creeping bad-luck spirit inched forth from the grass. It was too young and foolish to know its limits and thought, “I will take vengeance on Jatembe and laugh at his misery.” The spirit crawled into the nearby village and asked where Jatembe was, but no one could answer. It asked then where the riches of Jatembe were, but people said they knew of none. It asked where the spouses of Jatembe were, but the people could not name anyone he had married. It asked where the weapons of Jatembe were, but the old mage’s greatest weapon had always been the knowledge he kept in his head. Frustrated, the little spirit demanded, “What manner of great man can this Jatembe be, if he has no riches, no wives, no husbands, no weapons, nor any children?” Yet Jatembe had many children, the people answered, as they showed the little spirit the great city of Nantambu where thousands and thousands of students learned, worked, and helped each other by Jatembe’s words. The little spirit decided that if it couldn’t have vengeance on Jatembe, it would do so upon his children. The spirit listened until it found a voice that told it how to get inside. Following the voice, it crept into the city through the tiny cracks in the buildings’ walls, so small that even an ant would have to squeeze, but Jatembe’s students caught the spirit and tossed it out like a harmless grass snake. The spirit became terribly angry at its treatment but could do nothing on its own, and so it sought out others like itself to creep back inside and strike using the distraction of a celebration...
What to expect
Preparing for the session

players will need to sign up for the following links as well as join the roll20 link in order to join the game https://wanderersguide.app/ https://app.roll20.net/join/15886483/clc57w https://discord.gg/ukgjcbk9rk You will also need the following players guide to help you in understanding the world. https://paizo-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/image/download/Strength+of+Thousands+Players+Guide.pdf a Camera (if you don't mind being on cam) a Microphone. Some way to hear voice

What Shane brings to the table

I will bring the module, story, adventure, tokens, maps, as well as everything needed to run the campaign.

Platforms used
Safety
How Shane creates a safe table

During Session zero we will discuss what is expected in the up coming campaign. We will also be going over character creation. Players will need to have a Discord, Roll20 account, and be set up on wandersguide for character creation. (all accounts are free)

Content warnings
Animal Cruelty
Animal abuse
Safety tools used

Frequently asked questions