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Tyranny of Dragons

Tyranny of Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | Campaign

About the adventure

A threat not seen in eons is arising, old alliances are changing, and the realm will need brave adventurers to stand up and fight for those who can’t protect themselves. The Queen of Chromatic Dragons, Tiamat, has a mind to escape her long imprisonment, and has ample supporters to help her do so. Can you stop them? This will be the Tyranny of Dragons campaign, for levels 1-15.

Recruiting notes

Games will be every Friday morning, 10am EST: Currently using 2014 rules, but with a view to switch to 2024 in the future. Two spots currently open! Party is level 6 and consists of: Eladrin Sorcerer/Bard Tortle Fighter/Barbarian Halfling Cleric Lots of laughs, you won't regret joining :-) Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty. Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers; Sing too of Chromatic Tiamat, painting all over the infinite canvas. Partnered, they woke in the darkness; partnered, they labored in acts of creation. Breathe, dragons; sing then of Sardior, ruby-red jewel they made in their likeness; Sardior, first-born of dragonkind, labored alongside Bahamut and Tiamat, Shaping the dragons they crafted: dragons metallic and dragons chromatic. Breathe, dragons—draw in the life-gift breathed into you at the dawn of creation. Breathe, dragons; sing of the outsiders, war-bringer gods with their mortal adherents; Teeming, they came to the First World, seeking a home for their legions of followers. Mighty in magic and numbers, conquering deities seized their victory. Fallen was noble Bahamut, Sardior hid in the heart of creation. Breathe, dragons; sing now of Tiamat, raging in battle with no hope of victory. She would not flee or surrender, fighting as death reached its cold claws toward her. War-bringers seized her and bound her, snatched her from death, entombed her in torment— Sealed in the darkness forever, captive to gods laying claim to creation. Breathe, dragons; sing of the conquest, seeding the world with their legions of followers, Each to their own habitation, elves in their forests and dwarves in their mountains, Orcs in their caverns and canyons, goblins in badlands and halflings in green fields, Lizardfolk lurking in marshes, humans throughout every part of creation. Breathe, dragons; sing of Bahamut, maker of peace with the outsider deities, Welcomed to mountains celestial, worshiped by some as the Platinum Paladin. Sing of his journeys of seeking, striving to understand gods and their children, Longing for Tiamat’s freedom, grieving her loss from the face of creation. Breathe, dragons; sing of her freedom— Tiamat loosed from her prison of torment! Tell how she rallied her children, dragons chromatic, a spectrum of mayhem. Sing of her fury, her vengeance, lightning and venom, ice, fire, and corrosion, Five-headed, monstrous, and mighty, rampaging on a campaign of destruction. Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, scattered in infinite seedling realities. Sing of Bahamut and Tiamat, watching its sundering, mourning their labor. Sing too of Sardior, sundered, consciousness scattered in minuscule fragments. Breathe, dragons: you are inheritors, ruling the wreck of the First World’s destruction. Let's go, it'll be fun! The goal is to integrate your character, and immerse you so well that you can't wait to come back the following week. There is an option for the group to also slow things down, and move to bi-monthly sessions (or some other variant at the groups discretion, I'm very flexible!).

2 years on StartPlaying

374 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Visual Aid, Knows the Rules

Average response time: 3 hours

Response rate: 86%

Additional details

How to prepare

You’ll only need Discord with a microphone, and a DND Beyond account. It’s easiest to play on a computer with a headset but as long as we can hear you clearly that’s the most important thing!

What I provide

Foundry VTT Voices as best I can! Ambient music MANY maps for pretty much any scene Interwoven homebrew Enthusiasm (I really love this!) A permanent/static world to allow for downtime activities etc., and hopefully full immersion!

Gameplay details

The most important rule is always being kind to each other, and being respectful of each other’s limits. I’m not easily offended, so I have next to nothing “off limits”, and as such, anything could be in my game. But if any players have a boundary/trigger/ set limit, simply tell me and I’ll absolutely respect it, no questions asked. Player safety and comfort is critical to me, as without it, we can’t have fun. Session 0 we can go over this, and anything else you might need to enjoy playing this game!

Content warnings

Safety tools used

Aftercare

Debriefing

Lines and Veils

Open Door

Session 0

How will character creation work

Starting at level 1, any race/class eligible (as long as it is unlocked on DND beyond, I have most of the main books). We can go over background in session 0, however, I like to have an immersive environment and have the background and backstory actually mean something. I hope to draw elements from them for each of the players, into the game. No need to have an idea yet though, we can discuss it, but if you have an idea, I can’t wait to hear it!

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

High

Roleplay

Medium

Puzzles

Low

Experience level

Open to all

Platforms used

Foundry VTT

1 SEAT LEFT
$15.00

/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Weekly / Friday - 2:00 PM UTC

May 16 / Session 47

3-4 Hour Duration

4 / 5 Seats Filled

Schedule

Fri, May 16 | 2:00 PM - Session 47

Fri, May 23 | 2:00 PM - Session 48

Fri, May 30 | 2:00 PM - Session 49

Fri, Jun 06 | 2:00 PM - Session 50

Fri, Jun 13 | 2:00 PM - Session 51

Requirements

Experience required: Open to all

Age: 18+