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Lights of the Shadow Empire
In the heart of the Forgotten Realm's largest desert lie the remnants of an ancient arcane empire, and something else beneath the sands.
$20.00
/ Session
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4 players following this game
Weekly / Wednesday - 10:00 PM UTC
Oct 28 / Session 120
Session Duration / 2–4 hours
5 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
The Six Coffers Caravan Company is trying to reopen an old Zhentarim trade route between the Sword Coast and the Moonsea. You have been hired on as inexpensive security for the journey, with a few weeks of safer travel along the Delimbiyr Route to gain your footing, before entering the dangerous Anauroch desert, home of the last remnants of the Empire of Shadow. Of course your caravan will not be reaching the Moonsea on schedule... You'll have to navigate your way through the unforgiving sands of the Anauroch to find new allies against the threat that interfered with your travels I like starting games at level 1, but we'll be getting through the early levels pretty quickly.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(55)
5 years on StartPlaying
536 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Rule of Cool, Inclusive
Average response time: 12 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Role playing games are tremendously fun, to play, to watch, and as I am still discovering, to run. I wish that I had started playing earlier, but it can be an overwhelming hobby to try to get into by yourself. My goal is to build games that are welcoming to new players and that experienced players can still have a good time with, and to foster a welcoming space. RPGs are one of those things that I do think everyone should try at some point. I look forward to hearing from you!
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Creating your character
1st level character creation will be the main focus of session 0. Anyone joining after that should message me to schedule a time to do character creation.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
We are using discord and roll20 for this game, you will need to be able to use both at the same time, including having active accounts for both services by the first sessions, and a mic for voice chat.
What Gretta brings to the table
An adventure through unexplored sections of the Forgotten Realms!
Equipment needed to play
Microphone
Internet
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Safety
How Gretta creates a safe table
Gosh, that's a lot of Content Warnings, most of those should be pretty minor. Feel free to reach out if you want more details on any of them! In session 0 we're going to build characters together and discuss the safety tools. I maintain a line between light gore and heavy gore. Nothing is going to get gross, violence will happen and weapons will be handled seriously, but specific descriptions of violence will not be detailed. I also keep a veil around sexual content, we will never discuss details of any private romantic adventures player characters may choose to engage in.
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