Steampunk Style Adventure | Free Archetype | 🏳️🌈 Friendly
Immerse yourself in a meticulously crafted Victorian-style, steampunk universe filled with intricate politics, deadly intrigues, and wondrous discover
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Saturday - 9:00 PM UTC
Feb 14 / Session 71
Session Duration / 2.5–3.5 hours
3 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
🌟 Embark on an Epic Adventure: The Blackroot Conspiracy! 🌟 Step into a world where Magic and Technology are at constant war and an unprepared fantasy world undergoes rapid technological progress. Join us in the dangerous world of Rashik for an unforgettable journey in this homebrew campaign "The Blackroot Conspiracy" 🚀 Setting: In the wake of a turbulent industrial revolution, the world is delicately balanced after a fierce 10-year war between two mighty superpowers. The once-proud nation of Wulfhart now suffers under foreign occupation, where the cherished arts of magic have been outlawed in favor of rapidly advancing technology. 🛫 Plot: Picture yourself aboard the maiden voyage of the airship IFS Intrepid, bound for the majestic city of Talon's Crest. Yet, beware! Sinister factions conspire to turn your journey into an explosive affair. Will you unravel the secrets that bind nations and factions together in a conspiracy spanning decades? 🌐 World: Immerse yourself in a meticulously crafted Victorian-style, steampunk universe filled with intricate politics, deadly intrigues, and wondrous discoveries. "The Blackroot Conspiracy" is a blend of wide-open sandbox exploration and a guided narrative, allowing your choices to shape the destiny of Rashik. ⚔️ Gameplay: Navigate the complex and perilous political landscape as you make choices that could either spark a new war or prevent catastrophe. New players are welcomed with open arms, and no prior experience is necessary! 🧙♂️ About the DM: I am a regular contributor to the popular site RPGBOT that teaches players of both D&D and PF2 how best to optimize their characters. I have over nine years of experience running TTRPGs and have a character focused, story first style of Dungeon Mastering.
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(33)
3 years on StartPlaying
311 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Voices, Inclusive
Average response time: 10 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I’m Ash Ely, Dungeon Master, Game Master, Co-Host of the RPGBOT.Podcast, and Contributing Author for RPGBOT.net. I am a professionally trained actor and I have a Masters Degree in Game Design. My passion is guiding players through unique experiences, weird worlds, meeting interesting characters and crawling challenging Dungeons. Combined with my training, I love fully immersing my players during sessions. I love the use of mechanics to create the ideal world, and I love the rules of the game…unless they get in the way of fun. As any good Dungeon Master should, I have mastered D&D. But I love other systems. Within my portfolio I run Powered By The Apocalypse, Call of Cthulhu and Vampire the Masquerade 5th edition. I’m adding Pathfinder 2e to my portfolio and the catalog of titles from Free League. If you’re looking for something either simple or complex, I can work with your group to craft your ideal campaign
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Creating your character
♦ We will create our characters and establish relationships in our session 0 ♦ Standard Ability Score Generation ♦ Everyone gets a free archetype of their choice ♦ Ancestral Paragons are not allowed
Players are level 5. We play every Saturday. New players welcome at any time to join!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will only need a working microphone and access to discord. All of the material for character creation can be accessed for free on the Archives of Nethys. I will provide a link to a pdf version of the remastered player core if you wish to look over it, but it isn't necessary.
What Ash Ely brings to the table
♦ Foundry VTT Server with premium maps and assets ♦ Token creation tool using art you provide ♦ Ability to make character art for you using premium subscription to Midjourney AI ♦ Immersive sound and music using Kenku.fm ♦ Years of Improv/voice over work to bring immersive NPCs to life
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Microphone
Internet
Platforms used
Safety
How Ash Ely creates a safe table
♦ The tone of the game will be a dark deconstruction of the steampunk genre. Some of the darker sides of the Victorian era such as union busting, racism, classism, corrupt politics and pseudoscientific medical practice may be examined in detail. ♦ That said, we will of course discuss lines and veils to ensure what topics are acceptable or not ♦ Documentation will be provided on rules and safety tools ♦ LGBTQIA+ Safe Space
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