The Thirteen Spires - A D&D5e Dungeon Crawl Campaign
Become an adventurer! Solve the looming secrets of the Spires! Become filthy rich and nigh unkillable! Climb the ranks and reach the top!
$30.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Monday - 1:30 AM UTC
Dec 8 / Session 63
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
5 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Heaven is silent. The gods are dead. The world is broken, and the Spires have the answers. They have to, because we have nothing else. Enter a world shattered by a war waged by the gods. In the aftermath of their war, as the world lays ravaged and torn apart, the Spires appeared seemingly overnight. These monolithic structures have taken all the monsters and magical creatures of the world and placed them inside. There are thirteen Spires. Thirteen dead gods. Become a member of the League of Adventurers and explore the Spires, conquering floor after floor, defeating Boss after Boss, to see what lies at the very top. They've been here for over a century now. No one has ever reached the top. This is a gritty, dark fantasy world with high fantasy elements. Take on the role of an adventurer, join a party, and gain incredible power and wealth as you explore one of the Thirteen Spires. Defeat monsters, harvest their unique physiology to make new weapons, armor, and tools, and fight your way to the Bosses on every fifth floor. Work as a team, fighting what battles you wish to fight and learn what it takes to be the first ones to fully explore a Spire. With the gods dead and Heaven silent, death has no permanency to it...
Game style
Dungeon Crawl
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Sandbox / Open World
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
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3 years on StartPlaying
387 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Rule of Cool, World Builder
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Response rate: 100%
About me
I have been running TTRPG campaigns since 2015. Started as a player, then moved up to running a session once every couple weeks. Now I'm doing it weekly, and I can't get enough. I love to write and build worlds, and this lets me be every character I've ever written. I'm happy as the Forever DM, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to share my worlds with others!
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Creating your character
Characters will be created during Session 0. We will roll for stats using the Avrae Discord bot on the Discord server. You will roll 2 sets of dice rolls using the !randchar command, rerolling any number below 10 until you roll 10 or above with the !r 4d6kh3 command. You can choose between the two sets. Starting level will be level 1. Characters will be created on Roll20 in the VTT. Approved races and classes will be discussed during Session 0. This is a Level 1 to 20 campaign, with fast leveling up to level 10 and slower pacing towards level 20.
*Currently level 8!* We have a Battlesmith Artificer (Dwarf), a Spore Druid (Shadar-Kai), an Annihilation Paladin (Shadar-Kai), and a Poisoner Ranger (Duergar) plus a Phantom Rogue NPC companion for the group! **Half-off Session 0 and Session 1!** If you enjoy dungeon crawls, then this is the game for you! Explore the many floors of one of the Thirteen Spires, giant structures that breach the clouds and are filled with an endless variety of monsters and magical creatures you can shoot an arrow at. Every floor is it's own biome and is technically endless in size. Be the first to go from the first floor up to the very top! This campaign uses special crafting, salvaging, and material collection rules to go along with its theme of dungeon exploration. Kill monsters, and take their stuff back to the city to make something cool out of it! For anyone who wants tactical combat, crafting your own stuff, and experiencing a post-apocalypse fantasy setting where all your enemies are in one singular location!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need a mic and an account on both Roll20 and Discord to participate. Rules will be covered during Session 0 alongside character creation and its applicable rules.
What CryptMaster brings to the table
I will be bringing my nearly-full compendium on Roll20 VTT, I will be making maps and custom tokens for the party, and will ATTEMPT voices. Music will be used during combat and exploration interactions. Musical preferences will be discussed during Session 0. Combat will be tactical using cover and concealment, surprise and ambush tactics. Battles will be scaled to reflect the group size and dynamic, but will be challenging on purpose. I prefer the Rule of Cool and will build you and your characters towards incredible power, while throwing incredibly powerful enemies at you. Prepare to do cool stuff while your enemies are equally cool.
Homebrew rules
Brutal Criticals, multi-use and bonus action health potions, and Dumb Luck.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How CryptMaster creates a safe table
Triggers will be discussed during Session 0, either through verbal discussion or through private message on Discord. These can be hard or soft limits. Triggers and limits will be strictly observed and removed from the story as directly as possible when determined they must be.
Content warnings
Safety tools used