🕯️ Delve Into Candlekeep's Mysteries 🕯️ D&D 5e
The library fortress known as Candlekeep calls to scholars, historians, sages, and adventurers who crave knowledge.
$30.00
/ Session
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Weekly / Sunday - 1:30 PM UTC
May 10 / Session 69
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
4 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
The library fortress known as Candlekeep calls to scholars, historians, sages, and adventurers who crave knowledge. Perusing its vast collection of books, scribbled into which are the answers to the mysteries of the ages. Many of these books contain their own mysteries—each one a doorway to adventure. Dare you cross that threshold? This campaign will run the entirety of the Candlekeep Mysteries game book, as you explore 17 adventures found within books on the shelves of Candlekeep which run from level 1-16.
Meet the Game Master
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3 years on StartPlaying
612 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Storytelling
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hello there! I'm Anya (she/her) and I'm an American expat living in Germany. I have 26+ years of acting experience and have been playing a variety of TTRPGs since 2009, GMing since 2019. While English is my native language, I also speak French and German. I regularly guest on streamed Actual Plays on Twitch, from Girls Run These Worlds to EUphoria to Live from the Apocalypse and more! I also won the 2025 CRIT Award for Best Indie GM! While D&D 5e is certainly a staple, I adore exploring the less common/popular TTRPGs, such as my personal favorite, Candela Obscura, and got my start in the Serenity RPG back in college. I'm also a Silver Bestseller with my 5e module The Curse of Fate and my Candela Obscura Assignment, The Woman in Red! I look forward to playing with you. 🥰
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Creating your character
Characters for this game will start at level 1 and can be created on your own on D&D Beyond. If you have any questions or are new to D&D, I am happy to meet with you for a half hour to build your character with you! I use the 4d6 method for stats, where you roll 4d6 and drop the lowest number for each roll to determine your character's stats.
PCs are now at level 12! We have a paladin, bard, druid, and wizard/rogue/artificer multiclass currently. This campaign is a weekly adventure that runs from levels 1 to 16 as you delve into the worlds within the books found at the Candlekeep library fortress. All levels of experience are welcome, and feel free to run wild with character creation!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Basic webcams (optional) and mics are perfectly fine! This isn't a streamed Actual Play, and the important thing is that we are able to see each other and understand one another. (Note: not required for Play-by-Post games, which are played on my Discord server!) Please have a basic understanding of the rules of 5e, but you don't need to be an expert by any means! That's what I'm here for. You are welcome to have your own physical dice to play with, or you can use virtual dice on websites such as D&D Beyond or even just Google's dice rolling system.
What Anya brings to the table
I will bring a whole host of LGBTQ+ NPCs, maps, and a fascinating, mysterious adventure for the characters to explore.
Homebrew rules
Drinking potions is a bonus action, but giving them to another PC is still an action. Critical hits are max+rolling. For example, if you have 1d8+3 and roll a nat 20, it is now 1d8+3+8 for the crit.
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Safety
How Anya creates a safe table
We will discuss the Lines & Veils list in session zero with names stripped away to be anonymous. There will be no graphic gore in this game, as it is one of my lines, and will be at most fade to black. If at any time a player needs to modify their Lines & Veils, they are absolutely welcome to message me privately and we will pivot/update that information accordingly. We take one 10-minute break in the middle of my sessions.
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