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🌴🐍 Tomb of Annihilation! Survive the Jungles of Chult!🦖🌴

🌴🐍 Tomb of Annihilation! Survive the Jungles of Chult!🦖🌴

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | Campaign

About the adventure

ENTER THE TOMB OF ANNIHILATION IF YOU DARE! ☠️ A Death curse plagues the land of the living! Those who have once passed the mortal veil of life and death but were revived by magic now slowly rot away and those who now day are beyond the reach of salvation, their souls consumed by some nefarious source! 🌴Somewhere in the vine choked sweltering Jungle of Chult, The Soulmonger grows ever more powerful! Groups of adventurers arrive in droves hired wealthy former adventurers afflicted by the curse and attempt to find their way through the accursed jungle. Many never return. 🧟🐍Droves of undead, wild cannibals, territorial goblins and terrible snake headed zealots stand between you and your goal! Fame and fortune favor the brave, will you be able to survive the jungle and claim them for yourself? What you can expect: #getwrecked 🗺️Survival of the fittest 🦖Throat punch a Dinosaur ☠️ D&D on Hard mode 🐍 I'm tired of these Mother%*&^ing snakes! 🩻 Kick a Lich in his butt * This module is a classic for a reason, its tough, its gritty, its unique, but most importantly its everything you love about D&D. Iconic NPC's, exploration of wild untamed lands, intense battles, epic monsters, untold treasures, and dungeon delving!* (Not signed up for start playing games? use this referral code for 10$ off when you spend 10 or more!) https://startplaying.games/referral/5f4d33d47be42485f15aa64d

Recruiting notes

Now using the 2024 ruleset! We play every Friday! This is an excellent group that loves roleplay as well as a good combat challenge. If you think you would be a good fit feel free to join now! This Module is challenging, but still suitable for beginners with a healthy mixture of survival, exploration, combat and RP. Current Party: Half Orc Paladin, Elven Aberrant Mind Sorcerer, Human Warlock: undead pact.

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4 years on StartPlaying

861 games hosted

Highly rated for: Voices, Storytelling, Creativity

Average response time: 3 hours

Response rate: 100%

Game Master Reviews (95)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Voices

Storytelling

Creativity

Baran / Joel avatar

Baran / Joel

Played 21 sessions

Paul is a great GM. I'm new to D&D and he excels at keeping me up to speed and in the loop. He knows all the rules and allows for creativity at the table, a great communicator. Great voices and a good story teller. Honestly if you are searching for a game you can't go wrong with Paul, new or experienced players alike.

Ernie avatar

Ernie

Played 15 sessions

I am in two campaigns as of this review: one with Paul and a second with another DM on this platform. I enjoy both DMs for different reasons. Paul takes a holistic view of playing D&D where he balances role play and combat. He allows players to develop their characters but also keeps the story line moving along. He is also a great story teller so getting immersed in the world he's built is like putting on a comfy pair of slippers.

Wesley avatar

Wesley

Played 26 sessions

Coming in as a brand new player i was nervous but Paul was very welcoming and easy to work with and helped me get set up. He is very knowledgeable and always willing to answer any question i have. He also does an amazing job with Voices that help keep emersion and every new character i meet i wonder what they will sound like.

Simon avatar

Simon

Played 25 sessions

Paul is the type of DM that manages to get an emotional response from you through his roleplay and story-telling, I highly recommend him for both seasoned and newer players.

Indri avatar

Indri

Played 1 sessions

Inclusive and welcoming for beginners, too; it’s really a relaxed atmosphere, and it was great playing together.

Tarley avatar

Tarley

Played 2 sessions

Was only part of the campaign for a couple of sessions but Paul's a great DM. Inclusive, encouraging and I really loved his NPC acting. I had to leave the game as my circumstances changed but would defo look him up when I'm in a position to play again.

Additional tables

1 available

3 SEATS LEFT

Weekly / Thursday - 5:30 PM UTC

3 / 6 Seats filled

Additional details

How to prepare

- Make a free roll20 account (link for game will be sent prior to session) - Make a free Discord account ( link for server will be sent prior to session, game info will be posted there) - Microphone required (always a good idea to test the connection through the settings in discord prior to the game, we will use push to talk to avoid talking over one another in game and eliminate possible background noise) -A solid internet connection (will make your gaming experience more enjoyable) - A webcam is suggested but not a requirement. ( sometimes its hard to read the room as a GM if we cant see facial expression cues, but some people don't like to be on camera and that's totally fine.)

What I provide

I own the module on my Pro Roll20 account, it comes with beautifully illustrated color maps, tokens, dynamic lighting, handouts and more! (We will use in game assets for rolling dice using the 5e charactermancer) Supplemental content I also provide through Roll 20 compendium sharing: - Players handbook - Monster Manual - Mordekainen's Tome of Foes - Tome of Beasts (kobold press) - Volo's Guide to Monsters - Xanathars Guide to Everything - Tasha's Cauldron of Everything - Eberron- Rising From The Last War - Explorers Guide To Wildemount - Lost Mine of Phandelver - Tomb of Annihilation -Call of The Netherdeep - Dungeon tiles, tactical maps (Reincarnated) as well as many Gabriel Pickard quick encounter and town/city/hamlet maps, interactive maps - Spell templates, animated spell templates, animated weather effects, Asset packs for dungeon dressings. - Tokens galore for varied character and monster art. - Cze and Peku map collection (Used mostly in my home brew campaign, they are truly stunning maps) - Tom Cartos map collection ( varied and endlessly useful maps, also mostly used in homebrew) -Gabriel pickard maps (many varied maps of the wilds and towns, great for random encounters)

Gameplay details

This module is a reimagining of the classic hex crawl of the old school D&D. Typical gameplay is Surviving the jungle without losing your way whilst stumbling into challenging terrain, unique encounters and ancient ruins rife with puzzles and deadly traps. The overarching plot is a race against time to stop the soulmonger and save those who are afflicted amidst traversing wonderous ruins and relics that hold vast riches and mortal pitfalls. Its up to you, do you race to find the lost city or turn over every rock along the way? (I have adjusted the timeclock from the written adventure as well as other elements to be more suitable for long term play.) (Some content in this campaign may be uncomfortable for some players, but are highly negotiable. The most important thing for me at my table is that the players have fun and get to cooperatively build a story together that they will remember fondly. Still I feel its good to list some content aspects upfront so a session 0 will when we discuss lines and veils etc. Please don't ever hesitate to send me a private message, a whisper in chat etc. or speak with me in private before or after the game if you would like to keep things discretionary) We will use lines and veils to establish boundaries in session 0 Stars and wishes will be done occasionally to help me better steer toward your personal likes and dislikes as players! Tomb has strong themes like horror, death and fighting for survival. Also you should not expect plot armor as most people who have ever played tomb can tell you, it is rare to not lose at least one character, if not many, on the way to defeating the soulmonger. Rated: M for mature - A note on play style I typically voice NPC's and love to roleplay, no matter what I will be doing my best at that because its what I enjoy. I prefer if you do too, but if you just want to smash monsters with a sword, grab loot and take a narrator stance when talking about your character I'm cool with that too. My expectations for players is to treat everyone including myself with the same respect they are given and to maintain general decorum and immersion at the virtual "table".

Content warnings

• Animal Death

• Blood

• Body Horror

• Character Death

• Death

• Extreme Violence

• Gore

• Illness

• Insects

• Mind Control

• Mutilation

• Snakes

• Spiders

• Violence

Safety tools used

Breaks

Lines and Veils

Session 0

Stars and Wishes

How will character creation work

Characters will be created at lvl 1 in a "session 0" on roll 20 VTT using discord for voice & video. - Session 0 will be used to establish a cohesive group, backstory, character ties etc. If you join after session 0 no worries! All of the information covered is available in the #table-rules section of my discord and I will do my best to get you set up before the game, but please follow the "Prep Materials" under your "My Adventures" tab on the Startplaying.games website. - The listing will stay up to date with the current level and party composition. So you can build the character and level to match the current party power level (details for items gold etc. at higher levels available in my private discord server) - Players will have access to my roll20 shared compendium (which is most of the published books and several 3rd party publications). - You may also use D&D Beyond and link to roll20 using the beyond 20 browser extension (in this case you will be limited to the content you own on D&D Beyond as far as what will be available to your character sheet) We will create 2 characters for each player with one as a backup and each character will start with an additional feat at 1st lvl!

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

High

Roleplay

Medium

Puzzles

Medium

Experience level

Open to all

Platforms used

Discord

Roll20

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Details

Weekly / Friday - 7:00 PM UTC

3-3.5 Hour duration

4 / 6 Seats filled

Schedule

Requirements

Experience required: Open to all

Age: All Ages