Escape the Underdark! Beginners welcome! PlayByPost!
Explore the underdark! Beginner Friendly! Escape the drow and save the world while forging friendships with strange beings in stranger places!
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Monday - 3:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 1 hour
Campaign Length / Up to 60 Sessions
2 / 4 Seats Filled
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Schedule
Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Captured by the drow, you escape and survive in a foreign and hostile new world. For newcomers and veterans alike, it’s a gripping adventure filled with danger, discovery, and transformation. Strange allies emerge. Ancient secrets are uncovered. Whispers of something far worse begin to take shape as horrors from the Abyss itself have broken free and now roam the Underdark. A blend of survival horror and mythic adventure will entertain the players as they forge uneasy alliances with strange allies, face terrifying monsters, and wrestle with survival in the Underdark. The choices you make—who to trust, where to flee, and when to fight—shift the course of the entire campaign. This is a campaign for players who want a story that evolves from desperation to epic confrontation. It rewards creativity, courage, and collaboration, whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned dungeon delver. Out of the Abyss is more than a fight against monsters—it’s a journey through darkness, toward redemption, revenge, or ruin. The Abyss is calling. Will you escape it—or become part of it?
Game style
Play By Post
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Roleplay Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(19)
2 years on StartPlaying
377 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Sets the Mood
Average response time: 6 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I run story-rich, player-driven adventures. You bring the characters—I’ll bring the world—we will make it ours together. My GM style is relaxed, story-rich, and collaborative. Whether you want kick-down-the-door dungeon crawls, exploration, westmarches, horror, or mysteries in the dark, I’ll tailor the game to your players. One-shots are brisk and punchy, delivering a complete adventure in a single session. Campaigns are dynamic and sandbox-style, shaped by your preferences, backstories, and play style. I’ve run many games and campaigns across a variety of systems: • D&D • Dungeon Crawl Classics • Mutant Crawl Classics • Call of Cthulhu • Traveller, • Top Secret • Shadowdark • Mörk, Cy_Borg, Pirate Borg My shelves are stacked with classics and modern gems alike—I’ve got you covered. If not, I can run it. I’ve run games for everything from bachelor parties to birthday surprises, corporate team-building events to reunions. My tables are welcoming, flexible, and focused on making sure everyone has fun. The best games are forged in shared challenges and the camaraderie that comes with them. Let’s tell some amazing stories together!
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Creating your character
Pre-made characters are available. or Characters can also be made in session zero.
The current party A small band of heroes and unlikely allies is travelling through the upper Underdark and discovered vast riches from the ancient empire of Netheril! Now they are trying to dfins a way out as a temor has destroyed their exit...not to mention they have noticed an increase in demons wandering the Underdark! Can you help them escape? This is a Play-By-Post game run in a dedicated Discord Server with multiple channels for information, lore and communications. 📅 Posting Schedule: 🔹 Most days there is one Long DM Post usually in the morning (UK Time) which carries the narration, story progression, and an evolving world. 🔹 Bonus Posts will occur for light interactions, skill checks, roleplay, and mischief! 🔹 Check In Once a Day (or more). A post keeps the story moving. 🔹 Chats, Dice Rolling & Planning occur on the Discord Channel. 🔹 Life Happens...just drop a note and your place will be held but the story will progress. 🎯 Enjoy on the Journey Watch this to get a feel for what you are facing: https://youtu.be/3pgOys0EET0?si=9mI_g0MFEbulENe2
What to expect
Preparing for the session
The Theater of the Mind (written portion of the adventure) will occur on Discord supplemented by images and battle maps as needed. You will need an account on Discord. Access to the dedicated server will be open prior to the game. Owlbear Rodeo may be used. No subscription is necessary. Characters will be made or provided on D&DBeyond. Pre-made characters are always available. Players will make characters during session zero; or, we can make one prior to the game session.
What Mark brings to the table
This is a Play-By-Post game run in a dedicated Discord Server. Pacing: At least one post each day (UK time) and a varied number of shorter messages in reply to any @ pings. Additional replies/posts are subject to my availability throughout the day. I am bringing decades of games experience, a robust community, in depth characterisation and the flexibility to adapt to player styles. Pacing: At least one long DM post each day (UK time) and a varied number of shorter messages in reply to any @ pings. Additional replies/posts are subject to my availability throughout the day. My knowledge of the campaign is extensive having run it five times. I look forward to new twists and turns that the players will bring into the game,
Homebrew rules
We will craft the house rules we want to play in the first session...or play by the rules as written. You decide! Sword & Sorcery games are fun with luck, sanity, fleeting luck and modified critical hits...but we can play they way you want!
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Mark creates a safe table
Each player will be provided with a private Discord channel for the discussion of issues or concerns before, during and after sessions. The content warnings will vary depending on the game choice, but it is highly likely the game will have levels of violence involving player characters and non-player characters, with death always being a possibility. SAFETY TOOLS ・During Session 0 we will discuss Lines and Veils. ・A 10 minute break will occur roughly halfway through the session. Additional breaks are always available on request. ・Further details of all tool implementations are provided within the discord server. Feel free to ask any questions for clarification.
Content warnings
Safety tools used