Return from the Sky: Protect a growing frontier community
The time has come at last for civilization to return to the ground, but refugees, pioneers, and explorers will need your protection.
$25.00
/ Session
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Weekly / Sunday - 8:00 PM UTC
Dec 7 / Session 71
Session Duration / 3.5–4 hours
4 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
You have lived your life amidst the clouds. In a floating city of refugees, you gaze down at a wild world overrun by nature. But the time has come at last for civilization to return to the ground. You have been chosen to help establish and protect small frontier settlements. Why have you accepted? Are you fleeing something in the sky? Do you simply long for adventure? Do your ambitions guide you? ☁️Enter a custom world full of flying cities and airships. ⚔️ Join a team of adventurers. 🪓 Help settlers return to the world's surface. 🗺️Navigate the world's dangers, or the sky's tensions. 🏘️See a new settlement flourish. 📖 Designed for veterans and newcomers alike. This game invites you to become a member of a band of heroes tasked with safeguarding a new future for the world. As the party protects a community of refugees, they will be tasked with deciding the best way to deal with dangerous monsters roaming the wilderness, unexpected new neighbors, and the political tensions of nations looming large in the sky. While the story offers plenty in the way of exploration and good old fashioned monster slaying, it will also challenge players with navigating the influence of external forces, and the lingering tribulations of their own past, or those of their homelands. The world is on the cusp of major upheaval, and the players will shape how that influences their growing new community... and their own ambitions.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(19)
2 years on StartPlaying
498 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, World Builder
About me
Nothing makes me happier than providing a fun experience for others, be it through tabletop roleplay, creative writing, gaming, or any other means. Almost as soon as I learned how to play Dungeons & Dragons as a teenager, I decided to become a dungeon master. I suddenly had a whole new way to tell stories, and guide my friends in telling them, too. One of my fondest memories brings me back to the grocery store where I was stocking shelves, and a new friend approached and asked, "So, do you know about all the dragon colors?" Work quickly became far nerdier. I love using tabletop to build a story around the creative ideas of every player, and believe even the newest players can be the greatest. The best way to learn is to play, and I'm always happy to help be the guide while that happens. I am a career journalist who loves weaving in themes from history and literature into my games, and even playing homage to the rich literary history that inspired many of the tropes that survive in gaming today.
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Creating your character
Characters will begin at level 1 in session 1. They advance together as a party. Character sheets on Dndbeyond and roll20 are welcome. We use the point buy method for stats. Feel free to iron out your character idea ahead of time if you're comfortable. But there will be additional features you will gain through roleplay in our first session together as we make our characters and their prologues. I will be available to help teach anyone who needs it, and love doing so.
We're looking for a well-rounded group that enjoys heavy, scene-by-scene RP, choices that make sense for the characters and story, and due consideration given to the rules. New players are absolutely welcome, as well as veterans looking for a fresh adventure with a new party!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will want to prepare: Discord, a working mic, and a free Roll20 account. Share your Roll20 account with me so that I may invite you to the game. Be sure to join the Discord! Also be sure to bring a collaborative attitude! We'll build this story together, and I consider that foundation an exciting part of playing D&D!
What Jer Jones brings to the table
I'll bring D&DBeyond so everyone has access to the rulebooks we need and tons of supplementary material from my own custom content as well as an Arcadia subscription. I will provide reference art and maps as needed for the game, a detailed, custom world to explore, and interesting characters with their own motivations for you to meet. I have equipped an open mind so we can figure out how your character and their goals fit into this world. Cat pics!
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
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Safety
How Jer Jones creates a safe table
It will be up your characters to decide how they want to tackle the world's many challenges. As they face a wild world on the ground, they may need to take a direct or cunning approach. How will they handle the myriad ambitions of those who survive in the skies? While each character will have plenty to overcome, it will be up to us as a group to decide what sort of content we want to include in the game. In our first session together we'll discuss boundaries and expectations. Players are welcome to communicate their limits ahead of time with me, too, as I will lead the group discussion with my own. Our first session will also be spent creating a prologue together. From where does each character travel? What has influenced them to go on this journey? What bonus abilities will their personal experiences grant them? All of these questions will be answered as part of character creation, and influence the direction of the story. The top focus of the game is roleplay, but players should expect a balanced game that does include at least one combat every session.
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