Fairy Paths | Beginner-Friendly
Old-School Essentials, Dungeons & Dragons B/X | Campaign
About the adventure
The fairy realm beckons to you. Make your fortune and your name in a land where fairies dwell just out of sight. Meet the folk of the towns. Leave their walls behind and enter the mist-shrouded forest. Visit magic gardens. Deal with fairies and witches. Use trickery or might as you face giants and pirates. Uncover the secrets of the forests and sea. Learn to play basic Dungeons & Dragons in this fairytale game set in a world of myth and legend. I'll teach you to make a character. During play I describe the scene and you describe your character's reactions. Then I'll tell you what you need to roll, introducing rules as needed. The focus is on imagination and creativity. Soon the people will sing songs of your deeds and your legend will be passed down through the ages. Now grab your blade or your book of spells! “Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.” The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
Game style
Rules as Written (RaW)
Games that are ran “Rules as Written” emphasize realism and stick to the letter of the rules, allowing players to explore creative solutions while still operating under a consistent rule set. Players have the ability to utilize the rules in creative ways to create awesome characters and moments in the game.
Rule of Cool (RoC)
“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.
Into the woods for fairy tale adventures on Sundays.
5.0
(12)
2 years on StartPlaying
107 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Storytelling
Additional details
How to prepare
You need a computer with internet access, a Discord account, a microphone, and speakers. A webcam is optional. We will roll dice in Owlbear Rodeo, an easy to use virtual tabletop that you can join from your browser. Optional: Check out the free Basic Rules PDF https://necroticgnome.com/products/old-school-essentials-basic-rules (or read them online here: https://oldschoolessentials.necroticgnome.com/srd/index.php/Main_Page) Optional: printing out a character sheet for you to fill in if you prefer a physical sheet. Otherwise, I will distribute digital form-fillable PDFs that we can use for character sheets.
What I provide
the mystique of adventure! thorough knowledge of the rules and experience teaching new players, maps and other visuals on Owlbear Rodeo (easy to use Virtual Tabletop), character voices, ambient sounds, battles to be won, problems to be solved, tricks and traps to be avoided, monsters who are as likely to talk to you as eat you, a world with a life of its own, and more!
Gameplay details
We'll take a break about halfway through the session. For safety tools, you can send X, N, and O cards in a text message to me or to the group as a whole if any concerns with content arise. I welcome any feedback, concerns, suggestions or discussion of anything that came up at the end of the session or in between sessions. I hope you will feel immersed and will enjoy the game, so let me know if anything might be an obstacle to that!
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Open Door
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
We'll make characters all together during the first session. We'll introduce everyone and say what we're hoping for in this game. Character creation can take between 5 and 30 minutes and I'll walk through each step. After character creation and preliminary announcements, we'll jump right in and start playing during the first session! You don't need to study the rules ahead of time. They are quite easy to learn and you'll catch on in no time. If you join after the first session, we can meet up ahead of the next session and create a character or you can play, pre-generated character, or (if you feel confident in the rules, a character you build).
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
Medium
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Beginner
Platforms used
• Discord
• Owlbear Rodeo
$18.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Weekly / Sunday - 7:00 PM UTC
Jun 15 / Session 18
2.75-3 Hour Duration
2 / 5 Seats Filled
Schedule
Requirements
Experience required: Beginner
Age: All Ages