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Rise of the Drow

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Rise of the Drow

Drow elves capture an entire town for sacrifice at the Winter Solstice! Embark on a daring rescue operation in the Underdark before it is too late!

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1โ€“20

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
About the adventure

โ€ผ THE EPIC DUNGEONS & DRAGONS (D&D) EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR โ€ผ ๐ŸŒž Getting too much sun? ๐Ÿ’€ Take on terrors in the dark! ๐Ÿ’ฅ Want to BE the Heroes of legends? ๐Ÿ”ข 1st to 20th level campaign! ๐Ÿ”ฅ Hot Drow* ladies wanna kill ya! Rise of the Drow* is for YOU: ๐ŸšชALL D&D players welcome! Especially: New, & Beginner, Returning! ๐Ÿ” Searching for a non-judgmental, safe place to play D&D! ๐Ÿ”ฆ Seeking a Dungeon Master (DM) on YOUR side! ๐Ÿ“– 1 to 20th level D&D campaign! *Drow: a subset of typically evil elves that have forsaken the surface lands to live underground. Rise of the Drow is the fully immersive Dungeons and Dragons experience with a rich, compelling story arc, with YOU at its center! You'll need teamwork, a mix of the right skills, and the proper tools to succeed. Rise of the Drow demands exploration, relationship building, engaging in diplomacy/duplicity, evaluating threats, and carefully managing finite resources. Every decision comes with the weight and knowledge that one bad impression, poor decision, or bungled encounter could be your last. Are you ready to answer the call? Rise of the Drow run by Chris Kelly is: ๐Ÿ’กPlayer engagement, ideas, and FUN rolled into each session. ๐Ÿ“˜Ongoing, consistently prepared, and richly crafted D&D game. ๐Ÿ’ฅ Play D&D with Startplaying.games' TOP 10 'most recommend' Game Master. ๐Ÿ’ฃ TOP 10 'most reviews' of ALL Game Masters on Startplaying.games. Expect from Chris Kelly ๐Ÿ˜ง Gut-wrenching tension ๐Ÿ’– Heart pounding action ๐ŸŒ‹ Fantastic locations ๐ŸŽป Incredible soundtrack ๐ŸŽต Suspenseful ambiance

Game style

Roleplay Heavy

2 SEATS LEFT
$30.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Sunday โ€“ 8:00 PM UTC

Jul 20 / Session 7

Campaign Length / 50โ€“80 Sessions

2.75โ€“3 Hour Duration

4 / 6 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Chris Kelly

n/a

5.0

(203)

Schedule

Sun, Jul 20 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 7

Sun, Jul 27 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 8

Sun, Aug 10 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 9

Sun, Aug 17 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 10

Sun, Aug 24 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 11

Sun, Aug 31 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 12

Sun, Sep 07 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 13

Sun, Sep 14 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 14

Sun, Sep 21 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 15

Sun, Sep 28 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 16

Sun, Oct 05 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 17

Sun, Oct 12 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 18

Sun, Oct 19 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 19

Sun, Oct 26 | 8:00 PM โ€“ Session 20

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(203)

Published Writer

4 years on StartPlaying

1230 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Inclusive

Average response time: 2 hours

Response rate: 67%

About me

Hail and well-met adventurer! I'm Chris, a FULL-TIME Game Master (GM) here on Startplaying.games focusing on my lifelong passion: Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). For over 36 years, the fun of leading the heroic good guys through adventure and the endless possibilities therein has drawn me to D&D. Join me! Let's build an epic cooperative story together!

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Reviews (203)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Sets the Mood

Inclusive

Joe avatar

Joe

Played 235 sessions

Phandelver Shattered Obelisk: First Time in this Dungeon. Chris is Fun, Keeps the party go and encourages cooperation in the team play. Maps are excellent with sounds and other aids. I am a long time player. To 20 and Beyond. Come along He's expecting you.

BradMoOh avatar

BradMoOh

Played 202 sessions

Starting a new game and this was already a banger. Somethings didn't want to work via tec stuff but Chris made it work prefectly. The group already clicks. And Chris let us get to have our RP moments to piece our characters together.

Jamie avatar

Jamie

Played 179 sessions

Chris has been great trying to make everyone feel comfortable while providing a smooth, streamline, and professional session. Ran with him thru multiple campaigns, and don't regret anything.

David avatar

David

Played 171 sessions

Iโ€™ve played with Chris for so long now and been thrilled looking forward to each session that I will name a future character after Chris Kelly. Maybe an anagram?!

DecrepitEntree avatar

DecrepitEntree

Played 168 sessions

Chris continues to be consistent and provide an immersive inclusive experience for everyone at the table. Every sessions feels like you're sitting across the table from him and not cities apart and I continue to look forward to Sundays for the next one! You won't be disappointed signing up for a game with Chris.

George  avatar

George

Played 137 sessions

This GM loves to play both sides of the game of combat and role-play, if you are just starting he is very considerate and takes time to explain so if you are a new player or even a old one I would recommend him.

Character creation
Creating your character

โ—† Make a 1st-level player character (PC) by either Standard Array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) or 27 Point Buy using the 2024 rule set. โ—† Select your PC's starting equipment for your class (no rolling for starting gold). โ—† Level that character to 1st level using static class Hit Points (No rolling for Hit Points). โ—† At 1st level, your character starts with their background gold and class's starting equipment. โ—† Remaining wealth, after accounting for your starting equipment, may be kept as gold or used to purchase non-magical equipment from the Player's Handbook (including potions of healing, PHB p150, 153) or used to buy select magic items from my curated magic item list on my Discord server. โ—† Encumbrance rules are used. โ—† Feats and multiclassing are allowed. โ—† Only select official Dungeons and Dragons 5e hardcover content is permitted. โ—† Your character's back story should fit handwritten on one side of a 3โ€x5โ€ index card. Letโ€™s explore their backstory together in the adventure. โ—† I'm pretty fair in character creation, but I reserve the right to approve/decline player characters anytime.

The current party

Open to join anytime with very welcoming players. All characters are 1st level. Our current adventuring party make up is: 2nd level - Goliath - Barbarian 2nd level - Human - Ranger 2nd level - Rock Gnome - Bard 2nd level - Dragonborn - Cleric 2nd level - Tiefling - Rogue

What to expect
Preparing for the session

โ—† A computer capable of running web-based programs โ—† Decent internet access, ideally using Chrome/Firefox/Edge browser โ—† Audio input (a headset/good microphone) โ—† Discord account (free download or browser-based) โ—† DnDBeyond account (free) โ—† Owlbear Rodeo Virtual Tabletop (VTT) account (free)

What Chris Kelly brings to the table

โ—† Shareable content in DnDBeyond โ—† A super simple and intuitive VTT that simulates in-person play โ—† Full-color maps throughout โ—† Animated spell effects โ—† Professionally produced music, ambiance, and sound effects โ—† A living, dynamic world to explore that reacts to your interactions โ—† My passion for playing Dungeons and Dragons and being a humble Dungeon Master

Homebrew rules

Modified Critical Hit Damage (Crunchy Crits!!): For example, if you score a critical hit with a dagger, take the maximum of the first die (which is 4) and roll a 1d4 for the damage rather than roll 2d4, and then add you're relevant ability modifier. If the attack involves other damage dice, the modified critical hit damage DOES NOT apply, such as from the rogueโ€™s Sneak Attack feature; you just roll those dice twice and add the damage.

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Headphones

Internet

Microphone

Safety
How Chris Kelly creates a safe table

Scenes of Violence Coarse Language Mature Themes I will go over safety tools and consent in Session 0 and in an ongoing basis. I regularly check in with my players and try to meet their needs to insure everyone is safe and having the best time possible.

Content warnings
Language/Cursing
Violence
Safety tools used

Frequently asked questions

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