Grim Hollow: Ostoya's Fate
A dark fantasy game that will challenge your skills as a player and medle with your sanity
About the adventure
Discover a world of relatable NPC’s with complex and realistic motivations. From gallant heroes with hidden agendas to despot villains trying to redeem themselves. As a the player you will have to learn to navigate this dark world, make difficult choices in and out of combat. These choices will determine the fate of Etharis and you will be either the saviour or the destroyer. The game is the perfect definition of Dark Fantasy, if you like bizarre creatures, new subclasses, new races and monsters directly inspired by Gothic Horror, then this game is for you. On top of all that the game has the best transformation mechanic you will ever see with 11 transformations, ranging from the common Vampire to the more exotic of a Wyrm. -What I offer you An interesting story that will provide you with challenging combat encounters, interesting NPCs and difficult choices. A good blend between RP and combat, I do not prioritise one or the other, both have their importance in the game, they will be used to advance the story in a seamless manner. Running the game on Foundry allows me to give you a hassle free and enjoyable experience. With the modules created by the community and Dev team, I can add animations and sounds to attacks, spells and transformations, that would make any druid happy. It also offers a lot of automation, that allows the player to remain immersed in the action. This is only the tip of the iceberg of the Foundry capabilities, for more information send me a message and I will show you a demo
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$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Monday – 4:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3 hours
0 / 5 Seats Filled
GAME MASTER
Shektor
he/him
4.8
(18)
Schedule
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
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Meet the Game Master
4.8
(18)
3 years on StartPlaying
108 games hosted
Highly rated for: Sets the Mood, Visual Aid, Creativity
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hello adventurers, I am Shektor, and I hope to become your Dungeon Master/Game Master. I have been a DM/GM for about 10 years now and I have seen it all: from the most hideous murderhobbos to the most divine of paladins. Those years of experience have taught me how to deal with a lot of different situations in a creative manner and on how to construct well paced and engaging stories. I also poses a relaxed sense of humour, just look at my profile picture. As a added bonus I speak four different languages: Russian, French, German and English.
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Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Sets the Mood
Visual Aid
Creativity
Gri40
Played 38 sessions
I wish I could select all the tags since I believe they all apply. Great, flexible DM. Amazing maps, good story, captivating sessions, idk what is not to love. If I was a person reading this review after seeing a spot in one of his games I wouldn't even think twice about joining.
Joe
Played 33 sessions
I've been playing one of Shektor's games for a few months now. He's always on time, prepared, and has built a fun and engaging story. I can definitely recommend him to anyone looking for a long term campaign.
Jonatan
Played 33 sessions
Shektor does a great job to prepare for his games in a way that accounts for the unique goals, flavour, and backstories of his players. The overall story of his game is unique and well put together. His games are fast paced and you're not left wondering if you're missing anything as he cuts to the point of what he wants the party to focus on in order to progress. He works with players to bring in customisation and has a general laid back attitude. The maps and visuals used in his games are some of the best, most interesting, unique and immersive that I have seen in any of my VTT games. The only reason I don't rate 5/5 is because I personally like more puzzle building and investigation to uncover story elements and truths, while the style in this game is more to the point and answers are fed very easily. However, this style enables a great pace and a lot is achieved every session making it jam packed and never feeling like any time was wasted. Overall, I'd recommend his games to fellow adventurers.
FreeRunFox
Played 29 sessions
Shektor is a gardener. A Game Master who can take the fertile field of a published campaign setting and plant seeds that are a joy to watch grow and will undoubtedly bear delicious fruit. The labor of love that is evident in every session is second to none and you can tell the world keeps turning in-between them. Highly personalized narrative and technical elements for your PC's really make it seem like you were *meant* to play his games.
Numi
Played 16 sessions
nice
Yu' Ar
Played 11 sessions
Well organised and enthusiastic. Preparation for his game came in the form of a video that led me through it. He uses FOUNDRY VTT, very cool.
Character creation
Creating your character
The character creation will happen inside of FoundryVTT it is fast and easy. I will guide every player step by step during the character creation. Allowed content - Races from the PHB (minus the Tiefling since the devil transformation exists) and all Grim Hollow races are allowed - All officially released classes and subclasses are allowed, with the exception of the Artificer. - Homebrew content needs to be run by me before use - Character allignement can't be evil, at least at the start. Stats Players can roll for their stats: 4d6 drop the lowest reroll the 1. If the players are not happy with the rolled stats, they can either point buy or standard array. The stats will be rolled in FoundryVTT
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Requirements: - A Good internet connection - A Pc that can handle FoundryVTT (Something that ain't 10 years old) - Microphone/Headset, be audible - To speak english; this is an international game - Be a decent human being FoundryVTT is free for the players. The players will also have to provide some infomation about themselves when applying to the game: - Your name, age, and any preferences - Your timezone - A little bit about yourself (not a must be very welcome) - Your experience in Dungeons and Dragons 5e - Any other experiences outside of Dungeons and Dragons 5e - Your expectations? - What you want out of a game ? - Do you have any lore knowledge of the setting ? - What interrests you in the setting ? There will also be a small interview on discord, so the player can a learn a bit more about me and ask me questions
What Shektor brings to the table
I will bring all the needed content, the players do not have to buy any of the material. All will be provided by me: -A robust story that allows for, many session of RP and deep character development -All the necessary books -Maps created by Cze and Peku and other patreon creators -Animations from JB2A used to animate attacks, transformations, spells and many others -Sounds, music, ambiance and hype tracks
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Platforms used
Safety
How Shektor creates a safe table
It will have a session 0 that is free In this session we will discuss : Breaks, feedback, subjects to avoid, conflict resolutions, rules of the game and homebrew modifications. This session will also allow to get to know you better as players and learn what are the things to avoid in order to have good sessions. As a Dungeon Master I love animations and convenience. I use a lot of different animations to breath life and flaire into my games: attack animations, blood splatter, sounds that match the players attacks, spells and even transformations that would make a druid very happy. Foundry and it's modules allow me automate certain aspect of the experience, like attack, damage, scene transitions, loot and even the buying and selling of items in game.
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Additional tables
2 available
Weekly / Thursday – 4:30 PM UTC
4 / 5 Seats Filled
Weekly / Sunday – 1:00 PM UTC
2 / 5 Seats Filled
