Darkness over Greyhawk | D&D 2024
Play as dwarves as you seek the crown lost to the ages of old. Will you find glory and gold or a brutal early grave?
About the adventure
As the drums of war have ceased with agreements forged between her neighbors, the kingdom of Keoland refocuses her might from military to mercantile. However not all are happy with this change. Cults, pirates, and other powers lurking in the shadows seek to end this call for peace and will stop at nothing to get what they need to pull the trigger. Gather your party and step forth to find the truth within the tales and embark on an epic journey through Greyhawk! 🐦🔥 Explore the realm by land and sea with the new D&D 2024 rules 🐦🔥 Delve into tombs, ruins, and caverns after ancient treasures before other forces can claim them for themselves! 🐦🔥 Craft, channel, and forge your own destinies with a slew of additional optional content!
Game themes
$30.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Monday – 6:00 PM UTC
Aug 11 / Session 37
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
4 / 6 Seats Filled
GAME MASTER
Onyx (Megan)
she/they
5.0
(16)
Schedule
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(16)
3 years on StartPlaying
312 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Knows the Rules
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 75%
About me
Some dragons hoard gold. Others hoard gemstones. While I never will turn down such hoards, I hoard stories - a hoard that grows with each passing day. As a long-term roleplay writer, I enjoy creating new stories and curating prewritten ones to fit the tone or purpose of my stories, parties, and games. I have been type-roleplaying for many years, being part of the forum roleplay groups back in the age of Gaia Online and other similar groups. Since then, I have been writing posts that expressed the inner workings, the active actions, and the pointed conversations of hundreds of complex characters. This is only amplified when compiling them together to form a story that is reactive and interactable from a group seeking the next dawn. I have a corgi familiar named Fenrir who often enjoys giving me the Help action and is a mini-celebrity amongst my players, often having a related npc or party pet that represents Fenrir and his antics. I value narrative context and will do my best to fit the mechanics to the narrative you want. This has led me to curating and crafting custom content - often referred to as homebrew - for several games, players, and even other game masters. I do my best to not include AI generated imagery in my live games, choosing to not use such images for advertisement and actively replacing any edge/unknown cases with commissioned pieces, and often support growing artists in my communities. I also do not use AI in any of my play-by-post messages. This provides a raw experience to my creative inspirations.
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Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Inclusive
Knows the Rules
GM Ben
Played 54 sessions
What is there not to say about how wonderful Onyx is as a Game Master? They are wonderful at storytelling, very active, and super detailed with all her posts. The duet they run for me is one of the best and most immersive experiences I've had in a long long time, and I am proud to have her as a close confidant and friend. I look forward to every post they make and I look forward to future RP with them for the foreseeable future.
Taehlor Thomas-white
Played 35 sessions
Fantastic GM. Extremely accommodating, creative, knowledgeable, and a one hell of a story teller.
Nicholas. J
Played 35 sessions
Always willing to work with players and hash out details or events for them to be able to feel part of a a story and not railroaded.
Blasted
Played 30 sessions
Onyx is a fantastic GM in any setting. I have played in two different campaign settings with her and both have been amazing. Shes incredibly player focused without diminishing the dangers to the PC's. I highly encourage everyone to try one of her games, you won't be disappointed!
DND Rambling 5e
Played 23 sessions
I've played in at least three different games with Onyx and each one has been a blast! They are very mindful of everyone sitting at the table and is more than willing to make sure everyone is having a fun time :) 10/10 GM, I do recommend!
Dreams & Eni
Played 18 sessions
I'm going to expand this eventually because there's just so much I can say about this wonderful GM. I've known onyx for a long time; we've been RP buddies for ages! Onyx can do many things. In fact, anything you want, usually, be it a classic fantasy game, science fiction, horror. If it fits in her schedule, she can do voice or live text, and she can also do play-by-post, at your speed. She is creative, she's great at worldbuilding and at making realistic NPCs who react realistically. Shes amazing at painting a picture with words. Give Onyx's games a try! The adorable dog pics are the cherry on top!
Character creation
Creating your character
◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ ——Character Creation—— ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ Players will create characters using the 2024 ruleset for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Characters start at level 1, but please refer to the recruitment notes for current party level if joining an in-progress campaign. Player options will be limited to the 2024 Player's Handbook and any allowed custom content. Players will also be given one magic item to start. This item must meet the following requirements: • rarity must be common • cannot be a spellcasting focus, weapon, or armor If the item is consumable, you will gain three copies of the item. Spell scrolls and tattoos will be of the same spell. Otherwise, the item gains a minor beneficial property rolled by the game master.
Interested in a player forward campaign? We plan to venture into the higher levels and deeper dungeons of Greyhawk's lore using the new 2024 rules and are always looking for more players! PS: The players love dwarves! Current Level - 7 Current Location - Greyhawk Current Characters Cleric (War) Dwarf Paladin (Vengeance) Dwarf Druid (Mountain) Dwarf Wizard (Illusionist) Gnome
What to expect
Preparing for the session
♣︎♣︎♣︎Player Necessities♣︎♣︎♣︎ ¤ roll20 account (free) ¤ dndbeyond account (free) ¤ discord account (free) ¤ some way to listen into the game¹ ♠︎♠︎♠︎Player Optionals♠︎♠︎♠︎ ¤ a mic¹ ¤ your own dice ¤ your own books ¤ images or pdf of custom content² ¹ I will never require you to speak in my games, but you should be able to type responses and be able to listen and follow along. ² This is required for any custom content you wish to use.
What Onyx (Megan) brings to the table
★★★Game Master Provisions★★★ ¤ Full Digital Access to Rules ¤ Roll20 Pro experience for 10+ years with over 10k hours dropped into the program ¤ Talespire and Menyr program knowledge for 3d scene crafting to aid with TotM scenes ¤ Narrative DM Style that will fit the rules to what you want to do ¤ Bespoke adventure that reacts to your decisions ¤ Optional Homebrew and 3rd party additional content ¤ Open to additional homebrew and 3rd party content on case-by-case basis
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Onyx (Megan) creates a safe table
▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎ ••••••• Safety Rules •••••••• ▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎ ¤ Content Warnings Safety is a constant question rather than a one and done conversation. The following content warnings gives a generic list of things to expect in this story but is not all inclusive. Some aspects may be altered or removed while still keeping the plot, while some may not be able to. Questions regarding certain aspects in regards to safety will be asked generally at the start of a session that it may show up or between sessions. If you have any evolved concerns do not hesitate to let me know. ¤ Digital Safety Tools are provided to players to promote a safe environment through the vtt and through discord. How to use the tools will not only be explained before session 1, but explanations will be provided on the server for reminders. Check-ins will occur during break times for more stressful scenes. ¤ Player Conflicts Please keep in mind that no one is perfect and everyone deserves a level of respect. If you find you have an issue with anyone, please bring it up to me so I may try to resolve it. I do not tolerate harassment and will handle reports of it on a case by case situation.