DnD2024 Xoblob Detective Agency - Waterdeep Living 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈♿

How to prepare

To join the game, you’ll need: 🎤 A Discord account – with a mic (and preferably a webcam) for game sessions. 🎲 A D&D Beyond account – you’ll get a campaign link once you sign up. That’s it! No need to have a fully built character beforehand—we’ll create and refine them together during Session Zero. Looking forward to playing with you!

What I provide

I'm an experienced DM who's able to create a comfortable space for my players where you'll hopefully forge friendships both in and out of character. I'm fascinated by the culture and politics of fantasy settings, which helps me to make a world you'll feel you can really inhabit in your imagination. You'll have full access to all the dndbeyond content you need for the game and you'll also get access to a database on harpy.gg where you'll have all the main characters you encounter. We all need help remembering who did what! I also use heroforge to make portraits of characters and I encourage the players to do the same. My players say they love the distinct, quirky and credible NPCs they encounter, each of which has clear motives and a different voice. Your DM isn't your enemy. I'm here to help you tell the best story we possibly can!

Gameplay details

This game is a shared storytelling experience, and your comfort and enjoyment matter. Prejudice and discrimination appear only as things to be defeated. I'm a queer, disabled DM, so you can be sure of an experience where your own story and identity is embraced. 🔹 Game Etiquette & Boundaries – When you sign up, you’ll receive a link to the game’s Etiquette guide, which includes a Lines and Veils document. This helps us set expectations and shape the kind of story we want to tell together. 🔹 The Luxton Technique – During Session Zero (or your introduction), we’ll discuss the Luxton Technique, which encourages open conversation about how a scene should unfold. If something isn’t working, we can pause, adjust, or rewind to ensure the experience stays enjoyable for everyone. 🔹 Session Check-ins – At the start and end of each session, I’ll check in with players to help keep character drama separate from player dynamics and to make sure you’re having the best possible experience. My goal is to build a game where your character may face obstacles and challenges, but the players are supported to play a safe, escapist game. I know we all need that at the moment!

Content warnings

Safety tools used

How will character creation work

You'll start at level 1 using the 2024 rules. Feel free to start sketching out a character and share your ideas in the game Discord! During Session Zero (or in your introduction), we’ll take the time to flesh out your character’s life in Waterdeep—not just their class and stats, but their birthday, faith, family, friends, and personal history. These details will help anchor your character in the city and make them part of its living world. I encourage you to think beyond genetics when choosing a character concept—focus on their culture, background, and the life they’ve lived. For inspiration, consider backgrounds like: 🔹 A cosmopolitan scholar raised in Waterdeep’s libraries 🔹 A merchant caravanner with stories from across Faerûn 🔹 An apprentice craftsman looking to make a name for themselves 🔹 A refugee from the Underdark or a traveler from distant Abeir To keep things simple and fitting for the setting, please stick to the core books (Player’s Handbook 2024 and Dungeon Master’s Guide 2024) plus Monsters of the Multiverse, Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, and Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. Since the game is set in the Forgotten Realms, characters from Magic: The Gathering books or other D&D worlds won’t be a great fit. During Session Zero (or online), we’ll also go through a collaborative interview process to weave your character’s backstory into the fabric of the city—and into the lives of the other players. Let's get stuck in and build a community!

Combat / Tactics

Low

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Low

Experience level

Open to all