Crush the Enemy, Rebuild the World! - The Saga of Windfall Keep

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Crush the Enemy, Rebuild the World! - The Saga of Windfall Keep

An ancient keep has been reclaimed and is now your base as you defend against an overwhelming enemy. Find allies, save the world, or die alone!

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1–20

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
2 NEEDED TO START
$30.00

/ Session

Details

5 players following this game

Weekly / Saturday - 10:00 PM UTC

Session Duration / 3 hours

Campaign Length / 70–180 Sessions

2 / 6 Seats Filled

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This game will begin once 4 players have joined

Meet your party members

2/6

About the adventure

Civilization has fallen, its long time defenders turned into conquering fascists intent on conquering and destroying all they can. You've survived and stayed free, and now it is your chance to fight back! ▪ An empty fortress has been found, a relic of long ago war. Rebuild it and use its secrets to defend yourself and the world! ▪ Use your unique situation to build a coalition that will turn the tide against the enemy ▪ Handle other survivors, pirates, thugs, and thieves. Destroy them or recruit them to your side! ▪ Fight with legions of enemies, extra-planar threats, monsters of wild space, and the avatars of gods. ▪ We are using D&D 2014 rules! Note: This is a restart of a campaign where the party has already obtained a stronghold and explored the surrounding area, and we'll be starting from that point at level 9!

Game style

Hexcrawl / Exploration

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Roleplay Heavy

Realm Building

Meet the Game Master

5.0

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No Gen AI

4 years on StartPlaying

1091 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, World Builder

About me

Hey folks! I'm Pete, known online as StenBjorn! I run Stone Bear Crafting and Games, a business dedicated to painting miniatures, 3d printing, building terrain, writing adventures, and helping customers have an awesome gaming experience! I've been playing D&D since family introduced me to the game in the late 80s. I have played and Game Mastered through a multitude of editions, learned other game systems, and never stopped loving storytelling through games, and hanging out with cool people! It is very important to me that everyone is welcome at my table. I'm happy to teach and believe learning is constant, and that when we're sitting at the table, we're all working together as a team. In that spirit, I don't tolerate bigotry of any sort. I want my games to be a safe space for group fun and growth and amazing storytelling! I do not use generative AI in any of my games or productions, however I have not yet stopped players from using it for images.

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Character creation

Creating your character

Character creation will take place in D&D Beyond with all official WotC content(5e 2014), minus backgrounds with feats, being on the table, or in Foundry if you're comfortable with that. Character creation can take place on Discord before your first session! I allow rolling once for stats, if you do not like your rolls, you can revert to standard array. Standard array and point buy are always available.

The current party

▪ We are using D&D 2014 rules! Note: This is a restart of a campaign where the party has already obtained a stronghold and explored the surround, and we'll be starting from that point at level 9! ▪ Mid Campaign Signups still get a full session 0 for character creation, tech setup, etc.! This has to be scheduled before playing.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

You will need: 👍 A good internet connection 👍 A D&D Beyond Account(Free) 👍 Mic/Audio, and a headset is often useful 👍 Webcam encouraged but not required 👍 Discord(Free, app or browser, for communication between games) 👍 A laptop or desktop computer, tablets and phones won’t run Foundry New to StartPlaying Games? Get $10 off your first session by signing up with this referral code: https://startplaying.games/referral/ckycl0eni3ypsbopk6n08gckm

What Pete - StenBjorn brings to the table

⚔️ 30 years of GMing experience and RPG passion ⚔️ Voice acting and role play to bring NPCs to life ⚔️ Most official 5e WotC content, MCDM content, Critical Role Content, Kobold Press, Ghostfire Gaming, etc. ⚔️ Foundry VTT for combat, exploration, and video call ⚔️ Curated audio playlists ⚔️ D&D Beyond for character sheets ⚔️ Three dimensional, exciting worlds to explore and play in! ⚔️ Custom content to make every story unique and personal

Homebrew rules

We're using Kibbles for crafting and gathering!

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Internet

Microphone

Headphones

Safety

How Pete - StenBjorn creates a safe table

My games put story first, and I encourage role playing and creative thinking! Big swings are fun! I will provide combat, exploration, puzzles, and plenty of role playing opportunities! These games don’t work if we don’t think like a team, and work best when we’re all working together. I expect players at my table to respect each other, the story, and me. We will be working together to explore characters and tell a story. Optimization of your character is fine, but if math is the main attraction of the game for you, my table may not be what you’re looking for. I treat RPGs not as games to be won, but experiences to be built. I enjoy challenging combats and will throw them your way, but they have to serve the story. I ask all my players to be good to each other! Be cool, and we shall have a great time together. I don’t strictly follow Rules As Written, but I don’t deviate from RAW for no reason. That being said, I definitely believe in the rule of cool, as long as it doesn’t bend reality, and I use a few house rules for fun, flavor, and ease of use. These will be talked about in session 0. My games are for a mature audience, and I swear like a pirate when it’s appropriate(in character). I welcome anyone to chat about expectations, but I do aim for an adult game, and as these games are fantasy/sci-fi, there will be conflict and violence and raised voices. I use the X(red), N(yellow), and O(green) card system during game play. This functions through Foundry with the /whisper gm command and as a module. No explanation is needed when these are used. Before we start I will also be asking everyone to fill out the Digital RPG Consent Checklist by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk(Adapted from Monte Cook Games). I have a zero tolerance policy for harassment or discrimination of any sort, including race, creed, colour, gender, sexual orientation, etc. I(the GM) reserve the right to remove a player immediately if they are in violation of this rule.

Content warnings

Death
Fire
Hostages
Language/Cursing
Violence
Warfare

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