Hoard of the Dragon Queen, withn Fizbans Treasuryb of Dragons

Hoard of the Dragon Queen, withn Fizbans Treasuryb of Dragons

TYPE

Campaign

EXPERIENCE

Beginner

AGE

All Ages
About the adventure

I thought it is time to revisit Hoard of the Dragon Queen in light if the recent release of Fizbans Treasury of Dragons adding even more depth to the campaign. Set in Faerun the party will uncover the plans of the dragon cult and attempt to stop them. Open to players of all experience levels from ages 13 and up

3 SEATS LEFT
$30.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Friday – 6:00 PM UTC

Aug 15 / Session 39

3–4 Hour Duration

3 / 6 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Darren

he/him

5.0

(141)

Schedule

Fri, Aug 15 | 6:00 PM – Session 39

Fri, Aug 22 | 6:00 PM – Session 40

Fri, Aug 29 | 6:00 PM – Session 41

Fri, Sep 05 | 6:00 PM – Session 42

Fri, Sep 12 | 6:00 PM – Session 43

Fri, Sep 19 | 6:00 PM – Session 44

Fri, Sep 26 | 6:00 PM – Session 45

Fri, Oct 03 | 6:00 PM – Session 46

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Report Adventure

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(141)

3 years on StartPlaying

1378 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

AS FEATURED ON CNN https://edition.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2023/04/14/hollywood-entertainment-solo-dungeons--dragons-roleplaying-game-startplaying.cnn I started playing DnD in 1977 when elf and dwarf were classes, not races. 45 years as a play 44 as a DM More years live action role play than i care to admit Five years dark age re enactment 789AD to 1066AD saxon viking and norman steel weapon combat and living history displays I do not use a VTT. Instead I live stream a video of a physical tabletop with tokens instead. Whilst I do use some theatre of the mind there is a table top for the more tacticle groups. Since the various lockdowns playing face to face became difficult so I came here. I favour RP-heavy games with dynamic combat. In other words, unless the AC is really obscure and the goblin has a 20 dex I tend to tell my players the AC, after all when you see a 14 miss and a 15 hit the cat is out of the bag. By knowing the AC you know if you hit or miss and can describe what happens rather than I roll 15 you hit roll damage 6 points ok next person, you roll you know you hit you say I slash the goblin across the face for 6 points. Happy to DM groups from their first game to very advanced. I will be running a mix of new modules and some old classics with a little homebrew thrown in for good measure LBGTQ+ Friendly

View Profile →
Reviews (141)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Storytelling

Teacher

Stuart avatar

Stuart

Played 219 sessions

A truely amazing DM, allows for player creativity in both tactics and character creation. Very good at doing voices, brilliant at theatre of the mind and maps.

Saieku avatar

Saieku

Played 175 sessions

I got to befriend a mimic colony and adopt a baby mimic. All through the power of friendship, problem solving, a high charisma and a changeling character. I could have easily gotten my character killed from the sheer number of potential mimic fights. Instead my character only killed one mimic in self defense. After that she talked her way out of a fight with a baby mimic who initiated initiative from resisting being put in a bag of holding. After apologizing she negotiated with mama mimic to work with a crew so everyone could eat plenty of fish. So not only was the mimic colony issue solved, but they became an economically viable buisness partnership. So now Craft has a baby mimic she carries with her everywhere in a baby sling, taking the form of a doll that she feeds dead enemies to, dresses up and bonds with. The baby Mimic is named Mim, which means wished for Child. It helps that Changelings are somewhat related to mimics, so in a way they are very distant biological family that are now adopted family. This is yet another adorable consequence of Craft being a naive, sheltered changeling exploring the world. She doesn't assume anyone or anything is inherently evil until proven otherwise. With Darren this tends to work out. At the end of the day, everyone is motivated by wanting something. Find a way to solve the problem, and violence doesn't always have to be necessary. I appreciate that Darren lets me go into a rediculous amount of detail. This is probably in part because I'm the only player in our game. Yes, I am the player that spent half an hour shopping and asked about tent colors. He doesn't railroad me into a fight when my character is looking for any way possible to avoid combat. From our conversation afterwards, I think I am the only person to solve the mimic colony oneshot without fighting all the mimics or otherwise destroying the ship. That's more than I can say for most DMs I have played with. To be fair, if a party wants to fight, they will get a fight. Most player groups do not have the time or patience for the level of detail I go into. So I am delighted that I can still enjoy playing the game without all the arguing, social pressure, and anxiety playing with a group has come with.

Edvard avatar

Edvard

Played 167 sessions

Hello. now I've done 50+ sessions with Darren and the sessions are absolutely wonderful, he creates a lot of joy in the group. even in solos Darren is a very good DM who knows the rules and is not afraid to come up with something if you go a different way than you should. highly recommend Darren as a DM.

Rob avatar

Rob

Played 121 sessions

My 10 year old daughter and I have been playing with Darin for a while now. We both enjoy the world he describes and voices he uses for NPCs. He is incredibly talented and has amazing patience to handle a wild imagination of my daughter. He's able to direct her without shutting her ideas down. Any time I've had questions out side of the game Darin has been quick to respond even with the large time zone difference. I highly recommend playing with him, because his passion for the game shows every time we play. Thanks Darin.

Loriann avatar

Loriann

Played 97 sessions

The DM set aside time before game to help incorporate my characters back story, make each player feel important and cool as well as creating a fun environment. I truly enjoy playing with Darren!

David avatar

David

Played 70 sessions

Darren is a fantastic DM that knows D&D inside and out. He greatly rewards creativity and uses the set rules and his knowledge to foster player creativity in problem solving and role playing. Definitely sign up for Darren’s games; you will not be disappointed!!

Character creation
Creating your character

Characters will be generated using point buy in session zero starting at first level, I am happy to give any help required. Xanathas and Tasha's options are open but characters are based from Faerun so Ebron etc will not be appropriate. The characters are hero's who want to adventure

What to expect
Preparing for the session

Players need a webcam and mic. characters will be generated in session zero so need mnot be prepared in advance, they will need a character sheet and dice. A basic knowledge of the rules is beneficial but complete beginers will be well looked after and introduced to the game at their own pace

What Darren brings to the table

Decades of experience as a DM Major NPCs have their own voices, time, patience, dice maps and great description

Platforms used
Safety
How Darren creates a safe table

There will be a short comfort break about half way through the session planned. A monte consent form will be sent to each player before session zero. Content warning DnD has violent combat scenes with some graphic description depending on the playes there may be some strong language

Content warnings
Gore
Violence
Cults
Safety tools used

Frequently asked questions

More upcoming games