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Old School, New Rules!  Classic Dungeons with 2024 rules

Old School, New Rules! Classic Dungeons with 2024 rules

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | Campaign

About the adventure

The Infinite Staircase leads anywhere, and maybe anywhen, and right now it leads to the 1980s and the grand adventures that shaped Dungeons & Dragons! The Lost City, When a Star Falls, Beyond the Crystal Cave, Pharaoh, Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, and the Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. This remarkable campaign will delight new players and veterans. We'll be using the latest (2024) rules of the game.

Recruiting notes

We'll be starting at level 1, building characters from an assortment of sources including the new 2024 rules, modified versions of older 2014 options, and/or Tales of the Valiant options. 2024 characters will have free choice of their origin feat rather than being tied to the one listed for their background.

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4 years on StartPlaying

999 games hosted

Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Teacher, Inclusive

Game Master Reviews (93)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Knows the Rules

Teacher

Inclusive

Shaliel avatar

Shaliel

Played 1 sessions

Being the only person that signed up for this quick tour, he went above and beyond in my tour through the Fantasy Grounds VTT. I greatly appreciate his knowledge and expertise.

Meithoes avatar

Meithoes

Played 1 sessions

What a good first session. All the players were working together. Keith knew the rule of course but was also, so fast doing things in the VTT it made the game a great experience. Meithoes

Bryce avatar

Bryce

Played 1 sessions

Superb for a beginner trying to learn! Expect Keith's games to be more combat focused and rule focused. If you like strategy and you want a more challenging experience after you have learned the ropes, this is still a great choice! You might not get away with as much rule of coolage here than at another table. And if you are new, Keith will throw you a bone when you all need help. Keith will pretty much run you through how to use the fantasy grounds software and for the one shot that I played, programs custom actions for everyone's characters to automate so many things. Phenomenal!

Dan avatar

Dan

Played 8 sessions

Keith hosted a Father/Son game for myself, my best friend and our two 12 year old sons. He was excellent. Organized, on time, responsive, and for us most of all - patient with the kids who were learning the game and happy to teach (admittedly even us old guys only knew a little of what to do). Highly recommended!

MonsterVT avatar

MonsterVT

Played 16 sessions

Awesome time, great dm

Rosie avatar

Rosie

Keith was excellent at going over the rules and clarifying as needed in a way that followed the natural flow of the narrative. The plot was fun and engaging and afforded room for each player to try things out. He also went over table culture and the sort of unspoken rules that really solidify a party above and on the table.

Additional details

How to prepare

You'll need a computer (not a phone or tablet) and a microphone. Before game day, download and install the free/demo version of Fantasy Grounds Unity, here: https://www.fantasygrounds.com When you join the game you'll get an email with invite links for the Discord channel and the Fantasy Grounds table.

What I provide

A ten foot pole and rope. You always need more rope.

Gameplay details

I run an assertively welcoming game table. All nationalities, ethnicities, genders, orientations, ages (adults), levels of experience, lineages, heritages, species and backgrounds are appreciated here. Persons unable to thrive in such an environment will be removed.

Content warnings

• Alcohol Use

• Animal Death

• Blood

• Character Death

• Cults

• Death

• Devils / Demons / Fiends

• Drowning

• Fire

• Freezing

• Illness

• Insects

• Kidnapping

• Murder

• Small Spaces (Claustrophobia)

• Snakes

• Spiders

• Suffocation

• Violence

Safety tools used

Breaks

Deck of Player Safety

Lines and Veils

X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

We'll make characters before game play if possible, either on D&D Beyond or directly on Fantasy Grounds by appointment. Character resources will be the 2024 edition of the Players handbook, with other content from the 2014 rules perhaps available on a case by case basis.

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

High

Roleplay

Medium

Puzzles

High

Experience level

Open to all

Platforms used

Fantasy Grounds

Discord

1 SEAT LEFT
$27.00

/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Weekly / Sunday - 9:00 PM UTC

Mar 16 / Session 15

3-3.5 Hour duration

4 / 5 Seats filled

Schedule

Sun, Mar 16 | 9:00 PM - Session 15

Sun, Mar 23 | 9:00 PM - Session 16

Sun, Mar 30 | 9:00 PM - Session 17

Requirements

Experience required: Open to all

Age: 18+