Learn to Play D&D 2024 | A Most Potent Brew
$25.00
/ Session
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Once / Sunday - 7:00 PM UTC
Dec 15
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
2 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
New player trying to learn to play D&D in a safe, low-commitment space? Long-term fan just hoping to learn some of the rules changes in the latest 2024 edition? Looking for a long-term group with an experienced GM who can tap into comedy? We've got you covered. A Most Potent Brew is a short adventure, to be played in a single session to teach players both how to play D&D and the differences between the now legacy 2014 rules and the 2024 ones. In this one-shot, a team of adventurers (that's you) are tasked with reclaiming an old brewery from several undesirable inhabitants who have taken cover in it. Along the way, a few mishaps and puzzles are found as they unknowingly venture deeper into the lair of an eight-legged fiend...
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3 years on StartPlaying
757 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Teacher, Creativity
About me
Experienced fantasy/comedy writer and GM helping others get into tabletop. My experience as a writer, along with studies on plot and character development and stage experience as an actor and singer, are all put here in service of telling you a story that's memorable and creating a world where you'll be the protagonist. All of my experience and knowledge is at your disposal, and new players will receive guidance not only on how to create characters, but how to better develop them into full, believable people I specialize in bringing out the funny, the quirky, and the odd in campaigns. Reacting to players' actions isn't only a part of the job for me, but my favorite part of it - creating situations and shaping the storyline between the players and the GM is the heart of tabletop roleplaying. If you're laughing or surprised, I've done my work. If you can come out of my table having learned the rules of the game and becoming a fine roleplayer, I've done my work. All my games are LGBTQ+ friendly, and my tables are safe spaces where people from all walks of life are welcome.
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Creating your character
For this learn-to-play adventure we'll be using premade characters - so all you need to bring is yourself!
We'll be running with pre-made characters, so all you need to do is come over and have a free D&D beyond account to participate!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
As a player, you need only have three simple things for this. 1. Fantasy Grounds Unity running on your Windows/Mac/Linux computer. You can download the free version from here: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/ . Purchase of the Standard version is not only not necessary but discouraged - you'll gain nothing from it, as my Ultimate license already covers it. 2. Discord running on your or mobile device, whichever you choose. You can get it from here: https://discord.com/ or from your phone's own app store. Please make sure you're able to participate in voice chat (both listen to and speak,) as it is instrumental for the adventures. You'll need to join my Discord server. The address will be given on signup. 3. A desire to play or learn to play the world's largest roleplaying game. Previous experience doesn't matter, I've got you. Together we can sure turn you into one fine roleplayer.
What Tizzy brings to the table
My knowledge of TTRPGs (D&D in this case,) a Discord server where we'll host the game, an Ultimate license of Fantasy Grounds, and the content/sourcebooks on Fantasy Grounds. I also bring a desire to help others get into D&D and guide them along the way of learning to deal with character creation and development.
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How Tizzy creates a safe table
The adventures we run in this series will be mostly light-hearted fare, made to fit in single 2-3 hour sessions. The themes will vary from crazy to more serious, but in general they'll remain relatively soft. Even when adventures are one-shots, roleplaying is encouraged. Both roleplaying and combat are important parts in Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, and it is my goal to teach you how to do both, all the while also teaching you how to use Fantasy Grounds. ------------------------- Safety Information ------------------------- Most adventures in this set consist of short encounters, with few deep or potentially threatening themes. However, since every one of us is different, we do host conversations at the start of each session to better avoid any possible triggering situations. Tables are operated under strict no-harassment, no-racism, no-LGBTQ+phobia policies and are meant to be a safe space for all. To help players deal with potential stress resulting from in-game situations, sessions can be stopped at any moment if a player feels triggered, even if the situation creating it wasn't one discussed before and thus not one of the previously agreed-on lines or veils. It is my duty to offer you the safest experience I can, and I'll hold myself to it.
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