Shadows Approaching the Lone-Lands | Adventures on Middle Earth

Creating your character

Characters will be created at session 0, whether that is the first session or during a set aside timeframe where we meet up before the upcoming session. They will be created using the rule guidance provided in the Core Rulebook and, if joining midgame, taking into consideration any additional progress the party has made since the game has begun.

Preparing for the session

Players will be expected to have the following prepared before their first session: - have a discord account (free) - have an Alchemy VTT account (free) - download TaleSpire (guest version is free on Steam) - Set up a Google Drive account (free) - a laptop or computer - some way to hear others who are talking The following content is allowed if the player prefers: - physical dice While Talespire and Alchemy both have digital dice options, I fully support folks who want to use their own dice as long as they do so responsibly. - a microphone While having access to the ability to speak to us is useful, I have run with folks who are in situations where they can't talk or just prefer to type instead. This is perfectly fine as both Alchemy and Talespire support text based typing - though both may have character limits.

What Onyx (Megan) brings to the table

What I offer mechanically: - Discord, Alchemy, and Talespire expertise - Free access to the Talespire map and program - Extended knowledge and adoration for the LotR setting - Access to view the PDFs for The One Ring 2nd Edition What I offer narratively: - Relatable and dynamic NPCs - Revolving world events that showcase the passage of time and the impact of the party - Realistic situations with more than one path forward - Improv mastery to handle all of the twists and turns you may throw at me - Narration that wants to your story to be just as important as the adventure you partake in

How Onyx (Megan) creates a safe table

The use of safety tools provided in Discord, Roll20, and verbally will handle session by session content. The content warnings listed are only those that come to mind in a general sense of the adventures and may not fully encompass all safety issues that may come up. A quick note on a few safety issues. - Child Death, Kidnapping, and Violence against Children In LotR, these are common issues or problems that are often used to portray the evil creatures' actions. In many cases these are describing either past events or scenes that should end favorably in the player's court. However, may still occur. - Insects, Spiders, and Snakes may not make an appearance at all during normal gameplay and if someone has a serious fear towards one of these, I can look at working around them. However, it is well-known that these monsters do exist in Tolkien's work.