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Spelljammer Custom Campaign - Thursday's Bi-Weekly

Spelljammer Custom Campaign - Thursday's Bi-Weekly

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | Campaign

About the adventure

The Twilight Unicorn, a Spelljammer ship given life by it's symbiotic relationship with an ancient Treant, and their plane-hopping Githyanki Captain named Qelra, is known as one of the most reliable, and honorable ships for hire in The Astral Sea. The Unicorn is currently operating from the Spelljammer port town on the moon of Volance, which orbits the mining colony planet of Ennith. This campaign idea has been developed by a group that has played together through Start Playing for over a year. Our last campaign came to an end, and 3 players wanted to start a new campaign. We are working with a blend of custom settings, homebrew worlds, and established D&D lore. We will be hopping between multiple settings throughout this campaign. The campaign will start as a series of missions as we develop storylines that will tie into character backstories. Campaigns that I run are always based off character ambitions and backstories. This campaign is starting at Level 3.

Recruiting notes

Good group of players that has played together for over a year, and we are just starting a new Spelljammer campaign. Come join us for some plane-hopping fun!

5.0

(23)

3 years on StartPlaying

176 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Teacher

Game Master Reviews (23)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Creativity

Teacher

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Frank Liu

Played 63 sessions

Darren has been a fantastic DM, which is hard to come by--especially in an online environment. His sessions are always engaging thanks to the expansive world he has crafted, his thoughtful roleplaying as NPCs within the said world, and the challenging yet rewarding encounters he orchestrates. Furthermore, Darren places specific emphasis on intertwining the PCs' backstory into the campaign and oftentimes surprises his players with twists and turns that sculpt the PCs' fate together with the players.

Sean avatar

Sean

Played 23 sessions

We are a few games into a long term campaign. Darren has been great for me as a new player, understand some of the rules better, and building a character that has deep ties to his home brew world.

Todd avatar

Todd

Played 47 sessions

Recently began a campaign and Darren was great in letting me write my own PC, while working with me to have it fit with the other players and the established story. At no point was I cut off creatively, but rather encouraged to enhance what I'd already come up with so that it would be easier to fit in.

Adam avatar

Adam

Played 61 sessions

Darren goes to great lengths to include, allow, AND encourage Player creativity in the campaign. I’ve been a DM for several years, and as a side effect of that, I love being able to retain some level of agency over my characters and their choices/consequences (to appropriate degrees). Darren actively communicates with me about how we think character development should progress, and it’s now to the point where I’m quite happy NOT being in the loop with next steps, as I trust Darren to have my best interests as a player in mind. He is a great storyteller and world-builder, and pleasantly allows for inter-party RP and interaction. Mechanically, Darren smoothly runs interactions (both in and out of combat) exceedingly well, and is very seasoned in keeping the pace flowing for the players. Large combats do not feel slogged through- they are engaging and spark with intuition. Social encounters are rife with emotion, and help cultivate some critical plot points for various members of the party (even when we RP amongst ourselves). I am very blessed to have found this group, DM absolutely included, and I highly recommend Darren for players of any experience level.

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Dillon

Played 8 sessions

Such an excellent DM, has created a world of his own populated with great characters and really gets together with his players to collaborate on the story.

Durus avatar

Durus

Played 49 sessions

Darren is an awesome GM. He works with you to build a story and he works with the other players to intertwine those stories together. Sessions are fun, thrilling, and challenging. He keeps everyone on track while letting us explore and discover on our own. I wish I would have found him when I first started playing, but I'm glad that I found him when I did. He works with me as I'm learning and developing my skills in a way that I feel included and not a hinderance to the other more experienced players. I look forward to the many stories and adventures I'll discover and create in his world.

Additional details

How to prepare

You will need free accounts with D&D Beyond and Discord. A good mic is a requirement.

What I provide

I will bring everything else that is needed to the game. Dice rolling will be done in D&D Beyond. Check out my reviews, it gives you a really good sense of how I run my campaigns. The 3 players who requested this game have all reviewed me previously.

Gameplay details

This game will be played using Discord for Voice & Video. Video is optional for all players. We will use D&D Beyond for Character Creation. We will roll for stats at Session 0 and go through what options to use for Character Building. Please note, we will NOT be using a VTT. This game will be played using game boards, 3D printed terrain & mini's utilizing a board camera. You can design your own mini in Hero Forge (or other similar programs) send me the STL file, and I will print and paint the mini's, or, I have generic mini's that can be used. No experience is necessary to join this game, but you do need to come ready to play your character! You can expect a good balance of role-play, combat and exploration. Combats will typically feature obstacles such as terrain or weather events that may make things more challenging and fun. Role-play will feature plenty of opportunity for the party to interact amongst themselves as well as with NPC's. Exploration will involve occasional traps and puzzles but will mostly be scoping out cool locations and looking for loot. Come join us for our Session 0 on February 20th where we will all get to know each other and flesh out our characters. I consider my games to be a safe place for players, please see my GM Profile if you want more info!

Content warnings

• Abuse

• Alcohol Use

• Animal abuse

• Animal Cruelty

• Animal Death

• Blood

• Body Horror

• Character Death

• Classism

• Death

• Drowning

• Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)

• Execution

• Fire

• Genocide

• Insects

• Kidnapping

• Language/Cursing

• Mental Illness

• Nightmares about Traumatic Events

• Slavery

Safety tools used

Breaks

Debriefing

Lines and Veils

Open Door

Session 0

How will character creation work

Characters will start at Level 3. Character creation will be done in D&D Beyond, we will roll for stats at Session 0.

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

Medium

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Low

Experience level

Beginner

Platforms used

D&D Beyond

Discord

Theater of the Mind

Physical Battlemap

2 SEATS LEFT
$25.00

/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Bi-weekly / Friday - 12:00 AM UTC

Mar 21 / Session 2

2.5-3 Hour duration

4 / 6 Seats filled

Schedule

Fri, Mar 21 | 12:00 AM - Session 2

Fri, Apr 11 | 12:00 AM - Session 3

Fri, Apr 25 | 12:00 AM - Session 4

Requirements

Experience required: Beginner

Age: 18+