Plunder Riches, Slay Dragons! Old-School Hexcrawl and Survival
Low Fantasy Gaming | Campaign
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Wednesday - 12:00 AM UTC
Jun 25 / Session 17
3-3.5 Hour Duration
4 / 5 Seats Filled
Schedule
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+
About the adventure
💥 Loot dungeons & get rich! Fighting monsters is completely optional. 💥 Stop an ancient curse from destroying the civilized world... again! 💥 Experience an epic tale of valiant heroism and underhanded skullduggery in the vein of Black Company and Lankhmar stories! It begins almost routinely: you’re hired to find a missing lord who ended up slumming it a touch too hard. Crawling pubs instead of dungeons? Easy money, right? Wrong. Soon there’s a cult trying to summon a demon apocalypse, elves returning to the world after a thousand-year hibernation, and the mystical Veil breaking under the strain of a god that was exiled aeons ago. Oh, and did I mention the dragons? What begins as a story of expendable assets working for a mysterious and enigmatic employer in Crow's Keep soon turns into a great hunt for an elusive maleficar all over Midlands... ------- Midlands of Argosa is a points-of-light setting in the vein of the fantasy of yesteryear, building upon the classic elements of the genre. The wilderness is infested with deadly Skorn and terrifying monstrosities, walled cities are the only safe places, and there are cults, demons, mutants and godlings galore. It takes a strong arm and a valiant heart to brave the borderlands, but even the cities aren't safe. Political intrigues of the Crow's Keep nobles, watching the dying King like vultures; haughty and decadent merchant princes stabbing each other in the back in the underground Dol-Karok; gang warfare in Port Brax and the insance science of Northgate - all of these paint a colorful tapestry that is Argosa. Step into the Midlands, adventurer - and may the gods judge you fairly.
Ever wanted to play D&D, but 5e is just too high-powered? Thirsting for good old plundering of riches? Want some awesome main plot to go with your old-school dungeon crawling? Look no further. Tales of Argosa is what happens when you take the best parts of various d20-based systems, add a good measure of randomness and a gritty setting, and et voila!
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Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Knows the Rules
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
Additional details
How to prepare
The only things you will require are: - Discord account - Forge account (free for the user) - Decent microphone & some relatively quiet space for 3 hours a week. Webcams are completely optional, and we mostly run without them. Other than that - bring your best Conan, Fafhrd & Grey Mouser and other epic scoundrel vibes, and be ready for a rough, dangerous and thrilling adventure!
What I provide
What I provide: - Maps, scenes and visual aids. - VTT assistance & troubleshooting as needed. - (Somewhat) funny voices. - Personalized storylines for characters woven into the fabric of the campaign. I prefer stories to games. I lean heavily into personalized storylines, making them central to the campaign. After all, it is the story about your characters, and they should be absolutely central to it. Handwaving a rule here or there in favor of a particularly cool moment is also something that is known to happen! The most important question at my tables usually isn't the "Are the characters going to win or lose?", but rather "What will their victory cost them, and what will be left of them in the end?" That doesn't mean your characters will be immortal or have it easy! Argosa is dangerous, and so is this campaign too. :)
Gameplay details
Argosa is a harsh world, and many adventures deal with topics such as slavery, blood rituals and eldritch horrors from beyond the Veil. Come prepared. - Lines & Veils are established in Session 0 and strictly adhered to. - I usually do not delve too much into gory details. - Sexual content might be hinted at/alluded to, but is never on-screen or explicit.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• Session 0
How will character creation work
Character creation in Argosa is quick and easy: roll 3d6 down the line, roll for your origins and class, and you can even roll for backgrounds and lifepaths! - Extra equipment and starting gold bonuses are available for those who embrace the random chaos of the dice and generate completely randomized characters in the vein of Old-School Renaissance! - Alternatively, you can build the character by hand, picking options instead of rolling... but where is the fun in that? :) That said, character creation will be done together with the players during session 0. We will go through every step of the process, taking a look at all the mechanical and role-playing features, and will also establish the initial party bonds that brought these disparate heroes together.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
• Foundry VTT