The Barrows of Bleakwash, And What Came After
The dead walk again! Three barrows around Bleakwash are restless, their dead roving, thoughtless, among the plains. What has caused this disturbance?
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Saturday - 6:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2.5–3.5 hours
5 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
5/6
About the adventure
This is a long-running campaign that will go through a series of shorter modules of my own creation, allowing new players to grow from humble origins to epic adventurers. Currently at 5th level, the party are exploring the dwarven mines of Xos-Hivex, an undermountain mine once home to master craftdwarves.
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Meet the Game Master
1 year on StartPlaying
53 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Knows the Rules
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Well met, adventurers! You can call me Nick, and I've a vault of wonders and peril ready to test your wits and mettle... I'm a veteran dungeon master with over 100 sessions under my belt. My style is 50% improv, 50% prep, and I love cheering on my players as they attempt death-defying stunts and tear-jerking roleplay alike! I'm the DM for the online actual plays the Guild of Icons (D&D5e, 13th Age), Mobius Command (Savage Worlds), UPLIFT (High Magic Lowlives), and Nordmark (D&D5e), and I bring the same chaotic energy to my games. You can also expect custom maps, interesting situations, fun NPCs, and bosses that break the rules (in cool ways!) I'm getting into paid GMing because I have more ideas than I have the time to stream, and I'm eager to share them with more and more people. The best way to hone your skills is to play with people you've never played with before, and I can't wait to do just that! I think that no story survives encountering the players, so I prepare situations, not plots. You won't feel rail-roaded into a specific outcome with me, and if you suddenly decide to open a flower store, I'll be improvising customers on the fly right with you. Safety is important to me, and we'll establish what content is and isn't acceptable before the first session, as well as the safety tools available to you mid-game. I can't wait to run a game for you and your friends, adventure awaits!
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Creating your character
Please send me a link or copy of your 6th-level character sheet on Discord before Session 0, so I can check it for any issues and we can go over any outstanding problems in Session 0. You may either roll your statistics (4d6 drop lower) or use the Standard Array (15,14,13,12,10,8). When leveling up, roll your hit dice. If you don't know how to create a character, let me know and I can walk you through the process in a one-on-one session. This session will be paid. For sources, the following D&D books are fine: 2024 Player's Handbook, Mordenkainan Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse, Xanathar's Guide to Everything, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, The Book of Many Things, and Bigby's Glory of the Giants For character options outside of that list, I will work on a case-by-case basis with you. I don't guarantee it'll make it to the game, but I don't guarantee it won't either.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need a microphone. A webcam is encouraged, but optional. We will talk on discord, so install Discord on your computer. You don't need an account on owlbear, but you will need to be using a modern web browser (chrome, firefox, edge, etc). You can store your sheet how you like (such as with D&D Beyond), but I will want a PDF of your character sheet. The easiest way to do that is to use the official D&D character sheet PDF and edit it. Owlbear has a dice roller if you need one, but physical dice are fine, too.
What Nick (HisCursedness) brings to the table
I run games on Owlbear.rodeo, a free and easy-to-use virtual tabletop tool. I provide custom maps, ambient music, and do character voices. It's up to you to bring art for your characters, but I have some default tokens we can use if you can't find any. My combat encounters are intense and varied. I reward mid-combat improvisation and good use of terrain, which my enemies will also do! Out of combat, I do character voices, but sometimes slip my accents. My NPCs always want something, and are almost always conflicted in some way. My DMing style embraces Rule of Cool, while still sticking to the Rules as Written for as long as they make sense. I have a long history of introducing new players to the hobby and teaching them the rules. Many of those players came away confident enough to start DMing for themselves!
Homebrew rules
None.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Microphone
Internet
Webcam
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Safety
How Nick (HisCursedness) creates a safe table
During Session 0 we'll go over unacceptable content in the game and what areas we must tread carefully. During a game, if anybody feels uncomfortable, they can immediately pause the game. We will all take a break while I discuss with them what content was problematic and how best to remove their discomfort, before rejoining the game.
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Safety tools used