Echoes from Below - Weekly D&D Hades Campaign!

Echoes from Below - Weekly D&D Hades Campaign!

Ripped from your hometown, you and your party find themselves raised from death in a strange realm. Explore and fight against Hades to save your soul!

TYPE

Campaign

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

All Ages
About the adventure

This story begins with a group of highly acclaimed adventurers, praised as the strongest to ever call the city of Himdale home. You've been enjoying your time resting since your last campaign, but abruptly you're once again called to action as a mysterious and ferocious beast attacks your city. You and your companions stand against a massive, rot filled monster that you successfully take down... but at a great cost. After the battle you awaken in a strange place filled with the smell of blood and rot, remembering little more than your own name. Do you have the resilience to cling to your memories and climb your way out of Hades? Or would you let your very soul rot away like the hollowed around you... 👹 - Traverse and conquer the realm Daemons and wicked beings call home 🏰 - Explore the new Bastion rules and create the perfect stronghold for you and your party! 🛠️ - Utilize forgotten war machines and hellish technology from the blood war! This is a weekly campaign revolving primarily around Hades and it's three layers: Oinos, NIflheim and Pluton. Your main goal will be to escape from Hades with your newfound knowledge and to find a way to keep the whispering rot of the underworld from destroying your memories in the process. It's expected to take 20 to 30 2-3 hour sessions to complete, and end back at around 15th level. Any experience level is absolutely welcome! I love teaching the game to new people and believe this story can be a great introduction to Dungeons & Dragons. I have nothing against homebrew and am always happy to entertain ideas for any unique character idea you're cooking up, just shoot me a message!

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$20.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Wednesday – 11:00 PM UTC

Jul 30 / Session 14

2–3 Hour Duration

4 / 5 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Taylor (Beptis)

he/him

5.0

(31)

Schedule

Wed, Jul 30 | 11:00 PM – Session 14

Wed, Aug 06 | 11:00 PM – Session 15

Wed, Aug 13 | 11:00 PM – Session 16

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

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Meet the Game Master

3 years on StartPlaying

220 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Voices, Storytelling

Average response time: 9 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

Hi, I'm Taylor! I've been playing TTRPGs for a few years now and have had a blast trying to give everyone a fun player driven experience. It's developed into a passion for writing, roleplaying and overall expression of creativity that I just can't get anywhere else; I'm blessed to have found such an amazing hobby/community! Rule of Cool is king!

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Reviews (31)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Voices

Storytelling

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Lane

Played 120 sessions

This is one of if not THE best GM on this site! When I first started playing at his table I was new to D&D but that was no problem at all he walked me through the processes and helped guide me to making the character that I wanted. He does a good job making sure everyone feels invested in the stories even if we go off the beaten trail he always has something up his sleeve 10/10!

Connor avatar

Connor

Played 113 sessions

Taylor was such a welcoming and helpful GM all they way. My friend and I are beginners and fairly new to virtual DnD, but he made it so simple and walked us through everything so that we could settle in and really invest in the experience. Voices, combat and story were delivered so well, nothing but fun the whole time!

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peachy keen

Played 63 sessions

THE best DM for every person that could come across his table. He artfully keeps things balanced, challenging, and engaging for experienced and beginner players alike. The environment is always welcoming and friendly, stimming from his ability to make friends with everyone at the table. From going back and forth with outgoing players to providing stepping stones for more shy players to take cues from, roleplaying has never felt more natural/mutual. I cannot recommend his games enough, and play in them every chance I get. 5 stars all around ✨

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Anthony

Played 50 sessions

Dude this guy is awesome. I haven’t played D & D a day in my life before this adventure I’ve been on. Not once did he make me feel dumb or anything like that when asking questions or help. We’re like eight in and I still ask questions and he’ll help me out immediately not getting annoyed. He’s easy going, feels like you’re playing with a friend, I could go on. If you’re looking for a chill game with a story and some badass combat. This guy definitely is the way to go.

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Joseph

Played 40 sessions

DM is very knowledgeable about the game and takes the time to explain mechanics to beginners. Allows player creativity and doesn't try to railroad sessions. DM is great at really painting a picture of the scene and uses a ton of npc voices along with background music to give a really immersive experience.

Cain avatar

Cain

Played 35 sessions

I've played with some of the best GM's out there and Taylor is easily one of the best i've ever seen. He is able to make a amazing and inviting story, while still giving his players the space to do what they want. I cannot recommend him enough to anyone who wishes to play.

Character creation
Creating your character

D&DBeyond Campaign Link: https://www.dndbeyond.com/campaigns/join/64409214228758021 Characters will start at 15th level, and quickly be brought down to 5th level. - Point Buy Ability Scores - Milestone Leveling - Standard Starting equipment - 1 free uncommon magic item or +1 weapon - Everyone starts with a free feat unless you start as variant human or take a background that provides a feat/spells. - Every race/class is a-OK Your characters are the "Heros of Himdale" a smaller city in the Material Plane (the normal world). Your story/lore are fairly unrestricted, feel free to go crazy with whatever story you have in mind! Since you're technically starting at 15th level, it would make sense if your character had some experience and achievement under their belt. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to shoot me a message I'll respond ASAP!

What to expect
Preparing for the session

To play D&D online, you need a few things you probably already have. If not, I'll put some links at the bottom just in case. - Discord + A working Microphone/Headset - Roll20 Account - D&DBeyond Account - Beyond20 Browser Extension + Chrome/OperaGX or Firefox browser - A willingness to have a fun time Discord, D&DBeyond and Roll20 invite links will be provided in the group chat once you've joined! https://discord.com/ https://app.roll20.net https://www.dndbeyond.com/ https://beyond20.here-for-more.info/install

What Taylor (Beptis) brings to the table

I'll provide just about everything you need besides character art. Things such as: - Ambient Music - Maps Galore - A lot of D&DBeyond Sourcebooks - A great attitude and funny voices

Homebrew rules

Drinking a potion is a bonus action. Feeding someone else a potion is an action.

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Headphones

Internet

Microphone

Safety
How Taylor (Beptis) creates a safe table

Webcam recommended but absolutely not required. Judgement free, if anything ever causes discomfort the open door tool is their for that exact reason. I'm always here to listen and find solutions to anything dampening your fun at the table.

Content warnings
Alcohol Use
Animal Death
Blood
Character Death
Cults
Death
Devils / Demons / Fiends
Execution
Mass Death
Murder
Torture
Trauma
Safety tools used

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