The Shattered Land - Dynastic Expedition into a Mysterious Land
Exalted 3rd Edition | Campaign
About the adventure
The news of a new continent in the uncharted seas of the West spread like wildfire across the Realm. To you, newly graduated from the halls of Secondary School, it seems the perfect opportunity—a chance to prove your worth to your House, to carve your name into the bones of Creation itself. You and your peers have been chosen to journey into the unknown, to stake your claim on this wild land and return triumphant. Or so you’ve been told. The truth, veiled beneath the polished words of your superiors, is far more complicated. Ancient ruins from the First Age lie buried in this land, whispering of forgotten power and dangerous secrets. Your Houses have chosen you, their sharpest young blades, and sent you into the crucible of this uncharted land. Here, among the jagged cliffs and labyrinthine jungles, the harsh truth of your strength will be tested. But the land itself is no quiet prize. Its dense jungles, jagged cliffs, and mist-shrouded valleys teem with dangers: fierce native warriors who will not surrender their home, creatures born of chaos and nightmare, and other Chosen who stalk the shadows, their motives as unclear as their loyalties. Even the land itself seems alive, its treacherous terrain and untold mysteries conspiring to undo the unworthy. Here, alliances will be forged in fire or shattered like brittle glass. Glory awaits those who triumph, and ruin waits for the careless. But you were not sent here to fail. You were sent to be tempered, sharpened into the weapons your Houses will wield in the storm of war that looms on the horizon. The land is wild. The stakes are high. And the only question that remains is whether you will rise to the challenge—or be broken by it.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire.
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
Rule of Cool (RoC)
“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.
3 years on StartPlaying
770 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Voices
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
Additional tables
1 available
Weekly / Wednesday - 11:00 PM UTC
Apr 2 / Session 8
3 / 6 Seats filled
Additional details
How to prepare
As this is an online game using discord and FoundryVTT, players will need access to both as well as microphones to play. While reading the rules ahead of time will help, it is not required.
What I provide
The Books, A Flexible Mind, A Whole Bushel Full of Patience, and FUN!
Gameplay details
With the number of Tags we have, it's important to note that we will absolutely be doing a session 0 to discuss the Overall tone of the Campaign. Character Creation will also be done during Session 0. Players who join after Session 0 has been conducted can schedule a meeting with me to get caught up on the game and go through character creation and whatnot together.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Lines and Veils
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
This is going to be a little more than a standard Dragon-Blooded start. * Essence 2 Start * 1 Free Signature Charm (Ignoring the Essence requirement, but not ability or charm prerequisites) * +5 Charms * A total of 4 starting specialties (+2 from background, if appropriate) * All players start with 55 character creation experience (replacing Bonus Points) as per Crucible of Legend. For those who don't know how Heroic XP works, it can be spent on all the same things normal XP can be spent on EXCEPT your Splat's charms.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
• Foundry VTT
$20.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Weekly / Saturday - 1:00 PM UTC
Apr 5 / Session 3
2.5-3 Hour duration
5 / 6 Seats filled
Schedule
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+