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The Dragon of Icespire Peak: A Family-Friendly Adventure

The Dragon of Icespire Peak: A Family-Friendly Adventure

Bring your kids, let's tell stories and defeat dragons together! This campaign is engineered for 9-15 year olds and their parents

TYPE

Campaign

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

All Ages
About the adventure

Is your child showing nerdy tendencies? Are they very into magic, dungeons, and/or dragons? Showing an aptitude for storytelling? Let's teach them D&D! I'll teach you and your kid/kids how to make characters, play in the game, and generally channel your chaos and imagination into a game that allows you and your child/children to work with the rest of the party to accomplish overarching goals (fight dragons). We'll be playing the module Dragon of Icespire Peak, a Forgotten Realms adventure, but will likely venture into homebrew (made-up) story before long. Everything will be family-friendly and you (the parent) and I will have a conversation or two to make sure the game is not only safe for your child, but interesting and exciting for everyone. Feel free to message me to ask any questions, and get ready for adventure! I will need at least one parent to be present with your child, just to make sure everyone is comfortable and safe. We'll spend at least one session going over the basics of making characters, and I'll walk you through every step of making a character. The first few sessions will be a gentle introduction to the rules and how to play the game before we jump feet-first into a land of magic, swordfighting, and chaos!

1 NEEDED TO START
$18.00

/ Session

Details

Bi-weekly / Sunday – 3:00 PM UTC

1.5–2 Hour Duration

2 / 8 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Sam

they/them

5.0

(18)

This game will begin once 3 players have joined

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(18)

LGBTQ+
Disabled
Neurodivergent
Artist
Women/Femme Identifying

Less than a year on StartPlaying

197 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher

About me

Hi lads, lasses, and all ye besides! I’m Sam, I've been a DM for about 5 years, consumer of D&D shows for 10, and avid reader and artist for my life. I’m queer and AuDHD, and all of those identities are extremely welcome at my tables, as are any others. I intentionally take time to make each of my players feel safe, as well as endowing them with absurd amounts of creative agency. The only things not accepted or tolerated at my tables are bigotry, abuse, and anything that makes other players feel unsafe. Also, I’m an artificer in real life, which is the most fun way I can think of to say I make handmade TTRPG dice, character art, maps, and minis!

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Reviews (18)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Inclusive

Teacher

Bryan Conant avatar

Bryan Conant

Played 59 sessions

Sam has been great both in communications outside the game and in the game. Sam's ability to blend source material into the homebrew that we're all using has been top notch. I look forward to all my other sessions with them.

Mike avatar

Mike

Played 51 sessions

Sam is an absolite sweetheart and its been an absolute pleasure getting to know them. The games weve played have been really engaging and everyone involved seems to have a great time. Sams been really attentive and looked after me as a nervous newbie while simultaneously dealing with my ADHD info dumping. Currently playing a completely home brewed campaign and the level of detail and prep work that theyve put in is insane! If youre looking for somebody imaginative, whos willing to tweak and work with players to make sure they're getting what they need from a game. Then get in touch with Sam!

Jessica Huckabay avatar

Jessica Huckabay

Played 44 sessions

Sam is fantastic at supporting new players to create their character, learn the game mechanics, and have fun playing. Her focus on freedom of self expression is something I love as I have felt my imagination constricted by other GMs.

Val  avatar

Val

Played 41 sessions

Sam is amazing! Where to begin? The constant fun? Check, the absolutely amazing explanation of rules? Check! Making sure people are safe and having fun? Check! They are awesome for new players and they never make you feel silly for asking questions. I have had nothing but a positive experience with them and I look forward to the shenanigans we get up to every weekend!

Ian Zupans avatar

Ian Zupans

Played 36 sessions

Sam is awesome! A great teacher. Very passionate about gaming! I enjoy Sam’s campaign and look forward to joining more after this one concludes. Best part you can play how you want to( obviously with in reason) that doesn’t happen a lot with dnd or at least with my previous GMs it didn’t. The improvisational talents are one of the reasons I keep coming back week after week. They want you to have fun at the end of the session!

Marguerite avatar

Marguerite

Played 27 sessions

Sam is a wonderful DM, welcoming, understanding and guiding for new players. Their world building and creativity in tying together groups of players is so phenomenal. They have a nice mix of role playing and dice rolls in their games, accepts suggestions from players, and lets players drive the sessions. Highly recommend!!

Character creation
Creating your character

We'll do character creation together! I'll spend part of Session 0 (session before the campaign begins) explaining how to make characters, and will walk each player through individually until everyone has a character they're excited to play.

What to expect
Preparing for the session

Just bring yourself and your internet connection! I will be on camera, but that is not required. We will mostly play with voice, and a computer monitor of some sort will be needed to see the TaleSpire terrains where we'll do battle. Otherwise, just you, you child, and all the creativity you can muster!

What Sam brings to the table

I bring custom maps for getting around, TaleSpire maps for combats and encounters, plenty of silly voices, and a lifetime of storytelling experience. I play heavily off of the wants and creations of my players, so the game will be molded by all of you. Character sheets will be on D&D Beyond, and everything else will be run through Discord.

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Internet

Safety
How Sam creates a safe table

In session 0, we'll go over the basics of character creation, the basics of gameplay, and what we all expect out of each other at the table. We'll also talk about things we want to see and don't want to see in the game. All players are absolutely welcome to leave the table (open door) if they're feeling uncomfortable, and I will make sure to understand the discomforting elements and eliminate them from the game. We will be taking breaks throughout to make sure everyone is happy. In addition, everyone is welcome to message me at any time for any reason.

Content warnings
G-rated
Safety tools used

Frequently asked questions