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
$18.00
/ Session
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Bi-weekly / Sunday - 4:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 1.5–2 hours
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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!
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1 year on StartPlaying
317 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher
Average response time: 24+ hours
Response rate: 100%
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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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
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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.
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