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Intro for Beginners - House of Lament | New Players Welcome

Intro for Beginners - House of Lament | New Players Welcome

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | Campaign

About the adventure

The wind howls through the barren trees as you approach the crumbling manor, its silhouette a jagged scar against the storm-darkened sky. The House of Lament stands at the edge of the world, its very presence pulling you into a forgotten place where the past refuses to die. This will be a short 2-5 session adventure designed to teach Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (2014) to new players or offer a chance for experienced players to play a quick adventure. This will be a horror themed adventure that I have run a couple times before that takes players from 1st level to 3rd level in the span of a couple in-game days as you explore the House of Lament. It can be a deadly adventure, so teamwork and the possibility of Character Death are things to keep in mind. House of Lament works best when all the players take the game seriously and are present for the entirety of the session's length. Be sure to read the content warnings below if you have any triggers and feel free to message me as well if you have any questions.

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Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Creativity, Inclusive

Game Master Reviews (7)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Knows the Rules

Creativity

Inclusive

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Peach and Grim Games

New review

Played 6 sessions

I had a fantastic time. There was lots of creativity and incredible fun! Very flexible with play styles and great with feedback.

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Grace Collins

New review

Obligatory this is my fiancé and he's awesome. Zanoth does a great job as a GM, he's good at describing details and thinking of ways to get the party spurred into action. He's good at taking player ideas and rolling with them, leading to some fun times. I've been in at least 4 different campaigns that he's run and I've had a blast every time.

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Kruunch

Played 7 sessions

Easy laid back style that runs a fun game. Great at describing, setting the tone, follows the rule of cool. Definitely would recommend.

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Raymond Mitchell

Played 30 sessions

Zanoth has made such an amazing DM this past few months! Our game is still going but he has done such a wonderful job fleshing out the Curse of Stradh, from proving great voice acting to creating challenging combat encounters, he truly makes the world come alive with the amount of effort and passion he puts into his work.

Daniel avatar

Daniel

Played 22 sessions

Zanoth is an excellent DM! He tells compelling stories and hosts awesome adventures! He keeps combat flowing and makes sure that it is difficult enough to keep us on our toes. I highly recommend Zanoth for your next game!

Surgical avatar

Surgical

Played 29 sessions

Zanoth does an amazing job as a DM. He has a great personality and attitude. He knows the rules well and is fair. He is interested in his players feedback and works to ensure all his players ideas and feedback is considered. Although we are still early in our campaign, I would have zero hesitation in recommending him as a DM. If you are able to play in one of his games I’m sure you won’t regret the decision.

Additional tables

3 available

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Weekly / Monday - 6:20 PM UTC

0 / 5 Seats filled

3 NEEDED TO START

Weekly / Tuesday - 6:20 PM UTC

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3 NEEDED TO START

Weekly / Thursday - 6:20 PM UTC

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Additional details

How to prepare

You will need a mic, a free discord account, and a free Roll20 account. Additionally plan for the session time for the next month or so to be available for this session.

What I provide

We will be playing on Roll20. I can help add in any character features that you may need access to.

Gameplay details

Session 0 will be free and set expectations as well as giving an opportunity for players to make characters and get used to the Roll20 interface.

Content warnings

• Child Death

• Animal Death

• Blood

• Body Horror

• Character Death

• Death

• Devils / Demons / Fiends

• Language/Cursing

• Mass Death

• Mental Illness

• Mind alteration

• Mind Control

• Murder

• Violence

Safety tools used

• Session 0

How will character creation work

-Characters must be on Roll20 and finished at least 24 hours before session 0. I recommend that you do NOT use the Charactermancer, as it will limit your options severely. -If you wish to roll for stats, we can do that during session 0 IN-GAME; otherwise we will use the official Point-Buy rules. -Starting level is 1, ending level will be 3. -Anything from the 2014 Player's Handbook, Xanathar's, Tasha's, or the Mordenkainen books is allowed.

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

High

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Low

Experience level

Open to all

Platforms used

• Roll20

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/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Weekly / Friday - 6:20 PM UTC

3-4 Hour duration

0 / 5 Seats filled

Requirements

Experience required: Open to all

Age: 18+

This game will begin once 3 players have joined