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Icewind Dale x Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting. Survive, Hunt

Icewind Dale x Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting. Survive, Hunt

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | Campaign

About the adventure

It’s cold… It’s dark… Welcome to Icewind Dale: a frozen realm where a vengeful winter goddess seeks to erase every remnant of warmth, and where you, whether a hardened native or an unlucky adventurer, now find yourself trapped in Ten-Towns—a land locked in ice and mystery. This retelling of Rime of the Frostmaiden is a hearty mix of intense combat and deep roleplay. While battles will test your mettle with challenging encounters, my true passion lies in crafting a rich narrative. Expect a campaign that weaves your character’s story into a tapestry of intrigue, where every decision carries weight. We’ll be using Foundry VTT for dynamic maps, seamless rolls, and interactive storytelling, ensuring you’re fully immersed in this frosty world. Drawing inspiration from Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting, survival in this harsh environment is more than just fighting off foes. You’ll need to master resource gathering, crafting, and clever decision-making to make do with scarce food, shelter, and magic items—hoarded by those desperate to survive. Why You Should Join Don’t just take my word for it. Here’s what some players have said: “I’ve now played over 10 sessions with Jen and she is a gem of a DM. The world she created for our campaign is rich with diverse NPCs and locales that are a blast to explore, and you can really feel the consequences of your choices.” – James “Jen is an awesome storyteller, truly bringing the world and characters to life with such detail that each session feels like a thrilling roller coaster of action, drama, comedy, and suspense.” – William If you’re after an adventure where combat is fierce but the story remains at its heart—and where every roll of the dice might alter your destiny—then this is the campaign for you. Prepare to brave the unyielding cold, test your skills, and shape a legend in a land where survival is a story in itself. The frost awaits… will you endure, or be lost to the endless winter?

Game style

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.

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.

5.0

(14)

LGBTQ+
Queer
Women/Femme Identifying

1 year on StartPlaying

39 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher

Average response time: 3 hours

Response rate: 67%

Game Master Reviews (14)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Storytelling

Teacher

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Sharla

Played 16 sessions

Jen is a creative and tells a wonderful story as a DM. Escaping into the world of Jen's games has been a fantastic few hours out of my week. Highly recommend!

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Nick

Played 10 sessions

Jen is a great storyteller. The world she creates is full of intrigue and and interesting places. She takes time to include every player and weave their character into the story. I have really enjoyed every session with her so far.

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James

Played 19 sessions

I've now played over 10 sessions with Jen and she is a gem of DM. The world she created for our campaign is rich and full of diverse NPCs and locales that are a blast to explore and interact with. She has great narrative plot hooks for us to snag or not at our own discretion, but you can also feel the consequences (positive or negative) of our actions within the world. So far the campaign has been RP heavy with some combat and puzzles thrown in, and I find myself looking forward to each session week after week.

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William

Played 4 sessions

While I am yet to play a game with Jen online, I have played with Jen IRL. Jen is an awesome story teller, really bringing the world and characters to life with deep and detailed descriptions. She is very knowledgable about the rule sets and machanics but love creative play and realism so is very open to adapting as long as players concur. She will push characters to the limit challenging them at every turn, but with sucess comes great rewards. Prepare for a thriller roller coaster of a game with action, drama, comedy and suspense.

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Jessica Wilson

A lovely DM who is willing to keep up with Player shenanigans while keeping the plot moving, which is a rarer skill than you might expect.

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Gareth Gavan

We had the honour of having Jenza DM for us in a one-shot which was a nod to Monty Python and the holy grail. She was very patient with those of us new to Foundry and made the game very fun and engaging. I would highly recommend her!

Additional details

How to prepare

Mics required, camera preferred but not required. character creation will be done on the discord.

What I provide

All D&D books on D&D beyond, I will try and do character voices where I can! Very much a rule of Cool DM

Gameplay details

We will have a serious conversation in session 0 about what people do and do not want in a game. No judgements though, do understand that this is a game that happens when people get desperate!

Content warnings

• Alcoholism

• Blood

• Body Horror

• Classism

• Confronting Abuser

• Devils / Demons / Fiends

• Fire

• PTSD

• Snakes

• Spiders

• Violence

Safety tools used

Debriefing

Lines and Veils

Luxton Technique

Open Door

Session 0

How will character creation work

we will create characters in session 0, most class / race combos will be okay so long as they don't fly

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

Medium

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Medium

Experience level

Open to all

Platforms used

Discord

D&D Beyond

Foundry VTT

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2 NEEDED TO START
$15.00

/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Weekly / Tuesday - 8:30 PM UTC

3-4 Hour duration

1 / 6 Seats filled

Requirements

Experience required: Open to all

Age: 18+

This game will begin once 3 players have joined