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Villagers vanish, a cursed ruin hides treasure, and dark spirits rise. Join a beginner-friendly quest to uncover the truth behind the Blood Mist!

TYPE

One-Shot

LEVELS

1–1

EXPERIENCE

Beginner

AGE

18+
About the adventure

💀 A village is being haunted by a mysterious evil presence and several villagers have disappeared. 💎 An ancient ruin nearby is rumored to be the resting place of a vast treasure - those that have searched for it have never been seen again. ⚔️ The village is asking for help from bold adventurers to find the source of the evil spirits and destroy them. You are down on you luck and the offer provided by the village is intriguing. Do you have what it takes to survive against the evils warped by the "Blood Mist?"

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$15.00

/ Session

Details

Once / Monday – 11:00 PM UTC

Apr 14

2.5–3 Hour Duration

2 / 6 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Admiral Adventures

5.0

(73)

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(73)

Veteran
Disabled
Teacher/Educator

3 years on StartPlaying

1064 games hosted

Highly rated for: Sets the Mood, Creativity, Visual Aid

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

U.S. Navy Submarine Captain that started playing D&D in 1981. Immerse yourself in challenging 3D combat that requires tactical teamwork for victory. Explore and unravel intricate story plot lines set in motion by memorable NPCs. ✔️ Amazing battlemaps are the focus, RP to tie everything together ✔️ Encourages player creativity - "Yes, you can do that!" ✔️ Unique visual aids, ambient music and sound effects 🌐 https://AdmiralAdventures.com/ 🙏 A portion of proceeds supports the Tunnel to Towers Foundation I run most of my campaigns as follows: 📚 Rules as Written (RaW) Games that are ran “Rules as Written” emphasize realism and stick to the letter of the rules, allowing players to explore creative solutions while still operating under a consistent rule set. Players have the ability to utilize the rules in creative ways to create awesome characters and moments in the game. ⚔️ Combat Heavy “Combat Heavy” games emphasize the combat mechanics within their systems over roleplay or puzzle solving. There are frequent and longer battles with enemies and a greater emphasis on tactical game play.

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Reviews (73)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Sets the Mood

Creativity

Visual Aid

RAspewytin avatar

RAspewytin

Played 134 sessions

This guy brings it! The Admiral births a very immersive fantasy world to life with his unique delivery of story telling and voice acting. He facilitates the player characters abilities to maximize their opportunities to shine in the spotlight. He ensures that everyone is comfortable at the table while also managing a well organized session. You wont regret playing with this DM! Highly recommended.

Jeromy Cross avatar

Jeromy Cross

Played 125 sessions

Fun mix of action and story telling. The party is made up of a good mix of experienced and new players making it fun for all leaves of play.

Matthew Rolls avatar

Matthew Rolls

Played 118 sessions

The Admiral is a great DM. He goes the extra mile to ensure a fun and rewarding play experience. He has a very good working knowledge of the rules, but at the same time allows for creativity from the players. Every session is one of the biggest highlights of my week. Maps, visual aids, music, voices, and custom macros for each character to streamline combat and ability checks are some of the great features of his sessions, and he's open to players of all skill levels! I could go on, but I'll end with this: If you are looking for a fantastic TTRPG experience, you've found one with Admiral Adventures. I can't recommend him enough!

EDWARD avatar

EDWARD

Played 111 sessions

This was my first ever gm and honestly im spoiled. The amount of effort and patience the admiral has on a level like ive never seen. If you want a great game this is the man for you.

William avatar

William

Played 101 sessions

The Admiral (Brody) is very entertaining with every campaign I am involved with (3) along with giving detailed explanations for rules and situations! Overall Brody has made my experience playing D&D5E very enjoyable along with creating a sense of belonging with the other party members, not to mention graphics, maps, audio and visual effects which are truly dynamic!

Thomas avatar

Thomas

Played 99 sessions

The Admiral is an EXCELLENT DM! He has a Vast amount of visual aids, music, and sound bytes to make you feel as if you are actually there. He is awesome at roleplay, using various voices and personalities as he interacts with the party; bringing vitality to the story line. In combat and in how the groups are run, his military background shows well, its strategic and challenging, but not too mind melting; Giving backing to how fluid The Admiral's play style is. He really is the DM for you that listens to you

Character creation
Creating your character

Admiral Adventures will provide pre-made character sheets for you to choose from after you sign up or at the start of the game.

What to expect
Preparing for the session

1️⃣ Join the Admiral Adventures Discord server and complete the "Onboarding Process" below: ✔️ Join the server via this invite: https://discord.gg/3vSHkX5N2a ✔️ Read through the following channels under the ONBOARDING category : #📜server-rules #🎲game-rules #🚩safety #$refunds ✔️ Acknowledge that the Onboarding is complete in Question 1. (Note: Question 2 is optional) ✔️ Select the Forbidden Lands session listed (The sessions are listed by Day of the Week, starting on Monday) 2️⃣ (Optional) Take the Myers-Briggs survey test. I have restructured the survey questions to focus on scenarios you would come across in a D&D fantasy setting. The results will be used to help assign you the appropriate Pre-generated character. Link for the test is here: https://dungeons-and-dragons-mbti.netlify.app/ 3️⃣ Sign up for a quick 1-1 virtual meeting with your DM. You will need a webcam and working microphone. Use the following link to schedule the event: https://calendly.com/admiral_adventures/30min

What Admiral Adventures brings to the table

1️⃣ Access to the following source material on DnDBeyond (Master Tier Account): ✔️ Player's Handbook (2024) ✔️ Player's Handbook (2014) ✔️ Xanathar's Guide to Everything ✔️ Tasha's Cauldron of Everything ✔️ Dungeon Master's Guide (2024) 2️⃣ Roll20 Pro Account. ✔️ Custom Animated Maps ✔️ Custom Tokens ✔️ "New Player" features (macros) to help make play EASY! 3️⃣ Amazing sonic experience enabled by Voicemeeter and Discord ✔️ Over 100 movie and video game OSTs used for "ambiance" ✔️ Sound effects (weapons, spells, creatures, environment) ✔️ 192 kbps high fidelity audio channel on Discord ✔️ Voice alteration powered by Cantabile VSTs 4️⃣ Realistic and intense tactical combat facilitated by a 30 year military veteran with decades of combat training. ✔️ Knows the rules inside and out, but... ✔️ Will NEVER say "You can't do that..." (The Rule of Cool) 5️⃣ A choice of several "pre-generated" characters aligned to your Myers-Briggs personality type which makes it EASY to play with complete strangers for the first time.

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Headphones

Internet

Microphone

Webcam

Platforms used
Safety
How Admiral Adventures creates a safe table

Game safety will be provided by digital cards that will be whispered to the DM during game play. No one except the DM will know what card was submitted or by whom.

Content warnings
Blood
Gore
Insects
Violence
Snakes
Spiders
Safety tools used

Frequently asked questions

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