Tides of Tyranny - Swashbuckling Campaign
Dungeons & Dragons 5e | Campaign
About the adventure
Cast off the lines and hoist the anchor as this nautical themed adventure sets sail! Gather a crew to compete in the Tidebreaker Tournament: a naval competition that takes place once every 10 years in Coastalbury. The region's greatest sailors gather trying to claim fame, fortune, and a brand new ship being offered! This sandbox style campaign takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting in the homebrewed seaside town of Coastalbury.
Game style
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.
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.
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
This adventure is going to pick up with players coming together to join and form an infamous sailing crew that has just won a large tournament, the Tidebreaker Tournament, held once every 10 years. Why would this new and up-and-coming crew be looking to bring your character aboard? What awaits our players once they set sail across the Sword Sea that is ruled by the Pirate King?
5.0
(19)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
219 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Voices, Inclusive
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
Additional details
How to prepare
- Mic needed - Webcam optional - Roll20 account - Discord Account - Token artwork representing your character
What I provide
- LARGE custom maps - 12+ homebrewed subclass options like 'Gunslinger Rogue' and 'Puppeteer Artificer' - Homebrew naval mechanics to encourage maritime adventure and conflict - Ambient music
Gameplay details
We will be using the following homebrew short rest rules: Quickened Short Rest: A short rest can be completed in as little as 10 minutes. For example, Fighters can regain features like Action Surge and Second Wind while Warlocks would regain spell slots. However, if you are rolling hit dice to regain hp, the short rest will take 10 minutes per hit dice rolled (with a maximum time of the original 1 hour.) Below is a link for a Session Zero Google Doc covering my DM style, campaign specifics, and more. https://docs.google.com/document/d/135HDkBNcRK9tmcu1S1ThqSzeQO3J8o0BT5zIGDpPim8/edit?usp=sharing
Content warnings
• Alcohol Use
• Violence
• Language/Cursing
• Deep or Large Bodies of Water
• Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)
• Alcoholism
• Animal Death
• Blood
• Clowns
• Devils / Demons / Fiends
• Drowning
• Emotional Abuse
• Execution
• Extreme Violence
• Gore
• Guns
• Hangings
• Hostages
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist
• Stars and Wishes
How will character creation work
You will be starting at level 5. You can create your character anytime before session 1. If you need help or have any question with character creation, please reach out to me and I will be glad to help. You are free to create your sheet however you see fit as long as you are able to send me a clear copy. I do not mind being sent DnDBeyond links, Roll20 sheets, or even pictures sent of physical character sheets being filled out. I will file your sheet using your preferred method. You can use Point Buy, Standard Array, or roll stats when the DM is able to approve them. 1 Common and 1 Uncommon magic item are allotted Anyone playing one of my 12+ homebrew subclasses, like 'Gunslinger Rogue' or 'Puppeteer Artificer', will receive an additional feat upon character creation. (message me for details)
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
High
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Beginner
Platforms used
• Roll20
• Discord
$20.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Weekly / Sunday - 4:30 PM UTC
3-3.5 Hour duration
2 / 5 Seats filled
Requirements
Experience required: Beginner
Age: 18+