Rime of the Frostmaiden: For beginners and veterans alike

Rime of the Frostmaiden: For beginners and veterans alike

Eternal winter has Icewind Dale in its grasp! Safe the tentowns and break the Frostmaiden's curse!

TYPE

Campaign

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

All Ages
About the adventure

The cruel Frostmaiden Auriel, until now only a minor godess, has engulfed the whole of Icewind Dale in a spell of eternal winter. Every night more and more people freeze to death or fall victim to hunger and worse. There is no way in or out. The heroes are at the whims of the cold and heartless god and surely all of the Tentowns will perish...unless you find a way out and break the curse! The campaign is very much on the explorative and sandboxing side. The party will have loads of opportunity to explore the icy regions of Icewind Dale and - of course - get a lot of side quests and experience dozens of adventures! Do you have what it takes to survive the curse of the Frostmaiden?

2 SEATS LEFT
$25.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Friday – 9:00 PM UTC

Aug 1 / Session 0

3–4 Hour Duration

3 / 5 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Reto

he/him

5.0

(11)

Schedule

Fri, Aug 01 | 9:00 PM – Session 0

Fri, Aug 08 | 9:00 PM – Session 1

Fri, Aug 15 | 9:00 PM – Session 2

This game will begin once 4 players have joined

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

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Meet the Game Master

5.0

(11)

2 years on StartPlaying

82 games hosted

Highly rated for: Voices, Storytelling, Creativity

Average response time: 16 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

Hello, brave maidens, fair warriors and everything inbetween! Like many on this site I've been playing RPGs for my whole life. A few years ago I quit my teaching job and became a fantasy writer which allows me to incorporate all the cool ideas and scenes that I've experienced with my friends. This is me in short: 😊 Reto (he/him) 🖋️ Fantasy writer (3 published novels à 600+ pages) 🌈 Ally until I die, cishet 🎭 educated in teaching, voice acting and classical singing 🧀 I hail from ye ol' Switzerland. You can talk to me in German, English and some french. 🐈 Cats, I love them. I have several fur babies As a DM of 25+ years, I value the following things 🎲 Be creative, be wild, be a maverick! And most important: have fun with your players ❤️ There is no hate on my table (unless it's against those pesky elves!) Everyone is welcome, feel safe with me 🤖 Rules are rules, but sometimes rules are just guide lines 🦾 you deserve a safe space. Talk with me about your boundaries and they'll be respected 👋🏽I love creating the perfect campaign for your needs and I work a lot with player feedback. Ask me anytime for a custom game/campaign and I'll happily provide. There is no better experience than players enjoying an adventure! 🧙‍♀️ If you speak German and you're looking for something to read, check out my novels, the "Hexentöter"-Trilogy ("Witch Slayer"). Available online and in book shops of your choice :)

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Reviews (11)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Voices

Storytelling

Creativity

Chris avatar

Chris

Played 29 sessions

Reto is a professional author and you can tell. He managed to incorporate sophisticated NPC character development into our games in a way that enhanced the experience without overtaking PC stories or being self-indulgent. He was also able to dynamically balance the challenge of encounters to the number of players and their familiarity with game mechanics. He also does voices! Really well! I have played with many DMs over the years and Reto is one of the best I have ever encountered.

Kruegen avatar

Kruegen

Played 29 sessions

great game, the dm put a lot of effort into the story telling and its well reprenseted with visual aids

Bruce avatar

Bruce

Played 28 sessions

Honestly, everything. The second our campaign ended (after a year), my son and I instantly signed up for another with Reto. Incredible voice acting. Amazing at weaving unique player backstories into the existing storyline. Professional every time. Personable and a genuinely good/fun human being.

Arne avatar

Arne

He is a great GM. His personalization of the characters draws you into the story. And his stories are really fun and exciting till the end.

Rent a Gamemaster / Miet N Meister avatar

Rent a Gamemaster / Miet N Meister

Reto is a great DM. His Maps where on point, his voices are increddible and his story was amazing. We played 4 Sessions togeather and played Vampire Dark Ages. He handeled everything calm and cool and there was a lot of room for our character play. I can highly recommend Reto as a GM

Franz avatar

Franz

Playing with Reto is like reading a book (imagination/description of the scenery and places), playing a RPG Computer game (atmosphere, music, online support by different playing systems) and allowing the player to totally play in character and interact with the environment (including other players) at the same time. He makes it easy to play even if you don’t really understand the rules of the setting or game system. Furthermore i totally enjoy the way Reto reacts to how the players interact and even mess up situations. Fights are mostly fair - if you don’t mess up as a group. Social interactions with NPCs are always played out in character if wanted (and yes you want to do that). He knows the rules of multiple RPG systems by heart and will support you in any rule wise question. In case of unclear rules, he always finds a fair way to make the player and the GM happy. He masters multiple online platforms for playing RPGs and has everything prepared (including maps, lighting, enemies, bosses, …). You can be sure, he always surprises you with cool online functionality or role playing (be prepared for vocoders and other strange sounding voices for your enemies). I will play with you anytime again - as GM or as fellow player! Thank you for motivating me to continue playing RPGs online (during covid).

Character creation
Creating your character

Of course you are allowed to create your character before we have session 0, but as a group we will have a meeting and either present your ideas to everyone or create it together with me.

What to expect
Preparing for the session

You'll need a mic and discord-account. Webcam is not necessary. We will play on roll20 and you can use the character sheet there or use dndbeyond with a plugin.

What Reto brings to the table

On a seperate discord server you will be provided with: - Game summaries - quest list - npc/monster list

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Headphones

Internet

Microphone

Safety
How Reto creates a safe table

You will receive a pdf in which you can note any topics or triggers you'd like to avoid. In session 0 we will form the party and define how you as a group want to play and what your main focus will be as well as how we want to handle any tools like XNO. After every game you will have the opportunity to give feedback to further improve your gaming experience.

Content warnings
Animal Death
Body Horror
Death
Mind Control
Violence
Safety tools used

Additional tables

1 available

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Weekly / Sunday – 7:00 PM UTC

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