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Xanthoria - A Level 16 One-Shot Adventure

Xanthoria - A Level 16 One-Shot Adventure

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | One-Shot

About the adventure

A deadly fungal infection called the saprophytic plague is ravaging the Sword Coast. The plague not only targets beasts and humanoids but also destroys crops and stored foodstuffs, causing them to rot, spreading famine and sickness on an epic scale. Religious and civil authorities are unable to stem the tide of the saprophytic plague, and even arcane ministries casting the Wish spell hasn't undone the greatly magical contagion. The first step in the mystery surrounding the disease is discovered when your friend from Candlekeep sends you a missive begging you to regroup with your party for one last job. She reveals a crumbling, yellow lichen covered journal with a title that the people infected with the plague mutter to themselves before death: Xanthoria. Who wrote this book and what will the text within reveal? This is a high level one-shot with lots of combat and mystery, madness and disease. Optimizing character builds is encouraged. Content from 3rd party creators is allowed at DM discretion.

3 years on StartPlaying

20 games hosted

Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Creativity, Teacher

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

Game Master Reviews (13)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Knows the Rules

Creativity

Teacher

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Yarnspinner

Played 1 sessions

I had an absolute BLAST playing a high-level one-shot with Dimitri. He ran a solid session with a good story, challenging encounters, and a ton of creativity.

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Joey

Played 1 sessions

Dimitri ran an excellent one-shot. had a ton of fun!

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Xavier

Played 14 sessions

Dimitri has been an amazing GM!! For my first online dnd experience, they have made it really fun and enjoyable. The encounters, NPCs, and overall experience have been awesome! Not only do they have a great knowledge base of the system, but are also very engaging with storytelling, and character development! I highly recommend Dimitri!!!

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Nicholas

Played 3 sessions

Dimitrios is great at building worlds and creating stories. Only guy I trusted in texas. He is patient with beginners and very willing to homebrew.

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Jorden Darrett

Fantastic time playing with Dimitri, 4-5 hours went by and we barely felt it! Try to avoid saying the word, "Ex Machina" around him though.

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Danni

Dimi was great, I'm a just learning about everything but he was cool with it. Help set up my game sheet and was great at describing the spell cards lol. I had a blast and the music have it a really nice ambiance. Would love to have him as DM again.

Additional details

How to prepare

I have an expectation that players will come with a healthy knowledge of the game. This one-shot is not for new players as it is a high level game which will involve a wide variety of knowhow involving the mechanics of D&D 5e. Please have a mic for voice chat (camera not required), a discord and roll20 account, and a level 16 character built by the day of the session.

What I provide

I will provide all of the plot and gameplay plans, as well as maps and tokens on roll20, and any extra books that might be needed for a character build. I will do my best to provide the most fun experience I can make and I hope we have a great game.

Gameplay details

I will provide a checklist of topics that will be off the table for everyone to fill out prior to the game. We will also have an open discussion about boundaries. Because this is a one-shot this will not take up much time. A short discussion and then onto the game.

Content warnings

• Animal Death

• Blood

• Body Horror

• Character Death

• Death

• Drowning

• Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)

• Fire

• Freezing

• Illness

• Insects

• Language/Cursing

• Mass Death

• Medical Issues

• Memory Erasing

• Mental Illness

• Mind alteration

• Mind Control

• Murder

• Pandemic

• Snakes

• Spiders

• Suffocation

• Violence

Safety tools used

Breaks

Debriefing

Luxton Technique Discussion

Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist

How will character creation work

Please create a character using the 2024 rules on Roll20. Characters will be Level 16 with 5,000 starting gold to purchase equipment. No species, class, or subclass restrictions. Stats determined by Point Buy (27 points). Select 1 Rare and 3 Uncommon Magic Items to equip with DM approval. Using gold to purchase additional magic items is permitted at the item's highest gold value as determined by the DMG (pg135). Third party and homebrew content is subject to DM approval. Older content is allowed. Character optimization as well as group optimization is encouraged. This game has lots of deadly encounters and a high difficulty in general.

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

High

Roleplay

Medium

Puzzles

Medium

Experience level

Advanced

Platforms used

Discord

Roll20

4 NEEDED TO START
$25.00

/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Once / Friday - 2:30 PM UTC

May 9

3.5-4 Hour Duration

0 / 6 Seats Filled

Requirements

Experience required: Advanced

Age: 18+

This game will begin once 4 players have joined