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Trail of trials

Trail of trials

Fate Accelerated | Campaign

About the adventure

Hi there! I'll be hosting a Biweekly campaign based on the cultivation genera of marital arts. This work is heavily inspired by the interactive fiction novel Aura Clash. The following is a narrative attempt to describe your quest and perils. It stormed when the dragon descended on the Weeping Blade Sect. It destroyed your home, your kin, your defenders. What survived of your people layed about the ruins of your village. A handful of families of people, and your sole surviving marital artist, Upper disciple Sei Yu. Your band of survivors where forced to flee your home and begin a long track through the outer west region should they hope to find safety from roaming beasts, draconic cultists, or rivals come to take advantage of your weakness. To do so you and others have begun training in the marital arts under Sei Yu and have elevated from simple laborer's into martial retainers, defenders of your people. Do you have what it takes to ensure your and your peoples survival?

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.

2 years on StartPlaying

102 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive

Game Master Reviews (18)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Storytelling

Inclusive

Kendra avatar

Kendra

New review

Joined up for a day of fishing with some delightful characters! Had a ton of fun with the mechanics and am looking forward to joining another session if it pops up again. The DM was engaging and made sure shenanigans ensued with or without the fish. Lots of cool artwork too!

Allan  avatar

Allan

Played 10 sessions

A fantastic game master. Allows for the players to be creative. Calm and easy going, explains the rules and the systems clearly. Would recommend playing with Michael from Mars.

Prince Galaxii avatar

Prince Galaxii

Played 16 sessions

So very accommodating to those who bring unique ideas to the table! I came with a very unique concept and he knocked it out of the park, even able to integrate me mid-campaign so smoothly! Mars runs a very friendly and energetic table and encourages everyone to make connections to the world and with each other.

Chris  avatar

Chris

Played 36 sessions

Always a Fun time.

Redpanda112200 avatar

Redpanda112200

He's fun to play with

Tyler avatar

Tyler

Played 47 sessions

I have had a great time playing with Mars. He fosters a fun atmosphere and engages each player in their own way. I look forward to every session!

Additional details

How to prepare

Things you will need - a working mic - a discord account - a roll 20 account - a piece of art we can use for a token on a map

What I provide

I will bring - a discord server to host calls on - a roll 20 map to visualize what we are going through - A link to the free rules for FATE accelerated - Help with any questions you may have between sessions

Gameplay details

This game will be using a slight modification to the FATE accelerated ruleset in regards to implementing a unique level up mechanic. During our first session we will begin by building your character and slowly over the course of play build them based on there history and what they choose to do during training. After Joining the game you will see a discord channel with the same name of the campaign, you may find the safety tools channel there, if you would like something to be added to that list message me and i will add it no question asked.

Content warnings

• Death

• Deep or Large Bodies of Water

• Animal Death

• Racism

• Slavery

• Snakes

• Spiders

• Trauma

• Violence

• Blood

• Character Death

• Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)

Safety tools used

Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist

How will character creation work

Character creation will happen at session 1 and we will build them in the sense of an anime montage. Merely join us and we will work through them together

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

High

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Low

Experience level

Open to all

Platforms used

Discord

Roll20

2 NEEDED TO START
$15.00

/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Bi-weekly / Sunday - 7:00 PM UTC

1-3 Hour Duration

1 / 5 Seats Filled

Requirements

Experience required: Open to all

Age: 18+

This game will begin once 3 players have joined