Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt: The Cursed Convoy
Steam hisses and iron rails groan as a once-scheduled passenger train careens uncontrollably toward the city, but rumors abound of darker things afoot
About the adventure
Under pale moons and shadowed roads, a convoy crawls through cursed woods toward doomed Luyarnha, a city long past its prime. Madness whispers, unseen horrors stir, and survival hinges on fragile sanity. Join the Eldritch Hunt—where nightmares live and hope falters beneath profaned skies. The Cursed Convoy is a fifth edition adventure intended for three to five characters of 1st to 2nd level. The campaign will begin with the players boarding a speeding train carrying both a curse and chance of salvation to a cursed city teetering on the brink of chaos. As the train races toward its final destination, the players will become entangled in a web of dark secrets, eldritch mysteries, and perilous confrontations. The Cursed Convoy is intended as a beginning module for more adventures set in the 'Steinhardts' setting with the city of Luyarnha as the central focus. A knowledge of the lore of the setting is not required and any questions will be answered in the session zero. Will you rise to the challenge and turn the tide against the darkness, or will you fall victim to the city’s impending doom?
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Combat Heavy
Meet the Game Master
3 years on StartPlaying
577 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Sets the Mood
Average response time: 3 hours
Response rate: 75%
About me
Hello future heroes! I have been Dungeon Mastering for close to 5 years now and have been playing TTGs for the past decade. DND5e is what I primarily use to enrapture my players into my worlds, but I am always up for learning the systems for other systems as well. My favorite thing as a DM is getting to see the characters the players create have genuine moments in the worlds that I spin, it really is a feeling like no other. That being said I absolutely love when my players go wild with the roleplay, but have an equal amount of joy when they immerse themselves in the combat. Overall I am fairly "Laissez Faire" with how players want to progress and interact with the world around them, so long as everyone at the table is onboard with the direction. Overall my campaigns offer opportunities for both role-players and combat aficionados to enjoy themselves and I am always open to communicating with players on any subject that they have about the game or DND in general.
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Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Storytelling
Sets the Mood
Aveio is really great at immersing me in the story! Sometimes, When I've had a long day or week, i feel too drained to want play and I'm not looking forward to it, but the second we start im able to get right into it and all my negative feelings are gone and at the end of session I'm left wanting to keep playing! 10/10 would recommend as a DM! 🥰
Aveio is a DM that knows his stuff. He gives detailed descriptions that really help you get into the campaign and encourages RP whenever possible. He was willing to work and assist me with any questions I had about the campaign before we had started. Also he had a conversation with us before we had even started to work out any problems or concerns about the game we might have.
He's very entertaining and finds ways to weave in jokes and always tries to make sure everyone has something to do and not being left out. Rolling a 1 or a 20 will let him come up with some absolute devious descriptions of how good or how bad that thing you just did was. On top of that he's really good at communicating with players after or before a game about what you might want for your character or if there are any issues feel free to let him know so a problem can be solved. Tried playing dnd with with other dms before and couldn't get into it but with him I was able to finally enjoy the game with my friends so be sure to give him a shot.
Character creation
Creating your character
Character creation will happen during the session zero or beforehand if players reach out to me. During creation I will help in any way I can to ensure everyone has their ideal character to play with through the campaign.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players will require a mic for communication since the primary platform we will be using is Discord. Webcams are not required but can be used if the players feel the need to. No prior knowledge will be required, but will be heavily encouraged to speed up game time, but any and all questions will be answered no matter what. Discord Account Needed Roll20 Account Needed Dnd Beyond can be used to speed up character creation. But due to the amount of 3rd party content used during the campaing, it will necessary to only use roll20 so the game is not bogged down.
What Aveio A. brings to the table
All official material relating to Steinhardt's will be provided to the players to make character creation easier. I will always be available for questions or to help situations run smoother. Also currently I have many artists to recommend the players to if they want their character portraits more specialized. As a bonus some of these artists are willing to offer discounts for any player I refer to them.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Microphone
Internet
Platforms used
Safety
How Aveio A. creates a safe table
Players can expect a detailed session zero whwere game mechanics, setting info, and other important subjects will be discussed. Breasks will be 15 minutes every session at the halfway point. Players can expect a variety of both combat and roleplay encounters during this campaign. Players can also expect a variety of rule sets designed to make the players consider choices more carefully. The world state will change for better or worse with their actions.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
Additional tables
1 available
Weekly / Friday – 10:00 PM UTC
Aug 22 / Session 0
2 / 5 Seats Filled