Sanity's Needle | 5e 2024 | Lvl 9+
A tower of secrets dwell within the earth waiting for those daring enough to find them. Forces beyond reckoning wait to hear the secret at the tip.
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Weekly / Thursday - 7:30 PM UTC
Apr 2 / Session 35
Session Duration / 3.5–4 hours
4 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
🔍 Discover the hidden depths of the inverted tower! 🧠 Challenge your mind with mysteries older than recorded history 🗝️ Unlock ancient doors sealed with forgotten knowledge 🛡️ Battle nightmares born from broken minds and promises 📜 Decipher a lost language that threatens to drive you mad 🕳️ Descend into the endless dark to bring light to the truth Beneath the cursed roots of the Skittering Wood, the Church of Frasyr has unearthed a monument to madness driven deep into the earth. The sigils within its walls defy understanding, its halls warp reason itself, and its secrets call out to those desperate or foolish enough to seek them. You have been chosen to explore the inverted tower. With every step, you risk losing yourself to the perversion of the tower. Whispers beckon from all directions, and each revelation will cost more than gold and blood. Will you unlock the knowledge the gods tried to bury? Or will you deign to keep the knowledge sealed away? Will you still be sane enough at the end to make the right decision?
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
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Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher
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About me
Hi, I'm Sphinx! I specialize in immersive, player-driven storytelling where your characters shape the world around them. With over a decade of experience and over a thousand games hosted, I ensure every session is filled with excitement, roleplay, and meaningful choices. My games are dynamic, collaborative, rich with engaging characters, tactical challenges, and unexpected twists. My most run systems: - Dungeons & Dragons 5e - Daggerheart - Draw Steel - My own System If you don’t see a listing that fits your preferences, reach out to me! I’d love to tailor a game to fit your vision.
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Creating your character
Characters will begin at lvl 3. Session 0 will be: rules discussion; character creation, an overview of the world; creation and introduction of characters to one another and developing bonds together. Once this is complete which should take about 2 to 3 hours we will begin the campaign for the remainder of that session. Players that join later will use the same method of stat allocation the group chose in session 0 and will be the same level as the rest of the group.
The group is currently: Oath of Justice Paladin Battlemaster Fighter Circle of the Moon Druid Soulknife Rogue The group are currently attempting to reach an underground dwarven city so that they can secure safe passage of multiple relics from one location to another.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Please ensure you have a working microphone, discord account and roll20 account.
What Sphinx brings to the table
A custom setting with tailored segments to incorporate your characters backstory. Fully boosted Discord server for the best audio quality possible. Open door policy to ask questions about anything and everything!
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Sphinx creates a safe table
Players can expect a campaign that revolves around your actions and is a sandbox style game. The world will react realisitically to your actions and sometimes the dangers you face may be too great for you to handle. Session 0 will be used to set expectations for the entire group and the use of an X card will be in place for when things cross a line for anyone at the table.
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