đź’€ Woundwish: PvP Bloodsport in the Forbidden Arena
Woundwish: A shifting arena where survival is brutal, legends are born in blood, and the rules of reality change with every scream.
$14.50
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Bi-weekly / Wednesday – 3:00 AM UTC
Aug 20 / Session 6
Session Duration / 2.5–4 hours
4 / 8 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Welcome to Woundwish—the outlawed plane of eternal combat. Every week, champions are summoned to fight in a surreal arena stitched from the laws of broken planes and outlawed magic. You didn’t travel here. You were taken. And the only way out is through. This is the game for powerbuilders, tacticians, and PvP-minded players who want their mechanics to matter. It’s a weekly D&D 5e gladiator campaign built around a fast-paced, balanced 5-round combat format. You’ll face off in one-on-one matches against other optimized characters across ever-changing battlefields—levitating bone platforms, cursed gardens, arenas inside the corpses of dead gods. Every match is a new chance to prove yourself against truly fearsome opponents. But Woundwish isn’t just a tournament—it’s a trap with teeth. Between matches, your character will encounter strange sponsors, arcane broadcasters, and fellow fighters caught in the same vicious cycle. You’ll roleplay, sabotage, investigate, and manipulate. You can rise to the top, but the higher you climb, the more the realm notices you—and Woundwish does not like to be beaten. Tired of campaigns where your build never gets to breathe? In Woundwish, your character’s mechanics shine—but only if you can outthink, outplay, and outlast everyone else in the arena. Bring your best, play to the crowd, and leave a mark that echoes through the planes.
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Meet the Game Master
4.8
(26)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
108 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Rule of Cool
Average response time: 5 hours
Response rate: 86%
About me
I'm currently a House DM at The Kobold Lounge, where I run 3 homebrew campaigns for adults, as well as an introductory game for kids and another for teens. I started with a weekly game at my house. Shortly after I learned to play, I had to move. To keep up with my new hobby, I found and joined ahome game that was posted online. It was a terrible experience. Nobody at the table was having fun except for the DM, who delighted in playing against his party. His players looked and sounded bored, almost miserable; I never went back. Instead, I decided to start my own game with one goal: to make sure everyone has fun! -- If money is an obstacle, please DM me. I care more about us having fun than making money. I put a lot of effort into becoming the DM I am today, I make immersive, creative content that literally over a hundred players have loved & that's why I'm here. I'd like to make a living doing this, but I care about my players & that's never going to change.--- I started running my first homebrew D&D campaign in 2016. Since then I've engaged in collaborative storytelling with a ton of amazing players. I enjoy being a Sandbox DM, and I love players with unique ideas they want to try. My tables, physical and virtual, are the place to try out that crazy character idea or homebrewed subclass. I want to DM on StartPlaying to reach a wide player base, bring people together to have a blast, and provide opportunities for players everywhere to participate in my games.
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Creating your character
We'll go over specifics in detail during session 0, but due to the nature of this campaign we'll be using point buy or standard array for stats. Almost any content is fine, but character sheets will be reviewed thoroughly to avoid any gamebreaking/bending
What to expect
Preparing for the session
A discord and dndbeyond account are necessary, so is a microphone. A webcam isn't necessary but is encouraged.
What DM Nug Gnome brings to the table
In Woundwish, you'll step into a high-octane campaign where brutal PvP combat collides with narrative mystery, arena politics, and the surreal architecture of an outlawed dimension. Here's what you can expect at my table: D&D Beyond Integration: Full access to character options across nearly all official books to fine-tune your perfect build. Bring your optimized monster, your cursed edge lord, or your weirdest combo—Woundwish welcomes them all. Tactical PvP & Cinematic Combat: Every match is a five-round thrill ride. Dynamic arenas, crowd interference, magical hazards, and shifting objectives turn every duel into a strategic puzzle where creativity wins fights. Expect glorious reversals, hard counters, and flashy finishes worthy of planar broadcast. Surreal Narrative Layers: Between matches, explore a strange and shifting plane filled with shady sponsors, cursed contracts, prophetic announcers, and forbidden truths. It’s more than just bloodsport—it’s a campaign with a beating heart and black market soul. Unique NPCs & Commentary: Every match is watched by thousands—and narrated by colorful figures with vendettas, secrets, and bets riding on your performance. Expect taunts, interviews, and commentary that changes based on your character’s reputation, build, and past matches. Homebrew Mechanics & Custom Content: You'll find a unique PvP system designed for speed and fairness, but flavored to hell and back. Magical boons, arena modifiers, audience perks, and between-fight downtime all help you leave a personal mark on Woundwish. Got a weird idea? I’ll work with you to make it legendary. Legend-Building Freedom: Whether you want to become a crowd favorite, mysterious assassin, unkillable bruiser, or wildcard spellbomb, the arena remembers everything. Your choices between matches—your sponsors, alliances, schemes, and flair—affect what happens next. This isn’t a one-shot bracket. This is your climb to myth.
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Microphone
Internet
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How DM Nug Gnome creates a safe table
X cards are messaged, safety tools and triggers will be discussed in session 0
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