The Scourge of Witherwild | Level 6

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The Scourge of Witherwild | Level 6

When an invading nation attacks an ancient forest deity, a virulent overgrowth spreads throughout the land.

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Beginner

AGE

18+
2 SEATS LEFT
$25.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Thursday - 12:00 AM UTC

Mar 12 / Session 29

Session Duration / 3 hours

3 / 5 Seats Filled

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Schedule

Thu, Mar 12 | 12:00 AM – Session 29

Meet your party members

3/5

About the adventure

Play unlikely heroes from humble beginnings, reckoning with your newfound duty to save the people of a place once abundant and peaceful from a dangerous corruption. Tone & Feel: Adventurous, Dynamic, Epic, Heroic, Thrilling, Uncanny, Whimsical. Themes: Cultural Clash, Ends Justify Means, Grief, People vs. Nature, Transformation and Change, Survival. Touchstones: Princess Mononoke, The Legend of Zelda, The Dark Crystal. 🌈 This adventure is LGBT+ friendly. šŸ’” Daggerheart is a game of discovery and creation. During the game, you will often be asked to answer questions by inventing new truths about the world, and expected to be flexible when new secrets and huge revelations suddenly come into play. šŸ’„ Combat features prominently, but is more narrative than tactical. šŸ•’ Long-term open-ended campaign. Ideal for players who can commit to the schedule.

Game style

Roleplay Heavy

Theater of the Mind

Sandbox / Open World

Combat Heavy

Rules as Written (RaW)

Game themes

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(37)

BIMPOC

5 years on StartPlaying

370 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher

About me

In a time long past, in what looks to be a tiny little bedroom, four young children are seen huddling around a simple small sketchbook, as one of them brings the rest on a grand fantasy adventure where the kids play no characters other than themselves and buy the lie that the fantasy world is real. Fast forward years later, one of those kids, for reasons unbeknownst to him, is drawn especially to two things—board games and speculative fiction. The board games that spoke to him most were Twilight Struggle, Pandemic Legacy, Battlestar Galactica, and Heroscape. These games, rooted in reality (well, except the latter two), told great stories with each play, and revisited the age-long conflict of light vs dark, good vs evil. On the silver screen, he remembers being terrified of the Terminator, the violence that descended upon the man who would soon be Robocop, and aliens bursting out of chests. He was also captivated by the imagined realities of Back to the Future and Last Action Hero. Except for brief flashes of images, he doesn't remember the plots of Big Trouble in Little China, The Goonies, or The NeverEnding Story, though the theme song of the lattermost is still stuck to his head till this day (or rather, reawakened by a recent sci-fi-horror-coming-of-age TV show). Oh, hi there! Hadn't realized you were here. I'm David! If you're looking for RPG sessions that are fresh, fun, funny, and full of roleplaying opportunities, you've come to the right place! I've been creating narrative experiences for audiences since 2000 as a stage director and actor. So, when I discovered the world of tabletop RPGs in 2018, I instantly fell in love with its interactive and collaborative storytelling potential. I've since gone on to run all sorts of games, from high fantasy and urban fantasy, to supernatural and horror, to slice-of-life and sci-fi. I can't wait to share my love of RPGs with you, and hereby extend an invitation to you in joining me to discover exciting worlds, play awesome characters, and embark on unforgettable journeys. Note: the "timezone" listed on my profile is just for scheduling convenience, especially pertaining to daylight savings adjustments.

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Character creation

Creating your character

šŸ‘¤ We will create our characters together during Session 0.

The current party

šŸ‘¤ Current party is a wanderborne fungril seraph, an underborne fungril ranger, and an orderborne simiah warrior. šŸ’¬ New players who join us will need to partake in a one-on-one Session 0. It's an opportunity for us to go over the safety tools, table rules, expectations of players and the GM, and we can discuss your character ideas and how they're connected to the story. The session will run for up to 1.5 hours and is charged at the usual rate.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

šŸ‘¤ You'll need a Demiplane account, which is free. šŸ“You can start exploring the character creation process on Demiplane (with the Witherwild campaign frame selected). You don't need to complete the process just yet. If you do, please be open to making revisions to your character during Session 0. šŸ“œ You do not need to have read the rules ahead of time as the rules will be explained as we play.

What David brings to the table

šŸ“š Access to the core rules on Demiplane. šŸ“Š Interactive rollable character sheets on Roll20 via Demiplane integration.

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Headphones

Internet

Microphone

Safety

How David creates a safe table

šŸ“ Before Session 0, a link to a Lines and Veils document will be shared for players to fill out. šŸ“œ The Discord server has a code of conduct that everyone has to adhere to. ✨ The aim of this campaign is to have a fun collaborative storytelling journey together and to have a positive experience interacting with others. To this end, players are expected to be compassionate, supportive, and respectful of others.

Content warnings

Safety tools used

Frequently asked questions