Learn to play Shadow Dark! The Hidden Leprechaun Hollow

Creating your character

You do not need to know anything about character creation, how the game works, or anything about the game. We will cover all of this together. Or you can make one here: https://shadowdarklings.net/create For new players, I would recommend you set all of the "Scroll #" toggle to "off" for your first character. Characters will enter the dungeon at fourth level. We can all create characters together and build a rounded party together. Or maximize the play time and use a pre-made fourth level Character.

Preparing for the session

The Theater of the Mind (audio portion of the adventure) will occur on Discord supplemented by images and battle maps as needed. You will need an account on Discord. Access to the dedicated server will be open prior to the game. Owlbear Rodeo may be used. No subscription is necessary. Characters will be made or provided on D&DBeyond. Pre-made characters are always available. Players will make characters during session zero; or, we can make one prior to the game session. A pre-made character can be provided. Some players also enjoy the background music and effects of Syrinscape. A free account is now required for you to log into the site. Once you have the free account, a pregame link will provide you the immersive sounds. While fun, the music and sounds are not required.

What Mark brings to the table

Decades of Experience running a multitude of games and game systems both for fun and professionally as part of team building operations. Ready access to discuss the campaign, concerns and questions. I will be available through discord to answer questions. Players who need direct assistance can schedule a time to chat directly. Each layer will be provided with a direct and private means of communication. Access to relevant books and rules will be provided. Custom and Curated Battlemaps. Battle maps and tokens will be provided on Owlbear Rodeo. I will also provide maps and images as needed on Discord. NPCs with Motivations, Likes/Dislikes, Personalities, Quirks...no more cardboard standees. Tactical Combat with Roleplay. Official Digitally Produced Adventures by the publishers. Premade Characters for anyone who wants them.

Homebrew rules

While normally we would craft the house rules we want to play in the first session... We will play the rules as written for the one shots. Sword & Sorcery games are fun with luck, fleeting luck and modified critical hits...but let’s learn it. Unless we have a unanimous decision to go with the rule of cool.

How Mark creates a safe table

Each player will be provided with a private Discord channel for the discussion of issues or concerns before, during and after sessions. The content warnings will vary depending on the game choice, but it is highly likely the game will have levels of violence involving player characters and non-player characters, with death always being a possibility. SAFETY TOOLS ・During Session 0 we will discuss Lines and Veils. ・A 10 minute break will occur roughly halfway through the session. Additional breaks are always available on request. ・Further details of all tool implementations are provided within the discord server. Feel free to ask any questions for clarification.