Dungeons of Drakkenheim
Explore the fantastic, alien, post-apocalyptic ruins of what was once the city of Drakkenheim. Gird yourself for contamination and mutation.
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Bi-weekly / Saturday - 12:00 AM UTC
Apr 25 / Session 15
Session Duration / 1.5โ2.5 hours
Campaign Length / 65โ95 Sessions
2 / 3 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
๐ ณ๐๐ ฐ๐ บ๐ บ๐ ด๐ ฝ๐ ท๐ ด๐ ธ๐ ผ ๐ ธ๐ ๐ ฝ๐ พ ๐ ผ๐ พ๐๐ ด ๐คWho is this game for? โ โ โ โค Must be someone 18 years old or older; โ โ โ โค Must not be an insufferable bigot. โ๐ฟ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ง๐พโ๐ฆผโ๏ธโพ๏ธ โ โ โ โค Those who want to learn D&D; โ โ โ โค Someone who wants to try out the tabletop roleplaying hobby; โ โ โ โค Anyone interested in Drakkenheim through "The Dungeon Dudes;" โ โ โ โค If you are a fan of the spooky, macabre, squicky, or eldritch; ๐ In the meteoric, haze-contaminated ruins of Drakkenheim you will... โ โ โ โค Explore the corrupted and ruined city; โ โ โ โค Mitigate contamination and mutation; โ โ โ โค Deal with mutated denizens; โ โ โ โค Seek valuable meteorite fragments and other treasure; โ โ โ โค Forge and facilitate alliances; โ โ โ โค Make enemies and eventually combat them (probably); โ โ โ โค Work toward achieving your personal goal; โ โ โ โค Play a pivotal role in determining the fate of Westemรคr; โค๏ธโ๐ฉนHow do I run this game? โ โ โ โค Player agency and autonomy; โ โ โ โค Public dice rolls; โ โ โ โค Contamination build-up rules which can trigger a Mutation; โ โ โ โค High value on game momentum; โ โ โ โค Special NPCs have an assigned voice; โ โ โ โค Major NPCs have portraits/pictures; โ โ โ โค Most Monsters unique to Drakkenheim have art; โ โ โ โค Regional City Map to "Hex Crawl" through; โ โ โ โค Battle maps for nearly every situation that could happen in this campaign; โDark Fantasy Themes and Content Warning โข Violence, murder, blood, gore, cannibalism, body horror, degenerative mutations, physical disfigurement, madness, insanity, rats, spiders, insects, demons, undead, ghosts, natural disasters, mass death, civil war, displaced persons, refugees, moral ambiguity, social manipulation, political manipulation, religious zealotry, military nationalism;
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
About me
tl;dr If you want a game where tension simmers, choices have teeth, and your character might walk away scarred but not broken โ then pull up a chair. Hello. My given name is Glen, but you may call me Thrakas. I am a tabletop role-playing and video game enjoyer, and burgeoning horror film connoisseur, and have far too many adorable cats. I have been a GM for about 25 years and have run most editions of Dungeons & Dragons and played in a wider variety of systems. When I'm not running games I'm... ๐Preparing for the next session. ๐ Planning for the next game. ๐ฎPlaying a video game (With friends, more likely than not): Deep Rock Galactic, Space Marine 2, Helldivers 2, and others. ๐Spoiling my cats. I got started GMing... โ By necessity in a role-playing desert. My favorite books are... ๐ The Eisenhorn trilogy/omnibus.
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Creating your character
๐ข Show up with multiple character concepts, just in case it doesnโt vibe with the campaign or the group. โ โ โ ๐ A character sheet should be given to you as soon as you join the roll20 game. โ โ โ ๐ We will have to iron out details between sessions. โ โ โ ๐ค Your character will have some sort of relationship with another character, and vice versa (different character). โ โ โ ๐๐ Level 6 โ โ โ ๐ All options in the Playerโs Handbook (5th Edition, 2014, 5.0e) are fair game. โ โ โ ๐ Abilities Scores allocated by Elite/Standard Array. ๐ Drakkenheim character optionsโฆ โ โ โ โฐ Class: Apothecary โ โ โ โ๏ธ Sub-Classes: Apothecary-Alienist, Apothecary-Chemist, Apothecary-Exorcist, Apothecary-Mutagenist, Apothecary-Pathogenist, Apothecary-Reanimator, Barbarian-Pathe of the Haze Rager, Barbarian-Path of the Old Gods, Bard-College of Doomsayers, Cleric-Shadow Domain, Druid-Circle of Contamination, Fighter-Commander, Monk-Way of the Arcane Hand, Monk-Way of the Serpent, Paladin-Oath of Hexes, Ranger-Urban Ranger, Rogue-Smuggler, Sorcerer-Delerium Soul, Warlock-Cosmic Patron, Warlock-Flesh Patron, Wizard-Malfeasant โ โ โ ๐ Backgrounds: Continental Nobility, Mageborn, Devoted Missionary, Survivor, Treasure Seeker โ โ โ โ Personal Quests: Find a Cure, Claim the Throne, An Apocalyptic Vision, Faction Aspirant, A Score to Settle, Arcane Secrets, The Blighted Landscape, A Family Matter, Overwhelming Debt, A Lost Heirloom, Personal Pilgrimage, Monster Slayer โ โ โ ๐ช Only mageblooded may become arcane spellcasters. (Background not required) โ โ โ ๐ May not be a noble and an arcane spellcaster. โ โ โ ๐น There is one dominant religion on the continent. โ โ โ ๐ถ The Gods are silent and distant. โ โ โ ๐ I am open to allowing other official options. ๐๏ธ I reserve the right to deny broken character options, at character creation or at any point in the future when its true cankerous nature is revealed. (Retraining will be an option.)
Session 14: Smithy & Chapel Pt. 2 Level 6 โ Venon the Goblin Apothecary, Pathogenist, Sage, and slime enthusiast; โ Gnawk the Gnoll Barbarian, Gladiator on the Path of the Old Gods, and eater of the dead;
What to expect
Preparing for the session
๐ฏ Must Haves โ โ โ โ โ ๐ง Multiple character concepts that you are interested in playing. โ โ โ โ โ ๐ป An appropriate electronic device (desktop, laptop, tablet) โ โ โ โ โ ๐ A browser that can run roll20 (firefox, chrome) โ โ โ โ โ ๐A stable internet connection. โ โ โ โ โ ๐บ A roll20 account. โ โ โ โ โ ๐๏ธ A microphone. โ โ โ โ โ ๐ง Headphones (or a way to reliably cancel feedback: push to talk, etc.) โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฎ Discord (browser, program, application) โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฎ A Discord account. โ โ โ โ โ ๐ Noise cancellation (default settings in discord is fine) โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฉ Void all biological waste pouches. โ โ โ โ โ โ Snacks/meal/drink to consume during the game. ๐ฏ ๐ Willingness to learn the mechanics of your character. โ โ โ โ โ ๐๏ธ Notate the names of special abilities and spells, and record page numbers if relevant. ๐ Summarize the previous session and recall what you can in whatever way is best for you. โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ Review your player goals. โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ Review your character goals.
What Glen brings to the table
Personally... โ โ โ โ โ ๐๏ธ I will help you craft your characters and assemble your party. โ โ โ โ โ ๐ก I will facilitate your gradual acclimation to roll20, and the rules of D&D 5e. โ โ โ โ โ ๐ง I will sprinkle in relevant character knowledge to give context. โ โ โ โ โ ๐ญ I will speak in character with silly voices with primary and secondary non-player characters. Space โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฎA private discord channel wherein to play without distractions. Tools โ โ โ โ โ โ๏ธ D&D 2014 rules integrated into roll20 โ โ โ โ โ ๐ Rules specific to Drakkenheim for character creation in roll20 โ โ โ โ โ ๐บ Roll20 adventure module including maps, tokens, art, and handouts.
Homebrew rules
โข Rules as Written at the start. Systems will be modified on a 'as needed' basis. But again, I value the momentum of the game more than getting a single rule correct in a particular moment. โข Drakkenheim, the book, assumes the addition of included rules like Contamination and Mutation.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Glen creates a safe table
๐ณ๏ธโ An RPG consent google form will be shared to cover all bases anonymously at session 0 or during onboarding. โ๐ An X card deck will be available in Roll20. โโฏ๏ธ A macro button for X card will be available in Roll20.
Content warnings
Safety tools used

