🗝️💎Learn to play D&D with Keys From The Golden Vault 🪙🗡️

🗝️💎Learn to play D&D with Keys From The Golden Vault 🪙🗡️

Robbing from the rich! Giving (some) to the poor! Thwarting Evil! Averting disaster! Looking good doing it! Dungeons! Dragons, Even!

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1–11

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

All Ages
About the adventure

Welcome to the start of a fast-paced, player-driven anthology heist adventure. The Golden Vault thinks your party has what it takes to carry out a series of heists - few are legal, and all are important. Your quests, should you choose to undertake them, will be wild and various. From knocking over an infernal casino one day to stealing diamonds from the Feywild another, the only constant is your crew. Everyone will be welcome at this table, although the game will be geared towards beginners. More experienced players are more than welcome; it's always good to have one or two to act as good examples and help introduce new folk to the game we love. Before we start the game, we will be running a session 0 to build characters, fit them into the world of the Forgotten Realms, and try out the basics of D&D gameplay. Your first quest will concern the Murkmire Stone of Varkenbluff Museum. Speaking of which... "Greetings, operatives. The Golden Vault has learned that the egg of an eldrich horror has been mistaken for a historical object and is about to go on display at the Varkenbluff Museum of Natural History. If it hatches, many will die. You are required to infiltrate the museum, steal the egg, and return it to Dr Cassee Dannell, who will neutralize it. There's no time to waste; the egg could hatch at any moment. May Tymora favour your caper..."

Game style

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Roleplay Heavy

3 NEEDED TO START
$20.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Monday – 10:00 PM UTC

Campaign Length / 22–40 Sessions

2–4 Hour Duration

0 / 6 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Benjamin

he/him

5.0

(13)

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Meet the Game Master

5.0

(13)

1 year on StartPlaying

30 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Voices, Creativity

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

Ahoy! I'm a professional DM and voice actor who's been playing for 11 years and running games for 9. At my table, you'll find games with an emphasis on roleplaying and fun, but that doesn't mean leaving your combat brain at the door either. For a taste of my standard British accent narration, check the Youtube link to my voice reel below. I consider myself a capable teacher of the game, having introduced dozens of new people to it over the years. To facilitate this, every adventure is tailored for the players - before each campaign begins, we'll talk through the kind of story you'd like to tell together, and how that squares with what I've got prepared. I approach D&D as a collaborative storytelling exercise, so while I have an extensive homebrewed world and adventures ready, every player has the chance to dictate the nature of the world they're playing in. As for the world itself, if you like pirates, greek gods, elements of the forgotten realms cosmology, and a tone shooting for somewhere between Tolkien and Pratchett, I'm the Dungeon Master for you!

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Reviews (13)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Voices

Creativity

Hobi avatar

Hobi

Played 24 sessions

I had an absolute blast playing in this game! The setting was rich and immersive, and the adventure—delving into ancient ruins to discover it's mysteries—was both engaging and full of interesting choices. Our group ultimately decided to destroy the weapon that was found in the ruins rather than risk its power falling into the wrong hands, and the way the DM handled our decisions made the world feel alive and reactive. The pacing, challenges, and storytelling were all fantastic, making for a truly memorable session. I will definitely be playing in this DM’s games again. Highly recommended!

Martin avatar

Martin

Played 17 sessions

Ben has created a world that combines fun, tension, realism and humour. His voices are great, his plots are beautifully paced. The maps set the scene well. A great way to spend an evening.

Atelier avatar

Atelier

Played 7 sessions

Ben is an amazing DM. He runs very detailed and whimsical games whilst also knowing when to get more serious. Combats were all fun and inventive and allowed for the perfect amount of pc shennanigans. Absolutely recomend spending some time playing with him.

Darren avatar

Darren

Benjamin made a very enjoyable campaign, that integrated each character's story into the main plot. This, along with interesting npcs added a great deal of richness and personal investment into the campaign at large.

Sam Cook avatar

Sam Cook

Ben hits the nail on the head when he says his tone falls between Pratchett and Tolkien, well designed worlds with grand conflicts full of funny and intriguing characters. Would absolutely recommend him as your DM.

Jay avatar

Jay

Revitalised my love for Dungeons & Dragons with a grand adventure I'll remember for years to come.

Character creation
Creating your character

The Golden Vault is a covert but altruistic organisation, "Doing good, no matter the cost", as their motto goes. Their operations are often illegal, but they always support a just, moral cause. Adventurers working under them will take after this in some form or another, however the Vault is no stranger to working with those motivated solely by coin either. We'll be starting at Level 1, using roll4drop1 ability scores and milestone leveling. All WOTC official expansions are fine, although more outlandish creatures will need a good reason for being present for low level adventures. Most reasonable homebrew is fine, but run it by me first before hinging your entire character on it. We will also be running a session 0 to go further into character creation and help anyone who needs it to get their head around the numbers. Uniquely to this adventure, you will have the option to change your character between heists; if your current character isn't sitting right, or you'd like to try out another class at a certain level, this can absolutely be accommodated.

The current party

⚓Keys From The Golden Vault is an official D&D 5e (2014) game starting at 1st level and ending at 11th level. 🐸If you're looking for an entertaining and unpredictable campaign run by a professional British voice actor, you're in the right place. ⚓ We're hoping to run our first session on 21/07/25, or as soon as we get enough players. Hope to see you there :) 🐸 Once we're ready to start, we'll hold a session 0 to get to know each other, create characters and test them out, see to last minute safety tools, and develop relationships between the characters and the world.

What to expect
Preparing for the session

Before session 0, all you need is a webcam, a mic, a discord account, and somewhere to create your character - a paper sheet, d&d beyond, up to you. Before session 1, you'll need a roll20 account, an image for your character token, and some understanding of at least the rules that pertain directly to your character (their race, class and background for example). Feel free to message me with any questions :)

What Benjamin brings to the table

🗝️ Expect to spend time making a plan to execute the heist - it will take tremendous luck for rushing in spells blazing to not result in tremendous ruin. 💎 I run the game on Discord for speaking and Roll20 for combat. 🗝️ I make liberal use of in-character dialogue and encourage players to do the same. I also encourage players to argue their cases for things like unorthodox skill checks, however ask that you respect my final ruling. 💎I tend to encourage in-character roleplaying, player decision, and creative choices. Expect engaging story that you have a say in - give me a backstory with a couple of colourful characters in it, and they'll more than likely crop up somewhere in the adventure. 🗝️ I use background music for those who want it, but one of the reasons I run games on discord is that it can be turned down or off individually. I can supply pdfs of all core rulebooks and some snazzy character sheets. 💎And, finally, I'm a professional voice actor, so expect high-quality narration in terms of both content and sound quality - check my DM profile's Youtube link for some sample narration!

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Internet

Microphone

Platforms used
Safety
How Benjamin creates a safe table

Session 0 will involve character creation, and a discussion of any triggers players might have for one's own character and the game in general. With this being a beginner's game, one of my chief responsibilities will be helping you not getting lost in a 300 page rulebook, only 30 pages of which are likely relevant. The game itself will largely be story driven, but that doesn't mean you won't have think tactically and rely on your companions when you do get into combat. Fun is what we're all here for, and sometimes nothing is more fun than a well-applied fireball.

Content warnings
Classism
Death
Fire
Kidnapping
Safety tools used

Additional tables

1 available

3 NEEDED TO START

Weekly / Saturday – 6:00 PM UTC

0 / 6 Seats Filled

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