Fading Embers - Age of Umbra (QUEER & BLACK GM)
Your memories of life before the Umbra are fading, alongside the Sacred Pyres. Traverse the land to uncover the mystery of the flames growing weaker
About the adventure
“You should be dead. It’s been a hundred years, how are you alive?” 🪽Divine Wrath 🧠Fading Memories 🌑World Ending Threat --------------------------------------------------------------------- 👨🏿🦲 Ran by a professional Table Top Roleplaying Designer ✏️Third Party Content to fulfil your character fantasies (additional races, domain cards etc) 🤺 Dynamic combat 🌏 Collaborative worldbuilding 🎨FREE CHARACTER ART You saw the world before it fell. The majesty of the Amber Reach, with its golden, pristine glimmering streets leading to the Blackened Path, traversed by the living heading to their final place of rest. The world was vibrant, and the people, though miserable, still found them were full of life. When Othedias saw himself as beyond the divinity of the Veiled Gods, his hubris was met with cataclysmic retribution. Even the most benevolent of gods turned their powers to ruination, raining destruction across the land, before leaving mortals to their ruin. You witnessed it all. One hundred years have passed, and you are well past your natural lifespan. While your mind is as sharp as ever, your memories of the time before are in a constant state of flux, some days remembering everything as if it were yesterday and others as if it were a long-forgotten dream. The lights of the Sacred Pyres are fading, along with it your memories. You must traverse the land, uncovering the secrets of your longevity, memories and the fading pyres if there is any hope to save the remaining Enduring, or reverse what Othedias’ blasphemy forced to come to pass. NO AI IS ALLOWED IN THIS GAME! THAT INCLUDES MAKING YOUR CHARACTER SHEETS, TOKENS NOTHING THIS GAME IS AIMING TO START ON JULY 30TH!
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$30.00
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Wednesday – 10:15 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
0 / 5 Seats Filled
GAME MASTER
VJHCREATIONS
they/them
5.0
(40)
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
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5.0
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4 years on StartPlaying
453 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Storytelling
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 50%
About me
Hey, y'all I'm V.J. (they/he). I'm the owner of VJH Creations LLC. I've been GMing for 6 years at this point but have been a fan of the fantasy/science fiction genre my entire life! I have a small background in theater, a large background in creative writing, and an equally large background in educating and training others! I've primarily worked with/GM'ed in D&D 5e but I am wanting to branch out and try a bunch of new systems and even run my own published system some more! I take a lot of inspiration from the modern and old-school media I consume. I love going through previous editions of D&D and OSR to get inspiration for my games. If you play with me you can expect dynamic social encounters. Dangerous combat situations and engaging exploration. I'm currently a freelance TTRPG game designer! I'm most well known for An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby Vol I and II, Monstrous Components from MCDM's Arcadia, and Those Who Wander, a 5e compatible system. If you want to hear what kind of DM I am check out Whispering Heart or Tales of Eimioc: Runebound One Shot: Whispering Heart: https://bit.ly/WhisperingHeartTeamSpirits Tales of Eimioc: Runebound Google Drive: https://bit.ly/GMExample Podbean: https://bit.ly/PodbeanVJTS2E4 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3yXADGc Amazon: https://amzn.to/3FGXvgW Website: https://bit.ly/VJHTS2E4
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Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Inclusive
Creativity
Storytelling
Kitsch
Played 198 sessions
This was my first time using such a service and I honestly couldn’t be happier with the result. VJ is exceedingly inclusive and passionate about what they do. I couldn’t be happier with the game that I’m in and I’m so looking forward to more that they have to offer as we continue our campaign! Super patient with mechanics and so fun with worldbuilding. Don’t hesitate to give them a try if you’re just getting into this dnd thing or if you’re just looking to try something new.
Robin
Played 156 sessions
VJ Opens up a quality and creative space for you to enjoy D&D in a way I haven't played before! A great experience and an extremely collaborative gm that I highly reccomend.
Graham
Played 134 sessions
I'm updating my review because I've enjoyed playing with V.J. so much that I joined a new campaign they were running. The stories they weave are amazing, they are super welcoming, patient and provides amazing tools for people to play around with. If you're new you won't find a nicer way to be introduced to roleplaying. If you're a veteran, V.J. provides so many additional toys for you to play with that you will feel like a newbie all over again. Safety and sensitivity are ever present and the little things matter. I really can't say enough about how happy I am I joined that first session. Here's to many more.
Jon
Played 99 sessions
Vj is Energetic, Descriptive, Inclusive of player Ideas, And cares about the safety of everyone at the table. Even when I know it'll be en Entirely new Table of strangers, I'm not Worried.
Rem
Played 90 sessions
VJ is a great GM- really cool plots, really fleshed out world building and diverse NPCs. He's already really good at checking in with their players, it's a really comfortable table to be at
Felix
Played 90 sessions
VJ prioritizes safety and informing players as much as possible before the game starts. They enable their players to make informed character decisions. They create illustrative scenes for combat and roleplay that immediately draw players into the action and gets them invested in these moments. The characters they come up with are dynamic and can connect with the PCs so quickly. And there is an honest and open collaboration of story and world between VJ and players.
Character creation
Creating your character
Character creation will happen during our session 0! We'll get character connections as well as a bit of world-building. Players can have ideas for what they want their characters to be but everything will be finalized together.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players should have a Discord, Roll20 and Demiplane account. None of these accounts need to be paid accounts.
What VJHCREATIONS brings to the table
Ambient Music, Tactical Combat, Mostly stick to the Rules as Written with some Rule of Cool moments.
Homebrew rules
I am a professional TTRPG designer, so I will be adding additional content for you to use in the game. Where necessary,y additional homebrew rules will be added for flow of gameplay, but those will be made with the consensus of the WHOLE table.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How VJHCREATIONS creates a safe table
A Consent Form will be filled out prior to our session 0 that is anonymous to everyone except for me which we will go over during the session 0 to make sure everyone is on the same page. ALSO we'll go over the red, yellow and green card system.
