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Beware the Red Hand Of Doom! | Draw Steel epic war campaign
An invading army is descending on the unprepared people of Elsir Vale! Do you have what it takes to stop them in time to save the day?
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Weekly / Saturday - 3:00 PM UTC
Dec 20 / Session 14
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
6 / 6 Seats Filled
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Schedule
Meet your party members
6/6
About the adventure
An invading army is descending on the unprepared people of Elsir Vale! Do you have what it takes to stop them in time to save the day? Red Hand of Doom is an old and beloved campaign from 3rd edition D&D. This campaign reimagines it in the Draw Steel style, and is a great way for beginners to learn the game! We'll do a short introduction adventure to learn our characters and the local area. Then we'll dive right into the action with the impending war. Join this campaign if you want to: ⚔️ Play a noble hero to save the lives of the innocent 👊 Fight epic, tactical battles every session 🗺️ Explore dangerous environments 💬 Negotiate between disagreeing nations 🐲 Encounter dragons, giants, a lich, and so much more More campaign details. - Elsir Vale is a relatively small valley area set between three mountain ranges. It has about a half-dozen human-dominated villages and a major city, Brindol. Many other communities, such as dwarves, wode elves, and lizardfolk, fill in the areas surrounding human civilization. - One of these groups--composed of Hobgoblins, Goblins, and Bugbears--makes up the enemy force, uniting to start this war. -Our party of heroes will start as small-time adventurers helping a small village and will quickly rise to true heroes that all the people of Elsir Vale depend on.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
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1 year on StartPlaying
14 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Knows the Rules
About me
I'm a D&D Dungeon Mistress of nearly 10 years, playing since early high school. I fell in love with RPGs because I absolutely love roleplaying as a way to get into the minds and emotions of others. I get so much joy out of creating dramatic situations and difficult choices for my players. Because of this, I've been leaning further into the horror genre more lately. If that's something you're into, then I'm your girl! 😉 My biggest DM inspirations are Matt Colville and Monty Martin. Matt Colville taught me most of what I know with his Running The Game series, including the essence of great roleplay and seeing drama as the core of the game. Monty Martin and his Dungeons of Drakkenheim campaign are both so amazing, with grotesque horror balanced perfectly against lighthearted humor
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Creating your character
We will make characters together during the first session, since this is likely everyone's first time playing. It should be a relatively simple process, since we're starting at 1st level! No character options are outright banned, but options that fit well in a medieval fantasy setting will be strongly encouraged.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Join the Discord server! I'm still looking over VTT options. I usually use Roll20, but we'll see what works best for Draw Steel. Once that's decided, you'll need an account for the VTT as well. You can go ahead and glance at the character options as well to get a feel for what you might like. Finding a few options for character art can also be a good jumping-off point.
What Jaiden brings to the table
I bring the full rulebooks, and you'll have free access to the Hero book (not the monster one). I also bring music playlists, art handouts, and character voices. Since it's a new game, we'll try to stick to rules-as-written as closely as possible.
Homebrew rules
There is potential for some warfare rules late into the campaign. This is a way to determine the outcome of large battles, but our use of it will depend on player interest.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Headphones
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Safety
How Jaiden creates a safe table
We'll start with a session zero to go over expectations, the safety tools (detailed below), and make sure we're all a good fit. I'm always open to player feedback and concerns.
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