Wait, We're the Heroes? a PbP Adventure
When the wizard who has protected your town for ages suddenly goes missing, it's up to you, armed the strange magical item you've gained, to find him.
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Custom / Monday - 2:00 AM UTC
Dec 8 / Session 9
Session Duration / 1 hour
2 / 6 Seats Filled
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Schedule
Meet your party members
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About the adventure
The small town of Valenward has lived in quiet peace…until today. You join our campaign as one of the townsfolk (i.e.-a common villager, not an adventurer) who happens to be friends with the local wizard who helped found the town and create the wards that give the town its name. However, the wards seem to have failed, and being among the few who are welcome in his tower, you are sent to find him. To your dismay, he’s missing, but what are these packages he left behind? And why are your names on them? You are each armed with a magic item about which you know a name and command word, the skills your profession has taught you, and the desperation of a city under siege, you’re sent to find the wizard so the wards can be restored. What befell him…and what will befall you as you set foot outside of the safety you’ve known in town? This looks like a job for heroes…which is exactly what you must become.
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Meet the Game Master
1 year on StartPlaying
412 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Knows the Rules, Creativity
Average response time: 5 hours
Response rate: 89%
About me
We find ourselves in a blue-hued room belonging to an awkward, nerdy teenage boy on a day when his life is about to be changed forever. For this happens to be the day his father will give him a very special gift. The gift itself is simply a red, rectangular box: the Dungeons and Dragons First Edition Beginner Box. Yes, this was a world of opportunity in which the boy could escape reality by being a character class like fighter, wizard, or…Elf? Yep, I’ve been a TTRP nerd for many decades now and it all started back when Elf and Dwarf were still considered classes, not races or ancestries and THACO was making me practice math way more enthusiastically than my teachers ever could. As I’ve continued forward in my gaming journey, I’ve enjoyed countless hours on both sides of the GM/DM screen, have become a Venture Agent with Pathfinder Society, and I coordinate the DND/Pathfinder Club at the school where I teach. So, what’s kept me invested in the game all this time? In simple terms, the creative freedom. I love playing creative and unique characters (for example, my gunslinger/witch with multiple personality disorder and the dice would determine which personality dominated each round). And as a GM/DM, I love creating an environment where my players can bring their interestingly unique characters and come up with creative and clever routes to take for problem solving…or problem creating as it sometimes becomes. I love creating a table where players can enjoy the sandbox world a TTRPG creates, helping players learn and expand their understanding of these amazing games, and I absolutely love when my players catch me off guard and the story goes places I’d never even thought it could go. I love creating a gaming world where NPC’s are meaningful figures, the places the characters venture are fleshed out locations a player can truly picture, and the world is something that the heroes find worth saving. A seat at my table will be a place where your ideas will be heard, your unique character and individual views will be respected, and we can all learn and grow together in this amazing game.
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Creating your character
Your characters are commoners in the town of Valenward. As such, you'll figure out what role they filled there (blacksmith, tavern wench, beggar, scribe, etc.). As your characters begin as commoners, not heroes, we will use a stat list of 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, and 8. It's your choice which stats to put the numbers in. Additionally, you'll always have advantage on rolls for one skill based on your character's background (so a hunter of wild game, for example, could logically have advantage on survival while a beggar might choose persuasion). Starting equipment will simply employ logic based on what sort of things your character would have based on their place in society. As part of the backstory, you'll need to figure out how and why your character is one of the few to know this mysterious wizard who is the town's protector.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
As a play-by-posy, the expectation is to check the Discord daily. Granted, there may be times when posting is not necessary (waiting for someone else to do something or being unconscious in a combat scenario, for example), but it's more fun for all involved if we all work together to keep the narrative moving along.
What Sean (Suburban Dad Gaming) brings to the table
We will be using Discord and I'll also be providing a Google Slideshow for maps and NPC images.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
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Safety
How Sean (Suburban Dad Gaming) creates a safe table
A session 0 will be a chance to build characters and to share any triggers so we can be sure the campaign is fun for everyone. Throughout the campaign, we will utilize an open door policy so anyone, at any time, can message me to let me know if something is taking a turn that makes them uncomfortable or if a new trigger is discovered. The goal, as it should be, is for everyone to be free to have as much fun as possible by taking their lovingly crafted characters on a grand adventure in a fantasy world.
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