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🌊 Freeman's Bay, Pirate Island: Chaos and Exploration in Yether
With the Pirate King gone Freemans Bay drifts in chaos. Move forward like a shark. Seize power, chart the Cove, and carve your legend on lawless seas.
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Saturday - 6:00 PM UTC
Dec 13 / Session 2
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
3 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Welcome to Freeman’s Bay, the drifting city of outlaws, exiles, and dreamers. Built from a hundred ships lashed together and left to ride the currents, the Bay is the largest pirate haven in Tarranto Cove. But with Pirate King Lorenzo gone on a dangerous expedition, the city is left in the hands of underlings too weak to hold it together. Power is up for grabs, and chaos brews beneath the creaking planks. In this campaign, you’ll set sail into a world of shifting alliances, daring raids, and anarchist politics. One day you might be brokering a deal between rival captains, the next you’re boarding an enemy frigate in the middle of a storm, and the day after that you’re hunting sea monsters for a hungry market. The Bay is alive with opportunity... if you’re bold enough to take it. This game is designed for any level of player experience. If you’re new to Dungeons & Dragons, you’ll find the setting easy to grasp, with clear motivations and plenty of room to explore. If you’re a veteran, you’ll discover layers of intrigue, dangerous enemies, and space to scheme, conquer, or build your own pirate legacy. Whether you want to carve a reputation as swashbucklers, build a pirate fleet, or uncover the secrets of Pirate King Lorenzo’s vanished expedition, Freeman’s Bay offers a living, breathing sandbox for adventurers who love saltwater, freedom, and danger. The seas are open, the Bay is yours but the question is how far will you rise before the tide pulls you under?
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Theater of the Mind
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
Less than a year on StartPlaying
1 game hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, World Builder
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Howdy, I’m Alexander! I’ve been telling stories my whole life even starting as a kid making up tales for my family, and later finding one of my favorite storytelling mediums in Dungeons & Dragons. I’ve been a Dungeon Master for almost 8 years now. Over that time, I’ve guided players through official modules, but my proudest project has been building my own living world: The Realms of Yether. Yether is a shared setting where multiple campaigns take place on the same continent, and the choices of one group can ripple out to affect others. Some campaigns have been running for over four years, and as of late 2025, Yether is finally stepping out of its prologue stage and entering Act 1. Watching the world grow alongside the players has been an unforgettable experience. Outside of D&D, I recently graduated from college and am now pursuing a teaching certificate in my state. I love combining my passion for storytelling with education, finding ways to inspire creativity and curiosity in others. D&D has become my biggest passion and creative outlet, and I’m always excited to share adventures, challenges, and laughs with new players. Whether you’re brand new or experienced, I want to create memorable stories that feel personal, epic, and fun. ==================================================== 🎟️ The Yether Coupon Tasks Help the Realms grow and earn rewards while doing it! These tasks are simple ways to share the world of Yether with others, and every completed task earns you discounted or free sessions. Task of Friendship Bring a friend to join one of my campaigns for 3 paid sessions and you’ll earn 1 free session for yourself. Task of Bonds Convince a family member, partner, or spouse to play. If they stay for 3 paid sessions, you’ll get 2 free sessions or a 20% discount on your next 5 sessions ($15 -> $3). Task of the Explorer Share the Realms of Yether on social media (Discord, Instagram, Tiktok, etc.) with a short post or clip and tag me, get $5 off your next session. Task of the Chronicler Write a recap or journal entry of a session or world story, and if it’s featured in the campaign log, you’ll earn a point of inspiration that can be given to a character of your choice within my campaigns
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Creating your character
2014 5e ruleset Tashas and XGtE are good to use Yether homebrew, origins martial, and other options included for more experienced groups but also for those who want to try Starting at lvl 1 Stats is going to be determined in the session 0, point buy or 4d6 (with adjustments) Keep your class secret but be open about your role in the group Character sheets will be created on Roll20 Ask yourself, what brought your character to this place?
Currently the party composes of the following players and characters, further details will be fully revealed once campaign begins: Scott / Ookami (Git): Cleric, Support and Tank Tyler / Megalodong (Groglin) : Ranger, Trapper and Distraction Wesley / Voltage (Tako) : Warlock, Ranged Generalist and Subtank
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players Should Have: • Mic • Computer with Internet • Roll20 Account • Discord Account Session 0s are free, and if you check my profile, I also offer discounts for certain Tasks listed on my Profile. Welcome to Freeman’s Bay Overturn You’re about to set sail into the lawless waters of Freeman’s Bay, a sprawling city of ships where pirates, exiles, and dreamers clash for survival and glory. With the Pirate King gone, the Cove is ripe for new legends to rise — and the tides are shifting faster than any captain can steer. Will you claim power among the waves, forge your own legend, or be swallowed by the depths? Getting Started To prepare, you’ll need to message me in order to join both of our game spaces: Please make sure you have access to both before our first session. Bring your imagination, your sea legs, and maybe a bit of rum, and get ready for a campaign full of scheming captains, dangerous seas, and opportunities to make your mark on Tarranto Cove. This campaign will test your wit, loyalty, and courage as you chart your course through betrayal, freedom, and fortune on the open sea. About the World This campaign takes place within the Living World of the Realms of Yether. A Living World means that both past player characters and other campaigns exist at the same time as yours within the same universe. Some may be closer; others may be far away. If their stories connect to yours, their actions may shape your world. Just as yours might shape theirs. I hope you enjoy your time in the Realms of Yether. Welcome to the crew. Let’s make legends together and see whose name the tides remember.
What Alexander of Yether (DM Ultra) brings to the table
I enjoy giving characters individual voices Through discord bot I am able to use music and ambiance I enjoy letting players come up with creative situations and solutions I have been working on the Realms of Yether for the past 10 or so years, originating as an idea before I knew about dnd and now it is a world that has been played in for the past 6 years by different players in different campaigns.
Homebrew rules
Be Nice * just general decency General Table Rules Do not argue at the table about rules. DM has the final say. If you disagree with a ruling, please bring it up after the game. Roleplay over roll play. There is generally, unless otherwise mentioned (one-shots could be an example), not much of a reason to Min-Max a character. Min-Maxed characters GENERALLY disrupt the balance of the game. Making it hard to feel relevant for other players at the table. Please be on time. If you are running behind, or cannot make a session, please tell the group - or at the very least, the DM. Be cognizant of when it is your turn. We all understand that some characters may have a lot of options, but be engaged and be ready when your turn comes up. Be respectful of each other's opportunity to roleplay. If someone is actively engaged in roleplay, be courteous and respectful to their time. This list is not all encompassing and is a mere short BASIC list of guidelines. It may be expanded on by each individual DM. Map Realism Unless the Dungeon Master of the campaign who made the map says otherwise, everything on a combat map is in its location taking up space or capable of utilization. There may be smaller details that a DM may disclose should a player notice it with Perception. Martial Checks When in combat you have a free action that you can use once on your turn to attempt to identify an ability, feature, potential action, or surrounding phenomena that is relating to your current combat encounter that is tied to an enemy or the environment. The basic skill used for this check is Insight, but other skills are allowed based on the situation. (EX. using Arcana when fighting a mage type enemy).
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Alexander of Yether (DM Ultra) creates a safe table
In the session 0 we will go over what to expect, what to do if something you do not wish to experience is occurring and I wasn't made aware of it (how to whisper me), how hard topics will be handled or if anyone tries to make any hard topics an issue (sexual or gruesome violence), and lastly finding out if you have anything that needs to be addressed. If hard topics such as rape or torture are brought up, the most detail that we would go into is 'fade to black.' I also consider a line making other players do things. This cannot be done in game. You cannot persuade someone to kill themselves as an example. After about 2-3 hours I tend to encourage a short break. I would note that the X,N,O system is used and can be messaged to me or in the roll20 chat. Feel free to bring up anything you think or feel about what is going on in order to make things clear. Tell me and I will listen to you. I always want to improve the game so just let me know.
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