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Heroes of the Borderlands (D&D Starter Set) | Roleplay Heavy
Answer the call for adventure in this official D&D adventure from the new Starter Set.
$25.55
/ Session
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Weekly / Monday - 3:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2.5 hours
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Something sinister is happening to the Borderlands, something that seems to be attracting monsters near and far. Find out what is causing this and put a stop to it. Welcome to the perfect starting point for a D&D adventure. Meet the denizens of a fortified keep, traverse the treacherous wild, and delve into dangerous dark caves where riches and glory await. 🌈 This campaign is LGBT+ friendly 📜 We'll be using the latest 2024 Rules, primarily using the Rules as Written (RAW), with Rules as Intended (RAI) and Rules as Fun (RAF) occasionally applied when it makes sense to. 🥳 You'll enjoy this adventure if you have a good sense of humor, work well as a team, love exploring every nook and cranny on the map, enjoy solving conflicts not just with violence but with guile and diplomacy as well, and love roleplaying your character's motivations. 🕒 Medium-length campaign (estimated 4–6 months), ideal for committed players who love all three pillars of D&D: combat, exploration, and roleplaying.
Game style
Dungeon Crawl
Sandbox / Open World
Roleplay Heavy
Rules as Written (RaW)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
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5 years on StartPlaying
377 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher
About me
In a time long past, in what looks to be a tiny little bedroom, four young children are seen huddling around a simple small sketchbook, as one of them brings the rest on a grand fantasy adventure where the kids play no characters other than themselves and buy the lie that the fantasy world is real. Fast forward years later, one of those kids, for reasons unbeknownst to him, is drawn especially to two things—board games and speculative fiction. The board games that spoke to him most were Twilight Struggle, Pandemic Legacy, Battlestar Galactica, and Heroscape. These games, rooted in reality (well, except the latter two), told great stories with each play, and revisited the age-long conflict of light vs dark, good vs evil. On the silver screen, he remembers being terrified of the Terminator, the violence that descended upon the man who would soon be Robocop, and aliens bursting out of chests. He was also captivated by the imagined realities of Back to the Future and Last Action Hero. Oh, hi there! Hadn't realized you were here. I'm David! If you're looking for RPG sessions that are fresh, fun, funny, and full of roleplaying opportunities, you've come to the right place! I've been creating narrative experiences for audiences since 2000 as a stage director and actor. So, when I discovered the world of tabletop RPGs in 2018, I instantly fell in love with its interactive and collaborative storytelling potential. I've since gone on to run all sorts of games, from high fantasy and urban fantasy, to supernatural and horror, to slice-of-life and sci-fi. I can't wait to share my love of RPGs with you, and hereby extend an invitation to you in joining me to discover exciting worlds, play awesome characters, and embark on unforgettable journeys. Note: the "timezone" listed on my profile is just for scheduling convenience, especially pertaining to daylight savings adjustments.
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Creating your character
📝 You can start exploring the character creation process on D&D Beyond. Please adhere to the guidelines provided in the Prep Materials (e.g. point-buy ability scores, no homebrew, legacy, or partnered content, and a focus on species and backgrounds from the 2024 Player's Handbook). You don't need to complete the process just yet. If you do, please be open to making revisions to your character during Session 0. 🧾 We'll use D&D Beyond to create our characters, and we'll use the character sheets in Fantasy Grounds to play. 📈 Advancement will be story based. You'll begin at level 1, and by the end of the adventure, you will reach level 3.
▶️ We will begin once we have enough players (at least 4 players at least 24 hours before the scheduled day and time. If we get enough players fewer than 24 hours before, the campaign will begin the week after). 💬 Our first session together will be a Session 0, charged at the usual rate.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
⬇️ You'll need a copy of the Fantasy Grounds software, which is free. You can download it from www.fantasygrounds.com. 💻 Familiarity with Fantasy Grounds is not necessary. I'll walk you through it. 📜 You do not need to have read the rules ahead of time as the rules will be explained as we play.
What David brings to the table
🗺️ Rollable character sheets with fancy 3D dice and beautiful maps with dynamic lighting in Fantasy Grounds. 🎲 Fantasy Ground's best-in-class automation that handles most of the math and tracking of attacks, damage, saving throws, conditions, class features, spell effects, and hit points, so that you can focus more on the story and on roleplaying. 📚 Access to the 2024 Player's Handbook, Xanathar's Guide, Tasha's Cauldron, Heroes of Faerûn, and Forge of the Artificer on D&D Beyond.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How David creates a safe table
📝 Before Session 0, a link will be shared to a Lines and Veils document for players to fill out. 📜 The Discord server has a code of conduct that everyone has to adhere to. ✨ The aim of this campaign is to have a fun storytelling journey together and to have a positive experience interacting with others. To this end, players are expected to be compassionate, supportive, and respectful of others.
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