Hogwarts Dynasty: Harry Potter Years 1-7 (Beginner Friendly!)
Ever wanted to have your own Hogwarts experience alongside Harry and the trio? Now you can, along with loads of new NPCs, story and explorable setting
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Sunday - 11:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
Campaign Length / 40–60 Sessions
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About the adventure
Any fan of the Wizarding World has inevitably thought of how fun it would be to get to have your own Hogwarts Experience, and now that is possible! Join me as we run a Harry Potter themed d&d campaign, where you will play as your own custom Hogwarts student! The campaign can start at any point in the canon series' timeline you would prefer, with the earliest start being Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone, and latest start being Deathly Hallows. Your adventuring party will have your own adventurers, as well as be able to affect the events of the main Harry Potter story! Some things will have to remain unchanged to make sure the plot continues (Harry's name gets put into the Goblet of Fire, Voldemort returns, etc.), but many things can be changed by your actions. Plus, all characters from the cannon will be interactable, so you may be able to change some characters' fates! Whether its crafting potions, playing Quidditch, earning points for your Hogwarts House, learning spells or uncovering mysteries, plenty of wizarding adventures await you in this campaign!
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Sandbox / Open World
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(21)
1 year on StartPlaying
16 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, World Builder
Average response time: 4 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hey I'm Storm! I started running D&D games a few years ago and instantly was hooked by how fun, creative and impactful these stories we create together can be. Now, running games for people is one of my biggest passions in life! In my games player experience is my #1 priority. Inclusivity and Safety are paramount at my table, so before starting a campaign we'll run through a Session 0 making sure everyone is on the same page and comfortable! I homebrew pretty much everything in my games, so if you have any idea for your character, or want to try mixing some abilities from different classes/races I'm always down to make things work. Plus, I can provide as much of a baseline for campaigns as needed, but will be primarily tailoring the story of the campaign to my players' backstories and motivations. While your decisions and actions certainly matter, if you play in one of my games the world will quite literally revolve around you! All kinds of players are welcome! I've dm'd for people who have never heard of d&d before, as well as people that have been playing and dm-ing for years. Thanks for considering me, and I'm excited to maybe create a story together sometime! <3
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Creating your character
For Character Creation, this will change depending on what we all discuss during the Session 0, but depending on where you would like to start: Based on your starting Hogwarts Year will give the range for what character level you can expect to be: Years 1-2: Levels 1-2 Years 3-4: Levels 3-6 Year 5-6: Levels 7-9 Year 7: Level 10+ Additionally, I like to meet with each player individually to iron out character details so I can tailor the story to what you want to experience. For stats players can roll for them, and if they roll poorly I have a set number of stats they can choose instead if they prefer. And all of this will be through D&DBeyond, since I've made a whole custom Spell system based on the Harry Potter series, as well as Classes/Subclasses.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
A Microphone is required for this campaign since we'll be using Discord. If you'd like to have a Webcam/Camera that's great too, but it's certainly not required. I will have my facecam on for all sessions to help with descriptions/roleplay. We will use D&DBeyond for this campaign since I'll be making custom subclasses and spells, and for combat it will be a mix of OwlbearRodeo for custom battle maps, and theater of the mind.
What Storm brings to the table
As far as what to expect from me as the DM, Roleplay is incredibly important at my tables. I will definitely be doing all sorts of varied voices for the characters. Style wise, I try my best to strike a middle ground between the Rule of Cool and Rules as Written archetypes. I prioritize rewarding unique and creative player choices as often as I can, while keeping encounters engaging and challenging. Music is also essential to my games, so I will always have music playing in the background to fit the tone of the given scene. That can range from the Harry Potter movies and video games, to ambient sounds like rain, wind, etc. Ultimately immersion and story are paramount to my games. I'm here to help build out the best story experience possible for you, and will do whatever I can to help achieve that! That said, the free Session 0 will be huge for this campaign, since we'll have plenty to iron out as far as what you all want from this already very well established and known world.
Homebrew rules
This campaign uses a ton of Homebrew, with you getting a homebrewed Subclass based on the Wands and Wizards 5e formatting. You will also get to choose an in-world subject (Transfiguration, Care of Magical Creatures, etc.) to focus on, with that adding to your class abilities. On top of fully customized spells based on all spells used in the Harry Potter canon at large; from Accio all the way to Avada Kedavra.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Storm creates a safe table
We will meet for a free Session 0 before starting the campaign to go over all the details of everyone's expectations for the setting, vibe of the game, and safety.
Content warnings
Safety tools used