The Midnight Hour - Daggerheart Dark Fantasy
When a dark god rules the lands, the only answer is rebellion.
$15.00
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Weekly / Sunday - 12:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3 hours
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About the adventure
[Inclusive][LGBTQIA+}[Neurodivergent] Tone and Feel - Ancient, Daunting, Epic, Grim, Ominous, Terrifying, Tragic Inspirations - Dark Souls, Berserk, The Lord of the Rings, Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams The Last Age of the world began with the victory of the Shadow in the North. Armies of orcs and corrupted fey and demons broke through the fortress walls. Corrupted kings and holy men broke the nations of men from within. The elves and dwarves and the other fey peoples were cut off from their allies and besieged within their homelands. Now the agents of the Shadow rule the land and they demand silence if not fealty. But you are no servant of the Dark. In these days you have picked up your sword or taken up the forbidden arts of magic or turned your talent for stealth against them. And you are not alone. Rebellion grows like weeds. Operating from within the besieged elven wood, you are on the front lines of the war against the Shadow. Facing the armies of the Dark God, the restless dead, demons, and the clerics of the Shadow. What will you do in the Midnight Hour? Midnight is a Tolkien inspired, dark fantasy that asks the question: what if Sauron won? Which paints heroes as the resistance. Waging a war against the occupying forces of the Shadow and protecting the good people of the land. Looking for a way to survive and hoping to find a way to win. This game will be full of espionage and secret heroics. Vilified by the powers that be and hunted by agents of the Shadow. Fighting the good fight not for glory or gold but because it is the right thing to do. The only thing you can do when evil becomes the rule of the land. Are you ready to bring back the light?
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
3 years on StartPlaying
80 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Storytelling
About me
I've been running games in every medium (tabletop, larp, and pbp) and system for 20+ years - and playing for more than 30. I have run a lot of games in a lot of systems. I have a special fondness for weird fantasy, mystery, and body horror but I can do almost anything. As I have found over the many years of being a Perma-GM. I believe strongly in Safety Tools and Session 0s (which I will never charge for). I am very much against gatekeeping, ableism, racism, transphobia, homophobia, and all such things. I am actively opposed to these ideologies. And I tend to make my bad guys agents of said 'isms and phobias. I mean... who doesn't like to punch Nazis? Outside of gaming I have degrees in Psychology, Criminology, and Marine Biology. The moment we get a dolphin serial killer I am set. I was - many pounds, injuries, and chronic illnesses ago - a competition boxer, kickboxer, and grappler. I love to read. Especially weird fantasy or sword and sorcery.
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Creating your character
Character creation will be taken care of during Session 0 as a group.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need a microphone, Discord, and Roll20. The latter 2 being free.
What Eric The Social Justice GM brings to the table
I am a Rule of Cool GM with a lot of experience rolling with the punches. I will be using ambient music and scene specific scores. Expect combat to be tactical but easily accessible. Combat should be a challenge and not an exercise in frustration. You can expect a lot of roleplay as I am a story heavy GM. I am also a big fan of mysteries and investigations and political intrigue and conspiracies.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Eric The Social Justice GM creates a safe table
In Session 0 we will go over player and GM expectations. Session 0 will be free. Lines and Veils will be a Google doc linked to you. Same for Stars and Wishes. The first before campaign begins. The second after each session.
Content warnings
Safety tools used