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Blooming Malignance - FateForge - Modular 5e - Dark Fantasy
You are Fate Chosen, touched by the Fate Forge and destined for great deeds! Will you be up to the task of fending off a Blooming Malignance?
$22.00
/ Session
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Weekly / Saturday - 7:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
Campaign Length / 1+ Sessions
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About the adventure
You find yourselves on the continent of Kaan, traveling the land (above or below), navigating the danger and intrigue at hand, while threats all around, blossom and grow. The intrigues of Emperor, general, or common man; will pale in their insignificance. As you unearth, under-earth, a cankerous plan; of insidious blooming malignance. Across the Ustalva sea the Cyrillane Empire has fallen into civil war. The giants are restless in the Septentrion to the North. The immortal Ilkral of the Kartaçöl Empire plots and schemes of conquest in shining Easifir. And in the Netherworld, deep beneath the earth, an ages old evil stirs, slipping its malignant tendrils into the world above. It is here on the continent of Kaan that your story begins, perhaps you were born here, perhaps you journeyed here, but you are answering a call that resonates in your very soul. For the moon, Eternity, has touched you, and you are destined for deeds that will shape the history of Eana for centuries to come, or you will fall to Canker. You are Fate Chosen. Will you answer the call? --- ***Free Session Zero*** This game uses FateForge, the Modular 5e Alternative you probably haven't heard of. What is FateForge and Modular 5e? 🧩 A modular system that lets you plug and play rules to craft the 5e game of your choice. 🗺️ A world where kobolds dedicate their lives to dreams, a Moon chooses adventurers, and a cancerous evil waits in the Netherworld. 🔍 Want intrigue and mystery? Use those rules. 💀 Dark Fantasy and Gritty rules for a more dangerous game? Plug in those rules! 🧙 Geo Magic, material components that alter your spells, new spells, new subclasses, and rich world to play in. When? Saturdays 11:00am PST Where? AlchemyRPG How much? $22 through SPG.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(7)
3 years on StartPlaying
62 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Knows the Rules
About me
I am the Mad Catter, I've been running RPG's since I was a wee little Catter, and I will probably stop when I'm dead. Maybe not even then. I have a background in theater, I am a storyteller, and consider one of the heights of the craft to be the collective weaving of tales a group can conjure up. Here's what you can expect from me as a GM: 🕰️ Years of experience. (Not that it truly matters) 🏳️🌈⚧️ Inclusive GM 🎭 Narrative GM style. 📜 Incorporates player back stories. 🧛 Horror storyteller (have a podcast and everything) 🤡 You'll get the funny (or creepy) voices! 🎼 Music and Ambience incorporation. 📚 Lover of many systems. 🌱 Loves teaching new players. 🖥️ Can run on Fantasy Grounds, Alchemy, and Roll20, still learning Foundry. I love running RPG's, and I love teaching RPG's, and to a lesser extent VTT's because, well, that's how I run RPG's after all. My experience is in various iterations of D&D and Pathfinder, however I'm playing other systems and want to play even more. If you wish to commission me, message me with your request, and I'll be honest about my ability to aid you with it. Booking rates are assuming a full table, one on one can be negotiated.
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Creating your character
4d6 subtract the lowest, done via the VTT, if your rolls suck or you just don't want to bother, we'll use point buy rules as seen on page 19 of the Adventurer's book. Max hit points through level three (the starting level) after which you can choose to roll or take the average.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
If you're familiar with 5e, you're in luck, FateForge takes the 5e SRD as adds modular rules. So if you've played D&D, you know how to play FateForge, if you haven't played, then FateForge is an excellent entry into 5e based games. The Player's Guide is a good primer to get you used to the setting. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAFhYtmjn3ujn_p4Gau8mgNCbfLuVc7v/view?usp=sharing The Spellcaster's Guide is a good place to start if you wish to sling spells. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JMtLYjnPr6vybuvaOtRDYHGxaC86tuKV/view?usp=sharing The Core FateForge PDF's from DriveThruRPG are "Pay What you Want" I also have them on google drive to view as well. Links to both are below. Don't like the page count fool you, the beautiful layout spreads the information out a bit. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rQzilB4jojehqmJFpGwHrCx2xKWg5ShA/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NBu_UOFhzgp8NqxJTAYH066pmiSW9Iei/view?usp=sharing https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/302113/fateforge-1-corebook-adventurers https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/302115/fateforge-2-spell-book-grimoire This campaign will begin on the continent of Kaan, home to Orcs, Hobgoblins, Bugbears, and more. Here is an excerpt featuring the peoples of Kaan while touching on their rich cultures. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y_hqQoOm4kKg7ZTicJc391qH966_s-fR/view?usp=sharing Please have a microphone and headset, we want to avoid audio bleed. Web cam is optional, though I'd encourage it to enhance roleplaying so people can read expressions. Not required though, I get that some people don't want their faces shown. Sign up for a free account at AlchemyRPG.com and add me on Discord at 1madcatter
What The Mad Catter brings to the table
I will provide all the necessary content so you shouldn't have to pay a dime. You can acquire the core books for free on DriveThruRPG but I'll also have them available through Google drive. I have a passion for this setting, and in a time when I am turning away from D&D in general, I have fallen in love with this world and this modular variant. I do character voices, provide ambient music through the AlchemyRPG platform, and will utilize said platform to the best of my abilities. This will largely be a homebrew campaign wherein I combine an overarching plot of a growing evil in a continent steeped in intrigue while intertwining backstories. Some published adventures might be utilized, but only as appropriate. When not using published modules and their maps, I'll be using maps from my large collection, or I'll craft them in Dungeon Alchemist. This will be a deadlier game, and while players will still be a cut above the NPC's, we'll be using the wound rules as described in the Adventurers Guide.
Homebrew rules
FateForge itself is a 5e variant built on the premise of modular rules. I'll be using a lot of the Dark Fantasy and Gritty options for a deadlier game. Players can choose if they want to be 'Awakened' (able to use magic/supernatural abilities) from the start, or if they want me to incorporate that a few sessions in.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How The Mad Catter creates a safe table
Lines and Veils, open door.
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