Sanbox Adventure in a Philippine Mythology Setting!
A settlement is being terrorized by a necromancer who leads an army of strange undead. The settlement's hunters rally to stop her.
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Weekly / Sunday - 1:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
Campaign Length / 5–7 Sessions
0 / 4 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
"A mother's love knows no bounds." DISCLAIMER: This game will deal with themes regarding stillbirth, child death and reanimation. Please reconsider playing if these topics are highly sensitive to you. Ligaya’s Lament is a sandbox adventure set in The Islands of Sina Una, a Philippine mythology and folklore campaign setting. In this adventure, the players are trying to save their settlement in one of the islands from the wrath of an Aswang—a monster that's a mix of a ghoul and a vampire. These aswang hunters are trying to stop Ligaya, an aswang necromancer who was once the settlement's best seer and protector. After losing her daughter from a seemingly coordinated aswang attack; she now embraces the curse to do whatever it takes to resurrect her daughter through necromancy—a long forbidden practice in the island. She starts to terrorize the island with her horde of stillbirth ghouls, undead servants and corrupted spirits. In the wake of her wrath, mothers and their children have gone missing. Will the players be able to stop Ligaya from bringing the island to ruin in exchange for her daughter's life, or uncover a mystery as they explore the island that justifies Ligaya's lament?
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Sandbox / Open World
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(10)
2 years on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Teacher, Creativity, Sets the Mood
About me
Wouldst thou like to play D&D deliciously? Make a deal with me and let your hunger for adventure come to life! Hello travelers I'm Jemo, a GM from the Philippines with almost 2000 hours (and counting) in roll20, and I have been a game master for five years now (and counting!). I bring my D&D sessions online come to life to make sure that you are immersed and you're experiencing the game with color and life mentally, and audiovisually. I am a very player-centric GM, so you are guaranteed that my players, their stories, and choices are front and center. The party's spotlight will always shine at the table as I bring you a curated experience within my games. If you are looking for a GM who can deep dive with you in your character whether that be in roleplay or in your build, you're in the right hands! Roleplay is at the forefront along with interesting combat where you are the central piece to drive the adventure forward. You are also guaranteed to be in a safe space and be a part of a welcoming table within my games. Respect and acceptance of everybody and the table's fun is my utmost priority. Are you ready to satiate that hunger for adventure?
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Creating your character
✨ Character creation will be done during session 0. ✨ Players will be starting at 6th level. This is an adventure that will span around 4-5 sessions so there will be no levelling up. ✨ We will be using the D&D 2024 5e rules in the game. ✨ Players are highly encouraged to take subclasses from The Islands of Sina Una options if they wish to have a more immersive experience, but are more than welcome to use D&D 2024 subclassses. ✨ Players will be using the recommended Species of the campaign setting. ✨ Players may use the D&D 2024 Backgrounds as well as pick from the Backgrounds provided by the campaign setting. ✨ I will be providing template character sheets in Roll20 to streamline and faciliate character creation for players who would like to use them. ✨ Players will use Standard Array for their stats. ✨ Players are encouraged to connect their backstories to the setting, NPC's, or fellow players to have a personal experience in the campaign.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need: ✉ A Roll20 account (signing up is free) 👾 A Discord account to join the server (signing up is also free) 🎤 A microphone Optional: 📷 Webcam is OPTIONAL, my players can hop into the game with cameras off if it's uncomfortable for them. 🎲 Familiarity with the use of Roll20 is also OPTIONAL; can be taught during session 0 and in play (it's pretty easy to use!) ❌ There is no need for you to purchase anything to prepare for the game! (Except maybe dice, if you love dice so much and want to roll in real time I won't stop you :D ).
What Jemo brings to the table
📚 A copy of The Islands of Sina Una book for the table's reference. 🎧 A Discord server with their own private channel for players to communicate both in and off game. 🎲 A Roll20 game room where the sessions will be held. 🎹 A variety of ambient/background music as well as a soundboard to keep the sessions alive audibly. 🎙 My very best in voicing the NPC's for roleplay. 🗺 A variety of maps and tokens that will help the game be more immersive in Roll20. 🙌 Very open to bending the rules to encourage player creativity but also know when to keep things in check. ⚔ Interesting combat encounters; with a no holds barred BBEG fight. I am always on the player's side although I love giving them challenges especially if it's a BBEG.
Homebrew rules
📝 Boss Battles have Pointy Hat's "Battlefield Actions" for dynamic play. 📝 Players get the max dice roll on any hit dice they spend during short rests. 📝 Certain weapons are subject to wearing and breaking (more details in game).
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Jemo creates a safe table
🖋 Players will be given a pre-session 0 questionnaire where they can provide their Lines and Veils amongst other information that will be useful to run the game as well as a Session 0 Guide. I will also take some time during session 0 to explain other safety tools and details of the game. 🤗 Players can also expect a very respectful and accepting table. Any disrespect of any kind is not allowed. 🎲 I am a GM that loves to see player ingenuity! Don't be afraid to ask if what you'd like to do is possible in the game. 🎭 I love interacting and roleplaying with my players, so they should expect these as an integral part of the game— this is a safe space for people who would love to immerse themselves as their character and get lost in becoming them in the game, silly voice and all!
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