Arora: Age of Desolation
Work to save the land and the great ruling dragons of Arora, or fall to the ongoing apocalypse. Welcome to the age of Desolation.
$25.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Sunday - 5:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
3 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
"However ruined this world has become, however mired in torment and despair... Life Endures. Births continue. There is beauty in that, is there not?" — A Nameless Maiden From the golden sands of Gallaht, to the frigid peaks of Prazzolar, Arora is a scarred land. Its people have proved hardy, managing not only to survive, but thrive 500 years past the fall of civilization. An Artificer has brought together a plucky group of adventurers for a job, one that pays high and comes with an offer of their services in return. What starts as a simple escort mission will evolve into a journey of epic proportions. Ancient forces stir, seeking to drive the world toward total destruction, but if there's one thing humanity has proved, its that they are nothing if not resourceful. 📖 Determine the dynamic of the game and it's main story by your character's backstory and the factions you involve yourself with. 🧭 Journey through the five lands of Arora with Improved Exploration and Discovery. 🧬Create the exact character you want with Arora's unique character creation. Choose from a massive list of combat, roleplay, and exploration traits. 🎭 Start with a special background that's flexible enough to include your own backstory, and start with unique equipment. ⌛ Long term adventure - level 5 start. 🎲 Homebrew mechanics to increase player fun and character depth. Double and Triple down on your concept and play the exact character you want to play. 🏁 Beginner Friendly but do note the homebrew mechanics will change some aspects from the game's normal rules. This is a game with many new rules that will require reading to get through, but it plays much the same as a RAW 5e game. For those who've played Baldur's Gate 3, this is comparable to playing in act 3 with your full suite of [spoiler] powers or your [spoiler] form unlocked. 🎮 Media Inspiration - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild & Tears of the Kingdom, Elden Ring, Final Fantasy 14, Dragon Age
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
About me
I got my TTRPG start with D&D 5e but I've been an avid writer and roleplayer for many years besides. I'm hoping to provide an inclusive game where we can bend and stretch the rules in a way that's still cohesive and fun for everyone involved. I run active and engaging games in a custom campaign setting and I'm always willing to try to work with ideas players might have for character creation. I tend to use homebrew systems and mechanics in my games and due to that I will not recommend my games to brand new players. Otherwise, if you're looking for a fun game of D&D in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, and don't mind a bit of homebrew, then I'm probably your guy.
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Creating your character
Once applications are accepted you'll be given an invite link to a discord server that will have resources for you to get started making your character. Session 0 will involve going over rules and the bulk of character creation once those rules are explained, but the DM will be available to answer questions and help with character creation before session 0 if you want to read through the rules and start making a character before session 0.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players need to have a microphone, as well as a discord and a foundry Forge account. 5e published content will be provided to the players by the DM so the only other thing you need is a willingness to learn a few changes to the rules.
What Ito brings to the table
I'll be bringing maps and tokens via foundry, music via a discord bot that you will have prior waring to long before it starts playing any music, and access to all of the currently published 5th edition material for you to access as well as a veritable hoard of homebrew.
Homebrew rules
The system is a core of 2014 5e with some enhancements and preferred rulings from 2024. For the most part, players will be able to choose their preferred versions of classes, subclasses, spells, and other features. A separate doc will be provided with more specific changes and other additions.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Ito creates a safe table
Players can expect a fairly relaxed game environment and an inclusive space to explore different character concepts. The DM is an avid user of the rule of Cool and wants to make sure everyone's boundaries are respected.
Content warnings
Safety tools used