D&D 5e: The Shattering of Zero – Darkness Falls - Starting Soon!
The Ichor have begun an assault on Zero, corruption spreading faster than any defense can hold. If the tide isn't stopped, Zero, and world, will fall.
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Thursday - 11:00 PM UTC
Dec 18 / Session 1
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
Campaign Length / 5+ Sessions
2 / 7 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Far to the east of Brætena, the proud city of Zero now is under chaos as the Ichor, an otherworldly blight born from an ancient being, spreads through the kingdom. The ground itself seems to bleed black, shadows writhe where the city folk once stood, and fear echoes through the minds of the strong and the weak alike. With every passing hour, the city teeters closer to annihilation, with the continent slowly following. This adventure that starts at 5th level will put you into the heart of this apocalyptic struggle. Be you a wandering champion, a fallen renegade, or a lone mercenary, the continent's survival may depend on all people here in the city. From desperate street battles against corrupted beasts to navigating the collapsing psyche of Zero’s people, every step forward comes at a cost. This adventure will be perfect for players who crave high-stakes, cinematic combat and dark storytelling. Every decision, every sacrifice, and every fallen ally shapes the fate of the world. Because if Zero falls, there will be nothing left worth saving.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Realm Building
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
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Less than a year on StartPlaying
15 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, World Builder
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hey! I'm Zach, your resident Dungeon Master and longtime DND Fanboy. Fantasy is my life fuel, I've been crafting custom stories and worlds for over a decade now, and been roleplaying since I could talk. My specialty is creating in depth and engaging worlds to roleplay in, I love bringing people and places to live in fantasy realms and have a reservoir of dozens if not hundreds of stocked up ideas I'd love to share with you all!
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Creating your character
Character Creation can happen at your leisure before session, with my DMs open to answer questions about lore or mechanics, and generally help with anything that needs assistance. If any adjustments need to be made post-character creation they will be discussed with you!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
A discord account will be required! As you will be invited to a server there to have information easily accessible for notes and other conveniences! A D&D Beyond Account to make the character sheets, where you will be invited to a campaign with homebrew enabled. And finally an Owlbear Rodeo account for tokens and combat!
What Zach (Ewok) brings to the table
I greatly enjoy putting thought, effort, and love into the crafting of a world. Making sure each NPC is filled with a believable life to them, and the world is rich and explorable. I want you to feel in your characters shoes, be it through NPC voices, personal interactions with NPCs tailored to your experience of the world, and plenty of homebrew made over the course of over a decade. All in all, we're here to have fun and immerse you in the worlds and stories I create. Hope you enjoy!
Homebrew rules
Giving every martial class maneuvers akin the Battlemaster Fighter. It's more complicated than that, but that's the briefest summary. To go a bit more in-depth, each martial class has superiority die (of varying sizes), a save for their maneuvers, and a different list of maneuvers they can learn. My friend created this (Co-DM and additional player in this campaign) and I adopted it for my campaign, and, according to my players, they've thoroughly enjoyed having fun with martial characters in ways that aren't strictly 'deal more damage'. There's combat maneuvers and there are out-of-combat maneuvers, The half-casters even get a lesser version of it, to properly reflect them being half-martial, half-caster. ---------- For 8 hours' worth of training, you can train an instance of attempting to learn a feat. If you have no trainer, you roll once. If you have a trainer, you roll with advantage. 1d20 - 1d12 - 1d10 - 1d8 - 1d6 - 1d4 One a natural number of the die's highest value (20, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4), you advance to the next die in descending order. After you hit the 4, you gain the feat. This can be done for feats, specific proficiencies, saving throws, weapons, and more. If you attempt to get a ASI, you start at 1d100 instead of 1d20
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Zach (Ewok) creates a safe table
Any triggers or avoided topics can be brought up to me prior to Session 1, with the Luxton Technique always available to stop and talk about how to continue if anything crosses an untold boundary.
Content warnings
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