Learn to Play Dungeons & Dragons
A case of mistaken identity provides you with a chance to rescue hostages from bandits. Track the bandits and bring in their leader for a reward.
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Thursday - 7:00 PM UTC
Dec 11
Session Duration / 2 hours
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
A case of mistaken identity lead to an opportunity to free hostages and place a tracking device to allow you to capture highwaymen for a nice reward! Can you: š©āš§āš§ Successfully ransom innocent people who have been kidnapped by highwaymen. šŖ Sneak a magical device onto the highwayman which will enable you to track them to their camp. š² Surprise the bandits in their camp and capture the leader for a lucrative reward! This is a setting neutral one-shot adventure designed for beginners and novices to learn how to play Dungeons and Dragons! No experience is needed! The 2 to 3 hour adventure offers the players to engage in role playing, social encounters, and combat. A roster of pre-generated characters will allow you to step in to playing with no prior knowledge of the game with a character who has an interesting background and goals in life. Learn to play stress-free in an environment where you will be taught, guided, and coached in many aspects of the game. By jumping into the game from near the start, you will learn organically how to play, how to use the different abilities of your character, and how to navigate the character sheet.
Game style
Rules as Written (RaW)
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(26)
3 years on StartPlaying
543 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Storytelling
About me
Call me Oginme, OG, or Cliff. I have been playing D&D since 1978 and ran my first homebrewed adventures two years later. I put the game aside for a couple of decades to focus on career and family. Then my son asked for a Dungeons and Dragons set for his birthday and asked me to create a campaign for him and his friends. I went on to DM for two additional groups who had been abandoned by their DMs and we went on to run campaigns lasting well over two years. A decision to leave a demanding and unrewarding job handed me an opportunity to take on running games and campaigns professionally. The term professional is not one I use lightly. I have read many books, listened to many live streams, and practiced at improv and writing to improve my skills. My constant stream of imagination and flight of fantasy are activated when DMing games of DnD. I continually work to improve my delivery, voicing, and improv skills. When not playing, planning, or creating for my games, I have a small herd of LaMancha dairy goats, plant an extensive garden, play guitar, read and listen to a whole lot of books, study a variety of subjects, and cook.
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Creating your character
Oginme will provide pre-made character sheets for you to choose from after you sign up or at the start of the game.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need an account on Roll20 to access the character sheets, roll dice, and view maps. A Discord account is needed for voice and communication. You will need a computer, headset and microphone are highly recommended.
What Oginme brings to the table
I have custom maps for the adventure. Ambient sounds and music will provide some background sounds. Pre-generated characters will be available to allow us to plunge into the game quickly and learn while playing. You will have the choice of Cleric, Fighter, Rogue, or Wizard and then can choose between Dwarf, Elf, Halfling, or Human. We will be playing with the basic free rules for D&D 5e 2024 and I will provide a link to that documentation. Reading it beforehand is NOT a requirement. I have several handouts to help guide you within the game accessible both inside the game and downloadable for your future use. If you are not familiar with Roll20, I will give a quick guide around the virtual table top to show you how to access the controls you need.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Oginme creates a safe table
We will start with a quick 5-minutes 'session 0' to discuss content, safety tools, lines and veils.
Content warnings
Safety tools used