The Batbiter's Basement - A D&D 5e One-Shot Adventure
On a stormy night, a prince of darkness and servant of hell asks for a favour to do what he himself is too cursed to accomplish. How bad could it be?
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Tuesday - 12:00 AM UTC
Dec 30
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
0 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Your next assignment arrived not as an order, but as a whisper—thin on detail and thick with foreboding. You are summoned to the edge of a remote village absent from most maps, drawn by the request of a name cloaked in legend: Ozzy Ozzthorne, the once-great bard whose songs shaped kingdoms and whose silences now stir rumors. He seeks aid with a task unspoken—a debt long owed, a vow unfulfilled. Beneath his ancestral manor, sealed behind ancient wards and sorrowful tunes, lies the Ozzthorne family crypt. Ozzy himself cannot enter, cursed by some forgotten rite, bound to the threshold by forces he refuses to name. What waits below is no mere tomb. Secrets slumber in the dark: forbidden compositions, fiend-haunted chambers, and ghostly concert halls where music never truly died. Arcane riddles wound in melody guard truths that were buried for a reason. One final promise weighs on Ozzy’s soul. But in unearthing it, will you uncover something best left lost? The strings of fate are plucked. The last note has yet to sound. ___________________________________ This adventure is tailor-made for both newcomers and veterans of Dungeons & Dragons 5e (2024 edition). Characters will start at 5th level for this adventure. **NOTE: This is a regulated story to ensure time accuracy within the allocated time frame specified. As such, this is not a sandbox-oriented adventure as you may experience within a campaign. My adventures contain 3 parts - Opening, Adventure, and Epilogue. To meet expectations of players participating, I may make adjustments as we play to meet the expectations players have signed up for, which includes managing the time so it doesn't end too early or take too long than was expected.
Game style
Dungeon Crawl
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
1 year on StartPlaying
56 games hosted
Highly rated for: Sets the Mood, Storytelling, Teacher
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I’ve walked the realms since the days of first edition, back in the misty age of the 80s—but that’s not the tale you’ve come to hear, is it? What you truly seek is the experience. Take a seat by the fire and lend me your ear, for I see the same restless spark in your eyes that lit mine all those years ago. If you’ve ever lost yourself in the pages of a fantasy tome, or watched heroes clash steel beneath storm-dark skies, then you already know the call. That deep, undeniable yearning to step into the story—not just read it. To feel the weight of a sword in your hand, or trace your fingers over the brittle vellum of an ancient spellbook. To behold mountains that scrape the heavens, and to ride snarling beasts through emerald forests older than time. Yes... I know that call well. No more waiting. The winds of Faerûn stir once more, and destiny is calling your name. Let's go...
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Creating your character
• A link to a DnD Beyond Campaign will be provided. • Point Buy for Abilities. • Everyone starts at 5th level. • You'll be granted 1 uncommon, and 1 common magic item (or 2 common if you wish). • A list of additional DnD Beyond character setting options will be provided on Discord. • No time to build a character? No problem. I have choice of several than can be provided.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
• A free DnD Beyond account is *required*. • A free Discord account is *required* to join my Discord sever. • A computer with a microphone is *required*. • A very strong internet connection is *required*. • A computer with a camera is optional. • Please disable any browser components used for 3rd party VTT connectivity to DnD Beyond to lessen technical issues during gameplay (e.g. Beyond20 is not needed). We will be using DnD Beyond Maps that are fully intergated with your DnD Beyond Charaters created, ensuring a smooth experience that is focused more on the action and less on technical issues. Great for people new to the VTT experience.
What Starwood Adventures (Oscar) brings to the table
I use music and sound effects to help build the experience. The focus is always on story first, mechanics second. I take character backgrounds into account where it makes sense in the story if I can. Most of my games will always aspire to provide an equal balance of every areas of enjoyment - combat, puzzles, and role play. I try to ensure there is something in every adventure for everyone, and will alway try to ensure everyone is getting attention and being heard. I love VTT like all of you, and for me, it's a passion I want to share and allow others to express as they wish.
Homebrew rules
CHARACTER CREATION: - Centred around the Forgotten Realms. - Legacy selections in D&D Beyond will not be allowed. MESSAGE ME IN ADVANCE to discuss anything from Eberron, Obojima, Strixhaven, Humblewood, Exandria, Ravnica or the creation or Gunslingers.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Starwood Adventures (Oscar) creates a safe table
• This is safe place environment. Any violation of Start Playing's terms and conditions will not be tolerated, as well as any verbal abuse of other players. • Please feel free to reach out to me before/during/after adventures for any feedback regaridng content you find sensitive not discussed/mentioned so that I can accomodate before, during, for in time for the next adventure. Your say matters. • Concent checklist will be provided • Breaks of 5-15 minutes when players choose to take them. • Open Door: Players may leave the table at any time and return when they feel they want to. • Stars & Wishes: Your feedback is important and I will stay behond after the game to discuss things that worked and didn't. I am also available online for these discussions as preferred.
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