Tomb of Dreams - Jumpstart for Exalted 3rd Edition
An ancient prison containing a god, an elemental, and a demon from outside of reality, is disturbed by the return of the Solar Exalted.
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Once / Tuesday - 12:00 AM UTC
Dec 30
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
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About the adventure
This is the official jumpstart module for Exalted's 3rd Edition rules set. It is designed with new players in mind to introduce them a little to the world of Creation - a world of magic and stability in an ocean of chaos, where gods and spirits regularly walk side by side with mortals, demons and fair folk seek their subjugation, and balance is kept on a sword's edge by the uplifted champions of Heaven and Earth - the Exalted. The Tomb of Dreams limits the arena of play to a self-contained environment - the dream of a bound greater demon, which takes the form of a volcanic island in the midst of an endlessly roiling sea. Two other spirits call this prison space their home, currently, and their tenuous balance can be disrupted further by the unscheduled appearance of the Exalted. You have one objective - escape. Perhaps with a few treasures along the way, and a spirit or two who will definitely owe you afterward, depending on the actions you decide to take.
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Meet the Game Master
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2 years on StartPlaying
158 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, World Builder, Storytelling
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
I've been playing various dungeon crawl games and RPGs since I was young, and got into being a game master for my friends in college. I found I had a lot of fun coming up with homebrew ideas and worldbuilding for d20 and other systems based games, and I'm still enamored by over the top creative worlds and alternate histories from games like Exalted and Shadowrun. Unfortunately, adulthood has made it harder for my real life friends to get together for games lately, and all of my Friendly Local Game Stores have closed since 2020. I've been playing TTRPGs for about 25 years, and been a GM for about half as long. I like to run campaigns that change and challenge the listed assumptions about the game worlds as written in player handbooks and monster splats, where I want the players to carve out their own reputations in a world still full of heroes and villains pursuing their own agendas. I like to run games that cater to multiple styles of play, a nice balance of roleplay and combat, as deep into the intrigue of the world beyond as the party cares to travel. My media influences include, but are not limited to: the Stormlight Archive novels, Redwall, the Wheel of Time (my favorite :) ), Avatar: the Last Airbender, Final Fantasy, World of Warcraft, the Elder Scrolls, the 13th Warrior, Dragonball, and many others. https://startplaying.games/gm/brian_the_fuzzy/review
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Creating your character
Tomb of Dreams contains five Pre-Generated characters that cover a complete range of combat, sorcery, and social abilities needed to complete the module. These characters have appropriate statistics and abilities for new player characters of any starting chronicle. The players will take on the role of the Solar Exalted - the greatest of divinely powered champions in Creation, who have been absent for many generations. The characters are as new to their powers and their legacy as the players will be, and will offer a chance for them to experience the raw power of the Exalted, and the threats that such champions are needed to face, with minimal need to understand larger lore or story concerns.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players will need to make an account on Roll20.net to join the game. The link for the game is https://app.roll20.net/join/20140035/JBGllg If you wish to read a little bit about the rules and mechanics, setting and its history beforehand, please see the official quickstart rules pdf here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uWOJ0u5rFnU_brp46_Q4_mDYPVWTL4oK/view?usp=sharing We will be reviewing the basics of how the characters work, how rolls and combat works, and what everything means before and as we play. Discord will be needed for voice and video chat. Please use this server link: https://discord.gg/ctSuwtB3ze
What Brian Beccia brings to the table
I will bring my best efforts to introduce the game of Exalted to you all who may not be familiar with it :) I like to portray my characters with different voices and performances, but I do not require it for roleplay. The most fun part of this game system is the Rule of Cool is codified IN the rules as written :D The more awesome thing you try to do, the more likely you are to succeed at it. This is a module that covers nearly everything that Exalted has to offer in a pretty concise and condensed experience - from the interaction with spirits, the nature of the Exalted, the powers they wield, the enemies they fight, the ramifications of their deeds, the epic weapons and artifacts that respond to their power, and the consequences of their choices. I am looking forward to teaching you a system that I love in a setting I enjoy :)
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How Brian Beccia creates a safe table
The game itself has a 'red card' rule. If at any point you are uncomfortable with what is being described, portrayed, or acted out, you can stop it and we will move on.
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