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Folk Horror under the dusk light of a Crooked Moon!
A dark presence lurks in the shadows and its time for it to take back what is its!
$25.00
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Saturday - 7:00 PM UTC
Mar 14 / Session 1
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
Campaign Length / 30+ Sessions
4 / 6 Seats Filled
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Schedule
Meet your party members
4/6
About the adventure
This tale takes you on a journey where reality warps the path you walk. The horror bleeds slowly from shadows as Cultists who believe it is their sacred destiny to bring a mighty change to the realm, scheme and plot in the shadows. By the time you understand what is really happening, you’re already deeply entwined, and will feel there is no way out. And yet, there is a way to set things right before the end. The monsters you’ll encounter are entwined in the lore of the land. Each chapter has its own story that you’ll find come together before the end. There are many people in the adventure who you’ll get to know and they can be of aid or hindrance, depending on how your encounters with them go.
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(32)
3 years on StartPlaying
217 games hosted
Highly rated for: Teacher, Creativity, Knows the Rules
About me
Hey there, I’ve been known as Japes (jay-ps) since my 20s. • Do you love the escapism of role-playing games? I do hope so as I found that to be the case, when I first played D&D as a child. Over the years the number of types of games has grown and they have taught me one key lesson: these games are at their best when everyone is having fun. That first game was with friends around our dinner table and the ten-year-old me tried being the Dungeon Master for the first time, and I’ve learned a lot since then. In 2020 I started running online games, and one game quickly became many and some of those players are still in my games today. I believe every game should be a safe, creative place to be yourself, whether you bring a 1920s Call of Cthulhu FBI agent, in Discworld something made of sapient pearwood, or a Fairy Barbarian growling at the enemy.
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Creating your character
🟡 Will be part of Session 0 and we can chat about ideas you have before then. 🟡 You’ll use D&D Beyond for the character build. 🟡 For this adventure, the Crooked Moon Species & Sub Classes options and these are the preference as they were made for the game. D&D 5.5e options are also available. 🟡 Species are the likes of gargoyles, puppets, scarecrows, trolls, werewolves and some types of undead. 🟡 The Sub-Classes have abilities that fit the landscape of the adventure. 🟡 Ability rolls will be using 4d6 dropping lowest. Totals below 74, can be re-rolled, which makes it higher than Points Buy. 🟡 Original character portrait art to fit the setting and style of your character.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
🟡 No experience needed as I really enjoy helping new players how to play D&D. 🟡 Desire to roleplay your character and be a cooperative player. 🟡 No need to use a ‘character voice’, but this is a safe place to try this if you'd like to. Equipment 🟡 Reliable PC, with a Chromium browser. 🟡 Working gaming headset or mic and headphones. 🟡 Webcam is optional but highly recommended. 🟡 Free accounts for systems in use, links provided after joining.
What Japes brings to the table
🟡 I’ll bring some voices for those NPCs. 🟡 Maps, background music and many great features of Foundry. 🟡 Weaving your characters backstory into the adventure. 🟡 Open to feedback and using that to improve the game. 🟡 A safe place for the party to roleplay. 🟡 The game will be flexible, as your choices can adapt the games direction.
Homebrew rules
House rule: Skill rolls: 20 is a Crit and 1 is a Fumble
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Headphones
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Japes creates a safe table
🟡 In Discord there will be a link to a google form for your Lines or Veils and in Session0 we’ll discuss these joint Lines and Veils. 🟡 We’ll have a 5 to 10 mins break midway in the session. 🟡 Should you join after the initial Session 0, we'll have a 1-to-1 session 0 before you embark on the adventure.
Content warnings
Safety tools used