Caves of Chaos! Learn to Play in one shots!
Come play a one-shot! Come and play successive one-shots as a campaign! Test out a character build! Try a new class!
$27.50
/ Session
Details
Once / Sunday - 2:00 PM UTC
Feb 1
Session Duration / 3 hours
0 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Come play a Weekly One Shot of Dungeons & Dragons! Gain fabulous wealth! Travel to fantastic locations! Meet interesting people and...Kill..no...loot...no...save them?!? Choose your own adventure! Old Hand, Beginner or curious about the wonderful world of Roleplaying Games? Come play! Each session is a separate mission with opportunities. Play each week, or bi-weekly or when you can. Try out new classes and variations or play the one-shots as a Play-As-You-Can Campaign!
Game style
Dungeon Crawl
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Theater of the Mind
Sandbox / Open World
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(23)
2 years on StartPlaying
480 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Knows the Rules
Average response time: 6 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I run story-rich, player-driven adventures. You bring the characters—I’ll bring the world—we will make it ours together. My GM style is relaxed, story-rich, and collaborative. Whether you want kick-down-the-door dungeon crawls, exploration, westmarches, horror, or mysteries in the dark, I’ll tailor the game to your players. One-shots are brisk and punchy, delivering a complete adventure in a single session. Campaigns are dynamic and sandbox-style, shaped by your preferences, backstories, and play style. I’ve run many games and campaigns across a variety of systems: • D&D • Dungeon Crawl Classics • Mutant Crawl Classics • Call of Cthulhu • Traveller, • Top Secret • Shadowdark • Mörk, Cy_Borg, Pirate Borg My shelves are stacked with classics and modern gems alike—I’ve got you covered. If not, I can run it. I’ve run games for everything from bachelor parties to birthday surprises, corporate team-building events to reunions. My tables are welcoming, flexible, and focused on making sure everyone has fun. The best games are forged in shared challenges and the camaraderie that comes with them. Let’s tell some amazing stories together!
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Creating your character
Pre-made characters are available or can also be made with me on Discord (scheduled live session or via message) using D&DBeyond. You do not need to know anything about character creation, how the game works, or anything about the game. We can cover all of this together. I will send you an invite to the campaign on D&D Beyond and Discord.
Determine the fate of the Borderlands in this introductory adventure for The World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game. Beyond the Keep on the Borderlands hide the Caves of Chaos, a network of monster-infested caves where a wicked cult lurks. Danger awaits foolhardy adventurers who enter the caves—but so do treasure and glory. You pass through a dense forest of gnarled trees with grasping roots, the woods twisting as if to ward you off. Undeterred, you emerge from the tangled thicket into a stark ravine. Its rocky walls rise steeply one hundred feet or so above. Several dark cave mouths pockmark the walls at varying heights. The air is stale and quiet. Among the rocks and dead wood that litter the ravine’s floor are the bones of animals and explorers, picked clean by scavengers. Vultures leer at you hungrily from barren branches. Where do you want to go? Perfect for groups who crave classic dungeon-crawling danger with a layer of mystery and consequence, The Caves of Chaos are a deadly sandbox of monsters, traps, treasure, and temptation. Will you gain fame and fortune while saving the world, or join the ranks of the foolish who sought his riches and found only death? The Cave of Chaos await—silent, and very much alive.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
The Theater of the Mind (audio portion of the adventure) will occur on Discord supplemented by images and battle maps as needed. You will need an account on Discord. Access to the dedicated server will be open prior to the game. Owlbear Rodeo may be used. No subscription is necessary. Characters will be made or provided on D&DBeyond. Pre-made characters are always available. Players will make characters during session zero; or, we can make one prior to the game session. A pre-made character can be provided.
What Mark brings to the table
Decades of game mastering experience, a robust community of welcoming players, in depth characterisation and the flexibility to adapt to player styles and choices Character creation is on D&DBeyond. Premade characters can be provided. The narrative is supplemented with images and maps on a dedicated Discord Server. Access to Battle maps and tokens will be open on Owlbear Rodeo. No account is needed by the player. And...if you are a player dedicated to Theater of the Mind, I can run those styles of games too! Games can be run high combat, high roleplay or anything in between!
Homebrew rules
We will craft the house rules we want to play in the first session...or play by the rules as written. You decide! Sword & Sorcery games are fun with luck, fleeting luck, sanity and modified critical hits...but we can play they way you want!
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Mark creates a safe table
Each player will be provided with a private Discord channel for the discussion of issues or concerns before, during and after sessions. The content warnings will vary depending on the game choice, but it is highly likely the game will have levels of violence involving player characters and non-player characters, with death always being a possibility. SAFETY TOOLS ・During Session 0 we will discuss Lines and Veils. ・A 10 minute break will occur roughly halfway through the session. Additional breaks are always available on request. ・Further details of all tool implementations are provided within the discord server. Feel free to ask any questions for clarification.
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