Wild Beyond the Witchlight | A Whimsical Adventure (D&D 2024)
Zybilna, the archfey ruler of Prismere, has disappeared, and it's up to you to find her.
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Saturday - 12:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
Campaign Length / 9–12 Sessions
2 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Venture to the Witchlight Carnival! A magical place and, according to your patron, a portal to Prismere, a whimsical realm of the fey. Though within it, a corruption takes hold as its archfey, Zybilna, lies absent. You've been hired, or came for your own reason, to discover her fate. The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is an exploration and roleplay-oriented level 1 to 8 adventure, updated for D&D 2024. Appealing to fans of Alice in Wonderland, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. For your convenience and pleasure, I've enhanced this module with: ✨ Pre-made characters for each class. ✨ Add characters and content for a more vivid world. ✨ Handouts, art, and maps for a smoother, more immersive experience. ✨ GM Notes posted after the session, so even if you miss it, you miss nothing.
Game style
Rules as Written (RaW)
Roleplay Heavy
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(131)
3 years on StartPlaying
405 games hosted
Highly rated for: Teacher, Creativity, Knows the Rules
Average response time: 4 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hi👋, I'm Franc, better known as Golvin. I'd like to be your GM. While I mainly run D&D, Call of Cthulhu, and Alien RPG, my real pleasure is trying new modules and systems. (Cowboy Bebop RPG anyone?) Which has led me to a specialization in running one-shots, often including highly detailed handouts, pre-made characters, and other player aids. I also write the Reviews from the Far Reams Substack newsletter, currently focused on helping others get the most out of Call of Cthulhu 7e modules.
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Creating your character
Choose from 20+ pre-made characters covering all classes, or make your own. If the latter, please follow the guidelines below. This is a D&D 2024 plus WIld Beyond the Witchlight campaign. --- Character Creation Guidelines --- 🔹 D&D 2024 books only unless stated otherwise. (PHB, DMG, Heroes of Faerun, Forge of the Artificer. No Tasha's, Xanathar's, Strixhaven, etc.) 🔹The fairy and harengon species from Wild Beyond the Witchlight are allowed, too. 🔹 Point Buy or Standard Array for stats. (No rolling.) GM's Note: I provide all available content via Roll20. Players can, if desired, use D&D Beyond, provided it's linked with the Beyond20 browser plugin. However, if you're not familiar with D&D Beyond, I don't suggest doing so, as its character creation has a higher error rate than Roll20 for new players and doesn't differentiate among sources.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
To participate in the game, you will need: ✔️A Roll20 account (free), ✔️A Discord account (free), ✔️A microphone, ✔️A headset or quiet space (i.e. no background noise please).
What Golvin - One-Shot GM brings to the table
I provide a quick paced module with ✔️All allowed content for your use via Roll20. ✔️Maps, handouts, and art to enhance your experience (and clarity) ✔️GM Notes posted after each session. ✔️20+ pre-made characters with optional backgrounds, "how to use" guides, and advice for leveling (if desired). ✔️A decade running and teaching D&D among other TTRPGs.
Homebrew rules
Wild Beyond the Witchlight uses "Rules as Written" unless Rule of Cool applies or found wanting. (E.g. I revert to 2014's rules for hiding.)
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Golvin - One-Shot GM creates a safe table
After joining, players are sent my Line & Veils and ask for theirs in return. Which are then confirmed at the beginning of the session as part of a mini-session 0. During the game, if anything disturbs you, please tell me, leave an "X" in the chat, or privately message me. I will then remove the offending or skip past it. Likewise, if you feel the adventure is going in an unsavory direction but use an "N" instead. I will also check in if I notice anything is off.
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