"Rats in the Walls": Lovecraftian Horror Comes to Faerun
An aristocrat hires you to clear bandits from the house of his disappeared cousins. You soon learn that horrors worse than bandits lurk in the house.
$9.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Sunday - 1:00 AM UTC
Jan 4
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
2 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
2/5
About the adventure
I wrote this one-shot inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's short story of the same name. I made changes to adapt to the setting of Faerun and to add combat. As you might imagine, the tone will be ominous. This adventure primarily focuses on exploration and combat. There will be some social encounters and of course there is room for theatrical roleplaying.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(13)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
2 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Storytelling
About me
Hail and well met! My name is Chris! I've been a lover of fantasy and gaming since I was a kid. I'm currently a high school teacher of English, history, and psychology. I love watching a story come together and watching a party be creative and build synergy and power throughout a narrative. Beyond games and stories, I love travel, music (playing and listening), the outdoors (biking, kayaking, skiing), and reading (history, culture, religion, and philosophy).
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Creating your character
Once you join the adventure, I'll invite you to a DnD Beyond Campaign and a Discord channel. In the Discord, you can discuss what classes everyone in the party would like to play to come up with a balanced party. I'd be happy to help you build a character or plan out that balance within the party. Once you know what kind of character you want to build, you'll make it in DnD Beyond (the account is free). We will play using DnD Beyond's virtual tabletop (ambiguously called simply 'Maps'). Voice/video chat for the sessions will happen through Discord, which will also host a group chat for the party and me.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
All you need is a DnD Beyond account (free version is fine) and a Discord account. Once you join the game in Startplaying.games, you'll receive a link for the DnD Beyond Campaign and the Discord Channel. Join both, and start building your character and scheming with your party mates! Message me on any of those platforms (though Discord is preferred) with any specific questions that you may have.
What Chris brings to the table
During this adventure, you'll encounter: -A handwritten, original story. -Atmospheric music that changes to suit the mood. -Custom-made maps created in Inkarnate -Varied combat encounters with strategic options and goals. -Avenues for characters with a variety of skill sets to shine. -Opportunities to be creative and strategic while staying within the confines of DnD 5.24.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Chris creates a safe table
The basic rules are simple. Be respectful of your fellow players, and don't be an asshole. Unfortunately, as this will be a 3-4 hour session, if a player doesn't already know how to do that, there simply isn't time to teach them, and they will be kicked. That has never happened in one of my sessions.
Content warnings
Safety tools used