[Level 4] Bi-Weekly Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

[Level 4] Bi-Weekly Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Deep in Icewind Dale, winter refuses to end. A curse? Divine wrath? Or something even worse...

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

4–10

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

All Ages
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Details

Weekly / Sunday - 6:00 PM UTC

May 17 / Session 7

Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours

3 / 6 Seats Filled

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Schedule

Sun, May 17 | 6:00 PM – Session 7

Sun, May 31 | 6:00 PM – Session 8

Sun, Jun 14 | 6:00 PM – Session 9

Sun, Jun 28 | 6:00 PM – Session 10

Sun, Jul 12 | 6:00 PM – Session 11

Sun, Jul 26 | 6:00 PM – Session 12

This game will begin once 4 players have joined

Meet your party members

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About the adventure

📜THE HOOK📜 The frozen northlands of Icewind Dale are gripped by a Winter that won't end. Darkness has fallen and ancient evils stir beneath the ice. Uncover the secrets behind an unnatural winter that threatens to consume the Ten Towns forever. SPECIAL NOTE: I hand out Heroic Inspiration for puns. For new folks, that means 'crack jokes and you get bonuses.' No promises I'll have brain bandwidth for my own puns, so I'll be relying on you, the players, for all our glorious groans. DO YOU WANT TO... ❄️ blend survival horror with classic fantasy adventure? 😎 roleplay your way out of (or into) trouble? ⚔️ engage in challenging tactical combats? 🎓 get some experience with D&D or Foundry? Heck yeah, you do. Sign up! Or drop me a line if you're interested. ~Karen (heysparky)

Game style

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Rules as Written (RaW)

Meet the Game Master
Published Writer
Teacher/Educator
Women/Femme Identifying
Game Designer

1 year on StartPlaying

189 games hosted

Highly rated for: Teacher, Creativity, Inclusive

Average response time: 6 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

"What do you do?" is one of the most magical phrases in all of gaming. I've been playing and running tabletop games since the D&D cartoon aired. D&D in particular, even as a flawed system in its many iterations, has been a decades long golden thread connecting great things in my life. One of my first jobs was at a game store and I remember selling a Concerned Mom on the magic of D&D based on its promise of social engagement, math, and creativity all in a bundle. I stand by that decades later. Systems I've loved: - Bunnies & Burrows - Palladium's TMNT - Shadowrun - D&D 2e, 4e, 5e, 5.5e D&D in every incarnation has held a special place in my heart. Let's play!

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Character creation

Creating your character

Characters start at 4th level and we'll make them before we start play. I like to do this 1:1 as people join, but please feel free to make a character on your own before then. Use any official 2024 sources to create your PCs, if you have a question about a particular class or feature, let me know. Standard array for stats. If any of these concepts are mysterious, I can help!

The current party

Free Session 0. We'll chat and build a character. The table: This is a group of friends who have known each other for years. They played this campaign up to level 3 under a different DM (one of the players now). They've just hit level 4. Current Party: Benog, Dwarf Sorcerer (Divine Soul) 3 / Artificer 1 Fennel, Halfling Bard (College of Lore) 4 Montouro, Human Rogue (Swashbuckler) 4

What to expect

Preparing for the session

REQUIRED: 🖥️ Laptop or computer 🌐 Stable Internet 🎤 Mic required (quiet space preferred) 🎮 Discord required 📜 Free D&D Beyond account (I can provide this if needed) 📽️ Webcam (we will decide camera policy in Session 0)

What heysparky (Karen) brings to the table

This is a module, but I encourage sandbox play. If there's something that your PC wants to explore, I'm game. AS A HOST I BRING: 📜 D&D Beyond (for characters) and Foundry VTT 🎵 Monument Studios music and ambience 📚 A polished, published adventure 🎓 Patient teaching and clear explanations (tech rundown in or before Session 0) 🌈 Open arms for new players ALSO, If there's something you'd like to share privately or ask about before signing up, please Message me on Start Playing.

Homebrew rules

Drink a potion as a full action and get the full benefit (mostly applies to healing potions), drink it as a bonus action and roll it. Get Heroic Inspiration for in- or out-of-character puns. You can assign this to other players if you already have Inspiration.

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Computer

Microphone

Safety

How heysparky (Karen) creates a safe table

SAFETY: Hybrid Lines & Veils / Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist: Before Session 0, I'll collect completed checklists so that I can modify the campaign in anyway needed to make sure my table is fun and safe for everyone. Session 0: We'll start off by getting to know each other, setting expectations, code of conduct type stuff, and of course, making characters. Breaks: Say 'Pause' if you need a moment - please feel free to contact me individually or simply step away, we'll break for 3-5 minutes (if everyone is back after 3 minutes, we'll resume); if you need longer, please let me know. Stars & Wishes: After each session, we'll spend a few minutes discussing the adventure to make sure we do more of what we're enjoying and less of what we're not.

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