The Halls Of Arden Vul: An OSE Dungeon-Crawl
These ancient halls, long ago abandoned, crawl with riches beyond your wildest dreams...if you can survive long enough to make it out with them~
$20.00
/ Session
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Weekly / Sunday - 6:30 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
2 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Who has not heard rumors of the lost city of Arden Vul? During the glory days of the Archontean Empire, now 1,200 years in the past, Arden Vul was a small, but important, wealthy and secretive imperial center located atop a 1,500’-tall cliff at the head of Burdock’s Valley. Dominated by the imperial administration itself, as well as by the great temples of Thoth and Set, the city attracted alchemists, scholars, priests and sorcerers by the droves. Seeking the lost secrets of long-dead civilizations as well as the mysterious element known as arcanum, the Archonteans delved deeply - and secretively - within the mountain. Alas! The terrible civil war that rent the Archontean Empire, that is, the war of Sortians and Theosophs, led to the utter destruction of the city and the withdrawal of the imperial legions from the western continent of Irthuin. Now, with the renaissance of imperial power, it is possible for well-equipped adventurers to make the long trek to Arden Vul from the exarchates of the coast. Tales of gold piled in imperial vaults, legendary magical artifacts resting in unspoiled crypts, and the fruits of the lost secrets of ancient imperial smiths and mages lying ripe for the picking are legion. Yet alongside the tales of lost treasures are other, more unsettling whispers. How could a lost city remain unplundered for more than a millennium? Surely only the existence of the cruelest of foes and unimaginable evil within the mountain can explain Arden Vul’s unspoiled status. Only the bravest, the cleverest, and the luckiest of adventurers will survive to plumb the mysteries of Arden Vul.
Game style
Dungeon Crawl
Tactical / Crunchy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(9)
1 year on StartPlaying
14 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Voices
About me
Hello there, My name is Nathaniel but you can just call me Obi. I've been an avid player of D&D 5e for going on a Decade at this point, and a GM for nearly 3 years with several long term campaigns lasting well into the months or even years in some cases. Come and join me on a myriad of new and exciting adventures only limited by the scale of our imaginations! LGBTQ+ and Neurodivergent Friendly Open for Custom Booking, just reach out and we can work out the details of your Dream Campaign together~!
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Creating your character
We will go over the details of character creation together on my discord server, and the resources required will be listed in the server as well. You will all be starting off as Level 1 Adventurers within the OSR/OSE system coming to delve the dungeon together as a group.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Please have a Microphone, A Stable Internet Connection, and a Functioning Computer (PC or Laptop). I will be running this campaign in English Only, so please be Fluent enough to adequately communicate in English. A Discord and Roll20 account are also required, but both are entirely free to sign up for, and can be run on an Internet Browser with no downloads required. I will provide a copy of the Relevant 5e Books needed for this campaign to all players myself, so you do not need to worry about purchasing any of the materials. If you already have the books in your possession, feel free to read up on the rules, but otherwise we will go over most of them together during a Dedicated Session 0.
What Obi-Wan brings to the table
This campaign will be held over Roll20, a Virtual Tabletop (VTT), to store Character Sheets, Perform Rolls, and View Maps/Art used to set the scene, along side Discord for the Voice Chat and Information Posting. As a GM, I do voices for all the NPCs my players meet along the way and have been told I am quite good at them. While I don't have an official catalog of work, I have done some very minor Voice Acting for Friends and have been a DM/Player of various TTRPGs for over a decade now, honing my craft all the while. I play music/ambiance for all of my sessions, doing my best to fit the current mood and stylings of the scene before you to make them as intense and enrapturing as possible. If I can make the rest of the world fade away as you get drawn so deeply into the scene, I've succeeded at my job. I tend to be a bit more on the Rules-Lite side of things for most of my systems. If you can give me a reasonable explanation for something, I tend to allow it at least once. I love allowing Rule Of Cool moments, so long as they aren't breaking the system too much or taking enjoyment away from other players. Overall, I'd like to think I am a fairly attentive and creative DM with a reasonable pool of experiences to draw upon to make my games as fun and inviting as possible for a wide array of people. I will do everything within my power to make this game (and any others I may run for any of you lovely people in the future) one to remember.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
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Safety
How Obi-Wan creates a safe table
As a GM, It is part of my job to make sure everyone feels safe, comfortable, and is enjoying the experience of my campaigns. I check in on people at the end of every session, make sure to take at least one break over the course of it, and do my best to make all my players feel welcome and allowed to speak up at any time if something is making them uncomfortable or if they need a moment to collect themselves. My session 0s are primarily designed to help get people accustomed to the system I'm using if they need it, introducing people to each other to make sure the group will work well together, and running over all the important details on each player's comfort levels. In addition to a dedicated Session 0 with the entire group, I always do my best to answer any questions sent to me in private between or before games, and help develop character ideas to the fullest.
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