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Dragon Delves - The Will of Orcus
Nothing is more quintessentially Dungeons & Dragons than gathering a group of heroes to face a mighty dragon in a mysterious dungeon. Join us!
$30.00
/ Session
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7 players following this game
Weekly / Monday - 1:00 AM UTC
Oct 19 / Session 5
Session Duration / 2.75–3 hours
4 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
‼ DUNGEONS & DRAGONS with Dragons in Dungeons!! 💀 Finally take on real dragons! 💥 BE the Heroes of legends? 🔖 Episodic Adventures to jump into the action 🔢 1st to 13th level campaign! Dragon Delves is for YOU: 🚪ALL D&D players welcome! Especially: New, & Beginner, Returning! 🔍 Searching for a non-judgmental, safe place to play D&D! 🔦 Seeking a Dungeon Master (DM) on YOUR side! Dragon Delves: The Will of Orcus is the fully immersive Dungeons and Dragons experience with a rich, compelling story arc, with YOU at its center! The campaign is divided into thirteen independent and separate adventures connected by a patron who has a special interest in dragons. Dragon Delve's: The Will of Orcus In a small alpine town small but important items have mysteriously disappeared. Locals suspect a resurgent cult dedicated to the lid of the undead. A local innkeeper hires the characters to investigate an old abandoned temple to the demon prince of undeath. He even gives the character a map of the temple! Delving into the temple, the characters discover activity of both the cultists and a dragon! Are you ready to answer the call? Dragon Delves run by Chris Kelly is: 💡Player engagement, ideas, and FUN rolled into each session. 📘Ongoing, consistently prepared, and richly crafted D&D game. 💥 Play D&D with Startplaying.games' TOP 10 'most recommend' Game Master. 💣 TOP 10 'most reviews' of ALL Game Masters on Startplaying.games. Expect from Chris Kelly 😧 Gut-wrenching tension 💖 Heart pounding action 🌋 Fantastic locations 🎻 Incredible soundtrack 🎵 Suspenseful ambiance
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Lite
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(206)
5 years on StartPlaying
1523 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Inclusive
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hail and well-met adventurer! I'm Chris, a long time Game Master (GM) here on Startplaying.games focusing on my lifelong passion: Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). For over 36 years, the fun of leading the heroic good guys through adventure and the endless possibilities therein has drawn me to D&D. Join me! Let's build an epic cooperative story together!
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Creating your character
◆ Dungeons and Dragons: Player's Handbook [a.k.a. 2024/5.5](PHB) ◆ Dungeons and Dragons: Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn Player Expansion (FRHoF) ◆ Dungeons and Dragons: Eberron: Forge of the Artificer (E:FotA) [artificer class features/spells only]. ◆ Dungeons and Dragons: Arcana Unleashed Gameplay Expansion (AU). ◆ Make a 1st-level player character (PC) by either Standard Array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) or 27 Point Cost. ◆ Level that character to 4th level using static class Hit Points (No rolling for Hit Points) and your starting wealth is 1,000gp above your 1st level starting equipment/wealth. ◆ Your wealth may be kept as gold or used to purchase non-magical equipment from the 2024 Player's Handbook (including potions of healing, PHB p223, 228) or used to buy select magic items from my curated magic item list on my Discord server. ◆ Encumbrance rules are used. ◆ Feats and multiclassing are allowed. ◆ Your character's back story should fit handwritten on one side of a 3”x5” index card. Let’s explore their backstory together in the adventure. ◆ I'm pretty fair in character creation, but I reserve the right to approve/decline player characters anytime.
Open to join anytime with very welcoming players. All characters are 4th level. Our current adventuring party make up is: 4th - level - high elf - wizard - bladesinger 4th - level - human - warlock - celestial patron 4th - level - rock gnome - rogue - soulknife 4th - level - goliath - paladin - oath of the ancients
What to expect
Preparing for the session
💻A computer capable of running web-based programs 🌐Decent internet access, ideally using Chrome/Firefox/Edge browser 🎙️🔉Audio input/output (a headset/good microphone) 🎮Discord account (free download or browser-based) 🐲DnDBeyond account (free) 🦉🐻Owlbear Rodeo VTT account (free)
What Chris Kelly brings to the table
📔Shareable content in DnDBeyond 🦉🐻A super simple and intuitive VTT that simulates in-person play 🗺️Full-color maps throughout 🧙♂️Animated spell effects 🎼Professionally produced music, ambiance, and sound effects 🌲A living, dynamic world to explore that reacts to your interactions 💖My passion for playing Dungeons and Dragons and being a humble Dungeon Master
Homebrew rules
Modified Critical Hit Damage (Crunchy Crits!!): For example, if you score a critical hit with a dagger, take the maximum of the first die (which is 4) and roll a 1d4 for the damage rather than roll 2d4, and then add you're relevant ability modifier. If the attack involves other damage dice, the modified critical hit damage DOES NOT apply, such as from the rogue’s Sneak Attack feature; you just roll those dice twice and add the damage.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Chris Kelly creates a safe table
Scenes of Violence Coarse Language Mature Themes I will go over safety tools and consent in Session 0 and in an ongoing basis. I regularly check in with my players and try to meet their needs to insure everyone is safe and having the best time possible.
Content warnings
Safety tools used