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THE CROOKED MOON | A Dreadful Folktale | 5e24 | SESSION ZERO
A train whistle blows…you're dead…a new life awaits under the crooked moon, if you can survive it's horrors.
$35.00
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Weekly / Thursday - 2:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
Campaign Length / 35–40 Sessions
1 / 7 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
This low-level to mid-level adventure explores a new partnered setting, the Crooked Moon, a realm of dread folktale. Join and play with 13 new species, 15 new subclasses, and suites of new backgrounds, feats, and spells, all evoking dark, rustic fantasy styles. Your soul is trapped in an afterlife full of alien monsters, mysterious powers, and the souls of many realms beyond. An evil force grows stronger, slowly but surely, in it's dark and secret places. The fate of the immortal souls of the residents of this plane are at risk of utter destruction, true death, unless you can do something about it. This adventure is a great way to learn the new 2024 ruleset, explore a brand new setting, or simply enjoy the adventure with a skilled gamemaster. It is divded into distinct chapters, meaning you can easily join mid-campaign. 🔵 STYLES Dark fantasy, folklore, otherworld, rustic, spooky 🔵 MUSES Brothers' Grimm Fairy Tales, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Paganisn
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Meet the Game Master
4 years on StartPlaying
567 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Sets the Mood, World Builder
Average response time: 4 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Yo, I'm John (27/M/US-East). I like long walks on the beach, ice cream, and total party kills. I host high-value games featuring great acting, player choice, deep roleplay, tactical complexity, immersive media, and high tech. 📜 COMMISSIONS - Many systems, any genre - Official or custom content - Large group, small group, or duet - Specialty offerings 🥫 SECRET SAUCE - Nice voice - Fantasy-prone brain - Blending high tech and great acting 😎 STYLE - Good pacing and exciting content - Fully voice-acted cast of characters - Immersive soundscapes - Custom worldbuilding and statblocks - Lots of pretty scenes and moving pieces 📚 EXPERIENCE - 15+ years acting and public speaking - 12 theater performances: 4 dramas, 6 musicals, 2 antagonist lead roles, 5 musical solos - 20+ years worldbuilding - 11+ years "Dungeons and Dragons 5e" - 3+ years "Pathfinder 2e" - 2+ years Old School Renaissance (primarily, "Without Number") - 2+ years "Forged in the Dark" - 1+ year "LANCER" - ~1 year experience "City of Mist", "Cortex Prime", "The Contract", and others 🧩 TRIVIA - I used to work as a mechanic in a heavy equipment garage - I once drove a puppy-powered dog-sled atop an Alaskan glacier - I once sang at Carnegie Hall (with my high-school chorus, I sung baritone) - My director typecast me as the designated "drunk" character-actor for 5 of our plays (Twelfth Night, The Tempest, The Plow and the Stars, Our Town, The Threepenny Opera) - I have lived in two US states and one EU nation
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Creating your character
🔵 INFORMATION • You are encouraged to use character creation options from the Crooked Moon module. • You are heavily encouraged to use character creation options only from the 2024 ruleset (legacy content is allowed but discouraged). • Use the "Point Buy Attributes", "Fixed HP", and 🔵 INSTRUCTIONS 1️⃣ We do not use DnDBeyond, our character sheets live primarily in Foundry VTT. You may use DnDBeyond for character creation and personal record keeping, if you want. You must fill a text-based character sheet provided by the gamemaster (see the system primer), for easy sheet storage and creation in Foundry VTT. 2️⃣ Contact the gamemaster for help if you do not know what to do, cannot gain access to certain character creation content, or encounter any other issue. 3️⃣ Find a character portrait. 4️⃣ When designing you backstory, answer these questions. • What are your character’s defining personality traits? •What ideals drive your character forward? • What are your character’s flaws? • What does your character fear and desire most? • Which archetype best applies to your character? • How has your character’s past shaped them? • How would you describe your character without mentioning what they do, what they have, or what they look like? • Are there any aspects of your character that are superfluous to the answers to the above questions or are thematically unfitting for a Folk Horror adventure?
What to expect
Preparing for the session
1️⃣ Read this entire listing. 2️⃣ Review the preparation materials revealed after joining. They include the gamemaster’s contact information and links to the player documentation. 3️⃣ Follow the instructions included in the player documentation. 4️⃣ Contact the gamemaster for any queries. 5️⃣ Prepare a calm and comfortable play space.
What John, the Big Bad Evil Gamemaster brings to the table
🔵 VIBES • Casual atmopshere, professional performance • Smooth radio voice • Cute dog (cameos by request) 🔵 CONVENIENCE • No purchase of books or tools required • Easy automation (no math!) 🔵 COMMUNITY • Friendly players • Group events • Free play offers for members 🔵 AESTHETICS • Thousands of maps and tokens • Curated soundscapes • Custom worldbuilding
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
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Safety
How John, the Big Bad Evil Gamemaster creates a safe table
By joining this game, you agree to our social contract. See the link below. This adventure is Rated-R. Certain content is limited or excluded for safety. Excluded content is not included in the adventure. Limited content is not featured frequently or with great intensity, typically occurring “off-scene” Limited content: • Extremely graphic violence, gore, torture, et cetera. • Violence against children, pets, and other innocents. • Consensual sexual activity. Excluded content: • Discrimination based on (non-fictional) race, color, religion, sex, sexuality, gender, or national origin. • Non-consensual romantic or sexual activity. • Fetish content. Big Bad Evil Games Roleplay Social Contract: https://rentry.co/bbeg_social_contract
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