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THE WILD BEYOND THE WITCHLIGHT | 5e24 | SESSION ZERO
A wondrous carnival, three sister-hags, and a faerie queen trapped in time. Folks, get ready for the show…
$35.00
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Weekly / Monday - 10:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3 hours
Campaign Length / 25–35 Sessions
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About the adventure
Come one, come all. The witchlight carnival is in town. Prepare for wonders, delights, and tricks like you’ve never seen before. But be careful, you never know what you might find…behind the curtain. 🧚 Deal with witches and faeries 🧭 Explore new realms both faerie and fell 🪄 New magic items, whimsical monsters, and marvels abound This adventure focuses on the plight of a powerful and ancient fairy queen, trapped in time. To help her, you’ll have to find a secret portal somewhere in the amazing and uncanny Witchlight Carnival. Once through, you’ll contend with a coven of hags intent on stopping you, until finally reaching the queens frozen tableau. It’s perfect for players seeking a medium-length campaign, where cunning social interaction may be as effective as violence, full of color and whimsy, but no less danger.
Game style
Combat Lite
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
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
We use DnDBeyond for character creation, level-ups, and backups. In-play, we use Foundry VTT character sheets imported from DnDBeyond by the gamemaster. More information is included in the preparation materials revealed after joining. Follow these character creation rules: ABILITY SCORES: Point cost HEALTH POINTS: Fixed MULTICLASSING: Allowed BACKSTORY: Write 1 paragraph describing the most important parts of your character’s history (personal quests, relationship to the conflict or setting) ALLOWED CONTENT: Use any content which has been released on DnDBeyond, except for old content which has been updated in the new (2024) ruleset.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
1. Read this entire listing. 2. Review the preparation materials revealed after joining. They include the gamemaster’s contact information and links to the player documentation. 3. Follow the instructions included in the player documentation. 4. Contact the gamemaster for any queries. 5. 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 or Mobile Device
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.
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